Shabbat Prayer Times äçðî Minha 4:35 p.m.

úåøð ú÷ìãä Candle Lighting 4:34 p.m.

(ïé÷éúå) à"ãéçä ïéðî úéøçù Shaharit Ha’Hida Vatikin 6:15 a.m.

úéøçù Shaharit (Main Synagogue/Barechu:9:35) 8:30 a.m

íéìäú Tehilim 3:35 p.m.

äçðî Minha 4:05 p.m.

áåè òåáù Shabbat Ends 5:37 p.m.

Ereb Shabbat, Friday November 23rd, 2019

Minha 4:25 p.m. (Candle Lighting 4:28 p.m.)

Weekday Services at Medrash Torah Vehayim

úéøçù Shaharit Sunday ïé÷éúå Vatikin 6:35 a.m.

íéîéã÷î Makdimim 8:00 a.m. íéòåá÷ Kebuim 9:00 a.m.

úéøçù Shaharit Weekdays ïé÷éúå Vatikin 6:35 a.m.

íéîéã÷î Makdimim 6:45 a.m. íéòåá÷ Kebuim 8:15 a.m.

äçðî Minha 4:30 p.m.

úéáøò Arbit 5:00 p.m.

Shabat Zemanim– Netz– õð– 7:13 am, Keriat Shema- òîù úàéø÷- 9:02 am, Shekia- äòé÷ù– 4:51 pm

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Welcome to our Synagogue ברוכים הבאים

Shabbat Shalom שבת שלום

President Meyer Keslassy Vice President Jean-Claude Abtan

Rabbi Emeritus Haham Amram Assayag

Rabbi Rabbi David Kadoch

Shaliach Tzibur

Marc Kadoch Parnas

Avi Azuelos

Parashat Vayera פרשת ויראShabbat November 16th, 2019, פ" תש יח' חשון / 18 Cheshvan 5780

Perasha Page 78, Haftara 1134 in Artscroll

Mazal Tov Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bensimon and Lucy Delmar, Mr. and Mrs. Yossi and Naomi Tebeka on the

engagement of their children Ashley Bensimon and Jonathan Tebeka

Proud Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Amram and Esther Bensimon, Mrs. Gladys Delmar, Mrs. Shoshana

Tebeka and Mrs. Dezi Samorali

Mr. & Mrs. Menahem and Rachel Azulay on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Isaac

Proud Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Elias and Perla Azulay and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice and Hanna Vaturi

Proud Great Grandparents: Mrs. Shoshana Frisch and Mrs. Enna Kadoch

KiddushKiddush this Shabbat is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Menahem and Rachel Azulay on the occasion of

their sons Isaac Bar Mitzvah.

Everyone is invited to join us after services.

Seuda ShelishitThis Shabbat, Seuda Shelishit is sponsored by:

Mr. Jacques Esseis in memory of his wife Suzy Esseis ì"æMr. & Mrs. Meyer and Monique Keslassy in memory of his mother Nina Keslassy ì"æMr. & Mrs. Moses and Mercedes Bendayan in memory of her son Isaac Bentolila ì"æMr. & Mrs. Robert and Vivian Benmergui in memory of her father Harry kay ì"æMr. & Mrs. Carlos and Rosie Melul in memory of his mother Mercedes Melul ì"æ Mr. & Mrs. Samuel and Clara Serruya in memory of his father Menahem Serruya ì"æMr. Leon Sibony in memory of his sister Luna Moyal ì"æ.Everyone is welcome.

To increase participation during Tefila, this bulletin should not be read during the conduction of prayer services. This bulletin must be discarded in a proper Geniza. 7026 Bathurst Street Thornhill, Ont. L4J 8K3

Nahalot Mercedes Melul ì"æ 18 Cheshvan / Shabbat November 16th

Menahem Serruya ì"æ, Mimon Cohen ì"æ, Harry Kay ì"æ 19 Cheshvan /

Sunday November 17th

Salomon Abikhzer ì"æ, 20 Cheshvan / Monday November 18th

Nina Keslassy ì"æ, Isaac Bentolila ì"æ 21 Cheshvan / Tuesday Nov. 19th

Lily Medina ì"æ 22 Cheshvan / Wednesday November 20th

Elazar Benshabat ì"æ, Hugo Faierman ì"æ, Haim Cohen ì"æ 23 Cheshvan /

Thursday November 21st

Luna Moyal ì"æ, Samuel Benchimol ì"æ 24 Cheshvan / Friday November

22nd

Nahalot for the following week

Yehuda Leon Sevi ì"æ, 25 Cheshvan / Shabbat November 23rd

Samuel Cohen ì"æ 26 Cheshvan / Sunday November 24th

Aliyah Serfaty ì"æ, 27 Cheshvan / Monday November 25th

Claudine Touboul ì"æ, 29 Cheshvan / Wednesday November 27th

Solika Elfassy ì"æ, 1 Kislev / Friday November 29th

Synagogue News Mishmara - Jack Buzaglo z”l

The Mishmara for Jack Buzaglo z”l will take place on Motsae Shabbat

November 30th following Arvit services. Shabbat ends at 5:30 p.m.

Mishmara at 6:00 p.m.

Rabbi Garzon Lecture

Over 80 people braved the cold weather and the unexpected snow

storm this past Monday and attended the Conference given by Rabbi

Baruj Benito Garzon and the screening of the acclaimed documentary “

Tu boca en los cielos”. This was an incredible and enlightening even-

ing with Rabbi Garzón, who emphasized that we should continue our

Sephardic customs and practices as we have been taught by our par-

ents. Rabbi Garzon message to all is that the best education for chil-

dren comes from home and family, and that not only children need to

be educated but also the educators.

We would like to thank the sponsors of the evening including Max

Benaim, the Canadian Sephardi Federation and the Sephardic Educa-

tional Foundation for organizing a very special night with an amazing

speaker.

Baruch Haba

We’d like to welcome Rabbi Gavriel Cohen, Head of the Rabbinical

Court of California and the West Coast, who will be joining us this

Shabbat.

Bnei Akiva

SHABBAT SHALOM KEHILA SNIF! We are so happy to be on track with

Kehila Snif! We have a jam-packed schedule including a special merch,

snacks, Peula (activity), and MORE! Snif this week starts at 4:30PM! If

you would like to request a walking group please

email: Toronto@bneiakiva.org. Or if you have any other questions

please approach Eliav Saban in Shul!

Shabbat Shalom!

T.A.G. - Team Ashreinu Give @ SKC

Girls grades 7-9 are welcome to enjoy a jam-packed hour of activities,

dancing, learning and snacks run by the members of Camp Ashreinu.

The program will take place weekly on Mondays between 7:30 and

8:30 in the lower level social hall.

Upcoming Events.. Girls Niagara Falls Trip

The SKC is planning a Girls overnight trip to Niagara Falls Saturday

night January 11th to Sunday January 12th for girls in Grades 6-9. The

cost of the trip is $80 per child and includes:

- Pizza dinner Saturday Night

- Overnight stay at Hotel in Niagara Falls

- Various attractions at the Falls

This is a great opportunity for the girls of the community to come to-

gether and build/strengthen relationships. We hope you take ad-

vantage of this trip and have your daughter be a part of it.

If you’d like to sign up your daughter, please email Rabbi Kadoch

directly with your daughter’s name at your earliest convenience so we

can begin booking rooms and putting things in motion. rabbika-

doch@kehilacentre.com

Boys Trip to Detroit - Sunday December 1st

Boys in grades 7-12 are invited to partake in a fun-filled day in Detroit,

Michigan. The boys, led by Rabbi Kadoch and Isaac Nacson will head to

Detroit, have a delicious lunch and watch the Detroit Pistons battle the

San Antonio Spurs at 5pm. Cost of the trip is $75. For more infor-

mation, speak to Rabbi Kadoch or Isaac Nacson

Avot Ubanim - continues this Shabbat at 7pm

It's back! Fathers and sons can come out for a great night of learning,

snacks and prizes.

Time: Motsae Shabbat at 7pm.

For more information and to sponsor a learning contact Rabbi Ka-

doch. (Cost of sponsorship is $200)

If you have a Mazal Tob that you would like to share with the congregation or if you have a change of address or email please contact the office

at (905) 669-7654.

Please be advised that the cutoff time for insertion in the bulletin is Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

New and exciting Torah classes @ SKC

Daily - Halacha - between Minha and Arbit.

Sundays - 7:15 a.m. Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Kadoch, Lower Level Synagogue

- 9:00 a.m. - Navi with Rabbi Kadoch, Lower Level Synagogue, men, Coffee will be served.

Tuesdays - 8:00 p.m. with Tomer Malca in the Medrash

- 8:00 p.m. - Rambam with Rabbi Kadoch, Lower Level Synagogue

- Open topic discussion with Yitzchak Aboudi, Tuesday nights. Times to be determined

Wednesdays - 8:00 p.m - Ladies shiur with Rabbi Kadoch, Location Lower Level Classroom

Thursdays - 9:00 p.m - Ohr HaHayim on the weekly Parasha with Rabbi Kadoch, Medrash, men

Shabbat - 8:15 a.m. - Noam Elimelech on the Parasha with Rabbi Kadoch, Lower Level Synagogue.

New Shiur - Young Adult Males

Rabbi Kadoch will be offering a new Torah class Tuesday nights beginning this week for Young Adults. The topic of study will be the "Rambam" -

a perfect blend of law, ethics and history. Tuesdays, 8 PM, Lower Level Synagogue.

Ladies Shiur

The ever popular ladies shiur with Rabbi Kadoch resumes this Wednesday at 8pm in the Lower Level classroom located near the Mikve Kelim.

Weekly topics will include Divre Torah from the Parasha and Hilchot Shabbat. Women of all ages welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

Ladies Tehilim Group

Women are invited to join the Tehilim group Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. and every Shabbat at 6:00pm Lower Level Restaurant.

Humash and Hamin - Thursday Nights

Come enjoy some delicious Hamin as we study the Parasha with the commentary of the Ohr HaHayim HaKadosh.

Thursdays at 9pm in the upstairs Medrash.

Mitzva #3 - Negative Commandment not to eat the Gid HaNashe

Applies to any domesticated and non-domesticated Kosher ani-

mal

Applies to both the right and left thigh.

One who eats Kezayit of the gid receives lashes.

One who eats all of it even if it doesn’t consist of Kezayit re-

ceives lashes.

One who eats the gid hanse from a carcass or terefa gets two

sets of lashes

One may derive benefit from the gid, hence one may sell it to a

non-Jew

This applies in all places, in all times, to both men and women

Hashem expressly did not want to conceal anything from Av-

raham, which is why Hashem told him that He was going to de-

stroy Sedom. Avraham beseeched Hashem on their behalf.

“What if there are fifty righteous people in the middle of the

city? Would you still destroy it?” and he continued praying in this

manner until he asked Hashem to save the city if only ten right-

eous people lived there — which there weren’t— and then Ha-

shem destroys the city. What did it help that Hashem revealed

His decision to Avraham, and of what purpose were all of Av-

raham’s prayers?

R’ Yaakov Abuhatzeira in his sefer Pituhe Hotam explains that

certainly, Hashem never does anything without a purpose, nor

are a tzadik’s prayers for mercy ever returned empty-handed.

Hashem looked into the future and saw that two righteous wom-

en were to be descended from Lot and his daughters: Ruth

HaMoavia, and Naama HaAmonit. Lot himself, however, had no

merit by which to be saved. Therefore, Hashem said: I will reveal

to Avraham My intent to destroy Sedom. He will then pray for

mercy on their behalf, and his prayers will help save Lot.

This is alluded to in Hashem’s response “I will not destroy on

account of the ten.” Which ten? Ruth, who was descended from

Lot was part of the ten generations of tzadikim from Peretz until

David HaMelech. Avraham’s prayers served the purpose of sav-

ing Lot “on account of the ten” generations of tzadikim that

would be completed through him. Additionally, this is why the

verse says HA’asara (THE ten), with the definite article, as it re-

fers specifically to these ten generations of tzadikim.

Furthermore, this conversation between Avraham and Hashem is

immediately followed by the pasuk “The two angels came to

Sedom in the evening and Lot was sitting at the gate of Sedom.”

This juxtaposition, perhaps comes to suggest that it was Av-

raham’s prayers — which resulted in Hashem’s promise not to

destroy Sedom “on account of the ten” — that saved Lot.

Parashat Vayera- Life’s Tests and “Ayin Toba”

The Mishna in Pirkeh Abot (5:3) tells that Abraham Abinu was

tested ten times, and succeeded in each and every one. The

most famous of Abraham’s tests, of course, was the test of

Akedat Yishak, when he was told to sacrifice his beloved son,

Yishak, and he prepared to slaughter Yishak until, at the last

moment, G-d told him to desist.

Rav Haim of Volozhin (Lithuania, 1749-1821) noted a subtle

contrast between this Mishna, and the immediately preceding

Mishna, which states, "There were ten generations from Noah

until Abraham." There, in mentioning the ten generations from

Noah to Abraham, the Mishna refers to our patriarch simply as

"Abraham," whereas in mentioning Abraham’s ten trials, the

Mishna calls him, "Abraham Abinu" – "our patriarch Abraham."

Why?

Rav Haim of Volozhin explained that when it comes to the area

of "Nisyonot" – the tests and trials of life, Abraham is truly

"Abinu" – our father. He bequeathed to each and every one of us

his remarkable strength and determination, the ability to with-

stand and overcome any difficulty and any hardship. By passing

his ten tests, Abraham instilled within his descendants for all

time the fortitude to withstand life’s tests, to triumph over ad-

versity and come out of even the darkest situations stronger,

more determined and more joyful than we were before.

The secret to this strength can be found in a later Mishna in

Pirkeh Abot (5:19), which lists several attributes of Abraham

Abinu, the first of which is "Ayin Toba" – "a good eye." This

means that Abraham looked upon everything as good, firmly

believing that everything that transpires is the will of G-d, who

always does what is best. A person who lives with this pristine

level of faith can overcome any test, any trial, and any form of

hardship, because he trusts that as difficult and as painful as

the situation seems, it truly is good.

Whenever we face a difficult challenge, let us remember that we

are Abraham’s children, who inherited from him the extraordi-

nary ability to withstand any test and withstand any hardship –

and that he has taught us that the way this is done is through

Emuna, through unwavering belief in Hashem’s goodness, that,

as taught to us by Rabbi Akiba, "Everything Hashem does is for

the best."

Asking Somebody Who Has Yet to Accept Shabbat to

Perform Melacha

The Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (150b) establishes the rule

that one may not speak on Shabbat about a Melacha – an activi-

ty that is forbidden on Shabbat. Thus, for example, one may not

say on Shabbat, "Tomorrow I will cook such-and-such food."

Since cooking is forbidden on Shabbat, it is forbidden to speak

about cooking on Shabbat. The exception to this rule, as the

Gemara cites from the sage Shemuel, is speaking about an activ-

ity which, though generally forbidden on Shabbat, could be per-

formed in a permissible manner on Shabbat. Shemuel gives the

example of speaking of one’s plans to walk to a certain place

situated at a distance from the city. Even though Halacha for-

bids walking a distance outside one’s city on Shabbat, one can

avoid this prohibition by setting up small "Burganim" ("huts")

along the road. Shemuel thus ruled that since there is a permis-

sible way to travel outside the city, it is permissible to speak of

this travel on Shabbat. The Rashba (Rabbi Shlomo Ben Aderet of

Barcelona, 1235-1310) applies the Gemara’s ruling to a case of

a person who accepted Shabbat early, as is commonly done dur-

ing the summer months. According to the Rashba, a person who

accepted Shabbat early may perform Melacha (before sundown)

by undergoing the process of "Hatarat Nedarim" – annulling his

vow. He can appear before a Rabbinical court and express his

regret over having taken this "vow" to begin Shabbat early, and

his acceptance of Shabbat is thereby voided. (This Halacha is

codified by several later authorities, including the Bet Yosef and

the Ben Ish Hai.) As such, the Rashba contends, speaking of Me-

lacha during the period of "Tosefet Shabbat" – the time one vol-

untarily added onto Shabbat – is analogous to the Gemara’s

case about speaking of traveling outside the city. Since there is

a permissible way of performing the given act, it is permissible

to speak about it on Shabbat. Hence, the Rashba concludes, if

one accepted Shabbat early he may ask his fellow, who has not

yet accepted Shabbat, to perform Melacha on his behalf. For

example, if after the early Minyan on Friday evening a person

realized that he had forgotten something in his car, he may ask

somebody who has not yet accepted Shabbat to retrieve the

item from the car and bring it to his home. Summary: A person

who accepted Shabbat early, before sundown, may ask some-

body who has not yet accepted Shabbat to perform Melacha on

his behalf.