5:01 PM Earliest Candle-lighting 5:54 PM Latest Candle-lighting

בס"ד

The Village Shul Weekly Bulletin

March 7 - 13 , 2026

18 - 24 Adar 5786

Shabbat Parah

Parashat Ki Tisa

פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִשָּׂא

THE BULLETIN

LAST WEEK

WAS SPONSORED BY

MORAH DORIT GAFNI

IN HONOUR OF

THE YAHRZEIT OF HER FATHER

YOSEF AVRIEL BEN MEYER A"H

THE BULLETIN

THIS WEEK

IS CO-SPONSORED BY

LOUISE GOLDBERG & DENNIS ROEBUCK

IN HONOUR OF

THE YAHRZEIT OF

LOUISE 'S SISTER

ELISSA LYNNE GOLDBERG, ESTHER A"H

IN THIS EMAIL

Click HERE to view pictures from our recent amazing events & classes!

Special Shabbat:

• Shabbat, March 14: Family Experience with Rabbi B.

Events

• Friday, March 13: Family Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi B. - Click HERE
• Monday, March 16: Super Creative and Innovative Way of Turning your Seder into an Escape Room with Rabbi Sytner - Click HERE
• Wednesday March 18 & 25: Torah & Tea: From Slavery to Freedom - Click HERE
• Tuesday March 24: Men's Scotch, Steak & Study - Click HERE
• Friday April 24: Israel Yom Ha'atzmaut Children Pre-Shabbat Dinner - Click HERE
• Tuesday, May 26: Learn to Read Hebrew in 5 Minutes with Rabbi Tzvi -Click HERE
• Tuesday, June 9: The Village Shul 28th Annual Golf Tournament - Click HERE

CONTRIBUTIONS

• Tribute Cards: a Meaningful way to Celebrate & Remember - Click HERE
• Pledge Form: Support the Village Shul Community - Click HERE

The Village Shul Baseball Team – Let’s play ball!

To register please click HERE

For more information, please contact Greg Rabin at: greg_rabin@yahoo.com

FRIDAY,MARCH 6TH

7:00 AM Shacharit

5:55 PM Mincha 

5:01 PM Earliest candle-lighting

5:54 PM Latest candle-lighting

SHABBAT, MARCH 7TH

7:40 AM Pre-Shacharit Class (Main Sanctuary)

Rabbi Yosef Posen

'Philosophical Outlook of Rav Dessler'   

8:30 AM Shacharit (Main Sanctuary)

9:30 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Torah reading and parsha Q&A

with Rabbi Tzvi Sytner

10:10 AM (Weinbaum Beis Midrash)

Text @ 10 with Lance Davis

3-Part Passover Series – Part 1

'The development of the Passover Seder'

Stairway to Heaven (New Tots Room)

with Reb Zale Newman

''The FINAL WORDS before we go to sleep each night'

11:00 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Dvar Torah followed by presentations with Bar Mitzvah Joey Ohana

Advanced Ethics (Weinbaum Beis Midrash)

with Rabbi Yosef Posen

'Matzah: Is It the Symbol of Slave Rations or Rushing Slaves?'

A Taste of Talmud (Office)

Baruch Fleischer

11:45 AM Community Kiddush (3rd Floor)



5:40 PM Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit

6:46 PM Ma’ariv

6:56 PM Havdallah, Shabbos Ends

WEEKDAY SERVICES AT TVS

With the change of the clocks, evening services will follow Plag HaMincha rather than sunset.

SHACHARIT

Sunday - 8:00 AM

Monday - Friday 7:00 AM 

MINCHA

Sunday  - Thursday 5:50 PM

We all want to run a Passover Seder that will engage kids, teens and adults…but how? Rabbi Sytner will be sharing a super creative and innovative way of turning your seder into an Escape Room! Thousands of people have watched his method and it has transformed SO many Pesach Seders. 

(There will be a limited number of kits for sale that will have the supplies necessary)

WEEKLY CLASSES

THIS SHABBOS

THE KIDDUSH

is sponsored by

Allen Ohana & Sari Kives

in honour of the Bar Mitzvah of their son,

Joey Ohana

THIS SHABBOS

THE CAKE

&

THE L'CHAIM TABLE

are sponsored in honour of

Jennifer Selskey

by her friends at The Village Shul.

B’hatzlacha in Israel

we are going to miss you!

SEUDAH SHLISHIT

THIS SHABBOS

is sponsored by

Allan Corber & Keren Troyna

in honour of the Yahrzeits of

Allan’s maternal Bubby,

Tzippe Chana bat B’tzalel A”H,

and

Allan’s mother

Sandra Myra Corber (née Gilman),

Zis’l Myra bat Velvel A”H

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mazel Tov to Jennifer Selskey on making Aliyah to Eretz HaKodesh. B’hatzlacha in Israel. We are going to miss you!

Mazel Tov to Allen Ohana & Sari Kives on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Joey Ohana.

Mazel Tov to Jeremy & Talia Diamond and Sam & Nancy Ifergan and on the engagement of their children, Ariella Diamond and Noah Ifergan.

Stan Samole Breakfast and Shiur this Friday are sponsored by Allan Corber & Keren Troyna in honour of the Yahrzeits of Allan’s maternal Bubby, Tzippe Chana bat B’tzalel A”H, and Allan’s mother, Sandra Myra Corber (née Gilman), Zis’l Myra bat Velvel A”H.

Rabbi Posen’s class this Sunday is sponsored by Joe Gemeiner & Renanah Gemeiner-Goldhar in honour of The Village Shul, in gratitude for the lovely Mishloach Manot sent to all our Village Shul families.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

Adam Shaul  

Nicole Spinner  

Shane Kafka  

Leon Wagschal  

Jaden Brown

Noah Berger  

Romi Born

Stephanie Bot  

Shelley Sonshine

Barbara Borenstein  

Nathaniel Judah Somogyi  

Jamie Thomas Silver

Jacklyn Slomovic  

Micah Rand  

Leo Jaegerman  

Bronwyn Shepherd  

Robert (Bob) Zinner  

Emma Faith Kaminsky  

Sarah Amanda Sonshine  

Myles Brown  

Peter Laurie  

Romi Adina Gilmore  

Rachel Pyzer  

Jacob Pyzer  

Barbara Balla  

Dylan Taub  

Rebecca Gould  

Gina Markovits  

Callander Goldberg  

Jen Arron  

Daniel Carman

THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS

Marsha Meyers's sister Sharon Isenberg, Sara bat Monek A"H, March 8th.

Robyn Pollack's father Lawrence Pollack, Ariyeh Aharon A"H, March 9th.

Naomi Wagschal's father Hugh Laurence (Laurie) Miller, Zvi Yehuda ben HaRav Schlomo Chaim HaLevi v'Esther A"H, March 10th.

Allan Corber's mother Sandra Myra Corber (née Gilman), Zis’l Myra bat Velvel A”H, March 10th.

Aharon Rubenstein's mother Nancy Rubenstein, Nessa bat Aharon A"H, March 10th.

Hartley Kestenberg's father Fred Kestenberg A"H, March 11th.

Alyssa Weinerman's father Paul Borenstein, Peretz Efraim Ben Hillel A"H, March 11th.

Leon and Naomi Wagschal's son Maurice David Wagschal, David ben Yehuda Aryeh A"H, March 12th.

Silvia Di Leo's mother Oro Hamu, Oro bat Moshe A"H, March 12th.

Jane Lukashevsky's father Naum Sikor, Nachum ben Chaim A"H, March 13th.

Samuel Wygodny's mother Bernice Wygodny, Bryna bat Reb Shloime Zalman HaCohen A"H, March 13th.

TURN YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING INTO A MITZVAH FOR THE VILLAGE SHUL!

Every trip to Olive Branch can now support The Village Shul. Through Olive Branch’s Checkout for Change program, simply scan your loyalty app at checkout, and 1% of your purchase will be donated directly to our shul.

By choosing The Village Shul, you’re helping strengthen Jewish life in our community, supporting meaningful programming, learning, and connection for all ages, simply by doing your regular grocery shopping.

An easy mitzvah. A lasting impact.

WE’RE HERE FOR YOU

If you or someone you love would appreciate a visit, whether at home or in the hospital, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our community is here to bring comfort, connection, and care. You can contact Elise Gasner at Ellise@lidpaving.ca or the shul office at admin@villageshul.com, and we’ll be glad to arrange support.

GET INVOLVED AT THE VILLAGE SHUL

Are you interested in supporting The Village Shul and making a difference?

We’re opening up new and existing committees and building a roster of volunteers to help continue all the amazing things the VS has to offer.

There are so many opportunities to choose from, and more hands make light work—so the more, the merrier! The more volunteers we have, the less each person needs to do to help keep VS thriving.

Joining a committee is also a great way to get to know the inner workings of the shul and see if a future seat on the board might be something you’d be interested in.

Click the link below to let us know where you’d like to get involved!

THE VILLAGE SHUL MIKVAH

To schedule an appointment, please click HERE or go www.mikvahrsvp.com/tvsmikvah

For more information, please contact Chana Lebowitz, Mikvah Supervisor: mikvah@villagehul.com

For the Mikvah Keilim please contact the office: office@villageshul.com or 416 785 1107

SECURITY AWARENESS 

Everyone has a role in community security: do your part. See something, say something! In an emergency, your first call should be to 911. Please report any suspicious or antisemitic incidents to the police and our 24/7 Hotline at 416.635.5600. You can also report using UJA’s digital portal HERE.