Events and Announcements Arts and Literature The Fine Arts Committee PAINTINGS BY EVA NICHOLLS Meet the Artist Tue. Nov. 15, 2005, at 7 p.m. Exhibit runs Nov. 3 to Dec. 8, 2005 Nicholls' interest is in natural materials that show the passage of time. A CALL TO TEMPLE ARTISTS Help us celebrate our 150th anniversary. Exciting plans are under way for the talented members of the Holy Blossom Temple family to present their art at a juried exhibit to be held in spring 2006. The criteria for this show will be posted on the Temple’s Web site at www.holyblossom.org, or you may contact the Temple office for a form. Sisterhood OPEN BOARD MEETING AND PROJECT 2005 RAFFLE DRAW Tue. Dec. 13, 2005, at 7 p.m. All Sisterhood members are invited to attend our Open Board Meeting and Project 2005 Raffle Draw (remember to return your raffle ticket stubs by Dec. 9). Prizes will be drawn at this important open meeting. Guest artist: Sharon Smith Miller. Refreshments will be served. COFFEE AND CONVERSATION Please join us for coffee and conversation when you pick up your children from Religious School on Sundays. Sisterhood members will be serving coffee from 11.30 a.m., in the Ava Road Foyer. SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP The Judaica Shop offers wonderful gifts for all occasions: hostess and Chanukah gifts, Passover items, books and more. We are especially proud to offer a new book by Temple member Jill Hertzman, illustrated by Florence Hertzman. The book is called Jacob’s Journey, and
is in memory of Jill’s son. Also available is a book for pre-teen and teenaged girls, called The J Girls Guide. Our hours are: Monday to Friday: 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Sunday: 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. During the winter, the shop will also be open on Thursdays from 1 to 2 p.m. BABY NAMING SWEATERS Sisterhood presents all baby girls named at the Temple with a hand-knitted sweater. If you knit and would like to help with this project, please call the Sisterhood hotline (ext. 514), at the Temple. Wool and patterns are supplied. SISTERHOOD HOTLINE Please call our voicemail (ext. 514), at the Temple, if you have any questions or comments for Sisterhood. Your call will be returned within 24 hours, during normal business hours. Greater Community ARZA Canada CAN THERE BE PEACE AFTER DISENGAGEMENT? Alan Baker, Israeli Ambassador to Canada Wed. Nov. 2, 2005, at 8 p.m. Temple Sinai, 210 Wilson Ave. The entire Reform community is invited to this important lecture. THE TORONTO JEWISH HEALING PROJECT Rabbi Ed Elkin and Michelle Katz, Educator Wednesdays at 12.30 p.m. Nov. 2 to Dec. 7, 2005 First Narayever Congregation 187 Brunswick Ave. (north of Harbord St.) This is a spiritual support group for those coping with physical illness or emotional despair. This six-week session is designed to provide sustenance for those seeking spiritual and emotional healing in a respectful community. Cost: $50 (assistance available on request). To register, please call Etta Ginsberg McEwan, Co-ordinator, (416) 944-3359. November 2005
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Holocaust Education Week LIBERATOR AND LIBERATED: TWO PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES Ronald Anderson and Mark Lane Mon. Nov. 7, 2005, at 6.30 p.m. Holy Blossom Temple Ronald Anderson, a Holocaust liberator, and Mark Lane, a survivor of AuschwitzBirkenau, will speak about their different perspectives of the Holocaust. THE HEAR AND NOW CONCERT 2005 Joshua Nelson Sun. Dec. 4, 2005, at 7.30 p.m. Temple Sinai, 210 Wilson Ave. Join us for a rousing musical celebration, featuring Jewish gospel singer/songwriter Joshua Nelson. All proceeds from this concert will go to Camp George. Tickets are $36 for adults and $18 for children under 18 years. For details or to order tickets, call (416) 638-2635, or visit www.campgeorge.org. EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND More than 25,000 have died after the recent powerful earthquake that struck South Asia. Foreign aid is urgently required. To make a donation through the UJA Federation Earthquake Relief Fund (which finances the efforts of many Israeli relief organizations), please visit www.jewishtoronto.net, or call (416) 631-5700. You can also donate through Ve’ahavta, by visiting www.veahavta.org, or calling (416) 964-7698, ext. 13.
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Attention Snowbirds If you are spending all or part of this winter outside of Canada, you may either: continue to receive your Bulletin at home, receive it at your winter address, or receive it as an e-mail attachment. To make a change in delivery, please call Shannon Tramer (ext. 227), at the Temple.