Parshas Vayakhel Parshas Shkolim Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Mincha 6:30pm Shacharis 9:00am Plag Hamincha 6:44pm Latest time for Shema 10:17am Latest Candle lighting 7:48pm Shabbos Mincha 4:30 / 7:35pm Shkiya 8:05pm Shabbos Ends 8:47pm Reminder - please register for Shabbos Kiddush This week's special kiddush has been sponsored by members of the kehillah As Hakoras Hatov to the Rabbi and Rebbetzin for their unwavering dedication and support, especially over the past 2 years Ladies Shiur Rabbi Myron Sacher will be giving a ladies shiur this Shabbos Morning at 11:30am All ladies and girls welcome FOST (Friend Of Shaarei Tefillah) Shaarei Tefillah would like to thank all of its Mispalelim for their continued financial support. Over the coming weeks Shaarei Tefillah will commence its FOST 22 campaign. FOST is an annual contribution which helps to ensure Shaarei Tefillah is able to continue to operate the way that it does. To contribute to FOST please contact Rabbi Berlin, Geoffrey Heimann or Merv Adler SHAAREI DAVENING TIMES NEXT WEEK Shacharis Mincha / Maariv Second Maariv Sunday 8:00am 7:45pm 8:45pm Monday 6:30 / 7:30am 7:45pm 8:45pm Tuesday 6:45 / 7:30am 7:45pm 8:45pm Wednesday 6:45 / 7:30am 7:45pm 8:45pm Thursday* 6:20 / 7:20am 7:45pm 8:45pm Friday* 6:20 / 7:20am 6:20pm *Rosh Chodesh Short Vort on the Parsha Although Moshe was the one told by Hashem to instruct Bnei Yisrael to build the Mishkan, nevertheless, he was not in charge of the actual construction. In this week's parsha the Torah informs us that there were two people charged with that mission. The first was Betzalel and the second was Ohaliav. Rashi points out that Ohaliav came from sheivet Dan which was regarded as one of the "lowly" shevatim since Dan was born from Bilha who was a maidservant of Rachel. On the other hand, Betzalel came from sheivet Yehuda which was regarded as one of the greatest shevatim. Despite the difference in their lineages, the Torah equated the two in the construction of the Mishkan. Rav Wolbe comments that Hashem does not examine a person's ancestry before choosing him for a specific position. The criteria for obtaining the position is the person's ability in the specific task needed to be filled. Ohaliav was the perfect man for the job and therefore he was chosen to work hand in hand with Betzalel who was of a much more prestigious lineage. The same can be said when it came to those who merited executing the actual construction of the Mishkan and the numerous vessels within. The Torah tells us "Every man whose heart inspired him came, and everyone whose spirit motivated him brought the portion of Hashem for the Mishkan" (i35:21). The Ramban explains that Bnei Yisrael had no one to train them into these highly skilled and detail oriented vocations. Nevertheless, those whose spirit motivated them to join the workforce of constructing an abode for Hashem, found the skills within themselves despite their lack of training. Once again, the positions were filled not with those who brought the most impressive ancestry, but with those who desired to participate and thereby made themselves truly worthy for the position