Parshas Shelach Erev Shabbos Shabbos Day Candle Lighting 4:51pm Shacharis 9:00am Mincha 4:51pm Latest time for Shema 9:59am Shkiya 5:08pm Shabbos Mincha 3:30pm & 4:35pm Shabbos Ends 5:54pm Kiddush Osher and Sari Levenson invite the Kehillah to a kiddush in honour of the birth of their daughter Rochel Ahuva The kiddush will take place at 32 McHenry St Avos Ubonim This week Avos Ubonim will take place at 7:00-7:45pm Avos Ubonim has been sponsored by Family Abrahams Special treat - Hot Chips!! SHAAREI DAVENING TIMES NEXT WEEK Shacharis Mincha Maariv Sunday 8:00am 4:55pm* 8:30pm Monday 6:30 / 7:30am 4:55pm 8:30pm Tuesday 6:45 / 7:30am 4:55pm 8:30pm Wednesday 6:20 / 7:30am 4:55pm 8:30pm Thursday 6:20 / 7:30am 4:55pm 8:30pm Friday 6:45 / 7:30am 4:53pm *Mincha followed by Maariv 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.