THE SCROLL Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev 5777

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1 THE SCROLL Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev 5777 September, October, November, December 2016

2 Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev 5777 September, October, November, December 2016 What s Inside...2 High Holiday Schedule...2 Rabbi s Message...3 Cantor s Message...4 President s Message...5 Executive Director s Message...6 Sisterhood President s Message... 7 Come join the Sisterhood...8 Olam Chessed Yibaneh...9 Synagogue Clergy & Leadership Mada Rosh Hashana Bar Mitzvahs...11 Selichot Night Program New Year Greetings Tashlich Succot Lulav and Etrog Shabbat Shuva Lecture The Meaning of Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur The Festival of Sukkot March of the Living Sisterhood in the Sukkah Shabbat in the Sukkah Sisterhood Opening Luncheon Simchat Torah Celebration Kabballah of the Tanya What s in a Name Lecture Cooking with the Cantor Night of the Senses Gala Shabbat Under the Stars Oneg Shabbat with Jesse Rabin Klezmer Night A Mother s Day Message by Eileen Kokin Special Shabbaton with Salvador Litvak Book Review Tree of Life Hakhel Passover New Membership Drive Renovations at the Chevra Join the Synagogue Bar Mitzvahs, Births, Weddings Birthdays Anniversaries Prayer Book/Torah Welfare/Endowment Fund About Our Shul Kiddush Corner In Memory Condolences To Perpetuate the Memory Endowment Plaques Prayer for the Sick Cemetery Reservations Mega Mission to Israel Beit Halochem at the Chevra Yahrzeit Fund Donations In Memoriam A Simcha to Remember Candle Lighting Times/Upcoming Events Weekly Talmud class Golf... Back Cover Publication Mailing Agreement No Chevra Kadisha B Nai Jacob Beit Hazikaron - Beth Hillel 5237 Clanranald Ave., Montreal, Qc., H3X 2S5 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR ROSH HASHANA, YOM KIPPUR, SUCCOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH SELICHOT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Mincha... 6:30 p.m. Selichot Program... 9:30 p.m. Selichot Services... 10:30 p.m. EREV ROSH HASHANA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 Selichot & Shacharit... 8:00 a.m. Candle Lighting... 6:13 p.m. Mincha & Ma ariv... 6:20 p.m. Mada Community Dinner... 7:30 p.m. ROSH HASHANA MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 Shacharit... 8:00 a.m. Torah Reading... 9:30 a.m. Shofar & Sermon... 10:30 a.m. Tashlich (Macdonald Park)... 5:50 p.m. Mincha... 6:20 p.m. Candle Lighting... 7:14 p.m. Mada Community Dinner... 7:30 p.m. ROSH HASHANA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Shacharit... 8:00 a.m. Torah Reading... 9:30 a.m. Shofar & Sermon... 10:30 a.m. Mincha... 6:20 p.m. FAST OF GEDALIAH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 3 Tishrei - Fast begins 5:42 a.m. and ends... 6:56 p.m. Mincha... 6:00 p.m. SHABBAT SHUVA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 Morning Services... 9:00 a.m. Rabbi s Drasha... 5:30 p.m. Mincha... 6:10 p.m. EREV YOM KIPPUR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Mincha... 2:00 p.m. Candle Lighting (Fast begins)... 5:57 p.m. Kol Nidre... 5:40 p.m. YOM KIPPUR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Shacharit... 8:30 a.m. Sermon & Yizkor... 11:30 a.m. Mincha and Neilah... 5:00 p.m. Yom Kippur ends & Shofar... 6:58 p.m. EREV SUCCOT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 Candle Lighting... 5:48 p.m. Mincha... 5:50 p.m. SUCCOT MONDAY & TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 & 18 Shacharit... 9:00 a.m. Mincha... 6:50 p.m. Candle Lighting October 17 from existing flame... after 6:49 p.m. HOSHANA RABA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 Shacharit... 8:00 a.m. Candle Lighting... 5:36 p.m. Mincha... 5:40 p.m. SHEMINI ATZERET MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 Shacharit... 9:00 a.m. Sermon & Yizkor... 10:30 a.m. SIMCHAT TORAH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Mincha followed by Hakafot & Dinner... 5:30 p.m. Candle Lighting from an existing flame... 6:38 p.m. Simchat Torah Dinner & Party... 6:00 p.m. SIMCHAT TORAH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 Shacharit Services... 9:00 a.m. Hakafot, Simchat Torah honours Kiddush Mincha... 5:35 p.m. Rabbi s Message EMPATHY: THE FIRST TO HELP YOU UP ARE THE ONES WHO KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO FALL By Rabbi Asher Jacobson Achild had to walk past a haunted house every evening, filled with fear - each trip was an agonizing experience. His elders sought to give him courage. One gave him a good luck charm to ward off all the evil spirits; another asked the city Council to erect a street light on the corner; another said earnestly, it is sinful to be afraid: Trust God and be brave. They all failed in helping this child. Until one wise man came along with genuine understanding and said to the child, I know what it s like to be afraid, I will walk with you past the house. The wise man did a great deal to remove the fear by lifting it from the child shoulders and placing part of it on his own. We live in a world of which we are overly exposed, we see too much. Naturally we seek to protect ourselves by learning how to turn the page, scroll down, change the channel and look away, we desensitize ourselves in order to preserve ourselves and the tragedy of that is that we are losing our Human solidarity. That unique ability to feel for somebody else. There is a growing deficit of empathy in our society. The greatest teacher who ever lived was Moses; the man who every religion agrees was a great prophet. In his very first encounter, G-d s opening words to Moses was Sal Nealecha Me-al Raglecha - take off your shoes from your feet. He didn t say kneel before me, bow, submit, cover your head, take off your hat, prepare your heart, cleanse your mind - he said take off your shoes. Why? Judaism explains something so beautiful. When you walk through life with shoes, you can walk over stones, glass, water, even fire and not feel a thing; you are protected from the outside. Without shoes even in the comfort of your own home you can feel everything when you step on the slightest protrusion the pain Climbs right up the spine you feel everything, Hashem was signaling to Moses, if you want to possess the truth, have meaning in life, get close to G-d, and stand on holy ground, you have to take off your shoes. Remove the insulation that you wear to protect yourself from the environment, it will hurt, but you must be able to feel the pain of others in order to walk with them. Imagine what it feels like to be hungry before you go and feed the poor. Imagine what it feels like to be alone and find somebody and let them know they are not alone. Imagine what it would feel like to be stricken with disability before you go and visit the sick. What it is like to be a child being abused by a grown-up before you lose it with your own children. Empathy is the ability to see something of yourself in everyone you meet and that everyone includes the stranger and even your enemy. How many times does the Torah warn the Jewish people, Be kind to the stranger for you were a stranger. You yourselves know how it feels to be a stranger (you know the soul of a stranger) because you were strangers in Egypt. If you see your enemy s donkey sagging under its load, you shall not pass by. You shall surely lift it [the load] up with him. (Ex. 23: 5) Because through the eyes of empathy you will see beyond your enemy, instead you will see him as a human being. Aggression may divide you, but there is something deeper that connects you. If someone is in trouble, help. Don t stop to ask whether they are friend or enemy. אל תדין את חברך עד שתגיע למקומו The wise sages said - you cannot judge another person until you stand in their place and you will never stand in their place because you are already standing in your own. We are our worst when we judge another and we are our best when we empathize with others. On the Yomim Noraim we all come together as one large family and approach G-d in unison, we say not I but we sinned before you. Al Chete She Chatanu. We walk together through this period and in the merit of that unity itself, may we all be granted G-d s fevered judgment and complete forgiveness. Lieba and I wish our fellow clergy, executive, and members of the Chevra family the blessings of a Shana Tova and a Kativa ve Chatima Tova. ADDRESS If you would like to be part of the Rabbi s list, please send your address to rabbi@thechevra.ca Congregation Chevra Kadisha B nai Jacob-Beit Hazikaron-Beth Hillel 2 3

3 Cantor s Message It is my pleasure and privilege to extend my heartiest and warmest greetings for the coming New Year A year filled with good health and contentment. We pray, dear G-d, that it may be a rich, fruitful year for Klal Yisrael and all mankind. May we be inscribed in the Book of Life and that the days to come may bring peace to Israel. It is Rosh Hashana that makes us realize that time is life; that time is the most precious element in life for two reasons: first, because every human being receives such a limited supply and second, because once lost, it can never be gotten back. It is surely important, therefore, for each and every one of us, as we approach the beginning of a New Year to pause for a moment and consider as to how we are spending our time. Are we making the best use of it? Are we using it all for pleasure, or are we also devoting some of it to a worthwhile cause? Are we devoting enough time to our Congregation and Shul? As I am in the midst of practising with our beautiful choir, I thought that In order to enrich our understanding of the melodies and prayers for Shabbat Yom Tov and the High Holy Days, I would like to offer my time on a one to one basis or as a group. If you are interested please see me or contact the synagogue office. May the coming year, be one of spiritual growth. May Hakadosh Barouch Hu (the Almighty) hear our prayers, that we will fulfill Mitzvot and that we reach a higher level so we can say to Hashem Look down from Your Holy Habitation in Heaven and Bless Your People Israel (Deut.26:15) and that Hashem responds to all our prayers. On behalf of my wife Marsha, my daughter Zemira Chaya and myself I extend to the entire Congregation and their families our best wishes for health and happiness to all, and may we all be inscribed in the Book of Life. Amen. Yitzhak Epstein 4 President s Message When I assumed the Presidency I did so with one primary goal in mind to help renovate our spiritual home structurally, administratively and culturally, by rejuvenating its premises, rebuilding the administrative staff and offering more and diverse opportunities for participation at the shul in whatever way is meaningful to you. To that end, you will see, if you have not already, the beautiful new floor in the main lobby, the redecorated bridal room and the new carpets, floor, and seat cushions in the main sanctuary. I want to sincerely thank all of the benefactors who made these improvements possible, especially Roslyn Joseph, Ben Cohen, Michael Cons and Jack Starke. No house, however beautiful, would be a home unless it is filled with people being together to enjoy its premises. This past year there were again a number of successful events and programs. We had a Night of the Senses scotch tasting and art sale for Chanukah, a Song of Songs tribute concert honouring Beverlee and David Perlin and Mrs. Marsha and Cantor Isaac Epstein, an inspiring Shabbaton with The Accidental Talmudist Salvador Litvak, a panoply of Sisterhood events led by the tireless Sally Raicek, a Shabbat Under the Stars with over 1000 of our fellow Jews in Hampstead Park, a sunny and enjoyable golf tournament followed by dinner and an auction, a klezmer concert organized by our Gabbai Hershey Fitelberg, and several informative lecture series by the Rabbi, to highlight but a few. We are also very proud to have initiated the Chevra A-Link Program for young adults with special needs. We are delighted to announce that the Chevra Synagogue will be the host synagogue for the Beit Halochem program and Israeli war veterans for the years 2017 and A new Chevra Beit Halochem committee has been established, and we hope to hear from more members and friends of the Chevra to join us on this exciting and important journey. We were also thrilled to welcome among our family 5 our Executive Director, Sid Milech. Sid brings to us many years of Jewish leadership experience having held senior executive positions at, among others, JPPS-Bialik and the Y Country Camp. Sid is working hard with our office staff, Linda Shore, Sara Miller, Robert Posman and Regina Kneller, together with our custodial staff, to ensure that you are well taken care of at our shul and I thank them for their continuing efforts to improve our services and offerings. I want to take this opportunity, on your behalf, to thank the clergy and their spouses who keep the shul thriving. Firstly, to Rabbi Jacobson who leads our services, inspires and teaches us, helps us raise our needed funds and endowments, and is always there for us, a most heartfelt yasher koach and may you continue to lead us from strength to strength. To Cantor Epstein, for your beautiful chazzanut and amazing kiddushes, thank you. Also, a special thank you to Rebbetzin Lieba Jacobson for your challa baking, bridal gemach, teaching and haimishkeit, and to Marsha Epstein for your work leading the caring Chevra Chessed committee. And, of course, my gratitude to Rabbi Meyer Kizelnik for your wisdom and sense of humour, and to Yossi Milo for leading our magnificent choir. I also want to thank the Executive, especially Sam Lieblein, Jeffrey Frank, Sanford Smith, Leo Hubermann, Daniel Miller and Gary Polachek for their many hours of thankless devotion and work for the shul, and a yasher koach to the Board of Trustees for your leadership and vision keeping the shul moving forward. Finally, a heartfelt thank you to all of our volunteers, donors and benefactors, too numerous to mention individually, without whom our shul would not be the flourishing and enjoyable place it is. For those of you who missed out on our great events, programs or services, I would invite you to come back into the fold and enjoy your shul and let it add value to your lives and those of your families. Your shul should not be just a place where you attend on the High Holidays or come to say Kaddish on a yahrzeit, but a vital extension of your spiritual and social life. We also want it to be a place where you will celebrate your simchas or any holiday or family occasion in our beautifully renovated facilities, with delicious catering, and all at very affordable and competitive prices. To all of you, dear members, I look forward to sharing many more meaningful and fun experiences with you at our shul in the coming year, and I wish you and your families a happy new year, une bonne année, a shana tova and a goot yor filled with good health, love, success, mazel, and happiness for all of you and all of Am Yisrael. Arnold Cohen President

4 Director s Message One of the most powerful symbols of the upcoming High Holidays is the shofar, and while there are several interpretations of the meaning of the blowing of the shofar, the great scholar Maimonides has enunciated a vision that resonates with many people. He suggests that the blowing of the shofar is G_d s cry to us, His way of challenging us to do something constructive and meaningful with the gift of life that we have been given. The coming of the New Year is a time to reflect how each of us can do something new to enhance our own lives, as well as the lives of people with whom we come into contact. Now, it is true that none of us, as individuals, can end global warming, bring peace to the Middle East, or find medical cures for diseases such as Alzheimer s or cancer. But we can develop the strengths of character that will make a difference to our own lives and to the lives of those around us. One such opportunity for the members of the Chevra is a new initiative which will be starting just after the holidays. This actually started several years ago when I had the privilege of attending a concert organized by the Montreal chapter of Beit Halochem, the organization that has built state of the art rehabilitation centres in Israel for wounded soldiers of the Israeli Defence Forces. Although the music at the concert was outstanding, what really affected me was the introduction of four IDF veterans, who thanked us Canadians for our support. Of course, we all realized that it is we who should be thanking these brave men and women, who risk their lives so that we can all live as free and proud Jews, both in Israel and throughout the world. And now, as the Executive Director of the Chevra, I am very proud of the fact that the Chevra will be serving as the host synagogue for Israeli war veterans in the coming two years. Several members of the Chevra have already committed to joining the Chevra Beit Halochem Committee, which will work collaboratively with the Montreal committee either to host the soldiers, or to help organize their visits to Montreal and to the Chevra. Two such volunteers are Gloria and Allan Tannenbaum, who actually were among the first Montrealers to host a young Israeli soldier over 25 years ago. They have kept in touch over all these years, and in their recent trip to Israel, were thrilled to visit the soldier who now is a middle aged father with four children of his own. This Rosh Hashana, please join Gloria and Allan, (and others from the Chevra), by responding to the call of the shofar, and taking the steps to change the world by changing ourselves. After the holidays I will be sending out a personal invitation to you, and look forward to participating with you in this life-changing experience. Shanna tova u metukah Sid Milech Executive Director Sisterhood Report On Saturday morning May 7th the Annual Mother s Day celebration took place with many women from our Sisterhood taking part in the Shabbat services. A beautiful Kiddush luncheon, sponsored by 18 of the sisterhood members followed, in memory of honouring mothers & mothers-in-law. We would like to sincerely thank Rabbi Jacobson, Cantor Epstein, the Choir under the direction of Yossi Milo, and all those who helped to make this Shabbat a success. A historic tour of Montreal s old Jewish Quarter took place on Wednesday, May 4th. Following breakfast at The Chevra, prepared by Cantor Epstein, a bus took a group of more than 40 people down to the old Jewish Quarter, where tour guides, provided by the Jewish Museum, took 2 groups through many of Montreal s historic neighbourhoods, synagogues, schools, hospitals and cultural organizations, teaching them about our city s rich Jewish history. It was an event that will be remembered by all who attended. Several members of the Sisterhood met at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, on Wednesday, June 29th where Sisterhood President, Sally Raicek took them on a Guided tour of the Pompeii Exhibition. Following the tour, the group gathered for a nice lunch. A good time was had by all. After a brief summer respite, the Sisterhood will have their Opening Luncheon on Wednesday, October 26th. Our guest speaker will be Sydell Stern (Ann Novick), author the book Behind Prison Walls. Please call the office at (514) to reserve a place. Anyone interested in joining the Sisterhood and being part of our many events, are invited to call the office for more information. ``May every person be inscribed in the Book of Life for the New Year Yehi Ratzon Shetchavesh Olaynu Shana Tova Umetuka - May it be G-d s will to grant us a Good and Sweet Year. Sally Raicek Sisterhood President 6 7

5 Olam Chessed Yibaneh The Alter rabbi of Slabodka writes on the verse of Olam Chesed Yibaneh it should say Olam Chesed Nivnah. From here it derives that just as Hashem built the world with Chesed, so should we continue to build the world on Chesed. Everyone in the world needs Chesed. When we are born as babies we require the chesed of others. When we become elderly and sick, we also need the Chesed of others. There is no other way. Chesed is necessary for the world to be built. Hashem built this into the nature of the world in order to show us the very necessity of Chesed. There is another element in Chesed as well. It is a natural tendency for people to become miserable and irritable as we age. Living a life committed to Chesed changes that it stops us from declining in this respect. Thus, Chesed not only builds the world it builds us as well. The Chofetz Chaim writes that the performance of Chesed saves a person from difficulties in life. It also ensures that Hashem will continue to maintain His love. It also awakens the Divine Middah of Chesed. The Mitzvah of Chesed applies equally to men and to women. It should also be taught to one s children. There is no better way to inculcate this most precious of traits than by example and by performing Chesed with family members. The opportunities for Chesed are indeed quite numerous. To name just a few: 1. Not forgetting the elderly in nursing homes by visiting them and/or calling them. 2. Visiting people in the hospital. 3. Calling family members of people in the hospital. 4. Calling members of the synagogue who have no family. Ivdu et Hashem BeSimcha...When performing the Mitzvah of Gemilas Chasadim one should do it cheerfully and with a smile. This is predicated upon the same halacha in Shulchan Aruch regarding the giving of charity (Yore Deah 249:3). At the opposite extreme, it is stated in Avos D Rav Nosson (13) that if one gives someone an enormous gift but greets him with a sour expression; it is as if he has done nothing. The same would apply to the Mitzvah of Chesed. There are two Mitzvos in the Torah that imbue an individual with their own unique feeling of joy they are the love of Torah learning and the joy of a Chesed. These special joys, in fact, have a Divine source to them. They emanate from the Divine light of Hashem. The Divine source for the origin of the joy we feel when we perform Chesed explains why Chesed can be so lifechanging. It can save us from depression, it can save us from the crabbiness that comes with old age, and so much more. We must also realize that encouraging others to perform Chessed is in and of itself the fulfillment of Chesed. It should therefore also be done cheerfully and with a smile. The problem is that if one is encountering resistance, then it is likely that the second person s Chesed will not be performed in the cheerful loving manner that it requires. This area is one that is fraught with difficulty since doing Chesed is actually an obligation, just as other positive Mitzvos are obligations. The halacha is that if there is a good chance that you can change someone s mind to do the Chesed then one is obligated to do this in a gentle positive manner, to encourage him to want to do it with joy and happiness. We at the Chevra put a great deal of effort in the fulfillment of the Mitvah of Chesed. We are proud of what we do and request of any or of all of our members to please come and join the Chevra Chesed Committee. Help us bring a smile on the faces of our seniors in residence or someone in mourning or those that might be hospitalized or someone who just needs a friend. One or two hours a month will bring joy to these people. On behalf of the Chevra Chesed Committee and our families we would like to extend to you and yours a Shana Tova Umetoukah and a Ketiva VeChatima Tova. Marsha Epstein and Pearl Rothenberg, Co- Chairs, Chevra Chesed Committee 8 9

6 CONGREGATION CHEVRA KADISHA B NAI JACOB-BEIT HAZIKARON-BETH HILLEL 5237 Clanranald, Montreal, Canada H3X 2S5 Tel: ; Fax; Rabbi Cantor Rabbi Emeritus Beth Hillel Rabbi Emeritus Executive Director Choirmaster Arnold Cohen Kathy Halmi Leo Hubermann Sanford M. Smith Stephen Luxenburg Daniel S. Miller Rafael Tzoubari Kathy Halmi Yoav Djebali Aaron Bloom Ben Cohen Murray Dalfen Mitchell Rosen Martin P. Rosenthal Jerry Sherman Ivan Spector Paul Kushner Hershey Fitleberg Asher Jacobson Yitzhak Epstein Meyer Kizelnik Benjamin Hauer Sid Milech Yossi Milo EXECUTIVE President Vice President Vice President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Immediate President Advisor Representative of Beit Hazikaron Representative of Sephardi Minyan Co-Opted Officer Co-Opted Officer Co-Opted Officer Co-Opted Officer Co-Opted Officer Co-Opted Officer Co-Opted Officer PARNASSIM Jerry Sherman Allan Tannenbaum PRESIDENT S ADVISORY COUNCIL Mish Granik Sally Raicek Daniel S. Miller Jack Rothenberg David Perlin Dr. Richard Shatz Gary E. Polachek Rafael Tzoubari Elaine Budning Belle Burak Arnold Cohen Ben Cohen Murray Dalfen Dr. David Farber Manny Fayer Mish Granik Doreen Green Kathy Halmi Leo Hubermann Steve Luxenburg Daniel S. Miller Elaine Moscovitch Barbara Neudorf David Perlin Gary E. Polachek Laini Raffoul BOARD OF TRUSTEES Norman Raicek Sally Raicek Aaron Remer Mitchell Rosen Tina Apfeld Rosenthal Jack Rothenberg Pearl Rothenberg Ellen Rubin Dr. Richard Shatz Donna Shein Sanford M. Smith Ivan Spector Marnie Stern Zigman Allan Tannenbaum Rafael Tzoubari Joel Waxman Tamara Zimmerman COMMITTEE CHAIRS Allan Tannenbaum Brotherhood Leo Hubermann Bulletin and Publicity David Perlin Steve Luxenburg Jeff Frank Cemetery Allan Rubin Golf Sanford M. Smith Mish Granik House Committee Jerry Sherman Sanford M. Smith Human Resources Ben Cohen Hershey Fitleberg Dave Perlin Leo Hubermann Marketing Ben Cohen Ivan Spector Membership Joel Waxman Sanford M. Smith Ben Cohen Belle Burak Elaine Moscovitch Donna Cohen Hersh Sally Raicek Sisterhood Belle Burak Gary Polachek Project Shabbat Hershey Fitleberg Hebrew Reading/Davening Ben Cohen Congregation Histories 10 The Chevra 5237 Clanranald Avenue is proud to announce that in conjunction with The MADA Community Centre We will be hosting two Rosh Hashanah dinners for the less fortunate families, to share the warmth and joy of a festive tradition meal, complete with symbolic food. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016 AT 7:30 P.M. and MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 AT 7:30 P.M. For tickets and information call Ext. 0 Welcome New Members Heather and Jonathan Amiel & Family Cynthia Benchimol and Marc Lajeunesse & Family Susan and Harry Baikowitz & Family Arlene and Daniel Berg & Family Veronica and Ezequiel Buchbinder & Family Robin Ceausu & Family Erica and Hilly Diamond & Family Wendy and Robert Frank & Family Izak Fridman Suzanne and Dr. Mark Gans & Family Fred Gibson Norm Gulden Marla and Etan Jagermann & Family Suzanna Liendo Lazo Phyllis and Harvey Levy Elaine and Sid Milech Shauna Rak and Steven Rosenfeld Stephanie Rosenblatt and Jeffrey Bergman Craig Starke & Family Wendy and Gary Wechsler & Family Nancy Wolfe and Warren Yaffy & Family Bar Mitzvahs Andrew Diamond Erica and Hilly Diamond are proud to announce the upcoming Bar Mitzvah of their son Andrew Ryan Diamond on November 5th, Proud grandparents are Rosalie and Gary Mintz and Harriet and Ron Diamond. Proud great-grandmother is Sarah Diamond, and super proud brother is Sean. Andrew loves playing hockey, baseball, tennis and golf, and cannot wait to be called to the Torah as a proud Bar Mitzvah boy. Finally, he is becoming a man! BH. Ari Buchbinder Ari s family is so happy and proud to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on Sept 8th at the Chevra, with family and friends from Montreal, Argentina, Mexico and Israel. Ari moved with his family from Mexico to Montreal two years ago, and he was warmly welcomed at JPPS and Bialik High School, where he has made really good new friends while he also keeps his heart close to his dear friends from Mexico. Ari has a big heart and is a highly creative person. He loves to design in Photoshop, and prepare special dishes where he showcases his originality and passion. On June 21st Ari turned 13 while he was visiting Mexico, where he had the chance to be called to the Torah and to put on Teffilin for the first time, surrounded by family and close friends, who where really happy to have the chance to share this very special momento with him. Now he is looking forward to his Bar Mitzvah in Montreal where he will celebrate with his family Veronica, Ezequiel & Mica, as well as his grandparents Mirta, Luis, Lito, and uncles Federico, Julian, Javier & Ilan, and his aunt Stephie. Sadly missed at this time is his Abuela Hilda z l. Special thanks to Rabbi Jacobson, for his dedication, guidance and inspiration. Benji Ceausu Benjamin is a wonderful young man who is smart, funny and has a passion for learning and playing sports. He recently began the Sport Study program at John Rennie High School where he spends half his day studying and the other in athletics. Benjamin s proud mother (Robin 11 Ceausu) and father (Ryan Bostic) as well as his aunts, uncles,cousins and friends are thrilled by his enthusiasm in Learning with Rabbi Jacobson. His Bar Mitzvah will take place on October 29, Henri Lajeunesse Henri is 16 years old and will be graduating from Selwyn House this year. As a high honour student he takes school very seriously and also enjoys playing piano guitar and wrestling with the Montreal wrestling club. His parents and sister and very proud of him for his accomplishments and for working so hard to make his Bar Mitzvah possible. Jonathan Jagermann A competitive tennis player and and avid skier, snowboarder and wakeboarder, Jonathan loves keeping busy thorough friends and family. He excels in math and science at Bialik High School, while enjoying a special connection to his summers at camp Kinneret. Jonathan, your dedication to excellence in sports and school combined with your overall joyful and positive personality make you a great brother to Josh and Sean and a wonderful member of the Jagermann/Eichenbaum families. We are all so proud of all the hard work that you have devoted towards your Bar-Mitzvah day. Zak Starke Parents Jewel and Craig, are very proud of their son, Zak, who will be celebrating his Bar-Mitzvah on September 29th. Grandfather Jack and big sister Jewel are also looking forward to the big event. Zak attended Solomon Schachter Academy for elementary school and has now begun his second year at LCC. Zak is a passionate young man. He loves the outdoors, be it at YCC summer camp or up north with his family. One of his favourite hobbies is motocross. He loves going on off-road trails. The more difficult the better! Instead of a Bar-Mitzvah party, he asked his parents if he could go on a motocross vacation. So, come November, he will travel to Southern California to ride some of the best tracks in North America!

7 SELICHOT NIGHT PROGRAM Saturday Night SEPTEMBER 24, :30 p.m. We will be screening the movie NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF CONGREGATION CHEVRA KADISHA B NAI JACOB-BEIT HAZIKARON WE FERVENTLY PRAY THAT THE NEW YEAR 5777 WILL WITNESS THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW ERA OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNITY AMONG THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH, SO THAT PEACE AND STABILITY MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR ISRAEL. Having spent a lifetime concealing his heritage, an aging German Holocaust survivor finally tries to come to terms with his past in THE LAST MENTSCH. Born as Menachem Teitelbaum, Marcus Schwarz (German Academy Award winner Mario Adorf) escaped Auschwitz with his life, only to exterminate his Jewishness. With no synagogue, Jewish friends or family, the hardened old man has done such an effective job of creating a new identity that, when faced with his own mortality, the rabbis refuse his about-face appeal to be buried in a Jewish cemetery in Cologne. Determined to return to his birthplace and establish his ancestry, Marcus enlists the help of Gül (Katharina Derr), a brash, chain-smoking Turkish woman with a troubled history of her own. The unlikely duo sets out on a road trip to a small village on the Hungarian-Romanian border, a journey that will irrevocably change them both. SELICHOT SERVICES 10:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary with CANTOR YITZHAK EPSTEIN REFRESHMENTS at 11:00 p.m. Admission: Free Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Abramson Mr. and Mrs. David Amiel Mrs. Hilda Adler & Family Mr. Herbert Black and Family Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Black & Family Mrs. Elaine Budning & Family Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burak & Family Ted Cohen and The Cohen Family Mr. E. Lawrence Cohen & Family Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dalfen Mr. and Mrs. Mish Granik & Family Mr. and Mrs. Sam Greenberg & Family Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hart Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hubermann & Family Mrs. Roslyn Joseph & Family Mrs. Beatrice Levine & Family Mr. Sheldon Merling & Family Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller & Family Mrs. Lucy Nisker & Family Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perlman & Family Mr. and Mrs. Gary Polachek & Family Mr. and Mrs. Sol Polachek & Family Mr. and Mrs. Norman Raicek & Family Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Remer & Family Mr. Samuel Rimoin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rothenberg & Family Mrs. Shoshana Samuels & Family Dr. and Mrs. Richard Shatz & Family The Singerman Family Mr. and Mrs. Gary Trestan & Family Mrs. Marilyn Waxman & Family Mr. Max Zentner & Family Mr. and Mrs. Sam Zentner & Family Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Yanofsky & Family *********** Rabbi & Mrs. Asher Jacobson & Family Cantor & Mrs. Yitzhak Epstein & Family Rabbi & Meyer Kizelnik & Family Rabbi Benjamin Hauer, Emeritus, and Mrs. Miriam Hauer & Family wish to extend a year of good health and personal fulfillment to the President, Officers, Board of Trustees and the entire Congregation *********** The Office Staff wish the President, Officers, Board of Trustees and the entire Congregationa year of health, happiness, peace and good fortune *********** The Creative Social Center extends warmest New Year wishes to all its members, friends, the Congregation and their Families 12 13

8 Taslich Tashlich is a magical, mystical moment when the neshama communes with G-d and nature, transcending the vice of human folly to soar aloft, freed from the fetters of mankind s failings. It is a Kabbalistic symphony of purity, a purging of the dark that lurks within. Join Rabbi Jacobson and listen to Stories in the Park at Tashlich time, the 1 st day of Rosh Hashanah, for a study of the inner recess of the soul. Tashlich Ceremony MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, :50 P.M. at Macdonald Park on Clanranald between Isabella and Dupuis The Chevra Cordially invites all members and friends to SHABBAT SHUVA DRASHA LECTURE A Talmudic discourse to be delivered by Rabbi Asher Jacobson SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 in the Sanctuary at 5:30 p.m. followed by Mincha and Shalosh Seudot at 6:10 p.m. The Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah (Shabbat of Return) because its special haftarah reading begins with the words Shuvah Yisrael "Return O Israel", from the prophecy of Hoshea. It is also referred to as Shabbat Shuvah because it falls during the Ten Days of Repentance. Everyone is invited to attend. SUCCOT ETROG AND LULAV Please contact Cantor Yitzhak Epstein at the Synagogue office at To order your very own ETROG AND LULAV Orders must be received by Friday, October 14, 2016 The Meaning of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah literally means Head of the Year in Hebrew. It falls in the month of Tishrei, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. The reason for this is because the Hebrew calendar begins with the month of Nissan (when it s believed the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt) but the month of Tishrei is believed to be the month in which G-d created the world. Hence, another way to think about Rosh Hashanah is as the birthday of the world. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei. Jewish tradition teaches that during the High Holy Days G-d decides who will live and who will die during the coming year. As a result, during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (and in the days leading up to them) Jews embark upon the serious task of examining their lives and repenting for any wrongs they have committed during the previous year. This process of repentance is called teshuvah. Jews are encouraged to make amends with anyone they have wronged and to make plans for improving during the coming year. In this way, Rosh Hashanah is all about making peace in the community and striving to be a better person. Even though the theme of Rosh Hashanah is life and death, it is a holiday filled with hope for the New Year. Jews believe that G-d is compassionate and just, and that G-d will accept their prayers for forgiveness. Rosh Hashanah Liturgy - The Rosh Hashanah prayer service is one of the longest of the year. Only the Yom Kippur service is longer. Rosh Hashanah service usually runs from early morning until the afternoon and is so unique that it has its own prayer book called the Machzor. Two of the most well known prayers from Rosh Hashana liturgy are: Unetaneh Tokef This prayer is about life and death. Part of it reads: On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed, how many will leave this world and how many will be born into it, who will live and who will die... But Teshuvah (repentance), tefillah (prayer), and tzedakah (charity) can annul the severity of the decree. Avinu Malkeinu Another famous prayer is Avinu Malkeinu, which means Our Father Our King in Hebrew. Usually the entire congregation will sing the last verse of this prayer in unison, which says: Our Father, our King, answer us as though we have no deed to plead our cause, save us with mercy and loving- kindness. On Rosh Hashanah it is customary to greet people with L Shanah Tovah, which is Hebrew that is usually translated as For a Good Year or May you have a good year. Some people also say L shana tovah tikatev v etahetem, which means May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year. (If said to a woman the greeting would be: L shanah tovah tikatevi v tahetemi ). This greeting refers to the belief that a person s fate for the coming year is decided during the High Holy Days. The shofar is an important symbol of Rosh Hashanah. It is an instrument often made of a ram s horn and is blown one hundred times during each of the two days of Rosh Hashanah. The sound of the shofar blast reminds people of the importance of reflection during this important holiday. Tashlich is a ceremony that usually takes place during the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Tashlich literally means casting off and involves symbolically casting off the sins of the previous year by tossing pieces of bread or another food into a body of flowing water. Other significant symbols of Rosh Hashanah include apples, honey and round loaves of challah. Apple slices dipped in honey represent our hope for a sweet new year and are traditionally accompanied by a short prayer before eating that goes: May it by Thy will, O Lord, Our G-d, to grant us a year that is good and sweet. Challah, which is usually baked into braids, is shaped into round loaves of 14 15

9 bread on Rosh Hashanah. The circular shape symbolizes the continuation of life. On the second night of Rosh Hashanah it is customary to eat a fruit that is new to us for the season, saying the shehechiyanu blessing as we eat it to thank G-d for bringing us to this season. Pomegranates are a popular fruit because, according to legend, pomegranates contain 613 seeds one for each of the 613 mitzvot. Another reason for eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah has to do with the symbolic hope that our good deeds in the coming year will be as many as the seeds of the fruit. Yom Kippur יו ם כ פ ו ר also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for religious Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days. Yom Kippur is the tenth day of the month of Tishrei. According to Jewish tradition, G-d inscribes each person s fate for the coming year into a book, the Book of Life, on Rosh Hashanah, and waits until Yom Kippur to seal the verdict. During the Days of Awe, a Jew tries to amend his or her behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against G-d (bein adam lemakom) and against other human beings (bein adam lechavero). The evening and day of Yom Kippur are set aside for public and private petitions and confessions of guilt (Vidui). At the end of Yom Kippur, one considers one s self absolved by G-d. The Yom Kippur prayer service includes several unique aspects. One is the actual number of prayer services. Unlike a regular day, which has three prayer services (Ma ariv, the evening prayer; Shacharit, the morning prayer; and Mincha, the afternoon prayer), or a Shabbat or Yom Tov, which have four prayer services (Ma ariv; Shacharit; Musaf, the additional prayer; and Mincha), Yom Kippur has five prayer services (Ma ariv; Shacharit; Musaf; Mincha; and Ne ilah, the closing prayer). The prayer services also include a public confession of sins (Vidui) and a unique prayer dedicated to the special Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Yom Kippur is considered one of the holiest of Jewish holidays. HIGH HOLIDAY SEATING To help facilitate the many requests we have for High Holiday seats, we would appreciate your early return of the seating pledges which you received in July. The Seating Committee or the Office will be pleased to assist members as well as non members who have not held seats in former years and who would like to daven with us this year. In order for us to accommodate you in a satisfactory manner, kindly contact the Synagogue office as soon as possible at The Festival of Sukkot...On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for the L-RD. -Leviticus 23:34 Rosh Hashanah literally means Head of the Year in Hebrew. It falls in the month of Tishrei, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. The reason for this is because the Hebrew calendar begins with the month of Nissan (when it s believed the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt) but the month of Tishrei is believed to be the month in which G-d created the world. Hence, another way to think about Rosh Hashanah is as the birthday of the world. The Festival of Sukkot begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the most solemn holidays in our year to one of the most joyous. Sukkot is so unreservedly joyful that it is commonly referred to in Jewish prayer and literature as Z man Simchateinu, the Season of our Rejoicing. Sukkot is the last of the Shalosh R galim (three pilgrimage festivals). Like Passover and Shavu ot, Sukkot has a dual significance: historical and agricultural. Historically, Sukkot commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Agriculturally, Sukkot is a harvest festival and is sometimes referred to as Chag Ha-Asif, the Festival of Ingathering. The word Sukkot means booths, and refers to the temporary dwellings that we are commanded to live in during this holiday in memory of the period of wandering. The name of the holiday is frequently translated Feast of Tabernacles, which, like many translations of Jewish terms, isn t very useful. This translation is particularly misleading, because the word tabernacle in the Bible refers to the portable Sanctuary in the desert, a precursor to the Temple, called in Hebrew mishkan. The Hebrew word sukkah (plural: sukkot ) refers to the temporary booths that people lived in, not to the Tabernacle. Sukkot lasts for seven days. The two days following the festival, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, are separate holidays but are related to Sukkot and are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot. The festival of Sukkot is instituted in Leviticus 23:33 et seq. No work is permitted on the first and second days of the holiday. Work is permitted on the remaining days. These intermediate days on which work is permitted are referred to as Chol Ha-Mo ed. Arba Minim: The Four Species On the first day, you will take for yourselves a fruit of a beautiful tree, palm branches, twigs of a braided tree and brook willows, and you will rejoice before the L-RD your G-d for seven days. -Leviticus 23:40. Another observance during Sukkot involves what are known as the Four Species (arba minim in Hebrew) or the lulav and etrog. We are commanded to take these four plants and use them to rejoice before the L-rd. The four species in question are an etrog (a citrus fruit similar to a lemon native to Israel; in English it is called a citron), a palm branch (in Hebrew, lulav), two willow branches (aravot) and three myrtle branches (hadassim). The six branches are bound together and referred to collectively as the lulav, because the palm branch is by far the largest part. The etrog is held separately. With these four species in hand, one recites a blessing and waves the species in all six directions (east, south, west, north, up and down), symbolizing the fact that G-d is everywhere. Detailed instructions for this ritual can be found under Sukkot Blessings. The four species are also held and waved during the Hallel prayer in religious services, and are held during processions around the bimah (the pedestal where the Torah is read) called hakafot each day during the holiday. These processions commemorate similar processions around the altar of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. This part of the service is known as Hoshanot, because while the procession is made, we recite a prayer with the refrain, Hosha na! (please save us!). On the seventh day of Sukkot, seven circuits are made. For this reason, the seventh day of Sukkot is known as Hoshanah Rabbah (the great Hoshanah). After the circuits on Hoshanah Rabbah, we beat the willow branches against the floor five times, shaking loose some or all of the remaining leaves. A number of explanations are offered for this unusual beating practice, but the primary reason seems to be agricultural: the rainy season in Israel begins in the fall, and the leaves falling from the willow branch symbolize our desire for beneficial rainfall. The following day (Shemini Atzeret), we begin adding a line about rain to the thrice-daily Shemoneh Esrei prayer. Why are these four plants used instead of other plants? There are two primary explanations of the symbolic significance of these plants: that they represent different parts of the body, or that they represent different kinds of Jews. According to the first interpretation, the long straight palm branch represents the spine. The myrtle leaf, which is a small oval, represents the eye. The willow leaf, a long oval, represents the mouth, and the etrog fruit represents the heart. All of these parts have the potential to be used for sin, but should join together in the performance of mitzvot (commandments). According to the second interpretation, the etrog, which has both a pleasing taste and a pleasing scent, represents Jews who have achieved both knowledge of Torah and performance of mitzvot. The palm branch, which produces tasty fruit, but has no scent, represents Jews who have knowledge of Torah but are lacking in mitzvot. The myrtle leaf, which has a strong scent but no taste, represents Jews who perform mitzvot but have little knowledge of Torah. The willow, which has neither taste nor scent, represents Jews who have no knowledge of Torah and do not perform the mitzvot. We bring all four of these species together on Sukkot to remind us that every one of these four kinds of Jews is important, and that we must all be united

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12 The Kabbalah of the Tanya Rabbi Shneur of Liadi, founder of the Chabad movement. Continue the journey with Rabbi Jacobson as he explores The Tanya. 4,000 editions have been printed in every conceivable language. Every Thursday 7:30 p.m. at The Chevra 5237 Clanranald Avenue All are welcome To register, ; or Dedicated in loving memory of Rabbi Betzalel Jacobson, Z L 22 23

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14 Gala This past April 27, 2016 the Chevra synagogue in the midst of Passover organized a Jewish symphonic concert and fundraiser. Friday, June 17, the town of Hampstead and the The Chevra hosted a unique Shabbat celebration and dinner under the stars in Hampstead Park. The response from community members across Montreal was overwhelming, bringing together more than 1200 people for an amazing Shabbat celebration. The event began with a festive BBQ, music, an open bar, a special candle lighting service and concluded with a delicious dinner, catered by L Orchidée. This incredible World Symphony Orchestra 50 piece orchestra was led by our very own choir director Yossi Milo. Over 400 seats were sold, in a packed Singerman Auditorium. Just as dinner began a blanket of darkness covered the sky, followed by a summer rain, a full rainbow that stretched from one side of the park to the other and a Shabbos sermon about how these occurrences were truly biblical. A lavish pre-cocktail dinner was organized for the sponsors and performers, with special thanks to Cantor Epstein. It was thanks to Rabbi Jacobson s truly inspirational words, that rather than leaving to escape the rain, our guests remained at their tables waiting for the rain to stop. The evening was a great success and will be remembered for a long time to come. Thank you to Mayor William Steinberg and the City of Hampstead for a spectacular evening under the stars, to our sponsors, the Chevra staff and all our amazing volunteers. The show, hosted by CTV s Rob Lurie, began at 7:30 pm, featuring a mix of Cantorial, Klezmer, classical and Broadway hits. The evening included outstanding performances by Grammy Award Winner Gino Quilico, Soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez, child prodigy pianist Pinchas Antal, and the Kleztory Kleamer Ensemble. Tributes were given to our very own Cantor Yitzhak and Marsha Epstein, in recognition of many years of dedicated service to our synagogue. A beautiful video tribute was made honouring all the amazing work they have done for the shul and the community, followed by the presentation of a special plaque from our president Arnold Cohen. The concert was also dedicated to our past President David Perlin and his wife Beverlee with a video presentation including special tributes from their friends and family. Beverlee and David were also presented with a plaque by Arnold Cohen. A special thank you to Rabbi Asher Jacobson for chairing this event, to our wonderful sponsors, and to the office staff and volunteers who helped make this a great success. Congregation Chevra Kadisha B nai Jacob Beth H azi karon Beth Hillel Co n g r e gat i o n C h e v ra Ka d i s h a B n a i J acob B e t h Haz i ka r o n B e t h H i l l e l 26 27

15 ONEG SHABBAT with SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER J E S S I E R A B I N A CANADIAN PILOT IN THE IDF Klezmer Night Finding My Identity In The Defense Of Israel On May 14, 2016, The Chevra hosted an Oneg Shabbat featuring special guest speaker Jesse Rabin, Canadian born, who moved to Israel in June 2015 after a life-changing trip to visit there 2 years prior. Although Canada was his home, Israel is where he found his true Jewish Identity and after completing the entire induction process, Jesse who lives in Nazareth Illit, is now serving as a combat soldier in the Kfir Brigade, but his dream is to become a fighter pilot with the IDF. The Chevra thanks Jesse Rabin for a very inspirational Oneg Shabbat that was an overwhelming success and those in attendance had an evening that will leave lasting memories. A special thank you to Rabbi Asher Jacobson and the synagogue staff for arranging a beautiful evening

16 A Mother s Day Message from one who neither had a mother nor was a mother One evening, while walking home with Rabbi Jacobson, I made a comment regarding the upcoming Mother s Day. Because of my remarks, the Rabbi suggested that I speak to this topic at the Sisterhood s Shabbat service. Growing up I did not have a mother; she died when I was very young. My father was widowed and left with four young children, two of whom were still in cribs. I cannot fathom how my mother must have felt during the two years of her failing health. She suffered deeply, not only physically but emotionally, knowing that she would never be able to enjoy tending to her children and witnessing their growth. In the 1960 s, children under 12 were not allowed to visit patients. My father would gather his four children, dress us up neatly, park the car at the RVH and walk us to a spot in the parking lot where my mother could be wheeled over to her hospital window. She weakly waved to us and we all waved back. This became our weekend ritual. As children, we were too young to understand what the family was enduring and the long term impact of a life without a mother. As a young teen, I was reminded of our loss each time I visited a friend who was fortunate enough to have a mother. I felt immense grief each time I would see a young mother with her child for I realized how alone I truly felt. In time darkness turns grey and although the scars in your heart never heal you learn to conform to your reality. Life is a gift and G-d helps you to remember this. For me, my mother was never far away and was present at my significant life events. When my husband and I married, with my father s approval and delight, I wore my mother s wedding dress. We were married in my late parents home where I deeply felt my mother s spirit. When my father passed away, I delivered my heartfelt eulogy wearing my late mother s dress. She would have been proud of him. Despite a busy career as a successful orthodontist, he played the role of father AND mother. Every morning he dressed us, made breakfast for us and took us to school. My late husband, Dr. Morris Kokin, and I wanted a station wagon full of children. Mother Nature did not co-operate and we were not blessed despite several invasive procedures. In due course, Morris suggested that we let G-d determine our future and that perhaps this inability to conceive was G-d s will. My appreciation of this train of thought allowed me to peacefully accept our fate and never look back. Soon after, my older married sister became pregnant. At six months, she was suddenly diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer. Miraculously, both she and her son survived. Because of her illness, my husband and I became surrogate parents to her son, Jesse. Since we lived in a duplex, my sister and her son moved upstairs and we lived as one family. Things have a way of working out. This is the hand G-d dealt us. My late husband got to be a father, I a mother, and my nephew had two sets of parents. A blessing. Never take anything for granted. You can lose this precious role as a mother as easily as you received it. If G-d gave you this gift, be grateful. Motherless and childless, I lived a life with an incredible father, brilliant and loving husband, five supportive siblings, a wonderful nephew and close friends. This has been my gift. If nothing else comes my way, I can honestly say that I am appreciative of everything I have had and have, that I lack for nothing and that I feel fulfilled. Mothers, consider yourselves fortunate in spite of the challenges that arise with having a mother and being a mother. My message to all of you who were blessed with mothers and are mothers is to be thankful. It is both an honour and a privilege. Life is a journey. Time goes by quickly. Life is shorter than you think. I lived with death in childhood, with the anguish of siblings and a husband ravaged by cancer, with personally being a child patient in the hospital for more than fifty days a year. All this and working as a radiographer for over 35 years at the MGH and MNH, I learned very quickly to be grateful for each and every moment. Lightning can strike at any time. To me, superficiality and materialism have no meaning in life. Surround yourselves with people with good values. Listen and learn. A good soul, generosity of spirit, compassion, accountability, honesty and integrity are the standards to reinforce. Be a role model for your children. Count your blessings. Enjoy motherhood and make sure that your children enjoy their mothers. Everyone s tragedy is his/her own. This message was not intended to make you sad but to remind you all to appreciate all that G-d has given you the good and the not so good. You can learn and grow from everything. If you have shed a few tears while reading, I hope that they were tears of joy and gratitude for all the special times and memories you have acquired over the years. After I had finished speaking at the Sisterhood Shabbat service, to my astonishment, Rabbi Jacobson followed my talk with a sermon about a woman named Sylvia. My late mother s name was Sylvia. The Rabbi never knew my mother s name. A coincidence? Was my mother listening? Since that day, many congregation members have offered feedback and shared their personal stories. I am surprised at the reaction and the degree of impact. I thank you for reading this and I hope that your mother s day was memorable. Eileen Cohen-Kokin SPECIAL SHABBATON WITH SALVADOR LITVAK In late July, knowing much of Montreal leaves for the construction holidays, we took a risk and brought Salvador Litvak, also known as the Accidental Talmudist, to the Chevra for a Shabbaton. Amazingly, we had a full house Friday night dinner and Shabbat Kiddush lunch. Sal shared his inspiring family story with those in attendance as well as his personal story. Educated at Harvard and armed with a law degree from NYU, he was set to work at a Wall Street law firm. Instead, he followed his passion to leave behind a career of prestige and stability and move to L.A where he went back to school as part of a career in film. While in L.A., he was trying to strengthen his Jewish identity. One day while in a Jewish book store, he was staring at the many volumes of the Talmud and decided to take tractate Brachot off the shelve and buy it. The boy at the cash asked if he was starting Daf Yomi. What s that? said Sal, only to find out that it was a commitment to learn a page of Talmud each day, every day for 7 1/2 years. Incredibly, he had purchased Book One (Brachot) on Day One of a 7 1/2 cycle. Could that be a coincidence he wondered? Statistically, the likelihood is 1 in many thousands! Could he be up to that commitment? Sal was determined and start he did, day by day, month by month, year by year. And at the completion, he celebrated a siyyum with over 90,000 other learners at MetLife stadium in NY to mark this significant commitment. So what to do with all this knowledge? Sal decided to write on the Jewish wisdom that he learned and share it with family, friends and colleagues. Today, that Facebook page which is updated frequently and which includes a live show has over 600,000 regular viewers. Surprisingly, many of whom are not Jewish but who have been inspired by the wisdom of our sages. To cap off his trip, we arranged a special viewing of his very funny film When do we eat?, a spoof on the modern Passover Seder experience. The movie night was sold out and a waiting list started. If there is enough interest to see the movie the synagogue would be willing to show it in the lounge. Call the office to put your name down. If you would like to learn more about Sal s weekly wisdom, please check out the Accidental Talmudist on Facebook. If you would like to download, or buy his films, please check wwww.whendoweeat.com and Thank you! Claudia & Gary Polachek. PS: Sal is our cousin

17 Tree of Life The Chevra wishes to express herewith sincerest appreciation to the members listed below who responded with generosity to the invitation requesting their participation as TREE OF LIFE DONORS, by contributing $ annually, in addition to their regular dues..as a mark of the Congregation s gratitude, their names are inscribed on a beautiful tablet in the lobby. It is our hope and prayer that many more members will join them as participants in the TREE OF LIFE project. Mrs. Hilda Adler Mr. and Mrs. David Amiel Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bedzow Mr. Herbert Black Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Black Mr. & Mrs. Hy Bloom Mr. Ted Cohen & Family Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Murray Dalfen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Frank Mr. Jeffrey Frank Elliot, Gaby & Gregory Frank Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Mish Granik Mr. & Mrs. Sam Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Max Haberkorn Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hart Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Helfenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Leo Hubermann Mr. & Mrs. Michael Krupp Mr. & Mrs. Louis Lottner Mr. & Mrs. Murray Meltzer Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Merling Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Miller Mr. & Mrs. David Perlin Mr. Eric Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Polachek Mr. & Mrs. Sol Polachek Mr. & Mrs. Norman Raicek Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Remer Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Jack Rothenberg Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schreter Dr. & Mrs. Richard Shatz Mr. Jacob Shechtman Mr. & Mrs. Phil Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Allan Singerman Mr & Mrs. Sanford Smith Mr. Jack Starke Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stern Mr. Allan & Dr. Gloria Tannenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Gary Trestan Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Yanofsky Mrs. Thora Yufe Dr. & Mrs. Boris Yufe Mr. & Mrs. Sam Zentner 32 33

18 The Hakhel Pesach Rally RENOVATIONS AT THE CHEVRA This past Pesach on 25 April over 1000 children enjoyed a day at The Chevra for a Passover carnival extravaganza, This event was organized since many Jewish schools are closed during the Passover. And there are families in town it s a great way to have a fun day with the family Many of our own members brought their young children to enjoy the acrobatic ask in the teachings of the holiday Thanks special thanks to Rabbi it s for cohen and Rabbi Asher Jacobson for organizing this event The Alter rabbi of Slabodka writes on the verse of Olam Chesed Yibaneh it should say Olam Chesed Nivnah. From here it derives that just as Hashem built the world with Chesed, so should we continue to build the world on Chesed. This past April, the synagogue went on an extensive renovation campaign. The entire sanctuary was updated with new carpets, floors and upholstery. Thank you to Roslyn Joseph for her generous donation towards this makeover. In addition, a beautiful new floor was installed, in the vestibules, lobbies and hallways. Thank you to the Baker family for underwriting this project. The gorgeous new Tiffany bride s room, was completely redone, thanks to the generous donation of Jack Starke. The synagogue would like to acknowledge the leadership, guidance and support of our Trustees, Ben Cohen, Mitchell Rosen and Mish Granik. Todah rabah me od to Lita Alper for her invaluable input on the design throughout this project. We would also like to acknowledge the following families for their generous contributions: Penny & Ben Cohen The Cons Family The Gradinger Family The Mintz Family The Stern Family The Yaffy Family A special thanks to Rabbi Jacobson for raising funds to make this project a reality and to the office staff for their support and patience

19 Bar Mitzvahs, Births, and Weddings Mazel Tov to the following members on the occasion of tbeir birthday B A R M I T Z VA H S Mazel tov to Veronica and Ezequiel Buchbinder on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Ari Mazel tov to Robin Ceausu and Ryan Bostic the Bar Mitzvah of her son Benji Mazel tov to Erica and Hilly Diamond on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Andrew Mazel tov to Marla and Etan Jagermann on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jonathan Mazel tov to Cynthia and Marc on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Henri Mazel tov to Craig Starke on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Zak B I RT H S Mazel tov to Veronica and Stephen Luxenburg on the birth of their granddaughter Sophie Hazenfratz Mazel tov to Zelda Luxenburg on the birth of her great-granddaughter Sophie Hazenfratz Mazel tov to Debbie and Aaron Remer on the birth of their granddaughter Noa-Rachel A Perfect Wedding Nancy Wolfe & Warren Yaffy May 28 Chana Furst-Singer & Aron Kopelowitz August 17 Hadass Silver & Tzvi Yakov Kaufman August 31 Betsheva Shneur & David Slapochnik September 21 Kelly Haberkorn & Jeffrey Klaiman September 25 Arielle Wizeman & Sydney Fruchthandler October 9 Sarah Silber & Shimon Hager November 7 Rivky Binet & Avrom Shuvaks November 10 Suri Weiss & Chaim Baruch Gertner November 16 Malky Weber & Azvi Elimelech Grossman November 22 Randi Deskin & Josh Landau November 26 Bracha Binet & Yoine Weisz December 8 S E P T E M B E R Charles Bedzow Marie Julie Brosseau Elaine Budning Miriam Cohen Albert Elbaz Ruth Fleischer Jeffrey Frank Shawn Frank Edwina Freedman Fred Golt Warren Hersh Menashe Hirshfeld Sarah Israelovitch William Kirman Susan Krymalowski Shlomo Langburt Ruth Laxer Jennifer Lewy Bernie Mlynarski Barbara Neudorf Cheryl Novack Arthur Perlman Samuel Rimoin Dr. Lorne Scharf Ann Schwartz Minkie Silverstone Allan Singerman Jody Engel Sukonnik Erica Travis Jack Trottenberg Jason Ullmann Sharron Vechsler Gustava Weiner Stephen Woloz Esther Woods O C T O B E R Henri Amiel Anne Assedo Paul Baker Gertrude Batist Dr. Rubin Becker Rosanne Beraznik Richard Blumer Estelle Cohen Jack Dworkind Dr. Mark Eisenberg Yvonne Feldstein Hershey Fitleberg Solange Gabbay Lawrence Glazer Judy Hirshfeld Krayna Kagan Lenore Krantz Albert Lallouz Linda Leiberman Sam Lieblein Marnie Mitnick Cohen Murray Meltzer Pearl Paskell Leon Perez Marilyn Pesner-Lax Claudia Polachek Mona Polachek Ellen Rubin Susan Sklar Yevgeny Sukonnik Joel Waxman Lawrence Yanofsky Judy Zimmerman N O V E M B E R Cynthia Benchimol Richard Black Bluma Blicher Ralph Brookman Ezequiel Buchbinder Jackie Budning Kathy Cohen E. Lawrence Cohen David Kucer Ralph Fisher Jay Gilletz Halina Halpern Miriam Hersh Maria Hoziel Betty Kirman Fred Kokin Jason Kraft Sandra Labelle Ron Leader Stephen Luxenberg Barbara Magidson Evelyn Matlin Douglas Mayoff Mark Meltzer Alison Miller Mara Lee Nozetz Rita Padveen Anne Perlman Eva Fried Paroli Tammy Salis Brenda Shaffer Steven Singerman Leslie Spector Cons David Sussman D E C E M B E R David Amiel Georges Benatar Ron Black Dr. Brian Blicher Aaron Bloom Jeff Budning Miriam B.Cohen Frederic Dayan Yoav Djebali Richard Eisenberg Amiram Ehrlich Bram Frank Mish Granik Susan Grodin Jeffrey Hart Andrea Hasenfratz Riva Hecht Sam Israelovitch Fanny Issley Lorne Kalisky Stuart Kogan Mary Kucer Gerald Kugelmass Dr. Marc Lajeunesse Cindy Landsman Shirley Lewis Bernice Mendelsohn Martin Merson Lois Miller Mitchell Nadler Beverlee Perlin Gary Polachek Sol Polachek Ralph Paroli Rita Posel We apologize for any errors or omissions 36 37

20 Mazel Tov to the following members on the occasion of tbeir wedding anniversaries Prayer Book, Torah Welfare, and Endowment Funds S E P T E M B E R Ann Marie & Alain Assedo Ezequiel & Veronica Buchbinder Valerie & Frederic Dayan Edwina & David Freedman Sarah & Dr. Sam Israelovitch Linda Garofalo & Reevin Pearl Olga & Christopher Saraceno Rianna & Dr. Lorne Scharf Beruria & Peter Schreter Hadassa & Theodore Wald Franki & Peter Yanofsky Tamara Zimmerman & Vito Calebretta O C T O B E R Cylena & Michael Cohen Beverly & Norman Cohen Marlene & Murray Dalfen Eta & Asher Elcabetz Myra & Brian Greenstone Donna Cohen & Warren Hersh Ruth & Leo Hubermann Betty & William Kirman Deborah & Lorne Kalisky Cindy & Shane Landsman Dorothy & Shlomo Langburt Sandra & Dr. Leonard Mendell Rosalie & Gary Mintz Cheryl & Martin Novak Pearl & Jack Rothenberg Gloria & Michael Schachter Froma & Norman Shulman Barbara & Phil Siegel Frances & Allan Singerman N O V E M B E R Ella & Henry Fiederer Terri & Jay Gilletz Gloria Kalnitsky & Joshua Kayson Burney & Iris Leiberman Carole Anne & Stuart Kogan Tamara & Louis Mandelcorn Evelyn & Phil Matlin Mara Lee & Abe Nozetz Randy & Robert Peck Esther & Sheldon Rozansky Ellen & Dr. Earl Rubin Lillian & Aaron Rudolph Julie & Trif Saros D E C E M B E R Gertrude & Phil Batist Michelle & Georges Benatar Joyce & Avram Fishman Libby & Hershey Fitleberg Eileen & Dave Goldsmith Cynthia & Marc Lajeunesse Stephen & Veronica Luxenburg Stanley & Barbara Magidson Rita & Albert Padveen Franceen & Larry Retik Tina & Martin Rosenthal David & Eleanor Star Sheila & Gary Trestan P R AY E R B O O K F U N D Elaine and Sid Milech in memory of Esther and Abraham Milech Z L Elaine and Sid Milech in memory of Dorothy and Hyman Wisenthal Beverlee, David, Jewel and Donna Perlin in memory of Anne and Dave Friedman Z L Beverlee, David, Jewel and Donna Perlin in me;mory of Chinka and William Perlin Z L I n m e m o r y o f P n i n a K i z e l n i k Z L Hilda Adler Sarah and Charles Bedzow Elaine Budning Marlene and Murray Dalfen Arlene and Jeff Feldman Yvonne Feldstein Jeff Frank Thelma and Mish Granik Beverlee and David Perlin Pearl and Jack Rothenberg Anita Sheiger and Family In memory of Rhonda Tannenbaum Z L Hilda Adler Francine and Barry Fagen Yvonne Feldstein Jeff Frank Lynda and Edward Grossman Lois and Daniel Miller Elaine and Michael Malus Beverlee and David Perlin Brenda Shaffer Selma and Dr. Richard Shatz Barbara and Phil Siegel Minkie and David Silverstone Judy and Rubin Strauber Marilyn Waxman Elaine Budning and Gloria Shachter in honour of Elaine Moscovitch s birthday Barbary and Kenny Chait in memory of Jay Zokoloff z l The Chevra in memory of Alice Schwartz z l Janet and Louis Fleischer in honour of Murray Dalfen s birthday Jeff Frank in honour of Irving Shapiro s special birthday Maita Kraft in honour of Shimmy Con s Bar Mitzvah Maita Kraft in honour of Phoebe Szalavetz s Bat Mitzvah Lois and Daniel Miller in memory of Fran Croll z l Beverlee and David Perlin in memory of Gerry Weinstein z l Marsha Ptack in honour of Beverlee and David Perlin Pearl and Jack Rothenberg in memory of Hyman Waxman z l Shari Segall in honour of Beverlee and David Perlin Sally Sokoloff in honour of Zelda Sokoloff s 75th birthday Judy and John Szamosi in memory of Eva Fulop z l Roz and Barry Vininsky in honour of Beverlee and David Perlin Thora Yufe in honour of the birth of a granddaughter to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Koby Thora Yufe in memory of Louis Schneider Thora Yufe in honour of the engagement of Lorne Landsman Ros Shrier in honour of Roslyn Margles L I B BY A N D H E R S H E Y F I T L E B E R G E N D O W M E N T F U N D Libby and Hershey Fitelberg in memory of Dr. Harold Yalofsky Z L Jo Fitelberg and Krista Luik in memory of Dr. Harold Yalofsky Z L EVA AND Joseph HALMI ENDOWMENT FUND Elizabeth Blau in memory of Joseph Halmi Z L Jeff Frank in memory of Joseph Halmi Z L Elaine and Sid Milech in memory of Joseph Halmi Z L Sara Miller in memory of Joseph Halmi Z L Linda Shore in memory of Joseph Halmi Z L RITA AND JACK POSEL ENDOWMENT FUND Yvonne Feldstein in memory of Jacob Posel Z L Betty and William Kirman in memory of Jacob Posel Z L Ron and Carolyn Polster and Family in memory of Jacob Posel Z L T H E P O P L I G E R E N D O W M E N T F U N D Denise and Sheldon Popliger in memory of Gerry Chirnomas Z L Denise and Sheldon Popliger in honour the 50th anniversary of Helena & Dr. Avi Sonin SALLY & NORMAN RAICEK ENDOWMENT FUND Anne & Arthur Perlman in honour of Sally and Norman Raicek s 64th wedding anniversary Hilda Adler in honour of Sally and Norman Raicek s 64th wedding anniversary MARA LEE ARONOFF ENDOWMENT FUND Mara Lee and Abe Nozetz in honour of Anne Shirley Mass s special birthday Mara Lee and Abe Nozetz in memory of Hinda Kelman Z L Mara Lee and Abe Nozetz in memory of Florence Terrus Z L Shimmy Cons Tefillin Endowment Fund Mia Hollander in honour of Shimmy Cons We apologize for any errors or omissions We apologize for any errors or omissions 38 39

21 About Our Shul WEEKDAY MORNING PRAYER AND BREAKFAST CLUB Special thanks is extended to the following sponsors Stephen Abramson Sarah and Charles Bedzow Harvey Berger The Bloom Family Ben Cohen Miriam B. Cohen Cohen and Singerman Families Ross Coblentz The Fagen Family Izak Fridman Jack Freedman The Grishkan and Gradinger Families The Hart Family Warren Hersh Bill Kirman Rabbi Kizelnik George Klein Barbara Merling Earl Merling Eunice Prosterman Sheldon Merling The Perlis and Fineberg Families Lorne Wolfe The Yaffy Family Myriam Zaritzky PLEASE NOTE VISA & Mastercard ACCEPTED HERE Our Synagogue accepts Visa & Mastercard. Track your payments more easily for tax time, and save time and postage (for the shul also!) Call in your: don ations payments deposits Earn travel miles (mitzvah miles?) RECEIPTS WE WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE ALL OUR MEMBERS THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO CUT DOWN ON THE COST OF MAILING, INCOME TAX RECEIPTS WILL ONLY BE ISSUED AND MAILED ONCE A YEAR. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING ROSH HASHANAH COMMENCES SUNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2 AND CONCLUDES TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4 KOL NIDRE COMMENCES TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11 AND YOM KIPPUR CONCLUDES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US FOR OUR WONDERFUL SERVICES WITH RABBI JACOBSON FEATURING CANTOR YITZHAK EPSTEIN AND OUR CHOIR Kiddush Corner Each Shabbat and Holiday, members are encouraged to honour their family and friends by making a donation to our Kiddush Fund. These donations then allow us to provide the wonderful sit down Kiddushes for you, our congregants and guests, after Shabbat services. We would kindly request that you contact the Synagogue office the following Monday morning so that we can properly acknowledge your donation and announcement. We thank the following who have contributed these past few months, some on more than one occasion: Shari Aizenkopf Eric Assouline Sarah Assouline Miriam Ayele Sharon Azrieli Sara & Charles Bedzow Mel Bercovitch Bella Bernstein Sheryl & Eric Birenbaum Marilyn Black Aaron Bloom Robert Brumer Elaine Budning Belle & Louis Burak Harris & Kathy Caplan Edna Cohen Leah Tzipora Cohen Terry Cohen-GIlletz Miriam B. Cohen Miriam Cohen Marnie & Arnold Cohen The Concister Family Haim Barouk Corcos Marlene & Murray Dalfen Olga Davydova Alice Elmaleh Francine & Barry Fagen Jeff Frank Izak Fridman Debbie Gardos Sharon Gates Connie Gelber Tamar & Stanley Gordon Gershon Gottleib Thelma & Mish Granik Aviva & Sam Greenberg Lynda & Edward Grossman Norm Naftali Gulden Halina Halpern The Hart Family Donna & Warren Hersh Maria &Henri Hoziel The Jacobson Family The JEMS Sisterhood Sharon Kates Betty & Bill Kirman Rabbi Meyer Kizelnik Daniel Krespin Paul Kushner Paul Kushner The Labelle Family Iris & Burney Leiberman Chana Lieblein The Lieblein Family Marlene Litwin Sal Litvak The Luger Family Elaine & Dr. Michael Malus Tamara & Louis Mandelcorn Roslyn Margles Gil Mazaltarim Elaine & Sid Milech Cheryl & Martin Novak Linda & Reevin Pearl Beverlee & David Perlin Anne & Arthur Perlman Marilyn Pesner Claudia & Gary Polachek Mona & Sol Polachek Eunice & Dr. Lenny Prosterman Peggi & Mark Rabinovitch Sally & Norman Raicek The Remer Family Pearl & Isaac Robin Rhoda & Stanley Rosen Esther Rosenberg Pearl & Jack Rothenberg The Rothstein Family The Rudner Family Shoshana Samuels Lorna & Jerry Sherman Tobi Shulman Bernie Shuster Minkie & David Silverstone Edna Somech Jacqueline & Armad Soussan The Strauber Family Sheldon Taiger Dr. Gloria & Allan Tannenbaum Rita Vosberg Bonnie & Joel Waxman & Family Marilyn Waxman Matthew Ziniuk We apologize for any errors or omissions 40 41

22 IN MEMORIAM The Congregation mourns the passing of and sympathizes with the bereaved families of JERRY FELBERBAUM Z L JOSEph HALMI Z L Harry Hart Z L PNINA KIZELNIK Z L SYLVIA MArKEL Z L NATHAN MOSS Z L FRANCES RIMOIN Z L SELMA SHECHTMAN Z L RHONDA TANNENBAUM Z L HYMAN WAXMAN Z L May their memories be a source of eternal blessing CONDOLENCES TO members of our congregation who lost family members The Axler Family in memory of Pamela Axler z l The Buchbinder Family in memory of Hilda Buchbinder z l The Dorfman Family in memory of Doris Dorfman z l The Foldes Family in memory of Agnes Foldes z l The Fulop Family in memory in memory of Eva Fulop z l The Golt Family in memory of Frances Isenberg z l The Rozansky Family in memory of Rose Rozansky z l The Schneider in memory of Lew Schneider z l The Segal family in memory of Manya Segal z l The Yaffy Family in memory of Florence Yaffy The Yalovsky Family in memory of Dr. Hadold Yalovsky z l ENDOWMENT PLAQUES WITH DONATION OF $3500 In addition to the regular bronze memorial plaques in the Daily Chapel, we also have a very limited number of SPECIAL ENDOWMENT PLAQUES available in the Main Sanctuary. These plaques offer a highly visible tribute to the memory of dear departed family members. Kindly call the office if you wish to obtain further information at PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF A DEAR DEPARTED The bronze plaque in the daily Chapel offers an opportunity to perpetuate the memory of a dear departed in an everlasting remembrance. A red light is kindled for the first year of death, a white light on all Yizkor days, and on every Yahrzeit Anniversary. The following plaques have recently been dedicated FRANCIE MERLING Z L ILENE STARKE Z L MARTIN YAFFY Z L For further information regarding the ordering of a bronze plaque, please contact Linda at the Synagogue office PRAYER FOR THE SICK We continue our custom of offering a prayer for the sick every Shabbat morning. Please assist us by calling the synagogue office by Thursday of any week with the names of those you wish to include. Be sure to provide: full English name, Hebrew first and middle names, and the hebrew name of the mother of the ill person. We also invite you to provide us with names at Torah reading on Shabbat morning. May this be for speedy healing of all the ill of the community of Israel. CEMETERY RESERVATIONS We wish to advise our members that we are accepting reservations for cemetery plots in the Kehal Israel Cemetery, Dollard des Ormeaux. Should you wish further information please contact the office at MEMORIAL NEEDS For all your memorial needs such as Kaddish, Kel Maleh Rachamim (Prayer for the Soul), special visitation, Yahrzeit prayer and Memorial Plaques please contact Cantor Yitzhak Epstein at or MEGA MISSION TO ISRAEL WITH RABBI ASHER JACOBSON Dear Member and Friends, We are delighted to share with you that Rabbi Asher Jacobson, will be leading a Chevra bus on the 2017 Montreal Mega Mission to Israel. From May 10-19, 2017 There are currently 100 remaining seats on the direct flight. Already 430 people registered! there are limited spots on the direct flight to Israel and in select hotels; all of these choices available to the participants are given on a firstcome, first-serve basis. The deposit is $400 US and is fully refundable until September 16, For itinerary highlights, pricing chart and some other details, you can visit our site: General bullets on what makes this an experience not to be missed are below. 1. Unique Access As part of such a large and important group, we will gain access to speakers and sights we would NEVER access on any other trip. Examples from the last mission include hearing from leaders ranging from Shimon Peres to the Minister of Defense. Attendees visited army bases and had behind the scenes access to the central security for Jerusalem where the panorama of remote cameras was viewed. When we land, we don t go through airport security. We are cleared in advance and walk straight onto the tarmac where the plan is for us to be greeted by one of Israel s most famous Olim, Yuli Edelstein, who will share what his first landing in Israel meant to him. We then head off to Jerusalem to experience elements of the 50 year anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem with soldiers who actually took part in the battles of Mega Events Though most of our time will be spent together as a bus, we come together with the whole community for several unique Mega Events. For example, access to Masada at sunset is not usually granted but the last mission took over Masada at sunset where they had a magical Montreal wedding of two of the participants before descending as a community for a desert bash under the stars. We are looking to make 2017 even more mega. 3. Track Days To shake things up from the incredible planned agenda, we each get to customize our trip with a track day. On the track day we split up and get to choose from over 20 specially planned activities that pique our interest from activities that include wine tasting, bike riding, beach going, spa visiting, army training, business visits, and Israel 101 tours for first timers, to name just a few. 4. Relationship Building Relationships are forged on the each bus that last a lifetime. Many new friendships were created and solidified on the last Mega Mission. As well, tons of connections get established with the hundreds of people on trip - business deals get started, people are hired, matches are made, volunteer opportunities are exposed, and great learning is had from participants with similar life experiences. 5. Incredible Value The trip is all five star. Though many of the experiences are priceless, the trip is subsidized and benefits from incredible scale. For example, we take over our very own 747 for a direct flight from Montreal to Tel Aviv!. The cost of trying to just book the basics of the trip s flight, hotels, food and tours would cost anyone at least double the price. The reason Federation CJA makes this incredible investment of time and capital into the Mega Mission is that they have found that once people go on the mission, they come back so enthusiastic about the incredible work being done in Israel and by Federation that they pay the investment back many times over with their renewed commitment

23 Beit Halochem at the Chevra One of the most meaningful and significant organizations in Israel is Beit Halochem, which is committed to the rehabilitation, rebuilding and enhancing the lives of the 51,000 disabled veterans of the Israeli Defence Forces. There are currently four Beit Halochem Centers in Israel, providing state of the art physical, occupational, psychological and social support for these veterans. We are proud to inform you that for the next two years September 2016 to September 2018 The Chevra has been selected to serve as the host synagogue for the annual visits to Montreal of a select group of these veterans, between the ages of 18 to 70 years old. Aside from serving as host families, members of the Chevra will also have the opportunity in conjunction with the Montreal Chapter of Beit Halochem - to be involved in the planning of and participation in the visit: Welcome reception at The Chevra Visits to Ottawa, Quebec City, Thousand Islands, and Mont Tremblant White water rafting on the Lachine Canal Bar-B-Q reception at the country home of Beit Halochem co-chair Amos Sochaczevski Gala musical concert at Oscar Peterson Hall Closing dinner at The Chevra (or at a member s home) The visits to Montreal are part of the important rehabilitation process for these men and women, the real heroes of our generation. Please contact Sid at the synagogue office at (514) , or sid.milech@thechevra.ca to learn more about how you can participate as a member of this very worthwhile, feel good, Chevra Beit Halochem Committee. Looking forward to hearing from you, Sincerely, Sid Milech Executive Director Yahrzeit Fund Donations (Updated September 12, 2016) Stephen Abramson in memory of his beloved mother Celia Abramson Hilda Adler in memory of her beloved sister Dorothy Albert Joe Akerman in memory of his beloved father Izak Akerman Joe Akerman in memory of his beloved mother Cylia Akerman Arlene Alter in memory of her beloved brother Howard Starr Arlene Alter in memory of her beloved mother-in-law Sarah Alter Adelia Bensoussan in memory of her beloved parents Esther and Mitchell Leiberman Sheryl Birenbaum in memory of her beloved mother Ruth Kravitz Herbert Black in memory of his beloved mother Lillian Black Hy Bloom in memory of his beloved father Harry Bloom Joan Bloom on memory of her beloved mother Rachel Fanaberis Ross Coblentz in memory of his beloved father Max Coblentz Edna Cohen in honour of her beloved parents Violet and Nathan Shuster Miriam B. Cohen in memory of her beloved husband Saul Cohen Miriam B. Cohen in memory of her beloved mother Annie Balinsky Miriam B. Cohen in memory of her beloved mother-in-law Bessie Cohen Stanley Cytrynbaum in memory of his beloved mother Esther Leah Cytrynbaum Asher Elcabetz in memory of his beloved brother Shlomo Elcabetz Eta Elcabetz in memory of her beloved father Leon Kokin Yvonne Feldstein in memory of her beloved husband Robert Feldstein Elizabeth Fischer in memory of her beloved husband Laszlo Fischer Ralph Fisher in memory of his beloved father Joseph Fisher Morris Freedman in memory of his beloved father William Freedman Morris Freedman in memory of his beloved sister Shirley Antecol Kathy and Ervin Gardos in memory of her beloved father Laszlo Fischer Kathy and Ervin Gardos in memory of his beloved parents Steven and Margit Gardos Iselott Gasman in memory of her beloved mother Sally Porper Fred Gibson in memory of his beloved wife Betty Gibson David Goldsmith in memory of his beloved father Irving Goldsmith Eta Golt in memory of her beloved mother Bessie Dora Mittleman Florence Golt in memory of her beloved brother Aaron Rauch Aviva Greenberg in memory of her beloved father Zelman Gurewaicz Sam Greenberg in memory of his beloved parents Ethel and Moishe Greenberg Thelma and Mish Granik in honour of her beloved mother Beulah Migicovsky Thelma and Mish Granik in honour of his beloved father David Granik Halina Halpern in memory of her beloved mother Felicia Halpern Richard Halpern in memory of his beloved wife Karen Halpern Richard Halpern in memory of his beloved father-in-law Abraham Drabin Richard Halpern in memory of his beloved mother Mildred Halpern Brenda Held in memory of her beloved father William Gasco Jody Heller-Silver in memory of her beloved father Arthur Heller Marge Heller in memory of her beloved husband Arthur Heller Bess Katchan on memory of her beloved husband Eli Katchan Bill & Betty Kirman in memory of his beloved mother Kay Kirman We apologize for any errors or omissions 44 45

24 Yahrzeit Fund Donations (Updated September 12, 2016) Bill & Betty Kirman in memory of his beloved father Hyman Kirman Betty & Bill Kirman in memory of her beloved father Judah (Leon) Ifergan Betty & Bill Kirman in memory of her beloved mother Rosette Ifergan Betty & Bill Kirman in memory her Uncle Shlomo (Charlot) Ifergan Dr. Robert Koby in memory of his beloved grandmother Ida Kobernick Dr. Robert Koby in memory of his beloved grandfather Nathaniel Dorfman Betty Kogan in memory of her beloved father Moishe Aaron Kates Jason Kraft in memory of his beloved father Stanley Kraft Susan Krymalowski in memory of her beloved husband Morris Krymalowski Dorothy Langburt in memory of her beloved father Louis Bezumny Dorothy Langburt in memory of her beloved husband Louis Apfeld Beatrice Levine in memory of her beloved husband Sydney Levine Beatrice Levine in memory of her beloved father Sam Rabinovitch Greg Luger in memory of his beloved mother Judith Luger Grace Matthews in memory of his beloved father Harry Michelin Mervyn Mendelsohn in memory of his beloved mother Rebecca Mendelsohn Bernice Mendelsohn in memory of her beloved mother Sema Raymer Ostreger Bernie Mlynarski in memory of his beloved wife Sintra Singh Lucy Nisker in memory of her beloved father David Zilbert Lucy Nisker in memory of her beloved in-laws Laja and Myer Nisker Mara Lee Nozetz in memory of her beloved grandmother Blima Pedvis Rudner Pearl Paskell in memory of her beloved husband Jack Paskell Anne & Arthur Perlman in memory of their beloved son Lorne Perlman Anne & Arthur Perlman in memory of his beloved father Issie Perlman Anne & Arthur Perlman in memory of her beloved mother Clara Gabe Cecile Posel in memory of her beloved husband Bernard Posel Eunice Prosterman in memory of her beloved parents Kay and Chaim Kirman Debbie & Aaron Remer in memory of his beloved father Joseph Remer Franceen and Larry Retik nad family in memory of her beloved mother Irene Waxman Samuel Rimoin in memory of his beloved father Lionel Rimoin Esther Rosenberg in memory of her beloved mother Ruby Shear Stern Gilda and Sonny Rubin in memory of his beloved mother Henrietta Rubin Gilda & Sonny Rubin in memory of her beloved mother Ray Smolkin Michael Schachter in memory of his beloved mother Rosita Bissell Selma & Dr. Richard Shatz in memory of his beloved mother Sadie Shatz Selma & Dr. Richard Shatz in memory of her beloved mother Ruby Shear-Stern Irene Romer in memory of her beloved husband Pal Romer Esther Rosenberg in memory her beloved husband Vernon Rosenberg Florence Shear in memory of her beloved father Abe Rosenman Dr. Janet Shinder in memory of her beloved father Cecil Shinder Phil Siegel in memory of his beloved mother Ethel Siegel Rebecca Sossanpour in memory of her beloved husband Isaac Sossanpour Sheila Trestan in memory of her beloved brother Dr. Hyman Freedman Marilyn Waxman in memory of her beloved parents Anna Bella & Alex Shulman Lynn Woloz in memory of her beloved mother Billie Solomon Esther Woods in memory of her beloved mother-in-law Sarah Rebecca Rosenfeld Woods Tova Zentner in memory of her beloved brother Gilad Rave Matthew Ziniuk in memory of his beloved father Abram Ziniuk In Memoriam At the Sabbath morning Services we memorialize departed relatives of our members whose Yahrzeit Anniversaries occur during the coming weeks. May Their Souls Be Bound Up in the Bond of Eternal Life S E P T E M B E R E l u l Nina Neiman Laszlo Blau Laszlo Fried Eva Nanasi Peter Lustgaren Chana Becker Aida Attias Vernon Rosenberg David Affler Rose Bloom Rose Boloten Hana Davydova Baruch P. Tannenbaum Samuel Starke Samuel Haberkorn Lajos Bogler Yetta Robin Rose Grover Mary Weinberg O C T O B E R 1-7 E l u l T i s h r e i 5 Eliezer Batist Peter Black Margaret Rose Fox Norman Liebman Lawrence Popliger QC Tzipa Singerman Issie Smiley Saul Kaplan Jackie Croitoru David Adler Mordechai Grover Solomon Yufe Beila Perlman Liba Zatz Bella Perlman Harry Fleisher Ralph Steinman Myer Samuels Edward Stern Olga Felberbaum Harry Kleinman Lawrence Boroff Annie Rubinger Arna Solomon O C T O B E R T i s h r e i Louis Weinstein Alice Cohen Samson Ginovker Ethel Goldsmith Louis Weinstein Alice Cohen Rebecca Rubin Israel Tannenbaum Gitle Plonick Shimon Baruch Garfinkle Celia Weber Jack Friedlander Sarah Krupp Annie Miller Ester Weintraub Dr. Hyman Woods Lori Black Fred Laxer Rachel Cohen Julius Cohen Irene Frank Iser Rosner Moishe Rosner Tauba Rosner Menachem Rosner Edward Meltzer Millie Lutter Nathan Richter Joseph Dalfen O C T O B E R T i s h r e i Mike Mintz Mendel Tait Abraham Smith Moe Shuter Joshua Jacob Aronovitch Louis Cohen Nora Lecker Frances Perlin Kalnitsky Dina Bernstein Richard Shargie Joe Feldman Helen Rubin Esther Raicek Gertrude Borenstein Saul Stern Joe Isenberg Shirley Marco Howard Moses Caplan Esther Terk Laszlo Szamosi Vera Vaktor Rosette Ifergan O C T O B E R T i s h r e i Alter Saul Grover Joseph Simon Edward Briskin Eugina Goldstein Rose Silverton Rena Berall Frank Bernard Aronovitch David Magidson Moe Levin Rachel Caplan Ben B. Cohen Harold Fanaberia Roza Abonyi Josef Halpern Mair Chawkin William Sokoloff Harry Louis Knopp Goldie Schreter Helen Muller Chana Zohar Elkabetz Wolf Mietkiewitch Tauba Mietkiewich Dora Zilbert Josef Katz Eva Spirer Sarah Friedman Sally Luft Ullmann Sylvia Magidson Harry Amdursky Mary Brown Sarah Gottlieb Leonard Adler Victor Abrahamson Sarah Fayer Ralph Bernick Sarah Lillian Coblentz Leon Rowniak O C T O B E R N O V. 4 Tishrei 27-Cheshvan 3 Eli Berlin Benny Arbeitman Frank Caplan Rose Shirley Pesner Aharon Miller Irving Garber Josef Halpern Fanny Nozetz Eugene Berger Rosa Konig Nathan Rosen Joel Wolf Einhorn Sandor Gotzler Phyllis Sternthal Sydney Krupp Gertrude Kushner Essie Gossack Anne Green N O V E M B E R C h e s h v a n Meshulam Tannenbaum Marvin Rudner Rebecca Richter Harry Steinberg Moshe Eliezer Krupp Sarah Klinger Aron Kahan Laszlo Gero Beatrice Lighter Michael Teicher Maxine Ellen Lazarus Roza Lipshyc Harry Schwartz Chana Hoenich Rose Shumer Erteschik Arthur Green Eileen Mlynarski Ernie Schwatz Ada Yanofsky Chasia Mushe Chawkin We apologize for any errors or omissions 46 We apologize for any errors or omissions 47

25 In Memoriam At the Sabbath morning Services we memorialize departed relatives of our members whose Yahrzeit Anniversaries occur during the coming weeks. May Their Souls Be Bound Up in the Bond of Eternal Life In Memoriam At the Sabbath morning Services we memorialize departed relatives of our members whose Yahrzeit Anniversaries occur during the coming weeks. May Their Souls Be Bound Up in the Bond of Eternal Life Moshe Malka Miklos Blumenthal Elza Fulop Norbert Rand Rachel Cohen Freda Rosen Samuel Lefkovitz Peter Starke Evelyn Worsoff Joseph Hier Jacob Joshua Feingold David Davydova N O V E M B E R C h e s h v a n Chanah Weinshel Nettie Young Cyla Gurewicz Nellie Nirenberg Michael Halberg Fannie Fiederer Joseph Rothstein Jennie Cohen Jacob Kaufman Mollie Kleinman Paul Eisenerg Bernard Brandes Irwin Gliserman Sydney Singerman Kalman Russ Regina Preshel David Levy Max Freder Michael Miller Menachem Simberg Nisan Biskin Jack Hirsh Charles Siegel Erno Agoston Adler Henry Moscovitch Daniel Freedman Lou Kushner Solly Mayoff NOVEMBER Cheshvan Becky Sibales Mac Dorfman Carl Novak Cornel Laufer Jack Nathan Heller Frida Shizgal Phillip Ruvman Moishe Richler Freda Barton Leizer Lottner Pearl Birnberg Ida Schwartz Steven Elliott Drabin Jeno Reti Henry Rosenthal Beatrice Lighter Shimon Hirshfeld Moe Rubin Harry Greenspan Ethel Lefkovitz Istvan Gabor Klara Blau Beatrice Mikelberg Rose Singerman Jo Anne Simon Norman Kathstein David Linden Riva Gluz Leonarad Zucker Anita Rochwerg Michael David Morris Ida Allister Shimon Mestel Moe Goldstein N OV E M B E R D E C 2 Cheshvan 25- Kislev 2 Gertrude Yanofsky Yudel Brownstein Anna Sharf Hilda Fisher Lucy Chenoy Jack Miller Lawrence Klein Serah Agoston Adler Peter Boros George Kunstler Yitte Gittel Richler Stanley Frank Eva Hart Malka Sperling Abraham Eisenberg Magda Kassai Bella Schaffer Chaya Gittel Ginover Joseph Zatz Eddie Woloz Helen Zimmerman Ray Singer Chasia Bedzovski Eda Dunkelman Harry Elkin Gerald Chernoff Yossef Ginovker D E C E M B E R 3-9 K i s l e v 3-9 Bleme Goldstein Gyula Gati Minnie Woloz Isidore Birnbaum Fanny Strauber Eva Garfinkle Rose Tait Joseph Lieblein Harold Schreter Reuben Cohen Elaine Stoller Oscar Halpern Rose Wainberg David Rubin Hilda Bier Mendel Gershonovicz Aron Croitoru Menashe Sharaga Dezso Gati Mania Izraelowicz Moses Heller Rose Freedman Harriet Weigensberg Mark Satz D E C E M B E R K i s l ev Shmuel Merling Harry Rodier David Gluz Dr. David Gossack Miriam Steinberg Yankel Lustig Chaya Lustig Esther Koby Joseph Y. Nadler Lewis Lutter Belle Ziniuk Arthur Reinhorn Elizabeth Schwartz Benzion Becker Rabbi A. Mittleman Joseph Mittleman Harry Rosenberg Morris Rauchman Tibor Rauchman Edward Segall Louis Silverman Louis Kravitz Szeren Zombori Sarah Hirshfeld Saul Birnbaum Alexander Neiman Edmond Ludwig Mona Kushner Rosalee Heller Simon Mintz Sandor Schwarcz Sarah Benzumny Josephine Spitz Joseph Slawner Rose Moses Messody Levy Alex Shtull Zevelin Hendler Jack Ellis Evelyn Mazer Benjamin Bedzow D E C E M B E R K i s l ev Arthur Nador Sam Pinchuk Moe Garfinkle Shifra Migicovsky Sarah Sokoloff Lou Sherman Edmund Ludwig Frank Druker Sema Garber Aron Lieberman Chonah Retik Max Lauer Dina Levy Sybil Klug Sonya Kravitz Fanny Cohen Avrom Arthur Sherman Edward Trestan Moshe Kracauer Dr. William Boroff Lolly Rose Cobrin Oden Borgida Janos Lukacs D E C E M B E R K i s l ev 24-Tevet 1 Rashe Minka Geffin Sarah Stober Peter Merson Lottie Shatenstein-Alper Pearl Gilden Dovid Fayer Max Shaffer Hershie Shtull Sonja Zaritzky Joseph Lawrence Fenster Charles Abraham Segall Tzipora Sharaga David Ain Sarah Esther Birnbaum Sally Sullovey Aron Kahan Yoseph Avigdor Richler Ray Kolodny Theodore Hochstadt Dora Schwartz Mor Schwartz Joseph Glazer Usher Lemmel Schlachter Abe Shragie Rezso Fantusz Sarah Mendelsohn Minnie Lefkovitz Annie Perez DECEMBER 31-JAN. 6 Tevet 2-8 Gertrude Granik Jerry Israel Noik Robert Strauber Harold Cohen Harry Azeff Ann Levin Finnerman Hyman Hart Moe Krakower Louis Gordon Rebecca Freedman Geza Vilan Norman Cutler Sterra Geffin Solomon Weber Lawrence Tainger Max Spector Isidore Elkin Eileen Cohen Daniel Albert Morris Krackovitch Leon Krantz Abe Gordon Mendle Fayer Dr. Morris Kokin JA N UA RY Tevet 9-15 Frances Abramovitch Pearl Raicek Esther Richler Esther Isenberg Mary Rochman Betty Nusselman Pearl Tobias Brian Bidner Katherine Rauchman Arthur Moses Lilly Roodman Gordon Greenspoon Lilia Yaverbaum Uline Erno Deutch Marton Schwartz Nachum Dov Grover Marcel Einhorn George Kertesz David Nisker Louis Kravitz Mavis Gasco Rae Lazarus Lillian Dardick Martin Singer Gary Brumer Clifford Gordon Vera Kellner Agnes Sallai Fred Madoff JA N UA RY Tevet George Spitz Louis Himes Eva Takeman Frances Meltzer Geltman Harry Mazer Jean Takefman Ethel Fuchs Bella Davydova Eliezer Brookman Yehudith Gossack Fruma Richer Sandra Migicovsky David Helfenbaum Hyman Rabinovitch Allan Satim Herman Porper Imre Abonyi Oscar Luger Leah Florkevitz Dezso Linder Celia Blum Max Neiman Minnie Coblentz Isaac Mendelsohn Jacqueline Benshabbat Morris Tait Benjamin Ritz William Blank Jack Liebman Charles Budning Anne Handelsman Mendel Rosner Istvan Prager Frances Wener Doris Cohen Jack Waxman Joseph Kravitz Bella Silverstone JA N UA RY Tevet Betty Rosenthal Mary Lauer Henry Gottlieb Shirley Levine Jacob Weinstein Hyman Hart Louis Warshaw Rachel Helfenbaum Tillie Maklan Rachel Luxenberg Sidney Devine Louis Kravitz Ernest Schreiber Joseph Schreter Rhona Rothman Ruth Coblentz Israel Adler Mazaltov Gabbay Raoul Dayan Lily Ritz Israel Balinsky Nisan Cohen Samuel Waxman Harry Allister Moishe Dobrofsky Nachum Shechtman Benjamin Simon Hyman Horowitz William Travis Milton Klein Lifsha Berlinsky Myer Teicher Benny Sibales Dezso Feldman Bertha Ida Tannenbaum Dr. Israel Segall Livia Blumenthal Mildred Lipsky We apologize for any errors or omissions 48 We apologize for any errors or omissions 49

26 A Simcha to Remember The Chevra is pleased to announce that we now welcome all Caterers under the MK Supervision. We invite you to celebrate your Simcha at our beautiful premises, for any occasion large or small Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Bris/Baby Naming, Fundraisers, Family Celebrations. Candle Lighting Times & Upcoming events SISTERHOOD IN THE SUKKAH Friday, October 19, 2016 SUKKAH SHABBAT DINNER Friday, October 21, 2016 SISTERHOOD OPENING LUNCHEON Wednesday, October 26, 2016 NIGHT OF THE SENSES Wednesday, December 14, 2016 CHANUKAH Erev Chanukah Saturday, December 24, 2016 Shabbat and Candle Lighting 3:57 p.m. 1st Chanukah Candle 3:57 p.m. Last night of Chanukah Friday, December 30, 2016 Shabbat Candle Lighting Last Chanukah Candle 4:02 p.m. 4:02 p.m. ROSH CHODESH TEVET Saturday and Sunday, December 30 & 31, 2016 FAST OF THE 10th of TEVET Sunday January 8, 2017 Weekly Talmud Class Please join the weekly downtown Lunch & Learn, with our very own Rabbi Asher Jacobson. The class is attended by both men and women! The topic is Talmudic Ethics in the Business World Thursdays 12-1 p.m. at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg L.L.P McGill College Avenue 26th Floor Montreal Quebec H3A 3N9 R.S.V.P. required Please call Sid Milech at (514) ext. 223 for more information on arranging you simcha!

27 The Chevra Golf On Monday, May 30th, 2016 The Chevra hosted our annual Golf Tournament at the beautiful Fontainebleau Golf Course in Blainville. With the help of our many generous sponsors, golfers and volunteers it was set to be a day of fun, food and foursomes. Everything was planned to a tee, and with Mother Nature s help we had a beautiful, warm and sunny day, perfect for a round of golf. With the amazing culinary skills of Beso Catering, our energy was kept up with a delicious breakfast, a scrumptious lunch, and dinner fit for a king. The festivities were concluded with a silent and live auction with lots of amazing gifts - everyone had a ball! We still need to iron out the details for next year s Golf Tournament, but we look forward to having some fun in the sun next year. Special thank you to our Committee Chair To the Golf Committee: Carol Gold Rabbi Asher Jacobson Leonard Freedman Donna Shein Sandford Smith Sid Milech Sara Miller Linda Shore Jerry Sherman Gary Trestan To all our sponsors and volunteers Congregation Chevra Kadisha B nai Jacob Beit Hazikaron Beth Hillel 1