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Beth Tikvah
Synagogue
מה נשמע Ma Nishma
7 Kislev 5772 ∙ December 3, 2011
Parshat Vayetze
Hertz Page 106, Etz Hayim Page 166
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Candle Lighting (December 2) 4:24 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv
6:00 PM
Shaharit (Sanctuary)
9:00 AM
Mincha/Ma’ariv
4:10 PM
Havdalah
5:24 PM
Candle Lighting (December 9) 4:23 PM
MAZAL TOV
Michelle and Philip Amar on the naming of their
daughter, Samantha Hailey.
MAZEL TOV to our members Miriam Beckerman and
Myrna Levy who have contributed to Tracing Our Roots,
Telling Our Stories, an anthology of personal and
family stories, newly published by The Jewish
Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto). The book is
now available in the sisterhood gift shop.
DAILY MINYAN
Please support our daily minyan by making an effort to
attend when possible.
CONDOLENCES
The family of our member, Sam Sheps.
Sol Armel on the loss of his wife, Shirley
Mornings 7:15 AM Monday – Friday
9:00 AM Sunday
Evenings 4:35 PM Sunday
7:30 PM Monday – Thursday
6:00 PM Friday
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)

TGIS: Thank G-d It’s Shabbat! Beginyan and Allstars are
invited to join us at the YF Service this morning from
10:30 am - noon in the Chapel. Babysitting will also be
available in the Youth room. For more information
about Shabbat & Holiday morning Youth Services,
contact Sigal.
YF Shabbat Service: Will take place this morning form
10:30 am - noon in the Chapel, featuring interactive
activities with a special Hanukkah theme and familyfriendly
tefillah. For more information, contact Sigal.
Save the Date: Blue Jeans Shabbat will take place on
Friday January 20 th . More information to follow.
Hanukkah Party: Tuesday December 20 th , the first light,
at 6 PM. Featuring dinner, Magen Boys Interactive DJ
Dance Party, crafts, remote control car races and more!
Place your bets on which Rabbi can eat the most potato
latkes in 90 seconds, with proceeds going to tzedakah.
Bring a non-perishable food item or toy to benefit JFCS’
Drive for Dreidels. Fun for the entire family! Cost:
Members $10/person, kids 1 and under are FREE, Non-
Members $15/person. Please contact the synagogue
office to reserve by December 12 th . Advance
reservations are required as space is limited.
BETSY Kadima (Grades 5-8): Let’s Build It and Eat It: A
Hanukkah Challenge: Will take place on Motzei Shabbat,
December 10 th 7-9pm at Beth Tikvah. See which team
can build the best edible synagogue plus a special
surprise craft. Members $10, Non-Members $15. For
more information and to download you program
application, please visit the synagogue website. RSVP by
December 5 th to: betsykadima@gmail.com For more
information, contact Sigal.
BT Blazers/Halutzim (Grades 1-4): An Afternoon at the
Movies: Save the date - Sunday December 11 th .
BTY (Grades 9-12): The Stories They Wouldn’t Teach
You In School: Join Rabbi Markose for a special
luncheon and class following services on Shabbat
December 17 th in the Youth Room. Please contact
Danielle Shoychet at: betsyusy@gmail.com by December
12 th to reserve. Cost: FREE for our High School students.
For more information contact Sigal.
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE - BAGS FOR BEDS
Haiti still has not recovered from their last devastating
hurricane and people are living in abysmal conditions
sleeping on the bare ground. Large outer milk bags,
those not made from recyclable materials, are used to
create sleeping mats. You can help by simply bringing
your cleaned large milk bags to the synagogue and
placing them in the armoire beside the office. This will
ensure that the bags will be converted into much-needed
(and appreciated) items instead of ending up polluting
our lands and oceans.
SISTERHOOD PROGRAMS (full details are available on the
Sisterhood Page of the Beth Tikvah website
(www.bethtikvahtoronto.org/s_programs.php)
WEDNESDAY MORNING STUDY WITH RABBI MARKOSE
HUMASH AND RASHI
Wednesday mornings 9:30 am -11:00 am
December 7, 14. 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!
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.
JUDAICA SHOP
Our shelves are now brimming with artistic, colourful and
useful merchandise. Stop by and check out our new stock
including engagement and baby gifts, jewellery and more!
Judaica Shop hours are Sundays 9:30 -11:00 a.m. &
Wednesdays 11:00 – Noon. See you there!
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2011-2012
Start saving with discounts to Rainbow Cinemas, Carleton
Cinema, Bloor Cinema; 2 for 1 admissions to Markham
Theatre, Second City, TSO. One of a Kind Craft shows, and
so much more! Support Sisterhood projects and activities
with your purchase. Cost $30. Available in the shul office,
gift shop, or call Reah 905-881-2007 or Shelah 905-886-
2266.
HESED
Ode to our Packers, Unpackers and Sorters
Sincere thanks to others not mentioned,
That was never, ever our intention.
You shlepped and you carried,
You checked labels and tarried,
You were key-notes in hunger prevention.
You arrived at your various ages,
Came and left with your smiles at all stages,
You said you had fun,
Each and every one,
What would we have done without you!
HESED REMINDERS
Next meeting THIS Monday, December 5th at 11.00 a.m.
Hanukkah lunch at noon. Please pay at door, approx. $7.00.
RSVP Edith 416-250-5415 or Ruth 905-709-1420. New
members welcome.
HESED REQUESTS
Could you drive someone to shul? Would you like to be on
our drivers' list? What about acting as a greeter? Please let
us know at the above numbers.
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LUNCH AND LEARN – FALL 2011
Single tickets - $20 per session.
To reserve email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org or call
416-221-3433. Full program details on the website at
www.bethtikvahtoronto.org
Dec. 6: Sylvia Fraser, journalist, board member of The
Writers’ Trust. Rabbi Grover will interview her on her
book Chasing the Cure, exploring alternative healing
methods for patients with cancer and those with
diseases. CHASING THE CURE: An Alternative for
Treating Cancer & Other Diseases
Dec. 13: Rabbi Grover‘s highly-regarded class on
American Jewish History inspires this lecture on what
American Jewish History can teach about current
challenges confronting the Jewish community. The
Jewish People at a Crossroad
AIPAC CONFERENCE, MARCH 4-6, 2012
Rabbi Grover invites you to join him in watching history
unfold. The AIPAC Conference will be the three most
important days in Israel’s future. Synagogues from across
North America join with thousands of delegates to show
their support for Israel with the most influential national
leaders in the United States and Israel. If you have ever
thought of going, make this the year and join your
synagogue in Washington, D.C. for an unforgettable
experience. The conference is March 4-6, 2012 and you
can make your own travel arrangements from wherever
you will be. Contact rabbigrover@bethtikvahtoronto.org
for more information.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
LIGHT A CANDLE
Come and enjoy our pre-Hanukkah choral concert
featuring Cantors Benjamin Maissner and Tibor Kovari,
The Lachan Jewish Chamber Choir and the Beth Tikvah
Choir under the direction of Klara Bagley. They will
perform music from the Classical Choral repertoire,
joyful Hanukkah melodies and Israeli folk songs
honouring the kibbutz movement as it turns 100 years
old. Tickets: Reserved $36, $22 advance/27 at the door.
416-221-3433 or email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org
TZAKI STORIES CD
There are still some Tzaki Stories books available and it
would make a great Chanukah present. If you have
previously purchased a book, please note that there has
been an error in the CDs that go with it. The stories are
not in the same order as the book. We have prepared
corrected disks and they are available from the shul
office.
If you were in Vichy France during World War II email
gerald.ziedenberg@hotmail.ca
TUESDAYS WITH LARRY
SHOWS BEGIN AT 2:00 PM. $5.00 CASH AT THE DOOR
January 10: Barney’s Version
The film adaptation of Mordecai Richler best-selling novel
about the irascible life and times of Barney Panofsky. Stars
Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike and Dustin Hoffman.
January 17: Matter of Size
When losing weight becomes too difficult, Herzl decides to
take up sumo wrestling as a way to turn his size into self
respect. Hebrew, with English subtitles.
January 24: Berlin ‘36
Struggles of Jewish high jumper to make the German
Olympic team in 1936 despite a Nazi policy of excluding
Jews from the team. German with English subtitles.
January 31: Yoo Hoo Mrs. Goldberg
Heart-warming documentary about radio and television
pioneer, Gertrude Berg, who created the hit sitcom, The
Goldbergs.
February 7: Bride Flight
The epic story of three brides who travel to New Zealand in
the early 1950's and how they are connected to each other
and to a man they meet on the flight to their new homes.
Dutch with English subtitles.
February 14: Nora’s Will
A dark comedy about trying to bring Nora's ex-husband and
the rest of their family together for a magnificent Passover
seder meal. Spanish with English subtitles.
February 21: Liberty Heights
Comedy-drama that tells the semi-autobiographical story
of filmmaker Barry Levinson’s childhood growing up in
Baltimore in the 1950's. Starring Adrien Brody, Joe
Mantegna, Ben Foster.
February 28: The Rape of Europa
Story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works
of art during World War II and the Allies' efforts to recover
these works.
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.
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YAHRZEIT
The following members are observing Yahrzeit this week:
Dec. 3rd: Avihu Bar-El, Gerald Cadesky, Susan Argintaru, Beverly Guttman, Leslie Krawitz, Lawrence Swern, Jeffrey Mendelsohn,
David Skopitz, Emil Solomon
Dec. 4th: Evelyne Baimel, Gail Gardner, Sheila Wolf, Michael Kestenberg, Linda Miller, Sydney Klug, Marilyn Weisz, Albert Miller
Dec. 5th: Edith Tweyman, Mary Weisman, Berenice Amato, Norman Amato, Alan Brender, Ruth Frankel, Joanne Greenspoon,
Eleanor Steidman, Julius Needleman, Leon Safer, Sarah Brickman
Dec. 6th: Linda Levine, Beryl Kofman, Sorena Swartz, Georgia Dennis, Debbie Ross
Dec. 7th: Shirley Rabovsky, Carol Freeman, Stephen Freeman, Gerald Fryer, Viki Rumack, Stanley Lofsky, Paula Carson, Betty
Dinetz, Anne Arbour
Dec. 8th: Avihu Bar-El, Martin Hoffman, Harvey Kofman, Sydney Seltzer, Harry Strauss, Louis Strauss
Dec. 9th: Albert Edelstein, Rita Karp, Kenneth Karp, Charles Laxer, Ronald Laxer, Miriam Meiri, Linda Segal, Phyllis Levitt, Heather
Goose, Lisa Green, Marsha Klerer
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
All evening meetings and programs begin with services at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise listed.
Monday, December 5 Hesed Meeting 11:00 a.m.
Sisterhood Study with Rabbi Markose
8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 6 Lunch & Learn 12:15 p.m.
Transition Committee
6:00 p.m.
Youth & Young Families Committee
6:00 p.m.
Executive Meeting
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 7 Sisterhood Rashi Study with Rabbi Markose 9:30 a.m.
Kosher Food Drive Review
2:00 p.m
Thursday, December 8 Choir Pre-Hanukah Rehearsal 8:00 p.m.
Sisterhood Shabbat Planning Meeting
8:00 p.m.
Floor Hockey
8:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4 TH , 2:00 P.M. AT BETH TIKVAH SYNAGOGUE
FRIENDS OF YIDDISH invites you to a concert: “SEYMOUR REXITE, THE WUNDERKIND.” Featuring Mitch Smolkin and Nina
Shapilsky. You will never hear Rogers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! the same way again. Refreshments. Friends of Yiddish $7,
Guests $15.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14, 8 PM
PAST PRESENT: CHAGALL THROUGH TORONTO’S ARTISTS. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. Presented by the Koffler Centre of
the Arts. $20.50 members, $22.50 General Public. A not-to-be-missed evening of music, dance, performance, spoken word and
more with Toronto’s brightest avant-garde artists, creating exciting new Jewish culture that reaches back to the world of Chagall for
inspiration. www.kofflerarts.org
RABBI GROVER’S TORAH ON TOUR
A SENSE OF GESHMACK
Though it sounds like an insult, the Yiddish word geshmack is best translated as tasty or delicious. It's interesting that in
some circles, the word has come to be associated with Torah study. A gratifying class or inspirational teaching can bring delight
that you can almost taste.
Similarly, when children were first taken to cheder, the teacher would let them lick honey off the letters of the aleph-bet to
show the sweetness of Jewish learning.
The purpose of this association is not only to encourage study. In a world full of loneliness, tragedy, and depression, a sense
of the sweet is often hard to find. And so our tradition, by cultivating that sense, makes it readily at our disposal. And so the
poet Dunn wrote:
Often a sweetness comes
as if on loan, stays just long enough
to make sense of what it means to be alive,
then returns to its dark
source. As for me, I don't care
where it's been, or what bitter road
it's traveled
to come so far, to taste so good.
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