Weekly announcements: Shabbat October 19, 2013

Shabbat Vayera October 19, 2013 / 15 Heshvan 5774  Bar Mitzvah of Joshua Ptack This week's Kiddush is sponsored by Allan Ptack and Sharon Abish in celebration of their son Joshua's Bar Mitzvah Torah: Genesis 21:5-22:19 (Etz P.113) Maftir: Genesis 22:20-24 (Etz P.121) Haftarah: Kings 4:1-23 (Etz P.124) Torah Reader: Joshua Ptack Haftarah Reader: Joshua Ptack Parnassim: Warren Litwin, Audrey Berner, Pearlann Goldenberg ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES AT DORSHEI EMET THE JOY OF ISRAEL LITERATURE Next class will be held Wednesday, October 30 at 12:00 PM Registration fee for the Fall Session is $18. Please call the synagogue office, 514-486-9400, to register.      TOUCHSTONES OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION Mondays 7:00-8:30pm, beginning October 21. Exploring Judaism for Cultural Jews and their Significant Others This 18-week course is designed for Jews hoping to deepen their own understanding of their heritage as well as for interfaith couples exploring options for creating a Jewish family. For more information contact Rabbi Ron Aigen at rabbiron@dorshei-emet.org Please contact the office to register (514-486-9400) CARMELA AIGEN'S SHABBAT MORNING STUDY GROUP Meets weekly on Shabbat morning at 9:00 AM in the library. MEMBER NEWS   MAZEL TOV To Sharon Abish and Allan Ptack on the upcoming Bar Mitzvah of their son, Joshua. To Harvey Mandelker and Joelle Dayan on their 18th wedding anniversary To our maintenance captain Colin and his wife Mia on the birth of their first child, a son, Colin Gabriel. REFUAH SHLAIMA   Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber)  Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Aaron ben David v'Esther (Henry Ades) Haim Zvi ben Vitel (Haim Kotler) Hava bat Antonina v'Zygmunt (Helena Kisilevsky) Deena bat Raizel v'Shalom (Deena Eliosoff) *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 October 19-25, 2013/15 - 21 Heshvan 5774    * Sophie Mazin, mother of Rhoda Angel Tilla Kastner, mother of Sheila Whitzman * Hyman Wagner, father of Nate Wagner Sydney Barnett, father of Sharon Bishin Max Carpman, father of Clara Schwartz Jean Elman, mother of  Robert Elman Ruth Smolkin, sister of Angela Litman Harry Knobovitch, brother of Shirley Wagner Hyman Rotstein, father of Morris Rotstein Abraham Binder, father of Sarah Binder Anne Linds Echenberg, mother of Myron Echenberg Bill Herscovitch, husband of Suzanne Herscovitch Bernard Harris, father of Stewart Harris *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. AROUND TOWN TWO SIDED STORY A documentary film that focuses on a group of Israelis and Palestinians brought together by the Bereaved Families for Peace Initiative. The film will be shown this Sunday, 20th October at 3:30 PM in the Visual Arts Building of Concordia University, 1395 Rene Levesque W. (nearest metro station Lucien L'Allier). A moderated discussion will follow the film. The event is sponsored by the Montreal Dialogue Group. Admission is $12, $5 students and seniors. For more information phone 514 483 5763.   PLAY DIRECTED BY AVIVA RAVEL The Performance Playreading Ensemble of the Cote Saint Luc Library presents the hilarious comedy "The Marriage Contract", by Ephraim Kishon ( in English). The play is set in Tel Aviv in the early 50's. The play will show October 24th at 7:00 P.M. PJ LIBRARY - SPOTS AVAILABLE The PJ library program mails free Jewish bedtime books and music each month to Jewish families with children ages 6 months to 5 1/2 years in the greater Montreal area.  By sharing timeless stories of Jewish traditions, values and heritage, the PJ library is helping to build a stronger Jewish community. To register for this free program, click www.pjlibrary.org . Plug your postal code in the top right side of the page to directly access the sign up page. David Albert-Toth will perform in La chute, which received support from the JCF, October 31st - November 3rd 2013 at the Monument-National. He also presents his choreography In Mixed Company on the same bill. For info and tickets: http://ow.ly/pSEgI 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 Dorothy Stober: 514-485-6362 stoberdorothysol1@gmail.com  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

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