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D a i ly S e r v i c e SMon. to Fri. 7.30a.m. Shacharit 6p.m. MinchaSun. 9a.m. Shacharit
S h a b b at N a S oFri. May �5 6p.m. Kabbalat ShabbatServiceFri. May �5 6.30p.m. ShabbatFusion(for20and30somethings)Sat. May �6 10.30a.m. ShabbatMorningServiceSat. May �6 10.30a.m. FamilyShabbatService
S h a b b at b e h a’ a lo t e c h aFri. June 1 6p.m. Kabbalat ShabbatServiceFri. June 1 6p.m. TotShabbatandDinnerSat. June � 10.30a.m. ShabbatMorningServiceSat. June � 10.30a.m. FamilyShabbatService
S h a b b at S h e l a c h - l e c h aFri. June 8 6p.m. Kabbalat ShabbatServiceSat. June 9 10.30a.m. ShabbatMorningServiceSat. June 9 10.30a.m. FamilyShabbatService
S h a b b at K o r a c hFri. June 15 6p.m. Kabbalat ShabbatServiceFri. June 15 6p.m. TotShabbatSat. June 16 10.30a.m. Congregation-wideShabbatMorningServiceandkiddushlunchin honourofRabbiJasonRosenberg(Pleaseseepage3fordetails.)
S h a b b at c h u K atFri. June �� 6p.m. Kabbalat ShabbatServiceSat. June �3 10.30a.m. ShabbatMorningServiceSat. June �3 10.30a.m. FamilyShabbatService
S h a b b at b a l a KFri. June �9 6p.m. Kabbalat ShabbatServiceFri. June �9 6.30p.m. ShabbatFusion(for20and30somethings)Sat. June 30 10.30a.m. Congregation-wideShabbatMorningService
Daily/shabbat Worship
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ehonouring rabbi Jason rosenbergb y r a b b i J o h n M o S c o w i t z
rabbi Jason rosenbergisoneofthemostinterestingpeopleIknow.Heneveropenshismouthwithoutsay-ingsomethingonewantstohear;heisrarelywithouttellinginsight;hedoesn’thaveabadboneinhisbody.
Wehavewatchedhim,overthepastsevenyears,growfromawilling,ifhesi-tant,youngmantoaconfident,talentedanddiligentrabbi—onewithstrengthofcharacterandacompassionthatisdeepandintelligent.
Jasonhasakeenmindandusesitwell—nevertoshowoffandalwaystoclarify.Heisastraightshooter,withoutguileorpretence,butwithclevernessandhumour.
W o r t h l i S t e N i N g t oHeisintellectuallycapableandgifted—andwewhohavelistenedtohimovertheyearsarethebeneficiariesofhiswisdom.
Heactuallythinks—nosmallachievementinadistractedandchaoticworldinwhichthinkingisararecom-modity.InallthathehasdoneatHoly
BlossomTemple,Jasonhasusedhisheart,innatecuriosityandsenseoffun,whileremainingaseriousJewwhothinksabout
God,wholearnsTorahandwhohashiseyeonthevulnerable.
Jasonisalwaysworthlisteningto,whetherspeakingtoouryoungfamiliesandchildrenintheReligiousSchool,
preachingtoandteachingadults,orvisitingthesickathomeorinhospital.Infact,Ihavenoticedthatwhenheapproachesthepulpit,allearsareopenandalleyesareonhim.
Jasonisalsoanimpressive,lov-inganddevotedhusbandandfather.Indeed,HillaryRosenbergandnowJasonandHillary’schildren,BenandTalia,havebecomeabelovedpartofHolyBlossomTemple.Wewillmissallfour,knowingthatthetieswillremainstrongbetweenTorontoandTampa,Fla.
J o i N u S t o S ay fa r e W e l lAndsoHolyBlossom’slossisCongre-gationBethAm’sgain.Wewon’tholdthemoveagainstthem,evenaswewillholdtheRosenbergsclosetoourheartsformanyyearstocome.
PleasejoinustothankJasonandhisfamily,tocelebratewithusandtosayafondfarewelltoaterrificrabbi,avaluedcolleague,afriendandsomuchmore.
ComeandjoinusShabbatmorn-ing,June16,2007,forServicesandakiddushlunch,to“sayallthebest,we’llmissyou.”
Rabbi Rosenberg is always worth
listening to, whether speaking to
our young families and children in
the Religious school, preaching to
and teaching adults, or visiting the
sick at home or in hospital.
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invitedpointsofviewfromanycon-cernedTemplemember.Andfinally,therehavebeencountlesse-mailsandphonecallsfromourmembership.Lettherebenoquestion—yourBoardhaslistenedcloselytoallcommentsfromthecongregationanddeliberatedthoroughly,respectfullyandcarefullyonthemostprudentcourseofactionformovingforward.
b e l i e v i N g i N t h e b e S tAsyourBoardofDirectors,ourdutyistovoteforwhatwebelieveisbestforthefutureofthecongregation.We,thevotingmembersoftheBoard,havedonesobyvotingtoapprovethisproposal.Weurgeyoutodothesame.
Vote“yes”forafacilitythathonoursourpastwhilecarryingusintothefu-ture.Vote“yes”forafuturethatincludesTheLeoBaeckDaySchool.Vote“yes”forafacilitythatintegratesworship,studyandeducation.Vote“yes”fortherenewalofourcongregation.
Thecongregationtookabraveandboldstandin1936—tomovecon-fidentlyintothefuturewithabuild-ingthathasservedusformorethan70years.We,thecurrentgeneration,havethisverysameobligationtoourchildren,ourgrandchildrenandourchildren’sgrandchildren.Wemustrenewourcongregationanditsphysicalspace.Wemustnowmoveforwardwiththesameboldnessandthesameconfi-denceofourforefathers,andendorseaplanthatcarriesusintothefuture—afuture,withGod’shelp,thatwillbeevenbrighterthanourillustriouspast.
Pleasereadabouttheplans.Pleaseengageinthedecision.Whenyoureviewthequestionyouarebeingasked
Ovote yes for our future
on apr. 26, 2007,afterapassionateandverycandiddiscussion,wevotedtosupporttheDiamondandSchmittplanfortherenewalofHolyBlossomTemple.Wedidsobecausewebelieveitwillensurethefuturevibrancyandsuccessofourcongregation.Nothinglessisatstake.
a c o u r a g e o u S m o v eWe,asacongregation,haveanextraor-dinaryopportunitytodosomethingexceptionalrightnow—forthegoodofthiscongregation,forourchildrenandourchildren’schildren.
Thestarshavealignedforus.Wehaveunprecedentedfinancialcommit-ments,conditionalontheproject’sgoingahead.WehaveapartnerinTheLeoBaeckSchoolDaySchool,whichhasanurgentneedandwhichisbothawillingandcapablepartnerinthisproject.WehaveadesignbyDiamondandSchmittArchitectsInc.,whichisbreathtakingandtransformative.Wehavealargegroupofvolunteerswhobelieveintheprojectandhaveinvestedthousandsofhourstogetustothispoint,andhavecommittedtocontinuethatinvestmentinordertocompleteaprojectthathasgalvanizedsomanyofthem.Mostimportantly,wehaveaneedtorenewoursynagoguecommunityasourforebearsdid75yearsagoinmakingthecourageousmovetoBathurstStreet.
Overthepastfourmonths,wehavelistenedandlearned.WehavestrivedtohearallpointsofviewontheTemple’srenewal.Wehaveheldthreecongrega-tion-wideTownHallMeetings,whichwereattendedbyverylargenumbers.TwoSpecialBoardMeetingshave
toaffirm,youwillseewehavelistenedcarefullytothosewhohaveexpressedconcernaboutthefinancialrisktothecongregation.
yo u r S u p p o r tWearenotgoingtoaskyounowtoconfirmafinancialplanthatwecannotyetproduce—rather,wewillgiveyouachancetoreviewthatplanandvoteonitonceitiscompleteinninemonthstoayearfromtoday.Wearesimplyaskingyouforyoursupport;wehope,overwhelmingly,toproceedtothatstep.Pleasevote“yes”forourfuture.
Signed,officers: BarrySilver, President;PamAlbert,Treasurer;MarkS.Anshan,Officer at Large;LarryBabins,Vice President; TomEhrlich,Financial Secretary;andCarySolomon,Recording SecretaryDepartment chairs:MichelleKatzBlumenthal,Education;TomFriedland,Membership;RandiGarfinkel,Worship;andAlisonSchwartz,Jewish LivingDirectors:TerryAxelrod,JaniceBabins,DavidBlinick,MichaelDavis,DavidGreenberg,GillianHelfield,PaulHellen,MelanieNesbitt,ErinO’Connor,AlbertoQuiroz,FredSaundersandMichaelSherman,JeffLevy,Brotherhood President, GailGoodman,Sisterhood President,MarvinTile,Chair, Holy Blossom Temple Foundation, AlanGarfinkel, Immediate Past President,andJackGeller, Honorary President
H o l y B l o s s o m T e m P l e R e N e W A l
a message from the board of Directors
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Reminder — meeting of members of Holy Blossom Temple
AmeetingoftheMembersofHolyBlossomTemple(the“Congregation”)willtakeplaceonThur. June �1, �007, at 7.30 p.m.,inthePhilipSmithCongregationalHall,HolyBlossomTemple,1950BathurstStreet,Toronto,Ont.,forthefollowingpurpose:Toconsider,andifthoughtadvisable,approvethefollowingresolution:
“Beitresolvedthat:(a) TheBoardofDirectorsofHolyBlossomTempleisauthorizedto:
(i) proceedwiththedetaileddesignspecificationsphaseoftheTemplerenewalproject,onthebasisofthedesignproposalthathasbeendevelopedbyDiamondandSchmittArchitects(includingtheconstructionofanewschoolbuildingandanewcongrega-tionalhall,thereorientationoftheMainSanctuaryandthecreationofanewcentralcommunitygatheringspace),submittedtotheMembersofHolyBlossomTempleforreviewinDecember2006andapprovedbytheBoardofDirectorsonApr.26,2007;and
(ii) proceedwithconstructionoftheTemplerenewalprojectonabasisconsistentwiththeDiamondandSchmittdesignproposal,providedthatafinancialplanisfirstapproved,asdescribedinparagraph(b),below;and
(b) TheBoardofDirectorsofHolyBlossomTempleisdirected,duringthecourseofthedetaileddesignspecificationsphaseoftheprojectandpriortothecommencementofconstructionoftheproject,tosubmitacomprehensivefinancialplanfortheprojecttotheMembersofHolyBlossomTemplefortheirapprovalbyvote,providedthatthefinancialplanhasfirstbeenapprovedbytheBoardofDirectors.”
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cocktailsupper,willmarktheformalconclusionofour150thAnniversarycelebrations.
Ninemonthsago,wekickedoffour150thyearwithaServiceinourSanctuary,fullofpompandceremony,followedbyarollickingoutdoorpartythatattractedhundredsofTemplemembersofallages.Weex-pectourclosingeventtohavethesameemotionalimpactthatweexperiencedlastSeptember—appreciationofourpast,prideinourpresentandanticipa-tionofourfuture.
FtSo honours holy blossom temple
fifty yearsago,ontheoccasionofHolyBlossom’s100thAnniversary,theTorontoSymphonyOrchestrahonouredtheTemplewithaspecialconcert.InOctober1956,underthedirectionofWalterSusskind,theopeningconcertoftheseasonfeaturedpianistGlennGould.Ahalfcenturylater,theTSOisonceagainhonouringtheTemple.
JoinusontheeveningofSun.June17,2007,atRoyThomsonHall,whentheTSOwillpresentaspecialconcertinhonourofHolyBlossomTemple’s150thAnniversary.Theconcert,precededbyagala
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GioraFeidman,thevirtuosoclarinet-istandsoloistforthisconcert,isapiedpiperwhohastheuncannyknackofmakingthewholeaudiencefeelinvolvedinhisperformance.
TSOconductor,MaestroPeterOundjian,hasinvitedCantorBenjaminZ.Maissnertoparticipateintheconcert.Imagine,oneofourmovement’sgreatcantorssingingwithoneofthisconti-nent’sgreatorchestras!
Makesureyoudonotmissthiswonderfulmusicalevent.Joinusforthegalacocktailsupperbeforetheconcertorjustcometotheconcertitself.
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israelis reflectontheircountrymorethanotherpeople.Theyanalyzeanddevelopopinions—andtheywanteveryonetoknowthem.OnepopularplaceforIsraelistoexpressopinionsisontheircarbumpers.
t h e S t i c K e r S o N gThreeyearsago,IsraeliwriterDavidGrossmanobservedthatthemultitudeofbumperstickerspresentsapictureofIsraelisociety.Hestartedwritingthemdownandthuscreatedthelyricsof“TheStickerSong.”
Thesongcontainsphrasesfromtheleft(“Wedon’thavechildrenforunnec-
essarywars”);theright(“There’snopeacewithArabs”);thereligious(“Nofear,Mashiachishere”);thesecular(“Drafteverybody”);
andthehumourous(“Deathtoextrem-ists”).Thechorusisbasedonthebumpersticker“Howmuchcrueltycanweswallow,”whichwascreatedbyanimalrightsactivistsbuthasmanypossibleinterpretations.
Grossmanselectedhip-hopbandHadagNachashtocomposethemusic,
andthesongbecameabighit.Grossmanwasaprominent
proponentofaceasefireduringthefinalweekoflastyear’swarinLebanon.Ironically,hisson(atankcommander)waskilledinthelastambushofthewaraftertheceasefirehadbeenannounced.
GrossmanwasthespeakerattheannualYitzchakRabinme-
morialceremonythispastfall,wherehe
madeanimpassionedpleaonbehalfofpeacenegotiations.
v i S i o N o f i S r a e lWhiledescribinghimselfas“totallysecular,”hedescribedtheStateofIsraelasa“political,nationalandhumanmiracle,”andofferedhisvisionofIsraelas“notonlyasafehaven”forJews,butacountrythat“abidesbyJewishanduniversalvalues”that“offersnewmeaningtoJewishexis-tence”and“fullequalityandrespectforitsnon-Jewishcitizens.”
ListeningtoDavidGrossmanisanopportunitytoreflectonIsraelfromtheinside.
To learn more about David and the sticker song, please visit www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2004/08/16/david-grossmans/.
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this past march,HolyBlossomTemplerenewedawonderfultradition,asmembersofthe2007ConfirmationclasstraveledtoIsrael.Thiswasthefirsttripofitskindin25years.ThestudentsexperiencedtheexcitementandhistoryofIsrael,andrealizedtheimpactthatIsraelhasonthemasyoungJews.
ThesupportprovidedbyTemplemembershelpedmakethistripapos-sibility.Inthepast10years,congregantshaveestablishedanddonatedtoseveralendowmentfundsrelatedtoyouth,
educationandIsrael.ThesefundsallowustobroadentheexperiencesofourTempleyouthandtoencouragestudentstobecomeknowledgeable
andcapableJewishcitizens.Campisanotherquintessentialexperi-
enceforouryouth.Asthesummerseasonapproaches,ourTemplecommunitylooksaheadtohelpouryoungmembersattendCampGeorge,inParrySound,Ont.,theprimarycampingdestinationforReform
JewsinCanada.OursupportwillhelpyouthspendtheirsummerscreatinglifelongmemoriesandenrichingtheirJewishidentities.Todonatetocampscholarships,pleasecallJaniceFeuer(ext.265),attheTemple.
WelookforwardtocontinuedpartnershipssothatinthefutureourTempleyouthcantakepartintheConfirmationtriptoIsrael,campingatCampGeorgeandotherannualopportunities.
How much evil can you swallow?Father have mercy, Father have mercyThey call me Nachman and I stammerHow much evil can you swallow?Father have mercy, Father have mercyThank God I’m breathing
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Shabbat Morning Torah Study:From Universalism to Particularism — As We Become a Peoplerabbi John MoscowitzSaturdays at 9 a.m.
Sisterhood Torah Studyrabbi Edward goldfarb
wednesdays at 9.30 a.m.Thisclass,whichcontinuesthroughoutthesummer,delvesintothepassionatewritingsofourprophets.Newstudentsarealwayswelcome.
Our New Siddurrabbi yael Splanskywednesdays at 7.30 p.m.May 30 to June 13, �007 Everysiddur,ineverytimeandplace,
sharesacommonformandis,atthesametime,madeuniquebyrespondingtothemoment.Inhonourofour150thAnniversary,wearepreparinganewprayerbooktoinspirethespiritualaspirationsofthenextgeneration.JoinRabbiYaelSplanskyforasneakpreviewofasamplefirstproof,andlearntheinner-logicofhowourancientprayersarestructured—thematically,theologicallyanddramatically.
Odd Couples in the Biblerabbi Dow Marmur wednesdays at 8 p.m.May 30 to June �7, �007TheHebrewBiblehaslittletosayaboutGod,butmuchabouthumanbeings.Sexiscentralinhumanlife—andscriptureisconcernedwithit.Inaddi-tiontoaccountsofunionsthatcouldbedescribedasconventional,thereare
g e R A l d s C H W A R T z / H e A T H e R R e I s m A N C e N T R e F o R j e W I s H l e A R N I N g A T H o ly B l o s s o m T e m P l e
spring studyFordetailsonalllecturesandprograms,pleasecalltheSchooloffice(ext.256),attheTemple,orvisitourWebsiteatwww.holyblossom.org.Allprogramsandlecturesareopentothecommunity,unlessotherwisestated.Foryourconvenience,ourdaytimeprogramsaremarkedwiththissymbol:
talesaboutmoreimprobableliaisons.Thiscoursewilldiscussfiveofthem:ShechemandDinah;SamsonandDelilah;BoazandRuth;AmnonandTamar;andAhasuerusandEsther.
Book Talks: Heart Mattersadrienne clarksonThur. May 31, �007, at 7.30 p.m.Heart Matters chroniclesanastonishingjourney.LearnaboutformerGovernorGeneralofCanadaAdrienneClarkson’sexperiencesasshesharessomeaspectsofherlife.
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pre-school happenings from pam hamovitch, principal:HowfortunatewearetospendourdayssurroundedbyyoungchildrenatHolyBlossomTemple’sPre-School.Theirvoices,theirgigglesandtheirdiscoveriesbringjoytoallwhoareblessedbytheircom-panyeachday.Weareoftenaskedbyprospectiveparentswhatexactlywe‘teach’thechildren.Ihaveansweredthatquestionhundredsoftimesduringmy30-yearcareer.Rarely,though,haveIbeenaskedtodescribewhatIhavegleanedfromthehundredsofchildrenwhohavebeenmystudents.Theselifelessonsarefargreaterthanthespacepa-rameterswillallowintheBulletin,buttherehavebeenmany.Thechildren’scuriosity,honesty,infectiousgigglesandbearhugsareconstantremindersofhowimportantthe‘smallstuff ’is.Theoverwhelmingsenseoffulfillmentandgratificationwefeelbyourworkof‘heart’isapricelessgift.Andso,whilewemaysayl’hitraotattheendofJune,wewillalsosaytodah rabahforthemanyblessingswehavebeengivenandtheopportunitytokissevenafewscrapedknees.
t h e N e W N e W S i N
r e l i g i o u S S c h o o lWhat’snewandim-provedinHolyBlossomTemple’sReligiousSchool?
“TasteofTemple,”theJuniorKinder-gartenmonthlyprogram,broughtwonderful‘littlepeople’toourhalls—playing,singingandlaughing!
TheOliveBranchBookAwardwasdesignedtoencourageJewishchildrentoreadJewishbooks.StudentsinGrades3to6haveread,andreadsomemore,andwilldecidewhichbookdeservestheAward.
OurTanachTournamentteamwasthemostsuccessfulteaminthecompe-tition,andwonallthreeroundsofthecity-wideTanachTournament,anoff-
Our Tanach Tourna-ment winning team: (left to right, front row) Jacob Dicker and Michael Rosenberg; and (back row) Jonathon Gordon-Chow, Happy Iscove (coach) and Emily AlbertPh
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shootoftheNationalBibleContest.WeareveryproudofthestudentswhotookthetimeeachweektopreparevariouschaptersoftheTorahtoachievethismilestone.
IntheSeniorSchool,theentireprogramhasbeenchangedthisyearandthereisawonderfulmomentumfornextyear.Studentshaveanoppor-tunitytopursuevarioustopicswithinJewishstudies—throughart,media,text,studyandmore.Themostspec-tacularnewprograminSeniorSchoolisourIsraeltripfortheConfirmationclass,whichhaschangedtheentirefo-cusoftheSchoolformanystudents.Welookforwardtonextyear!
ManyofournewprogramsintheReligiousSchoolwerefundedbythecommunity,andbytheTempleandits
auxiliaries.Wethankeveryonefortheiramazingsupport.
ThabSty — another successful yearthis year’sBagelBoxfundraiserwasahugesuccess,thankstoallofourvolun-teers,includingtheHABSTYmemberswhophonedourHolyBlossomcongre-gants,aswellaspackedanddeliveredhundredsofboxes.IwouldalsoliketothankBrotherhoodforitscontinuedsupport.
HABSTY’syeariswrappingup.We
willbeinstallingournewexecutiveboardinthecomingweeks.Iwouldliketothanktheoutgoingexecutivemembers:AlexCharendoff(President),ZevGlick(ProgrammingVicePresident),CarliKadish(SocialActionVicePresident),JoshRichmon-Gould(ReligiousandCulturalVicePresident),RobbieDena-berg(CommunicationsVicePresident),
andAaronCincinatus(Grade9Rep-resentative).TheireffortsthispastyearaccountsforHABSTY’ssuccess.
Ifyourchildrenwillbeinhighschoolnextyear,pleasee-mailmeatzpaul@holyblossom.orgtofindouthowtheycanbecomemembersofHABSTYandenjoyanewyearofexcitingprogramming.
—Zach Paul, Youth Director
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For more information, or to leave a message, please call the Seniors’ hotline (ext. 517), at the Temple.
M o n d ays @ the Temple
Thankyoutothevolunteers:Mel-anieNesbittandJudyKanee,wholeadthecreativeexercise;PaulaWarren,whocoordinatestheprogramming;SueJoelandGailGoodman,wholeadthekitchenteam;SheilaBacher,TillieBardikoffandTobyCiglen,ourgreeters;andGaryCiglen,DonnaColt,SueDevor,KathyGreen,DaisyandSydJacobs,EdithKirzner,TerryeKuper,PninaMargolese,LindaNeufeld,JanetRyvalandRosalieSussman.SpecialthankstoLeilaConn,whobakesherspecialcookies,andPeterTheimerandRayMoseswhosephotographyhascaptured
manyspecialmoments.Evenmoreimportant,oursuccessisduetothosewhoattendeachweek.
May �8 Siddur pirchei kodesh|rabbi yael SplanskyJoinusforasneakpeakatournewprayerbook,whichhasbeendesignedtoinspirethespiritualaspirationsofthenextgeneration.WewillalsowelcomesomeoftheTemple’sPre-Schoolchildren,whowillentertainuswithsomesongs.
June � becoming a reform Mohel|Dr. barry bordenHearofDr.Borden’sinterestingjourneytobecomeaMohel.
June 11 attitude is Everything|Dr. harvey Silver, Psychologist
Gettingolderisinevitable;be-cominggrouchyorhappy,lazyorco-operativeisachoice.
June 18 old time Sing Song|helen Stewart, Muscician and Song LeaderAfterthislastprogramoftheyear,wewilltakeabreakforthesummerandresumeonOct.1,2007.
s u M M e r GatheringSat. July 1�, �007, 10.30 a.m.Youareinvitedtojoinotherse-niorsduringtheregularShabbatServicetoreconnectwithyourlong-timefriends.AftertheService,enjoyalightlunch.ThisSummerGatheringisforallTemplemembers,withaspecialin-vitationtoourseniorcongregants.Co-sponsored by the Connecting Team of the Caring Community and Sisterhood.
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Readers’ Theatre: Kindertransport, by Diane Samuelswed. June 6, �007, at 7.30 p.m.Anyoneinterestedinreadinganddiscuss-ingplaysrelatedtotheHolocaustisinvitedtoattend.Wewillalsoexplorewaystoenhanceourskillsasdramaticreaders.
Library Hours for Spring 2007Mon. May �8 to wed. May 30—
10a.m.to1p.m.Mon. June � to wed. June 6 —
10a.m.to1p.m.SummerhoursbeginonMon.June11.
Monday to wednesday — 10a.m.to1p.m.,and2p.m.to6p.m.
Beit HalochemThur. June 7, �007, at 9 a.m.TheHolyBlossomTempleBeitHalo-chemCommitteeissponsoringanall-dayoutingtoStratford,Ont.,witha
appointmentoutsideofthesetimes,pleasecallext.234,attheTemple.IfyouareinterestedinbecomingaJudaicaShopvolunteer,pleaseleaveamessageontheSisterhoodhotline(ext.514),attheTemple.
12th Annual Israel Day Festival Sun. June 3, �007, at 11 a.m.Earl bales park, north yorkComecelebratethesights,sounds,tastesandspiritofIsrael,underthepatronageoftheConsulateofIsrael.Formoredetails,pleasecallBarbaraPeters,at(416)633-3988.Sponsored by the Canadian Zionist Federation. Zareinu MoveathonSun. June 10, �007, at 11 a.m.JointheHolyBlossomfamilyinsupport-ingchildrenwithspecialneedsatthe10thAnnualZareinuMoveathon.Formoredetails,pleasevisitwww.moveathon.com.
groupofdisabledwarveteransandvic-timsofterrorvisitingfromIsrael,toseeOklahoma.Cost:$72,includestrans-portationandlunch.Formoredetails,callGillianSarfinat(905)[email protected].
Installation and Dinnertue. June 5, �007, at 6.30 p.m.PleasejoinusforourInstallationDinnerwithguestspeakerSueBader,President,WRJ,District3.RSVPtoElanaFehler(ext.0),attheTemple.Judaica ShopDidyouknowthatallproceedsfromtheJudaicaShophelpsupportTempleactivities,aswellastheReligiousSchool,theLibrary,Confirmands,OutoftheCold,PlautManor,campscholar-ships,theTempleSingersandHABTSY.Whynotstopbyandvisittheshop?VolunteerhoursareMondaytoFriday10a.m.to12.30p.m.,andSunday9.30a.mto12.15p.m.Tomakean
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WewouldliketowelcomethefollowingpeopletoourHolyBlossomTemplefamily:
amy Miller & David rozin
rabbi John Moscowitzandrabbi Edward goldfarb,onreceivingAlumniHonoraryDoctoratesfromHebrewUnionCollege-JewishInstituteofReligioninhonouroftheir25yearsasrabbis.
b i r t h SJennifer&JayBrownonthebirthoftheir
daughter,Ella bailey brown.Proudgrand-parentsareMelBrownandSharon&LorneTarshis.Proudgreat-grandparentsareYetta&SamBrown,Betty&MurrayMindenandRoseTarshis.
TemmaGentlesandRuthGelberonthebirthoftheirgranddaughtersandgreat-grand-daughters,Mahalia Ellison,daughterofMelanieGentles&CarlosLanfranco,andabigail Mackenzie,daughterofNaomiGentles&AnandMaharaj.
Whitney&MichaelGnatonthebirthoftheirdaughter,teagan Joan gnat,sistertoKendallandColton.ProudgrandparentsareHowardFreedman,andGayle&WillyGnat.Proudgreat-grandmothersareSylviaGrossmanandElseLandauer.
JudithLarenbaum,onthebirthofhergreat-grandson,Samuel Mogil,sonofRobyn&EliMogil.
Jenifer-Lyn&RoniTurneronthebirthoftheirson,zachary harold turner,brothertoMax.ProudgrandparentsareCarolTanenbaumandEmmy&ChaimTurner.Proudgreat-grandparentsareAnneTanenbaumandZahava&MordechaiTurnerofIsrael.
our Congregational Family
Thecongregationsympathizeswiththerecentlybereavedfamiliesof:
Edward isadore charney,husbandofEstherCharney,fatherofRickCharneyandStevenCharney
Martin keshen,husbandofRiviKeshen,fatherofEllen-AnnKeshen,LarryKeshenandStuartKeshen,brotherofSybilHarris
belle keystone,wifeofHarryKeystone,motherofCarolynKeystone,
LightswillbekindledintheSanctuary,forsevendays,startingtheSaturdayeveningbeforetheanniversarydate,tomarktheyahrzeitofthefollowing:
name DateLouisKrakauer May27LeopoldStossel 27MargaretFarber 28SaulHarryGreenwood 28HaroldHands 28NettieLandau 28PeggyLaskin 28SigmundLubelsky 28FrederickBurton 29MaxGold 29FredaLevine 29GertrudeStitt 29JennieWolfe 29BessieYolleck 29JosephBlumenthal 30ZeldaKaplan 30PearlKates 30LouisKurshner 30SydneyRosen 30
�3 Sivan 5767/June 9, �007 Shawna allen,daughterofBonnie&MichaelAllen
�3 Sivan 5767/June 9, �007 Joey lieberman,sonofLori&DavidLieberman
30 Sivan 5767/June 16, �007 rebecca lash,daughterofDr.ElizabethTarshis&Dr.RickLash
7 tammuz 5767/June �3, �007 oona nadler,daughterofPatricia&JamesNadler
7 tammuz 5767/June �3, �007 Dean rosen,sonofLisa&PaulRosen
b ’ N e i m i t z v a h
16 Sivan 5767/June �, �007 charles godfrey,sonofBeth&WilliamGodfrey
16 Sivan 5767/June �, �007ali persiko,daughterofSusan&RobPersiko
Dr.EdKeystone,Dr.JayKeystone,MarianneKeystoneandPamKeystone
anna lurie,motherofJoavPrivesandUrielPriwes,sisterofEricPoznanskyandJackPoznansky
David Miller,husbandofSylviaMiller,fatherofAnthonyMiller,PamelaMillerandSeanMiller
harry rasky,husbandofRuth(Arlene)Rasky,fatherofAdamRaskyandHollyRasky,brotherofEddieRaskyandSamRasky
Dr. Saul Sidlofsky,husbandofBeatriceSidlofsky,fatherofMichaelSidlofsky,RabbiPaulSidlofskyandRichardSidlofsky,brotherofSamSidlofsky
gordon (gordy) wolfe,husbandofLindaWolfe,fatherofCarrieWolfe,DeborahWolfeandMichaelWolfe
J U N e 2 0 0 7 | s i v a n / Ta m m u z 5 7 6 7 w w w. h o l y b l o s s o m . o r g13
1 5 0 t h a N N i v e r S a r y f u N D
gail Eisen, in Memory:HenriettaChesnie
Judge Sam Filer, in Memory:HenriettaChesnie
ann & gary posen, Mazal tov:Sheila&BobSmolkin
blanche posen, in Memory:HenriettaChesnie
general:Jane&WayneKrangle
c o o p e r fa m i ly a N N i v e r S a r y f u N D
Sami & James cooper, happy anniversary:Jaimie
Grossman;MelissaGrossman;RobbieGrossman
f lo r a l f u N D
Shawna allen, bat Mitzvah:Bonnie&MichaelAllen
charles godfrey, bar Mitzvah:Beth&William
Godfrey
rebecca lash, bat Mitzvah:Dr.ElizabethTarshis
&Dr.RickLash
Joey lieberman, bar Mitzvah:Lori&DavidLieberman
oona nadler, bat Mitzvah:Patricia&JamesNadler
ali persiko, bat Mitzvah:Susan&RobPersiko
Dean rosen, bar Mitzvah:Lisa&PaulRosen
h o ly b lo S S o m t e m p l e f o u N D at i o N
gail Eisen, in Memory:Daisy&SydJacobs;Mary
&HenrySeldon;Esther&Dr.MarvinTile
howard garfield, in Memory:Esther&CyrilHersh
Dr. reva gerstein, happy birthday:NancyRuth
David hart, Speedy recovery:Clare&Monte
Denaburg;Mary&HenrySeldon
Joe Jonatan, in Memory:Esther&CyrilHersh
David Miller, in Memory:ErnieLegiehn;JonPereira
Esther Shub, in Memory:Freda&AllanPaull
MorrisSmith May30MosesToker 30EstherFichman 31IrvingHalperin 31GoldaKaplan 31FeliciaKnaul 31HenryShapiro 31PaulineEdytheSinger 31LeonE.Weinstein 31FayeGoldman June1NathanKerdman 1BerthaParks 1LouisJ.Perlman 1BessieSchipper 1BenjaminSeligDoll 2RoyFrankfurter 2ElizabethLeahGoldberg 2ElliottCollins 3EarlAlanFarber 3LarryGrossman 3JulesMendelsohn 3SadieWise 3BettyCohen 4LouisDennis 4PhyllisFeigenbaum 4SzulimFrisz 4LenoraRitterman 4HarrySchwartz 4SamSiskind 4LeahNankin 5MorrisWatkin 5HarryGreenberg 6MartinHyman 6JosephKaufman 6EstherTeper 6NormanFremes 7NathanGotfrid 7PearlCooperKremer 7BernardLaski 7AbbeyMuter 7PercyPenturn 7MarshaPezim 7MiloRittner 7JudithTeller 7GloriaBaskin 8EttaBrookstein 8GussieKaplan 8ReginaWarschauer 8PhilipGoldman 9AllenLouisGreenberg 9EliasGuttmann 9
BarbaraSavein June9RoseStarkman 9BorisCymbal 10LouisCharlesFeldstein 10BenjaminMannis 10MollyCohen 11MaxKurtz 11GertrudeAnnaLederman 11GeraldineRubinoff 11SarahGlazier 12MinnieSapera 12SamuelWeiser 12DanaShendroffBruhand 13RoseCohen 13LeahGold 13PhilipRosenberg 13JennieCrangle 14LouisGoldstein 14FannyHanick 14NoahLieberman 14KatherinePless 14RoseSherkin 14GertrudeEngel 15MollyFeldstein 15AbeGarson 15MorrisKanoff 15EttaG.Levin 15JennieAmsterdam 16MaxBlum 16DavidEisen 16MartinBernardFremont 16JudiDuckman 17MollyRossman 17KarlBald 18RoydenCowan 18StanleyScottFreeman 18HermanItkoff 18DavidMoscovitz 18ClaraPollock 18MathildaBald 19JenniferBorinsSutton 19MarkCohen 19HarryFirestone 19IrvingHandelman 19HarryManson 19RebeccaPersiko 19BessieSwartz 19SamuelApplebaum 20CarolBraun 20SamKay 20AnnaPaulin 20
MinnaTepper June20JackHenryMeltz 21HarryDavidBurston 22JeanetteFreeman 22RuthGoodman 22LarryGrossman 22ArthurJosephMessinger 22BeatriceSmith 22PaulBell 23RalphBregman 23HarryGreen 23PhilipHenry 23DianaMorgulis 23PearlSigal 23
name Date name Date name Date
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contacts for Donations
To make a donation to any of our existing funds, to learn more about how you can support the Holy Blossom Temple Foundation, or to establish a new fund, please call the Foundation Office, at (416) 789-3291, ext. 265.
To make a donation to One Family Fund (Aid to Survivors of Terror), please call (416) 644-4955.
To make a donation to MAZON Canada, please call (416) 783-7554.
To make a donation to the Toronto Community Forest Fund, please call Sybil Gordon at (416) 489-5709.
We appreciate your supportHoly Blossom Temple appreciates all donations to our funds; however due to rising costs, cards will only be sent for donations of $20 or more. We will continue to recognize all donations in the Bulletin.
We apologize but due to space constraints, not all donations will appear in the Bulletin issue closest to the date on which the contribution was made. Donations in this issue were received by Apr. 10, 2007.
J o a N K e r b e l l e a D e r S h i p D e v e lo p m e N t
f u N D
gail Eisen, in Memory:HolyBlossomTemple
Sisterhood;Sheila&BobSmolkin
holy blossom temple brotherhood, Mazal tov:
HolyBlossomTempleSisterhood
blanche posen, in Memory:HolyBlossomTemple
Sisterhood
gordon wolfe, in Memory:HolyBlossomTemple
Sisterhood
D o W & f r e D z i a m a r m u r p r o g r a m f o r
e D u c at i o N a l e x c e l l e N c e
cynthia good & Dan aronchick, Mazal tov:
EllenKarabanowandFamily
David Miller, in Memory:Phyllis&MannySpivak
linda Shain, in Memory:Honey&NormanSchipper
l e S l e y & r o N m i l l e r f u N D
lesley Miller, happy birthday:Dena&JayArback
andFamily;CowitzFamily;HopperFamily;Cathy
&SteveLipton;RhondaSafer&MitchellLipton;
Pam&MorrisRozen;Deborah&SidneyTroister
m u S i c a l l e g a c y f u N D
David hart, best wishes:AliceWaldmanLewis
Mari lynn rusak, Mazal tov:EllenKarabanow
gordon wolfe, in Memory:HolyBlossomTemple
Singers
b a r b a r a a N D S a m f r u m o ’ b r i e N
b ’ N e i m i t z v a h f u N D
barbara & Sam Frum o’brien, Mazal tov:Susan&
FredBirnbaum;FelaFrydman;KellyGrier&Miles
Nadal;Suzie&MurrayKlein;Rachel&NeilNisker;
JudithTatar&SueTanenbaum
o u t o f t h e c o l D f u N D
gail Eisen, in Memory: Ann&GaryPosen;Bonnie
LawrenceShear
harry hands, yahrzeit: EstherHands,Children,
Grandchildren,andGreat-grandchildren
Morris kott, in Memory:Kathy&MauriceGreen
gertrude long, in Memory:Annalee&BrianSchnurr
gordon wolfe, in Memory:Heidi&NeilPoch
general: MelamedFamilyandFriendsSederGroup
h a r r y & b l a N c h e p o S e N e N D o W m e N t f u N D
blanche posen, in Memory:Sharon&Gordon
Arbess;RobertBeattie;Nita&MarkCohen;Esther
Cole;Joanne&GordonCooper;Ellen&Bobby
Eisenberg;JillianEisenberg&DannyRoth;Lynda
Friendly&MannyElkind;Shelley&ArthurGans;
AndreaGerson&HowardFriedmanandFamily;
RayleneGodel;Eleanor&LeonardGodfrey;
Marilyn&ChuckGold;MiriamGreen;Marilyn
Hochman;CarolineKeystone&JimMeekison;
DonnaKeystone&StephenWahlandFamily;
BeverleyKoven;MikelKoven;MerleKriss;Julia&
LloydLavine;JessicaLondon;HarryManson;Joan
&RayMoses;NolaPerzow;Lisa&StevePinkus
andFamily;Ann&GaryPosen;NancyPrussky&
RonaldSteinberg;Gina&JordanRoseandFamily;
Judith&JackRose;Judy&MayerRosen;Carolyn
&DonRosenthal;Miriam&WilfredRoss;Nancy
Ruth;Judy&MichaelSchwartz;PhyllisSchwartz;
Ruth&SelSerber;Deenna&MichaelSigel;
Eleanor&ArthurSilver;Paula&JeffSilverberg
&Family;RisaSokoloff&DanielChitiz;Sheila
Steinhardt;Francie&MartinStorm
r a b b i S ’ a N D c a N t o r S ’ D i S c r e t i o N a r y
f u N D S
rabbi John Moscowitz, in appreciation:Mona&
BryanCharendoffandFamily
rabbi Edward goldfarb, in appreciation:Gila
Humphreys;RonSaunders;AvivaWadeandFamily
cantor benjamin z. Maissner, in appreciation:
GilaHumphreys;RonSaunders;AvivaWadeand
Family
N a N c y r u t h e D u c at i o N a l f u N D
lillian Dine, in Memory:EllenKarabanow
gail Eisen, in Memory:NancyRuth
lo r r a i N e S a N D l e r t r i b u t e f u N D
aaron krandel, Mazal tov:Brenda&ColinBaskind
S h a c h a r i t f u N D
karl bald, yarzheit:Burtha&HenryLiss
Mathilda bald, yarzheit: Burtha&HenryLiss
andFamily
william Frohman, yahrzeit:AmandaFrohman
Morris granatstein, yahrzeit:Joan&DonGranatstein
Selma Millman, yahrzeit:RuthRosen
Dr. henry Sager, yahrzeit: AdeleSager
Max Shrier, yahrzeit: JoniEisenberg
laura Schipper, yahrzeit: Michelle&RobertSchipper
Sidney Schipper, yahrzeit:Michelle&RobertSchipper
g o r D o N W o l f e m e m o r i a l f u N D
gordon wolfe, in Memory:Dorothy&BobAaron;
Carol&BertAbugov;Sandra&GordonAtlin;
Nancy&GeraldBaker;BernieBergerandFamily;
MatildaBigio;BetsyBordenandFamily;Susan
&BarryBorden;SanfordBorins;Sandra&Jerry
Chapnik;Joy&CharlesCohen;MickeyCohenand
Family;ShoshanaCole;Clare&MonteDenaburg;
FlorenceDonnenfield;Miriam&MarvinDryer;
Ruth&BobEhrlich;FradellEpstein;Rina&Saul
Fishbein;Gail&GaryGoodman;SybilGordonand
Family;Shelley&ArthurGans;ZitaGardnerand
Family;Mindy&HowardGoodman;Margaret&
DavidHart;JoAnnHoffmanandFamily;Mimi
Hollenberg;RuthGelberandFamily;RuthGreen;
AndreaHechtandFamily;JudithJordan-Austin;
DebbieKatzman&RobertZipursky;EdithKirzner;
Barbara&FredKohan;MerleKriss;Terrye&Jack
Kuper;Beverley&SidLindenandFamily;Jean
&RichardLorie;Jill&BenLustig;Judy&Elliott
Malkin;Karen&DavidMockandFamily;Sylvia&
HarveyNaftolin;JudyNewman;RazelleRoebuck&
DavidMacCoy;Carolyn&HowieRose;RoseRose;
NancyRuth;HopeSealy;Mary&HenrySeldon;
LillianSchacter;SandyShiner;ShendlemanFamily;
Diane&GaryShiffman;HannaShlesinger;Wendy
&PaulSidlofskyandFamily;StaceySilversteinand
Family;Neri&PeterSlan;BrendaSpiegler&Mark
S.Anshan;Esther&Dr.MarvinTile;Rosemary&
GaryTileandFamily;Janie&FrankTizel;Barbara
Track;DoraTrack;Rosalind&StanWitkin;Esther
ZellerCooper&MorrisCooper;Donna&Bill
Zener;JoyceZweig&JackHalberstadt
yo u t h a W a r D S
Jennifer borins Sutton, yahrzeit:BorinsFamily
gail Eisen, in Memory: Clare&MonteDenaburg;
Diana&MarvinGoodman
zita gardner, Mazal tov: Diana&MarvinGoodman
J U N e 2 0 0 7 | s i v a n / Ta m m u z 5 7 6 7 w w w. h o l y b l o s s o m . o r g15
Sat. June 2 9 a.m. Torah Study
Sun. June 3 10 a.m. Annual Father Son Day at Toronto Island
mon. June 4 10 a.m. Mondays @ the Temple, with Dr. Barry Borden 7.30 p.m. Adult B’nei Mitzvah Program
tue. June 5 11 a.m. Advanced Hebrew Grammar 6.45 p.m. Sisterhood Board Installation and Dinner
Wed. June 6 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study 7.30 p.m. Our New Siddur, with Rabbi Yael Splansky 7.30 p.m. Reader’s Theatre: “Kindertransport,” with Diane Samuels 8 p.m. Odd Couples in the Bible, with Rabbi Dow Marmur
Sat. June 9 9 a.m. Torah Study
mon. June 11 10 a.m. Mondays @ the Temple, with Dr. Harvey Silver 7.30 p.m. Adult B’nei Mitzvah Program tue. June 12 11 a.m. Advanced Hebrew Grammar Wed. June 13 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study 10.30 a.m. Lunch and Learn in Retirement: The Full Monty (Stage West) 7.30 p.m. Our New Siddur, with Rabbi Yael Splansky 8 p.m. Odd Couples in the Bible, with Rabbi Dow Marmur
fri. June 15 6 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner
Sat. June 16 9 a.m. Torah Study
Sun. June 17 7.30 p.m. 150th Anniversary Closing Event: TSO Concert and Gala
mon. June 18 10 a.m. Mondays @ the Temple, with Helen Stewart 7.30 p.m. Adult B’nei Mitzvah Program
tue. June 19 11 a.m. Advanced Hebrew Grammar 7.30 p.m. Liberating Vision for the Jewish People, with Bonna Devora Haberman
Wed. June 20 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study 8 p.m. Odd Couples in the Bible, with Rabbi Dow Marmur
thur. June 21 7.30 pm. Congregational Vote
Sat. June 23 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. June 27 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study 8 p.m. Odd Couples in the Bible, with Rabbi Dow Marmur
fri. June 29 6.30 p.m. Shabbat Fusion (for 20 and 30 somethings)
Sat. June 30 9 a.m. Torah Study
this month @ holy bloSSom June 2007Sivan/Tammuz 5767
For Worship Services, please see page 2. As dates and times may change without notice, please confirm all information by calling the Temple – at any time – to access our This Week @ Holy Blossom recording.
The Bulletin is published 11 times a year by Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5P 3K9. Telephone: (416) 789-3291; Fax: (416) 789-9697; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.holyblossom.org. Honorary President: John A. Geller; President: Barry Silver; Senior Rabbi: John Moscowitz; Associate Rabbi: Yael Splansky; Associate Rabbi: Jason Rosenberg; Rabbi: Edward Goldfarb; Cantor: Benjamin Z. Maissner; Cantorial Soloist: Lindi Rivers; Director of Education: Deborah K. Spiegel; Rabbi Emeritus: Dow Marmur; Senior Scholar: W. Gunther Plaut; Executive Director: Benjamin Applebaum; Holy Blossom Temple Foundation Chair: Marvin Tile; Director of Development: Cheryl Zeldin; Bulletin Editor: Judy Nyman; Design and Production:
Holy Blossom Temple was founded in 1856 and is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Canadian Council for Reform Judaism.
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A T
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ast W
ord a temple that makes me proud
b y r a b b i J a S o n r o S E n b E r g
as was recentlyannounced,IwillbeleavingHolyBlossomTempleattheendofJune.MyfamilyandIwillbemovingtoTampa,Fla.,whereIwillbetheRabbiofCongregationBethAm,ayoungandgrowingcongregation.Thecity,thesynagogueanditspotentialalloffersomuchthatexcitesme,andweareverymuchlookingforwardtothisnewphaseinourlives.
a r e m a r K a b l e c o N g r e g at i o NBut,leavingHolyBlossomTemplealsofillsmewithaprofoundsenseofregret.Ihavespentnearlyeveryday,sincedecidingtotakeapositionelsewhere,acutelyawareofwhatIwillbeleavingbehind.HolyBlossomtrulyisaremarkablecongregation,onewhichhascapturedmyhearteversinceIfirstcamehereasaninternsevenyearsago.
Timeandagain,Iaminaweofthiscongregation.HundredsofTemple
members,youngandold,fillourSanctuaryforSukkot,Pesachorotherholidaycelebra-tions,ondaysthatmanyothershulsare
allbutempty.SundayafterSunday,thatsameSanctuaryisfilledwiththevoicesoftheTempleSingers,whogivetheirtime,talentandpassionceaselessly.AndcountlessmembersshowhowtheycareforourTemple,comingouttodebatethefutureofourcongregationatourrecentTownHallMeetings.
Everymonth,wefillthePhilipSmithCongregationalHallwithahundredortwototsandparents,whowelcomeinShabbatwithjoy,goodfriendsanddeliciousfood.Avastarrayofadulteducationofferings,morelikelytobefoundinanadultstudycentrethanasynagogue,isofferedyearlyandattractsworld-renownedspeakers.Members,withoutrewardorrecognition,visit,
shopandcookforothermembersinneed—peoplewhotheyhavenevermetbefore.IcouldliterallyfillthisBulletinwithstoriesofhowthisTemplemakesmeproud,everydayinwhichIamapartofit.
S h a r e W i t h yo u r f r i e N D SOurMembershipDepartmentisunveil-inga“MemberGetMember”initiative,inwhichweaskyoutorecruitpeopleyouknow(peoplewhoneedasyna-gogue)toHolyBlossomTemple.
Personally,Ifeelthatbringingfriendshereisnotsomuchrecruitingasitisdoingthemafavour!Itissharingwiththemsomethingthathasbroughtmesomuchjoy.
IhaveneverbeenaffectedbyashulthewayIhavebyHolyBlossomTemple.Ihopeyougettoshareitwithmanyofyourfriendsinthewayyouhaveshareditwithmeforallthesewonderfulyears.
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