Chabad Jewish Centre of Saskatoon

Please join us this Sunday

This Sunday! The event is free, but you have to register at bit.ly/JerusalemTourSK

Passover is 11 days away and we're upping our game! We're making sure that every Jewish person/home on our list gets a seder kit (incl. shmurah matzah, seder plate, grape juice or wine, haggadah, seder items) totally FREE OF CHARGE! How can you help?... 1. Volunteer - we need help delivering seder kits! 2. Nominate - if there is a someone we don't know/isn't on our mailing list who would like a kit, please let us know! 3. Sponsor - we still need ~$6,000 to not be in the red after this project and every donation helps! You can make a contribution at www.jewishsask.com/donate or www.paypal.me/ChabadSask

Please join us tomorrow at 6:00 PM for a conversation with Judge Ruchie Freier, the world's first ever female Hasidic judge. Judge Ruchie, who is also the founder of the first all-female Orthodox EMT group, exemplifies Orthodox feminism. Learn how the honourable Judge balances her work, faith, traditions, and family. Join us as we explore female leadership in the Hasidic world. About Judge Rachel (Ruchie) Freier:... Judge Rachel (Ruchie) Freier is the first Hasidic woman to hold public office in the US. She was named as one of the 50 most influential Jewish females in the world. She is also the founder and director of Ezras Nashim, the first all female volunteer EMT ambulance service for the New York Jewish community. She has been dubbed by the New York times as "Hasidic Superwoman of night court."

Chabad Jewish Centre of Saskatoon mourns the passing of an incredible human being and a true giant, Mr. Irving Roth. Irving was a survivor of Auschwitz and educated countless individuals from all walks of life about the history and lessons of the Holocaust. He touched everyone he spoke to with his singular erudition, eloquence and wisdom. We had the honour of hosting Irving here in Saskatoon in September of 2019. 1,500 people packed TCU Place to hear him speak.... May his memory be a blessing.

This is how we roll in Saskatoon

An incredible thing happened last night. I was absolutely flabbergasted. Just as our mikvah fundraiser was about to end, out of the blue we were contacted by generous donors who decided to TRIPLE EVERY DOLLAR DONATED! It was literally a scene straight out of a movie. A veritable fairy tale come true. These are people who have never met any of us but care deeply about the cause. Jewish unity at its finest! ... As a result, we've extended our campaign and every dollar donated from here on out is TRIPLED. The finish line is now clearly in sight! Please give whatever you can! $10 turns into $30, $100 becomes $300, etc. Please visit www.bringmikvahhome.com/saskatoon to donate (If you're donating in CAD, make sure to follow the link for Canadian donations.)

Our COVID-safe car menorah parade Special thanks to Juli Labrecque Photography - Saskatoon for the photos!

Fact check: true

Megillat Antiochus, known also as Megillat Hachashmona’im, was originally composed in Aramaic, similar to much of the Book of Daniel. Rav Saadyah Gaon attributed its authorship to the five sons of Matityahu and translated it into Arabic along with the Megillot of Tanach. The author of the Halachot Gedolot (BaHa"G) wrote that it was composed in the times of Hillel and Shammai. However, it was not included in the redaction of the twenty-four books of Tanach. The Hebrew version (see Siddur Otzer Yisrael) is a literal translation and was published for the first time in Montoba in 1557. During the Middle Ages this Megillah was read in the Italian synagogues on Chanukah just as the Book of Esther is read on Purim, but without any blessings. It still forms part of the liturgy of the Yemenite Jews.

On celebrating Chanukah during a pandemic and the importance of connecting with each other *especially* this Chanukah (via Global Saskatoon)

Michoel Pikovski, a Moscow-born Chabad hasid, simply wanted to keep the mitzvah of Sukkah properly. He did not plan for his Sukkah to go viral, but that’s exactly what happened to the photo of him sitting in the floating Sukkah he built about 20 meters above ground in his hometown of Moscow. I live 10 kilometers from the community Sukkah, he explained to Israel Today. "I wanted to keep the mitzvah of Sukkah properly this year as well."... Since in previous years the neighbours did not approve of the temporary structure he built at the foot of his apartment building, this year he devised a creative solution: a "floating" Sukkah, adjacent to his apartment on the sixth floor. Now, according to Jewish law there can be nothing above the Sukkah except the sky, which makes it impossible to construct a Sukkah when there is a balcony directly above it. Moskovski, therefore, decided to build his Sukkah extending off his balcony, with nothing but air and a long drop below. The Sukkah is minimal in size - 60 cm long, 90 cm wide and 120 cm high. "I have good hands. I have experience in building," he says, "and every year I build a Sukkah for other people. I drew up plans and calculated everything I need. The Sukkah is safe, yet I still do not recommend others to build such a Sukkah," he smiles. Sitting in a Sukkah with a roof open to the sky symbolises our faith and trust in G-d. Michoel takes it to a whole other level!

On Yom Kippur (this coming Sunday evening until Monday night), Gd mercifully erases all the sins we have committed "before Gd"but not the sins we may have committed against our fellow human. If we really want to come out of this holy day completely clean, we need to first approach any individual whom we may have wronged and ask their forgiveness. This applies whether the offense was physical, emotional, or financial (in which case, seeking forgiveness is in addition to making appropriate monetary restitution).

Farbrengen in honour of Chai Elul!

Good Yom Tov! Today is Chai (18th of) Elul - the birthday of the two great lights of contemporary Judaism: Rabbi Yisrael Ben Eliezer - the Baal Shem Tov - founder of Hasidism, and Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad movement. It is truly a special day! We're also just 12 days from Rosh Hashanah!... Please join us tonight at 7:30 PM Sask (9:30 PM EDT) for an unforgettable farbrengen led by guest speaker Rabbi Joseph Katzman! You'll be sure to come away inspired. Zoom meeting ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81318687619

Join us tomorrow evening Get your L'chaims ready Live on Zoom and FB Live Tomorrow evening, Sept 7 at 7:30 PM Sask time (9:30 PM EDT)... DM for Zoom link See more