Monday, January 28, 2013

Weekly announcements for January 26, 2013


B'shallah
January 26, 2013 / 15 Shevat, 5773
Tu B'Shevat
Shabbat Shira
Parnassim: Maurice Kraus and Doreen Saibil

Torah: Exodus 15:1-16:10 (Etz P. 407)
Maftir: Exodus 17:14-16 (Etz P.421)
Haftarah: Judges 5:1-30 (Etz P.423)

Torah Reading: Neil Caplan, Joelle Dayan, Sheila Caplan
Haftarah Reading:  Pearlann Goldenberg

Candle Lighting: 4:33 PM
Havdalah: 5:43 PM



SYNAGOGUE NEWS
   
SHABBAT SHIRA AT DORSHEI EMET
Joshua Nelson - The Prince of Kosher Gospel
Here at to Dorshei Emet this Saturday, January 26th at 8:00 P.M. 
Tickets - $25 General Admission; $10 for students. 
This is one act you don't want to miss. 
Call the office today at (514) 486-9400 or go online at: http://www.dorsheiemet.myevent.com/    
  
HAGGADAH SALES
The temperature may be dropping...but Passover is only 8 weeks away!
Rabbi Ron's Passover Haggadah, 'The Wellsprings of Freedom Renew Our Days Haggadah' will be available for purchase at the Shabbat Shira Concert. 1 book $23.95, 10 books + $18 each.  Visit www.wellspringshaggadah.com to view the book. Books are also available through the office.

KABBALAT MISHPAHA / TU B'SHEVAT MINI SEDER
January 25, 6:30pm.  Come celebrate the holiday of the trees with an upbeat service featuring Cantor Heather and our "Mishpaha Band" followed by potluck dinner and nut-free mini-seder lead by Dorshei Emet children's animator and outdoor specialist Maya Amichai. Bring a vegetarian dish to share, cut and ready to serve, for at least 12 people. Also please bring hallah, candlesticks, and Kiddush wine for your family.  
Please RSVP to Cynthia Weinstein at cynthiaweinstein@aol.com or (514) 487-9030 

TU B'SHEVAT SEDER 
January 26, after Shabbat Services. Guest leaders will be Rabbi Sheryl Gilbert and Dorshei Emet member, Fran Avni. Everyone is welcome to attend.

RABBI RON'S FARBRENGEN
February 2,  following Kiddush. Join us for our 3rd Yiddish get-together with Raizel Candib leading us in song and stories.

FIRE AND ICE-Havdalah and Skating at Beaver Lake!
Saturday February 9th, 2013 - 6:30pm 
Bring your family and friends for an enchanting evening. We will begin with a short Havdalah service followed by skating. Bring your skates and helmet, or rent equipment at the rink. Bring your own hot cocoa and marshmallows. Cookies will be provided. Please RSVP to Cynthia Weinstein atcynthiaweinstein@aol.com or (514) 487-9030.

KEHILLAH CONVERSATIONS
February 9, following services. Please join us at the next Kehillah Conversation, when our theme will be ISRAEL.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

SHARE YOUR LOVE FOR ISRAEL: 
Volunteer for the Yom Ha'atzmaut Committee: Dorshei Emet will be celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut with a communal Friday night dinner and Israeli style festivities on April 12, 2013. Contact Cantor Heather at 514-486-9400 x107 or cantorheather@dorshei-emet.org to share your love of Israel and to help plan this event.

MEMBER NEWS   

CONGRATULATIONS  
As seen in the Canadian Jewish News. Read all about recent B'nei Mitzvah participant Atara Laor's B'nei Mitzvah project. 

   
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)
Yehudit bat Zipporah v'David
Chaim Zvi ben Irmgard v'Avraham (David Pinto) 
Reuven (Ronald Sklar)

YAHRTZEITEN FOR THIS WEEK
January 26-February 1, 2013 / 15-21 Shevat, 5773    
Claude Benloulou , husband of Pearlann Goldenberg
*Sam Silversmith , brother of Bluma Stolow
Julius Borenstein , father of Aviva Borenstein Ravel
*Feige Avraison , grandmother of Heather Prout
Leon Douek , father of Margaret & Joseph Douek
Mary Aronoff Schwartz , mother of Ralph Schwartz
Philip Singer , father of Ronald Singer
Joseph Pfeifer , father of Claudie Pfeifer
*Esther Korman , mother of Roger Korman
Sol Roth , husband of Sima Brockstein
Arthur Tannenbaum , infant son of Ada Tannenbaum
Nathan Gans , brother of Freda Rashkovan-husband of Marcia Gans
Jacques Sasson , father of Robert Sasson
*Jack Rosenhek , father of Daniel Rosenhek
Anne Hirsh , sister of Dora Morrow
*Geza Handelsman , grandfather of Joan Trimpol
Esther Tucker , mother of Stanley Tucker
Joe Pascal , father-in-law of Lila Pascal
Roslyn Fallis , sister of Rita Singer
Max Berlin , father of Larry Berlin
*Louis Wiseman , father of Dorothy Stober  

*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.
  
ABOUT TOWN

LUNCHTIME LECTURE WITH GIL TROY
January 28th, 2012 at 12:00 PM. 
The McGill Bookstore along with McGill's History and Jewish Studies departments welcome Professor Gil Troy for a lecture and book signing of his new book, Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. 3420 McTavish Street, Montreal. 

SEMINAR SERIES AT MCGILL 
ISGAP | The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy presents: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective
McGill University , Tuesdays 5:30 to 8:00 PM, Leacock Building, Rm. 738 
Feb. 12 - David Matas
International Human Rights Lawyer, Winnipeg "Antisemitism and the Peace Process"
Feb. 26 - Shalem Coulibaly
Professor of Philosophy and Secretary General, Université de Ouagadougou  (Burkina Faso) "Sub-Saharan Africa, Globalization and Antisemitism"
Mar. 12 - Yigal Carmon
Founder and Director, MEMRI
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

Morning Minyan will resume on January 9, 2013.  For more information contact Irv Perlman at 514-733-1874 or 
It is a mitzvah to honour a yahrzeit by making a tzeddakah donation. To donate to the synagogue or sponsor a kiddush, please contact the Dorshei Emet office.