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Parshat Beshalach - Tu B'Shvat

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Parshat Beshalach
Divrei Torah: Jerrold Landau
Kiddush: Tu B'Shvat program

Shabbat Times

Friday Night
Candle Lighting	5:23 pm
Mincha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat	5:25 pm

Shabbat Day
Morning Shiur with Sholom on The Akeda	8:30 am
Shacharit (Morning Services)	9:00 am
Children's Program	10:00 am

Mincha	5:25 pm
Shalosh Seudot & Halacha Discussion	following Mincha
Shabbat Ends	6:27 pm

Tu B'Shvat at the Mizrachi Bayit I
At kiddush, Leonard and Keshet Stein will introduce a Sephardic piyut song about Tu B'Shvat. They are going to discuss the various symbolic references embedded in the lyrics and teach the melody as we go along so everyone can sing. It will be a kind of musical learning shiur! There will be a special Tu B'Shvat kiddush.

Tu B'Shvat at the Mizrachi Bayit (and your home) II
This Shabbat is Tu B'Shvat. Linked to the bulletin are two different seders. One is a child-friendly seder, the other is a seder that explores the history of the holiday, from a line in a Mishnah, to the Kabbalists in Tzfat, to the early days of the State of Israel, to contemporary environmentalists. For those who would like to run a seder, a great time for it is over dessert at one of your Shabbat meals.

Sefaria
Sefaria has announced the release of The William Davidson Talmud, a free digital edition of the Babylonian Talmud that will include English and Modern Hebrew translation by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, interlinked to major commentaries, biblical citations, Midrash, Kabbalah, Halakhah, and an ever-growing library of Jewish texts.One can already access 22 tractates in English (Berakhot through Bava Batra) on Sefaria. The Modern Hebrew translations will begin appearing online later this year, and the remaining English tractates will follow.

Replant Israel
Tu B'Shvat is the traditional time to support Israel by planting trees. This year it is especially important to help Israeli farmers recover from tragic arson fires by planting fruit trees in Israel. Click HERE for more information.

Kosher Products
Kosher products at Tim Horton's can be found here.

Kiddush

The kiddush this week is sponsored by the Mizrachi Bayit. We're always happy to have someone sponsor a kiddush. Please contact Les Lightstone if you're interested.

Refuah Shleima
Refuah shleima to Les Lightstone who is recuperating in Sunnybrook Hospital from an infection. He's in good spirits and hopes to be home for shabbat.

Upcoming Events
The following events will be happening in the coming days and week.

It's time to get your tickets for Limmud. Limmud is A festival of Jewish learning bringing people of all backgrounds together to celebrate the rich diversity of Jewish culture and heritage. Once again this year the Mizrachi Bayit is well represented. Sholom, Laya, Jerrold and Rachel Landau are all doing presentations. The full program is now available at limmud.ca and Sched.

Limmud After Dark: Dress up and join us for an evening of fun for the whole family on Thursday, March 16th to get into the Limmud spirit before the main event. We will be having a singalong while we watch Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. There will also be a costume competition! Buy tickets here.