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May his memory be for a blessing.

He was a widely respected member of his profession, a pivotal figure in the life of Holy Blossom Temple, a beloved and valued counsellor, a steadfast friend. He faced heroically the pain, the limi-tations and the frustrations that his disability imposed on him over many years. He was supported with boundless love and amazing fortitude by his wife Sybil, their children and their families. He was a giant of a man, a devoted Jew and a distinguished Canadian. He was a role model and an example. Rabbi Emeritus Dow Marmur

Jack Geller, z”l - Honourary Life President

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Jack Geller, z”l - January 7, 2015Sybil Geller, z”l - February 23, 2015

Jack Geller z”l with Rabbi Plaut z”l

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Getting the Word Out 4 “The Story Changes Constantly” 5 FYI 6 www.HolyBlossom.org/stories 8

Shabbat Rituals 10

Thank You... Our 2014 donors made all the difference 12

Prisoners of Zion 13

Holy Blossom Renewal 14

Pesach 2015 16

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Once upon a time it was hard to get the word out because information moved too slowly. In ancient

Jerusalem news was shared locally when trumpet players blast from their position atop the city walls. Rulings from the Sanhedrin were sent out into the far reaches of the Diaspora by way of hilltop bonfires and messengers on horseback. Throughout Europe, every shtetl had a designated schrier to call out the news down every alleyway, to knock on the door of every household.

Today we have the opposite problem. It is hard to get the word out because information moves too quickly. We are constantly bombarded by countless modes of communication; it is difficult to sift through it all and receive the information that matters most.

Thanks to congregants like Richard Toker and Ted Shafran Holy Blossom has the technology to communicate. Thanks to congregants like David Rosenberg, Luke Sklar, and Cheryl Sylvester we have good guidance on what to communicate. Thanks to Robert Carnevale, our Director of Communications, many new channels have been opened so that we can communicate more freely with one another. And thanks to Russ Joseph, our Executive Director, we will soon have in place the CRM (Congregant Relationship Management System) to help us customize and personalize our multi-directional communications.

Is it reaching you?The data points show that our website and our bi-weekly e-newsletter, Life@Holy Blossom, enjoy impressive “click through rates,” a measure of just how much our congregants care to know what’s happening at the Temple. Yet when I speak with congregants around town, it seems some messages are being received while others are not. If it’s true that one has to say something six times before the message is received, let’s keep at it. Here’s a test.

Do you and the wider community know that construction has truly begun? Tom Friedland and Cary Solomon are smiling because we finally have some dust and noise at 1950 Bathurst Street.

Do you and young parents in the community know about our new Task Force on Youth Education? A tremendous team of educators and congregants, led by Judy Winberg, are taking a deep and wide look at how to create the finest part-time Jewish education program this city has to offer.

Do you know about our new Institute for Jewish Leadership? The next generation of Jewish leaders is emerging at Holy Blossom Temple. Led by Lisa Taylor, they are curious and committed and together with many other circles of young professionals getting involved, they are preparing to make their mark in advancing the sacred work of our congregation.

Do you and booklovers across Toronto know about our new Centre for Contemporary Jewish Literature? Cynthia Good is bringing the finest Jewish authors and readers together at Holy Blossom. A fresh take on life-long learning and the “People of the Book.” Book clubs are welcome.

Growing Larger and SmallerHoly Blossom Temple is growing larger and smaller at the same time. Larger in aspiration and action. Smaller in intimate gatherings and in moments of real connection and commitment. Communication is an essential key in how we grow larger to make a “joyful noise” heard far and wide. Communication is an essential key in how we grow smaller to hear “the still, small voice,” how we pay attention to one another and foster meaningful, purposeful relationships.I’ve always seen our congregation as concentric circles. Some messages radiate from the centre outward; others come from the wider circles to the core. It is a constant exchange of voices and influence. I’ve come to appreciate the small exchanges on Facebook, the thoughtful comments left on our website, the personal stories and snap shots shared in Life@HBT. These do accumulate to build something very large, very grand, very powerful. I will always believe that panim el panim, is best. Face-to-face learning, soul-to-soul prayer, and shoulder-to-shoulder projects of service are always a fuller experience. I believe what they say: 95% of Jewish life is just showing up. However, I have come to admire how Holy Blossom-ites – young and old -- are using the on-line tools to create community. There’s nothing virtual about it!

Rabbi Yael Splanskyysplansky@holyblossom.org

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We’d love to know what you’re up to on Facebook. Send a friend request to our Clergy and like our Holy Blossom facebook page.

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F r o m t h e B o a r d

The most wonderful synagogue successes are not truly successes if they are a secret. As you will read in coming weeks, the current Board and its Executive, including the Department Chairs, have been working very hard since the beginning of December. The list of identified goals and early achievements, as well as wishes and dreams, would be very long. A few details will follow in this article.

Although the work is wonderful, there is a challenge which every leader in our congregation faces. I know our congregation would be very proud, perhaps even inspired to deeper personal engagement with this very exciting moment of Renewal of space and spirit at Temple, if all members knew what is happening and will happen through the diligent efforts and warm partnership among lay leaders, clergy, staff and dozens and dozens of volunteers. How do we get the story out to the thousands of members and the many more who are not members today, but who play key roles in our community and our future?

You will have seen some wonderfully creative steps in Life at Holy Blossom and various eBlasts, regarding Renewal communication. We are using words, pictures, a video (one so far and more to follow), social media, signs, posters, and screens (just inside the Ava Road foyer) to tell the story as it is constructed every day. There have been congregation-wide and small group parties and meetings many times a week. We have more to do to tell the story. Come to Temple and look if you haven’t already done so. And then look again a few weeks later: the story changes constantly.

We are moving forward with a task force on education. In a recent Life at Holy Blossom you have read about the task force comprised of seventeen members of HBT, and supported by Dr. Michelle Lynn-Sachs. Their second meeting just took place. You probably know members of that task force. Please seek them out and share your views. Learn of the excellent work they are doing on behalf of us now and for future generations.

There is a dynamic and energized sense of shared goals amongst lay leaders, clergy and staff. We are meeting, talking and doing together. One constant concern is “How do we keep on top of everything that is happening in Temple?” What each of us is doing is so multi-facetted, and so now: how do we catch up and keep up?

The area which poses perhaps the biggest challenge is to learn and use the skills and passion our members want to offer to us all. What a talented, diverse, extraordinary group! We include experts in any area you can think of, from Jewish history to

security, from law to leadership coaching, from advertising to music. The warmest and most generous volunteers. We simply need to know more about who we each are, and how we each want to help.

One dramatic step is being taken in this regard. Russ Joseph, our Executive Director, explains:

After listening to many of you share your frustrations with us as they pertain to the often inaccurate or incomplete information we send you (unintentionally), while dealing with our own frustrations with the antiquated and inflexible computer system currently in place, we have finally done something about it! We are in the middle of the installation of a modern, purpose-designed CRM (we interpret that as “Congregant Relationship Management”) tool.

Once we are up and running (likely in late May or early June), every congregant will be able to use his or her own “member portal” to manage their relationship with Temple. You will be able to change your own contact information (address changes; telephone numbers; email addresses) from any internet-equipped device, at any time of the day or night. You will be able to review account balances, register for programs or events, make payments and, hopefully, even print your own tax receipts whenever you want.

But the real reason we are going in this direction with this great product called Congregation Connect, is so that we will be able to improve the quality of service we provide to you and be more responsive to your needs and wants. With accurate and complete data we will be in a much better position to offer the classes, the events, and the opportunities for social gatherings that you tell us are important to you.

During late May we will be sending out the traditional membership renewal package for what we expect (in that format) will be the last time. We urge you to carefully check all of the information that is pre-printed on those pages and let us know if anything needs correcting. This will form the starting point for our new CRM and, unless something changes, will never be requested again.”

Over the next months I hope we will have many opportunities to share information and many ways, including brand new ways, to do it.

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fyiFrom the launch of our website, holyblossom.org in June of 2010, over 120,000 people have vis-ited, with well over a 500,000 pages being read.

Our largest single day of unique visitors to holyblossom.org was 1,905, that’s more than the total number of this current Bulletin mailed.

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i On average, we see more visitors to holyblossom.org in one week that the total number of Bulletins produced in a single print run.

Holy Blossom is on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Please connect with us!

Life at Holy Blossom, our bi-weekly subscription eBlast, has more than a 1000 regular readers every edition. If you are not subscribed, please visit holyblossom.org/e-newsletters to do so.

Over 1300 people have left comments online at holyblossom.org addressing the various post, pages and programs shaping HBT. Online commenting is open to everyone - leave your comments and add your voice to any of the ongoing conversation.

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Becoming a Bar Mitzvah is a momentous milestone that should not be taken for granted. Amongst the material extravagances that we are accustomed to, it is pretty easy to get lost in our secular year of 2015/5775 and not realize the many reasons why a boy of 13 is called to the Torah. Then again, it’s pretty simple to find one’s way: It’s all there – in ‘the rules’ – otherwise known as The Torah where the 613 laws are written just for us. And yes – today it is impossible to do many of the 613 mitzvot, but to take the time to accomplish as many as one can is a parent’s momentous milestone as well.

But why the website? This issue coincides with his parsha – Vayikra – to sacrifice. To take this topic into modern times, we no longer sacrifice but can choose to commit.We have collaborated with Adam on the goal of being a caring, conscientious and committed young man. Letting everyone know, can help achieve it.Please visit Adam’s webpage – ididamitzvah.com – to track his journey.

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Mushroom Barley and Yellow Split Pea Soup

Was it because our pot was too large? Did we fill it with too much water? Was the burner work-ing properly? In the end, it did come to a boil, but the hour was late and Marla was mopping her worried brow. Actually, there were four very large pots of the most delicious mushroom barley and yellow split pea soup, colourful and fragrant.

Our 6th Annual Holy Blossom Temple Bikur Cholim Soup Brigade was held on November 10, 2014, with Marla as our returning chef. For the record, Marla has attended all the soup nights, led two, and has cooked for our committee for many years.

Bikur Cholim means visiting the sick, and in Jewish tradition it is an “obligation without measure whose reward too is without measure”. One of the ways we do this mitzvah is to prepare soup and fill our synagogue’s freezer (a tight fit this year as we made 125 500 ml containers). Then we always have on hand some nourishment to offer to congregants who are frail, elderly, or unwell, or to those families in crisis.

To continue reading on “Love thy Carrot”, and to get the recipe, please visit http://bit.ly/1vTVLJI

This is where we capture the stories of our community. Over 60 individuals have contributed their personal reflections and connec-tions to Holy Blossom Temple. Over 3000 people have enjoyed reading. Below are a few examples…To submit your “story” please contact us at stories@holyblossom.org.

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To My Fami ly In Canada: Shalom

I hope this email finds you well, and you are getting used to winter again.Since I don’t have much time on my hands lately I hope you won’t mind me writing to all of you at once.

I have drafted last Monday, and since then things went a little crazy, I was misplaced and put in a Tironut – basic training) which doesn’t suit my physical profile (sprain my ankle). It happens to be the same machlaka (which is like 50 people) Barak was at, the shinshin from Beit Tzedek from my group, and at the same base also Moran, from Associated is going through a different Tironut, we set together for lunch, so that was a pleasant surprise at this crazy situation.

After 3 days they sent me back to reassess my status and after 2 more days of running around the country for x-rays and doctors they decided to officially get me out of there, let me spend the weekend at home and on Sunday I go back to the base, to wait for another Tironut to start, one I can actually do.

Other than that all is good, the weather is great and I am excited to start. I miss school, Temple, camp and all of you so much, and hopefully we could see each other soon.Please let me know what’s going on with you, and how are you doing. It is very important for me!Love, Maayan

article by Maayan Sharonstories@holyblossom.org

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Shabbat Rituals… Our community shares

Just before I light the candles It’s about 5 pm on a Friday afternoon. The table is set and I am waiting for our guests to arrive. Just before we gather at the Shabbat table, light the candles, have our challah, wine and sit down to our meal, there is something that I have to do - and I do this ritual almost every Friday.

I pour a ‘smidge’ of scotch for myself.

I sit in my living room, holding my special crystal glass that holds my scotch. On my piano, there are pictures of my grandparents, aunts and uncles in their prime, my parent’s and in-laws wedding picture. I invite my children to come and join me and pour them a glass of ginger ale and I lay out some snacks as well. And together, we talk about our week.

Word got out at school about ‘Friday’s Scotch and Soda Time.’ From time to time, we’ve had some special guests join us in the living room, sharing stories about their week, too.

Out of the corner of my eye, in a small silver frame, I can see my grandparents posing for the camera. It is 1960 and my grandfather is holding his famous pipe. I raise my glass to them and say L’chaim.

They join me, spiritually at my shabbat table. It wouldn’t be the same without them.

What Shabbat Means to MeShabbat dinners with my in-laws were my first introduction to Judaism. I loved that Friday nights were a special time to share a meal with family, and relax after a long week. When I converted to Judaism and learned all about what Shabbat really meant, it made so much sense to me. To my husband Avi and I, Shabbat is a special time to be spent with family, away from work and the stresses of life.

We try to always share a meal with family or friends Friday nights, and even if not, we always spend it together. Even if it’s just the two of us, we say the blessings to remind us that it is a special time to be thankful for. On Saturdays if not doing something with family or friends, we try to do something together like seeing a movie, doing some shopping, or even just hanging out watching Netflix and having a late big breakfast.

As an avid baker, one week a few years ago I decided to try my hand at baking a challah. Well, it was a hit! Ever since, I have baked a challah for Friday night dinners whenever I could, and I even have requests on special occasions like Rosh Hashannah from family and friends. Making the challah has become a tradition for me. Avi loves coming home on Fridays to the house smelling of freshly baked bread, and it helps me start to wind down and relax for a night and day of quality family time. I look forward to making baking the challah a tradition in my home that one day my children take part in, and that it will help make their Shabbat experience that much more special.

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To share your Shabbat Ritual for posting, please visit www.holyblossom.org/shabbatrituals and leave a comment. Or email stories@holyblossom.org. Thank you to all our contributors. A special thank you to Adrienne Helfield for inspiring this section, and providing the spark of an idea that has led to this bulletin’s theme.

I will always remember the Tot Shabbats on Friday night, at Holy Blossom in the Philip Smith Hall. We started coming to Tot Shabbat when my brother William was in Holy Blossom Pre-School. It was our first Shabbat family dinner ritual and also our entry point to shul. That’s how we began to feel at home at Holy Blossom.

Now I always associate egg rolls with Shabbat because that’s what we used to contribute to the Pot Luck Dinners. Before we learned their names, we referred to the other people by the dishes they

brought, like ‘Michelle Brownie’ and ‘Watermelon Man’. We knew Adam Sol by his great potatoes. We grabbed our dessert before the meal, because it disappeared so quickly – especially the chocolate cake! We liked to eat up on the stage, or in the ‘Kids’ Café’ that my brother and his friends created over in the far corner of the Atrium. And of course there was the mayhem after the meal, when all the kids chased each other around the tables.

That’s what Shabbat will always be for me.

This past May, our daughter Adrienne became a Bat Mitzvah at Holy Blossom Temple. As a Temple ‘regular’ since birth, and a Leo Baeck student, Adrienne already had a strong connection to her Jewish identity and community. But it was our fervent hope that in becoming a Bat Mitzvah, she would discover something even more meaningful and unique about that connection to start her on her path to Jewish adulthood. While she attended and enjoyed Senior School and the B’Nei Mitzvah program, and took her Torah studies seriously, the ‘Aha’ moment truly came when we asked her if she would like to read Torah and have an Aliyah in the Shachrit service on Thursday morning before her Bat Mitzvah – as her brother William had done two years earlier (and Eric had done with his own father many years before).

Adrienne’s response was both touching and unexpected: She said “Sure. But can I put on Tefillin?” It never occurred to us that she would, and honestly didn’t know if she could. We asked Rabbi Splansky, whose answer was unequivocally ‘yes!”. To our great delight, both the Rabbi and Cantor Maissner offered their unqualified encouragement and support for this endeavour. Though we had assumed, mistakenly, that Jewish women were forbidden to perform this obligation, we were told that Rashi, the

great 12th Century Rabbi and Torah commentator, had put on Tefillin with his own two daughters!

And so on May 22nd Adrienne, became the first Bat Mitzvah child to put on Tefillin at Holy Blossom. Rabbi Splansky has always emphasized the importance of finding Jewish rituals that “fit” and ‘feel right’, and, when Adrienne stepped up to the Bimah in the Sanctuary on Shabbat to sing her parsha two days later, she possessed a confidence that came in part from her ability to accomplish just this – to find for her what fit and felt right, blending tradition with what was for her personally, something ‘new’. Adrienne referred to herself proudly as a ‘Woman of the Wall’ , thus reaffirming not only her connection to her Jewish identity and community but also her allegiance with Jewish women at the Kotel and all over the world, striving to publically practice their faith alongside men.

In the end we came away with feelings of tremendous pride and gratitude – pride in our daughter, and gratitude for a Temple congregation and leadership that could further reinforce Adrienne’s sense of Jewish community and ritual, while also fostering her unique identity as a B’nei Mitzvah.

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article by Adrienne Klein

Our very own ‘Woman of the Wall”

That’s what Shabbat will always be for me

• Fills the gap! (between revenue and expenses)

• Nourishes the soul• Rabbinically Approved

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Chicken Soup and matzoh balls nourish our Jewish souls. Like these heartwarming foods that are ingrained in our rich traditions of Jewish life, you, our generous annual donors, have provided nourishment and strength to the Holy Blossom Community.

On behalf of the Board, Rabbi Splansky, and the entire Holy Blossom team, thank you.

Last year, through your generosity, we raised $520,000 from 450 congregants. This achievement represents an increase of nearly 15% over the prior year – both in terms of dollars raised and individual donors. We couldn’t be more thankful to each and every one of you who have helped us ensure that we can continue to do the following:

• Offer exciting and innovative programming to our diverse membership body.

• Provide dues relief to 40% of our congregants, ensuring that no one is denied membership to Holy Blossom Temple due to financial hardship

• Provide need-based scholarships to our Religious School students

• Maintain our building and grounds• “Keep the lights on” by supporting unrestricted funding to

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The Holy Blossom Congregational Appeal is all about nourishing our Jewish souls through tzedakah. By following our shared obligation to give a hand up to those who have less than we do, we are practicing one of Judaism’s most cherished values – that of actively ensuring that that everyone who wishes is able to be a part of our sacred community.

Like chicken soup, you have helped provide comfort and nourishment for our congregants through the milestones of life; large and small, joyous or sorrowful. Together, you allow our team of clergy, staff and dedicated volunteers to help ensure that we’re looking after one another as a united Jewish community.

Our Temple community is sacred. Like all congregations across North America, we cannot meet our budgetary needs through membership and tuition dues. It is only through the open-hearted philanthropy of our donor community that we are able to ensure a strong Holy Blossom – now and for generations to come.

We are so grateful to our 2014 donors. Thank you, thank you, thank you

Holy Blossom Congregational Appeal:

THANK YOU… Our 2014 donors made all the difference

INGREDIENTS/INGRÉDIENTSTEMPLE SINGERS, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS AND SENIORS, DUES RELIEF FOR MEMBERS IN NEED, NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS, CRITICAL BUILDING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE. EVERY DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

To see our “Virtual Wall” – a listing of all our Congregational Appeal Donors online – please visit www.holyblossom.org/donor-wall-online

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article by the Rabbi Dow Marmurvia templemail@holyblossom.org

Rabbi Dow Marmur has contributed over 130 posts to holyblossom.org. They are affectionately referred to as “his Israel writings”. To read more of Rabbi Marmur’s contributions to holyblossom.org, please visit www.holyblossom.org/rabbi-dow-marmur.

PRISONERS OF ZIONMotti Kirshenbaum, the co-host of a popular daily television news hour, suggested on Thursday evening that Jerusalemites were preparing for the snow storm – it came late that day and continued through the night and on Friday – the way our ances-tors prepared for the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in 567 BCE.

People were buying up groceries as if the storm would last for weeks. Public events were postponed or cancelled. One of the two congregations to which we belong in Jerusalem informed its members that Shabbat services wouldn’t be held this week. Our newspaper delivered the Friday supplements a day earlier on the assumption that we wouldn’t get any paper on Friday. We didn’t.

Schools and kindergartens were cancelled, allegedly to the de-light of the children but not to the delight of parents who may have had to go to work, unless the snow would prevent them too. The university has also closed.

And it’s not only in Jerusalem. The mountains in the North are inaccessible; places like Haifa and Safed are affected. There’s even a little snow and much flooding in the South. The only good news is that the water in Sea of Galilee, the countries major reservoir, is rising and there’ll be plenty of snow in the ski resort on Mt. Hermon.

Most roads in and out of Jerusalem are closed. A friend who flew in to Israel on Thursday evening and normally stays in Jerusalem is stuck in Tel Aviv over Shabbat. There’s virtually no public transport in Jerusalem. As my son reminded me, we’ve become prisoners of Zion of sorts, albeit temporarily.

I was among those who had hoped that the weather would give

us a respite from the election campaign, which is becoming more and more nasty and ridiculous. But the prime minister managed to get on television with the mayor of Jerusalem and the chief of police to assure us that everything is taken care of. He didn’t say that Isaac Herzog, his major opponent, wouldn’t be able to de-liver, but if the thought occurred to you while you were watch-ing Netanyahu, so be it.

It’s a pity that the snow storm hasn’t come a week or so later. It might have provided a face saver for Netanyahu not to go to Washington to give that speech to which he’s by now heav-ily committed and to which many in the Jewish community in America as well as the majority of Israelis, according to a recent poll, are very much opposed.

Despite the prime minister’s and the mayor’s assurances that everything is under control, at least as far as the snow is con-cerned, together with other old people we’re staying indoors. It’s the slippery roads that constitute the real hazard. This will be a home Shabbat. We even made sure that there would be hallot before the storm might prevent us from getting them.

You’d have to be very insensitive to ignore the fact that as com-fortable as we may be here, the weather punishes poor people who live in temporary housing or worse, not least in Gaza, Syria and countless other places in the region.

The siege in 567BCE resulted in the destruction of the Temple and exile that changed the course of Jewish history. We hope this siege is more temporary, less lethal and, if your gas and/or electricity work, the experience may be quite pleasant for most of those who normally live in comfort.Jerusalem 20.2.15

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During our All Congregation Renewal Celebration Champagne Brunch on Sunday February 1st, Martin Davidson of Diamond Schmitt Architects unveiled a series of brand new full-colour renderings and the latest floor plans for our new campus. These renderings are absolutely spectacular and give us a sense of what various spaces within our new HBT could look like when finished. We use the word “could” because they are artist conceptions only, with the final detailed design decisions still to be made. But even so, we’re quite sure you’ll find them inspiring.

Go to www.holyblossom.org/renewal and have a good close look at how our Central Atrium with its “living H wall” will become an inviting gathering space and a gateway, interconnecting all aspects of Temple life. See how our Philip Smith Congregational Hall will transform from a welcoming room for daytime lectures and public gatherings to an elegant space for simchas and entertainment... and don’t miss the new windows along the west wall that will allow for natural light! Check out our brand new Family Chapel, located in the former Eisendrath Auditorium, and again pay special attention to the natural light streaming in from the east windows. This is a multi-use space that can also easily transform itself for smaller banquet or simcha celebrations. There are also stunning depictions of our new Library, 3rd floor Social Hall and various views of our Atrium, both interior and exterior. We’ve also included the floor plans to date, as well as the initial landscaping plans, to give you the broadest sense of how our new Holy Blossom will look, feel and function, day to day.

In fact, holyblossom.org/renewal is our central hub for all the latest news and content on Renewal at HBT, capturing both Space and Spirit, so visit often. It’s where you can get an answer or ask another question in our ever-evolving FAQ section. Monitor our latest construction updates and see photos of work in progress. And just simply share in the excitement of everything that is Renewal at Holy Blossom.

Many of the latest renderings have been printed here, but to view all the brand new renderings and floor plans, please visit www.holyblossom.org/renewal

HOLY  BLOSSOM  TEMPLE  RENEWAL   ATRIUM  VIEW  TO  SOUTH  

HOLY  BLOSSOM  TEMPLE  RENEWAL   NIGHT  VIEW  OF  CONGREGATIONAL  HALL  

HOLY  BLOSSOM  TEMPLE  RENEWAL   VIEW  OF  LIBRARY  

SOCIAL  HALL  –  DAY  VIEW  HOLY  BLOSSOM  TEMPLE  RENEWAL  

THE FUTURE oF Holy BlossomIn PIcTUREs.see the latest Renderings and Floor Plans online!

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Passover2015/ 5775Erev PesachFriday April 3, 2015 - 6:00 p.m.

First Day PesachSaturday April 4, 2015 - 10:00 a.m.Congregation-wide Service with the Temple Singers and our SimchaBand will include Songs of Freedom and Songs of Hallel. A festiveKiddush lunch will follow the service. Creative children’s study programwill be integrated throughout the morning.

Erev Seventh Day PesachThursday April 9, 2015 - 6:00 p.m.

Seventh Day Pesach / Yizkor ServiceFriday April 10, 2015 - 10:00 a.m.At this Congregation-wide Service, we celebrate the last day of Pesach. Following Yizkor Services, there will be a special Kiddush Luncheon sponsored by the Bernard, Carol and Samuel Braun Memorial Fund in memory of Bernard, Carol, and Samuel Braun for all to enjoy.

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WelcomeWe are delighted to welcome the following new members to Holy Blossom Temple:

n Katy Alter, daughter of Howard and Barbara Alter, & Hart Lambert, son of Hildi Abrams and David Lambert, are to be married this August, 2015.

n Amanda Bertoia, daughter of Sondra and Bob Bertoia z”l, to Jeff Sole, son of Murray and Susan Sole, are to be married this October, 2015.

n David Abells, husband of Dafna Abells, father of Dr. Yoel Abells and Orit Abells-Newton, brother of Elliott Abells and Zvi Abells.

n Elana Chapnik, wife of Allan Chapnik, mother of Sean and Noah Chapnik, daughter of Joi Young and Bobby Lunsky, sister of Yona, Danielle and Eric Lunsky.

n Joyce Charendoff, mother of Randi Garfinkel, Lori Dennis and Susan Barron.

n Marion Doffman, mother of Linda Malat and Barbara Doffman, sister of Sheila Kirche.

n Izak Eisenberg, husband of Anne Eisenberg, father of Morty Eisenberg and Helene Smagala.

n Aileen Hannah Fogle, mother of Robert Fogle, Bruce Fogle and Adeen Fogle.

n Phyllis Fox, mother of Irving Fox, Allan Fox, and Rosanne Ain, sister of Norman Maron.

n John Arthur (Jack) Geller Q.C., husband of Sybil Geller, father of Lawrence Geller, Dana Lampe, Jan Babins and Harold Geller, brother of Rose Garfinkel.

n Max Gluskin, father of Ira Gluskin, David Gluskin and Janice Gluskin.

n Jules Edward Gordon, father of Bruce Gordon.n Esther Greenberg, mother of Dr. Karen Mock,

sister of Isaac Silverstein and Ezra Silverstein.

n Delores Habar, wife of Seymour Haber, mother of Paul, Ron and Michael Harber and Joanne Roher, sister of Allen and Joyce Green.

n Sydney Jacobs, husband of Daisy Jacobs, father of Jeffrey Jacobs, Marilyn Zimmer and Randy Jacobs.

n Dr. Martin Kazdan, husband of Marion Kazdan, father of David, Jonathan and Peter Kazdan, Debra Hertzman, Ruth, Natalie and Kenneth Gangbar, brother of Jerome Kazdan, Merle Richards and Ruth Hynes.

n Jack Klyman, brother of Milton Klyman.n Ruth Beverley Krause, mother of Shelly Krause

Levine, Judy Tennabaum and Roger Krause.n Joyce Lieberman, mother of Robert Lieberman,

Stephen Lieberman, Dale Brooks and Judy Mayerowitch.

n Dr. Samuel Linzon, husband of Esther Linzon, father of Dr. Ernest LInzon and Dr. Charlene Linzon.

n Mark Rebick, husband of Bernadette Urtz, father of Adam Rebick, brother of Sue Rebick and Charlie Rebick.

n Joseph Rotman, husband of Sandy Rotman, father of Janis Rotman and Kenneth Rotman, brother of Jenny Cass.

n Pearl Rudin, mother of Jonathan Rudin, Jeremy

Rudin and Joel Rudin.n Ruth Stein Schlossberg, mother of Mark

Schlossberg and Shelley Sarna.n Irving Shendroff, beloved husband of Ann

Kelner Shendroff and the late Mary Lynn Shendroff. Adored father of Lisa and Andrew Levine, Mark and Tammy Shendroff, and the late Dana Rose Bruhand, brother of the late Florence Gordon and Corinne Dalgof.

n Samuel Sweet, father of Linda Pressman, Miriam Goldstein and Earl Sweet.

n Jean Sybil Temins, mother of Dr. Carol Temins.n Irwin Title, husband of Tema Title, father of

Sydney Erdle, Esther Roberts, Mona Rosenberg and Susan Scrimgeour.

n Helen Susan Tizel, mother of Frank Tizel, sister of Sylvia Chisik

n Barbara Vrooman, wife of Ranson Vrooman, mother and mother-in-law of Richard Vrooman, Corinne Black, Don Vrooman, Andrew John Vrooman, Maryann Bailey and Doug Vrooman.

n Louis Wasser, father of Howard, Shery and Cary and Cindy Wasser, brother of Morris, Ben and Sam Wasser.

n Edith Winkler, mother of Vladimir Winkler and Susan Friedmann.

In Memoriam

Congregational FamilyWelcome to Our

n Efram Sera-Shriar and Naana Kaalund

n Marshall and Marilyn Wolf

B’nei Mitzvah

n Sat., March 7Ellie Davidson,daughter of Miri & Jesse Davidson

n Thurs., April 30Emma Seaton, daughter of Andrea & Michael Seaton

n Sat., March 28Erin Storm, daughter of Natalie Witkin & Stuart Storm

n Sat., April 25Luke Goldman,son of Marlene & Bob Goldman

n Sat., April 18Samara Hurowitz, daughter of Diane Osak & Steven Hurowitz

n Sat., March 21Adam Arbess,son of Sharon Neiss & Gordon Arbess

n Susan Berger on the birth of a granddaughter Tali Ruth Chudy. Proud parents are Esther & Shachar Chudy and sister to Alon and Roey. Other proud grandparents are Vivien & George Chudy. Great grandmother is Jewel Poch.

n Phyllis & Paul Bordo on the birth of a granddaughter, Samantha Elle Bordo. Proud parents are Sabrina Kaufman & Mark Bordo and sister to Max. Other proud grandmother is Clair Kaufman.

n Lynne & Robert Bohnen, on the birth of a grandson, Ethan Isaac Louis Bernknopf. Proud parents are Diana & Michael Bernknopf. Other proud grandparents are Sheryl & Ken Bernknopf. Proud great grandmother is Shirley Bohnen.

n Shelley & Arthur Gans on the birth of a granddaughter Margaux Jean Gans. Proud parents are Suzy & Jeremy Gans and sister to Isla. Other proud grandparent s are Liz & Craig McDermott. Proud great grandmother is Evie Smith.

n Dr. Melvyn Iscove on the birth of a granddaughter, Emily Lia Vidal. Proud parents are Naomi & Jacky Vidal and sister to Maya and Benjamin. Other proud grandparents are Happy Iscove, Margo & Felix Vidal.

n Freda Ariella & Arthur Muscovitch, on the birth of a grandson, Brooks Benjamin Muscovitch. Proud parents are Cathy & Zak Muscovitch. Other proud grandparents are Perla & Gabi Sellouk

n Leslie & Darren Richmond on the birth of a daughter, Brooklyn Avery Richmond and sister to Benjamin, Ethan, Madeleine, and Samantha. Proud grandparents are Sharon Herman and Paul Richmond.

n Katherine Solomon & David Chrystian on the birth of a daughter, Charlotte Chrystian. Proud grandparents are Cheryl & Jack Solomon (and the late Denny Pollock); Barbara & Ralph Miller; and Wendy & Robert Chrystian.

n Marlene & Robert Zeldin on the birth of a granddaughter, Hannah Bryn Zeldin. Proud parents are Sara Diament Zeldin & David Zeldin and sister to Ruby. Other proud grandparents are Renee & Joseph Diament. Proud great grandparents are Mary Leston; Norma Switzman; and Noel Zeldin.

Births

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n Sat., March 28Jakob Ain, son of Marlowe & David Ain

n Dr. Laurie Klotz who was awarded an Order of Canada.n Larry Schwartz on his appointment to the Federal Competition Tribunal.

Mazal Tov

Engagements & Weddings

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Bikur Cholim FundRabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour: Amanda Frohman; Marilyn Hahn; The Halpert Family

Joshua & Henrietta Chesnie Temple Endowment FundJack Barry, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieMiriam Bookman Rotenberg, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieJoyce Charendoff, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieDr. Morris Charendoff, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieJack Geller, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieSydney Jacobs, In Memory: Henrietta Chesnie

Jean Fine Seniors FundJoyce Charendoff, In Memory: Daisy JacobsCaroline Annie Cress, Yahrzeit: The Cress FamilyDr. David Greenberg, In Honour: Mondays @ The TempleSydney Jacobs, In Memory: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck Litman; Toby & Gary Ciglen; Ruth Green; Tanya Green; Marion Kazdan; Ora & Michael Leese; Joan & Ray Moses; Bea & Lou Myers; Bernice Penciner; Ann & Gary Posen; Barb Price & Ira Jacobs; Fern & Donald Resnick; Marlene & Robert Ruderman; Mari Lynn Rusak; Mary Seldon; Helen & Edward Sheffman; Saundra & Henry Sherman; Sheila Smolkin; Miriam &Percy UrbackDr. Martin Kazdan, In Memory: Daisy JacobsBrock Munro, In Honour: Mondays @ The TempleRabbi Michael Stroh, In Honour: Mondays @ The TempleIrwin Title, In Memory: Sheila Bacher; Toby & Gary Ciglen; Daisy Jacobs; Sheila SmolkinCara Faith Zwibel, In Honour: Mondays @ The Temple

Gardner Family FundZita Gardner, In Honour: Gillian & David Rosenberg and Family

Holy Blossom Temple FoundationJoyce Charendoff, In Memory: Jane & Robert Herman; Carmen & Emil HorvathJoan Garson, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwan; Carole & Jay SterlingJack Geller, In Memory: Carmen & Emil Horvath; Esther & Marvin TileHoly Blossom Temple Worship Committee, In Appreciation: Karen Mock and FamilySydney Jacobs, In Memory: Myrna Freedman; Etta Ginsberg McEwan; Helen & Joe HochbergRuss Joseph and Holy Blossom Temple Staff, In Appreciation: Ann RosenfieldS. Calvert Kogan, In Memory: Lucinda & Ron KoganJoseph Rotman, In Memory: Manulife Capital; Esther & Marvin TileJoy Wolfson, In Honour: Herb Wolfson

Rebecca Zarn, In Memory: Susan & Joel Rutenberg

Holy Blossom Temple Renewal ProjectDavid Abells, In Memory: Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Ann & Gary PosenIsrael Ben-Ishai, In Honour: Teresa & Alberto Quiroz and FamilyJoyce Charendoff, In Memory: Susan & Barry Borden; Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l; Susan & Harold Grossman; Ann & Gary Posen; Sheila SmolkinRuth & David Cohen, Yahrzeit: Mimi & Malcolm KronbyPhyllis Fox, In Memory: Pam & Michael Albert; Susan & Barry Borden; Nancy & Joe Dack; Joan Garson & David Baskin; Sharon Gladstone and Family; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart; Carol & Bill Kassel; Zelda Luxenburg; Barbara & Nathan Morrow; Mari Lynn Rusak; Mary Seldon; Sheila Smolkin; Linda & Allen Stolnitz; Brandi StolnitzLarry Freedman, In Honour: Joan Garson & David BaskinJoan Garson, In Honour: Shelly Berenbaum; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson; Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz; Lindi & Stevez”l Rivers; Avra Rosen & Mark Goodman; Alison & Alan Schwartz; Mary Seldon; Sheila Smolkin; Brenda Spiegler & Mark S. Anshan; Judy & Jack WinbergJack Geller, In Memory: Janice & Larry Babins; Susan & Barry Borden; Toby & Gary Ciglen and Family; Miriam & Marvin Dryer; Susanne Egier; Brooke Gangbar; Kenneth Gangbar; Natalie Gangbar; Ruth Gangbar; Zita Gardner; Randi & Alan Garfinkel; JoanGarson & David Baskin; Elaine & Marv Givertz; Happy Iscove; Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Marion Kazdan; Sydney & Richard Krelstein; Terrye & Jack Kuper; Michael Larkin; Jill & Ben Lustig; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson; Karen & Shelly Mandell; Karen & David Mock; Sylvia & Harvey Naftolin; Bernice Penciner; Teresa & Alberto Quiroz; Marlene & Robert Ruderman; Mari Lynn Rusak; Nancy Ruth; Brenda & Fred Saunders; Alison & Alan Schwartz; Mary Seldon; Rhoda Sherwin & Julius Kirschner; Rabbi Paul and Ben Sidlofsky; The Sidlofsky Family; Sheila Smolkin; Sara Speigel; Brenda Spiegler & Mark S. Anshan; Carole & Jay Sterling; Barbara & Floyd Stern; Celia & Rabbi Michael Stroh; Barbara Thal-Hodes & Bob HodesMax Gluskin, In Memory: Ann & Gary PosenEsther Greenberg, In Memory: Judy & Allan Borodin and Family; Joan Garson & David Baskin; Donna & Gerry Koffman; Janie & Stan Swartz; Renee & Joseph Tarantino; Jane & Frank TizelBob Hodes, In Appreciation: Karen FranklinHoly Blossom Temple Rabbis, Cantor and Staff, In Appreciation: Joan Garson, Tom Friedland and Cary SolomonSydney Jacobs, In Memory: Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l and Family; Terrye & Jack Kuper

Judy Malkin & Eliott Jacobson, In Honour: Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l

Dr. Martin Kazdan, In Memory: Ora & Michael LeeseShirley Patchen Cohen, Yahrzeit: Marilyn HahnReligious School Teachers, In Honour: Debbie SpiegelBrenda & Fred Saunders, In Honour: Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l

Harvey Schipper, In Honour: Shelly Berenbaum & Charles Litman; Avra Rosen & Mark Goodman; Sheila SmolkinHarry Smith, Yahrzeit: Ronna Rubin & Phillip SmithRabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour: Alice & Ron Charach; Etta Ginsberg McEwan; Barbara Thal-Hodes & Bob HodesHelen Tizel, In Memory: Jackie & David Busheikin; Marcy & Barry Gordon; Karen & David Mock; The Mosoff Family; Lynne & Harold SmithBarabara Vrooman, In Memory: Judy & Allan Borodin; Mary Seldon; Jan & Robert SimonskyJudy & Jack Winberg, In Honour: Janette & Michael DiamondRebecca Zarn, In Memory: Susan Martin and Family; Margaret Irwin; Tanya & Gabriel Tick; Cynthia & Michael Wyman and Family

Isenberg Family Endowment FundKaren Baruch, In Honour: Carol & Steve PilonRon Baruch, In Honour: Carol & Steve PilonLorne Burke, In Honour: Carol & Steve PilonLouis Rosenblat, In Memory: Carol & Steve PilonJeffery Ross, In Honour: Carol & Steve Pilon

Jacob’s Tower FundGeneral Donation: Marilyn Shesko & David HertzmanFlorence Hertzman, In Honour: Carol AbugovSarlota Majerovic, In Memory: Marilyn Shesko & David HertzmanMargo Prentice, In Honour: Florence HertzmanJoseph Rotman, In Memory: Marilyn Shesko & David HertzmanRoslyn Weiss, In Memroy: Marilyn Shesko & David Hertzman

Joan Kerbel Leadership Development FundJoyce Charendoff, In Memory: Janice & Larry Babins; Holy Blossom TempleSisterhoodJoan Garson, In Honour: Holy Blossom Temple SisterhoodSydney Jacobs, In Memory: Holy Blossom Temple SisterhoodEtienne Kaplan, In Honour: Daisy JacobsDr. Laurence Klotz, In Honour: Lyn & Robert Klotzand FamilyBarbara Vrooman, In Memory: Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Holy Blossom TempleSisterhood

Kiddish FundGeneral Donation: Joan Garson & David Baskin; Judy Malkin & ElliottJacobson; Ashley Myerson and Steven Gryfe; Brenda & Fred Saunders

Library FundEvelyn Faulk, In Memory: Paula Kirsh

Beverley Colman-Lokash Scholarship FundRabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour: Deborah Colman

Rabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur Program for Educational ExcellenceRabbi Dow Marmur, In Honour: Sandra & Gordon Atlin; Wendy & Elliott Eisen; Barbara & Robert Hodes and Family; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart; Ellen Karabanow; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson; Mary Seldon; Barbara Sniderman; Debby VigodaRabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur, In Honour: Holy Blossom Temple Singers; Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Avra Rosen & Mark Goodman and Family

Musical Heritage FundDavid Abells, In Memory: Carmen & Emil HorvathCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Honour: Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson; Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz; The Sapera Family; Francie & Martin Storm

Musical Legacy FundJoan Garson, In Honour: Holy Blossom Temple Singers

Out of the Cold FundGeneral Donation: 925 Solutions; Peter Bowles; Susan Fleisher; Forest Hill Lions Club; Margaret Green; Robin & Paul Leszner; Neil Nisker; Gillian & Mitchell Sinclair; The Phillip Smith Foundation; TCL Asset Group Inc.; Lou Tucci Dorothy & Bob Aaron, In Honour: Bram and Jeff AaronDavid Abells, In Memory: Bernice Penciner; Debby VigodaAnne Abrams, In Memory: Grace & Harvey BrookerDanielle, Heath and Ethan Applebaum, In Honour: Janet & Michael RyvalDr. Saul Cohen, Yahrzeit: Sue & Lou DevorPerry Dellio, In Memory: Marsha & Harry GlicksmanIzak Eisenberg, In Memory: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck LitmanSusan Fishman, In Honour: Cathy & Ted RechtshaffenMajorie Flanagan, In Memory: Shelly BerenbaumJack Geller, In Memory: Marsha & Harry Glicksman; Kathy & Maurice Green; Bambi Katz and FamilyJacob Givoni, In Honour: Roslyn AveryMax Gluskin, In Memory: Esther & Cyril HershKathy & Maurice Green, In Honour: William Edwards; James Forster; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson

We thank our generous donors

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Mala Greenbaum, In Honour: Cathy & Ted RechtshaffenEsther Greenberg, In Memory: Gail & Gary Goodman and Family; Kathy & Maurice GreenEsther & Harry Hands, Yahrzeit: Sharon Clavir and Family; Brian & Cynthia Hands and FamilyRenee Hock, In Memory: Lisa & Sheldon Donsky and FamilySydney Jacobs, In Memory: Naomi Bell; Joy & Charles Cohen; Susanne Egier; Zelda & Lenn Melamed; Maxine Minden; Janet & Michael Ryval; Debby VigodaGeorge Kapelos, In Honour: Elyse Parker; Claire Schneiderman and FamilyEtienne Kaplan, In Honour: Francie Bay Smith & Arnold Smith and Family; Grace & Harvey Brooker; Lorna & Horace JatwesAlta Karpenko & Jonathan Ryval and Family, In Honour: Janet & Michael RyvalSybil Litman, In Honour: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck LitmanSheila Masters, In Honour: Brenda Baskin, Gail Hammerschlag and Joanne HoffmanKenny Munshaw, In Honour: Bob Campbell; Cindy & Mark Halperin; Barry LubottaYitz Penciner, Yahrzeit: Bernice Penciner and FamilyLissie Sanders, In Honour: Diane BetelEthel Sapera, In Memory: Virginia & Carl SolomonHarry (Hush) Sherman, In Memory: Avis & Jack Antel; Roslyn Avery; Stephen Bay Smith; Hailey Bongard; Jaymie Bongard; Karen Bongard; Madison Bongard; Claudia Chance and Melisa Mika; Nina & Murray Chusid; Sarah and Erica Davidson; Lisa & Sheldon Donsky and Family; Judith & Caleb Fishman; Alison Goldlift; Harley Goldlift; Serena Goldlift; Marilyn Hahn; Ruth Halperin & David Weil; Moishe & Mindy Handler; Brenda & Paul Hoffert; Debbie Jacobson & Adam Stern; Ann Kahn; Ruth Najman & Steven Spodek; Bernice Penciner; Margie Poslins; Felicia & David Poslums; Joe Rich; Andrea & Randy Rovet and Family; Sarah Rovit; Howard Sone and Randy Rovet; Heather Shapiro & Terry Axelrod; Marlene Sheff; Helen Shrott; Frances & Harry Spodek, Sandi TepermanGene Silver, Yahrzeit: The Spiegel and Steinberg FamilyHarry Silver, Yahrzeit:The Spiegel and Steinberg FamilyBob Smolkin, Yahrzeit: Sheila Smolkin and FamilyJoyce Sone, In Memory: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck LitmanAbby Rose Tanenbaum, In Honour: Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin; Julia & Michael SaxIrwin Title, In Memory: Paula KirshMorris Vigoda, Yahrzeit: Debby VigodaBetty Wolfe, Yahrzeit: Carole AbugovBeverely Wolfe, In Honour: Debra Muchnik & Neil KredensterLesley Young & Lon Hall, In Honour: Nancy & Sydney Nezon

Harry & Cecile Pearl Youth Award Endowment FundIrving Shendroff, In Memory: Joyce & Fred Zemans

Prayer Book FundEsther Handelsman, In Memory: Sybil JacksonRhoda Simon Goldberg, Yahrzeit: Joanne Goldberg Weigen and Family

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundsRabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Susan & Larry Barron; Lori & Jeff Dennis; Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Kathy & Maurice Green; Suzanne & Harold Heft; Karen Mock and Family; Barbara Organ; Erin & Marlon PaisleyRabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour: Susan Berman; Sharon Clavir; Carol Cruickshank & Jim Lisser; Joanne & Richard Cummings; Carmen & Emil Horvath; Dr. Martin Kazdan and Family; Sydney & Richard Krelstein; Michelle & Gavin Naimer; Janet & Michael Ryval; Alexis Singer & Brian Nichols; Nonnie Smith; Deborah Spaiman; Tema TitleRabbi Michael Satz, In Appreciation: Janie & Stan SwartzRabbi Michael Satz, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow; Dr. Martin Kazdan and Family; Lindi & Stevez”l Rivers and Family; Mary Seldon; Carole & Jay SterlingRabbi Jordan Helfman, In Honour: Michelle & Gavin NaimerRabbi Edward Goldfarb, In Appreciation: Daisy Jacobs and FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Susan & Larry Barron; Lori & Jeff Dennis; Karen Fainman; Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Daisy Jacobs & Family; Erin & Marlon Paisley; Tema TitleCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Honour: Sandra & Gordon Atlin; Joanne & Richard Cummings; Francis & Murray Ellis; Helena & David Fine and Family; Fran & Bernie Goldman; Barbara & Irving Green; Holy Blossom Temple Singers; Dr. Martin Kazdan and Family; Sydney & Richard Krelstein; Arlene Roth; Ann Shendroff; Alexis Singer & Brian Nichols; Sheila Smolkin; Virginia & Carl Solomon; Carole & Jay Sterling; Debby Vigoda; Phyllis & Alan Wintraub and Family; Joy & Herb Wolfson; Joyce & Fred ZemansCantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Karen Mock and FamilyIsrael Brodziak, Yahrzeit (Cantor Benjamin Maissner’s discretionary fund): Bluma Brodziak and FamilyMarcia Ezrin, Yahrzeit (Cantor Benjamin Maissner’s discretionary fund): Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell EzrinRandi & Alan Garfinkel, In Appreciation (Cantor Benjamin Maissner’s discretionary fund): Lori & Jeff Dennis and FamilySydney Jacobs, In Memory (Rabbi Yael Splansky’s discretionary fund): Louise & Jan Blumenstein; Paula SingerSydney Jacobs, In Memory (Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers’ discretionary fund):Lyle StanwayHarry Mandell, Yahrzeit (Rabbi Yael Splansky’s discretionary fund): Patty & Marcel Himel and Family

Helen Merker Stanway, Yahrzeit: (Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers’ discretionary fund): Lyle StanwayIrwin Title, In Memory (Rabbi Yael Splansky’s discretionary fund): Louise & Jan BlumensteinGeneral Donation (Rabbi Yael Splansky’s discretionary fund): Adele Sacks & Jamie Spotswood; Adrienne Matus-Schlossberg & Mark SchlossbergGeneral Donation (Rabbi Jordan Helfman’s discretionary fund): Adele Sacks & Jamie Spotswood

Rabbi Moscowitz 25 Years Book FundGeneral Donation: Emily & Jonathan Bloomberg; Laurie & Michael Davis; Janette & Michael Diamond; The Bertrand Gerstein Family Foundation; Sandra & Joseph z”l Rotman; The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation

Nancy Ruth Educational FundEsther Greenberg, In Memory: Nancy Ruth

Lula & Irving Saunders Endowment FundBrenda Saunders, In Honour: Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson

Shacharit FundDavid Abells, In Memory: The Abells Family; Susan & Barry BordenEdith Abramson, Yahrzeit: Susan & Brian FishmanShirley Ashley, Yahrzeit: Ruth & Hank RosenShifra Axelrod, Yahrzeit: Helen Shapiro & Terry Axelrod and FamilyRonald Black, Yahrzeit: Sharon Black and FamilyAnita Bochner, Yahrzeit: Mary GoldmanLisa Brown, Yahrzeit: Jay & Jennifer Brown and FamilyJason Cash, Yahrzeit: Lillian & Dr. Stanley CashSolomon Charach, Yahrzeit: Alice & Ron Charach and FamilyVernon Dewitt, Yahrzeit: Susan Davis & David DewittPhilip Eisenberg, Yahrzeit: Dr. Mildred EisenbergArnold (Bucky) Epstein, Yahrzeit: Madeleine EpsteinNyman Erdell, Yahrzeit: Carol & Robert CollinHelen Fogel, Yahrzeit: The Uster FamilyGustav Freund, Yahrzeit: Nora & John Freund and FamilyKarel Freund, Yahrzeit: Nora & John Freund and FamilyBella Geunspan, Yahrzeit: Myrna SandlerEva Goodman, Yahrzeit: Ida TuggEsther & Phillip Gorlicky, Yahrzeit: Frances & Murray EllisZane Gordon, Yahrzeit: Joanne & Kevin RoherEsther Greenberg, In Memory: Karen & David MockMildred & Harry Grobstein, Yahrzeit: Debra Grobstein Campbell & Barry CampbellArnold Heller,Yahrzeit: Nora & John Freund and FamilyBernard Herman, Yahrzeit: Sharon Herman and Family

Jules Hoffman, Yahrzeit: Diana Shiffman and FamilyMay Hoffman, Yahrzeit: Bernice PencinerElliott Jacobson, In Honour: Judy MalkinRuth Koblin, Yahrzeit: Jackie & Saul KoblinRose Kozloff, Yahrzeit: Susan Himel & Neil Kozloff and FamilyMoshe Krieger, Yahrzeit: The Krieger FamilyZeilig Lebovici, Yahrzeit: Zulema & Martin Lebovici and FamilyDr. Samuel Linzon, In Memory: Myrna and Jeffrey FreedmanEva Miloia, Yahrzeit: Vera MandelOur Parents, Yahrzeit: Barbara Thal-Hodes & Bob HodesHarry Penciner, Yahrzeit: Bernice PencinerIsaac Quiroz, In Honour: Teresa & Alberto QuirozLuis Alberto Quiroz, Yahrzeit, Teresa & Alberto QuirozIra Ruderman, Yahrzeit: Marlene & Robert RudermanJack Sandler, Yahrzeit: Myrna SandlerEthel Sapera, In Memory: Mathew Sapera; Sam Sapera; Terri SaperaHarry Schwartz, Yahrzeit: Isabel SchwartzSamuel Shain, Yahrzeit: Lili & Michael ShainTrudy Shain, Yahrzeit: Lili & Michael ShainBob Smolkin, Yahrzeit: Sheila Smolkin and FamilyDr. Sidney Steinberg, Yahrzeit: Ellen & Alan Levine and FamilyRose & Sam Strauch, Yahrzeit: Daisy JacobsPaul Theimer, In Memory: Peter TheimerIrwin Title, In Memory: Tema TitleSophie Toplisky, Yahrzeit: Ida TuggPhyllis & Harold Weisfeld, Yahrzeit: Barbara Weisfeld

Gordon and Linda Wolfe Family Youth Award Endowment FundLinda Wolfe, In Honour: Myrna Freedman; Ellen Karabanow

Leonard Wolfe Memorial Education FundGeneral Donation: Carol Dale; Honey Wolfe; Myron Wolfe

Morris Vigoda Memorial FundJoyce Charendoff, In Memory: Debby VigodaMartin Kazden, In Memory: Debby VigodaGoldie Rotman, In Memory: Debby Vigoda

Youth Awards FundGeneral Donation: Joanne & Ronald SchwarzSydney Jacobs, In Memory: Eileen & Terry Blumenstein and Family

Youth Engagement FundLewis Applebaum, Yahrzeit: Jean Applebaum and FamilyRabbi Jordan Helfman, In Honour: AnonymousDr. J. Wortsman, In Honour: Esther & Cyril Hersh

Wednesday, Apri l 1 , 20159:30 am Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman

Friday, Apri l 3 , 20156:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service6:00 pm Erev Pesach

Saturday, Apri l 4 , 20159:00 am Shabbat Torah Study10:00 am First Day Pesach10:30 am Shabbat Service10:30 am Family Service Holy Chag! Pesach

Sunday, Apri l 5 , 20155:00 pm | Third Night Community Passover Seder

Wednesday, Apri l 8 , 20159:30 am Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman

Thursday, Apri l 9 , 20156:00 pm Erev Seventh Day Pesach

Friday, Apri l 10, 201510:00 am Seventh Day Pesach/Yizkor Service6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Saturday, Apri l 11, 20159:00 am Shabbat Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Service10:30 am Family Service5:30 pm Young Families Sportball Havdallah

Sunday, Apri l 12, 20159:30 am Brotherhood Breakfast Club

Monday, Apri l 13, 201510:30 am Mondays @ Holy Blossom with Kitty Wintrob5:00 - 6:30 pm JVC H.O.M.E. (grades 6-8)7:30 pm Building Bridges through Music; German Jewish

relationships, Cantor Benjamin Maissner

Wednesday, Apri l 15, 20159:30 am Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman7:30 pm iEngage, Rabbi Michael Satz

Thursday, Apri l 16, 20158:00 pm Beyond the Chuppah, David & Eileen Berger

Friday, Apri l 17, 201510:00 am Little Blossoms11:00 am Little Blossoms12:00 pm Little Blossoms 5:30 pm Tot Shabbat Service and Vegetarian Pot Luck Dinner6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service6:00 pm 2016 B’nei Mitzvah Shabbat Service & dinner

Saturday, Apri l 18, 20159:00 am Shabbat Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Service

10:30 am Family Service1:00 pm Beit Midrash Shabbat Learning7:00 pm Family “Feud” Havdalah night

Sunday, Apri l 19, 2015 HBT Youth Activities: Amazing ‘Reish’ @ the Toronto Zoo9:30 am Rosh Chodesh Breakfast sponsored by Sisterhood10:00 am Chai Mitzvah, Rabbi Michael Satz

Monday, Apri l 20, 201510:30 am Mondays @ the Temple7:30 pm Building Heart: It Takes a Community, Usnat Atamna

Tuesday, Apri l 21, 20157:30 pm Jewish Communities Around the World: Jews of South

Africa, Isme Bennie

Wednesday, Apri l 22, 20159:30 am Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman6:00 pm Mincha and Yom HaZikaron Commemoration, followed

by Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration

Thursday, Apri l 23, 20158:00 pm Beyond the Chuppah, David & Eileen Berger

Friday, Apri l 24, 2015April 24-26 NFTY-NEL Spring Kallah @ Camp George – grades 7-1210:00 am Little Blossoms11:00 am Little Blossoms12:00 pm Little Blossoms6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service - N’ginah Band

Saturday, Apri l 25, 20159:00 am Shabbat Torah Study10:00 am Family Education Program10:30 am Family Service10:30 am Shabbat Service12:30 pm Israeli Folk dancing with Paula Warren

Sunday, Apri l 26, 20159:30 am Women of the Wall, Lesley Sachs9:30 am Parent Mingle

Monday, Apri l 27, 201510:30 am Mondays @ the Temple8:00 pm Parent Mingle

Tuesday, Apri l 28, 20154:30 pm B’nei Mitzvah Rehearsals7:30 pm Turning Family into Fiction, Joe Kertes, Anne Michaels, David Bezmogis

Wednesday, Apri l 29, 20159:30 am Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman

Thursday, Apri l 30, 20158:00 pm Beyond the Chuppah, David & Eileen Berger

Life at Holy Blossom April 2015. For a complete calendar of events please visit www.holyblossom.org/calendar

416.789.3291 • www.holyblossom.org1950 Bathurst street, Toronto, on m5P 3K9