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Beth Tikvah
Synagogue
מה נשמע Ma Nishma
9 Adar 5772 ∙ March 3, 2012 ∙ Shabbat Zakhor
Parshat Tetzaveh
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SAVE THE DATE
THURSDAY MAY 17, 2012
L’DOR VA’DOR
A freilach evening of laughter and celebration in
honour of Alf and Gayle Kwinter.
MAZAL TOV
Scott and Dana Finkel on the naming of their daughter
Jordyn Sari
John Avon and Jennifer Strul on the naming of their
daughter Talya Meira
Zoe Friedman who will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah in
Israel next week.
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 6:05 PM Sunday
7:30 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
6:00 PM Wednesday (Fast of Esther),
Services, Megillah Reading, Purim
Program
6:00 PM Friday
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Candle Lighting (March 2)
5:50 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv
6:00 PM
Shaharit (Sanctuary)
9:00 AM
Minha/Ma’ariv
5:40 PM
Havdalah
6:50 PM
Candle Lighting (March 9)
5:59 PM
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 Director of Administration: Lillian Cornfield
Rabbi Emeritus Senior Scholar: Dr. Avraham Feder Choir Director: Klara Bagley-Heifetz Youth and Young Families Director: Sigal Tuch
Rabbi: Wayne Allen, Ph.D (Retired)

YOUTH & YOUNG FAMILIES
TGIS: Thank G-d It’s Shabbat! Youth services available this
morning from 10:30 am - noon. Baby-sitting will take place
in the Youth Room. Beginyan (Grade 1-3) and Allstars (Grad
4-7) will meet in the Chapel and then break off into groups
following tefillah. For more information contact Sigal.
Purim begins March 7 th with services at 6 PM followed by
Megillah Reading. Stay and Give Our Regards to Broadway
with an evening of live musical entertainment, strolling
magician and more! The fun continues on March 8 th in the
morning. Services begin at 7:15 am. Then join us for a
Purim Breakfast Seudah. We gratefully acknowledge our
sponsors: Earl & Eva Biderman, Roger & Bernice Chaplin,
Bob & Marilyn Cohen, Bertha Gold, Jerry & Karmela Klasner,
The Klerer Family, Doug Millstone and Irving & Anita Zelcer.
Attendance is FREE for evening and morning programs but
advance registration is required through the synagogue
office by February 29 th .
Tikvah Tots Spring 2012: Grandparents and parents are
invited to bring their children and grandchildren ages 1-3 to
this very special program on Sunday mornings from 9:30am
- 11:00am in the Assembly Hall. Led by Karmela Klasner and
Monica Nemani, featuring music with Tibi, big toys, crafts,
brunch and more! 6 session series: March 25, April 1, April
15-29 & May 6 th . Members $60 for the series or
$15/session, Non-Members $70 for the series or
$17/session. Contact the synagogue office to register by
March 19 th .
Chocolate Seder: Join us on Shabbat morning, March 25 th
10:30am - noon in the Assembly Hall for our annual
Chocolate Extravaganza. As fun as a Pesah Seder without
any of the vegetables. Cost $5/person in advance. Contact
Sigal to reserve by March 13 th .
BT Blazers/Halutzim (Grades 1-4): Join us on Sunday
March 18 th from 1:30 - 3:30pm in the Assembly Hall for an
afternoon of Pesah Crafts. Cost: Members $20, Non-
Members $25. Contact Danielle at: btblazers@gmail.com
by March 12 th to reserve.
BETSY Kadima (Grades 5-8): Join us Motzei Shabbat March
31 st at 9:15 pm through April 1 st at 10am as we Sleepover in
the Shul. Cost: Members $25, Non-Members $30. Contact
Danielle at: betsykadima@gmail.com by March 26 th to
reserve.
JUDAICA SHOP
Check out our selection of Hostess, Bar and Bat Mitzvah,
Engagement and Wedding gifts. We also have a variety
of merchandise on sale. Our hours are Sundays from 9:30
-11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays from 11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
HESED
Carefree Lodge visit is Monday, April 2 nd (Passover
Program).
REMINDER: We have an ongoing collection of:
1. Aluminum can tabs - used to buy wheelchairs
2. Large outer milk bags - for the Beds for Haiti Project
THE BETH TIKVAH STRESS FREE SEDER
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012
After receiving such an enthusiastic response to our message,
we have decided to go ahead with a Seder on the First Night
of Pesah to be led by Rabbi Grover and Hazzan Kovari. Starting
at approximately 8:15 p.m. Catered by Caterers York. Cost:
Adults $90/Children (4 to 13 years) $60/no charge for Children
under 4. Part of the cost has been underwritten by one of our
members. In order to make all the arrangements, we ask you
to register by March 8th. Please call the office, 416-221-3433
email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org
Len, Gwen, Steven (Passover Ritual Subcommittee)
WEDNESDAY MORNING STUDY WITH RABBI MARKOSE
HUMASH AND RASHI
Wednesday mornings 9:30 am -11:00 am
March 28, April 18, May 2, 9, 16, 23 (Shavuot Class) 30,
June 6, 13, 20. Study of Bereshit (Genesis) with commentaries
of Rashi. Beth Tikvah members not members of Sisterhood:
$25/non-members of Beth Tikvah: $36. Men are very
welcome! The dates are subject to change and you will be
notified of any changes.
March 7 - A special class tracing the story of Purim from
Torah to Neviim (Prophets) to Ketuvim (Writings). All are
invited. Humash and Rashi will resume on March 28.
EMPOWERING THE JEWISH WOMAN:
BEING (AND BECOMING) A BAT MITZVAH
Open to all women members of Beth Tikvah. Monday
evenings, 8:00 - 9:30 pm. with Rabbi Markose. Study
culminating with women who desire, becoming B’not Mitzvah.
LEARN TORAH READING SKILLS
Those with the ability to read Hebrew are invited to come
learn how to read from the Torah. The class, taught by Rabbi
Markose, will take place one hour before Shabbat Minha on
the following dates: March 3 (Introduction), March 10, 24, 31;
April 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19; June 2,9,16,30. Regular attendance
is crucial to yield success.
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. This course will begin March 3, 2012 and run
March through June.
SISTERHOOD PRE-PASSOVER PROGRAM
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Miriam’s Tambourine Meets Moses’ Staff - Led by Bracha
Feder. Women who played prominent roles in the Exodus
story. Seder samplings will be served. Reservations required
before March 9 th . $25 per person. Contact the Sisterhood 416-
221-3433 x 353 or download the reservation form.
http://www.bethtikvahtoronto.org/s_programs.php
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GUEST HAZZAN AT BETH TIKVAH
MARCH 16-17, 2012
Join us for a special Shabbat Hazzanut when we welcome
Hazzan David Edwards from Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda
Synagogue as part of a Cantorial exchange program.
Cantor Edwards will lead the Friday night service
followed by a catered Oneg Shabbat dinner. On Shabbat
morning he will chant the blessing of the New Month
and lead the Mussaf Service. The congregation will then
be invited to a special Kiddush. This promises to be the
first of a series of Shabbatot promoting hazzanut. Cantor
Kovari will be the guest at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda
Synagogue on Shabbat, April 28 th 2012. Dinner
$30/adult, $18/children 12 and under. Reservations
through the Synagogue office 416.221.3433 by Monday,
March 12.
LUNCH & LEARN SPRING 2012
APRIL 7 – JUNE 5, 12:15 P.M.
APRIL 17: Bernie Farber, former CEO of Canadian Jewish
Congress – “The Shoah and the Courage to be a Hero.”
APRIL 24: Jerry Ziedenberg, chair of Beth Tikvah’s Adult
Education Department – “The Jews of Mauritius.”
MAY 1: Dov Altman, Executive VP and CEO, Canadian
Friends of Bar-Ilan University – “Improving Lives: Israel’s
Technological and Scientific Achievements.”
MAY 8: Tarek Fatah, Canadian political activist and
broadcaster, author of “The Jew is Not My Enemy.”
May 15: Rosalie Moscoe, health and wellness speaker –
“Beyond Retirement: Pathways to Well-Being.”
MAY 22: Marilyn Herbert, educator and book-talk
presenter will review David Bezmozgis novel “The Free
World.”
MAY 29: Moshe Hammer, world renowned violinist, will
talk about his philanthropic work teaching children –
“From Violence to Violins.”
JUNE 5: Aubrey Dan, businessman and philanthropist –
There’s No Business Like Show Business.”
Early Bird Prices available until February 29.
8-pack: Beth Tikvah Member $99, Community Member
$119.
4-pack: Beth Tikvah Member $60, Community Member
$70.
By reservation only: Lunch & Learn Hotline 416-221-3433
x 352 or email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org VISA or MC
only.
TUESDAYS WITH LARRY
SHOWS BEGIN AT 2:00 PM. $5.00 CASH AT THE DOOR
MARCH 6: THE MATCHMAKER
During the summer of 1968 a teenage boy goes to work for a
matchmaker who has survived the Holocaust and both their
lives are changed forever. Hebrew with English subtitles.
MARCH 13: THEN SHE FOUND ME
A New York schoolteacher has a midlife crisis when her
husband leaves her, her adoptive mother dies and a strange
woman turns up and changes her life. At the same time, the
woman begins a relationship with the father of one of her
students. Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew
Broderick.
YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION
APRIL 19 th , 7:30 p.m.
Following services and candle lighting there will be a
commentary and showing of the movie “La Rafle” (The
Roundup) about the roundup and deportation of French Jews
from Paris, an excellent Holocaust movie. It has no graphic
scenes but is stressful and is recommended for children over
16. Any Holocaust survivors or their children who would like
to light candles please contact Jerry Ziedenberg at
gerald.ziedenberg@hotmail.ca
YOM HAZIKARON WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 8:00 p.m.
YOM HA’ATZMAUT, THURSDAY APRIL 26, 8:00 p.m.
Guest speaker RABBI SHALOM HAMMER, educator,writer and
former Chaplain for the Israeli Defense Forces.
April 25 th : "What are we fighting for? The Challenge of
Instilling Ideology in the IDF"
April 26 th : "Israel: Struggle for Survival and Vision of
Continuity.”
No charge. Open to the community.
SHABBAT MAY 12
Guest speaker Samuel Konig. Director Hillel Canada, will
speak during the sermon on “Israel on Campus” and
following Kiddush on “Global Jewish Peoplehood.”
THURSDAY JUNE 7, 8:00 PM
REMEMBERING SRUL
Musica Beth Tikvah’s Annual Fundraising Gala Concert
marking the 10 th Yahrzeit of our former Choir Director and
Composer in Residence, Srul Irving Glick z’l. Selections from
Srul’s compositions will be performed by Moshe Hammer,
Violin; Judy Loman, Harp; Valerie Tryon, Piano; Anthony
Thompson, Clarinet; and the Beth Tikvah Gala String
Orchestra. Tickets: Benefactor $1,000 (4 tickets), Sponsor
$500 (2 tickets) Patron $360 (2 tickets), Friend $180 (2
tickets), General admission $36. Tax receipt will be issued a
the maximum allowable amount. Call the synagogue office
416-221-3433 or email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org
Full program details are available on the Beth Tikvah
website www.bethtikvahtoronto.org
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YAHRZEIT
The following members are observing Yahrzeit this week:
Mar. 3rd: Colin Cooper, Sharon Cooper, Bernard and Margaret Cooper, Albert Edelstein, Gerald Fryer, Simon Kreindler, David
Kroach, Marcy Kroach, Murray Kroach, Edward Rosenberg, Jack Urowitz, Esther Litz
Mar. 4th: Leah Fruitman, Harvey Dale, Mel Finkelstein, Herb Goldstein, Albert Lewkowicz, Harold Lewkowicz, Helene Obar, Morris
Pearlman, Vera Waldman
Mar. 5th: Frances Caine, Frank Altman, Clara Rose, Susan Baruch, Shirley Suchall, Angela Houpt, David Ogus, Michael Ostfield,
Viki Rumack
Mar. 6th: Shoshana Atteslander, Neil Baimel, Aaron Brotman, Sam Brownstone, Albert Fletcher, Bertha Gold, Martin Hoffman,
Karen Meyerowitz, Nat Kaiman, Jack Lambert, Jerry Lev, Shirley Greenbaum, Elliott Ocopnick, Sheila Ocopnick, Melissa
Potashner, Sadie Halperin, Murray Silver, Stephanie Abrams, Beatrice Kirshenbaum
Mar. 7th: Zelda Fram, Harvey Dale, Albert Franklin, Anna VanDelman, Honey Saltzman, Ettie Hailman, Joanne Greenspoon, Rose
Lavine, Norman Kelman, Helen Pearson, Rhoda Waxman, Lynn Morris, Irving Zelcer, Mildred Rosen
Mar. 8th: Sheila Ocopnick, Douglas Millstone, Esther Bialys, Vivienne Saltzman, Nurit Tuch, Mervyn Mingail, Eddie Plant, Katie
Klasner
Mar. 9th: Yair Aronson, Ronda Kerekes, Earl Biderman, Ed Bruner, Harry Goldstone, Samuel Helfenbaum, Kathy Epstein, Howard
Klerer, Shawn Klerer, Bernice Chaplin, Ian London, Judith Sinclair, Rhoda Caplan, Susan Roadburg, Betty Rumberg, Hazel
Dick, Brian Sachar, Fanny Sachar, Viki Rumack
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL’S PRESENCE IN THE WEST BANK – Webinar Series
TUESDAY MARCH 13 TH , 1:00 PM – The Case for the Settlements, Naftali Bennett, Former Director Yesha Council
WEDNESDAY MARCH 14 TH , 1:00 PM – The Case Against the Settlements, Tal Harris, Executive Director, One Voice, Israel
Presented by the Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs. For more information or to register free of charge info@cija.ca
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED to find a stem cell match for David Geneen who has been diagnosed with a pre-leukemia blood
disease called Myedlodysplasic syndrome (MDS), a chronic and eventually fatal disease. He is in an urgent need of a bone marrow
transplant to ensure that he can be around for his wife Linda and kids Daniel (22) and Julian (17) Geneen. Holy Blossom is hosting a
stem cell registry drive on Sunday March 25 from 12 to 4 pm at Holy Blossom Synagogue, 1950 Bathurst street just south of Eglinton
We encourage you to come by, meet David and Lucy and register for the stem cell registry. It is a quick and painless cheek swab that
may mean the gift of life for David, and many others in his situation. A perfect match would be someone between the ages 17-50 of
Jewish descent. To learn more, please visit the facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Geneen-Bone-Marrow-
Drive/395174897163257
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
All evening meetings and programs begin with services at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise listed.
Monday March 5 Sisterhood Study with Rabbi Markose 8:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 6 Tuesdays with Larry 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday March 7 Rashi Study with Rabbi Markose 9:30 a.m.
Services, Megillah Reading, Purim Program
6:00 p.m.
Thursday March 8 Services, Megillah Reading, Purim Seudah 7:15 a.m.
Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m.
RABBI GROVER’S TORAH ON TOUR
LIGHTING AND LEARNING
Among the prescriptions related to the Menorah, which stood in the Holy Temple, was the injunction that the lights of the
Menorah stay kindled throughout the night. The sages comment that even though the summer nights were longer than the winter
nights, the same amount of oil was always used. But, why?
According to most opinions, this special rule was not just about making simple the daily Temple routine. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein,
of blessed memory, taught that each element of the Menorah's rules was related to proper educational practice.
It is a common error to devote more time to weaker students and less time to stronger ones. We make the assumption that our time
and effort is best utilized giving grease to the "squeaky wheel." The lighting was an every day reminder that all of us need good
guidance and good teachers in our lives, no matter what we think we already know and already understand. Not only that, but you
might even be surprised by who you can learn from!
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