Parshas Shelach Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Candle Lighting 4:50pm Shacharis N/A Shkiya 5:08pm Latest time for Shema 9:54am Shabbos Mincha N/A Shabbos Ends 5:53pm Shabbos Mevorechim - Rosh Chodesh Next Thursday and Friday Motzei Shabbos Avos Ubonim - AT HOME Learn at Home 7 till 7:45pm Thank you to our anonymous sponsor Special treat - Hot Meat Pies - PICK UP FROM THE RABBIS HOUSE AT 7:50PM Short Vort on the Parsha Rashi at the end of the parsha (Bamidbar 15:41) brings Rav Moshe HaDarshan's explanation of why the parsha of the Mikosheish (the man who desecrated the Shabbos by gathering wood) is juxtaposed to the parsha of avodah zara and the parsha of tzitzis. A person who desecrates the Shabbos is comparable to one who worships idols since each of these mitzvos is equivalent to all the rest of the 613 mitzvos of the Torah. Likewise, the mitzvah of tzitzis is also equivalent to all the mitzvos of the Torah. Rav Wolbe explains the uniqueness of these three mitzvos. Together these mitzvos form the framework of the entire Torah. Avodah zara undermines the Oneness of Hashem which is the most fundamental aspect of the Torah - that there is but One G-d. Shabbos symbolizes the emunah that Hashem created the world. On the seventh day He rested and therefore, we too, refrain from working and spend the day focused on connecting with our Creator. Tzitzis is the constant reminder that there is a Creator and we are His servants. Constant knowledge that that there is a single Creator Who created the world is the outline of the entire Torah. Indeed, every mitzvah is a reminder of Hashem and an opportunity to connect with Him.