Shabbat Prayer Times íéøéùä øéù Shir Hashirim 4:50 p.m.

äçðî Minha 5:05 p.m.

úáù úìá÷ Kabalat Shabbat 5:25 p.m.

úåøð ú÷ìãä Candle Lighting 5:02 p.m.

(ïé÷éúå) à"ãéçä ïéðî úéøçù Shaharit Ha’Hida Vatikin 6:40 a.m.

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

íéìäú Tehilim 4:05 p.m. äçðî Minha 4:35 p.m.

áåè òåáù Shabbat Ends 6:07 p.m.

Ereb Shabbat, Friday February 2nd, 2018

Minha 5:15 p.m. (Candle Lighting 5:12 p.m.)

Weekday Services at Medrash Torah Vehayim

úéøçù Shaharit Sunday ïé÷éúå Vatikin 6:55 a.m.

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

úéøçù Shaharit Weekdays ïé÷éúå Vatikin 6:55 a.m.

íéîéã÷î Makdimim 6:45 a.m. íéòåá÷ Kebuim 8:15 a.m. äçðî Minha 5:10 p.m.

úéáøò Arbit 5:50 p.m.

Shabat Zemanim– Netz– õð– 7:40 am, Keriat Shema- òîù úàéø÷- 9:29 am, Shekia- äòé÷ù– 5:22 pm

Shabbat Shalom

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Welcome to our Synagogue שבת שלום ברוכים הבאים

President Meyer Keslassy Vice President Isaac Cohen

Chief Rabbi Haham Amram Assayag

Hazan Rabbi David Kadoch

Shaliach Tzibur Marc Kadoch

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Perashat Beshalach בשלח פרשת

Shabbat January 27th, 2018, ח" תשע יא' שבט / 11 Shevat 5778

Perasha Page 366, Haftara 1152 in Artscroll

Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Curt and Debbie Rothenberg on the upcoming Bar Misva of their son Yoseph.

Proud Grandparents: Mrs. Mercedes Dayan, Joyce Corkey and Murray Rothenberg.

Mazal Tov to Armando and Enny Cohen on the birth of a baby girl

Proud Grand Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Marcos and Mercedes Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Mercedes Abitbol

Proud Great Grandparents: Mrs. Enna Kadoch

Kiddush Everyone is invited to join us for Kiddush after services. In order to continue our coveted Kiddush which we

all enjoy on a weekly basis, we are looking for sponsors. Everyone is welcome.

Seuda Shelishit This weeks Seudah Shelishit is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Elias Azulay, in loving memory of his brother Ayouch Azulay

ì"æ, Mr.. & Mrs. Jacob and Arona Shemesh, in loving memory of his mother Malka Shemesh ì"æ, Mr.. & Mrs. Jacques

and Biba Benquesus, in loving memory of his uncle Mojluf Ruah ì"æ, and Mr. & Mrs. Samuel and Clara Serruya, in lov-

ing memory of his uncle Rabbi Shmuel Edery ì"æ. Everyone is welcome.

Nahalot Ayoch Azoulay ì"æ, Yaakob Cohen ì"æ 11 Shevat/ Shabbat January 27th

Nissim Dadoun ì"æ 12 Shevat/ Sunday January 28th

Malka Shemesh ì"æ, Mojluf Ruah ì"æ, Rabbi Shmuel Edery ì"æ 13 Shevat/ Monday January 29th

Ami Yakov Danieli ì"æ 14 Shevat/ Tuesday January 30th

Haim Toledano ì"æ 17 Shevat/ Friday February 2nd

Nahalot for the following week

Fortuna Benisty ì"æ 18 Shevat/ Shabbat February 3rd

Rebecca Abitbol ì"æ, David Amirian ì"æ 19 Shevat/ Sunday February 4th

Jacob Benaim ì"æ 20 Shevat/ Monday February 5th

Hasiba Dadoun ì"æ, Eliyahu Edery ì"æ 21 Shevat/ Tuesday February 6th

Synagogue News Condolences

Our deepest and most sincere condolences to Mrs. Judy Kadoch on the passing of her

father Mr. Menasse Benzaquen z"l in Montreal. He is survived by his wife Biba and his

three children Judy, Nissim and Abie. Mr. Benzaquen is the father in-law of our Shaliah

Tzibur Marc Kadoch and the grandfather of our Hazan Rabbi David Kadoch.

May his neshama rest eternally in Gan Eden. Amen.

Social Hall

As a reminder the Social Centre is open to serve our community. The Centre has been

established to provide all, the opportunity to meet and enjoy the amenities that we are

presently offering.

The Social Centre will be open for all from Monday to Thursday from 6 PM to 12

PM, Saturday during the winter season, we will open from 1 hour after Shabbat ends,

until 12 AM., Sundays from 1 PM to 12 AM. The Centre will be closed during all Jewish

holidays.

Hilula Rav Hida - Rebbi Hayim Yosef David Azulay ZYAA

Abir Yaakov Congregation cordially invites all the men and women, member and non-

members to the Hilula of Rav Hida - Rebbi Hayim Yosef David Azulay ZYAA

on February 25, 2018 at the Kehila Centre. Minha followed by Arbit at 5.45 pm. The

dinner following is graciously sponsored by Jacques and Biba Benquesus, and is free of

charge. Please RSVP no later than Tuesday February 20, 2018, to Jimmy Dayan at

905-669-7654 x 253 or jdayan@kehilacentre.com

Tu B'Shvat Seder

Please join us for our traditional Tu B'Shvat Seuda, with the customary assortment of

fruits, this coming Tuesday January 30th, after Arvit (5:50 pm) in the restaurant room.

Please make every effort to attend.

Weekly Classes at Abir Yaakob Avot U’Banim

Community wide Avot U’Banim, Father and son learning con-

tinues this Motsae Shabbat in the midrash from 7:00 PM - 8:00

PM. Great Raffle Prizes, Pizza, Skating, Snacks and more! For

more details and information please speak to Rabbi Kadoch.

Brunch and Learn - Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM

Join Hacham Assayag every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM for a

special breakfast and open-ended learning session.

Topic: The underlying reasons behind the Minhagim.

Tefila begins at 9:00 AM. For more information contact

Hacham Assayag.

Daf Yomi

Please join us daily for Gemara Daf Yomi with Haham Assayag,

following Arvit.

Tuesday Night LIVE with Tomer Malca

Please join Tomer Malca on Tuesday nights in the Midrash at

7:30 PM. for a shiur on relevant halacha topics of the day.

Night Yeshiva - Wednesday Nights at 8pm

Attention high school and university boys: Come and enjoy a

learning session followed by an intense game of basketball.

Every Wednesday beginning at 8pm. Special activities and trips

take place bimonthly. For more information contact Yossi

Azulay or Isaac Nacson.

Life Matters - Thursdays at 8:00 PM

Join Hacham Amram Assayag every Thursday night for a

discussion on deep and profound insights on life and Torah

values. Refreshments to be served.

For more information contact Max Benatar.

Halacha and Mussar

Thursday nights at 9:00 PM - Join Rabbi David Kadoch in an

informative class on Hilchot Shabbat and Character Develop-

ment. Each class will end with a thought on the Parasha.

Men of all ages invited.

Upcoming Events

Kehila Boys Mishmar Program– Grades 5-8

Boys Grades 5-8 , come out for a great time and see your

friends from all schools! Every Wednesday we’ll be meeting in

the Red Room at 7:00 PM for some learning, snacks and prizes

followed by our own basketball league in the gym. For any

questions or for sponsorship opportunities, please contact

yosazulay@gmail.com

ובני ישראל הלכו ביבשה בתוך הים " )טו:יט(“

" And the Children of Israel walked on dry land inside the sea.”

(15:19) The moment before Keriat Yam Suf must have been a very nerve rack-

ing experience. We tend to forget that prior to the greatest miracle of

all time, the Jewish people were frightened beyond belief as to what

their future held. What do you think you would have been going

through?

There’s a gemara in Masechet Pesahim 118 that needs some explana-

tion. It writes that the sustenance of man is as difficult as the splitting

of the sea.” Furthermore, another gemara in Masechet Sota 2b writes

that the combining of a man and a woman (for marriage) is as difficult

as the splitting of the sea.” The sages ask the obvious question: What

is the connection between these two elements of life - sustenance and

matrimony - to keriat yam suf? Why are these specific items listed in

comparison to the splitting of the sea?

Rav Bunim from Peshisha explains that the Jews faced a massive dille-

ma. On one side there were the ruthless Egyptians chasing them and

on the other side, you had the sea. After seeing the ten plagues in mi-

raculous fashion, the Jews were probably expecting something grand in

nature as a salvation, that would either cause the Egyptians to flee or

maybe pelt them with some Heavenly matter; almost like Sedom and

Amora. However, witnessing the sea split into 12 separate paths so

that each tribe can walk together, was something that was certainly not

on their minds.

This is the uniqueness of parnasa and zivug (sustenance and mar-

riage). “Man plans and God laughs.” Man prepares the most extrava-

gant ideas how to make money or how/when he’s going to find a life

partner. He thinks it’s that easy but little does he know that one flaw in

his strategy can alter things completely. More often than not, a per-

son’s yeshua (salvation) in any matter will come totally from left field;

from a circumstance that you thought would never be possible. How

many stories have we heard of husbands and wives meeting in the

most spectacular fashion? How many times have we heard of a person

make enormous amounts of money from an idea that he never thought

would take off? These unexpected turn of events symbolize exactly

what took place when the Jews stood face to face with the sea; a mag-

nificent event that changed the course of history but that came entirely

unpredicted.

Is It Permissible to Add Hot Water to Instant Soup Mixes on

Shabbat?

The question arises whether it is permissible to add hot water to in-

stant soup mixes on Shabbat. While, of course, it is prohibited to cook

on Shabbat, can the principle of “En Bishul Ahar Bishul” (there is no

prohibition to cook a food which has already been cooked) be applied,

since the ingredients of the soup mix may already be cooked and then

freeze-dried?

Hacham David (Halacha Berura, Hilchot Shabbat p. 485-Refer to Audio

for Hebrew Quote) writes that that even if many ingredients were

cooked, there may be some minor ingredients, such as spices, which

remain raw. Pouring hot water on them would constitute Bishul. The

process differs between different manufacturers. Therefore, one may

not be lenient unless he verifies with certainty that ALL the ingredients

were previously FULLY cooked.

Moreover, even if all the ingredients were fully cooked, it is possible to

argue that the principle of “En Bishul Ahar Bishul” would not apply,

since, in this case, the cooked ingredients need the hot water to be-

come edible as soup. Thus, the second “cooking” has an impact and

may be prohibited.

It may even be prohibited to use hot water from a Keli Sheni, as these

ingredients could constitute “Kaleh Bishul”-easily cooked items, similar

to tea leaves, in which the water from the Keli Sheni is just as effective

as water from a Keli Rishon.

Nevertheless, Hacham David does permit pouring hot water from a Keli

Shlishi on to any soup mix, as the Halacha established that Keli Shlishi

never cooks. This means, one may pour hot water from the urn (Keli

Rishon) into a cup (Keli Sheni) and then from that cup into a different

cup (Keli Shlishi) and pour the mix into that cup. It is also permitted to

pour directly from the Keli Sheni onto the soup mix; this is equivalent

to Keli Shlishi.

SUMMARY

One may not prepare instant soup mixes with hot water in a Keli

Rishon or Keli Sheni on Shabbat, but he may do so with a Keli Shlishi.

Tu Bishebat

The 15th of Shebat is a festive day, counted as one of the four new

years of Jewish calendar. Tu Bishebat is the New Year for the trees.

The reason for this new year is due to the fact that many laws exist

concerning either when one may eat the fruit of a tree one has planted

or because of the various offerings a Jew must take up to Yerushalyim

from the fruit of his trees and it even concerns the seventh sabbatical

year in which the land rests. Being that many of these laws pertain to

the fruit of each year individually, it is necessary that we know when

the trees begin their new year. To define and clarify this, the Hacha-

mim inform us that any fruit that has blossomed before the 15th of

Shebat is considered from the previous year, and after Tu Bishebat, it

constitutes the fruit of the current year.

As in Rosh Hashanah, the New Year for the humans, these are judged

and their future decided on that day for the coming year, so happens

in the New Year for the trees. On the day of Tu Bishebat, Hashem

draws the future of the fruit of the trees, on the day He decrees its

quantities and qualities. For this reason, we make the “Seder of Tu

Bishebat”, when a Beracha is said on every possible fruit, while we pray

for the fruitful reproduction of each tree according to its specimen, as

the fruit is necessary for man’s sustenance.

On Tu Bishebat, we especially mention the fruit of the land of Israel,

with which it was blessed and priority is given to these fruits, to show

our love for the land of Israel and our longing to return to it with the

same blessings that the land enjoyed and was characterized with in

ancient times.

Shabat Shalom Umeborach

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