Current Bulletin - Adath Shalom Congregation

Bulletin
Adath Shalom Congregation
31 Nadolny Sachs Drive Private, Ottawa, ON, K2A 1R9
www.adath-shalom.ca
September 1 – November 30 2016
28 Av 5776 – 29 Cheshvan 5777
PUBLIC EDITION OF ADATH SHALOM BULLETIN
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Wolfe, the Bulletin Editor (at [email protected]) and I will email you the full version.
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information about the shul is found at http://www.adath-shalom.ca/brochure.htm
Thanks,
Peter Wolfe
Adath Shalom Bulletin Editor
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Bulletin
Adath Shalom Congregation
31 Nadolny Sachs Drive Private, Ottawa, ON, K2A 1R9
www.adath-shalom.ca
September 1 – November 30, 2016
28 Av 5776 – 29 Cheshvan 5777
UPCOMING EVENTS
All Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot Events at the Soloway JCC, except for the
Oct. 8, Oct. 17, Oct. 22, and Oct. 24 services which are at the Jewish Community School (JCS) Chapel
Sunday Sep. 25
Sunday Oct. 2
11:00am Congregational visit to the New Jewish Cemetery.
Please confirm with Joel Yan at 613-224-4560, or
[email protected].
See note on page 5 for more details
6:20pm Erev Rosh Hashanah
Monday Oct. 3 & Tuesday Oct. 4 Rosh Hashanah Days 1 and 2.
8:30am Morning Service.
11:25am RH Day 1 (time approximate) Youth Program:
For children from 8 to 13 years led by Rabbi Hamerman
11:25am RH Day 2 (time approximate) Teen Organized Youth Activity:
For children from 8 to 13 years
4:25pm RH Day 1 for Tashlich: meet at SJCC, or
4:55pm RH Day 1 meet at north end of Fraser Street
6:00pm RH Day 1 and 2 Mincha, followed by learning session with Rabbi
Hamerman, followed by Ma’ariv
Saturday Oct. 8
Shabbat Shuvah
Tuesday Oct. 11
Erev Yom Kippur
5:33pm Mincha
5:58pm Kol Nidre (sharp)
Yom Kippur
9:45am Service in the Jewish Community School (or JCS) Chapel
Wednesday Oct. 12
9:00am Morning Service
Yizkor starts some time between 11:30 and 12:15
12:15pm (time approximate) Youth Program:
For children from 8 to 13 years led by Rabbi Hamerman
Monday Oct. 17
Saturday Oct. 22
Monday Oct. 24
5:00pm
5:30pm
7:24pm
7:40pm
9:45am
9:45am
9:45am
6:45pm
Study session with Rabbi Hamerman
Mincha
Shofar Blowing
End of Services
Sukkot I Service in JCS Chapel with Hallel, Lulav and Etrog
Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot in JCS Chapel with Hallel
Shemini Atzeret Service in JCS Chapel: with Hallel and Yizkor
Simchat Torah Service in JCS Chapel
NOTE: Childcare will be available 10am to 12:30pm for RH Day1 and 2, and YK.
All ages will be in the Teen Lounge. A youth program for grades 2 and up will take place with the Rabbi.
Children under the age of 2 should be accompanied by a parent or sibling. All children and youth should be
either in the Teen Lounge or in the adult service. Please discourage children from socializing in the hallways
Snack will be served around noon for RH Day 1 and 2 and YK in Teen Lounge.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
During the dog days of summer, the news feeds blasting in from the South were replaced by the Olympics and the
Canadian wins. The Summer Olympics are done for the next four years, there is a bite to the morning air, the
Americans are counting the days until their moment in history (the elections), and we are counting down our days
to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Elul (the season for reflection) has just begun and the High Holy Days are still part of future thinking yet I am
making my calls and sending my emails to organize aliyot. How to step into the mode of reflection that engages us
prior to and during the High Holy Days when focused on the tasks required to make it happen?
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 29 Autumn Shabbaton with Shawna
Dolansky: Fall of Eve See article on
page 6 for details.
November 12 Shabbat Project – Details to come.
Thoughts, words, actions – since coming across this
maxim while preparing a dvar, it has continued to
challenge me. One of the constants in Jewish tradition is
“it is not what you think, but what you do that counts” –
i.e. intentions are not actions
UPCOMING BOARD MEETING
Yet this maxim would have us reconsider the extent to
which dwelling on a thought, idea or notion can in fact
influence our words and our behavior. And despite the
fact that we are told actions count, one has only to read
the third verse of the Sh’ma to realize that thoughts are
very important:
(3:00 to 5:00pm)
October 9 at the home of Elaine Vininsky and
Andrew Oakes
And they shall be tzitzit for you, and when you look at them you will remember all of the Lord's commandments
and do them and not follow after your heart and after your eyes
which lead you astray. (Bamidbar 15:39)
How we think is not always clear. Will Durant, writer, historian, and philosopher, once said, “The trouble with most
people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.”
In other words, our thoughts are filtered through our attitudes, perceptions, experiences, and even the weather!
When we have a thought how often do we stop to question or analyze it?
In the realm of nonviolent communication, – we are encouraged to think of ourselves as having two different ways
of thinking from which to choose. The first does not require “thinking” but is to pursue our judgmental or habitual
thought patterns. Habitual thought patterns can be useful at times - it means that not a lot of “thinking” effort is
required for, say, making coffee in the morning or getting off at a familiar bus stop. This is habitual thinking.
Unfortunately, this same habitual thinking that helps us through the day can lead us astray. Habitual (judgmental)
thoughts influence all we do and think, and especially affect how we relate to ourselves, our families and others
close to us.
The second requires deeper “thinking” as it requires us to pursue awareness of the feelings and needs connected
to what we are thinking. To quote the actor Alan Alda, “Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your
assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
The Center for Nonviolent Communication trainer Thom Bond, provides a stratagem for dealing with our “off-thecuff and in-the-moment judgments. He calls the process of letting judgments run (in our minds) as “enjoying the
judgment show.” By “watching” our judgments and seeing them as preliminary information, and not as truth, we
are ultimately able to “scrub” them and reconsider what we were about to say or do. Instead of being in habitual
mode, we have an opportunity, with greater awareness, to reconsider what we were about to say or do.
As we prepare to enter into our season of reflection, may you be open to the challenges life bestows. May this new
Jewish year (5777) bring you and your loved ones healing and transformation.
Shanah Tovah Umetukah
Susan Landau-Chark
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BOARD MEETING SUMMARY
ADATH SHALOM POLICY: USE OF
ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON
SHABBAT
On August 7, the Board convened for its first meeting of
the 2016-2017 year. David Brooks was welcomed as our
newly “elected “Trustee-at-Large”.
Passed unanimously by the Board 07 August 2016
Harry Binks of Binks Insurance, spoke to the issue of risk
reduction and due diligence. As noted at our recent AGM,
the Board has committed to obtaining Officers and
Directors Liability and to the purchasing of insurance that
reflects our status as a place of worship.
Preamble
Ordinarily Adath Shalom’s Ritual Committee operates only
at the behest of the Board. However, in this case an issue
was brought to the Committee about inappropriate use of
electronic devices on Shabbat by a few members of the
congregation. Therefore, it seemed wise to develop a
formal policy so that everyone knows what practice is
expected by Adath Shalom. Only one portion of the draft
policy was controversial, as indicated below.
Elaine Vininsky, the Congregation’s liaison to the Jewish
Federation of Ottawa, presented an overview of the results
of Measuring Success (see http://www.measuringsuccess.com). In April 2016, Federation surveyed families
with young children “to better understand the choices
families make around Jewish engagement by exploring
their needs, interests and barriers to participation.” Daniel
Chiat and Sacha Litman of Measuring Success provided
the results to the Federation. Out of the known 600 Jewish
families with young children (ages 0-6) in the Ottawa area,
there were 322 responses from 295 households (in some
cases, each parent responded) representing about 50 per
cent of these households. One of the key issues for
families seemed to be transportation: anything longer than
a 25-minute bus ride was deemed a deterrent to program
attendance. The other point that surfaced was the use of
financial incentives to encourage membership. These
were viewed as temporal at best and not as conducive as
good programming to maintain membership.
Halakhah
The Halakhah on the issue of use of electrical and
electronic devices on Shabbat is clear. They are
prohibited. A long and closely written position paper by R.
Daniel S. Nevins on this subject was adopted on 31 May
2012 by the Rabbinic Assembly’s Committee on Jewish
Law and Standards by an overwhelming majority of 17-22. Key portions of the summary on page 54 read as
follows:
The operation of any appliance which records data—
whether text, audio or images—is banned under the
category of toledat koteiv, a derivative form of writing.
Most consumer electronics fall within this category and
are therefore incompatible with Shabbat observance.
While a comprehensive ban on all uses of electricity
may be justified as a fence around the Torah, some
uses are not only permissible but even positively
indicated. Certainly any action needed to save a life—
even if it involves biblically banned forms of melakhah—
may be permitted under the rubric of pikuah nefesh.
Actions which are forbidden under the authority of
rabbinic law must be avoided unless they are required
for the preservation of human dignity. In some cases
such actions may also be indicated in order to avoid
waste and excessive exertion. The balancing of these
norms is complex and requires consultation with
halakhic experts based on the particulars of any given
situation and appliance.
The study also rated synagogue satisfaction. Since 15 or
more responses from a given congregation are needed in
order for the Federation to evaluate this information, Adath
Shalom has too few families with young children for us to
participate at this level.
The Board will also be signing Adath Shalom’s first lease
with the Jewish Community Campus once the present
draft is finalized.
Adath Shalom now has a policy on the use of electronic
devices on Shabbat (NO). Please see the following article
by David Brooks.
Our next Board meeting is Sunday, October 9. As always,
meetings are open. If you have any ideas, concerns,
suggestions you wish to bring to the Board please contact
Elaine Vininsky or me.
Having said that, it is evident from exchanges on the
USCJ1 Ritual List that many congregations find it difficult to
monitor and enforce their policies. As a result, practice
varies widely, at least for a minority of people in some
congregations.
Susan Landau-Chark
Policy
1) Use of any electronic device is prohibited on any
Shabbat or Yom Tov at Adath Shalom. This
prohibition applies to all devices including those
devices used for communications, for
photography, for games, etc.
2) This rule applies to the sanctuary, to the corridors
adjacent to the sanctuary, the rest rooms, and the
kiddush room. 2 It does not apply outside the
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USCJ is United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The one significant dissent from the general policy concerned
whether use of an electronic device inside the Kiddush room for
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building, but congregants are urged to have
consideration for others when using devices
outside. Should some portion of the building
happen to be used by another group on Shabbat,
no effort will be made to enforce the prohibition in
areas used by such a group.
3) An exception to the general prohibition applies to
medical people and people with urgent family
issues, but they are requested to set their devices
to vibration mode so that a call will not disturb
other congregants.
will again start services at 9:45, say Hallel and also hold a
Yizkor service. During Sukkot we plan to have our
Kiddushim in one of the special Sukkot on the Jewish
campus.
Then we wrap it up with a fun-filled Simchat Torah service
beginning at 6:45 PM on the same evening, Oct. 24.
Please join us for lots of music, singing and dancing with
the Torah scrolls as we complete the cycle of reading the
Torah and immediately renew the cycle by reading the first
section of the Torah from Bereshit. Please join us for this
fun-filled service and bring your children and
grandchildren. Ice cream and special treats will be served.
As a result of the proliferation of small electronic devices, it
is recommended to the Board that a sizeable sign,
prepared in English and French, indicating that use of
electronic devices is prohibited on Shabbat, be placed in
the sanctuary and nearby areas.
Members are encouraged to attend services at Kehillat
Beth Israel on the holydays where we will not be holding
services, specifically on the second day of Sukkot (Oct.
18) and on Simchat Torah day, October 25. Their service
begins at 9 AM on these days.
David Brooks
Joel Yan,
Co-Chair, Ritual Committee
KEVER AVOT - CEMETERY VISIT
It is traditional to visit the graves of your loved ones before
or during the High Holyday period. Our shul's annual visit
to the cemetery will be held on Sunday September 25.
We will meet at the entrance to the New Jewish cemetery
in Osgoode at 11 AM. We would like to have a minyan so
that we can say Kaddish at each grave of our members'
families. We will also be singing a special prayer for our
loved ones, El Malei Rachamim, at each grave.
ADATH SHALOM HAS RECEIVED
AND WILL START USING SIDDUR
LEV SHALEM
Over the last few months, you probably have noticed that
several of us have started using a large red Siddur in shul.
This is Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals, a
new improved siddur produced by the Rabbinical
Assembly. Members are encouraged to read the
extensive text and view the videos on the Rabbinical
Assembly website as to why they chose to produce a new
siddur only 30 years after Siddur Sim Shalom was
released. (See
http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/story/sim-shalom-levshalem) In short this siddur is more engaging to most of
our members – with improved translations, more
transliterations, lovely alternative modern versions of
many prayers, and extensive teaching materials that
explain the origin and history of the prayers.
There will also be a dedication of the headstone for our
member Peter MacNeil.
Joel Yan
SUKKOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH
AT ADATH SHALOM
Adath Shalom will celebrate the joyous holiday of Sukkot
for eight days starting on the evening of Sunday Oct. 16.
To celebrate this holiday, we are encouraged to build a
sukkah and acquire a lulav and etrog.
At the Annual General Meeting, the congregation
approved the shul purchase of 20 copies of this siddur,
and encouraged members to donate copies of the siddur
and purchase their own. Well, with thanks to many shul
members who responded; close to 30 copies of this siddur
were donated by our generous members. See the list of
generous donors elsewhere in this bulletin (in box on page
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particularly thank Mary Pressman, the Brodos, the Krigers
and the Sobels who each donated at least four siddurim.
The copies have now arrived, the bookplates prepared by
Michael Caplan have been inserted and the books are
Adath Shalom will hold services on Monday, October 17th
at 9:45 where we will sing Hallel with joyous lively
participation from our shul choir and have hakafot or
processions with the lulav and etrog. Sukkot is a wonderful
family holiday where we are instructed to be “Ach
sameach” – completely happy. There is a procession in
synagogues during each of the eight days of Sukkot.
Come to shul to perform the mitzvah of benching lulav and
etrog.
The eighth day of Sukkot (Monday October 24) is a
holiday onto itself called Shemini Atzeret. On this day, we
showing pictures of, for example, family events or recent
holidays was not just consistent with normal Shabbat activities
but also to be encouraged as the one time in a normal week
when the congregation gets together informally. The dissent
was rejected by the majority of people who commented on this
text as too big an exception and one that was open to
inappropriate extension.
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now in our cabinet for use. I have prepared a concordance
table listing the page numbers in both siddurim for our
normal payer service on Shabbat morning. The Gabbaiim
will be meeting shortly to plan how best to convert our
normal practice from use of Sim Shalom to Lev Shalem.
AUTUMN SHABBATON WITH
SHAWNA DOLANSKY
OCTOBER 29
Parshat Bereshit
(There will be two sessions – Dvar during
morning services and after lunch)
I want to thank David Steinberg who helped me review this
siddur and has also agreed to prepare a list of exemplary
content pieces. We will be using this list in the form of twominute teaching sessions over the next few months as we
explore the richness of this new siddur. Thanks to Andrew
Oakes and Elaine Vininsky for handling the donations and
for receiving the four boxes of books at their home.
The Fall of Eve
A talking snake, magic trees, and the name of earth’s first
woman are just some of the clues that Eden has an
interesting back-story, rooted in ancient Near Eastern
mythology, that differs markedly from its final written
version recorded in the Bible. Comparative literature
reveals a hidden tale of a goddess demoted and
estranged from her once powerful symbols of fertility and
life in this reconstruction of the pre-history of Adam and
Eve.
Carol Levithan suggests on the Rabbinical Assembly
website, that “perhaps it is the rapid pace of change in
contemporary life that accounts for the creation of a new
Conservative siddur only 30 years after Sim Shalom. But
along with the rapid pace of change we must credit the
creativity of a movement that produced the extraordinary
Mahzor Lev Shalem just four years ago. We can expect
that the same set of principles – intellectual integrity,
authenticity and relevance to the time – that guided those
who created the earlier Conservative movement prayer
books continue to be the source of inspiration for those
who are working to create this new prayer book. “
Professor Dolansky specializes in Biblical Studies, with a
focus on the history and religions of Israel and the ancient
Near East and the development of the Hebrew Bible. Her
research incorporates the tools of literary criticism,
comparative religion, historical study, anthropology,
archaeology, political science and classics in order to
understand the worlds of the original authors and
audiences of the biblical texts, and the subsequent
development of Judaism and Christianity out of ancient
Israelite religious beliefs and practices.
I feel that the editors of the new Siddur Lev Shalem have
produced a very engaging, relevant and inspiring siddur. I
encourage you all to pick it up and use it as a source of
inspiration to greater depth and learning and enhanced
kavanah in our prayer at Adath Shalom.
Be’shalom,
Joel Yan
Co-Chair, Ritual Committee
Shawna Dolansky
BECOME A PRAYER LEADER
HEALING LIST
Adath Shalom is looking to increase the roster of members
who can lead parts of our normal shabbat service. We
particularly are hoping to increase the members who can
lead all or parts of the Psukei d'zimra service and
Shacharit service. Coaching is available from myself and
other members of our wonderful shul. If there is interest by
several people, I would also be willing to organize a short
course in prayer leadership or davenology (as Reb Zalman
called it). I offered such a course with help from Susan
about five years ago and it was well attended. If you are
interested in either learning opportunity, please contact
me.
Do you have someone who you are close to who is
seriously ill and for whom you would like to have a healing
prayer read out in shul on shabbat? Adath Shalom Ritual
Committee maintains a list of names that are read out by
the Gabbai on most shabbatot when the Mi-shebarach
healing prayer is said during the Torah reading service. If
you wish to have a name added to this list, please call or
email me.
Joel Yan, Co-chair, Ritual,
Joel Yan, Co-chair, Ritual,
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RABBI SHIMSHON HAMERMAN TO LEAD UPCOMING HIGH HOLIDAYS
SERVICES (2016)
Adath Shalom is pleased to announce that Rabbi Doctor Shimshon Hamerman, from Montreal, will again be our
spiritual leader for this year's High Holiday services — beginning Sunday evening, October 2.
Rabbi Hamerman is a respected community leader and educator in the Montreal Jewish community. Currently the
Executive Director of the Bronfman Jewish Education Center, he was the Principal and Head of School at
Solomon Schechter Academy, for 20 years until his retirement two years ago. He also held the position of
Chazzan at Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem for 21 years. With an eclectic background, including a B.Sc. in
Mathematics (Yeshiva University), a Masters of Operations Research (NYU) and a PHD in Theology/Bible from
l’Université de Montréal, and smicha from the former Chief Rabbi of Montreal, Rabbi Hirschprung, Rabbi
Hamerman brings an abundance of energy, enthusiasm and serious credentials in pedagogy and Torah
scholarship to his audiences. He has served as the auxiliary High Holiday Rabbi at the Share Zion Synagogue for
a number of years and often steps in to officiate, lead services or deliver Divrei Torah at other congregations.
This is but a small excerpt from his resume which includes numerous other accomplishments and contributions to
community life In Montreal. Rabbi Hamerman recently returned from Israel and Poland, where he served as
spiritual leader to the Montreal contingent of March of the Living.
At this critical juncture in Ottawa's Jewish education saga, we invite the community at large to join Adath Shalom
members as Rabbi Hamerman shares his experiences with Jewish education in Canada. We hope to glean some
wisdom from his successful leadership of Solomon Schechter Academy. In Montreal, Rabbi Hamerman has
inspired thousands of children over the years, and has encouraged their teachers and parents to reach for a
higher level of involvement in community, knowledge and spirituality. Three years ago, he led a memorable
Shabbaton at Adath Shalom, where he focused on Shabbat liturgy and shed new light on the prayers and rituals
we perform routinely (and often by rote). He helped us better understand the liturgical structure, context and
meaning of the prayers. Rabbi Hamerman has a lovely voice and although he will be in Ottawa in the capacity of
spiritual leader, we hope to be treated to some new melodies to enrich our lay led services.
Rabbi Hamerman is the consummate educator. His knowledge of Jewish ethics and values is firmly based in an
in-depth knowledge of biblical and Talmudic texts, yet he is able to relate at both cultural and spiritual realms with
both practising and secular Jews. His down-to-earth presentation style, peppered with a vast store of practical
examples and (clean) jokes will inspire everyone present to do more and be better Jews and individuals.
Three sermons are planned for the High Holidays, as well as an opportunity for learning aimed at the youth of the
Congregation. Among the topics Rabbi Hamerman is considering are Chessed (loving kindness) as a hallmark of
the Jewish Ethos, and Israel: God, Land and People. It should be a stimulating and informative holiday for all.
Rosalie Fox and Lawrence Wolofsky
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ON THE HUNT FOR A
KIDDUSH CO-ORDINATOR
TAX HINT
Did you know that there is a tax advantage in donating
publicly-traded shares to Adath Shalom? If your shares
would attract a taxable capital gain upon sale, the
incentive for donating them instead is that no capital gains
tax would be payable and a charitable donation receipt
would be provided. Please contact our Controller Brenda
Rosenberg for more information
We all enjoy sitting together after Shabbat services
and enjoying a good snack. Accordingly, we depend
on the Kiddush co-ordinator to ensure that all are
sated. I have done this job in the past and am
currently acting in this position. I won’t pretend that
it’s an easy task, but it will suit a detail-oriented
person. A prospective candidate will have ample
assistance from me and there are others who can
help purchase supplies. Here are the duties involved
with this position:
Brenda Rosenberg
1) Maintain a roster of volunteers who will shop for
Kiddush every three months, and e-mail them
when the dates need to be filled. Once complete,
send to all volunteers in chart format if possible.
Also, send a copy to Bulletin editor for publication
before deadline. The president and vice-president
should be informed of any last minute changes.
2) Check supplies and keep cupboard filled with
staples. i.e. napkins, plates, plastic cutlery, clear
plastic cups, small cups for wine, juices, wine and
grape juice for blessings.
3) Familiarize yourself with Adath Shalom’s Kiddush
policy, which is posted on the website at
www.adath-shalom.ca and answer shoppers’
queries on kashrut symbols. Additional
information about kashrut is available from the
Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut at www.ovhkosher.ca.
They can also provide a mashgiach when the
congregation self-caters an event that includes
people from outside of our membership.
4) Let shoppers know if anything is needed for a
special Kiddush from the sponsor(s) of the day.
Financial Secretary will send you the list of
sponsors.
5) Keep track of Bar/Bat Mitzvah dates and ask
liaison about catering plans.
6) Communicate with vice-president and president if
problems come up with set up person relating to
preparation or clean up.
7) Set-up person normally counts the number of
congregants in order to prepare wine/juice. Keep
this information handy (a spreadsheet is
recommended) for the annual Kiddush report and
convey it to the Ritual Committee, as they also
keep statistics about each Shabbat service.
8) Ask set-up person about leftovers (or check the
refrigerator) and convey this information to next
week’s shopper to save on purchases.
N.B If a holiday (Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret, Simchat
Torah and Shavuot) falls close to the Sabbath, the
special events coordinator may want the Kiddush
shopper to purchase extra food for the holiday.
Elaine Vininsky
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