November 3rd, 2012 - Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto

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Beth Tikvah
Synagogue
מה נשמע Ma Nishma
18 Cheshvan 5773 · November 3, 2012
Parashat Vayeira
*TIME CHANGE THIS WEEKEND – FALL BACK*
Sunday
Monday to Friday
DAILY MINYAN
9:00 AM/4:55 PM
7:15 AM/6:00 PM
Refer to our website for more information regarding
service times.
IMPORTANCE NOTICE FOR BETH TIKVAH
MEMBERS
The Beth Tikvah Annual General Meeting (AGM) and
Election Meeting will convene at 7:00pm on
Tuesday, November 27 th , 2012.
Members in attendance will be asked to approve a
number of important proposals that will impact Beth
Tikvah Synagogue for many years in the future.
We need your support and participation.
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Candle Lighting (November 2)
Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv
Shaharit (Sanctuary)
Minha/Ma’ariv
Havdalah
Candle Lighting (November 9)
TORAH CLASS THIS WEEK:
5:49 PM
6:00 PM
9:00 AM
5:35 PM
6:49 PM
4:40 PM
MAZAL TOV
Barbara Levitt on the occasion the Bar Mitzvah of her
son, Ian Blumenthal.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:
The Congregational Kiddush is sponsored by:
Barbara Levitt on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah of
her son, Ian Blumenthal.
Beth Tikvah Torah Class with Abe Birenbaum will take place today,
Nov. 3 rd (Vayeira) in the Youth Room from 10:00am‐11:00am.
For those who are receiving the Hakol by mail, you will receive
your copy in the first week of November.
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 and Yom Tov. 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 take place
this morning from 10:30am – noon. Babysitting services (JK
& SK) is in the Staff 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.
Once Upon a Blue Jean Shabbat: The magic of Kabbalat
Shabbat with twists and turns and a storybook ending.
Friday night November 9 th beginning 6:00pm. Join us for
services in the Lower Foyer followed by a Chinese food
dinner fit for a king and an unforgettable storytelling
adventure with renowned storyteller Eli Rubenstein.
Cost: Members – adults $20, kids $15, under 1 are FREE.
Non‐members – adults $27, kids $20. Contact Sigal to
register.
Dinners and Dilemmas: Saturday November 24 th beginning
with Havdalah at 6:00pm and dinner to follow. Enjoy an
interactive crash course in media awareness with 26 year
old Amotz Eyal founder and director of Tazpit, Israel’s only
news agency, whose primary goal is to combat anti‐Israel
bias in the media. Bring your phones and digital cameras
and participate in an interactive and singular program that
is not to be missed. Cost: Members – adults $20, kids $15.
Non‐members – adults $27, kids $20. Not recommended
for young children. For more information contact Sigal OR
to register by November 16 th .
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 events better at BT.
For more information or to join contact Tibi or Sigal.
BT Blazers/Halutzim (Grades 1‐4): Exciting monthly
programs with tons of fun for everyone led by our Youth
Coordinator Danielle Shoychet. Save the date: Sunday
November 25th and join us for Hanukkah Crafts. Stay tuned
for more information. If you would like to be added to the
Halutzim database, contact Sigal. Please visit the website
for a list of this year’s programs and dates.
Kadima (Grades 5‐8): 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. With awesome monthly programming led by our
Youth Coordinator, Danielle Shoychet, Kadima is the place
to be! Save the date for our next program – Just Bounce on
November 18 th . More information coming your way soon.
If you’re not on our email list and you wanna be, contact
Sigal. Please visit the website for a list of this year’s
programs and dates.
BTY (Grades 9‐12): Nobody does it better‐ BT Youth is the
best with exciting programs, led by our Youth Coordinator
Danielle Shoychet, throughout the year. Join us for an
evening at Second City on motzei Shabbat November 10 th .
Trip will meet at Finch Station Kiss N Ride at 8:30pm and
travel together for the performance which begins at
10:00pm. After the show we will return to Finch Station for
pickup at the Kiss N Ride. Please Note: Second City’s live
comedy show will contain mature language and content.
Cost: members $20, non‐members $25 which includes
transportation, show tickets and beverage. Visit the BT
website for more information and to download your waiver.
Want to get involved in our teen board? Contact Sigal.
TIKVAH TOTS
NOVEMBER 11 th – DECEMBER 16 th , 9:30am – 11 am
Six session series on Sunday mornings for kids ages 1‐3.
Sing Hebrew songs with Tibi, big toys and more! Play and
crafts led by Karmela Klasner and Monica Nemani. Ages
4‐6 also enjoy sports and games with Tibi. Members
$60/series; $15 session. Non‐Members $70, $17 session.
Light brunch will be served at the conclusion of each
session. Call Helen to reserve by November 7 th at 416‐221‐
3433.
Beth Tikvah Kosher Food Drive:
November 18 th , at The Pride of Israel. Please consider donating
generously with either non perishable foods or by cheque. If you
are interested in helping in any way, calling, driving or sorting,
please leave your name and number with the Synagogue office at
416‐221‐3433.
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 th – December 3 rd ,
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
VETERANS SHABBAT, Saturday November 10 th at 9:00am at
Beth Tikvah Synagogue. We are proud to remember those of
all nations who have faught and died to preserve freedom and
democracy. Kiddush following services. For further
information and/inquiries, please contact George Stern at
416‐223‐7481.
BETH TIKVAH’S FOURTH ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO YIDDISH –
November 18th from 2:00pm – 4:00pm at Beth Tikvah
Synagogue. In English, Yinglish and a Bissel Yiddish. Laughter,
Nostalgia and Song, featuring Mitch Smolkin, Michael Wex,
Jack Markle, Jenny Eisenstein, Zoey Adams, Alf Kwinter,
accompanied by Nina Shapilsky. $12 in advance, $18 at the
door, $25 patron – includes reserved section. Group rates
available, for tickets call (416)221‐3433.
MARCH OF THE LIVING YOUNG ADULT GRANTS
The Young Adult mission of Toronto's March of the Living is a
journey that will change your life. This special delegation for
20s and 30s leaves for Poland on April 3rd and returns April
18th. It will open your eyes to the horrors of the Shoah and
give you a whole new appreciation for the State of Israel. If
you've never been on the March before, go now while there
are still survivors left to tell their stories. A limited number of
grants to help defray the cost of the trip are available for
members of Beth Tikvah by speaking to Rabbi Grover.
MEN’S FLOOR HOCKEY: If you are 18+ and would like to
play Men’s Pick‐up Hockey, Thursday evenings from
8:30pm – 10:00pm in the synagogue gym (lower level
beside the Assembly Hall) is the place to be. For more
information and/or to confirm your attendance, please
contact Joey Glass at: jbglass25@gmail.com or call
416‐489‐9712.
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LUNCH & LEARN FALL 2012 SERIES
$20 per session. Email helen@bethtikvahtoronto.org or
call the Lunch & Learn Hotline at 416‐221‐3433 x352. We
accept VISA or MC.
Thank you to Helen Stollar whose generous donation
enables us to present this program.
Nov. 6. Dr. Doris Bergen. I am (Not) to Blame:
Remembering (and Forgetting) Guilt in Eyewitness
Accounts of the Holocaust.
Nov. 13. Norm Gardner. 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
For details of the Lunch & Learn Series, please pick up a
flyer from the table outside the sanctuary or visit our
website at www.bethtikvahtoronto.org
HOLOCAUST FILM SERIES PANEL DISCUSSION
Tuesday, November 6 th at 8:00pm, no charge.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Rabbi Jarrod Grover, Nate Leipciger,
prominent Holocaust survivor, Professor Frank Bialystock,
U of T; Margaret P. Bonikowska, Publisher of Canadian Polish
language newspaper, Professor Anna Shternis, U of T.
Moderated by Gerald Ziedenberg.
TUESDAYS WITH LARRY – WINTER 2013
Shows begin at 2:00pm. $5 cash at the door.
Jan 8 th – The Brother Who Sent The Rosenbergs to The
Electric Chair
Jan 15 th – Footnote
Jan 22 nd – Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Jan 29 th – The Debt
Feb 5 th – A Mighty Heart
Feb 12 th – Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Feb 19 th – Sarah’s Key
Feb 26 th – The Boys: The Sherman Brother’s Story
Mar 5 th – Inside Hana’s Suitcase
Mar 12 th – Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
The Judaica Shop will be open on Sunday November 4 th
from 10:00am – 11:30am & Wednesday November 7 th from
11:00am – 12:30pm. We have a nice selection of Bar & Bat
Mitzvah gifts, Engagement & Wedding gifts and hostess
gifts. Your purchases help support Sisterhood projects.
Please contact the synagogue office should you wish to
make an appointment outside of these hours.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS MAKE GREAT HANUKKAH GIFTS :
Be sure to buy your Entertainment Book and take
advantage of great travel savings at Avis Rent a Car,
Southwest Vacations, Expedia, Wyndham Hotels, Celebrity
Cruises, CheapAir and many more travel companies. Books
are $30. Call Shelah at 905‐886‐2266 or Reah at 905‐881‐
2007. Books are also available at the Synagogue Office and
the Judaica Shop.
BETH TIKVAH WOMEN PROGRAMS:
PARASHAT HASHUVUAH CLASSES WITH RABBI GROVER
Classes are every Monday at 10:00am. 10 Fall Sessions and
10 Winter Sessions.
PIRKEI AVOT CLASSES WITH RABBI GROVER
After evening Minyan (6:30pm). Every Monday Evening.
Wisdom from Jewish Tradition. ‐ 10 Fall and 10 Winter Sessions
CLASSES WITH RABBI MARKOSE
November 15 th –December 13 th at 7:00pm – 8:30pm, a discussion
of the structure and liturgy of the Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat
morning services.
SCOTCH TASTING EVENING – Monday, November 5 th , at 6:30pm
at Beth Tikvah Synagogue. Returning by popular demand, The
Men’s Club have scheduled a Light Supper, followed by a
Professionally‐Supervised Scotch Tasting. The Finest Single Malt
Scotch Whiskeys. $36 per person. Make your reservation now,
call the Synagogue Office at 416‐221‐3433.
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK – Thursday, November 8 th ,
7:30pm at Beth Tikvah Synagogue. Presenting, “The Grey Zone”,
A story of a doctor and the Sonderkomando, Jews forced by the
Nazis to work against their fellow Jews in Auschwitz II – Birkenau
and who find theselves in a moral grey zone. For reservations,
call Irv Kirshenblat at 416‐221‐3433 ext. 308. Viewing not suitable
for all ages and suggested for adults 18 years of age and over.
SPECIAL SPEAKER: AMOTZ EYAL – Founder of the TAZPIT NEWS
AGENCY. November 24 th at 10:00am in the Sancturary. We
welcome Amotz Eyal as our guest speaker on November 24 th . The
Tazpit News Agency began as a group dedicated to taking pictures
of controversial events in order to counteract the anti‐Israel slant
and sometimes the outright pro‐Palestinian falsehoods of many
news reports.
HIGH HOLIDAY EDUCATION MEETING – Monday, November 26 th ,
2012 at 7:30pm. The Ritual Committee invites all Beth Tikvah
members to attend a meeting to provide feedback on any aspect
of the 5773 High Holiday services and any recommendations for
consideration by the Ritual Committee in its planning for the next
High Holidays. If you cannot attend in person or prefer to provide
your comments in writing, please e‐mail your comments to
Robert Feldgaier. Ritual Committee Chairperson at
rfeldgaier@yahoo.ca by November 15 th , 2012. You may also mail
your comments to Beth Tikvah Synagogue, addressed to the
attention of Robert Feldgaier. Written comments will be shared
with Ritual Committee members and relevant Beth Tikvah staff.
But, if you wish your name to be withheld, please indicate this in
your submission.
REACHING FOR THE STARS ‐ Professor Henry Fenichel, a
Jewish Hero. Shabbat, December 8 th , Sharing His Story of
Survival, following Kiddush. Sunday, December 9 th , Ilan
Ramon and the Scroll in Space PLUS the Screening of the two
Films, “Transport 222” and “An Article of Hope” at 9:45am.
There will be no Memoirs Writing Class next week, November
8 th , with Ruth Frankel‐Graner. The classes will continue the
following week on November, 15 th .
SAVE THE DATE for Beth Tikvah’s Hanukkah Party! Saturday
night, December 8 th , the first light of Hannukah. Stay tuned for
more details…
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YAHRZEIT
The following members are observing Yahrzeit this week:
Nov 3rd : Edward Fisch, Gerald Garshon, Andrew Kerekes, Ruth Simon, Louis VanDelman, Susan Rabovsky,
Nov 4 th : Yair Aronson, Greta Rabinowitz, Jeffrey Jackson, Sharon Fryer, Marsha Goldstein, Rosalie Davidson, Ellen Lewkowicz,
Bernard Waldman
Nov 5 th : Lillian Freeman, Beatrice Kirshenbaum, Leah Fruitman, Russell Blumer, Selma Karp, Mindy Cohen, Harvey Orfus, Alice Roth
Nov 6 th : Marcia Phillips, Marcia Schnoor, Melvyn Caplan, Wilf Caplan, Stanley Glass, Jerry Green, Norma Weingarten, Meier Miller
Nov 7 th : Batia Lazarciuc, Sam Kaner, Sol Levitt, Elizabeth Yan, Henry Zlot
Nov 8 th : Marie Lieberman, Cynthia Wyman, Jim Heifetz, Pamela Heifetz, Ronald Morris
Nov 9 th : Jack Finkelstein, Sylvia Isaacs, Alex Raubvogel, Esther Lefler, Frieda Torkin, Karen Meyerowitz, Shirley Potashner,
Riva Rosenfeld, Mildred Rosen, Paul Resnick
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
All evening meetings and programs begin with services at 6:00pm unless otherwise listed.
Sunday Nov 4 th BT Geschraiyers Rehearsal 5:30pm
Monday Nov 5 th Kosher Food Drive Meeting 9:00am
Rabbi Grover’s Parashat Hashavua Class
10:00am
Rabbi Grover’s Pirkei Avot Class
6:30pm
Scotch Tasting
6:30pm
Tuesday Nov 6 th Lunch and Learn 2:00pm
Holocaust Panel Discussion
8:00pm
Wednesday Nov 7 th Kol Shira 10:30am
BT Geschraiyers Rehearsal
4:00pm
Thursday Nov 8 th Musica Committee Meeting 6:30pm
Tikvah Hayim Meeting
7:00pm
Choir Rehearsal
8:00pm
Floor Hockey
8:30pm
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK: WANDA’S LISTS: CHILDREN WITHOUT A NAME – Sunday, November 10 th at 7:30pm at
Congregation Habonim, 5 Glen Park Avenue. A documentary about one of the most miraculous events of the Holocaust. Wanda
Sokolowska, a Jewish woman from Warsaw, rescued hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust by hiding them with Polish
families or in monasteries. Many of the children never knew their original names, the identity of their parents or their Polish
rescuers. Fifty years later we join them on their search for their roots and identities. Admission is free.
ZAREINU FASHION SHOW – Resort 2013 Collection ‐ November 20 th at Bellvue Manor, Vaughan starting with VIP Cocktail Party at
7:00pm and ending with dessert at 9:00pm. Seats on sale now! www.zareinu.org or events@zareinu.org or 416‐661‐1800 x 227.
RABBI GROVER’S TORAH ON TOUR
And Sarah Laughed …
At an advanced age, the matriarch Sarah hears that after years of childlessness, she will give birth to a son. Upon hearing
the news, Sarah laughs, and rouses God’s anger. But why does she laugh?
Though most traditional commentaries attribute Sarah’s laughter to her lack of faith, that conclusion seems most unlikely.
After all, this is a woman who has been in harm’s way before and God always came to her rescue.
One careful reader proposes that Sarah is laughing because she does not see herself as important in God’s vision. Her
inability to conceive has given her an “insignificance complex” along with feelings of hopelessness and abandon. Challenged
to think of herself differently, she laughs at the preposterous idea.
Sarah’s sin may not have been that she lacked faith in God, but that she lost faith in herself. We too are called, above all, to
believe in the purposefulness of our lives, and only then will we achieve greatness.
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