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!  onehappycamper.org 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

Weekly announcement for March 30, 2013

Hol Hamoed Passover March 30, 2013 / 19 Nisan 5773 Parnassim: Roger Antebi and Warren Litwin Torah: Exodus 33:12-34:26 (Etz P.538) Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 (Etz P.932)  Haftarah: Ezekial 37:1-14 (Etz P.1308) Torah Reading:Chava Dienar Haftarah Reading: Paul Horowitz This week's Kiddush is sponsored by the Fish Family  Candle Lighting: 7:01 PM Havdalah: 8:10 PM    (office will be closed on Monday and Tuesday) Monday, April 1, 2013 Passover Yizkor Services at 10:00 am

Speaker: Each year on the final day of Passover Yizkor we expand our Yizkor service to include a Yom Ha-Shoah Memorial. Remembering the Holocaust at Passover is fitting since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising took place on the eve of the first Seder, 1943.  Our decision to connect our remembrance of the Shoah with Passover emerged from the deeper questions: How do we celebrate the Festival of Freedom and deliverance from slavery in the post-Holocaust age? How should the Shoah be remembered? What is the message we want to give to future generations? This year our speaker will be Mr. Leo Dortort. Born in Gratz, Austria, Leo survived the war in Yugoslavia. In 1941, just before the Nazis invaded he managed to make his way to Palestine. While he survived, Leo's entire family perished in the Shoah.  Following the end of WW II and the birth of the State of Israel, Leo returned to Austria in order to reclaim his property according to the restitution agreements. In the early 1950's he made his way to Canada, where he continued his life as a businessman, married and raised a family. Leo will reflect on the role of Israel in redeeming the devastation of the Shoah.   SYNAGOGUE NEWS EMPTY BOWLS SPEAKER: Special Guest Chad Lubelsky of Café Santropol will be at Dorshei Emet's on this Shabbat, March 30, speaking about his organization, that is being supported by our Empty Bowls Project.  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 star on Monday, April 8  from 7:30-9:00 pm and will run for 5 weeksat 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. EMPTY BOWLS EVENT: Sunda,y April 14th, 11 am to 2 pm Join us and bring your friends. MEMBER NEWS We wish our members who are going on the March of the Living a safe and successful journey. MAZEL TOV  To Lewis Lurie on the occasion of his recent marriage to Nicole. KOL HAKAVOD  To Professor Morton Weinfeld of McGill University who won the 2013 Marshall Sklare Award. The Sklare Award is an annual honor of the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry (ASSJ) which seeks to recognize "a senior scholar who has made a significant scholarly contribution to the social scientific study of Jewry." Weinfeld will give his Sklare scholarly address at the annual meeting of the Association for Jewish Studies in Boston in December, 2013.       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) Moshe ben Pia v'Shlomo (Murray Perelman) Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Faivel ben Esther v'Shmuel (Paul Ostroff) Chaim Zvi ben Gitel v'Avraham (David Pinto)     *if someone needs and extra blessing for someone who is sick, please emailbarbi@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 March 30-April 5, 2013 / 19-25 Nisan 5773    Ida Rosman , mother of Bryna Rosman Rubinger  Eva Douek , 1st wife of Joseph Douek Bessie Helman , mother of Claire Helman Jay Spolan , father of Roberta Young Julian Szeicz , brother of Barbara Szeicz Harry Ghetler , brother of David Ghetler Max Sigler , father of David Sigler Judy Frank , sister of Barbara Rosenthal Libby Merson Spevack , mother of Dorothy Spevack Betty Miller , mother of Mark Medicoff Ray Shiroky Ship , sister of Isaac Shiroky Anita Silverman , sister of Abigail Hirsch Hélene Levy , mother of Charley Levy Gertrude Hyman , mother of Joan Charlap Hilda Sigall , mother of Judy Gradinger Isaac Tannenbaum , husband of Ada Gertrude Tannenbaum Shirley Altman , sister of Ada Gertrude Tannenbaum *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 Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Rememberance day occurs on the 27 of Nisan. This is a memorial day for those who died in the Shoah. This year it will be observed on Sunday, April 7 and Monday, April 8. A Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service will take place on Sunday, April 7 at 7:30 pm at Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem, 6519 Baily Road.  ABOUT TOWN  BONE MARROW REGISTRY DRIVE: April 3 & 4, 2013 11am-4pm, Please Help.    SYNAPSES BRAIN CONNECTIONS DE PNINA COHEN GAGNON La Maison de la Culture Marie-Uguay invites you to a vernissage of the works of our member Pnina Cohen Gagnon. Wednesday, April 3 at 5 pm there will be a reception in her honour. For more info 514-872-2044 or ville.montreal.qc.ca/sud-ouest/marie-uguay. 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 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 SEMINAR SERIES AT MCGILL  ISGAP | The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy presents: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective. Apr. 9 - Nora Gold  Associate Scholar at the Centre for Women's Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto "'I Don't Know Why They Hate Us - I Don't Think We Did Anything Bad To Hurt Them': Jewish Girls (Aged 10-12) Reflect on Their Experiences of Antisemitism".      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 Irv Perlman at 514 -733 -1874 or irv.perlman@gmail.com

Weekly announcements for March 23, 2013

Tzav / Hagadol March 23, 2013 / 12 Nisan 5773 Leah Benabou Bat Mitzvah Parnassim: Warren Litwin and Doreen Saibil Torah:Leviticus 7:11-38 (Etz P.617) Maftir: Leviticus 8:33-36 (Etz P.624)  Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 (Etz P.1296) Torah Reading: Cantor Heather Batchelor Haftarah Reading: Leah Benabou    This week's Kiddush is sponspred by Andrea Tremblay   in honor of Leah becoming a Bat Mitzvah.    Candle Lighting: 6:52 PM Havdalah: 8:01 PM Seder March 25, 2013 / 14 Nisan 5773 Candle Lighting: 6:56 PM

Please note: The office will be closed on Monday, March 25 through Wednesday, March 27.   SYNAGOGUE NEWS     SHABBAT MORNING STUDY GROUP  Join us for the Shabbat Morning Study group "The David Story: From Shepherd to Messiah" with Carmela Aigen.   KABBALAT MISHPAHA March 22 at 6:30 pm. Join us for a warm and inviting, casual Kabbalat Shabbat kid friendly service open to all.  Listen to our all-congregant Mishpaha Band, followed by a potluck dinner and hunt for hametz scavenger hunt for kids. For more info-cynthiaweinstein@aol.com or call to reserve at 514-487-9030. 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 star on Monday, April 8  from 7:30-9:00 pm and will run for 5 weeksat Congregation Dorshei Emet, 18 Cleve Road, Hampstead. Registration: $36 per semester (plus $20 for a comprehensive source guide) For more info or to register please call 514-486- 9400 or email info@dorshei-emet.org. CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! On the heels of the Haggadah exhortation to "let all who are hungry come and eat," please help us make Dorshei Emet's next 'Empty Bowls' event, Sunday April 14th, 11 AM to 2 PM, another rousing success. So far, since 2001, we and our sister congregation at the Unitarian Church of Montreal have raised over $100,000 to help feed the hungry in and around Montreal. This year's beneficiaries are our own Hannukah Food Baskets project Café Santropol. 'Empty Bowls' arose 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   MEMBER NEWS KOL HAKAVOD To Rabbi Ron Aigen for receiving the Yedei Emunah Award for his devoted service to the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. To our member Shara Rosen, who created a non profit - Sante Mobile and collected funds and delivered the supplies to a maternity clinic in the bush of Africa which otherwise would have no supplies at all. She will be returning from Africa this week with her mission accomplished.      To our member Ami Sands Brodoff on her new novel, Can You See Me? A powerful psychodrama portraying schizophrenia from the inside out.  A recommended book of The National Alliance For the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and a Pushcart Prize nominee. Website: http://amisandsbrodoff.com  Blogsite: http://chez-ami.blogspot.com/ CONDOLENCES  To Sharon Miller and family on the loss of her beloved husband, Donald Braziller z"l. To Steve and Charles Wertheimer and families on the loss of their beloved mother, Charlotte Adie Wertheimer 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) Moshe ben Pia v'Shlomo (Murray Perelman) Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Faivel ben Esther v'Shmuel (Paul Ostroff) Chaim Zvi ben Gitel v'Avraham (David Pinto)  Avraham ben Rea v'Berel (Larry Lazar) Reuven ben Faige v'Avaham (Ron Sklar)    *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 March 23-29, 2013 / 12-18 Nisan 5773 Esther Feinbrook Fine , mother of Vivian Silver Jacob Goldman , father of Beryl Goldman Ben Wieskopf , father of Sari Wieskopf * Hans H. Marcuse , brother of Eva Baer Mordechai Orzech , father of Hymie Orzech Frieda Wolofsky , mother of Merle Wolofsky Anne Cohen , mother of Phyllis Cohen Charles Hundert , father of Gershon Hundert * Samuel Fish , father of Aaron Fish Anne Klein Gelfand , mother of Brahm Gelfand Freda Lackman , mother of Phillip Lackman Eva Liberman , mother of Fran Avni Bernard Tannor , father of Shira Karpati * Harriet Herzog Winer , mother of Laura and Lise Winer * Reva Wolofsky Frankel , mother of Jack Wolofsky Morris Oberman , father of Dora Gesser Peter Corobow , husband of Selma Corobow Abraham Ferstman , husband of Miriam Ferstman Morris Lieblein , father of Leanore Lieblein Catherine Neiger Pollak , mother of Michael Pollak Percy Tessler , stepfather of Abbey Neidik Herb Fitterman , father of Lisa Fitterman Ben Sher , father of Julian Sher  *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.    ETERNAL GARDENS CEMETERY PLOT RESERVATIONS Members in good standing who wish to reserve cemetery plots in Congregation Dorshei Emet's section of Eternal Gardens Memorial Park should contact Robyn Bennett, Executive Director at 514-486-9400.      ABOUT TOWN SYNAPSES BRAIN CONNECTIONS DE PNINA COHEN GAGNON La Maison de la Culture Marie-Uguay invites you to a vernissage of the works of our member Pnina Cohen Gagnon. Wednesday, April 3 at 5 pm there will be a reception in her honour. For more info 514-872-2044 or ville.montreal.qc.ca/sud-ouest/marie-uguay. 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 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 SEMINAR SERIES AT MCGILL  ISGAP | The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy presents: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective. Apr. 9 - Nora Gold  Associate Scholar at the Centre for Women's Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto "'I Don't Know Why They Hate Us - I Don't Think We Did Anything Bad To Hurt Them': Jewish Girls (Aged 10-12) Reflect on Their Experiences of Antisemitism".      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 Irv Perlman at 514 -733 -1874 or irv.perlman@gmail.com

Weekly announcement for March 16, 2013

Vayikra March 16, 2013 / 5 Nisan 5773 Family Shabbat / PBM Shabbat Parnassim: Pearlann Goldenberg and Nicole Allio Torah: Leviticus 3:6-4:26 (Etz P.594) Maftir: Leviticus 5:24-26 (Etz P.605) Haftarah: Isaiah 44:9-23 (Etz P.609) Baal Tefillah: Mark Berner Dvar Torah: Ian Gold Torah Reading: Joelle Dayan, Doreen Saibil, Paul Horowitz   Haftarah Reading: Mark Bassel This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Patrizia Di Cori. Candle Lighting: 6:43 PM Havdalah: 7:52 PM DO YOU NEED A GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS? Are you invited to a Seder and are looking for a unique hostess gift?  Consider buying one of our beautiful Wellsprings of Freedom Haggadahs.  At $23.95 it makes the perfect gift that is sure to be enjoyed for years to come.  We will even gift wrap it for you.  Call (514) 486-9400 or stop by the office and we would be happy to help you.      SYNAGOGUE NEWS     SHABBAT MORNING STUDY GROUP  Join us for the Shabbat Morning Study group "The David Story: From Shepherd to Messiah" with Carmela Aigen.   PRE B'NEI MITZVAH SHABBATON: March 15-17, 2013 This weekend our Pre B'nei Mitzvah families will be gathering at the synagogue for a Shabbaton weekend. Welcome to all of our participating families.    WELLSPRINGS OF FREEDOM HAGGADAH - Book Signing Sunday, March 17, 2013, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, The Jewish Store, Cavendish Mall,C.S.L. Rabbi Ron will be personalizing copies of his beautiful Haggadah. Come out and have him sign your copy and browse the stores.    For West Islanders- The Haggadah is also available at Chapters Pointe Claire!    KABBALAT MISHPAHA March 22 at 6:30 pm. Join us for a warm and inviting, casual Kabbalat Shabbat kid friendly service open to all.  Listen to our all-congregant Mishpaha Band, followed by a potluck dinner and hunt for hametz scavenger hunt for kids. For more info-cynthiaweinstein@aol.com or call to reserve at 514-487-9030. DON'T FORGET TO SELL YOUR HAMETZ You can find the form to fill out and email, fax or drop off at the office at http://dorsheiemet.com/pdf/dorshei_emet_bulletin.pdf  page 13.  Deadline to submit your form is 12:00 pm March 24, 2013. 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 star on Monday, April 8  from 7:30-9:00 pm and will run for 5 weeksat Congregation Dorshei Emet, 18 Cleve Road, Hampstead. Registration: $36 per semester (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 Liat Lev-Ary and Dan Goldstein on the birth of their baby girl on March 12, 2013. THANK YOU  The following Shul members volunteered at Le Cafe on Tuesday, March 5, 2013: Mark Medicoff Gaby & Marvin Orbach Sheila Whitzman Neil Caplan Andrea Strom Rancourt REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber);  Rachmiel ben Miriam v'Isacc (Ralph Schwartz); Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Zlate bat Fishel v'Miriam (Charlotte Wertheimer) Yasmin bat Galila (Jasmin Peleg) Moshe ben Pia v'Shlomo (Murray Perelman) Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Faivel ben Esther v'Shmuel (Paul Ostroff) Chaim Zvi ben Gitel v'Avraham (David Pinto)  Avraham ben Rea v'Berel (Larry Lazar) Reuven ben Faige v’Avaham (Ron Sklar) *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 March 16-22, 2013 / 5-11 Nisan 5773  Anna Gerchicoff, mother of Barry Gerchicoff Nathan Stober, brother of Sol Stober Hyman Knobovitch, brother of Shirley Wagner Ezra Rotchin, father of Glen Rotchin Doris Yates, mother of Sam Yates Ruth Wattenberg, sister of Anne Levitsky Frank Angel, husband of Rhoda Angel Henry Blatt, father of Suzan Blatt * Sylvia Neporent Brasloff, sister-in-law of Reuben Brasloff *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.    ETERNAL GARDENS CEMETERY PLOT RESERVATIONS Members in good standing who wish to reserve cemetery plots in Congregation Dorshei Emet's section of Eternal Gardens Memorial Park should contact Robyn Bennett, Executive Director at 514-486-9400.      ABOUT TOWN     MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RABBI HARTMAN'S SHLOSHIM Monday, March 18 at 8 PM at Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem: 6519 Baily Road Cote St-Luc, QC H4V 1A1. Everyone is welcome to attend. 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 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 MONTREAL B'NAI BRITH FOOD BASKETS-PASSOVER FOOD PROJECT  Passover Food Baskets must be packed and delivered; to help families that are in need, to celebrate the Passover Holidays. We need Drivers & Packers! Packing & Deliveries....March 7th to March 20th, 2013-Monday to Thursday 5-8 PM and  Sundays 9 AM-2 PM for info: 514-744-6457 mtlfoodbaskets@aol.com   www.bnaibrithfoodbaskets.com SEMINAR SERIES AT MCGILL  ISGAP | The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy presents: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective. Apr. 9 - Nora Gold  Associate Scholar at the Centre for Women's Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto "'I Don't Know Why They Hate Us - I Don't Think We Did Anything Bad To Hurt Them': Jewish Girls (Aged 10-12) Reflect on Their Experiences of Antisemitism".      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 Irv Perlman at 514 -733 -1874 or irv.perlman@gmail.com