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THE WINDOW
5775 Shavuot Edition Iyar - Elul 5775
May - August 2015
SHAVU'OT SCHEDULE
Shavu'ot Eve
Saturday, May 23
Candle Lighting..................................... 9:25 PM
Mincha – Ma'ariv...................................8:15 PM
Evening Study Program with Rabbi... .10:00 PM
First Day Shavu'ot
Sunday, May 24
Morning Service...................................9:00 AM
Mincha – Ma'ariv.................................. 8:30 PM
Second Day Shavu'ot
Monday, May 25
Morning Service (Yizkor).....................9:00 AM
Mincha – Ma'ariv.................................. 8:30 PM
With chanting of Megillat Ruth
From the Rabbi 3
From the President 4
Beth David by the Numbers 5
From the Cantor 6
From the Executive Director 6
From the Ritual Director 7
Service Times 8
Ritual Matters 9
Adult Education 10
Club Chaverut 11
Sisterhood 12
Brotherhood 13
Youth 14 - 15
Families 16
Shinshinim 17
Our Congregation 18 - 28
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SHAVOUT 2015
MEGILLAT RUTH
Monday May 25th 8:30 PM
Your Shavuot holiday experience is not complete
without hearing the moving story of Ruth.
Join us for the chanting of the megillah and consider
learning a few verses yourself this year.
Contact Michael Rubin for as small or as large a
portion as you would like.
Cheesecake to follow (of course!)
“
I share, here, my reflections offered
at our gathering this past April.
I
t was fourteen years ago,
under the inspired vision and
leadership of Alex Eisen, that our
congregation was instrumental
in producing Megillat HaShoah, a
text to be read annually on Yom
HaShoah. Through the Rabbinical
Assembly and the Schechter
Institute in Jerusalem, the Megillah
that we have continued to read,
year in and year out, was created. I
share, here, my reflections offered
at our gathering this past April.
This year, there having been no
Shabbat of Hol Ha-Moed Pesah, we
did not have occasion to read as a
Haftarah, the stirring prophecy of
Ezekiel (37), envisioning a valley
filled with dried out bones of the
dead. You remember how God
tells the prophet to prophesy
over the bones, saying: “Look. I
am going to cause breath to enter
you. You are going to live! I will lay
sinews upon you and cover you
with flesh and form skin over you.
I am going to put breath into you
and you are going to live!”
The prophet prophesies, and lo
and behold, “there was a rattling
sound, and the bones came
together, bone to matching
bone....” And God says to the
prophet: “These bones are the
entire house of Israel. They say,
‘Our bones are dried up, our hope
is gone; we are doomed.’ Thus
said the Lord God: ‘I am going
to open up your graves, O My
people, and I am going to bring
you to the land of Israel.’ ”
It’s a fantastic prophecy. In our
day it speaks more loudly perhaps
than at any other time in history
Philip S. Scheim
Rabbi
since Ezekiel walked the land of
Israel 2600 years ago. We, in our
own day, have seen our nation
arise, quite literally, from the
ash-heaps of Europe, and join
together, “bone to matching
bone.” We have been privileged
to be witness to the miracle of
national revival.
In the Talmudic discussion
(Sanh. 92b) surrounding Ezekiel’s
prophecy, the sages pondered
what happened to the Jews that
Ezekiel revived. Rabbi Eliezer,
the son of Rabbi Yose HaGelili
argued: “The dead that Ezekiel
revived made aliyah to Israel, they
married and had children.” Rabbi
Yehudah ben Batayra excitedly
stood up, waved his Tefillin in
the air, and shouted: “[Rabbi
Eliezer is right!] Look! I am their
descendant! These Tefillin, which
belonged to my grandfather,
came from them!”
What is most remarkable about
this astoundingly remarkable
story is how Rabbi Yehudah,
hundreds of years after the
Destruction of the First Temple,
was able to bring physical
evidence of the miraculous
endurance of the faith of Israel
that followed that traumatic
Destruction. There would be
numerous occasions in world
history when one could have
expected, reasonably, an end
to the Jewish people. But just
as those Tefillin proudly waved
by Rabbi Yehudah almost two
millennia ago attested to our
people’s unwillingness to quietly
march off the pages of history, as
so many predicted, as so many
wished – the resurgent vibrancy
of the Jewish people today is
reflected in the emergence and
vitality of the State of Israel, and
in the numbers of our people,
young and old, who readily,
willingly and enthusiastically
embrace the traditions and the
practices that have lovingly and
carefully been passed down to us.
Just as Rabbi Yehudah inherited
those sacred Tefillin, relics of a
time of turbulence and turmoil in
our ancestral history, that which
we have inherited reminds us
of what our annual gathering to
read Megillat HaShoah is all about.
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From the Rabbi
We gather each year to remember
and to mourn six million lives
stolen from us by unimaginable
acts of cruelty and evil. But just
as we gather to remember, to
mourn – we also gather to marvel
– to marvel at the tenacity of the
Jewish people, our unwillingness
to succumb, our insistence
upon not merely surviving – but
rather, upon thriving, upon
growing, upon leading the world
by our example to a better
place. Together, we hold on to
the Tefillin, passed down to us
through the generations, that
have weathered the worst storms
of human history, but remain
intact, that are ever reflective of
“Mir Zaynin Da,” of our undying
commitment to carry that sacred
inheritance, lovingly, from
generation to generation, into
eternity.
Rabbi Philip S. Scheim
[email protected]
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From the President
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I’d like to start my Presidency by
thanking all the people who have worked
so hard as volunteers...
Barry Levine
Beth David - Staff 2015
havuot marks the giving of the
Torah at Mount Sinai, and at Beth
David, it also marks the time of
year when Members elect our new
Directors and Officers. In addition to
our very fine Clergy and professional
team, our congregation is fortunate
to have a group of highly dedicated
lay leaders and volunteers to assist
in making our community a great
place to participate, learn and
grow as Conservative Jews – not to
mention the opportunity to get to
know some wonderful people!
As many of you know, my parents
have been members of Beth David
harkening back to the days of Beth
Am. My wife – Lisa – has been active
as President of Sisterhood, and
my children – Sara and Benjamin –
represent the third generation of
our family to be active at Beth David.
So it is an honour to serve as your
President.
I’d like to start my Presidency by
thanking all the people who have
worked so hard as volunteers to
make Beth David what it is. Over the
last several years, as Chairman of the
Board, I’ve had an opportunity to get
to know some outstanding people,
many of whom have also become
good personal friends. Thanks to
you, we have much to celebrate as a
congregation. Thank you for all your
efforts, and keep up the good work!
To the rest, I’d like to extend an
invitation to join this exceptional
group of volunteers. At times
it is not easy, but it is certainly a
rewarding experience. Whatever
your passion may be, there is
likely an opportunity to assist in
some capacity, no matter how big
or small. Whether it is helping to
stuff envelopes in the office, taking
a leadership role in running a
major event, or helping to govern
the shul through involvement
on a committee, there is literally
something for everyone.
Beth David will be celebrating its
60th Anniversary later this year – a
significant milestone in our history.
A committed group of volunteers
is planning a gala event for the fall,
which will not only provide for a
fantastic celebration, but will also be
the launch pad for raising some new
and much needed capital funds to
continue to improve our facilities.
Beth David is a great community, but
we are not without our challenges.
Like many Conservative synagogues
throughout North America, we have
seen a decline in membership. This
puts a strain on our finances, and
although much work has been done
to trim costs and find creative new
sources of revenue, the pressure
continues to mount. If we are
going to be a viable congregation
for the next 60 years, then we need
to start thinking about how to do
things differently. The Board of
Directors has done much to lay the
groundwork to tackle these issues.
For example:
Last year, in addition to the Rabbi’s
Circle, we introduced a new
per-capita fee category that allows
our members to opt-in to pay a more
fulsome share of the true cost of
running the shul.
New fundraising activities were
launched, including a highly
successful mishloach manot program
at Purim, and the formation of a 60th
Anniversary Gala committee.
We recently received our first major
endowment and the groundwork
is being put in place to accept new
endowments and to arrange for
planned giving such as bequests and
life insurance.
A variety of new programs have
been introduced with the goal of
appealing to different demographics
within the community.
We will continue to explore the
possibility of joining forces with
other congregations with similar
ideological perspectives and
challenges.
Over the coming months and
years, you will see the continued
evolution of these ideas. We know
that change is not easy, but it is
necessary if we are to stay relevant
and viable. We need to enhance
what we do well, and augment this
with fresh new ideas. A key focus
for my term as President will be
to increase our attention on new
membership development while
retaining our wonderful current
members. In particular, we need to
find ways to convince busy young
families with a multitude of priorities
to become engaged. Attracting new
families must become part of our
culture.
I welcome your input as we embark
upon this journey together. Please
reach out to me if you would like
to contribute to making Beth David
an even better place to participate,
learn and grow.
Chag Sameach from the Levine
family.
Barry Levine
President
[email protected]
Philip S. Scheim - Rabbi | Marshall Loomer - Cantor | Michael Rubin - Ritual Director
Cari Kozierok Bahar - Executive Director
Cari Kozierok Bahar, Executive Director (ext. 22)
Barry Levine - President
Robyn Zajac-Cooper, Events Coordinator/Rabbi’s Assistant (ext. 35)
Steven Risenman - Vice President, Finance and Administration
Jeev Logan, Finance Manager (ext. 27)
Andy Pascoe - Vice President, Programming and Ritual
Thanuja Perera, Bookkeeper (ext. 25)
Madeleine Sarick - Vice President, House and Property
Faye Major, Administrator (ext. 0)
Allan Sheps - Secretary
Helene Jacobs, Administrative Assistant (ext. 28)
Jerry Paskowitz - Treasurer
Simmi Toby, Youth Director (ext. 24)
David Bienstock - Past President
Steven Risenman - Brotherhood President
Lisa Levine - Sisterhood President
Gregg Tugg - Chairman of the Board
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Beth David by the numbers
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From the Cantor
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Marshall Loomer
Cantor
“Were the sky of parchment made,
A quill each reed, each twig and blade,
Could we with ink the oceans fill,
Were every man a scribe of skill,
The marvelous story
Of G-d’s glory
Would still remain untold;
For He, Most High,
The earth and sky
Created alone of old.
”
he festival of Shavuot is
recognized in the Torah as one
of the three pilgrimage festivals.
While it is also known as the festival
during which the first fruits were
brought to the Holy Jerusalem
Temple, we are most familiar with
Shavuot as the time of the giving
of the Torah. It is traditional to
stay up all night on the eve of the
festival and study, re-enacting the
excitement and trepidation of
our ancestors as they anticipated
receiving the Torah. Preoccupation
with the Torah and the Majesty
of the Holy One Blessed Be He
is continued into the services
on the first day of Shavuot, with
the chanting of the epic hymn,
Akdamut, which is said just prior to
the reading of the first verse of the
Torah portion. A quote from my
friend Cantor Michael Krausman,
“Rabbi Meir, who was the son
of Hazzan Isaac Nehorai and a
contemporary biblical commentator
Rashi, used lines beginning with
each of the letters of the Hebrew
alphabet twice through. The Rabbi
used the letters of his name, his
father’s name and a short blessing
asking for strength, (which he
no doubt needed after this huge
work). The resulting composition is
90 verses proclaiming the majesty
and greatness of The Creator, the
beauty and wisdom of the Torah
and praise and hope for the Jewish
people.”
This year as we chant the Akdamut
responsively, along with Michael
Rubin, let’s try to imagine what it
must have felt like to be at Har Sinai
receiving the Torah in all its wonder
and glory.
I wish everyone a Hag Sameach, a
year filled with Torah, maasim tovim
and the sweetness of milk and
honey to complement our study of
Torah in good health.
Cantor Marshall Loomer
[email protected]
From the Executive Director
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hat Does the Executive Director
do?
It is a question that my children
have asked me a thousand times
and one which I continue to attempt
to answer for myself each day as
I strive to develop a deeper and
deeper understanding of what
our community needs and wants.
For those of you who attend shul
for programmes, classes, services
and events on a regular basis, you
know that there is a lot happening
at Beth David. We are a vibrant
shul with an incredible clergy team,
many volunteers and programming
geared toward every segment of
the shul population. Behind all of
that there is the serious business of
running the day to day operations
of the Synagogue. There are service
contracts to negotiate, an aging
building with aging infrastructure
to maintain, Human Resources
to manage and the big picture of
generating revenue and saving costs
to help us direct your generous
support and donations to the places
that will benefit the organization the
most. In my time as your Executive
Director I have focused on these
key areas:
Revenue Generating Activities:
Increasing revenue through catering,
event/space rentals, advertising
sales, the development of a planned
giving programme and augmenting
ritual donations. Supporting and
assisting with fundraising initiatives
such as Mishloach Manot, Golf
Tournament and the upcoming 60th
Anniversary Gala.
Cost Savings: Lowering expenses
through streamlining administrative
systems, staffing arrangements,
renegotiating contracts with outside
service providers and creating
more cost effective purchasing and
inventory arrangements.
Leadership/Programming:
Encouraging the development
of new leadership and new
programming ideas through cross
committee and one-off programme
development with interested
parties. Examples are The Shabbat
Project, Beth David Celebrates Israel,
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Party as well as
working with existing committees
to support and encourage creativity
and execution of innovative
programming.
Membership Development:
Increasing membership and member
engagement through outreach,
Cari Kozierok Bahar
Executive Director
marketing, strategic partnerships
in the community along with the
development of an improved system
of member integration into the Beth
David family.
I love new ideas and am always
looking for new people to become
involved in various aspects of the
synagogue. If you have a great idea,
have professional services that
you can offer or you would like to
become more involved in shul life,
what can I say? We need you. Please
contact me and let me help you find
a way to contribute your unique
talents to this amazing community.
Chag Shavuot Sameyach!
Cari Kozierok Bahar
Executive Director
[email protected]
A time to keep silent and a time to speak.
(Ecclesiastes 3:7)
W
hen is it time to speak and
when is it the time to be
quiet? On Shavuot, we celebrate a
transformative event in religious
civilization, let alone for the
Children of Israel. Although there
seem to be multiple accounts of
this, the more familiar narrative,
before the travesty of the Golden
Calf, speaks of the arrival at
Mount Sinai with instructions
transmitted by Moses of the three
days of preparations for a once in
a lifetime of the world encounter
with God. The almighty will speak
with Moses, but in a manner – in a
thick cloud - that will, interestingly,
allow the entire nation to hear.
This all will take place to a
background of “kolot uvrakim”,
thunder and lightning, and “kol
shofar hazak me’od”, the very
loud blast of the horn. The other
key auditory-related term is the
verb, “lishmo’a”, to hear, in
various forms. This is essential to
the nature of the experience. The
implication is that there will be
hearing and listening. This is not
to be a dialogue between God
and the people and/or Moses. It
is a time to be silent and try to
take in all that God is offering. The
people even promise, "na'aseh
v'nishma", we shall perform
what God has instructed us and
listen. There is no mention of
speaking, except on the part of
God. The verb, “ledaber” to speak,
is reserved here for God, with
Moses as a conduit only. God will
speak, utter the foundation of our
civilization in the form of "Aseret
HaDibrot", the Ten Utterances,
and the people will listen. There
is no room for verbal response or
interlocution here.
This may go counter to what our
tradition has developed over
centuries – a never-ending process
of investigation, exploration, and
commentary to better understand
to our fullest capacity the nature
of God's instructions. We pride
Michael Rubin
Ritual Director
ourselves on seeking to engage
in honest discussion and criticism,
even acknowledging and admiring
the occasional audacity of humans
to do so with God, i.e. Abraham,
Moses, Job.
And, yet, there are times, when
silence and the absence of words
is the preferred and appropriate
behavior, if often the most
challenging. As those created in
the image of God, should we not
grant each other the respect and
dignity of our attention when the
other is speaking, without cutting
into their words? Any meaningful
communication and dialogue is
based on this all too rare practice.
When Aaron is faced with the
sudden and tragic death of his
two oldest sons, we are told,
"VaYidom Aharon", and Aaron was
silent. When faced with personal
tragedy, we are often, initially
unable to fathom our experience
and find the words to express
our grief. Sometimes we seek
to comfort those who grieve by
offering words which may not
always be the most appropriate,
striving to explain events which
are beyond our understanding.
Perhaps Moses, as well, might
best not have tried to rationalize
the tragedy so immediately.
Holding a hand, a sympathetic
smile, an attentive ear – these
gestures are often much more
effective in such circumstances.
On a more banal, yet practical
level, there is a silence expected
in various ritual situations. We
pride ourselves, and justifiably,
on being a welcoming and
friendly congregation, engaging
in conversation and social
interaction whether on a weekday,
Shabbat, Festival, or High Holy
Day. And no member of clergy
would expect congregants to
refrain from such for the entire
length of the service. However,
there are sections in our liturgy
which require and even demand
a level of focus and attention
suggesting such restraint.
There is the expected quiet
during the Rabbi‘s sermon and
a sufficient silence during the
silent Amidah. Another significant
section is the “kedushah” during
the repetition of the Amidah. It
is no coincidence that this word
translates as holiness, and is one
of the major elements in the
liturgy requiring the presence of a
minyan. Unfortunately, many are
walking and talking at this time,
when neither movement of the
legs nor of the lips is appropriate.
I imagine, as well, that not all
the discussion and exchange of
ideas taking place during the
Torah service are related to the
Parashah’s content. At the least,
we might make the effort to
offer our full attention to a Bar
or Bat Mitzvah when they chant
their Maftir and Haftarah, what is
usually, if not always, the case.
Of course, we may not always, if
ever, consider what someone
else has to say as having the
weight of a “Diber”, a Sinaitic
Utterance. Nevertheless, let
us not expect that something
meaningful offered by another
need be prefaced or accompanied
by thunder and lightning or the
sound of the shofar, nor assume
that what we wish to share is the
right thing to say or that it is the
right time to say it.
We often speak of giving. Yet, as
we celebrate the receiving of
Torah at Sinai, let us endeavour to
place greater emphasis on finding
the willingness and the discipline
to be quietly and respectfully
attentive and receptive to that
which others wish to give us.
Hag Matan Torah Samei’ach!
Elah, Iris, and Michael
[email protected]
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From the Ritual Director
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Ritual matters
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SYNAGOGUE SERVICE TIMES
June to August 2015
Candle
Lighting
May 23 - 25
May 26 – 28
May 29 – June 4
June 5 – 11
June 12 – 18
June 19 – 25
June 26 – July 2
July 3 – 9
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July 17 – 23
July 24
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July 26
July 27 – 30
July 31 – August 6
August 7 – 13
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August 21 – 27
August 28 –September 3
MORNINGS: Saturday
Evening
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Thursday
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Sundays 8:30 AM | Shabbat 9:00 AM | Monday – Friday 7 & 8 AM
SPECIAL MORNINGS:
Wednesday, July 1
Sunday, July 26
Monday, August 3
Monday, September 7
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Friday
Evening
Canada Day
Tish'ah b'Av
Lord Simcoe Day
Labour Day
8:30 AM ONLY
8:30 AM ONLY
8:30 AM ONLY
8:30 AM ONLY
Dear Members,
Please note that in consideration of the
potential challenge of garnering a minyan
during the late summer evenings, we
have made the Friday evening services at
6:00 PM and the weekday, including Sunday,
evening services at 7:00 PM through the Labour Day weekend. Of course, that is with the
caveat that you all continue to help make up the quorum!
Relive the excitement
of that special day
Tanach Reading Opportunity Corner
Reading Openings:
This corner is for those who would like to read Torah or a Haftarah in general, but also
especially for anyone who might like to mark the anniversary of their Bar/Bat Mitzvah
celebration or Wedding Aufruf by reading from the same portion chanted on that
special occasion. You will find here a list of coming Shabbatot & Festivals when there
is no Simcha taking place at our Synagogue, meaning the Haftarah and any Torah
reading is open to our members. If you are interested, please contact Michael Rubin
directly by email – [email protected] – and confirm your chanting assignment!
Also, we would like to update our records of when your Bar/Bat Mitzvah took place.
Please email Michael Rubin with details – Gregorian date and Parashah. We look forward
to hearing you relive the excitement of that special day, however many years ago.
Shabbat / Festival
Parashah
Haftarah Torah
Shabbat
July 4BalakAvailableAvailable
Shabbat
July 11PinchasN/AAvailable
Shabbat
July 18Mattot-Mas'eiN/AAvailable
Shabbat
July 25Devarim-HazonN/AAvailable
Sunday July 26
Tish'ah b'Av – Shacharit Available
Available
Sunday July 26
Tish'ah b'Av – Mincha Available
Available
Shabbat August 1
Va'Etchanan – Nachamu N/A
Available
Shabbat
August 8EikevAvailableAvailable
Shabbat August 15
Re'eh (RH)
Available
Available
Shabbat August 22 Shofetim
Available
Available
Shabbat August 29
Ki Teitzei
Available
Available
Shabbat September 5
Ki Tavo
Available
Available
Shabbat September 12 Nitzavim
Available
Available
Shabbat September 19 VaYeilekh-Shuvah
Available
Available
Shabbat September 26 Ha'azinu
Available
Available
The event of the year is coming -
Save the Date!
Beth David’'s
60th
Anniversary
Gala Celebration
Thursday, November 19th 2015
Watch for details - coming soon!
High
Holy Day
Participation
It’s never
too early
to begin
thinking
about what
one might
do in order to make the
experience during the
days of Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur more
meaningful and even
enjoyable! Taking part in
the services in one way
or another is certainly
one way to enhance your
many hours of time in
shul.
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Ritual Matters
Some of the
possibilities include:
• Reading Torah
• Chanting a Haftarah
• Making a short
presentation
(3-5 minutes) at the
Havurah service
on a relevant topic
to be determined
together with the
Ritual Director
• Blowing the Shofar
• Leading Pesukei
d’Zimra – the
introductory
portion of the
morning service
• Helping out as an
usher at one of the
various services
• Participating in a
traditional honour
of an Aliyah, Ark
Opening, Hagbah,
Gelilah
If any of the above
have some appeal for
you, please
contact
Michael Rubin
to accept your
assignment
and help all of
us have a more
significant and
meaningful
Yamim Nora’im.
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Adult Education
Weekly studies
Yiddish Literature
Self-Study program
MONDAYS: 10 AM
This class meets weekly for the study
of Yiddish literature and language.
Beginners are welcome.
Open to all
with Norman Shelson
MONDAYS:
Parashah of the week in summary (beginners welcome)
TUESDAYS:
Current events with emphasis on Israel
From 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM following morning services
Everyone welcome.
Shabbat Sidra Luncheon
SATURDAY June 6th: Following morning services. Join us for a discussion of the Torah and Haftarah
portions of the day by a member of the Beth David Congregation.
ParashahDiscussion Leader
BeHa’alotechaJack Pollock
Registration fee: $10.00 per person.
Advanced registration for luncheon required .
Contact the Synagogue office or register on-line at www.bethdavid.com
Congregation-wide Nosh ‘n Drosh
with various discussion leaders
SATURDAY, JULY 11 th
after morning services
Group discussions of the parashah of the week - Pinhas
Open to the entire congregation
Admission is free but advanced registration is required.
Contact the Synagogue office or register on-line at www.bethdavid.com
We look forward to exciting and inspiring Adult Education programs in 2015-2016.
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For registration, additional details and program updates
please check our website at www.bethdavid.com
or call Beth David at 416-633-5500 or e-mail [email protected]
MAY
Members: $7.00 Non–members: $10.00
RSVP to Rose Haspel at 905 764 8141
by May 25, 2015
Sunday May 31, 2015
1:30 PM
The Ganz Social Hall
Michael Kinkis and Rachel
“A MUSICAL SALUTE to the STATE of
ISRAEL” JUNE
Wednesday June 17, 2015
The Ganz Social Hall
12 Noon
Everyone has a wonderful time at the
CLUB CHAVERUT BBQ
Hot dogs, Hamburgers, and Dessert
GOOD FOOD AND GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
THREE PLUS ONE-The Jack Gelbloom Trio
“Music to get your toes a-tapping”
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Club Chaverut
Members: $10.00
Non-members: $12.00
RSVP to Annette Ross at 416 635 8910
by June 8, 2015
JULY
Sunday July 19, 2015 7:30 PM Summer Hours The Ganz Social Hall Club Chaverut Weekend
Film Historian, Kevin Courier presents
“Hiding in Plain Sight-Jewish Sensibilities in Hollywood”
AUGUST
Sunday August 30, 2015
7:30 PM Summer Hours
The Ganz Social Hall
THE CHERYL WHITE RHYTHM and BLUES BAND
Vocalist, Stand- up bass, Harmonica, Guitar, Drums
Come out for an evening of exciting music
Members: $7.00 Non–members: $10.00
RSVP to Rose Haspel at 905 764 8141
by July 13, 2015
Members: $7.00 Non–members: $10.00
RSVP to Rose Haspel at 905 764 8141
by August 24, 2015
Theatre Trips
Tuesday June 23 “Sweet Charity” - Shaw Festival
Wednesday September 2 “The Sound of Music” - Stratford Festival
Tickets (including bus): Club Chaverut or Sisterhood Members $90
Non-Members
$95
Bus departs Beth David 9:45 AM Bus returns Beth David approx. 6:30 to 7:00 PM
Contact: Leona Eligberg 905-881-6343 Ruth Shapiro 905-771-1893
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Sisterhood
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As always I welcome input on your thoughts about
our Sisterhood..
ay and June look to be very
exciting months on the
Sisterhood calendar.
The semi-annual WLCJ regional
conference was held April 26th
and 27th in Syracuse New York.
Although I was unable to attend
the conference, Rita Wertlieb, the
past Women’s League President,
as well as Terry Davis from
Kehillat Netzach Israel Ashkelon
were speaking. Beth David
Sisterhood is partnered with
Kehillat Netzach through WLCJ.
This partnership allowed our own
Danya Tugg (a participant in USY’s
Nativ program) to be hosted
for Shabbat and receive holiday
baskets while in Israel. I will get
a full update on WLCJ initiatives
for 2105 from our new regional
president, and will update
everyone in the next Window.
In March we held our 3rd annual
wine tasting event sponsored by
Simcha Wines. We enjoyed the
many wines of Israel and learned
about Tzafona Cellars, a new
winery in Niagara-on-the Lake,
which will be producing kosher
red, white and even ice wine.
On May 9th, our own Naomi
Nemirov gave a presentation on
Rosh Hodesh Sivan. She is always
enjoyable to hear and we learn
much from her varied knowledge
on Talmud and biblical studies.
May 30th is Sisterhood Shabbat.
This year’s speaker will be
Yedida Eisenstat. She is one
of the five Jewish Theological
Seminary's first cohort of Fellows,
a new initiative to expand and
diversify the JTS's adult learning
opportunities. The Fellows
support JTS's mission to be a
leading educational voice and
L isa L ev ine
P re s ide n t
resource for the Conservative
from the Toronto Police Services
Movement. The other four
32 division. He frequently speaks
inaugural fellows are based in
to various community groups and
the United States while Yedida
forums about personal and home
is based in Toronto. She is an
protection.
assistant Professor at York
As always I welcome input
University where she teaches
on your thoughts about our
"Rabbinic Judaism, The Jewish
Sisterhood.
Experience."
Chag Shavout Samaech,
I look forward to hearing her
perspective on the Conservative
Lisa Levine
Movement, and about her years
Beth David Sisterhood President
of learning in order to receive
her PhD from JTS. Thank you to
Marion Mayman for introducing
Tuesday, June 9th
Sisterhood to these dynamic
8:00 PM
Jewish scholars. This is a new
program, and I hope that it
Sisterhood Hall
will grow in the upcoming
Special
years, hopefully becoming
Guest Speaker:
as popular as our amazing
Shinshinim!
Constable Howard Clements,
On June 9th our speaker
Crime Prevention Officer,
will be Crime Prevention
Toronto Police.
officer Howard Clements
Sisterhood Shabbat
Saturday, May 30th.
Speaker: Yedida Eisenstat,
There will be a sit
down luncheon
after services.
Reservations
required. Cost $18.
Please contact
Bea Muroff
416-633-2777.
Assistant Professor in the
Humanities Department at
York University.
Her topic is Looking
for Order in the World:
The Suspected Adulteress,
the Rabbis, and
Measure-for-Measure
Punishment.
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BDBIBA Brotherhood continues to experience a steady
and increasing participation in our programs and events.
he warm weather is finally
here and is a welcome sight
after the past frigid winter. Beth
David Brotherhood continues
to experience a steady and
increasing participation in our
programs and events. We are
continuing to develop different
and innovative ways to enhance
your Brotherhood experience.
We are becoming an interactive
group, both responding to
and getting feedback from our
members in a very positive and
cooperative fashion. I hope to
continue to meet existing as
well as new and prospective
Brotherhood members at our
various events, programs as well
as at our joint Sisterhood and Club
Chaverut and shul wide events
that we actively support and
participate in.
Our March 2015 Wine and Cheese
evening, an annual joint program
with Sisterhood, proved to be
another successful event. We had
a very enjoyable evening tasting
various kosher wines provided by
Simcha Wines and many of the
participants took advantage of
the discounted prices to restock
their wine cabinets. In late March
2015 we presented our annual
Brotherhood Shabbat, with this
year's theme being “March of
the Living – Never Forget” that
we presented in association
with the “Beth David Celebrates
Israel” committee. Brotherhood
members led the Shabbat
services including the Torah and
Haftarah readings and for the
first time we extended this year’s
theme over the entire weekend.
We were enthralled with our
Shabbat speakers - Nate Leipciger
speaking of his experience during
the Shoah and Allie Fenwick
detailing her life altering March
of the Living adventure and our
well attended Sunday brunch
S te v e n R i se n m a n
President
speakers - Nate Leipciger, in an
proceeds are given to support
encore performance and Abe
the Magen David Adom in Israel,
Glowinsky, talking about their
which provides emergency
personal March of the Living
medical services and saves lives in
encounters. I want to thank all
Israel every day.
of our Brotherhood members
As we enjoy the warm
who participated in another
temperatures I want to let
very successful Brotherhood
everyone know of our upcoming
Shabbat and each of our guest
events. In late May we will be
speakers – Abe Glowinsky (Chair
having a special musical brunch
of Adult March of the Living
with a wonderful musical act.
program), Allie Fenwick (Student
On June 7, we will be making
Participant in March of the Living
our annual visit to the Rogers
program) and Nate Leipciger
Centre and enjoying our Toronto
(Shoah survivor and March of
Blue Jays taking on the Houston
the Living Participant). A special
Astros. We sold out our allotment
acknowledgement goes to Nate
of tickets this year so, in order
Leipciger, who spoke passionately
not to be disappointed next year,
on both days and made the
please purchase your tickets early.
weekend an unforgettable
This July, the FJMC bi-annual
experience for all of us.
convention is being held in Miami.
This year’s annual
If anyone is interested in attending
Shoah Candle program
please contact me.
has proven to be one
On behalf of the Risenman family,
of the most successful.
I want to wish everyone a Happy
A very special yasher
Shavuot.
koach goes out to
our Shoah Candle
Chairman – Richard Long for his
Steven Risenman
tireless efforts in organizing and
Beth David Brotherhood President
managing this initiative. Under
Richard’s excellent
leadership our
Shoah Candle
project has been
rejuvenated and
Dedicate a Seat
$720.00
continues to
What better way to honour a loved one
grow in success
each year. This
or commemorate a special occasion
unique program
than by
encourages our
dedicating
a
pew
in our sanctuary.
present and
The
name
you
choose,
be it your own,
future generations
that
of
a
loved
one,
a
parent,
or a child
to honour and
remember
will receive recognition
the millions
by way of an engraved name plate
of lives that
on one of the seats in the Sanctuary.
were tragically
destroyed during
the Shoah. A
portion of the
Shoah Candle
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Youth
YOUTH
HELLO
HELLO
MY NAME IS
MY NAME IS
SIMMI TOBY
Youth Director
HELLO
MY NAME IS
ALANA BERNICK
HAILEY MERTEN
YEDIDIM ADVISOR Pray & Play Leader
2014-2015
YOUTH STAFF
14 Beth David Youth upcoming events
HELLO
MY NAME IS
SHARON SWARTZ
Junior Cogregation Leader
Purim party
filled with
incredible
costumes!
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Getting ready for the fireworks
at the Yom Ha'atzmaut Party
Youth volunteers packing the purim baskets
Beth David Youth
loving Israel at the
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Skyzone party
for grade 1-6
Matzah Making for Grades 1-5. Everyone is enjoying
the chocolate covered matzah!
Grade 5-9 Go-Karting
Adventure
Chocolate Seder
B'nai Mitzvah Program helping out at Evangel Hall
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Families
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We welcome your programming ideas and suggestions
and we love to hear them !!!
s I wind down into Shavuot
on the “yom” stretch for
the end of the year I realize
that with all the programming
and events that have come
from the work of the Youth
and Families Committee, the
year has gone by very quickly.
Here are the highlights and
what to look for in the future!
With the implementation of
the new Youth and Families
Board and our Youth Director,
Simmi Toby, we have had
the ability to create so many
more creative programs.
We have had our usual crazy
and successful events such
as Sukkah decorating, the
Hannukah party, and our
Purim extravaganza but also
some new ones like the Tel
Aviv Street Party dancing and
fireworks.
As we wrap up the year
there are two big events to
look out for. An Ice cream
Kiddush for Shavuot (big
kids welcome) and our Israeli
themed,“Friday night live
dinner” on May 29th.
This year every other week,
Junior Congregation has
flourished with Sharon
Swartz as its leader, and
with Alana Bernick on the
other weeks as our junior/
teen kiddish club leader,
something different awaits
the kids every time. Keep
your ears open for more
programming and fun from
tots up to Bar/Bat Mitzvah
age during the next few
months and stay tuned for
a surprise Shabbat morning
in August for the kids where
they can all roll out of their
Carla Af fe
Chair of Families and Youth Committee
beds and come to shul in
their PJ’s!
In the next little while it will
soon be time to say goodbye
to our wonderful shinshinim
Gal and Ishai! I just want
to take this opportunity to
say on behalf of the entire
families committee, thank
you to them and the work
they have done with the shul
in the past year. They will be
missed! In light of this we will
have a congregational Kiddush
on June 6th to further our
appreciation and recognize
their efforts in our community.
I would like to thank all the
volunteers and the stand in
volunteers who always come
to help such as our famous
BBQers and our Bhelp serve
food for the whole Shul. I
also need to thank our board
for the hard work it has done
over the past year. Keep in
mind that we would love more
volunteers and there are never
too many so if you want to
help, come approach someone
on the board. We welcome
your programming ideas and
suggestions and we love to
hear them !!!
Carla Affe-Bienstock
Chair of Families and Youth
Committee
Past Chair – Adele Goldberg,
Chair -Carla Affe- Bienstock,
Secretary- Brenda Osler,
Treasurer- Nava Blankenstein,
Liaison for Youth programming
(Kadima and USY) Judy Steiner,
Liaison, and for Junior
Congregation – Avital Stopnicki
Dear Friends:
For the past 7 years,
Beth David has participated in the Israeli Shinshinim program which
is an initiative of UJA Federation of Toronto Israel Engagement and
the Jewish Agency For Israel. The goal of the Shinshinim Program is
to create a “living” bridge between our Jewish community here in
Toronto and the “real” Israel, by means of these young post high
school Israeli youth. In the 2015-2016 year, there will be 24 Shinshinim
coming to Toronto to spend a year doing community service in many
Toronto synagogues, Jewish Day schools, youth movements and
camps. Two of these Shinshinim will spend their year with Beth David
and our partner institutions, The Montessori Jewish Day School and
Canadian Young Judaea.
Our Shinshinim enhance our knowledge about, and connection to,
Israel through their programs and activities throughout the shul,
working with our youth as well as our adults. As you are no doubt
aware, they become part of our community through the personal
relationships they form with Beth David members of all ages as well
as host families.
The cost to Beth David to participate in this wonderful program is
approximately $9,000 per year. The Board of Directors supports
our participation in this program and has raised the challenge that
we fund-raise toward the cost. If you are able to make a donation
of any kind, please contact me directly at 416-407-8818 or, by
calling Jeev Logan, our Finance Manager at 416-633-5500 X 27
or [email protected].
With sincere appreciation,
Karen Bernstein
Lay Leader, Shinshinim Program, Beth David
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Noa and Itay
Introducing
Beth David’s Shinshinim
for 2015-2016
It is with great pleasure that I
introduce to you our incoming
Shinshinim for 2015-2016, Noa
Bezalel and Itay Kleiman.
Noa is 18 years old and lives
in Shoham, which is located
between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
She is currently finishing her final
year of High School, majoring
in History and Biology. She has
been part of the Israeli Scouts,
the “Tzofim”, since Grade 4, and
is currently the Head Counsellor
of her “tribe”. In her free time,
she enjoys singing and spending
time with family and friends. Noa
is very excited for her year with
Beth David and is hoping to bring
a sense of Israel to the youth
and adults of our community,
by enriching our knowledge
and understanding of life in
Israel. She is looking forward to
feeling a part of our shul family
and building strong personal
relationships with members of all
ages.
Itay Kleiman lives in Ramat Gan,
which is right beside Tel Aviv. He
is 18 years old and is majoring in
computer science and physics.
He is also involved in the Tzofim
and likes to play the guitar as a
hobby. As for his army service
once he returns to Israel after his
year in Toronto, Itay has already
been accepted to the prestigious
pilot’s course in the IDF’s Air
Force. Itay is very excited to
meet the Beth David community
and looking forward both to
bringing Israel to us as well as
experiencing, and learning about,
the Canadian Jewish life.
We look very much forward to
the arrival in Toronto of Noa and
Itay, and welcoming them into
our community.
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The Window Notice!!!
The Window is published
four times per year, in time for
Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah,
Pesah and Shavuot, and
distributed to all Beth David
members via mail and e-mail.
In view of the increasing cost of printing and recent
hikes in Canada Post rates, beginning this year, we
will deliver the Rosh Hashanah Window and Pesah
Window via mail and e-mail, while the Hanukkah
and Shavuot Window will be delivered only via
e-mail. Copies of the Hanukkah and Shavuot
Window will also be available in the Beth David
lobby and at the office.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
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Milestone Birthdays
June
Faye Baine
Samuel Chvertkin
Lynn Cohen
Harold Cohen
Al de Castro
Joseph Feldt
Abe Gertler
Harry Gorman
Michele Himelstein
Roberta Hoffman
Marla Kleinberg
Larry Lexchin
Zoltan Marek
Michael Morris
Phil Myerson
Heather Ordon
Dianne Orfus
Irwin Ozier
Morry Parl
Erwin Pesses
Madeleine Sarick
William Shelson
Bertram Shinwell
David Shopiro
Ann Shour
Yetta Shubert
Albert Wasserman
Beatrice Weiss
Zomoroud Yaghobian
July
Howard Atin
Michael Balter
Wendy Berman
Margaret Feldt
Hymie Goldberg
Lauren Goldhamer
Sonja Goldstein
Howard Goodman
Steven Hacker
Anne Harari
Edith Kates
Sam Krongold
Sam Krongold
Mitchell Leibowitz
Baila Lubek
Paula Mastey
Gadi Mayman
Jonie Minden
Ida Nourani
Elaine Pesses
Murray Rosen
Marie Rubin
Bernard Shoub
Helene Shulman
Vivian Weinstock
Harry Wolfson
August
Howard Abraham
William Bernstein
Chaim Birbrager
Cheryl Cohen
Sheldon Dilman
Dorothy Farberman
Samuel Feldman
Cathy Giordano
Molly Goldsman
Debrah Goodis
Joseph Greenfield
David Halperin
Susan Halpern
Sharon Haniford
Ben Houpt
Renee Joseph
Andrew Menceles
Lucille Mosher
Naomi Nurgitz
David Rubin
Elaine Sammeroff
Steven Schmeiser
Jerry Sherman
Van Shron
Beatrice Shute
Frank Simkevitz
Esther Siskind
Ethan Glickman
Son of
Rob and Jennifer Glickman,
brother of Sophie Glickman,
grandson of Taube and Sol
Zeifman; Lynn Glickman and
Martin Lapedus; and
Stanley Glickman z”l.
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B’nai Mitzvah
Ariel Sharer
Daughter of Dalit and Shlomo,
sister of Ben, Rebecca, and Jesse,
granddaughter of Edna z”l and
Yossef z”l Sharer
and Mariana and Paul Seiler.
Matthew Sosnowicz
Son of Debra Richman &
Michael Sosnowicz,
brother of Ryan Sosnowicz,
grandson of
Barbara & Laurie Richman and
Tobi Sosnowicz and
Herman Sosnowicz.
Mitchell Gardner
Son of Paul Gardner & Lisa Rodin-Gardner,
brother of Natalie and Laura Gardner.
Aaron Steiner-Mayman
Son of Judy Steiner and
Gadi Mayman,
brother of Samantha and Jesse,
grandson of Marion and Shlomo Mayman, and
Sheva and Jack Steiner.
Booking a simcha for
2015 - 2017!
Do you have a son born in 2002 or
a daughter born in 2003?
It's not too soon or too late
to book your Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration.
If you are
looking for 2015 to 2017 bookings,
you can book your simcha now!
Please contact
Robyn Zajac-Cooper
416-633-5500 Ext 35 or email
[email protected].
Musically enhance
your Bar/Bat Mitzvah
luncheon with
TWO MOISHES
A CAPPELLA SINGERS
FOR
YOUR BAR/BAT MITZVAH
Two Voice Harmony
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Beth David & Beit Halochem Canada
Are looking for Host Families & Co-Host Families
to participate in this year’s
ANNUAL GROUP VISIT
May 31-June 14, 2015
Beth David is proud to host the
annual Beit Halochem Breakfast and City Tour on
Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
“Adopt” an Israeli veteran for those two weeks and
enrich the experience for a wounded hero and your family together.
Don’t miss this life-changing opportunity!
Call 905-695-0611 or email [email protected]
Best of Israel 2015
Led by Rabbi Philip Scheim
Beth David Grand Tour and Community Mission
June 29 – July 9, 2015
No one belongs here
more than us
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For further information, contact the shul office at 416-633-5500 ext 0.
Micky’s Corner
By Miklos Em he c ht
I saw the face of god
I have seen many faces throughout my
journey;
distorted, anguished, full of hate, blind rage and fear;
white and black, red and yellow; laughing and cursing;
radiating joy or trying to hide a tear;
I saw drunken faces staring into a glass;
faces of prayer, and faces going to kill;
faces of deep pain and faces of ecstasy;
faces of health, and the pale faces of the ill.
The face of god I saw, when a month-old boy
slept, and held his mother’s breast securely and tight,
and pearls of white milk trickled down from the corners
of lips of his contented face of pure delight.
Eternity
If we look at the vast expand
that is extended with no end;
we will all agree
that Eternity is just a clock without a hand.
Unusual Question
“Be inquisitive!”, The sages and
wise men said.
By asking questions, you learn.
It is not a fad.
When a door is open, it is called
ajar.
The following question we really can’t ignore:
So, when a jar is open, why don’t we call it
a door?
“We mourn the loss of the
following members
of our congregational family
and
extend our sympathy
and prayers
for comfort and
consolation.”
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In Memoriam
Naomi Gertler, wife of Abe Gertler
Beulah Ludzki, wife of the late Gordon Ludzki,
mother of Avra & Marty Goldhar
Norman Siegel, husband of Doris Siegel
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Condolences
Lending Money
He approached his friend,
and was blunt,
“I really need the money up front!”
“You sure do need that?”
“No, friend, provided
that I will drop dead this instant!”
Strange Book
Yesterday, I went to a mall,
right away to a large book stall.
But strange it may look,
a medical book
has had no appendix at all.
Lawrence Cohen, brother of Debrah & Neil Goodis
Anne Bowman, mother of Glenn & Carol Bowman
Leona Finklestein, mother of Allen &
Miriam Finklestein
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