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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 8:00 pm Wednesday, September 23 Afternoon Discussion led by Siegel 3:45 pm Sunday, September 13 Erev Rosh Hashanah6:30 pm The topic is: Monday, September 14 1st Day 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 7:45 pm

Sunday, September 20 Kever Avot 11:00 am Monday, September 28 1st Day 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 6:30 pm Monday, October 5 Erev 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)

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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 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 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 , 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.

BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 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 , renewal, unburdened consciences, fresh starts, – 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. Please contact the office as been the practice in the past. soon as possible in order to have your membership up to date and your tickets sent out.

4 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION NEW TO BETH TIKVAH’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hi! My name is MARC MAGNAN and I’m happy to be a part I look forward to applying some of my handyman experience of the Beth Tikvah board as Co-Chair of the House. I have been where I can in helping to maintain Beth Tikvah for all our a member of Beth Tikvah since 2004 shortly after moving valued Members. here from Edmonton. LOIS POWELL has recently joined the Beth Tikvah Board. My professional background is in Information Technology. Lois and her husband, Michael, live with their daughters With 2 young daughters, I keep quite busy but when time Rachel and Jamie in Steveston. Lois is an elementary teacher permits, I love to experiment with organinc fruit and vegetable at Pythagoras Academy in Richmond. She is looking forward growing, household renovations and riding my motorcycle to working with Linda Stein and Isha L’Isha. on the northshore mountain trails.

MEMBERSHIP by Deborah Freedman

ith the High Holidays quickly upon us you couldn’t ask for a My 15 year old son makes a fantastic matzo ball to be added to Wbetter time to reflect on the importance of Beth Tikvah to his Dad’s best soup ever recipe! We prepare the house as we have your family life cycle events. There are the obvious milestones an influx of people for dinner and of course we remind ourselves that we reach out to the community, our Rabbi and our friends that we are Jewish. We do attend services, admittedly not all of for: the birth of a child, the bar/bat , the wedding, and of them, but we are there for what we can commit to. Does it take course end of life planning with funerals. effort? You bet, and I know we all make those efforts and choices.

Beth Tikvah can have a place in your home as much or as little as Now more than ever Beth Tikvah needs bums in the chairs. We you choose. Recently there was an ask by Rabbi Siegel to join him need you and your kids both young and old to take a place in our and the congregation on Friday nights to ensure there is a minyan community, a place at our table! For those whose kids grew up at for those saying Kaddish. For myself I personally chose to step up. the shul and now are on their own, invite them back to Beth While we may not always get to the synagogue on Rabbi Siegel Tikvah. Remind them that they can come to our services for as time, we are there for Kaddish. It is 45 minutes out of my/our much or a little as they want. Invite your friends who don’t have week and frankly it now marks the beginning of a shift from my that connection to a synagogue or a community. We have some- work life to my family life. Shabbat Dinner is likely very simple, thing very special and unique. It’s eight minutes door to door for but we take the time to reflect on our core values. Honestly some- us, how long is that journey for you and your family? times we/I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life and forget that I am not defined by my job, my role as a Mom or a friend. No Chag Sameach matter what happens I am a Jew. How I choose to be a Jew is of course all about choices. The great news is Beth Tikvah reminds For information about Beth Tikvah High Holiday tickets, please me of where I came from and frankly why I am who I am. contact Francie Steen at 604-271-6262.

At our home holidays are times for family and dear friends. We For membership enquiries, please contact Melanie Kierszenblat cook together, eat together and laugh at one another a whole lot. at 604-274-9455.

BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 5 B’NEI MITZVAH SOLOMON AARON BILD DAVIN SCHUBERT Son of Son of Sidney and Dena Bild Jeremy and Cindy Schubert October 10, 2015 October 12, 2015 Parashat Bereshit Parashat Noah

Solly is a Grade 7 student at Ken Davin is starting grade 8 at Caryl Middle School in Littleton, Secondary School in Langley. In Colorado. He recently left Richmond school, Davin has always excelled Jewish Day School after 9 wonderful years. He is a funny, in advanced Math and Science. He is interested in becoming sensitive and caring individual who wins people over with an electrician. Davin is involved in many team sports including his sense of humour and impish charm. Solly loves to play baseball, basketball and ball hockey. In his spare time, he also floor hockey, basketball and video games such as Minecraft, enjoys board games, Magic trading cards, learning to cook and as well as FaceTime with his friends back home. hanging out with friends. Davin has proudly spent a lot of time this summer on his projects. A kind-hearted, funny and positive young man, Davin is very excited about his upcoming Bar Mitzvah!

Shabbat Candle Lighting Havdallah

Friday, Sept. 4 7:31 pm Friday, Nov. 6 4:25 pm Saturday, Sept. 5 8:26 pm Saturday, Nov. 7 5:32 pm Friday, Sept. 11 7:16 pm Friday, Nov. 13 4:15 pm Saturday, Sept.12 8:11 pm Saturday, Nov. 14 5:23 pm Friday, Sept. 18 7:01 pm Friday, Nov. 20 4:07 pm Saturday, Sept.19 7:55 pm Saturday, Nov. 21 5:16 pm Friday, Sept. 25 6:46 pm Friday, Nov. 27 4:01 pm Saturday, Sept.26 7:40 pm Saturday, Nov. 28 5:12 pm

Friday, Oct. 2 6:31 pm Saturday, Oct. 3 7:34 pm Friday, Oct. 9 6:17 pm Saturday, Oct. 10 7:20 pm Friday, Oct. 16 6:02 pm Saturday, Oct. 17 7:06 pm Friday, Oct. 23 5:49 pm Saturday, Oct. 24 6:53 pm Friday, Oct. 30 5:37 pm Saturday, Oct. 31 6:42 pm Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat. Praised are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe whose mitzvot add holiness to our lives and who gave us the mitzvah to kindle Shabbat light.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!…Can you spare 30 minutes once a month? If you could manage to attend one Tuesday a month it would Please call the office, 604-271-6262, to let us know which be greatly appreciated so that those saying Kaddish would Tuesday you will be able to attend each month. Service begins be assured of being able to. sharply at 7:30 am. Breakfast follows the service.

6 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 7 ISHA L ISHA ISHA L’ISHA - WOMAN TO WOMAN Linda Steiner

WOMAN TO WOMAN

Isha L’Isha –Woman to Woman: Linda Stein, Coordinator; Lois Powell, Board Representative

hile most of us have been enjoying this beautiful weather CANDLE-MAKING AND DINNER with professional chandler Wwith little thought to the year ahead, an enthusiastic Monica Mueller. This event was so enjoyed by the women who group met at the home of Lois Powell at the end of June over attended last year that we have decided to invite Monica back coffee, really great cookies and schmoozing, to brainstorm for for a second year. In conjunction with our party, we are also the upcoming year. At the same time as updating each other once again sponsoring a candle-making workshop with on what’s new with you, in less than two hours we also effort- Monica for our Hebrew School earlier in the day. lessly managed to collate some really good ideas, look at what worked and what didn’t for our women and the community Also, don’t forget to support the BETH TIKVAH GIFT SHOP for and throw together concrete ideas and dates for the upcom- all your Judaica needs, from special gifts for the upcoming ing schedule. The power of group effort never ceases to amaze High Holidays to your weekly Shabbat candles. The gift shop me!! is open during office hours and arrangements can be made through Vicki Northy, our talented and dedicated gift shop So here goes…till December anyway… organizer, to access the gift shop after hours if necessary. For starters, we will kick off the year with our DRESS FOR Remember, besides being a convenient service for our SUCCESS CAMPAIGN from Friday October 9th to 21st. Please community having an in-house gift shop, the monies raised drop off clean and gently used or new interview appropriate go right back in to programming at Beth Tikvah! Your purchase clothing and accessories at Beth Tikvah during these dates. will be a gift that will certainly keep on giving to your friends, Dress for Success is an organization that helps low income our community and the community-at-large. women enter the workforce and improve their careers and lifestyle for themselves and their families. Caryl Kochen is We are always looking for new ideas and people to spearhead once more spearheading this most worthwhile tzedakah projects, so please don’t hesitate to contact Linda Stein, outreach program. [email protected] or Lois Powell, [email protected] if you are that special person. Save the date Tuesday November 17th for our ANNUAL ISHA L’ISHA CHANUKAH PARTY. Shana Tova U’metukah to you all! Wishing everyone a peaceful, healthy and prosperous New Year!

L’Chaim – to your health

Beth Tikvah has a wonderful tradition of offering some schnapps for a l’chaim after services on Shabbat. We are in need of donations of either a bottle of Rye Whiskey or Scotch. Please feel free to bring a bottle in to the office (no we won’t drink it!) and we will put it away for the Shabbatot!! Many thanks.

8 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION JUDAICA GIFT SHOP NEWS Come to the Gift Shop for your Rosh Hashanah items Rosh Hoshanah is just around the corner and the gift shop has everything you might want to help celebrate the new year. We have a nice selection of New Year’s cards as well as apple and honey plates and .

Don't forget the gift shop when you need to give a present or send a card. The gift shop has a great assortment of sterling silver jewelry: Stars of David, Hamsahs and Chais and some fun multi- coloured Star of David necklaces. We also have a lot of children’s items such as plush torahs and Shabbat sets, wooden Shabbat sets, Noah’s arks, adorable bibs and tooth holder’s for the tooth fairy. THE SHOP IS OPEN MONDAY TO THURSDAY FROM 9 TO 4:30 AND FRIDAYS FROM 9 TO 3. Contact Vicki at 604-272-1582 if you need to make special arrangements outside of normal hours.

DID YOU KNOW BETH TIKVAH HAS A GARDEN? e have planted a Beth Tikvah garden by the playground Numerows for the plant materials and Kelly Morgan for his Woutside, with the help of Lorin Morgan and David help in construction. If anyone would like to help water the Numerow. So far, we have planted many vegetables and garden, contribute plants, or once a month come by and pull herbs; and most of the watering and upkeep has been done weeds it would be much appreciated. Hopefully by the end by Stacey Kettlemen. A big thank you as well to Dvora and of the summer we will have a blooming beautiful garden for Harvey Mendelzys for the watering equipment, and the the whole community to enjoy.

BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 9 This project is sponsored by Isha L’Isha your suits Women’s Group their survival Dress for Success provides interview-appropriate suite to low-income women seeking employment We need your help! Please donate clothing that you would feel comfortable wearing on an interview your- self. We request that all donations be in excel- lent condition and ready for use. All donations need to be laundered, ironed, dry cleaned, pressed and on hangers, since the storage space is limited and the well-groomed look of garments must be maintained.

Don’t have any appropriate clothes to donate? Monetary contributions are also needed. All contributions are tax deductible and a receipt will be provided. sorry, we do (Please note that What we accept… not accept… we are particularly Skirts & Pant Suits, in need of clothing Undergarments, size 12 and up. Blouses, Scarves, Bags, Used Cosmetics, Unused Pantyhose Used Pantyhose, Men’s Clothing, Non interview- appropriate clothing

DRESS FOR SUCCESS® www.dressforsuccess.org Please drop off your clothing donations to Beth tikvah during office hours from Friday October 9th to Wednesday October 21st. Items should not be older than 3 years old, and should be clean & suitable for the business world. Please bring items on hangers.

10 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION MAZEL TOV TO OUR MEMBERS

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Ellen Lefkowitz Leah Jackson Jorge Hartmann Shirley Knopp Tyla Meyer Cynthia Abah Miles Alperstein Max Mintzberg Debbie Nider Laurie Harel Gary Nitikman Pamela Peel Michele Tedford Elaine Nixon Cindy Rozen Alex Jackson Tom Satanove Myrna Siegenberg Ralph Aknin Rick Waldman Robin Gelfer Nanci Cohen Jeff Rothberg Robert Parker Ben Baker Debbie Kafka Jean Bortnick Gloria Zimerman Bev Cooper Shayla Feldstein Brian Cohen Hannah Frankel Ian Felgar Colin Plotkin David Ail Effie Brook David Tarnow Judi Majewski Donna Felgar Elana Berger Tamar Cohen Tami Belfer Linda Shane Ann Kramer Melinda Newman Adam Osten NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Yoram Halevy Carla Waldman Ron Rozen Tamar N. Cohen Janis Ross Estelle Bleet Linda Malchy Robert Bridson Marc Magnan Taly Osten Jeanine Slater Alan Marchant Marci Hammer Judy Slutsky Harold Braverman Helena Obadia Doreen Globman Melanie Kierszenblat Mark David Dan Majewski Rabbi Joseph Saltoun Victor Weizmann Ella Levit Marilyn Ehrlich Michael Poullos Danny Zack Abe Lank Bev Imerman Harvey Mendelzys Michele Caplan Anne Hazon Larry Moscovitz Lisa Altow Gabriel Deutsch Robert Moutal Daria Moss OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Issy Steen Vicki Northy Beatrice Deutsch Andrew Altow Albert Abah Ros Fielding

SEPTEMBER Murray & Leslie Landa OCTOBER Kevin Krygier & Jeanna Joe & Beth Gubbay ANNIVERSARIES Issy & Francie Steen ANNIVERSARIES Gavsie Jeff & Iowna Wachtel Alexandre & Alessandra Yoram & Anat Halevy David & Deborah Larry & Donna Moscovitz Michael & Lori Yelizarov Judkowicz Sam & Pearl Cohen Freedman Andrew & Lisa Altow Harvey & Dvora Mendelzys Arne & Deborah Jerry & Estelle Bleet NOVEMBER Glenn & Deborah Davis George & Michele Tedford Silverman Jeremy & Cindy Schubert ANNIVERSARIES Trevor & Dawn Hurwitz Michael & Melanie Boris & Janine Chenkis Allan Seltzer & Mindy Sam & Janine Krikler Kierszenblat Mal & Lolita Cofman Zimmering Alex & Helena Obadia

NEW…BETH TIKVAH KIDDUSH FUND…NEW Our Board of Directors has created a new fund for Beth Tikvah…THE KIDDUSH FUND! The purpose is to enable people to donate as much as they would like into the fund, without having to fund the entire $250 each time. The minimum donation for the Kiddush Fund is $36. NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

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12 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION ROSH HASHANAH – YOM KIPPUR - TESHUVA

eshuva literally means “return” and is the word used to instant measured against later pain. Who is it you wish to Tdescribe the concept of repentance in . Only by be and in what way has your distorted your soul? What atoning for our can we restore balance to our relation- do you wish to leave behind? ship with God and with our fellow human beings. (Ariela Pelaia) At this time of year Jews are encouraged to look back on what they have done and what they have left undone. Teshuva is an attempt to rectify our wrongs and reorient our Reminded by the prayers and ceremonies of our mortality lives. We apologize and seek to make amends. Understanding we refocus on legacy, for sin is usually the gain of an the hurt we have caused grants us insight into our selves. instant measured against later pain. Who is it you wish to The older we grow the more apparent the patterns that we be and in what way has your sin distorted your soul? What repeat in variations throughout the years. Difficult as it is to do you wish to leave behind? change, Judaism teaches that the ability to change is at the root of repentance. Real teshuva is aspirational. It is guided less by who we have been than by who we might be. Sin slights both our Creator Teshuva is not an instant rebirth. It is a gradual growth, a and those who care for us. Seek to undo the damage you commitment to improve. have done; apologize, make amends, resolve. Return and be received in love. Each moment, each day and year we At this time of year Jews are encouraged to look back on have this chance. God offers it to us. God offers it to you. what they have done and what they have left undone. Right now. May it be a year of goodness and growth, health Reminded by the prayers and ceremonies of our mortality and joy. we refocus on legacy, for sin is usually the gain of an (RabbiWolpe)

WHY ? By Tina Wasserman

pples and honey: For Ash kenazic Jews, these words are of the forest, so is my beloved Aan inseparable pairing. We dip a slice of apple in honey [Israel] amongst the maidens to express our hopes for a sweet and fruitful year. [nations] of the world.” In medieval times, apples Why were apples and honey chosen for this custom? were considered so special that It’s not because of what Adam and Eve did in eating from the individuals would use a sharp utensil or their nails to hand- Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden; the Bible never carve their personal hopes and prayers into the apple skins identifies the forbidden fruit. More likely, apples were before they were eaten. And the , a 13th-century selected because in ancient times they became a symbol of Jewish mystical text, states that beauty - represented by the Jewish people in relationship to God. In Song of Songs, God - “diffuses itself in the world as an apple.” we read, “As the apple is rare and unique among the trees

BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 13 SUKKOT

ukkot is a seven day harvest holiday that arrives during us with commandments, and commanded us to dwell in Sthe Hebrew month of Tishrei. It starts four days after the .” If it is raining then the commandment to eat Yom Kippur and is followed by Shmini Atzeret and Simchat in the sukkah is postponed until the weather is more Torah. Sukkot is also known as the Festival of Booths and accommodating. the Feast of Tabernacles. Since Sukkot celebrates the harvest in the land of Israel, The Origin of Sukkot another custom on Sukkot involves waving the lulav and Sukkot hearkens back to times in ancient Israel when Jews etrog. Together the lulav and etrog represent the Four would build huts near the edges of their fields during the Species. The etrog is a kind of citron (related to a lemon), while harvest season. One of these dwellings was called a “sukkah” the lulav is made of three myrtle twigs (hadassim), two and “sukkot” is the plural form of this Hebrew word. These willow twigs (aravot) and a palm frond (lulav). Because the dwellings not only provided shade but allowed the workers palm frond is the largest of these plants, the myrtle and to maximize the amount of time they spent in the fields, willow are wrapped around it. During Sukkot, the lulav and harvesting their food more quickly as a result. etrog are waved together while reciting special blessings. They are waved in each of the four directions - sometimes six if Sukkot is also related to the way the Jewish people lived while “up” and “down” are included in the ritual - representing wandering in the desert for 40 years (Leviticus 23:42-43). God's dominion over Creation. As they moved from one place to another they built tents or booths, called sukkot, that gave them temporary shelter The lulav and etrog are also part of the synagogue service. in the desert. On each morning of Sukkot people will carry the lulav and etrog around the sanctuary while reciting prayers. On the Hence, the sukkot (booths) that Jews build during the holiday seventh day of Sukkot, called Hoshana Rabba, the Torah is of Sukkot are reminders both of srael's agricultural history removed from the Ark and congregants march around the and of the Israelite exodus from Egypt. synagogue seven times while holding the lulav and etrog. The eighth and last day of Sukkot is known as Shmeni Few people live in the sukkah today but it is popular to eat Atzeret. On this day a prayer for rain is recited, demonstrating at least one meal in it. At the beginning of the meal a spe- how the are in tune with the seasons of Israel, cial blessing is recited, which goes: “Blessed are you, which begins on this day. Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has sanctified

TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF A DEAR ONE…If you wish to honour the memory of a dear one, a most fitting, traditional and dignified remembrance is through a Yahrzeit Plaque and Light. Each Yahrzeit Plaque, bearing the name and yahrzeit date, is mounted on the bronze tablet in the Foyer. It is lit on the Shabbat of the week of the yahrzeit and on the four festivals during the year when Yizkor is recited. Call Francie, 604-271-6262 to order a plaque.

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BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 15 16 BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION YAHRZEITS Light candles the night before

27 Henry Lehrer 16 Uri Schweber 6 Esther Dyck 28 Edward Cohen 16 Errol Tregor 6 Bob Feldstein SEPTEMBER 28 Israel Deutsch 17 David Powell 6 Rowena Soronow 1 Benjamin Waldman 28 Minnie Kirshenblatt 18 Freda Corrin 7 Esther Brener 2 Alice Goldman 28 Sam Milavsky 18 Samuel Donner 8 Sandra Nider 2 Frances Kucharsky 29 Abraham Freedman 18 Max Grad 9 Nathan Hurwitz 3 Bernard Lasarow 29 Rita Rickles 18 Lewis Paisner 9 Charles Newman 3 Rita Milavsky 30 Ira Hyman 19 Rene Imerman 10 Irwin Epstein 5 Samuel Toker 20 Harry Feldstein 10 David Freedman 5 Eva Zbar OCTOBER 20 Val Lithwick 10 Yosef Levertov 7 Ken Epstein 2 Tobias Cohen 20 Jack Milavsky 10 Rae Moss 8 Celia Brandes 2 Charles Davis 20 Hyman Rose 12 Vladimir Levit 8 Vera Pasto 2 Irving Levitt 20 Isaac Schweber 14 Enid Waldman 9 Murray Barrett 2 Israel Moscovitch 21 Fanny Perles 14 Joseph Yasin 10 Norman Kucharsky 2 Maurice Smith 21 Fay Zumar 15 Mona Sandomirsky 11 Elsbeth Kaufmann 3 Samuel Globman 23 Joseph Simon 15 Paul Slutsky 13 Harry Baker 4 Eva Grusd 24 Anna Pollack 17 Maurice Lever 13 Maurice Jarvis 4 Philip Levine 25 Barrie Cooper 17 Frances Petersky 14 Herman Hartmann 5 Edith Gelmon 25 Harold Davis 17 Isaac Rosenberg 18 Diane Aceman 5 Sharon Haas 25 Peter Wolfson 18 Sarah Nider 19 Hannah Hope 6 Esther Krygier 26 Anne Cooper 19 Harry Lash 20 Jack Garfinkel 7 Noah Yelizarov 26 Jack Sorin 20 Sylvia Donner 21 Rose Baker 9 Hymie Wies 26 Zdenek Vizer 20 Agnes Tebin 21 Booba Harowitz 10 Reuben David 27 Belle Moss 21 Mildred Weinstein 21 Laura Mendelzys 10 Henry Gelfer 28 Benjamin Baker 22 Mel Shaw 21 Belle Winbaum 10 Issy Kramer 28 Kay Nixon 23 Rhoda Cohen 21 John Zack 11 Ezra Kolet 28 Anne Philipp 23 Lou Lefohn 22 George Salinger 11 Abram Slezas 29 Elizabeth Krell 23 Arthur Sorokin 23 Rose Chinkis 12 Lena Flax 31 Jack Krauss 23 Max Teitlebaum 23 Brina Cohen 12 Diane Levey 24 Shlomo Friedberg 23 Jean Cohen 12 Lloyd Minovitch NOVEMBER 24 Harry Wachtel 23 Samuel Goldhirsh-Schwartz 12 Helen Waldman 1 Nathan Cohen 25 Leo Elias 23 Malka Sandomirsky 12 Chaim Zbar 1 Edna Rothpan 27 Davena Field 24 Yehuda Ben-Moshe 13 Gwen Levinson 2 Leopold Levey 27 Claire Olson 24 Albert Koffman 13 Sam Young 2 James Rosenstock 27 Nealy Ritter 24 Geoff Treger 14 Leonard Mushkat 3 Clara Kanee 28 Rachel Gechman 24 Miriam Weinstein 15 Anita Levine 4 Edna Fieber 28 Harry Northy 25 Avinoam Ben-Ron 15 John Zolkivski 5 Maguy Benichou 28 Alia Weizmann 26 Lou Seltzer 16 Lillian Elias 5 Abe Goldstein 29 Alma Rothberg 27 Ralph Field 16 Joseph Rittberg 5 David Jackson 30 Lynne Coe 27 Joseph Kettleman 16 Eugene Schwartz 5 Maurice Schwartz 30 Carole Gaynor

BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 17 In Support of One Another…

BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUND BERGER/MUSHKAT FAMILY YOUTH CAMP SOLOMON SCHECHTER BORIS Linda Steiner SCHOLARSHIP FUND COHEN MEMORIAL FUND Wishing you a speedy recovery Rickie Minuk & Family Michael & Marilyn Krygier & Family In memory of your father In memory of your daughter, Sondra Abe Lank & grandfather, Issy Shuster Tamar Cohen & Michael Gal In memory of your brother, Morris Sid & Michelle Nomi Summers Barbara Cutler Reva Henriques Enjoy your retirement. Wishing In memory of your mother, Muriel Turner Mazel Tov on your special Birthday you many happy days ahead. Marshall & Marilyn Berger Tamar Cohen & Michael Gal Jorge Hartmann Wishing you a speedy recovery Aron Gutman & Family Hyman Gutman & Family In memory of your mother, In memory of your wife, mother, Aron Gutman grandmother & great grandmother, grandmother & great grandmother, In memory of your mother, Myra Myra Myra Ryan Berger, Tova Wolinsky & Family Tamar Cohen Hyman Gutman Marshall & Marilyn Berger In memory of your wife, Myra ETTIE LEHRER WISS MEMORIAL Cindy Schubert, Alisa Levenstein & LIBRARY FUND Cindy Schubert Families Karyn Schimer-Gold & Family In memory of your father, Max In memory of your father & In memory of your father & grandfather, Max grandfather, Benjamin Peter & Debbie Kafka Marshall & Marilyn Berger Danny & Valerie Zack Mazel Tov on the birth of your grand- daughter, Leora Elizabeth Hyman Gutman & Family GENE SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL FUND In memory of your wife, mother, Becky Soronow & Family Larry & Tyla Meyer grandmother & great grandmother, In memory of your mother & Mazel Tov on the birth of your Grandson Myra grandmother, Betty Ryan Berger, Tova Wolinsky & Families Ralph Bigio & Dana Schwartz BETH TIKVAH KIDDUSH FUND NOAH YELIZAROV MEMORIAL FUND The Turner Family Peter & Debbie Kafka Michael & Lori Yelizarov In memory of your mother, Mazel Tov on the birth of your new Mazel Tov on your 60th Birthdays. May grandmother & great grandmother, granddaughter, Leora Elizabeth you continue to celebrate many more Muriel Sid & Michelle healthy, happy simchas. Ruth Freedman & Mark Freedman Sylvia Polsky Larry & Tyla Meyer Mazel Tov on the birth of your second Howard & Trudy Harowitz Grandson Mazel Tov on Aaron & Helen’s wedding Sid & Michelle Michael & Lori Yelizarov

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Jorge & Sarina Hartmann Claire Hammer & Family Barbara Cutler & Family Mazel Tov on your upcoming first In memory of your mother, In memory of your mother, Grandchild grandmother & great grandmother, grandmother & great grandmother, Michael & Lori Yelizarov Mary. May her memory be for a Muriel Blessing. Harvey & Dvora Mendelzys Jorge Hartmann Harold & Carol Braverman Morley Cofman Wishing you a speedy recovery The Nep Family Charlie & Claire Hammer Michael & Lori Yelizarov Lorna Donner & Family Kevin Jampole & Family Mark & Andi Babins Michael & Marilyn Krygier & Family In memory of your step-father, Mazel Tov on your upcoming first In memory of your daughter, Sondra Morris Lank Grandchild Ruth Singer & Stan Goldman Charlie & Claire Hammer Michael & Lori Yelizarov Saul & Sandy Youssiem Gabriel & Beatrice Deutsch Serge Hammer Jeff & Linda Rothberg Kevin, Jeanna, Avi & Hana Mazel Tov on your Birthday Mazel Tov on your 35th Anniversary Charlie & Claire Hammer Michael & Lori Yelizarov David Coblin & Family In memory of your daughter, Sondra Gerri Ostry & Family Richie & Faye Elias Saul & Sandy Youssiem In memory of your mother, Mazel Tov on your 40th Anniversary Abe & Doreen Grossman grandmother & great grandmother, Michael & Lori Yelizarov Rick & Judy Waldman Muriel Morley Cofman Bev Rossoff & Family BUILDING FUND Charlie & Claire Hammer Donna Felgar Anne Alperstein & Family Sam & Agi Weizman So sorry to hear of your Father’s passing. The Krygier & Coblin Families Barbara Halperin I remember him fondly & Marc had In memory of your daughter, Sondra Larry & Wendy Kahn & Family many good memories with him. Our Dick Goldberg and mother, Helen thoughts are with you. Lena Slater Adam & Taly Osten & Family Perry Ehrlich & Family Happy 90th Birthday – with good In memory of your brother & uncle, wishes David & Melinda Newman Howard Sheila Lazarus Mazel Tov on the new Dr. Bram Newman Phillip & Sherry Levinson Bev Rossoff & Family Michael Favel & Family Victor & Barbara Dirnfeld & Family In memory of your Brother Lee & Sheri Cordova In memory of your son, Sam Les & Anita Rudolph & Family Mazel Tov on your 50th Anniversary Phillip & Sherry Levinson Shayla & Family Howard & Trudy Harowitz Mazel Tov on Aaron & Helen’s wedding Sean, Audrey, Olivia & Karly

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Aron Gutman & Family Cindy Schubert, Alisa Levenstein & Peter & Debbie Kafka In memory of your mother, Families - continued Mazel Tov on the birth of your new grandmother & great grandmother, Shayla Feldstein granddaughter, Leora Elizabeth Myra Ben, Heather & Robbie Baker Hannah Frankel Ruth Singer & Stan Goldman Jeff & Linda Rothberg Rick & Judy Waldman & Family Hyman Gutman & Family Issy & Francie Harvey & Dvora Mendelzys In memory of your wife, mother, Jack & Dalia Hannah Frankel grandmother & great grandmother, Charlie & Claire Jeff & Linda Rothberg Myra Issy & Francie Steen Sally Posternack Aaron & Megan Kafka Donna Felgar Stewart & Nanci Cohen Mazel Tov on the birth of your Hannah Frankel daughter, Leora Elizabeth Cindy Schubert, Alisa Levenstein & Jack Wizenberg & Dalia Olund The Gutman Family Families Our heartfelt sympathy on the loss of In memory of your father & your dear wife, mother, grandmother grandfather, Max & great grandmother, Myra. Our love Susy Siegel & thoughts are with you. Jeff & Linda Rothberg Mark, Gerri, Dana, Dan, David, Rachel, Stewart & Lynn Levitt Noah & Gabriel London Donna Felgar

BRIDGE NIGHT AT BETH TIKVAH MONDAY NIGHTS THURSDAY NIGHTS Monday night is when Beth Tikvah runs its premier bridge Thursday night is when Beth Tikvah runs its casual duplicate game. This is an ACBL sanctioned duplicate bridge game, bridge game. This is not a sanctioned bridge game, there is no with masterpoints awarded, entry fee $8. Our director is Bryan official director, no masterpoints are awarded, entry fee $2. Maksymetz, who has helped represent Canada in international tournaments, and is currently coach of Canada’s Junior Bridge Both games start at 7pm. More information about bridge games Team. If you want to brush up on your bridge skills before play- at Beth Tikvah can be found at: ing in this game, please contact Larry Meyer at 604- 271-8692. www.bethtikvahbridge.wordpress.com If enough people are interested, Bryan will be happy to offer bridge lessons.

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 12 3456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August 2015, has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years. The Chinese call it ‘SILVER POCKETS FULL’.

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BULLETIN SCHEDULE Please submit all information before deadlines below SUBMISSIONS EDITION DISTRIBUTION November 12 Chanukah November 23 February 29 Purim March 15 March 24 Pesach April 7 June 7 Summer June 20

We would like to remind our members and guests to be mindful during our Shabbat Services of: • fragrances (many people are allergic to them) • turning off ALL cell phones, pagers, and any other electrical devices • as we would like to celebrate Shabbat as a community we ask that you wait to have the Kiddush and Hamotze recited before partaking of the Kiddush luncheon • always wearing a kippah and tallit when participating in our Shabbat service • no applauding during Shabbat services This helps us in our aim to make Shabbat a pleasant and memorable experience for all.

DRIVERS WANTED Do you want to do a mitzvah…We have some elderly congregants who would love to come to services but can no longer drive. If you would like to offer rides occasionally, please call the office and let us know. Many thanks!

BETHTIKVAHCONGREGATION 23 WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS MAZEL TOV

Myrna Siegenberg Dan and Barbara Cohen Peter & Debbie Kafka, on the birth of their granddaughter, Leora Elizabeth REFUAH SHLEMAH (GET WELL) Larry & Tyla Meyer, on the birth of their Grandson Linda Steiner Jorge Hartmann

OUR CONDOLENCES Abe Lank, in memory of his brother, Morris Lank Aron Gutman, in memory of his mother, Myra Barbara Cutler, in memory of her mother, Muriel Turner Cindy Schubert, in memory of her father, Max Levenstein Hyman Gutman, in memory of his wife, Myra

DONATION OPPORTUNITIES AT BETH TIKVAH There are a number of ways for you to acknowledge important milestones in your family life in our synagogue. We encourage you to share in your celebrations and your sorrows with a recognition opportunity. It can be as simple as a birthday wish, a new job, new home, your child’s forthcoming marriage or the loss of a loved one. Please call the Beth Tikvah office (604.271.6262) for a full list of sponsorships

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Beth Tikvah Congregation is to cultivate Conservative Judaism and enrich the Jewish identity, unity, continuity and heritage of our supportive and caring community through , meaningful worship, acts of loving kindness, support for Israel and celebration of Shabbat, Jewish Holy Days, Simchas and life cycle ceremonies.

BETH TIKVAH CONGREGATION 9711 Geal Road, Richmond, BC V7E 1R4 Office: (604) 271-6262 • Fax: (604) 271-6270 • email: [email protected] • www.btikvah.ca HOURS: Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 4:30pm; Friday: 9:00am – 3:00pm; SUMMER HOURS: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 3:00pm Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Hebrew School Mark David Membership Melanie Kierszenblat Past President Jeff Rothberg Youth Taly Osten Constitution Miles Alperstein Vice President Finance Adult Education Robert Urist Isha L’Isha Lois Powell Vice President Programming Ryan Berger Tikkun Olam David Numerow Treasurer Alan Marchant House Harvey Mendelzys Chai Lights Editors Donna Felgar Secretary Allan Seltzer Marc Magnan Francie Steen Ritual Victor Weizmann Social Programming Elena Felgar

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