Shabbat Prayer Times äçðî Minha 6:15p.m.

úåøð ú÷ìãä Early Candle Lighting 7:10 p.m.

(ïé÷éúå) à"ãéçä ïéðî úéøç Shaharit Ha’Hida Vatikin 5:40 a.m.

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

Rabbi’s Shiur - Mesilat Yesharim 5:55 p.m.

íéìäú Tehilim 6:40 p.m.

äçðî Minha 7:10 p.m.

áåè òåáù Shabbat Ends 8:40 p.m.

Erev Shabbat Friday September 6th 2019

Minha 7:10 p.m. (**Early Candle Lighting 7:26 p.m.)**

Weekday Services at Medrash Torah Vehayim

úéøçù Shaharit Sunday ïé÷éúå Vatikin 5:55 a.m.

íéîéã÷î Makdimim 8:00 a.m.

íéòåá÷ Kebuim 9:00 a.m.

úéøçù Shaharit Weekdays ïé÷éúå Vatikin 5:55 a.m.

íéîéã÷î Makdimim 6:45 a.m.

íéòåá÷ Kebuim 8:15 a.m.

äçðî אשרי Minha Ashre 6:10 p.m.

úéáøò Arbit 6:40 p.m

Shabat Zemanim– Netz– õð– 6:40 a.m. Keriat Shema- òîù úàéø÷- 9:23 a.m. Shekia- äòé÷ù – 7:56 p.m.

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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 Re’eh פרשת ראה Shabbat August 31 2019 30 / ל תמוז תשע"ט Av 5779

Parasha Re’eh Page 998 — Haftarah Page 1199 in Artscroll

Welcome to our Synagogue ברוכים הבאים

Mazal Tov To: Mr. & Mrs. Tomer and Deborah Haver on the occasion of their son, Aaron Baruch Haver’s Bar Mitzvah.

Proud Grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. Samuel and Alegria Toby, and Mr. & Mrs. Baruch and Yafa Haver.

KiddushPlease join us for Shabbat Kiddush sponsored by:

Mr. & Mrs. Tomer & Deborah Haver in honour of their son Aaron Baruch Haver’s Bar Mitzvah

Everyone is welcome.

Seuda Shelishit Please join us for Seuda Shelishit after Mincha services sponsored by:

Mr. Max, Esther and Mark Benatar in the memory of their mother Sarah Benatar ì"æEveryone is welcome.

NahalotYvette Ayache ì"æ, 1 Elul / Sunday September 1

Abraham Shvartsman ì"æ, 2 Elul / Monday September 2

Sarah Benatar ì"æ, 3 Elul Tuesday September 3

Ezra Totah ì"æ, Shamil Kardashov ì"æ, 4 Elul / Wednesday September 4

David Cohen ì"æ, Osvaldo Faierman 6 Elul / Friday September 6

Synagogue News:

Nahalot for next weekCharles Toledano ì"æ, David Revivo ì"æ 7 Elul / Saturday September 7

Jacob Benmergui ì"æ, Miriam Hochman ì"æ, Sol Serfaty-DeCohen ì"æ , Mary Benchimol ì"æ 8 Elul / Sunday September 8

Mercedes Serruya ì"æ, 9 Elul Monday September 9

Nissim Mamane ì"æ, 10 Elul / Tuesday September 10

Esther Azoulay ì"æ, 12 Elul / Thursday September 12

Simha Toledano ì"æ, David Menahem Nacson ì"æ13 Elul / Friday September 13

Rosh Hodesh Elul

Please note that Rosh Hodesh Elul is two days and will span Saturday August 31st to Sunday September 1st.

High Holidays Tickets

High Holiday Tickets are now available for pickup. Accounts must be fully paid to receive tickets and, for security reasons, no one

will be admitted for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services without numbered tickets checked at the door.

Selihot

Selihot will begin 45 minutes before each respective minyan beginning Monday September 2, 2019.

Hatanim

If you are interested in being a Hatan for Simhat Torah please contact our Parnas Avi Azuelos. Available Hatanim are:

- Hatan Mesayem (Vezot Haberacha)

- Hatan Mathil (Bereshit)

- Hatan UlAsher Amar

- Hatan Maftir

Security Update

The SKC will be using the services of VALGAURD Security on a trial basis, as of this Shabbat. Valgaurd is well known in the

Jewish community for their services and we look forward to working with them.

Regular (Winter) Schedule

Next Friday night we will be reverting back to our regular schedule for fall and winter. Minha will commence at 7:10pm

Seuda Shelishit

Come check out our new menu of delicious food and salads during Seuda Shelishit. For any recommendations

please joseph.mamane@kehilacentre.com at 905-669-7456 Ext. 200.

Mikve Update:

Rain has been scarce and therefore it’s been taking a bit longer than expected to fill up the two wells and the mikve. Neverthe-

less, we are almost there. All repairs have been completed and we are just waiting for nature to cooperate and provide us with

more rain water. We hope to get it and the kelim mikve up and running as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and un-

derstanding.

Save this Date

Sefer Torah Dedication in memory of Jack Buzaglo ì"æ , September 8th, 2019.

Upcoming Dinner In memory of Jack Buzaglo ì"æ , date to be announced.

Ladies Tehilim Group

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

Mesilat Yesharim, Rabbi Kadoch Shiur continues this week

The weekly summer Shabbat class resumes this Shabbat @5.55 p.m.

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

New and exciting Torah classes @ SKC

Daily - Halacha - between Minha and Arbit.

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

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

Wednesdays 8:00 p.m (beginning in September) - Ladies shiur with Rabbi Kadoch, Location TBA

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

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

Parashat Re’eh 5779

R' Simcha Zisel of Kelm makes a striking claim with respect to

the mitzvah of tzedaka mentioned in this week's parsha. It's

specifically not the person who gives to charity because it's a

mitzvah, who fulfills tzedaka to its fullest. Rather, it's the per-

son who empathizes with the poor and gives because he is

moved by their needs, who fulfills tzedaka to its fullest.

R' Simcha Zisel sees tzedaka as an extension of v'ahavta l're'acha

kamocha. Most of us don't eat because it's a mitzvah -- we eat

because we feel hungry. Says R' Simcha Zisel, treat your fellow

Jew in need the same way. Don't feed your friend because it's a

mitzvah. Feed your friend because you empathize with his pain

to such a degree that if he is hungry, you are hungry, and when

you are hungry, you eat.

The Sefer Darke Musar uses this explanation to answer a ques-

tion posed by the Maharasha. The Gemara in Ketubot 67 relates

that Nakdimon ben Gurion was punished for not fulfilling the

mitzvah of tzedaka properly. The Gemara asks: Nakdimon ben

Gurion was rich and give a fortune to tzedaka; how is it possible

to say he did not fulfill the mitzvah properly? The gemara gives

two answers: 1) As much as he gave, he could have done more;

2) He gave for the kavod of giving. Maharasha on the spot ques-

tions this second answer. We know that someone who gives

charity "al menat she'yihye beni," with ulterior motives, because

he wants the zechut of tzedaka to bring a refuah to his child, is

called a tzadik gamur. So who cares if Nakdimon ben Gurion

did it for the kavod!? He should still go down on the books as a

tzadik gamur!

Yes, that is true, someone who gives with ulterior motives is a

tzadik and fulfills a mitzvah -- but that mitzvah is not the mitz-

vah of tzedaka. When your giving is motivated by any reason

other than empathy, other than truly identifying with the needs

of another, that's not true tzedaka. The point of the mitzvah of

tzedaka is not the ma'ase netina -- the act of giving -- but rather

it's the person becoming a someone who is sensitive to the

needs of others.

Parashat Re'eh

The Long-Term Reward of Torah Study & Sedaka

This week’s parasha, Parashat Re’eh, teaches about the command-

ment to give maasrot. "You shall set aside every year a tenth part of

all the yield of your sowing that is brought from the field" (Devarim

14:20). Of course, while the Torah relates to an agrarian society,

and the farmer is expected to separate tithes from his produce,

nowadays we are expected to give sedaka (charity) from our earn-

ings. The gemara (Taanit 8b) teaches that unlike other command-

ments, one can expect to receive a reward for giving sedaka. Re-

garding this, the Talmud relates the following story:

Rabbi Yohanan found the young son of Reish Lakish. He said to the

boy: Recite to me your verse that you studied today in school. The

boy said to him: "’Aser teaser’ - A tithe shall you tithe." The boy fur-

ther said to Rabbi Yohanan: But what is the meaning of this phrase:

"A tithe shall you tithe"? Rabbi Yohanan said to him: The verse

means: Take a tithe so that you will become wealthy.

The Midrash, without explanation, connects this commandment to

another verse in Kohelet (10:2): "A wise man's understanding is at

his right hand, but a fool's understanding at his left." What message

does the Midrash intend to convey? How does the commandment to

give sedaka relate to "a wise man’s understanding is at his right

hand"?

The Kedushat Tzion offers an interesting suggestion. He first notes

that the gemara, in several places, asserts that "the words of Torah

are poor in one place and rich in another place." Seemingly, the ge-

mara means that while in one place it may be difficult to understand

a passage of Talmud, elsewhere, where one can find more interpre-

tations. However, there is a deeper interpretation of this passage.

When one begins to learn gemara, he struggles to understand its

language, style, and concepts, and may even become very frustrat-

ed. He should realize that eventually, after practice and hard work,

the Torah opens up, and one can see its depth and beauty. There-

fore, the rabbis teach that the Torah is "poor" when one begins, but

"rich" after time. Similarly, the Talmud (Megilla 6b) states that we

believe one who says, regarding learning Torah, "I toiled, and I

found something." The commentaries explain that if one works hard

and toils when one is young, eventually, Torah insights will come to

him with ease, as one who finds something.

The same is true, says the Kedushat Sion, regarding sedaka. When a

person first gives charity, he feels the sacrifice. Sedaka is "poor in

one place." However, the Torah promises that eventually, after giv-

ing much sedaka, it will not be difficult; rather, it will be "rich in a

different place," as he will be blessed with wealth.

The Kedushat Sion notes that elsewhere, a different verse (Mishle

3:16) says: The length of days is in her right hand, and in her left

hand riches and honor. He employs this verse to explain the Mid-

rash cited above. The right-hand represents the long road; that is

the road of the wise man. The wise man can see the long-term bene-

fit and understands that when he gives sedaka, he may receive the

reward only after a long time. However, the fool looks for "riches

and honor," and is frustrated when he gives sedaka and does not

receive an immediate reward. The Kedushat Sion explains that this

is the intention of the Midrash.

Furthermore, we may suggest a deeper understand fo the gemara

cited above. When Rabbi Yohanan asked the student what he was

studying, the young talmid responded "aser taaser"- he felt that like

sedaka, he was giving without receiving any benefit. Rabbi Yohanan

explained to him that Torah study may be "poor" in the beginning,

but will be "rich" in the end. When a person gives sedaka, at first, he

feels the sacrifice, and only later receives the benefit. Similarly. Rab-

bi Yohanan explained to the child that when learning Torah, at first

one may feel only frustration, but eventually, he will see the wealth.

It is important to add that the reward described above also corre-

sponds to the manner in which one give sedaka. Later in the para-

sha, the Torah says, "but each with his own gift, according to the

blessing that the Lord your God has bestowed upon you" (Devarim

16:17). The commentaries ask, what does the Torah mean

"kematnat yado kevirkat Hashem" – like the gift of his hand, like the

blessing of God? Why doesn’t the Torah simply say that if he gives a

gift, he will receive the blessing of God. The simple understanding is

that the blessing a person receives is in accordance with the amount

that a person gives. However, some suggest a deeper explanation.

R. Shimshon Raphael Hirsch taught that a person is measured by the

manner in which he gives. Here too, the blessing of God is depend-

ant upon the manner in which he gave the gift, i.e., by his initiative

or only after being asked.