Weekly announcements-Shabbat: June 22, 2013

Balak  June 22, 2013 / 14 Tammuz, 5773  Candle Lighting: 8:29 PM  Havdalah: 9:37 PM  Baal(at) Tefillah: Chava Dienar and Mark Bassel  D'varTorah: Deena Roskies Torah Reading: Yohanan Lowen, Laura Yaros, Beth Blackmore Haftorah Reading: Beth Blackmore Parnassim: Maurice Krystal and Menahem Barshshat Greeter: Uzi Witkowski This week's Kiddush is co-sponsored by Alegra and Saul Ciecha in honour of the recent marriage of their son Alejandro to Julie Brummer -and- Beryl Goldman in memory of Ralph Goldman z"l,  Susan Goldman-Feinglos z"l and Pamela Goldman-Wexler z"l. IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Upcoming Events 2. Member News 3. Synagogue News 4. About Town 5. Morning Minyan  UPCOMING EVENTS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED  Monday, June 24th MEMBER NEWS MAZEL TOV To Nili Berner on winning a Bourse FRQSC (Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture) for her work in the PHD program at U de M. REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber)  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) Yisrael ben Esther v'Shmuel (Stan Tucker) *if someone needs an 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  June 22-28, 2013 / 14-20 Tammuz, 5773  Peter Mark Whitzman , son of Sheila Whitzman Yosel Vacsman , grandfather of Liliana Trodler Oscar Weinstein , father of Donna Kuzmarov Boruch Cohen , father of Ben Cohen Harold Goldfarb , father of Janice Goldfarb Bessie Goroff , mother of Nina Baker *Etta Ginn Kaplan , mother of Ellayne Kaplan Saul Harris , father of Freida Long Moe Shatenstein , father of Bryna Shatenstein Freda Krelenbaum , sister of Marilyn Krelenbaum *Merle Edith Bassel , mother of Alan and Mark Bassel Rose Levine Brender , mother of Bill Brender  Mary Gerstel , mother of David Gerstel  *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. SYNAGOGUE NEWS SYNAGOGUE SKILLS MINI WORKSHOP SERIES WITH CANTOR HEATHER Saturdays following Kiddush through July 27th This week: Hagbah for weaklings, aliyah basics and managing a "big" tallit. BEIT HALOCHEM GROUP VISIT 2013 The Montreal Chapter of Beit Halochem Canada will be celebrating its 28th year of hosting a delegation of 10 Israeli veterans and victims of terror in the fall 2013. We invite the support of 10 Montreal families to act as hosts for 2 weeks. During this time we introduce our guests to the Montreal Jewish Community, many of  Montreal's Jewish institutions, Quebec City, Ottawa and the Laurentians. Each group visit is special and has given unique memories to so many host families and visiting veterans. The dates for the 2013 visit are October 1-15, 2013. If you are interested in participating in this special program and for detailed information  please contact the co-chairs of group visit: Arleen Stoffmaker: stoffmaker@videotron.ca or Shoshi Ben Eliiamshoshi@yahoo.com . You may also contact: Riva Toeman: toemans@videotron.ca JRF POCKET DIARIES Be sure to stay up to date with the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation's 5774 pocket diary at $13.00 each. Deadline: July 25. Please call or email Barbi in the office to reserve your copy: 514-486-9400 or barbi@dorshei-emet.org ABOUT TOWN SARAH SEGAL LAZAR AT THE FRINGE  Sarah Segal-Lazar is presenting and performing an original show Talk, Mackerel at the Fringe Festival in Montreal. For showtimes and tickets:  http://www.montrealfringe.ca/en/show/talk-mackerel RENA HUNDERT AT THE FRINGE Rena Hundert has created a new one woman show for the 2013 Montreal Fringe Festival!  For showtimes and tickets http://montrealfringe.ca/en/show/sky-exploding MONKS AT SHAIKA CAFE Step out to hear music by a fantastic new Montreal band, MONKS, with guitarist and vocalist Rosy Atkin, and keyboard player Noam Barsheshat.  The band will be performing at Shaika Cafe on Saturday June 29th at 8:30 p.m.  5526 Sherbrooke Street West.  http://amisandsbrodoff.com    Blogsite http://chez-ami.blogspot.com/ ODESSA TALES AT THE SEGAL CENTRE: JUNE 16th-July 7th   A new tradition is born when the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre meets the vision of Klezmer-pop superstar Socalled in this new Yiddish musical based on the stories of renowned writer Isaak Babel. Featuring Dorshei Emet members:   Mark Bassel Leslie Bronstein David Flicker Andrei Kelner  Benny Winkelman-Batchelor Please go see the show and show your support!  For tickets and information click here Capturing our Roots- A call for photographs   click here to see flyer 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.