September/October 2011 - Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto
Transcription
September/October 2011 - Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto
September/October 2011 www.bethtikvahtoronto.org Elul/Tishrei 5771/5772 INSIDE Page Page Page Page 2: Rabbi Grover’s Message 3: President’s Message 4-5: Sisterhood 6: Musica Beth Tikbah Page Page Page Page 7: Adult Education 9: Hesed 10: Beth Tikvah Men’s Club 11-13: Youth and Young Families RABBI JARROD GROVER 1. Did you conduct your business affairs faithfully? 2. Did you set aside time to study Torah? 3. Were you concerned for future generations? 4. Did you look forward to salvation? 5. Did you debate wisely? Were you able to infer one thing from another? Each one of these questions deserves special examination, but this year one in particular rings out - the contention that we must live our lives concerned for future generations. If there is one thing this year that we must all do teshuva for, it may be for that failure. What We Leave for the Future O ne of the most famous rabbis in the Talmud is the sage simply referred to as Rava. This 4th-century Babylonian scholar distinguished himself in logic and methodology and in all but six cases, the law is always decided according to him. Among the insights attributed to him are the five questions asked of each individual as they stand in judgment at the gates of Heaven. At that hour, he is asked: Plagued by a challenging global economy, governments across the world and at all levels have amassed massive debt loads. In so doing, they have plagued future generations with burdens so weighty, that they threaten to completely undermine growth and productivity. Although most of us understand this trap when it comes to our personal finances, it is fair to say that as a society we have failed to grasp the message. Overburdening our children financially is only one way we show disregard for future generations. In the scheme of the Jewish tradition, it is certainly not even the primary concern. Our sacred texts show repeated anxiety over the human desire to live only for self in a number of ways. We cannot just be concerned with learning from our elders, but teaching to our youth. We must do our best to sustain the planet, conserve our resources, and establish more peace in the world. Concern for the future also mandates that we ask ourselves how the next generation might achieve more than we have. We each measure achievement differently, but any accurate measurement must consider character. What have we learned that can help foster a generation that is less egocentric, less materialistic, more loving, more connected and more giving? There is no doubt in my mind that traditional Judaism fosters that good character, and cultivates that loving person. Partnered with our educators, our parents and our elders, Beth Tikvah must remain committed towards raising a greater generation of Jews. There truly is no greater gift to submit before the Heavenly Tribunal. What we work towards in our lifetimes can always be corrupted by attacks of false pretences and more selfish motives. What we do for successive generations is truly chesed shel emet - kindness in its most altruistic form. I wish you, along with my wife Carmela and daughter Renee, a year filled with the transcendent power of good deeds, love, and life! BOOKINGS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR B’NAI MITZVAH IN THE YEAR 2014 Mazal Tov to everyone planning a Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the year 2014. To help you with your plans, we’d like you to make note of the following requirements: • Only members who have handed in this form will be eligible to reserve a date. • The Bar or Bat Mitzvah will be held as close to the thirteenth birthday as possible. In the case of a Bar Mitzvah, it cannot occur before the boy is 13 years and one day according to his Hebrew birthday. • The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism regulations require that all children celebrating a Bar or Bat Mitzvah must have a minimum of 5 continuous years of Hebrew education at a recognized school including attendance during their Bar or Bat Mitzvah year. The Rabbi must approve any exception. • The Board of Governors of Beth Tikvah have adopted a policy stating that the meal following a synagogue Bar or Bat Mitzvah service, held at a public facility must be kosher and under COR supervision. To book your simha, please complete this form and return it to the synagogue office by January 10, 2012. We will begin phoning families after this day to book specific dates. No phone booking will be taken. If you need any additional information, please call our Director of Administration, Lillian Cornfield at 416-221-3433 ext. 307. Bar and Bat Mitzvah Bookings My child___________________________________ Date of English Birthday_______________________ Name of school of Jewish education ______________________ Number of years my child has been receiving Jewish Education__________________________ Type of facilities needed in the synagogue after religious services: 1. _ Social Hall (Main Floor) _Assembly Hall (Lower Level) 2. _ Afternoon _ Evening 3. _ Special Requests (Date Preference) 4. Approximate number of guests expected Name of parent/parents (please print)__________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ PostalCode__________ Phone (day)____________________________ (evening)_________________________ Page 2 Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN By Maurice Kulik Kavod in our Midst serve as your President in the last few months of an appointment which ends on November 24, 2011. I have been grateful for this opportunity to serve. You have entrusted me with an important mandate and I am honoured by your trust. My hope is that in the two years as your President I was able to achieve some of the goals set for me for the benefit of Beth Tikvah and the Jewish community. Since November 2009, I wrote several articles for publication here. I wrote about volunteerism in our community, about building a kehilah kedoshah for the future generations and about our Senior Rabbi’s decision to retire after 24 years of service. In this issue I would like to discuss, what to my mind may be the most important and timely topic. I would like to share with you some insights about kavod, honour; respect and honour as it impacts all facets of our Jewish existence today. With very little analysis, we can begin to understand the important role respect for one another plays in defining our Jewish values and tradition. This seminal concept in interpersonal relationships is well developed in our Torah, in our Talmud and in the vast library of commentaries which have enriched our heritage. The quote at the start of this article is from Pirkei Avot, the Mishnaiic tractate of Avot 4.1. It is a quote from the Tannaic sage Simon ben Zoma, who asked, “Who should be honoured?” and offers the answer, “the one who treats other human-beings with kavod”. He quotes a proof text from 1 Samuel 2.3. “Those who honour Me, I will honour, and those who scorn Me, I will scorn”. I Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Our fifth commandment instructs us “Kabed et Avikha v’et Imekha”, honour your fathers and mothers, so that you may live a long life. We learn of the beautiful concept of “Kevod Ha’Briyot” the principle of respect for all human beings; we learn about the importance of “Kevod Hatzibur” the concern for the honour and respect of the congregation. The Talmud deals with great gravity with “Kavod Ha’Rav”, honour and respect for our teachers. Also, Rabbi Yossi tells us in Pirkei Avot, 4.6, “The one who honours the Torah will be honoured by others.’” And Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua said (Pirkei Avot, 4.15): “Let the honour of your student be as precious to you as your own, and the honour of your colleague as the respect due your rabbi, and the respect toward your rabbi as your reverence for God.” In analyzing some of the halakhic decisions of our poskim (halakhic decisors) of the post Talmud era, we note the sensitivity for Kevod Ha’Briyot. That our religious practices are so defined that our fellow human-beings should not be embarrassed in public, should they be unable to observe the letter of the law; or at least as concerns the laws promulgated by rabbinic edict. This sensitivity for Kevod Ha’briyot and Kevod Ha’Tzibur is observed in the halakhic decisions formulated by the modern poskim of the Orthodox and Conservative movements. The importance of protecting human dignity is evident in their decision processes. We would expect that such sensitivity should influence other aspects of the interaction with our fellow human-beings With this background, allow me to share a concern. It is the concern that the message of kavod in our Torah and in the teaching of our sages no longer resonates with us as it did even as few as 35 years ago. I worry that I have been observing a slow decline in the sensitivity for respect and honour in our society. I worry that we may, in our enthusiasm to do good, have forgotten how to do so with the appropriate levels of sensitivity and respect; respect for one another, respect and honour for our rabbis and spiritual leaders; respect for our secular leaders and respect for our essential religious values. It seems to me that we are beginning to displace our Jewish principles with shallow preoccupations of winning any debate by popular mandate, even at the sacrifice of sensitivity to the precepts of our tradition. The axiom about two Jews in a debate ending up with three opinions is also apt for the Conservative movement today. The effective discussion and analysis of a wide variety of concepts is probably the main reason for our movement’s vitality and pluralism. However, there is a danger which threatens this strength, and that is the failure to respect those with whom we disagree. We can become preoccupied with the belief that ours is the only truth and the only correct option with terrible consequence for the open debate on the important issues of our Jewish essence. My concern increases as I read the insensitive pronouncements from the far right of the Orthodox branch of the Jewish nation directed against other segments of our religious personality. We can only hope for the intervention of wiser leadership imbued with the principles of kavod. The fixation with winning the debate even on weak bases or to cater to a lowest common denominator has led to the failure to uphold the precious tenets and the essence of our Jewish existence as the “light unto the nations”. In many of our organizations, our once exalted regard and respect for our spiritual leaders has been downgraded to mere tolerance for just another member of the staff. Many years of Torah study and pulpit experience can translate today to being old-fashioned and behind the times. I am concerned that our leadership development methods and the formal education system, be it in the universities or rabbinical schools or the informal leadership training courses, have failed to elevate and emphasize the concept of honour and respect for our colleagues; for our spiritual leaders and for our fellow members. We must work to influence our future leaders and teachers to raise the awareness of, and dedication to, respect and honour for one another, to levels so necessary for our existence as a kehilah kedoshah, a holy community and the hope for our Jewish future. All may not agree with my observations. If in my comments I’ve raised the awareness of a problem area for a few, then I may have performed a good deed at this time of repentance and introspection before our Yamim Nora’im. Renée and I wish you blessings of a sweet New Year of good health, happiness, and peace. Shanah Tovah U’metukah. Page 3 Sisterhood Arlene Anthony, President Over the past year we identified our goals and vision for the future, and I've already written about that in my last Hakol column. We believe that our "Sisterhood" name does not reflect the dynamic and talented women of our congregation. We are looking at doing some re-branding beginning with a new name. Any thoughts? Let me know! Part of our vision is assessing your needs and making you aware of what we do and what we can offer. A few months ago I included a few questions: 1. I would love to come to a Sisterhood programme if they had one on ___________________________. • Monday evening classes, Empowering Women: Being (and Becoming) a Bat Mitzvah • Wednesday morning classes where we will study Breisheet with Rashi commentary • Team Tikvah, participating in this year's Oct. 2 CIBC Walk/Run for the Cure • Evening of Women's Networking • Newly renovated Women's Washroom! I hope you join us at some of our programmes. I'm sure you will find them stimulating and rewarding. And if there is nothing that appeals to you, let us know what would! Wishing all of you a healthy, happy and peaceful year, Arlene Anthony [email protected] Please do contact me with responses to my fill-in-the-blank questions. Empowering the Jewish Woman: Being (and Becoming) a Bat Mitzvah Open to all women members of Beth Tikvah Monday evenings, 8:00 - 9:30 pm. beginning September 12, 2011 with Rabbi Markose. End date: TBA The women who participate will bring up and discuss various issues that are pertinent to the Jewish woman of the 21st century this may include topics such as public participation in Jewish ritual, women's prayers, dynamics within the Jewish family, the Jewish woman and the calendar. Also included will be sessions on reading Torah and Haftarah. Since this is open to everyone, there will be an opportunity to study at your own level whether you are starting to learn the Hebrew alphabet or 2. I don't know why Sisterhood doesn't start a_________________________________ 3. ______________is such an important issue for women. Sisterhood should have a fundraiser or programme about it. 4. I'm too busy to come to commit to anything, but if there was one session where I could (learn about /learn to/participate in)________________________________ _ I would consider going. I included my contact information - but no one replied. So I'm trying again! I know that the preliminary survey results show that there are some of you who feel that Sisterhood isn't meeting your needs. If you have some ideas for programming we would love to hear from you. AND if you would like to become involved please contact me I would be really happy to have a chat about ways you might become involved in something that would be meaningful to you. We have so many exciting learning opportunities beginning this September, and a range of events being planned for the coming year. But we are always ready to do more! I have included additional information in this Hakol about our • Sisterhood Scholar in Residence Weekend, Sept. 9-10 Page 4 Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 enhancing your Torah chanting skills. This class will culminate with the women who desire, celebrating having become B’not Mitzvah. Dates will be discussed to meet the needs of those who would like to participate in a group event or would prefer to schedule their own dates. Participating in the class does not mean there is a commitment to having a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Rabbi Grover and Irv Kirshenblat will join Rabbi Markose in teaching some of the sessions. Depending on your level, there may be additional sessions scheduled for learning to read the Hebrew alphabet and if you choose, to learn a Haftarah portion. Cost: There may be a slight fee for this class to cover materials that might need to be printed and for security. An evening of networking for the women of Beth Tikvah Whether you are a real estate agent, makeup artist, tutor, insurance broker, interior designer, dog walker - why not take advantage of a chance to meet other members of the Beth Tikvah community who might be able to use your services or pass on referrals to you? There are hundreds of groups such as BNI and Women in the Home Office which have developed to give people an opportunity to meet and discuss their businesses. Networking events can be highly productive. Date and format are flexible. There are many different ways this can be organized the planning committee for this event should be made up of women who would like to participate in the event itself. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to take part in the planning committee. Cost for Beth Tikvah members who are not members of Sisterhood: $25 Cost for those who are not members of Beth Tikvah: $36 Men are very welcome! Have you wondered where the $25 for Sisterhood dues goes? Check out the newly renovated women's washroom! Over the past few years Sisterhood has purchased new ergonomic chairs for the office administrative staff and lighter-weight 6 foot long tables for the custodial staff. We have funded the building of the accessible Disabled Washroom on the main level. This year we voted to fund additional cabinetry for the Judaica Shop and a renovation of the main Women's Washroom. The work has begun and will be completed by the end of August! Entertainment Book 2011-12 is here. Many opportunities for savings on a variety of entertainments, including movies, golf, bowling, concerts, and more. Proceeds from the sale of books supports Beth Tikvah Sisterhood projects and activities. Entertainment Books can be purchased in the Shul Office, Gift Shop, or call Reah 905881-2007 or Shelah 905-886-2266 to place your order. Cost $30 each. Calling Beth Tikvah Artists Sisterhood is considering an afternoon featuring the Art of Beth Tikvah Members Artisans, sculptors, painters Works would be for display and sale For further information please call Rona Armel – 416-512-8448 Wednesday Morning Study with Rabbi Markose Chumash and Rashi This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of the book of Breisheet (Genesis) with the ongoing help of the 12th century French commentator Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki (Rashi). We will explore what is peculiar about certain passages and ask: What is the message of a particular verse? Word? Phrase? How can the text speak to modern Jews with questions that are not those which were pondered a millennium ago? Men and women at all levels of Jewish education are invited to participate. No previous knowledge of Hebrew is required. Wednesday mornings 9:30-11:00 September 14, 21, October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7, 14 Winter and spring dates will be announced in the fall. Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Page 5 THE SEASON OF REPENTENCE BEGINS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SELIHOT PROGRAM IN TORONTO IS RIGHT HERE AT BETH TIKVAH SATURDAY NIGHT - SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 LECTURE AT 10:00 P.M. Delivered by Beth Tikvah’s Rabbi Emeritus and Senior Scholar Avraham Feder “The Four Pillars of Israel” SELIHOT SERVICE AT 11:30 P.M. Cantor Tibor Kovari and the Beth Tikvah Choir accompanied by the Festival String Quartet, conducted by Klara Bagley. You Won! mber is The winning nu 633291 survey e winner of the Mazel Tov to th 00 ,0 $1 ize of up to incentive. A pr of st co from the will be deducted ar ye e th hip dues for your members 2012. ket to ur half of this tic Please bring yo rification. the office for ve iation and our apprec v, to el az m , in Aga in our ho participated to everyone w ded. on sp re 0 people survey. Over 80 Extended Office Hours Sunday, September 11 From 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Tuesday Sept 13th until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 20 until 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 25 From 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Page 6 Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Adult Education Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Page 7 Nominations Committee Report I am pleased to present the 2011-2012 Executive and Board Nominations as selected by the Nominations Committee. I would like to thank the Committee Members: Alisa Feldbloom, Stuart Foxman, Ruth Frankel, Harvey Friedman, Ron Morris, Irv Sherman and Geri Stewart for taking on the difficult task of selecting the nominees. Syd Seltzer stepped down as a member of the Committee prior to his nomination for the Executive Committee. The position of First Vice-President/Board Chair remains unfilled. The Committee was unable to find a nominee. Additional Board members can also be nominated. Members interested in serving on the Board should The Annual Meeting and Election Meeting of Beth Tikvah Synagogue will be held on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. In accordance with Article VI, 1 (c) of the Beth Tikvah Synagogue Constitution and By-Laws, the Nominations Committee shall prepare a list of members proposed to be elected as members of the Executive Committee and members of the Board of Governors for the ensuing year (the "Nominees") and shall mail said list to all the members of the Congregation at least 37 days prior to the Election Meeting. The Nominees listed shall be deemed to have accepted their nominations unless they expressly decline in writing at least 22 days prior to the Election Meeting. Any Nominee on such list who subsequently wishes to run for higher office shall notify the Chairman of the Nominations Committee at least 15 days prior to the Election Meeting, failing which he/she shall be bound by the acceptance of his/her position on the list. In accordance with Article VI, 2 (a,b), nominations by membership may also be made as follows: (a) In writing and addressed to the chair of the Nominations Committee signed by any 5 members in good standing and accepted in writing by the nominee. Such nomination must be received by the chair of the Nominations Committee at least 22 days prior to the Elections Meeting. (b) In the event that there have been nominations by membership pursuant to Article VI (2), the Nominations Committee shall mail a final list of all Nominees to all members of the Congregation no later than 14 days prior to the Election Meeting. Proposed Slate of Nominees for the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of Beth Tikvah Synagogue for 2011-2012 Executive Committee Position (By nomination) President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President 3rd Vice President Secretary Treasurer Executive Member at Large Executive Member at Large Executive Member at Large By constitution: Immediate Past President Sisterhood President Brotherhood President Board of Governors Rona Armel Marilyn Cohen Sarah Cooper Shae Eckler Renee Exton Robert Feldgaier Issie Fishman Stuart Foxman Ruth Frankel Alisa Feldbloom Hershel Guttman Page 8 Nominee Robert Weill Vacant Stan Appel Darryl Fisch Allan Friedland Josh Mendelsohn Talya Postan-Feldberg Arlene Anthony Syd Seltzer Maurice Kulik Jerry Kalpin Hart Kaminker Ron Laxer Barry Lipkus John Molot Michael Rakhsha Howard Rose Ettie Seltzer Danielle Shoychet Marshall Spegel Gerald Ziedenberg contact me prior to November 2, 2011 which is the last day upon which a nomination can be submitted. Members cannot be nominated at the Annual General Meeting on November 24, 2011. Jeffrey Jackson Chair, Nominations Committee and Immediate Past President Eligibility for Nomination (a) No person may be nominated for a position as officer or as member of the Board of Governors unless he or she is a member in good standing of the Congregation; (b) No person may assume the office of President or 1st Vice President of the Congregation unless he or she has been a member of the Board of Governors for at least two years; (c) No person may assume the office of 2nd Vice President, 3rd Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or Executive member of the Congregation unless he or she has been a member of the Board of Governors for at least one year. (d) No person shall be entitled to nomination for more than one office at the same time; (e) No full time paid employee of the Congregation shall be permitted to hold any office. A full time paid employee of the Congregation may be nominated and may stand for election for any office provided that at or prior to the Nomination Meeting, such employee shall file in writing his or her undertaking that if he or she is elected, then he or she shall forthwith resign as an employee of the Congregation. (f) No person who has held the position of President, First, Second or Third Vice President during the four consecutive preceding years shall be entitled to re-election for the same office. Election and Annual Meeting Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Draft AGENDA Ma’ariv D'varTorah Rabbi Approval of Minutes of Election Meeting Hart Kaminker, and Annual Meeting held on November 25, 2010 Secretary President’s Report Maurice Kulik Treasurer’s Report Josh Mendelsohn, Treasurer Financial Statements for the year ending December 31, 2010 Josh Mendelsohn, Treasurer Appointment of Auditors for the year ended December 31, 2011 Josh Mendelsohn, Treasurer Nominations Committee Report and Election of Executive Jeffrey Jackson, Chair Officers and Board of Governors (enclosed) Nominations Committee Incoming President’s Remarks Other Business Good and welfare The final agenda will posted on the Beth Tikvah website, www.bethtikvahtoronto.org, on or before October 24, 2011 *We would be pleased to e-mail copies of the financial statements upon request. Please e-mail your request to Lillian Cornfield at [email protected]. If you do not have e-mail, copies will be available from the synagogue office. Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Hesed What Does Hesed Do? 1. Holds the Ruth Goldberg Kosher Food Drive twice annually, providing Kosher Food for the needy Kosher community. 2. Creates a Friday afternoon Shabbat service at Carefree Lodge. 3. Provides Shabbat and Holiday greeters for services at Beth Tikvah. 4. Monitors a ‘Gently Used Clothing’ box (shul parking lot). 5. Distributes pamphlets for guidance and consolation. 6. Arranges rides to shul. 7. Sends cards to those who are ill (and have notified the office). 8. Provides a voice to be called and who listens. We receive many calls & requests on a variety of topics. 9. Has an emergency fund for those in need. 10. Continues to make suggestions to increase congregational comfort. 11. Works towards greater accessibility for those with impairment. 12. Hesed is taking a role in the greening of Beth Tikvah. 13. Hesed has representation on the Board of Governors. 14. Hesed sponsors or arranges special gifts, recognition, or acknowledgments of shul members. 15. Prescription eye-glasses are collected in Beth Tikvah, thousands of pairs since inception, which are properly labeled before being distributed overseas. We invite you to help us in making Beth Tikvah a welcoming and caring place. Please call Edith Cantor 416-250 -5415 or Ruth Frankel 905-709-1420. For the date of our next meeting please contact the office at 416- 221-3433. YOU are most welcome to join us!! “Listen to the Music of Helen Medwedeff Greenberg” THANK YOU! The donors who contributed with such generosity to our Spring Ruth Goldberg Kosher Food Drive made it possible for many youngsters to go to bed with full tummies and gave their parents the pleasure of knowing that there would be food on the table for a little while longer. On their behalf, many, many thanks to you and to all the phoners, drivers and sorters who helped with the Drive. Unfortunately, there is no moratorium for hunger. Difficult as it is to believe, 10% of Jewish families in Toronto are impoverished and unable to provide their families with needed sustenance on a daily basis. And that is why we will be holding the second of our twice yearly Kosher Food Drives this November 20th. Coming so soon after the Yom Kippur Harvest Food Bank Drive, to which our congregants always contribute so generously, it may seem like an imposition to hold yet another Drive. We do try to arrange our semi annual appeals so that we’re not always canvassing the same congregants, but occasionally our routes overlap. Should you choose not to make a food donation this time, please consider doing so next Spring. Or, if you’d like, perhaps you’d have the time to phone, or drive or sort. All of these are genuine acts of Hesed. Again, Todah Rabbah to all who helped, and who contributed. May the New Year bring health, joy and fulfillment to all. And for our impoverished brethren, may there be a much needed respite from hunger. Shana Tovah. This year, the Hesed committee of Beth Tikvah Synagogue chose to honour the late Helen Medwedeff Greenberg, for her many contributions to our shul. Ruth Raizel Frankel was commissioned to create a piece of art reflecting Helen’s generous spirit, her incomparable leadership and sensitivity, her commitment to everything she undertakes, her deep love of Judaism, and her unique musical accomplishments. When you view the painting, you will “Listen to the Music of Helen Medwedeff Greenberg,” and hear her many- layered, and often complex music based on traditional Jewish liturgical sources, Yiddish poetry, new songs of love and loss, struggle and hope. Elements in the painting such as the turbulence, occasional dark clouds, perpetual illumination, and beauty of the soul in bursts of colour, beneath an ever- unfolding, protective and welcoming heavenly canopy, trumpeted by the shofar, are derived from the stories and philosophy of Helen’s deeds and music. Mazel Tov to Dana Krupat, daughter of Ken and Tsipora Krupat, of Israel International recording star Shakira visited Israel to open the Tomorrow Conference, an educational conference hosted by Israeli President Shimon Peres. The conference opened with the presentation to Shakira of a necklace designed by Israeli silversmith and artist Ben-Zion David as a gift from the State of Israel. The necklace was presented by Dana Krupat, a native of Toronto, former Beth Tikvah member now living in Ra’anana, Israel. Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Page 9 Beth Tikvah Men’s Club What Can We Offer Our Members? I am often asked. “Why do we need a Men’s Club?” or “Men’s Club should By Moe Horenfeldt get involved with fundraising or support our Bingo, or something meaningful.” Most of the time, those making these statements have never attended any Men’s Club activities, such as our Breakfast or Dinner Meetings, with speakers on Men’s Issues, or participated in the World Wide Wrap, or helped us package Yom Hashoah V’Hagvorah candle kits, or attended a Lake Ontario Regional Retreat, or the Biennial FJMC Convention, or have ever visited our webpage at www.fjmc.org, to find out who we are and what we stand for and what we have done, and can do. I joined what was then the Beth Tikvah Brotherhood almost 40 years ago. At that time we were not members of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, nor were we aware of FJMC activities. We were a bunch of Jewish guys who wanted to hang out together and have fun. Did you know that we were the first Shul group to organize a highly successful New Year’s Eve party in our “New” building, and that we were picketed by our Rabbi and at least 50 members for celebrating a “Pagan” holiday, and that after a wonderful Hora Dance to the Stan Hiltz band, we discovered that the floor was oscillating in a wave that swept from one end of the hall to the other, and back again, so that many of us were literally bouncing off our feet? That “flaw” was corrected, but many of us were very careful when we danced in the Social Hall for some time after that. We also ran a successful and profitable Mega Draw with dinner and entertainment for many years, until it no longer “drew” the kind of money to make the effort worthwhile. Our members were younger, and more ambitious then, it seems, because we did these things without knowing anything about our Federation, FJMC, and even what other clubs were doing in the GTA. When we joined FJMC we learned about the Beth Tzedec Yom Hashoa V’Hagvorah Page 10 program which helped finance Judy FeldCarr’s mission to save the Syrian Jews, and we learned about Hebrew Literacy programs, Men’ Health Issues, and about our need to support Ramah and our Youth. We have now come full circle. We still have guys getting together to have fun Jewishly, but the younger members value their time with kids and family so much, they are reluctant to have “Men Only” programs. We are attempting to address that issue by encouraging more family programs, either Erev Shabbat, with the families at the Shul, or Saturday night, with our spouses, and the kids home with the baby-sitters. Our delegates Harvey Mandel and Jim Heifetz, to the recent FJMC Biennial convention, held in Costa Mesa, California, have returned with all the “Ruach” that this convention instills in attendees. Congratulations to our Past President, Jim Heifetz, who was installed as the President of the Lake Ontario Region. Yasher Koah! We have some wonderfully talented musicians amongst our guys, and for those of us who attended the convention in Philadelphia and heard the musical group “SAFAM” for the first, or even the umpteenth time, we know music plays a big part in Men’s Club activities. We would love to highlight the talent we have for a Saturday night “Fraylech”. Would that be something you would come out for? Please write, phone, or catch me at Shabbat services, and “Let’s Talk About It”. We welcome your ideas and suggestions. Call me at 947-282-0277 or e-mail, [email protected]. Let’s make our Men’s Club a “Light unto the Nations” for Men’s Club relevance, by having meaningful programs for our membership. May we all be blessed with a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. Moe Horenfeldt Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Youth and Young Families By Sigal Tuch Youth & Young Families Director (416)221-3433 x302 [email protected] As the month of September rolls around it is a natural signal to switch gears. The summer is winding down, school is about to start, Y&YF programming at Beth Tikvah is gearing up and fall is just around the corner. This year, the beginning of September also ushers in the month of Elul. This is a very special month; the month prior to the High Holidays and a time for introspection. The Hebrew letters -Aleph, Lamed, Vav, Lamed which spell ‘Elul’ are also an acronym for the words, “Ani L’Dodi V’Dodi Li”- I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me - words that are often associated with a Jewish wedding. The month of Elul is a time of intensi- MERCAZ-Canada & Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism would like to extend a hearty mazel tov to Marilyn Cohen fied spirituality. As we begin our preparations for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a time to audit the year that is closing, try to mend our ways and pray for the year that is to come. In my view, the fact that the month of Elul shares the same letters as this special verse, often reserved for the celebration of love and a new union, is no simple coincidence. No period of personal growth could be complete without a close examination of the self but perhaps taking stock of the importance of relationships and the richness that they bring to our lives is equally important as we prepare to usher in the High Holidays. In my role here at Beth Tikvah I have been truly blessed with many incredible relationships. I have also been privileged to watch the Y&YF cohort grow and forge their own meaningful friendships. It has been wonderful to see families come together to learn and enjoy programs here at Beth Tikvah and to also spend time together in their own homes. Beth Tikvah has always been a home away from home for me and my family. I feel truly honored to have been given the opportunity to make it part of your extended family too. May the year that lies ahead be filled with blessings for us all and may we continue to grow our Beth Tikvah family and come together to learn and celebrate together. From my family to yours - wishing you all Shanah Tova u’Metuka! High Holidays 2011: We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to experience the High Holidays with our Youth and Young Family department. This year, while some of our programs are staying the same, a lot is changing. Over the years, it has been Beth Tikvah Kol Nidre Food Drive Friday, October 7, 2011 The need is great! Non perishable food North York Harvest Food Bank on her retirement after 13 years of service. We hope you will join us as we honour Marilyn at Beth Tikvah Synagogue Shabbat morning, Rosh Hodesh Heshvan October 29, 2011 Marion Mayman President, MERCAZ-Canada Ron Hoffman Gorman President, Canadian Foundation For Masorti Judaism Rabbi Jennifer Executive Director Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Page 11 challenging to accommodate all our families in the small chapel for our High Holiday Family Services. We’ve tried many different strategies to deal with this space limitation, but all seemed to fall short in one way or another. After reviewing our past successes, we’re presenting a new model this year that will give us the space and the facility that we need. We’ve got new staff, a new location, a new mahzor and all the warmth & fun that you’ve come to enjoy over the years. High Holiday Family Services: Young Families (kids, parents and grandparents) are invited to attend an energetic, participatory and abbreviated High Holiday experience as we pray and play together in an interactive & family friendly environment. Featuring tefillah, games, stories and much more! Led by Sigal Tuch and Avee Helfand, this year’s Family Service is at the Grand Luxe Event Boutique. Located at 3125 Bayview Avenue, the Grand Luxe is an event facility right across the street from Beth Tikvah with the capacity to seat everyone we need. Advance registration and tickets are required to attend all Family Services. Parking Passes can be purchased for $15.00 by Young Families who are attending services at the Grand Luxe. Parking passes are available on a first come first serve basis. Young Families can access parking for all three services with one pass. To reserve, contact the synagogue office or return your completed registration form. For questions or further information, please contact Sigal: [email protected] or x.302. High Holiday Family Services at the Grand Luxe Rosh Hashanah Day 1: September 29th 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Family Tashlikh Service: September 29th 12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Rosh Hashanah Day 2: September 30th 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Yom Kippur: October 8th 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM Yom Kippur Family Yizkor Service 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM (with Concurrent Kids Program) High Holiday Youth Services: will be available for kids JK through Grade 8 on both days of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. All Youth Services will include tefillah, holiday-based games & activities, nut free refreshments and prizes. All children will observe the mitzvah of hearing the shofar in their individual classrooms. Parents with very small children are encourPage 12 aged to arrange babysitting at home on Kol Nidre. For more information about High Holiday Youth Services please visit Beth Tikvah’s website or contact Sigal. High Holiday Youth Services & Babysitting at Beth Tikvah Service Times Rosh Hashanah Day 1: September 29th 9:30 AM - 1 PM Rosh Hashanah Day 2: September 30th 9:30 AM - 1 PM Kol Nidre: October 7th 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Yom Kippur: October 8th 9:30 AM - 1 PM Room Assignments Babysitting (JK and SK) Room 6 Grade 1 & 2 Room 5 Grade 3 & 4 Room 4 Grade 5 & 6 Room 3 Grade 7 & 8 Room 2 (all youth services are located one level down from the main sanctuary &are accessible from the RHA stairwell) YF Email List: If you would like to receive all the YF flyers electronically, please contact Sigal to be added to the YF database. Save the Date: The November YF Shabbat Service will take place on November 5th. Café Tikvah will be held on November 19th. The BT Blazers – “The Halutzim”: We are very excited to introduce a brand new youth group at Beth Tikvah for kids in Grades 1-4. Featuring exciting monthly programs led by our Youth Coordinator, Danielle Shoychet, with tons of fun for everyone. If you would like to be added to the Halutzim database and receive information about all of these great programs, please contact Sigal. Kadima (Grades 5-8) & BTY(Grades 9-12): Stay tuned for awesome programming coming your way right after the High Holidays. If you’re not on our email lists and you wanna be, contact Sigal. L’Shannah Tovah Tikatevu V’Teihatemu. Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year. New Baby Feeding and Changing Area Based on a suggestion from some of our young mothers, a new baby feeding and changing area has been installed in the downstairs ladies washroom off the lower foyer. The new area offers mothers a quiet and convenient place for them and their infants. Recent users of the area have offered rave reviews. An elevator is available at the back of the social hall for easy access. BT YOUTH: Beth Tikvah’s Shabbat Morning Youth Services: are available every Shabbat and holiday morning beginning on September 17th from 10:30 am to noon. Babysitting (JK and SK) with our fabulous youth leaders Rachel Czosniak and Shana Manett will meet in the Youth Room. Beginyan (Grade 1 -3) and Allstars (Grade 4 7) will meet with Danielle Shoychet and Sigal in the Chapel and then break off into groups following tefillah. Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Page 13 MISHPAHA MAZAL TOV Anne and Michael McCleave on their son Robert’s completing his carpentry apprenticeship and was certified a Red Seal Carpenter, as well as their son Rory, who received his Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa. Congratulations and yasher koach to Abe Birnbaum and Lou VanDelman who were honoured on June 14th by the Province of Ontario for their many years of volunteer service at the Jerome D. Diamond Centre of Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto. Reva Stern & Howard Tward on the bar mitzvah of their grandson, Jacob Schulman, son of Tirzah Tward. Murray Kroach on the bat mitzvah of his granddaughter, Jamie Kroach, daughter of Heidi & David Kroach. Louis and Florence Krupat on the bar mitzvah of their grandson, Oren, son of Ken and Tsipi Krupat in Israel. BAR /BAT MITZVAHS Rob and Haydene Lee on the bar mitzvah of their son, Benjamin. Michael and Paula Krupat on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Sarah. Michael and Whitney Gnat on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Kendall. Mark and Orly Berish on the bar mitzvah of their son, Matthew. Howard Gerson and Darlene Hubley on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Elyse. Michael and Alisa Feldbloom on the bat mitzvah of their daughter, Hannah. Stephen and Floree Thistle on the bar mitzvah of their son, Noah. Robert and Audrey Borg on the bar mitzvah of their son, Joseph. BIRTHS Jeff and Linda Mandlsohn on the birth of their granddaughters, Carys and Jules. Proud parents are Andrew and Nicole Mandlsohn. Irv and Linda Kirshenblat on the birth of their grandson, Dylan Joel, son of Adina and Todd Spetter. Proud grandparents are Erwin and Gayle Spetter. Harvey and Carol Hacker on the birth of their granddaughter, Maya Yasmin, daughter of Lauren Hacker and Evan Morrison. Proud grandmother is Carol Blackwood. DONATIONS Adult Education Programs Harvey & Miriam Freedman Bernie & Miriam Gasee Bert & Carol Luftman Larry & Pauline Maker Sheldon & Doreen Manly Paul Borenstein Memorial Fund Gayle Borenstein Gayle & Brian deBloeme & Family Page 14 Sophie Gelgor on the birth of her great grandson, Gabriel William Smolkin. Larry and Mary Fruitman on the birth of their granddaughter, Charlee Isabella, daughter of Julie and Brent Usprech. Proud grandparents are Phil and Bonnie Usprech. A sister for Cooper. Steve and Fern Weingarten on the birth of their granddaughter, Jayme Belle, daughter of Lauren and Matt Bloom. Proud grandparents are Ruthie and Joe Bloom and great grandmother, Grace Weingarten. David and Sharon Miller on the birth of their daughter Lexi Laya. Proud grantparents are Hana and Daniel Baratz and Fela Miller and the late Leon Miller. Great grandmother is Ethel Traub of Israel. A sister for Ryan and Evan. Irv and Anita Zelcer on the birth of their sixth grandchild, Nava Aviv, daughter of Sara Zelcer and Michael Noble. Proud grandparents are Larry and Rhona Noble and great grandmother, Shifra Knobel. Mike and Susan Bernstein on the birth of their granddaughter, Kyla Jade, daughter of Elliot and Laura Bernstein. Proud grandparents are Larry and Amy Miller. Great grandparents are Gabriella Vadas and Estelle and Harold Miller. Aaron and Felice Rosenthal on the birth of their son, Brody Ryan. Proud grandparents are Ellen Rosenthal, John Rosenthal and Diane and Sheldon Zener. Great grandmothers are Esther Rosenthal and Ruth Zener. Bob & Dodi Weill on the birth of their grandson, Ethan Matthew, son of Alanna and Danny Weill. Proud grandparents are Michael and Stella Seidman. Jeff and Marina Heifetz on the birth of their son, Samuel Elliot. Proud grandparents are Jim Heifetz, Klara Bagley-Heifetz and Inna and Alexander Veprinsky. Jack and Glynis Jerusalim on the birth of their granddaughter, Kylie Rose, daughter of Craig Jerusalim and Rebecca Slan-Jerusalim. Proud grandparents are Michael and Miriam Slan. Bryan and Rhona Birenbaum on the birth of their granddaughter Miriam Blima, born in Jerusalem, daughter of Aaron and Yaffa Birenbaum. Proud great grandparents are Abe and Sheila Birenbaum. Alan and Lin Judelman on the birth of their grandson, Samuel Jacob, son of Leah Daniels and Andrew Judelman. A brother for Mia. Hilda and Ernie Goodman on the birth of their great grandson, Jake Renzler, son of Sari and Daniel Renzler. Proud grandparents are Mark and Ann Goodman. Lloyd and Esther Pollock on the birth of their grandson, Asher James, son of Mara and John Behan. Proud grandparents are Carol Milford, John and Beth Behan. Joel and Linda Miller on the birth of their grandson, Julian Miller Katz, son of Ryann Miller and Neil Katz. Proud great grandmothers are Ida Kestenberg and Sylvia Miller. Joel and Linda Miller on the birth of a grandson Jack Oscar Miller, son of Eden and Andrew Miller. Proud grandparents are Lenore Riegel and Kurt Riegel. Great grandmothers, Ida Kestenberg, Sylvia Miller and Jane Riegel. Brotherhood Fund “Yellow Candles” Dorothy Abrams Ketty & Norm Amato Miriam Beckerman Abe Birenbaum Sarah Brickman Ilse Braude Sy & Fran Caine Lee Cantor Robert & Marilyn Cohen Bernard Cooper Irene Csillag Albert & Ruth Edelstein Aileen Frydrych Robert Gabay Linda Garshon Nathan Goldberg Harvey Haber Sam & Esther Helfenbaum Marilyn Herman Jeff & Gayle Jackson & Family Selma Karp Bea Kirshenbaum Kay Klerer Harvey & Beryl Kofman Ron & Edda Laxer Halina Levitt Harry & Sylvia Lieberman ENGAGEMENTS Edward and Reah Feldman on the engagement of their daughter, Nadine, to Michael, son of Steven and Marsha Pearlstein. David and Rhonda Newman on the engagement of their daughter Wendy, to Jonathan, son of Paul and Nellie Jacobs. Proud grandparents are Moishe Diamond and the late Gertrude Diamond; Pearl Newman and the late Mel Newman; Eva Waxman and the late Sam Waxman; and the late Morris and Ethel Jacobs. Brian and Evelyn Renard on the engagement of their daughter, Ashley, to Scott Newman son of Joel and Bobbi Newman. Shawn and Marsha Klerer on the engagement of their son, Marc, to Ali, daughter of Allan and Leslie Kroach. Proud grandmother is Kay Klerer. Joseph Deckelbaum on the engagement of his daughter, Dinah Zippora, to Cory Andrew, son of Michael and Patricia Kagan. Gayle Borenstein and the late Paul Borenstein on the engagement of their daughter Jessica, to Daniel Carman, son of Jinni and Joel Carman. MARRIAGES Aaron and Toby Brotman on the marriage of their daughter Judy, to Alberto, son of Esther and the late Morris Sasson. Eric and Brenda Bornstein on the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Natalie, to Lorne Rapkin, son of Myron and Sandra Rapkin. John and Arlene Anthony on the marriage of their daughter, Lisa to Steve McDonald. Rhoda and Barry Kirshin on the marriage of their daughter, Lynn, to Andrew Urbas. Michael and Susan Bernstein on the marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Paul, son of Joel and Sherrie Hertz. Jim Heifetz and Klara Bagley on their marriage. Amy Goldman and Brian Anidgar on their marriage. Michael and Marla Zeidenberg on the marriage of their daughter, Jordanna Dawn to Joey Nativ, son of Tomy and Haya Nativ. Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Sheldon & Doreen Manly Herbert Miller Meier & Honey Miller Rosalie Nepom Sheila Ocopnick Sid & Gloria Pinkus Lloyd & Esther Pollock Esta Pomotov Annette Rapoport Norman & Alice Roth Fred & Beverly Schaeffer Henry Shub Esther Soifer Ken & Geri Stewart Helen Stollar Harry Strauss Marilyn Tkatch Manny Tward Mark Waldman Betty Yan Barbara Young Irving & Anita Zelcer Cantor’s Fund Joe & Glory Goldman Jane Goodman Cantor Tibor & Isabela Kovari Jeff & Renee Levine Miriam Meiri Sheila Ocopnick Howard Price Cohen Family Hidur Mitzvah Fund Bob & Marilyn Cohen Philip Daniels Memorial Fund Helen Daniels Feldgaier/Shapiro Endowment Fund Harold & Rona Shapiro Herb Freedman Memorial Fund Sarah Brickman Garden Fund Henry & Freda Alkin Murray & Rona Armel Miriam Beckerman Sam & Odette Brownstone Lillian & Joel Cornfield Pauline Goldberg Marilyn Herman Jack & Glynis Jerusalim Jill Joffe Bea Kirshenbaum Charlotte Koven Joe & Barb Leinwand Stephen & Elisha Margles & Family Miriam Meiri Sheila Ocopnick David & Marcia Phillips Sid & Gloria Pinkus Lloyd & Esther Pollock & Family Lou & Judy Shulman Allan & Arlene Sylver Hesed Fund Abe & Sheila Birenbaum Allan Brender & Freda Gottesman Brender Sy & Fran Caine Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 Carole, Brian, Isaac, Sarit & Oren Cantor and Alan, Karen & Dylan and Eve, Arie, Ethan, Aiden & Zoe Ted & Deanna Cohen Lillian Cornfield Shae Eckler Robert Feldgaier Ruth Frankel Brian & Norma Gelade Havurah.com Molly Hellen Steven & Sherry Lieberman Gerald Pearson Cyril & Miriam Sapiro & Family Joe & Rosalind Schwartz Jack & Rosalyn Steiner Hesed “Our Brother’s Keeper” Fund Joanne Bargman & Earl Silverman Leo & Mona Brown Debroah Gottesman, Yoav Kaplun & Family Shelly & Louise Maerov Howard Price David & Sasha Schaeffer Gerald & Toby Zarnett Israel Fund Miriam Beckerman Benjamin Karp Memorial Fund Selma Karp Louise, Oded, Tamar, Naomi & Ilana Klinghofer Media Action Fund Sol & AnnaMae Belmont Ken & Marilyn Crafton Helen Stollar Musical Heritage Fund Frank & Shelly Altman Murray & Rona Armel David & Cookie Baum Hannah Bellack Mona Brown Sy & Fran Caine Beth Tikvah Choir Allan & Freda Brender Leo & Mona Brown Bob & Marilyn Cohen Shae Eckler David & Sandi Edwards Merv & Debby Gollom Marvin & Helen Goldberg Howie & Marsha Halpern Marilyn Herman Dara Kideckel & Family Cantor Tibi and Isabela Kovari Howard & Lois Michaels Fagel Mitgang Mel & Brenda Perlmutter Mort & Joanna Prager Marjorie Rasky Howard & Carolyn Rose Fred & Marsha Rosen Herb & Riva Rosenfeld Albert & Shelah Saltzman David & Sasha Schaeffer Steve & Barbara Scheinert Joe & Rosalind Schwartz Avram & Rosalie Selick Louise Singer Atida Soifer Irv & Shirley Suchall Larry & Frieda Torkin Zeev & Nurit Tuch Howard & Renee Tward Al & Shirley Weinstein & Family Judy Wineberg Sara Wunch Michael & Cynthia Wyman Gerald & Toby Zarnett Prayer Book Fund Doris & Clarence Rosenhek Rabbi Grover Discretionary Fund Murray & Rona Armel Bishop Allen Academy Hannah Bellack Susan Berger Fran & Sy Caine Shae Eckler & Family Bertha Gold Joe & Glory Goldman Charles Greenberg Rabbi Jarrod Grover Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kamen & Family Harvey & Beryl Kofman Levine Family Lorne & Terry Lipkus Sheila Ocopnick Melissa & Wayne Potashner & Family Howard Price Clara Rose Menasche Schechter Judy Wineberg Renewal & Hope Campaign Miriam Beckerman Ritual Director’s Fund Anonymous Frank & Shelly Altman Bernice Blackstien Bob & Marilyn Cohen Michael & Alisa Feldbloom Bertha Gold Mitchell Goldenberg Marilyn Herman Jeff & Gayle Jackson & Family Sheila Ocopnick Nancy Phillips Esther Pollock Howard Price Ori & Renee Raubvogel Norman & Ronda Roth Paula Silver Mark Waldman William Saltzman Building Fund Joyce Balsky Terry Brandwein Gary Crangle & Family Larry & Diane Crangle Shae Eckler Leon Emer & Family Ruth Friedlander Ernie & Hilda Goodman & Family Lou & Joan Litovitz Stan & Honey Saltzman Harriet Sternberg & Family Dorothy Wagner Page 15 Siddur Hadash Fund Claude & Esther Abrams Stanley & Beverley Appel Sarah Brickman Helen Daniels Bella & Bonnie Fitzerman Ernie Goodman Eva Klein Alf & Gayle Kwinter & Family Renee & Jeff Levine Clara Rose Robert & Jolan Schneider Naomi Rose & Stanley Sinai Eric Vengroff Mike & Cindy Wyman Reuben Zacks Toby & Gerald Zarnett Phillip & Allan Simon Memorial Fund Donna Schechter Ruth Simon Sisterhood Educational Programs John & Arlene Anthony Murray & Rona Armel Allan & Freda Brender Sy & Fran Caine Miriam Freedman Ossy and Barbara Goldenberg Sam & Beverley Holtzman Jack & Glynis Jerusalim Harvey & Eloise Karp Steven & Sherry Lieberman Anne McCleave & Miriam Freedman Marvin & Helene Obar Howard & Carolyn Rose Albert & Shelah Saltzman David & Sasha Schaeffer Max, Helen & Brian Sieber Ruth Simon Ken & Geri Stewart Gerald & Toby Zarnett Social Action Fund Chavurah 2, B.T. Tikvat Hayim Anisoara & Uri Kozai Norman & Alice Roth Lorne Tick & Roberta Steinberg Lionel Weinstein Memorial Fund Ron & Celie Goldstein Harvey & Goldie Kestenberg Patti Weinstein Yahrzeit Fund Leah Abrahamson Claude Abrams David Adam Sol Armel Pearl Babins Sid & Frances Barish Ted Batcher Lillian Benson Michael Canton Aaron Caplan Ralf Cohen Bruce & Ruth Cooper Trudy Fox Robert Friedlander Eileen Frydrych Page 16 Robert Gabay Norma & Brian Gelade Sophie Gelgor Harry Goldstone Jane Goodman Joanne Greenspoon Marilyn Herman Ana Holland Norma Kamin Hannah Katz Sylvia Kestenberg Bea Kirshenbaum Beryl Kofman Leon Korona Esther Krauss Edith Lessem Jerry Levine Halina Levitt Max Lissos Bluma Luborsky Ron & Sherry Mandel David Martin Gertrude Michael Herbert Miller Julie Movsowitz Rosalie Nepom Lorne Pollock Robert Preszler Ralph Rabinowicz Allan & Gail Sandler Elliot Shub Mireille Siegel Ellen Smith Gerda Sommer Nathan Tepper Sam & Evie Zeifman Youth and Young Families Fund Lillian & Joel Cornfield Helen Daniels Steve & Merle Goldman Sam & Beverley Holtzman Nira Lerman Howard Price David & Sasha Schaeffer Allan & Arlene Sylver Weissberger Family Betty Yan Youth Prayer Book Fund Irene Kasner Bottner Harvey Silver wife, Helen Greenberg. Jeff and Linda Mandlsohn on the passing of their dear son, Aaron Mandlsohn. Anita and Meyer Balter on the passing of their dear mother and mother-in-law, Eva Gruenwald. Parvis and Floriss Lavian on the passing of their dear mother and mother-in-law, Akhtar Mollaharoun. Hannah Bellack on the passing of her dear brother, Norman Levine. Norma Kamin on the passing of her dear grandson, Michael Hart. Reva and Mark Waldman on the passing of their dear brother and brother-in-law, Rabbi Sherman Kirshner. Family of the late Wanda Lerek. Family of the late Fela Shapiro. Howard and Harriet Lerner and Heather and Gary Feldman of the passing of their dear mother and mother-in-law, Sylvia Lerner. Renee and Jeff Levine on the passing of their dear father and father-in-law, Albert Avraham Bell. Arlene and Arthur Resnick on the passing of their dear mother and mother-in-law, Ruth Spencer. Betty Rumberg and Susan and Alan Roadburg on the passing of their dear daughter, and sister and sister-in-law, Hester Rumberg. Alan and Luanna Stein on the passing of their mother and mother-in-law, Rose Stein. Jack and Elizabeth Zwicker on the passing of their dear mother and mother-in-law, Ida Zwicker. Harry and Emy Zarek; David & Hayley Zarek; Vera Zarek, on the passing of their dear father and father-in-law, Litman Zarek. Ian Snitman on the passing of his dear father, Larry Snitman. Barbara Hendelman on the passing of her husband, Meyer Hendelman. Morris Kreidstein on the passing of his dear wife, Betty Kreidstein. Ron and Linda Morris on the passing of their dear brother and brother-in-law, Alvin Morris. Family of the late Gladys Rudin. Sorena and Seymour Swartz and Beryl and Harvey Kofman on the passing of their dear brother, brother-in-law and nephew, Lawrence Kokotow in Atlanta, Georgia. Norman and Violette Cohen on the passing of their dear brother and brother-in-law, Lewis Cohen. Helen Mogul on the passing of her dear husband, Norton Mogul. BEREAVEMENTS Lisa and Stuart Foxman on the passing of their dear father and father-in-law, Ralph Kleinberg. Fern and Bill Dolman on the passing of their dear brother and brother-in-law, Mel Lazer. David Walters on the passing of his dear wife, Marcia. Roger and Bernice Chaplin on the passing of their dear father and father-in-law, Alfred Douglas Chaplin. Marvin Blackstien and Esther Litz on the passing of their dear sister and sister-in-law, Sandi Kert-Steciuk. Beth and Barry Stern on the passing of their dear father and father-in-law, Isadore (Izzie) Eisen. Charles Greenberg on the passing of his dear Issue Nov/Dec Deadline October 3, 2011 Hakol produced by Beth Tikvah Synagogue 3080 Bayview Avenue Willowdale, ON M2N 5L3 Canada Post Publication Agreement Number 1531069 Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS - SEPTEMBER 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 6:00 p.m. 3 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 4 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 11 5 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Labour Day 12 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. 18 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:15 p.m. Service for Rabbi Feder dedication 9:00 a.m. Dedication of Chapel 10:00 a.m. 19 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. String Quartet rehearsal 7:00 p.m. House Com. 6:00 p.m. 25 26 Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. 7:34 p.m. Torah Study 9 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 10 6 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 7 Fundraising meeting 8:00 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 13 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Hesed Meeting 11:00 a.m Executive Meeting 7:30 p.m. 14 15 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services:7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Sisterhood Education 9:30 a.m. Youth Staff H.H. Training 6:30 p.m. 20 21 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 22 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. High Holiday Sing-along 8:00 p.m. Sisterhood Education 9:30 a.m. Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 23 Services:7:15 a.m./ 24 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. Torah Study Selihot: Lecture 10:00 p.m. Service 11:30 p.m. 6:56 p.m. 27 28 29 30 Services: 8:00 a.m./ Services: 7:15 a.m./ 6:30 p.m. Services: 8:00 a.m./ 6:30 p.m. Family Tashlich service 12:05 p.m. Tashlich service 5:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:05 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:25 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah 8 6:00 p.m. Sisterhood Dinner Visiting Scholar – Dr. Aliza Lavie 7:21 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:10 p.m. Sisterhood – Visiting Scholar – Dr. Aliza Lavie 16 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 17 6:00 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:00 p.m. 7:08 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day 2 6:43 p.m. CALENDAR OF EVENTS - OCTOBER 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:30 p.m. Torah Study 3 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 4 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 5 Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. Sisterhood Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 9 10 11 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 12 13 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 6:30 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:40 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day Y & Y F – Decorate the Sukkah 12:30 p.m. Executive Meeting 7:30 p.m. Erev Sukkot Dinner in Sukkah 18 19 20 Services: 7:00 a.m./ 6:15 p.m. Hoshanah Rabah Services: 8:45 a.m./ 6:15 p.m. Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Service Shemini Atzeret Dessert Program 7:30 p.m. 26 27 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Sisterhood Education 9:30 a.m. Services: 7:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. 2 Services: 9:00 a.m./6:50 p.m. Fast of Gedaliah CIBC Run for the Cure 9:00 a.m. Kever Avot Pardes Shalom – 10:30 & 11:00 a.m. Kever Avot Bathurst Lawn 10:30 a.m. 17 Services: 7:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 7:00 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:20 p.m. Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 23 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:15 p.m. 24 30 31 25 Services: 7:15 a.m./ 7:30 p.m. Lunch & Learn 12:00 p.m. Sisterhood Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. 16 Services: 9:00 a.m./6:05 p.m. Toronto Council of Hazzanim – Concert 7:30 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./7:30 p.m. Adult Education 8:00 p.m. Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. Services: 7:15 a.m./7:30 p.m. Adult Education 8:00 p.m. Sisterhood Study 8:00 p.m. 6 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:30 p.m. 1st Day Sukkot Floor Hockey 9:00 p.m. 7 Services: 7:15 a.m./6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Food Drive 8 Services: 8:30 a.m./ 4:30 p.m./4:45 p.m. Shofar Blowing: 7:30 p.m. Yom Kippur 6:30 p.m. 14 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:00 p.m. 2nd Day Sukkot Young Family Service 10:30 a.m. 6:20 p.m. 21 Services: 8:45 a.m./ 6:00 p.m. Simhat Torah Young Families 10:30 a.m. 22 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 5:55 p.m. 6:08 p.m. 28 Services: 7:00 a.m./ 6:00 p.m. 5:58 p.m. 15 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 6:05 p.m. 29 Services: 9:00 a.m./ 5:45 p.m. Hakol - Sept/Oct 2011