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We danced, we ate, we bid, we danced some more! Two hundred and seventy
Narayeverniks had one hundred years worth of enjoyment at the party of the
century. What a wonderful culmination to our Centennial year!
Thank you to all!
accessible to those with mobility issues. We have talked
about more space for children's programming, for adult
programming of all sorts, for teaching, for a rabbi's
study, and for badly needed office space.
Throughout this past year, a new task force has been
hard at work reviewing the possibilities for expansion
and accessibility. The group has looked closely at both
old ideas and new ones.
Now we want to hear from the
congregation. What, if anything, do the
members of our shul community want to
do? Are we ready to make a commitment
to an accessible, enlarged space? And if so,
what kind of plan would make sense for us?
In order to find an answer to those
questions, we are embarking on a process
of consultation with the shul membership.
The process will begin with a short survey,
which everyone will receive by email early in January.
You'll receive a package of material along with the
survey, explaining the process that we're undertaking
and the various options we would like you to examine,
think about, and comment on.
We're then holding three meetings at the shul where we
will present and discuss options. There's a lot at stake,
so we hope as many Narayever members as possible will
come out to one or another of those meetings.
We need your input. Here are the dates and times for
meetings regarding expansion and accessibility:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2015 11:00 am*
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2015 4:00 pm*
* Babysitting will be provided
Consulting with our members will enable us to make
choices and move forward on a crucial and long-delayed
decision about our future.
Dear Friends,
Just one year ago, at the beginning of 2014, I don't think
any of us really foresaw how much we would accomplish
during our shul's Centennial. Yet now that we have
come to the end of the year, we can see that from the
installation of beautiful new pew cushions, through to
the presentation of our historical exhibit, the publication
of our Centennial commemorative book,
and a fun and haymishe family celebration
at the end (and much else along the way), it
was a deeply involving, community-
building set of events.
Thanks again, by the way, to everyone who
contributed to the success of our entire
year of programming.
For me, one of the most important
elements of the year was the lesson it
taught us about ourselves. In the course of
our history project we learned much that was new about
the original founders of the Narayever. I think we came
to a deeper appreciation of their accomplishment, and
of the connection we still feel with them. But there is
another lesson. When the Narayever was founded a
century ago, ours was one of many small shuls in the
downtown area. Almost all those other institutions
have vanished or been absorbed into synagogues
outside the downtown. Yet ours survived. That's in part,
I believe, because we were able and willing to adapt
during a century of sometimes wrenching change.
Looking forward, we now have to ask ourselves how we
adapt to the changes that the future will bring. I believe
we have a great opportunity to grow as an institution
central to Jewish life in downtown Toronto. In the last
decade, according to a new UJA study, the Jewish
community downtown grew faster than in any other part
of the GTA. We have the new and congenial problem of
thinking about how we fit into a community that is
expanding.
One essential area where we have to think hard about
the future is our physical space. For a long time we at the
Narayever have talked about the need to make our space
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Harry Schacter, Narayever Board [email protected]
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In early January I will conclude the 11 months of saying kaddish daily for my late mother Gertrude Elkin, and in early February I will observe her first yahrzeit. Observing the traditional Jewish rituals of mourning has not been simple, but it has been very rewarding for me in ways that are a bit hard to understand or articulate. My mother herself was not an observant woman, and would have been horrified to think that I had in some ways “inconvenienced” myself on her account by sitting a full shiva or finding my way to a minyan for kaddish every day. So in that sense, I wasn't doing it for her. As an observant Jew, I felt it important to keep Jewish tradition in this area as best I could. But beyond the halakhic requirement, it just felt right to me that I should honour her, and our relationship, in this way. It felt right to me that this year, the year of her death, should be different for me in a very concrete way. Jewish tradition helped me find a way to express that difference.
The experience of loss is an inevitable part of human experience, and I know many of you have spent time in the “valley of the shadow of death”, as I did this year. When we experience a loss, each of us has to decide how to relate to the structure of Jewish rituals around mourning that we have inherited. In the last few years, there has been a trend in the non-Orthodox Jewish community towards a “3 day shiva”, towards narrow time limits on shiva visits, and away from daily kaddish recitation. We all have our individual circumstances, and everyone has to make their decisions. As your rabbi, I will support you in whatever way I can at a time of loss. If a shorter shiva is what you want, that's what we will announce and we'll help you make it happen.
But when you're not in that highly stressful moment of crisis and grief, do think about the wisdom of our ancestors and of the rabbis in giving us the rituals that we have inherited. A short, limited, shiva may feel like the most you can do “in the moment”. But I've never known anyone who observed the full Jewish rituals and regretted it. If you at all can, consider observing the traditional rituals, taking the full amount of time our tradition has given us to acknowledge the loss. It doesn't matter how observant you are of other traditions such as Shabbat or kashrut. Our Narayever community is here to help and support you. Although we don't have daily services at our shul, there are minyanim in various places around town where many
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people who say kaddish attend and find a warm community of others in the same position. And at our shul, we do have our weekly Sunday services at shul beginning at 9 am, and our monthly Rosh Hodesh service, in addition to our regular Friday night and Shabbat/festival morning services. It's not easy to arrange one's schedules around getting to a minyan, but doing so can be tremendously rewarding.
And then it comes to an end. The seven day shiva, with all its intensity, comes to an end. Shloshim ends. The 11 month period of saying kaddish for a parent ends. The first yahrzeit passes. It's not as if we forget the loss, but our tradition eases us back into “normal” life. As with so much else in Jewish tradition and in life in general, the more we put into it, the more we get out of it.
Rabbi Harvey Fields wrote the following poem about the kaddish, a prayer which famously
does not mention death:
Dear Friends,
Rabbi Ed [email protected]
Yitgadal ve'yitkadash shemey raba
This profound praise of the living
Praise for the generous gift of life.
Praise for the presence of loved ones,
the bonds of friendship, the link of memory.
Praise for the toil and searching,
the dedication and visions, the ennobling aspirations.
Praise for the precious moorings of faith,
for courageous souls, for prophets, psalmists, and sages.
Praise for those who walked before us,
the sufferers in the valley of shadows,
the steadfast in the furnace of hate.
Praise for the God of our fathers,
the Source of all growth and goodness,
the Promise of which we build tomorrow.
Yitgadal ve'yitkadash shemey raba
This, the profound praise we offer.
Praise for the generous gift of life.
Observance of the laws of mourning is a mitzvah none of us
seeks to observe. When life puts us in that position, I hope
that all of us will be able to derive the comfort from
tradition and community that I did over the last year, and
come out newly strengthened in our affirmation of the gift
of life.
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Post Kiddush, Shabbat January 24, 1:30 pm
UNLIKELY AUSCHWITZ SABOTEURS -
ANNA AND ESTUSIA WAJCBLUM
with Sharon Abron Drache
On October 7, 1944 the special squad of Auschwitz
slaves called the Sonderkommandos blew up
Crematorium IV with homemade grenades made with
gunpowder stolen by female slaves employed in the
nearby munitions factory. The Sonderkommandos
were killed on the spot, and four of the unlikely women
smugglers paid the ultimate price: Ala Gertner, Regina
Safirsztajn, Roza Rabota and Estusia Wajcblum were
hanged in the Auschwitz courtyard on January 5, 1945,
just 22 days before the death camp was liberated.
Estusia Wajcblum’s sister, Anna, was among the
surviving women smugglers. After the war, Anna
wrote a diary which constitutes the core of her
memoir, Never Far Away: The Auschwitz Chronicles of
Anna Heilman, winner of the 2001 Ottawa Book
Award. Shul member Sharon Abron Drache will
present the story of the two sisters and the other
women smugglers who played an important but
lesser-known role in the Sonderkommandos revolt.
Sharon Abron Drache is a seasoned literary journalist
who has served as a freelance book reviewer for
numerous publications in Canada and Israel. She is also
the author of a novel, Ritual Slaughter, three
collections of short stories, The Mikveh Man, The
Golden Ghetto, and Barbara Klein Muskrat-Then and
Now, and two children's books, The Magic Pot and The
Lubavitchers are Coming to Second Avenue.
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ADULT EDUCATION
On January 10 after Kiddush, the Food Committee
will be sponsoring a talk by Mr. David Loewith, a
Jewish dairy farmer in the Hamilton area and father
of shul member and Food Committee member
Naomi Loewith. David will be sharing the
fascinating multigenerational history of his family's
farming experience in Ontario. He will also address
ethical farming practices from a Jewish perspective.
Mr. Loewith has been an invited speaker about
current farming practices, ethical farming, herd
management and other farming issues across
Canada and abroad. He holds a BSC in Agriculture
with a major in Animal Science from the University
of Guelph. He has won farming and service awards,
has been an official judge of dairy cattle in shows in
Canada, Europe, Japan and Columbia, and
collaborates in ongoing research with the
University of Guelph and the Ontario Veterinary
College.
All are welcome to join the Food Committee in what
promises to be a most engaging post-Kiddush
session.
Post Kiddush Talk, January 10, 1:30 pm
THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESSwith David Loewith, a Jewish dairy farmer
FOOD COMMITTEE
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Sue Weinstein, Food [email protected]
Special program, Sunday February 8, 11:00 am
BETWEEN GODS: A MEMOIR
Book presentation with author Alison Pick
Between Gods is shul member
Alison Pick's memoir about
depression, family secrets, and
forging a new identity from the
ashes of the past. In the by
times raw, by times sublime
memoir, Alison recounts her
struggle with the meaning of
her faith, her journey to
convert to Judaism, her
battle with depression, and her path towards
facing and accepting the past and embracing the
future--including starting a new family of her own.
Between Gods is published in Canada by Doubleday,
and is forthcoming in the US with HarperCollins and in
the UK with Tinder Press. It was a National Bestseller, a
Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of 2014, and has been
nominated for the BC Book Award for Non-Fiction.
Alison Pick has won multiple awards and notations for
her poetry and fiction work, which include the poetry
collections Question & Answer and The Dream World,
and the novels The Sweet Edge and Far to Go. Pick is
currently on Faculty at the Humber School for Writers,
the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Iceland Writers
Retreat. She lives and writes in Toronto.
Alison will be signing books after her talk. Books will be
made available for sale courtesy of Israel's Judaica
(http://www.israelsjudaica.com/). Light refreshments
will be provided after the talk.
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Special program, Tuesday January 27, 7:30 pm
“IN THE PRESENCE OF MY NEIGHBORS”
Documentary screening and conversation
with director George Gedeon
In this startling investigative piece, Canadian-Greek
journalist George Gedeon focuses his camera on the
historic and current climate of attitudes towards Jews.
The Jewish population in Greece went from 70,000
prior to the Holocaust to 5,000 today. During several
visits to Greece and through interviews with Jewish
leaders, Holocaust survivors, and academics, Gedeon
exposes the misinformed and intolerant views
propagated by some Greek mass media and certain
Church and political leaders.
George Gedeon worked as a video editor of sports and
entertainment news. In the Presence of My
Neighbours has been screened at the Department of
Greek Studies, York University, Toronto; Memorial de
la Shoah, Paris, France; the Municipality of Athens,
Thessaloniki and Ioannina, Greece; Toronto Jewish
Film Festival; Toronto Holocaust Education Week and
Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, among others.
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Reuven Shlozberg, Adult Ed [email protected]
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The Tribes of Israel - Part Two, 5 classes
with Rabbi Ed Elkin
This year, Rabbi Elkin has been teaching a course
entitled “The Tribes of Israel: A Shared Homeland for a
Divided People”. The series, designed by the Shalom
Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses the
challenge of creating a Jewish and democratic public
space in the modern State of Israel – a shared common
space for a people divided along “tribal” affiliations:
religious, ideological, national, and geographic. How
does a people divided along these lines build a shared
society?
There were 5 sessions in the fall, and there will also be
a new series with 5 sessions in February and March.
Both students who took the fall course, and new
students, are welcome to register for the second
series.Topics to be covered in this second series will
include:
The format of the class will include watching clips of
videos provided by the Shalom Hartman Institute's top
scholars on the various topics and discussion led by
Rabbi Elkin.
The fall dates are on Monday nights: February 23,
March 2, 9, 16 and 23, from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. There will
be a $40 charge. While discussion may refer to
material covered in previous sessions, each class will
have its own topic and people may sign up even if they
know they can't make all the sessions.
To register, please contact the shul office –
[email protected]; 416.927.0546.
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1. Unity and Diversity in the Jewish Tradition
2. The Porous “Wall of Separation” between Church
and State: Lessons from the US and Canada
3. Synagogue and State: The Israeli Experience
4. Sharing the Public Sphere: New Foundations for
a Jewish Democracy
5. Tribes and Peoplehood: Reflections on Living in
a Tribal Family
We warmly welcome to our community these new members
Simon Coleman
Lorie Wolf and
her son Jeddy
Alison Pick and
her daughter Ayla
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Psssst, I hear there’s going to be
ANOTHER AMAZING Purim Shpiel!
- But how can they possibly outdo last
year’s MeGLEElah?
I Know! All I hear is this year’s theme is going
to be literally ‘off the charts’
- Well I do like to act, sing and occasionally
gesture with jazz hands
Then you should come with me and the
ShinShinim and CHECK IT OUT!
Sunday January 11th from 1 - 3 pm for kids
and adults six years old and up
- Should I email [email protected]
to let her know I'm interested?
Fo’shushan!
- Sweet, I’m SO there because I love a
casual, fun, once-a-week commitment.
This Purim, on Wednesday March 4th, is going
to be sooo POPular
- sigh, you’re Esther-ical
Aw CHaman! This class is cosponsored by the shul's Adult Education
and Israel and Wider Community Committees.
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Special thanks to the hard working
Shulabration committee:
We’d also like to thank our fabulous caterer Rachel
Zilberg who created beautiful, delicious, fun-to-eat
treats.
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
2014, Our Centennial year is over!
We marked the year with a great variety of programs,
both educational and celebratory.
My two years as Centennial Celebration Chair were
exciting and challenging. I treaded uncharted waters
together with the many volunteers, at the board level
and from the general membership, but I feel that the
programs and initiatives enriched our year and will add
a memorable chapter to the Narayever history. It was
a real privilege and pleasure to fulfil the role as Chair.
My deepest gratitude goes to Rabbi Elkin who
initiated, inspired and coordinated many of the
programs. His vision was essential to the success of our
Centennial Celebrations! I also want to thank Marsha
Frydenberg and Ariella Eben-Ezra, our wonderful
office fairies, who are always there when you need
them. As well, many thanks go out to Narayever
volunteers who spent countless hours creating and
planning a year full of exciting events for our shul
community. A brief overview of our celebrations this
past year can be found in our Centennial book.
A brief overview of our celebrations this past year can
be found in our Centennial book, which all shul
members should have received. If you have not
received your copy of our Centennial Commemorative
book, please contact the shul office.
The Narayever board and the entire congregation thank Micky Fraterman for her oversight, dedication, and hard work coordinating all aspects of this wonderful milestone year in the history of our congregation.
Brenlee Robinson and Ellen Friedland, Co-Chairs
Francine Dick, Budget, giveaway bags, skit oversight
Bernie Feder, Marketing
Marcia Beck, Music
Zal Hart, Silent Auction
Lucille Narun, Silent Auction
Jill Magen, Decorations
Micky Fraterman, Board Liaison and Silent Auction
Justine Silver, Event Planner
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Micky Fraterman, Centennial Chair
Professor Randal Schnoor, on winning
the John O'Neill Award for Teaching
Excellence from the Department of
Sociology at York University
Karen Weyman, on receiving an award
from the University of Toronto for her
outstanding contribution to the Family
Medicine Undergraduate Program
Ruth Rohn and Paul Pascal, on the
marriage of her daughter Alisa to
Michael Kaufman
Dianne Saxe, Tirzah Meacham, and
Harry Fox on the birth of their
grandson Onias Stewart
MAZEL TOV TO...
FOOD COMMITTEE
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SHULABRATION - WHAT A PARTY!
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SHULABRATION - WHAT A PARTY!
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Standing One Hundred Years © Marcia Beck 2014 Chorus:
We've been standing one hundred years
Since our landing: one hundred years
Still expanding… one hundred years
And we'll stand one hundred more
Verse 1:
Back in the beginning just a minyan plus a few
Forming new community (that's part of being a Jew)
Joys too grand to number, many children born
Sorrow at each corner, losses we still mourn
(Chorus)
Verse 2:
Finding our first building, Galizianer crowds
Moving on to Brunswick Street: a shul that makes us proud
Downtown in Toronto, many shtiebles found
The First Narayev was strong then and even stronger now
(Chorus)
Verse 3:
Members getting older, members moving north
Soon young folks are clamouring to hold this Jewish torch
Still tradition bound but egalitarian
Dafka reinventing our community again
(Chorus)
Verse 4:
Families and singles are still dav'ning in our pews
Bursting through our doors are young & old and mid-aged Jews
Sometimes breaking fire codes, squishing bums in seats
We cheer all successes and give comfort when we grieve
(Chorus)
Verse 5:
Who can guess where we will be one hundred years from now?
On Simchat Torah will we still dance on the street so loud?
Ask our children's grandchildren; only they can know
Dor l'dor Narayever traditions always grow
(Chorus)
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The First Naray*Ever* Chinese and Movie
CHANUKAH PARTY
Our Chanukah Party was well
attended and enjoyed by all.
Fabulous Chinese Food was
prepared by Rachel Zilberg,
f o l l o w e d b y d e l i c i o u s
sufganiyot and creamy hot
white chocolate. Thank you to
all who helped by recommending so many classic and
wonderful movie titles.
OUR ANNUAL TU B’SHVAT SEDER
Tuesday, February 3 at 6 pm at the Shul
This year will include a
m u s i c a l p r e l u d e
featuring Israeli-born
Mor Shargall on Flute
a n d C a n a d i a n
Composer/Musician
Samuel Bisson on
Cello.
The theme of trees and nature will influence their
musical selections. Andrea Most will speak briefly
about Bella Farm, a Jewish organic farming initiative
followed by a delicious hot meal and Seder. Cost to
attend is:
We hope to see you there!
Please contact the office to register.
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CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
$20 adult/13+
$15 children ages 6-13
free for children 5 and under
$65/immediate family
Leisa Hirt, Celebrations [email protected]
Shul member Marcia Beck composed this song in honour of
our Shul's Centennial and performed it at the Shulabration.
Recently many of us thoroughly enjoyed Shulabration.
This wonderful program was put together by a
committee of dedicated volunteers who committed
hundreds of hours to its success. Our little shul is
continually evolving, and many members have been
asking for more social gatherings (albeit not of this
magnitude -- a Shulabration can only happen once
every 100 years!). Ideas for more Shabbat dinners,
theatre outings, havdallah services, sporting events
(from attending a Jays game to pick-up softball
tournaments) are being suggested on a regular basis.
I am delighted to report that Francine Dick has agreed
to take on leadership of a subcommittee that will focus
on developing social events for our shul community.
In order to develop and deliver social programming we
need volunteers who have both an interest and the
relevant skills.
If you are interested in seeing more social
programming and assisting with its development, or
simply wish to share your views on this topic, please
contact me at [email protected]
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
David Barkin, Membership Chair
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Editing Team: Marcia Beck, Rabbi Elkin and Marsha Frydenberg
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The library has just been enlarged by about twenty
freshly catalogued books. So if you have previously
perused the shelves, you might want to check again for
our new additions! We are also very pleased about the
new magazine rack located just outside the office
doorway on the wall. We subscribe to a number of
Jewish magazines and you are very welcome to enjoy
them at the shul, as we do not lend the current copies.
I would like to recommend in particular one of these
newly catalogued books, a novel by shul member, Nora
Gold, called Fields of Exile. I remember when Nora
read to us, at Narayever, from her manuscript of which
she was working to get a publisher for several years
ago. The novel is about anti-
Israelism on a fictional Canadian
campus. We were all intrigued and
looked forward to the publication
of the book.
Well, I can say that this fulfillment
of a gleam in Nora’s eye has
certainly come to fruition. Nora
recently gave a reading at the
shul from her book, and led a
discussion about some of the issues it raises.
Her publisher, Dundern, sums up the content of the
book in a very apt manner by saying it is “about love,
betrayal, and the courage to stand up for what one
believes as well as a searing indictment of the
hypocrisy and intellectual sloth that threatens the
integrity of our society.” The Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions movement against Israel has found fertile
ground on campuses. Nora’s fictional account evokes,
in a non-didactic style, the problem of when criticism
of Israel is legitimate and when it crosses the line into
anti-Semitism. Check out this most engaging book!
Lesley Turner, Assistant Librarian
LIBRARY NEWS
◆ 28% of respondents (35 people) would agree to an
electronic Newsletter though they would prefer
paper.
◆ 8% (21 people) would highly prefer a printed
Newsletter.
Given these results in addition to the environmental
impact of printing and mailing the Newsletter, the cost of
producing the Newsletter, and the hours involved in
preparing the Newsletter for mailing, we are going to
move forward with a gradual shift toward an electronic
Newsletter.
If you are one of our members who strongly prefers a
paper Newsletter, please do not fret! Here is our plan:
Our January/February 2015 Newsletter has been sent to
you with a “cover page”. If you are happy to receive an
electronic Newsletter in the future, please disregard that
paper. But if you would far prefer a paper version of the
Newsletter, please send that page back to the shul
office. You can bring it in, send it by fax, send it by mail, or
even call the office to ensure that you will continue to
receive the Newsletter in the mail. Once we understand
better how many of our members choose to receive their
Newsletter via Canada Post, we may charge a nominal fee
for that mailing.
One of the most amazing results of this survey came
through the comments that our members shared. As
would be expected, those comments were diverse,
insightful, and illuminating – a perfect reflection of our
diverse, insightful and illuminating community members.
Thank you so much for participating in this survey. We
hope that our members feel comfortable contacting
members of the Board, the office staff, or our Rabbi. If
you have any questions or comments that fall under that
category of “Communications”, please contact me at any
time.
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COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Marcia Beck, Communications [email protected]
We are thrilled to announce that almost half of our
members responded to our first Communications survey.
To put that into perspective, many organizations expect a
10% response rate from their members. It is clear that a
huge number of Narayeverniks are engaged with our
shared community.
This first survey focused on how we can best
communicate with each other. We learned that:
◆ 93% of our respondents (261 people) read the
Narayever Net either every week or some weeks.
◆ 74% of our respondents (207 people) read our paper
Newsletter either usually or sometimes.
◆ Comparatively very few of our members are
Interested in communicating with the shul through
Facebook or Twitter: 16% of respondents or 44
people.
Although our survey did not allow us to learn the complex
reasons behind different modes of communication, we
can conclude that
◆ Our weekly, emailed Narayever Net is reaching many
of our members
◆ Our paper, snail-mailed Newsletter is reaching many
of our members
Last spring, our Board looked at the increasing cost of
postage and other costs in producing the Newsletter. The
Board suggested that we move toward an electronic
version of the Newsletter. This would save our
congregation thousands of dollars each year.
In the Communications survey, we asked our members
about the Newsletter. We learned that
◆ 63% of respondents (176 people) were interested in
receiving the Newsletter electronically.
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The fall flew by so fast! The shul's youth committee,
teen board and various program leaders were busy
throughout the autumn months, hitting the ground
running after the High Holy Days as we always need to
do.
We were pleased to participate in a number of
conversations aimed at bridging any gaps we might
have in providing programming for children, teens and
families. Our intention was to begin a process of
reviewing what we do, what we could do, and how we
can achieve these goals through working together
rather than through separate committees or
portfolios. These dialogues will hopefully lead to more
robust engagement of our family members in
Narayever activities that are designed with you and
your family's needs in mind. We would like to thank
the parents and board members who have
participated in these meetings thus far!
In November, our teen youth group enjoyed the
second annual Chalutzim Great Cottage Getaway!
With great programming provided by our ShinShinim,
Hili and Dor, and enough food to feed an army, a good
time was had by all. Even Beth's dog Morrie had a
great time – Morrie is our new unofficial Chalutzim
mascot! There are not enough words to express our
gratitude to Eden Gladstone's mother, Judy, for once
again arranging for the use of her father's cottage on
Lake Chemong. This has become a highlight in the
Chalutzim calendar every year.
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January 10: Shabbat Children & Youth Programming New Time! 10:45 am
January 10: Chalutzim Skating Party Dufferin Grove, 7 - 9:30 pm
January 17: First new monthly Chalutzim Shabbat Brunch & Banter, at 10:45 am (3rd Shabbat of each month)
January 28: 2nd Israeli Film with the ShinShinim 7:30 pm
February 20: Family Dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat for all ages.
February 21: Chalutzim Shabbat Brunch and Banter 10:45 am
February 28: Youth Shabbat service 9 am
Looks like we will have lots of ways to be together and
stay warm over the winter months!
Teddy Bercovici Beth Komito GottliebYouth Chair Family & Youth Engagment Coordinator [email protected] [email protected]
Fun with the ShinShinim at Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class
In addition to our regular Shabbat morning youth
programming, families and kids can look forward to
the following events over the winter months:
JANUARY, FEBRUARY 2015 TEVET, SHVAT, ADAR 5775
Re’ut Rozner, our Pioneer ShinShinit, was discharged
honourably as an IDF Officer.
I tay Buchnick , our second ShinShin, was
commissioned as an IDF Officer in October 2014 after
two years of service.
Roni Ben Zikry, our second ShinShinit, was
commissioned as an Officer in the IDF in Feb. 2014.
Re’em Korine, one of our
third ShinShinim, was
commissioned as an Officer
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Chalutzim Youth Group Update
The Chalutzim have had a busy fall! We had two very
successful events that have been a great beginning for
our new members. The first event was our second
annual Chalutzim getaway. Like last year we went up
to a cottage on Lake Chemong and had a ton of fun.
This was a great experience for the older members
and a perfect introduction for the newer members.
We hope to see a new wave of Chalutzim at our third
annual Chalutzim getaway next year.
Our second event was
our fourth annual
Chalutzim Israeli Iron
Chef! This year there
were three teams
which each needed to
make one dish and
present in a way
representing Israel. We had a lot of fun and even got to
eat our creations afterwards.
Nachat News from Israel about our ShinShinim
Photograph: The Sukkah that Yuval
built on his ship with the help of some
Canadian funders – he won the award for
nicest Sukkah!
Our wonderful ShinShinim, Hili Paryenti and Dor
Ohavim, continue to bring Israel to our community
with their great programming and their engaging
conversations. We look forward to many more
opportunities to learn from Hili and Dor and to enjoy
all that they bring to us.
What has become of our past ShinShinim? Some
updates from Israel:
Yuval Gur, our Pioneer ShinShin, was commissioned as an Officer in the Israeli Navy in September 2014, having also earned his first undergraduate degree.
Photograph: Itay received the Award of Excellence in his Honour's Officer Course.
Adi Novak, our third ShinShinit, is an infantry
instructor. She has been in the army for 14 months and
she will serve for ten more months with the IDF.
We wish continued successes to all of these
exceptional young people who have strengthened our
ties with Israel through their volunteer work.
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Alex Barkin, Chalutzim Vaad President
Julia Gluck
PresidentHarry Schachter [email protected]
Vice PresidentLiz Bohnen [email protected]
SecretaryPhyllis Berck [email protected]
TreasurerDavid Weyman [email protected]
Past-PresidentJoel Edelson [email protected]
Adult EducationReuven Shlozberg [email protected]
Bar/Bat MitzvahSimon Houpt
BuildingGary Lichtblau [email protected]
CelebrationsLeisa Hirtz [email protected]
CommunicationsMarcia Beck [email protected]
Food Sue Weinstein [email protected]
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FundraisingBenjy Cohen [email protected]
HesedSarah Margles [email protected]
High Holy DaysKivi Shapiro [email protected]
Israel & Wider CommunityMicky Fraterman & Eitan Shvartsman [email protected]
Membership & Shul CommunityDavid Barkin [email protected]
RitualKivi Shapiro [email protected]
Social ActionMorton Beiser [email protected]
Special ProjectsMichael Freeman [email protected]
STAFF
Rabbi Edward Elkin [email protected]
AdministrationMarsha Frydenberg [email protected]
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NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 HESHVAN, KISLEV, TEVET 5773
Kathryn Polson Ferguson, on the
passing of her mother Daully Polson
Dianne Saxe, on the passing of her
husband Stewart Saxe
Alexandra Simsilevich, on the passing
of her grandmother Reisz Sandorne
Vogel
Our Condolences to...
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YOUTH SHABBAT
Our shul's annual Youth Shabbat Service is set for
February 28, 2015. This is a wonderful
opportunity for post bar/bat mitzvah teens to
leyn, daven or deliver the D'var Torah. Support is
available to help youth feel prepared and excited
to participate in all roles. There are also
opportunities for younger teens and children to
participate. Youth Shabbat is always a joyful
celebration of learning, youth leadership and
community. Please contact Tama Soble,
[email protected] , to sign up or if you have
any questions.
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The shul gratefully acknowledges the following donations made to our various funds from early to early December. We apologize in advance for any errors or omissions. Please inform the shul office so that a correction can be made.
If you would like to make a donation to one of our funds, please call the shul office at 416.927.0546We also accept donations via CanadaHelps, and click on Narayever.
October
www.canadahelps.org
DONATIONS
ADULT EDUCATIONRuth Leneman and Harvey Savage, with thanks to Rabbi Elkin for presiding over Ruth's mother's unveilingSheine Mankovsky, in memory of Peter Gold's mother Rae Gold
BUILDING FUNDLiz Martin Landau, in honour of Rabbi Ed, Linda and family, in gratitude for their leadership and hospitalityRoz Train, in memory of Stewart Saxe
CENTENNIAL FUNDLaila and Avremi Lipetz, in honour of our wonderful congregationHoward Buckstein
DANIEL CAMENIETZKI LIBRARY MEMORIAL FUNDKeren and Shalom Camenietzki, in honour of the yahrzeit of their son Daniel
GENERAL FUNDCindy Cross, in memory of Leslie Cross
HESED FUNDMarsha Frydenberg, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully PolsonLili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully PolsonSue Weinstein and Shaun Singer, in memory of Stewart Saxe Evelyn Schaefer, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully PolsonEvelyn and Stephen Schaefer, in honour of the yahrzeit of Evelyn's mother Edah GoldsteinHarriet Train and Geary Shorser, in memory of Stewart Saxe
ISRAEL AND COMMUNITY FUNDAnna Teper, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Isaac Jacob CviAnna Teper, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Hinda CviAnna Teper, in honour of the yahrzeit of her sister Rina MareskyAnna and Wilfred Teper, in honour of the yahrzeit of their friend Amnon Ofir
SHINSHINIM FUNDMargie and Andy Gann, in honour of the birth of Isabel and Mendl Malkin’s grandson Kian HartJulia Gluck and Ted Overton, in honour of Karen Weyman who received an award from the University of Toronto for her Outstanding Contribution to the Family Medicine Undergraduate ProgramJulia Gluck and Ted Overton, in memory of Stewart Saxe
MEMBERSHIP SUBSIDY FUNDLili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing refua sh'lema to Miriam SchlangerLili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing refua sh'lema to Rabbi ElkinDavid WeymanLauren Segal, with thanks to Rabbi ElkinRochelle and David Barkin, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully PolsonSharone Bar David, in memory of Stewart Saxe Rochelle and David Barkin, in memory of Stewart Saxe Sheila Roth, in memory of Stewart SaxeLaraine and Neil Naft, in memory of Stewart SaxeJoan and Stuart Schoenfeld, in memory of Stewart Saxe
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RITUAL FUNDHolli Clairman, in memory of Stewart SaxeKathryn Polson Ferguson, thanking Sarah Margles, Esther Meisels, Avi Schonbach and Harvey Savage for leading the services at her mother's Shiva
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUNDJacob Langer, in honour of Jessica Arshinoff and James Cunningham's son Jonah Levi's brit milahClaire and Gerald SimonLucille and Micky Narun & Janis and Rick Lempera, wishing the Rabbi a speedy recoveryAnonymousEsther and Baruch Levy, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully PolsonRhona Phillips, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Sydney PhillipsKeren Brown, Jonathan Ohayon and family, in memory of Stewart Saxe AnonymousOlga Palmateer, in honour of the yahrzeit of her parents Annette and James BlugermanLaraine and Neil Naft, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully PolsonKathryn Polson Ferguson, thanking Rabbi Elkin for his supportMarcia Beck and Mischa Levine, in honour of Marsha Frydenberg's special birthday
ROSH CHODESH BREAKFAST FUND Kathryn Polson Ferguson, in appreciation to Brenda and Jerry Enchin for all their hard work leading Rosh Chodesh ServicesRoz Train, in honour of Eliana's leyning
TORAH FUNDAnita Shir Jacob and Cyril Press, in memory of Stewart SaxeHelene Jacobs and Bruce Rosebrugh, in memory of Stewart SaxeGayle and Stephen Benjamin, in memory of Stewart Saxe
TZEDAKAH/SOCIAL ACTION FUNDLesley and Peter Sevitt, in memory of Stewart Saxe Miriam Diamond, in memory of Stewart Saxe Keren and Shalom Camenietzki, in memory of Stewart SaxeBrenda and Jerry Enchin, in memory of Stewart SaxeJoan and Stuart Schoenfeld, in memory of Stewart SaxeSarah Colman and Jared Peck, in honour of Julie Tepperman and Aaron Willis's 10th wedding anniversaryShirley and Sam Rubenzahl, in memory of Stewart SaxeRhona Phillips and Ben Carniol, in memory of Stewart SaxeShaya Petroff, in memory of Stewart SaxeNora Gold and David Weiss, in memory of Stewart SaxeKathryn Polson Ferguson, thanking Dianne Saxe and Janis Rubenzahl for proving an opportunity for her mother Daully Polson to participate in her Yiddish lifeKathryn Polson Ferguson and Hugh Ferguson, in memory of Stewart Saxe
YOUTH FUNDJudy and Eli Abemayor, in memory of Judy's father Hy ShandlingBrenlee Robinson, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Connie Robinson
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KIDDUSH SPONSORS and DONATIONS
OCTOBER 11, 2014
Kiddush: The shul.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Percy Schacter, in
honour of the yahrzeit of his father Ben Schacter; Peter Sevitt, in
honour of the yahrzeit of his father Simon Sevitt; Isabel and Mendl
Malkin, in honour of the yahrzeit of Isabel's mother Clarise Michel;
Peter and Lesley Sevitt, in honour of the yahrzeit of Peter's father
Simon Sevitt; Shaun Singer and Sue Weinstein, in honour of the
yahrzeiten of Shaun's parents Esther and Sam Singer; Isabel and
Mendl Malkin, in memory of Peter Gold's mother Rae Gold.
OCTOBER 18, 2014
Kiddush: The shul.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Belle Jarniewski and
Ilan Millo and Michel Marciano, in honour of the aufruf and
marriage of Tamar Rubin and Noam Millo; Paul Milgram, in honour
of the yahrzeit of his mother Sophie Milgram; Leslie and Harvey
Starkman, in memory of Peter Gold's mother Rae Gold; Ben Carniol
and Rhona Phillips, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben's mother Greta
Cohen; Beth McAuley, in honour of the yahrzeit of her brother
Stuart McAuley; Beth McAuley, in honour of Sharoni Sibony and the
Narayever history exhibit team for a wonderful job; Sue Weinstein
and Shaun Singer, in memory of Peter Gold's mother Rae Gold.
OCTOBER 25, 2014
Kiddush: Jennifer Cohen and Ryan Penn, in honour of Aviva's bat
mitzvah.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Janice Graham, in
honour of the yahrzeit of her father Allan Graham; Hannah Brown,
with appreciation and thank you to Janet Horowitz; Sogee Spinner
and Sapna Sharma, in honour of their wedding; Naomi Fromstein
and Efrim Boritz, in honour of Phil Gold's special birthday.
NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Kiddush: Jerry Levitan, in honour of Jaime's bat mitzvah.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Justin Feder, in
honour of the yahrzeit of his mother Nita Frenkel; Sylvia Solomon,
in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Joseph Horowitz; Ursula
Loewenstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Arthur Levita.
NOVEMBER 8, 2014
Kiddush: Debbie Greenberg, in honour of Mira's bat mitzvah.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Anne Matlow Bohnen
and John Bohnen, wishing refuah shlemah to Rabbi Elkin; Anita
Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in memory of Peter Gold's mother Rae
Gold; Justine Silver, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband
Stewart Silver.
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Kiddush: Matthew Benjamin, in honour of Hallie's bat mitzvah.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Keren and Shalom
Camenietzki, in honour of the yarhzeit of their son Daniel; Rachel
Jacobus, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Frida Yanosof; Sue
Weinstein, in honour of the yahrzeiten of her parents Belmore and
Ethelda Weinstein; Jackie Silverberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of
her father Harry Silverberg; David, Rochelle, Candice and Alex
Barkin, wishing Lili Little and Mitchel Smith a wonderful winter in
Florida.
NOVEMBER 22, 2014
Kiddush: Jennifer Paton-Smith and Sander Smith, in honour of
Yuval’s bar mitzvah.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Ben Carniol, in
honour of the yahrzeit of his brother Edward Ezra Cohen; Dalia
Margalit-Faircloth, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Chana
Rachela Margalit; Morton Beiser, in honour of the yahrzeit of his
mother Regina Beiser; Shayne Robinson, in honour of the yahrzeit
of his father Myles Sheldon Robinson; Anne Matlow Bohnen and
John Bohnen, in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother
Daully Polson; Arnold Schonberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of his
mother Sima Schonberg; Ariella Eben-Ezra, in memory of Kathryn
Polson Ferguson's mother Daully Polson; Isabel and Mendl Malkin,
in memory of Kathryn Polson Ferguson's mother Daully Polson;
Brenlee Robinson, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Myles
Robinson.
NOVEMBER 29, 2014
Kiddush: The kiddush was sponsored and prepared by a
collaborative effort of five members of our shul community: Sue
Weinstein, Ellen Friedland, Laraine Naft, Jackie Silverberg and
Lesley Simpson.
Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Issie Lyon, in honour
of the yahrzeit of his mother Molly Lyon; Peikang Dai, wishing
Miriam Schlanger good health; Phyllis Berck and Dorothy Garfinkel,
in honour of the bar mitzvah of Yuval Smith; Lillian and Eric
Mendelsohn, in memory of Stewart Saxe; Isabel and Mendl Malkin,
in memory of Stewart Saxe; Olga Palmateer, in memory of Stewart
Saxe; Pamela Sostorics, in memory of Stewart Saxe; Norma
Latsonas, in memory of Stewart Saxe; Joan and Stuart Schoenfeld,
in memory of Stewart Saxe; Micky Fraterman, in memory of
Stewart Saxe.
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Shevat 7 Barry Zachary Schacter father of Yael Schacter
Shevat 9 Sylvia Burstein mother of Anita Kerzner
Shevat 9 Jacob Moshinsky father of Moises Moshinsky
Shevat 9 Sydney Robins father of Ricki Sharpe
Shevat 11 Esther Dunsky mother of Zipporah Dunsky
Shevat 13 Daniel Bohnen father of Elizabeth Bohnen
Shevat 13 Judith Bohnen mother of Elizabeth Bohnen
Shevat 13 Goldie Howard mother of Sheldon Howard
Shevat 13 Ceceil Levinson mother of Ronnie Levinson
Burbank
Shevat 14 Daniel Lipman father of Louise Lipman
Shevat 14 Esterka Rozenblat mother of Lala Loon
Shevat 15 Joan Jacoby mother of Alan Jacoby
Shevat 16 Sonia Blitz mother of Etti Miller
Shevat 16 Chaim Kleiman father of Beatrice Myers
Shevat 16 Helen Mendelsohn mother of Eric Mendelsohn
Shevat 17 Mary Malkin mother of Mendl Malkin
Shevat 17 Louis Shenfeld father of Avery Shenfeld
Shevat 17 Lilian Ruth Stein Davidovitz mother of William Davidovitz
Shevat 18 Harry Lipsky father of Linda Lipsky
Shevat 21 Sarah Chernick mother of Lili Little
Shevat 21 Sandy Roff wife of Harvey Roff
Shevat 22 Livia Plaks mother of Jason Plaks
Shevat 23 Froim (Ephraim) Merkur father of Celia Hirsh and
Laila Lipetz
Shevat 23 Janice Pavalow mother of Randee Pavalow
Shevat 23 Annie Petroff mother of Shaya Petroff
Shevat 26 Charles Eric Lees father of Norma Latsonas
Shevat 26 Eve Risen mother of Lawrence Fox
Shevat 27 Sam Honig father of Rosanna Honig
Shevat 28 Ben Berck father of Phyllis Berck
and Dorothy Garfinkel
Shevat 28 Mabel Laine mother of Leslie Starkman
Shevat 29 Edie Mark wife of Craig Mark
Shevat 29 Rudy Philipp father of Diane Philipp
Shevat 29 Reginald Ripstein father of Arthur Ripstein
Shevat 29 George Sherman father of Ronald Sherman
Shevat 30 Esther Gilbert mother of Linda Tadich
Shevat 30 Yona Sharir mother of Shmuel Sharir
Adar 1 Sarah Feferman mother of Irv Feferman
Adar 2 Shirley Laskin mother of Monty Laskin
Adar 2 Henry Michel father of Kathryn Levene
and Isabel Malkin
Adar 3 Jack Fainman father of Karen Fainman
Adar 4 Ruth Rosenberg mother of Howard Rosenberg
Adar 5 Yetta Bresko mother of Gitta Rice
Adar 5 Irene Davine mother of Melvyn Davine
Adar 6 Fanny Bucovetsky mother of Meyer Bucovetsky
Adar 6 Sam Milgram father of Paul Milgram
Adar 8 Yidel Helfand father of Victor Helfand
Adar 8 Erna Weintraub mother of Sharon Weintraub
Adar 9 Joseph Cohen father of Suzanne Shuchat
Adar 9 Henry Davine father of Melvyn Davine
Adar 9 Eve Rachel Trapunski mother of Edward Trapunski
We acknowledge the following yahrzeit anniversaries which occur during the coming months.
Tevet 10 Philip Holzberg brother of Ben Mark Holzberg
Tevet 10 Rose Schoenfeld mother of Stuart Schoenfeld
Tevet 11 Edith Bernice Schwartz mother of Hart Schwartz
Tevet 12 Haim Michael Aaron brother of Miriam Schlanger
Tevet 12 Sylvia May mother of Denise Altshul
Tevet 12 Esther Myers daughter of Louis Myers
Tevet 13 Zeev Samuel Laszlo father of Jason Laszlo
Tevet 13 Pearl Propas mother of Lorne Propas
Tevet 14 Manny Kirschenbaum father of Janet Horowitz
Tevet 14 Jack Schnoor father of Randal Schnoor
Tevet 16 Norman Bresko father of Gitta Rice
Tevet 16 Pearl Brown mother of Irving Brown
Tevet 16 Imre Joseph Komaromi father of Ann Komaromi
Tevet 16 Louis Jacob Sherman father of Minda Sherman
Tevet 17 Moshe Yoseph Aaron brother of Miriam Schlanger
Tevet 17 Edith Ennis mother of Elizabeth Ennis
Tevet 17 Molly Lipsky mother of Linda Lipsky
Tevet 18 Joseph H. Beiser father of Morton Beiser
Tevet 18 Sylvia Parker mother of Andrea Parker Simhon
Tevet 19 Julie Goodbaum father of Mark Goodbaum
Tevet 19 Sydney Sharpe father of Mark Sharpe
and Steven Sharpe
Tevet 20 Rose Klein sister of Jack Klein
Tevet 21 Gabriel Grushcow father of Marc Grushcow
and Hilary Goldenberg
Tevet 21 Beatrice Letovsky mother of Eric Letovsky
Tevet 22 Max Klein father of Jack Klein
Tevet 23 Gladys Leona Gruno mother of Annette Gruno
Tevet 24 Lily Fineberg mother of Rosalie Shapiro
Tevet 24 Florence Richmond mother of Anne Toby Golden
Tevet 24 Frances Rothman mother of Ben Rothman
Tevet 25 Harry Cherney father of Lawrence Cherney
Tevet 25 Earl Parker father of Andrea Parker Simhon
Tevet 25 Edith Singer mother of Nancy Singer
Tevet 28 Saul Morris Pascal father of Paul Pascal
Shevat 2 Frank Epstein father of Aura Kagan
Shevat 2 Freda Solomon Gann mother of Andrew Gann
Shevat 3 Rubin Jacobs father of Gordon Jacobs
Shevat 3 Ron Joseph brother of Marion Hoffmann
Shevat 3 Esther Levin sister of Michael Levin
Shevat 3 Joseph S. Rosenberg father of Howard Rosenberg
Shevat 3 Betty Sevitt mother of Peter Sevitt
Shevat 4 Henry Albert father of Lori Albert
Shevat 4 Sophie Cooper mother of Moe Cooper
Shevat 4 Rose Enchin mother of Gerald Enchin
Shevat 4 Ruth Leikin mother of Steven Leikin
Shevat 5 Penina Chaya Davis daughter of Jim Davis
and Anna Korteweg
Shevat 5 Maurice Katz father of Steve Katz
Shevat 6 Libbie Gold mother of Elaina Gold
Shevat 6 Iosif Samoilovich Livak father of Leonid Livak
Shevat 6 Moshe Benjamin Schonbach father of Avi Schonbach
Shevat 6 Izaak Wasserlauf father of Esther Levy
Shevat 7 Fanny Roff mother of Harvey Roff
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Chalutzim Skating party at Dufferin
Grove, 7 pm
Expansion and Accessibility Meeting,
11 am Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class5:15 pm
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class5:15 pm
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class5:15 pm
Expansion and Accessibility Meeting,
7:30 pm
Chalutzim Shabbat Brunch & Banter 10:45 am
Jacob Daum Bar Mitzvah
Post Kiddush Talk with Sharon Abron
Drache
Expansion and Accessibility Meeting,
4:00 pm
Screening “In the Presence of My Neighbors” with director George Gedeon 7:30 pm
2nd Shinshinim's Israeli Film Night Series, 7:30 pm
1 Shvat 12
Tu B'Shvat Seder, 6 pm
Book presentation of “Between Gods:
A Memoir” with Author Alison Pick 11 am Kensington Gardens 11am
Rosh HodeshAdar
Service, 7 am Chalutzim Shabbat Brunch & Banter 10:45am
Board Meeting 7 pm
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class5:15 pm
Rabbi’s Class “The Tribes of Israel”
7:30 pm
Youth Shabbat Service
Tetzaveh Shabbat Zachor
Kensington Gardens 11am
Asarah B'Tevet
Board Meeting 7 pm
Rosh HodeshShvat
Service, 7 am
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