Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Weekly announcements -Shabbat: April 20, 2013

Aharei Mot / Kedoshim
April 20, 2013 / 10 Iyar, 5773
Family Shabbat
Parnassim: Deborah Kraus and Warren Litwin 
  
Torah: Leviticus 16:25-18:5; 19:23-20:7 (Etz Pp. 683; 698) 
Maftir: Leviticus 20:25-27 (Etz P. 704)
Haftorah: Amos 9:7-15 (Etz P. 706)

Torah Reading: Jody Lackman, Yochanan Lowen, Cantor Heather Batchelor
Haftorah Reading: Paul Horowitz

Candle Lighting: 7:28 PM 
Havdalah: 8:37 PM   


 
to view the new bulletin click here  http://dorsheiemet.com/pdf/dorshei_emet_bulletin.pdf
Please note this edition is only available online. 
A limited number of copies are available in the synagogue lobby and in the office.  
  
SYNAGOGUE NEWS 
  
EMPTY BOWLS
Thank you to the organizers and volunteers for all of their hard work in organizing this year's event. A great time was had by all. and  Dorshei Emet raised $7,100.00  to help feed the hungry throughout Montreal, with additional proceeds raised at the Saturday event at Église unitarienne de Montreal.

KEHILLAH CONVERSATION #4: Money and Values 
Please join us on Wednesday, May 1, 7:30 pm to help articulate the values that should guide decision making in our synagogue on matters related to money. From our membership dues to the way we serve kiddush, from the way we celebrate our simchas to the number of bulletins we publish each year - everything has implications on our finances. How can we make sure the way we spend our money reflects the values that define us? How can we uphold our values without going bankrupt? Money talk is as much about the soul of our shul as it is about the bottom line - a conversation you will not want to be left out of. See you then!

RUTH RICHLER MEMORIAL LECTURE - Erev Shavuot
Erev Shavuot Services: Tuesday, May 14, 8pm 
"Constructing a Non-Oppressive Jewish Sexual Ethic in the Shadow of Repressive Religion" 
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jay Michaelson
Panel Discussion-Irv Binik, Susan Pinker & Barbara Hayton : 8:30pm
Cheesecakes, coffee, tea: 10pm
If you would like to bake or bring a cheesecake, please contact Edie Austin ate.austin@sympatico.ca  .  
Thank you.

CAMP JRF: 
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.

MEMBER NEWS  
  
THANK YOU   
The following people volunteered Tuesday, April 9 at Le Cafe:
Neil Caplan
Mark Medicoff 
Andrea Strom Rancourt
Lois Lieff
Nicole Allio
Shara Rosen
  
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)
Chaim Zvi ben Gitel v'Avraham (David Pinto) 
Zipporah bat Rivka v'Avraham (Neysa Sigler) 
Nechama bat Basha Leah v'Yossef (Nina Baker)
*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
April 20-26, 2013 / 10-16 Iyar, 5773
Lily Kutzin Sherman , mother of Sandra Feldman
Harry Beitel , father of Garry Beitel
Emil Haim Bensimon , father of Georgette Bensimon
Anne Shpritser , mother of Rhoda Cohen
Isaac Shustack , father of Allan Shustack
Anna Stolow , mother of Ben Stolow
Goldie Gold , mother of Lois Tucker
Goldie Gold , mother of Trudy Asch
Abraham Rosen , father of Neysa Sigler
Ann E. Sherman Shapiro , mother of Stan Shapiro
Cecil Pinto , father of David Pinto
Sam Frankman , father of Myron Frankman
Eddy Katz , father of Linda Glaser
* Berl Thaler , father of Sam Thaler
Bernard Reis , 1st husband of Myrna Reis  
*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.

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.

COMMUNITY NEWS

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS- A documentary film.
Monday, April 22 at 7 pm at Cummings Centre. 
The film will be followed by a panel discussion with Rabbi Lisa Gruchow of Temple Emanu-El and Anne Marie Hagen of the Forgiveness Project. To reserve, please contact Stefani Novick 514-342-1234.
  
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 

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.
 
ABOUT TOWN   

ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL: APRIL 21 - APRIL 25
The Israel Film Festival, now in its 9th year, brings to Montreal, the latest offerings of Israel's award-winning cinema. This medium takes us beyond newspaper headlines into the soul of contemporary Israel.  This is a great way to get to know the real Israel.  Please share the details with your friends and colleagues.  This year's festival will be taking place at the Guzzo Mega-Plex Spheretech, 3500 Cote Vertu in St. Laurent.  For more information or tickets www.israelfilmfestival.ca or 514-937-2332.

A FESTIVAL OF LIBERATION AND RENEWAL 
Wednesday, May 1, 2013  at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom. 4100 Sherbrooke Street West (entrance on Elm Ave). The Third Seder is a special commemoration for Yom HaShoah. We tell stories and sing of liberation in English, Hebrew and Yiddish. It is an opportunity to turn outrage and grief into understanding and an invitation to help those suffering every kind of intolerance. Inspired by the Survivors who celebrated life even after inexpressible loss, we too, will sing, dance, laugh, and share.  Book signing: 5:00 Seder: 5:30 p.m. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Suggested contribution: $8.00. To RSVP and for further information: Irene Lilienheim Angelico (514.574.8629)irene@dliproductions.ca
 
ISRAEL AT 65 CONCERT - Beit Halochem
 June 4, 2013 at 7:30 pm at Oscar Peterson Hall. 
For more information go to www.beithalochem.ca or call 514-484-2151.
 
WEXNER LECTURE SERIES 2013-Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
Tuesday, April 30 at 8pm at Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem, 6519 Baily Rd. Dr. Erica Brown-educator will be talking about her recent book, "Spiritual Boredom"   genj@genj.ca or 514-345-2645 ext. 3375.

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 .

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Weekly announcements for April 13, 2013

Tazria / Metzora
April 13, 2013 / 3 Iyar, 5773
François Monchi Bar Mitzvah
Parnassim: Pearlann Goldenberg and Doreen Saibil

Torah: Leviticus 13:18-39; 14:33-57 (Etz Pp. 654; 663)  
Maftir: Leviticus  15:31-33 (Etz P. 669) 
Haftorah: II Kings 7:3-20 (Etz P. 676)

Torah Reading: TBA
Haftorah Reading: Francois Monchi

This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Pilar and Ouri Monchi
 in honour of François becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

Candle Lighting: 7:19 PM
Havdalah: 8:28 PM 
 
SYNAGOGUE NEWS 

YOM HA'ATZMAUT BASH:
Please join our Israeli timeline by writing your name, the date and a place of an important event either in Israel or involving Israel, on a post it size paper. See if your path has crossed with others! 
  

EMPTY BOWLS: Sunday April 14th, 11am to 2pm. 
Please help us make Dorshei Emet's 'Empty Bowls' event another rousing success! 
'Empty Bowls' started in 1990 when a Michigan art teacher hit on a way to help students support a food drive: a class project to make ceramic bowls for a fundraising meal. 
Musical interludes provided by:
Our own Olga Gross,
Joanne Griffith and Jean-François Garneau
Karen Potje and Adam Goulet. 
  
This year's beneficiaries include:
 our own Hanukkah Food Baskets project & Café Santropol 
To read about one of this year's recipients: www.santropolroulant.org.
Join us and bring your friends. 
 

KEHILLAH CONVERSATION #4: Money and Values
Please join us on Wednesday, May 1, 7:30 pm to help articulate the values that should guide decision making in our synagogue on matters related to money. From our membership dues to the way we serve kiddush, from the way we celebrate our simchas to the number of bulletins we publish each year - everything has implications for our finances. But how can we make sure the way we spend our money reflects the values that define us? And how can we uphold our values without going bankrupt? Money talk is as much about the soul of our shul as it is about the bottom line - a conversation you will not want to be left out of. See you then!

RUTH RICHLER MEMORIAL LECTURE:Tuesday, May 14.
Topic: "Constructing a Non-Oppressive Jewish Sexual Ethic in the Shadow of Repressive Religion" 
8pm Speaker: Dr. Jay Michaelson
8:30pm panel discussion-Irv Binik, Susan Pinker and Barbara Hayton
10pm cheesecakes and coffee
  
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  
   
MAZEL TOV
To Rabbi Ron and Carmela Aigen on the engagement of their son Nadav to Jennifer Alper, daughter of Ron and the late Jacqueline Alper.
To Nadav Aigen on the occasion of the engagement to Jennifer Alper.
To Reuben and Fran Croll on the engagement of their son Tony to Adriana Decker.
To Tony Croll on the occasion of his engagement to Adriana Decker.
To Vivian Saginur on the engagement of her granddaughter Nava Winston, daughter of Mindy and Daniel Winston to Dvir Yagoda. A June wedding is planned in Jerusalem.
To Vivian Saginur on the birth of her newest grandson Avraham Yehoshuah, son of Mindy and Daniel Winston, in Israel.
To Ouri and Pilar Monchi and family on the occasion of François becoming a bar mitzvah.

CONDOLENCES
To Hy and Rosanne on the loss of their devoted mother and mother-in-law, Ray Beraznik z"l.
To Adrianne,Alem, Dessie and Graham, Jada, Zev and Nate on the loss of their beloved husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather, Ron Sklar z"l.

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)
Chaim Zvi ben Gitel v'Avraham (David Pinto) 
Zipporah bat Rivka v'Avraham (Neysa Sigler) 
*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
April 13-19, 2013 / 3-9 Iyar, 5773 
Hyman Rosman , father of Bryna Rosman Rubinger
Benjamin Barry , father of Steven Barry
Samuel Jacob Bellman , husband of Anne Bellman
Antonina Drechsler , mother of Helena Kisilevsky
Leslie Feldman , brother of Ronald Feldman
Miodrag (Mike) Jovanovich , father of Gordana Jovanovich
Jack Rubinger , father of Bram Rubinger
Miriam Sachter , mother of Suzana Greemberg
Peter Lurie , father of Lewis Lurie
Ben Rashkovan , brother of Ernest Rashkovan
Erika Wenkart , mother of Chava Dienar
Tova-Gita Cohen , mother of Robi Cohen
Leo Yaffe , father of Mark Yaffe
Sam Abraham Bronet , father of Murray Bronet
Chaim Ciechanowiecki , father of Saul Ciecha
Harry Kaminsky , father of Shelley Kaminsky
Maurice Sohmer , father of David Sohmer
Moshe Cohen , father of Pnina Gagnon
Harry Solomon , father of Elaine Solomon Stein
*Berel Yaros , grandfather of Laura Yaros  
*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.

COMMUNITY NEWS
  
YOM HAZIKARON CEREMONY:
Monday, April 14 at 5:00pm at 1 Cummings Square. Yom Hazikaron is the memorial Day for the Fallen Heroes of the IDF and the VIctims of Terror. Come and Honour our fallen soldiers.

ISRAEL DAY RALLY 65:
Tuesday, April 16th at 11:00am at Phillips Square. Free Transportation. 

WHY CHOOSE A JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL?
BJEC is hosting an evening to inspire families to enroll their children in a Jewish high school on May 6 at  7-9pm at Federation CJA. 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 info go to www.bjec.org.
  
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! 
 
ABOUT TOWN 

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF by the Cote St Luc dramatic society
May 23-26 and June 6-9, 2013 at 5785 Parkhaven Avenue. For more info:CSLDramaticSociety.com.
 
ISRAEL AT 65 CONCERT 
Beit Halochem is having a concert on June 4, 2013 at 7:30 pm at Oscar Peterson Hall. for more info go to www.beithalochem.ca or call 514-484-2151.
 
WEXNER LECTURE SERIES 2013-Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00pm at Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem, 6519 Baily RdDr. Erica Brown-educator will be talking about her recent book, "spiritual boredom". genj@genj.ca or 514-345-2645 ext. 3375.

MORNING MINYAN 
  
Minyan takes place every Monday and Wednesday morning at 7:30am, 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 -733 -1874 or loislieff@sympatico.ca.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Shemini
April 6, 2013 / 26 Nisan, 5773
Bentsh Rosh Hodesh Iyar - Wednesday & Thursday
Family Shabbat / Farbrengen following Kiddush
Baby Naming for Daughter of Dan and Liat Goldstein
Parnassim:Maurice Krystal and Deborah Kraus

Torah: Leviticus 10:8-11:19 (Etz P. 635)
Maftir: Leviticus 11:45-47 (Etz P. 642) 
Haftorah: II Samuel 6:1-21 (Etz P.645)

Torah Reading: Beth Blackmore, Laura Yaros, Janice Goldfard, Barry Frank
Haftorah Reading: Lois Lieff
  
This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Dan and Liat Goldstein 
in celebration of their daughter's baby naming  

Candle Lighting: 7:10 PM
Havdalah: 8:19 PM      

SYNAGOGUE NEWS
  
FARBRENGEN-PROFESSOR EUGENE ORNSTEIN
Following Shabbat Kiddush on April 6
The title of the story Professor Eugene Ornstein will discuss is "Behind the Mask" featuring a short story and songs by An-Ski, the well known author of the Dybbuk. Professor Eugene Ornstein is a Yiddish scholar who taught in the Jewish Studies at McGill for many years. He will also be speaking about the life and thought of An-Ski during services.

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.


  
EMPTY BOWLS IS CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
Please help us make Dorshei Emet's next 'Empty Bowls' event, Sunday April 14th, 11 am to 2 pm, another rousing success.This year's beneficiaries include our own Hannukah Food Baskets project and Café Santropol. 
'Empty Bowls' started in 1990 when a Michigan art teacher hit on a way to help students support a food drive: a class project to make ceramic bowls for a fund raising meal. Come one and all, and help us make this year's event the best one ever! Music, art, and camaraderie for one and all.
Please contact Marsha Heyman at heyman@videotron.ca or 514 488-3270
  

Join us and bring your friends.
To read about one of this year's recipients: www.santropolroulant.org.
 

 YOM HA'ATZMAUT BASH:

HARTMAN'S I-ENGAGE ISRAEL CLASS
RE-ENGAGE WITH ISRAEL with the acclaimed Shalom Hartman Institute's video lecture series,"iEngage Israel". The iEngage curriculum elevates the conversation about Israel-rooting it in Jewish values and ideas rather than in a response to crisis.
Next Session will start on Monday, April 8  from 7:30-9:00 pm and will run for
5 weeks at Congregation Dorshei Emet, 18 Cleve Road, Hampstead.
Registration: $36 (plus $20 for a comprehensive source guide)
For more info or to register please call 514-486- 9400 or email info@dorshei-emet.org.

MEMBER NEWS  
  
MAZEL TOV
To Charley Levy and Lori Rabinovitch on the engagement of Charley's daughter, Karyn Levy, to Michael Rotter.

To Charley Levy and Lori Rabinovitch on the engagement of Lori's son, Ira Dubinsky, to Jessica Litwin.

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)
Chaim Zvi ben Gitel v'Avraham (David Pinto) 
Zipporah bat Rivka v'Avraham (Neysa Sigler) 
*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
April 6-12, 2013 / 26 Nisan - 2 Iyar, 5773 
Shirley Altman , sister of Ada Gertrude Tannenbaum
Anne Doskie , mother of Gloria Doskie
Edna Aronoff Moss , mother of Rosanne Moss
Murray Rosman , father of Michael Rosman
Issie Coleman , father of Leonard Coleman
Ida Cohen , mother of Norman Cohen
Gertrude Camlot , mother of Morris Camlot
Anne Shapiro Mencow , mother of Ruth Hundert
Rebecca Goldberg , mother of Don Goldberg
Murray Bowen , father of Mariam Bowen
* Samuel David Gross , father of Helen Amsel
William Sirota , father-in-law of Myra Sirota -Rabinovitch
Ida Perlman , mother of Irv Perlman
Hinda Shiroky , mother of Isaac Shiroky
Annie Strezavsky , mother of Selma Corobow and Jenny Shiroky
Geza Szeicz , father of Barbara Szeicz 
*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.

COMMUNITY NEWS  

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATION
A Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service will take place on Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 pm at Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem, 6519 Baily Road. 

WHY CHOOSE A JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL?
BJEC is hosting anevening to inspire families to enroll their children in a Jewish high school on May 6 at  7-9 pm at Federation CJA. 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 info go towww.bjec.org
  
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! 

ABOUT TOWN 


BONE MARROW REGISTRY DRIVE:  

April 3 & 4, 2013 11am-4pm,
 Please Help.
  

EVA STACHNIAK ON "THE WINTER PALACE" 
The internationally best-selling author discusses her novel of Catherine the Great at a Canada Council Reading with Wine Reception at the Jewish Public Library.  Introduced by Leanore Lieblein.  Monday, April 8th, 5:30 pm.  Admission free, but seating limited and registration required.  (514) 345-2627, ext. 3017.
ISRAEL AT 65 CONCERT
Beit Halochem is having a concert on June 4th, 2013 at 7:30 pm at Oscar Peterson Hall. for more info go to www.beithalochem.ca or call 514-484-2151.
WEXNER LECTURE SERIES 2013-Where Have All The Leaders Gone?
with Dr. Erica Brown-educator and author of   books including "spiritual boredom"  
Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00pm- Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem, 6519 Baily Road. genj@genj.ca or 514-345-2645 ext. 3375


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 yahrtzeit, 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 -733 -1874 or loislieff@sympatico.ca