Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Weekly announcements-Shabbat: May 11, 2013



Bamidbar
May 11, 2013 / 2 Sivan, 5773
Hillel Becker-Second Bar Mitzvah 
Parnassim: Pearlann Goldenberg and Menahem Barsheshat

Torah: Numbers 2:1-3:39 (Etz P. 774)
Maftir: Numbers 4:17-20 (Etz P. 785)
Haftorah: Hosea 2:1-22 (Etz P. 787)

Torah Reading: Barry Frank
Haftorah Reading: Hillel Becker

This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Mitzie and Hillel Becker 
in honor of Hillel's second Bar Mitzvah 

Candle Lighting: 7:55 PM

Havdalah: 9:04 PM  

Shavuot Services
May 15, 2013 / 6 Sivan, 5773
10:00 am
Yizkor
Parnass: Pearlann Goldenberg

Torah: Exodus 19:1-20:23 (Etz P.436)
Maftir: Numbers 28:26-31 (Etz P.932)
Haftorah: Ezekiel 1:1-28; 3:12 (Etz Pp.1321, 1327)

Torah reading: Laura Yaros and Beth Blackmore
Haftorah reading: Steve Winkelman


Kiddush is sponsored by Neysa and David Sigler
in memory of their parents Bertha and Abe Rosen z"l, Dorothy and Max Zigler z"l.
The office will be closed May 15 and 16 for Shavuot
SYNAGOGUE NEWS

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.

ADULT PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE PLANNING MEETING 2013-2014
Please join us on Monday, May 13 at 8pm, in the library, as we begin to plan for next year.  Newcomers are always welcome.  Please contact Eric Caplan for more informationericcaplan1@me.com


RUTH RICHLER MEMORIAL LECTURE - Erev Shavuot
Tuesday, May 14
Join us as we welcome guest speaker Dr. Jay Michaelson-50 SHADES OF JEWISH SEXUALITY: "Constructing a Non-Oppressive Jewish Sexual Ethic in the Shadow of Repressive Religion"8:00 pm: Services8:30 pm: Guest Speaker-Dr. Jay Michaelson
9:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Irv Binik, Susan Pinker & Barbara Hayton
10:00 pm: Cheesecake reception
If you would like to bake or bring a cheesecake, please contact Edie Austin at  e.austin@sympatico.ca .

*We are in need of a few more volunteers to bring or make cheesecakes, if you are able to contribute please speak with Vanessa Muraca at kiddush.  
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 at cynthiaweinstein@aol.com or (514) 487-9030 Indoors in case of rain.  

CAMP JRF: New Deadline: May 31  st!

Thanks to 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 t
heir 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 visit www.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/

BOOKLAUNCHING FOR A WORD NERD
May 21 from  5-8pm at Paragraphe Bookstore  at 2220 Mc Gill College
Senior Times Word Nerd columnist and Dorshei Emet member Howard Richler launches his book How Happy Became Homosexual and other mysterious semantic shifts .

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 Robert and Diane Sasson on the birth of their new grandson, Ezekiel Louis Shulman. 
    
CONDOLENCES
To Peter Margo on the loss of his sister, Ruth di Giovanni (Margo) on April 29th.A memorial in her memory will be held on Thursday, June 9th at 12:30 pm at the Unitarian Church, in Westmount.
 
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 11-17, 2013 / 2-8 Sivan, 5773
Yehudit Bitton , mother-in-law of Ronit Yarosky
Jessie Roland , daughter of Miriam Roland 
Myer Smilovitch , father of Ernest Smilovitch
David Lissak , father of Oria Lissak
Judith Michelin , 1st wife of John Michelin
Sarah Wise , mother of Angela Litman
Glory Abugov , mother of Ian Abugov
* Rabbi Isaak Heilbronn , grandfather of David Pinto
Norma Levi , sister of Rosalyn Cohen
* Leo Bassel , father of Alan Bassel and Mark Bassel
Ginette Antebi , mother of Roger Antebi
Sonia Garmaise , mother of Mona Klein
Leonard Levy , father of Jonathan Levy
Lyon Shiller , brother of Brahm Shiller 
*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
LE MOOD:
Sunday, May 12th 
Join the Montreal Jewish community to collect photos and videos of Montreal's Jewish history. Whether you are a photography enthusiast or a Montreal lover, this is your chance to relive the past while redefining the future. Form a team or go solo.recollection@imjm.ca

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.

MEDITATION AND BRAIN HEALTH SYMPOSIUM: 3 part series
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12pm at Gelbar Centar 
Dr. Newberg, author of How God Changes Your Brain, will address the important findings of several landmark studies and the positive effects of meditation on the brain. To register call STEFANI NOVICK 514-342-1234 (7201).

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.