Weekly announcements-Shabbat: May 4, 2013

Behar / Behukotai May 4, 2013 / 24 Iyar, 5773 Bentsh Rosh Hodesh Sivan - Friday Family Shabbat Jacob Nyveen Bar Mitzvah Parnassim:Maurice Krystal and Doreen Saibil Torah: Leviticus 25:25-46; 26:27-27:12 (Etz P. 742) Maftir: Leviticus 27:32-34 (Etz P. 756) Haftorah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 (Etz P. 763) Torah Reading: Cantor Heather Batchelor Haftorah Reading: Jacob Nyveen This week's Kiddush is sponsored by  Elvi Dalgaard and  Lawrence Nyveen in honour of their son,  Jacob becoming a Bar Mitzvah Candle Lighting: 7:46 PM Havdalah: 8:55 PM

KEHILLAH CONVERSATIONS This Wednesday, May 1st at 7:30 pm in the Social Hall "Simplicity and Money" Decision making in our Synagogue on matters relating to money! to read Rabbi's message: dorsheiemet.blogspot.ca/2013/04/weekly-announcements-april-27-2013.html    Everyone is welcome to attend.  We look forward to seeing you and to hearing from you on this important topic.     SYNAGOGUE NEWS     ALTERNATIVE HIGH HOLIDAYS BRAINSTORMING MEETING Monday, May 6, 8pm - Children's Activity Room Join our new Synagogue Educator Rabbi Julia Appel to discuss this year's Alternative High Holiday services. What would you like to see? What has worked well in the past and how would we like to innovate? What role might you be interested in taking to help create the Alternative High Holiday experience? No passed involvement necessary. Please RSVP to the office at (514) 486-9400 or  barbi@dorshei-emet.org.    MAZAL TOV TO HILLEL BECKER ON HIS UPCOMING SECOND BAR MITZVAH Saturday, May 11, 2013.  There is a Jewish tradition that since the normal biblical life span is "three score and ten" (Psalm 90), which is 70, that if one can achieve the age of 83, an appropriate way of celebrating that event is to observe a second Bar Mitzvah. As Hillel will be celebrating his 83rd birthday in May, he is looking forward to commemorating this special birthday according to this Jewish tradition.Kiddush following services will be sponsored by Mitzi and Hillel Becker in honor of this special occasion.  All are welcome to attend.   RUTH RICHLER MEMORIAL LECTURE - Erev Shavuot Tuesday, May 14, 8pm: Erev Shavuot Services 50 SHADES OF JEWISH SEXUALITY: "Constructing a Non-Oppressive Jewish Sexual Ethic in the Shadow of Repressive Religion" Dr. Jay Michaelson-Guest Speaker: 8:30 pm Panel Discussion: Irv Binik, Susan Pinker & Barbara Hayton Cheesecakes, coffee, tea: following If you would like to bake or bring a cheesecake, please contact Edie Austin at  e.austin@sympatico.ca . Thank you. BUILD YOUR OWN MOUNT SINAI SUNDAE:  Wednesday, May 15, 10am-12pm.   Shavuot program for children: ages 3-12 Join us for a unique Shavuot art project with art specialist: Deidre Potash and a special snack. Please RSVP to Cantor Heather at  cantorheather@dorshei-emet.org or 514-486-9400 x 107.   KABBALAT MISHPAHA UNDER THE STARS Friday, May 24, 6:30 pm Join us for a warm and inviting, casual Kabbalat Shabbat service designed for families and open to all! Upbeat kid-friendly service lead by Cantor Heather and our all-congregant "Mishpaha Band," followed by potluck dinner and after dinner activity. Bring a vegetarian dish to share, cut and ready to serve, to feed at least 12 people. Also please bring hallah, candlesticks, and Kiddush wine for your family. RSVP to Cynthia Weinstein atcynthiaweinstein@aol.com or (514) 487-9030 Indoors in case of rain.     CAMP JRF:  Thanks to the generosity of the Becker Family Foundation, Dorshei Emet children and teens have the opportunity to attend Camp JRF - the Reconstructionist movement's fabulous summer camp in South Sterling, Pennsylvania, at a fraction of the normal cost.To find out more about this unique opportunity to give your child a summer that will enrich their Jewish lives for years to come, please contact Cantor Heather and check out their website for more info: http://www.campjrf.org. MEMBER NEWS   TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT with Jewish Women Clergy of Montreal Tuesday May 14th, post cheesecake until midnight. After the Ruth Richler Memorial Lecture, join the Jewish Women Clergy of Montreal in joyful late-night community Tikkun (community learning event) in honor of Shavuot. Learn with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, Rabbi Andrea Myers, Rabbi Sherril Gilbert, Rabbi Julia Appel,Cantor Heather Batchelor and Cantorial Soloist, Rachelle Shubert. All are welcome! Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, 4100 Sherbrooke Street West, Westmount To RSVP contact Cantor Heather, or click on//www.facebook.com/events/189010534581048/     DOLPHIN THERAPY FOR ATARA STOLOVITSKY Member Atara Stolovitsky, daughter of Erika Tencer and Jonathan Silver, has been chosen from amongst many, to be the next lucky participant in an amazing intensive 2 week dolphin assisted therapy program at the Curacao Dolphin Assisted Therapy Center in the beautiful Antilles!! This is an opportunity of a lifetime and the family is grateful that Atara will have the chance to experience this wonderful therapy. Dolphin Aid Canada has generously donated some money for Atara's dolphin therapy. However, additional funds are needed in order to make this happen.  To find out more or to make a contribution, please contact Erika at etencer2@sympatico.ca. or visitwww.curacaodolphintherapy.com/ . FIDDLER ON THE ROOF by the Cote St Luc dramatic society May 23-26 and June 6-9, 2013 at 5785 Parkhaven Avenue.   Featuring Dorshei Emet member: Judy Kenigsberg For more information:  CSLDramaticSociety.com. STRATFORD FESTIVAL PRESENTS: DARK LULLABIES Friday, June 14 at 4:30 pm Documentary by Members:  Irene Lilienhein Angelico and Abbey Jack Neidik. Winner of numerous international awards and selected as one of the 50 greatest documentaries of all time. http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/forum/ CALLING TORAH AND HAFTARAH CHANTERS OF ALL AGES! How about redoing your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Torah/Haftarah portions, or any other ones?What about celebrating or commemorating a particular occasion/event/person in a meaningful way?  We especially welcome first timers and repeaters.   Ours is a participatory shul and we need your participation. Please contact: Doreen Saibil: Torah chanters: (514) 488-6219 email: dmsaibil@hotmail.com Pearlann Goldenberg: Haftarah chanters: (514) 486-2012  email:pearlann.g@gmail.com Shul office: Barbi (514) 486-9400 email: barbi@dorshei-emet.org MAZEL TOV To Atara Laor who spoke to the senior grades of JPPS and Akiva for their Yom HaShoa programs in regards to her Bat Mitzvah project in which she submitted her Great Uncle's rescuer during the Holocaust to Yad Vashem to be included as a Righteous Gentile.  HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL BREAKFAST Sunday, May 5, 9:00 am at Congregation Beth Ora. Featuring recent Dorshei Emet Bnei Mitzvah Graduate, Atara Laor.The Story of a Survivor who was hidden during the Holocaust by a Righteous Gentile as told by the survivor's great niece. Contact the Beth Ora office to reserve. 514-748-6559. REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber);  Rachmiel ben Miriam v'Isacc (Ralph Schwartz); Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Yasmin bat Galila (Jasmin Peleg) Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Faivel ben Esther v'Shmuel (Paul Ostroff) Nechama bat Basha Leah v'Yossef (Nina Baker) Yisrael ben Esther v'Shmuel (Stan Tucker) Giovanna Pergolari Di Cori *if someone needs and extra blessing for someone who is sick, please email     barbi@dorshei-emet.org with their hebrew name, parents hebrew name, their english  name. Please give me their hospital and room number if they are a member. YAHRTZEITEN FOR THIS WEEK May 4-10, 2013 / 24 Iyar - 1 Sivan, 5773  Saul Israel Fremeth , Husband of Muriel Fremeth Gordon Kaufman , father of Terry Kaufman Molly Blaichman , mother of Edith Kornacki Naomi Bress , stepmother of Hannah Winer Wolfe Mendelzys , father of Michael Mendell Lutz Dannenbaum , father of Elizabeth Dannenbaum Michael Elman , father of Ken Elman, husband of Judith Elman Dorottya Sarosi , mother of Judith Klugerman Paul Sarosi , father of Judith Klugerman Annie Backman , mother of Stanley Backman Mark Burstein , father of Irving Burstein Jack Chernin , father of Mark Chernin Marjorie Schneller Dewitz , mother of Barry Lazar   Max Silver , husband of Vivian Silver Hy Hass , stepfather of Warren Litwin  Sharon Klein , sister of Sandor Klein Fred Schertzer , father of Nathan Schertzer Rebecca Bonder , sister of Ely Bonder Henry Chinks , father of Judith Fish Mickey Fleishman Sugar , mother of Harriet Miller Edward Weigens , father of David Weigens, husband of Florence Shapiro Weigens  *Names with an asterisk (*) indicate a memorial plaque in our sanctuary. We encourage you to consider adding to our memorial board. To do so, please call Barbi at 514-486-9400. If you would like an Aliyah for a yahrtzeit on a Shabbat morning, please identify yourself to a Parnass when you come into the sanctuary. ABOUT TOWN      WHY CHOOSE A JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL? Hosted by CTV's Tarah Schwartz May 6 at  7-9pm at Federation CJA.  BJEC is hosting an evening to inspire families to enroll their children in a Jewish high school. Alumni will speak about the powerful impact a Jewish education has had on their own lives. This evening will be highly relevant for parents with children in Grades 4, 5 and 6. For more information go to www.bjec.org or contact Limor Elkoby 514-­345-­2610 ext. 3253  SWING INTO YIDDISH WITH MENDY CAHAN Tuesday, May 7, 8:00 pm Don't miss this charming crowd favorite song renderings of Jacques Brel, Peggy Lee, Gershwin and Leonard Cohen in Yiddish, French, English and Hebrew.  Singer, rickstar, storyteller, lecturer, Mendy Cahan continues his mission of keeping Yiddush Alive. Info & Tickets: http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/community/the-dora-wasserman-yiddish-theatre/mendy-cahan/   OUT OF CORDOBA:  Sunday May 12th, screenings at 4:00 and 7:30 PM  Averroes and Maimonides in Their Time and Ours is a feature length documentary film which explores the mutually enriching relations between Muslims and Jews in medieval Spain and challenges the contemporary notion of a "clash of civilizations." Director Jacob Bender will introduce the film and answer questions after at both screenings. Segal Centre, 5170 Ch de la Côte-Ste-Catherine.Tickets are $10.00 through the Segal Centre box office 514 739 7944 or online at www.segalcenter.com.  for more information contact Deena Roskies 514 483 5763, deenaroskies@hotmail.com      GIVE YOUR CHILD THE ADVENTURE OF THEIR LIFE: At Jewish camp, kids are free to have amazing adventures, try out new skills, and explore who they are and who they want to become, in a nurturing, fun-filled place. If your child is a first time camper, they might be eligible for a $1,000 grant!  onehappycamper.org. MORNING MINYAN     Minyan takes place every Monday and Wednesday morning at 7: 30 am, followed by breakfast. Monday is a traditional davening and Torah reading. Wednesday is a Mindfulness Meditation minyan. If you are saying Kaddish, observing a yahrzeit, or marking a special occasion, please join us.  It is a wonderful way to start the week or the day in a warm and inspiring ambiance among friends. Contact Lois Lieff at 514-489-9274 or  loislieff@sympatico.ca.