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Motzaei Shabbos · November 7, 2026
Winter Opening Night
6:30 PM · Class for men and women
Filet Mignon: What’s at Steak?
Why can’t we have more competition in the kosher meat market? Wouldn’t more stores mean lower prices? And why are the rabbis getting involved? We’ll discuss the issues intelligently, so you can better understand the controversy and make informed decisions about what to buy.
7:30 PM · Free Melave Malka
The Light of Persia
Celebrating the hilula of Rav Ohr Shraga of Yazd with inspiring stories, Torah and song. With Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz; catered by D-Lites. Sponsorships available.
Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, November 4, so we know how much food to order.
Click here if you plan on attending the Melave MalkaThis RSVP is for the 7:30 PM Melave Malka only. No RSVP is needed for the 6:30 PM class.
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Melave Malka · November 14 · 8:00 PM
How to Help Someone Choose Jewish Burial
A free practical workshop with Yael Davidowitz, sponsored by Ron and Carla Beker.
Sign up here — Free of chargeRegistration closes Monday, November 9 at 11:59 PM (Toronto time).
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Click the flyer to register ↗Saturday night · December 5
Chanukah Bingo Night & Silent Auction
Doors open at 7:30 PM; bingo starts at 8:00 PM. Prizes include two pairs of Leafs tickets!
Cash at the door: $10 for ages 10 and up · $5 under 10 · Family maximum $80.
RSVP by the end of Thursday, November 26 (Toronto time).
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Nov. 6–13 · Weekly bulletin
We’re so excited about the new Parsha, we couldn’t wait to post it!
Open the Chayei Sarah sneak peek for November 6–13. This bulletin is in progress and will be updated as classes and information come in. Send additions and corrections to rabbimichalowicz@gmail.com.
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See sponsorship opportunities ↗Torah for the week ahead · November 1–7, 2026 · 5787
Welcome to
Parshas Chayei Sarah.
Learning with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
חיי שרה
Monday night’s class is now available: watch “Was Rivka Really Three?” with PowerPoint slides, and download the two-page source sheet and full transcript. The Shabbos morning class, “Yitzchak in Gan Eden,” is at 8:00 AM and repeated at 8:50 AM; its transcript and source sheet are ready below. Further classes will appear as they are ready.
Listen to earlier Chayei Sarah classesNEW — Class with PowerPoint slides
Monday, November 2 · 8:00 PM
Was Rivka Really Three?
How could Rivka have been just three years old when she married Yitzchak, and why does Tosafos present a different calculation? Explore the connection between the Akeidah, Yitzchak’s marriage at forty, and Rivka’s spiritual renewal, with practical lessons about chesed and gevurah, marriage, and adapting to new stages of life. The class concludes with the remarkable story of “The Woman at the Fair.”
▶ Watch the class with PowerPoint slides ↗Now on TorahAnytime · Watch the complete class with PowerPoint slides.
In preparation
Friday, November 6
Erev Shabbos drush
The topic and materials will be added when confirmed.
Printable class materials
Shabbos, November 7 · 8:00 AM · Repeated at 8:50 AM
Yitzchak in Gan Eden
Yitzchak’s return from Gan Eden, the meaning of the inverted world, and how the good we do here can bring merit above. Full transcript and two-page Hebrew–English source sheet.
In preparation
Shabbos, November 7 · Kiddush at 11:15 AM
Main Shabbos drush
The topic and materials will be added when confirmed.
In preparation
Shabbos, November 7 · Following 4:30 PM Mincha
Shalosh Seudos
Shalosh Seudos follows regular Mincha. The drush topic will be added when confirmed.
Shalosh Seudos is sponsored by the Michalowicz family on the yahrzeit of Moshe Szenicer a”h — Moshe Yaakov ben Tzvi Yehuda.
Open the November 6–13 bulletin sneak peek. Early Mincha: 12:30 PM. Regular Mincha: 4:30 PM, followed by Shalosh Seudos. Shabbos is over / Havdalah: 5:50 PM. Maariv: 6:05 PM.
From earlier years · Audio archive
Return to Chayei Sarah.
Earlier Chayei Sarah classes to revisit alongside this week’s new Monday night class.
November 3, 2015 · Archived recording
How to Find the Right Shidduch and Keep Your Shalom Bayis
Listen to the archived class ↗November 11, 2014 · Archived recording
How to Grow Old Gracefully
Listen to the archived class ↗October 22, 2013 · Archived recording
How to Make All Your Days Count After Messing Up
Listen to the archived class ↗November 7, 2017 · Archived recording
The Benefits of Accepting Your Mission with Love
Listen to the archived class ↗November 22, 2016 · Archived recording
Our Intimate Connection to Chevron
Listen to the archived class ↗10 Disera DriveSecond Floor · Suite 250Thornhill, Ontario
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