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ADAR I 5774
ADAR-NISAN 5775
FEBRUARY 2014
MARCH 2015
FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY
Rabbi Debra Landsberg
I realized that I had become the "Women and..." rabbi.
Upon ordination I became assistant rabbi at The Temple in Atlanta, Georgia. A large part of that
role for me was community engagement—for both the synagogue and the broader community. I
was invited to teach regularly: in churches of various persuasions, in other synagogues (of more
limited persuasions), and in innumerable Jewish organizations. When I would inquire whether there
was a subject in particular that the inviting group wanted me to address, the answer seemed to be
The Foregone Conclusion: "Yes, Rabbi, could you please talk about women and...." Sometimes it
was general ("Women and Judaism"); other times it was quite particular ("Women and the Rabbis
of the Talmudic Era"). Yet there was a consistency about the ask that astonished me.
This was happening in the late 1990s. The second wave of feminism had already passed. Women
had been ordained as rabbis in the Reform movement since the early 1970s, and I was certainly
not the first female rabbi to have served in Atlanta. So after my first year at The Temple, I simply
stopped. Although I continued my monthly women's Rosh Chodesh study group, I otherwise
refused (politely, I hope) to teach anything "Women and..." My teaching specialty became—as it
was from the get-go for my male colleagues —"All Things (gender-neutral) Jewish."
We are now a few years on. Different century, different country, different congregation. What is
new? A woman has been ordained as an Orthodox rabbi, while the liberal movements are
bemoaning the disappearance of men in synagogue leadership.
I think it is time for us to have a good "Women and..." conversation.
Actually, Nisan seems the most propitious time for us to have that conversation. Nisan is the
month of Pesach, and as R. Avira declared: it was as a reward for the righteous women of that
generation that the Israelites were delivered from Egypt. (B Talmud Sotah 11b). So please join
me in celebrating the month of redemption with learning and discussion:
"Women and....."
Shabbat Around the Table Potluck
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Nisan
Friday, March 20
6:30pm
RSVP by March 17. (You will see reminders on the March calendar, page 2; and a box on page 3.)
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MARCH 2015
AT A GLANCE—WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH
SUNDAY
1
10 ADAR
8:30 AM Minyan
MONDAY
2
11 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
9:30 AM
The Centre Sunday
WEDNESDAY
12 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
4
13 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
17 ADAR
8:30 AM Minyan
7:30 AM Minyan
Megillah Reading
9
18 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
10
19 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
11
20 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
7 PM Social Action
Committee Mtg.
15
17
18
25 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
7 PM Religious
Practices
Committee Mtg.
2 NISAN
8:30 AM Minyan
26 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
23
3 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
NO CJLL
27 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
12
19
9 NISAN
30
10 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
9:30 AM
The Centre Sunday
13
22 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
4 NISAN
25
5 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
5:30 PM
Hebrew Booster
8:15 AM
Adult Hebrew
11 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
11 AM Small Fry
Passover (see page 7)
7:30 PM
An
Evening with
7 PM Special General
Meeting re: Land Sale Joseph Boyden
(see page 12)
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29 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
21
1 NISAN
9 AM Shabbat Study
(see page 3)
7:30 AM Minyan
31
23 ADAR
9 AM Shabbat Study
6:30 PM Shabbat
Around the Table
(see page 3)
24
14
10:30 AM
Simcha Shabbat
Service (see page 3)
RSVP
Shabbat Around
the Table
5:30 PM
Hebrew Booster
10 AM
Choir Practice
28 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
26
1
12 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
6 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
27
7 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
28
8 NISAN
9 AM Shabbat Study
10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
RSVP
Small Fry
Passover Party
RSVP
Community
Passover Seder
(see page 7)
(see page 12)
8:30 AM Minyan
21 ADAR
7:30 AM Minyan
9:45 AM Adult Ed:
RSVP
An Evening with Rabbi Englander
(see page 6)
Joseph Boyden
(see page 4)
10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
8:15 AM
Adult Hebrew
NO HEBREW
BOOSTER
NO CJLL
16 ADAR
NO SHABBAT
STUDY
10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
11 AM 92 St. Y Film 7:30 PM
Board Meeting
(see page 6)
16
SATURDAY
7
7:30 AM Minyan
PURIM
7:30 PM
Fundraising &
Advancement
Committee Mtg.
24 ADAR
15 ADAR
8:15 AM
Adult Hebrew
10 AM
Choir Practice
8:30 AM Minyan
FRIDAY
6
8 PM Erev Shabbat Led by Rabbi Bielfeld
Service with TE-E
and Sinai Choirs
(at TE-E) (see page 3)
9:30 AM
The Centre Sunday
29
14 ADAR
7:30 PM
Choir Rehearsal
(see page 3)
22
THURSDAY
5
8:15 AM
Adult Hebrew
5:30 PM
Hebrew Booster
11 AM
Purim Carnival
8
TUESDAY
3
2
13 NISAN
7:30 AM Minyan
8:15 AM
Adult Hebrew
9:45 AM Adult Ed:
Rabbi Englander
(see page 6)
7:30 PM
Choir Practice
APRIL
APRIL
(see page 7)
3
14 NISAN
4
15 NISAN
8:30 AM Minyan
NO SHABBAT
Followed by
STUDY
Search for Chametz 10 AM
(see page 7)
Passover Service
with TE-E Choir
TEMPLE OFFICE (see page 7)
CLOSED
6 PM Community
FIRST SEDER
Passover Seder
(see page 7)
APRIL
APRIL
BULLETIN DEADLINE
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Content is at the editors’ discretion. randi@templeemanuel.ca sinervo@sympatico.ca
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MARCH 2015
Join us for Shacharit (morning service) minyan
every day at Emanu-El and for our
MARCH SHABBAT SERVICES
MARCH
TORAH PORTIONS
March 7
Ki Tissa
Exodus 30:11-34:35
March 14
Vayakhel-Pekudei
Exodus 35:1-40:38
March 21
Vayikra
Leviticus 1:1-5:26
March 28
Tzav
Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Deuteronomy 25:17-19
Friday, March 6……………………………...8:00 pm
TE-E & Sinai Choirs (see below)
Saturday, March 7..………………….…....10:30 am
Service led by Rabbi Bielfeld
Saturday, March 14…………….………....10:30 am
Friday, March 20…………………………….6:30 pm
Shabbat Around the Table (see below)
Saturday, March 21…………………...…..10:30 am
Simcha Shabbat (see below)
Saturday, March 28……………………...10:30 am
CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES
Friday, March 6.....................................
Friday, March 13...…………………...…...
Friday, March 20.……............................
Friday, March 27………………………..….
5:55 pm
7:04 pm
7:12 pm
7:21 pm
Erev Shabbat with the Choirs of
Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
Friday, March 6 at 8 pm
11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Purim Shpiel with David &
Music followed by the Carnival
CELEBRATING OUR OWN!
Join us for a special musical service that
will feature compositions by Cantor Charles
Osborne and Composer-in-Residence Ben
Steinberg of Temple Sinai and music
composed by our Chazzan Sheini-Choir
Director Judy Adelman Gershon as well as
others from TE-E.
Tickets for ALL RIDES & GAMES:
Children-$10
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 at 7:30 am
Megillah reading
Hope to see you there!
SHABBAT AROUND THE TABLE
Friday, March 20 at 6:30 pm
SIMCHA SHABBAT
Come for a Rosh Chodesh/Shabbat potluck
followed by conversation and learning
Saturday, March 21 at 10:30 am
Having a birthday or anniversary
this month? Come celebrate with us.
(see Rabbi’s message, front page)
RSVP (416) 449-3880 by March 17.
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MARCH 2015
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Pekka Sinervo
We've been talking about surplus land sales for a long time—perhaps close to the 40 years that our
ancestors wandered the Sinai.
I was reminded of how long this process has taken when, thumbing through the congregation's 2008
Strategic Plan, I came across the following regarding surplus land sales:
"For reasons of which we are not aware, these have never gone beyond the discussion stage.
We believe that it is now necessary, rather than desirable, to take this step."
The emphasis is in the original, perhaps reflecting some sense of frustration that progress had been slow.
And so, it now feels like we are approaching our Mount Nebo. The proposal to sell our surplus lands has gone from a
recommendation in our strategic plan, through a lot of hard work by dedicated volunteers, to reality. At the December 2014
annual general meeting, we together approved the plan—already accepted by the city—to create three residential lots at the
northeast end of our 6-acre parcel. We are well on our way to completing all the conditions for the severance of the three lots
by summer 2015. I and the Temple Board are excited to formally begin to market all three lots starting early this month.
As Yogi Berra is credited with saying, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." However, given the frothy
real estate market we are in, I believe we will be making decisions on the sale of one or more of the lots as early as end of
March. We will be listing the property on MLS starting in the second week of March, and we will be considering offers in the
last week of March. It is possible—I'd like to believe likely—that the congregation will have to decide on an offer to purchase
one or more of the three half-acre lots we have for sale.
Because of this possibility, the Board is scheduling a Special General Meeting of the congregation at 7:00 pm on Sunday,
March 29, 2015. Notice for this meeting appears in this month's Bulletin, next to my message. Additional background on the
meeting will be sent to you in the next few weeks. Of course, the possibility remains that an offer won't be submitted that the
Board would recommend to the congregation. In that event, we may choose to use that meeting to bring the congregation
up-to-date with next steps, or just cancel it until we get an appropriate offer.
In either case, please mark that evening in your calendars. I strongly encourage you to come to the meeting on Sunday
evening, March 29. Take part in a decision with very real implications for the future of our beloved shul.
On a related issue, we have been planning for significant improvements to our property. The House committee has been
working with the Land Use committee to develop a detailed plan for a new parking lot at the west end of our property—the
so-called grassy knoll—and a complete redesign and resurfacing of the parking lots surrounding our building. This project
entails planning for improved lighting, new signage, enhanced security features and improved accessibility to our building.
These are all essential improvements that the membership has been awaiting, for the most part, patiently. Other
improvements are also under consideration, though the Board will be giving priority to using the bulk of the proceeds to
create the endowments that help to ensure the long-term success of the congregation.
Please contact me or Howard Cramer, Temple Operations Administrator, if you’d like to get involved in this project. We
could use many heads and hands in this effort.
As always, I value hearing your comments or concerns. I'm particularly happy to field any queries on how you can get more
involved in Temple Emanu-El.
Don’t miss
The Temple Emanu-El
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
president@templeemanuel.ca
RE: SALE OF SURPLUS LANDS
Sunday, March 29 at 7 pm
Details above, in From the President
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MARCH 2015
Please Join Us for a Special Erev Shabbat Service and Oneg
to Celebrate
Rabbi Landsberg’s Bat Mitzvah Year
as Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi
Friday, May 8 at 8 pm
To honour our Rabbi’s dedication to all generations
and her influence on every aspect of our Jewish
lives, this celebration will also be a fundraiser.
We hope to raise $100,000 in support of our
congregation.
All donations are welcome! Double chai ($36) to
$5000!
Call the Temple office now to discuss your pledge
and set up a personally convenient payment plan.
Don’t miss this wonderful evening. RSVP by May 1!
For further information:
Marty Goldfarb
Goldfarb17@rogers.com
Pat Caplan
patriciacaplan7@gmail.com
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MARCH 2015
ADULT EDUCATION
WEDNESDAY STUDY
92nd Street Y presents
with
THE FUTURE OF GOD
RABBI LAWRENCE ENGLANDER
The What, Why and How of
Jewish Prayer
MUST SCIENCE AND RELIGION
ALWAYS BE OPPOSING AND
IRRECONCILABLE FORCES?
Why do we pray? What do we expect from God,
from our fellow worshippers? How do the words
and music affect us during prayer, and afterward?
How did the siddur (Jewish prayer book) come into
being, and how has it evolved? These are a few of
the questions Rabbi Englander will explore with
Temple Emanu-El prompted by Jewish texts from
the Bible to the present.
Dr. Reza Aslan, Andrew Zolli and David Eagleman look at
recent trends in theoretical physics and the response of
contemporary theologians to scientific theories and
discuss whether science and religion can, in fact, be
seen as complementary ways of understanding our world.
Three Wednesday morning lectures
at 9:45
Starting March 25
Pekka Sinervo
(Nonmembers are welcome:
$25 or $10 per lecture)
More details coming through THIS WEEK
eBlasts and in the April Bulletin
After 41 years of service, Rabbi Englander recently
stepped down as founding rabbi of Solel Congregation in
Mississauga. He now spends his time as president of
ARZENU and, as a gifted, warm-hearted teacher offering
wonderful learning opportunities. Last October he taught
about The Middle East Conflict Through Maps at TE-E.
Sunday, March 8 at 11 am
After the screening
will moderate a discussion.
Parents, please come back to TE-E to see the
film, enjoy the discussion and meet your children
at the end of their morning at the CJLL.
MONDAY SPRING 2015 LECTURES
Still time for you to subscribe
Send in your $35. Nonmembers, $45.
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
Coming Attractions
Thursday matinees at
CINEMA EMANU-EL
May 11
Sergei Plekanov on
The Ukrainian Crisis
Rick Phillips on
The Music of Tchaikovsky’s Ballets
Rob Steiner on Unlocking the News
Daniela Monaldi on Marie Curie and
J. Robert Oppeheimer
Katherine Barber on Hebrew and
Yiddush words in English
Speaker bios and topic synopses
coming in April Bulletin
All showings at 1:30 pm
Shlomo Schwartzberg will introduce
the films and lead a post-viewing discussion
April 16 The Cemetery Club
April 23 Avanim
May 7
Ushpizim
May 14 Walk on Water
April and May Bulletins will describe
plot synopsis for each Israeli film.
Ask your friends about the last book of
the 2014-2015 TE-E book-lecture series.
Although it’s not too long, it is very powerful!
On Thursday, April 30 Janna Nadler will review
The Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Reserve a copy through the Temple office.
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MARCH 2015
EMANU-EL SECOND NIGHT COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER
Saturday, April 4 at 6:00 pm
Reservation Deadline: Friday, March 27
Seating is LIMITED, so reserve now!
WE PROVIDE:
Seder plate, soup and the main course
Kitchen and serving staff
A beautiful & inspiring seder
YOU SUPPLY:
Side dish
Adults $25, Children (5 to 12), $10
A keen appetite of body, mind and spirit
Extended family welcome.
Reservations confirmed on receipt
of your payment.
If you can volunteer with setup, please contact
Dolores Wallis through the Temple office.
Children Newborn to age 7
along with Parents and Grandparents
are invited to
SMALL FRY
PASSOVER PARTY
Sunday, March 29 at 11 am
with
David
(one-half of Judy and David)
Passover songs, crafts, treats, stories!
RSVP by March 26
(416) 449-3872 ext. 11
tikka@templeemanuel.ca
PESACH 5775-2015
following morning minyan on
Friday, April 3
Bedikat Chametz
(Searching for Chametz)
Bring your children and grandchildren!
Saturday, April 4
Passover service at 10 am
with the Temple Emanu-El Choir
2nd Seder at 6:00 pm
RSVP by Friday, March 27
Friday, April 10
Yizkor (Memorial) service at 10 am
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MARCH 2015
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CENTRE FOR JEWISH LIVING AND LEARNING
Corey Margolese, OCT, MEd
My Report from the 2015 NFTY National Biennial Convention photos by Corey
On Friday the 13th I began my journey to
the NFTY Biennial in Atlanta with
frustration. My flight was delayed, someone was in my seat
and I reached my hotel room at 1:00 am. I was tired and
drained, but determined to put it behind me. My first step
was attending Shabbat morning services.
I joined the North East Lakes, Ohio and Michigan regions
for a combined morning service. There was an unmistakable
air of camaraderie and community in the room. I experienced
firsthand the desire of all of these youths to actively
participate in their Jewish heritage. Following the various
regional services, each smaller group of teens marched
through the conference venue with voices raised in joyous
song, carrying a Torah, and converged as a unified group of
1300 to worship together. Imagine, 1300 teenagers listening
to and absorbing Rabbi Rick Jacobs’ d'var torah because
they wanted to!
As much as I loved being with all of these inspirational young
people, I went to Atlanta to learn with other youth educators.
We attended interesting sessions, led by professionals from
across the URJ family and beyond. I met many community
leaders, professionals and volunteers, who came together
with the same goal in mind: learning about, and sharing,
ways to reach and promote the growth of our Jewish youth.
FEISTEY president Naomi RamoGisser had a fabulous time!
I am very excited to share what I learned with any who
are interested, but I particularly want to share my thoughts
related to a question posed by Rabbi Jacobs at the Shabbat
service: "If I don't do it, who will?"
We are constantly asking our youth to reflect on who they
are, what they value and how they connect to their Jewish
world. We are extremely dutiful about ensuring that our
young people are prepared for their bar/bat mitzvah. We join
committees and/or contribute ideas toward increasing
community involvement and connection. How many of us
continue to reflect upon, and to practice, those values that
connect us to our Jewish world? How many of us maintain
connection to our congregations and our Jewish
communities post b’nei mitzvah?
There are so many rewarding benefits to involvement in a
congregation. There is no greater evidence than what I saw
during my time in February at the NFTY convention—1300
teens who are involved in their congregations, their
communities and are strongly connected to their Jewish
selves; 1300 teens who can serve as positive examples for
other young people in our community. The inspiration for
them—and for me—is knowing that they have answered the
question they have asked themselves, the question that I
urge all of you to ask yourselves: “If I don’t do it, who will?”
FEISTEY advisor Ryan was there
too (on the left in red shirt)!
Corey, our CJLL director, with
URJ president Rick Jacobs
REMINDERS FROM THE CENTRE
CJLL classes—Sundays, March 1, 8, 29
Hebrew Booster classes—Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 24, 31
Purim Carnival—Sunday, March 1 (see page 3)
Small Fry Passover Party—Sunday, March 29 (see page 7)
No classes—Sundays, March 15, 22; Tuesday, March 17
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SHABBAT SHIRA/2015 BOARD INSTALLATION/
NFTY-NEL WINTER KALLAH/VE’AHAVTA CLOTHING DRIVE
photos by Walter Seaton
Shabbat on January 31, 2015 was hoppin’ at Emanu-El. FEISTEY, the Temple’s senior youth group, hosted a
regional gathering that drew 150 high school kids from temples in the GTA, Ottawa, New York and Ohio.
Some of the kids joined the Emanu-El choir and Cantor Trubashnik to participate in the Shabbat Shira service.
The 2015 Board was installed. Also on the weekend, another Ve’ahavta clothing drive.
Right: Everyone from the 2014 Board stayed on to provide
skill, guidance and commitment to President Pekka Sinervo’s
leadership. L to R: Robin Turack, Steve Lewis behind,
Cindy Cohanim, Geoff Gisser, Rabbi Landsberg,
Pekka Sinervo, Jeff Ambrose, Paul Leszner, Pat Caplan,
Murray Leiter, Betty London.
Missing: Ian Goldberg, Ellen Neeman & Peter Seligman
Left: Rehearsing for the Shabbat Shira service—
Cantor Trubashnik, chazzan sheini-choir
director Judy Gershon, the Temple Emanu-El
choir and some potential NFTY-NEL song
leaders
In response to winter’s fierce grip, Temple
Social Action co-chair Lee Weisser and
Frankie Rose bag more clothes to turn over
to Ve’ahavta to help those homeless people
sleeping on Toronto streets.
FEISTEY (Federation of Energetic, Independent Senior Temple
Emanu-El Youth) hosted Jewish teens from the NFTY-NEL region.
After a fast-paced and fun Friday night, they gathered in the social hall
prior to joining the congregation for the Shabbat service.
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YAHRZEITS ― Memorial anniversaries will be observed and kaddish recited in loving memory of the following:
March 1-7
Louis Arnold
Arthur Chisholm
Abraham Cohen
Laurie Dwolatzky
Allen Feldman
Hede Fliess
Jack Gold
Sylvain Grainger
Anna Habert
Milton Harris
Lillian Henteleff
Saul Kagan
Muriel Kay-Stein
Rose Krieger
Charles Miller
Rosalind Miller
Sally Miller
Fay Nemers
Jan Robertson
Minnie
Rosenbloom
Sandra Saitowitz
Boris Shields
Peggy Silver
Mary Sirulnikoff
Selma Steiner
Jessie Vertlieb
Simon Wilson
March 8-14
Ruth Acker
Manly Badner
Herbert Berne
Michael
Blumenthal
Joseph Brody
Anne Browne
Max Browne
Sally Browne
Simon Brunner
Joseph Buirski
Lilyan Caplan
Estelle Frankel
Evelyn Gould
Jack Gould
Claire
Halperin-Pashlin
Joseph Krongold
Rose
Marder-Marks
Dorothy Miller
Fanny Miller
Anne Nadel
Joseph Persofsky
Joe Seidner
Nettie Shankman
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Sara Leah
Sonabend
Abe Starke
Alan Telch
Pinchas Tishcoff
Mitchell Tozman
Charles Tyber
Colin Woolf
Florence Zelding
March 15-21
Debra Brick
Harold Denberg
Mary
Finkelstein-Finson
Gerald Gall
Israel Gotlieb
Abraham
Guttmann
Anna
Kampelmacher
Robin Kavanat
Nathan Lastman
Stanislas Mehl
Sylvia Morris
Jack Pashlin
Wilfred Rovan
Fay S. Ruby
Mary Sampson
Maxine Samuels
Anne Segal
Albert Singer
Solomon Stein
Bessie Wales
Joel Wilner
Issy Wilson
March 22-28
Abraham
Ackerman
Elizabeth Baker
Adam Breslin
Sandra Simmie
Burstyn
Renee Coltun
Louis Eisenberg
Rose Fishman
Gertrude
Goldberg
David Goldfarb
Julius Gotlieb
Rudolf Hofheimer
Raoul Lewin
Sara Lipton
Suzanne Rado
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Shraga Feiwel
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Dora Arons
Yeheskel Chai
Sylvia Diamond
Norma Dubinsky
Rae Goldberg
Adah Halperin
Norman Hollander
Paul Hollander
Harry Klarer
Nathan Ostrow
Maurice Samuels
Bertha Schnier
Lorne Shankman
Jacob Steidman
Henry Stein
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IN MEMORIAM
Emanu-El extends
heartfelt sympathies to:
Corey Margolese
on the death of his grandmother
FAY ROSE
(February 3)
Ruth Sutton
on the death of her father
JACK GLAZIER
(February 5)
Harvey & Reg Adelman
on the death of their brother
SEYMOUR ADELMAN
(February 6)
Joy Reiter
on the death of her father
JAMES REITER
(February 11)
Fliess Family
on the death of
HENRY FLIESS
(February 15)
“The Remembrance of the Righteous
shall be a blessing.” Proverbs 10:7
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MARCH 2015
The National Social Action Committee of the CCRJ
Temple Emanu-El’s Social Action and Adult Education Committees
along with Holy Blossom Temple and Temple Sinai
Invite you to
AN EVENING WITH JOSEPH BOYDEN
Monday, March 30 at 7:30 pm
Acclaimed Toronto author Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road won the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel
Award and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His second novel, Through Black Spruce, won the 2008
Scotiabank Giller Prize. His third book, The Orenda, was the winner of CBC Radio’s 2014 “Canada Reads”.
Pay-What-You-Can!
Donations will be directed to Boyden’s special cause—Camp Onakawana for First Nations youth
Open to the Public!
RSVP to the Temple office by March 24 so you’ll get a seat!
A Social Action Committee Initiative
SAVE THE DATE!
SAVE THE DATE!
An Evening with
PROFESSOR IRVING ABELLA FRSC
AN AFTERNOON VISIT TO
AGA KHAN MUSEUM and
ISMAILI CENTRE
Sunday, April 26
Explore the architecture of the museum
and learn about key features of the site.
$28 (adults)
$15 (children, students, seniors 65+)
Contact Lee Weisser for info
leeweisser@rogers.com
TEMPLE EMANU-EL - 120 Old Colony Rd.
Toronto, ON M2L 2K2 Website: www.templeemanuel.ca
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism
Phone: (416) 449-3880 Fax: (416) 449-9831
E-mail: reception@templeemanuel.ca
Religious/Hebrew School Phone: (416) 449-3872
The Bulletin is published by the first of every month: Sept.-June.
Bulletin Editor: Pat Sinervo
Sunday, April 12 at 7:30 pm
The Holocaust and Anti-Semitism in Canada:
The Untold Story of None is Too Many, 1980-2015
Toronto-born and –educated Irving Abella, an historian and
writer at York University, is a specialist in Canadian Jewish
history. He is the author of many scholarly yet popular books
(including Coat of Many Colours: Two Centuries of Jewish Life
in Canada and None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of
Europe 1933-1948), a former president of the Canadian Jewish
Congress, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He
holds both the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario.
Debra B. Landsberg, Rabbi
Arthur Bielfeld, Rabbi Emeritus
Anna Trubashnik, Cantor
Pekka Sinervo, President
Corey Margolese, Director,
The Centre for Jewish Living and Learning
Randi Feldman, Congregational Life Administrator
Howard Cramer, Operations Administrator