February 15, 2014 Shabbat Ki Tissa

Shabbat Ki Tissa February 15, 2014 / 15 Adar I, 5774  FAMILY SHABBAT / PBM SHABBAT / PBM REUNION  Torah: Exodus 33:12 - 34:32  (Etz P. 538) Maftir: Exodus 34:33 - 35 (Etz P. 546) Haftarah: I Kings 18:20 - 39 (Etz P. 549) Ba'alei Tefillah: Rosana Caplan Torah and Haftarah Readers: Ben Chernin, Leonora Fenyves, Jonathan Halliday, Atara Laor, Chaim Lowen, Esti Lowen, Jeremy Mincoff, Jacob Nyveen, Josh Ptack, Liam Turecki, Zac Wolofsky  Dvar Torah: Guest Speaker - Tamara Kramer  Parnassim: Sima Brockstein and Roger Antebi SYNAGOGUE NEWS  Read about Rabbi Ron and Carmela's recent trip to Nepal  in today's edition of the Canadian Jewish News. Click HERE to read the article online. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014 PBM REUNION  Please join us as we welcome back to the Bimah some of our PBM graduates for an encore presentation: Ben Chernin, Leonora Fenyves, Jonathan Halliday, Atara Laor, Chaim Lowen, Esti Lowen, Jeremy Mincoff, Jacob Nyveen, Josh Ptack, Liam Turecki, Zac Wolofsky, and other familiar friends. We look forward to welcoming you!     WHAT'S HOT IN JEWISH CULTURE? Guest Speaker: Tamara Kramer  Join us to get Tamara Kramer's perspective on what's hot, happening and controversial in the world of Jewish arts and culture.  Tamara Kramer is the creator and producer of Shtetl on the Shortwave and Shtetl Magazine- both housed at the increasingly popular website www.ShtetlMontreal.com.     ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to this year's campaign. To date we have a participation rate of 44%. Please help us to achieve our goal of reaching 100% participation. Donations can be made through the office: 514-486-9400.      SHABBAT MORNING CLASSES WITH CARMELA AIGEN  Please note classes with Carmela will resume at a later date.    FILM SCREENING - Yiddish: a Tale of Survival Tuesday, March 4th, 7pm   Please join us for a screening of Yiddish: a Tale of Survival, a documentary, by DE member Abigail Hirsch. Abigail Hirsch and Rabbi Aigen will be leading a post-screening discussion on the relevance and future of Yiddish the language, and Yiddish the culture, to Jews and to the world. Dan Goldstein and friends will lead a yiddish sing-a-long following the discussion. This is a free event. MEMBER NEWS MAZEL TOV To Anne Bellman on becoming a great-grandmother. Leeah Abigail is the daughter of Liora and Zak Gradinsky. To Alegra Mizrahi on receiving the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education in recognition of her work with pre-school children. To Elaine Kalman Naves on the launch of a new book - "Portrait of a Scandal". You are cordially invited to attend the official launch on Wednesday, February 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Visual Arts Centre, 350 Victoria Avenue, Westmount. CONDOLENCES To Peter Rohrlick and Penny Bloch on the loss of Peter's father, Morrie Rohrlick, z"l.    To Debbie Fine on the death of her mother, Luba Fine, z"l.     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) Myriam bat Tilka v Schoel Yaakov ben Israel ve Zipora (Jonathan Silver)  Giovana Pergolari Di Cori *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 Februrary 15-21, 2014/ 15-21 Adar I, 5774    Joseph Bercovitch , father of Mildred Kolodny Frances Boudin , mother of Rosalyn Cohen Laura Bronfman-Aaron , mother of Miriam Roland Abe Croll , father of Reuben Croll Bella Dan , mother of Fanny Silviu-Dan Bertha Engel , mother of Frema Engel * Clara Fish , mother of Aaron Fish Eunice Fogel , mother of Martin Fogel Saul Geller , father of Estelle Fainsilber Dorothy Gottlieb , mother of Linda August Bernice Getz Lurie , mother of Lewis Lurie Irwin Moss , father of Beverly Shapiro Mitchell Olfman , husband of Bess Olfman * Melvin Mike" Salmon" , father of Deborah Salmon Maurice Schouela , father of Diane Sasson Alice Shenkier , mother of Maurice Shenkier Mae Wax , mother of Sandra Goldstein Jack Weber , brother of Judith Farovitch *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 If you could ask your mother one question about her life, what would it be? What is the most important thing a mother can pass on to her daughter? Why Not Theatre is making a show about Montreal's Jewish women, and is looking for daughters, between the ages of 22 and 32, and their mothers (or mothers and their daughters) who are interested in creating and performing in it. They are hoping to talk to people across the city about their experiences of being a woman and being Jewish, about their family traditions and how those feature in their lives, and about their most outrageous family stories. These stories will then be woven into a performance starring the mothers and daughters themselves. No performance experience required. We're looking for real people and real stories! If you're interested in finding out more about the project, and how to participate, please contact Poppy Keeling: poppy@complicite.org The project will be created in association with Complicite and A Bit Off the Top 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 the office 514-486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org  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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February 8, 2014 Shabbat Tetzaveh

Shabbat Tetzaveh February 8, 2014 / 8 Adar I, 5774  Torah: Exodus 29:19 - 30:7 (Etz P. 513) Maftir: Exodus 30:8 - 10 (Etz P. 517) Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10 - 17; 25-27 (Etz P. 520; 522) Ba'alei Tefillah: Chava Dienar and Mark Berner Torah Readers: Hillel Salzman Haftarah Reader: Jodi Lackman Dvar Torah: TBA This week's Kiddush will be sponsored by Peggi Cohen and Mark Rabinovitch in observance of Yahrtzeit for Peggi's father, Alex Cohen z"l.     Parnassim: Doreen Saibil, Warren Litwin Shabbat Greeter: TBA

SYNAGOGUE NEWS  TO VIEW THE FEBRUARY-MARCH E-BULLETIN  PLEASE CLICK HERE   DE BOARD MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT LE CAFÉ Last night a group of Board members and their partners volunteered to serve meals at Le Café, located in the Cummings Center.  We served over 250 free meals to individuals and families in need.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  If you would like to volunteer to serve meals at Le Cafe with other Dorshei Emet members, please contact Gloria Doskie at gloria.doskie@videotron.ca.    KABBALAT MISHPAHA - THIS FRIDAY February 7, 6:30pm Join us for a warm, casual, and musical Kabbalat Shabbat experience designed especially for families and welcoming to all. We'll join together for an upbeat, musical service with Rabbi Julia and guest musicians, share a potluck Shabbat dinner, and spend time with new friends and old. New member families are especially encouraged to attend: we'll have some special get-to-know-you activities and games! Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, cut and ready to serve, to feed at least 10 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   WHAT'S HOT IN JEWISH CULTURE? Saturday, February 15, 2014 10am  Guest Speaker: Tamara Kramer  Join us to get Tamara Kramer's perspective on what's hot, happening and controversial in the world of Jewish arts and culture.  Tamara Kramer is the creator and producer of Shtetl on the Shortwave and Shtetl Magazine- both housed at the increasingly popular website www.ShtetlMontreal.com.  PBM REUNION  Saturday, February 15, 2014 Please join us as we welcome back to the Bimah some of our PBM graduates for an encore presentation: Ben Chernin, Leonora Fenyves, Jonathan Halliday, Atara Laor, Chaim Lowen, Esti Lowen, Jeremy Mincoff, Jacob Nyveen, Josh Ptack, Liam Turecki, Zac Wolofsky, and other familiar friends. We look forward to welcoming you!  ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to this year's campaign. To date we have a participation rate of 41%. Please help us to achieve our goal of reaching 100% participation. Donations can be made through the office: 514-486-9400.   SPECIAL CAMP JRF SPONSORSHIPS FOR DORSHEI KIDS!  Thanks to the generosity of The Becker Family Foundation, Dorshei kids and teens have the opportunity to attend Camp JRF - the Reconstructionist movement's fabulous summer camp in South Sterling, Pennsylvania from July 29th to August 17th. To give your child a summer that will enrich their Jewish lives at a fraction of the normal cost, please contact Rabbi Julia or check out www.campjrf.org MEMBER NEWS 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) Myriam bat Tilka v Schoel Yehudit Bracha bat Bracha ve Lev *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 Februrary 8-14, 2014/ 8-14 Adar I, 5774    Barnett Aaron, father of Miriam Roland Hyman Carpman, brother of Florence Kalin Alex Cohen, father of Peggi Cohen Debra Eibel, aunt of Peter Gomberg Gisele Gagnon, mother of Yolande Martel Rose Gans, mother of Freda Rashkovan Nathan Gesser, husband of Dora Gesser Tooker Gomberg, brother of Avi Gomberg Rose Klaiman Katz, mother of Abe Katz Albert Harold Krolik, father of Dorothy Stern Lucie Kronberger, sister of Odette Chonchol Maryka Franke Kupitsky, mother of Ronald Kay Nathan Mandel, grandfather of Nadene Solomon Archie (Arthur) Rosenthal, father of Jack Rosenthal * Sarah Brandis Spector, cousin of Freda Rashkovan Sarah Stark, mother of Rozie Pekar * Herschel Takefman, father of Charles Takefman and Marilyn Takefman Bobby Wax, brother of Sandra Goldstein *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. 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 the office 514-486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org

February 1, 2014 Shabbat Terumah

Shabbat Terumah ROSH HODESH ADAR I/ FAMILY SHABBAT February 1, 2014 / 1 Adar I, 5774  Torah: Exodus 26:31-27:19 (Etz P. 495) Maftir: Numbers 28:9-15 (Etz P. 930) Haftarah: Isaiah 66:10-24 (Etz P. 1221) Ba'alei Tefillah: Laura Yaros and Beth Blackmore Torah Readers: Neil Caplan and Sheila Caplan Haftarah Reader: Menahem Barsheshat Dvar Torah: Audrey Berner     Parnassim: Deborah Kraus & Georgette Bensimon Shabbat Greeter: Barbara Szeicz SYNAGOGUE NEWS  TO VIEW THE FEBRUARY-MARCH E-BULLETIN  PLEASE CLICK HERE ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to this year's campaign. To date we have a participation rate of 39%. Please help us to achieve our goal of reaching 100% participation. Donations can be made through the office: 514-486-9400.   CARMELA AIGEN'S SHABBAT MORNING STUDY GROUP Meets weekly on Shabbat morning at 9:00 AM in the library. Everyone is welcome. SPECIAL CAMP JRF SPONSORSHIPS FOR DORSHEI KIDS!  Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous member donor, Dorshei kids 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. In addition, children not currently enrolled in a Jewish school may also be eligible for further sponsorship from the Foundation for Jewish Camps. 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 Rabbi Julia and check out Camp JRF (http:www.campjrf.org) and the Foundation for Jewish Camp (http://www.jewishcamp.org/) for more information.    KABBALAT MISHPAHA Friday, February 7, 6:30pm Join us for a warm, casual, and musical Kabbalat Shabbat experience designed especially for families and welcoming to all. We'll join together for an upbeat, musical service with Rabbi Julia and guest musicians, share a potluck Shabbat dinner, and spend time with new friends and old. New member families are especially encouraged to attend: we'll have some special get-to-know-you activities and games! Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, cut and ready to serve, to feed at least 10 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  MEMBER NEWS 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) Myriam bat Tilka v Schoel Yehudit BRacha bat Bracha ve Lev *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 Februrary 1-7, 2014/ 1-7 Adar I, 5774    Charles Bacal , father of Ethel Horowitz * Erika Tauber Barber , mother of Anna Barber Reuben Burnstein , father of Janice Rosman Alexander Caplan , father of Esti  Jedeikin, companion of Nina Baker Bernard Caplan , father of Sheila Caplan Sheindl Cohen , mother of Ben Cohen Marthe Dumez , mother of Jacqueline Ifergan Abraham Israel Gans , father of Freda Rashkovan Hannah Helfer , mother in-law of Sharon Gubbay Saul Klarer , father of Howard Klarer Bessie Klein , mother of Sandor Klein Maxwell Levitt , father of Harvey Levitt Sadie Lieblein , mother of Leanore Lieblein Claire Lipsky-Benjamin , mother of David Benjamin Libby Merowitz , sister of Ruth Block Henry Plotnick , father of Larry Plotnick Alida Roochvarg , cousin of Hedy Edelstein Moses Gabriel Shainbaum , father of Toby Shainbaum-Pollak Henrietta Sybil Shapiro , sister of David Asch Tibby Sheres , sister of Peter Harmon Lawrence Abraham Sklar , father-in-law of Adrianne Sklar Elizabeth Szekely Nemes , mother of Judith Nemes Black Alma Verbits , mother of Janet Dwoskin *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 NORM FOSTER'S "BED TIME STORIES" The Cote St. Luc Dramatic Society is pleased to present Norm Foster's 'Bedtime Stories'.  Featuring DE member Judy Kenigsberg January 30th - February 2, 2014 Harold Greenspon Auditorium, 5801 Cavendish Blvd. For tickets and information www.csldramaticsociety.com (514) 485-6804 ext. 2024 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 the office 514-486-9400 or info@dorshei-emet.org  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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