President Meyer Keslassy םולש תבש םיאבה םיכורב Rabbi ... · Mesilat Yesharim, Rabbi Kadoch Shiur continues this week The weekly summer Shabbat class resumes this

Shabbat Prayer Times äçðî Minha 6:45 p.m.

úáù úìá÷ Kabalat Shabbat Mizmor Shir LeYom HaShabbat 7:20 p.m.

úåøð ú÷ìãä Early Candle Lighting 7:40 / 8:33 p.m.

(ïé÷éúå) à"ãéçä ïéðî úéøçù Shaharit Ha’Hida Vatikin 4:50 a.m.

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

Rabbi’s Shiur - Mesilat Yesharim 6:55 p.m.

íéìäú Tehilim 7:40 p.m.

äçðî Minha 8:16 p.m.

úéáøò Arbit 8:55 p.m.

áåè òåáù Shabbat Ends 9:46 p.m.

Erev Shabbat Friday June 7 2019

Minha 7:00 p.m. (Candle Lighting 8:39 p.m.)

WeekdayServices at Medrash Torah Vehayim

úéøçù Shaharit Sunday ïé÷éúå Vatikin 4:39 a.m.

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

úéøçù Shaharit Weekdays ïé÷éúå Vatikin 4:39 a.m.

íéîéã÷î Makdimim 6:45 a.m. íéòåá÷ Kebuim 8:15 a.m. äçðî אשרי Minha Ashre 6:55 p.m.

úéáøò Arbit 7:30 p.m

Shabat Zemanim– Netz– õð– 5:39 a.m. Keriat Shema- òîù úàéø÷- 8:51 a.m. Shekia- äòé÷ù– 8:53 a.m.

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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

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

Tel: (905) 669 7654 Fax: (905) 669 5138

Mazal Tov To Dr. & Mrs. Claudia Shulman on the occasion of their son, Yosef Eliyahu's, recent Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel,

which was celebrated with Haham Amram Assayag on Lag B’Omer, Mazal Tov also goes to siblings Leon & Puli.

Proud Grandparents: Dr. & Mrs. Robert and Penny Shulman and Mrs. Regina Faierman

Kiddush This Shabbat Kiddush is sponsored by,

Mr. & Mrs. Joe and Natalie Boussidan in honor of their son David Boussidan reading of Perek חמישי

Everyone is welcome.

Seuda Shelishit This Shabbat Seuda Shelishit is sponsored by,

Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Claude and Bryna Abtan in loving memory of her father Yitchak Irving Gencher ì"æ . Mr. & Mrs. Weitzman and Offra Abraham in loving memory of her mother Shosanna Rose Dallal ì"æ. Mr. & Mrs. Sol and Bella Benchetrit in loving memory of his father Jais Benchetrit ì"æ. Mr. & Mrs. Jack and Suzanne Benchimol in loving memory of her father Makhlouf Bebakasa ì"æ and his

grandmother Lea Benchimol ì"æ Everyone is welcome.

Nahalot Elie Reboh ì"æ , Salomon Nassimov ì"æ , 27 Iyar / Saturday June 1

Shoshana Rose Dallal ì"æ , 28 Iyar / Sunday June 2

Abraham Halioua ì"æ , Jais Benchetrit ì"æ , 29 Iyar / Monday June 3

Menahem Azulay ì"æ , Baruj Soundry ì"æ 2 Sivan / Wednesday June 6

Makhlouf Benaksas ì"æ , Yitchak Irving Gencher ì"æ , 4 Sivan / Friday June 7

Nahalot for Following week

Esther Ponte ì"æ, Sofia Faierman ì"æ ,Shabtai Shapiro ì"æ , Simy Edery ì"æ 5 Sivan / Saturday June 8

Chayah Sarah Shapiro ì"æ , 7 Sivan / Monday June 10

Yaakov Cohen ì"æ, Nissim (Remy) Benoualid ì"æ , 8 Sivan / Tuesday June 11

Shalom Bitton ì"æ , 9 Sivan / Wednesday June 12

Aharon Shemesh ì"æ, Sarina Farache Sultan ì"æ, 10 Sivan / Thursday June 13

Parashat Behukotai פרשת בחקתי

Shabbat June 1 2019 27 / כז אייר תשע"ט Iyar 5779

Parasha Behukotai Page 708 Haftarah 1179 in Artscroll

Synagogue News Pirke Avot:

Hazak U’Baruch to Mordechai Kadoch and David Lalou who read the Perek רביעי superbly last Shabbat.

This Shabbat we’re looking forward to listening to David Boussidan who will read Perek חמישי

Perek 6 - Elie Azulay

Shabbaton

The SKC, in conjunction with Ohr Yisrael, is thrilled to welcome HaGaon Rabbi Zamir Cohen, founder of the world renown

Hidabroot Kiruv Organization, and one of the biggest public speakers in Israel, for a Shabbaton May 31st - June 1st.

HaGaon Rabbi Zamir Cohen will also give a special lecture on Sunday June 2nd at the SKC in honour of Yom Yerushalayim.

Rabbi Zamir Cohen will address the attendees in Hebrew during Shabbat but there will be other classes given by

Rabbi. David Kadoch and Rabbi Yisrael Yakobov for the English speakers.

We also welcome the Bukharian community led by Rabbi Yaakov Malaiov and Rabbi Yisrael Yakobov who will be praying with

us on Shabbat. Rabbi Zamir Cohen, will also be addressing the kahal during Seuda Shelishit.

Pearls of Judaism Ladies Shiur - Wednesday June 5th 8pm Ladies are invited to come this Wednesday in honour of Hodesh Sivan for a special class called "Lessons from Megilat Ruth"

by Rabbi Kadoch. It will take place downstairs in the Lower Level Synagogue at 8pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Mesilat Yesharim, Rabbi Kadoch Shiur continues this week

The weekly summer Shabbat class resumes this Shabbat @6:45 p.m.

Rabbi Kadoch will begin the classic Jewish book of study, Mesilat Yesharim.

Men and women are invited to join. Every Shabbat, 45 minutes before Tehilim.

Bnei Akiva

Shabbat Shalom Kehila SNIF!!! Bnei Akiva’s Kehila SNIF is here and is sad to announce that there is only 1 week SNIF’s left.

We encourage everyone to come to this weeks SNIF and next weeks as we have amazing surprises for EVERYONE!

This week at SNIF we have a special theme: special surprise theme! Walking groups are available upon request at 5:30pm.

Please email Etan: [email protected].

SKC 5780 Calendar We are working on the 5780 version of the SKC calendar and as in previous years, we can include the date(s) of the Nahalot of our

dearly departed. If you wish to have the dates of your loved ones’ Nahalot included in the upcoming calendar, please contact so-

[email protected] for more details. Deadline for inclusion is Sunday, June 9th, 2019.

Cemetery Plots

The SKC is pleased to announce the availability of Pardes Shalom cemetery plots to our members. In order to accommodate

the limited availability of these plots, we ask all interested members to contact Sol Benchetrit" <[email protected]>

Security Committee

The SKC is searching for volunteers to serve on a Security Committee, we ask all interested contact Joseph Mamane at

905-669-7654 Ext 200 or email at [email protected]

Torah Learning Opportunities at the SKC Daily - Halacha with Rabbi Aboudi - between Minha and Arbit

Sundays - Gemara Masechet Megila with Rabbi Kadoch - 7:15am-8am, Lower Level Synagogue, Coffee will be served.

Tuesdays - Tuesday Night Live on the Parasha with Tomer Malca, 8PM, Medrash, beer and wings, men only.

Wednesdays - Mishmar with Yossi Azulay, 7PM, Lower Level Synagogue gymnasium, pizza and drinks, middle school boys.

Thursdays - Halacha with Rabbi Kadoch for men - following Arbit.

Thursdays - Advanced Gemara with Shimon Benmergui, 7:15pm, Lower Level Synagogue High School / University boys.

Shabbat - Noam Elimelech on the Parasha with Rabbi David Kadoch, 815am - 845am, Lower Level Synagogue, coffee and hot

chocolate, men only

Shabbat - Mesilat Yesharim Mussar with Rabbi Kadoch - 45 minutes before Tehilim, men and women.

Shiurim Online: If you wish to access any of the Torah classes given during the week by Rabbi Kadoch, Tomer Malca or

Rabbi Dabush, you can listen to them at anytime by accessing them on our website: bit.ly/skctorah

Behukotai 5779 – Walking in the Ways of Torah

The Ohr HaHayim HaKadosh has a lengthy commentary on the

first pasuk of this Torah, listing numerous points on the im-

portance of Tora study and how/why it's implied from the first

pasuk. The following points are just a few tidbits of his com-

mentary, but I urge you to read the entire piece.

· Engaging in Tora study is considered (by Rashi) to be a "hok."

The reason is because there are commandments, that even by

learning a few times we are prone to forget. Therefore, we are

encouraged to review and be diligent in its study.

· The word בחקתי is written in plural form to allude to the two

Toras – The Written and the Oral Tora. Yet the Tora writes the

word without the "vav" between the "kuf" and the "tav" to teach

us that the Oral Tora is embedded in the Written Tora and is

really one.

· Another reason why בחקתי is written in plural is to teach us that

we should engage in Tora at least twice per day; day and night,

since it says .והגית בו יומם ולילה

· In order for a person to fulfil the commandments of the Tora

he needs two things: to learn for himself and to teach others.

· We are commanded to learn Tora even when we're on the

move. That is why the word תלכו is used in the pasuk. We recite

the words ובלכתך בדרך in the Shema which emphasizes the same

point.

· The Tora has 4 ways of interpretation: simple text, allusion,

exegeses and deep secrets – פשט רמז דרש סוד – it's important to

know that one should engage in all types of interpretation and

not just the simple explanation which most seem to think is

more important than others. This is the reason why it

writes בחקתי תלכו – In the (plural) laws you (plural) should go.

· The observance of mitzvot takes place only when a person

studies the Tora. First, it's אם בחוקתי תלכו and only afterwards is

it .ואת מצותי תשמרוThis coincides with the Tannaic statement in

Pirke Avot .ולא עם הארץ חסידAn "Am Ha'aretz" cannot be pious.

This means that one who is ignorant cannot practice ways of

stringency like those who are pious because they will come to

transgress something in which they weren't allowed to trans-

gress.

A person must move around in order to learn the Tora; this is

likened to the Tannaic statement in Pirke Avot הוי גולה ללמוד תורה –

One must exile himself to study Tora. People would travel for

six months in order to study. Today, it's not uncommon to

leave for many months to avoid distractions that can hinder

one's learning. It's important to note that one should make an

effort to go to the Bet Midrash to study and not remain at

home, since there are many distractions at home that can

prevent his course of study.

Parashat Behukotai- Toiling in Torah

Parashat Behukotai is famous for the "blessings" and "curses,"

the description of the great rewards promised to Beneh Yisrael

for obeying G-d’s commands, and the punishments the Torah

warns would befall the nation if they disobey.

Rashi famously comments that when the Torah promises great

reward "Im Be’hukotai Telechu" – "if you follow My statutes,"

this actually refers not to Misva observance, but rather

"She’tiheyu Amelim Ba’Torah" – "that you toil in My Torah."

Since the verse later speaks of observing the Misvot ("Ve’et Mis-

votai Tishmeru"), Rashi explains, the phrase "Im Be’hukotai

Telechu" must refer not to observance, but rather to the study

of Torah.

Significantly, Rashi does not use the word "study," but rather

"Amelim" – "toil." The great blessings promised in this Parasha

are earned not by simply studying, but by "toiling," by invest-

ing hard work and effort in the study of Torah.

Similarly, later, the Torah warns of the punishments that will

befall Beneh Yisrael "Im Lo Tishme’u Li" ("If you do not obey

Me" – 26:14), and Rashi explains this to mean that the people

are not "Amelim Ba’Torah" – "toiling in Torah." We are required

to not just learn, but to "toil" in learning.

Reading books on Jewish thought and ethics, and attending

classes on Mussar (religious admonition), are certainly worth-

while, and important, as they provide us with inspiration and

the proper mindset with which we are to live. However, they are

not enough. We have an obligation to "toil," to immerse our-

selves in the intensive study of the Talmud and its commen-

taries, which requires hard work. Learning only light Torah ma-

terial is like going to a catered affair and eating only the hors

d’oeuvres, without eating the main course. One certainly en-

joys and receives nourishment from the hors d’oeuvres, but he

misses the main feature. Likewise, we cannot ignore the "main

course" of Torah – the "toil" of Talmud study.

We all toil and work hard in our careers or businesses. We are

prepared to do what it takes to succeed, even if this means

putting in long hours and doing things which are less than en-

joyable. College students concerned about their grade point

average invest great effort to understand everything the pro-

fessors say and master the dozens upon dozens of pages of

material they need to know for their exams. Our investment in

Torah must not be any less than this. Torah is the word of Ha-

shem, and every Torah thought, even it does not seem practi-

cally relevant, reflects G-d’s will and shows us the way we are

supposed to live. We cannot "toil" in our other pursuits without

toiling in the pursuit of Torah knowledge. If we recognize that

Torah is the word of Hashem, we will ensure to invest at least

as much as effort in the study of Torah as we do in other areas

of life.

As we prepare for Shabuot, when we renew our acceptance of

the Torah, we should recommit ourselves to the study of Torah

– and also to "Amelut," to "toiling" in Torah, and take it upon

ourselves to learn with intensity and vigor, recognizing and

appreciating that this is the sacred word of G-d.