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NARAYEVER NEWS ‫חדשות נרייבר‬

November & December 2017, and January 2018

MASTHEAD Editing Team Rabbi Elkin Marsha Frydenberg Tama Soble

Graphic Designer Rebecca Wilkinson

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First Narayever Congregation 187 Brunswick Ave. Toronto, On. M5S 2M4 Tel: 416.927.0546 Email: [email protected] www.narayever.ca

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President’s Message

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Rabbi’s Message

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Rabbi Ed’s Sabbatical

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Adult Education Programs

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Holocaust Education Week Israeli Consul General

Celebrations

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Chanukah Party Tu B’Shvat Seder

Youth

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Events for Teens, Kids & Families Events for Families ShinShinim

Tefillah Project 5778

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Introducing Our New Tefillah Coach

Building Task Force

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Social Action

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Reflecting on our Refugee Sponsorhip Reflecting on a Trip to Poland

Shul Matters

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Donating Securities to the Narayever

High Holidays 5778

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High Holiday Volunteers Rosh Hashanah Appeal Kol Nidre Choir

Ritual

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Kiddish Sponsors & Donations

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Yahrzeit Anniversaries

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Members of the Board

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Calendar of Events

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, Sharing the First Narayever president role with Hart Schwartz allows us to divide certain responsibilities. We co-wrote the presidents’ message in the last issue of the newsletter. Starting with this issue, we will be taking turns writing this column. This one is written by me, Avi Schonbach. I would like to start by thanking those who contributed to the success of our services during the High Holidays. Marsha Frydenberg, our director of administration, assisted by Janis Seftel and Maya Schonbach, put in many weeks of effort organizing and preparing for the High Holidays. Rabbi Elkin tirelessly ensured that services at the shul ran smoothly; likewise Rabbi Weiss did his magic at the JCC. Sabrina Friedman, our Director of Family and Youth Engagement, organized services and programs for families and children. Roz Train, our volunteer High Holidays Coordinator, worked closely with Marsha on the details of this massive endeavor. Thank you very much to the many volunteers who made our High Holiday services successful by ushering, helping with security, setting up, organizing meal matching, leading services, being Gabbai, giving the Dvar Torah, blowing the shofar, delivering the Yom Kippur appeal, giving out the honours, providing alternative programs for adults, providing services and programs for families, children, youth and teens, organizing the Daily Bread Food Bank drive, and by sponsoring the apples and honey at the shul and honey cake after the Yom Kippur service. Finally, thank you for attending our services and for being so generous with your donations to the Daily Bread Food Bank, to our Yom Kippur fund which supports social causes in Israel, here in Toronto and wherever disasters strike, and with your donations to our shul itself on Rosh Hashanah. As a new co-president I’ve become more aware of the tensions that arise in response to events and changes in our community. For example, there are varied opinions about the balance between paid professional prayer leaders and volunteer shlichei tsibur on the High Holidays. Another example is our shul renovation project. Changes to the building, as pursued by the Building Task Force, are not embraced by all. Some object to the cost, the design, or the impact the renovations will have on our neighbours. Conversely, many of our congregants are anxiously waiting for our old beautiful shul to be made accessible, with improved infrastructure (have you been too warm during services?), better programming space, and an area to be able to meet privately with our rabbi.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Israel, of course, provides another source of disagreement. We had a request not to allow speakers associated with the New Israel Fund of Canada at the shul nor donate to that organization, because the New Israel Fund American organization has in the past provided support for Adalah, an Arab legal centre which advocates for Palestinian rights and has taken strong positions against Israel as a Jewish state. On the other hand, others in our community are members and supporters of the New Israel Fund of Canada and believe its programs advance social justice in Israel. In many cases being right or wrong depends on one’s perspective. I encourage people to be open minded, listen to the “other side”, and engage in open and sincere discussion of the issues. To quote from Donniel Hartman’s Yom Kippur message: “This year, I will begin with the sin of certainty. The certainty that I have the truth and others do not. The certainty that I am right and others wrong. The certainty that I am good and others bad. The certainty that I love my country and others do not. Truth, knowledge, and enlightenment will only grow when I expose my certainty to the critique of others.” A New Year wish of mine is that regardless of disagreements, we are able to share our diverse viewpoints in a safe environment--one that allows a healthy discourse among friends, and one in which, in spite of our differences, we can harmoniously and respectfully remain part of our vibrant and caring Narayever community.

Avi Schonbach Co-President [email protected]

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, If there’s one Jewish joke that our people like to tell, it’s the story about the Jew who is stranded alone on a desert island and builds two synagogues — the one he goes to, and the one he wouldn’t be seen dead in. Why is this one of the most well known Jewish jokes? Why do we find it funny? There is something self-mocking in this joke, a sardonic or even cynical reflection on our propensity as Jews to be disunited, and to define ourselves as much by what we’re not as by what we actually are. It is often easier to articulate what we’re not than what we are. We may know, for example, that we’re “not Orthodox”. That’s fine, but then what exactly is our understanding of Torah as God’s revelation? Do we consider any aspects of Jewish tradition to be obligatory? How do we incorporate Jewish learning into our lives? We may know that we’re “not Reform”. That’s fine, but then what is our approach to intermarriage and the place of interfaith families in our community? Does the Jewish embrace of modernity pose any challenges for Jewish continuity? How do we implement the value of social justice in our communities and in society? We may know that we’re “not humanist”. That’s fine, but then what do we think and believe about God? Who is God? Where is God? What role does She play in our lives? Narayever calls itself “traditional-egalitarian”. That little hyphen both links and separates two world views that we continually struggle to keep in balance – a complicated task because neither half of the equation even on its own is simple and clear and consistent. Sometimes we have to make decisions about what we do as a community that force us to define what we mean by that term. I personally believe that is a healthy process for us, even as it can be very challenging given the competing values at stake and the diversity of our membership. In my experience, people in many different faith and ethnic communities bemoan their own lack of unity on even very basic, fundamental principles. I’ve certainly heard that sentiment from many Christians and Muslims over the years. They presumably have their own version of the “shul they wouldn’t be seen dead in” joke.

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

Klal Yisrael is the aspirational term we use to capture the totality of the Jewish people. It’s a term about what unites us, but often it is cited in service of getting other people to do what you think is right. Our reality is that we are a very diverse people. Our goal should not be to erase those differences, but rather that each segment of the community should continually grow in and deepen its understanding of who it is, rather than focus on the easier task of identifying who it is not. On another note, I will be on sabbatical for 10 weeks during the period covered by this newsletter (see page 5 for more details). I will be using this time away to do some reading and writing that my regular rabbinic duties do not allow for, and also to have a bit of R&R. I appreciate the congregation’s willingness to support my taking a sabbatical, and all the volunteers who will, I know, keep things running smoothly in my absence.

Rabbi Ed Elkin [email protected]

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RABBI ED’S SABBATICAL We are delighted that our hard working rabbi is going to be taking some time to nourish his soul this winter. The rabbi’s current seven year contract provides for a ten week sabbatical period this year, and another ten weeks in 2018/19. Rabbi Ed will be using this time to engage in the kind of deep learning that he is otherwise unable to do because of the many ongoing demands of being a congregational rabbi, and also to have some well deserved rest. We are confident that he will come back to us refreshed and energized and ready to teach and lead us once again, as was the case after his last sabbatical in 2011. The rabbi’s sabbatical will run from December 10, 2017 to February 20, 2018. All our Shabbat services, both Friday night and Shabbat morning, will run as usual, with the help of our wonderful volunteers. Sunday minyan will also continue as usual. The rabbi’s absence is a great opportunity for us to remind ourselves that volunteerism is at the core of our identity as a shul community. If you have any questions or concerns about the sabbatical, please contact us. Avi Schonbach and Hart Schwartz Co-Presidents [email protected]

YOM KIPPUR & ROSH HASHANAH PLEDGES Thank you to everyone who has already fulfilled their Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah pledges. For those who haven’t, please take a moment to fulfil your pledge now. Tax receipts for 2017 will be issued in February for all pledges paid for by the end of December. The Narayever is committed to addressing poverty, environmental issues and emergency relief as well as providing the highest quality of programming at the shul. We need your help to support our efforts. Your pledge can be honoured by: • Mailing a cheque to 187 Brunswick Ave. M5S 2M4 • Calling the shul office with your credit card number at 416.927.0546, or • going online to: CanadaHelpshttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/?q=narayever Your support is appreciated.

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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

PINCHAS GUTTER: Recording The Holocaust for Future Generations Shabbat, Nov. 4, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, at the shul Polish Holocaust survivor, Pinchas Gutter, participated in the first pilot for the USC Shoah Foundation’s New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT) and most recently was involved in a Virtual Reality Project titled The Last Goodbye. In that VR film, he takes audiences with him on his final visit to the Majdanek concentration camp where his parents and sister were murdered during the Holocaust. Pinchas will discuss his recent work and the importance of recording these experiences for posterity.

CONSUL GENERAL, GALIT BARAM: Israel Update & Reflections on Israel-Diaspora Relations Shabbat, Nov. 18, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Galit Baram has been Consul General of Israel in Toronto since August 2016. Born in Jerusalem, she graduated with a Bachelor of English & Archeology from Tel Aviv University, and holds a Masters in American Studies from Hebrew University. Ms Baram held diplomatic posts in Washington D.C., Cairo and Moscow. She served as Director of the Department for Palestinian Affairs and Regional Cooperation in Jerusalem prior to her nomination as Consul General in Toronto.

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CELEBRATIONS

SUKKAH Thank you to the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Class, the ShinShinim and Sabrina Friedman for the beautifully painted designs on the Sukkah canvas. Thank you as well to everyone who helped erect and decorate the sukkah: Janet, Jeddy, Lori, Janis, Max and Dany.

CHANUKAH PARTY, A MEAL & A MOVIE Saturday, Dec.16 starting with Havdallah at 6:00 pm Come in from the dark and join the Narayever community as we joyously light the menorahs, sing Chanukah songs, spin the dreidels and listen to the Chanukah story. Our annual Chanukah Party features a delicious meal prepared by Rachel, followed by a movie (check Narayever Net closer to the date to see if the movie we are showing stars a wonderful Israeli actress or if the whole cast is Israeli). All are welcome. No charge. Please email Marsha in the office by December 1 at [email protected] to let us know you’re coming.

TU B’SHVAT SEDER Tuesday Jan. 30 at 6:00 pm Tu B’shvat is our annual New Year for Trees! There is a kabbalistic tradition to celebrate Tu B’shvat with a seder, modelled in many ways on the Passover seder. This is an event appropriate for both adults and families with kids. The meal will include seasonal, and symbolic foods prepared by Rachel. All are welcome.

reserve your spot. (Check Narayever Net in January for more details.) Jill Magen Lichtblau [email protected]

Please call the office by January 19 at 416-927-0546 or email Marsha in the office [email protected] to

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Adults: $18

Families: $50

Children 5 to 13: $12

Children under 5 are free

YOUTH

TEENS, KIDS & FAMILIES There are so many ways to get the entire family involved in a rich, Jewish life at the Narayever. Take a look through all of the exciting programs coming up in November, December and January.

NEW! SHUTAFIM: DOWNTOWN PARTNERS We’re Stronger Together For kids in grades 2 - 6. Literally meaning “Partners”, Shutafim is an emerging collaborative project between the Miles Nadal JCC, Habonim Dror-Camp Gesher and The First Narayever Congregation. An exciting, new, bi-monthly initiative, beginning fall 2017, to bring the families and mid-aged kids in our downtown community together through informal, educational, fun, social programming that is focused on Jewish culture and Israel engagement with our ShinShinim.

Shutafim Programs: Sundays Dec. 17 and Jan. 14 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm at the MNjcc

CHALUTZIM

YOUTH SHABBAT

For teens in grades 8 - 12. These programs are an awesome way to gather with your Narayever friends, Sabrina, and to get to know the ShinShinim.

Get involved, lead part of the Shabbat service!

Havdallah for Shutafim and Families: Nov. 11 at First Narayever 6:00 pm

Get away from it all and spend a wonderful, relaxing autumn overnight with your friends and the ShinShinim

This year our Youth Shabbat will be Saturday December 2. All Narayever teens are warmly encouraged to sign up to lead or partake in any portion of the Shabbat morning service. We have lots of spots to fill. Please reach out to our Director of Family & Youth Engagement, Sabrina Friedman, at sabrina@ narayever.ca.

Save the date! Chalutzim Program: Sunday Jan. 21 at 3:00 pm

Youth Shabbat Rehearsal will be on the evening of Tuesday November 21.

Chalutzim Retreat: Saturday Nov. 18 to Sunday Nov. 19

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES HAVDALLAH

CHANUKAH GROOVE!

Saturdays Nov. 11, Dec. 9, and Jan. 13 at 6:00 pm at the shul

Sunday Dec. 3 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, MNjcc

A moving, family-friendly, musical Havdallah experience for kids and grown-ups alike. If you want that extra kick of ritual in your family members’ lives, come say the blessings, sing, hear a story, do a craft and have a light snack with Sabrina.

The Narayever will be taking an active role in all of the downtown “Grooves” this year. These are an excellent way for families to connect with our wider downtown Jewish community and institutional partners. The Grooves provide a space for families to explore multiple dimensions of Judaism, through activities and fun.

TU B’SHVAT SEDER

TU B’SHVAT GROOVE

Tuesday Jan. 30 at 6:00 pm

The Tu B’shvat Groove is Sunday Jan. 28 at Artscape Wychwood Barns, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

See page 7 for event details.

When a program is designated for “families”, we are targeting the content for kids under bat/bar mitzvah age.

Left: The 2017-18 Bar/Bat Mitzvah class learning how to bake challah with Sabrina and the ShinShinim

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YOUTH

OUR SHINSHINIM ARE SETTLING IN We have been integrating into the downtown community for the past two months and we’re loving it! We really like all the institutions we are part of and are keenly feeling the warmth coming from everyone around us. For this, we are so thankful.

In the months ahead we are looking forward to bringing our Israel to the Narayever - we’ll be bringing Israeli current events and culture, and will include our perspectives. The Narayever community is invited to our first current events/discussion program on Sunday November 26 and our second Movie Night on Tuesday December 12, both from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Until now, we have been getting a taste of shul life, participating in the holidays and beginning to present our D’var Yisrael on Shabbat. We can’t wait to get more and more involved in everything that goes on at the Narayever week to week.

-Gal & Itay

We have been really enjoying our time with the Bat/ Bar Mitzvah class. We’ll be playing a huge role leading the new bi-monthly Shutafim programs (for grades 2 to 6) and are so excited to be taking part in the Chalutzim teen programs and the programs for families this year, too. Check out the Youth Article for more details and info on pages 8 and 9.

Above: ShinShin Itay with Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, preparing decorations for the shul Sukkah.

Above: ShinShin Gal with Bar/Bat Mitzvah students cleaning painting supplies.

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TEFILLAH PROJECT 5778

WELCOMING OUR NEW TEFILLAH COACH The Narayever is delighted to announce that the Tefillah Project which we began last year will continue in 5778, under the leadership of our new Tefillah Coach Ruth Rohn. Ruth is a long time member of the Narayever, and an experienced Jewish educator in the wider Toronto community, with a particular expertise in the area of tefillah. Ruth introduces herself to us in her new capacity with the article below. This initiative serves the vision of Narayever as a participatory shul in which members from a range of backgrounds step forward and lead davening. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience but want to improve your skills and understanding, please feel welcome and encouraged to contact Ruth to set up an appointment to learn about tefillah and develop your davening skills. -Rabbi Ed Elkin and Harvey Savage, Ritual Committee Chair

TEFILLAH COACH: Ruth Rohn When we come to shul at the Narayever, we are fortunate to be led in tefillah by members of our community who have stepped up to be our ba’alei tefillah, prayer-leaders, that day. These individuals, as well as those of us who make up the congregation, are performing a sacred task. Engaging in tefillah is, at one level, a give and take between the prayer-leader and the congregants. At another level, it’s an exploration of the Jewish wisdom embedded in our siddur. On yet another level, it offers an opportunity to transcend our everyday experience, to perhaps encounter the divine, within and beyond us. Actualizing this possibility can be frustratingly intermittent and elusive, but the potential for it is always there. With the aim of helping us derive more from our tefillah experience, I will be serving as our new tefillah coach. As I envision it, my role will involve exploring means by which we might enrich the ruach/spirit and meaning of our tefillah experience and enhance our engagement in tefillah, whether as leaders or as participants. You are invited to contribute to these efforts by sharing your comments, suggestions and questions with me. I will be available to teach anyone who would like to learn how to lead, or more actively participate in, any part of our service.

Ruth Rohn [email protected]

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BUILDING TASK FORCE

BUILDING RENEWAL PROJECT The process to renew our building and make it accessible has been underway for years, and that process continues. Our application at the Ontario Municipal Board for zoning variances is now scheduled for a third and, we expect, final day of hearings on January 18.

We must, of course, raise the money for this project, and that’s a daunting task. Fundraising is under the direction of the Capital Campaign Committee co-chaired by Mark Guttman and Anne Golden. That committee has been developing a strategy that encompasses the full range of fundraising methods. The overall project cost, including construction, relocation, contingencies and relevant fees, is currently set at $4 million. For the present, the Annual General Meeting on June 11, 2017 approved an $80 per person building levy, to help defray design costs in the coming months.

It is disappointing that the city’s complex approval process has taken such a long time, and is still not complete. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that our building plan will be approved. During the recent High Holiday services, our shul leaders spoke movingly about the need for accessibility at our building for those with mobility and other disability challenges. The plan for our shul, as developed by the Building Task Force, provides that much needed accessibility, as well as improved programming and administrative space (including an office for our rabbi), and upgrading and replacement of building systems such as heating and air conditioning that are no longer functioning efficiently.

Earlier boards and executives spent much time on these issues. The current Building Task Force has spent the past four years exploring options and consulting with the Congregation in order to develop a plan that meets our needs, and is respectful of the neighborhood and sensitive to our neighbors. We all hope that the accomplishment of our goals is finally in sight, and that our beloved shul community can look forward to many more inspiring years in our downtown location.

Assuming that approval from the municipal authorities is forthcoming in the coming calendar year, the next step will be a Special General Meeting of the congregation, in which the plan and accompanying financial details will be presented to the members of the Narayever for their vote of approval.

-Anna Pace & Harry Schachter Building Task Force Co-chairs [email protected]

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SOCIAL ACTION

REFLECTING ON OUR REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP Our partners in the medical and dental world have been extremely helpful and generous with their time, often discounting the costs of their services.

When I was asked if I would write a reflection on our refugee sponsorship at our half way point, I was more than happy to accept and began to pull together all of the wonderful progress that Mustafa and his parents and grandparents have made in the last six months. But as I started to do this, my 10-year old daughter came into my office and asked me to read with her.

As has been reported in Narayever Net, the immediate needs of the family including permanent housing, clothing, and navigating the TTC have been resolved. Most recently, we have been working with our family to help them interact with the banking system. It’s all been an adventure for them; the language, culture, weather and school. There have been challenges along the way, but each time we got back on track.

At that moment, I was struck by the enormous significance of this sponsorship. For a moment, I thought about what these people have gone through, what they left behind, who was still in Syria, and little Mustafa whose short life has been spent in unimaginable conditions. What separates my daughter from Mustafa is simply an accident of birth.

The core sponsorship group – eight congregants who bravely and kindly stepped up to help the family with their settlement needs (sometimes on a daily basis) – has been incredible. A big thank you to Elaine Marans, Micky Fraterman, Laraine Naft, Leora Wise, Ricki Sharpe, Stacia Rubinovitch, Mona Kornberg, and Jonathan Zamir. Each has been helping with a different aspect of the settlement process: schools, English skills, financial literacy, and endless other tasks. Their patience, compassion, and energy are inspiring. The group is also indebted to the generous contribution of our two dedicated translators, Nada and Rayane, who offered their services free of charge and without whom we would have been completely stuck.

For a few seconds, I allowed myself to think about being a mother with two children waiting in fear, feeling helpless, not knowing what tomorrow would bring. Would I be able to read with my daughter? What books would I bring? Would I really bring books? What about food? You can’t eat words, Natalie! What about…and then the moment was over and I returned to the task at hand. It was simply too difficult and too painful to think about all of that any further. But I was glad I had let my mind wander because it reminded me that this was not simply a task to be checked off on a to-do list, but rather part of a large endeavor where lives were given a second chance and a child was able to grow up in freedom. It reminded me of the importance of empathy and the necessity of social action. Perhaps before you read further, you can take a minute to reflect on what our shul has accomplished and what it means to you.

Our family is grateful and appreciative for all of the support they have received from the Narayever community and its friends. For those of us who have developed a closer relationship with our family, the last six months have been a privilege and a pleasure. -Natalie Fingerhut Refugee Sub-Committee of the Social Action Committee

And now to our family… For the past few months, our family has been focused on learning English. Mustafa is busy learning his colours and is enjoying his new school. We have also been busy attending to various health and dental needs.

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SOCIAL ACTION

REFLECTING ON A TRIP TO POLAND (An Excerpt From A Kol Nidre Tzedakah Appeal, MNjcc Friday, September 29, 2017) by Miriam Diamond This past July, I visited Lublin, Poland. Jewish history in Lublin dates to the 14th century and by the 16th century it became known as the “Jewish Oxford”. Lublin was the location of the largest Yeshiva in the world from 1930 to 1939.

Majdanek was part of the “Final Solution” – killing Jews as a way to deal permanently with the “Jewish problem”. Half a million people passed through Majdanek. Between 80,000 to 200,000 children, adults and elderly from Poland and across Nazi-occupied Europe were murdered there. A walk through Majdanek is a walk that confronts you with unimaginable cruelty at an industrial scale. One walks past 80,000 pairs of shoes meticulously collected from the murdered.

A trip to Lublin today includes a tour of the recently re-opened Chachmei Yeshiva and sites where former synagogues once stood. The trip also includes the concentration camp Majdanek. Despite having visited other Jewish memorials in Europe, I was unprepared for the emotional impact of Majdanek.

While Lublin has taken great care to preserve Majdanek as a site that is visited by many Jews and non-Jews, the site of the Lipowa work camp in Lublin is now an entertainment complex. I was unsettled to learn that the hotel in which I stayed was transformed during the war by the Nazi occupiers into the “German House”. The restaurant in which I enjoyed breakfast was frequented by SS officials and officers. (Cont’d on next page.)

Majdanek extends over 2.7 square kilometers or about 100 times the area of the Sky Dome roof. It is located only 4 km from the city centre and is immediately adjacent to a residential area of Lublin with apartment buildings overlooking the site.

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REFLECTING ON A TRIP TO POLAND (Cont’d) After leaving Majdanek and before we took a taxi to the Warsaw airport, I went to the washroom of the hotel, wept, said Kaddish, and regained my professional composure. During the 2 hour taxi ride, the driver decried the political conditions in Poland today but voiced his optimism for the next election. In 2016, Poles elected a majority right-wing populist party that is undermining constitutional rights and freedoms, despite the opposition of hundreds of thousands of Poles.

globe are experiencing the rise of populism as charismatic leaders blame “others” for the woes of economic stagnation, unemployment, and dispossession. What is the connection between our obligation to practice Tzedakah, my recounting of past actions of intolerance, and today’s actions of intolerance? I fervently believe that practicing Tzedakah, seeking justice, is an action against intolerance. In fact, I remain optimistic, and passionately so, that actions of Tzedakah to reduce poverty and inequality, to enable education, and to empower the dispossessed, contributes to a stable, pluralist and tolerant society. I must remain optimistic and I must translate my beliefs into actions because I chose to have children. It is my obligation to ensure a tolerant society for them, for their children, and for all children. Not to act for Tzedakah is an abrogation of my responsibility as a parent and as someone who has so richly benefited from living in our relatively tolerant Canadian society.

What is the relationship between the past of only two generations ago and today? It is a rise of intolerance and the ability of powerful leaders to exploit intolerance in service of self-aggrandizement. Erna Paris, in her book “From Tolerance to Tyranny” details the transition of Spain under the Moors from 711 to 1492 from a tolerant and intellectually vibrant, multicultural society, to a closed, intolerant autocracy. Paris cautions that societies can shift from tolerance to intolerance with surprising speed. Intolerance feeds on inequality, ignorance, a feeling of dispossession, and a lack of critical and independent thinking. As discussed by Pankaj Mishra in “Age of Anger – A History of the Present”, today countries around the

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SHUL MAT TERS

DONATING SECURITIES TO THE NARAYEVER When I was growing up in Toronto, it was the custom for parents to take their son or daughter’s b’nai mitzvah money and use it to purchase Bell Canada stock. Often referred to as the widow and orphan’s investment, the stock was safe and secure with steady, if unspectacular growth. Through the years, Bell Canada became Bell Canada Enterprises and the stock was split into smaller shares.

that would be added to your income. By donating your shares to the Narayever, you do not have to pay any capital gains. The Narayever would receive the full amount of $5,000 and you would receive a charitable donation tax receipt for $5,000, which would result in a tax credit of up to $2,300 (depending on your tax bracket). You can also donate mutual funds, not just individual stocks. If you intend to make a charitable donation in your will, doing so is more beneficial as it will reduce probate fees to your estate.

I used my stock to fund post- secondary education, but many people still have theirs. As you can imagine, the increase in price over 40 or 50 years is significant. In Canada, when you sell a stock that is not part of a registered investment plan, if there is an increase in price from the original cost, you are taxed on 50% of the gain. This is called a capital gain. You may have stock from another company that you purchased some time ago and has had a significant increase. Or perhaps you made a good choice on a stock purchase a few years ago and have watched it increase in value.

Proper tax planning in this regard is essential. The capital gain exclusion only applies to non-registered investments. Usually, but not always, the investment with the highest gain should be donated. In all cases, seek proper legal advice. You can also contact Stephen Benjamin for more information about making such donations to the shul at [email protected]

Let’s say you invested $1,000 in a stock that is now worth $5,000. There is a capital gain of $4,000, and $2,000 of

-Francine Dick, CFP, EPC

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HIGH HOLIDAYS 577 8

HIGH HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERS Thank you to all who took the initiative to volunteer, who readily accepted when asked to volunteer and who worked as employees or contractors to help prepare for and lead services and programs at the shul on Brunswick and at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre.

new home in Ottawa. Kivi remains responsible for the computer program that prepares individualized tickets for each member family. During his term as the High Holiday Coordinator, Kivi created meticulously detailed plans for almost every aspect of the services at the MNjcc, made those services fully wheelchair accessible and included Braille and large print prayer books. For all of this, and in particular for his kindness and generosity, we, his successors, are very grateful. Kathryn Polson Ferguson has also moved away from Toronto yet continues to organize the food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank, remotely, then comes to services in Toronto to personally supervise the erev Yom Kippur donations and pick-up by Daily Bread.

Thank you to all who came to daven with us and to those who brought children to our services and programs for families, children, youth and teens. Thank you to all who contributed to our food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank, who opened your homes for meal-matching and who contributed to our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fundraising drives. Special thanks to Rabbi Ed, mentor and spiritual leader extraordinaire. Special thanks also to Marsha Frydenberg, Kivi Shapiro and Kathryn Polson Ferguson. Marsha Frydenberg is Narayever’s Director of Administration. Without her year-long efforts planning and last minute attention to detail, none of this would be possible. Although Kivi Shapiro no longer lives in Toronto, he continues to assist Narayever over the internet from his

If we have inadvertently missed acknowledging you in this list or misspelled your name then please accept our apologies and let us know the error. Roz Train [email protected]

Thank you to all who made our High Holidays a success. Service Leaders at Shul & MNjcc Rabbi Ed Elkin Rabbi Joseph Ben David Rabbi David Weiss Michael Rumack Ali Aber Andy Gann Anne Matlow Antigone Fogel Benjamin Cohen Benjamin Geva Brenda Enchin Difat Jakubovicz Elaine Gold Ilana Singer Jennifer Paton Smith Jordan Wosnick

Leaders of Adult Education Programming Alon Nashman Ruth Rohn Reuven Shlozberg

Joseph Weissgold Lili Little Marc Grushcow Medina Robbins Mendl Malkin Michal Er-el Neil Naft Nora Gold Peter Gold Rebecca Colman Sarah Colman Sharna Searle Sheldon Howard Tanhum Yoreh Tirzah Meacham

Service Leaders at Kensington Gardens Janis Rubenzahl David Cheater Shofar Sarah Colman Lawrence Cherney Michael Adam Murray Brenlee Robinson Dan Friedman

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Administration, Planning & Computer Expertise Marsha Frydenberg Sabrina Friedman Kivi Shapiro Maya Schonbach Janis Seftel Josh Soref Shayne Robinson David Barkin Stephen Benjamin Alex Kindl Ticket Takers and Babysitting Julie Tepperman Lindy Zuker

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Thank you to all who made our High Holidays a success. Ushers Peter Gold Harvey Starkman Ellen Friedland Andrea Most Anita Shlien David Barkin Elaine Peritz Francine Dick Francis Enchin Isabel Malkin Issie Lyon Jackie Silverberg Janet Horowitz Jill Magen-Lichtblau Jim Davis Joan Judge Josh Soref Laila Lipetz Leslie Starkman Linda Ander Lorne Cappe Marsha Frydenberg Max Dublin Mendl Malkin Micky Fraterman Natalie Fingerhut Olga Palmateer Peter Sevitt Phyllis Berck Randi Pavalow Ron Kanter Roy Wise Shaun Singer Sue Weinstein Susan Starkman Helping to set up and break down at MNjcc Gary Lichtblau Jill Magen-Lichtblau Natalie Fingerhut Olivia Winters Shayne Robinson Kalil Robinson Anna Pace Meal matching Alexa Sulzenko

Choir at MNjcc Ella Gladstone Martin, Choir Leader Rabbi David Weiss, Choir Chazzan Aaron Willis Alan Ackerman Benjamin Rubin Dan Gordon David Cheater Frumie Diamond Grace Feuerverger Jesse Gordon Jonathan Keeley Laraine Naft Leslie Carlin Lili Little Lindsay Naft Micky Fraterman Olivia Winters Patricia Patchet-Golubev

Appeal Speakers Hart Schwartz Avi Schonbach Miriam Diamond Aurora Mendelsohn Leaders of RH and YK Fundraising Appeals Lili Little Lucille Narun Pippa Feinstein Pledge Collectors for RH and YK Appeals Lili Little Lucille Narun Pippa Feinstein Aaron MacRitchie Alice Most Anna Ackerman Danielle Brown Ellen Friedland Erica Shenfeld Harvey Savage Julia Rosebrugh Michal Er-el Micky Fraterman Miriam Diamond Noah Ripstein Rochelle Barkin Sarah MacRitchie Stephen Benjamin Susan Starkman Tama Soble

Service Co-ordinators Rabbi Ed Elkin Leisa Hirtz Distributing Honours Miriam Diamond Yael Schacter Ben Carniol Trudy Shecter Marketing Bernard Feder Suzanne Keppler Liz Bohnen Micky Fraterman

Carrying the Torah to/from the MNjcc Stephen Benjamin and family

Ticket Takers & Babysitters Julie Tepperman Lindy Zucker Carly Street Devon Potter Elenna Mosoff Laura Londona Linda Goranson Matthew Miller Pip (Sarah) Bradford Vanessa Guillen

Food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank Kathryn Polson Ferguson Honeycake, apples & honey Rachel Zilberg Lorne Cappe Phyllis Berck Lesley Simpson Mark Guttman

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Leaders of the Services & the Programs for Families, Children, Youth and Teens Sabrina Friedman Eliana Train Sarah Brodbar-Nemzer Marcia Beck Tiferet Nashman Aaron Austin Adi Aber-Krusner Alice Ackerman Avital Fogel B’Yachad Parents & Older Siblings Benjamin Beiles Brenlee Robinson Dan Friedman Desana Rose Dov Beck-Levine Ella Peck Ezra Geagea Gal Grinberg, ShinShin Heala Mendelsohn-Aviv Itay Sofan, Shinshin Jesse Peck Josephine Livak Liat Schwartz Michael Murray Michal Houpt Mira Posluns Molly Friedman Noah Friedman Rachel Brooks Sipora Westreich Page Turners at the MNjcc Cathy Mallove Mallove - Geffen Family Francine Dick Josh Soref Jill Magen-Lichtblau Jodi and Eric Block & family Amy Block, Jon Zamir & family

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Thank you to all who made our High Holidays a success. Hall Monitors for Children’s Programs Aaron MacRitchie Andrea Most Bonnie Pascal Danielle Brown Ela Lichtblau Galina Vaisman Jeff Krusner Jerry Austin Josh Fogel Marcia Beck Mischa Levine Natalie Geffen Ryan Peck Sarah MacRitchie Simon Houpt Tamar Flanders Tamara Brooks Tammy Simon

MNjcc & Downing Street Property Management Julie Murphy Grace Smith Angie Stillitano Paul Draycott Quincy LePalm Rico Velasco Ricardo Lazaro Waterford Staff

Board members who assisted with security at the MNjcc Anna Pace David Barkin Galina Vaisman Georges Benarroch Hart Schwartz Max Dublin Pippa Feinstein Reuven Shlozberg Simon Houpt Stephen Benjamin

Custodians Malou Tenorio Paulo Tenorio Contractors Rob Ball, Sound Laird MacDonald, Curtains Armando Movers Event Rental Group

Security Toronto Police Service Condor Security Securitas Security

ROSH HASHANAH APPEAL This year we will be acknowledging all donors to the Rosh Hashanah appeal in a future newsletter. If you do not wish to have your name listed, please contact the office. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Todah Rabah! Your generosity during the Rosh Hashanah Appeal, which specifically raises additional funds for the shul’s ongoing operations, is greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone, members as well as non-members at the MNjcc and the shul, who pledged funds to assist the shul to keep our membership fees and High Holiday ticket prices as low as possible, and to offer an enhanced level of programming and support for both adults and youth.

Lili Little and Lucille Narun Co-chairs, Fundraising Committee [email protected]

Thank you to all the people who helped collect the pledges at the shul and the MNjcc. If you were not able to make a donation on Rosh Hashanah, you can still do so by calling the shul office and indicating that your donation be assigned to the Rosh Hashanah Appeal Fund.

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Each year our Kol Nidre Choir enhances the reflective and deeply spiritual experience of Yom Kippur. Alan Ackerman, Leslie Carlin, David Cheater, Frumie Diamond, Grace Feuerverger, Micky Fraterman, Ella Gladstone Martin, Dan Gordon, Jesse Gordon, Lili Little, Laraine Naft, Lindsay Naft, Patricia Patchet-Golubev, Benjamin Rubin, Rabbi David Weiss, Aaron Willis, Olivia Winters

Kol Nidre Choir

NEW MEMBERS

We Warmly Welcome To Our Narayever Community: • Sarah Finkelstein and Daniel Beiles and their daughter • Arlene Kushnir • Susan Moses • Rhonda and Neil Travis • Benjamin Rosen & Sarah Olver

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RITUAL

Narayever’s Yom Kippur Food Drive

SIMHAT TORAH HONOUREES We congratulate our Hatan Torah for 5778, David Cheater, and our Kallat Bereshit for 5778, Francine Dick. David has been a strong leader of the services we provide to seniors at Kensington Gardens Nursing Home twice/ month. David also created a new High Holiday prayer book for Kensington. In this way, he exemplifies the value of service so central to our shul. Francine has volunteered for the shul in various capacities…organizing our social programming such as the annual Blue Jays excursion, preparing breakfast each week for the Sunday minyan, helping out with services and programs at Castleview Wychwood long term care facility, and lending her financial expertise to help shul members understand how they can help the shul, while gaining important tax advantages at the same time.

This year, during our annual Yom Kippur Food Drive, we collected 2,093 lbs. of food for the Daily Bread Food Bank. Thank you to Kathryn Polson Ferguson who organized this essential project and to the many who contributed so generously.

Yasher Koach, David and Francine!

All donations are greatly needed and appreciated. Yasher Koach!

Mazel Tov To... ·Sylvia Bashevkin, on the birth of her grandson. ·Liz Bohnen, on the marriage of her son Tony Lemire to Candice Litvack. ·Mitchell Brown, on his marriage to Susan Glazer. ·Michael Daum and Lani Milstein, on the birth of their daughter. ·Hilla Kirmayer and Devin Slater, on the birth of their daughter. ·Adam and Jessica Richter, on the birth of their son. ·Aliza Shupac and Louis Calabro, on the birth of their son.

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KIDDUSH SPONSORS & DONATIONS

September 2, 2017 Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Claire and Andrew Gardos and Barbara and Steven Levitan, in honour of the aufruf and wedding of their children David and Charley; John Bohnen and Anne Matlow, in honour of the birth of their grandson born to Michael and Rachel Bohnen in NYC; Marsha Frydenberg, thanking Simon Houpt and Lorne Cappe for their help and support; and Marion Wharton and Marty Shukster, in memory of Don Watterson.

July 22, 2017 Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Morris and Nancy Sternberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of Morris’s father Abel Sternberg; Ben and Esther Geva, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s mother Raya Greenberg; Keren and Shalom Camenietzki, in appreciation of Rabbi Elkin for his care and kindness; Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in honour of the yahrzeit of Anita’s uncle Jacob Katzman; Sylvia and Isaac Peck, in honour of the yahrzeit of Sylvia’s mother Sally Lubelsky; Sylvia Solomon, in gratitude; Gill Lefkowitz and Gary Clement, in honour of the yahrzeit of Gill’s father Max Lefkowitz.

September 9, 2017 Kiddush Sponsor: Rebecca Brown and Marc Haberer, in honour of Sam’s Bar Mitzvah.

July 29, 2017 Kiddush donations were made by Howard Buckstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father David Buckstein; Stephen Benjamin, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Harry Benjamin; Jack, Marion, Karen, Susan and Trevor Hoffmann, in honour of the yahrzeit of their mother and grandmother Dora Hoffmann; May and Dan Friedman, in memory of Michael Brown’s father Jack S. Brown; Norma Latsonas, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Celia Lees; Rachel Melzer, Shayne Robinson, Kalil and Nava, in memory of Jack S. Brown; Ali Aber in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Judith Aber; Rabbi Joseph and Rachel Ben David, in honour of the yahrzeit of Rabbi Ben David’s father Eliyahu Ben David.

Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Leisa Hirtz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Neil McKinnon; Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in honour of the yahrzeit of Anita’s mother Ada Katzman; Esther and Ben Geva, in honour of the yahrzeiten of Esther’s parents Yehuda and Sarah Brull; Pearl Richman, in memory of Arlene and Annabelle; Frances Enchin, in memory of her husband Don Watterson; and Phyllis Berck and Bruce Kidd, in memory of Don Watterson. September 16, 2017 Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Elaine and Peter Gold, in honour of the birth of Anne Matlow-Bohnen and John Bohnen’s grandson; Maire Kushner, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Benjamin Stocker; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, in honour of Rabbi Ed, Linda, Malka and Tali.

August 5, 2017 Kiddush Sponsors: Annamie Paul and Mark Freeman, in honour of Jonas’s bar mitzvah.

September 23, 2017 Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Lauren Katz and Dan Yokom, in honour of the babynaming of their daughter; Susan Glazer and Mitch Brown, in honour of their marriage; Dawn Berney and the Berney-Geggie family, in honour of the yahrzeit of Carole Berney; Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in honour of the yahrzeit of Anita’s father Eli Katzman; Maureen Shandling and Sheldon Levitt, in memory of Maureen’s father Hyman Shandling; Bernard Feder and Cecile Federbush, in honour of the yahrzeit of Harry Federbush; Isabella Meltz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Jack Meltz; The Food Committee, wishing the congregation a Shanah Tovah.

Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Gerald Simon, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Meyer Simon; Rhona Phillips-Carniol and Ben Carniol, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s sister Erica Cherney; Lillian Mendelsohn, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Jack Lyone Michel; Rebecca Shandling, in honour of Jack Hoffmann’s birthday; Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Taffy Cass’s mother Muriel Berger. August 12, 2017 A donation to the Kiddush fund was made by Beverly Harris, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Charles Samuel Lewis.

October 5, 2017 Sukkot Harvest Luncheon sponsored by: Jodi and Eric Block, in honour of Sophie’s upcoming Bat Mitzvah.

August 19, 2017 Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Rebecca Shandling and family, in honour of the yahrzeit of Rebecca’s husband Hyman Shandling; Harvey Roff, in memory of his sister Lillian Phillips; Melanie Segal and Dan Stern, in honour of the yahrzeit of Melanie’s parents; Shirley “Shifra” and Chaze “Haskell” Segal.

Donations to the Sukkot Harvest Luncheon were made by Francine Dick, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Irene Dick; Francine Dick, in honour of Sarah Colman’s inspirational shofar blowing - Kol HaKavod!; Janet Horowitz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Betty Kirschenbaum; Ann Komaromi, in honour of Jill MagenLichtblau for her leadership of the Celebrations Committee; Perla and Ron Riesenbach; Jill and Gary Lichtblau; Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Lily Sarno’s father, Vito Sarno; Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Rachelle Chodirker; and Lesley Simpson and Mark Guttman, in honour of Rabbi Elkin (Cont’d on next page)

August 26, 2017 Kiddush Sponsor: Sylvia Bashevkin, in honour of Harry Hazan’s haftorah. Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Adrian Feigelsohn & family, in honour of the anniversary of Harry Hazan’s bar mitzvah; Sylvia Solomon, in memory of Frances Enchin’s husband Don Watterson. 22

KIDDUSH WIDER SPONSORS COMMUNITY & DONATIONS

for all of his assistance, in memory of Lily Sarno’s father, in honour of Jill Magen who puts up beautiful art panels each year at the MNjcc for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. October 7, 2017 Kiddush Sponsored by: Elena Cherney and Michael Daum, in honour of Sophie’s Bat Mitzvah. Donations to the Kiddush fund were made by Shaun Singer and Sue Weinstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of Shaun’s parents Esther and Samuel Singer; Betty and Neil Colt, in memory of Betty’s mother Rose Kotzer and Neil’s mother Tillie Colt; Liz Martin-Landau, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Sally Shapiro-Martin and in gratitude for the Narayever community, her family and friends and the Rabbi and his family; Janis Seftel, thanking Marsha Frydenberg for her compassion and dedication in her work at the shul and thanking Maya Schonbach for being a wonderful colleague over the summer; The Kol Nidre Choir, in memory of Ella Gladstone-Martin’s grandfather Alex and thanking Ella for her leadership of the choir; Lesley Simpson and Mark Guttman, in thanks to Jodi Segal for delivering the lulavim and etrogim for Sukkot and to all the volunteers - from Torah readers to apple cutters from sukkah builders, ushers and to service organizers who help to contribute to the community behind the scenes.

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BUILDING FUND Annalee Greenberg, in honour of Hart Schwartz’s birthday Liz Bohnen, in honour of the birth of Anne Matlow and John Bohnen’s grandson Liz Bohnen, thanking Marsha Frydenberg for her help and long-standing service to the Narayever Phil Aber, in memory of Judith and Dorrie Aber

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WIDER COMMUNITY FUND Sherry and Rick Glazier, in honour of the yahrzeit of their son Daniel Glazier Sharon Abron Drache, in memory of Michael Drache

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SHINSHINIM FUND Marcia Beck and Mischa Levine, in memory of Jack S. Brown Sharon Abron Drache, in honour of the unveiling of Dare Shapiro and for a refuah shlemah to Professor Louis Greenspan Esther and Ben Geva, in memory of Esther’s parents Yehuda and Sarah Brull Micky Oostra Fraterman, in memory of her father Justus Oostra Sharon Abron Drache, in honour of the yahrzeit of her parents Edyth (née Levinter) Abron and Murray Abron, in memory of Gordon Atlin, and wishing a refuah shlemah to Edythe Jacobson Laraine Naft, in memory of Alex Gladstone Marcia Beck and Mischa Levine, in memory of Abigail Carpenter-Winch’s brother Isaiah Carpenter-Winch Isabel and Mendl Malkin HESED FUND Gill Lefkowitz and Gary Clement, in memory of Don Watterson Jodi Segal, in memory of Don Watterson

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GENERAL FUND Shirley Silberg, in memory of her parents and grandparents Rebecca and Jason Sorokin, in honour of Carolyn Ekstein Ronnee Jaeger and Sam Blatt, in memory of their parents Beth Spigelman, in memory of her mother Sheila Spigelman Helene Valinsky, in memory of Charlotte and Morris Valinsky Shiri Breznitz David Myhre Margo Gordon, in memory of Hackey and Fanny Edelstein and Stan Gordon Erin Pleet, in memory of Raye Singerman Jane, Joseph, Beth and Brinah Weintrop in honour of Frances Weintrop and in memory of Maurice Weintrop Linda and Saul Patton, wishing Harry Hazan mazel tov on his second bar mitzvah David Goorevitch, in memory of Morry & Faye Goorevitch Paul Gertin, in honour of Rabbi Elkin Ralph Barcan Jeremy Paltiel, commemorating Freda Paltiel and Khayyam Zev Paltiel Jason Ziedenberg, in memory of Rose Braz Susan Friedman, in honour of Sam Haberer’s bar mitzvah and in memory of Jack and Helen Friedman Nanette Levine, in memory of her husband Steve Rolbin Steve Freiman Grace Feuerverger, in memory of Benjamin Geneen Mark Kostove, in memory of Melvin Kostove Sam Eidelman, in memory of his parents Benjamin and Esther Eidelman Dalia and Leonard Zaidener Tamara Penn Joan Moss Ezra Braves Marion Cohen

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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND CONT’D Alisa Weyman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Leo Hornung Sharon Weintraub, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Jacob Weintraub Esther and Ben Geva, in memory of Esther’s parents Yehuda and Sarah Brull Anita and Albert Kerzner, in honour of the yahrzeit of Anita’s father Al Lipson Peikang Dai, in honour of Neil and Betty Colt Wendy Simon, in memory of her husband Roger Simon Janet, Tamara and Sharon Brooks, in memory of their mother Shirley Brooks Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Rabbi Elkin for his support, comfort, friendship and advice following the loss of Don Watterson Peikang Dai, wishing a refuah shlemah to Peter Gold Ayala Radcliffe, wishing the congregation a Shanah Tovah Smadar Peretz, in memory of Alex Gladstone and in honour of the birth of Sylvia Bashevkin’s grandchild Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in memory of Alex Gladstone SOCIAL ACTION FUND Medina Robbins and Glen Hoffmann, in memory of Jack S. Brown Miriam Diamond, Frumie Diamond, Sarah and Aaron, in memory of Don Watterson Donna Rubinstein, thanking Linda Lipsky for her good work at Kensington Gardens Audrey Macklin Tamara Daniel TORAH FUND Ben and Esther Geva, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s mother Raya Greenberg Leisa Hirtz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Neil McKinnon Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in honour of the birth of the grandson of John Bohnen and Anne Matlow Bohnen Isabel and Mendl Malkin MEMBERSHIP SUBSIDY FUND Rosalie Evans, in memory of her parents Lillian and Joseph Evans Marice Hart and Benjamin Shinewald Rhona Phillips-Carniol and Ben Carniol Adam Richter Jodi and Eric Block Rochelle and David Barkin, in honour of Liz Bohnen’s years of service to the congregation Sam Bucovetsky and Janet Sweatman, in memory of Sam’s mother Roberta Bucovetsky Beverly Harris, in memory of her husband Peter Harris and parents Yhetta Swartz and Charles Lewis

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MEMBERSHIP SUBSIDY FUND CONT’D Julio Szmuilowicz and Jennifer Wagman, in memory of Julio’s father Samuel Szmuilowicz Rebecca Shandling Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing Lucille Narun and Peter Gold a refuah shlemah Norma Latsonas Derek Penslar and Robin Levin Penslar, in memory of Elliot Horowitz Anna Pace and Barry Pervin Caroline Silverman and Jordan Wosnick Michael Miloff in memory of his parents Gloria and Harold Miloff Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Liz Bohnen’s years of service to the Narayever Marla Schacter Melanie Segal and Daniel Stern, in memory of Melanie’s parents Shirley “Shifra” and Chaze “Haskell” Segal Micky Fraterman, wishing Liz Bohnen mazel tov on the marriage of her son Tony to Candice Natalie Fingerhut, in honour of Rabbi Elkin and Linda Lipsky Keren Brown and Jonathan Ohayon, in memory of Jonathan’s sister Lianne Ohayon Lori Albert and Joel Yaphe Harvey Roff Liz Bohnen, in memory of her parents Judith and Daniel Bohnen Rachel Melzer and Shayne Robinson, in honour of Miriam Schlanger’s cats Ann Komaromi and Leonid Livak, in honour of the First Narayever Congregation Ellen Greenebaum & Simeon Schwartz Sandra Kamenir Eduard Bercovici Jane Shapiro, in memory of Sidney, Lora and Andrew Shapiro Moe Cooper and Karen Bass, in memory of Moe’s parents Sophie and Max Cooper Phil Aber, in memory of Judith Aber and Dorrie Aber Louis Kalikow and Aurora Mendelsohn, in memory of Louis’ father Irving Kalikow Malka and Ilona Hayeems Bob Zigler

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Georgina Steinsky Erica and Elisha Denburg, in memory of Barbara Axelrad Joan and Stuart Schoenfeld, in honour of Peter Gold Ronnie Levinson Burbank, in memory of her mother Ceceil Levinson Anna Solomon and David Watkins, in memory of Emelie and Jacob Watkins Alana Johns and Bezalel Elan Dresher Ilene Golvin and Philip Mass Donna and Clifford Orwin Naomi and Shmuel Sharir Mary and Sam Kohn, in memory of Goldie Kohn Lucille and Mickey Narun, in honour of their parents Elizabeth Ennis, in memory of her mother Edith Ennis Ruth Leneman and Harvey Savage Robert Weinstein Jeremy Epstein Donna Rubinstein, thanking Janis Rubenzahl and David Cheater for leading services at Kensington Gardens Jennifer and Alan Hoffmann Elaina Gold, in memory of Lee and Libby Gold Susan Starkman and Richard Gilbert Goldie Schlanger, in honour of Mary Schlanger Randee Pavalow, in memory of Maurice, Janyce & Geral Pavalow Susan, Jack and Marion Hoffmann, in honour of Anita Shir-Jacob Lili Little, in honour of Peter and Elaine Gold Lili Little, in honour of Rabbi Elkin Pazit Cahlon Leigh-Ann and Raphael Ronen Anne Matlow Bohnen and John Bohnen Suzan Schneeweiss and Bruce Stanley, in memory of Bruce’s father Malcolm Stanley Rob Schwartz, in memory of his father Leon Schwartz Edward Weinberg, in memory of his mother Joan Weinberg Lili Little, in memory of Alex Gladstone, grandfather of Ella Gladstone-Martin and father of Judy Gladstone Janis Seftel and Francis Guanlao, wishing Rabbi Ed and Linda a chag sukkot sameach and thanking Rabbi Ed for his leadership and ruach

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YARHZEIT ANNIVERSARIES

“May their souls be bound up in the bond of everlasting life.” ‫ויצרור בצרור החיים את נשמותיהם‬ Heshvan 12 Heshvan 13 Heshvan 13 Heshvan 13 Heshvan 13

Julius Leikin Ettie Beinash Patty Cappe Markus Hirsz Toba Korenblum

Heshvan 14 Heshvan 15 Heshvan 17 Heshvan 17 Heshvan 18 Heshvan 18 Heshvan 19 Heshvan 19 Heshvan 19 Heshvan 20 Heshvan 20 Heshvan 20 Heshvan 21 Heshvan 21 Heshvan 21 Heshvan 22 Heshvan 23 Heshvan 23 Heshvan 23 Heshvan 24 Heshvan 24 Heshvan 26 Heshvan 26 Heshvan 26 Heshvan 27 Heshvan 27 Heshvan 28 Heshvan 29 Kislev 1 Kislev 1 Kislev 1 Kislev 2 Kislev 3 Kislev 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 4

Rose Kotzer Daully Polson Edward Gulin Bernie Leon Vigod Sarah Rifka Kerzner Sadie Naft Samuel Fisher Isaac Kanter Stewart Silver Israel Harry Fox Sally Presement Maru Fantl Werner Arthur Levita Steven Lichtblau Ernest Jerome Weiss Daniel Camenietzki Salmon Isaac James Michael Mandel Jack Starkman Harry Golden Harry Silverberg Cela Iancovici Rachel Kofsky Belmore Weinstein Cela Kuperhause David Weidman Ethelda Weinstein Marion Meacham James Blugerman Bernard Mass Stewart Saxe Minnie Kamenir Clara Klein Donna Schachter Edward Ezra Cohen Myles Sheldon Robinson

Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 6 Kislev 6

Sol Feferman Regina Beiser Eva Rubenzahl Estelle Schacter

father of Steven Leikin mother of Brenda Wolpert mother of Lorne Cappe & Mel Cappe father of Abraham Hirsz mother of Chana and Jacob Korenblum mother of Betty Colt mother of Kathryn Polson Ferguson father of Joan Schoenfeld father of Simone Vigod mother of Albert Kerzner mother of Neil Naft father of Cynthia Fisher father of Ron Kanter husband of Justine Silver father of Mark Fox mother of Ricki Grushcow mother of Daniel Traub-Werner father of Ursula Loewenstein father of Gary Lichtblau father of Shelly Weiss son of Keren & Shalom Camenietzki father of Frances Enchin husband of Karen Golden father of Harvey Starkman father of Ronald Golden father of Jackie Silverberg mother of Rodica Rubinstein sister of Lawrence Lofchick father of Sue Weinstein mother of Jacob Kuperhause father of Michael Weidman mother of Sue Weinstein mother of Tirzah Meacham father of Olga Palmateer father of Philip Mass husband of Dianne Saxe mother of Sandra Kamenir mother of Jack Klein wife of Harry Schachter brother of Ben Carniol father of Brenlee Robinson & Shayne Robinson father of Irv Feferman mother of Morton Beiser mother of Sam Rubenzahl wife of Percy Schacter & mother of Marla Schacter

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Kislev 8 Kislev 8 Kislev 8 Kislev 8 Kislev 8 Kislev 9 Kislev 9 Kislev 9 Kislev 10 Kislev 10 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 Kislev 14 Kislev 15 Kislev 15

Alexander Chernick Irving Feder Nechama Schlanger Lillian Starkman Beulah Wagman Edah Goldstein Sydney Phillips Burton Weiser Molly Lyon Wilfred Yaphe Jack Goldberg Samuel Palef Pinchas Chai Sofioff Goldie Title Devorah Dublin Stephen Roth

Kislev 16 Kislev 16 Kislev 17

Norbert Loewenstein Albert Peretz Eleanor Ruth Leikin

Kislev 17 Kislev 17 Kislev 18 Kislev 19 Kislev 19 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 Kislev 22 Kislev 23 Kislev 24 Kislev 24 Kislev 24 Kislev 25 Kislev 26 Kislev 27 Kislev 27 Kislev 29 Kislev 29 Kislev 29 Kislev 29

Esther Matlow Solomon Nusbaum Joseph Louis Silverman Arnold Clairman Abraham Press Lila Zuker Gerald Smith Rose Weyman Irwin Fisher David Isaac Isaac Jacobson Alex Rothman Molly Weinstein Aryeh Haimovitz Gail Dublin Peter Harris Frooma Epstein Margot James Sidney Levinson Alice Nusbaum

Kislev 29

Connie Robinson

Kislev 30 Kislev 30

Morris Kamenir Stella Rimmer

father of Lili Little father of Allan Feder sister of Miriam Schlanger mother of Harvey Starkman mother of Laraine Naft mother of Evelyn Schaefer father of Rhona Phillips-Carniol father of Kalman Weiser mother of Israel Lyon father of Joel Yaphe father of Lucille Narun father of Allan Palef father of Rachel Jacobus mother of Nancy Sternberg sister of Max Dublin husband of Sheila Roth & father of Ava Roth, Dara Roth Edney & Eli Roth husband of Ursula Loewenstein father of Smadar Peretz granddaughter of Rosalie Shapiro & Steven Leikin mother of Anne Matlow Bohnen father of Ruth Leneman father of Melvin Silverman husband of Holli-Ellen Clairman father of Cyril Press mother of Elaine Gold father of Mitchel Smith mother of David Weyman father of Deborah Fisher husband of Barbara Schacter father of Edythe Jacobson father of Ben Rothman mother of Earl Weinstein husband of Phillis Willer mother of Max Dublin husband of Beverly Harris mother of Aura Kagan mother of Frances Enchin father of Ronnie Levinson Burbank wife of Mitchell Brown & sister of Ruth Leneman mother of Brenlee Robinson & Shayne Robinson father of Sandra Kamenir mother of Jane Rimmer

YARHZEIT ANNIVERSARIES

“May their souls be bound up in the bond of everlasting life.” ‫ויצרור בצרור החיים את נשמותיהם‬ Tevet 1 Tevet 1 Tevet 1 Tevet 2 Tevet 2 Tevet 2 Tevet 3 Tevet 3 Tevet 4 Tevet 5

Rachel Edelson Willem Evan Murray Dova Beryl Savan Bessie Leah Bobrow Albert Joseph Presement Jack Schoenfeld Jacob Jacobs Frank Schacter Linda Richman Joan Hope

Tevet 6 Tevet 6 Tevet 6 Tevet 7

Sid Cohen Sandy Halberstam Alex Rubin Annette Blugerman

mother of Joel Edelson brother of Michael Murray mother of Robert Savan mother of Karen Bass father of Ricki Grushcow father of Stuart Schoenfeld father of Helene Jacobs brother of Percy Schacter sister of Alan Banack sister of Alan Hoffmann & Jack Hoffmann brother of Ben Carniol mother of Yosh Halberstam father of Benjamin Rubin mother of Olga Palmateer

Tevet 7 Tevet 7 Tevet 8 Tevet 9 Tevet 9 Tevet 9 Tevet 10 Tevet 10 Tevet 11 Tevet 11 Tevet 12 Tevet 12 Tevet 13

Henry (Henach) Kagan Anna Kalikow Rachel Rice Vicky Bach Sonia Lion Pinia Title Bessie Greenblatt Rose Schoenfeld Jennifer Mendelsohn Edith Bernice Schwartz Haim Michael Aaron Esther Myers Pearl Propas

father of Manfred Kagan mother of Louis Kalikow mother of Wallace Rice mother of Sarah Wyld mother of Asya Kovnat- Ezer father of Nancy Sternberg mother of Jack Greenblatt mother of Stuart Schoenfeld mother of Noa Mendelsohn-Aviv mother of Hart Schwartz brother of Miriam Schlanger daughter of Louis Myers mother of Lorne Propas

OUR CONDOLENCES TO… Paul Cohen, on the passing of his father Leonard Cohen Judy Gladstone, on the passing of her father Alex Gladstone Abigail Carpenter-Winch, on the passing of her brother Isaiah Carpenter-Winch Brenda Wolpert and Orrin Wolpert, on the passing of their husband and father Ron Wolpert

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2017-18

Co-Presidents Avi Schonbach & Hart Schwartz [email protected]

High Holidays Roz Train [email protected]

Vice President Anna Pace [email protected]

Israel Georges Bennaroch [email protected]

Secretary Roz Train [email protected]

Membership & Shul Community David Barkin [email protected]

Treasurer Stephen Benjamin [email protected]

Ritual Harvey Savage [email protected]

Past-President Liz Bohnen [email protected]

Social Action Pippa Feinstein [email protected]

Adult Education Reuven Shlozberg [email protected]

Wider Community Micky Fraterman [email protected]

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Simon Houpt [email protected]

Youth Galina Vaisman [email protected]

Building Max Dublin [email protected]

Staff Rabbi Edward Elkin [email protected]

Communications Susan Starkman [email protected]

Director of Administration Marsha Frydenberg [email protected]

Food Lorne Cappe [email protected]

Director of Family & Youth Engagement Sabrina Friedman [email protected]

Governance Barry Pervin [email protected]

Tefillah Coach Ruth Rohn [email protected]

Hesed Shelley Adler [email protected] 28

NOVEMBER 2017 S U N D AY

M O N D AY

T U E S D AY

W E D N E S D AY

1 / Heshvan 12

5 / Heshvan 16

6 / Heshvan 17

Shacharit 9:00 am

12 / Heshvan 23

7 / Heshvan 18

8 / Heshvan 19

CSA 4:00 pm

13 / Heshvan 24

14 / Heshvan 25

15 / Heshvan 26

T H U R S D AY

F R I D AY

S AT U R D AY

3 / Heshvan 14

4 / Heshvan 15

Rabbi’s Mini-Course, 7:00-9:00 pm

Candle lighting 5:46 pm Services 6:00 pm Community Shabbat Dinner, after services

Vayera Services 9:00 am Holocaust Education Week program with Pinchas Gutter, after Kiddush

9 / Heshvan 20

10 / Heshvan 21

11 / Heshvan 22

Rabbi’s Mini-Course, 7:00-9:00 pm

Candle lighting 4:38 pm Services 6:00 pm

Chayei Sara Services 9:00 am Kensington Gardens, 11:00 am Young Families’ Havdallah program, 6:00 pm

16 / Heshvan 27

17 / Heshvan 28

18 / Heshvan 29

Candle lighting 4:31 pm Services 6:00 pm

Toldot Services 9:00 am Chalutzim Retreat Consul General Galit Baram, after kiddush

24 / Kislev 6

25 / Kislev 7

Candle lighting 4:26 pm Services 6:00 pm

Vayetzei Services 9:00 am Kensington Gardens, 11:00 am

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2 / Heshvan 13

Shacharit 9:00 am

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 5:15 pm

CSA 4:00 pm

19 / Kislev 1

20 / Kislev 2

21 / Kislev 3

Shacharit 9:00 am Board Meeting 7:00 pm

22 / Kislev 4

23 / Kislev 5

CSA 4:00 pm Youth Shabbat rehearsal, 7:00 pm

26 / Kislev 8

27 / Kislev 9

28 / Kislev 10

Shacharit 9:00 am ShinShinim Current Events/ Discussion, Time TBA

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 5:15 pm

CSA 4:00 pm

29 / Kislev 11

30 / Kislev 12

DECEMBER 2017 S U N D AY

3 / Kislev 15

M O N D AY

4 / Kislev 16

T U E S D AY

5 / Kislev 17

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 5:15 pm

CSA 4:00 pm

10 / Kislev 22

11 / Kislev 23

12 / Kislev 24

Shacharit 9:00 am Rabbi’s 10 Weeks Sabbatical Starts

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 5:15 pm

ShinShinim Movie Night, Time TBA CSA 4:00 pm First candle of Chanukah

17 / Kislev 29

18 / Kislev 30

19 / Tevet 1

6 / Kislev 18

13 / Kislev 25

T H U R S D AY

7 / Kislev 19

14 / Kislev 26

F R I D AY

S AT U R D AY

1 / Kislev 13

2 / Kislev 14

Candle lighting 4:23 pm Services 6:00 pm

Vayishlach Services 9:00 am Youth Shabbat

8 / Kislev 20

9 / Kislev 21

Candle lighting 4:22 pm Services 6:00 pm

Vayeshev Services 9:00 am Kensington Gardens, 11:00 am Young Families’ Havdallah program, 6:00 pm Post Kiddush Program with Ann Komaromi Ezra Geagea bar mitzvah

15 / Kislev 27

16 / Kislev 28

Candle lighting 4:23 pm Services 6:00 pm

Miketz Services 9:00 am Chanukah party, 6:00 pm

22 / Tevet 4

23 / Tevet 5

Candle lighting 4:26 pm Services 6:00 pm

Vayigash Services 9:00 am Kensington Gardens, 11 am

29 / Tevet 11

30 / Tevet 12

Candle lighting 4:31 pm Services 6:00 pm

Vayechi Services 9:00 am

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Shacharit 9:00 am Chanukah Groove, 10:00 am at MNjcc

W E D N E S D AY

Shacharit 9:00 am Shutafim Program, 3:00 pm MNjcc

24 / Tevet 6

20 / Tevet 2

21 / Tevet 3

CSA 4:00 pm Eighth candle of Chanukah

25 / Tevet 7

26 / Tevet 8

27 / Tevet 9

28 / Tevet 10

Shacharit 9:00 am

Shacharit 9:00 am

31 / Tevet 13

JANUARY 2018 S U N D AY

M O N D AY

1 / Tevet 14

7 / Tevet 20

8 / Tevet 21

Shacharit 9:00 am

T U E S D AY

2 / Tevet 15

9 / Tevet 22

W E D N E S D AY

3 / Tevet 16

10 / Tevet 23

T H U R S D AY

4 / Tevet 17

11 / Tevet 24

CSA 4:00 pm

15 / Tevet 28

Shacharit 9:00 am Add Shutafim Program, 3:00 pm MNjcc Board Meeting, 7:00 pm

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 5:15 pm

21 / Shevat 5

22 / Shevat 6

16 / Tevet 29

17 / Shevat 1

18 / Shevat 2

S AT U R D AY

5 / Tevet 18

6 / Tevet 19

Candle lighting 4:37 pm Services 6:00 pm

Shemot Services 9:00 am

12 / Tevet 25

13 / Tevet 26

Candle lighting 4:45 pm Services 6:00 pm

Vaera Services 9:00 am Kensington Gardens, 11:00 am Young Families’ Havdallah program, 6:00 pm

19 / Shevat 3

20 / Shevat 4

Candle lighting 4:54 pm Services 6:00 pm

Bo Services 9:00 am

26 / Shevat 10

27 / Shevat 11

Candle lighting 5:03 pm Services 6:00 pm

Beshalach Services 9:00 am Kensington Gardens, 11:00 am

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14 / Tevet 27

F R I D AY

Shacharit 9:00 am Chalutzim Program, 3:00 pm

23 / Shevat 7

24 / Shevat 8

CSA 4:00 pm

28 / Shevat 12

29 / Shevat 13

30 / Shevat 14

Shacharit 9:00 am Tu B’shvat Groove, 2:30 pm at Artscape Wychwood Barns

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 5:15 pm

Tu B’shvat seder, 6:00 pm

31 / Shevat 15

25 / Shevat 9