December 2018 Kislev-Tevet 5779

Enjoy latkes, sufganiyot, bouncy castles, games, arts

and crafts and more!

BTZ Hanukkah Party December 9, 2018 10:00am-12:00pm

Happy Hanukkah from the Beth Tzedec Clergy, Staff and Board of Directors

Shabbat December 1st 9:00am Shabbat Services 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Shabbat Ends: 5:29pm Sunday December 2nd 10:00am Shul School Light 1st Candle at night Monday December 3rd Light 2nd Candle at night Tuesday December 4th 4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah Classes Light 3rd Candle at night Wednesday December 5th 7:00pm BTZ Board Meeting (Members Welcome) Light 4th Candle at night Thursday December 6th 6:30pm Keruv Class Light 5th Candle at night Friday December 7th 5:00pm Tot Shabbat Candle Lighting: 4:11pm TORAH: MIKKETS Light 6th Candle before Shabbat candles Shabbat December 8th 9:00am Shabbat Service 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Shabbat Ends: 5:27pm Light 7th Candle after Havdalah Sunday December 9th 10:00am BTZ Hanukkah Party Light 8th Candle at night Tuesday December 11th 4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah Classes Thursday December 13th 6:30pm Keruv Class Friday December 14th Candle Lighting: 4:11pm TORAH: VAYIGGASH Shabbat December 15th 9:00am Shabbat Service 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Shabbat Ends: 5:28pm 6:30pm Wicks ‘n Flicks Thursday December 20th 12:00pm Hazak 55+ Friday December 21st Candle Lighting: 4:13pm TORAH: VAYHI Shabbat December 22nd 9:00am Shabbat Service 10:00am Minyan Katan 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Shabbat Ends: 5:31pm

In This Issue:

Rabbinic Reflections 4

Cantor’s Notes 6

President’s Message 8

Lil Faider Scholar-in-Residence 11

National Minyan League 12

Programs 14

Life Cycle Events 15

Tributes/Donations/Yahrzeit 16

Gift Shop 20

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

Monday December 24th OFFICE CLOSED Tuesday December 25th 9:00am Services 10:00am Movie and Dinner Marathon OFFICE CLOSED Wednesday December 26th 9:00am Services OFFICE CLOSED Friday December 28th Candle Lighting: 4:18pm TORAH: SHEMOT Shabbat December 29th 9:00am Shabbat Service 4:30pm Seudah Shlishit Shabbat End: 5:35pm Monday December 31st 12:00pm Office Closed

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Beth Tzedec Congregation

Executive Officers

David Inhaber Joshua Inhaber

Lorne Pearl Leonard Seidman Elliott Steinberg

Joshua Switzer Jeffrey Dworkin

Maxine Fischbein

Cheryl Baron Shiell

Gregory Davis Heather Lister

Deborah Shnay Markham Silver

Rabbi Shaul Osadchey Cantor Russell Jayne

Max Lipsman Yolanda Cea

Teresa Sofocleous Jennifer Girvitz Karen Emmons

Bert Glow

President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President/Treasurer Secretary Past President

Howard Cohen Eddy Lang Stuart Myron Deborah Silver Helmi Switzer

Congregational Rabbi Cantor Executive Director Accounting Office Manager/Publications Administration Administration Shamash

Board of Directors

Synagogue Professionals and Staff

Beth Tzedec gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by major endowment gifts including:

Steven Blitz Endowment Fund Leo & Goldie Sheftel Rabbinical Chair

Norman & Beulah Martin Cantorial Chair Cyngiser Family Jewish Film Festival Fund

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Having the Hanukkah Blahs? Time to Kick it up a Notch!

Will your Hanukkah be the same as last year and the years before that? Are you tired of the same old Hanukkah routine? Here are some thoughts about Hanukkah and a resource to put the “Happy” back in Hanukkah!

First, an important note about the holiday itself. Hanukkah’s beauty and meaning derives from the basic human desire for freedom. Although Hanukkah commemorates a unique historical event in 165 BCE, its theme of liberation transcends the specific war between the Maccabees and the Greek Syrians. In every generation, the holiday of Hanukkah has served as a universal symbol representing the struggle to think, believe, and act freely. In a time of rising anti-Semitism and intolerances of others, the relevance of Hanukkah has never been more pertinent. The Jewish bayit (home) is therefore the most basic setting for the Hanukkah celebration because it is there that freedom is most dearly learned and cherished. In our lifetime, the message of Hanukkah has been dimmed by the lights of commercialism and materialism. Some Jews have felt the need to compete with the Christian holiday of Christmas as a demonstration of their pride in Judaism. Many of our Jewish youth have come to view Hanukkah as a time to receive gifts rather than as an opportunity to join with their parents to enable others to enjoy the privilege of freedom. How do we recapture the spirit of Hanukkah? How can we restore the primacy of the struggle for freedom as the hallmark of the holiday? Perhaps the development in each Jewish family of a more thoughtful ritual for the celebration of Hanukkah would serve to emphasize its message. There are numerous educational games, stories, food, and tzedakah (charity) projects that reflect the Jewish commitment to freedom.

I have prepared a Hanukkah Home Seder that is intended to enrich each Jewish home’s celebration of Hanukkah. The Hebrew word “seder”

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refers not to a meal as its more common association with Passover suggests. Rather, it connotes an order to the Hanukkah ritual that can supplement the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah. A theme has been offered for each night of Hanukkah along with related activities. The Guide provides information about how to use the Hanukkah Home Seder. In addition, please enjoy my Outrageous Latkes booklet containing dozens of unique and tantalizing latke recipes. Both the Hanukkah Home Seder and the Outrageous Latkes booklets are available on the Beth Tzedec website at https://bethtzedec.ca/worshipholidays/holiday-workshops/. May the message of freedom that echoed in the hearts and deeds of the Maccabees be rekindled in our own time. And may you refresh your Hanukkah celebration with renewed meaning and joy. Hag Urim Sameach,

Rabbi Shaul Osadchey

Leo & Goldie Sheftel Rabbinical Chair

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Cantor’s Notes

Cantor’s Notes

In the midst of winter’s cold and darkness, the festival of Hanukkah joyously arrives to envelop our families with warmth, and to bring much needed light into our homes. It is a holiday that celebrates the triumph of our people over the forces of imposed assimilation, and is highlighted by candles, latkes, dreydels (tops), and (of course) music. Now,

even though the story of the Maccabees, their victory over insurmountable forces, and the miracle of the oil may be known to practically everyone who ever attended Hebrew school, the history of the songs we sing by the light of our menorahs may not be. Our rich and varied musical heritage offers Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English songs for the holiday. Some of the “Hanukkah top 40”, so to speak, include Mi Y imalel, Oy Hanukkah (an East European Yiddish folk song of the 19th century), I Have a Little Dreydel by the prolific synagogue composer S. E. Goldfarb, and Ocho Candalikas (for those who like a little Sephardic flavor). Particularly in North America, this repertoire has continued to grow and flourish in the last few decades, with a remarkable output by noted cantors, composers and Jewish performers, and even though Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights may get more radio time, the old warhorses still hold their own both with old and young alike. Chief among these is Maoz Tzur, by far the most well-known and beloved of all Hanukkah songs. I would place it second only to HaTikvah as the most recognizable song of our people. The poem Maoz Tzur (Fortress Rock) was believed to have been written by a 13th-century poet named Mordechai who signed his name as an acrostic in the first five stanzas. Nothing else certain is known about him, although several theories have been raised. The overall theme is that God unfailingly redeems us. Each stanza has four lines of two equal halves. The half-line rhyme scheme is AB, AB, BB, CB. The verbs used are in the imperfect tense, meaning that past actions and mind-states are not completed, but rather continue to happen in later as in earlier times. The first stanza expresses our messianic hopes for restoring the Temple and its worship so we can sing songs of praise at the altar’s dedication, both with and like the Maccabees. Stanzas 2-5 list four examples in chronological order where we suffered and God redeemed us. First is slavery in Egypt followed by the Exodus and the drowning of the Egyptian army. Next is the Babylonian exile followed by the Return to Zion. Third is the Purim story. Mordechai saves us from Haman’s plot to kill us, and hangs both his sons and him. Fourth is the Hanukkah story. The Hasmoneans (i.e. Maccabees) defeat the “Greeks” (really, the Seleucids ruled by King Antiochus

IV Epiphanies), and a small oil flask miraculously lasts eight days in the newly rededicated Temple. For anyone who has read the complete Hebrew original, one cannot help but be impressed with the poetic skill with which Mordechai renders his subject. However, if it weren’t for the melody that ultimately got attached to it, this skillful poetic take on God’s continuous redemption might have been lost to the ages. The most common melody for Maoz Tzur is of West European origin. Scholars suggest it dates from an old German folk song known to Jews as early as 1450. This melodic line appears in a well-documented church melody of that period, and was also used by Martin Luther for his first German choral. The earliest preserved Jewish source pairing the melody with the Hebrew text is a manuscript by Judah Elias of Hanover, dated 1744. However, it may have been paired with the text at least two centuries before Elias actually transcribed it, because of the continuous cross-pollination of Hebrew and Christian melodies in diaspora communities, a phenomenon just as common in the 15th as in the 21st century. As always, when it comes to true “Jewish” music, who influenced whom is not easily discernable. Without question, though, the pairing was fortuitous. The melody matches the lyrics and the spirit of the holiday perfectly, being at the same time hopeful and confident, majestic and daring, stirring and bright. You can almost imagine the Maccabees marching off to battle as you sing. Although the history of Maoz Tzur may not extend back to Maccabean times, its centuries-long evolution and journey is, in many ways, a musical miracle of resilience. It is exciting to think that a poem from the 13th century and a tune from the 15th century, both of which might have been lost on their own, found their way to each other, and then, into the daily and supplementary prayers that are recited both in the synagogue and in every Jewish home during the Hanukkah holiday. How many times have you heard it said, “The Jewish people are lost.” Maoz Tzur and its history are a testament to the fact that really, the opposite is true. The Jewish people are constantly taking the best of what is new and pairing it to what is “not so new,” and in so doing we are creating something that will stand as a Fortress Rock for all ages.

Chag Urim Sameach! A Freilichen Hanukkah! Happy Hanukkah to all!

Norman & Beulah Martin Cantorial Chair

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Much of my recent emphasis has been on the High Holidays. Soon we will come together at Shul and in our homes to celebrate Hanukkah. In between is a perfect time for me to bring congregants up to speed on just some of the committee work that has been happening behind the scenes here at Beth Tzedec.

With your help, our Ritual Committee, chaired by Vice President Lorne Pearl, has just closed the 5779 High Holidays annual survey. We received more than 125 replies from a total population of approximately 600 individuals and families. In consultation with a friend that works at Ipsos Research, we know that we benefited from the input of more than twice as many respondents whose efforts helped to make the results statistically accurate. Lorne is tabulating the results and I look forward to sharing the analysis with you in an upcoming Shofar article. Our Ritual Committee continues to discuss other topics, including the potential live streaming of Synagogue services. Our Finance Committee, chaired by Vice President (Finance) Josh Inhaber, is working on several important items. They are carefully reviewing our current financial policies, in particular, Beth Tzedec’s investment policy and all the existing notes to our annual financial statements to ensure completeness and consistency across our restricted funds and endowments. The Committee will also be reviewing and updating our Road to Financial Stability document which has guided our responsible stewardship at Beth Tzedec for many years now. Next month, the Finance Committee will once again gear up for our annual budgeting process. The proposed budget will, as usual, be either revised or approved by the Board of Directors in March and presented to congregants at our Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2019. As soon as possible after our financial year-end on March 31st, Executive Director Max Lipsman and his staff will send you your annual Beth Tzedec statement. Todah rabah for your continued and generous support! Our Membership Committee, chaired by Vice President (Membership) Elliott Steinberg, is pleased to report some wonderful news. Despite downward trends among many of our affiliated Synagogues, the number of congregants at Beth Tzedec grew this year. While we have experienced some attrition, sadly due to the passing of some of our cherished members, we are attracting new congregants, which bodes well for the future of our Shul.

Through the President's Lens

Through the President's Lens A Message from David Inhaber

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Through the President's Lens

The Membership Committee is currently reviewing a list of individuals and families who, despite previously stated intentions, have not yet fulfilled their commitments. If you have not yet made your arrangements, we urge you to do so in order to ensure that important benefits such as High Holiday seats and plot plans aren’t cancelled. Nobody is turned away from Beth Tzedec due to financial need, so we do urge any congregants who are struggling to make ends meet to let us know so that we work with you to ensure your continuing participation in the Synagogue family. Our Operations Committee, chaired by Joshua Switzer, is currently conducting a building reserve study. Together with Executive Director Max Lipsman and his operations team, the committee is also monitoring the repairs we made to the roof over the summer and fall. We know we have a big expenditure ahead of us and are gathering details so as to share with our congregants some well-thought-out options and recommendations regarding our physical plant. The Operations Committee is also responsible for overseeing security, a matter we always take very seriously at Beth Tzedec. Max and his operations team are always vigilant. In light of the tragedy that befell congregants at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh and subsequent anti-Semitic acts as well as tensions in the Middle East, we have been augmenting our security measures at Beth Tzedec. Some of our upgrades have already been completed and we continue to work with Calgary Jewish Federation and the Calgary Police Service to ensure the continued safety and security of all our congregants and guests. Our Youth Committee, co-chaired by Board members Deb Silver and Heather Lister, is working closely with Cantor Russ to plan our next event, the Hanukkah party taking place at Beth Tzedec on Sunday, December 9th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Please save the date. Deb and Heather are still looking for volunteers to help ensure a fun and memorable celebration. If you can assist, please let them know by contacting the Synagogue office at 403-255-8688. Our Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by Vice President Lorne Pearl, has completed its initial outline and is sharing it with the clergy, executive director, and various committees, including membership, ritual, youth and operations. They will, in turn, provide input toward a first draft. Congregants will also have opportunities to review our draft plan and to provide input in the near future. Our Film Festival Committee, chaired by Harvey Cyngiser, just completed another successful season. As you all know we have reached a milestone 18th year of thought provoking and entertaining films. This does not just happen. Yasher Koach to Harvey and his committee for planning, organizing and delivering one of our community’s best-loved annual events! Continued...

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Hazak 55+, chaired by Donna Caplan, continues to provide stellar programming at Beth Tzedec and beyond, including a recent tour of Viking Air and guest speakers that have enhanced our understanding of a wide variety of topics. Although I have singled out some committees for the purpose of this update, I am sure you are all aware that there are other committees working hard on your behalf including:

Personnel (Maxine Fischbein, Chair) Nominations (Maxine Fischbein, Chair) Memorial Park (Dr. Howard Cohen, Chair) National Minyan League (Susan Inhaber, Chair) Past President’s Council (Helmi Switzer, Chair) Greeters Committee (Bob Shiell, Chair) Fundraising Committee (Stuart Myron, Chair) Scholarship Committee (Len Seidman, Chair) Tzed Talk Series (Dr. Eddy Lang, Chair)

Last but certainly not least is Markham Silver, QC, who has dedicated countless hours over many years, advising the Synagogue leadership on legal matters. Yasher Koach to everyone I’ve mentioned and all the additional folks who step up whenever they are asked and, often, even before they are asked! As we light our Hanukkah candles, let’s pause to give thanks for the good we enjoy at Beth Tzedec and the even brighter future ahead of us as we rededicate ourselves to building and strengthening our congregation. Our clergy, executive director, staff and lay leaders are immensely grateful for your continued and generous support. Hag Hanukkah Sameach, David Inhaber

President

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Hanukkah Candle Lighting The Hanukkah lights should be kindled as soon as possible after nightfall. On Friday the lights are kindled before the beginning of Shabbat. The lighting procedure is as follows: The correct number of candles are placed in the menorah, beginning at your right. Each subsequent night you add one candle, starting at the right and moving left. After the candles are set, you light the shammash, the helper candle, which usually has a distinct place on the menorah apart from the other candles. You then light the candles with the shammash from left to right. On Friday afternoon during Hanukkah, we light the Hanukkah candles before the Shabbat candles. Hanukkah candles are lit after Havdalah.

Candle # 1 - Sunday, December 2nd Candle # 2 - Monday, December 3rd Candle # 3 - Tuesday, December 4th Candle # 4 - Wednesday, December 5th Candle # 5 - Thursday, December 6th Candle # 6 - Friday, December 7th Candle # 7 - Saturday, December 8th Candle # 8 - Sunday, December 9th

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, January 13, 2019

3:30pm Bus Departs Beth Tzedec Congregation 4:00pm at Knox United Church

Rev. David Holmes will offer an overview of the emergence of the United Church in Canada and how it

contrasts with other Christian denominations.

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Take a Look at our Tuesday Teams

For the next few months, I would like to feature the wonderful teams of The National Minyan League. This month, I will highlight our Tuesday teams.

The first Tuesday of every month is covered by The Silver Maccabees. This is a clever name playing off the surname of its co-captains, Lisa and Markham

Silver. Though Lisa is listed as the official captain, Markham sends out the reminders and helps with the month to month running of the team. Long-term members include Dodi (Habib) Espanioli, Aaron Bickman, Barbara Rackow, and Rebecca Silver. Newer members include Deborah Yedlin, Gigi Soros and Josh Silver.

The next Tuesday is handled by the Shayna Punims helmed by Linda Garshman. She is joined by Jerry Snukal, Eva Falla, Marty Cole and Gigi Soros - yes, the same Gigi. Karen Levitt, Leah Fayerman and Sandy Fayerman have helped in the past when needed. Linda is always on the lookout for new players, so if you could help her out, she would be most grateful. And you would be on a team with a ‘pretty’ name.

The third Tuesday is covered by The Sophisticats. Naomi Hashman is captain and she has a strong team that includes these other super cool members: Therese Nagler, Louise Glin, Evelyn Shapiro, Elliott Steinberg, Helmi Switzer, and Mona Rosenbaum. We also remember Phil Shapiroz”l, who was a member of this team as well. This team attends ‘religiously’ but could benefit from players who can come for bonus days or earn them a valuable two points in the young generation category.

The final Tuesday of each month is handled by Lorie, Lorie, Hallelujah! This team was named by Mort Levittz”l. When captain Lorie Abernethy was looking for teammates, Mort said that he would join, and he told her that he had a great name for the team. And so, the name stuck and now Lorie says that she would never change the name out of respect and in memory of Mort. Ever since Harry Rosenthal and Jerry Fleishman joined this team after coming daily to say Kaddish for their father and wife respectively, this team has risen in the standings. Please consider following their example by paying it forward if you have come to say Kaddish for a loved one. We likely had a minyan because of the NML. Other newer members to this team are Joan Robins, Naomi Robins and Roy Shaw. Susann Grodsky has returned as well.

Each of these teams would welcome players and especially those that qualify as a young generation member - people between the ages of 13 and 39. These players can earn their teams a valuable two points.

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The Beth Tzedec Congregation National Minyan League is featured in the USCJ 5779 Calendar!

To order your calendar, go to the USCJ website at www.uscj.org

and follow the link near the middle of the homepage.

Yad Club - Torah Reading Initiative Beth Tzedec encourages congregants to

become active Torah readers. Learning to read Torah requires dedication and

discipline to master the melodies and techniques for reading directly from the

sacred scroll. For those who are successful in this endeavor and complete 14 (The Hebrew numerical equivalent of Yad) Torah readings here at Beth Tzedec, the congregation will be honoured to provide special recognition by awarding

a personalized Yad. For more information contact Cantor Russ at

cantorruss@bethtzedec.ca or 403-255-8688 ext. 4.

Since I wrote about the Monday teams last month, Saundra Lipton has joined Team Tranquility. She is also paying forward the help that she and her family received when they were saying Kaddish for their husband and father over the past 11 months. After seeing how small this same team’s roster was, Gheorghita Constantinescu has also joined Team Tranquility. She is now on three teams along with Gigi and me.

Yasher Koach to all these National Minyan League members. We are so proud of your contribution to the NML.

Stay tuned for coverage on our other teams in the coming months.

Susan Inhaber, NML Commissioner

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Programs

Tot Shabbat

Friday, December 7th - 5:00pm

Members: 0-4 Free, 5-12 $5.00, 13+ $10.00

Guests: 0-4 Free, 5-12 $10.00, 13+ $20.00

Introduce your little ones to the wonders of Kabbalat Shabbat in a relaxed

kid-friendly environment. Light Shabbat Dinner provided. For more information

please contact Rabbi Osadchey at rabbi@bethtzedec.ca or 403-255-8688 ext 2.

RSVP to info@bethtzedec.ca or 403-255-8688 by Wednesday, December 5th.

BTZ Hanukkah Party

Sunday, December 9th - 10:00am-12:00pm

Please join us for a morning of fun, light and joy as we celebrate Hanukkah. Enjoy

latkes, sufganiyot, crafts, bouncy castles, games and more! Free of charge. Please

bring a donation for the Food Bank. Everyone is welcome!

Wicks ‘n Flicks

Saturday, December 15th - 6:30pm

Come for Havdalah and a movie. Specially for families with children ages 3-7. Bring

a blankie! Refreshments provided.

Hazak 55+ presents

Anti-Semitism in the Aftermath of Pittsburgh: How Endangered are we?

with Rabbi Osadchey

Thursday, December 20th - 12:00pm

Rabbi Osadchey will briefly review the history and nature of anti-Semitism in

North America and compare it to European anti-Semitism. He will lead a

conversation about whether the current surge in attacks against Jews is similar to

the period leading up to the Holocaust or is different in its implications for the

future of North American Jewry. Lunch will be served at 12noon, $5 for members

and $7 for guests. RSVP to the synagogue office at 403-255-8688 by Tuesday,

December 18th. For more information, please contact Donna Caplan at

403-271-3066. Everyone is welcome.

Minyan Katan

Shabbat, December 22nd - 10:00am

A Shabbat Morning Service crafted for B'nai Mitzvah students and their families

and featuring student-led prayers under the guidance of Rabbi Osadchey.

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Programs/Life Cycle Events

Musical-Dance Movie Marathon and Dinner

Tuesday, December 25th - 10:00am

`Tis the Jewish day for Movies and Chinese Food!

Movies are Free: 10:00am Saturday Night Fever |12:00pm Hairspray | 2:00pm Westside Story | 4:00pm Happy Feet Kosher Chinese Dinner to Follow at 6:15pm

Dinner: $10 adult - $5 children. RSVP to the BTZ office at 403-255-8688. Everyone

is welcome! Please join us for evening services at 6:00pm.

Life Cycle Events In Memoriam

Judith Cole, mother of Marty (Cathy) Cole and Arthur Cole (Marlene Olyan). Judith passed away on October 29, 2018.

The funeral was held on October 31, 2018 in Toronto

Leah Saltman, remembered by her children and brothers. Leah passed away on November 4, 2018. The funeral was held on Thursday, November 8, 2018.

Jack Groner, husband of Jean Groner, father of Shelley (Neil) Stone and

Stacey (Steve) Davis, brother of Charles (Therese) Groner, Annette Krygier, and Teresa (Lionel) Tucker. Jack passed away on November 16, 2018.

The funeral was held in Los Angeles.

B’nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov to parents Alli and Dar ryl Gurevitch and brother Joseph, and

grandparents Val and Mitch Grossman and Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch on the occasion of Leo’s Bar Mitzvah on November 3, 2018.

Mazel Tov to parents Dana and Jeff Goldstein, grandparents Deanna Goldstein, Gerry Goldstein, Carol Bornstein and Alan Bornstein on the occasion of Mason and

Westin's B'nai Mitzvot on November 17, 2018.

Baby Naming Mazel Tov to parents Br ianne and Harr ison Zivot and sister Levi on the bir th of their son, Asher Hardy, on November 17, 2018 and his brit milah on November 25, 2018. Proud grandparents are Karyn and Ted Betts, Disnie Zivot and Mark Zivot.

Proud great-grandparents are Mary Keller, Shirley Mills, and Rose Zivot.

Mazel Tov to parents Meredith Salisbury and Gerald Pfeffer and brothers Ben and Max on the baby naming of their daughter and sister, Aria Coty Pfeffer on November 18, 2018. Proud grandparents are Rachel and Michael Pfeffer and

Jean and Matt Salisbury.

If you are marking a life-cycle event and would like it included in SHOFAR, please let us know by contacting the Shul office at 403-255-8688 or info@bethtzedec.ca.

TRIBUTES and DONATIONS CONGREGATION FUND

MAZEL TOV Nat Alexander, on the occasion of his 75th birthday By Bob and Cheryl Shiell Harriette Alexander, on the occasion of her birthday By Bob and Cheryl Shiell Bev and Ed Dunn, on the occasion of the birth of their new grandchild By Milt and Maxine Fischbein Bob and Cheryl Shiell, on the occasion of their 32nd wedding anniversary By Nat and Harriette Alexander

SYMPATHY Betty Mayer, on the loss of her brother Isadore “Izzy” Feldman By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch The Family of the Late Leah Saltman, on the loss of their mother Leah Saltman By Milt and Maxine Fischbein and Family Lila and Jacques Mydlarski Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Andria Rodin and Family, on the loss of her mother By Liz and Ross Kaplan and Family Dr. Marty and Cathy Cole and Family, on the loss of his mother, her mother-in-law and their grandmother Judith Cole By Debbie Kravitz Irving and Sandy Adler Reesa and Marty Kluner Naomi and Rob Reid, on the loss of his sister Kari By Nat and Harriette Alexander Jeanette and Arnold Finkelstein and Family (of Nepean ON), on the loss of her brother Bill Katz By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch

GET WELL Lily Joffe By Maxine and Milt Fischbein Evelyn Sheftel Shapiro Reva Faber Ethel Caplan Nily Alima By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch

Rudy Berger By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Maureen Katchen By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Bernard Florence By Cheryl and Bob Shiell Harvey Silverstone By Milt and Maxine Fischbein Reva Faber

THANK YOU David Inhaber, President and the Beth Tzedec Board of Directors, with appreciation By Arthur and Mary Fishman CYNGISER FAMILY JEWISH FILM

FESTIVAL FUND SYMPATHY

Hanita and Aaron Dagan, on the loss of her mother Norma Nozick By Sid and Bronia Cyngiser Harvey and Alexandra Cyngiser Dr. Marty Cole and Family, on the loss of his mother Judith Cole By Milt and Maxine Fischbein and Family

GET WELL Jamie Phillips By Milt, Maxine, Alyssa and Emma Fischbein

THANK YOU Harvey Cyngiser, with appreciation By Reva Faber

KIDDUSH FUND IN MEMORY OF

Dr. Melville J. Swartz, beloved father By Helen and Mark Swartz and Family

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Tributes and Donations

Some of our members and staff are very

sensitive to perfume. It is requested that you

please refrain from using any scented products when

attending Shul. Thank you.

LEV SHALEM SABBATH & FESTIVAL BOOK FUND SYMPATHY

Dr. Marty Cole and Family, on the loss of his mother Judith Cole By Liz and Ross Kaplan and Family

RABBI’S TZEDAKAH FUND

MAZEL TOV Rabbi Shaul and Bobbie Osadchey, on the occasion of the birth of their new grandson Seth Bleich By Cheryl and Bob Shiell

SYMPATHY Yossi and Cindy Suissa and Family, on the loss of his father Rabbi Moshe Suissa (of Israel) By Naomi Hashman Marty Cole and Family, on the loss of his mother Judith Cole By Leonard Seidman, Kimberly Rothenberg and Family

THANK YOU Rabbi Shaul and Bobbie Osadchey, with appreciation By Arthur and Mary Fishman

LEO & GOLDIE SHEFTEL

ENDOWMENT FUND MAZEL TOV

Cheryl Milner, on the occasion of her special birthday By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch

GET WELL Sam Bell By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Debbie Krygier By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch

PROJECT 146 FUND

IN MEMORY OF Sam Ousher Switzer By Fernand and Lise Rarente (of Gatineau, QC)

STEVEN BLITZ BURSARY

ENDOWMENT FUND GET WELL

Lily Joffe By Lila and Jacques Mydlarski

NORMAN & BEULAH MARTIN CANTORIAL CHAIR FUND

SYMPATHY Dr. Marty and Cathy Cole, on the loss of his mother Judith Cole By Beulah Martin Bradley Martin (of Vancouver BC) The Saltman Family, on the loss of their mother and sister Leah Saltman By Beulah Martin

GET WELL Lily Joffe By Beulah Martin

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Tributes and Donations/Yahrzeits

Cemetery Entry Code

To gain entry into the Beth Tzedec Memorial Park cemetery, press

1 then 3 for the gate code.

YAHRZEIT FUND Benjamin Sheftel, beloved father By Evelyn Sheftel Shapiro Benjamin Sheftel, beloved father By Fran Sheftel Kolinsky Matilda Vladut, beloved mother By Thomas and Ritta Vladut Vivian Veta Monson, beloved mother By Barbara and Alan Davis Meyer Blitt, beloved father and grandfather By David, Dorian and Ilan Blitt Mire Katchen, beloved father By Joe Katchen Mayer Miller, beloved father By Lila Mydlarski Ruchla Mydlarski, beloved mother By Jacques and Lila Mydlarski John Krygier, beloved father By Lea Kohn William Fishman, beloved father By Arthur P. Fishman Izak Eisner, beloved father By Haskel Eisner Hettie Marks, beloved aunt By Myrna Pearlmutter Leo Pearlmutter, beloved uncle By Myrna Pearlmutter Isadore Gurevitch, beloved father By Sheila Gurevitch Sam Fishman, beloved father By Max Fishman Ethel Fishman, beloved mother By Max Fishman Eva Gelmon, beloved sister By Max Fishman Saul Berman, beloved brother, brother-in-law and uncle By Aaron and Sherry Berman and Family Walter Mario Malewicz, beloved brother By Alexandra Cyngiser Malvina Friederich Malewicz, beloved mother By Alexandra Cyngiser Jack J. Sharp, beloved father and grandfather By Mitch, Carrie, Harry and Zoe Brody Faige Goldman, beloved grandmother By Frances Kolinsky

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Yahrzeit Fund

Samuel Mozeson, beloved father By Zena Drabinsky Jane Gold, beloved aunt By Gershon Bobroff Morris Gopman, beloved uncle By Harriet and Phil Libin Baby Zuidema, beloved niece By Cheryl Zack Peter Bercovice, beloved father By Rose Lister Rebecca Block, beloved grandmother By Cheryl Cohen Donna Cohen, beloved wife By Emanuel Cohen Philip Shapiro, beloved brother By Mona Rosenbaum Isadore Goldenberg, beloved father By Jeanette Berger Edith Berger, beloved sister By Rudy Berger Raymond Lupescu, beloved uncle-in-law By Leah Saltmanz”l Susan McCormick, beloved friend By Eva Falk Ben Davis and Bea Davis, beloved father and mother By Naida and Nate Feldman Dorothy Feldman, beloved mother By Nate and Naida Feldman Lori Feldman, beloved brother By Nate and Naida Feldman Alex Promislow, beloved grandfather By Dianne Lipton and Family Malka Shkolnik, beloved mother By Mara and Alex Shkolnik Simon Mayzus, beloved father and husband By Paul Mayzus and Ella Mayzus Gidaly Nahametz, beloved father By Sara and David Profis Gidaly Nahametz, beloved father By Helen Libenson Sol Gurevitch, beloved father By Cyril Gurevitch and Family Saul Bleviss, beloved brother By Fran Viner

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Yahrzeit Fund Beth Tzedec Shofar

Rose Jacobson, beloved mother By Myra Meyers Sunni Gelfand, beloved mother and grandmother By Karen Sklar and Family Jack Conn, beloved uncle By Karen Belzberg Yerucham Zeidman, beloved grandfather By Rose Zivot

SPECIAL YAHRZEIT FUND

Morris Mendelman, beloved father By Walter and Jessie Moscovitz Gary Moscovitz, beloved brother By Walter and Jessie Moscovitz Herman Nagler, beloved father By George Nagler Harold P. Milavsky, beloved father and grandfather By Mitch, Carrie, Harry and Zoe Brody

KIDDUSH YAHRZEIT FUND

Clara Sklar, beloved mother By Beulah Martin

Saturday Evening Services (Mincha and Seudah Shlishit): 4:30pm on December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

To Make a Donation If you would like to make a

donation celebrating or honouring a life cycle event, please call the office at 403-255-8688 ext. 0 or visit us in the shul office and we

will be happy to help you.

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