August 11, 2012 - Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto

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Beth Tikvah
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מה נשמע Ma Nishma
23 Av 5772 ∙ August 11, 2012
Parshat Ekev
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DAILY MINYAN
Please support our daily minyan by making an effort to
attend when possible.
Mornings 7:15 AM Monday – Friday
9:00 AM Sunday
Evenings 7:30 PM Monday - Thursday
7:30 PM Sunday
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
MAZAL TOV TO
Cindy Linder on the naming of your daughter, Sienna
Talia Linder
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The congregational Kiddush is co-sponsored by:
Cindy Linder honouring the naming of her daughter
Michael Rakhsha honouring the Yahrzeit of his father,
Nisan ben Aghjan
Jack and Beatrice Kuretzky honouring their 70 th
wedding anniversary
Candle Lighting (August 10)
Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv
Shaharit (Sanctuary)
Torah Reading Skills with Rabbi Markose
Beginners Hebrew with Irv Kirshenblat
Minha/Ma’ariv
Candle Lighting (August 17)
8:10 PM
6:00 PM
9:00 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
CONDOLENCES TO
Ann and William Lieberman on the loss of their mother and
mother-in-law, Lillian Collins
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS
Thursday September 6th until 7:30 p.m.
Sunday September 9th from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday September 11th until 7:30 p.m.
Thursday September 13th until 7:30 p.m.
Sunday September 16th from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
TO HONOUR THE SANCTITY OF THE SYNAGOGUE
We do not permit smoking, photography, writing, use of beepers, cell phones or other wireless equipment in the synagogue
throughout Shabbat. At any time in the service when the congregation is standing in prayer, please refrain from moving
about. Applause is not customary at any time during the service. Any person coming up to the bimah must have their head
and shoulders covered and women’s dresses should be of modest length.
3080 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON M2N 5L3 • Tel: 416-221-3433/Fax: 416-221-1602 • www.bethtikvahtoronto.org
Senior Rabbi (Interim): Howard M. Markose Hazzan: Tibor Kovari President: Robert Weill
Rabbi: Jarrod Grover Ritual Director: Irv Kirshenblat Executive Director: Doris Alter
Rabbi Emeritus Senior Scholar: Dr. Avraham Feder Choir Director: Klara Bagley Heifetz Youth and Young Families Director: Sigal Tuch

TGIS: Thank G-d It’s Shabbat! Youth services will resume on
September 8th from 10:30am - noon. Babysitting services
(JK & SK) will take place in the Youth Room, Beginyan
(Grade 1-3) and Allstars (Grade 4-7) will meet in the Chapel
and then break off into groups following tefillah. For more
information contact Sigal.
Make Your Own Shofar: Young families (parents,
grandparents and children) are invited to a unique program
on Sunday September 16 th from 1-3pm in the Lower Foyer.
Make a Kosher shofar out of animal bone and learn how to
blow it too! Members: $7/person, non-members
$10/person plus $10/shofar. Cost includes healthy snacks.
Contact Sigal to reserve by September 4 th .
High Holiday Family Services: Young Families (kids up to
age 12, parents & grandparents) are invited to attend an
energetic, participatory and abbreviated High Holiday
experience as we pray and play together in an interactive &
family-friendly environment, featuring tefillah, games,
stories and much more! Led by Sigal Tuch and Avee
Helfand, the Family Service will be held at the Grand Luxe
Event Boutique. Located at 3125 Bayview Avenue, the
Grand Luxe is an event facility across the street from Beth
Tikvah with the capacity to seat everyone we need.
Advance registration and tickets are required to attend all
Family Services. Those attending Young Family Services
may purchase a parking pass for $18/vehicle by contacting
the synagogue office. Only one pass will be issued per
family. Parking for all three services may be accessed with
one pass.
A limited number of tickets are available for the Family
Service at the Grand Luxe to first time attendees for an
introductory fee of $175/adult ticket. Offer not available to
existing members or children of members. Children (12 and
under) are FREE with their parents. Tickets will include
complimentary access to Beth Tikvah Synagogue for Ne’ilah
Services at the conclusion of Yom Kippur. Reservations are
required. Please complete the registration form on our
website and return to the synagogue office via fax or email.
For questions or further information, please contact Sigal.
High Holiday Youth Services: Just for kids in JK - Grade 6
featuring games & activities, great youth leaders and much
more. A great way for kids to experience the High Holidays
while their parents enjoy services in either of our
sanctuaries. Age appropriate youth services will be housed
in separate rooms at Beth Tikvah Synagogue and are only
available to synagogue members. All children will observe
the mitzvah of hearing the shofar. Parents with very small
children are encouraged to arrange babysitting at home on
Kol Nidre. Youth services will no longer be offered for
grades 7 & 8. These youth are encouraged to attend
services with their parents in either sanctuary. High
Holidays Youth Services will be available from 9:30am - 1pm
on both days of Rosh Hashanah, from 6:30- 9pm on Kol
Nidre and from 9:30am - 1pm on Yom Kippur. Check the
synagogue signs for room assignments. For more
information contact Sigal.
YF Email List: If you would like to receive all the Young
Family flyers electronically, contact Sigal to be added to the
YF database.
BT Glee Geschraiyers: If you are a youth who likes to sing,
why not join the greatest kids’ ensemble around. Help us
make festivals and special occasions event better at BT. For
more information or to join contact Tibi or Sigal.
BT Blazers/Halutzim: Do you have older brothers and sisters
and have been jealous of all the fun programs they have here
at BT that you have been too young to attend? Well the wait
is over! Halutzim means pioneers in Hebrew. Come out and
blaze a trail with the BT Blazers and help us make history! If
you’re in Grades 1-4, join us for exciting monthly programs
with tons of fun for everyone, led by our Youth Coordinator
Danielle Shoychet. If you would like to be added to the
Halutzim database and receive information about all of our
great programs which are coming your way after the High
Holidays, contact Sigal.
Kadima (Grades 5-8) & BTY(Grades 9-12):
It’s the place to be for monthly programming. Whether it's a
ski trip, limo excursion or Sukkah hop, Beth Tikvah Kadima is a
great place to hang out, have some fun and maybe even learn
a little something too. So if you’re in Grades 5-8, don’t delay!
Stay tuned for awesome programming, led by our Youth
Coordinator Danielle Shoychet, coming your way after the
High Holidays. If you’re not on our email lists and you wanna
be, contact Sigal.
BTY:
Nobody does it better- BT Youth is the best with exciting
monthly social and educational programs, led by our Youth
Coordinator Danielle Shoychet, throughout the year for teens
in grades 9-12. Working closely with our teen board, we aim
to provide excellent opportunities for leadership
development, informal education and tons of fun for all! If you
want to get involved, contact Sigal and stay tuned for program
information after the High Holidays.
LEARN TORAH READING SKILLS
Those with the ability to read Hebrew are invited to come and
learn how to read from the Torah. The class, taught by Rabbi
Markose, will take place, for those who have already
registered, one hour before Shabbat Minha. Class meets
August 11 and 18, September 1 and 8.
RABBI GROVER’S SUMMER TALMUD SERIES
This class is offered every Shabbat during the summer one
hour before Minha. There will be no class August 11 and 18.
LEARN HOW TO READ HEBREW
A Beginners’ Hebrew Reading class taught by Irv Kirshenblat is
being offered on Shabbat afternoons, one hour before
Shabbat Minha.
BT WOMEN STUDY WITH RABBI MARKOSE – PARSHAT YITRO
AND RASHI COMMENTARY – 8:30 PM
Thursday evenings August 9 and 16. Parshat Yitro is the
parsha for the week of the culminating event for the Monday
class and very relevant to EVERYONE so hopefully the men
who attended on Wednesdays will join in!
BT WOMEN WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH HOLIDAY STUDY
WITH RABBI MARKOSE – 9:30 AM
On Wednesday mornings September 5 and 12, Rabbi Markose
has offered to teach about High Holidays - a good opportunity
to start to think about the holidays and the liturgy before the
rush of holiday preparations.
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KOL SHIRA IS BACK !!!!!!!
Directed by Cantor Tibor Kovari, accompanied on piano by
Nathan Rosen, KOL SHIRA promises to be a fun music
activity for all. Music reading ability or choir experience not
necessary. This is about singing for fun (not perfection).
Rehearsals: Wednesdays 10.30AM -noon, October 17 -
December 3, concluding with a Hanukkah concert. Price for
the season: $30 members, $40 non-members. For more
information or to enroll please contact Cantor Tibor Kovari
at (647.201.3956 or email: tibor@bethtikvahtoronto.org
SPECIAL OFFER LUNCH & LEARN FALL 2012 SERIES
8 sessions: $99.00 for Beth Tikvah members, $119.00 for
community members, 4 sessions: Beth Tikvah members
$60, community members $70. Price is available only
until August 31 st . Email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org or
call the Lunch & Learn Hotline at 416-221-3433 x352. We
accept VISA or MC.
Single tickets can be ordered at $20 per session starting
September 1, 2012.
BONUS of a Jar of Israeli Jam for 8-pack series
purchasers
Thank you to Helen Stollar whose generous donation
enables us to present this program.
Oct. 16. Dr. Karen Mock. What’s a nice Jewish
progressive Zionist girl, doing in a place like this?
Oct. 23. Dr. Ron Pruessen. The American elections
2012: What Will Happen to President Obama?
Oct. 30. Noah Richler. What We Talk About When We
Talk About War.
Nov. 6. Dr. Doris Bergen. I am (Not) to Blame:
Remembering (and Forgetting) Guilt in Eyewitness
Accounts of the Holocaust.
Nov. 13. Norm Gardiner. A History of Jews in the
Military.
Nov. 20. Gerald Ziedenberg. The Jewish Connection in
Casablanca.
Nov. 27. Liz Pearl. Living Legacies
Dec. 4 Bill Gladstone. The Jews of Old Toronto - From
The Ward to Spadina Avenue
HOLOCAUST FILM SERIES & PANEL DISCUSSION
Tuesday October 16, 8:00 pm, $5.00 cash at the door
IN DARKNESS depicts the saving of a group of Jews in the
sewers of Lvov during the war.
Tuesday, October 23, 8:00 pm, $5.00 cash at the door
THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER, the story of
a righteous Gentile who saves children in the Warsaw
ghetto.
Tuesday, October 30, 8:00 pm, $5.00 cash at the door
REMEMBRANCE, a saga of romance and survival.
Tuesday November 6, 8:00 pm, no charge
PANEL DISCUSSION: Rabbi Jarrod Grover, Larry Anklewicz,
Director TJF, Nate Leipciger, prominent Holocaust survivor,
Professor Frank Bialystock, U of T; Margaret P. Bonikowska,
Publisher of Canadian Polish language newspaper.
Moderated by Gerald Ziedenberg.
For details of the Lunch & Learn or Holocaust film series,
please pick up a flyer from the table outside the sanctuary
or visit our website at www.bethtikvahtoronto.org
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM
This 8 week program, designed to help begin the healing
process, will meet Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. beginning
August 26 th . Annette Carsley, our Bereavement Support Group
Facilitator, believes there is a fundamental need for our
society to increase support services available to bereaved
individuals. Annette holds an honours double major
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Criminology. Free for
Beth Tikvah members. Contact Rabbi Jarrod Grover at
rabbigrover@bethtikvahtoronto.org for information or
download the enrolment form from our website
www.bethtikvahtoronto.org
SELIHOT - Saturday September 8, 9:30 pm
Study session with Rabbi Markose followed by dessert
reception. Topic: “Teshuvah in the 21st Century: Is it any
different in our day?” To say “I am sorry” doesn’t mean the
same thing today as it did 50 years ago. Or does it? This year,
on the evening of Selihot, Rabbi Howard Markose will explore
the elements of the Jewish concept of Teshuvah (repentence)
which are timeless, and which elements have changed in their
relevance over the years. He hopes to share the speaker’s
podium with luminaries such as Moses Maimonides, Haim
Soloveitchik and David Hartman.
11:00 pm: Selihot services
Rabbi Markose, Rabbi Grover, and Cantor Kovari officiating,
accompanied by the Beth Tikvah Choir and the Festival String
Quartet under the direction of Klara Bagley and musical
arrangements by Srul Irving Glick, z”l
WORKSHOP FOR KOHANIM
Kohanim ages 13 and over (and anyone who is interested) are
invited to attend Rabbi Markose’s workshop “How to Duchen
the Traditional Way” Shabbat September 8 th in the Chapel
following kiddush. This is in preparation for the Tishrei
holidays when Kohanim will be called upon to perform the
mitzvah of duchening.
BT WOMEN
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS 2013
Entertainment Books for the coming year will soon be here.
Enjoy savings on theatre, symphony and movie tickets,
sporting events, craft shows, hotels, car rentals and much
more. This year, please support Beth Tikvah Women with
your purchase. Call Shelah at 905 886-2266 to reserve your
book.
JUDAICA SHOP
The Judaica Shop is closed for the summer but will open by
appointment. Please call the synagogue office for further
details.
CHIX WITH STIX
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday August 21 st at
7:30 p.m.
TORAH STUDY
Join Michael Bernstein on August 18th in the Youth Room
during the Torah portion of the service for his interpretation
of Re’eh and Irv Sherman on August 25 th for his interpretation
of Shoftim.
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YAHRZEIT
The following members are observing Yahrzeit this week:
Aug. 11th: Sara Aronson, Marilyn Crafton, Rose Libfeld, Betty Rumberg, Ethel Kathron, Herman Miller, Gayle
Kwinter, Mildred Rosen
Aug. 12th: Issie Fishman, Sylvia Applebaum, Molly Persofsky, Michael Rakhsha, Sylvia Fisch
Aug. 13th: Avihu and Shirly Bar-el, Gerald Cadesky, Edwin Cohen, Jerry Gula, Peter Holland, Gail Schwartz, Millicent
Laxer, Molly Quitt, Waldemar Pruzanski, Leslie Davis, Lynn Sokoloff
Aug. 14th: Joseph Deckelbaum, Mel Fox, Marilyn Saxe, David Rapoport, Norma Gelade, Molly Quitt, Michael
Wyman
Aug. 15th: Abraham Rootenberg, Ruth Rose, Joseph Kohn, Shirley Ross, Ellen Cantor, Shlomo Mayman, Mervyn
Rosenstein,, Terry Goldenberg
Aug. 16th: Paul Austin, Atida Soifer, Susan Zalai, Eppie Binder, Samuel Druck, Ruth Anne Cohen, Joy Shanfield
Aug. 17th: Rhonda Somer, Charles Bleier, Lois Michaels, Jeffrey Mendelsohn, Rose Pearlman, Cheryl Kessel, Nathan
Tepper, Stanley Turner
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
All evening meetings and programs begin with services at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise listed.
Tuesday August 14 Nominations Committee Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m.
Thursday Aug. 16 House Committee Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Musica Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Rashi Study with Rabbi Markose
8:00 p.m.
Cemetery Committee
8:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m.
RABBI GROVER’S TORAH ON TOUR
THE ROBBED THAT SMILES
When the twelve scouts come back from their tour of the promised land, ten of them report back saying, "we looked
like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them."
The careful choice of words reveals something more than just an observed discrepancy in physical stature between the
Israelites and the Canaanites. They hint at the important idea that the way we see ourselves influences the way others see
us. If we see ourselves as grasshoppers, then indeed that's how other's will see us.
What this teaches is that the attitudes we have when confronted with difficulty are much more than coping
mechanisms. They also influence those around us and ease or worsen the burden of what we face. Keep in mind
Shakespeare's famous adage:
"The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief,
He robs himself that spends a bootless grief."
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