4:03 PM Earliest Candle-lighting 4:42 PM Latest Candle-lighting

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The Village Shul Weekly Bulletin

January 11-17, 2025

11-17 Tevet 5785

Parashat Vayechi

פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי

THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN

IS AVAILABLE TO BE SPONSORED

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 IN THIS EMAIL

Click HERE to view pictures from our recent amazing events!

• January 10th - Fast Of the 10th of Tevet (Asara B'tevet) - Click HERE
• January (22nd, 29th) - Jewish Women's Weekly Torah Learning & Camaraderie (January Series - Wednesdays) - Click HERE
• February 7th-8th - Shabbaton with Rabbi B. - Click HERE
• February 21st-22nd - Shabbaton with The Traveling Chassidim - Click HERE
• March 2nd - Songs for their Soul - Click HERE

THE VILLAGE SHUL MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of The Village Shul & Aish HaTorah Learning Centre is to create a community where each individual can experience Jewish living to enhance personal growth, and where membership is outwardly focused in effecting positive change in the world, according to the vision of Rabbi Noach Weinberg zt"l, our founder.

EMBRACING, EDUCATING, EMPOWERING THE JEWISH PEOPLE

GET TO KNOW THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Les Aaron (Chairman) Rob Berger (President) Allan Corber, Anton Benjamin, Aubrey Freedman, Elana Carr, Matthew Friedberg, Nancy Weisbrod, Willy Tencer, Reb Zale Newman.

Join a committee, get involved.

Contact the office at 416-785-1107.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR TOTS TOGETHER PRESCHOOL

We’re excited to announce that registration for Tots Together 2025-26, Toddlers and Nursery, is now open to all families! Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to register soon using the link below.

Click HERE to register

SPONSOR OUR WEEKLY BULLETIN

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH

6:50 AM Shacharit

4:30 PM Mincha

4:03 PM Earliest candle-lighting

4:42 PM Latest candle-lighting

5:48 PM Kiddush and End of Fast

SHABBAT, JANUARY 11TH

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

Rabbi Yosef Posen

'Philosophical Outlook of Rav Dessler'              

 8:30 AM Shacharit (Main Sanctuary)

10:10 AM (Weinbaum Beis Midrash)

Texts @ 10 with Lance Davis

10:25 AM (Main Sanctuary) 

The Rabbi’s message with Rabbi Shlomo Katz

'I am where I am until I am not'

11:10 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Issues @ 11 with Rabbi Heshi Kuhnreich

'Are You Living Or Are You Alive'

Advanced Ethics (Weinbaum Beis Midrash)

Rabbi Yosef Posen

'Using Yaakov’s Blessings to Take Stock of Ourselves'

A Taste of Talmud (New Tots Room)

Baruch Fleischer

11:55 AM Community Kiddush (Friedmann Berg Social Hall)

4:35 PM Mincha followed by Seudat Shlishit 

5:39 PM Ma’ariv

5:49 PM Havdallah, Shabbos Ends

WEEKDAY SERVICES AT TVS

SHACHARIT

Sunday 8:00 AM

Monday – Friday 7:00 AM

MINCHA

Sunday- Thursday 4:45 PM

THE KIDDUSH THIS SHABBOS

is available to be sponsored

SEUDAT SHLISHIT THIS SHABBOS

is available to be sponsored

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Village Shul extends its sincere condolences to Jack Benzacar and Andrea Somers and their family on the recent passing of Jack’s mother Elise Benzacar, Aisha Chaya bat Chaim ve Esther A"H.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

Toba Sheryl Lavine

Max Levitt

Joseph Ohana

Harel Levi Ben-Ami Dvorkin

Samuel Shepherd

Yael Wintre Granovsky

Miriam (Yehudit) Hytman

Bruno Heymann

Stephen Weisbrod

Darren Gale

Jacob Ringel

Batsheva Katz

Sheryl Gutzin

Carol Charkow

Jack Moshe Fegelman

Erez Lou Markowitz

Benjamin Schwartz

Risa Levine-Weisdorf

Brady Lebo Sonshine

Shaked Sussman

Estee Yael Black

Adam Sherman

Allan Corber

Stan Schwartz

Leslie Levin

Daniel Himmel

Marlene Jaegerman

Liliane Budd 

Michael Yuffa

Jill Birks

THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS

Seth Frieberg's grandmother Gerda Frieberg, Gerda bat Yosef A"H January 11th.

Steve Ospalak's father Paul Ospalak A"H January 11th.

Jack Frieberg's mother Gerda Frieberg Gerda bat Yosef A"H January 11th.

David Schwartz's grandmother Rose Schwartz, Raizel bat Faigel A"H January 13th.

Susan Lapell's brother Michael Posluns, Michael Velvel ben Yurachmiel ve Rifka A"H January 13th.

Cecile Shore's father Harry Unger, Tzvi Nota ben Yitzchak A"H January 14th.

Leon Wagschal's father Beno Wagschal, Avraham Dov ben Yehuda Leib A"H January 15th.

Fern Reich's late husband's brother-in-law Tomas Freiman A"H January 17th.

Marlene Cashman's mother Celia Zornberg, Sima bat Mordechai A"H January 17th.

The Village Shul Hebrew School is on the lookout for awesome high school students to join our Wednesday Hebrew School team as Teacher Assistants! 🎉 If you’ve got some basic Hebrew reading skills and love working with kids, this is the perfect way to make a difference, have fun, and be part of something special.

Join us every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 PM and help make Hebrew School a blast for everyone!

For further information, please contact: Tzippora Greenwood, The Village Shul Hebrew School Director. Email: sipgreenwood@gmail.com

Dear Village Shul member,

The Tots Together program needs your help. As you know, Village Shul neighborhood has limited free parking. We are appealing to you, dear Shul member, to see if any of you have an open parking space at your homes that we can offer to our teachers for the hours of 8:15/30 AM to 1:00 PM/3:30 PM.

Please reach out to me directly to arrange a parking shidduch/match. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support and cooperation

Chevy Fordsham , Supervisor, Tots Together Preschool  

THE VILLAGE SHUL MIKVAH

We are delighted to announce the highly anticipated reopening of our Mikvah and the new online reservation system!! This sacred space has undergone renovations and improvements to enhance the overall experience for our community. 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

THE VILLAGE SHUL PHOTO GALLERY

To view and download pictures from our events, please click HERE

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ELITE IDF SOLDIER IN ISRAEL AND A DOCTOR IN TORONTO

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.

THE VILLAGE SHUL TREE OF LIFE!

Commemorate your Simchas, Births, Dedications, Yahrzeits with a donation to

The Village Shul Tree of Life designed by sculptor ERNEST RAAB.

$360 DONATION:

Small engraved plaque on the wall

by the tree in the Shul.

$720 DONATION:

Large engraved plaque on the wall by the tree in the Shul. Help us cover our wall with your generosity! Receive a Tax Receipt for your donation!

TRIBUTE CARDS

Tribute cards are the perfect way to strengthen our community.

A donation to the Shul on someone's behalf is a special way of recognizing a friend or loved one. Your contribution in honour or memory of someone goes a long way to supporting the Shul and acknowledging the occasion in a meaningful and lasting way.

or contact the office at 416-785-1107.

SUPPORT THE VILLAGE SHUL AND AISH HATORAH LEARNING CENTRE

A donation to the Shul on someone’s behalf is a special way of recognizing a friend or loved one. Your contribution in honour or memory of someone goes a long way to supporting the Shul and acknowledging the occasion in a meaningful and lasting way.

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