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This Shabbos, our youth will lead us in davening, leining and learning.
Here is a brief description of some of our Shabbos morning minyanim.
Junior Congregation: (Michelle Jacobs, Maya Woolf, Talya Saban and Tzvi Spivak)
This program is geared to boys and girls in grades 4 to 6. Children have an opportunity to learn and daven. The Shabbos
morning teffilos and under the guidance of skilled adult volunteers and two paid youth leaders. The
Junior congregation serves to introduce and build upon synagogue and Shabbos davening skills. Each Shabbos boys
participate by becoming a shaliach tzibur, reciting the Shabbos morning Kiddush and preparing and delivering short
divrei torah. Girls also prepare and deliver divrei torah and recite the bracha achronah following our generously
donated Kiddush. This program is in its 3rd year and attracts over 60 enthusiastic children each Shabbos.
Middle School Minyan: (Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen, Gary Fortinsky, Ilan Shields and Evie Bernstein )
The fundamental principle guiding this minyan is the concept of chinuch. Created in response for the need for
our children to be actively involved in davening, the minyan affords children the opportunity to participate and lead
the davening in a family environment. The goal is to have our children acquire fluency and confidence in the various
aspects of davening in Shul.
High School Minyan: (Rabbi Dovi Gopin)
This minyan allows our teenagers to hone the skills they have developed in davening and leining. Participants also have
the opportunity to prepare and deliver divrei torah to the minyan. It is a chance for them to direct the entire davening
from both an organizing and participatory perspective which builds their self-confidence and leadership skills.
Teen Minyan: (Rabbi Avi Levinson)
This minyan is designed to involve high school students from diverse backgrounds including those who are new to the
Shabbos and davening experience. The minyan involves many public high school and day-school students who share in
the divrei torah, enthusiastic singing and warm atmosphere.
Other youth groups include:
Early Drop Off (Maytal Cuperfain, Shoshana Jacob)
Nursery (Ora Rosenberg, Maytal Cuperfain, Elisheva Margolis, Atara Gasner and Amanda Bergman)
JK & SK (Francesca Aviv, Melanie Tebbi, Sarah Levy)
Grades 1-3 Boys (Oriel Cohen, Josh Mayer, Noah Guttmann and Nadav Hames )
Grades 1-3 Girls (Shoshana Jacob, Yakira Gasner )
A very special thank you to all our special junior helpers: Jessica Aviv, Sophie Factor, Shira Lithwick
Psukei D’Zimra Jake Levy
Shacharis David Reiter
Pesicha Joseph Katchen and Avi Guttmann
Gaboim Tzvi Greenberg and Coby Cohen
Aliyah Leining Dvar Torah
1st
Noam Sonenberg Noah Woolf
2nd
Judah Levy Ilan Shields
3rd
Tzvi Spivak Amichai Stoll
4th
Ari Katchen Gavriel Jacob
5th
AJ Deutsch Ben Aviv
6th
Yedidya Epstein Jordan Jesin
7th
Ben Shore Yonatan Fortinsky
Haftorah
Coby Stopnicki
Hagbah Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen —
Middle School Minyan
Gelilah Dr. Gary Fortinsky
Mussaf Dani Serman
Ein Kelokeinu Junior Congregation, Grades 1-3 Boys,
Grades 1-3 Girls, JK & SK and Nursery
Announcements Ben Tanen
Kiddush Perlis Hall
We are happy, this year to include divrei torah from girls representing various grades. By: Deena Deutsch, Grade 6 - ראשון
The first aliyah in this week’s parsha discusses special rules for kohanim. One of the rules is that kohanim are
not allowed to marry certain women including a woman who is divorced, and if he does, you have the right to
make him divorce her. We know this because it says in pasuk 8 the word “V’Kidashto” and you shall make
him holy. The Ohr Hachayim asks why does the pasuk say “V’Kidashto” in singular, when the rest of the
section is written in plural. He answers that this tells us that even when there are other kohanim to bring
korbanos, you still have to force him to be holy to be able to his job as a kohen.
By: Oryah Bensalmon, Grade 7 - שני
”Any man who has a defect may not approach“ כי כל איש אשר בו מום לא יקרב
In Parshas Emor, the second aliyah speaks about how one who has a physical disability may not approach
Hashem to give a korban. This is said in one passuk, but in the passuk after that, it repeats this law over again.
Rashi asks, “Why does it say the same thing two times?” The answer to this is that there are two parts to this
commandment. One part is that any man approaching Hashem to give a korban must be without any
disabilities, for it is unholy to come forward to Hashem with a physical defect. The second part to this is that
one may not bring up an animal that has a defect, such as a broken leg, or blind eyes. This is the reason why
the passuk repeats this law twice; in order to show us that it applies to both humans and animals.
By: Maytal Cuperfain Grade 12 - שלישי
The end of שלי שי talks about the idea of making a ה׳ קידוש and Hashem giving us קדושה . The very next
section talks about the חגיםThe "Chidushei Harim says that the connection between the two topics is that by ״
doing acts of קדושה Hashem gives us the ability to be מקדש , to sanctify, the ט ובים ימים . In this way we
become similar to Hashem because his קדושה is what makes שבת holy and our קדושה makes the טובים ימ ים
holy.
By: Annie Rosenblum Grade 5 - רביעי
In the 4th
Aliyah of Parshat Emor the Torah discusses the bringing of the Korban Omer, on the second day of
Pesach. This Korban was brought from the new barley harvest. It was the first barley offering of the year. It
allowed all of Bnei Yisrael to start eating from all of the new crops of the year, “Chadash”. Until then only the
crop from the previous year was allowed to be eaten “ Yashan”. It is also on this second day of Pesach that
we start the counting of the 49 days of “Sefrat Ha Omer”. We still do this today, even here in Canada, in 2015.
We are on the journey to the holiday of Shavuot...(Don’t forget to count Seferiah tonight!)
By: Layla Frischman Grade 9 - חמישי
In this Aliyah we are commanded to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashana, and to afflict ourselves on Yom Kippur.
One reason of many as to why we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashana is because at Har Sinai, when the Torah
was given, the shofar was blown. Therefore, we must blow it as a reminder of our commitment and
dedication to the Torah. As for affliction on Yom Kippur, Chazal teaches us that this is referring to fasting.
By: Ayelet Klein Grade 4 - ששי
The sixth Aliyah discusses the holiday Sukkot. Sukkot is commanded to take place on the 15th day of Tishrai.
A Korban Musaf is supposed to be brought on each of the seven days of Sukkot. The Eighth day of Sukkot is to
also be considered a holiday and a Korban is supposed to be brought as well. On Sukkot we must bring the
Lulav, Etrog, Hadas and Arava with us to help fulfill the mitzvah. Sukkot is commanded to be celebrated
around Harvest time which comes around in Fall. During the holiday of Sukkot we are supposed to live in a
sukkah. The reason we do this is to teach all the generations since Yiziyat Mizrayim about how Hashem
protected us all the years we were in the Midbar (desert). Shabbat Shalom.
By: Sarah Zaionz Grade 7 - שביעי
What is the significance of the Ner Tamid and the Lechem Hapanim? The mefarshim explain these as a way
for Hashem to show Am Yisrael that he is constantly looking out for their spiritual growth (Ner Tamid) and
material well being (Lechem Hapanim). What is the significance of these being discussed right after we read
about the chagim? The chagim are a time when people are able to elevate themselves to a higher level of
spirituality through their observance. This elevation is something that is within human control. The Ner
Tamid and Lechem Hapanim are constants showing that Hashem is eternal and always present. This
continuous elevated level of spirituality is something that is beyond human control.
By: Frankie Aviv Grade 12 and Melanie Tebbi Grade 11 - הפטרה
In this week’s parsha, Parshat Emor, the Torah discusses the rules that the Kohanim had to follow in order to
serve G-d in the holy temple. The Kohanim were not allowed to wear wool, shave, drink wine, marry a widow
or divorced woman and lastly, come in contact with the dead. The reason the Kohanim could not have
contact with the dead is because they would become tameh (impure). The only people the Kohanim were
allowed to attend the funerals of were their immediate family, which included the Kohen’s mother, father,
unmarried sister, brother, son and daughter. The Kohen Hagadol, also known as the High Priest, was not
allowed to ever be tameh and therefore he could not come in contact with the dead at all. This meant he was
unable to attend any close family member’s funeral. Particularly at a time of personal loss, it is harder for
individuals to connect with G-d and fully serve G-d as we are supposed to. The fact that the Kohen Hagadol
had the strength to not attend close family funerals and yet still serve G-d wholeheartedly really shows what
a remarkable and committed person the Kohen Hagadol was. We can only hope that we, the Jewish nation,
can eventually come close to the holiness that the Kohen Hagadol had and be able to serve G-d completely
and unconditionally even at a difficult time in our lives.
Shabbat Shalom
Stanley & Alieza Abraham
Joseph & Lillian Benbassat
Lloyd & Lynn Chazen
Meir & Shana Cohen
Shimmy & Melanie Deutsch
Frank & Florence Dimant
Abe & Miryam Edery
Marc & Michelle Factor
Ezra & Mashie Feintuch
Gerald & Shayna Friedman
Mark & Michelle Frischman
Nathan & Michele Herrmann
Jonathan & Liora Jacob
Irv & Michelle Jacobs
Edward & Lisa Jesin
Josh & Elizabeth Katchen
Steve & Alina Mayer
Joel & Marissa Muscat
Yossi & T.K. Rosenblum
Arthur & Marcee Rosenzweig
Josh & Janet Rucker
Simon & Gaby Rucker
Joshua Salmon
Mordie & Zahava Shields
David & Sharon Shore
Albert & Susan Silverman
Jeff & Sara Silverman
Alan & Rosalie Steinfeld
Tom & Amy Stopnicki
Ron & Shana Strauss
Melech & Heather Tanen
Jerry & Anne Tollinsky
Aaron & Deena Wapner
Rabbi Nosson & Sara Westreich
Rich & Elana Winkler
Ari & Renee Zaionz
Tomi & Zippy Zwiebel
We take this opportunity to thank all of the families in the shul who have generously
sponsored this year’s Youth Shabbos.
Special thank you to the BAYT Brotherhood (Craig Guttmann President)
and BAYT Sisterhood (Co-Presidents Heather Tanen and Bayla Fortinsky)
for their generous contributions to the Youth Shabbos Kiddush
Thank you to:
Rabbi Korobkin and Rabbi Spitz for their guidance
All of our outstanding youth leaders for their dedication and
commitment to the BAYT Youth program.
BAYT office staff for all the assistance.
All the youth for their enthusiasm and participation in
the programs.
Thank you to the wonderful youth committee for their suggestions, guidance
and support:
Michelle Jacobs, co-chair
Sara Silverman, co-chair
Rich Winkler, Youth Director
905-886-3810 X 135