5:14 PM Earliest Candle-lighting 6:02 PM Latest Candle-lighting

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The Village Shul Weekly Bulletin

October 23-November 1, 2024

21 - 30 Tishei 5785

Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeret

Happy Simchat Torah

IN THIS EMAIL

FOR HOSHANAH RABBAH, SHEMINI ATZERET, AND SIMCHAT TORAH SCHEDULE CLICK HERE.

• October 24th - Simchat Torah Magic Show - Click HERE
• November 3rd - Club 12 starts - Click HERE
• November 4th - Club 13 starts - Click HERE
• 8 Fridays of Challah for $64 (Nov.1-Dec.20) 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.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD (HOSHANAH RABBAH)

Due to the fact that Simchat Torah leads into Shabbat, please remember to make an Eruv Tavshilin. Your Artscroll Machzor (pages 25/26) will guide you through the process.

6:05 PM Mincha

5:14 PM Earliest candle-lighting

6:02 PM Latest candle-lighting

Please remember to light a 48-hour candle from which to light the Yom Tov candles on Thursday night and Shabbat candles on Friday afternoon.

6:20 PM Dvar Torah followed by Ma'ariv

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH (SHEMINI ATZERET)

8:30 AM Shacharit (Main Sanctuary)

10:45 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Special "October 7" Yizkor Drasha with Rabbi Tzvi Sytner

11:00 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Yizkor & October 7 Memorial Service

11:15 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Mussaf and Geshem

11:15 AM Class (Beis Midrash)

with Adrienne Gold-Davis

12:00 PM Special Kiddush Luncheon (Roof Top Sukkah)

SIMCHAT TORAH SCHEDULE

5:15 -5:45 PM Kids Dinner, all ages - BY REGISTRATION ONLY - Click HERE (Social Hall)

6:30 PM (Social Hall)

Simchat Torah Youth Program (age 8 +)

5:30 PM Mincha (Main Sanctuary)

5:50 PM Tisch (Beis Medrash)

6:50 PM Ma'ariv (Main Sanctuary)

CANDLE-LIGHTING - not before 7:02 PM

7:00 PM (Main Sanctuary)

The Beginning of Simchat Torah

7:15 PM (Social Hall)

Hakafot, Simchat Torah Dancing, and Martini Bar

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH (SIMCHAT TORAH)

8:30 AM Shacharit

9:45 -10:45 AM Aliyot Throughout Building

10:00 -10:45 AM Class (Beis Medrash)

10:45 - 11:15 AM Kiddush (Social Hall)

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Hakafot, Simchat Torah Dancing (Social Hall)

12:30 - 1:00 PM (Main Sanctuary)

Chosson Torah, Kol HaNearim (special kids blessing), and Chosson Bereishis

1:00 -1:30 PM Mussaf (Main Sanctuary)

CANDLE-LIGHTING SHABBAT - before 5:59 PM

6:00 PM Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv (Main Sanctuary)

SHABBAT, OCTOBER 26TH

8:30 AM Shacharit (Main Sanctuary)

10:10 AM Stairway to Heaven (Fireplace Room)

Reb Zale Newman

10:10 AM Psalm 51 (Beis Midrash)

'Where Teshuva and Tefillah Meet'

A.H Rubinstein

10:2O AM Drasha (Main Sanctuary)

Rabbi Shlomo Katz

11:1O AM Issues @ 11 (Main Sanctuary)

Rabbi Tzvi Sytner

11:1O AM Advanced Ethics (Beis Medrash)

Rabbi Yosef Posen

'The “Eye” Generation'

11:55 AM Kiddush (Social Hall)

5:45 PM Mincha (Main Sanctuary)

6:05 PM Seudat Shlishis (Beis Medrash)

6:49 PM Ma'ariv (Main Sanctuary)

6:59 PM Havdallah, Shabbos Ends

WEEKDAY SERVICES AT TVS

October 27th-November 1st

SHACHARIT

Sunday 8:00 AM

Monday- Friday 7:00 AM

MINCHA

Sunday - Thursday 5:55 PM

THE KIDDUSH ON THE 1ST DAY & THE 2ND

OF ROSH HASHANAH

was sponsored by

Barry Berens and Gillian Pesner

 in honour of the yahrzeit of Gillian's father

Alan Pesner, Avraham A"H

THE KIDDUSH ON THE 1ST DAY OF SUKKOT

was co-sponsored by

Arthur and Ellie Stern

in honour of all the lone soldiers and holy Chayalim.

May they be reunited with their families speedily. Amen!

&

Mel Korn

in honour of his late father

Joseph Korn, Yosef ben Moshe Yitzchak A"H

&

Richard and Leah Bassett 

in honour of Leah's Father and Grandfather

 Allen Avrom Chwaiewsky, Avraham ben Shlomo A"H

 Sam Chwaiewsky, Shlomo ben Yehoshua A"H

For their tremendous acts of courage and bravery

 in the early formation of the State of Israel

THE KIDDUSH ON THE 2ND DAY OF SUKKOT

was co-sponsored by

Daniel Weizenbluth

in honour of the Yahrzeit of his brother

Murray Weizenbluth, Moshe Ben Yisrael Zaev A"H

and

in honour of the Yahrzeit of his sister

Doreen Benou, Devorah bat Yisrael Zaev A"H

&

Sam and Nancy Ifergan

in honour of the Yahrzeit of Sam's mother

Rosette Ifergan

&

Daniel and Tracy Brody

in honour of the Yahrzeit of Daniel's father

Milton David Brody, Dovid Mordichai ben Zelig A"H

THE KIDDUSH ON SHEMINI ATZERET

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH

is co-sponsored by

Willy and Roseline Tencer

in honour of the Yahrzeit of Roseline's father

Simon Neiger, Simcha ben Chaim A"H

&

Phil and Ruth Hart

in honour of the Yahrzeit of Phil's mother

Lillian Hart, Leah bat Simcah A"H

THE KIDDUSH ON SIMCHAT TORAH

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH

is available to be sponsored

THE KIDDUSH THIS SHABBOS

is sponsored by

Anton & Kathy Benjamin

in honour of the first Yahrzeit of

Kathy's father

Thomas John Varkony, Pinchas ben Arpad A"H

THE KIDDUSH BAR

THE DESSERT TABLE

THE HERRING TABLE

THIS SHABBOS

in honour of

Harold and Carole Goldberg

on the occasion of their Aliyah to Israel

are co-sponsored by

Aaron (Ari) Friedman

  Allan Corber & Keren Troyna

  anonymous

Arthur & Ellie Stern

  Clive Levitt 

David & Karen Smith 

Jon & Ellise Gasner 

Michael Tweyman 

Phil & Ruth Hart 

Reb. Zale & Rochel Newman 

Richard Verman

Rob & Elisha Berger 

Stan & Abi Samole

Steven & Alison Green 

Steven Sofer & Fern Reich 

ANNOUNCEMENT

Mazel Tov to Jill and Gary Stern, and David and Rachelle Bronfman on the Aufruf of Jonah Stern and Lyla Bronfman.

A men's Class is sponsored by Silvia Di Leo in honour of the Yahrzeit of her father Isaac Hamu, Yitzchak ben Messod A"H.

A week of women's learning is sponsored by Esther Cohen in honour of the Yahrzeit of her niece Arlene de Bloeme, Chaike bat Ryah A"H.

Rabbi Tzvi Sytner's class on Friday is sponsored by Lori Cohn in honour of the Yahrzeit of her father Anthony Pruskin, Avraham ben Zev A"H.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

Edward (Ted) Perlmutter

Bunny Morris

Payton Sonshine

Tamara Solursh

Avi Tesciuba

Esther Waserman

Miriam Smaye

Romi Eisen

Lola Eisen

Ryan Gelbart

Tracy Bierstock Wilder

Baruch Fleischer

Gad Caro

Gabriel Vale

Jeremy Springer

Jillian Rose Kestenberg

Naomi Waserman

David Bloom

Ezra Freiheit

Ava Freiheit

David Di Leo

Jeremy Di Leo

Sophie Roth

Nathaniel Harris Weisbrod

Nathan Micay

Noah Wilder

Hillel Roth

THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS

Roseline Tencer's father Simon Neiger, Simcha ben Chaim A"H October 24th.

Francy Kussner's mother Connie Kussner A"H October 26th.

Bronwyn Shepherd's mother Carole Neuburger, Hannah-Riva bas Emmanue A"H October 26th.

Robert Notkin's mother Natalie Notkin, Naomi bat Baruch Meir A"H October 27th.

Vered Kamer's father Leon Kamer, ben Issac A"H October 27th.

Bunny Morris's husband Franklin Morris, Efraim A"H October 27th.

Phil Hart's mother Lillian Hart, Leah bat Simcah A"H October 28th.

Jack Frieberg's father Louis Frieberg, Eliezer ben Yitzchak A"H October 28th.

Nancy Rubenstein's grandmother Yocheved Bergman, Yocheved bat Eliyahu Zvi A"H October 29th.

Sheryl Lipton-Burke's grandmother Tillie Lipton, Tzipa A"H October 30th.

Kathy Benjamin's father Thomas John Varkony, Pinchas ben Arpad A"H October 31st.

Lori Cohn's father Anthony Pruskin, Avraham ben Zev A"H October 31st.

Joan Anne Rendely's brother Sidney Stuart Levitt, Zelman ben Motel A"H November 1st.

Melissa Joseph's father Harvey Joseph, Chaim Yisroel ben Eliya A"H November 1st.

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.

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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for the password

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