NARAYEVER NEWSFebruary, March & April 2019

Shevat, Adar, Adar II, Nisan 5779 חדשות נרייבר

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First Narayever Congregation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

President’s Message

Rabbi’s Message

Pesach

Ritual

Adult Education

Ritual & Social Action

Membership & Shul Community

Celebrations

Youth & Families

ShinShinim

Shul Matters

Kiddush Sponsors & Donations

Other Donations

Rosh Hashanah Tzedakah Fund Donations

Yom Kippur Tzedakah Fund Donations

Yahrzeit Anniversaries

Board of Governors

Calendar of Events

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Information on Upcoming ChagSell Hametz

Tefillah Coach’s Message

Indigenous Prayer Update

Our New Members

Events for FamiliesEvents for Teens

HesedFundraisingEveryday Mitzvah HeroesMemories Of Miriam (Mary) Schlanger, z”lA Book About Radical Hope

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Many members will have already heard the great news that the First Narayever Congregation

was fully successful in our appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario

Municipal Board). We were granted all of the variances requested to undertake the necessary

renovations to make the sanctuary, shul offices and social hall accessible for all of our members,

and to build a proposed 2nd floor office and study for Rabbi Elkin which will also be accessible.

The Tribunal found that our building has been used by the Congregation continuously as a

place of worship since 1943 and as such enjoys legal non-conforming use status. This meant

that the key question before the Tribunal was whether the addition of an elevator and the other

proposed renovations would have an unacceptable adverse impact on the surrounding area.

The Tribunal relied on statements in the City of Toronto’s Official Plan that places of worship

“play an important role in the rhythm of daily life in Neighbourhoods”. It agreed that our pro-

posals “both individually and cumulatively, meet the requirements under [the Planning Act]...

has regard for matters of provincial interest: is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement;

conforms with the Growth Plan; is, from a planning and public interest point of view, desirable

for the appropriate development and use of the subject property; and will have no unacceptable

adverse impact on the surrounding area”.

I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to shul member and lawyer Ron

Kanter of the firm Macdonald, Sager, Manis LLP for agreeing to act for the Narayever and for

donating his considerable expertise, legal skill and experience on our behalf.

Special thanks also to Antonio Volpentesta (planner) Jana Levitt (architect) Ali Engel-Yan,

Gary Lichtblau, and Elizabeth Bohnen (shul members) each of whom gave evidence on behalf

of the Congregation. As well, a big thank you to the members of the Building Renewal Steering

Committee who have worked tirelessly on this project and have exhibited the patience of Job.

What are our next steps? In no particular order they are as follows:

First, and most importantly, we require the approval of the Congregation to proceed with the

renovation. We will be calling a Special General Meeting (SGM), or use the Annual General

Meeting (AGM), to allow the membership to vote on whether to proceed with the project.

Second, the Board of Governors will meet shortly to decide on the order in which to proceed.

For example, the Board will have to decide whether it is best to obtain the required Heritage

Impact Assessment approval before, or after, the SGM/AGM.

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Third, the Board will likely decide whether to wait for the SGM/AGM to kick fundraising into

high gear or to seek pledges of financial contributions from the membership before the SGM/

AGM so that the Congregation has the most up-to-date financial information before it votes.

We will, of course, keep you advised of all of these next steps in Narayever Net, in upcoming

Newsletters and on the webpage.

In other news, please review the article on page 12 from Lawrence Aronovitch (our Ritual

Committee Chair) and Ryan Peck (our Social Action Committee Chair) in which they

describe the recent rapprochement achieved by the Board on the difficult issue of appropriately

expressing a desire for reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations.

Many young people in our shul community participated in a very special and joyous Youth

Shabbat on December 1. Thank you to Ruth Rohn and Sabrina Friedman for helping to assist

many with their parts and a special thank you to parent volunteer Jennifer Cohen for organiz-

ing the day with Rabbi Elkin.

As well, a big shout out to Jill Magen (our Celebrations Committee Chair) and all the volun-

teers that helped make our December 9 Chanukah party such a huge success this year.

Finally, for a second year in a row many wonderful volunteers have stepped up to help conduct

our services during Rabbi Elkin’s ten-week Sabbatical. Their commitment to the Congrega-

tion, passion for the liturgy, and love of Torah are a testament to the vitality and strength of

the Narayever community.

Hart Schwartz

Co-President

president@narayever.ca

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Dear Friends,

In my Rosh Hashanah sermon this year, I reflected on the challenges associated with Jewish

identity and assimilation in our time. In exploring various ways of dealing with these challenges,

I reflected on the role that anti-Semitism has historically played in strengthening Jewish

identity. I said, “When all else failed, anti-Semites could always be counted on to remind us of

who we were, even if we ourselves weren’t sure. The problem is, as I see it, in our time, with a

few worrying exceptions, I just don’t think our society is anti-Semitic enough to perform that

function.”

I delivered that sermon two months before the horrific Pittsburgh synagogue massacre –

an event which constituted, at the very least, a “worrying exception” to the largely tolerant and

accepting society I described in the sermon. In the wake of that tragedy, the Narayever and

virtually every other North American synagogue I heard about experienced a major uptick in

Shabbat service attendance. People wanted to be together with the community as they grieved

over what had occurred, tried to understand it, and articulated their fears about where this

was heading.

I write this column several weeks after Pittsburgh. Shabbat attendance has for the most part

returned to its “natural” pre-Pittsburgh level. I realize that synagogue attendance is only one

possible measure of Jewish connection and affiliation, but it is the one I am personally most

connected to for obvious reasons. The question I am asking myself is, should I revisit the

conclusion I shared with the community on Rosh Hashanah? Does Pittsburgh and other less

violent but still troubling anti-Semitic incidents, mean that anti-Semitism has reached a level

where it will in fact become a strong factor in strengthening North American Jewish identity?

I still don’t think so. I still believe that, as I said on Rosh Hashanah, “shoring up Jewish iden-

tity on the basis that the world is against us is not an approach that would resonate for most

contemporary North American Jews.” But I acknowledge that people do draw together in the

face of external threats. And if Pittsburgh turns out, God forbid, to be more than a one-off,

some Jews who have distanced themselves from the community may start to draw nearer –

to find comfort and support.

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What is the nature of a Jewish identity which is based not on the joy experienced in Jewish

celebrations, not on the growth experienced by encountering Jewish texts, not on the

comfort experienced at times of difficulty and loss, not on the inspirational challenge

experienced through Jewish calls to righteousness, not on the thrill experienced by visiting

our Jewish national home in Israel – but rather an identity which is rooted in the communal

solidarity that arises when we realize that others hate us?

I don’t know. That is certainly not the type of Jewish identity that I went into the rabbinate

to nurture. I hope and pray that it doesn’t come to characterize the Jewish community of our

time. As hard as it is to make the positive case for Judaism in the context of the powerful

outside culture in which we live, that is the task that I went into the rabbinate to work at,

day after day.

I am spending the second part of my sabbatical this year in Israel, certainly a very different

context for reflections on Jewish identity than our context here in North America. I look

forward to sharing with you some of what I’ve learned upon my return in early March.

With prayers for safety and security for all,

Rabbi Ed Elkin

rabbi@narayever.ca

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PESACH

Pesach this year begins on Friday night April 19. We wish the entire Narayever family a chag sameach. Following are some notes and information pertaining to the upcoming chag.

Services

Educational Opportunities

Seder Matching Food Drive

Kashering Your Kitchen

Financial Assistance

Yom Tov services will be held beginning at 9:00 am on Shabbat April 20 (with Tefilat Tal), Sunday April 21, Friday April 26, and Shabbat April 27 (with Yizkor and Shir HaShirim). We do not serve kiddush lunch during Pesach.

Professor Adam Cohen will present on illuminated haggadot on Sunday March 31 at 10:30 am. See details on p.9.

Rabbi Elkin’s annual pre-Pesach shiur will take place on Shabbat April 13 after kiddush. This year’s topic will be “Let All Who are Hungry Come and Eat: An Exploration of the Values Underlying Seder Hospitali-ty”. See details on p.10.

Every year we endeavour to match shul members with other Narayever families for a Passover seder. If you would like to be hosted for a seder or if you would like to open your seder to guests from the shul, please contact David Barkin at fn.meal.matching@gmail.com or call 416-948-0850.

Please consider helping others of limited means observe a proper Pesach. One way to participate in the mitzvah of maot hittin is to contribute to the National Council of Jewish Women’s food drive. This drive provides Pe-sach food for over 10,000 people in the GTA, and the NCJW must raise $125,000 in order to be able to do it. To donate, either go to www.passoverfooddrive.org or call 416-633-5100. Please let them know if you can help with deliveries. If you would like a Pesach food basket from NCJW, contact NCJW directly.

If you would like information about kashering your kitchen for Pesach, please contact Rabbi Elkin.

Pesach can be a very expensive holiday to observe prop-erly. Are you in need of financial assistance to keep a kosher yontif? Rabbi Elkin has special funds set aside for members of the congregation in this situation, so don’t be bashful! Please contact the rabbi, in full confidence, at 416-487-4200, or rabbi@narayever.ca. The rabbi will be back from his sabbatical after March 7.

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PESACH

Authorization of Agent to Sell Hametz – Mekhirat Hametz

There are four ways we fulfill the biblical mitzvah of ridding ourselves of hametz before Passover: 1. We clean our homes. 2. We burn any remaining crumbs. 3. We verbally declare that any hametz in our possession is worthless, nullified, and no longer owned by us. 4. In order to ensure that there is no question about our intent to remove hametz from our possession, we sell hametz to a non-Jew.

You will have to do the cleaning, burning, and nullification. But we can assist you in the sale of your hametz, if you delegate that authority to Rabbi Elkin. If you would like us to do so, please submit the form below. You may either drop the form at the shul, or mail it to 187 Brunswick Ave., M5S 2M4, or fax it to 416-927-0486, or scan/email it to narayever@gmail.com. We need to receive the form by 5:00 pm on Wednesday April 17 at the latest in order to take care of this for you.

I, , (acting on behalf of and with the authorization of my entire family) hereby authorize Rabbi Edward Elkin to act as my agent to sell the hametz that may be at home, at my place of business, or elsewhere, in accordance with the requirements and provisions of Jewish law. I have placed my hametz and mixtures and objects containing hametz in specially designated storage areas within my home, which is at:

First Address:

Second Address:

Signature:

Date:

TEFILLAH COACH’S MESSAGE

RITUAL

The chanting of Biblical texts, as we hear on Shabbat and holidays at shul, is neither speaking nor singing; it is somewhere in between. The primary purpose of the chanting is to ensure that the words of the sacred text are heard clearly and that their meaning and spiritual mes-sage are conveyed. To accomplish this, only a small range of notes with limited ornamentation is used.

Why and how did this technique develop?

Following the Jews’ return from exile in Babylonia in the 6th century BCE, Ezra the Scribe initiated public reading of the Torah on Mondays and Thursdays in the marketplace, in addition to Shabbat and festival readings. The Biblical scrolls which Ezra read from, and which the rabbis of the Talmud studied and interpreted, were similar to the Torah scrolls we use today. The text of the Torah scroll is comprised of columns of words consist-ing only of consonants. Vowels and (Cont’d on next page)

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in each verse into meaningful phrases. In this way, the te’amim do more than provide for a more pleasing audito-ry experience compared to simply hearing the words read aloud. The te’amim also ensure that we can make sense of, and derive meaning from, the text.

Did You Know?

During the Talmudic period, the custom was to have a different individual chant each section (aliyah) of that day’s Torah reading. The first person called up to chant would recite the blessing before the Torah reading, and the last person called up to chant would recite the bless-ing that follows the Torah reading. In the post-Talmudic era, there were fewer people skilled at reading from the Torah. To avoid embarrassing those called up for an ali-yah, it became customary to have one person designated to chant all of the day’s Torah reading. Since then, being called up for an aliyah is an honour as well as a physi-cal and spiritual ascension, that involves chanting both blessings -- the one preceding and the one following the reading of that aliyah from the Torah.

The next time you are called up for an aliyah consid-er that the Torah reader is fulfilling what, in Talmudic times, would have been your role. A vestige of this may be found in the custom of acknowledging the words in the Torah scroll that mark the beginning and ending of the reading for your aliyah by touching them with your tallit and then kissing the tallit prior to singing the blessings.

Ruth Rohn Tefillah Coachtefillah@narayever.ca

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(Cont’d from previous page) punctuation are entirely absent. The text in the scrolls, except for occasional line breaks, appears to be an unpronounceable run-on sentence.

How did Ezra and others know how to read them properly?

Ezra and those who followed him inherited an oral tradi-tion that aided their understanding of proper pronuncia-tion of the text. Thanks to continuous study and regular public reading of the texts, knowledge of accurate read-ing had been passed down through the generations. As the custom of public readings became more widespread, a system of hand signals, common in the ancient Near East, was adopted. An assistant would use these gestures to cue the chanter as to the proper musical rendering of the text.

Beginning in the 6th or 7th Century CE, a group of anonymous scholar-scribes known as the Masoretes (con-servators of the tradition), began developing a written system of symbols as a method of preserving accurate read-ing of the text. Dots positioned above the letter ש clarified when it was to be articulated as “s” or “sh”, and dots within the consonants כ ,ב, and פ indicated when they were to be pronounced as “b” or “v”, “k” or “kh”, “p” or “f” respec- tively. Combinations of dots and lines placed above or below each consonant were created to represent vowels. These enabled the reader to accurately pronounce each word.

In addition to markings that guide pronunciation, the Masoretes also developed a more complex system of written symbols for chanting the text. Each symbol was associated with a set of musical notes and roughly each word in the text was assigned one of these symbols. These symbols were called Te’amim (singular: ta’am) or Ta’am-ei Hamikrah (in Yiddish, trop). Ta’am can be translated as ‘flavour’ or ‘sense’; more important than their musical significance, te’amim enable the reader to make sense of the text. They serve as punctuation and group the words

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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

ADULT EDUCATION

DIVORCE THROUGH A JEWISH LENS with Lynn Kaplan

Divorce affects upwards of 43% of Jewish families. Whether it touches us directly or indirectly, as individ-uals, friends, family, community members, or clergy, di-vorce impacts all of us. We will use Jewish text and tra-dition to provide commentary and insight into divorce in order to understand challenges unique to Jewish fam-ilies. Looking at the intersection of Jewish tradition and contemporary divorce, Divorce Through a Jewish Lens strives to help us talk about divorce productively. What questions can we ask? What services can we provide? What traditions, rituals, and principles can we turn to? How can we best ensure that our community members survive and thrive through and after divorce?

Light refreshments will follow the program.

TBD (Postponed until further notice)

GEORGE WASHINGTON & THE JEWS Post-Kiddush Program with Clifford Orwin

George Washington was a friend of the Jews and the only one of the American Founders to concern himself with the Jews at all. The Jewish presence in the infant nation was negligible (less than a thousandth of the population) and their political influence was equally miniscule. Were they even to be allowed citizenship? Amidst the many grave crises that compelled Washington’s attention, just why did he find time for the Jews? Clifford Orwin, a member of the Narayever since 1989, is Professor of Political Science, Classics, and Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto, where he has won three ma-jor teaching awards. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.

Saturday, February 9, 1:30 pm

Lynn Kaplan has a private practice as a Certified Divorce Doula and Divorce Coach along with vast work and volunteer experience in the worldwide Jewish community.

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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONT’D

What exactly is Kabbalah, and why is it so difficult to fathom? This session will demonstrate how to “break the code” of Jewish mystical literature so that we can hear this rich tradition speaking to us today.

Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander is the founding Rabbi and Rabbi Emeritus of Solel Congregation in Missis-sauga, and also an Adjunct Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Toronto. He received his Doctorate of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Reli-gion in the field of Jewish Mysticism and Rabbinics and has taught at York University and the Leo Baeck College in London, England. He has written several articles on Jewish Mysticism, as well as a book, The Mystical Study of Ruth, published by Scholars Press. He is former Editor of the Central Conference of American Rabbis Journal. In 2005 he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada for his work in the community.

This interactive lecture presents the rich history of the illustrated haggadah from its beginnings in the Middle Ages to the present, considering the historical, halachic, social, and political aspects of its images. There will be an introduction to the fascinating history of the decorated haggadah and suggestions for how to incorporate this vi-sual material into the seder itself. Participants are invited to bring their own favorite illustrated haggadot for the “Haggadah Road Show” component of the presentation.

Professor Adam S. Cohen teaches in the Department of the History of Art at the University of Toronto, where he has also served as assistant director of the university’s Centre for Jewish Studies and introduced courses on Jew-ish art. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Signs and Wonders: 100 Haggada Masterpieces (2018). Adam lives in Toronto, with his wife, Linda, and is president of the historic Kiever Synagogue in down-town Toronto. (See photo on opposite page)

Saturday, March 23, 1:30 pm

Sunday, March 31, 10:30 am – 11:30 am

A TASTE OF KABBALAH Post Kiddush Program with Rabbi Lawrence Englander

SIGNS AND WONDER: THE HAGGADAH & ITS ILLUSTRATIONSwith Professor Adam S. Cohen

At the beginning of the Magid section of the Haggadah, we recite Ha Lahma Anya, the Aramaic selection which formally invites the needy to come join our Seder. What are we really saying when we recite these words, and do we really mean it? Take home texts and ideas regarding this challenging part of the Haggadah that will make your own seders more meaningful.

Saturday, April 13, 1:30 pm

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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONT’D

LET ALL WHO ARE HUNGRY COME AND EAT: THE VALUES UNDERLYING SEDER HOSPITALITYRabbi Elkin’s Shabbat HaGadol Shiur

ADULT EDUCATION

TEFILLAH CLASSES עיוןּ תפילהwith Ruth Rohn

Come and delve into the language and meaning of se-lected תפילה texts. We’ll engage in the mitzvah of הליפת -for its own sake while learning to deepen our dav עיוןening experience. These classes are for people with fa-cility in reading and understanding of Hebrew. All are welcome.

Saturday, mornings Feb 23, March 23, April 13, 9:30 am - 10:30 am in the Solarium

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ADULT EDUCATION

Leonard Cohen was a fellow traveler for so many of us and a true Canadian icon. In a tribute to Cohen’s six de-cade career we will explore his background, look at the religious aspect of the man and listen to his songs and poems.

Peter Sevitt is a lover of year-round informal Jewish learn-ing, particularly Limmud, and a long time member of the Narayever with his wife Lesley. Peter brings his passion and enthusiasm to all that he does. He has delivered pre-vious presentations on the Jewish influences on Leonard Cohen’s music and poetry.

The Adult Education committee is considering adding some mid-week daytime programming. Please let us know what you’d like to see, and what kind of timing would work for you.

Saturday March 9, 7:30 pm

THE JEWISH WORLD OF LEONARD COHEN THROUGH HIS LIFE AND SONGSwith Peter Sevitt

The Adult Education committee is pleased to introduce the first two evenings in our “Jews in Music, Music in Jews” oc-casional series. Adult participants are invited to BYO kosher wine. Light snacks will be provided. Presentations will be preceded by a short Havdalah service. You won’t be able to resist singing along!

SATURDAY EVENING PROGRAMS

Join us for a look at the past 41 songs Israel has sent to the Eurovision Song Contest. With Netta’s big win this May, Israel has now won Eurovision four times and has the sixth best performance record of any participating coun-try. How does this tiny nation manage to hold its own against musical powerhouses like Belgium, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Denmark? How was the transi-tion from a formal orchestral style to a disco and dance-heavy stadium show reflected in the Israeli entries? How did musicians like Izhar Cohen and Dana International help to break down barriers at the contest? What exactly is a “golden boy”? Wait a second, is Israel even IN Eu-rope? Everyone is welcome to come sing along with the catchy, beautiful, and the utterly bizarre songs Israel has selected to perform on this global stage over the years and theorize on what we might see at Eurovision 2019 when Israel hosts!

Since Rena Ashton first found out about Eurovision more than five years ago, she has gotten anyone who would listen to her hooked on the excitement and drama of the biggest annual song contest in the world. When not counting down the days until ESC 2019, Rena works in television and serves as the musical director of Varsity Jews A Cappella, furthering her passion for delightful-ly silly Jewish music. Rena lives in Toronto and is the daughter of Narayever member and super-volunteer Francine Dick.

Saturday, February 2, 7:30 pm

45 YEARS OF ISRAEL IN EUROVISION with Rena Ashton

Brenlee RobinsonAdult Education Chair education@narayever.ca

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RITUAL & SOCIAL ACTION

INDIGENOUS PRAYER UPDATE

The First Narayever Congregation has adopted a change to its services for Shabbat and holidays in recognition of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

In 2017, to mark Canada’s 150th birthday and in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report of 2015, co-president Hart Schwartz began including an ac-knowledgement in the announcements at the conclusion of services. This acknowledgement was specifically about the land on which our synagogue sits.

At the same time, the synagogue’s Social Action Com-mittee was very active in pursuing a variety of activities and programs to engage with the indigenous communi-ties with whom we share the land. Last year, Pippa Fein-stein, then the Chair of the Social Action Committee, proposed that the Prayer for Canada currently used in the service be changed to include wording about the pursuit of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and the Board asked the Social Action Committee and the Ritual Com-mittee to work together to see how best to address Pippa’s proposal.

After considerable debate and discussion, the Board elect-ed to make a change to the Prayer for Canada in May 2018. Pursuant to the constitution of the congregation, a member requested that this decision be reconsidered. The Board did so, and in response held an open meeting in September at which members were invited to share their views on the issue.

At its November meeting, the Board rescinded the May decision. Instead, once a month, on a Shabbat determined at the discretion of the Rabbi, a congregant will be asked to read an Acknowledgement of Traditional Territory and a Prayer for Reconciliation at the time of the Prayer for Canada and Prayer for Israel. Although the wording has not been finalized, the text will likely be similar to the following:

We acknowledge that we are on territory that was a tra-ditional gathering place for many First Nations including the Mississaugas of the New Credit, the Anishinabek, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.

We pray that our government and leaders, and indeed all persons in our community, pursue meaningful reconciliation with the Indigenous Peoples of this land in good faith and with open hearts.

In addition, a plaque will be installed in the vestibule in-scribed with a land acknowledgement.At those services at which the Acknowledgement/Prayer is not recited, the land acknowledgement will continue to be included in the announcements at the conclusion of services.

The process by which we as a community came to this decision was made possible by the attentive, caring and engaged contributions from members of the congrega-tion on this important issue and reflects well on our tra-ditions of meaningful debate in our search for Tikkun Olam, the healing of our world.

Lawrence Aronovitch Ritual Chairritual@narayever.ca

Ryan PeckSocial Action Chairsocialaction@narayever.ca

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MEMBERSHIP & SHUL COMMUNITY

A very special evening took place on December 15th. The Narayever community officially welcomed members who have recently joined. A havdalah service was gracious-ly hosted by Rabbi Ed Elkin and Linda Lipsky in their home. It was a wonderful opportunity to introduce new members to members of the board and staff and to each other. Over a delicious meal prepared by our own Rachel Zilberg new friendships were formed. New members were encouraged to get involved in shul life whether through participation on committees or attending events. It is a humbling experience for me to meet people who choose the Narayever and see their excitement in becoming part of our community. Thank you to Michael and Marsha for all their support in putting this event together.

The Narayever is always open to welcoming new mem-bers. If you have friends or family who may be interest-ed in joining our community please encourage them to check us out either in person on any Shabbat or on our website at www.narayever.ca. We can also be found on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/FirstNarayever. I am always available by phone (416-948-0850) or e-mail to answer any membership related questions.

At the Narayever nobody is denied membership due to an inability to pay full fees. There is a significant cost to this policy. I encourage those who are able to help to contact the shul office and donate to our Membership Subsidy Fund.

OUR NEW MEMBERS

If you have any ideas for social programming please con-tact me or Francine Dick (fdick@rogers.com). Keep your eyes on Narayever Net for upcoming programs.

David BarkinMembership Chairmembership@narayever.ca

We Warmly Welcome our New & Returning Members:

• Rhoda & T. David Beecher

• Rachel Givner & David Isaacson

and their daughter

• Susan Muskat

• Neetu & Daniel Nahmias and

their daughter

• Jean & Norman Pulik

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CELEBRATIONS

PURIM is coming!

Please join us at 6:45 pm on Wednesday evening March 20 for the Purim Shpiel directed by Erica Denburg and Sabrina Friedman, followed by the carnival and Megil-lah reading. All are invited to hear Megillah on Thursday March 21 beginning at 8:00 am. If you would like to chant a chapter of Megillat Esther on either Wednesday night or Thursday morning, please contact Jordan Wosnick at jwosnick@gmail.com.

Jill MagenCelebrations Chaircelebrations@narayever.ca

CELEBRATING CHANUKAH

Narayever’s winter celebrations started with our warm and heimishe Chanukah party. We gathered together on the last evening of Chanukah to experience light and joy by listening to music and singing. The social hall and our spirits were warmed up by Shaya Petroff tinkling the keyboards. Sarah Olver helped prepare the crudités and heat the latkes and en-sured the tables were constantly replenished. Aura Os-trowski served apple cider to warm everyone’s insides. Our youth leaders Liat, Hannah, Alice, Adi, Ishai and Ezra added their joyful energy while supervising games of dreidel and helping people roll candles and make shadow puppets.

After Rabbi Ed lit the Chanukkiah inside, current and future presidents Avi Schonbach and Anna Pace led us outdoors to light the last light on the external Cha-nukkiah, which stayed lit for all eight days and nights thanks to Gary Lichtblau’s miraculous tinkering. As the evening wound down, Sabrina Friedman on guitar, accompanied by Shaya, led everyone through a joyous medley of Chanukah songs that I hope will

help us all keep our internal lights glowing through the dark days of winter. Jubilantly spinning toddlers added their zany energy to the singing. Thank you to everyone who added to the warmth of community coming together and a special thank you to Rabbi and Rachel Ben David who helped do the dishes and straighten up.

Above: Rabbi Ed Elkin and friends enjoying Purim

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YOUTH & FAMILIES

Take a look through the exciting programs coming up in February, March and April. There are so many ways for the whole family to get involved at the Narayever!

TEENS, KIDS & FAMILIES

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES*

SHABBAT PROGRAMMING

Garinim (ages 0 - 5 years) is a shortened, song-based tefillah (prayer) service for little ones, with crafts, games, and other Shabbat activities.

Shtilim (ages 6 - 9 years) is our Junior Congregation, with a tefillah service led by a group of talented parent volunteers, followed by programming offered by our teen program lead-ers.

Netivot (ages 10 - 12) is teen-led Shabbat programming for our oldest pre-bar and bat mitzvah kids.

Every Saturday throughout the school year

FAMILY HAVDALAH

Family-friendly, musical Havdalah experiences for kids and their grown-ups. Put that extra kick of Jewish ritual in your week: say the blessings, sing, hear a story, do a craft and have a light snack with Sabrina Friedman and our ShinShinim.

Saturday, February 9, 6:45 pm

NEW! SHABBAT FAMILY SERVICES

We will be piloting a robust family service for the commu-nity on two occasions in Winter/Spring 2019. This will be a full Shabbat morning service for families of all ages. A collaboration among a team of dedicated parents, our Youth Committee, our Tefillah Coach, Ruth Rohn, and our Director of Family and Youth Engagement, Sabrina Friedman, this is sure to be a meaningful, joyous experi-ence, suitable for all. Shabbat Family Services will be co-led by our wonderful parents and shul professionals. Please direct questions and RSVPs to sabrina@narayever.ca.

Saturday, February 23 & Saturday, April 13, 10:45 am

When a program is indicated that it is for “families”, we are targeting the content for kids under bat/bar mitzvah age.

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Above: Our first Family Havdalah of the year was a great success!

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NEW! KABBALAT SHABBAT

GROOVES!

PURIM

BAR & BAT MITZVAH CLASS

Sundown is late, so families will enjoy a musical Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat service and snack all together.

Save the Date! Next Family Kabbalat Shabbat services will be Friday, May 10 and June 7 at 5:45 pm.

Our 2018/2019 Bar/Bat Mitzvah class has experienced a fun and enriching first half of the year. Students ex-plored Jewish identity & pluralistic approaches to Ju-daism and a thought-provoking visit from Ve’Ahavta. We also enjoyed a family Kabbalat Shabbat dinner and a class sleepover. We anticipate a fantastic second half of our year.

“Grooves” are an excellent way for families to connect with our wider downtown Jewish community and ex-plore multiple dimensions of Judaism, through activ-ities and fun.

Save the Date! Yom Ha’atzma’ut Groove will be Thursday, May 9, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the MNjcc

Friday, April 5, 5:45 pm

Purim Groove Sunday, March 17, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at the MNjcc

Passover Groove Sunday, April 14, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, location TBA

Wednesday, March 20, 6:45 pm - Please see Celebrations section on p.14 for more details.

YOUTH & FAMILIES

Above: Sabrina with members of the bar/bat mitzvah class at the Ve’Ahavta program

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SHINSHINIM

We had a wonderful time seeing our friends and family in Israel during our break and we are excited for the second half of the year!

Here (and on the facing page) are our scheduled programs for February, March, April, and May. Be sure to take a look at the Youth and Families articles on pages 15 and 16 for even more opportunities to spend time with us.

—Nir & Lian

YOUTH & FAMILIES

EVENTS FOR TEENS

CHALUTZIM EVENTS with our ShinShinim, Nir & Lian

YOM HAZIKARON/YOM HA’ATZMA’UT CEREMONY

For grades 8 to 12: Email nir@narayever.ca and lian@narayever.ca to suggest your favourite activity and to RSVP.

Save the Date! Our final, farewell Chalutzim event with Nir and Lian will be June 2.

We always need teen and tween volunteers to help Lian & Nir with their Israeli Remembrance/Independence Day ceremony. Please see the ShinShinim section or email nir@narayever.ca and lian@narayever.ca with any questions or to volunteer.

We could not do any of our Shabbat programming without each of our teen program leaders’ and babysitters’ ongoing work, talent and contributions. Thank you! Below, find programs planned just for you.

Saturday, February 23, 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 31, 4:00 pm

Sabrina FriedmanDirector of Family & Youth Engagement

sabrina@narayever.ca

ADULT PROGRAMS:

Cooking NightTuesday, February 5, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exciting Adult Programs (TBD) Sunday, March 10, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmTuesday, April 2, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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COMMUNITY EVENTS:

Zikaron Ba’Salon (Engaging, smaller Yom Hashoah Program) Thursday evening, May 2

Yom Ha’Zikaron/Yom Ha’atzma’ut CeremonyMonday, May 13, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

For kids aged 8 to 18: Please join us in creating a meaningful commemoration for our Yom Ha’Zikaron ceremony. We’ll need ushers, readers, singers, mu-sicians, and help with tech/set up/clean up. Please email nir@narayever.ca and lian@narayever.ca with any questions and to volunteer.

Yom Ha’Zikaron Rehearsals will be:Sunday, April 14, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmSunday, May 5, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmSunday, May 12, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmMonday, May 13, 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm (Final re-hearsal - dinner included before ceremony)

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HESED: Narayever Hesed Committee Extends a Helping Hand

FUNDRAISING: Ways to support our Shul

“To everything there is a season...” and the nature of life is that we all find ourselves alternately in a posi-tion to help, and in need of help at different times and stages.

The First Narayever’s Hesed Committee is building a community of volunteers from within the congrega-tion to help support members who are facing a par-ticular challenge — an injury, illness, loss, or other

— and can benefit from a helping hand. While we rec-ognize that a visit, a call, or even a meal can only go so far in helping us through hard times, there is value in being part of a caring and connected community, and to know that there are people in our midst who care.

Please think of making a donation to the Shul in hon-our of a special occasion or life cycle event, to recog-nize an achievement or as a thank you, in memory of a loved one or for any other reason.

There are many different aspects of shul life where you can help. You can choose where your donation is di-rected. We have recently streamlined the funds with the greatest needs as follows:

Kiddush Fund: Helps pay for the shul-sponsored kid-dushim. The Narayever offers a kiddush lunch after services each week.

Membership Subsidy Fund: Helps offset subsidies giv-en to members who are unable to pay for their full synagogue dues.

Building Renewal Fund: Supports our current build-ing accessibility and expansion project.

Youth Fund: Supports our youth programming. The Narayever offers a vibrant program of activities for youth of all ages.

Adult Education Fund: Pays for speakers and other ed-ucational programming held throughout the year.

General Fund: Helps pay for the day-to-day expenses of the shul.

Celebrations Fund: Pays for holiday celebrations such as the Sukkot and Shavuot Kiddushim.

Tzedaka / Social Action Fund: Donated to worthy causes in the community and in Israel as decided by the Social Action Committee. (Cont’d on facing page)

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If you are in a position to volunteer and offer support, please reach out to hesed@narayever.ca. All help is welcome. We recognize that many are balancing mul-tiple commitments, and our goal is to have enough helping hands that the time commitment for any one volunteer will be light. Likewise, if you, or another member of the congregation, can benefit from added support, please call the shul office or reach out to hesed@narayever.ca.

Jodi BlockHesed Chairhesed@narayever.ca

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FUNDRAISING: Ways to support our Shul Cont’d

Hesed Fund: Supports the maintenance of our shul cemetery, and the needs of shul members at times of loss as well as celebration.

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Some of the ways Rabbi Elkin uses this fund include:

-Providing assistance to young people going to a Jewish camp or on an Israel program,

-Helping individual members of the congregation get through a rough patch or to purchase Pesach food,

-Encouraging shul members who are engaging in Jewish learning,

-Supporting worthy causes and organizations in the wider community,

-Supporting special projects or initiatives within the shul that are not covered by the regular shul budget.

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ShinShinim Fund: Supports our shul’s participation in the UJA Federation’s ShinShinim program, through which two young Israelis spend a year bringing their knowledge and love of Israel to our community.

Daniel Camenietzki Memorial Library Fund: Helps pay for books and periodicals for the Shul lending and reference library.

Your donations are crucial for the ongoing work of the Narayever. To make a donation online you can go to www.narayever.ca. If you have an account on the system, you don’t even have to enter your credit card. Of course, you can always call the shul office at 416-927-0546 and Marsha or Michael will be glad to help you.

Thank you,

Lili Little and Lucille NarunFundraising Co-chairsfundraising@narayever.ca

EVERYDAY MITZVAH HERO DAVID CHEATER

MORE TIKKUN OLAM: REPAIRING THE WORLD, ONE GOOD DEED AT A TIME

by Liz Bohnen

For nine years, Narayever member David Cheater has served as a dedicated volunteer at Kensington Gardens nursing home, down the street from our shul. Along with Janis Rubenzahl, David coordinates various ser-vices and programs for the residents. Services were originally organized by Dianne Saxe who fifteen years

ago, having already held Shabbat services for the resi-dents of Castleview-Wychwood home, began to orga-nize services for Kensington Gardens. Since that time, a number of Narayever members have served as volun-teers for Shabbat and High Holiday services as well as Chanukah programs. (Cont’d on next page)

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It is truly a mitzvah that David, along with Janis and the other volunteers, ensures that the Jewish residents, who are not well enough to come to shul, can participate in the twice monthly Shabbat services. David brings resi-dents down to the program room and helps with room set up. He and Janis take turns leading the Shabbat services, including delivering a short d’var and distributing hon-ours for the Torah service. David and the other volunteers sit with the residents, offering them companionship and help with following the Siddur. Seven to 15 residents at-tend, most suffering from some sort of dementia.

David helps the residents with great compassion and pa-tience. He told me that some are able to communicate and others are not, but all still seem to feel connected to the service. He described how one resident who hadn’t spoken for three years, cried when she heard the Sh’ma and Adon Olam. “You never know who is participating or in what way, but people are connecting as they can.” Some family members join their relatives so that they can participate as a family.

In addition to the regular coordinator tasks, David transliterated the Shabbat Siddur and wrote a special Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Machzor for the res-idents. He also blows the shofar during those services. He helps Elaine Smith with a Kabbalat Shabbat service one Friday afternoon a month. Through these efforts, residents who are too frail to come to shul can feel part of a Jewish community and participate in services.

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MORE TIKKUN OLAM: REPAIRING THE WORLD, ONE GOOD DEED AT A TIME CONT’D

On December 5, I was pleased to attend the warm Chanukah program at Kensington Gardens. It inclu- ded lighting the menorah, saying the blessings, singing songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and English, spinning dreidels and enjoying snacks. Rabbi Elkin was there to say a few words. It was very moving for me to see two daughters sitting with their father, experiencing the familiar tradi-tions of Chanukah together.

The program is always looking for more volunteers. The staff at Kensington Gardens train volunteers who are interested in how to safely bring residents to the pro-gram. Otherwise, volunteers are welcome to come to the services, sit with the residents, and help them feel they are part of a Jewish community. If you are inter-ested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Janis at janis.rubenzahl@gmail.com.

MAZEL TOV TO...

• Julia Gluck and Ted Overton, on the marriage of their son Jess Overton to Ayelet Mizrahi

• Elaine Gold, on the birth of her granddaughter

• Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, on the birth of their grandson

• Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, on the birth of their granddaughter

• Lesley Simpson, on the publishing in Hebrew of her children’s book Yuvi’s Candy Tree

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MEMORIES OF MIRIAM (MARY) SCHLANGER, z”l

by Marjorie Gann

Here’s a trivia question: Name the Jewish hero, who was just over four-feet tall, ninety-plus years old, and prettier than Queen Esther. Many know the answer: Miriam Schlanger, who stole the show at the shul’s Purim festivi-ties each year, until we established a new category – “Best Costume Over Age 85.”

One memorable Purim, Miriam paraded through the sanctuary in a brilliant red cape trimmed with pink feathers; crowned in pearls, she bore a bejewelled sceptre topped with a “Tzedaka Queen” pushke, soliciting dona-tions for the many charities to which she devoted her life: Canadian Cancer Society, Baycrest Hospital, Naamat’s projects for orphaned Israeli children, Out-of-the-Cold, and many others.

Our community lost Miriam, the oldest member, on November 5, 2018, in her 100th year. For many years, she occupied the same aisle seat, conveniently situated for her frequent calls to the bimah for the Cohen aliya. A traditional Jew, Miriam was never judgmental of others’ Jewish practices. She adapted readily to The Narayever’s egalitarian ethos, making countless diverse friends along the way.

Miriam’s commitment to tzedakah was rooted in her childhood in Zilupe, a small Latvian-Jewish village not far from the Soviet border. Despite the family’s poverty, her parents never forgot the poor. Her mother Golda set the example, putting aside “a piece of bread, or a carrot or a beet, and maybe a penny or something into a sack” for anyone who came to them.

Miriam’s wartime trials began in 1941, when German planes flew over her village: “I felt like God gave me the idea in my head, and I felt – I have to run!” She made her family flee to the Russian border, saving their lives. Four miserable years of bitter cold, beastly heat, gruelling field work and near-starvation in Siberia were followed by a long wait before the Schlanger family could immigrate to Cana-da. Miriam had married during the war, and gave birth to two of her four daughters at Bergen Belsen DP camp.

It took years of hard work to achieve financial security in Canada, but in the end the family prospered, and Miri-am moved into a charming house on Manning Avenue, where she invited family and friends for her sumptuous Shabbat dinners and holiday meals.

During her years with the shul Miriam contributed to its haimish atmosphere and its Jewish values. She worked the social hall during kiddush, distributing self-addressed envelopes for her special charitable causes (“No cheques until after Shabbos!”). The challahs she baked in bulk for charity were sweeter than any baker’s, but they came at a price. When one member asked how much he owed, she casually replied, “Whatever you want!” “Ten dollars okay?” “No, not enough!” For Out-of-the-Cold Miriam enthusiastically undertook any chore -- except for touch-ing the unkosher bologna. Chatelaine Magazine selected Miriam as one of its Women of the Year in 2011, and in 2012 she won the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, both honours in recognition of her charitable work.

As a survivor of the terrible years in Europe, Miriam in-fused very personal meaning into our Yom HaShoah ser-vice when she sang A Yiddish Kind (”A Jewish Child”) in her firm voice. Yet despite the harshness of her exile and the loss of family members, Miriam projected no bitterness. Instead, she radiated a zest for life, smiling warmly at anyone who approached her for a hug in her pew - especially the shul’s children. Miriam was a bless-ing to all of us at the Narayever. Zichrona Li’vracha.

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A BOOK ABOUT RADICAL HOPE

by Lesley Simpson

As a writer when you see your book published into the world it feels like releasing a bird. You don’t know where, how and if the bird will fly. You have no way of knowing the impact. I am the author of Yuvi’s Candy Tree, published in English by Kar-Ben Books in 2011. The book is the story of a savvy five year old girl who outwit-ted robbers in her exodus from Ethiopia. It is a story of aliyah and the power of radical hope. The book grew out of an interview I had with an Israeli Ethiopian activist named Yuvi Tashome in Toronto in 2009. She travelled to North America to tell people about the NGO she founded, Friends by Nature in Israel. She founded the organization with a vision predicated on hope, and a vision that she could make a difference in the lives of Ethiopian Israelis through a process of community engagement and transformation. When Yuvi told me the story of her aliyah to Israel I felt as if I had been given a gift. I was delighted when the book won The Canadian Jewish Book Award for youth litera-ture in 2012. I was thrilled when the PJ library chose the book for children eight years old and up in April 2017. I had another dream for the book: Yuvi’s Candy Tree translated into Hebrew. In December 2018, 11 years after first meeting Yuvi Tashome in Toronto, my dream

turned into a reality! I have just returned from a book launch to celebrate the Hebrew edition in Israel with Yuvi Tahsome, her family, and members of her team.

I wanted the book to be in Hebrew because I want-ed to honour the history, journey and return home of the Ethiopian Israelis. I wanted the story to be able to breathe and wander in the land of Israel. I wanted it to be in libraries and bookshelves and grandmothers’ laps because I wanted to honour a remarkable chapter of Jewish history. I wanted the book to be in Hebrew too because I have fallen in love with a language I am still learning. What stunned me was the response. The pres-ident of Israel Reuven Rivlin recommended the book on his Facebook page. An Israeli lawyer and philanthro-pist whom I had never met told me that she wanted to get 700 copies of the book into libraries in Israel. She would contribute money to make it happen. Then an online kickstarter campaign called headstart exceeded its goal and the surplus will be used to create a festi-val for Ethiopian Israeli writers to tell their own stories near Jerusalem Day in Israel. I feel as if I am inside of a miracle that continues to unfold. Lesley Simpson, Yuvi’s Candy Tree. Illustrated by Janice Lee Porter. Minneapolis, MN: Kar-Ben Publishing, 2011.

Above: Lesley Simpson and Yuvi Tashome

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KIDDUSH SPONSORS & DONATIONS

October 13Kiddush donations were made by: Ben Carniol and Rhona Phillips-Carniol, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s adoptive mother Greta Cohen; Joel Edelson, with gratitude for being honoured as Chatan Torah on Simchat Torah; Bernard, Justin and Cassandra Feder, in honour of the yahrzeit of Bernard’s wife and Justin and Cassandra’s mother Nita Frenkel; Janet Horowitz, with gratitude for being honoured as Kallat Bereshit on Simchat Torah; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, in honour of the yahrzeit of Isabel’s mother Clarice Michel.

October 20Kiddush donations were made by: Betty and Neil Colt, in honour of the yahrzeiten of Betty’s mother Rose Kotzer and Neil’s mother Tillie Colt; Rafi Clarke, in honour of Francine Dick and the countless mitzvot she performs for the Narayever and in the community; Leslie Rubin and Rabbi Miles Cohen; Chanoch Sisneros; Rachel and Rabbi Joseph Ben David, in honour of their 57th wedding anniversary.

October 27Kiddush donations were made by: Frances Enchin, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Salmon James; Karen Golden, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband Michael Mandel; Ian Goodman; Marshall Korenblum, in honour of the yahrzeit of Toba Korenblum; Ursula Loewenstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Arthur Levita; Jackie Silverberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Harry Silverberg; Helen and Eli Szamosi, in honour of the yahrzeit of Helen’s mother Malwina Ruter; Justine Silver, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband Stewart Silver; Judy Fields, Eileen Jadd and Family, Elaana Fields-Shvartsman and family, in honour of the yahrzeit of Stewart Silver.

November 3Kiddush co-sponsored by Mitchel Smith in honour of Lili Little’s special birthday

Kiddush donations were made by: Rochelle, David, Alex and Candice Barkin, in honour of Lili Little’s special birthday; Sammy Barkin and Beth DeSombre, in honour of Lili Little’s special birthday; Steven Cooper, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Frank Cooper; Max and Julia Dublin, in memory of Che; Laizer Kaminsky & Sophie Cohn Kaminsky, in honour of the yahrzeiten of their parents Cila Kaminsky and Joseph Kohn; Sue Weinstein and Shaun Singer, in honour of the yahrzeiten of Sue’s parents Ethelda and Belmore Weinstein.

Youth Kiddush sponsored by Shayne, Rachel and Kalil in honour of Nava’s birthday.

November 10Kiddush donations were made by: Ben Carniol and Rhona Phillips-Carniol, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s brother Edward Ezra Cohen; Abigail Carpenter-Winch & Sarah Brodbar-Nemzer, in appreciation of last week’s Kiddush; Max Dublin, in memory of Miriam Schlanger; Elaine Gold, in honour of Nan Weiner and Issy Lyon on the occasion of Josh and Kaley’s wedding; Sandra Kamenir and David Kent, in honour of the yahrzeit of Sandra’s mother Minnie Kamenir; Andrea Most and Alan Ackerman, in memory of Miriam Schlanger; Harry, Ben and Miriam Schachter, in honour of the yahrzeit of Donna Schachter; Marla Schacter and Kevin Hanson, in honour of the yahrzeit of Marla’s mother Estelle Schacter; Ruth Rohn and Paul Pascal, in memory of Miriam Schlanger; Chanoch Sisneros, thanking the Narayever for the High Holiday services; Lesley Turner and Joanne Patterson, in memory of Miriam Schlanger.

November 17Kiddush donations were made by: Morton Beiser, Tim Hunt, Rowan and Daniel Beiser-Hunt, in honour of the yahrzeit of Morton’s mother Regina Beiser; Issy Lyon, in honour of the yahrzeit of his mother Molly Lyon; Rhona Phillips-Carniol and Ben Carniol, in honour of the yahrzeit of Rhona’s father Sydney Phillips; Micky Fraterman, congratulating Lili Little on her special birthday; Susan Hoffmann, wishing Erica and Elisha Denburg mazel tov on the birth of their son; Anna Pace and Barry Pervin, wishing mazel tov to Nan Wiener and Issy Lyon on the marriage of Josh Lyon and Kaley Stuart; Kathryn Polson Ferguson and Hugh Ferguson, wishing Mendl Malkin a refuah shlemah; Kathryn Polson Ferguson and Hugh Ferguson, in honour of Brenda Enchin acting as Gabbai Rishon on Rosh Hashannah; Fay Siahou, wishing Habib Siahou a refuah shlemah; Evelyn Schaefer, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Edah Goldstein; Nancy and Morris Sternberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of Nancy’s mother Goldie Title.

Kiddush donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Sharone Bar-David; Liz Bohnen and Allen Pigott; Joel Edelson; Kathryn Polson Ferguson and Hugh Ferguson; Anita Shir-Jacob & Cyril Press; Fay Siahou; Hélène & Shelly Silverman; Sue Weinstein and Shaun Singer.

November 24Kiddush donations were made by: Janice Beiles, in honour of Greg Beiles completing his PhD; Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, in honour of the yahrzeit of Anne’s mother Esther Matlow; Ruth Leneman & Harvey Savage, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ruth’s father Solomon Nusbaum; Ursula Loewenstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband Norbert Loewenstein; Cyril Press and Anita Shir-Jacob, in honour of the yahrzeit of Cyril’s father Abraham Press; Melvin and Margit Silverman, in honour of the yahrzeit of Melvin’s father Joseph Louis Silverman; Tama Soble and Hart Schwartz, in honour of Dianne Saxe for her tremendous work and commitment to the public interest as Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner; Roz Train, in honour of Joan Judge on her election to the Royal Society of Canada.

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KIDDUSH SPONSORS & DONATIONS

December 1Kiddush donations were made by: Brenda and Jerry Enchin, wishing Howard Bogomolny and Cheryl Wetstein mazel tov on the engagement of their daughter Claire to Jesse Farkas; Beverly Harris, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband Peter Harris; Brenlee Robinson, in honour of the yahrzeiten of her parents Connie and Myles Robinson; Benjamin and Nava Rubin, in honour of their daughter Tamar Rubin and husband Noam Millo on the birth of their son; Melanie Segal and Dan Stern and family, in honour of our ShinShin Lian Engelstein’s first time reading from the Torah this Shabbat; Earl Weinstein, in honour of the yahrzeit of his mother Molly Weinstein.

Kiddush donations in honour of all the young people participating in Youth Shabbat were made by: Ali Aber & Jeffrey Krusner; Anonymous; Samantha Berman & Rael Rifkind; Amy Block & Jonathan Zamir; Jodi & Eric Block; Mitch Davis & Rachael Cayley; Jennifer Cohen & Ryan Penn; May & Dan Friedman; Margo & Dan Gordon; Suzanne Keppler & Bill Stratton; Ann Komaromi & Leonid Livak; Robert Kosoy & Tomoko Omori; Audrey Macklin & Richard Moon; Andrea Most & Alan Ackerman; Bonnie Pascal & Gerald Austin; Jennifer Paton Smith & Sander Smith; The Pukier family; Medina Robbins & Glen Hoffmann; Dara Roth Edney & Peter Edney; Yael Schacter & Gregory Beiles; Hélène & Shelly Silverman; Tamara Sussman & Dror Balshine; Robert Weinstein; Galina Vaisman and Paul Winestock; Dyanoosh Youssefi & Daniel Westreich.

December 8Kiddush donations were made by: Janice Beiles, in honour of the yahrzeit of her husband David Beiles; Mitch Brown, Jackie and Danielle Brown, in honour of the yahrzeit of Alice Nusbaum Brown; Ruth Leneman & Harvey Savage, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ruth’s sister Alice Nusbaum Brown.

December 15Kiddush co-sponsored by Joël Beddows and Lawrence Aronovitch, with thanks to the Nareyever congregation whose warm welcome has touched our hearts.

Kiddush donations were made by: Daniel and Neetu Nahmias, in honour of the baby naming of their daughter; Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, in honour of the birth of their newest grandson, son of Jordan Bohnen and Rebecca Rubin; Liz Bohnen, wishing Anne Matlow and John Bohnen mazel tov on the birth of their new grandson; Micky Fraterman and Justin Fraterman, wishing Anne Matlow and John Bohnen mazel tov on the birth of their new grandson; Lorne and Miriam Propas, in honour of the yahrzeit of Lorne’s mother Pearl Propas; Hart Schwartz and Tama Soble, in honour of the yahrzeit of Hart’s mother Edith Bernice Schwartz; Sylvia Solomon, in honour of Joel Edelson and all the Narayever members who have joined his Circle of Care and are providing him with support; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, with thanks to Rachel Zilberg for her wonderful kiddushim and her warmth and generosity.

December 22Kiddush donations were made by: Sylvia Bashevkin, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Esther Bashevkin; Gayle and Stephen Benjamin, in memory of Steven Sharpe’s mother Helen Sharpe; Joel Edelson, in honour of all those members of the Narayever community who helped support him during his recent treatments; Elizabeth Ennis, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Edith Ennis; Rosanna Honig and Emory Burke, in memory of Helen Sharpe; Janet Horowitz, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Manny Kirschenbaum; Linda Lipsky, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Molly Lipsky; Melanie Segal and Dan Stern, in memory of Rael Rifikind’s father Michael Rifkind; Sylvia Solomon, in memory of Helen Sharpe; Nancy and Morris Sternberg, in honour of the yahrzeit of Nancy’s father Pinia Title; Joel and Toby Yan, with thanks to the Narayever community and in honour of Toby’s 70th birthday.

December 29Kiddush donations were made by: Elaine Gold, in honour of the birth and naming of her granddaughter and in honour of Leah, Jeff and Sammy Rae, and by Janice and Ted Carolin, in honour of the birth and naming of their granddaughter. Kiddush donations wishing Elaine Gold mazel tov on the birth of her granddaughter were made by Liz Bohnen, Isabel and Mendl Malkin, Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, Ruth Rohn and Paul Pascal and Leslie and Harvey Starkman.

Kiddush donations were also made by May and Daniel Friedman, in memory of Yosh Halberstam’s father David Halberstam; Laizer Kaminsky, wishing Toby Yan a happy birthday; Isabel and Mendl Malkin, wishing Anita Shir-Jacob & Cyril Press mazel tov on the birth of their granddaughter; Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, in memory of Steven Sharpe’s mother Helen Sharpe; Rachel Melzer and Shayne Robinson, in memory of Helen Sharpe; Ruth Rohn and Paul Pascal, wishing Anne Matlow and John Bohnen mazel tov on the birth of their grandson.

January 5Kiddush donations were made by: Rachel Ben David, in honour of Rabbi Ben David’s birthday; Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press, in honour of the birth of their granddaughter; Michael Daum, belatedly in honour of the Youth Shabbat; Anne Matlow and John Bohnen, wishing Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril Press mazel tov on the birth of their granddaughter; Dianne Saxe, wishing Elaine Gold mazel tov on the birth of her granddaughter; Dianne Saxe, wishing Anne Matlow and John Bohnen mazel tov on the birth of their grandson.

OTHER DONATIONS

ADULT EDUCATION FUND

• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Greg Beiles completing his Ph.D

• Alan, Yael, Mira and Tamar Livingston, in memory of Peter Gold

• Janet Horowitz, in honour of Toby Yan’s special birthday• Lesley and Peter Sevitt, wishing Anne Matlow and John Bohnen

mazel tov on the birth of their new grandson• Brenlee Robinson, in memory of Steven Sharpe’s mother Helen

Sharpe• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by:

Elaine Gold; and Lesley & Peter Sevitt

BUILDING FUND

• Esther and Benjamin Geva, in memory of Miriam Schlanger

BUILDING RENEWAL FUND

• Brenda Wolpert and Orrin Wolpert, in honour of the yahrzeit of their husband and father Ron Wolpert and with thanks to Rabbi Elkin for his care and guidance

• Shayne Robinson, in honour of the yahrzeit of his father Myles Robinson

• The Roth-Piatigorsky-Edney families, in honour of the yahrzeit of their husband, father and father-in-law Stephen Roth

• Ben Carniol and Rhona Phillips-Carniol, in honour of the yahrzeit of Ben’s brother Sid Cohen

• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Liz Martin Landau; Ann Komaromi & Leonid Livak; and Sharon Drache

CELEBRATIONS FUND

• Jill Magen-Lichtblau & Gary Lichtblau, in gratitude to Shaya Petroff for his help with the Chanukah party

• Jill Magen-Lichtblau & Gary Lichtblau, in gratitude to Sarah Olver for her help with the Chanukah party

• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Marjorie & Andy Gann; Deborah Gann Furchtgott & Leon Furchtgott; Sylvia Solomon; and Phyllis Berck & Bruce Kidd

DANIEL CAMENIETZKI MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND

• Keren & Shalom Camenietzki, in honour of the yahrzeit of their son Daniel Camenietzki

• Elaine Gold, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Lila Zuker

GENERAL FUND

• Laizer Kaminsky & Sophie Cohn Kaminsky• Roz Train, wishing Dianne Saxe a refuah shlemah• Roz Train, wishing Karen Weisman a refuah shlemah• Florence Morris• Roz Train, wishing Lili Little a very happy birthday and

thanking her for all her contributions to the Narayever community over the years

• Roz Train, in memory of Stuart McAuley• Roz Train, in memory of Miriam Schlanger• Marissa & Michael Shinewald• Sara and Terry Borer• Roger Chaplin

ISRAEL FUND

• Eli and Helen Szamosi, in honour of the yahrzeit of Eli’s mother Elza Szamosi

• Micky Fraterman, in memory of Helen Sharpe

HESED FUND

• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Ali Aber & Jeffrey Krusner; and Leslie & Harvey Starkman

MEMBERSHIP SUBSIDY FUND

• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Harry Grauer• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing Rabbi Ed Elkin and Linda

Lipsky a safe and fruitful time in Israel• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing Anne Matlow and John

Bohnen mazel tov on the birth of their grandson• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing Elaine Gold mazel tov on

the birth of her granddaughter• Lucille and Mickey Narun, in honour of Lili Little’s special

birthday• Lili Little, wishing Mendl Malkin a refuah shlemah• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing Joel Edelson a refuah

shlemah• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, in memory of Helen Sharpe• Lili Little and Mitchel Smith, wishing Claire Simon a refuah

shlemah• Caroline Silverman & Jordan Wosnick, in memory of Yosh

Halberstam’s father David Halberstam• Lucille and Mickey Narun, wishing Rabbi Ed Elkin and Linda

Lipsky an enjoyable sabbatical in Israel• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Lili

Little & Mitchel Smith; and Lucille & Mickey Narun

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• Peikang Dai, in memory of Peter Gold• Esther and Ben Geva, in memory of their parents• Rachel and Rabbi Joseph Ben David, with thanks to Rabbi Elkin

for all his good works• Peikang Dai, for the safety and security of the shul• Frieda Forman, in honour of the yahrzeit of her mother Malka

Johles• Laraine and Neil Naft, in honour of the yahrzeit of Laraine’s

mother Beulah Wagman• Sam and Shirley Rubenzahl, in honour of the yahrzeit of Sam’s

mother Eva Rubenzahl• Sandra Kamenir, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Morris

Kamenir• Peikang Dai, with gratitude for the teaching and learning that

goes on at the shul• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Rabbi Ed Elkin and

Linda Lipsky for their upcoming sabbatical trip to Israel• Elaine Gold, in memory of Helen Sharpe• Steven and Ricki Sharpe, in honour of the yahrzeit of Steven’s

father Sydney Sharpe• Sandra Kamenir, in honour of the yahrzeit of her father Morris

Kamenir• Ann Komaromi and Leonid Livak, in honour of the yahrzeit of

Ann’s father Imre Joseph Komaromi• Anna Korteweg and Jim Davis, in honour of Rabbi Ed Elkin

and Linda Lipsky’s sabbatical to Israel• Tammi Goldstein, in memory of Israel Goldstein• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Julie

Seemangal, Teddy Bercovici & Rafaela Bercovici; Cathy Mallove & Martin Geffen; and Leisa Hirtz

TORAH FUND

• Gayle and Stephen Benjamin, in honour of the yahrzeiten of Gayle’s father Max Slomin and Stephen’s mother Rose Benjamin Schwartz

• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in recognition of Janet Horowitz as Kallat Bereshit on Simchat Torah

• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in recognition of Joel Edelson as Chatan Torah on Simchat Torah

• Donations in memory or Miriam Schlanger were made by: Difat Jakubovicz & Avi Schonbach; and Brenda and Jerry Enchin.

WIDER COMMUNITY FUND

• Sharon Drache, in memory of Terry Satinover Fagen• Sharon Drache, in memory of Helen Levine

SOCIAL ACTION FUND

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OTHER DONATIONS

• Philip Berger and Frederika Rotter, in honour of Rick Glazier on his appointment as Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research

• Leslie and Harvey Starkman, in honour of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Congregation

• Frumie and Miriam Diamond, and Sarah and Aaron Diamond MacRitchie, in honour of Lili Little’s big birthday

• Frumie and Miriam Diamond, and Sarah and Aaron Diamond MacRitchie, thanking Rachel Zilberg for her continued nourishment of the congregation

• Sharon Drache, wishing Jordana Nutkevitch a refuah shlemah• Liz Martin-Landau, in memory of Jerome Pauker• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Shaya Petroff ’s 125th

blood donation• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Dianne Saxe for her

commitment and important work as Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner

• Mona and Jacques Kornberg, in memory of Helen Sharpe• Laraine and Neil Naft, in memory of Helen Sharpe• Linda and Lawrence Cherney• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by: Mona

& Jacques Kornberg; Anne Matlow & John Bohnen: Keren & Shalom Camenietzki; Frumie and Miriam Diamond, and Sarah and Aaron Diamond MacRitchie; Micky Fraterman; Sherry and Rick Glazier; Susan Hoffmann; Arlene Lax; Laraine and Neil Naft; Medina Robbins and Glenn Hoffmann; and Tama Soble & Hart Schwartz.

YOUTH FUND

• Jodi and Eric Block• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, wishing Anne Matlow and John

Bohnen mazel tov on the birth of their new grandson• Jill Magen-Lichtblau & Gary Lichtblau, in honour of the youth

volunteers who helped at the Chanukah party• Barbara Fidler, in memory of Jerome Pauker• Laraine and Neil Naft, wishing Elaine Gold mazel tov on the

birth of her granddaughter• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, wishing Elaine Gold mazel tov on the

birth of her granddaughter• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, wishing Anita Shir-Jacob and Cyril

Press mazel tov on the birth of their granddaughter• Joan & Stuart Schoenfeld, wishing Elaine Gold mazel tov on the

birth of her granddaughter

RITUAL FUND

• Erica & Elisha Denburg, in memory of Miriam Schlanger

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SHINSHINIM FUND

• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, in honour of Lili Little’s special birthday

• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, wishing Julia Gluck and Ted Overton mazel tov on the marriage of Jess and Ayelet

• Julia Gluck and Ted Overton, wishing Mendl Malkin a refuah shlemah

• Brenda and Jerry Enchin, wishing Mendl Malkin a refuah shlemah

• Difat Jakubovicz and Avi Schonbach, wishing mazel tov to Julia Gluck and Ted Overton on the wedding in Israel of Jess and Ayelet

• Difat Jakubovicz and Avi Schonbach, wishing a refuah shlemah to Mendl Malkin

• Brenlee Robinson, in honour of the yahrzeiten of her parents Connie and Myles Robinson

• Anonymous (4)• Ali Aber & Jeffrey Krusner• Jo-Anne Abrams• Norman Abramson & Helene Cooper• Shelley Adler & Paul Cohen• Lori Albert & Joel Yaphe• Linda Ander & Mark Goodbaum• Harry & Sandra Aronowicz• Evan Baek• Ralph Barcan• Arthur & Naomi Bass• T. David & Rhoda Beecher• Rachel & Joseph Ben David• Gayle & Stephen Benjamin• Phyllis Berck• Teddy Bercovici• Samantha Berman & Rael Rifkind• Amy Block & Jonathan Zamir• Jodi & Eric Block• Barbara Bock & Eric Letovsky• Liz Bohnen• Susanne Bramon• Evan Brooker & Ruth Rumack• Keren Brown & Jonathan Ohayon• Lisa Brownstone & Richard Macklin• Marni & Mel Cappe

• Ted & Janice Carolin• Rafi Clarke• Sarah Colman & Jared Peck• Betty & Neil Colt• Allan Cracower & Naomi Lipsky Cracower• Ari & Mark Damelin• Catherine & Melvyn Davine• Mitch Davis• Erica & Elisha Denburg• Miriam Diamond• Max Dublin• Leo Elias• Brenda & Jerry Enchin• Frances Enchin• Joel Enchin• Samara Enchin & Jacob Sadikman• Daniel Engel & Jason Booy• Karen & Robert Engel• Cheryl Epstein & Michael Shapiro• Karen & Anthony Feinstein• Andrew Finkelstein• Shirley Fishman• Frieda Forman• Micky Fraterman• Ellen Friedland & Arthur Vanek• Marjorie & Andrew Gann

• Dorothy Garfinkel• Paul Garfinkel & Barbara Dorian• William & Anita Gertin• Esther & Benjamin Geva• Sherry & Rick Glazier• Elaine Gold• Jennifer Gold & Nathan Perlis• Norman & Linda Gold• Karen Golden• Danielle Goldfarb & Howard Buckstein• Debbie Greenberg• Anna & Jack Greenblatt• Eric Grosbein & Suzy Tanzer• Richard Guttman & Wendy Gold• Stephanie & Sasha Haghani• Mark Hajnal• Peter & Edna Hajnal• Judy & Douglas Hendler• Linda Hershkovitz & Marvin Zuchowski• Jennifer & Alan Hoffmann• Susan Hoffmann• Rosanna Honig & Emory Burke• Janet Horowitz• Sheldon Howard• Paula Hurwitz & Jeff Trossman• Helene Jacobs & Bruce Rosebrugh

• Sylvia Bashevkin and Harry Hazan, in honour of Rabbi Ed Elkin and Linda Lipsky’s upcoming sabbatical in Israel

• Sylvia Bashevkin and Harry Hazan, wishing good health to Mendl Malkin

• Marcia Beck and Mischa Levine, in memory of David Halberstam

• Noa Mendelsohn-Aviv, in memory of David Halberstam• Georges Benarroch, in honour of the yahrzeit of his sister

Elizabeth Dropsy• Donations in memory of Miriam Schlanger were made by:

Isabelle & Mendl Malkin; Julia Gluck & Ted Overton; Marcia Beck & Mischa Levine; and Alison Cohen & Andrew Jacob

OTHER DONATIONS

ROSH HASHANAH TZEDAKAH FUND DONATIONS

Thank you to everyone who donated to our annual Rosh Hashanah tzedakah appeal. The names listed below reflect donations received as of early January. A further list of donors will appear in the next Newsletter. We deeply appreciate the generosity of our members.

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• Difat Jakubovicz & Avi Schonbach• Robert Joffe• Ruth & Ivan Joffe• Alana Johns & Bezalel Elan Dresher• Joan Judge-Fogel & Josh Fogel• Karen & Allen Kaeja• Aura & Manfred Kagan• Sandra Kamenir• Robert & Judith Kanee• Suzanne Keppler• Shelley Kirsch Spring & Howard Spring• Gail Klein & Michael Benovich• David Koffman & Samantha Traub• Ann Komaromi & Leonid Livak• Tami & Marshall Korenblum• Mona & Jacques Kornberg• Robert Kosoy• Eric & Sherryn Lang• Gill Lefkowitz & Gary Clement• Ruth Leneman & Harvey Savage• Peter Lengyel• Susan Levi & Daniel Abramsky• Ronnie Levinson Burbank• Lewis Kirsch Spring• Linda Lipsky & Rabbi Ed Elkin• Lili Little & Mitchel Smith• Ursula Loewenstein• Naomi Loewith• Sandy & Lawrence Lofchick• Lala Loon• Nina Sand-Loud & Keith Loud• Jill Magen-Lichtblau & Gary Lichtblau• Cathy Mallove & Martin Geffen• Elaine Marans• Michael Margaretten• Anne Matlow Bohnen & John Bohnen• Rachelle Mazin & Mark Hines• Beth McAuley• Lisa Mendelson & Brian Blumenthal• Elaine & Sam Minsky• Lynne Morris• Rishona & Moises Moshinsky• Avril Moss• Andrea Most & Alan Ackerman• Sydney Muskat• Beatrice & Louis Myers• David Myhre

ROSH HASHANAH TZEDAKAH FUND DONATIONS

• Lucille & Mickey Narun• Lara & Brahm Nathans• Toni Olshen• Donna & Clifford Orwin• Anna Pace & Barry Pervin• Jeremy Paltiel & Monica Heller• Patricia Patchet-Golubev• Jennifer Paton Smith & Sander Smith• Sylvia & Isaac Peck• Elaine Peritz• Shaya Petroff• Diane Philipp & Rob Muller• Rhona Phillips-Carniol & Ben Carniol• Kathryn Polson Ferguson• Joanne & Brian Pukier• Samuel Rabinovitch & Shelley Hornstein• Judy Rapkin & Victor Helfand• Gitta & Wallace Rice• Perla & Ronald Riesenbach• Jane Rimmer & Benji Cohen• Medina Robbins & Glen Hoffmann• Ruth Rohn & Paul Pascal• Shelly & Coleman Romalis• Dara Roth Edney & Peter Edney• Ava Roth & Anton Piatigorsky• Shirley & Sam Rubenzahl• Benjamin Rubin• Janis Rusen & Jeffrey Wassermann• Barbara Saipe & Terry Saltsman• Robert Savan• Harry Schachter• Leora Schaefer & David Moscovitch• Goldie Schlanger• Marina & Joshua Schuster• Sharna Searle• Jodi Segal• Melanie Segal & Daniel Stern• Lesley & Peter Sevitt• Galia Shaked & Paul Milgram• Maureen Shandling & Sheldon Levitt• Jane Shapiro• Susan & Fred Shapiro• Sharon Sharir• Barry Shecter• Debbie Shecter• Hannah & Marvin Sherebrin• Rona Sherebrin & Glenn Rubinoff

• Anita Shir-Jacob & Cyril Press• Anita Shlien• Sharoni Sibony• Mary Anne Sigal• Hilton & Shirley Silberg• Justine Silver• Jackie Silverberg• Caroline Silverman & Jordan Wosnick• Hélène & Shelly Silverman• Arnold Silverstone• Claire & Gerald Simon• Lesley Simpson & Mark Guttman• Nancy Singer & Larry Fox• Enid Slack & Ron Kanter• Mary Lou Smith & Andrew Simor• Tama Soble & Hart Schwartz• Josh Soref• Gerald Sperling• Leslie & Harvey Starkman• Susan Starkman & Richard Gilbert• Mark Sternberg• Nancy & Morris Sternberg• Naomi & Dan Strumpf• Helen & Eli Szamosi• Julio Szmuilowicz & Jennifer Wagman• Audrey & Gary Taerk• Louise & Gary Tenenbaum• Anna & Wilfred Teper• Rosalyn Train• Rhonda & Neil Travis• Jessica Watkins & Ian Cooper• Nan Weiner & Israel Lyon• Robert Weinstein• Sue Weinstein & Shaun Singer• Sharon Weintraub• Karen Weisman & Arthur Ripstein• Shelly Weiss• Alisa Weyman• Karen Weyman & Sid Feldman• Michael Weyman• Paul Winestock & Galina Vaisman• Linda & Roy Wise• Howard Wiseman• Joanne Yolles & Lorne Cappe• Stephen Zolf

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YOM KIPPUR TZEDAKAH FUND DONATIONS

Thank you to everyone who donated to our annual Yom Kippur tzedakah appeal. The names listed below reflect donations received as of early January. A further list of donors will appear in the next Newsletter. We deeply appreciate the generosity of our members.

• Anonymous (10)• Rafi Aaron & Michelle Barclay• Ali Aber & Jeffrey Krusner• Jo-Anne Abrams• Shelley Adler & Paul Cohen• Lori Albert & Joel Yaphe• Elaine Amsterdam• Linda Ander & Mark Goodbaum• Ralph Barcan• Karen Bass & Moe Cooper• Morton Beiser & Timothy Hunt• Amanda Bell• Rachel & Rabbi Joseph Ben David• Rachel Benjamin• Phyllis Berck• Teddy Bercovici• Philip Berger• Samantha Berman & Rael Rifkind• Dawn Berney & Christopher Geggie• Barbara Berson & Edward Weinberg• Jacobo Bibliowicz• Amy Block & Jonathan Zamir• Jodi & Eric Block• Liz Bohnen• Susanne Bramon• Dennis & Naomi Brans• Shelley Brook• Hannah Brown• Keren Brown & Jonathan Ohayon• Mitchell Brown & Susan Glazer• Lisa Brownstone & Richard Macklin• Marni & Mel Cappe• Robert Cappell• Ted & Janice Carolin• Holli-Ellen Clairman• Rafi Clarke• Alison Cohen & Andrew Jacob• Elsa & Bryon Cohen• Rebecca Colman & Adam Liederman• Sarah Colman & Jared Peck• Cynthia Cross• Ari & Mark Damelin• Tamara Daniel• Beverley Davis• Jim Davis & Anna Korteweg• Mitch Davis• Miriam Diamond• Francine Dick• Max Dublin

• Celine Dupont & Jacob Kuperhause• Leo Elias• Brenda & Jerry Enchin• Frances Enchin• Samara Enchin & Jacob Sadikman• Daniel Engel & Jason Booy• Karen & Robert Engel• Alison & Joshua Engel-Yan• Elizabeth Ennis• Cheryl Epstein & Michael Shapiro• Michal Er-el• Karen & Anthony Feinstein• Deborah Fisher & Jack Colman• Shirley Fishman• Frieda Forman• Micky Fraterman• Ellen Friedland & Arthur Vanek• Benita & Gary Friedlander• Dorothy Garfinkel• Paul Garfinkel & Barbara Dorian• Irving Garten• Daniel Gelfant• Paul & Meredith Gertin• William & Anita Gertin• Esther & Benjamin Geva• Jeannine Girard-Pearlman & Alan

Banack• Sherry & Rick Glazier• Elaine Gold• Jennifer Gold & Nathan Perlis• Linda & Allan Gold• Nora Gold & David Weiss• Norman & Linda Gold• Louise Goldberg & Don Roebuck• Danielle Goldfarb & Howard Buckstein• Luin Goldring• Nathan Goldstein Apt• Margo & Daniel Gordon• Seth Goren• Debbie Greenberg• Anna & Jack Greenblatt• Ricki & Marc Grushcow• Mark Hajnal• Peter & Edna Hajnal• Debbie & Gordon Haworth• Linda Hershkovitz & Marvin

Zuchowski• Jennifer & Alan Hoffmann• Susan Hoffmann

• Janet Horowitz• Sheldon Howard• Paula Hurwitz & Jeff Trossman• Bryna Hyman• Bryan Icyk• Gordon Jacobs• Difat Jakubovicz & Avi Schonbach• Robert Joffe• Ruth & Ivan Joffe• Alana Johns & Bezalel Elan Dresher• Joan Judge-Fogel & Josh Fogel• Aura & Manfred Kagan• Louis Kalikow & Aurora Mendelsohn• Sandra Kamenir• Robert & Judith Kanee• Carla & Greg Karpel• Yael Karshon• Suzanne Keppler• Shelley Kirsch Spring & Howard

Spring• Michelle & Ian Klaiman• Gail Klein & Michael Benovich• Atsuko Kobasigawa• Mary & Sam Kohn• Tami & Marshall Korenblum• Mona & Jacques Kornberg• Maire Kushner• Sarah Lambert & Scott Greene• Aaron & Miriam Landau• Eric & Sherryn Lang• Cynthia Lazar & Marvin Kurz• Gill Lefkowitz & Gary Clement• Ruth Leneman & Harvey Savage• Peter Lengyel• Lewis Kirsch Spring• Rosemary Li-Houpt & Simon Houpt• Judith Librach & Ryan Peck• Linda Lipsky & Rabbi Ed Elkin• Ursula Loewenstein• Naomi Loewith• Lala Loon• David & Edna Magder• Jill Magen-Lichtblau & Gary Lichtblau• Cathy Mallove & Martin Geffen• Michael Margaretten• Ruth Masliyah & Michael Murray• Anne Matlow Bohnen & John Bohnen• Rachelle Mazin & Mark Hines• Beth McAuley

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YOM KIPPUR TZEDAKAH FUND DONATIONS

• Gary McKay & Sarah Usher• Shelley McMain & Monty Laskin• Tirzah Meacham & Harry Fox• Lillian & Eric Mendelsohn• Noa Mendelsohn-Aviv• Leslie Mendelson• Sandra Meyerovitz• Naomi Midanik & Michael Tencer• Joelle Mintzberg & Daniel Greenberg• Lynne Morris• Andrea Most & Alan Ackerman• Beatrice & Louis Myers• Miriam Myers & Robert Rottapel• David Myhre• Laraine & Neil Naft• Lucille & Mickey Narun• Elizabeth Neswald• Hindy Nosek-Abelson & David Weyman• Toni Olshen• Sarah Olver & Benjamin Rosen• Donna & Clifford Orwin• Anna Pace & Barry Pervin• Jeremy Paltiel & Monica Heller• Patricia Patchet-Golubev• Jennifer Paton Smith & Sander Smith• Sylvia & Isaac Peck• Smadar Peretz• Elaine Peritz• Shaya Petroff• Diane Philipp & Rob Muller• Rhona Phillips-Carniol & Ben Carniol• Kathryn Polson Ferguson• Lorne & Miriam Propas• Joanne & Brian Pukier• Jessica Radin & Mark Clamen• Judy Rapkin & Victor Helfand• Anne Rennert Sternthal & Neil Sternthal• Perla & Ronald Riesenbach• Medina Robbins & Glen Hoffmann• Ruth Rohn & Paul Pascal• Shelly & Coleman Romalis• Leigh-Ann & Raphael Ronen

• Ellen Roseman & Edward Trapunski• Dara Roth Edney & Peter Edney• Benjamin Rubin• Fern Rubinstein & David Reed• Barbara Saipe & Terry Saltsman• Orit Sarfaty & Jason Plaks• Robert Savan• David Saxe• Harry Schachter• Yael Schacter & Gregory Beiles• Leora Schaefer & David Moscovitch• Erica Seetner & Nathan Elias• Jodi Segal• Lesley & Peter Sevitt• Galia Shaked & Paul Milgram• Maureen Shandling & Sheldon Levitt• Naomi & Shmuel Sharir• Ricki & Steven Sharpe• Barry Shecter• Debbie Shecter• Trudy Shecter• Joanne & Avery Shenfeld• Ruth Sheps• Hannah & Marvin Sherebrin• Rona Sherebrin & Glenn Rubinoff• Sharon Sharir• Daniel Shiner• Anita Shlien• Reuven Shlozberg• Suzanne Shuchat• Sharoni Sibony• Hilton & Shirley Silberg• Ariel & Ethan Siller• Justine Silver• Jackie Silverberg• Caroline Silverman & Jordan Wosnick• Margit & Melvin Silverman• Gene Simon• Wendy Simon• Lesley Simpson & Mark Guttman• Nancy Singer & Larry Fox• Enid Slack & Ron Kanter

• Elaine Smith• Mary Lou Smith & Andrew Simor• Tama Soble & Hart Schwartz• Sylvia Solomon• Josh Soref• Gerald Sperling• Leslie & Harvey Starkman• Susan Starkman & Richard Gilbert• David Stearn• Nancy & Morris Sternberg• David Stober• Tamara Sussman & Dror Balshine• Janet Sweatman & Sam Bucovetsky• Helen & Eli Szamosi• Julio Szmuilowicz & Jennifer Wagman• Audrey & Gary Taerk• Evan Taerk & Megan Bonnell• Louise & Gary Tenenbaum• Anna & Wilfred Teper• Rosalyn Train• Rhonda & Neil Travis• Simone Vigod & Daniel Blumberger• Marla & Larry Wasser• Jessica Watkins & Ian Cooper• Nan Weiner & Israel Lyon• Robert Weinstein• Sue Weinstein & Shaun Singer• Sharon Weintraub• Karen Weisman & Arthur Ripstein• Shelly Weiss• Alisa Weyman• Karen Weyman & Sid Feldman• Paul Winestock & Galina Vaisman• Linda & Roy Wise• Howard Wiseman• Brenda Wolpert• Orrin Wolpert and Mitchell Marcus• Joanne Yolles & Lorne Cappe• Tanhum Yoreh & Shoshanna Saxe• Hazel Zemel• Stephen & Jane Zener• Stephen Zolf

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Edie Mark

George Sherman

Reginald Ripstein

Faigie Klein

Rudy Philipp

Yona Sharir

Esther Gilbert

Sarah Feferman

Henry Michel

Ruth Rosenberg

Rayner Samuels

Joseph Abramsky

Yetta Bresko

Irene Davine

Raymond Hines

Sam Milgram

Yidel Helfand

Louis Kershenbaum

Henry Davine

Eve Rachel Trapunski

Joseph Cohen

Maxine Gelfant

Harry Silverman

Hannah Nusbaum

Pinkus Birencwajg

Jack Banack

Yitzchak Petroff

Abraham Colman

Arnold Keppler

Gertrude Elkin

Morris Dublin

Rena Goldstein

Gertrude Weiner

Eda Reed

Mary Zimerman

Hillel Diamond

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Sol Malkin

Hedy Gumpesberger

Dorothy Miller

Eli Adler

Moshe Ish-Horowicz

David Rosenfeld

Jordan Propas

Molly Medoff-Kopelow

Joyce Glazier

Edward Glazier

Yaacov (Yaap) Bar-David

Faye Vanek

Leon Schwartz

Simcha Hazany Cohen

Helen (Chaya) Dublin

Richard Pliskin

Max Fishman

Rita Thompson

Alice Lowenstein

Harry Naft

Saul Zuker

Betty Stocker

Constance Dorris Roseman

Moses Slack

Mark Gilbert

Annie Baruch-Nink

Robert Lewis Davis

Sylvain Caen

Rachel Jacobson

Anne Greenstein

Louis Cohen

Shirley Laskin

Jack Fainman

Fanny Bucovetsky

Erna Weintraub

Pnina Strumpf

Esther Teitelbaum

Morris Lubelsky

Celia Silverman

Ralph Snow

Abraham Jakubovicz

Joseph Kuperhause

Myrna Holzberg Levin

Rita Sherman

Harry Elkin

Herbert Lyon

Leah Nathan

Steven Letovsky

mother of Lawrence Fox

father of Norma Latsonas

father of Marla Reznick

mother of Rhoda Beecher

father of Rosanna Honig

mother of Peter Fried

father of Phyllis Berck &

Dorothy Garfinkel

mother of Leslie Starkman

wife of Craig Mark

father of Ronald Sherman

father of Arthur Ripstein

wife & mother of Jack Klein &

Nancy Klein

father of Diane Philipp

mother of Shmuel Sharir

mother of Linda Tadich

mother of Irv Feferman

father of Isabel Malkin &

Kathryn Levene

mother of Howard Rosenberg

mother of Lesley Sevitt

father of Daniel Abramsky

mother of Gitta Rice

mother of Melvyn Davine

father of Mark Hines

father of Paul Milgram

father of Victor Helfand

father of Debra Haworth

father of Melvyn Davine

mother of Edward Trapunski

father of Suzanne Shuchat

mother of Daniel Gelfant

father of Sheldon Silverman

mother of Ruth Leneman

father of Lala Loon

father of Alan Banack

father of Shaya Petroff

father of Jack Colman

father of Suzanne Keppler

mother of Rabbi Ed Elkin

father of Max Dublin

mother of Sheine Mankovsky

mother of Nan Weiner

mother of David Reed

mother of Sandy Lofchick

father of Miriam Diamond &

Frumie Diamond

mother of Daniel Westreich

mother of Sam Minsky

brother of Daniel Traub-Werner

father of Mendl Malkin

mother of Linda Benishai

mother of Monica Miller

father of Shelley Adler

father of Naomi Ish-Horowicz

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father of Rhonda Travis

son of Lorne Propas

mother of Ronald Medoff

mother of Rick Glazier

father of Rick Glazier

father of Sharone Bar-David

mother of Arthur Vanek

father of Robert Schwartz

mother of Georges Benarroch

sister of Max Dublin

father of Marni Cappe

father of Shirley Fishman

sister of Olga Palmateer

mother of Marjorie Gann

father of Neil Naft

father of Elaine Gold

mother of Maire Kushner

mother of Ellen Roseman

father of Enid Slack

father of Linda Tadich

mother of Micky Fraterman

father of Jim Davis

father of Francine Watkins

mother of Edythe Jacobson

mother of Elaine Minsky

brother of Suzanne Shuchat

mother of Monty Laskin

father of Karen Fainman

mother of Meyer Bucovetsky

mother of Sharon Weintraub

mother of Dan Strumpf

mother of Linda Wise

father of Sylvia Peck

mother of Melvin Silverman

father of Margot Feferman

father of Difat Jakubovicz

father of Jacob Kuperhause

mother of Michael Levin

mother of Ronald Sherman

father of Rabbi Ed Elkin

father of Issy Lyon

mother of Jean Pulik

brother of Eric Letovsky

YARHZEIT ANNIVERSARIES

“May their souls be bound up in the bond of everlasting life.” ויצרור בצרור החיים את נשמותיהם

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David Shukyn

May Judith Davidoff

Lazarus Solomon

Al Lofchick

Bernard “Bunny” Ennis

Howard Kaplan

Louise Levin

Rose Pascal

Elsa Singer

Molly Willer

Lolly Propas

Annie Lazarus

Avraham Greenberg

Paul Owsiany

Max Propas

Jessie Berck

May Cappell

Max Shecter

Harold Tanenbaum

Herb Guttman

Adele Zilberman

Chonon Levitan

Rose Horowitz

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Anne Tanenbaum

Rony Karshon

Bernard (Barney)

Davidoff

Esther Goodbaum

Della Overton

Boris Strasberg

Flora Meltz

Sam Bucovetsky

Gail Ellen Rosner

Samuel Szmuilowicz

Sharon Kirsh

Bessie Kershenbaum

Jack Mendelson

Sandra Sherman

Barney Brown

Rochelle Rusen

Henry Wise

Chana Kopelov-Nosek

Sam Weiner

Rodica Nachman

Michael Magen

Arthur Jay Resnick

Gladys Rosebrugh

Sidney Weinberg

father of Claire Simon

mother of Jinks Hoffmann

father of Charles Solomon

brother of Lawrence Lofchick

father of Elizabeth Ennis

father of Ari Kaplan

mother of Robin Penslar

mother of Paul Pascal

step-mother of Nancy Singer

mother of Phillis Willer

wife of Lorne Propas

mother of T. David Beecher

father of Benjamin Geva

brother of Gerald Austin

father of Lorne Propas

mother of Phyllis Berck & Dorothy

Garfinkel

mother of Robert Cappell

father of Trudy Shecter

brother of Carol Tanenbaum

father of Mark Guttman

mother of Hélène Silverman

father of Jerry Levitan

mother of Sylvia Solomon

mother of Marshall Korenblum

mother of Carol Tanenbaum

mother of Yael Karshon

father of Jinks Hoffmann

mother of Mark Goodbaum

mother of Ted Overton

father of Michelle Klaiman

mother of Isabella Meltz

father of Meyer Bucovetsky

sister of Susan Muskat

father of Julio Szmuilowicz

wife of Daniel Selchen

mother of Debra Haworth

father of Leslie Mendelson

wife of Ronald Sherman

father of Keren Brown

mother of Janis Rusen

father of Roy Wise

mother of Hindy Nosek-Abelson

father of Nan Weiner

mother of Adrian Nachman

brother of Jill Magen-Lichtblau

father of Karen Kaeja

mother of Bruce Rosebrugh

father of Edward Weinberg

YARHZEIT ANNIVERSARIES

“May their souls be bound up in the bond of everlasting life.” ויצרור בצרור החיים את נשמותיהם

OUR CONDOLENCES TO…

Yosh Halberstam, on the loss of his father David Halberstam

Rosyln Pauker, on the loss of her husband Jerome Pauker

Soozi Schlanger, on the loss of her mother Miriam Schlanger

Ricki Sharpe, on the loss of her mother Helen Sharpe

Dan Stern, on the loss of his father Robert Stern

Co-Presidents Avi Schonbach & Hart Schwartz

president@narayever.ca

Vice President Anna Pace

vp@narayever.ca

Secretary Roz Train

secretary@narayever.ca

Treasurer Stephen Benjamin

treasurer@narayever.ca

Past-President Liz Bohnen

pastpresident@narayever.ca

Adult Education Brenlee Robinson

education@narayever.ca

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Simon Houpt

bbm@narayever.ca

Building Mickey Narun

building@narayever.ca

Communications Reuven Shlozberg

communications@narayever.ca

Food Lorne Cappe

food@narayever.ca

Governance Barry Pervin

governance@narayever.ca

Hesed Jodi Block

hesed@narayever.ca

Israel Georges Benarroch israel@narayever.ca

High Holidays Roz Train

hhd@narayever.ca

Membership & Shul Community David Barkin

membership@narayever.ca

Ritual Lawrence Aronovitchritual@narayever.ca

Social Action Ryan Peck

socialaction@narayever.ca

Wider Community Micky Fraterman

widercommunity@narayever.ca

Youth Jennifer Gold & Nathan Perlis

youth@narayever.ca

Staff

Rabbi Edward Elkin rabbi@narayever.ca

Tefillah Coach Ruth Rohn

tefillah@narayever.ca

Family & Youth Engagement Sabrina Friedman

sabrina@narayever.ca

Director of Administration Marsha Frydenberg admin@narayever.ca

Administration Michael Boyd

narayever@gmail.com

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