December 2018 Kislev-Tevet 5779 Happy from the Beth Tzedec Clergy, Staff and Board of Directors

BTZ Hanukkah Party December 9, 2018 10:00am-12:00pm

Enjoy , sufganiyot, bouncy castles, games, arts and crafts and more!

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS December 1st Monday December 24th 9:00am Shabbat Services OFFICE CLOSED 4:30pm Tuesday December 25th Shabbat Ends: 5:29pm 9:00am Services Sunday December 2nd 10:00am Movie and Dinner Marathon 10:00am Shul School OFFICE CLOSED Light 1st Candle at night Wednesday December 26th Monday December 3rd 9:00am Services Light 2nd Candle at night OFFICE CLOSED Tuesday December 4th Friday December 28th 4:00pm B’nai Classes Candle Lighting: 4:18pm Light 3rd Candle at night : SHEMOT Wednesday December 5th Shabbat December 29th 7:00pm BTZ Board Meeting 9:00am Shabbat Service (Members Welcome) 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Light 4th Candle at night Shabbat End: 5:35pm Thursday December 6th Monday December 31st 6:30pm Keruv Class 12:00pm Office Closed Light 5th Candle at night Friday December 7th 5:00pm Tot Shabbat Candle Lighting: 4:11pm TORAH: MIKKETS Light 6th Candle before Shabbat December 8th 9:00am Shabbat Service 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Shabbat Ends: 5:27pm Light 7th Candle after Havdalah Sunday December 9th 10:00am BTZ Hanukkah Party Light 8th Candle at night Tuesday December 11th 4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah Classes Thursday December 13th 6:30pm Keruv Class Friday December 14th Candle Lighting: 4:11pm TORAH: VAYIGGASH In This Issue: Shabbat December 15th Rabbinic Reflections 4 9:00am Shabbat Service 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Cantor’s Notes 6 Shabbat Ends: 5:28pm 6:30pm Wicks ‘n Flicks President’s Message 8 Thursday December 20th 12:00pm Hazak 55+ Lil Faider Scholar-in-Residence 11 Friday December 21st National Minyan League 12 Candle Lighting: 4:13pm TORAH: VAYHI Programs 14 Shabbat December 22nd 9:00am Shabbat Service Life Cycle Events 15 10:00am Minyan Katan 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Tributes/Donations/Yahrzeit 16 Shabbat Ends: 5:31pm Gift Shop 20

Beth Tzedec Beth Tzedec Congregation

Executive Officers David Inhaber President Joshua Inhaber Vice President Lorne Pearl Vice President Leonard Seidman Vice President Elliott Steinberg Vice President Joshua Switzer Vice President/Treasurer Jeffrey Dworkin Secretary Maxine Fischbein Past President Board of Directors Cheryl Baron Shiell Howard Cohen Gregory Davis Eddy Lang Heather Lister Stuart Myron Deborah Shnay Deborah Silver Markham Silver Helmi Switzer

Synagogue Professionals and Staff

Rabbi Shaul Osadchey Congregational Rabbi Cantor Russell Jayne Cantor Max Lipsman Executive Director Yolanda Cea Accounting Teresa Sofocleous Office Manager/Publications Jennifer Girvitz Administration Karen Emmons Administration Bert Glow Shamash

Beth Tzedec gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by major endowment gifts including:

Steven Blitz Endowment Fund Leo & Goldie Sheftel Rabbinical Chair Norman & Beulah Martin Cantorial Chair Cyngiser Family Jewish Film Festival Fund

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Rabbinic Reflections Beth Tzedec Shofar Rabbinic Reflections

Having the Hanukkah Blahs? Time to Kick it up a Notch!

Will your Hanukkah be the same as last year and the years before that? Are you tired of the same old Hanukkah routine? Here are some thoughts about Hanukkah and a resource to put the “Happy” back in Hanukkah!

First, an important note about the holiday itself. Hanukkah’s beauty and meaning derives from the basic human desire for freedom. Although Hanukkah commemorates a unique historical event in 165 BCE, its theme of liberation transcends the specific war between the and the Greek Syrians. In every generation, the holiday of Hanukkah has served as a universal symbol representing the struggle to think, believe, and act freely. In a time of rising anti-Semitism and intolerances of others, the relevance of Hanukkah has never been more pertinent. The Jewish bayit (home) is therefore the most basic setting for the Hanukkah celebration because it is there that freedom is most dearly learned and cherished.

In our lifetime, the message of Hanukkah has been dimmed by the lights of commercialism and materialism. Some have felt the need to compete with the Christian holiday of Christmas as a demonstration of their pride in . Many of our Jewish youth have come to view Hanukkah as a time to receive gifts rather than as an opportunity to join with their parents to enable others to enjoy the privilege of freedom.

How do we recapture the spirit of Hanukkah? How can we restore the primacy of the struggle for freedom as the hallmark of the holiday? Perhaps the development in each Jewish family of a more thoughtful ritual for the celebration of Hanukkah would serve to emphasize its message. There are numerous educational games, stories, food, and (charity) projects that reflect the Jewish commitment to freedom.

I have prepared a Hanukkah Home Seder that is intended to enrich each Jewish home’s celebration of Hanukkah. The Hebrew word “seder”

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Beth Tzedec Shofar Rabbinic Reflections refers not to a meal as its more common association with Passover suggests. Rather, it connotes an order to the Hanukkah ritual that can supplement the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah. A theme has been offered for each night of Hanukkah along with related activities. The Guide provides information about how to use the Hanukkah Home Seder. In addition, please enjoy my Outrageous Latkes booklet containing dozens of unique and tantalizing recipes.

Both the Hanukkah Home Seder and the Outrageous Latkes booklets are available on the Beth Tzedec website at https://bethtzedec.ca/ worshipholidays/holiday-workshops/.

May the message of freedom that echoed in the hearts and deeds of the Maccabees be rekindled in our own time. And may you refresh your Hanukkah celebration with renewed meaning and joy.

Hag Urim Sameach,

Rabbi Shaul Osadchey Leo & Goldie Sheftel Rabbinical Chair

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Cantor’s Notes Beth Tzedec Shofar

Cantor’s Notes

In the midst of winter’s cold and darkness, the festival of Hanukkah joyously arrives to envelop our families with warmth, and to bring much needed light into our homes. It is a holiday that celebrates the triumph of our people over the forces of imposed assimilation, and is highlighted by candles, latkes, dreydels (tops), and (of course) music. Now, even though the story of the Maccabees, their victory over insurmountable forces, and the miracle of the oil may be known to practically everyone who ever attended Hebrew school, the history of the songs we sing by the light of our menorahs may not be. Our rich and varied musical heritage offers Hebrew, , Ladino and English songs for the holiday. Some of the “Hanukkah top 40”, so to speak, include Mi Y imalel, Oy Hanukkah (an East European Yiddish folk song of the 19th century), I Have a Little Dreydel by the prolific synagogue composer S. E. Goldfarb, and Ocho Candalikas (for those who like a little Sephardic flavor). Particularly in North America, this repertoire has continued to grow and flourish in the last few decades, with a remarkable output by noted cantors, composers and Jewish performers, and even though Adam Sandler’s may more radio time, the old warhorses still hold their own both with old and young alike. Chief among these is Maoz Tzur, by far the most well-known and beloved of all Hanukkah songs. I would place it second only to HaTikvah as the most recognizable song of our people.

The poem Maoz Tzur (Fortress Rock) was believed to have been written by a 13th-century poet named Mordechai who signed his name as an acrostic in the first five stanzas. Nothing else certain is known about him, although several theories have been raised. The overall theme is that God unfailingly redeems us. Each stanza has four lines of two equal halves. The half-line rhyme scheme is AB, AB, BB, CB. The verbs used are in the imperfect tense, meaning that past actions and mind-states are not completed, but rather continue to happen in later as in earlier times. The first stanza expresses our messianic hopes for restoring the Temple and its worship so we can sing songs of praise at the altar’s dedication, both with and like the Maccabees. Stanzas 2-5 list four examples in chronological order where we suffered and God redeemed us. First is slavery in Egypt followed by the Exodus and the drowning of the Egyptian army. Next is the Babylonian exile followed by the Return to Zion. Third is the Purim story. Mordechai saves us from Haman’s plot to kill us, and hangs both his sons and him. Fourth is the Hanukkah story. The Hasmoneans (i.e. Maccabees) defeat the “Greeks” (really, the Seleucids ruled by King Antiochus

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Beth Tzedec Shofar Cantor’s Notes IV Epiphanies), and a small oil flask miraculously lasts eight days in the newly rededicated Temple. For anyone who has read the complete Hebrew original, one cannot help but be impressed with the poetic skill with which Mordechai renders his subject. However, if it weren’t for the melody that ultimately got attached to it, this skillful poetic take on God’s continuous redemption might have been lost to the ages.

The most common melody for Maoz Tzur is of West European origin. Scholars suggest it dates from an old German folk song known to Jews as early as 1450. This melodic line appears in a well-documented church melody of that period, and was also used by Martin Luther for his first German choral. The earliest preserved Jewish source pairing the melody with the Hebrew text is a manuscript by Judah Elias of Hanover, dated 1744. However, it may have been paired with the text at least two centuries before Elias actually transcribed it, because of the continuous cross-pollination of Hebrew and Christian melodies in diaspora communities, a phenomenon just as common in the 15th as in the 21st century. As always, when it comes to true “Jewish” music, who influenced whom is not easily discernable. Without question, though, the pairing was fortuitous. The melody matches the lyrics and the spirit of the holiday perfectly, being at the same time hopeful and confident, majestic and daring, stirring and bright. You can almost imagine the Maccabees marching off to battle as you sing.

Although the history of Maoz Tzur may not extend back to Maccabean times, its centuries-long evolution and journey is, in many ways, a musical miracle of resilience. It is exciting to think that a poem from the 13th century and a tune from the 15th century, both of which might have been lost on their own, found their way to each other, and then, into the daily and supplementary prayers that are recited both in the synagogue and in every Jewish home during the Hanukkah holiday. How many times have you heard it said, “The Jewish people are lost.” Maoz Tzur and its history are a testament to the fact that really, the opposite is true. The Jewish people are constantly taking the best of what is new and pairing it to what is “not so new,” and in so doing we are creating something that will stand as a Fortress Rock for all ages.

Chag Urim Sameach! A Freilichen Hanukkah! Happy Hanukkah to all!

Norman & Beulah Martin Cantorial Chair

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Through the President's Lens Beth Tzedec Shofar Through the President's Lens A Message from David Inhaber Much of my recent emphasis has been on the High Holidays. Soon we will come together at Shul and in our homes to celebrate Hanukkah. In between is a perfect time for me to bring congregants up to speed on just some of the committee work that has been happening behind the scenes here at Beth Tzedec.

With your help, our Ritual Committee, chaired by Vice President Lorne Pearl, has just closed the 5779 High Holidays annual survey. We received more than 125 replies from a total population of approximately 600 individuals and families. In consultation with a friend that works at Ipsos Research, we know that we benefited from the input of more than twice as many respondents whose efforts helped to make the results statistically accurate. Lorne is tabulating the results and I look forward to sharing the analysis with you in an upcoming Shofar article.

Our Ritual Committee continues to discuss other topics, including the potential live streaming of Synagogue services.

Our Finance Committee, chaired by Vice President (Finance) Josh Inhaber, is working on several important items. They are carefully reviewing our current financial policies, in particular, Beth Tzedec’s investment policy and all the existing notes to our annual financial statements to ensure completeness and consistency across our restricted funds and endowments. The Committee will also be reviewing and updating our Road to Financial Stability document which has guided our responsible stewardship at Beth Tzedec for many years now.

Next month, the Finance Committee will once again gear up for our annual budgeting process. The proposed budget will, as usual, be either revised or approved by the Board of Directors in March and presented to congregants at our Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2019.

As soon as possible after our financial year-end on March 31st, Executive Director Max Lipsman and his staff will send you your annual Beth Tzedec statement. Todah rabah for your continued and generous support!

Our Membership Committee, chaired by Vice President (Membership) Elliott Steinberg, is pleased to report some wonderful news. Despite downward trends among many of our affiliated Synagogues, the number of congregants at Beth Tzedec grew this year. While we have experienced some attrition, sadly due to the passing of some of our cherished members, we are attracting new congregants, which bodes well for the future of our Shul. 8 Beth Tzedec Congregation December 2018

Beth Tzedec Shofar Through the President's Lens The Membership Committee is currently reviewing a list of individuals and families who, despite previously stated intentions, have not yet fulfilled their commitments. If you have not yet made your arrangements, we urge you to do so in order to ensure that important benefits such as High Holiday seats and plot plans aren’t cancelled. Nobody is turned away from Beth Tzedec due to financial need, so we do urge any congregants who are struggling to make ends meet to let us know so that we work with you to ensure your continuing participation in the Synagogue family.

Our Operations Committee, chaired by Joshua Switzer, is currently conducting a building reserve study. Together with Executive Director Max Lipsman and his operations team, the committee is also monitoring the repairs we made to the roof over the summer and fall. We know we have a big expenditure ahead of us and are gathering details so as to share with our congregants some well- thought-out options and recommendations regarding our physical plant.

The Operations Committee is also responsible for overseeing security, a matter we always take very seriously at Beth Tzedec. Max and his operations team are always vigilant. In light of the tragedy that befell congregants at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh and subsequent anti-Semitic acts as well as tensions in the Middle East, we have been augmenting our security measures at Beth Tzedec. Some of our upgrades have already been completed and we continue to work with Calgary Jewish Federation and the Calgary Police Service to ensure the continued safety and security of all our congregants and guests.

Our Youth Committee, co-chaired by Board members Deb Silver and Heather Lister, is working closely with Cantor Russ to plan our next event, the Hanukkah party taking place at Beth Tzedec on Sunday, December 9th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Please save the date. Deb and Heather are still looking for volunteers to help ensure a fun and memorable celebration. If you can assist, please let them know by contacting the Synagogue office at 403-255-8688.

Our Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by Vice President Lorne Pearl, has completed its initial outline and is sharing it with the clergy, executive director, and various committees, including membership, ritual, youth and operations. They will, in turn, provide input toward a first draft. Congregants will also have opportunities to review our draft plan and to provide input in the near future.

Our Film Festival Committee, chaired by Harvey Cyngiser, just completed another successful season. As you all know we have reached a milestone 18th year of thought provoking and entertaining films. This does not just happen. Yasher Koach to Harvey and his committee for planning, organizing and delivering one of our community’s best-loved annual events!

Continued...

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Through the President's Lens Beth Tzedec Shofar

Hazak 55+, chaired by Donna Caplan, continues to provide stellar programming at Beth Tzedec and beyond, including a recent tour of Viking Air and guest speakers that have enhanced our understanding of a wide variety of topics.

Although I have singled out some committees for the purpose of this update, I am sure you are all aware that there are other committees working hard on your behalf including:

 Personnel (Maxine Fischbein, Chair)  Nominations (Maxine Fischbein, Chair)  Memorial Park (Dr. Howard Cohen, Chair)  National Minyan League (Susan Inhaber, Chair)  Past President’s Council (Helmi Switzer, Chair)  Greeters Committee (Bob Shiell, Chair)  Fundraising Committee (Stuart Myron, Chair)  Scholarship Committee (Len Seidman, Chair)  Tzed Talk Series (Dr. Eddy Lang, Chair)

Last but certainly not least is Markham Silver, QC, who has dedicated countless hours over many years, advising the Synagogue leadership on legal matters.

Yasher Koach to everyone I’ve mentioned and all the additional folks who step up whenever they are asked and, often, even before they are asked!

As we light our Hanukkah candles, let’s pause to give thanks for the good we enjoy at Beth Tzedec and the even brighter future ahead of us as we rededicate ourselves to building and strengthening our congregation. Our clergy, executive director, staff and lay leaders are immensely grateful for your continued and generous support.

Hag Hanukkah Sameach, David Inhaber President

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Beth Tzedec Shofar Lil Faider Scholar-in-Residence Lil Faider Scholar-in-Residence

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, January 13, 2019 3:30pm Bus Departs Beth Tzedec Congregation 4:00pm at Knox United Church Rev. David Holmes will offer an overview of the emergence of the United Church in Canada and how it contrasts with other Christian denominations.

Hanukkah Candle Lighting

The Hanukkah lights should be kindled as soon as possible after nightfall. On Friday the lights are kindled before the beginning of Shabbat.

The lighting procedure is as follows: The correct number of candles are placed in the menorah, beginning at your right. Each subsequent night you add one candle, starting at the right and moving left. After the candles are set, you light the shammash, the helper candle, which usually has a distinct place on the menorah apart from the other candles. You then light the candles with the shammash from left to right.

On Friday afternoon during Hanukkah, we light the Hanukkah candles before the Shabbat candles. Hanukkah candles are lit after Havdalah.

Candle # 1 - Sunday, December 2nd Candle # 2 - Monday, December 3rd Candle # 3 - Tuesday, December 4th Candle # 4 - Wednesday, December 5th Candle # 5 - Thursday, December 6th Candle # 6 - Friday, December 7th Candle # 7 - Saturday, December 8th Candle # 8 - Sunday, December 9th

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National Minyan League Beth Tzedec Shofar

Take a Look at our Tuesday Teams For the next few months, I would like to feature the wonderful teams of The National Minyan League. This month, I will highlight our Tuesday teams. The first Tuesday of every month is covered by The Silver Maccabees. This is a clever name playing off the surname of its co-captains, Lisa and Markham Silver. Though Lisa is listed as the official captain, Markham sends out the reminders and helps with the month to month running of the team. Long-term members include Dodi (Habib) Espanioli, Aaron Bickman, Barbara Rackow, and Rebecca Silver. Newer members include Deborah Yedlin, Gigi Soros and Josh Silver. The next Tuesday is handled by the Shayna Punims helmed by Linda Garshman. She is joined by Jerry Snukal, Eva Falla, Marty Cole and Gigi Soros - yes, the same Gigi. Karen Levitt, Leah Fayerman and Sandy Fayerman have helped in the past when needed. Linda is always on the lookout for new players, so if you could help her out, she would be most grateful. And you would be on a team with a ‘pretty’ name. The third Tuesday is covered by The Sophisticats. Naomi Hashman is captain and she has a strong team that includes these other super cool members: Therese Nagler, Louise Glin, Evelyn Shapiro, Elliott Steinberg, Helmi Switzer, and Mona Rosenbaum. We also remember Phil Shapiroz”l, who was a member of this team as well. This team attends ‘religiously’ but could benefit from players who can come for bonus days or earn them a valuable two points in the young generation category. The final Tuesday of each month is handled by Lorie, Lorie, Hallelujah! This team was named by Mort Levittz”l. When captain Lorie Abernethy was looking for teammates, Mort said that he would join, and he told her that he had a great name for the team. And so, the name stuck and now Lorie says that she would never change the name out of respect and in memory of Mort. Ever since Harry Rosenthal and Jerry Fleishman joined this team after coming daily to say for their father and wife respectively, this team has risen in the standings. Please consider following their example by paying it forward if you have come to say Kaddish for a loved one. We likely had a minyan because of the NML. Other newer members to this team are Joan Robins, Naomi Robins and Roy Shaw. Susann Grodsky has returned as well. Each of these teams would welcome players and especially those that qualify as a young generation member - people between the ages of 13 and 39. These players can earn their teams a valuable two points.

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Beth Tzedec Shofar National Minyan League Since I wrote about the Monday teams last month, Saundra Lipton has joined Team Tranquility. She is also paying forward the help that she and her family received when they were saying Kaddish for their husband and father over the past 11 months. After seeing how small this same team’s roster was, Gheorghita Constantinescu has also joined Team Tranquility. She is now on three teams along with Gigi and me. Yasher Koach to all these National Minyan League members. We are so proud of your contribution to the NML. Stay tuned for coverage on our other teams in the coming months. Susan Inhaber, NML Commissioner

Yad Club - Torah Reading Initiative Beth Tzedec encourages congregants to become active Torah readers. Learning to read Torah requires dedication and discipline to master the melodies and techniques for reading directly from the sacred scroll. For those who are successful in this endeavor and complete 14 (The Hebrew numerical equivalent of ) Torah readings here at Beth Tzedec, the congregation will be honoured to provide special recognition by awarding a personalized Yad. For more information contact Cantor Russ at [email protected] or 403-255-8688 ext. 4.

The Beth Tzedec Congregation National Minyan League is featured in the USCJ 5779 Calendar!

To order your calendar, go to the USCJ website at www.uscj.org and follow the link near the middle of the homepage.

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Programs Beth Tzedec Shofar

Tot Shabbat Friday, December 7th - 5:00pm Members: 0-4 Free, 5-12 $5.00, 13+ $10.00 Guests: 0-4 Free, 5-12 $10.00, 13+ $20.00 Introduce your little ones to the wonders of Kabbalat Shabbat in a relaxed kid-friendly environment. Light Shabbat Dinner provided. For more information please contact Rabbi Osadchey at [email protected] or 403-255-8688 ext 2. RSVP to [email protected] or 403-255-8688 by Wednesday, December 5th.

BTZ Hanukkah Party Sunday, December 9th - 10:00am-12:00pm Please join us for a morning of fun, light and joy as we celebrate Hanukkah. Enjoy latkes, sufganiyot, crafts, bouncy castles, games and more! Free of charge. Please bring a donation for the Food Bank. Everyone is welcome!

Wicks ‘n Flicks Saturday, December 15th - 6:30pm Come for Havdalah and a movie. Specially for families with children ages 3-7. Bring a blankie! Refreshments provided.

Hazak 55+ presents Anti-Semitism in the Aftermath of Pittsburgh: How Endangered are we? with Rabbi Osadchey Thursday, December 20th - 12:00pm Rabbi Osadchey will briefly review the history and nature of anti-Semitism in North America and compare it to European anti-Semitism. He will lead a conversation about whether the current surge in attacks against Jews is similar to the period leading up to the Holocaust or is different in its implications for the future of North American Jewry. Lunch will be served at 12noon, $5 for members and $7 for guests. RSVP to the synagogue office at 403-255-8688 by Tuesday, December 18th. For more information, please contact Donna Caplan at 403-271-3066. Everyone is welcome.

Minyan Katan Shabbat, December 22nd - 10:00am A Shabbat Morning Service crafted for B'nai Mitzvah students and their families and featuring student-led prayers under the guidance of Rabbi Osadchey.

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Beth Tzedec Shofar Programs/Life Cycle Events

Musical-Dance Movie Marathon and Dinner Tuesday, December 25th - 10:00am `Tis the Jewish day for Movies and Chinese Food! Movies are Free: 10:00am Saturday Night Fever |12:00pm Hairspray | 2:00pm Westside Story | 4:00pm Happy Feet Kosher Chinese Dinner to Follow at 6:15pm Dinner: $10 adult - $5 children. RSVP to the BTZ office at 403-255-8688. Everyone is welcome! Please join us for evening services at 6:00pm.

Life Cycle Events In Memoriam Judith Cole, mother of Marty (Cathy) Cole and Arthur Cole (Marlene Olyan). Judith passed away on October 29, 2018. The funeral was held on October 31, 2018 in Toronto

Leah Saltman, remembered by her children and brothers. Leah passed away on November 4, 2018. The funeral was held on Thursday, November 8, 2018.

Jack Groner, husband of Jean Groner, father of Shelley (Neil) Stone and Stacey (Steve) Davis, brother of Charles (Therese) Groner, Annette Krygier, and Teresa (Lionel) Tucker. Jack passed away on November 16, 2018. The funeral was held in Los Angeles.

B’nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov to parents Alli and Darryl Gurevitch and brother Joseph, and grandparents Val and Mitch Grossman and Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch on the occasion of Leo’s Bar Mitzvah on November 3, 2018.

Mazel Tov to parents Dana and Jeff Goldstein, grandparents Deanna Goldstein, Gerry Goldstein, Carol Bornstein and Alan Bornstein on the occasion of Mason and Westin's B'nai Mitzvot on November 17, 2018.

Baby Naming Mazel Tov to parents Brianne and Harrison Zivot and sister Levi on the birth of their son, Asher Hardy, on November 17, 2018 and his on November 25, 2018. Proud grandparents are Karyn and Ted Betts, Disnie Zivot and Mark Zivot. Proud great-grandparents are Mary Keller, Shirley Mills, and Rose Zivot.

Mazel Tov to parents Meredith Salisbury and Gerald Pfeffer and brothers Ben and Max on the baby naming of their daughter and sister, Aria Coty Pfeffer on November 18, 2018. Proud grandparents are Rachel and Michael Pfeffer and Jean and Matt Salisbury.

If you are marking a life-cycle event and would like it included in SHOFAR, please let us know by contacting the Shul office at 403-255-8688 or [email protected].

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NationalTributes and Minyan Donations League Beth Tzedec Shofar

TRIBUTES and DONATIONS Rudy Berger CONGREGATION FUND By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch MAZEL TOV Maureen Katchen Nat Alexander, on the occasion of his By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch 75th birthday Bernard Florence By Bob and Cheryl Shiell By Cheryl and Bob Shiell Harriette Alexander, on the occasion of Harvey Silverstone her birthday By Milt and Maxine Fischbein By Bob and Cheryl Shiell Reva Faber Bev and Ed Dunn, on the occasion of THANK YOU the birth of their new grandchild David Inhaber, President and the Beth By Milt and Maxine Fischbein Tzedec Board of Directors, with Bob and Cheryl Shiell, on the occasion appreciation of their 32nd wedding anniversary By Arthur and Mary Fishman By Nat and Harriette Alexander SYMPATHY CYNGISER FAMILY JEWISH FILM Betty Mayer, on the loss of her brother FESTIVAL FUND Isadore “Izzy” Feldman SYMPATHY By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Hanita and Aaron Dagan, on the loss The Family of the Late Leah Saltman, of her mother Norma Nozick on the loss of their mother Leah Saltman By Sid and Bronia Cyngiser By Milt and Maxine Fischbein Harvey and Alexandra Cyngiser and Family Dr. Marty Cole and Family, on the loss Lila and Jacques Mydlarski of his mother Judith Cole Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch By Milt and Maxine Fischbein Andria Rodin and Family, on the loss and Family of her mother GET WELL By Liz and Ross Kaplan and Family Jamie Phillips Dr. Marty and Cathy Cole and Family, By Milt, Maxine, Alyssa and on the loss of his mother, her mother-in- Emma Fischbein law and their grandmother Judith Cole THANK YOU By Debbie Kravitz Harvey Cyngiser, with appreciation Irving and Sandy Adler By Reva Faber Reesa and Marty Kluner Naomi and Rob Reid, on the loss of his KIDDUSH FUND sister Kari IN MEMORY OF By Nat and Harriette Alexander Dr. Melville J. Swartz, beloved father Jeanette and Arnold Finkelstein and By Helen and Mark Swartz and Family Family (of Nepean ON), on the loss of her brother Bill Katz By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Some of our members GET WELL and staff are very Lily Joffe By Maxine and Milt Fischbein sensitive to perfume. It Evelyn Sheftel Shapiro is requested that you Reva Faber please refrain from Ethel Caplan using any scented products when Nily Alima By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch attending Shul. Thank you.

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Beth Tzedec Shofar Tributes and Donations/Yahrzeits LEV SHALEM SABBATH & FESTIVAL NORMAN & BEULAH MARTIN BOOK FUND CANTORIAL CHAIR FUND SYMPATHY SYMPATHY Dr. Marty Cole and Family, on the loss of Dr. Marty and Cathy Cole, on the loss his mother Judith Cole of his mother Judith Cole By Liz and Ross Kaplan and Family By Beulah Martin Bradley Martin (of Vancouver BC) RABBI’S TZEDAKAH FUND The Saltman Family, on the loss of their MAZEL TOV mother and sister Leah Saltman Rabbi Shaul and Bobbie Osadchey, on the By Beulah Martin occasion of the birth of their new grandson GET WELL Seth Bleich Lily Joffe By Cheryl and Bob Shiell By Beulah Martin SYMPATHY Yossi and Cindy Suissa and Family, on the loss of his father Rabbi Moshe Suissa (of Israel) By Naomi Hashman Cemetery Entry Code Marty Cole and Family, on the loss of his mother Judith Cole To gain entry into the Beth Tzedec By Leonard Seidman, Kimberly Rothenberg Memorial Park cemetery, press and Family THANK YOU 1 then 3 for the gate code. Rabbi Shaul and Bobbie Osadchey, with appreciation By Arthur and Mary Fishman

LEO & GOLDIE SHEFTEL ENDOWMENT FUND MAZEL TOV Cheryl Milner, on the occasion of her special birthday By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch GET WELL Sam Bell By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Debbie Krygier By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch

PROJECT 146 FUND IN MEMORY OF Sam Ousher Switzer By Fernand and Lise Rarente (of Gatineau, QC)

STEVEN BLITZ BURSARY ENDOWMENT FUND GET WELL Lily Joffe By Lila and Jacques Mydlarski

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Yahrzeit Fund Beth Tzedec Shofar

YAHRZEIT FUND Samuel Mozeson, beloved father Benjamin Sheftel, beloved father By Zena Drabinsky By Evelyn Sheftel Shapiro Jane Gold, beloved aunt Benjamin Sheftel, beloved father By Gershon Bobroff By Fran Sheftel Kolinsky Morris Gopman, beloved uncle Matilda Vladut, beloved mother By Harriet and Phil Libin By Thomas and Ritta Vladut Baby Zuidema, beloved niece Vivian Veta Monson, beloved mother By Cheryl Zack By Barbara and Alan Davis Peter Bercovice, beloved father Meyer Blitt, beloved father and By Rose Lister grandfather Rebecca Block, beloved By David, Dorian and Ilan Blitt grandmother Mire Katchen, beloved father By Cheryl Cohen By Joe Katchen Donna Cohen, beloved wife Mayer Miller, beloved father By Emanuel Cohen By Lila Mydlarski Philip Shapiro, beloved brother Ruchla Mydlarski, beloved mother By Mona Rosenbaum By Jacques and Lila Mydlarski Isadore Goldenberg, beloved father John Krygier, beloved father By Jeanette Berger By Lea Kohn Edith Berger, beloved sister William Fishman, beloved father By Rudy Berger By Arthur P. Fishman Raymond Lupescu, beloved Izak Eisner, beloved father uncle-in-law By Haskel Eisner By Leah Saltmanz”l Hettie Marks, beloved aunt Susan McCormick, beloved friend By Myrna Pearlmutter By Eva Falk Leo Pearlmutter, beloved uncle Ben Davis and Bea Davis, beloved By Myrna Pearlmutter father and mother Isadore Gurevitch, beloved father By Naida and Nate Feldman By Sheila Gurevitch Dorothy Feldman, beloved mother Sam Fishman, beloved father By Nate and Naida Feldman By Max Fishman Lori Feldman, beloved brother Ethel Fishman, beloved mother By Nate and Naida Feldman By Max Fishman Alex Promislow, beloved Eva Gelmon, beloved sister grandfather By Max Fishman By Dianne Lipton and Family Saul Berman, beloved brother, Malka Shkolnik, beloved mother brother-in-law and uncle By Mara and Alex Shkolnik By Aaron and Sherry Berman and Family Simon Mayzus, beloved father and Walter Mario Malewicz, beloved husband brother By Paul Mayzus and Ella Mayzus By Alexandra Cyngiser Gidaly Nahametz, beloved father Malvina Friederich Malewicz, beloved By Sara and David Profis mother Gidaly Nahametz, beloved father By Alexandra Cyngiser By Helen Libenson Jack J. Sharp, beloved father and Sol Gurevitch, beloved father grandfather By Cyril Gurevitch and Family By Mitch, Carrie, Harry and Zoe Brody Saul Bleviss, beloved brother Faige Goldman, beloved grandmother By Fran Viner By Frances Kolinsky 18 Beth Tzedec Congregation December 2018

Beth Tzedec Shofar Yahrzeit Fund

Rose Jacobson, beloved mother By Myra Meyers Sunni Gelfand, beloved mother and grandmother By Karen Sklar and Family Jack Conn, beloved uncle By Karen Belzberg Yerucham Zeidman, beloved grandfather By Rose Zivot To Make a Donation SPECIAL YAHRZEIT FUND Morris Mendelman, beloved father If you would like to make a By Walter and Jessie Moscovitz donation celebrating or honouring Gary Moscovitz, beloved brother a life cycle event, please call the By Walter and Jessie Moscovitz office at 403-255-8688 ext. 0 or Herman Nagler, beloved father visit us in the shul office and we By George Nagler Harold P. Milavsky, beloved father will be happy to help you. and grandfather By Mitch, Carrie, Harry and Zoe Brody

KIDDUSH YAHRZEIT FUND Clara Sklar, beloved mother By Beulah Martin

Saturday Evening Services (Mincha and Seudah Shlishit): 4:30pm on December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

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