Shabbat Re'eh August 23, 2014 / 27 Av, 5774 Bat Mitzvah of Chloe Doyon

Shabbat Re'eh August 23, 2014 / 27 Av, 5774   Bat Mitzvah of Chloe Doyon    This week's kiddush is sponsored by Elana Cooperberg and Denys Doyon   in honor of their daughter Chloe becoming a Bat Mitzvah   Torah: Deuteronomy 15:1 - 16:12 (Etz P.1076) Maftir: Deuteronomy 16:13 - 17 (Etz P.1084) Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11 - 55:5 (Etz P. 1085) Torah Readers: Chloe Doyon, Elana Cooperberg, Denys Doyon, Emilie  & Sophie Doyon   Haftarah Reader: Chloe Doyon Parnassim: Nicole Allio, Doreen Saibil

SYNAGOGUE NEWS  RE-IMAGINING DORSHEI EMET /PARLOUR MEETING WITH RABBI RON AND RABBI JULIA  Join us as we chart the course of the congregation going forward.  In the next few weeks, six parlor meetings will be held.  These exchanges will identify key touchstones that define Dorshei Emet, inform the synagogue's new mission statement, and mold new programs.  Please contact the office at 514-486-9400 to to reserve your attendance and to confirm the address of the meetings: 1. Wednesday, August 27 12 noon -1:30 p.m. at Dorshei Emet 2. Thursday, August 28 7:30-9:00 pm at the home of Aaron & Wally Fish hosted by Chiara Fish. 3. Wednesday, September 3 7:30-9:00 pm at the home of Dorothy and Sol Stober 4. Monday, September 8 7:30-9:00 pm at the home of Bram Rubinger 5. Tuesday, September 9 7:30-9:00 pm at the home of of Debora and Daniel Kraus 6. Wednesday, September 10 8:30-10:00 am at Dorshei Emet   MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL As a reminder, please mail in your membership renewal form or contact the office to make your arrangements. Please note that Guest Passes are available for family members, out of town guests and those who are looking for a place to celebrate the holidays.   HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES Do you want to learn more about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, so you can feel more comfortable participating in the holiday and explaining them to your children? Please join us for 2 FREE High Holiday Prep Classes Sept 16 & Sept 30 at 7:30-9:00pm. Classes will be led by Carmela Aigen and are open to participants of the Mothers Circle, congregation members, non-members, and anyone seeking to learn more about the High Holidays. To register, please contact the office at (514)486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org  by September 9. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD Information Session for Potential New Members Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:30pm Do you have friends or family who enjoy coming to Dorshei Emet and like what we are doing but have not yet joined the synagogue?  If so, then we'd love to get to know them better.  We will be hosting at an information session for potential new members where we will be discussing a new "Partnership" pilot project to engage new people in our synagogue community.  Please help us to spread the word.  Feel free to pass along the information or call the office with their contact information so we can call them with a personal invitation.  HIGH HOLIDAY CHOIR    High Holiday Choir seeks a few good tenors...actually, all voices warmly welcomed! Soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Some musical experience appreciated. Five weekly rehearsals, starting Tuesday Sept. 2nd, 7:30 pm, at the synagogue. Please contact Beverly at beverly.akerman@sympatico.ca or 514-482-6625. Choir director Helen Binik thanks you in advance HAMPSTEAD CENTENNIAL PARADE: DORSHEI EMET MARCHING WITH THE ADATH! Sunday, September 21, 2014 11:30 gathering, 12:00pm marching in parade We're looking for musicians, shofar blowers, and people who like to walk to join our fellow Hampstead Jews from the Adath to march in the Hampstead Centennial Parade! We're looking for at least a dozen congregants to participate to show our presence in Hampstead over the last 55 years and to proudly carry our banner. We'll also have honey sticks and apple stickers to hand out to the crowd. Feel free to wear costumes relating to Rosh Ha-Shanah - bees, apples, and shofars welcome! Please let us know you'll be joining us by emailing or calling Yana in the office, info@dorshei-emet.org or 514-486-9400. APPLE-PICKING FOR ROSH HA-SHANAH: FAMILIES AND YOUTH GROUP Sunday, September 21, 2014 10:00am-12:30pm Quinn Farms, 2495 Boul Perrot, Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot Pick apples to use for Rosh Ha-Shanah, when it is a tradition to have apples dipped in honey to wish for a sweet new year!  We join Federation CJA's TOV program in picking apples both for ourselves and for tzedakah, for charity. Drop off the apples you pick for charity with the TOV volunteers at the picnic area. Meet up with other Dorshei Emet families at the picnic area at noon for lunch - look for our sign! Please bring your own picnic lunch and cash for purchasing apples that you pick. Admission to the farm is $5 per person, plus cost of apples. RSVP to Yana in the office, admin@dorshei-emet.org or (514) 486-9400. FAMILIES: Pick apples at your own pace and meet up with other families for a picnic at noon! "TZEDEK FAMILIES" PROGRAM: If you want to participate in the Tzedek Families learning program (see announcement below), meet Rabbi Julia at the entrance to Quinn Farms at 10:00am YOUTH GROUP: Meet Jimmy at the entrance to Quinn Farms at 10:00am to go around together!   TZEDEK FAMILIES: A FAMILY SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM Six meetings throughout the year First meeting: Sunday, September 21, 2014, 10-12:30pm at Quinn Farms for apple picking Meet Rabbi Julia at the entrance to Quinn Farms at 10:00am Spend quality time with your children while passing on Jewish values of social justice, responsibility, and caring! Join Tzedek Families, a new family learning program of Congregation Dorshei Emet. In six family days throughout the 2014-2015 year, Tzedek Families will gather to learn about Jewish social justice values associated with the year cycle and upcoming holidays, while doing community service connected to those values. Social, experiential, and supportive, Tzedek Families builds community around shared values. Students can receive credit for community service hours. Contact our guide for the year, Rabbi Julia Appel, Assistant Rabbi of Congregation Dorshei Emet, for more information or to sign up: RabbiJulia@dorshei-emet.org or (514) 486-9400 x. 107.      MEMBER NEWS MAZAL TOV Mazel tov to Sally Ayrton and David Hill on the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Shani to Andre Rivard.     REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber)  Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Daniel ben Kalman v'Tziporah (Daniel Roth) Miriam bat Tilka v'Schoel Avraham ben Eliyahu v'Enna Ariella bat Meir v'Pesseh Miriam Bat Rachmiel v'Chava (Maureen Holt)   Sheine Leah bat Shmuel v'Esther (Lila Pascal)   *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 August 23-29, 2014/ 27 Av - 3 Elul, 5774    Mary Bessner, mother of Morton Bessner Stephen Brian Kenigsberg, brother of Judy Kenigsberg Steven Michelin, son of John Michelin Sydney Rustin, father of Tony Rustin David Schulman, father of Joseph Schulman Doris Botner Engelberg, mother of Rosanne Beraznik David Miller, father of Shirley-Ann Lewis Harry Rapkin, father of Elaine Goldstein Esther Nadel (nee Dinovitz), mother of Barry Nadel   Idel Smolarz, father of Claudio Smolarz Max Balkan, husband of Rella Balkan Julius Strezavsky, father of Jenny Shiroky 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. COMMUNITY NEWS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ONE BACKPACK AT A TIME YAD FedNext TOV's Pack It Up! is sending 500 children from vulnerable families back to school with new supplies, and we need your help! Please consider buying a few extra school supplies - like backpacks, pencil cases, pencils, erasers, loose-leaf, or duo-tangs - and arrange drop off at Federation CJA -- 1 Cummings Square (5151 Côte-Sainte-Catherine) by emailing TOV@federationcja.org or contact Lindsay at 514-345-2645, ext. 3202. DER GROYSER CONCERT INTERNACIONALE August 24, 2014 7:30PM Presented by KlezKanada in collaboration with the Montreal Jewish Music Festival Oscar Peterson Hall 7141 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, QC $36 (adults), $18 (students)  Tickets may be purchased at the venue box office   Monday-Thursday, 10am to 4pm and Friday 10am - 1pm Room SC 01-10 or through Admissions 1-855-790-1245 service charges may apply Der Groyser Concert Internacionale is the not-to-be missed klezmer event of the year. Featuring 17 of the world's leading Jewish music instrumentalists and Yiddish song interpreters, this is authentic Eastern-European soul music straight out of old Bukhovina.       SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR  COLLEGE-AGE LEADERS Deadline for submission of applications is Monday 1 September 2014 11:59 pm.  The new 2015 Jeanne Sauvé Public Leadership Program is seeking 12 diverse remarkable young leaders with a passion for social change. The Program brings together a group of young leaders from Canada and around the world to live and work together and to share their personal passion for addressing a particular globally significant challenge. Participants bring to the Program their own expertise and perspectives, shaped by their experiences working to address this issue in their respective contexts, communities and countries.  However, please note that we have extended the deadline for submission of the three recommendation documents until Monday, 15 September 2014 11:59 pm ET. For more information:   THIS YEARS CJA FEATURING BARBARA WALTERS     KADIMA COURSE Looking for elementary age after school Jewish education?   MORNING MINYAN Due to so many regulars being away, the Wednesday meditation minyan will be "on holiday" until September.  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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Shabbat Ekev August 16, 2014 / 20 Av, 5774 Weekly Announcements

Shabbat Ekev August 16, 2014 / 20 Av, 5774    This week's kiddush is sponsored by Hillel and Mitzi Becker and Barry & Donnie Frank, in memory of their mother and mother-in-law Augusta Becker z"l.  Torah: Deuteronomy 10:12 - 11:21  (Etz P.1048) Maftir: Deuteronomy 11:22 - 25 (Etz P.1053) Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 - 21; 51:1 - 3 (Etz Pp. 1056, 1060) Ba'alat Tefillah: Rabbi Julia Appel D'var Torah: Rabbi Julia Appel Torah Readers: Ayal Mor, Doreen Saibil, Chava Dienar Haftarah Reader: Lois Lieff Parnassim: Georgette Bensimon, Pearlann Goldenberg

SYNAGOGUE NEWS  MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL As a reminder, please mail in your membership renewal form or contact the office to make your arrangements. Please note that Guest Passes are available for family members, out of town guests and those who are looking for a place to celebrate the holidays.   HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES Do you want to learn more about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, so you can feel more comfortable participating in the holiday and explaining them to your children? Please join us for 2 FREE High Holiday Prep Classes Sept 16 & Sept 30 at 7:30-9:00pm. Classes will be led by Carmela Aigen and are open to participants of the Mothers Circle, congregation members, non-members, and anyone seeking to learn more about the High Holidays. To register, please contact the office at (514)486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org  by September 9. High Holiday Choir seeks a few good tenors...actually, all voices warmly welcomed! Soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Some musical experience appreciated. Five weekly rehearsals, starting Tuesday Sept. 2nd, 7:30 pm, at the synagogue. Please contact Beverly at beverly.akerman@sympatico.ca or 514-482-6625. Choir director Helen Binik thanks you in advance   MEMBER NEWS   MAZAL TOV Mazel Tov to Edith and Joe Kornacki on the birth of their grandson, Jonah Cooper McLeod, son of Tamara Kornacki and Nils McLeod.     REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber)  Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Daniel ben Kalman v'Tziporah (Daniel Roth) Miriam bat Tilka v'Schoel Avraham ben Eliyahu v'Enna Ariella bat Meir v'Pesseh Miriam Bat Rachmiel v'Chava (Maureen Holt)   Sheine Leah bat Shmuel v'Esther (Lila Pascal)   *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 August 16 - 22, 2014/ 20 - 26 Av, 5774    * Leonie Finzi Chonchol, mother of Ernest Chonchol Brewster D. Martin, father of Deborah Kraus   Reuben Saginur, father of Vivian Saginur   Rose Mitchell, mother of Herschel Mitchell   Joseph Asch, father of David Asch   Leonard Druckman, second husband of Lila Wolfe-Druckman, step-father of Audrey Berner Susan Goldman-Feinglos, daughter of Beryl Goldman   Moshe Cohen, father of Robi Cohen   Rachel Cohen, mother of Pnina Gagnon   Celia Gilmour Nathanson, mother of Suzanne Herscovitch   Albert Randolph, father of Brenda Flanz   Zelda Schertzer, mother of Nathan Schertzer   Carol Schnaiberg, wife of Laddie Schnaiberg, mother of Romy Schnaiberg Pamela Goldman Wexler, daughter of Beryl Goldman   Hans Aaron Abileah, father of Ilania Abileah   Mike Bacal, brother of Ethel Horowitz, husband of Monette Simonne Malewski Rae Frankman, mother of Myron Frankman   Dorothy Sigler, mother of David Sigler   Neil Backman, son of Stanley Backman   Louis Cohen, brother of Ben Cohen, father of Deborah Cohen Archie Fallis, father of Rita Singer   Harold Frank, husband of Esther Frank   Samuel Roland, husband of Miriam Roland   Eddy Sandler, father of Paula Wiviott   * Mendel Avraison, grandfather Heather Prout   Moe Etcovitch, brother of Betty Spiegel   Myer Knobovitch, brother of Shirley Wagner   Aaron Jaan Saber, first husband of Sara Saber-Freedman, father of David and Noah Saber-Freedman Rose Shapiro, mother of Florence Shapiro Weigens  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. COMMUNITY NEWS DER GROYSER CONCERT INTERNACIONALE August 24, 2014 7:30PM Presented by KlezKanada in collaboration with the Montreal Jewish Music Festival Oscar Peterson Hall 7141 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, QC $36 (adults), $18 (students)  Tickets may be purchased at the venue box office   Monday-Thursday, 10am to 4pm and Friday 10am - 1pm Room SC 01-10 or through Admissions 1-855-790-1245 service charges may apply Der Groyser Concert Internacionale is the not-to-be missed klezmer event of the year. Featuring 17 of the world's leading Jewish music instrumentalists and Yiddish song interpreters, this is authentic Eastern-European soul music straight out of old Bukhovina.       WALKING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEART! The Jewish community invites you to support The Jewish LGBTQ organization by walking in this year's Pride Parade Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:30am Rene Levesque Blvd. West near du Fort Join Rabbi Julia and show your support for Ga'ava THIS YEARS CJA FEATURING BARBARA WALTERS   MORNING MINYAN Due to so many regulars being away, the Wednesday minyan will be "on holiday" until September.  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

Shabbat Ekev August 16, 2014 / 20 Av, 5774

Shabbat Ekev August 16, 2014 / 20 Av, 5774    This week's kiddush is sponsored by Hillel and Mitzi Becker and Barry & Donnie Frank, in memory of their mother and mother-in-law Augusta Becker z"l.  Torah: Deuteronomy 10:12 - 11:21  (Etz P.1048) Maftir: Deuteronomy 11:22 - 25 (Etz P.1053) Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 - 21; 51:1 - 3 (Etz Pp. 1056, 1060) Ba'alat Tefillah: Rabbi Julia Appel D'var Torah: Rabbi Julia Appel Torah Readers: Ayal Mor, Doreen Saibil, Chava Dienar Haftarah Reader: Lois Lieff Parnassim: Georgette Bensimon, Pearlann Goldenberg SYNAGOGUE NEWS  MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL As a reminder, please mail in your membership renewal form or contact the office to make your arrangements. Please note that Guest Passes are available for family members, out of town guests and those who are looking for a place to celebrate the holidays.   HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES Do you want to learn more about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, so you can feel more comfortable participating in the holiday and explaining them to your children? Please join us for 2 FREE High Holiday Prep Classes Sept 16 & Sept 30 at 7:30-9:00pm. Classes will be led by Carmela Aigen and are open to participants of the Mothers Circle, congregation members, non-members, and anyone seeking to learn more about the High Holidays. To register, please contact the office at (514)486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org  by September 9. High Holiday Choir seeks a few good tenors...actually, all voices warmly welcomed! Soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Some musical experience appreciated. Five weekly rehearsals, starting Tuesday Sept. 2nd, 7:30 pm, at the synagogue. Please contact Beverly at beverly.akerman@sympatico.ca or 514-482-6625. Choir director Helen Binik thanks you in advance   MEMBER NEWS   MAZAL TOV Mazel Tov to Edith and Joe Kornacki on the birth of their grandson, Jonah Cooper McLeod, son of Tamara Kornacki and Nils McLeod.     REFUAH SHLAIMA Zvi ben Taibel v'Yosef (Harry Fainsilber)  Yehudit bat Shalom v'Frieda (Odette Chonchol)   Eliahu ben Leah v'Yacov (Charley Levy) Daniel ben Kalman v'Tziporah (Daniel Roth) Miriam bat Tilka v'Schoel Avraham ben Eliyahu v'Enna Ariella bat Meir v'Pesseh Miriam Bat Rachmiel v'Chava (Maureen Holt)   Sheine Leah bat Shmuel v'Esther (Lila Pascal)   *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 August 16 - 22, 2014/ 20 - 26 Av, 5774    * Leonie Finzi Chonchol, mother of Ernest Chonchol Brewster D. Martin, father of Deborah Kraus   Reuben Saginur, father of Vivian Saginur   Rose Mitchell, mother of Herschel Mitchell   Joseph Asch, father of David Asch   Leonard Druckman, second husband of Lila Wolfe-Druckman, step-father of Audrey Berner Susan Goldman-Feinglos, daughter of Beryl Goldman   Moshe Cohen, father of Robi Cohen   Rachel Cohen, mother of Pnina Gagnon   Celia Gilmour Nathanson, mother of Suzanne Herscovitch   Albert Randolph, father of Brenda Flanz   Zelda Schertzer, mother of Nathan Schertzer   Carol Schnaiberg, wife of Laddie Schnaiberg, mother of Romy Schnaiberg Pamela Goldman Wexler, daughter of Beryl Goldman   Hans Aaron Abileah, father of Ilania Abileah   Mike Bacal, brother of Ethel Horowitz, husband of Monette Simonne Malewski Rae Frankman, mother of Myron Frankman   Dorothy Sigler, mother of David Sigler   Neil Backman, son of Stanley Backman   Louis Cohen, brother of Ben Cohen, father of Deborah Cohen Archie Fallis, father of Rita Singer   Harold Frank, husband of Esther Frank   Samuel Roland, husband of Miriam Roland   Eddy Sandler, father of Paula Wiviott   * Mendel Avraison, grandfather Heather Prout   Moe Etcovitch, brother of Betty Spiegel   Myer Knobovitch, brother of Shirley Wagner   Aaron Jaan Saber, first husband of Sara Saber-Freedman, father of David and Noah Saber-Freedman Rose Shapiro, mother of Florence Shapiro Weigens  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. COMMUNITY NEWS DER GROYSER CONCERT INTERNACIONALE August 24, 2014 7:30PM Presented by KlezKanada in collaboration with the Montreal Jewish Music Festival Oscar Peterson Hall 7141 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, QC $36 (adults), $18 (students)  Tickets may be purchased at the venue box office   Monday-Thursday, 10am to 4pm and Friday 10am - 1pm Room SC 01-10 or through Admissions 1-855-790-1245 service charges may apply Der Groyser Concert Internacionale is the not-to-be missed klezmer event of the year. Featuring 17 of the world's leading Jewish music instrumentalists and Yiddish song interpreters, this is authentic Eastern-European soul music straight out of old Bukhovina.       WALKING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEART! The Jewish community invites you to support The Jewish LGBTQ organization by walking in this year's Pride Parade Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:30am Rene Levesque Blvd. West near du Fort Join Rabbi Julia and show your support for Ga'ava THIS YEARS CJA FEATURING BARBARA WALTERS   MORNING MINYAN Due to so many regulars being away, the Wednesday minyan will be "on holiday" until September.  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 Forward email This email was sent to info@dorshei-emet.org by info@dorshei-emet.org |   Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Congregation Dorshei Emet | 18 Cleve Road | Hampstead | Quebec | H3X 1A6 | Canada