Parshas Mishpotim – Parshas Shekolim Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Mincha 6:40pm Shacharis 9:00am Plag Hamincha 6:57pm Latest time for Shema 10:10am Latest Candle lighting 8:04pm Shabbos Mincha 4:30 / 7:50pm Shkiya 8:21pm Shabbos Ends 9:04pm Special Bar-Mitzva Shabbos This Shabbos Shaarei will be hosting a Special Bar-Mitzva Shabbos for all Year 7 2020 boys It will be an opportunity for many of the boys who were not able to celebrate their barmitzva to lein for us There will be special kiddush this Shabbos in their honour Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Matan and Racheli Kofsky On the birth of their baby daughter They will be naming their baby this Shabbos morning Mazal Tov to all the family Shaarei Shabbos Riddles 1. When is it more beneficial to do an action במזיד than בשוגג? 2. When do have a case when it אסור to put your hands into empty pockets on Shabbos 3. In this parsha, which law involves the number 30? 4. Which insect appears in this parsha? 5. In this parsha, which two laws refer to the sun? Short Vort on the Parsha The Torah warns, "One who brings offerings to the gods shall be destroyed" (Shemos 22:19). The Ibn Ezra explains that the Torah is not speaking to the Jewish Nation because they were already warned in the Aseres Hadibros not to make for themselves other gods. Rather, the Torah is addressing the gentile who wishes to live in Eretz Yisroel and it is cautioning him not to sacrifice to the gods. The Ramban argues and asserts that the Torah is certainly addressing the Jewish People. While the Aseres Hadibros give a general outline as to what is permitted and what is forbidden, the subsequent parshios discuss the specific details of the commandments and the punishments for each of the transgressions. The Medrash (Shemos Rabbah 30:9) differentiates between the mitzvos that the nations of the world received and those given to Bnei Yisroel. While the gentiles where given bare mitzvos "unadorned" with any halachos, Bnei Yisroel were given mitzvos along with instructions - both in the Written and Oral Torah - down to the very last detail. While some might find the numerous details of each mitzvah cumbersome, in truth they are all a blessing. Each detail is another pointer to the manner in which we are to live our lives. Every Jew knows how he or she is supposed to conduct his day from the minutes they arise in the morning until the time they retire at night.