Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am An Egalitarian Conservative Community Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Shabbat Shalom שבת שלוםTHE WINDOW החלון5778 High Holy Day Edition September - December 2017 Tishrei - Kislev 5778 שנה טובה"Selihot in Song and Study" See page 5 for info From the Rabbi 3 From the President 4 From the Interim Executive Director 5 From the Cantor 6 From the Ritual Director 7 Services Times 8 Ritual Matters 9 - 12 Adult Education 14 - 16 Beth David Singles50Plus 17 Youth 18 - 19 Families 20 Shul Wide 21 Shinshinim 21 Sisterhood 22 Club Chaverut 23 Brotherhood 24 Beth David Endowment Giving Program 25 Micky’s Corner 28 Our Congregation 29 - 36 THE WINDOW is published by Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am, 55 Yeomans Road, Toronto, ON, M3H 3J7 Telephone: 416.633.5500 Fax: 416.633.1740 Web: www.bethdavid.com See page 10 for Sukkot Service Times Best Wishes for the New year...
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Beth David B’nai Israel Beth AmAn Egalitarian Conservative Community
Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Shabbat Shalom שבת שלוםFebruary 28, 2015 9 Adar, 5775THE WINDOW החלון 5778 High Holy Day Edition September - December 2017 Tishrei - Kislev 5778
שנה טובה
"Sel ihot in Song and
Study"See page 5 for info
From the Rabbi 3 From the President 4From the Interim Executive Director 5From the Cantor 6From the Ritual Director 7Services Times 8Ritual Matters 9 - 12Adult Education 14 - 16Beth David Singles50Plus 17 Youth 18 - 19Families 20Shul Wide 21 Shinshinim 21Sisterhood 22Club Chaverut 23 Brotherhood 24Beth David Endowment Giving Program 25Micky’s Corner 28Our Congregation 29 - 36
T H E W I N D O W i s p u b l i s h e d b y B e t h D a v i d B ’ n a i I s r a e l B e t h A m , 5 5 Y e o m a n s R o a d , T o r o n t o , O N , M 3 H 3 J 7Telephone: 416.633.5500 Fax: 416.633.1740 Web: www.bethdavid.com
See page 10 for Sukkot
Service Times
Best Wishes for the New year. . .
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From the Rabbi
Philip S. ScheimRabbi
“M y first visit to Germa ny was understa ndabl y under taken with
mixe d emotions.
This summer, I had occasion to visit Berlin and Jerusalem. The
geographic distance between these two cities is not great, but the historic and spiritual space separating them, for us, is beyond measure.
The building that houses Berlin’s Masorti/Conservative synagogue, the Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue, in pre-war days accommodated more than three thousand worshippers. Today, when the entire rebuilt synagogue occupies what used to be the women’s gallery, accommodating two hundred people, the vast courtyard below, once the men’s section that would seat thousands, now sits empty as a memorial to its myriad of murdered worshippers and the millions of others whose brutal destruction was decreed just a few kilometers away from where the synagogue stood.
My first visit to Germany was understandably undertaken with mixed emotions. Were one to sever him/herself from historical awareness, from connection with our recent past, it would be easy to revel in the beauty of Berlin – for it is a beautiful city, with all of the features, both classical and modern, that one could want. But such a detachment from historical awareness, from being ever aware of what our people suffered seven-plus decades ago – for a Jew, is impossible, so we enter Berlin emotionally conflicted. Visiting the train tracks, memorialized with plaques commemorating each train that transported Berlin’s Jews to the death camps, seeing the signs pointing to Wannsee, the Berlin site of the infamous conference where the evil to befall our people was conceived and planned; visiting the stark, imposing memorial to the six million in the center of the city, seeing the stolpersteine, the “stumble-stones,” marking the names of the Jewish residents who once lived in the homes where the stones are embedded into the side-walk, seeing the numerous markers of Jewish vitality
that once existed – one is gratified that Germany has made no effort to hide its evil recent history, unlike other neighboring countries who have yet to reckon with their complicity in the greatest of all evil.
The purpose of my visit to Germany, participation in the ordination of the first Conservative rabbi since the war, a ceremony attended by government officials, municipal leaders, representatives of all faiths, Jews of all denominations, hundreds of members of the Berlin Jewish community, was a dramatic depiction of life after death, of a new page, a good page, a hopeful page, in our challenging history, preparing me for the next stop on my summer itinerary, Jerusalem.
Jewish history of these past 70 years has been a journey from Berlin to Jerusalem, from the depths of fear and destruction, to the height of stunning achievement. Representing the Rabbinical Assembly, I was a participant in the Board meetings of the Jewish Agency. As the conference began, news emerged of the government’s abandonment of the Kotel agreement, which had guaranteed an equal, accessible prayer space at the Western Wall, for communities such as ours that wish to pray men and women together, where women as well as men could read Torah, wear tallitot, and live their Jewishness in accordance with their understanding of Jewish practice. As well, a bill to restrict conversion authority to the chief rabbinate was approved in committee, to the strong opposition of the moderate Orthodox, and us as well, in that a more permissive policy of conversion is necessary to accommodate the approximately 400,000 Jews of the FSU, and their offspring, who live as Jews in Israel, who serve in the Army, but who halakhically, are not Jewish, and who would never qualify for conversion under the incredibly rigid and strict requirements imposed by the chief rabbinate.
Notwithstanding these political tensions, I returned from Israel as optimistic as ever. Perhaps it was news of Yuli Edelstein, speaker of the Knesset, who returned to his native Russia to address the Russian parliament, which he addressed in the very same Hebrew language for which he was imprisoned thirty years earlier, for the crime of teaching Hebrew to the refusenik community – perhaps it was Yuli Edelstein, Natan Sharansky and others, who remind us that, notwithstanding our disagreements, our heated political arguments, our determination to stand up for principle – there is nothing that can stand between us and our recognition of how far we have come in our journey through history, how Israel’s glorious seventy-year history, how the beauty, the vitality, the energy, the creativity of Medinat Yisrael rises above all of the shouting, the division, the day-to-day imperfections that in no way can distract us from our monumental achievement, and our unbreakable mandate to stand by Israel, to remain steadfast in our support at all levels, in our advocacy, in our travel, in our financial support, in whatever we can do, to further the miracle unfolding before our very eyes.
It is truly astounding, despite terrible loss and suffering, that today, we can argue vigorously with each other in a magnificent democracy, in a stunning city, a beautiful country, build, brick by brick, by an innate resilience that defies science, demography, historical projection and any logical sense of possibility. As we approach a new year, may our prayers for a sweet 5778, bring blessings to our families, to each other, our congregation and community, and to our beloved Israel.
“We will all benefit from your involvement and support of the shul.
At Beth David we have always offered an impressive array of
programmes. We strive to provide programming for every stage of life, from toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between. We try to provide programmes for a range of interests and levels of learning. However, recently when we plan programmes, we have also been trying to ask additional questions: are we planning for the same people who always come or are we finding ways to engage new people in our programmes; will the programme enrich and strengthen relationships in our congregation?
In the age of Facebook, Snapchat, and other forms of internet communication that will have been invented between the time I wrote this and the time you are reading it, it is easy to find anything on line-friends, learning, experts on any topic, without leaving the comfort of our own homes. So, why come to Beth David? For some of you, it will be the Clergy, for others it will be to see your friends, and for some of you it will be the quality of topics, speakers and teachers we consistently offer.
But we want you to take away more than just the topic you came for that day. We want you to come, to connect,
to exchange ideas, to question, to challenge and be challenged, to linger in the company of old friends or new, to linger in the company of fellow congregants. To build the foundation of a strong, connected community for ourselves, our children and our children’s children.
If we are not creating this for you, please reach out and let us know how we can.
Helene Jacobs, Administrator Lauren Weinberg, Youth and Communications Director
Beth David - Executives 2017
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This High Holy Day edition of “The Window” gives me an early
opportunity to introduce myself to you, our precious members.
Having just joined the “team” in mid August, my experiences thus far have been very positive. I have received a tremendous welcome from every area of the shul. The staff, board members and the many members I have had the priviledge of meeting
have enthusiastically welcomed me and have made me feel at home in our Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am Bayit. Making me feel at home was very much welcome as Toronto is a new home for me, having just recently relocated from Ottawa. Originally from Montreal, I’m excited to now be in Toronto where my four children and two granddaughters live. Being with such a vibrant community as Beth David is the icing on the cake.
I look forward to meeting those of you that I have not yet met and invite you to come visit me in person, call me at 416-633-5500 Ex. 22 or email me at [email protected] to say hello.
Let me wish each and every one of you and your family a Shana Tova U’metuka.
“Having just joine d the “ tea m” in mid August, my exp eriences thus fa r have
b e en ver y p osit ive.
"Sel ihot in Song and Study"led by
Rabbi Philip Scheim, Cantor Marshall Loomer and Ritual Director Michael Rubin
Saturday night, September 16, 20179:30 - 10:30 PM
followed by festive refreshments
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From the Cantor
What is so different about preparing for Rosh
Hashanah compared to preparing for Pesach? Okay, we already know that we eat round Challah symbolizing the crowning of Torah instead of a round Shmurah Matzah. We also know that there is a lot less cleaning to do. We don’t have to rid our homes of Hametz but all in all, we still eat many of the same delicious foods. Briskets, chicken, potatoes and a choice of several desserts. Why does the conversation so often lead to food? Because, food brings us all, families and friends together sharing the Holidays and in this case the Holy Days together. We still set the table and polish the cutlery. Rosh Hashanah has a certain smell in the house. I remember seeing my mother getting ready for company. Each year she would buy a new container of Rokeach Silver Polish. If you close your eyes, you can almost smell the pink silver polish as it brings out the shine and removes the tarnish from the silver. We often hear of someone being described as having a “heart
of gold”. We think of this person as being kind to others. No matter how hard we try, we can’t polish our hearts with the pink stuff, yet it still wants for a cleansing. Teshuva is the magic word for Rosh Hashanah. We think of the word Teshuva as meaning atoning for sin. Teshuva also means “return”, which alludes to returning to Judaism. This is why we so often hear of someone who has returned to Judaism as a Ba-al Teshuva. When we take the silver stuff and rub the silverware, we are in fact returning the silver to a state of newness. Rosh Hashanah is commonly called the Jewish New Year. However, Rosh means head or beginning of the year. So even though the mere thought of Teshuva may seem complicated or scary, the first steps are very possible by all of us though not as easy as it seems:
• Regret what we have done
• Stop doing it
• Confession, articulate what we have done through prayer
• Resolution, make a commitment not to do it again
We can’t become perfect right away but we can become aware of something we have been doing wrong and make a commitment to change. We need to try to avoid situations that put road blocks in front of us that cause us to stumble.
Each time we take a step towards that commitment we remove another layer of tarnish, thus improving our life.
If we are to improve our relationship with G-d we must stand before G-d and ask for forgiveness. This might even bring new meaning to the prayers in the Mahzor. The High Holy Day prayer book is not a paper weight. I recall one of my teachers saying, “they don’t even know how much the Mahzor weighs”.
Simply saying the words “I’m sorry” is not enough. We need to be committed to change. Imagine standing in court in front of a judge and saying “I’m sorry”. This doesn’t necessarily mean that we are absolved of committing the crime or immune from punishment.
On Yom Kippur we strike our chest as we sing Ashamnu and Al Chet. Are we then perfect afterwards? Have we then completed our task towards forgiveness? The answer is that from time to time, just like a child learning to walk, we will stumble. But we will pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, get out the pink polish and start over.
If we are willing to make a commitment to change, G-d will help us. As it says in the Talmud,
“in the way that a person wants to go, he will be led”.
On behalf of Laura and myself and our family, we wish you a year filled with blessings, sweetness and good health.
On Yom Kippur we strike our chest as we sing Ashamnu and Al Chet. Are we then
perfect afterwards?
Preparing for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
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These are the words from the opening verse of the Haftarah
read on Yom Kippur morning, from chapter 57 of the Book of Isaiah. Perhaps there is no better way to engage in a process of repentance than to consider and remove the obstacles which block our path, those which may discourage us from even setting out on that road.
But what is it that so often prevents us from seeking the path of repentance, from pursuing atonement for our wrongdoings, whether of activity or inactivity, or from simply choosing the right thing to do? The translation of michshol here is stumbling block, but it comes from the Hebrew root, kashal, to fail. And, of course, a stumbling block placed in our path is something which may cause us to fail, to falter, whether it has been placed there intentionally for that purpose by an enemy, or whether we subjectively see it is such when it just happens to be there, or left there without any such malicious or mischievous intent.
Occasionally, we may even leave or place real or imagined obstacles in our own path as a way of avoiding that route and claiming a legitimate excuse for doing so. How often do we say we do not have the time for something because we have used that time for something else? Excuses, whether legitimate or not, are our most recurrent and significant obstacles.
More often, we simply choose to ignore or be blind to such hurdles, and look for the less challenging path. When the angel of God blocks the way of Bilam’s ass on his way to meet with Balak, Bilam is unable to perceive his presence. He is too focused on the way he has chosen to properly examine its
merit. Only the ass was able to discern the need to change direction, the real intent of the incident.
Obstacles may be seen in many different ways. Although they may be recognized as a device designed to bring about failure, they all entail challenge and the potential for growth. When we pass unhindered along whatever path we choose, we can become complacent about our choice, as Bilam, and assume that our way is the best, if not the only one. Stumbling blocks give us occasion to pause and evaluate our course and the manner in which we follow it. Then we need to decide whether such an obstacle needs to be removed or mitigated, so we can continue as before, or whether it is an indication that our direction may require some adjustment, our compass reset. Sometimes we become so confounded and/or stubborn with these roadblocks that any further progress is limited or halted altogether.
All this only relates to our own coping with obstacles as an impediment to our path. How do we relate to those impediments faced by others? We are all familiar with the injunction in Leviticus, chapter 19, verse 14 – v’lifnei iver lo titen michshol – “you shall not put a stumbling block before the blind.” Together with not cursing the deaf, we are required to treat those with various challenges in a fair way and not take advantage of those potential limitations. Blind or deaf needn’t necessarily refer only to those who are physically challenged in that literal sense, but those who may be inclined to not heed or notice certain signs and warnings.
But is that sufficient? Are we only to avoid placing those obstacles in their path? Why should the instruction be limited to avoidance, and not encourage a more proactive behaviour? Rather than depend on the chance of meeting a blind person, we should seek them out actively in order to realize that social concern, and seek to remove the unnecessary obstacles from their path, those which affect the dignity of others – a pothole in the road for a blind person, the lack of a bed/home for someone living on the street, the scarcity of means to purchase food for the needy, the
inattention paid, and lack of kind words for so many others.
Coping with obstacles and stumbling blocks is so varied and an ongoing challenge in our lives on so many levels. Each of us needs to find the appropriate place in which to enter that cycle of activity. Some may need to initially consider their own before they are able to move on and relate to others. Some may be directed and inspired to rethink their personal experience through that of others.
Perhaps the commandment in Leviticus is just a starting point for those who are insufficiently familiar with the need to take an active role in Tikkun Olam and the many ways by which this might be achieved. Our Haftarah makes it clear that eventually, this proactive approach is what will help us achieve the best results. Certainly, we must clear the path for ourselves, but no less the way of other people. And the latter may often be the way to achieve that goal for ourselves.
For the fasting and other assumed afflictions are only to bring us to the awareness of our responsibility to others, “Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor, who are cast out, to your house? When you see the naked [or seek them out!], that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh?” (Isaiah, 58:7). And through these actions we will remove the greatest obstacle to our own achievement of a meaningful relationship with God and the world - indifference.
As we make the effort during the coming Days of Awe to prepare a clearer path for ourselves in the coming year, while being positively challenged by the obstacles we face, let us be sure to find ways to make this experience available to, and achievable by others in our community.
September 20 - 22 SEE ROSH HASHANAH SCHEDULE – PAGE 9
September 23 - 28 6:45 PM 6:45 PM
September 29 - 30 SEE YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE – PAGE 9
October 1 – 3 6:30 PM
October 4 – 13 SEE SUKKOT SCHEDULE – PAGE 10
October 14 - 19 6:00 PM 6:15 PM
October 20 – 26 6:06 PM 6:15 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
October 27 – November 2 5:56 PM 6:00 PM 5:45 PM 5:45 PM
November 3 – 9 5:45 PM 5:45 PM 5:30 PM 4:45 PM
November 10 – 16 4:38 PM 4:45 PM 4:30 PM 4:45 PM
November 17 – 23 4:31 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM
November 24 – 30 4:26 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM
December 1 – 7 4:23 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM
December 8 – 14 4:22 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM
December 15 – 21 4:23 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM
December 22 – 28 4:26 PM 4:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:45 PM
**Selihot Service begins 9:30 PM
MORNINGS: Sundays 8:30 AM | Shabbat 9:00 AM | Monday – Friday 7 & 8 AM
SPECIAL MORNINGS:Monday, October 9 Thanksgiving 8:30 AM ONLYSunday, November 5 Return to Standard Time!
SYNAGOGUE SERVICE TIMES September - December 2017
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Rosh HashanahCandlel ight ingWednesday, September 20.......................6:59 PM
Evening ServicesWednesday, September 20.......................6:00 PMThursday, September 21............................6:00 PMFriday, September 22.................................7:00 PM
Morning ServicesThursday, September 21 & Friday, September 22Main Services ...........................................9:00 AMYeomans Rd. & Richmond Hill
Havurah Service........................................9:30 AMIn the Sisterhood Hall
Family Minyan..............................................10:00 AMIn the Chapel
Yom Kippur Day ServicesShabbat, September 30Main Service .............................................9:00 AMHavurah Service........................................9:30 AMFamily Minyan ............................................ 10:00 AMChildren’s Services .................................. .9:30 AM
Mincha: 5:30 PMShofar and end of fast: 7:40 PM
High Holy Day Season Services Timetable 2017/5778
DID YOU KNOW?
Tashlikh means
“you will cast away”. Tashlikh is a custom dating back to the
early 14th century, symbolizing our wish to rid ourselves of sins and be forgiven by
God. The Tashlikh ceremony takes place on the bank of a river or near a body of water
containing live fish.Following the appropriate prayers,
we throw bread into the river to symbolically cast away our sins.
Tashlikh takes place on the afternoon of the first day
of Rosh Hashanah.
Tashlikh 5778Join us for our annual walk to Timberlane
Avenue for the Rosh Hashanah tradition of Tashlikh, the symbolic casting off of our sins
in a body of fresh water.
Thursday, September 21st, 2017(1st day of Rosh Hashanah)
Meet in the Shul lobby at 5:15 PMRefreshments to follow
Minhah begins at 6:00 PM
Rabbi Scheim and Cantor Loomerwill lead this short, yet powerful ritual.
Ritual matters
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Sukkot Services 2017
Lulav and Etrog
We’re looking forward again this year to seeing many members participate in
the unique and wonderful Mitzvah of Arba’ at Haminim, the Four Species, otherwise known as Lulav and Etrog. So again, the synagogue is able to provide members with a set priced at $60. (Enhanced sets will be available for $80) There is also an opportunity to purchase a set including a ritually 'kosher' etrog with no "pitom"! Please specify with the ritual director if you would like to try this new experience! We remind you to bring your Lulav and Etrog to Sukkot services on both the 1st and 2nd days of Sukkot – Thursday, October 5th and Friday, October 6th - as well as on the subsequent days of Hol HaMo’ed, October 8th - October 10th and Hoshana Rabba, Wednesday, October 11th.For those somewhat apprehensive as to the proper handling (shaking) of the Four Species, you needn’t fear! We shall be reviewing the proper manner in which to Shake Your Lulav leading up to the Festival, as well as handing out shaking instructions to those purchasing a set.Orders must be received and paid by Tuesday, September 19th. For details, please contact Michael Rubin at 416-633-5500 ext. 23 or by email [email protected]
Ritual mattersSukkot EveWednesday, October 4Candlelighting .................................................. 6:33 PMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
First Day SukkotThursday, October 5Morning Service ...............................................9:00 AMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
Second Day SukkotFriday, October 6Morning Service ...............................................9:00 AMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
Shabbat Hol Hamo’ed SukkotCandlelighting ..................................................6:30 PMSaturday, October 7Morning Service ...............................................9:00 AMMinhah... ........................................................... 6:15 PM
Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot I ISunday, October 8 Morning Service ...............................................8:30 AMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot I I IMonday, October 9 Morning Service ...............................................8:30 AMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
Hol Hamo’ed Sukkot IVTuesday, October 10 Morning Service ...............................................7:30 AMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
Hoshana RabbahWednesday, October 11Morning Service ...............................................7:30 AMMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
Shemini AtzeretCandlelighting .................................................. 6:21 PMThursday, October 12Morning Service ...............................................9:00 AM Including YIZKOR and Memorial Plaque DedicationsMinhah ..............................................................6:30 PM
The Haftarah Illumination for Parashat Devarim – Hazon
has been dedicated by Bernie Rubin & Family in loving memory of Norma Rubin.
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Arrangements have been made by Pardes Shalom to provide transportation to the cemetery before Rosh Hashanah and between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, for those without transportation.Bus service will be provided on the following two days: Tuesday, September 19th and Wednesday, September 27th
On each of these days, a bus identified by a sign “PARDES SHALOM”, will depart from the parking lot of The Lipa Green Centre, 4600 Bathurst St. at 10:00 AM for Pardes Shalom Cemetery. The bus will make a stop at the parking lot of the Betel Centre on Steeles Avenue West at 10:15 AM to pick up passengers before proceeding to the cemetery. For further information, and to register, please call Trudy at the cemetery office at (416) 635-5595.
A NOTICE TO VISITORS OF PARDES SHALOM CEMETERY
Annual Dedicat ion of Yahrzeit Plaques
We shall hold our annual memorial plaque dedication ceremony on Shemini AtzeretThursday, October 12, 2017 as part of
the Yizkor Service that day.Services begin at 9:00 AM.
The names listed below will be called, at which time members of the family will rise in silent tribute. We encourage you to extend an invitation to members of your family and
friends to attend this moving service.
In recent years, we have instituted a new tradition of inviting members with the ability and motivation
to participate in the final Teki’ah Gedolah of the shofar that takes place at the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
Including our clergy, there were several dozen willing and capable Tok’im last year. We wish to further
increase those numbers and ask that anyone interested in this experience,
please bring your shofarot with you to the Ne’ilah service at the conclusion of
Yom Kippur, on Saturday, September 30th.
Of course, you are also invited to join in the brief shofar blowing at the conclusion of
the weekday morning services from August 23rd to September 19th.
Teki’ah Mehanah!
Congregational Shofar Blowing!
Ritual matters
Anne BagelmanJudith Atkins-Berger
Oscar BlackDavid Bloom
Jack BuchmanAaron Cohen
Sol DanielsErwin EpsteinMarvin Gloven Samuel GoodSybil GrahamIda Kochberg
Janet Liebenau Fay Malemud
Family of Gershon Mida Family of Rachel Mida
Anne Porretta Carl Rosenbloom
Ida RosemanPaula Rostowski (Ross)
Terry ShaperoEddie Schmeiser
Elliott Neil SnitmanThelma Starkman
Mervyn StoneMichael (Mickey) Tuszynski
Ann WagmanSollie Wagman
Sydney Lawrence WaxBelle WeinsteinMorris Wosnick
Ada Zeppieri Antonio Zeppieri
Esther Kram Zeppieri
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Tanach Reading Opportunity Corner - This corner is for those who would like to read Torah or a Haftarah in general, but also especially for
anyone who might like to mark the anniversary of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration or Wedding Aufruf by reading from the same portion chanted on that special occasion. You will find here a list of coming Shabbatot & Festivals when there is no Simcha taking place at our Synagogue, meaning the Haftarah and any Torah reading is open to our members. If you are interested, please contact Michael Rubin directly by email – [email protected] – and confirm your chanting assignment!
Also, we would like to update our records of when your Bar/Bat Mitzvah took place. Please email Michael Rubin with details – Gregorian date and Parashah. We look forward to hearing you relive the excitement of that special day, however many years ago!
Shabbat / Festival Parashah Haftarah Torah
Shabbat September 23 Ha’Azinu Available AvailableThursday October 5 Sukkot I Available AvailableFriday October 6 Sukkot II Available AvailableShabbat October 7 Sukkot – Shabbat HM. Available AvailableThursday October 12 Shemini Atzeret Available AvailableFriday October 13 Simchat Torah Available AvailableShabbat November 4 VaYeira Available AvailableShabbat November 11 Chayei Sara Available AvailableShabbat November 18 Toledot N/A AvailableShabbat December 2 VaYishlach Available AvailableShabbat December 16 Mikeitz – Hanukkah Available AvailableShabbat December 23 VaYigash Available AvailableShabbat December 30 VaYechi Available AvailableR
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Ritual mattersUshers Needed
for High Holy Day
Services
Volunteer ushers are required for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in order to provide an environment conducive to the mood and purpose of the synagogue experience. With the help of volunteers from the congregation serving as ushers, we try to maintain the proper decorum and sense of security in all our services.
We ask that you participate in this important and necessary task. Our expectation is for a minimum one hour of ushering duty (or more) during one of the three days or Kol Nidrei evening service. Please contact the office, listing in order of preference, two possible days/times that you can usher at the Main Sanctuary, Yeomans Road location.
Please email Faye at [email protected] or telephone 416-633-5500 ext. 0
Communicate with us!
We are a community. We are here for each other in
good times and in bad. Have good news? Share it with the entire congregation by contacting Faye. We will share your good news when we email the weekly Shabbat Shalom.
Struggling with illness?Let us know. Our clergy would like to call or visit and lend the moral support that you and your loved ones need.
Participate Learn GrowAll programs require registration. Please check the website calendar at www.bethdavid.com or call Beth David at
416-633-5500, or refer to the electronic board in the lobby for details and updates.
Yiddish Literature and LanguageSelf-Study Program with Anne Sokoloff
MONDAYS: 10:00 - 11:00 AMClasses will focus on readings and discussions of
The Family Carnovsky by Israel Joshua Singer
Classes
Shabbat Sidra Luncheons Led by members of the congregation following morning services.
Each session will include both lunch and a discussion of the Torah and Haftarah portions of the day.
DATE PARASHAT September 9 Ki Tavo November 11 Hayei Sarah December 2 Vayishlach March 24 Tzav April 14 Shemini May 12 Behar-Behukkotai June 23 Hukkat
Cost: $12
Our Women’s Study Group
JERUSALEM AS PERCEIVED THROUGH THE AGES:
FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO TODAYA Series of Ten Sessions
led by Rabbi Scheim and Ritual Director Michael RubinTuesdays 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon
October 31, November 14 & 28, December 12, 2017 and
January 9, February 6 & 20, March 6 & 20, 2018
Join us on a trip… Let’s Explore Israel at 70: A Unique Beth David Experience
Engage with archaeology, arts, culture, religion, nature, politics, culinary adventures and more…
Tentative dates: Wednesday, October 31 to Sunday, November 11, 2018An information night to follow in September!
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Lectures Adult Education
Thursday, November 23, 2017 7:30-9:00 PM
The Maccabees' Declaration of Independence as Reflected in their Coins: The Symbols and Inscriptions. An Illustrated Lecture.
Speaker: Dr. Aaron NussbaumDr. Nussbaum is a university lecturer and former Director of Education at Robbins Hebrew Academy.
Please register at www.bethdavid.com
or call the office at (416) 633-5500
Adult Education in Cooperation with the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research
(CIJR)* presents 4 Lectures at Beth David Synagogue
Thursdays 7:30 - 9:00 PM
October 26, 2017Transferable Hasbara lessons
from McMaster Speaker: Dr. Lawrence Hart
December 7, 2017
How is the Balfour Declaration relevant today?
Speaker: Geoffry Clarfield
March 22, 2018 Modernity and Assimilation: How can the Jews survive?
Speaker: Nick Maes
May 10, 2018 Zionism in the 21st Century:
What does Israel want from the Diaspora? Speaker: Consul General of Israel
*CIJR is an academic based pro-Israel organization based in Montreal and Toronto.
Israel Revisited:A Rendez-vous with Rocks,
Roots, Religion, Restoration
Speaker: Rabbi Philip Scheim
RENEWED JEWISH IDENTITY AND PRESENCE IN ISRAEL
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
FOUR LECTURE SERIES 7:30PM -9:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Rubin
STEPPING OUT OF OUR JEWISH SHOES
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Speaker: TBA
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE IN ISRAEL
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Speakers: Stephen Kraft and Rachel Urowitz
BRICKS, TILES, AND STONES. . . CLUES TO DECIPHER ANCIENT SYNAGOGUE BUILDINGS
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Please register at www.bethdavid.com
or call the office at (416) 633-5500
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Adult Education
Art, Literature and Culture
Holocaust Education Week ‘Secrets of Survival’, A Documentary Monday, November 6, 2017 7:30 PM Canadian Malka Rosenbaum discovers she has a sister born in the Holocaust…where is she?German Juergen Ulloth finds out he has a different father, an Amerian WW2 soldier…where is he?We follow their common search as they discover the secrets hidden from them about their past.Director Martin Himel will be available for Q & A’s following the film.
SECRETS OF SURVIVAL: A DOCUMENTARY
Canadian Malka Rosenbaum discovers she has a sister born in the Holocaust - where is she? German Juergen Ulloth finds out he has a
different father, an American WW2 soldier - who is he? We follow their common search as they discover the secrets hidden from them
about their past.
F o l l o w e d b y Q & A w i t h D i r e c t o r M a r t i n H i m e l
Monday, November 6, 2017 at 7:30PM
Please register at www.bethdavid.com or call the office at (416) 633-5500
Brunch included $10 at the door
This program is generously co-sponsored by the Rapoport and Rosenthal families, in honour of Mania Rapoport and in memory of Jack Rapoport, both Holocaust survivors.
Adult Education Joint Program with Brotherhood
Sunday, November 19, 2017 11:00 AM -1:00 PMIsrael Mida presents …
'Never Alone…Reclaiming the memory of my family who perished in the Shoah’
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So many books... So little time. Our Book Club has prepared a new selection of exciting titles. Reserve the dates and start reading!
Monday, September 11, 2017: "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine ThienMonday, November 13, 2017: "They Left Us Everything" by Plum JohnsonMonday, January 15, 2018: "Behold the Dreamers" by Imbolo MbueMonday, March 5, 2018: "Do Not Let My Baby Do Rodeo" by Boris FishmanMonday, May 7, 2018: "Come Back for Me" by Sharon Hart-Green
We will be meeting in the Boardroom at 7:30 PM This program is FREE. Please supply your own copy of the book
Please register online
See you there!
Beth David Book Club
An Invitation to
Single members of Beth David in your 50’s & 60’s Whether you are a man or woman who has been widowed, divorced, or never married and would like to enjoy a casual evening of conversation with others in similar circumstances...
Hosts: Maxine Budin, Co-Chair Linda Friedman, Co-Chair Bryan Applebaum, Past Chair
This is a free event sponsored by the Beth David Singles50Plus. To RSVP, please call
B E T H D AV I D S I N G L E S 5 0 P LU S C O M M I T T E ECordially invites you to start
the New Year by coming for coffee & dessert in a small, welcoming setting
Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 7:30 PM in the Board Room
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Shalom Beth David Families and Friends,
WELCOME BACK! I hope you all had an enjoyable summer. The Youth Department has been busy preparing what will surely be the best year of programming yet!
Here at Beth David, we use different names to refer to each youth group for which we offer programming. Below is a breakdown of some common lingo you might see:
Yedidim Youth grades 1-5
Kadima Youth grades 6-8
USY Youth grades 9-12
Kinder Shabbat Shabbat morning program for nursery - SK
Shabbat’s Cool Shabbat morning program for grades 1 - 5
Teen Talks Shabbat morning program for grades 6 - 12
Programs kick off the weekend of September 9th! We have a wide array of activities planned for the year, including Kangoo Jumps, fun field trips, late night hang outs, chocolate seders, tikkun olam initiatives, conventions and cook-offs, just to name a few. We are even establishing a dedicated youth-centric space that will appeal specifically to children and teens!
Please check out our website and Facebook page to stay up to date with youth programming. There, you will also find photos, video clips, contests, and the like. If you are not yet on the email list for our Youth & Families programs and would like to have updates sent right to your inbox, send me an email with the title, “Please add me to the Youth & Families Newsletter” and to the list you shall be added, It’s as simple as that! You will never be out of the loop with youth or family programming ever again.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments, concerns, knock-knock jokes, quips, or words of wisdom you may have. I am always happy to chat.
Join Kadima (grades 6-8) & USY (grades 9-12) for the FIRST ECRUSY Regional program of the year,
in partnership with Beth David Synagogue.
September 10th, 2017 from 5:30pm-8:30pm There will be games, great food, and friends!
Please visit the ECRUSY website for registration info: www.ecrusy.org
Beth David B’nai Mitzvah Program
Is your child having their Bar or Bat Mitzvah in 2018? Will they be
celebrating at Beth David? If so, you need to know about
our B’nai Mitzvah Program!
All B’nai and B’not Mitzvah having their simchas at Beth David are required to participate in this fun and meaningful program. It is designed to enhance one's knowledge of our community, provide a better understanding of the meaning of mitzvah, as well as explore and discuss other aspects of our Jewish heritage and traditions.
S e s s i o n s consist of a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g but not limited to: H a v d a l l a h w i t h s e n i o r s , dinner with
the Clergy, preparing and serving a meal at a shelter, packing Passover food boxes for those in need, and learning about Judaism’s take on the environment. The B’nai Mitzvah program will provide a unique opportunity for your preteen to learn and grow among peers. This year’s program will commence at the beginning of October.
For more information, please contact:Ritual Director, Michael Rubin,
The summer is coming to a close, and 5778/תשע״ח as well as a new
school year will be upon us. I hope that as you read this you can reminisce fondly about the summer that has gone by and anticipate the new opportunities of the coming year.
First, let me start by introducing myself. In some ways, I'm new to the Beth David community and in other ways, Beth David is already our second home. My husband, Marc, and I have been married for 15 years. We have three children, Renee and Matthew are 9 and Samuel is 11. They love going to Montessori Jewish Day School, and yes, that means that there are weeks that we come to 55 Yeomans every day of the week!
Our family joined the shul last year. We chose Beth David for several reasons. As a former USY’er, joining a Conservative congregation was important because I wanted to give my kids the sense of community that I grew up with. Egalitarian was important too, we have boy-girl twins and want them to have the same religious experience. What sold us on Beth David in particular was the family programming and warmth of the community.
As a committee, our mandate is to meet the needs of youth and families at the shul. In the coming year, we will continue to offer programming for toddlers and their families as well as families with school aged kids, along
with the great youth programming that Lauren and the Youth Department do for our children. We look forward to celebrating holiday events together and having lots of fun along the way. Here are the first few events of the year:
BACK TO SCHOOL SHABBAT DINNER
Registration required by Thursday September 7th. Please visit www.bethdavid.com
or call the office at (416) 633-5500 for more information.
Friday September 15: We’ll be kicking off our Youth and Families year with a Back-to-School family Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner. Connect with old friends and make some new ones too!
Tuesday October 3: Join us in the sukkah to decorate and prepare for sukkot.
Sunday October 22: Our annual Parsha Noah program is back with new animal guests geared for our toddler and kindergarten aged families.
Check out the details on these and other upcoming events at www.bethdavid.com. If you are interested in learning about our committee, we would love to hear from you. The shul office can put you in touch with me.
Wishing you and your loved ones a Shana Tova u’Metuka.
Sylvia Lulka Chair, Youth and Families
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ShinshinimDear Friends,
After a rigorous selection process in Israel, a group of twenty-four Israelis have been selected to come to Toronto to do a year of community service within the Toronto Jewish community, volunteering in schools, synagogues, youth movements and summer camps. In addition to being part of Beth David, our Shinshinot are also partnered with the Montessori Jewish Day School and Canadian Young Judaea.
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you our Shinshinot, Or Kaufman and Yuval Guetta.
Or is 18 years old and was born in Herziliya. She majored in Computer Science, Engineering and Physics. She likes to bake, read and dance. Or spent the summer with friends; camping, going to the beach and enjoying nature. She participated in many high school graduation ceremonies and a final dance production at her dance studio.
Yuval is 18 years old and was born in Eilat. She majored in Psychology, Sociology and French. Her hobbies include dancing, acting and surfing. Over the summer, Yuval spent time with friends and family. Yuval was involved in the Diller summer program.
In preparation for their year of service, Yuval and Or attended programs run by the Jewish Agency for Israel, meeting with Shinshinim who will be travelling to many parts of the world.
Please join me in welcoming Yuval and Or.
Feel free to contact the Shinshinot throughout the year.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 7:00 PM BETH DAVID SYNAGOGUE
featuringTHE VARSITY JEWS
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Sisterhood
As we begin to prepare for the upcoming High Holy Days,
Sisterhood plans are well underway for an exciting year of programmes.
I have just returned from (Women’s League for Conservative Judaism) WLCJ’s triennial Convention in Alexandria, Va. On the first Sunday there was a beautiful programme where we installed a new President and Vice president. At Monday’s
Torah Fund Lunch, all 5 United Synagogue Rabbinic Schools (Jewish Theological Seminary, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Schechter Institute-represented by our own Rabbi David Golinkin from Jerusalem, Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano and the newest school, Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam Germany) were represented. This was the first time having all five together. There were also many interesting plenary programmes and workshops. In celebration of the Women’s League centennial, there were many discussions about the first 100 years-beginning with its founding by Mathilde Schechter and her friends in 1918- and then about moving forward into the next 100 years. Most Sisterhoods or Synagogue’s Women’s League groups share our challenges moving forward and we have requested a trainer to come before
long, at no cost to us to help us with our planning for the future.
I want to thank our Sisterhood for allowing me to represent all of you in Washington.
I also want to congratulate Stan Greenspan who was installed as President of FJMC the week previously and spoke at our opening dinner. It is something to be proud of.
Check out our list of programmes for the fall. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rose Haspel and her committee for all their hard work on these programmes.
Finally, my family and I want to wish you all a Shana Tovu tikvetenu, an easy fast and Chag Sukkot Sameach.
Ruth Shapiro Sisterhood President
Ruth Shapiro Pres ident,
Beth David Sisterhood
Torah Fund Pins and Cards
For the Pins call Rose Haspel
905-764-8141
For cards call Ann Shapiro
416-783-4103
• All your needs for Bar/Bat Mitzvah Gifts
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RSVP to Rose Haspel at 905 764 8141by October 16, 2017
Club Chaverut members: $7.00 Non–members: $10.00Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday, October 22, 2017 1:30 PM The Ganz Family Social Hall
Cantor Deborah Staiman and Company
“The Big Four Yiddish Theaters of Second Avenue”
Sunday, November 26, 2017 1:30 PM The Ganz Family Social Hall
Highlights from “The Golden Age of Operetta”
starringThe Toronto Operetta Theater Ensemble
Club Chaverut
RSVP to Rose Haspel at 905 764 8141by November 20, 2017
Club Chaverut members: $7.00 Non–members: $10.00Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday, December10, 2017 1:30 PM The Ganz Family Social Hall
Rita and Friends“A trio of delightful entertainers”
RSVP to Rose Haspel at 905 764 8141by December 04, 2017
Club Chaverut members: $7.00 Non–members: $10.00Light refreshments will be served.
55 Yeomans Road (1 block west of Bathurst, south of Sheppard)
B e t h D av i d S i n g l e s 5 0 P l u s
Sunday, October 29, 2017 Doors Open at 7:30 PM
Admission: $15 – includes refreshments
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Brotherhood
Steven RisenmanPres ident
Rosh Hashanah is a time of reflection where we review
our performance over the past year and aspire to improve on this performance in the upcoming year. Over the past few years, I have indicated that we are continuing to move your Men’s Club forward in a number of positive avenues. We continue to be a fiscally responsible organization thanks, in large part, to a very active Brotherhood Budget and Finance Committee and a tenacious and dedicated Treasurer, Aaron Daniels.
We are producing a higher quality of speakers and entertainers which, in turn, has led to more successful programs. This is due to a dedicated Programming Committee, made up exclusively of Brotherhood members who, led by Steven Baker, are engaged, enthusiastic and continue to challenge each other to think of ways to improve and bring more quality into our programs. I also want to make special mention and thank Sandy Bokser, for her continued assistance and guidance with our program content.
Our long standing Shoah Candle initiative continues to be successful due to the direction and organization of its Chair, Richard Long. While this FJMC project has been declining in most areas of North America, Richard has been able to maintain this initiative and continue to keep it relevant and successful.
Despite overall synagogue membership declining, your Brotherhood membership has been able to maintain its numbers over the past year and while we can assume it is due in part to the quality programs that are entertaining and thought provoking, it is ultimately accomplished through the tireless dedication and efforts of your Brotherhood Executive, Board, Committees and general members.
The support our Brotherhood has received from our synagogue office has been tremendous. Our outgoing Executive Director, Anita Bloom was very supportive of our ventures and the staff of Helene Jacobs, Faye Major and Robyn Zajac-Cooper have been invaluable in ensuring our programs are successful and that our mailings and marketing initiatives are properly directed.
We continue to plan and present educational and entertaining programs geared to everyone in the entire family. Our events are thought provoking and open to all. We continue our devotion to Israel and to our Judaic roots. I am thankful to your Brotherhood Programming Committee for another excellent slate of programs this coming year, ranging from live music, education, sports-related and family-oriented events. I am honoured to be working jointly with Adult Education, Sisterhood and Club Chaverut as we attract each of our demographics together in inclusive, synagogue wide events. Our opening program, which will be held on October 29, will be a unique program discussing Jewish Genealogy and presented by our very own long time member, Mel Katzman. Based on prior opening programs, this presentation will educate, entertain and even surprise you. This will be followed with a special program on November 19, held jointly with Adult Education. This is the second year we are honoured to be presenting a joint program with Adult Education and we hope it continues for many years. The guest speaker is another long-time member, Israel Mida, who will discuss his family’s struggles in Europe during the Holocaust. This should make for a very special and intriguing program. Our December program, to be held on December 3, will be a musical program with Hanukkah overtones. On January 21, 2018 we will be presenting a
very special program – “The Italian Connection in the Christie Pits Riots” with Pal Di Iulio, a prominent member of the Toronto Italian Community. With the current rise in Anti- Semitism around the world this program will highlight how the Italian Toronto community walked and fought with the Jewish Community against the Nazi supporters in August 1933 in the infamous Christie Pits riot.
We are continuing and increasing our practice of Hesed, not only within our synagogue but in the Toronto community and beyond. As Hillel had stated, “whosoever that saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world and whosoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world.’’ One of the mandates of the Brotherhood is to give back to others in need and we are working with the synagogue’s new Chesed Committee to help lead this venture.
Your Men’s Club continues to be a much more relevant and respected member of the Beth David Synagogue and the Toronto Jewish community as a whole.
If you have any suggestions for forthcoming programs, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please do not forget to maintain your Brotherhood membership when your dues statement arrives and remit payment through your dues. I appreciate the efforts, dedication and counsel of all our hard working Brotherhood members in striving to make our Brotherhood great and hope it will continue as we redefine your Brotherhood in a positive and active fashion.
On behalf of the Risenman family, I want to wish you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
“ We are continuing and increasing our practice of Hesed, not only
within our synagogue but in the Toronto community and beyond.
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Stan Goldfarb: Accountant; 55 years Beth David member; past Beth David president and treasurer; active Shul fundraiser; the “Candy Man” who distributes candies in Shul on Shabbat.
“My wife, Sue and I shopped around for a synagogue at the time that our eldest son, Jeff, was turning Bar Mitzvah and joined Beth David because of the warm welcome we received as potential new members. I now call Beth David my ‘second home.’ I feel comfortable at Beth David. I enjoy the people. I enjoy the Kiddush Club on Saturday mornings and get great pleasure in giving out candies to the congregants. Many of them don’t know my name, only that I’m ‘the Candy Man.’ My commitment to Beth David rubbed off on my middle son, Gary, who succeeded me later as president. As far as my grandchildren are concerned, they compete with one another to join me at Shul on Shabbat.”
A few years ago, I spoke to the Rabbi about setting up The Beth David Endowment Giving Program and he was very enthusiastic. The income from my endowment gift can be used as directed in so many possible ways: towards programming such as speakers… Shul maintenance… supporting young people to go to Israel… Generally speaking, the way that the program works is that the Rabbi might approach the donor, or vice versa, with an idea for a project. Or in some cases a committee of the Shul approaches the donor or Rabbi with an idea. Then, working with the Rabbi, the donor determines if the project would be something that they would approve and help finance. The financial upside for the donor? The monies initially contributed to The Beth David Endowment Giving Program are considered a charitable donation: for every $100 contributed, $50 would be returned in tax savings on the donor’s tax return; and so only $50 would be an out of pocket expense. Also, in the case of an endowment donation made with public company securities, the donor could save up to an additional 25% of future tax owing. As an accountant and major gifts donor to Beth David, I would encourage anyone who has the heart to give to the Shul to consider an endowment gift."
Beth David Endowment Giving Program
Gitta Ganz: 2016 Beth David honouree; 60 year member of the Shul, since its very foundation; regular Torah reader at Rosh Hodesh services.
“As far as giving, even when my family were very, very poor, my parents would give. I put money in the pushke when I was little. I remember at school when we were asked to give, I always gave something and enjoyed it. I love everything about Beth David - the people, the clergy and the environment. I love that as a conservative shul, I could sit with my late husband. So when the Rabbi said there was a need for new sanctuary windows, we happily donated them. When asked to donate for the remodeling of the social hall, we did.
The Beth David Endowment Giving Program is the recent creation by Stan Goldfarb. When we discussed this great idea with such a caring man, I was really impressed. I especially like how the income earned by the endowment can be channeled into different programs every year. My whole family can be accommodated by the endowment. The fund gives my children the opportunity to learn how to give by being involved in the decision making around the fund with me, while I am still alive. It also gives me the opportunity to learn from them, what their preferences are in giving. So when it came to allocating monies for programming, I learned that for me and my daughter Mindy, education is close to our hearts, but for my son Howard, Torah study has a particular appeal. Even my children and grandchildren can directly benefit from the fund, because as members of Beth David they will be gaining something from the Endowment not only now but into the future as well. By giving, not only will they gain the security of synagogue programming, but we also hope to teach my children, my grandchildren and future generations through giving, to do the same.”
The Beth David Synagogue Endowment Giving Program is designed to secure our future. Reflecting the ties that bind one generation to the next, endowments serve as an enduring remembrance of the generosity of those who established them. Through all aspects of synagogue life, and at many
affordable levels, opportunities exist to create an endowment fund that reflects your interest and that serves as a lasting tribute to your dedication to Beth David.To learn more about Beth David’s Endowment Giving Program, please contact Barry Levine, Israel Mida, or Rabbi Philip Scheim by calling the office at 416-633-5500. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.
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will receive recognition by way of an engraved name plate
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Micky’s CornerBy Miklos Emhecht
The Window Notice!!!The Window is published four times per year, in time for Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Pesah and Shavuot, and distributed to all Beth David Members via mail and e-mail. In view of the increasing cost of printing and recent hikes once again in Canada Post rates, we will deliver the Rosh Hashanah Window and Pesach Window via mail and e-mail, while the Hanukkah and Shavuot Window will be delivered only via e-mail. Copies of the Hanukkah and Shavuot Window will also be available in the Beth David lobby and at the office. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Booking a simcha for 2017 - 2019!
Do you have a son born in 2004 or a daughter born in 2005?
It's not too soon or too late to book your Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration.
If you are looking for 2017 to 2019 bookings, you can book your simcha now!
Please contact Robyn Zajac-Cooper 416-633-5500 Ext 35 or
THE KADDISH“Rabbi, I’m confused about your teaching.
How come you’re teaching the Kaddish, of all things,to my son. It really makes me so upset.
I am still a young man, I am perfectly fit.”“Relax. Just live as long as it takes your son to
learn it. ”
OPPOSITESIn our daily life, thousands of questions we’ll meet;
about our love life all the way to what we’d eat.Today’s question is: Why men like smart women?
The answer is nothing else but a shining fact:Because everyone knows so well that opposites
attract.
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B’nai Mitzvah
Dr. Elissa Tepperman, daughter of Karen & Stephen Tepperman, granddaughter of the late Esther & Lou Spring,
completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Hamilton Health Sciences.
She continues her career as the newest OB in Brantford Ontario.
Debbie Wasserman will be installed as National President of National Council of Jewish Women
in October.
Ari Fisher, grandson of Marion Tully and Hilda Fisher ,
graduated from the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv Israel.
Josh ConnSon of Pamela & Daniel Conn,
brother of Sam and Stella,grandson of
Judy Sidney & Fred Sidney z”l and Jean & Gary Conn.
Ori CoganSon of Gabby & Ronen Cogan,
brother of Shirelle and Liat,grandson of
Jack & Sarah Cogan; Baruch & Batia Schreiber.
Ari Fisher, grandson of Marion Tully and Hilda Fisher
was recently married to Liat Iankelevic. He is the son of Lynda and Ralph Levenstein.
David & Haley Pivnick and big brothers Zachary & Dylan are happy to announce the birth of
Julia Belle Pivnick on born June 7, 2017, 9 lb 5 oz.
Proud grandparents are Debbie & Marty Pivnick and Hillary & Kerry Peck (Wilmette, Il) and great-grandmother Roz Peck.
Rochelle Moses is thrilled to announce the birth of her granddaughter
Daniella Rebecca just born April 25th, 2017. Excited parents are Allysa and Robbie Just.
Proud great grandmother is Vivian Horenfeldt. Delighted aunt is Jordana Moses.
Mazel Tov to Naomi Silver and Brandon Lewis
on the birth of their son Ethan Sydney Silver Lewis
born on August 3, 2017 a brother for Owen.
Delighted and Proud Grandparents are Norman and Judy Silver, and
Brenda Lewis and Harvey Lewis.
Gabriel Riback ZeifmanSon of Natalie Riback and
Mitchell Zeifman,brother of Charlie,
grandson of Myrna & Haim Riback and
Taube & Sol Zeifman.
Max MuellerSon of Karen Steckoll,
grandson of Pat Tennant & Harvey Wolfson,
nephew of Brenda Steckoll.
Mazal TovJoshua Odon DanielSon of Melissa Daniel,
grandson of Marsha & Frank Daniel,
nephew of Deb & Aaron Daniel,
great grandson of Magdolna Daniel z”l &
Odon Daniel z”l and Dora Feldman z”l &
Saul Feldman z”l.
Reva Kasman has won the 2017 Award
for Distinguished College or University Teaching.
This is Reva’s second 'excellence in teaching' award.
We’re very proud of her.
~ Noreen & Harvey Kasman ~
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Milestone BirthdaysSpecial Anniversaries
SeptemberVan & Sonia Shron September 3 50Gordon & Bertha Murray September 4 62Shawn & Barbara Mirsky September 4 40Howard & Andrea Petroff September 7 30Shirley & Lawrence Goretsky September 11 68Perry & Amy Brock September 13 30Michelle Freedman & Isaac Szpindel September 13 25Mark & Johanna Gertzbein September 14 20Mitchell Zeifman & Natalie Riback September 14 20Jesse Zimmerman & Jennifer Chasson September 16 20Harry & Muriel Mendelson September 19 69
OctoberJacquie & Harold Oppenheimer October 1 50Milton & Marilyn Snow October 7 61Wolf & Rhoda Berger October 9 62Alan & Ava Weingarten October 9 40Gloria & Joe Gold October 14 45Malcolm & Beverly Laderman October 15 50Phyllis & Jack Chisvin October 18 64Philip & Ruth Elias October 18 67Brian & Rica Berger October 23 30David & Rhonda Schlanger October 24 35Allan & Cheryl Schleifer October 25 30Jakob Ripshtein & Stella Arbitman October 26 20Maurice & Belle Fagan October 27 66Brenda & Hy Dym October 29 45Gayle Holtzman & Howard Kates October 31 35
NovemberCarl & Donna Rotman November 4 55Evelyn & Sidney Isenberg November 6 62Luis & Silvia Lubecki November 6 35Andrea & Phillip Segal November 10 10Ann & Solomon Samson November 11 55Rene & Mel Katzman November 14 63Martin & Gail Eisen November 15 25Brenda & Brian Osler November 16 20David & Lorraine Weinniger November 26 50Max & Lillian Ander November 27 69
DecemberRon & Randi Amber December 3 30Ben & Ann Houpt December 6 65Joanna Shapiro & Mark Varkul December 6 20Murray & Ray Hoffman December 14 65Allen & Anna Bloom December 15 60Marcia & Ephraim Neuburger December 17 67Allen & Miriam Finklestein December 17 50Joe & Roberta Hoffman December 18 62Sue & Stan Goldfarb December 19 63Seymour & Sheila Iseman December 22 61Anne & Alvin Gorman December 31 40
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In Memoriam
Beatrice Shute, wife of Ted Shute z”l
Norem Litvak, husband of Ruth Litvak
Jerry Blitzer, husband of Flora Blitzer, father of Sherrye & Gary Mosoff, brother-in-law of Roma Buchman and Jack Buchman z”l
Morris Wosnick, husband of Ettie Wosnick
Lillian Frankel, wife of Harvey Frankel
Joan Kruger, wife of Jack Kruger
Maurice Fagan, husband of Belle Fagan
Saul Spears, husband of Hermi Spears
CondolencesPaul Edward Sharrett, father of Marc Sharrett & Silvia Lulka
Lilly Cash, sister of Frances & Sam Klaiman
Lolette Kuby, mother of Lauren Goldhamer & David Schwartzbein
Barry Pacter, brother of Michael & Carol Pacter
Helen Roth, mother of Sherrie & Joel Hetrtz and Alex Roth & Elise Rose
Rebeca Koifman, mother of Rod & Marci Koifman
Sol Daniels, father of Rosalie & Avram Selick
Ann Wagman, mother of Gary Wagman
Anne "Bunny" Bagelman, mother of Jerry and Georgi Bagelman
“We mourn the loss of the following members of our congregational family and
extend our sympathy and prayers for comfort and consolation.”
Thank you Donations from May 2017 to July 2017BreakfastLaura AgenskyMax & Lillian AnderMartin BaranekBarry BernsteinMartin & Claire BinstockFreda BrodbakerRoma BuchmanHarriet & Mike CohenDavid & Brenda DimitryEric EpsteinPaula & Stan EpsteinDelores FeldmanJacob Galper & Mindy Simon-GalperMolly GoldsmanDara & Lorne Indig
Howard & Rose KardishHarvey & Noreen KasmanElizabeth KatzMichael KleinRonald & Marsha KleinPeter Kohl & Sheryl KornCayla Brooks & David KrigstinRobert & Regina LeeValerie Weiss & Michael LongFaye MajorLawrie & Carol ManillaHarry & Muriel MendelsonMiscellaneousAnne & Phillip MorrisSharon & David PapernickGordon & Tiffany Rabinovitch
Families FundMax & Wendy BalabanCharles BlumSheldon Bornstein & Marla Levant-BornsteinKen & Sharon FullerMurray & Ray HoffmanLisa & Barry LevineMary Ann LewinAllan & Lorraine ShepsSandra SolomonEleanor Weinberg
Friday Night Dinner DonationCarla & David BienstockGloria & Morris DadounLisa & Barry LevineYouth FundMalcolm Bernstein & Helen BrentElaine BisgouldAnita Ekstein
Thank you Donations from May 2017 to July 2017 - Continued
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Murray & Ray HoffmanRene & Mel KatzmanElaine Kirsh-SchoenfeldBarbara KleinRuth MagderLeon & Anne SherElaine SolishSharyl SolishJackie Soussan & Rachel UrmanEleanor Weinberg
Building Maintenance FundAlvin & Marilyn AbramMIchael & Marla AllentoffGay AvruskinBarbara BermanDavid & Susan CohenPhilip & Ruth EliasSylvia EpsteinHilda FisherRebecca GoloskyHarvey KaminskyMarta KarlinLouis KartzowitzJeffrey LanysCarol & Nelson ModlinJack & Charlotte MuskatAdele & Marvin RandallHelen RosePauline ShermanMyra & Bert ShinwellMark Smiley & Aviva SilvermanEva SolishRose SteinCarol & Stanley UdellJewish FoundationDov & Caroline Zevy
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