Our New Bulletin - Sept 2011 by Holy Blossom Temple

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Bulletin September 2011

HIGH HOLY DAYS Complete Calendar & Event Listings • In Perspective - Rabbi Moscowitz • From the Board - Mark S. Anshan • Siddur Pirchei Kodesh

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You are invited to celebrate

• Holy Sprouts

Members Respond

High Holy Days 2011 (5772) Selichot — Saturday, September 24, 2011

Holy Blossom Temple, Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El together • Refreshments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m. • “What I Believe About the World to Come: Three Rabbis, Three Views” Rabbi John Moscowitz, Rabbi Debra Landsberg, Rabbi Michael Dolgin. . . . . . . . . 9.30 p.m. • Selichot Service - 10.30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El 120 Old Colony Road, Toronto, Ontario M2L 2K2

Erev Rosh Hashanah — Wednesday, September 28, 2011

• First Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. • Family Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. • Second Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 p.m.

First Day Rosh Hashanah — Thursday, September 29, 2011 • First Service . . . . . • Early Family Service • Second Service . . . • Late Family Service • Children’s Service .

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Second Day Rosh Hashanah — Friday, September 30, 2011

• Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. • Tashlich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. Markdale entrance to Cedarvale Park

Kol Nidre — Friday, October 7, 2011 • First Service . • Family Service. • Second Service • Teen Service. .

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Yom Kippur — Saturday, October 8, 2011 • Early Family Service . . . • Morning Service . . . . . • Generation Aleph Service • Late Family Service . . . . • Multiple Study Sessions . • Children’s Service . . . . . • Afternoon Service . . . .

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Yom Kippur Study Sessions

Our Yom Kippur sessions meet at 1:30 p.m.

• Waiting for God Rabbi Marmur • Canada’s changing political environment and the implications for Jewish interests Hershell Ezrin • Salachti Kidvarecha - I have forgiven you as you have asked Michelle Katz, Jewish Meditation Teacher and Spiritual Director

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Bulletin conTEnTs

In Perspective by Rabbi Moscowitz Our Upcoming Holy Days, Our Upcoming Holy Book

From the Board by Mark S. Anshan Affiliation, Engagement and our Future

Musical Notes from the Cantor

From Behind the Camera

Religious School Photo Treasures from our Archives

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh

Holy Sprouts Take Root at HBT Members respond

Reflections from Rabbi Thomashow What Do We Learn?

HB takes 1st and 2nd in Toronto Tanack Contest

Electing Our Board of Directors

Our Congregational Family

Calendar of Events

Want to share a comment about the Bulletin?

Email Robert Carnevale at rcarnevale@holyblossom.org.

The Language of Truth: Our Upcoming Holy Days, Our Upcoming Holy Book

In Perspective

Rabbi John Moscowitz jmoscowitz@holyblossom.org

Yehudah Leib Alter, one of the great masters of late 19th century Hasidism, was especially adept at probing the human experience with the aid of insights from Judaism. The Gerrer Rebbe, Alter was known mainly as the “Sefat Emet”– the Language of Truth. He wrote a commentary on the Torah by that name, and the commentary’s name became his own – due in significant measure to his insightful teachings.

special and not, both but dust of the earth and little lower than the angels – in the World. Back to materiality of the world and to the Life of Holy Blossom Temple: We will likewise “transform spirit into matter” on Shabbat morning October 29, 2011 with the first use – a celebratory dedication and inauguration!

Here is what the Sefat Emet taught about the meaning of the words, “Rosh Hashana”: “The Head of the Year ” means before the flow of divine bounty is differentiated. When God sends life into this world, it enters under the rule of time and nature, becoming transformed from spirit to matter. But Rosh Hashanah is at the head, the source of that renewal, for within that source it as yet has no material form.” In other words, if the world began in spiritual form, it necessarily had to take on a material dimension. When God formed Life itself, time, nature, materiality became dominant; the Rabbi Moscowitz & Cantor Maissner

“We endeavour to draw closer to God and to our own spirits” spirit took something of a backseat. That was necessary for the World to be realized, for the primeval Adam to become B’nai Adam, corporal matter to evolve with the touch of God’s grace into full human beings. On the Holy Days, we move into a different time, as it were. Our goal during the Yamim Noraim is to hold back, at least temporarily, the reign of the material; we endeavor to unleash the spirit, to return ourselves to our essence, to our internal lives, to the Divine within. We do this with the help of the “Language of Truth” – the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur which names us for who we are and reminds us of our place –

– of Siddur Pirchei Kodesh. This is no small achievement, and material as it is, our new book is animated by the spirit unleashed, by a belief that there is a yearning, a hunger for the spiritual about which the secular world is without clue or capability to capture. (See the information on pages 8-9; and our website for more on Siddur Pirchei Kodesh and October 29).

In both instances – on the upcoming Holy Days and in our soon to be launched Holy Book – we endeavour to draw closer to God and to our own spirits – through the best vocabulary we possess, that of the tradition and it’s Language of Truth.& Holy Blossom Temple

Holy Blossom Temple – Affiliation, Engagement and Our Future Mark S. Anshan president@holyblossom.org

The discussion and studies on synagogue affiliation are motivating synagogue leaders and Boards of Directors to think about this challenge and direct their energy and time to thinking and planning for the future. Our Board of Directors has been discussing our strategic plan (from 2005) and last year determined that Community Engagement would be the focus of the Board’s direction. Our plan is that the initiatives to be undertaken in Jewish Living, Education, Worship, Membership and Administration will all relate to reaching out to our members and engaging them in our synagogue life. Community Engagement is not only a strategic imperative; it is the critical challenge facing the future of our community. We know from demographic studies of the Jewish community that at some point in their lives, 60 to 70 percent of Jews join a synagogue. However, at any given time in North America only about 40 percent are members. In the Greater Toronto area, the number is about 50 percent but has been dropping over the last twenty years. We are planning several initiatives which you will hear about in the coming year to encourage our members to become more actively engaged in our community. At this point, let me mention briefly five areas of activity. David Berger, our Membership chair is building a team to launch new projects which we hope will motivate our members to become more involved and attract new members to join. Phyllis Denaburg has Bulletin • September 2011

begun to enhance the integration of our Jewish Living activities with a focus of reaching more of our members through varied programs. Our new siddur will become part of our worship experience with its launch on October 29th thanks to the remarkable work of its editor, Rabbi

“Community Engagement is not only a strategic imperative; it is the critical challenge” Splansky, the support of Rabbi Moscowitz and Cantor Maissner and the dedication of many years of hard work by Randi Garfinkel, Brenda Saunders and our Worship Chair, Sarita Dotan. This project has become a reality because of the generosity of the Plaut family (Rabbi Jonathan, Carol and Judith) and Hershell Ezrin and Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin. This fall we are holding three seminars for members to learn about how they can become involved in Temple life. Under the leadership of Sara Charney, this learning opportunity will focus on who we are and how to enjoy your membership. With the exciting news of Leo Baeck moving next year to the Arlington Public School, our Renewal Project is being revised and we will be sharing our new plans with the congregation this fall. With this Bulletin, we are introducing a new format which we hope you will enjoy. It will be one of our primary communication tools for further engagement of our members. Special thanks to Hugh Furneaux, Communications Chair for leading this effort. On behalf of the Officers and Board of Directors, I wish all our members a happy, healthy and sweet New Year. We look forward to seeing you in shul.&

From the Board

In the synagogue movements, particularly Reform and Conservative, there are serious discussions taking place on the level and extent of affiliation and the degree to which members are actively engaged in the synagogue to which they belong. Our own Reform movement is addressing this issue with its most recent restructuring. It has created a new model for delivering services to the nine hundred Temples in North America.

Musical Notes from the Cantor T h e T h r e e M ’s : H a z z a n i m M a l o v a n y, M a i s s n e r, M o t z e n Benjamin Z. Maissner bmaissner@holyblossom.org

5th Avenue Synagogue Over the many years our in NY City for over three Musical Heritage Series has decades and Cantor proved to be an important Yakov Motzen has been a asset to Temple’s rich beloved figure in our city. cultural life. I am thrilled to announce the launching of The three of us grew this year’s Musical up together in Tel Aviv Heritage Concert Series studying and being with this particular nurtured by the same concert which has been famous teacher, Shlomo my personal dream. My From Last Year’s Musical Heritage Concert Series A Sacred Bridge Ravitz, who shaped an childhood friends Hazzan entire generation of Yossi Malovany and Yakov children to aspire towards a Cantorial career. I am convinced Motzen are international cantorial stars who have performed that the public statement and the nature of this concert will the world over on the most prestigious stages and auditoriums send a clear massage of solidarity and community unity. across the globe. Cantor Malovany has been the Cantor of the

From Behind the Camera

– S i s t e r h o o d 9 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y Te a Corinne Black, Photographer, Sisterhood Member

While taking on the role of photographer for our Sisterhood event I saw in the faces of the women that attended a spirit and a connection that goes beyond description. The women were happy to see each other - they enjoyed smiles and laughter and knew how they were connected in the past and present.

It was an afternoon of celebration, a joyous occasion that brought so many generations of women together all with a similar claim to fame. There involvement and love of sisterhood. Sisterhood has been that connection for generations of women. They know that they all played a role in our illustrious history and proud of the accomplishments that Sisterhood has achieved. These are the faces of the past, present and future, the women of Sisterhood. The spirit is alive and well in our continuing presence in the

community and beyond. We are proud of our history and of the many wonderful ways we have brought on change. We are the women of sisterhood, strong and sensitive. We are the women of Sisterhood that sustains the belief that together we can make a difference. Here are the women of Sisterhood. Thank you to all of the women that attended and participated in the planning of our 90th Anniversary of Sisterhood at Holy Blossom Temple.

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Treasures Now and Then:

Treasures From

our

Archive

Religious School

Holy Blossom Templeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vast historical archive is organized and managed by Sheila Smolkin and Michael Cole. The archive photos shown here, taken in 1956, provide an interesting contrast to the more informal learning environment of today. The recent photo was taken in the Senior Kindergarten class and includes student teacher Sofia Ludwig.

School Tzedakah project raises $1500 for Zareinu Zareinu Educational Centre of Greater Toronto is a one-of-a-kind organization that offers adapted education and therapeutic treatments for children with a wide range of physical and developmental challenges--all under one roof. To celebrate its 20th year and honour the great work they do, each Sunday last year at Religious School, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and the occasional loonie or toonie were donated by our students. As well, on Monday evenings at Senior School break, additional money was raised when teachers sold snack items to students. Through the generosity of all of our students Holy Blossom Religious School was able to donate $1500 to Zareinu for their many valuable projects and programs. Bulletin â&#x20AC;˘ September 2011

The following is an excerpt from the Introducation to

Another

kind

Renewal

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh, edited by Rabbi Yael Splansky.

Hermann Cohen taught that prayer is only real when it moves us from the “is” to the “ought,” when we leave the doors of the sanctuary changed and ready to make change

When you stand on the bottom of a ladder you check the first rung to see if it is sturdy and strong, and only then do you proceed to climb to the next rung. Such is the way with prayer. You must proceed step by step, rung by rung. (Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk)

in the world. Which prayers will catch fire, igniting in us a new or renewed clarity of purpose? Time will tell. It says a great deal about Holy Blossom Temple and its leadership that a new prayerbook was made a priority among the many needs of the congregation today. It says much about the place of worship in the life of our synagogue; we are a community sustained by Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim – in equal measure. This siddur is designed for a congregation that is intellectually curious and hungry for tradition. We want to know where we come from and to Whom we belong. With this siddur

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh is an invitation to construct one’s own ladder toward the Divine and to ascend in thought, belief, and action. Gathered in our sanctuaries, surrounded by the sounds of our tradition, and buoyed by the company of our people, we are likely to find much-needed comfort, direction, and joy. And yet, there are many real and imagined stumbling blocks on the way to sincere prayer. Some don’t (yet) read Hebrew. Some don’t (yet) know the melodies. Some feel estranged from communal ritual. Some fear they will be judged for what they don’t believe. Siddur Pirchei Kodesh is offered to overcome these obstacles, to open the prayer experience to our people and to open our people to the experience of meaningful prayer. This prayerbook is designed for the diverse community that is Holy Blossom Temple: seeker and skeptic, celebrant and mourner,

traditionalist and newcomer, agnostic and activist, learner and leader. All are invited to turn these pages and discover what compels us as Jews, the ideas or expressions of faith, which draw us closer to our God and to one another.

we declare ourselves to be an essential part of K’lal Yisrael, a loyal sister to those who live in Israel, devoted and contributing citizens of Canada. One of Holy Blossom Temple’s most admirable traits is its ability to carefully balance tradition and innovation. This attribute has kept our congregation always rooted, always relevant. The Siddur Committee – Rabbi Moscowitz, Cantor Maissner, Randi Garfinkel, Brenda Saunders and I – crafted this book with eyes on the past, the present, and the future of Holy Blossom Temple. It is our hope that it will meet the spiritual needs of our congregation for many years to come, that it will inspire devotion and growth for us as individuals and together as a sacred community. With great anticipation we will welcome Siddur Pirchei Kodesh into the pews of our sanctuaries on Shabbat morning, October 29, at 10:30 am. Please see the enclosed brochure for details on how to dedicate a volume with a bookplate, how to purchase a personal copy for home use or as a gift for loved ones. & Rabbi Yael Splansky ysplansky@holyblossom.org

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‫סדור‬ ‫פרחי קדש‬ The congregation is invited to celebrate the launch of Siddur Pirchei Kodesh, the new prayerbook for Holy Blossom Temple. Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan,

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30 a.m. service followed by a joyful Kiddush-luncheon.

Holy Sprouts

Our inaugural season of bringing weekly local organic produce to Holy Blossom has been a great success. Every Tuesday (2:30 – 6:30 pm) from June through October a Farmers’ Table goes up on the Bathurst Street plaza in front of our Main Sanctuary. With over one hundred families participating, it’s easy to see how food brings people together in joyful community. This initiative of the HBT Green Committee puts many Jewish values into action: good health for our bodies, good care for the environment, and good will for our neighbours who are hungry. Kathy Biase is the coordinator of the Wychwood Open Door, a three-day-a-week free meal program at St. Mathew’s United Church at St. Clair and Christie Street. Open Door serves one hundred meals a day, 16,000 in total last year. Each week

Take

Root

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a portion of the produce from Holy Sprouts is delivered and prepared for the daily soups and salads. Sandy and Gord Atlin often volunteer to make the delivery.

“I feel a sense of achievement simply by participating in the ‘ride’ from organic farm to Temple market to tables prepared for needy people.”

Sandy writes: “I drive produce to the Wychwood Open Door for Holy Sprouts, so I can contribute in a small way to a program for

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people in want. It makes me proud that Holy Blossom has joined with another religious institution in the spirit of interfaith Tikkun Olam to provide food for the hungry. I feel a sense of achievement simply by participating in the ‘ride’ from organic farm to Temple market to tables prepared for needy people.” We thank Farmer Daniel Hoffmann from the Cutting Veg and the many volunteers who have made Holy Sprouts take root here at HBT. To learn more about Holy Sprouts or to volunteer for the HBT Green Committee, go to holyblossom.org &

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Representative Anthony Weiner:

Reflections

What

Learn?

New York newspapers had quite the field day with the scandal that plagued now-former United States Representative Anthony Weiner.The papers – both on and offline – have preyed upon both the easily made double entendre pokes at his Jewish surname and the deeds and actions in the realm of illicit online exchanges which Weiner has admitted to over the past number of months. Incidentally, most often the Jewish surname Weiner comes from the Yiddish word vayner, which refers to a wine merchant. But while the headlines for the stories which utilized his surname made an impression, it is nevertheless the story underneath those headlines which fueled not only a personal scandal, but a public discussion of the limits of personal behavior for a public servant. Jewish tradition has warned that the kind of public discussion about Weiner’s indiscretion borders, if not fully smacks of, lashon hara, or disparaging speech. In the Torah we are instructed, “You shall not go up and down as a tale-bearer among your people.”1 In the Talmud we learn that tale-bearing includes speaking the truth. In his book The Wisdom of the Talmud, author BenZion Bokser teaches that one significant aim of the rabbis of our talmudic tradition was to “deduce general legal principles that would be applicable in new situations.”2 In this vein, it is the wisdom of our tradition indeed that we focus less on the particulars of this scandal and move instead to general lessons. Thus, I will not re-cap the controversy surrounding Weiner here or the commentary amassed in the past weeks since the scandal erupted and days since Weiner officially resigned from his office. Rather, I will reflect on what our tradition offers the individual at the center of indiscretion and mistake-making: teshuvah, or return/repentance. According to our tradition, repentance comes to those who first acknowledge their wrongdoing. As medieval ethical commentator Bachya Ibn

Rabbi Karen Thomashow kthomashow@holyblossom.org

Pakuda wrote in chapter six of Duties of the Heart, “The man who fulfills all the conditions of repentance… He perceives the greatness of his sins and errors and understands the distinction of Him whose orders he has disobeyed and whose commandments he has failed to perform.” Furthermore, according to our tradition, and in particular the also medieval text Midrash Pesikta Rabbati 44:9, repentance comes not only from one’s own actions but also the compassion of God: “…Consider the parable of a prince who was far away from his father-a hundred day’s journey away. His friends said to him: Return to your father. He replied: I cannot, I do not have the strength. Thereupon, his father sent word to him saying: Come back as far as you are able, and I will go the rest of the way to meet you. So the Holy One says to Israel [as written in Malachi 3:7]: “Return to me, and I shall return to you.” Finally, according to our tradition, repentance for our misdeeds is fully achieved when faced with the opportunity to commit the same transgression. As Maimonides, also our medieval teacher, wrote in the Laws of Return 2:2, “What is true repentance? When a person who confronts the same situation in which he sinned when he has the potential to commit [the sin], abstains and does not commit it because of his repentance alone.” I cannot help but note that former Representative Weiner has acknowledged his indiscretion – the first step towards repentance in our tradition. But again, that is not my or our concern. Our tradition has given us the wisdom to generate personal pause for learning from specific situations. That is what our concern is to be – nothing else. Shanah Tovah – may this season of repentance strengthen us all. & Originally appeared in Life at Holy Blossom; adapted with the High Holy Days in mind. [1]Lev. 19:16 [2] P. 9

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HB places 1st and 2nd in Toronto Tanach contest wide bible study contest. And they succeeded, because they were so well prepared and motivated. Holy Blossom’s Tanach Team placed first in February and second in May in their category. We are very proud of their efforts. Yashar Kochachem!

Last year, a team of nine students in Grade 5-6 gathered each Sunday after school for lunch. They also got together on many Wednesday evenings for dinner. This was our Tanach Team, and they were involved in serious bible study as an extracurricular opportunity! This past year they studied chapters and verses of the Torah, specifically from the Book of Genesis. Their mentor and coach was Happy Iscove. Both in February and a second time in May, they competed against other students in a Toronto-

The nine students on the team were: Mason Brown, Chloe Gordon-Chow, Neil Jonatan, Allan Fabrykant, Hannah Gore, Max Mickelson, David Friedland, Harley Jonatan, Liam Vrooman. Our Tanach Team

Z’man Simchateinu Season of Our Rejoicing 2011/5772 – Let us celebrate and give thanks for all of life’s bounty

Sukkot Sukkah Decorating Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 4 pm. Erev Sukkot Service Wednesday, Oct 12 at 6 pm. Congregation-wide Sukkot Morning Services Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 am.

Bring your lulav and etrog. Creative children’s programs will be incorporated throughout the Service. After the Service, enjoy a festive kiddush lunch in the sukkah. Holy Chag Sukkot Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 am.

Students from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6 are invited to join us for a day of Yom Tov programming. For more details and to register, please call Lisa Isen Baumal (ext. 242) at the Temple. Bulletin • September 2011

CSA Day On The Farm Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 pm.

A special invitation goes out to all families with school-aged children. All are invited to work the field for the fall harvest. We’ll meet at one of the local farms which provides Holy Sprouts with weekly organic produce (visit holyblossom.org for details).

Shemini Atzeret

Erev Shemini Atzeret Service Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 pm. Shimini Atzeret/Yizkor Service Thursday, Oct 20 at 10 am.

The celebratory notes of the Festival are woven together with the sombre tones of our Yizkor/Memorial Service. Creative children’s programs will be incorporated. A special Kiddush luncheon follows.

Simchat Torah Consecration Service Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6 pm.

All Grade 1 students receive their own little Torah Scroll to treasure. Simchat Torah Flag - Making and Parade Thursday, Oct 20 at 6:15 pm. Simchat Torah Service and Celebration Thursday, Oct 20 at 7 pm.

Parade our beautiful Torah scrolls around the Sanctuary. Then dance the night away to the music of Judy and David’s Klezmer band.

Electing Our Board of Directors The Nominating process is mandated and guided by the bylaws of the Temple. The Nominating Committee is constituted each year for the sole purpose of presenting the congregation a slate of candidates for the Board. The Committee consists of at least ten members, none of whom may become candidates. This year the Committee met 6 times: • It reviewed the issues facing the Board, the expertise of current Directors, and identified areas which might be strengthened. That discussion led to a focus on youth, financial expertise, and communications experience, as was communicated in an earlier Bulletin; • It entertained in person input from the rabbinic leadership and the executive; • It met separately with the President and the Vice-President to review the performance of the Executive, and the Board; • It received in excess of thirty suggestions for nomination of new directors, from across the congregation, including the rabbinic leadership, and in addition continued to actively solicit potential nominees throughout the process; • It interviewed short list candidates, using a standardized interview format, based on careful deliberation of the issues it thought important to good governance. Fifteen were considered to fill seven positions; • It recommends the re-appointment of two current Directors eligible for re-election; • It has recommended that those short listed candidates not nominated to the slate be specifically and actively guided to greater involvement in Temple; • It has documented the process used this year as a potential template for future cycles and, as appropriate, integration into the new governance structure under consideration. Officers nominated for a one-year term:

• President: Mark S. Anshan Earl Lipson • Vice President: Gary Posen • Financial Secretary: Heather Crawford • Treasurer: • Recording Secretary: Tom Friedland Directors Nominated for a two-year term:

• Janice Babins • Owen Duckman • Eric Roher • Harris Silver • Phil Smith

Directors nominated for a second two-year term:

• Fern Lebo • Lisa Taylor Directors continuing to serve a second year of an elected two-year term:

• David Berger • Eric Beutel • Larry Ritchie • Phyllis Denaburg • Harvey Schipper • Joan Garson • Alison Schwartz

The Nominating Committee acknowledges and thanks those completing their terms as directors: Pam Albert, Hugh Furneaux, Gord Arbess, Susan Stronell, Bob Cooper.

According to our bylaws, additional candidates for any position may be nominated by members of the Temple. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the administrative office at the Temple no later than 60 days before the Annual General Meeting (by Wednesday Sept. 21st, 2011), signed by at least 10 members in good standing at the Temple and by the nominated member. Holy Blossom Temple’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 20th, 2011. The meeting provides an opportunity for every Holy Blossom Temple member to obtain information concerning the affairs of the congregation. We hope you will attend.

Elana Paice Lidsky Harvey Schipper for the nominating Committee

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Welcome to Our

Congregational Family

Welcome We are delighted to welcome the following new members and their families to HolyBlossom Temple: Sherry Cantar & Jeff Freedman, Ruby and Jonah; Ruth Goldberg Fremes; Helen & Steve Sherman; Dr. Martin Sterling

Mazal Tov General n Marvin Sadowski, on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many years of service and support of the Canadian Friends of Haifa University.

Births n Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck Litman on the birth of their granddaughter, Noa Lily Shoham. Proud parents are Marni & Ran Shoham. Other proud grandparents are Franklina & Gideon Shoham. n Linna Chercover & Jason Basch on the birth of a daughter Bayla Zoe Basch and sister to Sloane. Proud grandparents are Helen & Seymour Basch and Joan & Barry Chercover. Proud great grandmother is Elaine Basch. n Leslie Gelfand & Richard Bockner on the birth of a daughter Hanna Jessie Bockner, and sister to Ryan. Proud grandparents are Carole & Howie Geldfand and Shirley & Donny Bockner. Proud great grandmothers are Rose Bockner and Stella Rosilio. n Lynda & Ken Davis on the birth of a granddaughter, Ella Sophie Davis. Proud parents are Jodie Kaufman Davis & Jamie Davis. Proud great gradmothers are Fay Wolk, Lillian Kaufman and Ceil Singer. n Elana Fehler on the birth of a granddaughter, Jordana Dafna Wagner, Proud parents are Mandy & Noah Wagner. Other proud grandmother is Arlette Wagner. n Marcy & John Lillard on the birth of a daughter Alisha Darrien Lillard, and sister to Kiley. Proud grandparents are Harriette Laing and Michael Laing and Stephen Lillard. n Jane & Robert Myers on the birth of a granddaughter, Alison Rose Bogoch. Proud parents are Joanne Myers & Jake Bogoch. Other proud grandparents are Rene & Milton Bogoch. n Amy Stein & Chris Roach a daughter Alexandra Anna Stein Roach and sister to Samantha. Proud grandparents are Gaye & Andy Stein and Charlotte & Duncan Roach. n Dina & Casey Savlov on the birth of a son, Joshua Louis Savlov and brother to Boah. Proud parents are Suzanne & Stuart Egier and Marlene & Bobby Savlov. Proud great grandparents are Bertha & Willie Savlov and Dr. Arthur Egier. n Dee-Dee & Gary Shiffman on the birth of a grandson, Miles Macdonald Shiffman. Proud parents are Kaeli Macdonald & Jordan Shiffman. Other proud grandparents are Moira & Bob Macdonald.

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n Sheila & Bob Smolkin on the birth of a granddaughter, Ana Mariela Smolkin, proud parents are Marcela & Steven Smolkin and sister to Max. Other proud grandparents are Paco & Lety Gutierrez. Proud great grandmother is Mary Joyce.

n Judy & Marty Kahn on the birth of a grandson, David Sidney Kahn. Proud parents are Hayley Ruskin & Jeffrey Kahn. Other proud grandparents are Carol & Dennis Ruskin. Proud grandmother is Rita Ruskin.

B’nei Mitzvah n August 31, 2011 1 Elul 5771 Michael Gotter Son of Rosanna Gotter and Bryan Gotter

n September 24, 2011 25 Elul 5771 Rachel Young Daughter of Susan & Joseph Young

n September 3, 2011 4 Elul 5771 Jon Ser Son of Naz & Eddi Ser

n October 22, 2011 24 Tishri 5772 Michael Friedland Son of Jacqueline & Tom Friedland

n September 3, 2011 4 Elul 5771 Nathan Kredentser Son of Debra Muchnik & Neil Kredentser

n November 26, 2011 29 Cheshvan 5772 Rachel Aber Daughter of Audrey Douek & Jay Aber

n September 10, 2011 11 Elul 5771 Jessica Baldachin Daughter of Jennifer and Larry Baldachin

n September 22, 2011 23 Elul 5771 Claire Wortsman Daughter of Wendy Noss & Jerald Wortsman n October 17, 2011 19 Tishri 5772 Thomas Nachshen Son of Julie Prentice & Gary Nachshen z’l

Engagements n Linda Bohnen and Robert Cardish are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah to Eli, son of Carol and Philip Wendkos.

In Memoriam n Clara Beinish, mother of Israel Ben-Ishai abd Zvi Ben-Izhak, sister of Henry Carmeli n Norma Bennett, mother of Lauren Nadler, Dawn Meikle and Karen Laporte, sister of Helen Woods and Dorothy Woods n Marlene Bloom, wife of Rudy Bloom, mother of Shari Wilson, Paul Bloom, Steven Bloom, sister of Karen Rotstein, and David Etlin n Beryl Borsook, husband of Elinor Borsook, father of Steven Borsook, Cathi Freedman and Lisa Zucker, brother of Elsa Broder and Marta Collins n Ruby Chaplin, mother of Jeffrey Chaplin

n Kassy Clodman, husband of Reba Clodman, father of Jo Mira Clodman and Sara Clodman, brother of Joe Clodman and Thelma Rasky n Meryl Cole, wife of Arthur Cole, mother of Michael Cole n Doris Feldman, mother of Michael Feldman, Shelley Feldman, and sister of Phyllis Malvern n Harold Fine, husband of Beverley Fine, father of Jacky Fine and Elizabeth Fine n Ruth Firestone, wife of Nathan Firestone, mother of Stephen Firestone and Mark Firestone, sister of Shirley Gold and Marilyn Gershman n Shirley Frank, mother of Larry Frank and Sally Glaser n Jean Godfrey, mother of Naomi Akler and Ricki Gallen, sister of Rickey Hennick n Leonard Godfrey, husband of Eleanor Godfrey, father of Brendy Greenberg, Karen Rosenberg, Ellen Godfrey, Jody Godfrey and brother of Irvin Godfrey n Mortimer Goodman, husband of Claire Goodman, father of Howard Goodman, Heather Finestone and Allan Goodman, brother of Herbie Goodman and Larry Goodman

n Evelyn Gold, mother of Harold Gold and Cyrelle Gold, sister of Margaret Hart n Larry Greene, father of Shelley Greene, Rick Greene and Nancy Aeder, brother of Beverly Bernard n Michael Hart, son of Jill Kamin & Murray Hart, brother of Aaron Hart and Jessica Hart n Michael Herman, husband of Mary Ellen Herman, father of Jake Herman and Rebecca Herman, son of Ruby Herman Green and brother of Robert Herman and Peter Herman n Harold Hertzman, husband of Florence Hertzman, father of Linda Rossman, David Hertzman, Gordon Hertzman and Leonard Hertzman, brother of Annette Naiman and Phyllis Schwartz

n Paul Kent, father of Andrew Kent and Peter Kent n Mildred Kirzner, mother of Eleanor Kirzner, Joanne Kirzner, Marsha Kirzner, Michael Kirzner and Lorraine Kirzner, sister of Jenny Klotz n Daniel Krangle, husband of Myra Krangle, father of Wynne Krangle, Janice Krangle and brother of David (Buddy) Krangle n Edna Lester, mother of Rhoda Lewis and Larry Lester, sister of Harold Emsig n Rosalyn Locketz, wife of Seymour Locketz, mother of Happy Iscove and Cheryl Veiner, sister of Dorothy Jacobs n Joyce Lokash, mother of Paul Lokash, Susan Siskind and Barbara Soren, sister of Bob Liss

n Howard Malach, husband of Fran Malach, father of Lauren Malach, Sabrina Malach and Evan Malach, brother of Stephen Malach n Vivienne Manny, mother of Jill Macintyre and Cheryl Manny n Marion Moses, wife of Ted Moses, mother of Robert Moses, Karen Willinsky n Jeanette Nestel, mother of Irene Frolic, Sydney Nestel and Gail Nestel n Barbara Norwich, mother of Kenneth Norwich, Marni Norwich, Stephanie Norwich and Liora Norwich, sister of Judith Priwes and Howard Gross n Ruth Rashkis, mother of Elizabeth Cyna and John Rashkis

n Rochelle Sager, wife of Calvin Sager, mother of Fern Sager, Carrie Sager, Melanie Sager and sister of Sandra Matteson-Lobl n Lillian Sokalsky, mother of Eleanor Wittlin and Michael Sokalsky, sister of Paul Resnick n Hartley Steinberg, husband of Eleanor Steinberg, father of Jeffrey Steinberg, Thea Kraus and David Steinberg, brother of Ronald Steinberg and Joyce Lampert n Donna Uster, mother of John Uster n Ruth Verbeeten, mother of Yvonne Verbeeten n Sylvia Wasserman, mother of Toba Offman, Ellen Moss, Gary Wasserman and Pam Hendelsman

We thank our generous donors William Anshan Youth Award Endowment Fund

Brenda & Syd Chelsky, In Honour: Jackie & Saul Koblin Florence Harris, In Memory: Jackie & Saul Koblin Michael Hart, In Memory: Phyllis & Dr. Manny Spivak Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin, In Honour: Dr. Brenda Spiegler & Mark S. Anshan

Archives Fund

Meryl Cole, In Memory: Sheila & Bob Smolkin

Bikur Cholim Committee

Bikur Cholim Committee, In Appreciation: Sara Clodman and Family; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family Ruth Sax, In Honour: Ida & Rom Tugg

Ruth Borden Memorial Fund Harvey Borden, In Honour: Susan & Barry Borden

Barry & Susan Borden Fund

Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Susan & Barry Borden

Brotherhood Mitzvah Fund

Daniel Krangle, In Memory: Sheila & Bob Smolkin Joshua & Henrietta Chesnie Temple Endowment Fund Henrietta Chesnie, In Honour: Rose Wolfson Meryl Cole, In Memory: Henrietta Chesnie Jean Godfrey, In Memory: Henrietta Chesnie Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Henrietta Chesnie Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Henrietta Chesnie

Sami and James Cooper Youth Awards Fund

Dr. & Mrs. Abby Franklin, In Honour: Sami & James Cooper

Leonard Godfrey, In Memory: Sami & James Cooper Rabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Sami & James Cooper Alan Posluns, In Honour: Sami & James Cooper Benjamin Rakoff, In Memory: Sami & James Cooper Ruth Spencer, In Memory: Sami & James Cooper Irwin Stepak, In Memory: Sami & James Cooper Lil & Harvey Stork, In Honour: Sami & James Cooper

Earl and Marilyn Danson Farber Endowment Fund Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Marilyn Farber

Jean Fine Seniors Fund

General donation: Dr. David Kaplansky; Janet Ryval Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Cecile & Godfrey Goodman; Daisy & Sydney Jacobs; Sheila & Bob Smolkin Sue Joel, In Appreciation: Friends from Mondays @ the Temple Vivienne Manny, In Memory: Ruth Green; Sheila & Bob Smolkin; Rosalin Rose Marion Moses, In Memory: Phyllis & Dr. Manny Spivak Melanie Nesbitt, In Appreciation: Friends from Mondays @ the Temple Sheila Smolkin, In Appreciation: Friends from Mondays @ the Temple Rabbi Michael Stroh, In Appreciation: Mondays @ the Temple

Fine Arts Committee

Esther Hersh, In Honour: Marilyn & David Gluskin

Floral Fund

Sheila Wynberg, In Honour: Marilyn Hahn Michael Friedland, Bar Mitzvah; Jacqueline & Tom Friedland Rachel Young, Bat Mitzvah; Susan & Joseph Young

Garfinkel Family Fund

Michael Herman, In Memory: Randi & Alan Garfinkel

Rabbi Edward & Fagi Goldfarb Fund for Jewish Literacy

Ruth Gold, In Memory: Sybil & Jack Geller Rabbi Edward & Fagi Goldfarb, In Honour: Michael Goldfarb; Mira Goldfarb & Adam Berkowitz and Family

Esther Hands Memorial Fund

Esther Hands, Yahrzeit: Sharon & Stanley Clavir and Family; Cynthia & Brian Hands and Family Harry Hands, Yahrzeit: Sharon & Stanley Clavir and Family; Cynthia & Brian Hands and Family

W. Bernard Herman Educational Fund

Bernard Herman, In Memory: Marlene Axmith; Renette & David Berman; Pearl Berman and Family; Yetta & Michael Bregman; Mimi Brownstein; Judy & Arnold Budovitch; Nick Carperos; Sandra & Jerry Chapnik; Henrietta Chesnie; Jean & Garson Conn; Susan Davidson; Rae & Perry Dellio; Leigh & Buddy Eisenberg; Teddy & Lou Enchin; Dr. Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin; Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario; Sally & Ernie Finkelstein; Phyllis & Ab Flatt; Forest Hill Real Estate; Ruth & Albey Garbe; Gail & Irving Gerstein; Eleanor & Leonard Godfrey; Shirley & Irving Gold; Linda & Gary Goldberg and Family; Nathalie & Brad Goldhar; Gail & Murray Goldrath; Mona Golfman; Sara & Harry Gorman; Roz & Ralph Halbert; Susan Harris & David Kassie; Jane & Robert Herman and Family; Jill Hertzman; Lois Juscenko; Sherry Kaufman; Paula Kirsh; Francie & Dr. Stuart Klein; Marvelle & Murray Koffler; Estelle & Martin Kosoy; Sheila & Marvyn Kussner; Deborah & Gary

Lands; Judy & David Langill; Glennie & Nathan Lidenberg; Burtha & Henry Liss; Jean & Richard Lorie; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson; Susan & Gerry Maldoff; Miller, Sapera & Company; Anne Moranis; Susan & Paul Munk; Randy Noble; Esta & Harry Palter; Ann & Gary Posen; Jane & Russell Rendely and Family; Avra Rosen; Ariella Rohringer & Earl Rotman; Myriam Rubin & Lou Glait; Adele Sager; Susan & Dr. Mark Sager; Ethel Sapera; Matthew Sapera & Darren Sukonick; Terri Sapera & Craig Reith; Margot & Ted Samuel; Judy & Joshua Shigris; Carol & Lionel Schipper; Sandra & Colin Shleifman and Family; Viviane & Sheldon Silverberg; Lorraine Simpson; Micki & Leonard Simpson; Joanne Smith-Cutler & Stan Fisher; Lawrence Smith and Family; Joan Starkman & Aaron Hendler; Cecile Stein; Francie & Martin Storm; Howard Sud; Esther & Dr. Marvin Tile; Lillian & Stephen Vineberg; Natalie & Lenny Waldman; Sandra & Lionel Waldman; Barbara & Allan Weiss and Family; Janet & Jamie Williamson; Shari & Michael Wilson; Judith & Jack Winberg; Nan & Jack Wiseman; Rosalind & Stanley Witkin; Linda Wolfe; Elizabeth Wolfe & Paul Schnier; Rose Wolfe; Lisa & Ran Zeev and Family

Holy Blossom Temple Foundation

Bella & David Allen, In Honour: Taffi & David Allison Yolande & Cyril Baldachin, In Honour: Mimi & Malcolm Kronby Allan Borodin, In Honour: Holly & John Laskin Beryl Borsook, In Memory: Roslyn Avery; Evelyn Sibulash Esther Charney, In Memory: Carmen Horvath; Emil Horvath Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Florence Donnenfield Kassy Clodman, In Memory: Esther & Cyril Hersh

Holy Blossom Temple

Meryl Cole, In Memory: Rabbi Stephen & Karen Franklin; Etta Ginsberg McEwan Helen Dicker, In Memory: Sharon Neiss & Gordon Arbess Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Heather Crawford & Larry Ritchie; Miriam & Marvin Dryer; Diana & Marvin Goodman; Elizabeth Johnson & Leslie Rose; Edith Kirzner; Gwenn & Gary Liss; Jean & Richard Lorie; Myrna Ross; Marlene & Robert Ruderman; Brenda & Fred Saunders; Alison & Alan Schwartz; Frances & Philip Shapiro; Saundra & Henry Sherman; Sheila & Bob Smolkin; Phyllis & Dr. Manny Spivak Dr. Brian Hands, In Appreciation: Karen & Stephen Diamond; Madison Diamond Michael Hart, In Memory: Freda Ariella & Arthur Muscovitch; Sandy & Gordon Atlin; Matilda Bigio; Florence Donnenfield; Nora & Jack Freund; Sybil & Jack Geller; Ruth & Lawrence Sax; Frances & Philip Shapiro Dr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Karen Hausman; Sandra Hausman; Eleanor & Peter Loebel; Mary McCloskey & Russ Brown; Howard & Annette Ross and Family Frances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Sandra Hausman; Paula & Peter Schatz and Family Esther Hersh, In Honour: Beryl Chernin; Myrna Freedman; Holly & John Laskin and Family Barbara & Robert Hodes, In Honour: Taffi & David Allison Michelle Katz & Larry Blumenthal, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwan Gershon Kohn, Yahrzeit: Aron Kohn and Family; Harry Kohn and Family; Sid Kohn and Family; Evelyn Rayson and Family Daniel Krangle, In Memory: Sandy & Gordon Atlin; Nora & John Freund Peter Loebel, In Honour: Barbara Applebaum; Sandra Hausman; Marilyn Hayes & Sidney Schwartz; David Marshall; Janice Steinberg; Arlene Stone; Nancy & Peter Theimer Marion Moses, In Memory: Carmen and Emil Horvath Dr. Sidney Nathan, In Memory: Sandra Hausman Barbara Norwich, In Memory: Floyd & Barbara Stern Murray Sibulash, In Memory: Evelyn Sibulash Lillian Sokalsky, In Memory: Myrna Freedman Ruth Verbeeten, In Memory: Nita Cohen; The Partners and Staff of Stern Cohen LLP; Dimitra Davidson and Family; Lorraine Diment; Lauren & Jeff Fleischmann and Family; Adele & Philip Glassman; Sharon Leuchter; Beverliey Nash Temesvary; Erin Norris & Larry Davidson and Family; Elise Green; Elizabeth Kalinowski; Karen & Ernie Rubenstein; Susan Sharpe; Toby & Joey Tanenbaum; Gwen Whittall; Cindy & Mike Wyman Vallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: Gayda & Kenn Coblin

Bulletin • September 2011

Nell Warren, In Memory: Carmen Horvath; Emil Horvath

Noa Wise, In Honour: Florence Hertzman

Holy Blossom Temple Renewal Project

Joan Kerbel Leadership Development Fund

Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Ellen & Stephen Reingold Meryl Cole, In Memory: Marlene & Dr. Robert Ruderman Wendy Eisen, In Honour: Alison Schwartz Michael Hart, In Memory: Marlene & Dr. Robert Ruderman Dr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Frances & Paul Hellen Frances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Norma & George Steiner Bernard Herman, In Memory: Alison & Alan Schwartz Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Esther & Cyril Hersh Carol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Frances & Paul Hellen Leonard Levy, In Honour: Corinne Engel; Ellen J. Reichbaum Isaac Morgulis, In Honour: Frances & Paul Hellen Rabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Caroline Ingvaldsen Michael Rotsztain, In Honour: Rosalie (Ookie) Sussman Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Wendy & Elliott Eisen Norma & George Steiner, In Honour: Frances & Paul Hellen

Israel Study Fund

Dalia Alalouf, In Appreciation: Caroline Ingvaldsen Sandra & Gordon Atlin, In Honour: Sheila & David Freeman Debra Bennett, In Honour: Ellen Levine Meryl Cole, In Memory: Mike Kerdman, Arlene Roth Jeffrey Denaburg, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow Family Happy Iscove, In Appreciation: Stefanie Hill & Greg Mahon and Family Gloria & Norman Jacobs, In Appreciation: Marilyn Hahn Terrye Kuper, In Honour: Nancy Ruth Rosalyn Locketz, In Memory: Allison & Lorne Wolinsky Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz, In Appreciation: Jacki & Walter Seaton Alfred Rudin, In Memory: Wendy & Peter Saucier Vallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: Michelle Katz & Larry Blumenthal and Family

Jacob’s Tower Fund

Bernard Herman, In Memory: Marilyn Shesko & David Hertzman David Hertzman, In Honour: Florence Hertzman Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Wendy & Elliott Eisen; Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz; Brenda & Fred Saunders; Helen & Edward Sheffman; Laura HellenZunder; Mira Zunder; Rachel Zunder Eleanor Leibel, In Memory: Marilyn Shesko & David Hertzman Rabbi Sharon Sobel, In Honour: Jill Hertzman

General Donation: The Charney Family Foundation Debra Bennett, In Honour: Ruthe Schipper Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Pnina Margolese Kassy Clodman, In Memory: Gail & Gary Goodman; HBT Sisterhood; Sheila & Bob Smolkin Pamela Halpern, In Honour: Ruthe Schipper Michael Hart, In Memory: Gail & Gary Goodman; Etienne & Aubrey Kaplan Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood, In Honour: Olivia D’Souza; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Mary Seldon Caroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Ruthe Schipper Marie Knaul, In Honour: HBT Sisterhood Daniel Krangle, In Memory: Daisy & Sydney Jacobs Ellen Levine, In Honour: Ruthe Schipper Vivienne Manny, In Memory: Thelma Dubinsky Marion Moses, In Memory: Etienne & Aubrey Kaplan Alberto Quiroz, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow Family Mari Lynn Rusak, In Appreciation: Elana Fehler Eleanor & Lawrence Wittlin, Mazal Tov: Myrna Freedman

Library Book Fund

Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, In Appreciation: Sheila & Fred Levitt Pamela Halpern, In Honour: Zoe Klein Frances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Ike Morgulis Caroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Zoe Klein Hank Rosen, In Honour: Helen Mosoff Esther Siegel, In Memory: Jean & Lewis Applebaum and Family Ruth Verbeeten, In Memory: Marilyn Hochman Goldie Wolpin, In Memory: Ethel & Harold Freeman

Dow & Fredzia Marmur Program for Educational Excellence

Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Sandy & Gordon Atlin Cynthia Good, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwan Enid Harris, In Memory: Sybil & Jack Geller Joseph Hodes, In Honour: Barbara Thal Hodes & Robert Hodes Terrye Kuper, In Honour: Sybil & Jack Geller; Julie & Michael Noorden Peter Loebel, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow Rabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur, In Honour: Linda Wolfe

Rabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur, In Appreciation: Stefanie Hill & Greg Mahon and Family Rabbi Sharon Sobel, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow Esther & Dr. Marvin Tile, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow Ruth Verbeeten, In Memory: Madelaine Epstein

Musical Heritage Fund

Naomi Bell, In Honour: Elaine & Dr. Harvey Socol Debra Bennett, In Honour: Pamela Halpern Gillian Bookman, In Honour: Gloria Gordon Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Sheila Bacher; Dr. Mildred Eisenberg; Helena & David Fine; John Freund & Family; Sybil & Jack Geller; HBT Temple Singers; Bambi Katz and Family; Linda & Abraham Neufeld; Mari Lynn Rusak; Saundra & Henry Sherman; Bernice & Walter Soles Meryl Cole, In Memory: Joy & Charles Cohen; Mary & Henry Seldon Kassy Clodman, In Memory: Mary & Henry Seldon Louis Dennis, Yahrzeit: June Dennis and Family Susanne & Dr. Stuart Egier, In Honour: Paula Kirsh Birdie Fisher, Yahrzeit: Barbara Himel and Family Roy Fisher, Yahrzeit: Barbara Himel and Family Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Mary & Henry Seldon Evelyn Gold, In Memory: HBT Temple Singers; Sheila & Bob Smolkin Pamela Halpern, In Honour: Jan & Keith Allin; Carla Baudot; Matilda Bigio; HBT Temple Singers; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Ellen Levine; Sharon Miller; Shelley Miller; Lewis Molot; Eva Ormut; Joanne Roher; Razelle Roebuck & David MacCoy; Barb Weisfeld Michael Hart, In Memory: Linda & Abraham Neufeld; Sandi & Andy Shafer Frances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Susan & Murray Lieberman Bernard Herman, In Memory: Alan Wintraub, Phyllis Wintraub Holy Blossom Temple Singers, In Appreciation: Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family Caroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Jan & Keith Allin; Carla Baudot; Matilda Bigio; Pamela Halpern; HBT Temple Singers; Ellen Levine; Sharon Miller; Shelley Miller; Lewis Molot; Eva Ormut; Joanne Roher; Barb Weisfeld Walter Kerkkamp, In Memory: HBT Singers; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart Carol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Paula Kirsh Ellen Levine, In Honour: Pamela Halpern Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Tanny & Charles Kadin Ruth Rashkis, In Memory: Jeanette & Harvey Grosman Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow Family

Sandra Schafer, In Honour: Harriette Laing Lillian Sokalsky, In Memory: Gloria Gordon Judith Wilansky, In Honour: HBT Temple Singers

Musical Legacy Fund

Naomi Bell, In Honour: Mary & Henry Seldon Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Liz & Reuben Bromstein Marta & Sydney Collins, In Honour: Mary & Henry Seldon Pamela Halpern, In Honour: Debra Bennett; Corinne Berinstein; Caroline Ingvaldsen Caroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Debra Bennett; Corinne Berinstein Carol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Tema & Irwin Title Ellen Levine, In Honour: Debra Bennett Rosalyn Locketz, In Memory: Mary & Henry Seldon Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Chuck Greenberg

Out of the Cold Fund

General Donation: HBT Stagecraft; Melamed Pesach Seder Sandra & Gordon Atlin, In Honour: Harriet Wolman Harry Armel, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman Naomi Bell, In Honour: Bambi Katz and Family Debra Bennett, In Honour: Zoe Klein David Ber, In Honour: Carolyn & Stuart Berger Leo Berman, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and Family Oliver Blatt, Mazal Tov: Sharon Neiss & Gordon Arbess Phyllis Blidner, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson Mildred Bullas, In Memory: Myrna Sandler Lou Caylor, In Memory: Maxine & Michael Finkelstein Dr. Ron Charach, In Appreciation: HBT Brotherhood Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Terrye & Jack Kuper Ike Cohen, In Honour: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck Litman; Maxine Henry Jean Conn, In Honour: Sylvia & Harvey Naftolin Noah Davis, Mazal Tov: Sharon Neiss & Gordon Arbess Sue & Louis Devor, In Honour: Mia & David Louis Ruth Firestone, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green; Rosemary & Gary Tile Harry Freeman, In Memory: Roslyn Avery Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Janice & Larry Babins; Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen; Bambi Katz and Family; Bernice & Yitz Penciner Mortimer Goodman, In Memory: Annalee & Brian Schnurr and Family Michael Hart, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green; Ann & Gary Posen Esther Hersh, In Honour: Bernice Goren and Family

Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Sandy & Gordon Atlin Ethel Koranyi, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and Family Nicholas Koranyi, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and Family Laurenne Kredentser, In Honour: Debra Muchnik & Neil Kredentser Terrye Kuper, In Honour: Esther & Marvin Tile Carol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Sue & Louis Devor Fern Lebo & Alan Brudner, In Honour: Nancy-Gay & Maxwell Rotstein Rosalyn Locketz; In Memory: Susan & Joseph Young and Family Peter Loebel, In Honour: Morty Eisen & Lesley Hornik Joyce Lokash, In Memory: Susanne & Dr. Stuart Egier Diane & Peter Mandell, In Honour: Sue & Louis Devor Shoshana Mirel & Devin Welch, In Honour: Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson Marion Moses, In Memory: Linda & Abraham Neufeld Phyllis & Gil Nefsky, In Honour: Nancy-Gay & Maxwell Rotstein Jeannette Nestel, In Memory: Sue & Louis Devor Jim Newman, In Honour: Joy & Herbert Wolfson Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz, In Appreciation: Risa Mintz & Gary Himel and Family Howard Roger, In Honour: HBT Brotherhood Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Ann & Gary Posen Pearl Surdin, In Memory: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck Litman Goldie Wolpin, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green Kenneth Wyman, Yahrzeit: Katrina Wyman; Michael Wyman

Harry & Cecile Pearl Youth Award Endownment Fund

Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Joyce & Fred Zemans Jean Godfrey, In Memory: Joyce & Fred Zemans Frances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Joyce & Fred Zemans Daniel Krangle, In Memory: Joyce & Fred Zemans

Plaut Manor Fund

Peter Loebel, In Honour: Jan Hughes & Bernard Friedman Daniel Krangle, In Memory: Ellen Karabanow Glenda Mindlin, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwan

Prayer Book Fund

Meryl Cole, In Memory: Brenda & Fred Saunders Fern Daiter, In Honour: Howard S. Black Frances & Paul Hellen: Janis Hughes & Bernard Friedman Bernard Herman, In Memory: Brenda & Fred Saunders Rose Patchen, Yahrzeit: Marilyn Hahn

Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Brenda & Fred Saunders

Project Tikvah

General Donation: Nonni Akler; Ricki Gallen Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Gail & Barry Silver Michael Hart, In Memory: Gail & Barry Silver and Family Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Mark Jordan; Gail & Barry Silver Clara Pollock, Yahrzeit: Dr. Sheila Pollock Ruth & Morris Silver, In Honour: Gail & Barry Silver and Family

Rabbi’s Discretionary Funds

Rabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: B’nei Mitzvah Class 2011; Elinor Borsook; Jacqueline & Arthur Caplan; Allison Colt & Brahm Hauer; Cathi & John Freedman; The GordonChow Family; Pam Halpern; Florence Hertzman; HBT Sisterhood; Elizabeth Johnson & Leslie Rose; Tanny & Charles Kadin; Myra Krangle and Family; + Levokovic Family; Eleanor Steinberg and Family; Marlene & Robert Zeldin Rabbi John Moscowitz: Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Lyle H. Stanway Rabbi John Moscowitz: Dr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Joan Palter Lee; Lyle H. Stanway Rabbi John Moscowitz: Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Arlene Roth Rabbi John Moscowitz: Bruce Young, In Honour: Bonnie & Neil Blonder Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Pearl & Mark Berens; The Canadian Church’s Forum for Global Ministries; Claire Goodman; The Gordon- Chow Family; Suzanne Heft; Hoppe & Tepperman Families; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Happy Iscove; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Ellen Levine; Family of Joyce Lokash; Carole J. Paul; Karen & Robert Willinsky Rabbi Yael Splansky: Marcia Hebscher, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom Markowitz Rabbi Yael Splansky: Ellen Levine, In Honour: Caroline Ingvaldsen; Zoe Klein Rabbi Yael Splansky: Edna Lester, In Memory: Arlene Roth Rabbi Karen Thomashow, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow Family; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Elizabeth Johnson & Leslie Rose; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Harriette Laing; Marcy & John Lillard; Diana & Norman Shiffman Rabbi Karen Thomashow: Debra Bennett, In Honour: Caroline Ingvaldsen Rabbi Karen Thomashow: Michael Hart, In Memory: Arlene Roth Rabbi Karen Thomashow: Sam Hebscher, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom Markowitz

Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, In Appreciation: The Cyna Family; The Jean Godfrey Family; The GordonChow Family; HBT Sisterhood; The Rashkis Family Rabbi Edward Goldfarb: Vivienne Manny, In Memory: Ellen Karabanow Rabbi Edward Goldfarb: David Morgulis, Yahrzeit: Ike Morgulis Rabbi Edward Goldfarb: Diana Morgulis, Yahrzeit: Ike Morgulis Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Phyllis Benjamin and Family; Elinor Borsook; Cathi & John Freedman; The Gordon-Chow Family; Florence Hertzman; HBT Temple Singers; Tanny & Charles Kadin; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Myra Krangle; Rhoda Lewis and Family; Shelley Miller; Marla Powers; Sima & Joe Rosen; Eleanor Steinberg and Family; Marlene & Robert Zeldin Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Dr. Ian J. Akiyama, In Appreciation: Ben Powers; Marla Powers; Zeesy Powers Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow Family Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Meryl Cole, In Memory: Jan & Robert Simonsky Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Pamela Halpern, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow Family Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Caroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow Family Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Leonard Levy, In Honour: Tanny & Charles Kadin Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Ethel Hebscher, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom Markowitz Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Jacob Markowitz, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom Markowitz Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Henrietta Vine, In Memory: Marie Knaul Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Richard Vrooman, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow Family Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Vallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow Family Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Judith Wilansky, In Honour: The Gordon- Chow Family Cantor Benjamin Z. & Hope Maissner, Mazal Tov: Razelle Roebuck & David MacCoy Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Pearl & Mark Berens; Allison Colt & Brahm Hauer; The Jean Godfrey Family; Stefanie Hill & Greg Mahon and Family; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Happy Iscove; Diana & Norman Shiffman; Karen & Robert Willinsky

Nancy Ruth Educational Fund

Kassy Clodman, In Memory: Nancy Ruth Sybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Nancy Ruth Evelyn Gold, In Memory: Nancy Ruth

Holy Blossom Temple

Bernard Herman, In Memory: Nancy Ruth Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Nancy Ruth

Olsberg Rutsatz Fund

Frances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Karen Koller & Andy Vazur

Lorraine Sandler Tribute Endowment Fund

Caroline Erlich, In Appreciation: Anonymous Bluma Feintuch, In Appreciation: Caroline & Danny Mandell Pam Hamovitch, In Appreciation: Caroline & Danny Mandell; Kita Bet Class Holy Blossom Temple Preschool Staff, In Appreciation: HBT Preschool Children Ellen Horwitz, In Appreciation: Anonymous Rhonda & Paul Krandel and Family, In Honour: Lorraine Sandler and Family Debbi Snider, In Appreciation: Anonymous Debbie Spiegel, In Appreciation: Caroline Ingvaldsen Sharon Stein, In Appreciation: Caroline & Danny Mandell

Shacharit Breakfast Fund

Inge Angermann, In Memory: Channah & Perry Cohen Gloria Awerbuck, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and Family Mendel Awerbuck, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and Family Elsie Berger, In Memory: Floyd & Barbara Stern; Grandchildren; Great Grandchildren Herman Berger, In Memory: Floyd & Barbara Stern; Grandchildren; Great Grandchildren Judy Burstein, Yahrzeit: Dr. David Burstein and Family Miriam Cohen, Yahrzeit: Sue & Louis Devor Sylvia Cohen, Yahrzeit: Channah & Perry Cohen Sidney Coopman, Yahrzeit: Joy & Barry Gales Chaim Drujan, Yahrzeit: Judy Druyan Martha Drujan, Yahrzeit: Judy Druyan Lorne Dunkelman, Yahrzeit: Thelma Dunkelman Dr. David Eisen, Yahrzeit: Joy & Herb Wolfson Yetta Fishbein, Yahrzeit: Rina & Saul Fishbein Alex Flomen, Yahrzeit: Mona & Robert Sherkin Freund Holocaust Victims, In Memory: Nora & John Freund Fanny Galfund, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and Family Paul Galfund, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and Family

Leah Gold, Yahrzeit: Esther & Marvin Tile Beverley Gurza, Yahrzeit: Terrye Kuper Michael Hart, In Memory: Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family Dr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Ida & Ronald Tugg Charles Heller, Yahrzeit: Frances & Philip Shapiro Bernard Herman, In Memory: Wendy Eisen; Carole Zucker Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Florence Hertzman and Family Sam Hoppe, In Memory: Bonnie & Sheldon Hoppe and Family, Mary Hoppe Ann Ichelson, Yahrzeit: Marla Powers Ely Ichelson, Yahrzeit: Marla Powers Bianca Israeli, Yahrzeit: Leora MacDonald and Family Jack Israeli, Yahrzeit: Leora MacDonald and Family Meyer Jacobs, Yahrzeit: Daisy & Sydney Jacobs Sol Jacobs, Yahrzeit: Daisy & Sydney Jacobs Harold Kamin, In Memory: Jill Kamin Sala Kampelmacher, Yahrzeit: Judy Druyan Wolf Kampelmacher, Yahrzeit: Judy Druyan Jack Kirzner, Yahrzeit: Edith Kirzner and Family Irene Klein, Yahrzeit: Veronica Mandel Herman Knaul, Yahrzeit: Marie Knaul Felicia Knaul, Yahrzeit: Marie Knaul Sigmund Knaul, Yahrzeit: Marie Knaul Rose Langer, Yahrzeit: Sheila & Melvyn Rubinoff Laszlo Lantos, Yahrzeit: Agnes Lantos; Robert Lantos Ashley Lerman & Evan Dalgorf, In Honour: Barbara & Shawn Dalgorf Alex Mandel, Yahrzeit: Veronica Mandel Isadore Margolese, Yahrzeit: Pnina Margolese David Redner, In Memory: Debbie Redner & Benjamin Applebaum and Family Pauline Rosen, In Memory: Ruth & Carl Rosen Shilly Rosen, In Memory: Laz Rosen Shilly Rosen, Yahrzeit: Avra Rosen; Laz Rosen Anna Rosenbaum, Yahrzeit: Pnina Margolese Harry Rubenstein, Yahrzeit: Eileen & David Berger Ida Ruderman, Yarzheit: Marlene & Robert Ruderman Clement Rudman, Yahrzeit: Matilda Bigio Dr. Henry Sager, Yahrzeit: Adele Sager and Family Ella Schaefer Sax, Yahrzeit: Julia & Michael Sax

Can Ser, In Honour: Teresa & Alberto Quiroz and Family Aaron Sinaisky, Yahrzeit: Sydney Sennet and Family Louis Stein, Yahrzeit: Lily Stein Shirley Steinberg, Yahrzeit: Ellen & Alan Levine Rachel Stern, Yahrzeit: Martin Stern and Family George Weisfeld, Yahrzeit: Hope Maissner & Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner

Shiva Leaders

Shiva Leaders, In Appreciation: Claire Goodman; Myra Krangle and Family

Singer Smith Youth Award Fund

Michael Rotsztain, In Honour: Alexis Singer & Brian Nichols

Stagecraft Fund

Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow Susanne & Dr. Stuart Egier, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow; Barbara & Paul Soren Mortimer Goodman, In Memory: Ellen Karabanow Paul Kent, In Memory: Ellen Karabanow

Al & Dora Track

Ida Goldberg, In Honour: Barbara Track; Norman Track; Susan Track

Donna Uster Memorial Fund

Donna Uster, In Memory: Janet & Tom Alderman; Claudia & Rick Chad; Bonnie Croll & Robert Henry; Diana & Marvin Goodman; Phyllis & Gary Gould; Missy Gould & Ryan Jawitz; Milly & Harvey Kirsh; Lorraine & Sonny Langer; Marcie & Gary Mansfield; Blanche & Joel Panet; Phillip Rubinoff and Family; David Shapiro; Gary Shapiro; Francesca & Harold Spring; Sandra & Jimmy Srebrolow; Shindle Ulrich and Family; Faith & Howard Weinberg

Gordon and Linda Wolfe Family Youth Award Endowment Fund

Eden Gelgoot, In Honour: Linda Wolfe Amanda Wolfe, In Honour: Linda Wolfe Jake Wolfe, In Honour: Linda Wolfe Linda Wolfe, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow Samantha Wolfe, In Honour: Linda Wolfe

Leonard Wolfe Memorial Fund

Youth Awards Fund

Dalia Alalouf, In Appreciation: Pamela Halpern Debra Bennett, In Honour: Corinne Berinstein Esther Charney, In Memory: Sara Clodman Kassy Clodman, In Memory: Francine & Kevin Arnold and Family; Edith Kirzner; Myrna Ross; Debbie & Randy Spiegel Confirmation Class 2011, In Honour: Sandra Dawe & Lloyd Hoffer and Family; Cathi & John Freedman and Family; Sybil & Jack Geller; Jane & Robert Herman; Ronna Rubin & Philip Smith and Family; Deborah Zemans & Daryl Gelgoot Oscar Crawford Ritchie, Mazal Tov: Judy & Carl Ritchie Jeffrey Denaburg, In Appreciation: Bambi Katz & Al Freireich Eden Gelgoot, Mazal Tov: Deborah Zemans & Daryl Gelgoot Jonathan Gordon-Chow, Mazal Tov: Helena & David Fine Pamela Halpern, In Honour: Edith Kirzner Michael Hart, In Memory: Miriam & Marvin Dryer; The Gordon-Chow Family Michael Herman, In Memory: Debbie & Randy Spiegel Happy Iscove, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow Family Karen Kollins, In Appreciation: HBT Religious School Dori Levine, In Appreciation: Anthony Goodman Ellen Levine, In Honour: Corinne Berinstein Elana Paice Lidsky, In Appreciation: HBT Religious School Rosalyn Locketz, In Memory: Debbie & Randy Spiegel Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Max Valentine Faye Mintz, In Memory: Sara Clodman Rabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Max Valentine Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Max Valentine Sheila Smolkin, In Appreciation: Edith Kirzner Deborah Spiegel, In Appreciation: Sara Clodman; The Gordon-Chow Family; Pamela Halpern; Rhonda Rovan & Howard Rosenberg and Family Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Max Valentine Paige Tuchner, Mazal Tov: Janet & Norman Shiner Vallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: Hartley Waldman and Family

Harry Eckler, In Memory: Honey Wolfe

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416.789.3291 â&#x20AC;˘ www.holyblossom.org Bulletin â&#x20AC;˘ September 2011

Life at Holy Blossom Weekly on Mondays

Sept. 12 . . . . . Ongoing Mondays @ the Temple 10:00 am

Weekly on Tuesdays

Oct. 25 . . . . . . Ongoing Yiddish Novel, Rabbi Edward Goldfarb

11:00 am

Sept. 12 . . . . . Mincha/Maariv Service Leaders Workshop 7:30 pm

Oct. 25 . . . . . . Rabbi Eric Yoffie 8:00 pm

Weekly on Wednesdays

Sept. 14-Oct. 26 . HBT: You’re a Member, Now What? 7:30 pm

Oct. 26 . . . . . . Ongoing Advanced Hebrew Grammar, Rabbi Edward

Goldfarb 11:00 am

Weekly on Wednesdays

Sept. 14 . . . . . Ongoing Sisterhood Torah Study, Rabbi Edward

Goldfarb 9:30 am

Oct. 29 . . . . . Siddur Pichei Kodesh Launch 10:30 am Oct. 30 . . . . . Leadership Development Institute 10:30 am

Weekly on Shabbat

Sept. 17 . . . . . Ongoing Torah Study, Rabbi John Moscowitz 9:00 am Sept. 18 . . . . . Brotherhood Breakfast Club (AGM) 10:00 am Sept. 20-Oct. 11 . Joshua Then and Now, Rabbi Michael Stroh 10:30 am Sept. 22 . . . . . Book Talk, The Anatomy of Israel’s Survival, Hirsh

Goodman 7:30 pm Sept. 24 . . . . . Selichot, “What I Believe”, Rabbis Moscowitz,

Landsberg, Dolgin, at Temple Emanu-El 9:00 pm Sept. 24; Oct. 22; Nov. 26; Nov. 13

Brotherhood Breakfast Club 8:00 am Sept 24; Oct 22; Nov 26; Dec 17; Jan 21

Women’s Rosh Hodesh Beit Midrash after Kiddush Sept. 25 . . . . . Sunday Book Club, Sharon Singer 10:30 am

Oct. 31 . . . . . Plaut Humanitarian Award to Dr . Mary Jo Leddy

8:00 pm Nov. 1 . . . . . . Holocaust Education Week Opening Night, 7:30 pm

The Eichmann Trial – Dr . Deborah Lipstadt Nov. 2, 16, 30 . . Films of the Jewish Diaspora, Dr . Gillian Helfield,

7:30 pm Nov. 5; Dec 3, Jan 7; Dec 6

Learner’s Minyan, Rabbi Edward Goldfarb 8:00 pm Nov. 7-21 . . . . Study as Worship, Rabbi Yael Splansky 7:30 pm Nov. 9, 23, Dec. 7 Three Iranian Women, Dr . Rivanne Sandler 7:30 pm Nov. 10 . . . . . Yossi Klein Halevi 8:00 pm Nov. 11-13 . . . . Scholar in Residence Weekend, Rabbi Steven Leder

3 day event

Oct. 14-16 . . . . Sisterhood Retreat, Rabbi Karen Thomashow 2 day

event

Nov. 13 . . . . . Brotherhood Breakfast Club 8:00 am

Weekly on Tuesdays

Oct 16 . . . . . . Brotherhood Breakfast Club 8:00 am Weekly on Tuesdays

Oct. 18-Nov 22

Book Club, Cynthia Good 9:30 am

Nov. 17 . . . . . Benny Morris 8:00 pm Weekly on Tuesdays

Nov. 29-Dec. 6 . . Festive and Reflective Psalms, Rabbi Karen

Thomashow 7:30 pm Dec. 1 . . . . . . The Future of the West 9/11 Ten Years On, Mark Steyn

Oct 22 and Nov 26 to the Dec 17 and Jan 28

Shabbat Meditation, Michelle Katz Weekly on Sundays

Rabbis Moscowitz, Frydman-Kohl, Steinmetz . 8pm

Dec. 17; Jan. 28 . Shabbat Meditation, Michelle Katz 10:15 am

Oct. 23 . . . . . . Ongoing Temple Singers, Cantor Maissner 10:00 am

8:00 pm

Dec. 6 . . . . . . Judaism Across the Spectrum: A panel discussion,

Worship Daily Services

Mon. to Fri. at 7.30 a.m. Mon. to Thur. at 6 p.m. Sun. at 9 a.m.

Tot Shabbat:

Shacharit Mincha Shacharit

Sept 16, 6 p.m. Oct 21, 5.30 p.m. Nov 4, 6.p.m. Nov 18, 5.30 p.m.

Pot Luck Picnic following Service (Service & Craft) (Service & Pot luck dinner) (Service & Craft)

Kabbalat Shabbat Services Shabbat Morning Service Family Shabbat Service

Shabbat Fusion: October 28, November 25 Shacharit on Monday, September 5 and on Monday, October 10 will be at 9 am

Shabbat Services

Fri. at 6 p.m. Sat. at 10.30 a.m. Sat. at 10.30 a.m.

1950 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5P 3K9

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