September 2011

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• In Perspective - Rabbi Moscowitz 4• From the Board - Mark S. Anshan 5• Siddur Pirchei Kodesh 8 You are invited to celebrate

• Holy Sprouts 10 Members Respond

HIGH HOLY DAYS Complete Calendar & Event Listings 2

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High Holy Days 2011 (5772)

Selichot — Saturday, September 24, 2011Holy Blossom Temple, Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El together • Refreshments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m. • “What I Believe About the World to Come: Three Rabbis, Three Views” Rabbi John Moscowitz, Rabbi Debra Landsberg, Rabbi Michael Dolgin. . . . . . . . . 9.30 p.m. • Selichot Service - 10.30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El - 120 Old Colony Road, Toronto, Ontario M2L 2K2

Erev Rosh Hashanah — Wednesday, September 28, 2011 • First Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. • Family Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. • Second Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 p.m.

First Day Rosh Hashanah — Thursday, September 29, 2011 • First Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m. • Early Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. • Second Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 a.m. • Late Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 a.m. • Children’s Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m. (for children five and younger)

Second Day Rosh Hashanah — Friday, September 30, 2011 • Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. • Tashlich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. Markdale entrance to Cedarvale Park

Kol Nidre — Friday, October 7, 2011 • First Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. • Family Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. • Second Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m. • Teen Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m. (Sponsored by HABSTY)

Yom Kippur — Saturday, October 8, 2011 • Early Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. • Morning Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. • Generation Aleph Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m. (for 20 and 30 somethings) • Late Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30 a.m. • Multiple Study Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. • Children’s Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. (for children five and younger) • Afternoon Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30 p.m.

Yom Kippur Study Sessions Our Yom Kippur sessions meet at 1:30 p.m.

• Waiting for God Rabbi Marmur

• Canada’s changing political environment and the implications for Jewish interests Hershell Ezrin

• Salachti Kidvarecha - I have forgiven you as you have asked Michelle Katz, Jewish Meditation Teacher and Spiritual Director

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InPerspectivebyRabbiMoscowitz 4 Our Upcoming Holy Days, Our Upcoming Holy Book

FromtheBoardbyMarkS.Anshan 5 Affiliation, Engagement and our Future

MusicalNotesfromtheCantor 6

FromBehindtheCamera 6

ReligiousSchool 7 Photo Treasures from our Archives

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh 8

HolySproutsTakeRootatHBT Members respond 10

ReflectionsfromRabbiThomashow 12 What Do We Learn?

HBtakes1stand2ndinTorontoTanackContest 13 ElectingOurBoardofDirectors 14

OurCongregationalFamily 15

CalendarofEvents 20

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The Language of Truth: O u r U p c o m i n g H o l y D a y s , O u r U p c o m i n g H o l y B o o k

Yehudah Leib Alter, one of the great masters of late 19th century Hasidism, was especially adept at probing the human experience with the aid of insights from Judaism. The Gerrer Rebbe, Alter was known mainly as the “Sefat Emet”– theLanguage of Truth. He wrote a commentary on the Torah by that name, and the commentary’s name became his own – due in significant measure to his insightful teachings.

Here is what the Sefat Emet taught about the meaning of the words, “Rosh Hashana”:“The Head of the Year ” means before the flow of divine bounty is differentiated. When God sends life into this world, it enters under the rule of time and nature, becoming transformed from spirit to matter. But Rosh Hashanah is at the head, the source of that renewal, for within that source it as yet has no material form.”

In other words, if the world began in spiritual form, it necessarily had to take on a material dimension. When God formed Life itself, time, nature, materiality became dominant; the

spirit took something of a backseat. That was necessary for the World to be realized, for the primeval Adam to become B’nai Adam,corporal matter to evolve with the touch of God’s grace into full human beings. On the Holy Days, we move into a different time, as it were. Our goal during the Yamim Noraim is to hold back, at least temporarily, the reign of the material; we endeavor to unleash the spirit, to return ourselves to our essence, to our internallives, to the Divine within. We do this with the help of the “Language of Truth” – the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur which names us for who we are and reminds us of our place –

special and not, both but dust of the earth and little lower than the angels – in the World.

Back to materiality of the world and to the Life of Holy Blossom Temple: We will likewise “transform spirit into matter” on Shabbat morning October 29, 2011 with the first use – a celebratory dedication and inauguration!

– of Siddur Pirchei Kodesh. This is no small achievement, and material as it is, our new book is animated by the spirit unleashed, by a belief that there is a yearning, a hunger for the spiritual about which the secular world is without clue or capability to capture.

(See the information on pages 8-9; and our website for more on Siddur Pirchei Kodesh and October 29).

In both instances – on the upcoming Holy Days and in our soon to be launched Holy Book – we endeavour to draw closer to God and to our own spirits – through the best vocabulary we possess, that of the tradition and it’s Language of Truth.&In

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Rabbi John Moscowitzjmoscowitz@holyblossom.org

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Holy Blossom Temple – Affiliation, Engagement and Our Future

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In the synagogue movements, particularly Reform and Conservative, there are serious discussions taking place on the level and extent of affiliation and the degree to which members are actively engaged in the synagogue to which they belong. Our own Reform movement is addressing this issue with its most recent restructuring. It has created a new model for delivering services to the nine hundred Temples in North America.

The discussion and studies on synagogue affiliation are motivating synagogue leaders and Boards of Directors to think about this challenge and direct their energy and time to thinking and planning for the future. Our Board of Directorshas been discussing our strategic plan (from 2005) and last year determined that Community Engagement would be the focus of the Board’s direction. Our plan is that the initiatives to beundertaken in Jewish Living, Education, Worship, Membership and Administration will all relate to reaching out to our members andengaging them in our synagogue life.

Community Engagement is not only a strategic imperative; it is the critical challenge facing the future of our community. We know from demographic studies of the Jewish community that at some point in their lives, 60 to 70 percent of Jews join a synagogue. However, at any given time in North America only about 40 percent are members. In the Greater Toronto area, thenumber is about 50 percent but has been dropping over the last twenty years.

We are planning several initiatives which you will hear about in the coming year to encourage our members to become more actively engaged in our community. At this point, let me mention briefly five areas of activity. David Berger, ourMembership chair is building a team to launch new projects which we hope will motivate our members to become more involved and attract new members to join. Phyllis Denaburg has

begun to enhance the integration of our Jewish Living activities with a focus of reaching more of our members through varied programs.

Our new siddur will become part of our worship experience with its launch on October 29th thanks to the remarkable work of its editor, Rabbi

Splansky, the support of Rabbi Moscowitz and Cantor Maissner and the dedication of many years of hard work by Randi Garfinkel, Brenda Saunders and our Worship Chair, Sarita Dotan. This project has become a reality because of the generosity of the Plaut family (Rabbi Jonathan, Carol and Judith) and Hershell Ezrin and Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin.

This fall we are holding three seminars for members to learn about how they can become involved in Temple life. Under the leadership of Sara Charney, this learning opportunity will focus on who we are and how to enjoy yourmembership.

With the exciting news of Leo Baeck moving next year to the Arlington Public School, our Renewal Project is being revised and we will be sharing our new plans with the congregation this fall.

With this Bulletin, we are introducing a new format which we hope you will enjoy.It will be one of our primary communication tools for further engagement of our members.Special thanks to Hugh Furneaux, Communications Chair for leading this effort.

On behalf of the Officers and Board of Directors, I wish all our members a happy, healthy and sweet New Year. We look forward to seeing you in shul.&

“Community Engagement is not only a strategic imperative;

it is the critical challenge”

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Over the many years our Musical Heritage Series has proved to be an important asset to Temple’s rich cultural life. I am thrilled to announce the launching of this year’s MusicalHeritage Concert Series with this particular concert which has been my personal dream. My childhood friends Hazzan Yossi Malovany and Yakov Motzen are international cantorial stars who have performed the world over on the most prestigious stages and auditoriums across the globe. Cantor Malovany has been the Cantor of the

5th Avenue Synagogue in NY City for over three decades and Cantor Yakov Motzen has been a beloved figure in our city.

The three of us grew up together in Tel Aviv studying and being nurtured by the same famous teacher, Shlomo Ravitz, who shaped an entire generation of

children to aspire towards a Cantorial career. I am convinced that the public statement and the nature of this concert will send a clear massage of solidarity and community unity.

While taking on the role of photographer for our Sisterhood event I saw in the faces of the women that attended a spirit and a connection that goes beyond description. The women were happy to see each other - they enjoyed smiles and laughter and knew how they were connected in the past and present.

It was an afternoon of celebration, a joyous occasion that brought so many generations of women together all with a similar claim to fame. There involvement and love of sisterhood. Sisterhood has been that connection for generations of women. They know that they all played a role in our illustrious history and proud of the accomplishments that Sisterhood has achieved.These are the faces of the past, present and future, the women of Sisterhood. The spirit is alive and well in our continuing presence in the

community and beyond. We are proud of our history and of the many wonderful ways we have brought on change. We are the women of sisterhood, strong and sensitive. We are the women of Sisterhood that sustains the belief that together we can make a difference. Here are the women of Sisterhood.

Thank you to all of the women that attended and participated in the planning of our 90th Anniversary of Sisterhood at Holy Blossom Temple.

Musical Notes from the Cantor T h e T h r e e M ’s : H a z z a n i m M a l o v a n y, M a i s s n e r, M o t z e n

From Behind the Camera – S i s t e r h o o d 9 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y T e a

From Last Year’s Musical Heritage Concert Series - A Sacred Bridge

Corinne Black, Photographer, Sisterhood Member

Benjamin Z. Maissnerbmaissner@holyblossom.org

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TreasuresNow and Then: T r e a s u r e s F r o m o u r A r c h i v e

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Religious SchoolHoly Blossom Temple’s vast historical archive is organized and managed by Sheila Smolkin and Michael Cole. The archive photos shown here, taken in 1956, provide an interesting contrast to the more informal learning environment of today. The recent photo was taken in the Senior Kindergarten class and includes student teacher Sofia Ludwig.

School Tzedakah project raises $1500 for ZareinuZareinu Educational Centre of Greater Toronto is a one-of-a-kind organization that offers adapted education and therapeutic treatments for children with a wide range of physical and developmental challenges--all under one roof.

To celebrate its 20th year and honour the great work they do, each Sunday last year at Religious School, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and the occasional loonie or toonie were donated by our students.

As well, on Monday evenings at Senior School break, additional money was raised when teachers sold snack items to students.

Through the generosity of all of our students Holy Blossom Religious School was able to donate $1500 to Zareinu for their many valuable projects and programs.

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The following is an excerpt from the Introducation to

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh, edited by Rabbi Yael Splansky.

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh is an invitation to construct one’s own

ladder toward the Divine and to ascend in thought, belief,

and action.

Gathered in our sanctuaries, surrounded by the sounds of

our tradition, and buoyed by the company of our people,

we are likely to find much-needed comfort, direction, and

joy. And yet, there are many real and imagined stumbling

blocks on the way to sincere prayer. Some don’t (yet) read

Hebrew. Some don’t (yet) know the melodies. Some feel

estranged from communal ritual. Some fear they will be

judged for what they don’t believe. Siddur Pirchei Kodesh

is offered to overcome these obstacles, to open the prayer

experience to our people and to open our people to the

experience of meaningful prayer. This prayerbook is

designed for the diverse community that is Holy Blossom

Temple: seeker and skeptic, celebrant and mourner,

traditionalist and newcomer, agnostic and activist, learner

and leader. All are invited to turn these pages and discover

what compels us as Jews, the ideas or expressions of faith,

which draw us closer to our God and to one another.

A n o t h e r k i n d o f R e n e w a l

Hermann Cohen taught that prayer is only real when it

moves us from the “is” to the “ought,” when we leave the

doors of the sanctuary changed and ready to make change

in the world. Which prayers will catch fire, igniting in us a

new or renewed clarity of purpose? Time will tell.

It says a great deal about Holy Blossom Temple and its

leadership that a new prayerbook was made a priority

among the many needs of the congregation today. It

says much about the place of worship in the life of our

synagogue; we are a community sustained by Torah,

Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim – in equal measure. This

siddur is designed for a congregation that is intellectually

curious and hungry for tradition. We want to know where

we come from and to Whom we belong. With this siddur

we declare ourselves to be an essential part of K’lal Yisrael,

a loyal sister to those who live in Israel, devoted and

contributing citizens of Canada.

One of Holy Blossom Temple’s most admirable traits is its

ability to carefully balance tradition and innovation. This

attribute has kept our congregation always rooted, always

relevant. The Siddur Committee – Rabbi Moscowitz,

Cantor Maissner, Randi Garfinkel, Brenda Saunders and I –

crafted this book with eyes on the past, the present, and the

future of Holy Blossom Temple. It is our hope that it will

meet the spiritual needs of our congregation for many years

to come, that it will inspire devotion and growth for us as

individuals and together as a sacred community.

With great anticipation we will welcome Siddur Pirchei

Kodesh into the pews of our sanctuaries on Shabbat

morning, October 29, at 10:30 am. Please see the enclosed

brochure for details on how to dedicate a volume with a

bookplate, how to purchase a personal copy for home use or

as a gift for loved ones. &

When you stand on the bottom of a ladder you check the first rung to

see if it is sturdy and strong, and only then do you proceed to climb to the

next rung. Such is the way with prayer. You must proceed step by step,

rung by rung.

(Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk)

Rabbi Yael Splanskyysplansky@holyblossom.org

The congregation is invitedto celebrate the launch of

Siddur Pirchei Kodesh,the new prayerbook for Holy Blossom Temple.

Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan,

Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:30 a.m. service

followed by a joyful Kiddush-luncheon.

סדורפרחי קדש

OHoly Sprouts T a k e R o o t a t H B T

Our inaugural season of bringing weekly local organic produce

to Holy Blossom has been a great success. Every Tuesday

(2:30 – 6:30 pm) from June through October a Farmers’ Table

goes up on the Bathurst Street plaza in front of our Main

Sanctuary. With over one hundred families participating,

it’s easy to see how food brings people together in joyful

community. This initiative of the HBT Green Committee

puts many Jewish values into action: good health for our

bodies, good care for the environment, and good will for our

neighbours who are hungry.

Kathy Biase is the coordinator of the Wychwood Open Door,

a three-day-a-week free meal program at St. Mathew’s United

Church at St. Clair and Christie Street. Open Door serves

one hundred meals a day, 16,000 in total last year. Each week

a portion of the produce from Holy Sprouts is delivered and

prepared for the daily soups and salads.

Sandy and Gord Atlin often volunteer to make the delivery.

Sandy writes:

“I drive produce to the Wychwood Open Door for Holy

Sprouts, so I can contribute in a small way to a program for

“I feel a sense of achievement simply by participating in the ‘ride’ from

organic farm to Temple market to tables prepared for needy people.”

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people in want. It makes me proud that Holy Blossom has joined with another

religious institution in the spirit of interfaith Tikkun Olam to provide food for

the hungry. I feel a sense of achievement simply by participating in the ‘ride’ from

organic farm to Temple market to tables prepared for needy people.”

We thank Farmer Daniel Hoffmann from the Cutting Veg and the many

volunteers who have made Holy Sprouts take root here at HBT.

To learn more about Holy Sprouts or to volunteer for the HBT Green

Committee, go to holyblossom.org &

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Representative Anthony Weiner: W h a t D o W e L e a r n ?

New York newspapers had quite the field day with the scandal that plagued now-former United States Representative Anthony Weiner.The papers – both on and offline – have preyed upon both the easily made double entendre pokes at his Jewish surname and the deeds and actions in the realm of illicit online exchanges which Weiner has admitted to over the past number of months. Incidentally, most often the Jewish surname Weiner comes from the Yiddish word vayner, which refers to a wine merchant. But while the headlines for the stories which utilized his surname made an impression, it is nevertheless the story underneath those headlines which fueled not only a personal scandal, but a public discussion of the limits of personal behavior for a public servant.

Jewish tradition has warned that the kind of public discussion about Weiner’s indiscretionborders, if not fully smacks of, lashon hara, or disparaging speech. In the Torah we areinstructed, “You shall not go up and down as a tale-bearer among your people.”1 In the Talmud we learn that tale-bearing includes speaking the truth. In his book The Wisdom of the Talmud, author BenZion Bokser teaches that one significant aim of the rabbis of our talmudictradition was to “deduce general legal principles that would be applicable in new situations.”2

In this vein, it is the wisdom of our tradition indeed that we focus less on the particulars ofthis scandal and move instead to general lessons. Thus, I will not re-cap the controversy surrounding Weiner here or the commentary amassed in the past weeks since the scandalerupted and days since Weiner officially resigned from his office. Rather, I will reflect on whatour tradition offers the individual at the center of indiscretion and mistake-making: teshuvah,or return/repentance.

According to our tradition, repentance comes to those who first acknowledge their wrongdoing. As medieval ethical commentator Bachya Ibn

Pakuda wrote in chapter six of Duties of the Heart, “The man who fulfills all the conditions of repentance… He perceives the greatness of his sins and errors and understands the distinction of Him whose orders he has disobeyed and whose commandments he has failed to perform.” Furthermore, according to our tradition, and in particular the also medieval text Midrash Pesikta Rabbati 44:9, repentance comes not only from one’s own actions but also the compassion of God: “…Consider the parable of a prince who was far away from his father-a hundred day’s journey away. His friends said to him: Return to your father. He replied: I cannot, I do not have the strength. Thereupon, his father sent word to him saying: Come back as far as you are able, and I will go the rest of the way to meet you. So the Holy One says to Israel [as written in Malachi 3:7]: “Return to me, and I shall return to you.”

Finally, according to our tradition, repentance for our misdeeds is fully achieved when faced with the opportunity to commit the same transgression. As Maimonides, also our medievalteacher, wrote in the Laws of Return 2:2, “What is true repentance? When a person who confronts the same situation in which he sinned when he has the potential to commit [the sin], abstains and does not commit it because of his repentance alone.”

I cannot help but note that former Representative Weiner has acknowledged his indiscretion – the first step towards repentance in our tradition. But again, that is not my or our concern. Our tradition has given us the wisdom to generate personal pause for learning from specific situations. That is what our concern is to be – nothing else.

Shanah Tovah – may this season of repentance strengthen us all. &

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Last year, a team of nine students in Grade 5-6 gathered each Sunday after school for lunch. They also got together on many Wednesday evenings for dinner. This was our Tanach Team, and they were involved in serious bible study as an extracurricular opportunity! This past year they studied chapters and verses of the Torah, specifically from the Book of Genesis. Their mentor and coach was Happy Iscove.

Both in February and a second time in May, they competed against other students in a Toronto-

wide bible study contest. And they succeeded, because they were so well prepared and motivated.Holy Blossom’s Tanach Team placed first in February and second in May in their category. We are very proud of their efforts. Yashar Kochachem!

The nine students on the team were: Mason Brown, Chloe Gordon-Chow, Neil Jonatan, Allan Fabrykant, Hannah Gore, Max Mickelson, David Friedland, Harley Jonatan, Liam Vrooman.

SukkotSukkah Decorating - Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 4 pm.Erev Sukkot Service - Wednesday, Oct 12 at 6 pm.Congregation-wide Sukkot Morning Services

Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 am.Bring your lulav and etrog. Creative children’s programs will be incorporated throughout the Service. After the Service, enjoy a festive kiddush lunch in the sukkah.

Holy Chag Sukkot - Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 am. Students from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6 are invited to join us for a day of Yom Tov programming. For more details and to register, please call Lisa Isen Baumal (ext. 242) at the Temple.

CSA Day On The Farm - Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 pm. A special invitation goes out to all families with school-aged children. All are invited to work the field for the fall harvest. We’ll meet at one of the local farms which provides Holy Sprouts with weekly organic produce (visit holyblossom.org for details).

Shemini AtzeretErev Shemini Atzeret Service - Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 pm.Shimini Atzeret/Yizkor Service - Thursday, Oct 20 at 10 am.The celebratory notes of the Festival are woven together with the sombre tones of our Yizkor/Memorial Service. Creative children’s programs will be incorporated. A special Kiddush luncheon follows.

Simchat TorahConsecration Service - Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6 pm. All Grade 1 students receive their own little Torah Scroll to treasure.Simchat Torah Flag - Making and Parade Thursday, Oct 20 at 6:15 pm.

Simchat Torah Service and Celebration - Thursday, Oct 20 at 7 pm.Parade our beautiful Torah scrolls around the Sanctuary. Then dance the night away to the music of Judy and David’s Klezmer band.

HB places 1st and 2nd in Toronto Tanach contest

Z’man Simchateinu Season of Our Rejoicing 2011/5772 – L e t u s c e l e b r a t e a n d g i v e t h a n k s f o r a l l o f l i f e ’ s b o u n t y

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The Nominating process is mandated and guided by the bylaws of the Temple. The Nominating Committee is constituted each year for the sole purpose of presenting the congregation a slate of candidates for the Board. The Committee consists of at least ten members, none of whom may become candidates. This year the Committee met 6 times:

• It reviewed the issues facing the Board, the expertise of current Directors, and identified areas which might be strengthened. That discussion led to a focus on youth, financial expertise, and communications experience, as was communicated in an earlier Bulletin;

• It entertained in person input from the rabbinic leadership and the executive; • It met separately with the President and the Vice-President to review the performance of the Executive, and the Board; • It received in excess of thirty suggestions for nomination of new directors, from across the congregation, including the

rabbinic leadership, and in addition continued to actively solicit potential nominees throughout the process; • It interviewed short list candidates, using a standardized interview format, based on careful deliberation of the issues it

thought important to good governance. Fifteen were considered to fill seven positions; • It recommends the re-appointment of two current Directors eligible for re-election; • It has recommended that those short listed candidates not nominated to the slate be specifically and actively guided to greater

involvement in Temple; • It has documented the process used this year as a potential template for future cycles and, as appropriate, integration into the

new governance structure under consideration.

Electing Our Board of Directors

The Nominating Committee acknowledges and thanks those completing their terms as directors: Pam Albert, Hugh Furneaux, Gord Arbess, Susan Stronell, Bob Cooper.

According to our bylaws, additional candidates for any position may be nominated by members of the Temple. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the administrative office at the Temple no later than 60 days before the Annual General Meeting (by Wednesday Sept. 21st, 2011), signed by at least 10 members in good standing at the Temple and by the nominated member.

Holy Blossom Temple’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 20th, 2011. The meeting provides an opportunity for every Holy Blossom Temple member to obtain information concerning the affairs of the congregation. We hope you will attend.

Elana Paice LidskyHarvey Schipper

for the nominating Committee

Directors nominated for a second two-year term: • Fern Lebo • Lisa Taylor

Officers nominated for a one-year term:• President: Mark S. Anshan• Vice President: Earl Lipson• Financial Secretary: Gary Posen• Treasurer: Heather Crawford• Recording Secretary: Tom Friedland

Directors Nominated for a two-year term: • Janice Babins • Owen Duckman • Eric Roher • Harris Silver • Phil Smith

Directors continuing to serve a second year of an elected two-year term:

• David Berger • Eric Beutel • Larry Ritchie • Phyllis Denaburg • Harvey Schipper • Joan Garson • Alison Schwartz

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WelcomeWe are delighted to welcome the following new members and their families to HolyBlossom Temple:Sherry Cantar & Jeff Freedman, Ruby and Jonah; Ruth Goldberg Fremes; Helen & Steve Sherman;Dr. Martin Sterling

Mazal TovGeneraln Marvin Sadowski, on receiving aLifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many years of service and support of the Canadian Friends of Haifa University.

Birthsn Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck Litman on the birth of their granddaughter, Noa Lily Shoham. Proud parents are Marni & Ran Shoham. Other proud grandparents are Franklina & Gideon Shoham. n Linna Chercover & Jason Basch on the birth of a daughter Bayla Zoe Basch and sister to Sloane. Proud grandparents are Helen & Seymour Basch and Joan & Barry Chercover. Proud great grandmother is Elaine Basch.n Leslie Gelfand & Richard Bockner on the birth of a daughter Hanna Jessie Bockner, and sister to Ryan. Proud grandparents are Carole & Howie Geldfand and Shirley & Donny Bockner. Proud great grandmothers are Rose Bockner and Stella Rosilio.n Lynda & Ken Davis on the birth of a granddaughter, Ella Sophie Davis. Proud parents are Jodie Kaufman Davis & Jamie Davis. Proud great gradmothers are Fay Wolk, Lillian Kaufman and Ceil Singer.n Elana Fehler on the birth of a granddaughter, Jordana Dafna Wagner, Proud parents are Mandy & Noah Wagner. Other proud grandmother is Arlette Wagner.n Marcy & John Lillard on the birth of a daughter Alisha Darrien Lillard, and sister to Kiley. Proud grandparents are Harriette Laing and Michael Laing and Stephen Lillard.n Jane & Robert Myers on the birth of a granddaughter, Alison Rose Bogoch. Proud parents are Joanne Myers & Jake Bogoch. Other proud grandparents are Rene & Milton Bogoch.n Amy Stein & Chris Roach a daughter Alexandra Anna Stein Roach and sister to Samantha. Proud grandparents are Gaye & Andy Stein and Charlotte & Duncan Roach.n Dina & Casey Savlov on the birth of a son, Joshua Louis Savlov and brother to Boah. Proud parents are Suzanne & Stuart Egier and Marlene & Bobby Savlov. Proud great grandparents are Bertha & Willie Savlov and Dr. Arthur Egier.n Dee-Dee & Gary Shiffman on the birth of a grandson, Miles Macdonald Shiffman. Proud parents are Kaeli Macdonald & Jordan Shiffman. Other proud grandparents are Moira & Bob Macdonald.

Congregational Family

B’nei Mitzvahn August 31, 2011 1 Elul 5771 Michael Gotter Son of Rosanna Gotter and

Bryan Gotter

n September 3, 2011 4 Elul 5771 Jon Ser Son of Naz & Eddi Ser

n September 3, 2011 4 Elul 5771 Nathan Kredentser Son of Debra Muchnik & Neil

Kredentser

n September 10, 2011 11 Elul 5771 Jessica Baldachin D aughter of Jennifer and Larry Baldachin

n September 24, 2011 25 Elul 5771 Rachel Young Daughter of Susan & Joseph

Young

n October 22, 2011 24 Tishri 5772 Michael Friedland Son of Jacqueline & Tom

Friedland

n September 22, 2011 23 Elul 5771 Claire Wortsman Daughter of Wendy Noss & Jerald

Wortsman

n October 17, 2011 19 Tishri 5772 Thomas Nachshen Son of Julie Prentice & Gary

Nachshen z’l

n November 26, 2011 29 Cheshvan 5772 Rachel Aber Daughter of Audrey Douek & Jay

Aber

Welcome to Our

Engagementsn Linda Bohnen and Robert Cardish are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah to Eli, son of Carol and Philip Wendkos.

In Memoriamn Clara Beinish, mother of Israel Ben-Ishai abd Zvi Ben-Izhak, sister of Henry Carmelin Norma Bennett, mother of Lauren Nadler, Dawn Meikle and Karen Laporte, sister of Helen Woods and Dorothy Woodsn Marlene Bloom, wife of Rudy Bloom, mother of Shari Wilson, Paul Bloom, Steven Bloom, sister of Karen Rotstein, and David Etlinn Beryl Borsook, husband of Elinor Borsook, father of Steven Borsook, Cathi Freedman and Lisa Zucker, brother of Elsa Broder and Marta Collinsn Ruby Chaplin, mother of Jeffrey Chaplin

n Kassy Clodman, husband of Reba Clodman, father of Jo Mira Clodman and Sara Clodman, brother of Joe Clodman and Thelma Raskyn Meryl Cole, wife of Arthur Cole, mother of Michael Colen Doris Feldman, mother of Michael Feldman, Shelley Feldman, and sister of Phyllis Malvernn Harold Fine, husband of Beverley Fine, father of Jacky Fine and Elizabeth Finen Ruth Firestone, wife of Nathan Firestone, mother of Stephen Firestone and Mark Firestone, sister of Shirley Gold and Marilyn Gershmann Shirley Frank, mother of Larry Frank and Sally Glasern Jean Godfrey, mother of Naomi Akler and Ricki Gallen, sister of Rickey Hennickn Leonard Godfrey, husband of Eleanor Godfrey, father of Brendy Greenberg, Karen Rosenberg, Ellen Godfrey, Jody Godfrey andbrother of Irvin Godfreyn Mortimer Goodman, husband of Claire Goodman, father of Howard Goodman, Heather Finestone and Allan Goodman, brother of Herbie Goodman and Larry Goodman

n Sheila & Bob Smolkin on the birth of a granddaughter, Ana Mariela Smolkin, proud parents are Marcela & Steven Smolkin and sister to Max. Other proud grandparents are Paco & Lety Gutierrez. Proud great grandmother is Mary Joyce.

n Judy & Marty Kahn on the birth of a grandson, David Sidney Kahn. Proud parents are Hayley Ruskin & Jeffrey Kahn. Other proud grandparents are Carol & Dennis Ruskin. Proud grandmother is Rita Ruskin.

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William Anshan Youth Award Endowment FundBrenda & Syd Chelsky, In Honour: Jackie & Saul KoblinFlorence Harris, In Memory: Jackie & Saul KoblinMichael Hart, In Memory: Phyllis & Dr. Manny SpivakSharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin, In Honour: Dr. Brenda Spiegler & Mark S. Anshan

Archives FundMeryl Cole, In Memory: Sheila & Bob Smolkin

Bikur Cholim CommitteeBikur Cholim Committee, In Appreciation: Sara Clodman and Family; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and FamilyRuth Sax, In Honour: Ida & Rom Tugg

Ruth Borden Memorial FundHarvey Borden, In Honour: Susan & Barry Borden

Barry & Susan Borden FundSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Susan & Barry Borden

Brotherhood Mitzvah FundDaniel Krangle, In Memory: Sheila & Bob SmolkinJoshua & Henrietta Chesnie Temple Endowment FundHenrietta Chesnie, In Honour: Rose WolfsonMeryl Cole, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieJean Godfrey, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieHarold Hertzman, In Memory: Henrietta ChesnieHartley Steinberg, In Memory: Henrietta Chesnie

Sami and James Cooper Youth Awards FundDr. & Mrs. Abby Franklin, In Honour: Sami & James Cooper

Leonard Godfrey, In Memory: Sami & James CooperRabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Sami & James CooperAlan Posluns, In Honour: Sami & James CooperBenjamin Rakoff, In Memory: Sami & James CooperRuth Spencer, In Memory: Sami & James CooperIrwin Stepak, In Memory: Sami & James CooperLil & Harvey Stork, In Honour: Sami & James Cooper

Earl and Marilyn Danson Farber Endowment FundSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Marilyn Farber

Jean Fine Seniors FundGeneral donation: Dr. David Kaplansky; Janet RyvalToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Cecile & Godfrey Goodman;Daisy & Sydney Jacobs; Sheila & Bob SmolkinSue Joel, In Appreciation: Friends from Mondays @ the TempleVivienne Manny, In Memory: Ruth Green; Sheila & Bob Smolkin;Rosalin RoseMarion Moses, In Memory: Phyllis & Dr. Manny SpivakMelanie Nesbitt, In Appreciation: Friends from Mondays @ the TempleSheila Smolkin, In Appreciation: Friends from Mondays @ the TempleRabbi Michael Stroh, In Appreciation: Mondays @ the Temple

Fine Arts CommitteeEsther Hersh, In Honour: Marilyn & David Gluskin

Floral FundSheila Wynberg, In Honour: Marilyn HahnMichael Friedland, Bar Mitzvah; Jacqueline & Tom FriedlandRachel Young, Bat Mitzvah; Susan & Joseph Young

Garfinkel Family FundMichael Herman, In Memory: Randi & Alan Garfinkel

Rabbi Edward & Fagi Goldfarb Fund for Jewish LiteracyRuth Gold, In Memory: Sybil & Jack GellerRabbi Edward & Fagi Goldfarb, In Honour: Michael Goldfarb; Mira Goldfarb & Adam Berkowitz and Family

Esther Hands Memorial FundEsther Hands, Yahrzeit: Sharon & Stanley Clavir and Family; Cynthia & Brian Hands and FamilyHarry Hands, Yahrzeit: Sharon & Stanley Clavir and Family; Cynthia & Brian Hands and Family

W. Bernard Herman Educational FundBernard Herman, In Memory: Marlene Axmith; Renette & David Berman; Pearl Berman and Family; Yetta & Michael Bregman; Mimi Brownstein; Judy & Arnold Budovitch; Nick Carperos; Sandra & Jerry Chapnik; Henrietta Chesnie; Jean & Garson Conn; Susan Davidson; Rae & Perry Dellio; Leigh & Buddy Eisenberg; Teddy & Lou Enchin; Dr. Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin; Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario; Sally & Ernie Finkelstein; Phyllis & Ab Flatt; Forest Hill Real Estate; Ruth & Albey Garbe; Gail & Irving Gerstein; Eleanor & Leonard Godfrey; Shirley & Irving Gold; Linda & Gary Goldberg and Family; Nathalie & Brad Goldhar; Gail & Murray Goldrath; Mona Golfman; Sara & Harry Gorman; Roz & Ralph Halbert; Susan Harris & David Kassie; Jane & Robert Herman and Family; Jill Hertzman; Lois Juscenko; Sherry Kaufman; Paula Kirsh; Francie & Dr. Stuart Klein; Marvelle & Murray Koffler; Estelle & Martin Kosoy; Sheila & Marvyn Kussner; Deborah & Gary

Lands; Judy & David Langill; Glennie & Nathan Lidenberg; Burtha & Henry Liss; Jean & Richard Lorie; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson; Susan & Gerry Maldoff; Miller, Sapera & Company; Anne Moranis; Susan & Paul Munk;Randy Noble; Esta & Harry Palter; Ann & Gary Posen; Jane & Russell Rendely and Family; Avra Rosen; Ariella Rohringer & Earl Rotman; Myriam Rubin & Lou Glait; Adele Sager; Susan & Dr. Mark Sager; Ethel Sapera; Matthew Sapera & Darren Sukonick; Terri Sapera & Craig Reith; Margot & Ted Samuel; Judy & Joshua Shigris; Carol & Lionel Schipper; Sandra & Colin Shleifman and Family; Viviane & Sheldon Silverberg; Lorraine Simpson; Micki & Leonard Simpson; Joanne Smith-Cutler & Stan Fisher; Lawrence Smith and Family; Joan Starkman & Aaron Hendler; Cecile Stein; Francie & Martin Storm; Howard Sud; Esther & Dr. Marvin Tile; Lillian & Stephen Vineberg; Natalie & Lenny Waldman; Sandra & Lionel Waldman; Barbara & Allan Weiss and Family; Janet & Jamie Williamson; Shari & Michael Wilson; Judith & Jack Winberg; Nan & Jack Wiseman; Rosalind & Stanley Witkin; Linda Wolfe; Elizabeth Wolfe & Paul Schnier; Rose Wolfe; Lisa & Ran Zeev and Family

Holy Blossom Temple FoundationBella & David Allen, In Honour: Taffi & David AllisonYolande & Cyril Baldachin, In Honour: Mimi & Malcolm KronbyAllan Borodin, In Honour: Holly & John LaskinBeryl Borsook, In Memory: Roslyn Avery; Evelyn SibulashEsther Charney, In Memory: Carmen Horvath; Emil HorvathToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Florence DonnenfieldKassy Clodman, In Memory: Esther & Cyril Hersh

We thank our generous donors

n Evelyn Gold, mother of Harold Gold and Cyrelle Gold, sister of Margaret Hartn Larry Greene, father of Shelley Greene, Rick Greene and Nancy Aeder, brother of Beverly Bernardn Michael Hart, son of Jill Kamin & Murray Hart, brother of Aaron Hart and Jessica Hartn Michael Herman, husband of Mary Ellen Herman, father of Jake Herman and Rebecca Herman, son of Ruby Herman Green and brother of Robert Herman and Peter Hermann Harold Hertzman, husband of Florence Hertzman, father of Linda Rossman, David Hertzman, Gordon Hertzman and Leonard Hertzman, brother of Annette Naiman and Phyllis Schwartz

n Paul Kent, father of Andrew Kent and Peter Kent n Mildred Kirzner, mother of Eleanor Kirzner, Joanne Kirzner, Marsha Kirzner, Michael Kirzner and Lorraine Kirzner, sister of Jenny Klotzn Daniel Krangle, husband of Myra Krangle, father of Wynne Krangle, Janice Krangle and brother of David (Buddy) Kranglen Edna Lester, mother of Rhoda Lewis and Larry Lester, sister of Harold Emsign Rosalyn Locketz, wife of Seymour Locketz, mother of Happy Iscove and Cheryl Veiner, sister of Dorothy Jacobsn Joyce Lokash, mother of Paul Lokash, Susan Siskind and Barbara Soren, sister of Bob Liss

n Howard Malach, husband of Fran Malach, father of Lauren Malach, Sabrina Malach and Evan Malach, brother of Stephen Malachn Vivienne Manny, mother of Jill Macintyre and Cheryl Mannyn Marion Moses, wife of Ted Moses, mother of Robert Moses, Karen Willinskyn Jeanette Nestel, mother of Irene Frolic, Sydney Nestel and Gail Nesteln Barbara Norwich, mother of Kenneth Norwich, Marni Norwich, Stephanie Norwich and Liora Norwich, sister of Judith Priwes and Howard Grossn Ruth Rashkis, mother of Elizabeth Cyna and John Rashkis

n Rochelle Sager, wife of Calvin Sager, mother of Fern Sager, Carrie Sager, Melanie Sager and sister of Sandra Matteson-Lobln Lillian Sokalsky, mother of Eleanor Wittlin and Michael Sokalsky, sister of Paul Resnickn Hartley Steinberg, husband of Eleanor Steinberg, father of Jeffrey Steinberg, Thea Kraus and David Steinberg, brother of Ronald Steinberg and Joyce Lampertn Donna Uster, mother of John Ustern Ruth Verbeeten, mother of Yvonne Verbeetenn Sylvia Wasserman, mother of Toba Offman, Ellen Moss, Gary Wasserman and Pam Hendelsman

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Meryl Cole, In Memory: Rabbi Stephen & Karen Franklin; Etta Ginsberg McEwanHelen Dicker, In Memory: Sharon Neiss & Gordon ArbessSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Heather Crawford & Larry Ritchie; Miriam & Marvin Dryer; Diana & Marvin Goodman; Elizabeth Johnson &Leslie Rose; Edith Kirzner; Gwenn & Gary Liss; Jean & Richard Lorie; Myrna Ross; Marlene & Robert Ruderman; Brenda & Fred Saunders; Alison & Alan Schwartz; Frances & Philip Shapiro; Saundra & Henry Sherman; Sheila & Bob Smolkin; Phyllis & Dr. Manny SpivakDr. Brian Hands, In Appreciation: Karen & Stephen Diamond; Madison DiamondMichael Hart, In Memory: Freda Ariella & Arthur Muscovitch; Sandy & Gordon Atlin; Matilda Bigio; Florence Donnenfield; Nora & Jack Freund; Sybil & Jack Geller; Ruth & Lawrence Sax; Frances & Philip ShapiroDr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Karen Hausman; Sandra Hausman; Eleanor & Peter Loebel; Mary McCloskey & Russ Brown; Howard & Annette Ross and FamilyFrances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Sandra Hausman; Paula & Peter Schatz and Family Esther Hersh, In Honour: Beryl Chernin; Myrna Freedman; Holly & John Laskin and FamilyBarbara & Robert Hodes, In Honour: Taffi & David AllisonMichelle Katz & Larry Blumenthal, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwanGershon Kohn, Yahrzeit: Aron Kohn and Family; Harry Kohn and Family; Sid Kohn and Family; Evelyn Rayson and FamilyDaniel Krangle, In Memory: Sandy & Gordon Atlin; Nora & John FreundPeter Loebel, In Honour: Barbara Applebaum; Sandra Hausman; Marilyn Hayes & Sidney Schwartz; David Marshall; Janice Steinberg; Arlene Stone; Nancy & Peter TheimerMarion Moses, In Memory: Carmen and Emil HorvathDr. Sidney Nathan, In Memory: Sandra HausmanBarbara Norwich, In Memory: Floyd & Barbara SternMurray Sibulash, In Memory: Evelyn SibulashLillian Sokalsky, In Memory: Myrna FreedmanRuth Verbeeten, In Memory: Nita Cohen; The Partners and Staff of Stern Cohen LLP; Dimitra Davidson and Family; Lorraine Diment; Lauren & Jeff Fleischmann and Family; Adele & Philip Glassman; Sharon Leuchter; Beverliey Nash Temesvary; Erin Norris & Larry Davidson and Family; Elise Green; Elizabeth Kalinowski; Karen & Ernie Rubenstein; Susan Sharpe; Toby & Joey Tanenbaum; Gwen Whittall; Cindy & Mike WymanVallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: Gayda & Kenn Coblin

Nell Warren, In Memory: Carmen Horvath; Emil Horvath

Holy Blossom Temple Renewal ProjectToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Ellen & Stephen ReingoldMeryl Cole, In Memory: Marlene & Dr. Robert RudermanWendy Eisen, In Honour: Alison SchwartzMichael Hart, In Memory: Marlene & Dr. Robert RudermanDr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Frances & Paul HellenFrances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Norma & George SteinerBernard Herman, In Memory: Alison & Alan SchwartzHarold Hertzman, In Memory: Esther & Cyril HershCarol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Frances & Paul HellenLeonard Levy, In Honour: Corinne Engel; Ellen J. ReichbaumIsaac Morgulis, In Honour: Frances & Paul HellenRabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Caroline IngvaldsenMichael Rotsztain, In Honour: Rosalie (Ookie) SussmanHartley Steinberg, In Memory: Wendy & Elliott EisenNorma & George Steiner, In Honour: Frances & Paul Hellen

Israel Study FundDalia Alalouf, In Appreciation: Caroline IngvaldsenSandra & Gordon Atlin, In Honour: Sheila & David FreemanDebra Bennett, In Honour: Ellen LevineMeryl Cole, In Memory: Mike Kerdman, Arlene RothJeffrey Denaburg, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow FamilyHappy Iscove, In Appreciation: Stefanie Hill & Greg Mahon and FamilyGloria & Norman Jacobs, In Appreciation: Marilyn HahnTerrye Kuper, In Honour: Nancy RuthRosalyn Locketz, In Memory: Allison & Lorne WolinskyJudy Nyman & Harley Mintz, In Appreciation: Jacki & Walter SeatonAlfred Rudin, In Memory: Wendy & Peter SaucierVallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: Michelle Katz & Larry Blumenthal and Family

Jacob’s Tower FundBernard Herman, In Memory: Marilyn Shesko & David HertzmanDavid Hertzman, In Honour: Florence HertzmanHarold Hertzman, In Memory: Wendy & Elliott Eisen; Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz; Brenda & Fred Saunders; Helen & Edward Sheffman; Laura Hellen-Zunder; Mira Zunder; Rachel ZunderEleanor Leibel, In Memory: Marilyn Shesko & David HertzmanRabbi Sharon Sobel, In Honour: Jill Hertzman

Noa Wise, In Honour: Florence Hertzman

Joan Kerbel Leadership Development FundGeneral Donation: The Charney Family FoundationDebra Bennett, In Honour: Ruthe SchipperToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Pnina MargoleseKassy Clodman, In Memory: Gail & Gary Goodman; HBT Sisterhood; Sheila & Bob SmolkinPamela Halpern, In Honour: Ruthe SchipperMichael Hart, In Memory: Gail & Gary Goodman; Etienne & Aubrey KaplanHoly Blossom Temple Sisterhood, In Honour: Olivia D’Souza; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Mary SeldonCaroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Ruthe SchipperMarie Knaul, In Honour: HBT SisterhoodDaniel Krangle, In Memory: Daisy & Sydney JacobsEllen Levine, In Honour: Ruthe SchipperVivienne Manny, In Memory: Thelma DubinskyMarion Moses, In Memory: Etienne & Aubrey KaplanAlberto Quiroz, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow FamilyMari Lynn Rusak, In Appreciation: Elana FehlerEleanor & Lawrence Wittlin, Mazal Tov: Myrna Freedman

Library Book FundRabbi Edward Goldfarb, In Appreciation: Sheila & Fred LevittPamela Halpern, In Honour: Zoe KleinFrances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Ike MorgulisCaroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Zoe KleinHank Rosen, In Honour: Helen MosoffEsther Siegel, In Memory: Jean & Lewis Applebaum and FamilyRuth Verbeeten, In Memory: Marilyn HochmanGoldie Wolpin, In Memory: Ethel & Harold Freeman

Dow & Fredzia Marmur Program for Educational ExcellenceSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Sandy & Gordon AtlinCynthia Good, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwanEnid Harris, In Memory: Sybil & Jack GellerJoseph Hodes, In Honour: Barbara Thal Hodes & Robert HodesTerrye Kuper, In Honour: Sybil & Jack Geller; Julie & Michael NoordenPeter Loebel, In Honour: Ellen KarabanowRabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur, In Honour: Linda Wolfe

Rabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur, In Appreciation: Stefanie Hill & Greg Mahon and FamilyRabbi Sharon Sobel, In Honour: Ellen KarabanowEsther & Dr. Marvin Tile, In Honour: Ellen KarabanowRuth Verbeeten, In Memory: Madelaine Epstein

Musical Heritage FundNaomi Bell, In Honour: Elaine & Dr. Harvey SocolDebra Bennett, In Honour: Pamela HalpernGillian Bookman, In Honour: Gloria GordonToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Sheila Bacher; Dr. Mildred Eisenberg; Helena & David Fine; John Freund & Family; Sybil & JackGeller; HBT Temple Singers; Bambi Katz and Family; Linda & Abraham Neufeld; Mari Lynn Rusak; Saundra & Henry Sherman; Bernice & Walter SolesMeryl Cole, In Memory: Joy & Charles Cohen; Mary & Henry SeldonKassy Clodman, In Memory: Mary & Henry SeldonLouis Dennis, Yahrzeit: June Dennis and FamilySusanne & Dr. Stuart Egier, In Honour: Paula KirshBirdie Fisher, Yahrzeit: Barbara Himel and FamilyRoy Fisher, Yahrzeit: Barbara Himel and FamilySybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Mary & Henry SeldonEvelyn Gold, In Memory: HBT Temple Singers; Sheila & Bob SmolkinPamela Halpern, In Honour: Jan & Keith Allin; Carla Baudot; Matilda Bigio; HBT Temple Singers; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Ellen Levine; Sharon Miller; Shelley Miller; Lewis Molot; Eva Ormut; Joanne Roher; Razelle Roebuck & David MacCoy; Barb WeisfeldMichael Hart, In Memory: Linda & Abraham Neufeld; Sandi & Andy ShaferFrances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Susan & Murray LiebermanBernard Herman, In Memory: Alan Wintraub, Phyllis Wintraub Holy Blossom Temple Singers, In Appreciation: Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and FamilyCaroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Jan & Keith Allin; Carla Baudot; Matilda Bigio; Pamela Halpern; HBT Temple Singers; Ellen Levine; Sharon Miller; Shelley Miller; Lewis Molot; Eva Ormut; Joanne Roher; Barb WeisfeldWalter Kerkkamp, In Memory: HBT Singers; Jill Kamin & Murray HartCarol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Paula KirshEllen Levine, In Honour: Pamela HalpernCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Tanny & Charles KadinRuth Rashkis, In Memory: Jeanette & Harvey GrosmanCantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: The Gordon-ChowFamily

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Sandra Schafer, In Honour: Harriette LaingLillian Sokalsky, In Memory: Gloria GordonJudith Wilansky, In Honour: HBT Temple Singers

Musical Legacy FundNaomi Bell, In Honour: Mary & Henry SeldonToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Liz & Reuben BromsteinMarta & Sydney Collins, In Honour: Mary & Henry SeldonPamela Halpern, In Honour: Debra Bennett; Corinne Berinstein; Caroline IngvaldsenCaroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: Debra Bennett; Corinne BerinsteinCarol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Tema & Irwin TitleEllen Levine, In Honour: Debra BennettRosalyn Locketz, In Memory: Mary & Henry SeldonCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Chuck Greenberg

Out of the Cold FundGeneral Donation: HBT Stagecraft; Melamed Pesach SederSandra & Gordon Atlin, In Honour: Harriet WolmanHarry Armel, Yahrzeit: Susan BermanNaomi Bell, In Honour: Bambi Katz and FamilyDebra Bennett, In Honour: Zoe KleinDavid Ber, In Honour: Carolyn & Stuart BergerLeo Berman, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and FamilyOliver Blatt, Mazal Tov: Sharon Neiss & Gordon ArbessPhyllis Blidner, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green; Judy Malkin & Elliott JacobsonMildred Bullas, In Memory: Myrna SandlerLou Caylor, In Memory: Maxine & Michael FinkelsteinDr. Ron Charach, In Appreciation: HBT BrotherhoodToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Terrye & Jack KuperIke Cohen, In Honour: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck Litman; Maxine HenryJean Conn, In Honour: Sylvia & Harvey NaftolinNoah Davis, Mazal Tov: Sharon Neiss & Gordon ArbessSue & Louis Devor, In Honour: Mia & David LouisRuth Firestone, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green; Rosemary & Gary TileHarry Freeman, In Memory: Roslyn AverySybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Janice & Larry Babins; Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen; Bambi Katz and Family; Bernice & Yitz PencinerMortimer Goodman, In Memory: Annalee & Brian Schnurr and FamilyMichael Hart, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice Green; Ann & Gary PosenEsther Hersh, In Honour: Bernice Goren and Family

Harold Hertzman, In Memory: Sandy & Gordon AtlinEthel Koranyi, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and FamilyNicholas Koranyi, Yahrzeit: Susan Berman and FamilyLaurenne Kredentser, In Honour: Debra Muchnik & Neil KredentserTerrye Kuper, In Honour: Esther & Marvin TileCarol & Alan Lavine, In Honour: Sue & Louis DevorFern Lebo & Alan Brudner, In Honour: Nancy-Gay & Maxwell RotsteinRosalyn Locketz; In Memory: Susan & Joseph Young and FamilyPeter Loebel, In Honour: Morty Eisen & Lesley HornikJoyce Lokash, In Memory: Susanne & Dr. Stuart EgierDiane & Peter Mandell, In Honour: Sue & Louis DevorShoshana Mirel & Devin Welch, In Honour: Judy Malkin & Elliott JacobsonMarion Moses, In Memory: Linda & Abraham NeufeldPhyllis & Gil Nefsky, In Honour: Nancy-Gay & Maxwell RotsteinJeannette Nestel, In Memory: Sue & Louis DevorJim Newman, In Honour: Joy & Herbert WolfsonJudy Nyman & Harley Mintz, In Appreciation: Risa Mintz & Gary Himeland FamilyHoward Roger, In Honour: HBT BrotherhoodHartley Steinberg, In Memory: Ann & Gary PosenPearl Surdin, In Memory: Shelly Berenbaum & Chuck LitmanGoldie Wolpin, In Memory: Kathy & Maurice GreenKenneth Wyman, Yahrzeit: Katrina Wyman; Michael Wyman

Harry & Cecile Pearl Youth Award Endownment FundSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Joyce & Fred ZemansJean Godfrey, In Memory: Joyce & Fred ZemansFrances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Joyce & Fred ZemansDaniel Krangle, In Memory: Joyce & Fred Zemans

Plaut Manor FundPeter Loebel, In Honour: Jan Hughes & Bernard FriedmanDaniel Krangle, In Memory: Ellen KarabanowGlenda Mindlin, In Honour: Etta Ginsberg McEwan

Prayer Book FundMeryl Cole, In Memory: Brenda & Fred SaundersFern Daiter, In Honour: Howard S. BlackFrances & Paul Hellen: Janis Hughes & Bernard FriedmanBernard Herman, In Memory: Brenda & Fred SaundersRose Patchen, Yahrzeit: Marilyn Hahn

Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Brenda & Fred Saunders

Project TikvahGeneral Donation: Nonni Akler; Ricki GallenSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Gail & Barry SilverMichael Hart, In Memory: Gail & Barry Silver and FamilyHarold Hertzman, In Memory: Mark Jordan; Gail & Barry SilverClara Pollock, Yahrzeit: Dr. Sheila PollockRuth & Morris Silver, In Honour: Gail & Barry Silver and Family

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundsRabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: B’nei Mitzvah Class 2011;Elinor Borsook; Jacqueline & Arthur Caplan; Allison Colt & Brahm Hauer;Cathi & John Freedman; The Gordon-Chow Family; Pam Halpern; Florence Hertzman; HBT Sisterhood; Elizabeth Johnson & Leslie Rose; Tanny & Charles Kadin; Myra Krangle and Family; + Levokovic Family; Eleanor Steinberg and Family; Marlene & Robert Zeldin Rabbi John Moscowitz: Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Lyle H. StanwayRabbi John Moscowitz: Dr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Joan PalterLee; Lyle H. StanwayRabbi John Moscowitz: Hartley Steinberg, In Memory: Arlene RothRabbi John Moscowitz: Bruce Young, In Honour: Bonnie & Neil BlonderRabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Pearl & Mark Berens; The Canadian Church’s Forum for Global Ministries; Claire Goodman; The Gordon- Chow Family; Suzanne Heft; Hoppe & Tepperman Families; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Happy Iscove; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Ellen Levine; Family of Joyce Lokash; Carole J. Paul; Karen & Robert WillinskyRabbi Yael Splansky: Marcia Hebscher, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom MarkowitzRabbi Yael Splansky: Ellen Levine, In Honour: Caroline Ingvaldsen;Zoe KleinRabbi Yael Splansky: Edna Lester, In Memory: Arlene RothRabbi Karen Thomashow, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow Family; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Elizabeth Johnson & Leslie Rose; Jill Kamin &Murray Hart and Family; Harriette Laing; Marcy & John Lillard; Diana & Norman ShiffmanRabbi Karen Thomashow: Debra Bennett, In Honour: CarolineIngvaldsenRabbi Karen Thomashow: Michael Hart, In Memory: Arlene RothRabbi Karen Thomashow: Sam Hebscher, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom Markowitz

Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, In Appreciation: The Cyna Family; The Jean Godfrey Family; The Gordon-Chow Family; HBT Sisterhood; The Rashkis FamilyRabbi Edward Goldfarb: Vivienne Manny, In Memory: Ellen KarabanowRabbi Edward Goldfarb: David Morgulis, Yahrzeit: Ike MorgulisRabbi Edward Goldfarb: Diana Morgulis, Yahrzeit: Ike MorgulisCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Phyllis Benjamin andFamily; Elinor Borsook; Cathi & John Freedman; The Gordon-Chow Family; Florence Hertzman; HBT Temple Singers; Tanny & Charles Kadin; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and Family; Myra Krangle; Rhoda Lewis and Family; Shelley Miller; Marla Powers; Sima & Joe Rosen; Eleanor Steinberg and Family; Marlene & Robert ZeldinCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Dr. Ian J. Akiyama, In Appreciation:Ben Powers; Marla Powers; Zeesy PowersCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Toby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, InHonour: The Gordon-Chow FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Meryl Cole, In Memory: Jan & RobertSimonskyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Pamela Halpern, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Caroline Ingvaldsen, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Leonard Levy, In Honour: Tanny &Charles KadinCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Ethel Hebscher, Yahrzeit: MelodieHebscher & Tom MarkowitzCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Jacob Markowitz, Yahrzeit: Melodie Hebscher & Tom MarkowitzCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Henrietta Vine, In Memory: Marie KnaulCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Richard Vrooman, In Honour: TheGordon-Chow FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Vallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: The Gordon-Chow FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner: Judith Wilansky, In Honour: The Gordon- Chow FamilyCantor Benjamin Z. & Hope Maissner, Mazal Tov: Razelle Roebuck & David MacCoyCantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Pearl & Mark Berens; Allison Colt & Brahm Hauer; The Jean Godfrey Family; Stefanie Hill & Greg Mahon and Family; Caroline Ingvaldsen; Happy Iscove; Diana & Norman Shiffman; Karen & Robert Willinsky

Nancy Ruth Educational FundKassy Clodman, In Memory: Nancy RuthSybil & Jack Geller, In Honour: Nancy RuthEvelyn Gold, In Memory: Nancy Ruth

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Bernard Herman, In Memory: Nancy RuthHarold Hertzman, In Memory: Nancy Ruth

Olsberg Rutsatz FundFrances & Paul Hellen, In Honour: Karen Koller & Andy Vazur

Lorraine Sandler Tribute Endowment FundCaroline Erlich, In Appreciation: AnonymousBluma Feintuch, In Appreciation: Caroline & Danny MandellPam Hamovitch, In Appreciation: Caroline & Danny Mandell; Kita BetClassHoly Blossom Temple Preschool Staff, In Appreciation: HBT Preschool ChildrenEllen Horwitz, In Appreciation: AnonymousRhonda & Paul Krandel and Family, In Honour: Lorraine Sandler and FamilyDebbi Snider, In Appreciation: AnonymousDebbie Spiegel, In Appreciation: Caroline IngvaldsenSharon Stein, In Appreciation: Caroline & Danny Mandell

Shacharit Breakfast FundInge Angermann, In Memory: Channah & Perry CohenGloria Awerbuck, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and FamilyMendel Awerbuck, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and FamilyElsie Berger, In Memory: Floyd & Barbara Stern; Grandchildren; Great GrandchildrenHerman Berger, In Memory: Floyd & Barbara Stern; Grandchildren;Great GrandchildrenJudy Burstein, Yahrzeit: Dr. David Burstein and FamilyMiriam Cohen, Yahrzeit: Sue & Louis DevorSylvia Cohen, Yahrzeit: Channah & Perry CohenSidney Coopman, Yahrzeit: Joy & Barry GalesChaim Drujan, Yahrzeit: Judy DruyanMartha Drujan, Yahrzeit: Judy DruyanLorne Dunkelman, Yahrzeit: Thelma DunkelmanDr. David Eisen, Yahrzeit: Joy & Herb WolfsonYetta Fishbein, Yahrzeit: Rina & Saul FishbeinAlex Flomen, Yahrzeit: Mona & Robert SherkinFreund Holocaust Victims, In Memory: Nora & John FreundFanny Galfund, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and FamilyPaul Galfund, In Memory: Lillian Sherman and Family

Leah Gold, Yahrzeit: Esther & Marvin TileBeverley Gurza, Yahrzeit: Terrye KuperMichael Hart, In Memory: Jill Kamin & Murray Hart and FamilyDr. Larry Hausman, In Honour: Ida & Ronald TuggCharles Heller, Yahrzeit: Frances & Philip ShapiroBernard Herman, In Memory: Wendy Eisen; Carole ZuckerHarold Hertzman, In Memory: Florence Hertzman and FamilySam Hoppe, In Memory: Bonnie & Sheldon Hoppe and Family, Mary HoppeAnn Ichelson, Yahrzeit: Marla PowersEly Ichelson, Yahrzeit: Marla PowersBianca Israeli, Yahrzeit: Leora MacDonald and FamilyJack Israeli, Yahrzeit: Leora MacDonald and FamilyMeyer Jacobs, Yahrzeit: Daisy & Sydney JacobsSol Jacobs, Yahrzeit: Daisy & Sydney JacobsHarold Kamin, In Memory: Jill KaminSala Kampelmacher, Yahrzeit: Judy DruyanWolf Kampelmacher, Yahrzeit: Judy DruyanJack Kirzner, Yahrzeit: Edith Kirzner and FamilyIrene Klein, Yahrzeit: Veronica MandelHerman Knaul, Yahrzeit: Marie KnaulFelicia Knaul, Yahrzeit: Marie KnaulSigmund Knaul, Yahrzeit: Marie KnaulRose Langer, Yahrzeit: Sheila & Melvyn RubinoffLaszlo Lantos, Yahrzeit: Agnes Lantos; Robert LantosAshley Lerman & Evan Dalgorf, In Honour: Barbara & Shawn DalgorfAlex Mandel, Yahrzeit: Veronica MandelIsadore Margolese, Yahrzeit: Pnina MargoleseDavid Redner, In Memory: Debbie Redner & Benjamin Applebaum andFamilyPauline Rosen, In Memory: Ruth & Carl RosenShilly Rosen, In Memory: Laz RosenShilly Rosen, Yahrzeit: Avra Rosen; Laz RosenAnna Rosenbaum, Yahrzeit: Pnina MargoleseHarry Rubenstein, Yahrzeit: Eileen & David BergerIda Ruderman, Yarzheit: Marlene & Robert RudermanClement Rudman, Yahrzeit: Matilda BigioDr. Henry Sager, Yahrzeit: Adele Sager and FamilyElla Schaefer Sax, Yahrzeit: Julia & Michael Sax

Can Ser, In Honour: Teresa & Alberto Quiroz and FamilyAaron Sinaisky, Yahrzeit: Sydney Sennet and FamilyLouis Stein, Yahrzeit: Lily SteinShirley Steinberg, Yahrzeit: Ellen & Alan LevineRachel Stern, Yahrzeit: Martin Stern and FamilyGeorge Weisfeld, Yahrzeit: Hope Maissner & Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner

Shiva LeadersShiva Leaders, In Appreciation: Claire Goodman; Myra Krangle and Family

Singer Smith Youth Award FundMichael Rotsztain, In Honour: Alexis Singer & Brian Nichols

Stagecraft FundToby & Gordon (Gary) Ciglen, In Honour: Ellen KarabanowSusanne & Dr. Stuart Egier, In Honour: Ellen Karabanow; Barbara & Paul SorenMortimer Goodman, In Memory: Ellen KarabanowPaul Kent, In Memory: Ellen Karabanow

Al & Dora TrackIda Goldberg, In Honour: Barbara Track; Norman Track; Susan Track

Donna Uster Memorial FundDonna Uster, In Memory: Janet & Tom Alderman; Claudia & Rick Chad; Bonnie Croll & Robert Henry; Diana & Marvin Goodman; Phyllis & Gary Gould; Missy Gould & Ryan Jawitz; Milly & Harvey Kirsh; Lorraine & Sonny Langer; Marcie & Gary Mansfield; Blanche & Joel Panet; Phillip Rubinoff and Family; David Shapiro; Gary Shapiro; Francesca & Harold Spring; Sandra & Jimmy Srebrolow; Shindle Ulrich and Family; Faith & Howard Weinberg

Gordon and Linda Wolfe Family Youth Award Endowment FundEden Gelgoot, In Honour: Linda WolfeAmanda Wolfe, In Honour: Linda WolfeJake Wolfe, In Honour: Linda WolfeLinda Wolfe, In Honour: Ellen KarabanowSamantha Wolfe, In Honour: Linda Wolfe

Leonard Wolfe Memorial FundHarry Eckler, In Memory: Honey Wolfe

Youth Awards FundDalia Alalouf, In Appreciation: Pamela HalpernDebra Bennett, In Honour: Corinne BerinsteinEsther Charney, In Memory: Sara ClodmanKassy Clodman, In Memory: Francine & Kevin Arnold and Family; Edith Kirzner; Myrna Ross; Debbie & Randy SpiegelConfirmation Class 2011, In Honour: Sandra Dawe & Lloyd Hoffer and Family; Cathi & John Freedman and Family; Sybil & Jack Geller; Jane & Robert Herman; Ronna Rubin & Philip Smith and Family; DeborahZemans & Daryl GelgootOscar Crawford Ritchie, Mazal Tov: Judy & Carl RitchieJeffrey Denaburg, In Appreciation: Bambi Katz & Al FreireichEden Gelgoot, Mazal Tov: Deborah Zemans & Daryl GelgootJonathan Gordon-Chow, Mazal Tov: Helena & David FinePamela Halpern, In Honour: Edith KirznerMichael Hart, In Memory: Miriam & Marvin Dryer; The Gordon-Chow FamilyMichael Herman, In Memory: Debbie & Randy SpiegelHappy Iscove, In Appreciation: The Gordon-Chow FamilyKaren Kollins, In Appreciation: HBT Religious SchoolDori Levine, In Appreciation: Anthony GoodmanEllen Levine, In Honour: Corinne BerinsteinElana Paice Lidsky, In Appreciation: HBT Religious SchoolRosalyn Locketz, In Memory: Debbie & Randy SpiegelCantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In Appreciation: Max ValentineFaye Mintz, In Memory: Sara ClodmanRabbi John Moscowitz, In Appreciation: Max ValentineCantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In Appreciation: Max ValentineSheila Smolkin, In Appreciation: Edith KirznerDeborah Spiegel, In Appreciation: Sara Clodman; The Gordon-Chow Family; Pamela Halpern; Rhonda Rovan & Howard Rosenberg and FamilyRabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation: Max ValentinePaige Tuchner, Mazal Tov: Janet & Norman ShinerVallry & Arieh Waldman, In Honour: Hartley Waldman and Family

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Life at Holy BlossomWeekly on MondaysSept. 12 . . . . . Ongoing Mondays @ the Temple 10:00 am

Sept. 12 . . . . . Mincha/Maariv Service Leaders Workshop 7:30 pm

Weekly on WednesdaysSept. 14-Oct. 26 . HBT: You’re a Member, Now What? 7:30 pm

Weekly on WednesdaysSept. 14 . . . . . Ongoing Sisterhood Torah Study, Rabbi Edward

Goldfarb 9:30 amWeekly on ShabbatSept. 17 . . . . . Ongoing Torah Study, Rabbi John Moscowitz 9:00 am

Sept. 18 . . . . . Brotherhood Breakfast Club (AGM) 10:00 am

Sept. 20-Oct. 11 . Joshua Then and Now, Rabbi Michael Stroh 10:30 am

Sept. 22 . . . . . Book Talk, The Anatomy of Israel’s Survival, Hirsh Goodman 7:30 pm

Sept. 24 . . . . . Selichot, “What I Believe”, Rabbis Moscowitz, Landsberg, Dolgin, at Temple Emanu-El 9:00 pm

Sept. 24; Oct. 22; Nov. 26; Nov. 13 Brotherhood Breakfast Club 8:00 am

Sept 24; Oct 22; Nov 26; Dec 17; Jan 21 Women’s Rosh Hodesh Beit Midrash after Kiddush

Sept. 25 . . . . . Sunday Book Club, Sharon Singer 10:30 am

Oct. 14-16 . . . . Sisterhood Retreat, Rabbi Karen Thomashow 2 day event

Weekly on TuesdaysOct 16 . . . . . . Brotherhood Breakfast Club 8:00 am

Weekly on Tuesdays Oct. 18-Nov 22 Book Club, Cynthia Good 9:30 am

Oct 22 and Nov 26 to the Dec 17 and Jan 28 Shabbat Meditation, Michelle Katz

Weekly on SundaysOct. 23 . . . . . . Ongoing Temple Singers, Cantor Maissner 10:00 am

Weekly on TuesdaysOct. 25 . . . . . . Ongoing Yiddish Novel, Rabbi Edward Goldfarb 11:00 amOct. 25 . . . . . . Rabbi Eric Yoffie 8:00 pm

Weekly on WednesdaysOct. 26 . . . . . . Ongoing Advanced Hebrew Grammar, Rabbi Edward

Goldfarb 11:00 am

Oct. 29 . . . . . Siddur Pichei Kodesh Launch 10:30 am

Oct. 30 . . . . . Leadership Development Institute 10:30 am

Oct. 31 . . . . . Plaut Humanitarian Award to Dr . Mary Jo Leddy 8:00 pm

Nov. 1 . . . . . . Holocaust Education Week Opening Night, 7:30 pm The Eichmann Trial – Dr . Deborah Lipstadt

Nov. 2, 16, 30 . . Films of the Jewish Diaspora, Dr . Gillian Helfield, 7:30 pm

Nov. 5; Dec 3, Jan 7; Dec 6 Learner’s Minyan, Rabbi Edward Goldfarb 8:00 pm

Nov. 7-21 . . . . Study as Worship, Rabbi Yael Splansky 7:30 pm

Nov. 9, 23, Dec. 7 Three Iranian Women, Dr . Rivanne Sandler 7:30 pm

Nov. 10 . . . . . Yossi Klein Halevi 8:00 pm

Nov. 11-13 . . . . Scholar in Residence Weekend, Rabbi Steven Leder 3 day event

Nov. 13 . . . . . Brotherhood Breakfast Club 8:00 am

Nov. 17 . . . . . Benny Morris 8:00 pm

Weekly on TuesdaysNov. 29-Dec. 6 . . Festive and Reflective Psalms, Rabbi Karen

Thomashow 7:30 pm

Dec. 1 . . . . . . The Future of the West 9/11 Ten Years On, Mark Steyn 8:00 pm

Dec. 6 . . . . . . Judaism Across the Spectrum: A panel discussion, Rabbis Moscowitz, Frydman-Kohl, Steinmetz . 8pm

Dec. 17; Jan. 28 . Shabbat Meditation, Michelle Katz 10:15 am

WorshipDaily ServicesMon. to Fri. at 7.30 a.m. ShacharitMon. to Thur. at 6 p.m. MinchaSun. at 9 a.m. Shacharit

Shabbat ServicesFri. at 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat ServicesSat. at 10.30 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceSat. at 10.30 a.m. Family Shabbat Service

Tot Shabbat:Sept 16, 6 p.m. Pot Luck Picnic following ServiceOct 21, 5.30 p.m. (Service & Craft)Nov 4, 6.p.m. (Service & Pot luck dinner)Nov 18, 5.30 p.m. (Service & Craft)

Shabbat Fusion: October 28, November 25Shacharit on Monday, September 5 and on Monday, October 10 will be at 9 am

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