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Chai Lights Editors Donna Felgar Secretary Allan Seltzer Marc Magnan Francie Steen Ritual Victor Weizmann Social Programming Elena Felgar BETH TIKVAH SYNAGOGUE BETH TIKVAH c h a i l i g h t s HIGH HOLIDAYS 5776 SEPT 2015 SYNAGOGUE YOM TOV AT BETH TIKVAH – DATES & TIMES Saturday, September 5 Selichot 8:00 pm Wednesday, September 23 Yom Kippur Afternoon Discussion led by Rabbi Siegel 3:45 pm Sunday, September 13 Erev Rosh Hashanah6:30 pm The topic is: Monday, September 14 1st Day Rosh Hashanah Can The Jewish People Exist Without Israel? 9:00 am Monday, September 14 Tashlich 5:30 pm Wednesday, September 23 Mincha 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 15 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Neilah 6:45 pm 9:00 am Shofar 7:45 pm Sunday, September 20 Kever Avot 11:00 am Monday, September 28 1st Day Sukkot 9:30 am (Cemetery Visitation/Memorial Service at Tuesday, September 29 2nd Day Sukkot 9:30 am Beth Tikvah Cemetery) Monday, October 5 Shemini Atzeret, Yizkor 9:30 am Tuesday, September 22 Kol Nidre 6:30 pm Monday, October 5 Erev Simchat Torah 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 23 Yom Kippur 9:00 am Tuesday, October 6 Simchat Torah 9:30 am FROM OUR RABBI Howard Siegel osh Hashanah brings with it new expectations, hopes and and us. Each year brings great moments of happiness, all too Rdreams for the coming year. A Jew is never satisfied with often circumscribed by disappointment, loss, and frustration. who he/she is, always striving to be better. Each year we recite Still, we persevere, we continue on. This new year will be no the same liturgy of hope and prayer for our family, our people, exception. Poet & storyteller, Danny Siegel, has a High Holiday prayer for all of us: May you be as Henrietta Szold, May you be as Herzl and Ben Yehuda, And may our family be together Raising and building, Stung and raving with visions As Sholom Aleichem and his children, That your People For the sake of Israel Passing on our stories to each other Need not suffer And the Jews. With a radiance of joy The loneliness of pain. And a laugh of love. “L’shana Tova Tikoteivu v’Tei’cha’tei’mu”-May we all be inscribed and sealed for a year of happiness, health and peace. – Rabbi Howard Siegel & Ellen Lefkowitz Join us on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah for a special dialogue with Rabbi Howard Siegel and Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan: “THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC: WHY JEWS ARE ABANDONING GOD” Beth Tikvah is featured in the United Synagogue Arts Engagement Calendar of 2015-2016 The Beth Tikvah picture features our beautiful outdoor Menorah that was built in memory of Leo Steinhardt, a lifelong Beth Tikvah member. (Photo by Sid Bild) If you would like to order a copy please go to: http://www.uscj.org/Aboutus/Publications/Calendar.aspx PLEASE NOTE… WHEN A DEATH OCCURS… Call the synagogue office at 604-271-6262. In respect of Shabbat and on Holy Days, kindly refrain from using After business hours contact Rabbi Siegel at 778-323-6455 or cellular phones, cameras, or any other electronic equipment, Francie Steen at 604-272-7871. On Shabbat or Yom Tov contact applauding, or chewing gum in the synagogue. Francie. 2 BETH TIKVAH CONGREGATION HOFIT’S CORNER Hofit Indyk Back to School n many ways, the month of September marks the start of But the Torah believes strongly in continued learning, and the Isomething new. In just a few weeks’ time, we’ll be celebrating start of the formal school year presents an opportunity for Rosh Hashana, the start of the Jewish New Year. As summer adults to refocus and resume a level of study, as well. winds down and we enjoy the last few weeks at the beach or lake, we also prepare to welcome autumn and the start of a Which is why Beth Tivkah is excited to be offering a range of new season. educational programs over the coming months, including: Philosopher’s Café, News & Views, Cooking Class Series, September also signals an academic renewal – the beginning Swimming in the Sea of Talmud, Learning to read Hebrew of a new school year. School buses will soon start flooding our in 30 minutes program, the Faces of Israel Shabbat Dinner streets, families will make the annual pilgrimage to Staples, Series, and more! and kids will be shuttled back and forth between extra- curricular activities. These classes and programs, some of which will be led by our own Rabbi Siegel and other subject matter experts, are a chance For me, this was always a time of year filled with a mixture of to keep a child’s inquisitiveness inside all of us alive. It’s an excitement and trepidation: seeing old friends and meeting opportunity to see old friends and make new ones, be given a new ones; starting off with a clean slate, while looking at the fresh start, and resume a lifelong pursuit of knowledge. daunting amount of work for the coming year; the opportunity for personal growth, along with an assessment of the challenges So remember that this September, just as Rosh Hashana allows that lay ahead. to rejuvenate our souls, so, too, should the start of another school year enable us to reinvigorate our minds. However, the start of the school year should not just be about the children of our community. It should also be a chance for For more information about educational programming offered adults to expand their horizons. Without the benefit of a formal by Beth Tikvah, please check our weekly e-newsletter or visit framework, it’s all too easy for us to get caught up in work, our website at www.btikvah.ca routines and other obligations. Education, unfortunately, is something that often falls by the wayside. Beth Tikvah Program Guide coming year. It will be available at our Open House and BBQ Be sure to pick up a copy of our new Program Guide for the on September 6, and also during the High Holidays. THE JEWISH FOOD BANK is looking for strong men or women who are able to help us unload and load our food supplies twice a month on Thursday mornings. The times would be either 7:00am-8:00am or 11:00am-11:30am. If you are able to come please email Shelley Ail at [email protected]. Thank you. BETH TIKVAH CONGREGATION 3 OFFICE NEWS & VIEWS Francie Steen atch for it! It’s coming, it’s new, it’s exciting, and it House we will feature various programming offered in the fall, Wwill make its debut at our Open House! Of course I’m such as Israeli dancing, cooking workshop for kids, educational speaking about our new Program Guide for the fall of 2015. programming and much more! Make sure to pick one up at our Open House or alternatively at services for Rosh Hashanah. I don’t want to spoil your surprise, Of course we know that Rosh Hashanah follows Selichot. It is but I’m sure you’ll love everything you read in it!! a time for forgiveness, renewal, unburdened consciences, fresh starts, repentance – whether you find these in prayer or through What a wonderful summer this has been…the weather has self-reflection – there is something cathartic about making a been spectacular, lots of wonderful events in our city, people conscious decision to look inside yourself and try to make coming into Beth Tikvah to visit, time to do a little catch up at amends. This journey of forgiveness, repentance and renewal work. It’s hard to believe I’m working on this edition for Rosh is something that every person can benefit from. Don’t just go Hashanah. In the next few weeks Beth Tikvah will open its through the motions this holiday. Rosh Hashanah can signify doors to welcome back its family and celebrate the Chagim. something meaningful to you and your family. Stop and take I look forward to seeing each and every one of you! the time to think about the purpose of the holiday. We all want to lead successful, fulfilled, happy lives, and we want our Before you know it, Selichot will be here and it will be the children to achieve this as well. Part of attaining this involves beginning of all the Chagim. I hope you mark your calendar the ability to self-evaluate from time to time. In essence, this skill and come to service on Saturday, September 5th, at 8:00 pm. of self-evaluation is what Rosh Hashanah allows us to develop. Come For “An Evening Of Smiles, Laughter, Reflection, And Contemplation”. Havdalah will follow and then the critically- To all those celebrating Rosh Hashanah – family, friends, acclaimed Coen Brothers film. Of course the next day is our readers – a healthy, prosperous 5776. May you be inscribed BBQ and Open House starting at 11:00 am. During the Open and sealed in the Book of Life. PROJECT ISAIAH On Rosh Hashanah, please remember to pick up a bag to Food does not need to be Kosher as long as there are no be filled with groceries for the Jewish Food Bank. The meat or shellfish ingredients. Kosher food is also needed Jewish Food Bank relies on your generosity to help fulfill for those families that have Kosher homes. the needs of so many Jewish families in our community. TICKETS FOR HIGH HOLIDAY SEATS Tickets for the High Holidays have now been mailed out. If As we are entering a new year, you must contact Francie or you do not receive your tickets by the beginning of next Inna in the Beth Tikvah office (604-271-6262) to arrange for week, perhaps you overlooked making arrangements to payments to be charged to your credit card even if this has renew your membership dues.
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