Pesach (first days)

Please note the following information from Rabbi Katchen:

The Shabbat Hagadol derasha will be at 6:30pm, on Shabbat.  The topic is the Value of Yachatz, followed by Q&A about Pesach.

The normal derasha before Musaf this Shabbat will be replaced with Questions from the Community - so please bring your questions.

This Sunday there will be Hagalat Keilim (kashering your cutlery, etc.) at Aguda between 11am-3pm - in the basement.  All items need to be clean and unused for 24 hours.

Also this Sunday will be Sheimot (Sheimos/Geniza) drop-off.  Please have any materials you want to be deposited to either the shul or my house (39 Laurelcrest) by 10am Sunday.  The charge is $10/shopping bag - see below for a list of what should or shouldn't be geniza'd.  If you are dropping off a few pages, the shul will include it for free, but you are welcome to give a donation for this service.  

If you are dropping off a shopping bag - or more, please visit our CanadaHelps page to make a donation to the shul for this service.

What should you put in geniza:
Anything that has YKVK (the proper name of God, in Hebrew) written out, any book that is bound (i.e. a Talmud, Mishna, halachic work, benschers). Mezuzot and Tefilin should be wrapped before depositing. 

What should you put in recycling (preferably in a separate bag):
Any photocopies that do not contain YKVK - including the Shabbat sheets from shul, YU Torah-To-Go, photocopied source sheets (without YKVK), school workbooks, personal notes from shiurim, simcha invitations, etc.

Kippas that are torn, ripped tzitzit/tallit katan and gadol, tallit bags - they should be put into a clean bag and then can be disposed of in the garbage.

Tapes, cds, etc can be thrown out.

Anything else, please ask.

Shabbat shalom and chag kasher v'sameach,
 

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