Parshas Bereishis Shabbos Times Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Plag HaMincha 6:17pm Latest time for Shema 9:49am Candle Lighting 7:20pm Shabbos Ends 8:22pm Shkiya 7:38pm Shabbos Afternoon Avos Ubonim Learn at home over Shabbos for 30 mins and SMS Yehudah Zev by Sunday 1pm to enter into the raffle Winners will be announced on the WhatsApp groups Shaarei Youth - Shabbos Riddles 1. When is a non-kohen called first to the Torah in the presence of Kohanim? 2. There are TWO sets of Grandfather - Grandson's mentioned in the weekday Shmoneh Esrei - Who are they? SMS your answers to 0425858502 to enter into the raffle to win a prize Short Vort on the Parsha After Odom did his aveira he was expelled from Gan Eden. The Chasam Sofer asks if Odom was supposed to be in Gan Eden, why did Hashem build the entire world outside Gan Eden in the first place? He answers that in the original Bri'ah, Hashem created each thing in its full glory. The cows were created as adults and the trees and vegetation were in full bloom. Similarly, man was created in his height of perfection. Therefore he was worthy to be in Gan Eden. Even if Odom had not sinned, the next generation would be born from scratch as imperfect children, just like the next generation of trees grew from the ground up. It is a person's job to do mitzvos and perfect himself and only then be admitted into Gan Eden. It is for us that Hashem created the world. Unfortunately after the Chait, Odom as well became imperfect, and was sent out to the world to do Teshuva and perfect himself for re-entry to Gan Eden.