Shanah Tovah... May we all be sealed in the book of life!

NARAYEVER NEWS SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 NARAYEVER NEWS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, Our tradition teaches us that tzedakah, righteousness through giving to others, is a religious obligation. Through tzedakah we help others, but such acts can also fill our own lives with a sense of meaning and purpose. The Narayever has a very strong commitment to tzedakah, something we can all be proud of. Members give throughout the year to our many funds and also give generously of their time. jjjj ROSH HASHANAH APPEAL On Monday, October 3 we will be asking for contributions to support the Rosh Hashanah Appeal. Your donations will help the shul remain affordable for people in the community regardless of their circumstances. In addition, all synagogues face the same reality; increasing costs can only be met by the congregation's awareness of the need to make donations towards the shul's operations. This past year your donations to the Rosh Hashanah appeal helped fund a number of important shul projects including a Scholar-in-Residence program. Rabbi Jonathan Crane, our visiting scholar, drew on scriptural and rabbinic sources while discussing the concept of human dignity. Together we looked at contemporary questions and issues such as assisted death and welcoming refugees. The appeal also funded our new Tefillah (prayer) Coach and Coordinator project which will continue this year. The Narayever has a very strong commitment to using lay service leaders. Through the Tefillah project which guides existing service leaders and recruits new ones, our leaders have developed their davening skills and we have excellent new volunteers. Our Tefillah Coach helped the service leaders adapt to our new Lev Shalem siddur. It's been a pleasure for me to see old and new service leaders daven with confidence and play important roles on the bimah. Thank you to Rabbi Julia Appel who launched the first part of the program. Welcome to Rabbi Emma Gottlieb, our new Tefillah Coach and Coordinator. Many of you will know Rabbi Emma as she ably served as interim Youth and Family Engagement Coordinator in the Spring. Please see the report from our Fundraising Committee for more information about how else the appeal helps the shul. jjjj If we are not for ourselves, who will be for us? YOM KIPPUR APPEAL and POVERTY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY On Kol Nidre, October 11, we will be holding our annual drive for funds to help meet the needs of the less fortunate, both in Israel and in Toronto. Your donations to the Yom Kippur appeal help many organizations do excellent and important work.

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In my last President's Message I talked about the UJA report documenting increases in poverty in the Jewish community. Kehilla is an important organization that seeks to address poverty and has received funding from the Yom Kippur appeal. Since 1982 Kehilla has spearheaded a number of affordable housing initiatives. Your donations help support their Rental Assistance Program, aiding people in more than eighty households to live more affordably. Holocaust survivors and clients of Jewish Family and Child are among the beneficiaries. The findings from a program evaluation indicate that because of rental assistance, all recipients were better able to buy clothing and kosher and healthy food. Most reported an improvement in their levels of stress and a greater sense of belonging with the Jewish community. Rabbi Elkin serves on the Rabbinical Committee of Sukkahville, a design competition to re-imagine the traditional Sukkah. This year’s Sukkahville is on Sept. 22. Yasher koach to Nancy Singer a shul member who is the Executive Director of Kehilla, and current shul board members David Barkin, who serves on the boards of three Kehillah buildings, and Lorne Cappe, who was on the Kehillah board, helping with Sukkahville. The report from our Social Action Committee gives more details about the Yom Kippur appeal. If we are only for ourselves, what are we?

HIGH HOLY DAYS As I write this report, staff and volunteers are very busy processing membership renewals and High Holy Day ticket orders. Lay leaders and ushers are being lined up. Under the leadership of Rabbi Elkin and Rabbi Weiss, they help make our services so beautiful and meaningful. L’Shanah Tovah! I hope this will be a year of good health and well-being for everyone. Liz Bohnen, President, Narayever Board of Governors [email protected]

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Dear Friends,

In his new book, Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself, Rabbi Donniel Hartman notes that based on the most often quoted passages in monotheistic scriptures, it might seem surprising that religion could be anything other than an ennobling force in human life. These passages from our Torah and prophets, from the New Testament, and from the Koran, point to a God who aspires to create kind, gentle, and compassionate people who feel and express concern for all of God's creatures, particularly the most vulnerable.

But as we all know, it doesn't always work out that way. As Rabbi Hartman writes, “the failure of religion to produce individuals and societies that champion the values advocated in them is both puzzling and deeply unsettling. Even more troubling is that often religious faith itself is the catalyst that emboldens individuals and governments to murder, maim, harm, and control others in the service of 'their' God.” While believers are not necessarily worse than non-believers, the fact that a life with God does not seem consistently to make people better, is a failure of religion on its own terms.”

We are entering the time of year when the gap between what our religion teaches us and how we actually live our lives is most conspicuous. Most of us do not murder or maim in the name of our religion, but we are often ethically and spiritually lazy, and do not hold ourselves up to the highest standard that we know, both from Scripture and from our kishkes, we should aim for. The problem isn't new; the ancient prophets of Israel railed against their countrymen for their moral and religious failures, and for their hypocrisy. The rabbis of old constructed an edifice of ritual and action around the theme of repentance, particularly focused at this time of year, because they knew we would fail, and that we needed to be woken up to do teshuvah and become better people.

Whether you are a regular participant in shul life throughout the year, or the High Holy Day services are your main or only point of connection, or whether you are somewhere in between, I hope that you will see these days as an opportunity to challenge yourself to do an honest self-audit on where you've been and where you'd like to go in your life morally, ethically, and spiritually – as an individual, as a member of a family, a community, a society and as a human being.

As Rabbi Hartman points out, no religion, including ours, automatically makes us better. This empirical fact can lead us to cynicism about religion, or it can lead us to action. My hope is that in addition to relishing the wonderfully community-building and family-affirming aspects of the High Holy Days, we will each challenge ourselves to see these days as an opportunity to stretch ourselves to become better.

Wishing Shanah Tovah to the entire Narayever community, Rabbi Ed Elkin [email protected]

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HIGH HOLIDAYS Rosh Hashanah this year begins Sunday evening, October 2, and Yom Kippur begins Tuesday evening, October 11. Once again, we will have services in two locations: at the shul, led by Rabbi Ed Elkin, and in the Dave & Bea Silverstein Gymnasium at the Miles Nadal JCC, led by Rabbi David Weiss. Michael Rumack will be leading services at the shul when Rabbi Elkin is at the JCC. Services at the shul are for members-only; those at the MNjcc are open to the public. At the MNJcc we have extensive alternative programming for children, youth, and adults, including supervised spaces for children on both evenings of Yom Kippur. If you'd like to learn more, please visit the shul’s website at www.narayever.ca. We are also looking for people to help with the High Holy Days. Whatever your skills, we encourage you to volunteer. Below are some areas where we need lots of people, all are welcome.

Davening and Leyning Ushering Can you lead a service, or part of one, or read an Are you good at helping people get where they need aliyah of Torah or the haftorah? Great! We're always to go? Then consider signing up for a one hour shift as pleased to hear both new and familiar voices from the an usher. You will stand at the door to the sanctuary bimah. and help people find seats, washrooms or page Kathryn Polson Ferguson is coordinating davening numbers, and answer any questions that may come and leyning at the MNjcc, and Rabbi Elkin is organizing up. Added bonus: if you sign up at the MNjcc, we'll tell this at the shul. They'd love to hear from you. Our you the secret of how to locate seats at just the right Bimah at the MNjcc is wheelchair accessible. If you temperature. contact Kathryn or the Rabbi regarding participating, hhhh please wait for confirmation from them. They may ask Page number flipping you to do a run through before they give you the final If you were at the MNjcc or the shul the last few years, go-ahead. you'll have noticed the excellent new page number hhhh sign introduced by our Accessibility Committee. We Youth Programming and Family Services need people to flip the numbers and keep the The Narayever's youth programming—from congregation on track. You could be the one who is babysitting and family services through to teen keeping everyone literally on the same page. events—is very important to us. And we are thrilled to consistently have strong leadership and terrific e volunteer ested in any of the abov volunteers, both among the youth and their adult If you’re inter or contact the shul 416.927.0546 helpers. If you would like to be involved, please let us roles, please ay or the High Holy D know. [email protected] w Year with a mitzvah! Coordinator – start the Ne

Roz Train High Holiday Coordinator [email protected]

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MEAL NARAYEVER’S FOOD DRIVE

Most of us have the luxury of fasting by MATCHING choice on Yom Kippur. But not If you have room at your table for everyone knows what it's like to have food in guests, or if you need a place to go for the cupboard and fridge every day. Rosh Hashanah or breaking the fast Please help out by picking up an empty bag after Yom Kippur, please get in touch at the shul or at the MNjcc on Rosh with Alexa Sulzenko at 416.408.5564 Hashanah and returning it to either venue full of non-perishable food items on Erev or [email protected] Yom Kippur.

Volunteers Needed at the MNjcc to Help Set-up the Gym for Services h The day before Rosh Hashanah and the day before Yom Kippur we need lots of hands on deck. There are well over 800 seats in the MNjcc gym, and each one needs a book holder placed over the back and machzorim and other materials placed on the seat. As well, there are signs to be put up around the building and there are Torahs to be transported. If you can spare an hour or two during the day for some light manual labour, we’d love to have you. jj If you can help, please email Marsha at the office [email protected].

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SELIHOT Saturday, September 24, 9:30 pm hhh Join us for an exploration of one of the main themes of the Yamim Noraim: forgiveness. hhh As the preparatory month of Elul draws to a close, our reflection on the themes of the High Holy Days intensifies, culminating in the recitation of special nightly selihot (penitential prayers). hhh Join Rabbi Elkin and Rabbi Julia Appel for the discussion and service, which will conclude, in accordance with tradition, about midnight.

Rabbi Elkin's Pre-Rosh Hashanah Shiur HAYOM HARAT OLAM: CREATION AS A ROSH HASHANAH THEME Saturday October 1, after Kiddush

Every time we blow the shofar during musaf of Rosh Hashanah, we proclaim Hayom Harat Olam, “today the world is born” -- usually understood as referring to the idea that Rosh Hashanah is the anniversary of the Creation of the world. The world's birthday has long been a popular theme for children's programming around the holiday, as kids love birthdays, and the heavier themes of repentance and judgement are often difficult to teach. But in what sense can the anniversary of Creation also be seen as an important theme for adults seeking to deepen their experience of the holiday? How can scientifically literate Jews get past the hurdle of a tradition which proposes the number 5,777 as the number of years since God created the universe? In what ways can the Jewish narrative of Creation, and liturgy about creation, inform our own spiritual connection to the earth in the coming year? Join Rabbi Elkin for a discussion of these important themes.

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Learning opportunities at the MNjcc The classes below take place both mornings of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

CHANTING IN SACRED COMMUNITY with Alon Nashman 9:00 - 10:00 am Chanting is a way of tuning the soul in preparation for the High Holy Days. We will sit in song and silence as a spiritual ablution, to open our portals to the divine, and to compose ourselves spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. Participants are asked to arrive on time, as we can build more energy when we share the entire experience in sacred community. Alon Nashman is an actor and creator of theatre. His work has toured across Canada and internationally, and includes Kafka and Son, Scorched, Snow Queen, Alphonse, and Hirsch. Alon is a student of Rabbi Shefa Gold and Reb Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, zt"l, who have guided him in the ways of Jewish chant.

THE DAYS OF AWE: MEANING AND UNDERSTANDING IN TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY TEXTS with Ruth Rohn 10:00 - 11:15 am In these sessions we will engage with traditional and contemporary texts on themes relating to the Days of Awe. We will seek to deepen our understanding, find new meaning and enrich our experience of these holy days. Ruth Rohn is a lifelong Jewish educator who has worked with children, adolescents and adults. A longtime member of the Narayever, Ruth has been active as Torah reader, prayer leader, teacher of liturgy, and in adult education at the shul. Ruth is fluent in Hebrew and conversant with classical Hebrew texts and Hebrew literature. She currently works as a counsellor with Jewish day school students.

TASHLIKH Monday October 3, at 4:00 pm jj Tashlikh is a ceremony which traditionally takes place on the afternoon of the first day of Rosh Hashanah. It consists of casting bread crumbs into water, symbolically casting away our sins of the previous year. We will be meeting next to the entrance to the St. Clair West subway station on Heath St, at 4pm on Monday October 3 and we will walk together down into the ravine for tashlikh. jj All are welcome. BYOB (Bring your own bread!).

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YOM KIPPUR Afternoon Shiurim All ticketholders are welcome at either venue

SHUL God's Thirteen Attributes with Rabbi Ed Elkin 3:15 pm God's self-introduction to Moses atop Mount Sinai concludes with the image of punishment throughout the generations, but begins with a description of God as El Rahum ve-Hanun “God merciful and gracious”. When the rabbis incorporated this verse into the liturgy, they cut it off part way, depicting God as solely the God of grace and compassion, pardon and love. We repeat these merciful attributes as part of our prayer ritual on Yom Kippur, and indeed for holidays generally. In this session, we will discuss the original verse, the liturgical transformation of it by the rabbis, and what this all means to us as Jews today striving to both feel God's compassion and be compassionate ourselves in a world where that value is often challenged. hhh MNJCC Maimonides “Guide to the Perplexed” With Rabbi David Weiss 5:45 - 6:15 pm Rabbi Weiss will be offering a shiur at the MNJcc between mincha and maariv as part of his annual series on Maimonides' “Guide to the Perplexed”.

MAZEL TOV RABBI ELKIN! Rabbi Elkin is one of 27 rabbis to have graduated from Shalom Hartman Institute's 3-year Rabbinic Leadership Initiative in Jerusalem on July 12. In addition to rabbis from Australia, Israel and around North America, this year's class included two other Toronto-based graduates: Rabbi Adam Cutler of Beth Tzedec Congregation and Rabbi Tina Grimberg of Darchei Noam. They are now included in the company of over 125 Senior Rabbinic Fellows of the Hartman Institute world-wide. The curriculum of this initiative focuses on three Foundations for Thoughtful Judaism: ethics, community and faith. There in Jerusalem to celebrate this wonderful achievement by our Rabbi were Nora Gold and Rabbi David Weiss and Josh Fogel and Joan Judge of our congregation.

PICTURE: Rabbi Ed at his graduation, with Rabbi Lauren Berkun, Director of Rabbinic and Synagogue Programs for the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, Rabbi Donniel Hartman, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.

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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12 - YOM KIPPUR Here’s what’s happening where. Don’t forget, it’d be great to have 9:00am-1:00pm Shacharit Shul & MNjcc Gym your help with set-up and takedown. 9:00am-10:00am Chanting in Sacred Community MNjcc Chapel SUNDAY OCTOBER 2 - EREV ROSH HASHANAH 9:30am-3:00pm Babysitting and 12:00pm-5:00pm Setup MNjcc Gym Childcare MNjcc Nursery Area 6:00pm-6:15pm Mincha Shul 10:00-11:15am Adult Learning 6:15pm-7:00pm Maariv Shul with Ruth Rohn MNjcc Chapel 10:00am-10:55am Parallel Youth Services MNjcc Rm 218, 318 MONDAY OCTOBER 3 - ROSH HASHANAH 1st DAY 10:00am-10:50am Teen Program MNjcc Rm TBD 9:00am-12:00pm Shacharit Shul & MNjcc Gym 11:00am-12:30pm Parallel Children and 9:00am-10:00am Chanting in Sacred Youth Programming MNjcc Various Rms. Community MNjcc Chapel 12:05pm* Yizkor Shul & MNjcc Gym 9:30am-1:30pm Babysitting & Childcare MNjcc Nursery Area 12:30pm-2:30pm Supervised Lounge 10:00-11:15am Adult Learning for Youth MNjcc Rm 318 with Ruth Rohn MNjcc Chapel 1:00pm-2:30pm Musaf Shul & MNjcc Gym 10:00am-10:55am Parallel Family Services MNjcc Rm 218, 318 3:15pm Rabbi Elkin’s Shiur Shul 10:00am-10:50am Teen Program MNjcc Rm TBD 4:35pm-7:30pm Babysitting and 11:00am-12:30pm Parallel Children and Childcare MNjcc Nursery Area Youth Programming MNjcc various rooms 4:30pm-5:45pm Mincha Shul & MNjcc Gym 11:50am* Shofar Shul & MNjcc Gym 5:45pm-6:15pm Rabbi Weiss’ Shiur MNjcc Gym 12:10pm-1:30pm* Musaf Shul & MNjcc Gym 6:15pm-7:15pm* Neila Shul & MNjcc Gym 12:30pm-1:30pm Supervised Lounge 7:15pm-7:25pm* Maariv Shul & MNjcc Gym for Youth MNjcc Rm 318 7:22pm Shofar & Havdalah Shul & MNjcc Gym 4:00pm Tashlikh Heath St. entrance to St. Clair W. subway station * time is approximate 7:00pm-7:15pm Mincha Shul 7:15pm-8:00pm Maariv Shul Rosalyn Train, High Holy Day Coordinator, with support from Shayne Robinson [email protected] TUESDAY OCTOBER 4 - ROSH HASHANAH 2nd DAY 9:00am-12:00pm Shacharit Shul and MNjcc Gym 9:00am-10:00am Chanting in Sacred Community MNjcc Chapel 9:30am-1:30pm Babysitting & Childcare MNjcc Nursery Area We warmly welc 10:00-11:15am Adult Learning ome to our community with Ruth Rohn MNjcc Chapel these New Members 10:00am-10:55am Parallel Family Services MNjcc Rm 218, 318 Ariella and Mark Damelin fff 10:00am-10:55am Teen Program MNjcc Rm TBA 11:00am-12:30pm Parallel Children and Gary Schwartz and Tatjana Youth Programming MNjcc Various Rooms Freger and their childr 11:50am* Shofar Shul & MNjcc Gym en 12:10pm-1:30pm* Musaf Shul & MNjcc Gym Jennifer Gold, Nathan Perlis, 12:30pm-1:30pm Supervised Lounge and childr for Youth MNjcc Rm 318 en Noah, Stella 1:30pm Takedown MNjcc Gym and Evelyn fff TUESDAY OCTOBER 11 - EREV YOM KIPPUR Aliza Shupac f 12:00pm-5:00pm Setup MNjcc Gym 6:00pm-9:00pm Babysitting and childcare MNjcc Nursery Area 6:00pm-6:15pm Mincha Shul & MNjcc Gym 6:15pm-7:15pm Kol Nidre Shul & MNjcc Gym 7:15pm-9:00pm* Maariv Shul & MNjcc Gym

10 SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 NARAYEVER NEWS TEE SHUL MATTERS CELEBRATIONS COMMIT

Please join us for our annual planning meeting on Thursday, September 15 at 7:30 pm at the shul. Whether you prefer to help with a discrete task, assist with organizing a single event, or become involved in planning activities throughout the year, consider contributing your ideas and energy to the Celebrations Committee. You will meet an open minded, creative and lively group that will help you feel more connected to the larger shul community, Snacks will be provided! If you aren’t able to attend the meeting, but would like to help make 5777 a joyous year at Narayever please email Jill at [email protected]. hhh SUKKAH CONSTRUCTION AND DECORATION Help construct our Narayever Sukkah at 10:30 am on Sunday October 16. If you prefer to decorate, please come and lend a hand from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Sukkah decorating party. Are you looking for a way to celebrate a milestone in the life of someone who has just about everything? Consider honouring a loved one by making a donation to this year's Sukkot luncheon. Please contact the shul office at 416.927.0546.

SIMCHAT TORAH On Monday October 24, come at 7:00 pm ready to sing and dance with the Torah; if the weather cooperates, the Hakafot will spill out to the sidewalk and street. Bring your own flag! In addition to the traditional Simchat Torah celebration, this year the Narayever will hold an exciting program for young children and their families beginning at 6:00 pm. Please join Rabbi Ed and Sabrina, our new Family and Youth Engagement Coordinator, for a meaningful, fun, child-friendly event to celebrate the holiday. Jill Magen [email protected]

MAZEL TOV TO... Edye Jacobson and Irv Brown, on the marriage of their daughter Pearl to Avi Shwake Liz Martin-Landau and Joel Landau, on the birth of their grandson Taylor Ariella Eben-Ezra and Steven Bibla, on the marriage of their daughter Liya to Avi Lewis Mindy and Joel Skapinker, on the birth of their granddaughter Ruby Sylvia Solomon, on the birth of her grandson Han

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NARAYEVER NEWS HOLIDAYS MATTERS

SUKKOT, SHEMINI ATZERET and SIMCHAT TORAH

Following closely on the heels of the Yamim Noraim are the festivals of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah. Sukkot was known by the rabbis as HeHag, “the festival”, because of its crucial importance in the religious life of the people, and because of the great joy associated with the festival. We will honour that tradition by holding services on Sukkot, as per the schedule on the calendar grid. Members are encouraged to purchase lulav/etrog sets and bring them to Sukkot services (except on Shabbat). Members are also encouraged to build their own sukkah at their homes. For information about how to do so, please contact Rabbi Elkin. Shemini Atzeret, with Yizkor and Tefilat Geshem, will be observed on Monday Oct. 24 beginning at 9:00 am. That night at 7:00 pm and the next morning, October 25, we will dance with the Torah at our wonderfully festive Simhat Torah celebration, to close out this year's yom tov season. Remember – the holidays don't end at break-the-fast at the end of Yom Kippur. All are welcome and encouraged to celebrate all the fall yom tovim at our shul.

We Welcome Rabbi Emma Gottlieb Narayever’s New Tefillah Coach and Coordinator

Last February, the shul began a new initiative called the Tefillah Project. Headed up by Rabbi Julia Appel for 6 months, the project helped us transition to our new siddur Lev Shalem, recruit new davening leaders for our community, and generally raise the profile of tefillah in our community. Rabbi Appel has moved on to full time duties elsewhere, and we are delighted to welcome Rabbi Emma Gottlieb as she picks up the baton. Rabbi Emma served until last year as spiritual leader of Temple Beth David in the Boston area, before returning to her native Toronto. She started in cantorial school before transferring to the rabbinical program, and music and prayer leading have been key to her rabbinate. She has wide experience teaching both youth and adults. In September, Rabbi Emma will begin contacting shul members who have taken leadership roles in davening and in November, after the High Holy Days, she will begin her role in earnest. She looks forward to building on the work that Rabbi Julia did in enhancing the place of davening at the Narayever, including reaching out to members of our community who have not participated before who might want to take this challenging but rewarding step. If you're interested in learning how to lead any part of the service, big or small, feel free to contact Rabbi Emma at [email protected].

12 SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 NARAYEVER NEWS A Message From Sabrina Friedman, Our New Family and Youth Engagement Coordinator and ShinShinim Site Supervisor

Hello First Narayever Congregation! I am very excited to join the First Narayever in the official capacity as the Family and Youth Engagement Coordinator (FYEC). I will be bringing a lot of experience in both formal and informal Jewish education with teens, young children and families to this position. Growing up in Ottawa, I attended Jewish day school from nursery through grade 12. I bring a wealth of knowledge about Jewish customs, law and culture to my new position, as well as an ability to utilize many resources. In parallel with my new role at the Narayever, I currently lead children's music classes in two capacities: as the music teacher for the Danforth Jewish Circle's afternoon school and at Rainbow Songs Inc. In addition, many of you knew me in my previous capacity at Camp Gesher, where I spent two years as the Director of Education for the camp. I hold a master's degree in social work, which I believe will provide me with a solid professional foundation as I step into this new role. I graduated from Hunter College (in New York City) with a concentration in clinical practice with youth and families. I also spent a few years post-graduation as a social worker in foster care, working with teenagers and young women (ages 12-21) at a group home in Manhattan. I am thrilled to be bringing my experience in mentoring, supervising, educating, organizing and program planning for young people to the FYEC position. I have hit the ground running, so to speak, since stepping into this role. I am extremely thankful to Beth who has been of the utmost help in training me and ensuring I am up to speed on all aspects of the position. I am working closely with Rabbi Ed, Marsha and many of the shul's committees as I busily prepare to set sail on my maiden voyage as the coordinator of the shul's youth programming this fall. The official launch of Shabbat programming under my leadership is set for Saturday September 10. This fall's BBM class will begin the same week on Monday September 12. And of course, the fast approach of the October High Holy Days is not that far behind. I know many members of the Narayever community from other contexts, but if you are among those that I don't know, please come right up and introduce yourself next time you see me around the shul. I look forward to meeting you! Please help us extend a warm Sabrina Friedman welcome to Sabrina Family and Youth Engagement Coordinator/ShinShinim Site Supervisor as she begins her new role [email protected] with the Narayever on Shabbat September 10, the same day when we will be welcoming our new ShinShinim Yuval and Yahav.

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WELCOMING OUR SHINSHINIM This year's ShinShinim are extremely excited to join our Narayever community. Yuval, a 17-year old young woman from Pardes-Hannah has a great love for living in a multicultural country and a strong drive to contribute substantially as a medic when she enlists in the army following her year of service here in Toronto. Yahav, an 18-year old young man from the small village of Tzur-Yigal attends a high school in which ecological and agricultural studies are core to the school's curriculum. These two emissaries each describe an invaluable care for the environment. Both Yuval and Yahav have a wealth of volunteer experience working with both youth and children, and a demonstrable devotion to social action. We warmly invite you to help us welcome Yuval and Yahav to the Narayever at their first Shabbat morning services on September 10. If you're curious to see them before that, feel free to take a look at their video by searching “Yuval and Yahav youtube.” Sabrina Friedman

HAFTARAH SIGNUP 5777 NOW ONLINE! As we near the end of 5776 it’s time to start planning for Haftarah readers for the coming year. The instructions haven't changed. 1) go to www.signupgenius.com 2) In the top right-hand corner, click FIND A SIGNUP 3) You’ll be asked for the email address of the person who created the signup. Enter: [email protected] hh Until Rosh Hashanah you will have 2 options at this point 4a) 5776 HAFTAROT 4b) HAFTARAH SIGNUP 5777 hhhh 5) Click on the year you want, then scroll down to the date/Haftarah that you want and click on the SIGNUP box. It will then take you to another screen where, if you're not already on the list it will ask you to fill in your name etc. so that it's easier the next time. hh If you have difficulty signing up, feel free to call Sylvia at 416.652.6493 or email her at [email protected] hh That’s it! In case you need to make a change you can go back in and delete your signup. If you want to switch with someone else you can contact that person through the rabbi.

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We've entered an important new phase in our project to make our building accessible to those with mobility impairments, and to create badly needed space for programming and administration. At the shul's Annual General Meeting in June, and at two subsequent meetings, members of the congregation were shown the latest proposed design for a renewed building. Narayever members had the opportunity to examine the design proposal in detail, to ask questions and to offer comments. The design envisions an elevator at the front of the building, 2000 square feet of new space, and a new look for the front of the building facing Brunswick Avenue. As shul members saw, it is an imaginative and comprehensive plan that remains sensitive to the neighborhood and to our building's place in the community. The Building Task Force spent much of the summer in intensive discussions with city planners, with our local councilor and his staff, and with our neighbors on Brunswick Avenue. Those discussions are all part of a complex approval process with the City that we must go through in order to move on to construction. Those discussions will continue well into the fall and will culminate with a hearing of the local Committee of Adjustment, where we will seek necessary zoning variances. We'll then move on to detailed architectural and engineering design work. Along the way, we will have in-depth discussions with Narayever board committees, and with the membership, about how best to organize the interior spaces of our renewed building. The final plan for the building and capital campaign will be brought to the congregation for approval. It's taken us a long time to reach this point. Our community has been exploring ways to make our shul accessible and to create needed space for more than a decade. It's been a complicated and sometimes frustrating process with a lot of parts that have to come together. But we are optimistic that we can now look ahead to actual construction beginning in the fall of 2017. It is wonderful to think that our congregation could celebrate its 75th anniversary on Brunswick Avenue in a renewed building that will remain our home for many years to come.

Anna Pace and Harry Schachter, Co-chairs Building Task Force

Be a Mensch! Join the Mitzvah Team at Kensington Gardens Want to be part of a small, meaningful community? Join some of your fellow Narayeverniks on either the 2nd or 4th Shabbat of each month at the Kensington Gardens mini-minyan. We create community and a short 1 hour service for the Jewish residents who live at 25 Brunswick Ave., in the south building. Our service runs from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon, with time to walk back to shul for Kiddush. We run Rosh Hashanah services on the second day and on Yom Kippur as well. Joining our group is a good way for teens to get community service/mitzvah credit. We also meet at Hanukah, which is a special way to celebrate with the whole family. Children are especially welcome to dance and play dreidl games! Always check the Narayever Net for last minute changes to the regular schedule. For more information contact Janis Rubenzahl, ([email protected]).

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Each year, our Yom Kippur appeal gives us an opportunity to help promote a more compassionate and interconnected Jewish community at home in Toronto as well as in Israel and the wider world. By raising funds together as a community, we are able to extend the Narayever’s vision of diverse, inclusive, and sustainable living. Over the past year, our shul was able to give generously to several organizations alleviating poverty in our city. We were also able to support several organizations working to build more peaceful and sustainable communities in Israel. In addition to supporting these local and Israeli organizations, the past year's Yom Kippur appeal helped us to sponsor a Kurdish Syrian refugee family fleeing from civil war in Syria and allowed us to provide assistance to those displaced by forest fires in Fort McMurray. The Yom Kippur appeal is an important way in which our community can raise its unique collective voice for fairness and humanitarian relief. fff ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED Thanks to your generous donations last year, our community was able to help support four local organizations working to alleviate poverty in our city. They were: Ve’ahavta’s mobile response to homelessness, a van that provides food and harm reduction supplies to Toronto's homeless community. Ve'Ahavta has long been a leading Jewish voice advocating for some of the most marginalized people in our city. Jewish Free Loan, a micro-financing organization that provides interest-free loans to members of the Jewish community in need, helping them to be financially self-sufficient and maintain their dignity during times of financial hardship. Jewish Family and Child Services’ Passover Assistance Program, providing assistance to those living in poverty during Pesach by offering food baskets and other holiday-specific services. First Interfaith Out of the Cold, a volunteer run organization comprised of congregants from various faiths that provides safe refuge and emergency shelter to Toronto's homeless. Your donations allowed us to continue our longstanding relationship with Out of the Cold.

Our Condolences to...

Ali Aber, on the loss of her mother Judith Aber Mike Cherney and Ben Carniol, on the loss of their mother and sister Erica Cherney Mitch Davis, on the loss of his father Murt Davis Deborah Fisher, on the loss of her mother Esther Safer Fisher Avery Shenfeld, on the loss of his mother Margaret “Peggy” Shenfeld

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SUPPORTING PEACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAEL Your donations last year also allowed us to support several different charities and initiatives in Israel. These included: The Hartman Institute’s learning centre for African refugee children. Heart to Heart, which brings Jewish and Arab Israeli students together on a leadership-building trip to Canada. Tor Hamidbar, an incubator for social innovation. The Galilee Foundation, which provides educational and cultural programming for Palestinians in Israel. Green Course, one of the largest platforms for environmental volunteering and activism in Israel. ff HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES Each year, a portion of the Yom Kippur appeal fund is set aside in order to address emerging humanitarian crises. This past year, some of these funds helped our shul to sponsor a Kurdish Syrian refugee family to come to Canada. We have since received word that the family we are sponsoring (consisting of two grandparents, two parents and a four-year-old child) may arrive this coming Fall. More recently, a portion of these 'emergency funds' were also sent via the Red Cross to assist those displaced by the forest fires in Fort McMurray. The Social Action Committee and I look forward to another year of continuing mobilization to put our community vision of inclusiveness and social and environmental justice into action. We already have, at our fingertips, all the resources and skills we need to help one another make a fairer and more compassionate world. Pippa Feinstein Social Action Committee Chair ANTICIPA [email protected] TING A 2018 BAR or BAT MITZVAH? If you would like to mak e a bar/bat mitzvah for N A R AY E V E R N E W S your child in 2018, we ar e booking dates now. SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 ELUL 5776, TISHREI, HESHVAN 5777 Please look a t the Bar/Bat Mitzvah guidelines on the shul w Editing Team: Tama Soble, Rabbi Elkin and Marsha Frydenberg ebsite for information about eligibility and r equirements, and contact the BBM chair Simon Houpt a t [email protected] if you have any questions. To receive a booking f orm, please contact Mar sha in the shul office at [email protected]

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THE YAZIDIS: A PERSECUTED MIDDLE EASTERN MINORITY WHO NEED HELP With Geoffrey Clarfield and Mirza Ismail Shabbat, September 10 1:30 - 2:30 pm

In this post-kiddush presentation, we will be hearing from two speakers about the Yazidis, a people whom the UN has declared are experiencing genocide. Geoffrey Clarfield will explain the history and ethnography of the Yazidi in the context of the Middle East. Mirza Ismail will be speaking on a more personal level about what he, his family and his people have been through. As he has been back to the region he will be able to report on what is happening now, in the camps and to those who are still in Iraq. He will talk about the impact that this genocide has had on those who survive and those who are still in captivity under ISIS. Both will share their views about what Canada can do now to help the Yazidi people.

Geoffrey Clarfield is an anthropologist at large. Having spent more than twenty years living and working in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, he has contributed numerous articles to the National Post, the Globe and Mail, the New York Post, and other publications. Mirza Ismail is the founder and chairman of Yazidi Human Rights Organization International.

EYES IN THE BIBLE OR CHOOSE LIFE: A SPECIAL PROGRAM WITH DR. ROUHAMA DANTO Sunday, September 18 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at the shul Light refreshments provided

Dr. Rahamim Melamed-Cohen was born in Jerusalem into a family of Rabbis. He was an educator, a scholar and an artist. At age 57 he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and given two to five years to live. That was well over a decade ago. He is still alive, though completely paralyzed save for his eyes. But with the help of state of the art technology, he has since written 13 books, including a study of the importance and different appearances of eyes in the Bible. The way Rahamim has overcome physical difficulties and challenges, dealing with unexpected troubles and obstacles to achieve his extraordinary accomplishments is a testament to the human spirit, the notion that nothing can stand in the way of our will (“Ein davar ha’omed bifnei haratzon”). In this inspiring program, Rouhama Danto will present the remarkable story and work of Melamed-Cohen.

Descending from a long rabbinical line, Rouhama Danto is a longtime educator who graduated as a Commercial Artist from the Tel Aviv School of Art, has received a BSc in science from the University of Tel Aviv, a Master's degree in Bible from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a degree in Art and Stage Design in N.Y. She has produced a series of educational films in Israel and worked as a consultant to the Jewish Board of Education in Cleveland and taught at Associated Hebrew School in Toronto. She has been a member of the executive of Yad Vashem and is still a devoted member of the Society for The Protection of Nature in Israel. Rouhama currently lectures on Bible, Art, Israel and Judaica.

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SHUL MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS By now, you should have received your membership renewal in the mail. Please call the Narayever office as soon as possible to complete your renewal: 416.927.0546. A quick response will help the office process your High Holy Day ticket order. You can pay by cheque, Visa, or Mastercard. High Holy Day tickets will be issued in September, upon receipt of payment. Our shul has always ensured that nobody is denied membership due to their financial situation. Members who are in need are granted subsidies tailored to their individual circumstances. Our membership subsidy policy puts great pressure on our budget. Members who are in a position to do so are encouraged to donate generously to the Membership Subsidy Fund when completing their renewal. If you have any questions or concerns about renewing your membership, financial or otherwise, please contact Membership Chair David Barkin. hh LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS At Narayever we believe that we offer our members a special and unique shul experience at a very competitive price. If you have family or friends interested in joining our community please encourage them to check us out either in person on any Shabbat morning or on our website (www.narayever.ca). If they have questions I would welcome the opportunity to speak with them. hh SOCIAL PROGRAMS If you have ideas for social programming or wish to get involved in planning events please contact Francine Dick at [email protected].

Narayever table at The Annex Festival on Bloor. What an awesome day to hang out, promote Narayever and give out candies to appreciative kids... thank you to those who volunteered.

In photo from left to right: Harry Schachter, Roz Train, Rabbi Ed, Janet Horowitz, Rochelle Barkin and David Barkin.

David Barkin Membership Chair [email protected] or 416.948.0850

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The First Narayever Congregation needs your support! Please give as generously as you can to the annual Rosh Hashanah appeal that takes place on the first day of Rosh Hashanah at both the Shul and the MNjcc. Every dollar stays with the shul and helps fund special projects. Last year these projects included hosting a very successful scholar-in-residence weekend; initiating the tefillah (prayer) coach and coordinator position, which enhanced our services tremendously, and providing suppport for other programs and services. With your support, this year we are planning to continue funding the Tefillah coach as well as the family and youth coordinator positions. We are also very excited about the possibility of acquiring a brand new Torah to replace one of the well-worn 80-90 year old Torahs that is beyond repair. We hope to continue our Israel engagement project with the ShinShinim. Every year, two Israeli high school graduates come to our shul to spend time with, educate and engage with our members and their children. We learn about life and culture in Israel from deeply engaged young people through a wide variety of programs and activities. And they learn important lessons about our experiences as Jews living in the diaspora. These projects enhance our programming and enrich the life of the shul community. Please donate whatever you can to the Rosh Hashanah fund to make our synagogue a more vital place for all. Chag Sameach to you and your family!

Lili Little and Lucille Narun Fundraising co-chairs [email protected]

ZEMENE (USA, 2014, 68 Min.) Sunday, Sept. 25 at 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm at the MNjcc Toronto Jewish Film Society screening co-presented with the First Narayever Congregation. fff A young Ethiopian girl, with severe spinal injuries, encounters a Jewish doctor who attempts to heal her. A moving documentary about a man who makes the world a better place and the children he helps in the process. Guest speaker: Narayever member Dr. Andy Simor, Senior scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. fff Box Office opens one hour before the screening start time. Narayever members pay a discounted fee of $12, cash at the door.

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OCTOBER 22 - NOVEMBER 3, 2017

ISRAEL & BERLIN TRIP with RABBI ED ELKIN October 22 - Nov. 3, 2017 Itinerary: - Three nights in Berlin exploring the Jewish community in that fascinating city, and then eight nights in Israel. - Berlin Highlights: Holocaust Memorial, Jewish Museum, Book Burning Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, and the New Synagogue, an important centre of Jewish life in contemporary Berlin - Israel Highlights: Study Israel's relationship with Germany with Hartman Institute scholar Dr. Rachel Korazim, spend time in South Tel Aviv learning about and meeting African refugees, visit Masorti kibbutz Hanaton in the Galilee, visit Emek HaShalom Eco-Farm in the Menashe Hills, explore the theme of religious pluralism in Israel with Yizhar Hess, executive director of the Masorti movement in Israel, take part in a vintner's tour along the Elah Valley and the Judean Hills, learning about Israeli wines, explore parts of Jerusalem you haven't seen before.

Fifteen participants minimum for the trip to be a go. Information session in November – date TBD. For pricing and other information, contact Rabbi Ed at [email protected].

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Below is the second contribution to a new feature in the Newsletter that will focus on offering a wide variety of insights into Hebrew and Yiddish language. We will hear from a number of Narayever members who have expertise in linguistics. Please let me know if you are interested in contributing. – Tama Soble

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The goal of this column is to hear from Narayeverites on Jewish themed books. Please let me know if you would like to contribute a review to a future publication. One can never have enough good book recommendations. – Tama Soble

“Sweet Breath of Memory” by Ariella Cohen Reviewed by Jennifer Paton Smith

As we approach the High Holidays, our thoughts turn to teshuva and tikkun olam, and to healing our very broken world. Tikkun olam is the theme of Sweet Breath of Memory, and each character in the novel is broken in some way. When strangers move to the small town of Amberley – fifty years apart – the extent of that brokenness is exposed. The first catalyst for change is Miriam Rosen, a Lodz ghetto survivor determined to right an historic wrong. Although her efforts fail, Miriam records her struggle in a journal that disappears after her death. Once Iraq War widow Cate Saunders settles into Miriam's former apartment, she discovers the missing journal and develops a deep kinship with Miriam. As Cate develops close friendships with other women in Amberley, she discovers that war has shredded many of their lives. Supported by her sisters-in-arms, she sets out to discover the truth of her husband's death. What she learns shatters her world. Inspired by Miriam's resilience and supported by her new friends, Cate finds the strength to come to terms with her husband's death. As she begins to heal, Cate resolves to complete the task Miriam began half a century before. Eventually Cate publishes Miriam's journal. This leads to her connecting with Miriam's brother in Israel. In bringing him a precious gift, Cate rewrites the final chapter of Miriam's life – something she must accept she can never do for her husband. This book is much more than an engaging and interesting story about someone rebuilding her life after tragedy strikes. As the book moves between Amberley, Poland, Iraq, London, and Israel, we are reminded of the universality of human suffering, but also of the strength of the human spirit and the power of resilience. When we share our stories and vulnerabilities with those around us, we form bonds of friendship that help us all. Reading this book reminds us to be grateful for and treasure our close friends. This book is about the triumph of the human spirit through the power of friendship. It is a hopeful, optimistic, and inspiring read. It is available on Amazon.ca, at Chapters, and at the Toronto Public Library. Ariella Cohen graduated with honours from Columbia University and attended the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as a Visiting Scholar. Her three years in that city were magical. She holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. After practicing law in New York and New Jersey, she now focuses full-time on her writing and her family.

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 23 NARAYEVER NEWS DONATIONS The shul gratefully acknowledges the following donations made to our various funds from mid-June to mid-August. We apologize in advance for any errors or omissions. Please inform the shul office so that a correction can be made. If you would like to make a donation to one of our funds, please call the shul office at 416.927.0546 We also accept donations via CanadaHelps, www.canadahelps.org and click on Narayever.

ADULT EDUCATION SIDDUR LEV SHALEM DEDICATIONS Janet Horowitz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband Israel Jill Magen Lichtblau and Gary Lichtblau, in loving memory of Horowitz Jill’s grandparents Louise Dortort Watnik and Louis Watnik Lesley and Peter Sevitt, wishing mazel tov to Laraine and Neil Jill Magen Lichtblau and Gary Lichtblau, in loving memory of Naft on their 40th anniversary Jill’s grandparents Mae Dein Magen and Louis Magen Lorne Cappe and Mel Cappe, in loving memory of their BUILDING FUND parents, Patty & Dave Cappe Lynne and Sid Lubelsky and family, in memory of Sarah Lorne Cappe and Joanne Yolles, in honour of their children, Colman's grandmother Esther Fisher Jacob and Natalie Cappe Lili Little, in honour of her son, David Barkin, for his tireless CEMETERY TREE PROJECT work for the Narayever Rebecca Shandling, in loving memory of her husband Hy Laraine and Neil Naft, in honour of their 40th anniversary Shandling Lynne Morris, in loving memory of her mother Florence Georges Bennaroch, in honour of his daughter Sasha's Bat Morris and in loving memory of her father Norman Morris Mitzvah Shelly Weiss, Abby Greenbloom and Jenna Greenbloom, in Sherry, Richard, Jacqueline and Sarah Glazier, in memory of loving memory of their father and grandfather Ernest Jerome Elisabeth Kende and Daniel Glazier Weiss The Roth family, in loving memory of Stephen J. Roth, beloved Galina Vaisman and Paul Winestock, in recognition of Beth husband, father and zaide Komito-Gottlieb for her wonderful years of service at the Wendy Simon, in loving memory of her husband Roger Simon Narayever jj In loving memory of Alice Nusbaum and Esther Levin from their Soozi and Goldie Schlanger and Chaja Grande, in honour of friends: their mother Miriam Schlanger on her 97th birthday. Her jj Phyllis Berck and Bruce Kidd, Liz Bohnen, Patricia Golubev, Linda love, strength, and generous heart inspire overwhelming friendship, kindness and enriches lives Hershkovitz and Marvin Zuchowski, Susan Hoffmann, Lucille and Soozi and Goldie Schlanger and Chaja Grande, for their Mickey Narun, Ruth Leneman and Harvey Savage, Elaine Lesniak, mother Miriam Schlanger - a true ‘Tzadeikess’ - devoted with Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, Jennifer Paton Smith and Sander unwavering faith to Hashem and with unconditional love to Smith, Ruth Sheps, Orna Spira, Irene Yared and Morris Sherman. family and community Soozi and Goldie Schlanger and Chaja Grande, dedicated to DANIEL CAMENIETZKI LIBRARY Miriam Schlanger who is an example of goodness, generosity Lesley Turner and Joanne Patterson, in gratitude to Keren and love in honour of her 97th birthday. Camenietzki for passing on the baton to them Miriam Schlanger’s loving grandchildren, in recognition of their beautiful Bobie, Miriam Schlanger and her friendship, GENERAL FUND inspiration, generosity, kindness, boundless love and devotion Miriam Kramer and Rabbi Aaron Levy, wishing Noah Friedman to her 'kinder'. Happy 97th Birthday. mazel tov on his recent Bar Mitzvah Eduard, Julie and Rafaela Bercovici, in support of the First Miriam Kramer and Rabbi Aaron Levy, wishing Lillian and Eric Narayever Community Mendelsohn mazel tov on their anniversary Jennie Lai and Jason Applebaum, in honour of their daughter Katherine, they hope finding the dedication rewards her HESED FUND eagerness to be a part of the shul community Ruth Leneman and Harvey Savage, in memory of Avery Jennie Lai and Jason Applebaum, in honour of their daughter Shenfeld's mother Peggy Shenfeld Elizabeth, they hope finding the dedication rewards her eagerness to be a part of the shul community ISRAEL FUND Marjorie and Andrew Gann, in loving memory of Andy's Frieda Forman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Katriel parents Freda and Samuel Gann Johles Marjorie and Andrew Gann, in loving memory of Marjorie's parents Alice and Aaron Lowenstein Suzanne Keppler, in honour of her daughter Lilian Stratton becoming bat mitzvah

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Rochelle and David Barkin, in honour of their children Candice Lori Albert and Joel Yaphe and Alex Simon Strauss and Barbara Zeller Rosalyn Train, in honour of her daughter Eliana Sara Bella Barry Pervin and Anna Pace, in memory of Barry's mother Anne Train Pervin Evelyn and Stephen Schaefer, in honour of their grandchildren Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing a refuah shlemah to Ezra Meir, Eitan Tzvi, Talia Ada Shavey Tishler Sylvia and Isaac Peck and family, in loving memory of Sylvia's Norma Latsonas parents Sally and Morris Lubelsky and in loving memory of Miriam D. Diamond, in memory of Barbara Straus Isaac's father Nathan Peck Harvey Roff Devin Slater and Hilla Kirmayer, in honour of the first birthday Jill Magen-Lichtblau and Gary Lichtblau of their son Elijah Joseph Jason Caplan, in memory of his father John Caplan Difat, Amit and Nava Jakubovicz, in loving memory of their Sharon Sharir, in honour of Rabbi Elkin parents Dr. Abraham and Mrs. Iran Jakubovicz Yael Schacter and Greg Beiles, in honour of their 20th wedding RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND anniversary Difat Jakubovicz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Iran Yael Schacter and Greg Beiles, in honour of their daughter Zoe Esther Jakubovicz and in support of Rabbi Elkin's work becoming a bat mitzvah Anne Rennert Sternthal and Neil Sternthal, in honour of the bat Dyanoosh Youssefi, Sipora and Ramona, in loving memory of mitzvah of their daughter Isabel their grandmother and great-grandmother, Akhtal Francine Dick, thanking Rabbi Elkin, Andy Gann, and the Sunday Mollaharoun, a strong determined exemplary woman Minyanaires, for their support during her year of saying Brenlee Robinson, in honour of the Robinson/Melzer family - Kaddish for her father Shayne, Rachel, Kalil and Nava Cathy Mallove and Martin Geffen, in honour of the yahrzeiten Jodi and Eric Block, in honour of their parents Pia and Melvin of Cathy's parents Rosalind and Harvey Mallove Guralnick and Lois and Marven Block Gary and Benita Friedlander, in honour of the yahrzeit of Gary's Jodi and Eric Block, in honour of their children Sophie Bess, father Bertie Friedlander Faye Miriam and Abraham Oz Issie Lyon, in honour of the yahrzeit of Carole Yellin Sarah Margles and Hartley Wynberg, in gratitude for the naches Joan Judge, in honour of the first yahrzeit of her father David they schepp from their most wonderful kinderlach Ohaliav Lawrence Crawford Judge Matan and Zusha Ritman Mitch Brown and Susan, Jackie and Danielle, in memory of Dorothy Garfinkel, in honour of her sister Phyllis Berck Avery Shenfeld's mother Peggy Shenfeld Esther and Ben Geva, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben's mother MEMBERSHIP SUBSIDY FUND Raya Greenberg Shari and Michael Cherney Rebecca Shandling SHINSHINIM FUND Riva and Menashe Grinsphan Difat Jakubovicz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Iran Elaine Peritz Esther Jakubovicz Shelley Adler and Paul Cohen Sharon Abron Drache, in memory of Marion and Benjamin Natalie Fingerhut and Robert Winters Levinter's son, Samuel Lyon Levitner Ellen Greenebaum and Simeon Schwartz Sharon Abron Drache, mazel tov to Maya Samara Fagen, on her Lili Little and Mitchel Smith 18th birthday Roslyn and Jerome Pauker Sharon Abron Drache, belated mazel tov to Terry Satinover on Frieda Forman his 80th birthday Mitchell Brown, in memory of his wife Alice Nusbaum Sharon Abron Drache, mazel tov to Pearl Jacobson and Avi Liz Bohnen, in memory of her parents Daniel and Judith Shwake on their engagement and wedding Bohnen Margie and Andy Gann, wishing refuah shlemah to Brenda Phil Gold, in honour of his friends and family Enchin Trevor and Zal Hart Margie and Andy Gann, mazel tov to Laraine and Neil Naft on Carol Tanenbaum and Don Schacter, in memory of Max, Anne, their 40th anniversary and Harold Tanenbaum Barbara Kates, in honour of Laraine and Neil Naft's 40th Beverly Harris, in memory of her mother Yhetta Leah Swartz wedding anniversary Anne and Ronald Golden Naomi and Shmuel Sharir Miriam Diamond Medina Robbins and Glen Hoffmann, in memory of Sarah Caroline Silverman and Jordan Wosnick Colman's grandmother Esther Safer Fisher Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Ted Overton's milestone birthday

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Avi Schonbach, Difat Jakubovicz and Maya, in honour of Ted YOM HA’SHOAH DONATION Overton's milestone birthday Helen Grande

SOCIAL ACTION YOUTH Frumie, Miriam, Sarah & Aaron Diamond and MacRitchie, in Sarah Colman and Jared Peck, with thanks to Ophir memory of their mother and grandmother Tova Boroditsky and Liad for a wonderful year Louise Sherman, in honour of Lynda Bloom Miriam Diamond and Sarah MacRitchie, in memory of Peggy Shenfeld

TORAH FUND Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in memory of Deborah Fisher’s mother Esther Safer Fisher Esther and Ben Geva, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s mother Raya Greenberg

Members of the Board of Governors 2016 - 2017

President Hesed Liz Bohnen [email protected] Shelley Adler [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Vice President High Holy Days Avi Schonbach [email protected] Roz Train [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Secretary Israel Roz Train [email protected] Sheldon Howard [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Treasurer Membership & Shul Community Stephen Benjamin [email protected] David Barkin [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Past-President Social Action Harry Schachter [email protected] Pippa Feinstein [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Adult Education Wider Community Reuven Shlozberg [email protected] Micky Fraterman [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Bar/Bat Mitzvah Youth Simon Houpt [email protected] Galina Vaisman [email protected] nnnnnb Building STAFF Gary Lichtblau [email protected] nnnnnb nnnnnb Rabbi Edward Elkin [email protected] Communications nnnnnb Susan Starkman [email protected] Tefillah Coach and Coordinator nnnnnb Rabbi Emma Gottlieb Food nnnnnb [email protected] Lorne Cappe [email protected] Family & Youth Engagement Coordinator nnnnn Sabrina Friedman [email protected] Fundraising nnnnnb Lili Little & Lucille Narun [email protected] Administration nnnnn Marsha Frydenberg [email protected] Governance Ariella Eben-Ezra [email protected] Barry Pervin [email protected]

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The 2016-17 Narayever Board of Governors is looking forward to a wonderful year in the life of our shul.

BACK ROW Shelley Adler (Hesed), David Barkin (Membership), Reuven Shlozberg (Adult Education), Galina Vaisman (Youth), Simon Houpt (Bar/Mitzvah) MIDDLE ROW Lorne Cappe (Food), Micky Fraterman (Wider Community), Rabbi Edward Elkin, Susan Starkman (Communications), Pippa Feinstein (Social Action), Lili Little (Fundraising) FRONT ROW Barry Pervin (Governance), Avi Schonbach (Vice President), Liz Bohnen (President), Harry Schachter (Past President and Building Taskforce), Stephen Benjamin (Treasurer) NOT PRESENT Sheldon Howard (Israel), Gary Lichtblau (Building), Lucille Narun (Fundraising), Roz Train (Secetary and High Holidays Coordinator)

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 27 NARAYEVER NEWS KIDDUSH SPONSORS and DONATIONS

JUNE 4, 2016 JULY 2, 2016 ggg ggg Kiddush: Leslie Carlin and Simon Coleman, in honour of their daughter Kiddush: The Shul. Talia's Bat Mitzvah. ggg ggg Donations to the kiddush fund werre made by Nancy and Morris Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Larry and Marla Wasser, Sternberg, in honour of the yahrzeiten of Morris's brother Sinai in honour of the yahrzeit of Larry's father Leonard Wasser; Difat Sternberg and father Abel Sternberg; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, in Jakubovicz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Iran Esther honour of the Narayever community; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, Jakubovicz; Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, in memory of Deborah wishing Liz Bohnen and her family happiness and good health; and Fisher's uncle Morley Safer; Sherry and Richard Glazier, in honour of Betty and Neil Colt, in honour of the yahrzeit of Neil's father Sidney the yahrzeit of Sherry's father George Kende. Colt.

JUNE 11, 2016 JULY 9, 2016 ggg ggg Kiddush: The Shul. Kiddush: The shul. ggg ggg Donations to the kiddush fund for Shabbat were made by Lynne Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Sherry and Rick Glazier, Morris, in honour of the yahrzeiten of her parents Florence and in honour of the yahrzeit of Sherry's mother Elisabeth Kende; Nicola Norman Morris; and Emory Burke in honour of the yahrzeit of his Solomon, thanking the Narayever community for their generous father Ludovit Berkovic. hospitality and for making her feel so welcomed; Annette Gruno, in honour of the yahrzeit of her brother, David Henry Gruno; Harry JUNE 12 and 13, 2016 - SHAVUOT Schachter, in honour of the yahrzeit of his mother Lee Schachter. ggg Donations to the Shavuot Luncheon were made by Anita Shir-Jacob JULY 16, 2016 and Cyril Press, in honour of this wonderful chag; Isabel and Mendl ggg Malkin, in honour of the community; Rhona Phillips and Ben Carniol, Kiddush: The Shul. wishing chag sameach to the Narayever community; Francine Dick, in ggg Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Beverly Harris, in honour honour of Liz Bohnen, for her dedication and care for our community; of the yahrzeit of her mother Yhetta Leah Swartz; Ursula Loewenstein, Liz Bohnen, with thanks to Michal Er-el and Ben Carniol for their in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Helene Levita; Rhona Phillips- dedication to the shul as our Shabbat service coordinators; Janet Carniol and Ben Carniol, in honour of Irving Brown and Edythe Horowitz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband Israel Horowitz; Jacobson on the occasion of their daughter's marriage; Francine Dick, Allen Kaeja, in honour of the yahrzeit of his mother Ruth Norris. in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Buddy Dick; Susan Starkman and Richard Gilbert, in honour of the yahrzeit of Susan's father Morris JUNE 18, 2016 ggg Starkman; Gary and Benita Friedlander, in honour of the yahrzeit of Kiddush: The Shul. Gary's father Bertie Friedlander; Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, in ggg Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Isaac and Lynn Dwosh, in memory of Deborah Fisher's mother Esther Safer Fisher. honour of the yahrzeit of Isaac's father Tovia Dwosh; Cathy Mallove, in JULY 23, 2016 honour of the yahrzeiten of her parents Rosalind and Harvey Mallove; ggg Joan and Lowell Theil, in memory of Ruth Leneman's parents Hannah Kiddush: The Shul. and Solomon Nusbaum. ggg Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Betty and Neil Colt, in honour of the yahrzeit of Betty's father Norman Kotzer; Ben and Esther JUNE 25, 2016 ggg Geva, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben's mother Raya Greenberg; Anna Kiddush: The Shul. Pace and Barry Pervin, in honour of the yahrzeit of Barry's mother Ann ggg Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Rabbi David Weiss and Pervin; Anita Shir-Jacob, in honour of the yahrzeit of her uncle Jacob Nora Gold, in honour of the first yahrzeit of David's father, Rabbi Dr. Katzman. Moshe Weiss; Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, wishing mazel tov to JULY 30, 2016 their granddaughter Maiya Karsan on becoming a Bat Mitzvah. ggg Kiddush: The Shul. ggg Donations to the kiddush fund were made by Jackie Silverberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Laila Silverberg; Ellen Friedland, in memory of Mitch Davis's father Murt Davis; Daniel and May Friedman, in memory of Murt Davis; Ruth Leneman and Harvey Savage, in honour of their grandchildren; Gill Lefkowitz and Gary Clement, in honour of the yahrzeit of Gill's father Max Lefkowitz; Percy and Estelle Schacter, in memory of Percy's parents Molly and Ben Schacter; Andrea Most and Alan Ackerman, in memory of Murt Davis.

28 SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 NARAYEVER NEWS We acknowledge the following yahrzeit anniversaries which occur during the coming months.

Av 29 Malcolm Stanley father of Bruce Stanley Tishrei 10 Betty Kirschenbaum mother of Janet Horowitz Av 30 William Shuchat husband of Suzanne Shuchat Tishrei 10 Chana Kurz mother of Marvin Kurz Av 30 Ruth Silverman mother of Sheldon Silverman Tishrei 10 Latifa Peretz mother of Smadar Peretz Elul 1 Harold Lawrence Morris father of Philip Mass Tishrei 10 Sheila Weidman mother of Michael Weidman Elul 1 Stillman Smith father of Mary Lou Smith Tishrei 10 Miriam Weiss mother of David Weiss Elul 4 Milton Savan father of Robert Savan Tishrei 11 Tillie Colt mother of Neil Colt Elul 6 Louis Roseberg father of Judy Roseberg Tishrei 11 Abraham Singer father of Ilana Singer Elul 6 Leah Shimmerman mother of Alan Shimmerman Tishrei 12 Hughey Zimerman father of Sondra Lofchick Elul 6 Jacob Weintraub father of Sharon Weintraub Tishrei 13 Liba Berry daughter of Miriam Schlanger Elul 6 Bernice Zubata mother of Sharon Mimran Tishrei 13 Samuel Gann father of Andrew Gann Elul 10 Eric McAllister son of Carol Tanenbaum Tishrei 14 Shimshon Dunsky father of Zipporah Dunsky Elul 11 Anne Caen sister of Francine Watkins Tishrei 14 Ben Gold father of Peter Gold Elul 11 Ada Katzman mother of Anita Shir-Jacob Tishrei 14 Judith Levitan mother of Jerry Levitan Elul 14 Sidney Blumenthal father of Brian Blumenthal Tishrei 14 Jack Meltz father of Isabella Meltz Elul 18 James Gruno father of Annette Gruno Tishrei 15 Sophie Milgram mother of Paul Milgram Elul 19 Bertel Simon mother of Gene Simon Tishrei 15 Shimon Sharir father of Shmuel Sharir Elul 20 Al Lipson father of Anita Kerzner Tishrei 16 David Cappe father of Lorne Cappe Elul 20 Raymond Mandel husband of Judith Mandel and Mel Cappe Elul 20 Justus Oostra father of Micky Oostra Fraterman Tishrei 16 Viera Katz stepmother of Rishona Elul 21 Benjamin Davidovitz father of William Davidovitz Chaya Moshinsky Elul 22 Max Brook father of Shelley Brook Tishrei 16 Hyman Saltsman father of Terry Saltsman Elul 22 Yehuda Brull father of Esther Geva Tishrei 16 Esther Singer mother of Shaun Singer Elul 22 Menachem Dunsky brother of Zipporah Dunsky Tishrei 17 Meyer Blitz father of Etti Miller Elul 23 Leo Hornung father of Alisa Weyman Tishrei 17 Ben Schacter father of Percy Schacter Elul 23 Fanny Kleiman mother of Beatrice Myers Tishrei 18 Sharon Merkur Freeman mother of Laila Lipetz Elul 23 Percy Weinrib father of Ernest Weinrib and Celia Hirsh Elul 24 Stanley Gordon father of Daniel Gordon Tishrei 18 Simon Sevitt father of Peter Sevitt Elul 24 Ellen Joseph mother of Marion Hoffmann Tishrei 18 Avior Shefer brother of Dan Strumpf Elul 24 Rolf James Schonberg brother of Arnold Schonberg Tishrei 19 Shirley Brooks mother of Tamara Brooks Elul 26 Nathan Teitelbaum father of Linda Wise Tishrei 20 Sally Martin mother of Liz Martin Landau Elul 26 Rosa Vinograd sister of Miriam Schlanger Tishrei 22 Samuel Greenstein father of Elaine Minsky Elul 28 Aida Babins Phillips mother of Rhona Phillips-Carniol Tishrei 23 Shulamit Gill mother of Jennifer Wagman Elul 28 Jack Gordon father of Richelle Gordon Tishrei 23 Sabina Roston mother of Barbara Roston and Sheri Gordon Tishrei 23 Pearl Wetstein mother of Cheryl Wetstein Elul 29 Eli Katzman father of Anita Shir-Jacob Tishrei 24 Stuart McAuley brother of Beth McAuley Elul 29 Benjamin Stocker father of Maire Kushner Tishrei 24 Lev Mark Roth son of Sheila and Stephen Roth, Tishrei 1 Theodor Kantor father of Beatrice Traub-Werner brother of Dara Edney, Ava Roth Tishrei 1 Roger Simon husband of Wendy Simon and Elie Roth Tishrei 2 Sam Singer father of Shaun Singer Tishrei 24 Morris Rubenzahl father of Sam Rubenzahl Tishrei 2 Hannah Solomon mother of Charles Solomon Tishrei 25 Nathan Cohen brother of Suzanne Shuchat Tishrei 2 Chemda Tuchler mother of Simcha Ben Abraham Tishrei 25 Sidney Isadore Shiffman father of Rishona Chaya Tishrei 3 Sarah Brull mother of Esther Geva Moshinsky Tishrei 4 Roberta Bucovetsky wife of Meyer Bucovetsky Tishrei 26 Molly Lyons Bar-David mother of Sharone Bar-David Tishrei 4 Nell Gluck mother of Julia Gluck Tishrei 26 Miriam Schonbach mother of Avi Schonbach Tishrei 5 Carole Berney mother of Dawn Berney Tishrei 27 Greta Cohen mother of Ben Carniol Tishrei 5 Myer Lofchick father of Lawrence Lofchick Tishrei 28 Harry Edelson father of Joel Edelson Tishrei 5 Seina Teper mother of Wilfred Teper Tishrei 28 Heime Geffen father of Martin Geffen Tishrei 5 Jacob Bean Zeller-Strauss son of Simon Strauss and Tishrei 28 Clarice Michel mother of Isabel Malkin Barbara Zeller and Kathryn Levene Tishrei 6 Fay Hershkovitz mother of Linda Hershkovitz Tishrei 28 Gloria Miloff mother of Michael Miloff Tishrei 8 Murray Abron father of Sharon Abron Drache Tishrei 28 Beatrice Roness mother of Anna Greenblatt Tishrei 8 Edythe Abron (nee Levinter) mother of Sharon Abron Drache Tishrei 28 Max Slomin father of Gayle Benjamin Tishrei 8 Pearl Goldberg mother of Lucille Narun Tishrei 29 Irene Dick mother of Francine Dick Tishrei 9 Harry Federbush father of Bernard Feder Tishrei 29 Isya Pertzovsky sister of Miriam Schlanger Tishrei 9 Rae Gold mother of Peter Gold Tishrei 29 Theodore Richmond father of Anne Toby Golden Tishrei 29 Phillip Schachter father of Harry Schachter

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 29 SEPTEMBER 2016

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Re'eh Services 9 am 7:31 Services 6 pm

1 Av 28 2 Av 29 3 Av 30

Shacharit 9 am Services 9 amShoftim Welcome ShinShinim and new Youth Coordinator 7:19 Kensington Gardens 11am CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm Yazidi program after kiddush 4 Elul 1 5 Elul 2 6 Elul 3 7 Elul 4 8 Elul 5 9 Elul 6 10 Elul 7

Ki Tetzei Shacharit 9 am Bar/Bat Mitzvah Services 9 am Class 5:15 Celebrations Committee meeting open to the 7:06 CSA 4 - 7 pm community, 7:30 pm Services 6 pm 11 Elul 8 12 Elul 9 13 Elul 10 14 Elul 11 15 Elul 12 16 Elul 13 17 Elul 14

Shacharit 9 am Ki Tavo Rouhama Danto program, ShinShinim Services 9 am 11 am Movie Night, TBA Michelle & Nicole Steen B’not Mitzvah CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm 6:53 Board Meeting, 7 pm Kensington Gardens 11am Selihot 9:30 pm 18 Elul 15 19 Elul 16 20 Elul 17 21 Elul 18 22 Elul 19 23 Elul 20 24 Elul 21

Shacharit 9 am Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class 5:15 “Zemene" film 4, 7:30 pm MNjcc CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm 6:40

25 Elul 22 26 Elul 23 27 Elul 24 28 Elul 25 29 Elul 26 30 Elul 27

OCTOBER 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Nitzavim Services 9 am Rabbi's pre-Rosh Hashanah shiur after kiddush

1 Elul 28

EREV ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH Fast of Gedalia Vayeilech ROSH HASHANAH 1st DAY 2nd DAY Shabbat Shuva Shacharit 9 am Services Shul & MNjcc 9 am Services 9 am Services 6 pm, Tashlikh 4 pm Cedarvale Services Shul & MNjcc 9 am 6:37 Shul only Services 7 pm, Shul only Kensington Gardens, 11 am CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm 6:34 2 Elul 29 3 Tishrei 1 4 Tishrei 2 5 Tishrei 3 6 Tishrei 4 7 Tishrei 5 8 Tishrei 6

Shacharit 9 am Ha’Azinu EREV YOM KIPPUR Services 9 am YOM KIPPUR Services 9 am & 4:30 pm Services 6 pm Maayan Mendelsohn-Aviv Shul and MNjcc, 6:16 Bat Mitzvah Shul & MNjcc Kensington Gardens 11am CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm 6:34 9 Tishrei 7 10 Tishrei 8 11 Tishrei 9 12 Tishrei 10 13 Tishrei 11 14 Tishrei 12 15 Tishrei 13

Shacharit 9 am SUKKOT SUKKOT CH”H SUKKOT CH”H SUKKOT CH”H SUKKOT Sukkot Sukkah Construction 10:30am Services 9 am Sukkah decorating Services 9 am Services 9 am 1 pm EREV SUKKOT CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm 6:04 6:12 Tishrei 14 Tishrei 15 Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17 Tishrei 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 HOSHANA RABBA Bereshit Shaharit 9 am SIMCHAT TORAH Services 9 am Services 9 am 23 Tishrei 21 24 Tishrei 22 Adi Aber-Krusner 6:04 5:54 Bat Mitzvah CSA 4 - 7 pm Services 6 pm Kensington Gardens 11am Shacharit 9 am Board Meeting, 7pm 30 Tishrei 28 31 Tishrei 29 25 Tishrei 23 26 Tishrei 24 27 Tishrei 25 28 Tishrei 26 29 Tishrei 27 SHEMINI ATZERET SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2016 AV, ELUL 5776, TISHREI 5777 Services, 9 am (Yizkor)k SIMCHAT TORAH Kid's Program, 6 pm Services, 7 pm