Shabbat Ha'azinu / Shuva September 27, 2014 / 3 Tishrei, 5775

Shabbat Ha'azinu / Shuva September 27, 2014 / 3 Tishrei, 5775     Sydney Shapiro Memorial Kiddush  Guest Speaker: Irwin Cotler   Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1 - 47 (Etz P. 1185) Maftir: Deuteronomy 32:48 - 52 (Etz P.1194) Haftarah: Hosea 14:2 - 10; Micah 7:18 - 20; Joel 2:15 - 27 (Etz P. 1235; 1239; 1236) Torah Readers: Laura Yaros, Beth Blackmore, Chava Dienar    Haftarah Reader: Gershon Hundert  Parnassim: Audrey Berner, Rami Negev       Please note the office will be closed for the holidays from Wednesday at noon and will reopen on Monday at 9:00 AM.

WISHING EVERYONE A HEALTHY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR SHANA TOVA HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES 5775 Erev Rosh Ha-Shanah: Wednesday, Sept. 24 6:30pm to 7:30pm: Services Rosh Ha-Shanah Day 1: Thursday, Sept. 25 9:00am: Services in Sanctuary 10:00am: Family Service in Social Hall 11:00am :Contemplative Musaf Service Led by Rabbi Julia Appel in Social Hall  11:00am: Children's Program in Pre-Function Room & Upstairs Activity Room Rosh Ha-Shanah Day 2: Friday, Sept. 26 9:00am: Services in Sanctuary 10:00am: Children's Program in Pre-Function Room & Upstairs Activity Room

SYNAGOGUE NEWS  RABBI RON AND DORSHEI EMET FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES Click here to read the article.   SHABBAT SHUVAH GUEST SPEAKER Saturday, September 27 10:00am Sydney Shapiro Memorial Kiddush The Honorable Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C., M.P. THE ISRAEL-GAZA WAR: THE ROAD NOT YET TAKEN Please join us on Shabbat when our guest will be the Honorable Irwin Cotler. Given the changing realities of the Middle East and the many conundrums of waging asymmetrical warfare, where do we go from here? As always, Professor Cotler will be both challenging and hopeful. He will address the human rights issues and the indefatigable Jewish quest for working toward a more just, and humane world. Everyone is welcome to attend. ADULT EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING  HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASS Sept 30 at 7:30-9:00pm  Do you want to learn more about Yom Kippur, so you can feel more comfortable participating in the holiday and explaining them to your children? Led by Carmela Aigen and open to members, non-members, and anyone seeking to learn more about the High Holidays. To register, please contact the office at (514)486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org. YOP KIPPUR GUEST SPEAKER DR. MISHA GALPERIN Saturday, October 4 3:00 pm MAINTAINING THE BONDS BETWEEN THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE JEWISH STATE IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. Join us when our guest will be Dr. Misha Galperin, President and CEO of the Jewish Agency for International Development. He oversees the Jewish Agency for Israel's External Affairs and many global strategic initiatives. This session will examine the challenges of maintaining the bonds among the Jews and between Jewish People and Jewish State in today's environment.    SHAKE YOUR LULAV! Family Sukkah Decorating and Dinner Erev Sukkot, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 4:30 pm Decoration-making and Learning 6:30 pm Candle-lighting, Kiddush and Pizza Dinner in the Sukkah Get into the Sukkot Harvest spirit! Please call the office to RSVP. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO SHABBAT? (GWCTS) Friday, October 10th - All over Montreal We are excited for our first dinner of the year. Members are encouraged to invite each other to share Shabbat dinner and to build new meaningful Shabbat memories. Please contact the office if you would like to participate or for suggestions on who to invite! CHECK OUT OUR FULL SCHEDULE OF ADULT EDUCATION FOR THE FALL Full details can be found in our bulletin and on our website. Upcoming classes and programs include: Exploring Jewish Values for Everyday Life through the Talmud with Yohanan Lowen Touchstones of Jewish Civilization with Rabbi Ron Parenting as a Spiritual Journey led by Rabbi Ron for new parents Mothers Circle - A course for mothers of different faiths who are raising Jewish children, led by Carmela Aigen Grandparents Circle - Rabbi Ron will help Jewish grandparents to develop and nurture a positive, healthy Jewish identity for their grandchildren of mixed marriages. The Joy of Israeli Literature with Menachem Rotstein iEngage Israel 2.0 "The Tribes of Israel" with Rabbi Aigen FORMING A JEWISH ENRICHMENT CLASS FOR KIDS AGE 5-7 Dorshei Emet parents of kids ages 5 to 7+ years old are forming a weekly Jewish enrichment class to learn more that we can cover during Family Shabbat. The class would be taught by an experienced teacher of this material who has extensive experience in Montreal with this kind of program. We would meet weekly starting some time next month. If you are interested please contact Rabbi Julia rabbijulia@dorshei-emet.org, (514) 486-9400 and/or congregation parent Daniel Roth at highspeedrail@gmail.com.   MEMBER NEWS MAZAL TOV  To Peggi Cohen and Mark Rabinovitch on the birth of their granddaughter, in Washington, daughter of Arielle and Yaakov.    To Irwin Block on the birth of his 1st grandchild and to Ruth Block on the birth of her 10th grandchild - a daughter to Miriam and Hugues.    CONDOLENCES To Barbara Szeicz and Benji Regenstrief on the loss of Alan Regenstrief. REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber)  Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Daniel ben Kalman v'Tziporah (Daniel Roth) Miriam bat Tilka v'Schoel Sheine Leah bat Shmuel v'Esther (Lila Pascal) Avraham Barukh ben Elke v'Shimon  (Alan Handel) Yitzhak ben Fruma v'Arie Leib Zeev ben Meir v'Lea Chava bat Mordechai v'Chana  *If someone needs an extra blessing for someone who is sick, please email info@dorshei-emet.org  with their hebrew name, parents hebrew name, their english name. If a member who is ill is in hospital, kindly give us the name of the hospital and room number as well. YAHRTZEITEN FOR THIS WEEK September 27-October 3, 2014/ 30 Elul - 9 Tishri, 5774    Laizer Sirota, husband of Myra Rabinovitch Celia Schnaiberg, mother of Laddie Schnaiberg Ida Levine, mother of Adrianne Sklar (Levine) Garson Rubinger, brother of Bram Rubinger Bertha Gradinger, mother of Charles Gradinger * Beatrice Dattner Brasloff, 1st wife of Reuben Brasloff Meyer Horowitz, father of Paul Horowitz Jack Pekar, brother of Joseph Pekar Joseph Stark, father of Rozie Pekar Rae Levine Wintrobe, mother of Hedy Edelstein Anthony Amor, 1st husband of Kay Wolofsky Jonathan Ballon, brother of Joy Meyer Pearl Lapin, mother of Naomi Lapin Celia Weber, mother of Judith Farovitch Saul Freed, husband of Dora Gesser * Celia Dorothy Keesal, mother of Micki Keesal Celine Stober, mother of Sol Stober Names with an asterisk (*) indicate a memorial plaque in our sanctuary. We encourage you to add your late loved one's name to our memorial board for an everlasting tribute. To do so, please call the office 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. COMMUNITY NEWS Eddie Cantor Vaudeville Show October 7,  7:00 p.m.     You are invited to the Eddie Cantor Vaudeville Show.  Eddie's story is told through fabulous songs of yesteryear, rollicking music, and hilarious sketches.    The show is performed by Nat Rabinovitch as Eddie; Mayer Mill and Bernard Herman are vaudevillian comedians. Daniel Witkowski at the piano.   Written and directed by Aviva Ravel. The Cote St. Luc Library.   514-485-6900 MORNING MINYAN Due to so many regulars being away, the Wednesday meditation minyan will be "on holiday" until further notice.  Congregation Dorshei Emet 514-486-9400 www.dorsheiemet.com info@dorshei-emet.org http://www.facebook.com/people/Dorshei-Emet/1536853845 follow us on twitter -twitter@dorsheiemet Our Bulletin: http://dorsheiemet.com/pdf/dorshei_emet_bulletin.pdf