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Daily ServicesMon. to Fri. 7.30 a.m. Shacharit* 6 p.m. MinchaSun. 9 a.m.

*On Mon. Aug. 7, 2006, the Shacharit Service will be held at 9 a.m.

Summer Shabbat ServicesThe congregation is invited to worship together during the summer season. From Fri. June 30 to Sat. Sept. 2, 2006, Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Morning Services will normally be held in the Youth Chapel. Family Ser-vices will begin again on Sept. 9, 2006.

Tisha B’AvWed. Aug. 2 6 p.m. Service and reading of the Book of Lamentations

Shabbat Ki TavoFri. Sept. 8 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat ServiceSat. Sept. 9 10.30 a.m. Shabbat ServiceSat. Sept. 9 10.30 a.m. Family Shabbat Service

Shabbat Nitzavim/VayelechFri. Sept. 15 6 p.m. Kabbatat Shabbat ServiceSat. Sept. 16 10.30 a.m. Shabbat ServiceSat. Sept. 16 10.30 a.m. Family Shabbat Service

SelichotSat. Sept. 16 9 p.m. Service and Lecture (Please see page 4 for details.)

Please remember to visit our Web site, at www.holyblossom.org, to read our weekly D’var Torah. (Just click on D’var Torah under the Avodah/Worship menu button.)

In September, we start back up with Tot Shabbat and Family Services. Tot Shabbat is our twice-a-month Friday Night Service geared toward our youngest mem-bers (up to fi ve years of age) and their parents and grandparents. Family Services are Shabbat Morn-ing Ser vic es for the whole family — serious prayer and study for the adults, along with plenty to keep the kids en gaged and happy.

We hope to see you in the fall!

Fall Tot Shabbat and Family Services

Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah ProgramMondays at 7.30 p.m., starting Oct. 23, 2006 (continuing to June 2008)

Have you ever thought about having that Bar/Bat Mitzvah you never had? Our four-semester Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah course will explore:• Introduction to Reform Judaism and Mitzvot,

with Rabbi Jason Rosenberg• The Jewish Holiday Map, with Debbie Spiegel• God and History, with Rabbi Yael Splansky• Why Ideas Matter, with Rabbi John Moscowitz• Beginner and Intermediate Hebrew, with Dalia Alalouf and

Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers

Cost $250. For more details and to register, please call Debbie Spiegel (ext. 239), at the Temple.

July/August 2006 3 Tamuz/Av/Elul 5766

by Rabbi John Moscowitz

Thank you Judy Nyman (and welcome Dr. Marvin Tile)

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Thank you Judy Nyman. Thank you for assuming the re-sponsibility as Chair of our Foundation these past several

years. Thank you for doing so even as you told us from the beginning that you weren’t a fundraiser. Thank you for bring-ing your relentless dedication, your eye for detail, your passion for Holy Blossom Temple, your reliability, your sense of fun and humour, your deep respect for the people with whom you work — and thank you for making sure that even though you aren’t a fundraiser, funds con-tinued to come in to ensure our future.

In assuming your position, you fol-lowed Wendy Eisen, our fi rst Foundation Chair. Wendy, a widely recognized leader of this synagogue and of the wider Toron-to Jewish community, has shoes not easy to fi ll. Yet, you did so — for if Wendy literally provided the foundation to the Foundation, you, Judy, solidifi ed and ex-panded that base.

Your work over these past several years ensured that our Foundation is now on solid ground. You worked countless hours (I sometimes counted, but I know you

never did) — even as we lacked a profes-sional Director of Development during most of your tenure. You (with the help of Deborah Tameanko and Stephanie Lennox) ensured that we would be in the position we are currently in: with a solid infrastructure now in place; prepared to hire a new Director; and ready to begin signifi cant fi nancial planning so as to take a long look at our physical, programmatic and endowment needs over the coming years. More than this, you, along with other lay leaders, changed our mentality: you made certain that we now understand that dues alone no longer make for a vibrant institution; that the synagogue is as worthy a destination for philanthropic dollars as any other institution.

You did all of this while you did so many other things — and, like your many other volunteer and professional endeavours, you did it very well. And that’s to say nothing of the support you gave people around you, of the birthday cakes you remembered to bring, of the small touches and private gestures of gen-erosity and support you offered daily.

For all this and much more, you have the gratitude of your congregation, fel-low lay leaders and the professionals with

whom you work. We will miss your leadership and style, your sense of fun and your ability to remember so much about so many. And so just this one request, please: don’t go too far away and please continue to give to us in the many ways that you have. We will need you in the future as we’ve relied on you so much for these past few years.

We will need you even though we’re fortunate to bring into the position as Chair of the Foundation, Dr. Marvin Tile. Dr. Tile, along with his wife, Es-ther, children and grandchildren, is a long-time member of Holy Blossom. Dr. Tile, one of the most esteemed orthopedic surgeons in the world, is the former head of the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation, and therefore an experienced and successful fundraiser. A kind of renaissance man — superior physician, eminence griese, institutional leader — Holy Blossom Temple is for-tunate to have Marvin Tile as the new Chair of its Foundation.

So from Wendy Eisen to Judy Nyman to Dr. Marvin Tile, we move from strength to strength, our Foundation and synagogue growing ever stronger.

In honour of our 150th Anniversary, Holy Blossom Temple Foundation has created a beautiful new card for you to send best wishes for the New Year to your family and friends.

For a donation of $20, we would be happy to personalize and send your card ($12 per card if you order more than six). You can also order a package of 10 cards to send by yourself, for $80. Tax receipts will be issued.

Celebrate the spirit of the New Year, while helping us to continue to strengthen Holy Blossom Temple. To order cards, please call Deborah Tameanko (ext. 265), at the Temple or e-mail her your list at [email protected], by Fri. Sept. 9, 2006.


Selichot Sat. Sept. 16, 2006Lecture 9 p.m.Service 11 p.m.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Fri. Sept. 22, 2006First Service/Family Service 6 p.m.Second Service 8.30 p.m.

First Day Rosh Hashanah Sat. Sept. 23, 2006First Service 8.30 a.m.Early Family Service 9 a.m.*Second Service/Late Family Service 11.30 a.m.*Children’s Service (for children who do not yet read) 3.30 p.m.*

Second Day Rosh Hashanah Sun. Sept. 24, 2006Congregation-wide Service 10 a.m.

Kol Nidre Sun. Oct. 1, 2006First Service/Family Service 6 p.m.Second Service/Teen Service 9 p.m.

Yom Kippur Mon. Oct. 2, 2006Early Family Service 9 a.m.*Morning Service 10 a.m.Generation ` Service (for 20 and 30 somethings) 11 a.m.Late Family Service 11.30 a.m.*Study Sessions 1.30 to 3 p.m.Children’s Service (for children who do not yet read) 2 p.m.*Afternoon and Yizkor Service 3.30 p.m.

* Please note new time for this year.

Ushers needed — Join our Ushers’ corps during the High Holy Days. For details, please call Cynthia Silverman (ext. 276), at the Temple.H

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S E L I C H O T | Professor David Novak | Sat. Sept. 16, 2006

Please join us as we inaugurate the season of remembrance, forgiveness and renewal.

9 p.m. Freedom and Responsibility: What Maimonides Would Say David Novak, the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

An examination of our acceptance of responsibility for the moral and religious choices we have made during this year.

11 p.m. Selichot Service


Holy Blossom Temple’s Annual General Meet-ing will be held on Sun. Nov. 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. The meet-ing provides a chance

for every member of Holy Blossom to re-view information concerning the affairs of the congregation. The following slate of offi cers and directors for 2006/2007 will be presented for election at the meeting.

Offi cersPresident: Barry Silver; Vice President: Larry Babins; Financial Secretary: Tom

Board of Directorsby David Baskin, Chair, Nominating Committee

Ehrlich; Treasurer: Pam Albert; Recording Secretary: Cary Solomon

Board of DirectorsDirectors nominated for a one-year term: Alberto QuirozDirectors nominated for the fi rst year of a two-year term: Terry Axelrod, David Blinick, Michael Davis, Paul Hellen, Melanie Nesbitt, Michael Sherman and Neri SlanDirectors who will be continuing inthe second year of their term: Janice Babins, David Greenberg, Gillian Helfi eld, Erin O’Connor, Fred Saunders and Allison Schwartz

Thank you to the following Board members who are completing their terms: Pam Albert, Gail Bocknek, Randy Cass, Richard Charney, Tom Friedland, Judy Malkin and Rob Steiner.

Additional candidates for any posi-tion may be nominated by members of the Temple. Such nominations must be submitted in writing to the administra-tive offi ce of the Temple not later than 60 days (Mon. Sept. 18, 2006) before the Annual General Meeting, signed by at least 10 members of the Temple and by each member so nominated.

Sukkot (Sat. Oct. 7, 2006) — The fi rst of the three chagim (festivals) of the year is celebrated with a Congregational Service. Everyone in the congregation with a lulav and etrog is invited to the bimah.

Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Sat. Oct. 14, 2006) — Shemini Atzeret, the holiday that ends Sukkot, is marked by a Congregational Service, including Yizkor. On Simchat Torah, we celebrate the end of one Torah-reading cycle and the start of the next. We welcome our newest students during our Consecration ceremony, after which the congregation dances with our Torah scrolls.

Chanukah (Fri. Dec. 15, 2006) — The miracle of Chanukah was communal, as is our celebration. Our annual Cha-nukah party, held before the Kabbalat Shabbat Service, is a chance to sing, dance and, of course, eat latkes!

Purim (Sun. Mar. 4, 2007) — The craziest day of the year brings us the kids’ Purim carnival, the family Megillah reading, the congregational Megillah reading and the adult Purim schpiel.

Pesach (Tue. Apr. 3, 2007) — The second of the three chagim (festivals) is a joyous time. Our First Day Congregation-al Service is especially meaningful as we thank God for freeing us from Egypt. The Seventh Day Service includes Yizkor.

Yom Ha’Shoah (Sun. Apr. 15, 2007) — Those who perished in the Shoah are remembered by our congregation, with a moving Service and words shared by a survivor from our community.

Yom Ha’Zikaron/Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Sun. Apr. 22, 2007) — We commemorate Israel’s fallen soldiers right before we celebrate her birthday with an outdoor festival of music, food, arts and games for all ages.

Shavuot (Wed. May 23, 2007) — We begin the last of the three chagim (festivals), commemorating the giving of the Torah, with our Confi rmation Service in the evening, followed by a Congregational Service, with Yizkor the next day. All new babies born into the congregation are invited to the bimah for a blessing.

In addition to the High Holy Days, there are many special times during the year when the congregation comes together in full. We hope to see you at these gatherings.


You are invited to join us on Sun. Sept. 17, 2006, at 2 p.m., when we will launch our exciting 150th Anni-

versary celebrations. The ceremony will begin in the Sanctuary with a Service of celebration and will be followed by a festival of fun and music under the big top in the Ava Road parking area.

Join other members of the congre-gation and invited dignitaries from the Jewish and general communities at this joyous event. Our guest speaker will be Rabbi Eric Yoffi e, President of the Union for Reform Judaism. Can-tor Benjamin Z. Maissner has carefully selected the music for the Service to refl ect the different periods of the Temple’s history.

When the Service ends, both adults and children can join us in the out-door tent for an afternoon of musical entertainment and fun activities to keep the kids amused and involved.

by Henrietta Chesnie, Chair, 150th Anniversary Committee

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Light refreshments will be provided at food stations.

For a quiet moment, join us for tea during the afternoon or visit the his-torical display set up in the Philip Smith Foyer. The display will highlight the main periods, major issues and many accom-plishments of Holy Blossom’s interesting, and sometimes contentious, history. Much of what we take for granted in our Worship Services and Temple practices to-day were often the subjects of long debate in our past.

Our Temple’s 150th Anniversary is a time for all of us to celebrate our past, present and future. From the Shabbat Service on Sept. 16, 2006, when we will honour patrons Eugene and Emily (Geldzaeler) Grant and long-time Temple members with deep roots in our synagogue, to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra concert and Gala party on Sun. June 17, 2007, Temple members will be engaged in our many special activi-ties. These Anniversary programs feature important speakers and subjects, musi-

cal events designed to appeal to different tastes and opportunities to meet former acquaintances and make new friends.

Central to our celebrations is Torat Chaim, our Sefer Torah project. We hope every member of the congregation will commit to writing a letter in our new scroll and attend the Shavuot Service on Thur. May 23, 2007, when we will dedicate and read from this Torah for the fi rst time.

Each of you will receive the calendar of events for our 150th Anniversary year. Keep it close at hand and mark your per-sonal family calendar with these events. Watch the Bulletin this year for more details about each of our special activities and be part of history in the making.

Thank you SisterhoodIn celebration of the Temple's 150th Anniver-sary, Sisterhood has generously donated a new piano/synthesizer for our Sanctuary. This gift will be enjoyed by the entire congre-gation, for many years to come.

Sun. Sept. 17, 2006 Please join us as we formally launch our 150th Anniversary year, with a Service of celebration among dignitaries from the Jewish and larger community. The day will continue with an outdoor festival for families with children of all ages. Our historical display will be formally unveiled.

Honouring our Founding and Early Families,

with Special Guests Rabbi Harvey Fields and Cantor Sheldon Merel

Sat. Sept. 16, 2006 During the Shabbat Service, we will honour our members whose family roots extend back to the early years of our congregation. After the Service, please join us for a Kiddush lunch hosted by Brotherhood and Sisterhood in honour of our found-ing and early families.

150th Anniversary Celebration Launch,

with Speaker Rabbi Eric Yoffi e, President of the Union for Reform Judaism


Eli Bardikoff (left) and George Wortzman

Left to right: Margaret Ludwig, Claudia Ludwig, Rose Dolgy and Samuel Ludwig

Left to right: Kelly Sennet, Jessica Sennet and Adam Charney

Left to right: Sandy Shiner, Zoe Jordan, Amy Sky Jordan and Marc Jordan

Pictured on our coverLeft to right: (standing) Marley Greenglass, (seated) Rabbi Yael Splansky, Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, Rabbi John Moscowitz, Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, Debbie Spiegel and (standing) Donna Robins; (second row) Myrna Ross, Amy Berkowitz, Amanda Kert, Jessica Hart, Lauren Segal, Sophie Roher, Erika Finestone, B’jamin Melamed-Turkish, Mi-chaela Collins, Miriam Heavenrich and Elana Paice Lidsky; (third row) Michaela Freedman, Zoe Jordan, Rebecca Perlmutar, Rebecca Stein, Jessica Sennet, Natalie Simonsky, Caroline Kassie, Stacey Greenbaum, Emma Leese, Claudia Ludwig and Daniel Abramson; (fourth row) Adam Charney, Elliot Berinstein, Michael Rachlis, Yakov Musafi a, Jacob Sommers and Brandon Samuel; and (fi fth row) Eli Bardikoff, Nathan Micay, Kevin Weiner, Robbie Denaburg and Josh Richman-Gould

Celebrating Confi rmation 2006/5766

Congratulations to all of our Confi rmands of 5766/2006. Your service was lovely, your writings thoughtful and your artwork beautiful. Mazal tov to you and your families and yasher kochachem.

Left to right: Kai Melamed-Turk-ish, Larry Turkish, Miriam Melamed-Turkish and B’jamin Melamed-Turkish

Left to right: Myrna Ross (teacher), Debbie Spiegel (Director of Education), Linda Berkowitz and Amy Berkowitz


The foundation of our Temple life

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since Wendy Eisen — who helped establish the Holy Blossom Temple

Foundation in 1997 and is a virtual fi xture on the Temple and greater Jew-ish community’s philanthropic scene — stepped down as Chair of the Foundation. I remember the sense of trepidation and the honour I felt at be-ing asked to fi ll those daunting shoes. So it is with both pride in what the Foundation has accomplished these

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Former and current members of the Foundation Board (and guests), taken at our May 30, 2006 meeting, are, left to right: (standing) Lloyd Fogler, Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, Benjamin Applebaum, Hal Koblin, Stephen Tile, Barry Silver, Michael Diamond, Richard Cummings, Harley Mintz and Rabbi Edward Goldfarb; (seated) Rabbi John Moscowitz, Wendy Eisen, Judy Nyman, Dr. Marvin Tile and Alan Garfi nkel.

Dr. Marvin Tile, former Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, was also the fi rst physi-cian to serve as Chair of the Sunnybrook Foun-dation. He currently

chairs the Governing Council at Sunnybrook. Marvin and his wife, Esther, have been mem-bers of Holy Blossom since 1945. Their children, Gary, Stephen, Deborah and Andrew, grew up at Holy Blossom, and Gary’s and Stephen’s children are now carrying on that tradition with the Temple.

Heather Crawford, in-house legal counsel to Clairvest Group Inc. and Amaranth Resources Limited, is a mother of fi ve. Her family has been a member of the Temple for the past 25 years. Heather has been

involved with the Temple’s Sisterhood and Bikur Cholim Committee.

past three years, and excitement about what lies ahead, that I am pleased to pass the mantle to Dr. Marvin Tile, the new Chair of our Foundation.

I am also pleased to announce the election of four new Directors to the Foundation Board. In addition to Marvin, Heather Crawford, Lorne Saltman and Dr. Fred Saunders have been elected. Re-elected for another term were: Larry Babins, Richard Cummings, Michael Diamond, Alan Garfi nkel, Barry Silver and Stephen Tile. Our ex-offi cio Board members include: me (as Im-mediate Past Chair), Wendy Eisen (Past Chair), David Baskin (Past President, Holy Blossom Temple), Rabbi John Mos-cowitz, Rabbi Yael Splansky, Lloyd Fogler (Honorary Counsel) and Benjamin Applebaum (Executive Director, Holy Blossom Temple).

Finally, I would like to thank the fol-lowing people, who have completed their terms on our Board, for their many years of service to our Temple: Herhsell Ezrin, Jack Geller, David Goodman, Hal Koblin, Lorraine Loeb, Harley Mintz and David Sadowski. (Thank you also to Jane Herman and Ann Rosenfi eld, who also served as Directors during my term.)

Lorne Saltman, Head of Tax and Trusts at Cas-sels Brock & Blackwell LLP, serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Cana-dian Jewish Civil Rights Association and of the Canadian Committee of Lawyers and Jurists

for World Jewry. Lorne, his wife, Maureen, and daughter, Alex, have been members of Holy Blossom for 16 years.

Dr. Fred Saunders, a third-generation member of Holy Blos-som Temple, is a retired physician, former Direc-tor of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the Hospital for Sick Children and Medical

Director at Camp Oochigeas. Fred has served as an usher, sits on the Temple’s Board of Direc-tors and has served on many committees at Holy Blossom over the years. He and his wife, Brenda, have three sons, Richard, Lawrence and Arthur, who grew up at Holy Blossom.

Pictured in our updated Hall of Honour are, left to right: Alan Garfi nkel, Judy Nyman, Dr. Marvin Tile and Rabbi John Moscowitz.

Hall of Honour Tribute — June 7, 2006.


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The Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning at Holy Blossom Temple

Shabbat Morning Torah Study: When the World was YoungRabbi John MoscowitzSaturdays at 9 a.m.What is the world view of the book of Genesis? Can we trust this book as a factual document and as the word of God? What is God’s plan for the Jewish People and how do we fi t in today? We will continue our line-by-line exploration of Genesis.

Sisterhood Torah StudyRabbi Edward GoldfarbWednesdays at 9.30 a.m. This class will continue to delve into the passionate writings of our prophets. New and returning students are welcome.

The Marmur Lectures: Three Ways of Hearing — the Varieties of JudaismRabbi Dow MarmurWednesdays at 8 p.m.Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 2006The “Hear, O Israel” of the Shema goes far beyond the auditory; the word has many meanings. In these lectures, Rabbi Dow Marmur will discuss three differ-ent ways of responding to God in our time, in an effort to add new perspectives to the High Holy Days and to suggest ways of formulating our own Jewish commitment. Each session will present a coherent position, and time will be given for thoughtful discussion.

Our Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning provides opportunities to come together for major public lectures, to study Torah and other literature, and to obtain the skills needed to lead a deeper Jewish life.

For more details on all our lectures and programs, please call the School offi ce (ext. 256), at the Temple, or visit our Web site at www.holyblossom.org. All programs and lectures are open to the community, unless otherwise stated.

The Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Fall 2006 Lecture Series at Holy Blossom Temple

In Exile or at Home? — Refl ections on the Jewish People, Israel and Anti-Semitism in an Uncertain World

Even after enduring and surviving several millennia, even at a time of statehood and prosperity, the Jewish People struggle for a place among the nations in an unbalanced and uncertain world. What will happen in the 21st century? What will be the place of the Jewish People and State in the future?

Thomas Friedman, Foreign-Aff airs Columnist and Pulitzer Prize Winner, the New York TimesMon. Oct. 30, at 8 p.m.

Barbara Amiel, ColumnistMon. Nov. 13, at 8 p.m.

Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chair, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish OrganizationsMon. Nov. 20, at 8 p.m.

Ehud Ya’ari, Associate Editor, the Jerusalem Report and Author of “Toward Israeli-Palestinian Disengagement” and “Peace by Piece: a Decade of Egyptian Policy”Mon. Nov. 27, at 8 p.m.

Wed. Sept. 13 — The Pre-Modern Way: Obey, O Israel!Does the traditional stress on Jewish law still speak to us today? And if not, can there be authentic Judaism with-out halachah?

Wed. Sept. 20 — The Modern Way: Understand, O Israel!Does Judaism based on intellect and reason meet our spiritual needs? And if not, how are we to understand the tra-ditional stress on Talmud Torah?

Wed. Sept. 27 — The Postmodern Way: Listen, O Israel!Can we build contemporary Judaism on a spirituality that eschews tradition-al forms? And if not, will we not lose our children to New Age religions?


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I would like to offer a warm wel-come to our new Chazzan Sheni, Cantorial Soloist, Lindi Rivers. Lindi

stepped in during my recent sabbatical, and did a wonderful job. I know that our congregation will benefi t greatly from her presence.

People often approach me after Worship Services to tell me how beau-tiful the music is, including the choral music provided by our Temple Singers. I would like to thank these commit-ted volunteers, who, week after week, spend so much time rehearsing and singing on the High Holy Days, Festi-vals and Shabbat Services.

Over the years, the number of Temple Singers has wavered. The glory of our music at the Temple will only survive if the Temple Singers continue making their mark upon the musical life of the congregation. We are always looking for new members — young and old, men and women — who are

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Making beautiful music

interested in preserving our high level of musical spirituality.

Not only do the Temple Singers sing the beautiful music of the Service, but they learn about the physical aspects of vocal production and grow in their un-derstanding of our cultural and religious heritage.

(For more on our Temple Singers, please see page 20.)

From Shtetl to BroadwayIn the spring of 2007, in celebration of Holy Blossom’s 150th Anniversary, we will present a unique musical production: From Shtetl to Broadway. The contribu-tion of the Yiddish theatre and its unique infl uence on the music of Broadway will be featured in a cast combining several musical forces.

This unprecedented multiple cast will include the Lachan Toronto Jew-ish Chamber Choir, the Holy Blossom Temple Singers and our High Holy Day professional choirs, as well as our Tem-ple’s music lovers. Watch the fall Bulletins for more details.

Music — the language of angelsChildren in Grades 3 to 6 are

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rehearsals resume in the fall.

Rehearsals are held on Sundays,

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School, starting on Oct. 15, 2006,

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Get ready for more performances,

an expanded repertoire and lots

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For more details, please call

Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers

(ext. 252), at the Temple.

For more information, or to leave a message, please call the Seniors’ hotline (ext. 517), at the Temple.

Summer GatheringSat. July 8, 2006, at 10.30 a.m.You are invited to join us during our regular Shabbat Service to reconnect with your long-time friends! After the Service, come and enjoy a light lunch.

M O N D AYS @ the TemplePlease join us on Mon. Sept. 11, 2006 for our fi rst program of the season. Have a great sum-mer and we look forward to seeing everyone in September.

The Summer Gathering is for all Temple members, with a special invitation to our senior congre-gants. Hope to see you there.

Co-sponsored by the Connecting Team of

the Caring Community and Sisterhood.


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We are thrilled to announce that Zach Paul will be joining our Temple staff next year as our new Youth Director. Zach will

advise HABSTY (Holy Awesome Blos-som Senior Temple Youth), help supervise JYG (Junior Youth Groups) and co-ordi-nate other youth activities. Many of you may know Zach, as he’s been a Holy Blos-som Temple member his entire life, and has always been an active member of our community. A graduate of our Religious School and our Confi rmation program, Zach was also a student teacher here.

He has been an executive member of HABSTY and a board member for the North American Federation of Temple Youth Northeast Lakes Region (NFTY-NEL). He has worked at Camp George since its opening seven years ago, as a counsellor, swim staff and, last year, as the Program Director.

Zach now adds professional training — York University’s Concurrent Educa-tion program — to all of that personal youth activities experience. (He will be teaching at CHAT in the fall.) The

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Reaching new heights

combination of familiarity with informal education, a strong personal connection with Holy Blossom and a fresh set of professional skills makes Zach an ideal person to fi ll the role of Youth Director.

Although he will offi cially begin work-ing in the fall, Zach is already getting

himself set for next year — helping out with HABSTY’s year-end responsibilities, getting oriented with the new HABSTY executive and setting up the calendar for next year. He will be working with a great group of teenagers who are ready to

move HABSTY to new heights. We look forward to the integration of the YEAH (Youth Elementary Activities at Holy) program for those in Grades 4 to 6 with our Sunday Religious School, and those in JYG and HABSTY with the Senior School.

If you have any questions or com-ments for Zach, feel free to e-mail him at [email protected].

Mazal tov Simon Axelrod, son of Temple members Drs. Heather Shapiro and Terry Axelrod and a Grade 6 student at The Leo Baeck Day School, reached the National Finals of the Chidon Tanach, the National Bible Contest held in Toronto in May 2006. We are all proud of Simon and wish him suc-cess in all of his future endeavours.

Join us in school Do you like children? Would you like to contribute to your Holy Blossom com-munity? Have you wondered what your children are doing every week in Religious School? To see how you can be a part of our program, please call me (ext. 239), at the Temple.

Zach Paul

Family Programming 2006

Join us for our annual retreat at Camp George in gorgeous Parry Sound. It’s the perfect end-of-summer getaway for kids and parents alike.

For more details, please call Shelley Berenbaum (ext. 233), at the Temple.

Family Camp

Fri. Sept. 1 to Sun. Sept. 3, 2006A weekend full of relaxing at a beauti-ful camping site, lots of kids playing together, a warm Shabbat experience and … s’mores! If this sounds like a good way to spend a few days, then Family Camp is for you.


Spring learning and celebrationsThis spring saw many varied events at Holy Blossom Temple. We welcomed several renowned speakers, celebrated Israel’s birthday, honoured our hard-working teachers, studied with Sisterhood and opened our doors to those interested in the architecture of our building. Our halls were fi lled with learning and song and celebration.

The Roots of Toronto’s Jewish CommunityBill Gladstone (May 9)

Bill Gladstone presents a lecture on the Jewish community of 1900 to 1914.

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Sisterhood Retreat — The Mikvah: Myths, Truths and Possibilities (Apr. 7 to 9 )

Left to right: (front) Sharon Smith-Miller and Judy Malkin; and (back) Judith Wiley, Catherine Mayers, Alice Charach and Lyn Feldman.

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National Security Dilemmas of IsraelProfessor Gabriel Ben-Dor lecture (May 8)

As part of the 2006 Harry Posen Memorial Lectures, Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor speaks on Israel’s security issues.

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(Left to right) Sarah Kernerman, Dalia Alalouf and Myrna Ross are honoured at Erev Hamorim.

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The Canadian World Zionist Congress election is now com-pleted, and the results for the Canadian delegates are: ARZA

Canada — seven delegates (an increase of three); Mizrachi — seven delegates (an increase of two); Mercaz — three delegates (unchanged); and one delegate each for two smaller parties (Hatikvah and Zionistparty.com).

This excellent result was, in part, due to the support of the Israel Religious Ac-

Shared goals for Israel’s Reform Movementby Joan Garson, President, ARZA Canada

tion Center (the social justice and legal branch of the Israeli Reform Movement) and ARZA’s election team in the United States. The Canadian staff of ARZA was fantastic and untiring. ARZA Canada board members and the leaders and se-nior staff from Reform congregations were all key to the result.The election process saw an increase in ARZA Canada membership of about one third, many of whom were from Holy Blossom Temple.

This is the fi rst time that there has been a World Zionist Congress election in Canada since 1987 and we know that

the process was not perfect. Despite the frustrations, ARZA Canada achieved its target for seats and membership. The challenge now for ARZA Canada will be to maintain our membership and build on the support that our members showed throughout the campaign, and to work to achieve our shared goals for Israel and its Reform community.

Your membership in ARZA Canada is critical to our ongoing efforts on behalf of the Israeli Reform Movement.

For more information on ARZA, please visit www.urj.ccrj/arza.

Guests visit Holy Blossom as part of an event sponsored by Heritage Toronto.

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Our recent Annual Cooking Demonstration was a great success. With great appreciation, we thank the follow-

ing people and companies who donated door prizes, including: Bijoux Fantasy-Edye Rome • Dr. Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin • Jeanne Kamarner • Links of London at Holt Renfrew (Rosalie Sussman) • Rose Reisman • Larry Rosen • Shaynee’s Gifts • Shoshanna Sage. We also thank the members of Sisterhood who personally donated wonderful prizes. Your gen-erosity helps support many important programs at Temple.

Judaica ShopDo you need a gift for a wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah or baby naming? Are you looking to honour someone with a gift of Judaica or do you need something for your own family?

The Sisterhood Judaica Shop carries a large variety of gifts, as well as tallit, mezzuzot, challah covers and knives, books and so much more.

by Gail Goodman, President

Join us in making a diff erence

In July and August, we are open by ap-pointment only. We would be pleased to serve you. To make an appointment at the Shop or if you are interested in be-coming a Judaica Shop volunteer, please call the Sisterhood hotline (ext. 514), at the Temple.

Sisterhood in 2006/2007Once again, Sisterhood had a very suc-cessful and fulfi lling year. Our thanks go out to our senior staff and all of those who participated in our programs: you made them so stimulating and enjoyable. We are already in the planning stages for next year and your input would be most appreciated. If there is a topic of inter-est that you would like to see us pursue, please let us know.

Sisterhood’s 2006/2007 events will celebrate the Temple’s 150th Anniversary and will include many new programs and initiatives.

In early fall, we will host our Welcome and Appreciation Brunch for new and current members of Sisterhood. We in-vite you to take this opportunity to fi nd out what we are all about.

As well, watch your mail for our Project 2006 raffl e books. Support Sisterhood’s major fundraiser, which allows us to make substantial contributions to the Holy Blossom Temple Library and Religious School, camp scholarships, Plaut Manor, and Out of the Cold, as well as to sup-port rabbinic students and many other worthwhile Temple funds. We have a great selection of prizes, the major one being a beautiful opal ring valued at more than $2,000. Mark your calendars now for Tue. Nov. 21, 2006 for the draw and an eve-ning of entertainment.

Get involvedOver the summer, please visit our Web site, at www.hbtsisterhood.ca to see what we are up to. We can be reached at [email protected] or by calling the Sisterhood hotline (ext. 514), at the Temple.

We encourage you to play a proud and active role in Sisterhood. Remember to check the Sisterhood membership box on your Holy Blossom Temple renewal form. Help us continue to grow and build for tomorrow. Make our next year another success.

Holy Blossom Temple BrotherhoodAnnual General Meeting and Installation

WED. SEPT. 13, 2006, AT 8 P.M.

All members and potential members of Brotherhood are invited to our Annual General Meeting followed by a wine and cheese reception.

Summer 2006 Library Hours

Summer 2006 Library Hours Monday to Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. The Library will be closed Aug. 3 to 13.


Our Congregational Family

Lights will be kindled in the

Sanctuary, for seven days,

starting the Saturday evening

before the anniversary date,

to mark the yahrzeit of the

following:

Name DateHarry David Burston July 2Mary Cohen 2

Lorne Dunkelman July 2Jeanette Freeman 2Ruth Goodman 2Morris Killem 2Dora Krangle Lifsitz 2Marcia Papernick 2Paul Bell 3Moe Cole 3Diana Morgulis 3Claire Sweet 3Ernst Weinberg 3

Name Date

We would like to welcome the following people to the Holy Blossom Temple family:

Sheila Bacher • Jean & Garson Conn • Gail & Gil Faclier • Judy & Gerald Gliserman • Cory Glowinski • Merna Glowinski, and Kevin • Leslie Morgan, and Erin and Sarah

Judy & Gerald Slan, on their 40th wedding anniversary.Jordana Silver, on receiving the 2006 Inspiration Award from JVS

Toronto.Fredzia & Dow Marmur, on their 50th wedding anniversary.

BirthsKari Abrams & Charles Corlett on the birth of their daughter Leah

Meagan Corlett. Proud grandparents are Elaine & Joel Abrams and Kathleen Hunter & Allan Deale. Proud great-grandparents are Bess Abrams, Hilda Hunter and Betty Palter.

Judy & Michael Aiken on the birth of their granddaughter Mia Pearl Klayman, daughter of Gillian Aiken & Blair Klayman. Other proud grandparents are Susan & Morris Klayman. Proud great- grandmother is Pearle Duckman Fogel.

Dr. Amy Kaiser & Ken Rotman on the birth of their son Harrison Kaiser Rotman, brother to Paul and Phoebe. Proud grandparents are Sandy & Joe Rotman.

Carolyn & Darran Soskin on the birth of their daughter Olivia Fern Soskin, sister to Lauren. Proud grandparents are Miriam & Marvin Dryer, Shirley Rochman, and Barbara & Steve Soskin. Proud great-grandmother is Ruth Edelmuth.

Ali & Michael Wasserman on the birth of their son Corey Wasserman, brother to Annie. Proud grandparents are Maxine & Mel Wasserman.

B'nei Mitzvah

2 Elul 5766/Aug. 26, 2006Samson Lugassy, son of Donna Saslove & Simon Lugassy

9 Elul 5766/Sept. 2, 2006David Harris-Koblin, son of Judy Harris-Koblin & Hal Koblin

Engagements/MarriagesHelen & Joe Feldmann and Virginia & Carl Solomon on the

engagement of their children Adam Feldmann and Diana Solomon, who will be married in August 2006. Proud grandmother is Cyla Feldmann.

Myrna Freedman on the engagement of her son Jeffrey Freedman to Dr. Robyn Blatt, daughter of Linda & Ralph Blatt.

Harriet & Barry Sklar on the engagement of their son, Robert Sklar, to Robyn Temins, daughter of Marianne & Larry Temins, who will be married in October 2006. Proud grandmother is Rose Sklar.

Bonnie & Brian Smith on the engagement of their daughter Holly Anne Smith to Ron Millett, son of Judy Millett & Ron Beauchamp and the late George Millett, who will be married in October 2006. Proud grandfathers are Sam Gomberg and Gerald Smith.

Hymie Baltzan, husband of Celia Baltzan, father of Nina Baltzan, Gail Schloss and Jaclyn Shulman

Leah Chaplin, mother of Susan Taerk, sister of Ruth Kreaden and Natalie Sarick

Rosalyn Leese, wife of Saul Leese, mother of David Leese, Joanne Leese, Michael Leese and Ellen Schneidman, sister of Elliot Weinstein

Alex Mandel, husband of Vera Mandel, father of Gabriel MandelDon McRae, husband of Helen McRae, father of Catherine Freeman

and Janet WebberHarry Rotman, husband of Rae Rotman, father of Geri Durbin and

Steven RotmanJean Rubinoff, wife of Archie Rubinoff, mother of Barbara Nelson,

Joel Rubinoff and Rosalyn Rubinoff, sister of Goldie CashMorris Stein, father of Elena Starr and Jason Stein, brother of Pauline

Albaum


Name Date Name Date Name Date Name DateMax Grossman July 4Ralph Sternberg 4Rebecca Banks 5Rose Finsten 5Max Fromovitz 5Albert Goldman 5Max Kates 5Israel Lindzon 5Irving Schacter 5Benjamin Bregman 6Sylvia Pulver 6Libbye S. DeLuz 7Anne Rita Levy Goldstein 7Irving Elias Kanner 7Nathan Dann 7Mitchell Kohan 8Margaret Sellman 8Regina Reah Wolff 9Lewis Crocker 10Erna Freund 10Charles Goodman 10Alex Mogelonsky 10Samuel Rosenberg 10Joseph Schipper 10Joseph Nathan Sussman 10Anne Goldstein 11Gertrude Pollack 11Emma G. Perlman 12Bella Shiner 12Morris Stark 12Samuel Weisberg 12Louis Wintrope 12Jonas Bacher 13Henry C. Fleming 13Nathan Greisman 13Rachel Leah Kanner 13Morris Liss 14Tillie Mason 14Fanny Penturn 14Herbert Sheaffer 14Esther Auerbach 15Charles Sanders 15Samuel Bloomfi eld 16Murrah Kohen 16Irving Kriss 16Herbert Levitt 16Ayeda Penturn 16Gertrude Pollack 16Edie Weiser 17

Ralph Bernard Cooper July 18Augusta Friedman 18Jennie Gelfand 18Fannie Mitchell 18Samuel Rosenberg 18Isabel Henrietta Silverman 18Milton Fried 19Percival Grant Gordon 19Ben Manson 19Helen Schrage 19Louis Sidlofsky 19Harold R. Sniderman 19Bella Solway 19Max Dann 20Sam Aaron Lawrence 20Mary Lynn Shendroff 20Ralph Wolman 20Mabel Korn 21Minnie Sandler 21Devy Cass 22Isador Fried 22Benjamin David Rachlin 22Aaron Isaac Silverman 22Maxwell Gilmore 23Morris Liss 23Morris Ruby 23Adeline Borins 24Maurice Kaplan 24Arthur Isadore King 24Julius Breslin 25Meyer Jacobs 25Louis Mendelson 26Rae Taube 26Harry Baker 27Fay Dessau 27Harry Palter 27Maurice Frankel 28Lucy Goldstein 28Harvey Wallet 28Serena Gross 29Goodwin Lichtenberg 29Ann Steinberg 29Helen Fried 30Marilyn Gold 30Donna Joanne Cohen 31Bert Iseman 31Helen Pullan 31Sara Stossel 31Joseph Danson Aug. 1

Max Enkin Aug.1Frank Garber 1Grace M. Levy 1Sonia Nisenboim 1Ronald Marvin Turk 1Luba Chaiton 2Dora Dalgorf 2Samuel Fingold 2David Goodman 2Nathan Lachman 2Ben Rosenberg 2David Zener 2Jacob Brill 3Charles Hertzman 3Morris Lahman 3Benjamin Lokash 3Gertrude Blackstone 4Joseph Gordon 4Lillian Marrus 4Dr. Wilfred Schwab 4Michaline Slonetsky 4Fannie Weinreb 4Frank Dolcort 5Eve Rose Muter Gordon 5Anne Izen 5John Penturn 5Louis Sherkin 5Renee Sussman 5Sophie Sweiden 5William Wolman 5Jean Appleton 6Louis Fingold 6Harry Manhaim 6Bernard Mayer 6Jennie Saunders 6Ada Borinsky 7Ivor Brodey 7Samuel Fine 7Pearl Levitt 7Abraham Levy 7Genendel Borden 8Leo Frankel 8Syra Goldstein Koplar 8Rachel Lowe 8Sally Bader 9Florence Feggie Brody 9Max Greenholtz 9Albert Pasternak 9Albert Rose 9

Katoon Yacoob Aug. 9Robert Brodey 10Celia Levy 10Bernice Thomson 10Hannah Brookstone 11Bella Eisen Drucker 11Morris Gellman 11Meyer Leon Goldberg 11Anne Sherwin 11Natalie Fine 12Charles Goodman 12Morris Offman 12Clara Orberndorffer 12Maxwell Stark 12Fannie Whyne 12Ruth Davidson 13Abraham Freuerlich-Berecz 13Rebecca Horwitz 13Saul Morris 13David Palter 13Albert Sosno 13Maurice Bucove 15Sidney Fromkin 15Frank L. Roberts 15Murray Shiffman 15Norman Borins 16Dr. Harry Colman 16Ann Kringold 17Victor Martin Switzer 17Reta Cassel 18Rose Glazier 18Albert Perly 18Libbie Turner 18Ben Biback 20Frantisek Freund 20Louis Papernick 20Harry Aaron 22Harry L. Fogler 22Bertye Suravitz Fremes 22Edythe Schwartz 22William Anshan 23Carl Milford Frankel 23Abraham Goldberg 23Elizabeth Rubin 23Jack Shain 23Sylvia Lawrence 24Harvey Lichtenberg 24Ethel Newman 24Matthew Sapera 24


Aid for Survivors of TerrorismEd Gold, Special Birthday: Gordon & Sandy AtlinMyrna Merkur and Family, With Sympathy: Harriet & Frank WolmanJudy Miller, In Memory: Ellen KarabanowFloyd Prager, In Memory: Gordon & Sandy AtlinSylvia & Sidney Roth, Happy Anniversary: Arlene and Jessica Roth-Hershfi eldRobin Sassen, In Memory: Aubrey & Etienne KaplanBetty Smigel, Speedy Recovery: Harriet & Frank Wolman

William Anshan Youth Awards FundJoe Weinrauch, In Memory: Jean Anshan

Ruth Borden Memorial Youth Award FundDr. Male Goldberg, Speedy Recovery: Harvey Bordon

Danson Family FundJill & Ben Lustig, Mazal Tov: Theodora & Bert Danson

Jean Fine Seniors FundMarilyn Farber, Speedy Recovery: Shoshana Cole

Floral FundSybil Geller, Happy Birthday: Jack GellerDavid Harris-Koblin, Bar Mitzvah: Judy Harris-Koblin & Hal KoblinSamson Lugassy, Bar Mitzvah: Donna Saslove & Simon Lugassy

Holy Blossom Temple FoundationDwight Copeland, Happy Birthday: Daisy & Syd JacobsStuart & Suzanne Egier, Mazal Tov: Karen & Yoel AbellsSybil Geller, Happy Birthday: Sybil & David Gordon; Jeanne Kamarner; Mary &

Henry Seldon Gerald Goodman, Happy Birthday: Daisy & Syd JacobsSam Gotfrid, Congratulations: Joan Florence

Goldie Silver Aug. 24Mary Stutz 24Elie Cass 25Morris Kwinter 25Rieka Liss 25Leon Offman 25Ruth Rose 25George Altman 26Susan Burton 26David Etan Diament 26Rieka Liss 26Rose Kirsch 27Isadore (Dutch) Levit 27Harry Pearl 27Albert Starkman 27Aaron Lichtenberg 28Sylvia Shiffman 28Minnie Coopersmith 29Florence Steinhauer 29Isaac Zener 29Rose Fauman 30

Bertha Davis King Aug. 30Helen Posluns Leeds 30David Stitt 30Lillian Clavir 31Harry Dubin 31David Ivan Izen 31Samuel Pearl 31Carl Ritchie 31Raoul Auerbach Sept. 1Sydney Bederman 1Edward Laxton 1Murray Shafran 1Erna Weinberg 1Norman Berdock 2Rachel Draimin Cooper 2Rabbi Saul M. Diament 2Charles Fichman 2Frieda Granatstein 2Israel Liberman 2Lily Stein 2Belle Stitt 2

Name Date Name Date Bernie Herman, Happy Birthday: Rose WolfeJack Lane, In Memory: Esther & Marvin TileRosalyn Leese, In Memory: Karen & Yoel Abells; Sylvia Alter; The Barish Family;

Debbie Farley & Joshua Cohen; Leah Feinman; Lisa & Mark, Mitch and Emma Freed; Corrie Gancman; Sybil & Jack Geller; Bonnie & Ronald Goldstein; Cathy & Lorne Greenbaum and Family; Marilyn & Alfred Herman; Joanne & Allan Hoffman; Daisy & Syd Jacobs; Edith Kirzner; Lesleigh & Gordon Landry; Mona & Larry Levienstein; Jodi & Paul Mandel; Zelda & Leonard Melamed; Barb & Stacy Mitchel; Bertha & Gordon Murray; Gordon Pape; Gloria Pollock & Sam Birenbaum and Jennifer Pollack; Janis Rotman; Joy & Allen Rudolph; Debbie Sadja; Sharyn Salsberg-Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin and Lil & Nat Salsberg; Debra & David Satok, and Gordon and Marlee; Mary & Henry Seldon; Helen & Edward Sheffman; Ann & Irving Shendroff; Janet & Norman Shiner and Family; Beatrice & Saul Sidlofsky; Marilyn & Jerry Smith; Suzanne Stein; Francie Storm; Rosemary & Gary Tile and Family; Shari & Michael Wilson

Lorraine Loeb, Happy Birthday: Henrietta ChesnieDonald & Lorraine Loeb, Happy Anniversary: Henrietta ChesniePeter Loebel, Happy 75th Birthday: Frances & Paul HellenRachel Micay, Bat Mitzvah: Hildy & Louis ParksJudy Miller, In Memory: Gail & Gary GoodmanJudy Nyman, In Recognition: Karen & Yoel Abells; Esther Zeller Cooper & Morris

Cooper; Wendy & Elliott Eisen; Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Bonnie & Nick Jackson and Family; Pnina Margolese; Mary & Henry Seldon; Lorie Shekter-Wolfson & Lorne Wolfson; Sheila & Bob Smolkin

Rae Roebuck & David McCoy, Mazal Tov: Morris Cooper and Esther Zeller CooperLee Schwenk, Special Birthday: Pauline & Jack TokerDr. Marvin Tile, Congratulations: Elliott & Wendy Eisen; Marvin & Diana

Goodman; Holy Blossom Temple SisterhoodVera Usprich, In Memory: Daisy & Syd JacobsDebby Vigoda, In Honour: Daisy Jacobs, Dora Track and Jeanne KamarnerGordon Wolfe, Happy Birthday: Joyce & Herb Appleby

Israel Study FundRob Conway, Happy Birthday: The DenaburgsJudi Miller, In Memory: Glenda MindlinRabbi Ed Goldfarb, In Appreciation: Joan GarsonRabbi Dow Marmur, In Appreciation: Joan GarsonJudi Miller, In Memory: Glenda MindlinRabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Joan GarsonRabbi Jason Rosenberg, In Appreciation: Joan GarsonRabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Joan Garson

Jacobs Tower FundMarilyn Shesko & David Hertzman, Mazal Tov on Engagement: Lois Greisman &

Eban Bayefesky, and Daniel and Sammy Bayefsky; Tobie & John Lipson

Joan Kerbel Leadership Development FundSybil Geller, Special Birthday: Gail & Gary Goodman

Library Book FundLloyd Mulder, In Memory: Marilyn Hahn

Dow and Fredzia Marmur Program for Educational ExcellenceCynthia Good, In Honour: Sheila & Bob SmolkinSharon & Bernie Herman, Happy Birthday: Matthew Sapera & Darren SukonickPeter Loebel, Happy Birthday: Elizabeth and Arthur LesserMrs. Fredzia & Rabbi Dow Marmur, 50th Wedding Anniversary: Etta Ginsberg

McEwan; Nancy Ruth; Gordon & Linda WolfeVera Usprich, In Memory: Beverly & Bernie Blackstein

Musical Legacy FundDawn Davis, In Memory: Helena & David Fine; Kathy & Maurice Green; Sharon &

Shelly MillerCantor Benjamin Z. and Hope Maissner, Mazal Tov: Mira Goldfarb & Adam


To make a donation to any of our existing funds, please call the Foundation Offi ce, at (416) 789-3291, ext. 265.

To learn more about how you can support the Holy Blos som Tem ple Foundation, or to establish a new fund, please call Deborah Tameanko, at (416) 789-3291, ext. 265.

To make a donation to MAZON Canada, please call (416) 783-7554.

To make a donation to the Toronto Community Forest Fund, please call Sybil Gor don at (416) 489-5709.

We appreciate your supportHoly Blossom Temple appreciates all donations to our funds, how ev er due to rising costs, cards will only be sent for donations of $18 or more. We will con tin ue to rec og nize donations of $18 or more in the Bulletin.

We apologize but due to space constraints, not all do na tions will ap pear in the Bulletin issue closest to the date on which the con tri bu tion was made. Donations in this issue were received by May 12, 2006.

Contacts for Donations

Berkowitz; Holy Blossom Temple Singers; Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Sharon & Shelly Miller; Myrna Sandler

Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Holy Blossom Temple Chavurah; Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Edith Kirzner; Michael Ryval

Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Michael RyvalRae Roebuck & David MacCoy, Mazal Tov: Holy Blossom Temple SingersShirley Jane Stainman, Happy Birthday: Rose Gold

Out of the ColdHarry Armel, Yahrzeit: Susan BermanSandy & Gordon Atlin, Happy Anniversary: Harriet and Frank WolmanLeo Berman, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and FamilyRandi & Stuart Feiner, Daughter’s Graduation: Lloyd & Nancy Pollack Cynthia Good, In Honour: Barbara OrganDylon Handow, Bat Mitzvah: Judy & Walter HandelmanHoly Blossom Temple Stagecraft Company, In Appreciation: Janet & Michael Ryval

and FamilyLilian Joltin, In Memory: Suzanne PosnerBrent Kirshenbaum, Happy Birthday: The Schneidman FamilyEthel Koranyi, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and FamilyNicholas Koranyi, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and FamilyMichael Marks, Bar Mitzvah: The Crawford-RitchiesJudy Miller, In Memory: Susanne & Stuart Egier; Nora & John FreundMarvin Miller, In Memory: Edward & Helen SheffmanLesley Shore, In Appreciation: Speakers Action GroupGeneral: Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood; Betty Mae Siegel

Plaut Manor General: Monica Magadin & Eyal DeLaraBeth Sky, Happy Birthday: Susan & Harold Grossman

Prayer Book and Worship FundHerman Adler, Yahrzeit: Ellen KarabanowSybil Geller, Happy Birthday: Rose Garfi nkel

Project TikvahJulia Goldfarb, In Memory: Sharon Smith Miller & Shelly Miller, and Ryan and Joshua

Rabbis' Discretionary FundRabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Harvey S.

Borden and Family; Lucy WeinsteinRabbi John Moscowitz: Holy Blossom Temple Shiva Readers, In Appreciation:

Phyllis & Gil NefskyRabbi John Moscowitz: Minnie Fingerhut, Special Birthday: Fern & Charles Stancer

and FamilyRabbi John Moscowitz: Holy Blossom Temple Lay Readers, In Appreciation:

Phyllis & Gil NefskyRabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Karen & Max Axler; Harvey Borden and

Family; Phyllis & Gil Nefsky; Ritchie Carroll Family; Family of the late Bill Sniderman

Rabbi Jason Rosenberg, In Appreciation: Harvey Borden and Family; Susan Davidson and Family; Saul Leese; Carole J. Paul; Lucy Weinstein

Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, In Appreciation: The Sutton FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Harvey Borden and Family; Ritchie

Carroll FamilyLindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Karen & Max Axler; Phyllis & Gil Nefsky; Ritchie

Carroll Family

Nancy Ruth Educational FundSam Ruth, In Memory: Esther & Marvin Tile

The Lorraine Sandler Tribute FundLeah Rose Hamovitch, Mazal Tov: Brenda & Collin Baskin

Pam & Greg Hamovitch, Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah: Debbie & Randy Spiegel, Jerry & Marlee Greenglass

Shacharit FundWalter Cohen, Yahrzeit: Nancy Cohen & Stephen GoldharKaren Goldblatt, Yahrzeit: Barry GoldblattPhilip Goldman, Yahrzeit: Fran & Bernie GoldmanJack Kirzner, In Memory: Caryl & Bert BarruchLazlo Lantos, Yahrzeit: Robert LantosEva Saunders, Yahrzeit: Sara PachterAdele Silver, Yahrzeit: Myrna FreedmanSamuel Silver, Yahrzeit: Myrna FreedmanVera Usprich, In Memory: The Sutton FamilyLeon E. Weinstein, Yahrzeit: Fran & Bernie GoldmanGeneral: Meryl & Arthur Cole

Blanche Spiegel Posen Youth Awards FundBlanche Spiegel Posen, 97th Birthday: Joy & Charles CohenBarry Spiegel, 70th Birthday: Isla & David and Melanie and Daniel Steinberg; Leila &

Martin Taylor

Al & Dora Track Scholarship FundSybil Geller, Special Birthday: Dora TrackRabbi Dow and Fredzia Marmur, 50th Wedding Anniversary: Dora Track

Youth AwardsSusanne & Stuart Egier, Mazal Tov: Ellen KarabanowSylvia Fisher, In Appreciation: Edith Kirzner and FamilyEsther & Cyril Hirsh, Mazal Tov: Myrna FreedmanJack Kirzner, In Memory: Rosemarie KirznerShoshana & David Paice, Mazal Tov: Penny Fine & Hugh FurneauxConfi rmation Class of 2006, In Honour: Phyllis & Jeff Denaburg; Heather & Max

Finestone; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Susan & Peter Segal


Summer breakSummer break

Like so many of you, the Bulletin will be taking a short break this summer. The fi rst issue of

the new year will be received by congregants the last week of August. Watch for detailed

High Holy Day information, details on the Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Fall Lecture

Series and information on the myriad programs, lectures and courses being held

at the Temple next year. We wish everyone a wonderful summer.

The Bulletin is published 11 times a year, between September and June, by Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5P 3K9. Telephone: (416) 789-3291; Fax: (416) 789-9697; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.holyblossom.org. Honorary Pres i dent: John A. Geller; President: Alan Garfi nkel; Senior Rabbi: John Moscowitz; Associate Rabbi: Yael Splansky; Associate Rabbi: Jason Rosenberg; Rabbi: Edward Goldfarb; Cantor: Benjamin Z. Maissner; Cantorial Soloist: Lindi Rivers; Director of Education: Deborah K. Spiegel; Rabbi Emeritus: Dow Marmur; Senior Schol ar: W. Gunther Plaut; Executive Director: Benjamin Applebaum; Holy Blossom Temple Foundation Chair: Dr. Marvin Tile; Bulletin Editor: Judy Nyman.

Design and Production: Holy Blossom Temple was found ed in 1856 and is affi l i at ed with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Canadian Council for Reform Judaism.

For Worship Services, please see page 2; for High Holy Day Services, please see page 4. As dates and times may change without notice, please call the Temple, and press #1, to access our up-to-date This Week @ Holy Blossom recording.

Fri. June 30 6.30 p.m. Shabbat Fusion

Sat. July 1 9 a.m. Torah Study

Wed. July 5 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study


10.30 a.m. Shabbat Services followed by Summer

Gathering







Wed. Aug. 2 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study

Sat. Aug. 5 9 a.m. Torah Study








Sat. Sept. 2 9 a.m. Torah Study

Wed. Sept. 6 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study

Sat. Sept. 9 9 a.m. Torah Study

This Month @ Holy Blossom JULY 2006 TAMMUZ/AV/ELUL 5766


1950 Bathurst StreetToronto, ON M5P 3K9

Canada PostPublications Mail

Sales Agreement No. 40063407

by Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

A wonderful corps of volunteers

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Recently, I was wandering the halls on a Sunday morn-ing, while Sunday School was in ses-sion. The sound of

music was coming out of the Sanctu-ary, and it caught my attention, so I followed it.

From the doorway, I watched our Temple Singers practicing, as they do every week.

What struck me the most was not the beauty of the music (although it was lovely); it was the dedication of these Temple members.

Our dedicated SingersBeing in Temple on Sunday mornings is part of my job; it’s one that I love, since I get to interact with so many children, but it’s still a requirement for me. I have to be here. But not so

for those who belong to the Temple Sing-ers. These dedicated people were giving their time — as they do nearly ev-ery single week for rehearsals and several times a month as they sing in Services — purely out of love for our synagogue. It occurred to me that the sheer amount of time that they give, most of them taking away from otherwise busy lives, would astound most congregants who are probably only vaguely aware of how much time and energy all of our Temple Singers put in on a weekly basis.

And, of course, the Temple Singers are but one very good example of some-thing that we see all over our building, every day.

We are blessed with a truly astound-ing corps of volunteers. As proud as I am of the professional team of which I am a part, the reality is that this synagogue couldn’t function without hundreds of people who give of them-

selves, constantly, often with no reward or even acknowledgement.

There are those who come to serve our seniors food, and provide compan-ionship and learning, every Monday. Others dream up and plan our festival celebrations, parties, carnivals and more. Volunteers lead Services, visit the sick, look after the building or help in the offi ce. I could easily fi ll this page with nothing more than a list of ways that our congregants keep this synagogue alive through their volunteer efforts.

A well-deserved restOver the summer, our programming quiets down here at Temple; there isn’t as much going on these months as at any other time of the year. So, I hope our vol-unteers are enjoying a well-deserved rest. But I know I’ll see them all in the fall, and I hope they know how deeply grate-ful we are for all that they do.

Mazal tov Hillary and Rabbi Jason RosenbergWe are thrilled to wish Hillary and Rabbi Jason Rosenberg a hearty Mazal

Tov on the birth of their daughter Talia Shoshana, sister to Benjamin, and

granddaughter of Alice and David Arlen, and Diane and Robert Rosenberg.

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