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Best wishes for a New Year of happiness, peace & prosperity to our relatives & friends, to Winnipeg’s Jewish Community, and to all Israel! greetings FROM THE mayor
A MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER OF MANITOBA
Rosh Hashanah is the perfect opportunity to reflect and give thanks for all that has been provided over the past year.
On Behalf of the people and Province of Manitoba I am delighted to welcome in the new Jewish year, and to wish you all a happy Hashana.
And as we look forward to the promise of a new and exciting year ahead, Rosh Hoshanah allows us to reflect and celebrate this special occasion with family and friends. It is important to stop and take notice of all the blessigs we have in our lives, which is why I am thankful for this time each and every year.
The beginning of the year is an important opportunity to reflect on the bounty of Manitoba. Out here, the good life means opportunity and affordability. It’s a place where you can trade one-hour commute to work for a now-hour commute to the lake, where wild natural landscapes give way to inspiring urban vistas. It’s where new jobs and homes are created every day. And it’s where we have all chosen to live, learn, work and play.
As Mayor of Winnipeg, I extend my warmest greetings to the entire community for a safe, happy holiday and healthy new year. Shanah Tovah everyone!
Here’s to a Shana Tova U’metuka, full of exciting new growth!
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Rosh Hashanah (literally, the “head” of the year) is the beginning of the Jewish year – and the “birthday” of all of creation. It commemorates the creation of Adam and Eve, the first humans. On the day he was created, Adam acknowledged G-d’s kingship over the entire universe. Each Rosh Hashanah, we reaffirm this with our renewed commitment to G-d and His commandments.
THE SHOFAR
The sounding of the Shofar (the ram’s horn) is a central observance of Rosh Hashanah. The Shofar calls many things to mind: It symbolizes our coronation of G-d as King, it is a “wake up call” to return to G-d, and it presages the coming of Moshiach, whose arrival will be heralded by the “Great Shofar”.
YOM KIPPUR
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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. On this day, we acknowledge and regret our past sins and resolve to improve in the future. In return, G-d promises us forgiveness. This day is one of spiritual cleansing; we refrain from working, eating and drinking, washing, anointing with oils or lotions, marital relations and wearing leather shoes.
SUKKOT
After a period of sober and reverent reflection
during the Days of Awe, we are ready for the joyous holiday of Sukkot, “the Season of our Joy”, rejoicing in the knowledge that G-d has inscribed us for a good and healthy new year. The name Sukkot is derived from the word Sukkah, or hut. In commemoration of the protective “clouds of glory” with which G-d surrounded the Jewish people on their way out of Egypt, we live in makeshift huts during the seven days of this holiday. During Sukkot, we observe the special mitzvah of shaking the Lulav (palm branch) and the Etrog (citron). Taken together with the Hadas (myrtle) and the Aravah (willow), these very different plant species represent the unity of disparate types of Jews who all play their part in forming the Jewish nation.
SIMCHAT TORAH
Simchat Torah marks the day we complete the reading of the Torah in its annual cycle. On the evening of Simchat Torah, (and in many communities, on the previous evening of Shemini Atzeret as well) we make seven Hakafot (circuits) around the table upon which the Torah is read, dancing and rejoicing with the Torah scrolls. During morning services on Simchat Torah, we complete the Torah, reading the last Torah portion. We immediately start reading the Torah from the beginning again– remembering that the Torah is an endless source of wisdom, each cycle challenging us to discover its ever deeper meaning.
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Yartzeit of Irving Bricker
Labour Day
Eruv Tavshilin
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1st day of SUKKOT
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Yartzeit of Fred Kravetsky
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1st Intermediate day
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3rd Intermediate day
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Eruv Tavshilin
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SIMCHAT TORAH
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October 2013
Tishrei/Cheshvan 5774
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CHESHVAN 7
In Israel, this is the first day of the official rain season. Prayers for rain were held off until this day, in deference to those making their way back from Jerusalem where they spent the holidays.
CHESHVAN 11
Passing of our Matriarch Rachel, wife of Yaakov. Rachel passed away in 1563 BCE as Yaakov was returning home to his parents. She is buried in Bethlehem.
CHESHVAN 20
Birthday of Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber (1860), fifth leader of Chabad Lubavitch.
THE WEEKLY TORAH READING
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According to our tradition, the custom of reading from the Torah in the Synagogue every Shabbat is one of the oldest Jewish customs, instituted by Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses) himself. The Torah was divided by Moshe into 54 portions, which is the maximum number of regular readings possible during a Jewish calendar year. The regular cycle is suspended during Jewish holidays, when we read holiday themed portions instead. Most years, it becomes necessary to occasionally group two portions together in order to complete the cycle on time for Simchat Torah. Our lives are built around the calendar cycles: The year, the month, the week. Every day, the current Torah Reading offers a fresh source of inspiration. Though repeated again and again, there is always a new insight, a new guidance, a new commentary on the here and the now. This is the Jewish way of “living with the times.”
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Rosh Chodesh
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Yartzeit of Yartzeit of (Claman) Edith Edith (Claman) Raber Raber
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Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day Day
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Shabbat ends at 6:52pm
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November 2013
Cheshvan/Kislev 5774
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KISLEV 19
Yartzeit of Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezritch, the second leader of the Chassidic movement (1772). Release from prison of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad movement (1798). His triumphant release marked a turning point in the spreading of Chassidic thought, and this date is celebrated in many communities throughout the world, as “Chassidic Rosh Hashanah”.
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The kindling of the Menorah is the focal point of the Chanukah holiday, symbolizing religious freedom and the strength of the Jewish spirit. The menorah is kindled on each of the eight nights of Chanukah, this year beginning Wednesday night, November 27th. The Menorah is placed at the left side of a central doorway of the home, or at the front window. The candles should be lit immediately following sunset,
and should be prepared so that they will remain lit for at least a half hour after dusk. Due to Shabbat observance, the Menorah is lit before the Shabbat candles on Friday evening and after the Havdalah ceremony at the end of Shabbat. Gather all family members and light the Shamash, the service candle. Recite the proper blessings and then light the candles beginning from the left. Then place the Shamash at its designated place, separated from the other candles.
OTHER CHANUKAH OBSERVANCES
In addition to the kindling of the Menorah, special prayers are added to the regular services during the eight days of the holiday. Additional customs include preparing oil-rich dishes such as doughnuts or latkes; playing with the dreidel (spintop); and the giving of Chanukah-gelt (cash gifts) to the young.
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Rosh Chodesh
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Yartzeit of Jerry Nepon
Rememberance Day
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Blessing of new month
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Yartzeit of Sara Kravetsky Yartzeit of Archie Blank
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Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism
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Blessing of new month
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December 2013
Kislev/Tevet 5774
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TEVET 10
Observed as a fast day. On this date, Jerusalem was placed under siege by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, resulting in the destruction of the First Temple (422 BCE).
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Yartzeit of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad movement (1813).
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Tevet/Shevat 5774
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Yartzeit of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, sixth leader of Chabad Lubavitch (1950). Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak fought to preserve Jewish life in the U.S.S.R. until he was imprisoned, threatened with his life, and finally forced to leave (1927). In 1940 he came to the United States and established the network of Chabad-Lubavitch educational institutions throughout the U.S.A. and across the world. This day also marks the beginning of the leadership of his son-in-law Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
SHEVAT 22
Yartzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (1988).
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Throughout the ages, light has stirred the imagination of poets, mystics, scientists and psychologists. Because its nature is so different from other material entities, it is often used to describe spiritual insight. Shabbat is a day of light; its pattern and valueorientation is different from the other days of the week. Thus it is the lighting of the Shabbat Candles that ushers in this state of awareness and inspires us to feel the way it permeates our lives. The mystics call this day of light the Shabbat Queen, and the responsibility for lighting the candles and inducing this change of perspective is the woman’s. It is she who welcomes the Shabbat Queen into the home. Young girls, from the age of three or younger, are encouraged to light their own candles, to involve and educate them in this profound and beautiful mitzvah. The Shabbat Candles are lit 18 minutes before sunset.
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Birthday and Yartzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses), who led the Jewish people out of Egyptian bondage.
PURIM
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THE MITZVOT OF PURIM ARE:
• The Fast of Esther, held before Purim, to comemorate the day of prayer and fasting which the Jews held before their victory. • Listen to the reading of Megillat Esther (the Scroll of Esther) at night and day, recounting the story of Purim. • Send gifts containing at least two types of ready-to-eat food to one or more friends on the day of Purim. These gifts, called Mishloach Manot (“sending portions”), should preferably be sent via a third party. • Give Matanot L’evyonim (“gifts of charity to the poor”). While Tzedakah (charity) is a year-round responsibility, it is a particularly special Mitzvah on Purim. Give to at least two needy individuals on Purim day. • Celebrate with a special festive and joyous meal. • It is traditional to give 3 half dollar coins to charity before Purim, to commemorate the annual halfshekel given by each Jew in the times of the Holy Temple. This mitzvah is usually performed in the synagogue.
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Nissan 5774
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NISAN 11
THE SEDER
CELEBRATING PESACH (PASSOVER)
DURING THE SEDER, WE:
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Pesach is celebrated by refraining from eating or owning any chametz foods for the duration of the holiday, and by participating in a Seder dinner on the first two nights of the hoilday, during which we partake of some Shmurah-Matzah.
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Chametz (leaven) is defined as wheat, barley, oats, rye or spelt which have been mixed with water and then had time to rise. During Pesach it is forbidden to eat, derive benefit or even own chametz, or any mixture containing chametz. We prepare for Pesach by thoroughly cleaning and removing any trace of chametz from our space, then koshering our kitchen to prepare it for Pesach use. Food products used on Pesach must be certified Kosher for Passover. Any chametz we don’t plan on destroying before Pesach is placed in a special room or closet, sealed, and sold, with the help of a Rabbi, to a non-Jew.
The Pesach Seder, conducted each of the first two nights of Pesach, is the central event of the Passover festival. • Drink four cups of wine (or grape juice), reminding us of the redemption and its four stages. • Ask the Four Questions and recite the Haggadah, which tells the story of Passover and describes the miracles of our redemption. • Eat hand-made Shmurah Matzah, the plain unleavened bread which symbolizes both the simple bread of slaves and the swiftness of the redemption from Egypt, when our ancestors did not even have time to let the dough rise. • Eat Maror (bitter herbs), which reminds us of the bitterness of the enslavement.
THE LAST DAY OF PESACH
The eighth and final day of Pesach is associated with Moshiach and our fervent hope for his imminent arrival. In many communities, a festive “Moshiach Meal” is organized toward the evening, to emphasize this day’s special dimension.
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COUNTING OF THE OMER:
Beginning the second evening of Pesach, we count seven weeks until the arrival of the festival of Shavuot. They correspond to the seven weeks, starting from the night after the exodus during which our ancestors eagerly awaited the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
IYAR 14 – PESACH SHENI
When the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, this day offered a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice for those who, because of distance or ritual impurity, had been unable to bring their offering at the appropriate time.
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The eternal significance of the Second Passover, says the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, is that it is never too late to rectify a past failing. Even if a person has failed to fulfill an aspect of his/her mission in life, so that the Torah calls
him/her “contaminated by death” (i.e., in a state of disconnection from the divine source of life) or “on a distant road” from his people and G-d, there is always another chance, a second “Passover”, in which s/he can make good on what s/he has missed out.
IYAR 18 – LAG BA’OMER
On this date, in the early 2nd century, the students of Rabbi Akiva, the greatest sage of that era, ceased to die from an epidemic. Years later on this same date, his student Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Mishnaic sage and author of the Zohar (the seminal work of Kabbalah) passed away. Having fulfilled his mission in this world he asked that the anniversary of his death be celebrated as a joyous occasion. Throughout the Land of Israel – and indeed in Jewish communities throughout the world – this day is marked with festivities and bonfires. In particular, thousands journey to rejoice in the town of Miron, site of Rabbi Shimon’s resting place.
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May 2014 - Iyar/Sivan 5774
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June 2014
Sivan/Tammuz 5774
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THE HOLIDAY OF SHAVUOT
The festival of Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah – G-d’s gift to every single Jew. The Torah provides humankind with directives to lead a meaningful, productive life. It gives us the insight to see beyond the outer layers of our physical existence and behold the G-dliness within, and the means with which we can refine our lives and the world around us.
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TEFILLIN
Tefillin, or phylacteries, are donned every weekday by Jewish men and boys over the age of 13. The Torah describes Tefillin as a sign, a public statement of Jewish involvement. By donning Tefillin daily, an individual gives expression to his basic feeling of Jewish identity and its importance to him. The Tefillin are placed on the arm facing the heart, and on the head. This signifies the binding of one’s emotional and intellectual powers to the service of G-d. The straps, stretching from the arm to the hand and from the head to the legs, signify the transmission of intellectual and emotional energy to the hands and feet, symbolizing deed and action.
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In Loving Memory
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In Loving Memory
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July 2014
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Passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson (1994). The Rebbe’s contribution to Jews and Judaism in this generation is immeasurable. Under his leadership and guidance, thousands of young couples have dedicated their lives, through the global network of Chabad Lubavitch institutions, to spread Yiddishkeit throughout the globe. His vision and promise of an imminent redemption, and a world filled with G-dliness, peace and harmony continues to inspire millions throughout the world. Through our efforts, it shall surely soon become a reality.
THE UPCOMING REDEMPTION
The belief in the upcoming redemption is one of the foundations of our faith, and has been promised to us by almost every one of our prophets, beginning with Moses himself. Maimonides included it in his famous Thirteen Principles of the Jewish Faith. Throughout the ages, even during the most trying times, our ancestors have always prayed for and looked forward to the coming of Moshiach, our redeemer.
LET’S WELCOME MOSHIACH
Led by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, many prominent Rabbis pro claimed this generation to be the one to usher in the redemption. We can prepare for this special time by studying the
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relevant passages in the Torah and its commentaries, and by increasing in acts of goodness and kindness. This will not only help us prepare for the redemption – this will hasten its arrival!
TAMMUZ 12
Birthday of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, sixth leader of Chabad Lubavitch (1880), and his release from Bolshevik imprisonment (1927). He was imprisoned and threatened with his life for his struggle to preserve Judaism in the Soviet Union. His release was celebrated throughout the Jewish world as a victory for Jewry and Judaism.
FAST OF TAMMUZ 17
The 17th of Tammuz marks the beginning of a three-week period of mourning. This is a tragic time on our calendar during which many calamities befell our nation in the course of history. On the 17th of Tammuz in particular, after years of siege, the walls of Jerusalem were breached. The Jewish forces continued to defend the Temple Mount for another 19 days, until it too fell on the 7th of Av. The Beit HaMikdash, the Holy Temple, was torched late on Av 9. Thus the “Three Weeks” begins with a fast on the 17th of Tammuz and concludes with a full day (25 hour) fast on the Ninth of Av. During this period, we do not celebrate weddings and in general hold no festivities.
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Menachem av/Elul 5774
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THE NINE DAYS OF MOURNING
While the mourning period begins on Tammuz 17, it intensifies when the month of Av begins. From the First of Av until after the Ninth of Av (excluding Shabbat), we refrain from consuming meat or wine and from various pleasurable activities as a sign of additional mourning.
TISH’A B’AV – THE NINTH OF AV
The Ninth of Av has been a sad day on the Jewish calendar from the earliest days of our history as a people. Just one year after our forefathers left Egypt, it was on this date that G-d punished that generation, decreeing that they would wander the desert for forty years, never entering into the Holy Land. Much more recently, World War I began on Av 9. The focus of our mourning, however, is on the destruction on this date of both the first Temple (422 BCE) and the second Temple (68 CE). The observances of the fast of Tish’a B’Av are similar
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to those of Yom Kippur. These include refraining from any food or drink, wearing leather shoes, washing or showering, anointing oneself with oils or lotions, and from marital relations. Additionally, on the eve of the fast, the scroll of Eichah (Lamentations) is read in the synagogue in a unique chant, melancholy yet reassuring. Until noon we sit on low seats only, as a mourner does during Shiva. May we merit seeing the ultimate redemption and rebuilding of the Temple by Moshiach, now!
AV 15
The Mishnah (Tractate Ta’anit) recounts: “There were no greater holidays for the Jewish people than that of the 15th of Av and of Yom Kippur.” Several joyful events have occurred on this date, including the end of the 40 year decree upon the Jewish people to wander and die in the desert after leaving Egypt. This date is particularly joyful as it occurs just as we conclude the mourning period over the destruction of the Temple.
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Elul 5774/Tishrei 5775
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ELUL
The month of Elul, the last of the Jewish calendar, is the time to reflect on our actions of the passing year, and to find ways to correct any shortcomings. In synagogues around the world, extra prayers are recited daily and the Shofar is sounded every weekday.
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During the month of Elul, G-d is closer and more accessible to us than the rest of the year. When the king leaves his guarded palace and travels through the fields, he makes himself accessible to all – and the people stop what they are doing and come out to greet him, excited by the rare opportunity to see their king up-close. So too with us: The
knowledge that G-d is more accessible to us this month compels us to reach out to him through repentance, prayer and charity.
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Known as Chai Elul, the “life” of Elul. Birthday of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698), founder of the Chassidic movement, and of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745), founder of the Chabad movement.
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After midnight, we recite Selichot (special penitential prayers). We continue to recite Selichot every weekday from Monday morning until Rosh Hashanah.
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Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us: before Shabbat
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to kindle the lamp of the Day of Remembrance before Rosh Hashana that falls out on Shabbat
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Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion