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1 MOSAIC EXPRESS Torah Portion Shemos שמות Candle Lighting 3:55 pm Shabbat Ends 5:04 pm Friday Dec 20, 2013 Tevet 17, 5774 SHABBAT DAY SCHEDULE SERVICES Friday Night Mincha/Maariv...3:55pm Shacharit... 9:00am Children s Program :00am Kiddush :00pm Mincha/Shalosh Seudos...3:55pm Maariv...5:05pm TORAH READING Parshat Shemot Page 259 Haftorah Page 1095 CLASSES :15am Men s Class :10pm Women s Class :10pm EN FRANCAIS AVEC LE RAV M. PINTO Le Monde Ésotérique de la Torah...8h 30 La Hala ha dans notre vie quotidienne..15h 15 Seu'da Chelichit, Sujets Judaïques Contemporains h 30 Yasher Koach to our Kiddush co-sponsors! Last Week Leon & Sylvia Azoulay X 2 Efi & Tamara Bar Yoram & Sara Bar Rachel & Hymie Blankrot Daniella Bernstein & Dave Chodat Jerry & Roslyn Convoy Sara Eldor Patrick Elfassy Steve & Dorit Kovac Joy & Larry Kurlender Mark Lazar Marc & Claudine Mydlarski Jacob & Gloria Tink The Treitel Family This Week The Treitel family, in honor of the birth of Yeshaya Aryeh Kaplan, a great-grandson born to Chana and Mendel Kaplan Estelle Kahan in honour of the Yartzeit of her father Joseph Kooner, Yosef ben Faivel obm Tevet 18 Sara Eldor in honor of her trip to Israel Mark Lazar in memory of his father Larry Lazar obm MTC Graciously Acknowledges This Week s Sponsors of the Day Joey Adler in honour of the birthday of Simon Berdugo, December 21 Gerald & Frances Kessner in honour of the Yartzeit of Bessie Miller, Teves 18 Frank Farkas in honour of the Yartzeit of Clara Farkas, Teves 20 Shmuel & Chani Gniwisch in honour of Moshe Yisroel s birthday, Teves 21 To become a sponsor of the day, please contact ext 223 Kiddush Co-Sponsors continued Yona Corber in honour of the Yartzeit of her brother Lipa Feivel ben Binyamin obm Tevet18 Janice, Chaim, Max, Zane, Rem, Glenda, Debra, Brad, Sierra, Zoe and Doug in honour of Jerry & Roslyn Convoy s wedding anniversary, with love Anonymous with thanks to Hashem for His miracles and for our community s support Kiddush co-sponsorship is $136 Shabbos WITH GUEST SCHOLAR Rabbi Michoel Seligson in honour of SHABBOS, YUD SHEVAT THE 10TH OF SHEVAT 5774 JANUARY Friday night farbrengen at the Rabbi s home 17 Aldred Cr - 7:30pm Shabbos day sermon 11:00am Farbrengen for women following Kiddush 12:45-1:45 in the lounge Farbrengen for men 1:45-4:15 On the 10th of Shvat , the Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson passed away. This year, we commemorate 64 years since our Rebbe assumed the mantle of leadership of the Chabad Lubavitch movement. Rabbi Seligson is a popular speaker and author of numerous publications on Chassidic philosophy and history. He resides in Crown Heights. Vacation Shacharit Schedule WEDNESDAY DEC 25 - FRIDAY JAN 3 Class....8:15am Shacharit....9:00am MTC wishes a hearty Mazal Tov to Nancy Taub and David Gurberg on their engagement Montreal Torah Center Bais Menachem Chabad Lubavitch Joanne and Jonathan Gurman Community Center Lou Adler Shul 28 Cleve Road, Hampstead Quebec H3X 1A Fax mtc@themtc.com Mosaic Express l 1

2 WEEKDAY PRAYER SCHEDULE Sunday Shacharit.... 9:00 am Monday -Tuesday Shacharit.7:00 am Sunday Thurs Mincha/Maariv... 4:10 pm Breakfast following weekday services and finally The doctor told me, "Physical exercise is good for you." I know that I should do it, but my body is out of shape, so I have worked out this easy daily program I can do anywhere. You too can get fit! Monday: Beat around the bush Jump to conclusions Climb the walls Wade through paperwork. Tuesday: Drag my heels Push my luck Make mountains out of molehills Hit the nail on the head. Wednesday: Bend over backwards Jump on the bandwagon Balance the books Run around in circles. Thursday: Toot my own horn Climb the ladder of success Pull out the stops Add fuel to the fire. Friday: Open a can of worms Put my foot in my mouth Start the ball rolling Go over the edge. Saturday: Pick up the pieces You are invited to use my program without charge! You might want to take it easy at first, and then do it faster as you become more proficient. **ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM** Belief by Tzvi Freeman From a letter of the Rebbe: You write to me you are concerned that you no longer believe. If you don t believe, then why does not believing concern you? SHEMOT ALIYAH SUMMARY General Overview: This week's Torah reading, Shemot, begins the Book of Exodus. Pharaoh issues harsh decrees against the Israelites, beginning decades of Jewish suffering and slavery. Moses is born and raised in the Egyptian royal palace. After killing an Egyptian, Moses escapes to Midian and marries. G d appears to him in a burning bush and demands that he return to Egypt to redeem the Israelites. Moses returns to Egypt with the intention of freeing the Jewish people. First Aliyah: Jacob's sons all died. Jacob's descendents in Egypt, however, were "fruitful and swarmed and increased and became very very strong." A new Pharaoh arose, and he resolved to find a solution to the "Israelite problem." He proposed to afflict the Israelites and impose slave labor upon them, thus preventing them from multiplying. He implemented the plan, and the Israelites were forced to construct storage cities for Pharaoh. "But as much as they would afflict them, so did they multiply and so did they gain strength." Pharaoh then summoned the Hebrew midwives and instructed them to kill all the Hebrew sons that they delivered. The righteous midwives feared G d, however, and defied Pharaohs order. Second Aliyah: Pharaoh called the midwives to task for not following orders. They answered that the Hebrew women were skilled in midwifery and delivered their babies before they even arrived. G d rewarded the midwives for their bravery. Pharaoh then commanded the Egyptians to cast all newborn males into the Nile. Moses was born. His mother, who feared for her baby's life, put him into a waterproofed basket and set him afloat in the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter came to bathe, and took the child as her own. Moses' sister Miriam, who observed the entire episode, offered to bring a Hebrew nursemaid for the child, and when Pharaoh's daughter agreed to the suggestion, Miriam called the child's mother. Moses' mother nursed the child and after he was weaned brought him back to Pharaoh's daughter. Third Aliyah: Moses was raised in Pharaoh's palace. When he matured, he went out one day and saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew. Moses slew the Egyptian. Word of his deed reached Pharaoh, and Moses was compelled to flee. He escaped to Midian where he married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro. They gave birth to a son, Gershom. Back in Egypt, meanwhile, the plight of the Israelite slaves was worsening. They cried out to G d, and He remembered the covenant He had made with their forefathers. Fourth Aliyah: Moses was shepherding Jethro's flocks in the wilderness when he arrived at the "mountain of G d." There he saw a bush burning, yet it was not being consumed by the fire. When he approached to investigate the phenomenon, G d called out to him. G d declared that He has seen the Israelites' afflictions, and has decided to deliver them from their Egyptian masters. Fifth Aliyah: G d gave Moses specific instructions: He was to gather the Israelite elders and inform them that G d had remembered them and would now rescue them from Egypt and bring them to a Land of Milk and Honey. Then he was to approach Pharaoh and request permission to leave along with the Israelites. G d informed Moses that Pharaoh would not accede to this request but the redemption would come nonetheless, after G d will smite Egypt with a strong arm. At that point the Israelites would leave with much riches. G d gave Moses three miracles to perform before the Israelites to prove that he was sent by G d. When Moses protested that he was not suited to be G d's messenger due to his speech impediment, G d assigned his brother Aaron to be his spokesperson. Sixth Aliyah: Moses took his wife and two sons and headed for Egypt. G d charged Moses to warn Pharaoh: "So said G d, 'My firstborn son is Israel. So I say to you, send out My son so that he will worship Me. And if you refuse to send him out, behold, I will slay your firstborn son.'" En route to Egypt, Moses' wife rescued her husband from divine wrath by performing a circumcision on their son. Moses met Aaron, who had come from Egypt to greet him, and together they went to Egypt, (Continued on page 5) 2 l Mosaic Express

3 LOU AND JOEY ADLER LEARNING INSTITUTE CLASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY 8:00-9:00 am Tanya The primary, classic work of Chabad chassidus. A blend of mysticism, philosophy & psychology 10:00-10:30 am 10:00-10:30 am Beginners Talmud A taste of Talmud with Rabbi Levi MONDAY 8:05-9:10 pm Kolel Chavrusa/one-on-one learning on the subject of your choice OR Do-It-Yourself. Gain the skills required to learn Talmud on your own. with Rabbi Levi TUESDAY 11:00-12:00 am Women s Torah Class A discussion on the Torah portion of the week, or holidays. In a private home. 8:00-9:00 pm Vive la Paracha! Chiour Torah en français avec le Rav M. Pinto TUESDAY CONT 8:00-9:00 pm with Dr. Yaakov Brawer In depth study of one of the classic Chassidic texts authored by Rebbe Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch. 8:15-9:15 pm for Young Adults With Rabbi Levi New WEDNESDAY 8:00-9:00 pm Kabbalah A tapestry of Divine wisdom woven from strands of the Talmud and the Kabbalah SPONSORED BY THE MIRYAM & BATYA MEDICOFF LECTURE FOUNDATION THURSDAY 12:15-1:15 pm Lunch & Learn EMPIRE AUCTION A discussion on the Torah portion of the week, current events or holidays 4:45-5:45 pm Rap with the Rabbi for High School students. Pizza and fries dinner RSVP a must. Please contact the office. THURSDAY CONT 8:05-9:10 pm Kolel Chavrusa/one-on-one learning on the subject of your choice OR Do-It-Yourself. Gain the skills required to learn Talmud on your own. with Rabbi Levi FRIDAY 12:15-1:15 pm Lunch & Learn C&C PACKING A discussion on the Torah portion of the week, current events or holidays SHABBAT Insights into Prayer Understanding the deeper meaning of the prayers as illuminated by the teachings of 8:30-9:00 am Chiour Chassidut en Français Le monde ésotérique de la Torah avec le Rav M. Pinto 45 minutes before Mincha Women s Torah Class Studies in the weekly Parsha or approaching Yom Tov 1 hour before Mincha Men s Torah Class Practical Halacha based on the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Une demi heure avant MInha Chiour Hala ha en Français La Hala ha dans notre vie quotidienne avec le Rav M. Pinto Mosaic Express l 3

4 App to Spread the Light By Menachem Posner DECEMBER osef Tiefenbrun, a student at the Y Central Chabad Yeshivah in Brooklyn, N.Y., got something new around Chanukah time. He has a new web app to connect people he meets, wherever he is, with Chabad rabbis and services, wherever in the world they may be. Already, he says he has made six connections this month and plans on making many more. The app, ChabadLink, allows people to quickly and easily refer acquaintances to Chabad rabbis or institutions with just a few taps on their mobile devices. Our goal, says Meir Simcha Kogan, managing director at Chabad.org, which developed the mobile web app, is that if you meet someone on a plane or in the mall and you think they would benefit from connecting with their local Chabad, you should be able to do so with ease. After inputting the potential connection s basic contact information, the users employ what Kogan calls a revolutionary new search to locate the most appropriate Chabad representative or service through searching by last name, location, college campus or organizational name. Once the connection is made, both people receive an message notifying them about one another. #Sharethelights Chanukah awareness campaign of the Jewish Youth Initiative. When I would meet Jewish students, I would just whip out my smartphone and use the app to send both the student and the Chabad rabbi on their campus each other s contact info, says Tiefenbrun. Another aspect he found useful was the ability to track his referrals, which allowed him to see in real time those who did connect. The web app available in eight languages was born out of a close partnership between Chabad.org and the Jewish Youth Initiative, a division of Merkos Suite 302. Its functionality is expected to be a boon to Chabad on Campus shluchim (ambassadors), who can expect to receive referrals from students hometown Chabad representatives as they head off to college. Conversely, four years later, they will be able to link their departing students with Chabad representatives where those young people are headed. MTC Kolel for Men CHAVRUSA/ONE-ON-ONE LEARNING ON THE SUBJECT OF YOUR CHOICE or sign up for the exciting DO-IT-YOURSELF GEMARA GAIN THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO LEARN TALMUD ON YOUR OWN Mondays and Thursdays 8:00 9:15 pm This is definitely an exciting tool that will streamline the transition for my students as they leave university back to the real world, says Rabbi Levi Schectman of Chabad of Wesleyan in Middletown, Conn. Geared for the wider public, the app is meant for use beyond Chabad representatives. Its ease and utility allow someone not familiar with the vast infrastructure of Chabad centers worldwide to find the right person for a referral with minimal effort. How do people use the app? They can go to or easier to remember, on their smartphone or tablet. This is part of our broader vision, explains Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of Chabad- Lubavitch, which is to ensure that every encounter with a young Jewish person becomes a long-term relationship with Judaism and the Jewish people. This app is a great step in that direction. for information and to reserve contact Rabbi Levi x231 - levi@themtc.com Tiefenbrun first heard about the app in a briefing before he embarked on a road trip up the West Coast from San Diego, Calif., to Washington state in a menorah -festooned RV as part of the 4 l Mosaic Express

5 (Continued from page 2) gathered the elders and performed the wondrous signs that G d had given Moses. Seventh Aliyah: Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and presented G d's demand. Pharaoh mocked the request and instructed the Egyptian taskmasters to increase the Israelite slaves' workload. The Israelites were unable to meet Pharaoh's new demands, and were viciously beaten as a result. Moses addressed G d: "Why have You mistreated this people? Why have You sent me? Since I have come to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has mistreated this people, and You have not saved Your people." G d responded: "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for with a mighty hand he will send them out..." Mincha Maariv at MTC In cherished memory of R'Shaya Treitel obm Sunday Thursday 4:10 pm People are encouraged to commit please contact itchy@themtc.com YOUNG ADULT SHABBAT LUNCH December 21, Itchy & Zeldie January 4, Rabbi & Nechama January 18, Itchy & Zeldie February 1, Rabbi & Nechama February 22, Itchy & Zeldie visit to watch it live and view previous classes SPONSORED BY THE MIRYAM & BATYA MEDICOFF LECTURE FOUNDATION Mosaic Express l 5

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7 ב ה An inspiring story for your Shabbos table תשע ד, שבת פרשת שמות י ח טבת Shabbos Parshas Shemos, December 21, 2013 HERE S my STORY A HIGHER NETWORK MR. JERRY LEVINE I learn that my wife was pregnant with twins. I didn t know it at the time. During the pregnancy, the doctors told us that one of the children was struggling with getting nutrition in the womb he was much smaller than the other and that they might have to do an emergency procedure. So I wrote to the Rebbe. I received an answer back from the Rebbe s secretary, Rabbi Binyomin Klein. I was in New York so I saw Rabbi Klein in person and he said to me, Do you want to know what the Rebbe said when I gave him your letter? He said Eh! and he dismissed it with a wave of his hand. So I went back to my wife and I said, Don t worry. We don t have to do anything. Everything is gonna be fine. And thank G-d, it was. M y first meeting with the Rebbe is a blur. I remember coming into Chabad Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway. It was unlike anything that any nice Jewish boy like me, from a secular background, could ever imagine. What I especially remember out of this blur is standing in the midst of all this tumult in front of a man who had this big smile and this warm, amazing face and these incredible eyes that sparkled. He was warm and engaging, although he was the center of all this attention. I want to say that he was a "celebrity", but I don't think that's the right word, although in a sense he was that, and when I met him, coming from my world - the world of TV news - that's how I perceived him. That was the first time Another time that I met the Rebbe, my wife was pregnant and I remember asking him to give me a blessing that everything should go well with the pregnancy and with the child. He did. First, he gave me a dollar, and he said this was for success. And then he gave me two dollars, and he said this was for the children. I didn t understand why he gave me two. And only later did The twins were not born early; they were born late. One weighed seven-and-a-half pounds, and the other five-and-ahalf pounds. Completely normal. Now, they are both graduating from Jewish day school where they ve gone all their life, and they re much more religious than I am, thank G-d. But my most dramatic encounter with the Rebbe came in 1987, while I was working as an anchorman for Miami s Channel 10 News. At that time, I was approached by Chabad to work with the Aleph Institute, which serves the religious needs of Jewish servicemen, as well as Jews in the American correctional system. I was intrigued by this idea. A part of me thought that this was an unusual opportunity to make a real difference, but a part of me wasn t totally sure if this was for me. Rabbi Shalom Ber Lipskar, the founder of Aleph, suggested that I write a letter to the Rebbe and ask for his guidance. So I did. I wrote a long letter to the Rebbe telling him what I was doing now and what I hoped to accomplish. A short while later I received a phone call from Rabbi Lipskar telling me that the answer from the Rebbe had arrived, and that I should come right away. I was at work at the time when the call came, so I went over to my assignment editor in the newsroom, and I said, I continued on reverse An oral history project dedicated to documenting the life of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. The story is one of thousands recorded in the 800 videotaped interviews conducted to date. Please share your comments and suggestions. mystory@jemedia.org

8 continued from reverse have an emergency, I have to leave. I took off and I came to Rabbi Lipskar s office. I remember that when I walked in he was seated behind his desk, studying this little piece of paper with great intensity. And he said, I m very puzzled by this answer. I can t figure it out although I ve been trying to for a long time. What does it say? It says: Tell me all your names. This was the answer, but clearly not the answer that I had been expecting. I had been expecting some kind of intellectual answer to my question, but not this. This was totally out of the box. Tell me all your names? So I asked Rabbi Lipskar, What does it mean? He had no idea, but he offered, Maybe it means that the Rebbe somehow doesn t recognize your soul or something. Maybe you should ask you mother what your Hebrew name is. Now, I was positive that I knew my Hebrew name Yosef. And I had signed the letter to the Rebbe with it, followed by my father s name Yosef ben Tzvi Hersh Leib HaLevi. But I agreed to ask my mother, even if I felt all this was silly in a way. So, immediately from Rabbi Lipskar s office, I went to see my Mom and I told her what happened. Hearing this story, my mother was just as perplexed as I was. I said, I know, it doesn t make any sense. I know my Hebrew name it s Yosef. She agreed, Yes. Yosef Mordechai. I said, What?! She repeated it, Yosef Mordechai. Mordechai? You never told me that! I replied incredulously. I went back to Rabbi Lipskar and told him that my name was not Yosef but Yosef Mordechai ben Tzvi Hersh Leib HaLevi. And he said, Write another letter to the Rebbe and sign it with this name. I wrote another letter asking if I should leave my job and go to work for the Aleph Institute. And I got an answer, which said, Ask your best friend what they think. So I asked my mother who I felt was my best friend. We talked it over, and eventually I went to work for the Aleph Institute. Thinking it over now, years later, I just want to say what I took away from this experience: In honor of our dear parents Moshe Melech and Gutte of blessed memory by their children Leah and Moshe You can help us record more testimonies by dedicating future editions of Here s My Story Any other Jewish leader, who got a letter from an anchorman for a major TV station wanting to go into public service, would have thought: What is the marketing potential for our organization here? How could this person help us with video news releases or press coverage? In what manner can this person help our organization grow? But the Rebbe wasn t thinking about any of that. The Rebbe was thinking: Here s a Jewish boy that doesn t know his name. So I felt like the Rebbe was in a completely different category and was a totally different kind of leader, one who no matter how far away you were from him was still able to reach through the ether and touch you on a very, very profound level. Jerry Levine is an Emmy-Award winning anchorman. He gave up his high profile anchor position in Miami to pursue non-profit film making focused on humanitarian films and documentaries. He was interviewed in Miami in April, לע נ ר ישראל יעקב וזוגתו מרת קריינא ע ה לאקשין ע י בניהם ר נחמן ור אברהם ומשפחתם שיחיו This week in. > , almost a year after the passing of the Rebbe Rayatz, the prominent chosid, Rabbi Yitzchak Goldin came to New York from France. At 1 a.m., he entered the Rebbe s room for a private audience. He later recounted that the Rebbe began crying during the audience, saying, We must do everything we can to bring the Rebbe [Rayatz] back [by bringing the Moshiach s redemption] 1 22 Teves 1. Yimei Breishis, p. 344 SEEDS OF WISDOM RABBI MENACHEM M. SCHNEERSON, MENDEL KALMENSON SEEDS OF WISDOM 1 New Book from the My Encounter project! A project of: 192 pages of heartwarming stories and life lessons Available now at: JEWISH EDUCATIONAL MEDIA interviews@jemedia.org myencounterblog.com Eastern Parkway Suite 403 Brooklyn, NY Copyright, Jewish Educational Media, 2013 Generously printed by