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Friday Night, @Maghen Abraham (Adath)

Mincha 6:15pm followed by Shir Hashirim -Kabbalat Shabbat - Arvit

Shabbat Candle lighting:   6:39pm

Saturday - @Maghen Abraham (Adath)

Shahrit 9am

Perasha -  Nitzavim

Haftara - Yeshayahu (Isaiah) Chapter 61:10 - 63:9

Kiddush Sponsored by

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Mincha 6:30PM followed by Arvit & Havdalah  

Havdalah: 7:30pm

>Montreal Shabbat/Holiday Calendar 5785 can be found here<

Rosh Hashanah  5786 / 2025- @Magen-Adath

Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה‎, Rōʾš hašŠānā, lit. 'head of the year') is the New Year in Judaism. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה‎, Yōm Tərūʿā, lit. 'day of cheering or blasting'). It is the first of the High Holy Days (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים‎, Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm, 'Days of Awe'), as specified by Leviticus 23:23–25,^[1] that occur in the late summer/early autumn of the Northern Hemisphere. Rosh Hashanah begins the Ten Days of Repentance culminating in Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. It is followed by the Fall festival of Sukkot which ends with Shemini Atzeret in Israel and Simchat Torah everywhere else.

Rosh Hashanah is a two-day observance and celebration that begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year. The holiday itself follows a lunar calendar and begins the evening prior to the first day. In contrast to the ecclesiastical lunar new year on the first day of the first month Nisan, the spring Passover month which marks Israel's exodus from Egypt, Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the civil year, according to the teachings of Judaism, and is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman according to the Hebrew Bible, as well as the initiation of humanity's role in God's world.

Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the shofar (a hollowed-out ram's horn), as prescribed in the Torah, following the prescription of the Hebrew Bible to blast a [horn] on Yom Teruah. Eating symbolic foods that represent wishes for a sweet new year is an ancient custom recorded in the Talmud.^[2] Other rabbinical customs include attending synagogue services and reciting special liturgy about teshuva, as well as enjoying festive meals. "Tashlich",^[3] which means "to cast" is a ritual performed any time between the first day of Rosh Hashanah and Hoshana Rabbah. Participants recite specific prayers by water, seeking divine forgiveness by symbolically shaking out their garments and casting away their sins into the depths of the waters.^[4] In many communities, this is done by throwing stones or pieces of bread into the water.

-Wikipedia

Monday September 22nd /lundi  le 22 Septembre - Erev Rosh Hashanah

                              -Candle lighting 6:37pm  /  Allumage des bougies 18h37

                              -Mincha 6:35 pm followed by Arvit / Minha 18h35 suivi par  Arvit

Tuesday September 23rd / mardi le 23 Septembre 

   -Shacharit 8:30am / Shacharit 8h30

   - Mincha 6:00pm followed by  Tashlich & Arvit /Mincha  18h00 suivi deTashlich & Arvit

One of the most important prayers are the Tashlich prayers, this is a very important prayer steeped in Kabbalah whereby we divest ourselves of our sins near a pond.

Over the years we have been using a park pool and on other occasions on a barrel filled with water.

We are delighted to advise our members that this year, right next door to the Synagogue is a natural pond whereby we have been given special access to accomplish this very important and valuable  Mitsvah.

Shana Tova !

La prière de Tachlish est l'une des plus importantes prières importantes à accomplir. C'est une prière essentielle, imprégnée de Kabbale, par laquelle nous nous libérons de nos péchés encourus près d'un étang.

Au fil des ans, nous avons utilisé une piscine dans un parc et, à d'autres occasions, un tonneau rempli d'eau.

Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer à nos membres que cette année, juste à côté de la Synagogue, se trouve un étang naturel auquel nous avons un accès privilégié pour accomplir cette Mitsva si importante et précieuse.

Shana Tova !

    -Candle lighting after 7:36 pm / Allumage des bougies après 19h36

Wednesday September 24th / mercredi le 24 Septembre  

                              -Shacharit 8:30am / Shacharit 8h30

                              -Mincha 6:30 pm followed by Arvit / Minha 18h30 suivi d'Arvit

                              -Havdalah 7:36 pm / Havdalah 19h36

Thursday September 25th,Fast of Gedalia / jeudi  le 25 Septembre, Jeûne de Gedalia

                               -Starts at 5:29AM / Commence à 5h29

                               -Ends at  7:09 PM / Se termine à 19h09

UPCOMING HOLIDAYS/EVENTS

Erev Yom Kippur - Oct 1st

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Table of contents

1) Perashat Hashavoua - Rabbi Eli Mansour

2) Halakhat Hashavoua (Halakhot related to day to day life) By Hazzan David Azerad  -- The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy -Peninei Halacha

3) Holy Jokes!

4) For KIDS

 This Week's Parasha Insight with Rabbi Eli Mansour

Parashat Nisavim: It Depends Only on Us

The Gemara in Masechet Aboda Zara (17a) tells the astonishing story of a man named Elazar Ben Dordaya, who is described as having been a degenerate addict, who visited every harlot in the world. Once, he heard of a woman who lived far away and who charged an exorbitant fee for her services, and so he took with him a pouch filled with money and traveled to her. During his visit with this woman, she told him that he is incapable of ever repenting, that he has fallen so low that he would never be able to change.

This comment rattled Elazar, who ran outside and sat in between two mountains. He begged the mountains to beseech G-d on his behalf, but they said they could not. He then begged the heavens and the earth to beseech G-d on his behalf, but they said they could not. He begged the sun, the moon and the stars, but they, too, explained that they could not pray for him. Finally, he exclaimed, "The matter depends only on me!" He lowered his head and cried, until he passed away. A heavenly voice then exclaimed, "Rabbi Elazar Ben Dordaya is granted life in the eternal world."

Not only did Elazar’s repentance earn him a share in the next world, despite his life of decadence, but it even earned him the title "Rabbi."

Elazar Ben Dordaya was not a "Rabbi" in the sense that he could answer complex halachic questions, or deliver informative and uplifting lectures. However, he is, truly, a Rabbi, a teacher for every one of us.

The Talmud elsewhere (Sukka 52a) compares the Yeser Ha’ra, our sinful inclinations, to a tall mountain, which is difficult to climb. When Elazar Ben Dordaya looked to the mountains for help, it means that he tried pinning the blame on his evil inclination, on his sinful impulses. When this did not work, he tried blaming the heavens and the earth – meaning, the complex combination between physicality and spirituality that characterizes the human condition. He thought he could blame his sinful lifestyle on this very difficult balance between our animalistic and spiritual natures. He then tried to blame the celestial beings – meaning, the Zodiac, his having been born at a certain time which affected his nature. Finally, he realized that he has no one to blame but himself: "The matter depends only on me."

This is why Elazar Ben Dordaya is called a "Rabbi." He teaches us the vitally important lesson that "the matter depends only on me," that we cannot blame anybody or anything for our sins. We must take full responsibility and own up to our mistakes and failings. We will never grow or improve as long as we cast the blame for our sins on other people. We need to recognize that we are responsible for our decisions and our actions.

So often when I speak to people about religious observance, I hear them blame their low standards of observance on other factors. Some people blame it on their upbringing, saying that if their parents would have raised them differently, or had sent them to a different school, or if they had been raised in a more established Jewish community, they would observe Shabbat. Some people blame their spouse, saying that if their husband or wife was more encouraging or more passionate about religion, they would observe more. As we enter the High Holidays, we need to learn from our great "Rabbi" – Elazar Ben Dordaya. We need to learn the lesson of "the matter depends only on me," that we each have only one person to blame for our mistakes, and only one person who can help us change, and that is ourselves. This is the key to repentance – recognizing that we are fully responsible for our mistakes, and that we are fully capable of correcting them, of changing our behavior, and of becoming the people who we know we should be.

Halachot this week are selected and Translated by Hazzan David Azerad

The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy -Peninei Halacha

After Hashem forgave Israel for the sin of the Golden Calf, and even agreed that Israel would be favored among all the nations in its special connection with Him, Moshe Rabbeinu implored, “Please let me have a vision of Your glory.” Hashem replied, “I will make all My good pass before you, and reveal the Divine Name in your presence,” meaning, I will disclose to you My Holy Name that is revealed to the world; however, it is impossible to grasp My essence, “For a person cannot see Me and live” (Exodus 33:18-20). “Hashem descended in a cloud, and stood there with Moshe, and he (Moshe) called out in Hashem’s Name. Hashem passed before him and proclaimed (Hashem called out and revealed His Names to Moshe), ‘Hashem, Hashem, merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, with tremendous kindness and truth. He remembers deeds of kindness for thousands [of generations], forgiving sin, iniquity, and error, and He cleanses’” (Exodus 34:5-7). These are the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy.

Rabbi Yochanan said, “Were the verse not written, it would be impossible to say it. This teaches us that HaKadosh Baruch Hu wrapped Himself like a chazan and demonstrated to Moshe the order of the prayer. He said to him, ‘Any time that Israel sins, let them perform before Me this procedure and I will forgive them’” (Rosh HaShanah 17b).

With the acceptance of faith on the most supreme level, attained by reciting the Thirteen Attributes, we connect to Hashem in such a profound and exalted manner that our sins become marginal and exterior. In that state, atonement is achieved.

Therefore, in Selichot, on fast days and Yom Kippur, the Thirteen Attributes are recited numerous times in the prayer service. The customs vary regarding their recital on weekdays. According to the Ashkenazic and Yemenite (Baladi) minhagim, they are recited only on Mondays and Thursdays since those are the appropriate days for saying prayers of supplication. According to the Sephardic minhag (including Sephard-Chassidi), based on the Ari, they are recited every time there is Nefillat Apayim.

The recital of the Thirteen Attributes is considered a matter of sanctity and therefore necessitates a minyan. One who prays individually is not permitted to recite them; however, he is allowed to read them with cantillation signs as one reading the Torah (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 565:5; Mishnah Berurah 12). Whoever has not yet succeeded in finishing “Kel erech apayim” before the congregation reaches the Thirteen Attributes must stop and join in with the congregation. As long as the congregation has not yet finished reciting the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, he may still join them. However, if they have already finished, he is considered to be reciting them as an individual (Ben Ish Chai, Ki Tisa 4).

Bevirkat Shana Tova Umetuka

Shabbat Shalom Umevorach

David Azerad 

 3) HOLY JoKeS!!

Selection of funny snippets, loosely related to this weeks parashah or current events, to brighten your day  

4) FOR KIDS

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