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Shabbat April 20: I Pesach

Mitchell & Leah Lerner in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Mitchell’s mother, Lily Lernerz”l

Andrew Raab in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his mother, Chana Raab z”l

Sheldon & Norma Finkelstein in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Norma’s father, Bernard Oksner z”l

Jesse & Alexa Tepperman in commemoration of the 1st yahrzeit of Jesse’s mother, Beverly Tepperman z”l

Sunday April 21: II Pesach

Eli Klein & Miriam Erlichman in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Eli’s late wife, Charlotte Kleinz”l

• Mazal Tov to Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore on the birth of their first child. Proud grandparents are Neil & Tzippi Shore and Debra Gelb-Glassman. The congregation is invited to the Brit Milah and Seudat Mitzvah, which will take place on The congregation is invited to the Brit Milah and Seudat Mitzvah, which will take place on The congregation is invited to the Brit Milah and Seudat Mitzvah, which will take place on The congregation is invited to the Brit Milah and Seudat Mitzvah, which will take place on Monday, April 22 at 4:30 pm.Monday, April 22 at 4:30 pm.Monday, April 22 at 4:30 pm.Monday, April 22 at 4:30 pm.

• Mazal Tov to Cynthia GasnerCynthia GasnerCynthia GasnerCynthia Gasner on the birth of a great-grandson, son of Micha & Sean Haber. Proud grandparents are Jon & Ellise Gasner and Mike & Karen Haber. Thrilled great grandparents are Arnie & Roni Weingarten, Seymour Haber, and Minda Feldman. Excited great aunts and uncles are Myra MechanicMyra MechanicMyra MechanicMyra Mechanic, Brian & Brenda LassBrian & Brenda LassBrian & Brenda LassBrian & Brenda Lass and Rob & Julea Gasner.

• Mazal Tov to Robbie Osher Robbie Osher Robbie Osher Robbie Osher on his special birthday. • Mazal Tov to Alan & Laura Winer Alan & Laura Winer Alan & Laura Winer Alan & Laura Winer on their son and daughter-in-law, Jonah Winer & Emily Goldberg-Winer, each receiving the Wexner Graduate Fellowship for Jewish Communal Leadership.

MAZAL TOV AND OTHER MEMBERS MATTERS

Shabbat April 20: I Pesach (Tefillat Tal)Shabbat April 20: I Pesach (Tefillat Tal)Shabbat April 20: I Pesach (Tefillat Tal)Shabbat April 20: I Pesach (Tefillat Tal) 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 8:45 am Shacharit - Sharp Sanctuary 9:00 am Shacharit - Downstairs Minyan 10:00 am Youth Programs 7:45 pm Mincha 8:00 pm Dvar Torah Marketplace Count Omer 1 after Maariv 8:47 pm Candle lighting after this time 8:47 pm Second Seder begins after this time 1:16 am Afikoman eaten by this time Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Shemot 12:21-51 Hertz P. 257 Stone P. 354 Maftir: Maftir: Maftir: Maftir: Bamidbar 28:16-25 Hertz P. 695 Stone P. 892 Haftorah: Haftorah: Haftorah: Haftorah: Yehoshua 5:2-6:1 Hertz P. 1009 Stone P. 1221

Sunday April 21: II PesachSunday April 21: II PesachSunday April 21: II PesachSunday April 21: II Pesach 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 8:45 am Shacharit - Sharp Sanctuary 9:00 am Shacharit - Downstairs Minyan 10:00 am Youth Programs 7:55 pm Mincha 8:10 pm Shiur between Mincha & Maariv Count Omer 2 after Maariv 8:49 pm Yom Tov Concludes Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Torah Reading: Vayikra 22:26-23:44 Hertz P. 518 Stone P. 680 Maftir: Maftir: Maftir: Maftir: Bamidbar 28:16-25 Hertz P. 695 Stone P. 892 Haftorah: Haftorah: Haftorah: Haftorah: II Melachim 23:1-9, 21-25 Hertz P. 1012 Stone P. 1222

Thursday April 18Thursday April 18Thursday April 18Thursday April 18 8:35 pm Search for chametz after this time Friday April 19: Erev PesachFriday April 19: Erev PesachFriday April 19: Erev PesachFriday April 19: Erev Pesach Fast of the First BornFast of the First BornFast of the First BornFast of the First Born SYNAGOGUE OFFICE OPEN 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 5:22 am Fast begins 6:15 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler 7:00 am Shacharit and Siyum (Tractate Kiddushin) 8:00 am Collection of garbage and burning of

chametz 11:01 am Chametz may be eaten until this time 12:08 pm Chametz must be burned & nullified

by this time 7:45 pm Candle Lighting (earliest 6:41 pm) 7:55 pm Mincha 8:43 pm First Seder begins after this time 1:15 am Afikoman eaten by this time

• WomenWomenWomenWomen’’’’s Megillah Readings Megillah Readings Megillah Readings Megillah Reading: We are excited to introduce the reading of Shir Hashirim, for which we have a full line up of readers! Join us on the 8th Day of Pesach, April 27, at 11:45 am.

• Thursday, May 2, 7:00-8:30 pm - Zikaron BaSalon: Remembering and SharingZikaron BaSalon: Remembering and SharingZikaron BaSalon: Remembering and SharingZikaron BaSalon: Remembering and Sharing. Yom HaShoah program with the Shinshinim, for Grades 6-8. At the Strauchler home.

• Shabbat, May 4 - ScholarScholarScholarScholar----inininin----Residence Dr. Harel ArnonResidence Dr. Harel ArnonResidence Dr. Harel ArnonResidence Dr. Harel Arnon. • Monday, May 6, 1:00-9:00 pm - Blood Donor Clinic at Shaarei ShomayimBlood Donor Clinic at Shaarei ShomayimBlood Donor Clinic at Shaarei ShomayimBlood Donor Clinic at Shaarei Shomayim. • Shabbat & Sunday, May 10-12 - A North American Singles Shabbaton A North American Singles Shabbaton A North American Singles Shabbaton A North American Singles Shabbaton at Shaarei Shomayim. • Shabbat, May 11 - ScholarScholarScholarScholar----inininin----Residence Rabbi Azarya BerzonResidence Rabbi Azarya BerzonResidence Rabbi Azarya BerzonResidence Rabbi Azarya Berzon. • May 19-26 - Peace of Mind Program.Peace of Mind Program.Peace of Mind Program.Peace of Mind Program. Join us on May 24 for a Friday night dinner Friday night dinner Friday night dinner Friday night dinner where we welcome the soldiers to our community. Register at shomayim.org/form/pomdinner2019.

SHAAREI SHOMAYIM UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Thursday April 25: Erev ChagThursday April 25: Erev ChagThursday April 25: Erev ChagThursday April 25: Erev Chag Eiruv Tavshillin 7:00 pm Mincha 7:52 pm Candle Lighting (earliest 6:46 pm) Count Omer 6 after Maariv Friday April 26: VII PesachFriday April 26: VII PesachFriday April 26: VII PesachFriday April 26: VII Pesach 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 8:45 am Shacharit - Sharp Sanctuary 9:00 am Shacharit - Downstairs Minyan 10:00 am Youth Programs 7:00 pm Mincha 7:53 pm Candle Lighting (earliest 6:47 pm) Count Omer 7 after Maariv

Shabbat April 27: VIII Pesach (Shir Hashirim) Shabbat April 27: VIII Pesach (Shir Hashirim) Shabbat April 27: VIII Pesach (Shir Hashirim) Shabbat April 27: VIII Pesach (Shir Hashirim) 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 8:30 am Shacharit- Sharp Sanctuary 9:00 am Shacharit - Downstairs Minyan 10:00 am Youth Programs 11:00 am Yizkor (approximately) 11:45 am Women’s Megillah Reading 7:00 pm Pre-Mincha Shiur with Sofia Freudenstein 7:40 pm Mincha 8:00 pm Seudah Shlishit 8:56 pm Shabbat/Yom Tov Conclude Count Omer 8 after Maariv PPPPlllleeeeaaaasssseeee wwwwaaaaiiiitttt uuuunnnnttttiiiillll 11110000::::11115555 ppppmmmm bbbbeeeeffffoooorrrreeee ccccoooonnnnssssuuuummmmiiiinnnngggg cccchhhhaaaammmmeeeettttzzzz wwwwhhhhiiiicccchhhh wwwwaaaassss ssssoooolllldddd....

SHABBAT / PESACH MATTERS

INDULGE THE STUDENT AND EMBOLDEN THE TEACHER LIVING IN YOUR HEADINDULGE THE STUDENT AND EMBOLDEN THE TEACHER LIVING IN YOUR HEADINDULGE THE STUDENT AND EMBOLDEN THE TEACHER LIVING IN YOUR HEADINDULGE THE STUDENT AND EMBOLDEN THE TEACHER LIVING IN YOUR HEAD

Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Baruch Simon, suggested that the diGerence between a talmid chacham (an advanced student) and a rosh yeshiva (a faculty head) is that the former can point out problems with every answer, while the latter can find answers for every problem. A student might not approach the course material with the same attitude and agenda that a teacher might. Jewish education encourages this relationship. This dynamic is highlighted in the title of Rambam’s philosophical magnum opus, “The Guide for the Perplexed.” To paraphrase a tongue-in-cheek line by a scholar of medieval Jewish philosophy, Dr. Daniel Rynhold: if you’re not perplexed then you don’t need a guide, and if you don’t have any questions then you don’t need any answers.

Learning emerges from this question-and-answer process. This may explain why we begin the Torah reading for the first day of Pesach with the passage that we do (Shemot, 12:21-51). We start with an emphasis on the process of instruction and education, with Moshe’s teaching the laws of Passover. Had we begun from the chapter’s beginning, which recounts Hashem’s direct revelation to Moshe, then the subtext of Pesach as a holiday about education would have been subdued. Instead, we begin with Moshe’s calling upon the ziknei Yisrael (the elders of Israel) to teach Israel what to do (ibid. 21-25) and then, for those who ask, to explain why we do what we do (ibid. 25-27). We share in the nobile task of the ziknei Yisrael: they were students one moment and teachers the next.

The Talmud (Pesachim 116a) remarks that, if one holds a seder alone, then they nonetheless are obliged to ask themselves the Mah Nishtana. At first blush, this might seem like an unfortunate or a silly circumstance, but sometimes I wonder whether making a seder for oneself might be a healthy experience. Chazal were well aware that the relationship between a teacher and her student is not only interpersonal; it is also intra-personal. There are diGerent voices in our heads, and this halacha prompts the awareness that, amid the din of exchanges at the table, we too may question and oGer answers for ourselves. If we strive to indulge our inner student’s curiosity and to embolden our inner teacher’s pedagogy, if we work on a healthy internal educational dynamic, then our external conversations may benefit as well.

TORAH MATTERS: DATEDATEDATEDATE DAVENING TIMESDAVENING TIMESDAVENING TIMESDAVENING TIMES SHIURIM AND LECTURES SHIURIM AND LECTURES SHIURIM AND LECTURES SHIURIM AND LECTURES

Sunday, April 21 / 16 Nisan II Pesach II Pesach II Pesach II Pesach Count Omer 2 after Maariv

Monday, April 22 / 17 Nisan Chol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed Pesach Count Omer 3 after Maariv

6:45 / 7:50 am 7:55 pm

Shacharit Mincha

6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler

Tuesday, April 23 / 18 Nisan Chol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed Pesach Count Omer 4 after Maariv

6:45 / 7:50 am 7:55 pm

Shacharit Mincha

6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler

Wednesday, April 24 / 19 Nisan Chol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed PesachChol Hamoed Pesach Count Omer 5 after Maariv

6:45 / 7:50 am 7:55 pm

Shacharit Mincha

6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler

Thursday, April 25 / 20 Nisan Chol Hamoed Pesach / Erev ChagChol Hamoed Pesach / Erev ChagChol Hamoed Pesach / Erev ChagChol Hamoed Pesach / Erev Chag Count Omer 6 after Maariv

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Shacharit 6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler

Friday, April 26 / 21 Nisan VII Pesach (OFFICE CLOSED)VII Pesach (OFFICE CLOSED)VII Pesach (OFFICE CLOSED)VII Pesach (OFFICE CLOSED) Count Omer 7 after Maariv

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Kriyat ShemaKriyat ShemaKriyat ShemaKriyat Shema should be recited after 8:52 pm this week. should be recited after 8:52 pm this week. should be recited after 8:52 pm this week. should be recited after 8:52 pm this week.

PARSHA MATTERS - by Rabbi Jesse Shore

MATTERS Youth ProgramsYouth ProgramsYouth ProgramsYouth Programs

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Stay and PlayStay and PlayStay and PlayStay and Play (Ages 0 - 3) Room 101

Shaar ChadashShaar ChadashShaar ChadashShaar Chadash (Ages 2 - 5) Room 102

Shaar YafoShaar YafoShaar YafoShaar Yafo (Grade 1 - 2) Room 103

Shaar AryehShaar AryehShaar AryehShaar Aryeh (Grade 3 - 5) Room 105

SHIURIM AND PROGRAM CANCELLATIONSSHIURIM AND PROGRAM CANCELLATIONSSHIURIM AND PROGRAM CANCELLATIONSSHIURIM AND PROGRAM CANCELLATIONS • ChumashChumashChumashChumash----RashiRashiRashiRashi Shiur with Melech Halberstadt Shiur with Melech Halberstadt Shiur with Melech Halberstadt Shiur with Melech Halberstadt will not take place on Shabbatot, April 20 and 27. • Bnei Akiva Snif Bnei Akiva Snif Bnei Akiva Snif Bnei Akiva Snif will not take place on Shabbatot, April 20 and 27. • Teen Minyan Teen Minyan Teen Minyan Teen Minyan will not take place on Shabbat, April 20; Sunday, April 21; Friday, April 26; and Shabbat, April 27. • NeviNeviNeviNevi’’’’im Acharonim im Acharonim im Acharonim im Acharonim Shiur with Rabbi StrauchlerShiur with Rabbi StrauchlerShiur with Rabbi StrauchlerShiur with Rabbi Strauchler will not take place on Monday, April 22. • The Shiurim with Dr. Shoshana Zolty Dr. Shoshana Zolty Dr. Shoshana Zolty Dr. Shoshana Zolty and Rabbi Mordechai TorczynerRabbi Mordechai TorczynerRabbi Mordechai TorczynerRabbi Mordechai Torczyner will not take place on Tuesday, April 23. • Parshat HaShavuaParshat HaShavuaParshat HaShavuaParshat HaShavua Shiur with Rabbi DiamondShiur with Rabbi DiamondShiur with Rabbi DiamondShiur with Rabbi Diamond will be on break until after Pesach. It will resume on a date to be announced.

The centre mechitzacentre mechitzacentre mechitzacentre mechitza will be used on the following Shabbatot: May 25, June 1, July 13, and August 10.

2019/5779 YIZKOR MEMORIAL BOOK 2019/5779 YIZKOR MEMORIAL BOOK 2019/5779 YIZKOR MEMORIAL BOOK 2019/5779 YIZKOR MEMORIAL BOOK The Yizkor Memorial Book has been an important part of our community’s remembrance of loved ones and observance of Yizkor prayer. Please complete the form, available around the shul and in the oLce, and return it to the oLce by Friday, by Friday, by Friday, by Friday, MMMMaaaayyyy 11110000 aaaatttt 2222::::00000000 ppppmmmm. Forms and payment can be submitted through our website: shomayim.org/form/yizkor2019.

We would like to acknowledge your milestones! Please let us know when there is a birth, Bar/Bat mitzvah, graduation, engagement, aufruf, wedding, significant birthday/anniversary, community recognition, illness, bereavement, or unveiling. Call or email Miriam in the shul oLce at 416-789-3213 or Miriam@Shomayim.org or donate online at Shomayim.org/donate.

Rabbi Chaim Strauchler Avital Strauchler, Rebbetzin Rabbi Jesse Shore, Assistant Rabbi Randall Craig, President Nicole Toledano, Executive Director 470 Glencairn Avenue | Toronto, ON M5N 1V8 | Tel 416-789-3213 | Fax 416-789-1728

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YAHRZEITS DATEDATEDATEDATE YAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVEDYAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVEDYAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVEDYAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVED

Shabbat, April 20 15 Nisan

Chana Raab, mother of Andrew Raab

Sunday, April 21 16 Nisan

Clara Black, mother of Harvey Black Charlotte Klein, wife of Eli Klein

Isaac Moskowitz, father of Sam Moskowitz

Monday, April 22 17 Nisan

Josef Jakubovic, father of Judy Schachter Henry Starkman, father of Joseph Starkman

Tuesday, April 23 18 Nisan

Lily Lerner, mother of Mitchell Lerner Beverly Tepperman, mother of Jesse Tepperman

Michal Singer, father of Ernest Singer

Wednesday, April 24 19 Nisan

Paul Berman, son of Jerry Berman Irving Goldhar, husband of Paula Goldhar and father of Sheldon Goldhar

Shirley Zarnett, mother of Shelly Zarnett-Klein

Thursday, April 25 20 Nisan

Sylvia Vogel, mother of Bonny Silver

Friday, April 26 21 Nisan

Andrea Durbin, sister of Karen Ander Harold Gertner, husband of Bluma Gertner Adela Hauer, mother of Yona Gerstl

Ansel Mark, father of Anna Kleinberg and Beryl Zeifman Benjamin Massouda, brother of Tito Massouda

Pinchas Tzvi ben Basya, Yita Hentcha bat Shoshana, Rachmiel ben Dvorah (Randall Craig), Geula Liba Yehudit bat Gittel Tzipra, Leah bat Sarah, Hesha Channah bat Bayla, Michael Mordechai Avraham ben Hinda Rifka, Yishai ben Tzipora, Eliyahu ben Ryejah, Miriam bat Chaya, Yitzchak ben Chaya Raizel, Eliyahu Yom Tov ben Leah, Leah bat Masha, Oved ben Regina, Ophira bat Raanana, Shlomo Shraga ben Esther, Yehuda Yosef ben Miriam Yocheved, Elyakim ben Meril, Yosef ben Esther, Rachel bat Leah, Yekutiel ben Sara, Sara bat Yocheved, Golda bat Sarah, Menachem Mendel ben Devorah, Eliyahu Reuven ben Sarah, Yerachmiel ben Luba, Faygala bat Freda, Dovid Chanoch ben Yhudis Ita, Yehezkiel Yehuda ben Chaya, Mindel bat Rochel, Yacov Israel ben Carmela.

COMMUNITY MATTERS • Sunday, April 28, 11:00 am - Help a Local Farm Plant TreesHelp a Local Farm Plant TreesHelp a Local Farm Plant TreesHelp a Local Farm Plant Trees. For Young Professionals ages 25-45. Rides available. For information contact Jenny at jayne54@gmail.com.

• Tuesdays, April 30-June 25, 8:00 pm - S. Y. Agnon Lecture Series: A Guest for the S. Y. Agnon Lecture Series: A Guest for the S. Y. Agnon Lecture Series: A Guest for the S. Y. Agnon Lecture Series: A Guest for the Night. Night. Night. Night. The first six lectures are in Hebrew, the last three are in English. At Shaarei Shomayim. Free admission.

• Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm - Yom HaShoah VYom HaShoah VYom HaShoah VYom HaShoah V’’’’Hagvurah Community Hagvurah Community Hagvurah Community Hagvurah Community CommemorationCommemorationCommemorationCommemoration will take place at Shaarei Shomayim. Presented by the Sarah & Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

• Thursdays, May 2, 9, 16 & 30 - The Alphabet of God: Exploring the Mystical Meaning of The Alphabet of God: Exploring the Mystical Meaning of The Alphabet of God: Exploring the Mystical Meaning of The Alphabet of God: Exploring the Mystical Meaning of the Hebrew Letters the Hebrew Letters the Hebrew Letters the Hebrew Letters with Rabbi Michael Skobac. At Shaarei Shomayim. To register call 416-789-0020 or email carol@jewsforjudaism.ca.

• Sunday, May 5, following Mincha at 6:50 pm - Seudah in Memory of Harav Hagaon Seudah in Memory of Harav Hagaon Seudah in Memory of Harav Hagaon Seudah in Memory of Harav Hagaon Avraham Aharon Price Avraham Aharon Price Avraham Aharon Price Avraham Aharon Price ztztztzt””””llll. . . . At Shaarei Shomayim. Free of charge. RSVP required to Tammy Balitsky at tmuskat@rogers.com or 416-723-1755.

• Sunday, May 5, 7:30 pm - The Dive (The Dive (The Dive (The Dive (HatzlilaHatzlilaHatzlilaHatzlila)))) Film Screening. A part of the Peace of Mind Campaign. At Beth Sholom, 1445 Eglinton Ave. W. For tickets go to ticketing.events/app/portal/1/3368/exclusive-screening-of-the-dive-hatzlila.

• Monday, May 20 - UJA Walk with IsraelUJA Walk with IsraelUJA Walk with IsraelUJA Walk with Israel: Celebrating 50 Years Celebrating 50 Years Celebrating 50 Years Celebrating 50 Years & the first Bathurst Bathurst Bathurst Bathurst Street FestStreet FestStreet FestStreet Fest. For more information and registration go to walkwithisrael.com.

• Sunday, June 16 - Ride for KCC (KaylaRide for KCC (KaylaRide for KCC (KaylaRide for KCC (Kayla’’’’s Childern Centre)s Childern Centre)s Childern Centre)s Childern Centre). Register at rideforkcc.com or call 905-738-5542 x. 230.

REFUAH SHLEIMAHz

The Sharp FamilyThe Sharp FamilyThe Sharp FamilyThe Sharp Family started a fund in memory of Max and Lena Sharp to support our young adults who go to Israel for a year of study. Grants are only provided to members and friends of Shaarei Shomayim. The application closing date each year is May 15. The committee meets each year in early June and each recipient is advised before the end of June. To apply go to shomayim.org/study-Israel, and complete the form before May 15.

THE SHARP FAMILY FUND FOR STUDIES IN ISRAEL INCLUDING A SPECIAL YOM HAZIKARONYOM HAZIKARONYOM HAZIKARONYOM HAZIKARON REMEMBERANCE CEREMONY AT 6:15 PM6:15 PM6:15 PM6:15 PM

Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm at Shaarei Shomayim Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm at Shaarei Shomayim Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm at Shaarei Shomayim Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm at Shaarei Shomayim