PARSHAS MISHPATIM FEB 5 6, 2016 BREAKING BAYT 27 SHEVAT 5776 20 ADAR II 5774 MARCH 21-22 2014 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE COMING WEEKS The work on the doors on York Hill Blvd. has been completed. Entry and exit to the building, on Shabbos and during the week will now be through these doors. Emergency exit doors will be used for emergencies only. LOCKERS: Lockers situated in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Cloak Room are being temporarily relocated as there will be NO access to that construction area. Lockers in that area need to be emptied before July 1 in order to move the lockers to their new temporary location. Notification of the new location will be announced shortly. SHABBOS ELEVATORS: For the following 2 weeks there will be access to the elevator, however, please be careful as the tiles will be gone and the floor a little uneven. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: Wheelchair access will be through the York Hill Blvd. doors SHABBOS ACCESS: The Clark Street entrance and the York Hill Blvd. doors will be open for access and exit to and from the building. MINYANIM: During the month of July there will be various minyan location changes on Shabbos and during the week. Please check the bulletin regularly for updates. Mara D Asra Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Associate Rabbi Rabbi Zev Spitz Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Baruch Taub President Zac Kaye Youth Director Richard Winkler
פרשת חקת י תמוז תשע"ח BETH AVRAHAM YOSEPH OF TORONTO CONGREGATION THE JOSEPH AND FAYE TANENBAUM SYNAGOGUE CENTRE BAYT WEEKLY BULLETIN WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS & GUESTS PARSHAS CHUKAS JUNE 22-23, 2018 10 TAMMUZ 5778 ק " ק בית אברהם יוסף A Family Synagogue Emphasizing the Warmth of Torah Tradition זמני שבת SCHEDULE SHABBOS ערב שבת SHABBOS EREV To Shayna Leah Lebowitz On the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah SHIUR WITH DR. YAEL ZIEGLER Main Shul 6:45 PM PLAG MINCHA/ KABBALAS SHABBOS CANDLE LIGHTING Main Shul 7:15 PM Not Before: 7:27 PM Not After: 8:46 PM MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS Main Shul 8:50 PM שבת SHABBOS HASHKAMA MINYAN Simcha Suite 7:30 AM BAIS MEDRASH MINYAN with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger Milevsky Bais Medrash 8:45 AM SHACHARIS Main Shul 9:00 AM NO FRILLS MINYAN Turk Family Bais Medrash 9:05 AM YOUNG ADULT & UNIV. MINYAN with Rabbi Aaron Greenberg Perlis Hall 9:15 AM YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MINYAN Simcha Suite 9:30 AM PIRKEI AVOS with Rabbi Aaron Greenberg Main Shul 8:05 PM MINCHA Main Shul 8:35 PM HAVDALA After 9:50 PM BOYS HIGH SCHOOL MINYAN with Natan Breslow MIDDLE SCHOOL MINYAN with Rabbi Biegeleisen and Dr. Gary Fortinsky (Parents always welcome) BAYT TEEN MINYAN With Rabbi Moshe Herskovits and Ariel Shields EARLY DROP OFF Nursery - Grade 3 SCHEDULE West Wing Library Jarvis Freedman Library Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash Classroom 7 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:15 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM PARENTS & TOTS Classroom 5 9:45 AM NURSERY PROGRAM Classroom 2 9:45 AM KINDERGARTEN Classroom 3 9:45 AM GIRLS GRADES 1-3 Classroom 1 9:45 AM BOYS GRADES 1-3 Classroom 4 9:45 AM JUNIOR CONGREGATION West Wing Classrooms 2 & 3 10:00 AM MOMS-AND-TOTS Classroom 5 10:30 AM Kel Maleh: This Shabbos YES, Next Shabbos YES PAGE NUMBERS FOR SHABBOS - TORAH/HAFTARAH READING Torah Reading Haftarah Soncino Page 898 Page 911 Artscroll Page 838 Page 1187
SHIURIM SCHEDULE PLEASE NOTE: Entry to the building is now through the doors on York Hill Blvd. For safety & security purposes please don t leave packages etc. outside the office. Office hours are: Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM Friday: 9 AM - 2 PM WOMEN S SHIUR Time: 6:00 PM Location: Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall Speaker: Rabbanit Dr. Nomi Shachor Topic: Miriam's Decedents And Her Legacy HATZOLOH EMERGENCY LINE: 416-256-1000 SHIUR DATE TIME LOCATION SHABBOS SHIURIM BAIS MEDRASH SHIUR with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger Shabbos, June 23 8:15 AM Milevsky Bais Medrash PARSHA SHIUR with Rabbi Ziring Shabbos, June 23 8:40 AM Turk Family Bais Medrash MINCHAS CHINUCH SHIUR with Rabbi Yair Shachor Stitching A Wound On Shabbos Shabbos, June 23 9:30 AM Rabbi s Classroom WOMEN S SHIUR with Rabbanit Dr. Nomi Shachor Miriam's Decedents And Her Legacy Shabbos, June 23 6:00 PM Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall SHIUR B IVRIT with Rabbi Shachor אבילות החרבן בזמן הגאולה Shabbos, June 23 6:00 PM Simcha Suite SIDDUR SHIUR FOR WOMEN with Laya Witty Shabbos, June 23 7:05 PM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash TA AMEI HAMINHAGIM FOR MEN with Rabbi Neil Cohen/Rabbi Goldman Shabbos, June 23 7:05 PM Dr. Stephen Speisman Board Room MISHNAYOS FOR MEN with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger Shabbos, June 23 7:05 PM West Wing Classroom 1 DAF YOMI FOR MEN Zevachim 71 / זבחים עא Shabbos, June 23 7:20 PM Rabbi s Classroom LIVES OF THE GREAT SCHOLARS with Rabbi Meir Rosenberg Shabbos, June 23 7:35 PM Jarvis Freedman Library DAF HA YOMI B'HALACHA FOR MEN with Rabbi Zev Hofstedter WEEKDAY SHIURIM Sunday, June 24 Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29 7:35 AM 7:05 AM Turk Family Bais Medrash Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash SHIUR B'IVRIT with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring Sunday, June 24 8:45 AM Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom MEN'S DAILY SHIURIM Mishnayos, Parsha, Halacha, and Navi with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger MEN S SUGYA SHIUR with The Rav Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM Milevsky Bais Medrash CANCELLED - Resumes in Sept. TANYA: A TALE OF TWO SOULS with Rabbi Shimon Aisenbach Monday, June 25 8:00 PM West Wing Classroom 1 GEMARA SHIUR FOR MEN with Rabbi Dr. Moshe Yeres Monday, June 25 8:30 PM Rabbi s Classroom BOOK OF KINGS II with Ariel Erani Monday, June 25 8:30 PM Jarvis Freedman Library WEEKLY PARSHA SHIUR with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz Monday, June 25 9:00 PM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash WOMEN'S KUZARI & PARSHA SHIUR with The Rav THIS WEEK S SHIURIM @ THE BAYT AT A GLANCE SHABBOS, JUNE 23 - FRIDAY, JUNE 29 All shiurim are open to men and women unless otherwise noted. CANCELLED - Resumes in Sept. MEN S SHIUR IN SIFREI CHASSIDUS Rabbi Dovid Yosef Kidybinski Tues., June 26 & Thurs., June 28 10:00 PM Turk Family Bais Medrash YOUNG MEN S SHIUR with The Rav CANCELLED - Resumes in Sept.
THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE E & ANNOUNCEMENTS זמני השבוע SCHEDULE WEEKDAY For Sunday, June 24 - Friday, June 29 DAF YOMI FOR MEN with the Rav or Rabbi Spitz SUN 7:15 & 8:45 AM MON & THURS 6:00 & 8:30 AM TUES, WED & FRI 6:00 & 8:20 AM SUN - THURS with Rabbi Chaim Gross 9:00 PM SHACHARIS MINYAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th SUN 6:30 A 7:00 B 8:00 B 9:00 B 9:30 A MON 6:20 A 6:45 B 6:50 C* 7:30 A 8:30 B TUES 6:30 A 6:45 B 7:00 C* 7:30 A 8:30 B WED 6:30 A 6:45 B 7:00 C* 7:30 A 8:30 B THURS 6:20 A 6:45 B 6:50 C* 7:30 A 8:30 B FRI 6:30 A 6:45 B 7:00 C* 7:30 A 8:30 B A Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash B Turk Family Bais Medrash C* West Wing Library (*Men Only) Earliest time for Tallis & Tefillin : Sun - Fri: 4:36 am - 4:38 am Sof Zman Krias Shema: Sun - Fri: 9:28 am - 9:30 am MINCHA/MA ARIV EARLY MINCHA Sun. - Thurs. 2:00 PM PLAG MINCHA/MA ARIV Sun. - Thurs. 7:20 PM MINCHA/MA ARIV Sun. - Thurs. 8:55 PM LATE MA ARIV Sun. - Thurs. 9:45 PM EREV SHABBOS - Friday, June 29th PLAG MINCHA/MAARIV 7:15 PM CANDLE LIGHTING Not Before: 7:27 PM Not After: 8:46 PM MINCHA/KABBALOS SHABBOS 8:50 PM Weekly Halacha - Parshas Chukas R Mordechai Torczyner torczyner@torontotorah.com May I re-fill a disposable water bottle on Shabbat? Food packages which are normally not re-used become muktzeh immediately upon being emptied, as they no longer have any purpose. One may move them only (1) if they are repellent, such that they render their space unusable, or (2) by moving them indirectly as part of moving something else, such as when rolling up a tablecloth on which they are located. Disposable water bottles may be different, in that many people do re-fill them. While some authorities view empty disposable water bottles as muktzeh, many disagree and permit their re-filling and re-use. (Tosafot Shabbat 125a im; Biur Halachah 308:7 v im; Shemirat Shabbat k'hilchatah III 9 (11); Orchot Shabbat II 19:152, 161-162 and footnotes) MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL AND HIGH HOLY DAY PACKAGES Membership Renewal and High Holy Day packages were sent out today. Members who have submitted their Obligations Forms, please note, the committee has not met yet, therefore your statements will not as yet reflect your new assessed dues. We urge you to complete your seating forms and send everything else in. Once we are advised of your reassessment we will contact you so that payments can be arranged. MAZEL TOV TO: Larry & Susan Bidner and Allan & Devorah Gelkopf on the birth of a granddaughter, a daughter to Shmuel & Ronit Gelkopf and a great granddaughter to Kay z l & Scott Snedden and Cecille & Sam Bidner Yisroel & Janis Idels, Dr. Tomi & Judy Karfunkel and Mrs. Suzanne Sauer on the engagement of their granddaughter and great granddaughter, Mimi Karfunkel to Shimmy Isaacson, and to the parents, Rabbi Elie & Rifky Karfunkel and Dr. Ernie & Sara Isaacson Shayna Leah Lebowitz on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah, and to her parents Julian & Lee- Ann Lebowitz and grandparents Noreen & David Lebowitz (a'h) and Adele & Jeff Sluzki Ary & Dr Graciela Perez and Drs Paul & Leandra Forman on the engagement of their children Roni to Ashira, and to the grandparents, Morris & Gertie Forman, Julie Friedman and Isabel Mayantz Wally & Tammy Reinstein and Vova & Raya Zehster on the birth of a grandson, Noam Max, a son to Lior & Jordana Zehster Chaim & Freda Shiel, Pesach & Gloria Halberstadt, Rabbi & Mrs. Laufer and Mrs. Guttman on the marriage of their grandchildren, Michaela Shiel to Shlomo Laufer, and to the parents, Jay & Mindy Shiel and Moshe David & Judy Laufer Julie Starr on the engagement of her daughter Elisheva Starr to Benyamin Smith, son of Dan & Sheila Smith Melech & Heather Tanen on the engagement of their daughter Adina to Elan Stochel, son of Rabbi Shlomo and Chani Stochel, and to grandparents Miriam and Bill Webb and Elaine Tanenzapf BRUCHIM HABAIM We are pleased to welcome Rav & Rabbanit Shachor to BAYT this Shabbos. Rav Yair Shachor, is the Chief Rabbi of Maale Levona & Rosh Yeshivat Michlol, and his wife Rabbanit Nomi Shachor, is an noted educator in Israel We are pleased to welcome Dr. Yael Ziegler to BAYT this Shabbos. Dr. Ziegler is a senior lecturer in Tanakh at Herzog College and Matan SHALOSH SEUDOS This week s Shalosh Seudos will be held in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall and is sponsored by: Leon & Elaine Genesove on the yahrzeit of Leon s father, Avraham Aharon ben Moshe, Ira Genesove z l Rabbi Aaron & Miriam Greenberg on the 5th yahrzeit of Rabbi Aaron s father, Mitch Greenberg, Refoel Yechiel Meir Shlomo ben Chaim Tzvi z l Rabbi Dr. Moshe & Esty Yeres on the yahrzeit of their daughter Batsheva a h - 9 לעילוי נשמת בתשבע בלימה בת הרב משה יוסף הלוי ואסתרTammuz and on the yahrzeit of לעילוי נשמת חיה שיינדל בת אלכסנדר Rabbi Yeres mother Shaindel Yeres a h - 15 Tammuz הלוי Larry & Sue Zeifman on the yahrzeit of Larry s father, Meyer Zeifman, Yechiel Meir ben Chaim Yoseph z l Rabbi Dr. Moshe Yeres will speak at Shalosh Seudos CONDOLENCES The Congregation extends condolences to: Fern Kutnowski on the loss of her mother, Miriam Greenberg z l Ken Wise on the loss of his mother, Miriam Wise z l UNVEILING The unveiling for Haya Raanani z"l wife of our former member Abraham Raanani will take place on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 11 AM at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in the New B'nai Torah Section The unveiling for Shula Benmor z l, mother of Ruth Moses will take place on Sunday June 24 at 12:00 PM at Beth Tzedec Memorial Park WHEN THE RAV IS AWAY Rabbi Korobkin will be away until Thursday, June 28 In the Rav s absence, please contact Rabbi Spitz: rabbi.spitz@bayt.ca or call 905-886-3810 ext. 119. PARSHAS QUESTIONS CHUKAS BY: THE RAV First Aliyah: If the laws of Tum ah were already detailed in Sefer Vayikra, why wait until here to tell us the most important law of purification, the Parah Adumah (Red Heifer)? Second Aliyah: Why does Miriam s death come right after the law of Parah Adumah? Third Aliyah: (20:13) How was Hashem sanctified through the waters of Merivah. Fourth Aliyah: (20:14-16) Why did Moshe feel it necessary to detail the Jews history before requesting passage through Edom? Fifth Aliyah: (20:28) Was Aharon ever buried?! Sixth Aliyah: (21:14) What is the Book of Hashem s Wars and why quote from it? Seventh Aliyah: (21:27) Who are the moshlim (poets) and why is it relevant to quote from them?
ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENTS AT A GLANCE DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION Shabbos, June 23 YAEL ZIEGLER: ELIJAH: RABBINIC & BIBLICAL PORTRAYALS 7:00 PM REBBETZIN JUDY TAUB HALL Shabbos, June 30 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PANEL 7:00 PM REBBETZIN JUDY TAUB HALL Shabbos, July 20-21 SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE - RABBI ARI PERL CONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH IN HONOUR OF RABBI JONATHAN & ORA ZIRING AND FAMILY Rabbi Jonathan & Ora Ziring will be making Aliyah this summer. We will be having a Tribute Kiddush in their honour as a Thank You for all they have done for our community during their time with us. The Kiddush will be held on Shabbos, July 14 Anyone who would like to contribute towards this Kiddush are requested to contact Avital at avital@bayt.ca or 905-886-3810 ext. 133 COST: $100 BAYT SISTERHOOD THE POWER OF TEHILLIM & THEIR EFFECT IN THE HIGHEST HEAVEN - WOMEN S TEHILLIM GROUP The women's Sunday morning Tehillim group meets regularly on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM in West Wing Classroom 1. SHABBOS HOSPITALITY Looking for shabbat hospitality or willing to host a guest please contact estyeres@gmail.com BAYT SISTERHOOD TOGETHER WITH BIKUR CHOLIM GOLDEN GIRLS CLUB in memory of Batsheva Yeres a h - Bikur Cholim project in Thornhill for senior ladies SPRING SCHEDULE: June 25th Time: 12:30-2:00 Join us for a complimentary hot lunch, inspirational speakers, exciting entertainment. Rides are available. Please contact: Rivka Strauss: 647-283-7076 or Esty Yeres estyeres@gmail.com A PRACTICAL INCLUSION TIP So ALL of Us Feel Valued and Welcome at BAYT THE INCLUSION COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! Are you an adult who enjoys meeting new people? Are you patient and open-minded? You might be a perfect fit for our buddy programme. Some Jewish people are unable to access many of the BAYT s programmes, minyanim, and events because of their disability. Your time could make all the difference. Please contact Michelle Otis for more information at otis.michelle@gmail.com A TIP FOR INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE RUDERMAN CHABAD INCLUSION INITIATIVE Be sensitive about physical contact. Do not pat people with disabilities on the head.
UPCOMING EVENTS JOIN US FOR A DOMESTIC ABUSE EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS SHABBAT ON JUNE 30TH. Learn how to: Identify the red-flags of controlling behaviour Teach your children how to identify and react to controlling behaviour at an early age Help a friend or family member who may be struggling with domestic abuse LIST OF SPEAKERS & MODERATORS Mrs. Ariella Boehm MA(CP), OACCPP Orthodox Outreach and Legal Support Worker Let s help bring an end to domestic abuse in our community! Ariella works as a psychotherapist in private practice along with working as a legal support worker at Jewish Legal Information and Support (JLIS). Ariella began her career as an early childhood educator, took off time to raise her children, and while expecting her sixth child, graduated with a master s in counselling. Currently Ariella is developing healthy communication workshops for the Toronto Jewish day schools and high schools. She is grateful to announce a new affiliation with Shalom Task Force in Toronto. This marks the first Jewish women s DV hotline in Canada. Mrs. Greta Reiss, M.S.W., RSW Social Worker Greta has been practicing as a clinical social worker in the field of trauma, abuse and intra-familial sexual abuse for over 15 years. Her current position with JF&CS s Woman Abuse Program often finds her at the intersection of her own life as an observant Jewish woman and her work supporting women seeking to regain control and personal agency following a relationship with an abusive intimate partner. Mrs. Sharon Shore Family Lawyer and chair of the OBA Access to Justice Committee Sharon is a partner at Epstein Cole LLP, practicing exclusively family law for the last 20 years. She is the current chair of the OBA Access to Justice Committee and the immediate past Chair of the Family Law Executive. Sharon is a past President of Jewish Family & Child Service of Greater Toronto and currently sits on the Board of their Foundation. EVENTS Workshop with Mrs. Ariella Boehm for University aged students and young adult men and women following Rabbi Greenberg s minyan @ 11:15 am in the Perlis Hall "Deep Dialogue Dating - How to Experience a Meaningful Date Shiur for Women @ 6 pm with Mrs. Ariella Boehm in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall Parashat Balak- Will You Look the Truth in the Eye? Panel Discussion with Rabbi Korobkin and Mrs. Greta Reiss @ 7 pm in the Judy Taub Hall. Moderated by Mrs. Sharon Shore. For men and women Myths and Facts about Domestic Violence in the Frum Community BAR MITZVAH PROGRAM Mazel tov to all the participants of this year's BAYT Bar Mitzvah Program. Thank you to the program's Coordinator Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen and to Miriam Klein - BMP Liaison. Special thank you to Rabbi Korobkin and Rabbi Spitz for conducting their sessions with the boys and to the BAYT Office Staff for their assistance. Thank you also to YACHAD Toronto for their module on Inclusion. Ezra Abraham Harel Belmont Ethan Benbassat Avi Freiheit Moshe Garson Avraham Goldfield Joshua Gottschalk Yosef Grauer Ezra Greenberg Daniel Gruenfeld Jordan Jesin Yehuda Lebenfish Binyamin Mazin Eliyahu Oziel Boaz Rosenzweig Shimi Rothman Joseph Rucker Yosef Schlam Max Strauss Aharon Torczyner Noah Woolf BAYT BAR MITZVAH PROGRAM KIDDUSH RECEPTION The BAYT Bar Mitzvah program Kiddush Reception will take place this Shabbos, June 23rd in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall following davening. All Bar Mitzvah Program Participants and families are invited.
BAYT YOUTH THANK YOU & YASHER KOACH TO ALL BAYT YOUTH LEADERS On behalf of the BAYT Youth Committee, all the kids, teens and myself, I would like to thank all the Youth Leaders for their dedication and commitment to the BAYT Youth Shabbos morning minyanim / groups this past year. Thank you for engaging the youth each Shabbos and Yom Tov in your particular program and creating an atmosphere that they feel comfortable to daven and look forward to attend each week. Whether you run a minyan, deliver divrei torah, play games or help in the preschool groups, your help is truly appreciated and adds to the success of the BAYT Youth Shabbos morning programs. You are all a major part of our ongoing efforts in making the BAYT Youth program a desirable place to daven, to learn and to be part of. Yasher koach and hatzlacha to you all. Below is the list of Shabbos morning leaders. Some of the students will be going to Israel to learn for a year, while others may be retiring or moving on. Junior Congregation: Orly Wolynetz, Maya Woolf, Avishai Gasner Middle School Minyan: Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen, Dr. Gary Fortinsky, Ami Shields, Kayla Shields High School Minyan: Natan Breslow Teen Minyan: Rabbi Moshe Herskovits, Ariel Shields Early Drop Off: *Atara Gasner, Melanie Tebbi Nursery: *Atara Gasner, *Eliana Eklove, Jessica Aviv, Sophie Factor JK & SK: Avigayil Margolis, Melanie Tebbi, *Shana Edery, Zimri Prutschi Grades 1-3 Boys: Noa Muscat, Avi Guttmann, Ami Zieleniec Grades 1-3 Girls: Yakira Gasner, *Hadas Moyal, Chana Silverman Girls Chumash Shiur: Yaffa Cohen Thank you to Chaim Finkelstein and Jonah Mammon for all their help. * Denotes leaving to spend a year learning in Israel. Tzeitchem l'shalom. This week BAYT Youth held it's year end YOUTH Bash and Rabbi Coupon Prize Event. The night included DJ Music and contests, dinner, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Sno Cones, Photo Booth and of course great Prizes! Thank you to all the Youth Leaders who helped out and of course to all the Youth who have been coming to Youth groups and minyanim each Shabbos and collecting Rabbi Coupons! WISHING ALL GRADUATES AND YOUTH OF ALL AGES A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE SUMMER!!
It s so exciting that renovations are starting! BAYT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN BAYT Capital Campaign It s So Exciting and There s Still Time! As you know, the success of the capital campaign in reaching its goal was based on receiving generous contributions from all of the members of the Shul (to their capabilities), as well as support from the outside community. Through its generosity, and as an expression of its ongoing support of our Shul, the Jewish Legacy Charitable Foundation is matching all contributions to the capital campaign of $540 or more per family unit up to a maximum of $1.5M. To date we have received pledges of over $1.2M, and with matching funds from the foundation, we will have a total of approximately $2.5M raised from this campaign. Please remember: in order for the Foundation to provide the matching funds, not only do the amounts have to be at least $540 per family unit, but they must be received in full by June 30, 2018, so please make sure that your remaining outstanding payments are made in the next two weeks. And just as important: this also means that we still have an opportunity to raise approximately $300K of additional funds that can be matched by the Foundation, if they meet the criteria above. So if you have not already contributed to the campaign, or you have pledged and contributed total amounts less than $540 per family unit, you can add additional amounts to your original contributions to bring your total up to $540 or more, which will qualify for matching by the Foundation, as long as all the amounts are received by June 30, 2018. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this important opportunity to increase our campaign totals and support our renovation efforts. And of course: if you know of someone outside the Kehilla that benefits from any of the amazing services we provide to the community and who would like to support the beautification of the BAYT, please let me know and I will contact them immediately. And finally: Baruch Hashem, and thank you so much to all who have already contributed to the capital campaign and to those of you who will jump in with additional funds or new funds before the end of the month. The improvements being commenced are being made because of your generosity and are in your merit and you can all be extremely proud of the role that you have played in the BAYT s continued growth, its incredible vibrancy and its critical importance to the Jewish community. Mitch Silverstein 613 Clark Avenue West, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 5V3 P. 905.886.3810 E. admin@bayt.ca F. 905.886.5103 www.bayt.ca www.facebook.com/thebayt