Please join us in welcoming Narayever’s first ever Scholar-in-Residence Steven G. Sager Friday and Saturday, May 23 - 24, 2014 The Meaning of Egalitarianism as We Enter our Shul’s Second Century

Join us for a weekend of celebration, Friday May 23 2014 reflection and learning about some of our 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 pm Community Shabbat Dinner community’s most deeply held values jjjj and how we move them forward into Saturday May 24 2014 9:00 am Shabbat Services our second century. 1:30 pm Post-Kiddush Talk 7:30 pm Seudah Shlishit and Learning

NARAYEVER NEWS MAY, JUNE 2014 IYAR, SIVAN, TAMMUZ 5774 NARAYEVER NEWS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, with young families arriving, new shuls and other Jewish institutions establishing themselves. Some As I write this message, we are making detailed would go so far as to say that the ground is shifting preparations for our Congregation's Annual General under our feet. It is important to note that there are Meeting. Usually it's held in mid-June, as summer real consequences to these changes. For instance, our approaches. This year we are trying an experiment, an shul relies heavily on High Holy Day ticket sales to non- AGM on May 4th, six weeks earlier than usual. So you members to help finance our operations. For two years may be reading this message just around the time our in a row, those sales have been down significantly. This AGM is taking place. year, we face a deficit that's equal to about We chose the earlier date in order to give the same amount that those ticket sales incoming Board members more time to have declined. become familiar with their roles and Unfortunately but necessarily, we have had responsibilities, before they are plunged to ask for an increase this year in annual into the fascinating and rewarding work of membership dues. We cannot operate the shul leadership. We'll see how it works shul at a deficit and so must turn to our out! members for more funding. At the same If you're reading this message before May time, we are planning new approaches to 4th, please make every effort to come to fundraising so as to avoid fee increases as the AGM. At the Narayever it is ultimately much as possible. And as always, we will the membership of the Congregation that makes the never turn anyone away who cannot afford to pay our important decisions. We hope as many members as full fees. possible will come out and take part. We also believe that we must clearly define who we are The AGM deals with – mostly -- the election of a new and make sure we are communicating to the Board, the passing of a budget and the appointment of community all the wonderful things that make up the an auditor. These are very basic chores, but they are Narayever. We've noted that there is actually nothing fundamentally important, and it is chores like these that in our historic name to indicate that we are a Jewish take up much of our time on the Board and the institution! That's one reason we have proposed the Executive. As best we can, though, we also try to think incorporation of a Hebrew phrase, Sukkat Shalom, into about long-term issues, and these too are part of the our name. But at the same time we must always deliberations at the AGM. remember and honour the past. We see the proposal to revise our name, which will no doubt be a major topic This year I have been acutely conscious of some of at the AGM, as an incremental change that retains our these fundamental long-term questions about our shul. history, yet reflects our modern ethos. I hope it's not too pretentious to speak of these as existential questions: Who are we and how do we These are but two of the areas where we have had to present ourselves to the world, today and going forward think hard about how we respond to the challenges into the future? around us. I invite all of you to keep in touch with me and other Board members as we move through these Our shul has evolved and changed dramatically since its demanding times. founding a century ago. We're not the same as we were even twenty years ago. Just as important, 's Harry Schachter downtown community is also changing dramatically, [email protected]

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Dear Friends, members treat each other with respect and compassion and warmth, a community that is open to Here’s a gem from David Bader’s Haikus for : the presence and the contributions of newcomers, a Is one Nobel Prize community that balances pride in its accomplishments So much to ask from a child with humility about how much we yet have to grow After all I’ve done? and learn, a community that continually nurtures all kk these attributes in its members both young and not-so- We smile when we read this perhaps because in young. exaggerated form it represents what many of us see in ourselves and others – parents This newsletter takes us to just about the with overblown expectations of our midpoint of our Centennial year. Among children. other Centennial initiatives and programs which have already taken place, we have What can we legitimately expect from our enhanced our beautiful sanctuary with kids? How much academic, professional, new pew cushions; we have learned financial or social success? It’s only human together about cutting edge ideas in Jewish to want our children to be successful in thought in a mini-course on Jewish these ways, but, in truth, what we should renewal; we’ve reflected on the role that most fundamentally want from them is tzedakah plays as a value of our that they be menschen. As Rabbi Israel Salanter, community; we've heard a talk about the history of the founder of the Musar movement wrote, “It was indeed town of Narayev after which we’re named. a wonder that the Maharal of Prague was able to create a golem. But how much more wonderful it is to Coming up is our Scholar-in-Residence weekend at the transform a human being into a mensch!” end of May. I am tremendously excited that Rabbi Steve Sager is going to be teaching us about the deeper Knowing what the necessary ingredients are for that meanings of the term “egalitarianism” by which we wondrous transformation is never simple. Getting there define ourselves, and I hope that all our members will is rarely a straight road. How would we fare if were take the opportunity to learn from him at one point or hooked up to a “Menschometer”? Hopefully pretty well another during the weekend he'll be with us. Over the – but we all have lapses, and so do our children. We horizon, we have our festive Centennial bash on can never rest on our laurels. We need to continually November 9 to look forward to – about which many remind ourselves of the importance of being kind to more details are to come. others -- even when we're feeling needy ourselves; of being honest -- even when being so may be to our There is indeed much to celebrate. Our community is detriment; of being open to the feelings and opinions strong and vibrant. We take the dilemmas and of others – even when we suspect they have nothing to challenges of Jewish life in the contemporary world offer us. These are some of the attributes of the seriously. At the same time, we are able to mark Jewish menschlich person. time together, joyfully. And we find ways to reach out to each other, and beyond our community, generously. Communities too must strive for menschlichkeit. Like individuals, sometimes they hit the mark and The Nobel Prize in Menschlichkeit? That's what I aspire sometimes they miss. Our shul’s Centennial year is a to, for our community. Just one, after 100 years. I hope good time to reflect on how we’re doing in that it’s not too much to ask. Let’s work together toward department. If I had to choose one thing only that I’d that end. like our shul to be known for, I’d like it to be known as a Rabbi Ed Elkin menschlich community -- a community whose [email protected]

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Centennial Scholar in Residence Saturday May 24, 2014 RABBI STEVEN G. SAGER Shabbat Services, 9 am ggg Join us for our traditional Shabbat Services. RABBI STEVEN G. SAGER, our Scholar in Residence, is Rabbi Sager will lead a conversation: the Rabbi Emeritus of Beth El in Durham, The Small Space That Contains The Large Place: NC, where he served as rabbi for 32 years. Can Everyone Enter? ggg He now serves as the Director of Sicha/Conversation An Elijah story from the Talmud, a midrash and a (www.sichaconversation.org), a project to stimulate mishnah about the wondrous space of the mishkan and conversations between classical Jewish culture and the Temple will lead us to a conversation about how our contemporary Jewish needs, enlisting the Jewish past in community life can most fully take place in our service of the Jewish future. communal place/building.

Post-Kiddush, 1:30 pm ggg SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Join us for a stimulating Post-Kiddush discussion led by May 23 - 24, 2014 Rabbi Sager: Mar Ukba And His Wife: Facing Without Losing Face ggg Friday May 23, 2014 The very short story of Mar Ukba and his wife will allow us to examine how we see ourselves in relation to those in need. Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 pm 10.5 Babysitting provided during services Community Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 pm Seudah Shlishit and Learning, 7:30 pm Cost: $20/person; $15/child under 13; free for (Havdallah 9:37 pm) ggg children under 5; maximum $65/family At the home of Ava Roth and Anton Piatigorsky Please RSVP by May 20 to [email protected]. Please RSVP by May 20, to [email protected]. Book early as space is limited. Book early as space is limited. ggg Join us for our traditional Kabbalat Shabbat service, Join us for a special Motza’ei Shabbat followed by a festive community dinner to give Rabbi experience, featuring group learning Sager a heimish welcome to our community. Rabbi led by Rabbi Sager, a soulful Havdalah, Sager will deliver a Dvar Torah, which we can then and singing led by Marcia Beck. ggg discuss over dinner. ggg Light dinner will be provided. Please Dvar Torah: Jacob’s Dragging Leg: bring and share your kosher wine. Can we have heroes that limp? ggg Names Given To God, Names Given By God Jacob limped away from his We will learn from two powerful women poets who add nightlong struggle with an angel. their voices to the ancient conversation about how we There is an ancient difference of name God and how we name ourselves. opinion: Does Jacob limp thereafter, or is he miraculously healed? Can we have heroes that limp?

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RABBI STEVEN G. SAGER Post Kiddush, Shabbat May 31, 2014 Celebrating 100 Years of the FNC: Rabbi Sager is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Reflections on Jewish Life in Canada, (RRC) and has earned a Ph.D. in Past, Present, Future Rabbinic Literature at Duke University. with Randal Schnoor He has served as Scholar in Residence on numerous occasions in We are celebrating our centennial at a time when North congregations throughout the United American Jewry is going through a time of reflection. States. He has been a teacher, rabbinic advisor and Recent polling data in the United States has highlighted mentor to students and graduates of the RRC, the Hebrew Union College, The Jewish Theological Seminary profound changes taking place in Jewish life. Many North and the Rabbinical School of the Boston Hebrew College. American communities have been moved to reassess the values and practices that bond community members. Rabbi Sager is an adjunct faculty member of the Duke Divinity School and has taught at the Southeastern How are these developments manifesting themselves in Baptist Theological Seminary and in the Department of Canada? Is Jewish life changing and if so, which Social Medicine at the University of North Carolina directions is it taking? Randal Schnoor joins us to Medical School. He is a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the discuss some of these themes and questions. Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem where he is also a leader of the Rabbinic Programs Advisory Committee and Shul member Randal Schnoor, a of the Rabbinic Havurah program. sociologist, teaches at the Koschitzky Rabbi Sager has served as President of the Centre for Jewish Studies at York Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and of the University. He specializes in the Greater Carolinas Association of (GCAR). He study of contemporary Jewish served as the co-director of the GCAR Interfaith Institute. identity in North America. He is the He has published articles in The Reconstructionist, The co-author of Back to School: Jewish Journal of Religious Education, and The Southern Medical Journal. Day School as a Source of Meaning in the Lives of Adult Jews (Wayne State University Press, 2008) and has guest-edited a volume of the journal NARAYEVER CENTENNIAL NUGGETS Contemporary Jewry which examines the Canadian Did you know that… Jewish experience.

u our earlier location at 70 Huron Street (near Dundas Street) was so small that kiddushim had to be held across the street in the home of one of our members?

u that among other establishments, the building that now occupies this former site on Huron also housed a fortune cookie factory?

u our Aron Kodesh was designed by member Allen Young when he was only 15? Allen was the son of long- time president Henry Young and grew up to become an architect. Sunday, November 9, 2014

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NARAYEVER NEWS SHUL MATTERS

ISRAEL & WIDER COMMUNITY it is a sober reflection on some of the key moments in Israel’s turbulent past – including the establishment of IN ISRAEL the early Zionis t settlements in Eretz Yisrael, the battle for Lod in 1948, the decision to build nuclear weapons Monday, May 5, 2014 in Dimona, the establishment of West Bank settlements Yom Ha’Zikaron 6:45 pm a ft er the Six Day War, and the social protest movement of 2011. MiZikaron L’Atzmaut 7:45 pm Whether you’ve read the book or not, please join the The First Narayever Congregation rabbi for a discussion of these important themes and the Shinshinim Gal & Hadar will following Kiddush. present our Yom Ha’Zikaron Ceremony entitled “Soon We Will Become a Song”. Under the leadership of the Chalutzim Youth Group, we will commemorate Israel's Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration fallen soldiers and the victims of terror attacks. All are Sunday, May 11, 2014 welcome. from 10 am – 2 pm at the MNJcc MiZikaron L’Atzmaut: The ceremony for Yom HaZikaron is an important component of Israeli society and shapes “Discovering Israel’s natural and urban landscape our identities as Israelis, since on that day we move through art and games”. Volunteers are welcome to from memorializing our finest men and women to help kids make beautiful sand art. Contact Micky celebrating our independence. Fraterman at [email protected] This transition creates a unique 24 hours in Israel, and we would like to invite the congregation to take a Sunday, May 25, 2014 journey into those unique and controversial 24 hours. The Narayever Walks With Israel All are welcome to remain after the ceremony on May 5 in order to participate in the discussion. Join thousands of Toronto's Jews in the Walk with Israel on Sunday, May 25, Israeli Shabbat at the Narayever! 2014. May 10, Post- Kiddush The Walk starts at Coronation Park at 9 am, Let's celebrate Israel’s 66th Independence Day with our rain or shine. We are Shinshinim! Join us for a special Israeli service, followed planning to participate as by a delicious Israeli lunch, and then Israeli carnival for a group, with our kids and a discussion for adults. shinshinim starting us Post-Kiddush for the kids: take a tour in Israel and off. Then, we will see explore different areas in our country through different them again at their activities with our Shinshinim. station along the walk. Find us under our big Post-Kiddush for the adults: Rabbi Elkin will lead a Narayever banner and discussion about Israeli journalist Ari Shavit’s recent let's show the Narayever support for Israel. book My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel. The book is a very personal account based in the For more information, contact Micky Fraterman author’s own family's story of aliyah. At the same time, [email protected] or https://walkwithisrael.com/

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WIDER COMMUNITY DOORS OPEN TORONTO In March, the shul had two opportunities to host MAY 25, 2014 interfaith gatherings. The first was the annual Toronto We are delighted and proud to be a consortium School of Theology program and dinner, sponsored by member of Ontario Jewish Heritage Month Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto. (http://ontariojewishheritagemonth.com/) taking place this May. Through our participation in the Doors Open events, we will contribute to the special events marking the occasion.

This year, once again, our shul is honoured to welcome the public as we take part in Doors Open Toronto 2014. This event gives visitors an opportunity to have an inside glance at more than one hundred architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant buildings across the city on the weekend of May 24 and 25. The First Narayever Congregation will participate on Sunday May 25 from 10 am - 5 pm. This year’s theme is “Secrets & Spirits… Exploring the Mysteries behind the Door.” Visitors to our shul will learn how our modest building evolved to become a vibrant, contemporary downtown The second was a model Seder led by Rabbi Elkin with institution that serves a broad spectrum of members of the Metropolitan United Church, which membership. They will learn the interesting symbolism was also attended by some shul members as well as of our various religious items including some of our our shinshinim Hadar and Gal. Our caterer Rachel own “secrets,” as well as some of the mysteries of prepared a delicious vegetarian seder meal complete unravelling a history that spans a century. with a beet on the seder plate replacing the If you would like to help out in this very enjoyable and shankbone! rewarding day, either as a host or guide, please contact It was wonderful to have the opportunity to share Janet Horowitz at [email protected]. information about Judaism in general and the shul in Look out for more information in Narayever Net about particular with some of our Christian neighbours. The Annex Festival on Bloor, June 8, 2014. children were especially excited to recite the four questions and had no trouble finding the afikoman!

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CELEBRATIONS Nearly everyone this year was a winner in the costume parade. The Celebrations Committee had a hard time deciding which of the many truly inspired outfits were What’s our Idea of a Perfect Purim? the best, so we handed out dozens of chocolate prizes A Noisy Night at Narayever! and Hamentashen-shaped medals.

On Saturday evening, March 15, we came together once more to celebrate the story of Esther and to boo the villain Haman (grogger, grogger, grogger). True to form, our shul’s Purim services were a raucous, cacophonous convocation of merriment and mirth.

Certainly nothing was more gleeful than our “Glee”- inspired Purim shpiel directed by Erica Webb. In the “Me' GLEE 'lah,” the travails of Esther were hilariously ggg transported to the choir room at McKinley High. And speaking of Hamentaschen -- carnival-goers feasted Congratulations to the hugely talented troupe of on the more than 600 delicious Hamantaschen schmactors for giving us one of our Best. Shpiels. Ever. prepared by a joint effort of Narayever's Food and Celebrations Committees. Sarah Colman headed a team of dedicated bakers including Rachael Cayley, Jill Magen, Andrea Most, Joan Judge, Brenna Singer, and Jackie Silverberg. Ellen Friedland lent her pre-event dough making assistance.

Our heartfelt thanks to all those who turned out to make this another practically perfect Purim.

Later on in the evening, after Officer Ed Elkin skillfully Shabbat, May 10 managed to keep the peace during the reading of the Our Israel and Jerusalem hhh Megillah, the show really got rolling downstairs. Shabbat, June 7 Narayever's teens, headed by Youth Coordinator Beth Closing and Opening Circles Komito-Gottlieb and our Shinshinim, Hadar and Gal, ggg ran a high-spirited carnival. That evening, over $500 from 10-11 am in the solarium ggg was raised from sales of Mishloach Manot, Wacky Join Ariella Eben-Ezra Mac, and carnival tickets, with all the proceeds going for a conversational class in Hebrew. ggg toward worthy causes. No matter what your level, come and learn some new words related to Eretz Israel, the weekly Parasha, the weather or whatever else might come up.

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Lag B’Omer Where Sinai Meets Spadina: Join us ‘round the campfire on Sunday, Downtown May 18, 6 - 9 pm in Dufferin Grove Park (just south of Dufferin and Bloor) Tikkun Leil Shavuot ggg Narayever will be celebrating Lag B’Omer – a holiday All-Night Jewish Learning Festival! commemorating the day in the 2nd century according to mystical lore when Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai revealed Tuesday June 3, 7:30 pm – 6 am; FREE ggg the deepest secrets of the kabbalah in his landmark text, the Zohar. Services in Shul, June 4 & 5 at 9 am

The Narayever is again participating in the annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot. A full night of community, study, singing, snacking and more! Over 40 sessions reinterpret and re- imagine traditional Jewish texts and open jjj up new community Traditionally, bonfires were lit on Lag B’Omer to conversations. There symbolize the spiritual light Rabbi Shimon gave to the are special programs world. However, in modern Israel, the fires of Lag for kids and teens. All B’Omer have come to represent the fighting Jewish are welcome! Come for the learning. Stay for the spirit. cheesecake. Of course, the occasion also offers a great excuse to Free program. roast some marshmallows and potatoes over an open Info: www.mnjcc.org/tikkun fire. This is a wonderful event for the whole family. Come meet us in the park! This year’s co-presenters include: Annex Shul, Timothy Hunt Beach Hebrew Institute, Congregation Beth Torah, [email protected] City Shul, UJA Federation’s Committee for , Danforth Jewish Circle, Congregation Darchei Noam, Downtown Jewish Community School, First Shavuot at Shul, June 4 and 5, 2014 Narayever Congregation, Habonim Dror/Camp Services start both days at 9 am hhhh Gesher, Holy Blossom Temple, Jewish Family & Please join us for our famous annual Shavuot Child, Kulanu Toronto, Limmud Toronto, Makom: dairy kiddush after services. Creative Downtown Judaism, Miles Nadal JCC, hhhh If you would like to donate to the Shavuot Kiddush Nefesh HaChayim, Oraynu Congregation for in memory of a loved one, or in honour of a Humanistic Judaism, Paul Penna Downtown Jewish special occasion, please contact the shul office at Day School, Congregation Shir Libeynu, and 416.927.0546. Shoresh Jewish Environmental Programs.

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ADULT EDUCATION BOOK CLUB

Post Kiddush, Shabbat June 7, 2014 Really? You're Not in a Book Club? Good News and Bad News An invitation from the world’s smallest Jewish fiction club – chapter 2 about Water in the Jordan Valley With David Brooks At our last meeting, we talked about the book The Hare With the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal. It's a Many people have said that the last thing on which fascinating study of art, culture, class, and history, with Israelis and Palestinians will be able to agree is fresh anti-Semitism an important part of the mixture over water. They are very likely wrong. Over the past year, time. We highly recommend this book to you. the two governments have been discussing a draft The New York Times recently published “Really? You’re water agreement that was designed by Friends of the Not in a Book Club?”, noting that “there’s a way of Earth Middle East (FoEME), an Israeli-Jordanian- interacting through books that you don’t get through Palestinian organization that has earned numerous any ordinary transaction in life.” That’s how the plaudits for its work with communities in the Jordan members of our book club feel. Valley that share water problems but are separated by a national border. So, to encourage a few more of you to join us, we’re inviting everyone to our meeting on Sunday June 8, Dr. Brooks is a natural resource economist whose main 2014 from 3 – 5 pm. interests lie in the linkages between environmental The book we’ll be discussing is Howard protection and the use of minerals, energy and water. Shrier’s mystery Boston Cream. The He has held multiple positions with the Canadian Office author will be attending this meeting of Energy Conservation, Energy Probe, Friends of the and we'll have an opportunity to talk to Earth Canada, Marbek Resource Consultants, Ontario him about how he goes about writing Hydroelectric Corporation, Canada's International his books and how his own Jewish Development Research Centre, the International identity has an impact on his writing. Institute for Sustainable Development, and the POLIS Even if you haven't read the book Project on Ecological Governance (Univ. of Victoria). beforehand, it will undoubtedly be an interesting and thought-provoking discussion. Dr. David Brooks holds geology Please rsvp to [email protected] if you’d like degrees from MIT and Cal Tech, and to join us on Sunday June 8. a PhD in Economics from the Also let us know (same email) if you’d like to join the University of Colorado. He has book club for the 2014-15 year, and we’ll send you next coauthored a book and a major year’s reading list … which we’ll be putting together report on shared Israeli-Palestinian- later in the spring with input from all those who want Jordanian freshwater, and is the to participate. author or co-author of multiple books and reports on water and renewable energy in Canada.

Reuven Shlozberg [email protected]

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MEMBERSHIP & SHUL COMMUNITY

TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS Last year the committee organized a ‘Volunteer Notice of Shabbat’. This was not intended to be an annual event, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING but I would be remiss in letting this year go by without publicly recognizing the extraordinary volunteer work Sunday, May 4, 2014 the Narayever community undertakes on a daily basis. The First Narayever Congregation’s Annual General Meeting will be held at the shul, I cannot imagine a more dedicated and enthusiastic 187 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Ontario, on kehilla. We sit on committees; participate in religious Sunday, May 4, at 4 pm. services; organize social, educational and community Babysitting will be provided. events; and perform tikun olam… the list goes on. It is our volunteer spirit that distinguishes our We hope you will join us that day to discuss congregation. TODA RABAH! and vote on a number of important issues, including the budget for 2014-15 and a Please stop by the Narayever table on Bloor Street at revision to the name of our shul. the Annex Street Fair on June 8th! Our shul is always looking for new members. If you have friends or family who may be interested in joining our synagogue, please encourage them to ‘check us out’ We warmly welcome either in person on any Shabbat morning or on our to our community website (www.narayever.ca). these new members If they have any questions I would welcome the opportunity to talk with them. Wendy Solomon-Weizel, Laurence Weizel and their son Oliver Remember to “like” us on Facebook! fff Gal Amber and his son Rafael David Barkin, Chair fff [email protected] Elliott Lefkowitz, Sharon Brooks and their son Jacob fff Mazel Tov to... Daniel Rosenthal, Elizabeth Shaw and their daughter Emma Julia Gluck, on receiving the Annual Israel fff Engagement Community Award. Michael Brown and his children Ainsley Yael Skye Head and Daveed Goldman, Tzipora, Aaron, Mala and Zane on their recent marriage. fff Ainsley Yael Skye Head Cyril Press and Anita Shir-Jacob, on the birth of their grandson Gabriel Milo.

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By mid-June our young people will begin to spread out to YOUTH NEWS their various summer activities, Our engaging children's and teen programing will continue Shabbat mornings As I write this, the snow is finally almost gone and the until June 14, 2014. days are getting progressively warmer. When this Here are some of the upcoming events for our teens: newsletter reaches you, we will have begun the rapid progression toward the end of the school year. It has Chalutzim Shabbat - May 3, 2014 been a busy winter where even the cold and snow could Led by Va’ad Members Eden and Shira! not keep Narayever children and teens down! Lag B’Omer Bonfire, May18 With Purim falling on Saturday night-Sunday this year, Chalutzim/Shinshinim Amazing Race - May 19 our youngest kids enjoyed their own joyful Purim Youth Leader Spring Training Workshop - May 22 celebration on Sunday morning. The night before, our BBM Class and Chalutzim ran the games at the Purim AND SADLY, rounding off the year: carnival. Leading Shabbat morning programming kept kkiShabbat, June 14 - Final Chalutzim Shabbat with many of our young leaders busy as well, but most kkiHadar and Gal with special farewell lunch. exciting of all, many of our teens ran away to a cottage for 28 hours! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know by contacting me or our youth committee chair, This was not actually teens running away from home, but Teddy Bercovici, [email protected]. our first annual Chalutzim Cottage Shabbat Get-Away! Nine of our young leaders celebrated Shabbat together, Beth Komito-Gottlieb, participating in fun and thought provoking activities; Family and Youth Engagement Coordinator played in the snow, enjoyed the fresh air of Lake [email protected] Chemong, and ate and ate and ate.

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Would you like to help with the High Holy Day services this fall? We need leyners, haftarah readers, and service leaders. Many thanks to Judy Gladstone for arranging the use of The earlier you sign up, the longer you have her father’s wonderful cottage, and to Hadar and Gal, to get ready, and we can help you prepare if our Shinshinim, for all of their hard work. And thanks you want. If you’re interested, please contact back to all of the parents for your warm words of Dalia at [email protected]. appreciation. I'm looking forward to an even better We’ll collect the requests and get back to you Chalutzim Shabbat Get-Away next year! to confirm your participation.

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RITUAL 2013-2014 Narayever Congregation Members of the Board of Governors New tunes? Bring ‘em on! One of the delightful aspects of our participatory President services at the Narayever is how much we as a Harry Schachter [email protected] nnnnnb congregation love to sing. We sing throughout Vice President services, harmonizing during the repetition of the Liz Bohnen [email protected] nnnnnb Amidah, adding Lo Yisa Goy when we put the Torah Secretary away, the joy carrying us through the end of kiddush Phyllis Berck [email protected] nnnnnb and the weekly song session leading into birkat Treasurer hamazon. It's beautiful. David Weyman [email protected] nnnnnb Past-President In order to keep the experience interesting, we're Joel Edelson [email protected] always on the lookout for new tunes to add to our nnnnnb Adult Education liturgy. You'll have noticed some of them, here and Reuven Shlozberg [email protected] there, the new flavours that add freshness to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah familiar and comforting. And then as the new flavours Ed Weinberg [email protected] nnnnnb join the old ones and become familiar and Building comfortable as well, we look for new new flavours to Gary Lichtblau [email protected] nnnnnb continue to keep the salad interesting. Celebrations Tim Hunt [email protected] If you know a melody that would work well for the nnnnnb community, or if you've encountered one on the Communications Benjy Cohen [email protected] Internet that you'd like to share, then our service nnnnnb Food leaders will be happy to hear about it. Contact the Sue Weinstein [email protected] Rabbi or the Ritual Committee with a recording so the nnnnnb Hesed shelichei tzibur can learn and practise the tune. Sarah Margles [email protected] nnnnnb You may not hear your submission right away--new High Holy Days flavours are best added judiciously--but when you do, Kivi Shapiro [email protected] nnnnnb join in! And feel free to harmonize. In this Israel & Wider Community congregation, you won't be alone Micky Fraterman [email protected] nnnnnb Membership & Shul Community Kivi Shapiro David Barkin [email protected] [email protected] nnnnnb Ritual Kivi Shapiro [email protected] nnnnnb Social Action N A R AY E V E R N E W S Shayne Robinson [email protected] nnnnnb MAY, JUNE 2014 IYAR, SIVAN, TAMMUZ 5774 Special Projects Michael Freeman [email protected] nnnnnb Newsletter Editors: Dan Mendelsohn Aviv & Marsha Frydenberg Youth Teddy Bercovici [email protected]

EX-OFFICIO nnnnnb Rabbi Edward Elkin [email protected] nnnnnb Administration Marsha Frydenberg [email protected]

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Post Kiddush Speakers SOCIAL ACTION Danny Siegel of the Ziv Foundation shared quite a bit about micro-philanthropy Let's look at some highlights from 2014 so far: Cathy Mallove spoke at this year’s Shabbat Itanu Organ Donation Registration Sabbath from her personal and volunteer experiences Based on 'back-of-the-napkin' figuring, this year, our through an interactive dialogue on what it means to be congregation has shot up above the provincial average accessible and supportive. for organ donation registration. All of us hope that This issue, and in particular wheel chair accessibility necessary organs would be available for ourselves or for stands as an enduring unresolved concern of our our loved ones. One way that we make that more likely committee, our shul, and our community, and I wish I'd is not only by registering ourselves, but by acting found more to contribute on this front before retiring collectively to normalize registration. Together as a shul from this position to intensify my daddy-daycare community, we have now done that. commitments. The need is still strong and of course we'd love to see That’s right. “Retiring.” Please look forward to even more of our great community participate in organ welcoming a new Social Action Committee Chair. I’m donation registration! If you're moved to register grateful to Morley Beiser who has accepted the through our donation drive at nomination, and has committed to bring his own http://beadonor.ca/narayever , the numbers will only passion and interest to the position. I expect to remain go up. It's already a successful Centennial program, but as an active committee member. we can only gain merit, and help more by continuing on Fear not, dedicated Newsletter fans! We’ve had some past 100 donors. good times, you and me, but I’m sad to say the time has But from here on, you'll have to remind each other. come to move on. You’ll be all right. See? You’ve already With gratitude and satisfaction, the Social Action found somebody new. Committee has retired this campaign. Shayne Robinson [email protected] Fair Trade Kosher for Passover Chocolate Generally available chocolate Passover treats are made Our Condolences to... from cocoa that was, quite probably, harvested by Karen Fainman, on the passing of her father forced labour and child labour. The irony of this was Jack Fainman enough to drive a joint effort by the Social Action fff Committee and the Food Committee. We orchestrated Mark Guttman, on the passing of his father a one-time shipment of North America's only Herb Guttman fff commercially available kosher for Passover Fair Trade Michael Levin, on the passing of his mother Chocolate into Canada, and honorable Myrna Holzberg mention is due to the Danforth Jewish fff Circle who also got on board. The Nancy Singer, on the passing of her step-mother Elsa Singer project was an awareness raiser, and as fff of this writing, we raised over Sylvia Solomon, on the passing of her mother 200 chocolate bars Rose Horowitz worth of awareness at Toronto Seders. NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2012 HESHVAN, KISLEV, TEVET 5773

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Shabbat dinners, winter MITZVAH MANIAC clothing drives and fundraising SPOTLIGHT ON projects for Hand to Hand JANIS RUBENZAHL schools in Israel. In the 23 years of my membership at the Tell us a little about yourself. Narayever, I have been deeply I am a teacher; mother of two great daughters, involved in spearheading daughter of two wonderful parents and full time music children's programs at the shul lover. My background is in the Arts - having studied and High Holiday services, as Music Therapy, Music Education and Arts well as being actively involved Administration. I grew up in Toronto, was an active in the Celebrations and Kiddush member of the Beth Am synagogue during my committees. formative years, attended York Mills CI, Duquesne Are you involved in any projects currently? University, York University and graduated from University of Toronto. My children grew up from when At this time, I coordinate the Narayever's satellite they were infants in the warm embrace of the service at Kensington Gardens Nursing Home. Narayever Congregation. My parents, Sam and Shirley I maintain the email list and liaise with our volunteers joined our congregation as well, to make it a family and chaplains at the home. We run two Shabbat affair! services each month for approximately twelve Jewish residents and some of their family members. On What was your first introduction to social action? Hanukah and Pesach, I run additional multi- From the time I was young, I wanted to help others. I generational programs that focus on the songs ran a lemonade stand at the foot of my driveway when I associated with each holiday. Children and youth from was 8 years old to help the children in Biafra. I grew up the Narayever community are especially welcome to in a home where volunteerism and spending time with help with these programs. the elderly was part of daily life. My Mom volunteered Could you share with us a meaningful moment? her time at National Council of Jewish Women, Branson hospital and regularly visited the elderly relatives in our Most of the Nursing home residents who join us are not family. My Dad, a doctor at Baycrest Home for the able to communicate easily or at all. However when we Aged, still continues at age 84, to work with patients begin singing the familiar and traditional melodies, they living with Alzheimer's. perk up and may sing along with every word, clapping their hands and moving in time to the music. Helping to What is your current involvement in social action? create community in that tiny chapel is incredibly Community involvement has always been important to rewarding. me. I enjoy facilitating large group events- If someone is interested, how could they get involved? opportunities for people to come together and share experiences. In my teaching roles, both at Deer Park Baby steps. That's the best way to start getting School and the Downtown Jewish Community School, I involved. Attend an event and lend a hand. Start by have made it a priority to bring all ages together. At moving tables and washing dishes. Look for Deer Park, I organize and participate in many of the opportunities to help. Make "giving back" a priority in large school events – artistic, athletic and your life. It feels good! environmental. At the DJCS, I have run family Oneg

MAY, JUNE 2014 IYAR, SIVAN, TAMMUZ 5774 15 NARAYEVER NEWS DONATIONS The shul gratefully acknowledges the following donations made to our various funds from mid-February to mid-April. 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 Susan Starkman and Richard Gilbert Peikang Dai, in honour of Harvey Savage and the Rabbi's Karen Weisman, Arthur Ripstein, Aviva and Noah Search Committee who 13 years ago had the foresight to hire Karen Fainman, Jason Adelman, Nina and Liat Rabbi Elkin Rachael Cayley and Mitch Davis Suzanne Keppler, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Max Dublin Arnold Keppler Isabella Meltz Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Ruth Leneman's Judy Roseberg and Leah Silverberg mother Hannah Nusbaum Rochelle and David Barkin Ellen Roseman and Edward Trapunski, in memory of Ruth Ann Komaromi and Leonid Livak Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum Phyllis Berck, Bruce Kidd and Dorothy Garfinkel Trudy Shecter, in memory of Ruth Leneman's mother Kathryn and Hugh Ferguson Hannah Nusbaum Keren and Shalom Camenietzki Kathryn and Hugh Ferguson in honour of Ariella Eben-Ezra's Joan Judge and Josh Fogel special abilities as a teacher Bernice Schwartz Nora Gold and Rabbi David Weiss, in memory of Ruth Miriam and Lorne Propas Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press Lesley and Peter Sevitt, wishing a mazel tov to Anne Matlow Lori Albert and Joel Yaphe, Hannah and Elan and John Bohnen, on the birth of their grandson Noah Lucille and Mickey Narun and Family Kathryn Polson Ferguson, in memory of Ruth Leneman's Naomi Ish-Horowicz Solomon and Charles Solomon mother Hannah Nusbaum Dawn Berney and Christopher Geggie and Family In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: Medina Robbins and Glen Hoffmann Lesley and Peter Sevitt Esther Meisels Ruth Leneman and Harvey Savage Marla and Larry Wasser and the boys Jennifer Cohen and Ryan Penn Gina and Gord Blake Eleanor Levin and Paul Sandor Sylvia and Isaac Peck Perla, Ron Riesenbach and Family CENTENNIAL FUND Nancy Singer and Larry Fox Mary Lou Smith and Andrew Simor, in memory of Ruth Linda and Roy Wise and Family Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum Shirley and Sam Rubenzahl Arlene Mayers, in memory of Ruth Leneman's mother Lillian and Eric Mendelsohn Hannah Nusbaum Laraine and Neil Naft Ellen Roseman and Edward Trapunski, in memory of Ruth Janet Horowitz Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum Liz and Joel Landau Micky Fraterman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Ilana Singer and Garry Ostrovsky Annie Baruch Nink Stephanie Steen Micky Fraterman, in honour of Julia Gluck, wishing mazel tov Janice Dembo on receiving the Canadian Association of Management Consultants Golden Jubilee Award for extraordinary leadership DANIEL CAMENIETZKI LIBRARY MEMORIAL FUND and service to the profession Keren and Shalom Camenietzki, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's Sharon Weintraub, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother mother Gertrude Elkin Erna Weintraub Margot Feferman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father GENERAL FUND Ralph Snow Joan and Stuart Schoenfeld, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's Roz Train, in memory of Jim Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis mother Gertrude Elkin Elaine and Peter Gold, in memory of Jim Davis's father In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: Robert Lewis Davis Micky Fraterman Ricki and Steven, Emily, Mickey, Ben and Sam Sharpe HESED FUND Sharone Bar David Arlene Mayers, in memory of Beverly Harris's husband, Keren Brown and Jonathan Ohayon Peter Harris Natalie Fingerhut and Robert Winters Naomi and Dan Strumpf, in memory of Karen Fainman's Karen Weyman and Sid Feldman father, Jack Fainman Nora Gold and Rabbi David Weiss

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Holli Claiman, in memory of Karen Fainman's father, Lynn and Isaac Dwosh, in honour of Rabbi Elkin for his kindness Jack Fainman Lynn and Isaac Dwosh, in memory of Sandy Roff Anonymous Robin Levin Penslar, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: Louise Levin Evelyn and Stephen Schaefer In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: Jill Lichtblau-Magen and Gary Lichtblau Hazel and Bernard Lederman, Hadasah Lyon Tannenbaum, Mary Lou Smith and Andy Simor Naomi and David Goltsman and Nan Weiner and Issie Lyon Norma Latsonas Rachel and Tish Carnat Leora Schaefer and David Moscovitch, Ezra and Eitan Mitch Brown, Jackie and Danielle Ricki and Marc Grushcow ISRAEL AND COMMUNITY FUND Leslie Mendelson and Bruce Keleher Magda Volgyesi, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Aura and Manfred Kagan Elkin Lorraine and Ernie Weinrib Cathy Mallove and Martin Geffen SHINSHINIM FUND Rachel Melzer and Shayne Robinson and Family Julia Gluck and Ted Overton, Baruch Hashem for Gavi Engel- Brenda and Jerry Enchin Yan's return home Arlene Mayers Julia Gluck and Ted Overton, in memory of Ruth Leneman's Robin Levin Penslar and Derek Penslar mother, Hannah Nusbaum Beatrice and Daniel Traub-Werner Julia Gluck and Ted Overton, in honour of Roni Ben Zikry's Kim Van Rooy and Margaret Dore recent graduation from the IDF Officers Course Leslie and Harvey Starkman Laraine and Neil Naft, in memory of Ruth Leneman's mother Michal Er-el Hannah Nusbaum Joanne Yolles and Lorne Cappe Sheine Mankovsky, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Tim Hunt, Morton Beiser and Family Chaim Goldstein and the first yahrzeit of her mother Rena Anna Pace, Barry Pervin and Family Herszhorn Goldstein Caroline Silverman, Jordan Wosnick and Family Hannah Brown, in memory of Rhona Phillips's father The Reich-Litzky Family Sydney Phillips Joan Judge-Fogel and Josh Fogel ROSH CHODESH BREAKFAST FUND Difat Jakubovicz and Avi Schonbach, in memory of Karen Harvey Enchin, in honour of Jerry Enchin's birthday Fainman's father Jack Fainman Difat Jakubovicz and Avi Schonbach, wishing mazel tov to Julia TORAH FUND Gluck on receiving the Canadian Association of Management Suzanne Keppler and Lillian Stratton, thanking Nirit Gruber for Consultants Golden Jubilee Award for extraordinary leadership being a wonderful teacher to Lillian and service to the profession In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: Sharon Abron Drache, in memory of Esther Wolfond Marcia and Edward Zamble Margie and Andy Gann, in honour of their 45th wedding Trudy, Debbie and Barry Shecter anniversary Julie Seemangal and Teddy Bercovici Difat Jakubovicz and Avi Schonbach, in honour of the 45th Andrea Most and Alan Ackerman wedding anniversary of Margie and Andy Gann Karen Fainman, Jason Adelman, Nina and Liat In memory or Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: Paula Hurwitz and Jeffrey Trossman TZEDAKAH/SOCIAL ACTION FUND Difat Jakubovicz and Avi Schonbach Suzanne Keppler, thanking Rabbi Ed Elkin for his support in Margie and Andy Gann preparation for Lillian's Bat Mitzvah Julia Gluck and Ted Overton Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in memory of Karen Fainman's father Miriam and Adam Joseph Jack Fainman In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Joanne Yolles and Lorne Cappe Ricki and Marc Grushcow, in memory of Ruth Leneman's Shaya Petroff mother Hannah Nusbaum Danielle Goldfarb and Howard Buckstein Ricki and Marc Grushcow, in memory of Rhona Phillips's father Sydney Phillips YOUTH FUND Leslie and Harvey Starkman, in honour of the yahrzeit of Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in honour of Alicia Sinukoff, good Leslie's mother Mabel Laine wishes for a speedy recovery Israel Lyon, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Herbert Lyon Evelyn Schaefer, wishing Hachlama Mehira (speedy recovery) In memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin: to Allen Piggott Emily Satterthwaite and Yosh Halberstam Elaine Smith

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014 MARCH 1, 2014 Kiddush: The shul. Kiddush: The shul. Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Nora Gold and David Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Roz Train, in memory of Weiss, in honour of meeting each other at the Narayever on February 4, Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Marcia and Edward Zamble, in 1984; Sheldon Silverman, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Harry memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Lisa Brownstone and Silverman; Max Dublin, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Morris Richard Macklin, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Dublin; Miriam Schlanger, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Dovid Lisa Brownstone and Richard Macklin, wishing Yasher Koach to all the Leib Aaron. participants in the Youth Shabbat last week; Sharon and Emma Tauber, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Sue Weinstein and FEBRUARY 15, 2014 Shaun Singer and family, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Kiddush: Suzanne Keppler, in honour of Lillian's Bat Mitzvah. Elkin; Claire and Jerry Simon, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Mendl and Isabel Malkin, Gertrude Elkin; Sherry and Richard Glazier, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's in honour of the yahrzeit of Mendl's father Solomon Malkin; Nan mother Gertrude Elkin; Monty Laskin, in honour of the yahrzeit of his Weiner and Issie Lyon, in honour of the yahrzeit of Nan's mother mother Shirley Laskin; Fay and Habib Siahou, in memory of Rabbi Gertrude Weiner; David Reed, in honour of the yahrzeit of his mother Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Jeffrey Balin, thanking the congregation Eda Reed; Mel Davine, in honour of the yahrzeiten of his parents Irene for their kindness and for welcoming him to the shul; Rachel and Rabbi and Henry Davine. Joseph Ben-David, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Barbara Saipe and Terry Saltsman, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother FEBRUARY 22, 2014 Gertrude Elkin; Jessica Watkins and Ian Cooper, in memory of Rabbi Kiddush: The shul. Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Ron Medoff and family, in memory of Donations to the Kiddush fund were made in honour of all the Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin. participants in Youth Shabbat by Marcia Beck and Mischa Levine; Roz Train; Rochelle and David Barkin; Alexandra Aber and Jeffrey Krusner; MARCH 8, 2014 Dawn Berney and Christopher Geggie; Ava Roth and Anton Piatigorsky; Kiddush: The shul. Rhonda Shapiro and Josh Mandel; Diane Philipp and Robert Muller; Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by May and Dan Friedman, Karen Weisman and Arthur Ripstein; Debbie Greenberg and Ruth & in memory of Jim Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis; Rose and Rubin Arthur Greenberg; Linda Lipsky and Rabbi Ed Elkin; Rachael Cayley and Friedman, in memory of Jim Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis; Shula Mitch Davis; Andrea Most and Alan Ackerman; Joan Judge and Josh and Uzi Dalume, in memory of Jim Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis; Fogel; Karen Weyman and Sid Feldman; Jennifer Cohen and Ryan Penn; Karen Weisman and Arthur Ripstein, in memory of Jim Davis's father Tama Soble and Hart Schwartz; Lori Albert and Joel Yaphe; Matt Robert Lewis Davis; Margot and Irv Feferman, in memory of Rabbi Benjamin. Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Elaine and Peter Gold, in memory of Donations to the kiddush fund were also made by Sherry and Richard Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Elaine and Peter Gold, in memory Glazier, in honour of the yahrzeit of Richard's parents Joyce and Edward of Ruth Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum; Elana Segal and Phillip Glazier; Ellen Roseman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Maerov, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Marcia Constance Dorris Roseman; Arthur Vanek, in honour of the yahrzeit of Beck, Mischa Levine and family, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother his mother Faye Vanek; Rochelle and David Barkin, welcoming Lili Little Gertrude Elkin; Marcia Beck, Mischa Levine and family, in memory of and Mitchel Smith home; Dyanoosh Youssefi and Daniel Westreich, in Jim Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis; Sharon Weintraub, in honour of honour of the yahrzeit of Daniel's mother Ruta Westreich Rotenberg; the yahrzeit of her mother Erna Weintraub. Maire Kushner, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Betty Stocker; Keren and Shalom Camenietzki, in memory of Ruth Leneman's mother MARCH 15, 2014 Hannah Nusbaum; Anne Matlow Bohnen and John Bohnen, in memory Kiddush: The shul of Ruth Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum; Phyllis Berck, Bruce Kidd Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Shaya Petroff, in honour and Dorothy Garfinkel, in memory of Ruth Leneman's mother Hannah of the yahrzeiten of his parents Annie and Yitzchak Petroff; Arthur Nusbaum; Linda Ander and Mark Goodbaum, in memory of Rabbi Ripstein and Karen Weisman, in memory of Karen Fainman's father Jack Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Marsha Frydenberg and Stephen Baird, Fainman; Fredelle and Harold Brief, in memory of the Rabbi's mother in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Alan Cofman, in Gertrude Elkin. memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Karen Bass and Moe Cooper, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Ariella MARCH 22, 2014 Eben-Ezra and Steve Bibla and family, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's Kiddush: The shul. mother Gertrude Elkin; Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Rabbi Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Rabbi Ed Elkin, in honour Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Rebecca and Hy Shandling, in memory of of the yahrzeit of his father Harry Elkin and with gratitude to the Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, in congregation for the support given him during the period of shiva and memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Marni and Mel Cappe, shloshim for his mother Gertrude Elkin; Yael Schacter and Greg Beiles, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Ellen Friedland, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Yael Schacter and Arthur Vanek and Allison and Jackie, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Greg Beiles, in memory of Jim Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis. Gertrude Elkin; Lorne Propas, in honour of the yahrzeit of his son Jordan; Helena Burnstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Irvin MARCH 29, 2014 Burnstein; Yasmine Abbasakoor, Jared Blake, Ari and Aliyah, in memory Kiddush: The shul. of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Joel Edelson, in memory of Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Hy Shandling, in Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Hindy Nosek Abelson and David appreciation of Jordan Wosnick for teaching him the reading for Purim; Weyman, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Susan Karen Weisman and Arthur Ripstein, in memory of Jim Davis's father Hoffmann, in memory of Ruth Leneman's mother Hannah Nusbaum; Robert Lewis Davis; Andrea Most and Alan Ackerman, in memory of Jim Susan Hoffmann, Marion and Jack Hoffmann & Karen Hoffmann and Davis's father Robert Lewis Davis. Michael Weidman, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Miriam Schlanger, in memory of Rabbi Elkin's mother Gertrude Elkin; Marilyn Biderman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Daisy Biderman.

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We acknowledge the following yahrzeit anniversaries which occur during the coming months.

Iyar 1 James Melvin Freudenthal father of Jennifer Freudenthal Iyar 28 Carole Weiner sister of Nan Weiner Iyar 1 Saul Sidlofsky father of Michael Sidlofsky Iyar 29 Leonard Wasser father of Larry Wasser Iyar 1 Sabina Wasserlauf mother of Esther Levy Sivan 1 Helen Baltman mother of Sharon Baltman Iyar 2 David Abrams father of Leslie Starkman Sivan 2 Max Cooper father of Moe Cooper Iyar 3 Stanley Golvin father of Ilene Golvin Sivan 5 Cyril Jacoby father of Alan Jacoby Iyar 4 Chayah Lofchick mother of Lawrence Lofchick Sivan 5 Ronni Rimmer father of Jane Rimmer Iyar 5 Ida Fox mother of Mark Fox Sivan 6 Fanny Edelstein mother of Margo Gordon Iyar 5 Srul Glick father of Paula Glick Sivan 6 Cyril Loomer father of Martin Loomer Iyar 5 Florence Morris mother of Lynne Morris Sivan 6 Loretta Pace mother of Anna Pace Iyar 5 Aryeh Rohn father of Ruth Rohn Sivan 6 Florence Shecter mother of Trudy Shecter Iyar 6 Alan B. Gold father of Nora Gold Sivan 6 Shimon Zilberman father of Helene Silverman Iyar 6 Aaron Leib Schwartzberg father of Barbara Fisher Sivan 7 Ludovit Bercovic father of Emory Burke Iyar 6 Shoshana Shier mother of Joy-Anne Jacoby Sivan 7 Tova Diamond mother of Frumie Diamond Iyar 7 Maurice Geffen father of Benita Friedlander and Miriam Diamond Iyar 7 Paul Natanson father of Rimona Natanson Sivan 7 Malka Grossman mother of Gilda Grossman Iyar 7 William Platt father of Priscilla Platt Sivan 7 Ruth Norris mother of Allen Kaeja Iyar 8 Heymann Hoffmann father of Alan Hoffmann and Sivan 9 Israel Horowitz husband of Janet Horowitz Jack Hoffmann Sivan 10 Alec Biderman father of Marilyn Biderman Iyar 9 Norman Latowsky father of Shari Cherney Sivan 11 Florrie Narun mother of Mickey Narun Iyar 11 Olga Honig mother of Rosanna Honig Sivan 12 Tovia Dwash father of Isaac Louis Dwosh Iyar 11 Morris Vanek father of Arthur Vanek Sivan 12 Joseph Shimmerman father of Alan Shimmerman Iyar 12 Ruth Helen Slomin mother of Gayle Benjamin Sivan 13 Martin Schurman father of Roberta Bucovetsky Iyar 14 Srul Grossman father of Gilda Grossman Sivan 13 Michael Strumpf father of Dan Strumpf Iyar 14 Katriel Johles father of Frieda Forman Sivan 14 Sharon Filkow sister of Faigie Klein Iyar 14 Charles Samuels father of Lesley Sevitt Sivan 16 Robert Drabkin father of Denise Drabkin Iyar 15 Celia Hornung mother of Alisa Weyman Sivan 16 Jacob Narun father of Mickey Narun Iyar 15 Thomas A. Kelly Jr. father of Linda Cherney Sivan 17 Ralph Cohen brother of Suzanne Shuchat Iyar 15 Yosef Reisenbach father of Ronald Riesenbach Sivan 19 Louise Herzfeld sister of Marcia Zamble Iyar 16 Lee Gold father of Elaina Gold Sivan 19 Jack Rubinovich father of Stacia Rubinovich Iyar 16 Abe Singer father of Nancy Singer Sivan 19 Edel Teper father of Wilfred Teper Iyar 16 Doris Singer mother of Jeroham Singer Sivan 20 Lorraine Loomer mother of Martin Loomer Iyar 17 Pesach Kovnat father of Asya Kovnat- Ezer Sivan 20 Clara Smith mother of Mitchel Smith Iyar 18 Lily Myers mother of Louis Myers Sivan 21 Hilda Grushcow mother of Marc Grushcow Iyar 18 Milly Press mother of Cyril Press and Hilary Goldenberg Iyar 19 Myra Michel mother of Lillian Mendelsohn Sivan 21 Rose Wajcman mother of Riva Grinsphan Iyar 20 Abraham Bogomolny father of Brenda Enchin and Sivan 22 Golda Chana Aaron mother of Miriam Schlanger Howard Bogomolny Sivan 22 Shirley Hemsworth sister of Jeroham Singer Iyar 21 Margot Caen mother of Francine Watkins Sivan 23 David Solomon father of Peggy Solomon Iyar 21 Louis Eisenstat father of Lorraine Weinrib Sivan 25 Hal Rosenthal husband of Priscilla Platt Iyar 22 Frank Rubinstein father of Fern Rubinstein Sivan 25 Pinchus Wajcman father of Riva Grinsphan Iyar 23 Ruth Gold mother of Phil Gold Sivan 26 Rose Kohn mother of Elisabeth Kende Iyar 24 Ida Starkman mother of Susan Starkman Sivan 26 Harvey Mallove father of Cathy Mallove Iyar 25 Lillian Evans mother of Rosalie Evans Sivan 26 Jennie Schlosser mother of Holli-Ellen Iyar 26 Fritz Joseph father of Marion Hoffmann Clairman Iyar 26 Rose Shukyn mother of Claire Simon Sivan 27 Shirley Cohen mother of Alison Cohen Iyar 27 Joseph Evans father of Rosalie Evans Sivan 27 Sharon Golvin mother of Ilene Golvin Iyar 27 George Kende husband of Elisabeth Kende Sivan 27 Label Wetstein father of Cheryl Wetstein and father of Sherry Glazier Sivan 28 Dora Cohen mother of Suzanne Shuchat Iyar 27 Norman Morris father of Lynne Morris Sivan 28 Fay Savage mother of Harvey Savage Iyar 27 Jeffrey Platt brother of Priscilla Platt Sivan 29 Cheryl Medoff wife of Ronald Medoff Iyar 28 Sidney Burnstein brother of Anita Kerzner Sivan 30 Sidney Colt father of Neil Colt Iyar 28 Harold Edelstein father of Margo Gordon Tammuz 1 Burle Yolles father of Joanne Yolles Iyar 28 Alfred Lewy father of Jules Lewy Tammuz 2 Samuel Medoff father of Ronald Medoff Iyar 28 Irene Lewy mother of Jules Lewy

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Emor Services 6 pm Services 9 am 8:03

1 Iyar 1 2 Iyar 2 3 Iyar 3

Yom HaZikaron Services 9 am Behar Shacharit 9 am Commemoration Services 6 pm Israel Shabbat 6:45 pm Hebrew Class with Annual General Meeting From Zikaron to Atzmaut 8:11 CSA 4 - 7 pm Ariella Eben-Ezra, 10 am 4 pm 7:45 pm Kensington Gardens 11am

4 Iyar 4 5 Iyar 5 6 Iyar 6 7 Iyar 7 8 Iyar 8 9 Iyar 9 10 Iyar 10

Shacharit 9 am Last Bar/Bat Mitzvah Seudah Shlishit Services 6 pm Bechukotai Yom HaAtzmaut Class 5:45 pm with Services 9 am Celebration at the Rabbi Sager 8:19 MNjcc10 am 7:30 pm

11 Iyar 11 12 Iyar 12 13 Iyar 13 14 Iyar 14 15 Iyar 15 16 Iyar 16 17 Iyar 17

Shacharit 9 am CENTENNIAL SHABBATON Services 6 pm Bamidbar Amazing Race Youth Leader Spring Services 9 am Lag B'Omer Chaultzim/Shinshinim bonfire at Dufferin CSA 4 - 7 pm Training Workshop Post Kiddush Talk with Grove Park, 6 - 9 pm 6:45 - 8:45 pm 8:26 Rabbi Sager Kensington Garden's 11am 18 Iyar 18 19 Iyar 19 20 Iyar 20 21 Iyae 21 22 Iyar 22 23 Iyar 23 24 Iyar 24 Rosh Hodesh Shacharit 9 am Service and Nasso Sivan Walk with Israel 9 am Shabbat Dinner with Services 9 am service, 7 am Doors Open Toronto 10am Scholar in Residence Alice Ackerman Board Meeting 7 pm Rabbi Steve Sager 8:33 Bat Mitzvah Services 6 pm Post Kiddush Talk with Randal Schnoor 25 Iyar 25 26 Iyar 26 27 Iyar 27 28 Iyar 28 29 Iyar 29 30 Sivan 1 31 Sivan 2

JUNE 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Beha’alotcha Shavuot Services 6 pm Shacharit 9 am Erev Shavuot Shavuot Services 9 am Services with Yizkor Tikkun Leyl Services 9 am Post Kiddush Talk with Dancing with the Shavuot 9 am 8:36 8:38 David Brooks Shinshinim at the Mnjcc Hebrew Class with 7:30 pm 7:30 pm Ariella Eben Ezra, 10am CSA 4 - 7 pm 1 Sivan 3 2 Sivan 4 3 Sivan 5 4 Sivan 6 5 Sivan 7 6 Sivan 8 7 Sivan 9

Shacharit 9 am Services 6 pm Sh’lach Services 9am World's Smallest Jewish Farewell to Hadar & Gal Fiction Club, 3 pm CSA 4 - 7 pm 8:42 Kensington Gardens Annex Festival on Bloor 11 am

8 Sivan 10 9 Sivan 11 10 Sivan 12 11 Sivan 13 12 Sivan 14 13 Sivan 15 14 Sivan 16

Shacharit 9 am Services 6 pm Korach Services 9am Desana Rose CSA 4 - 7 pm 8:44 Bat Mitzvah

15 Sivan 17 16 Sivan 18 17 Sivan 19 18 Sivan 20 19 Sivan 21 20 Sivan 22 21 Sivan 2

Shacharit 9 am Services 6 pm Chukat Services 9am Board Meeting Michal Davis Bat Mitzvah 7 pm CSA 4 - 7 pm 845 Kensington Gardens 11am

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

Services 9 am

29 Tammuz 1 30 Tammuz 2

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