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Holy Blossom TEMPLE
Bulletin
March 2015
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Jack Geller, z”l - Honourary Life President
Jack Geller, z”l - January 7, 2015
Sybil Geller, z”l - February 23, 2015
May his memory be for a blessing.
He was a widely respected member of his profession, a pivotal
figure in the life of Holy Blossom Temple, a beloved and valued
counsellor, a steadfast friend. He faced heroically the pain, the limitations and the frustrations that his disability imposed on him over
many years. He was supported with boundless love and amazing
fortitude by his wife Sybil, their children and their families. He was
a giant of a man, a devoted Jew and a distinguished Canadian. He
was a role model and an example. Rabbi Emeritus Dow Marmur
Jack Geller z”l with Rabbi Plaut z”l
Jack Geller z”l
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contents
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Getting the Word Out 4
“The Story Changes Constantly” 5
FYI 6
www.HolyBlossom.org/stories 8
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Shabbat Rituals 10
Thank You... Our 2014 donors made all the difference 12
Prisoners of Zion 13
Holy Blossom Renewal 14
Pesach 2015 16
Our Congregational Family 17
Calendar 20
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Email Robert Carnevale at rcarnevale@holyblossom.org.
R e flections
Getting the
Good Word Out
Rabbi Yael Splansky
ysplansky@holyblossom.org
Once upon a time it was hard to get
the word out because information
moved too slowly. In ancient
Jerusalem news was shared locally when trumpet players blast
from their position atop the city walls. Rulings from the
Sanhedrin were sent out into the far reaches of the Diaspora
by way of hilltop bonfires and messengers on horseback.
Throughout Europe, every shtetl had a designated schrier to
call out the news down every alleyway, to knock on the door of
every household.
Today we have the opposite problem. It is hard to get the word
out because information moves too quickly. We are constantly
bombarded by countless modes of communication; it is
difficult to sift through it all and receive the information that
matters most.
Thanks to congregants like Richard Toker and Ted Shafran
Holy Blossom has the technology to communicate. Thanks
to congregants like David Rosenberg, Luke Sklar, and Cheryl
Sylvester we have good guidance on what to communicate.
Thanks to Robert Carnevale, our Director of Communications,
many new channels have been opened so that we can
communicate more freely with one another. And thanks to
Russ Joseph, our Executive Director, we will soon have in place
the CRM (Congregant Relationship Management System)
to help us customize and personalize our multi-directional
communications.
Is it reaching you?
The data points show that our website and our bi-weekly
e-newsletter, Life@Holy Blossom, enjoy impressive “click
through rates,” a measure of just how much our congregants
care to know what’s happening at the Temple. Yet when I
speak with congregants around town, it seems some messages
are being received while others are not. If it’s true that one has
to say something six times before the message is received, let’s
keep at it. Here’s a test.
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Do you and the wider community know that construction
has truly begun? Tom Friedland and Cary Solomon are smiling
because we finally have some dust and noise at 1950 Bathurst
Street.
Do you and young parents in the community know about our
new Task Force on Youth Education? A tremendous team of
educators and congregants, led by Judy Winberg, are taking a
deep and wide look at how to create the finest part-time Jewish
education program this city has to offer.
Do you know about our new Institute for Jewish Leadership?
The next generation of Jewish leaders is emerging at Holy
Blossom Temple. Led by Lisa Taylor, they are curious and
committed and together with many other circles of young
professionals getting involved, they are preparing to make their
mark in advancing the sacred work of our congregation.
Do you and booklovers across Toronto know about our new
Centre for Contemporary Jewish Literature? Cynthia Good
is bringing the finest Jewish authors and readers together
at Holy Blossom. A fresh take on life-long learning and the
“People of the Book.” Book clubs are welcome.
Growing Larger and Smaller
Holy Blossom Temple is growing larger and smaller at
the same time. Larger in aspiration and action. Smaller in
intimate gatherings and in moments of real connection and
commitment. Communication is an essential key in how
we grow larger to make a “joyful noise” heard far and wide.
Communication is an essential key in how we grow smaller
to hear “the still, small voice,” how we pay attention to one
another and foster meaningful, purposeful relationships.
I’ve always seen our congregation as concentric circles. Some
messages radiate from the centre outward; others come from
the wider circles to the core. It is a constant exchange of voices
and influence. I’ve come to appreciate the small exchanges on
Facebook, the thoughtful comments left on our website, the
personal stories and snap shots shared in Life@HBT. These
do accumulate to build something very large, very grand,
very powerful. I will always believe that panim el panim, is
best. Face-to-face learning, soul-to-soul prayer, and shoulderto-shoulder projects of service are always a fuller experience.
I believe what they say: 95% of Jewish life is just showing
up. However, I have come to admire how Holy Blossomites – young and old -- are using the on-line tools to create
community. There’s nothing virtual about it!
We’d love to know what you’re up to on Facebook. Send a friend
request to our Clergy and like our Holy Blossom facebook page.
Holy Blossom Temple
From
the
Board
“The Story Changes Constantly”
Joan Garson
president@holyblossom.org
The most wonderful synagogue successes are not truly successes
if they are a secret. As you will read in coming weeks, the current
Board and its Executive, including the Department Chairs, have
been working very hard since the beginning of December. The
list of identified goals and early achievements, as well as wishes
and dreams, would be very long. A few details will follow in this
article.
Although the work is wonderful, there is a challenge which
every leader in our congregation faces. I know our congregation
would be very proud, perhaps even inspired to deeper personal
engagement with this very exciting moment of Renewal of space
and spirit at Temple, if all members knew what is happening and
will happen through the diligent efforts and warm partnership
among lay leaders, clergy, staff and dozens and dozens of
volunteers. How do we get the story out to the thousands of
members and the many more who are not members today, but
who play key roles in our community and our future?
You will have seen some wonderfully creative steps in Life
at Holy Blossom and various eBlasts, regarding Renewal
communication. We are using words, pictures, a video (one
so far and more to follow), social media, signs, posters, and
screens (just inside the Ava Road foyer) to tell the story as it is
constructed every day. There have been congregation-wide and
small group parties and meetings many times a week. We have
more to do to tell the story. Come to Temple and look if you
haven’t already done so. And then look again a few weeks later:
the story changes constantly.
We are moving forward with a task force on education. In a
recent Life at Holy Blossom you have read about the task force
comprised of seventeen members of HBT, and supported by Dr.
Michelle Lynn-Sachs. Their second meeting just took place. You
probably know members of that task force. Please seek them out
and share your views. Learn of the excellent work they are doing
on behalf of us now and for future generations.
There is a dynamic and energized sense of shared goals amongst
lay leaders, clergy and staff. We are meeting, talking and doing
together. One constant concern is “How do we keep on top of
everything that is happening in Temple?” What each of us is
doing is so multi-facetted, and so now: how do we catch up and
keep up?
The area which poses perhaps the biggest challenge is to learn
and use the skills and passion our members want to offer to us
all. What a talented, diverse, extraordinary group! We include
experts in any area you can think of, from Jewish history to
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security, from law to leadership
coaching, from advertising to music.
The warmest and most generous
volunteers. We simply need to know more about who we each
are, and how we each want to help.
One dramatic step is being taken in this regard. Russ Joseph, our
Executive Director, explains:
After listening to many of you share your frustrations with
us as they pertain to the often inaccurate or incomplete
information we send you (unintentionally), while dealing
with our own frustrations with the antiquated and inflexible
computer system currently in place, we have finally done
something about it! We are in the middle of the installation
of a modern, purpose-designed CRM (we interpret that as
“Congregant Relationship Management”) tool.
Once we are up and running (likely in late May or early
June), every congregant will be able to use his or her own
“member portal” to manage their relationship with Temple.
You will be able to change your own contact information
(address changes; telephone numbers; email addresses) from
any internet-equipped device, at any time of the day or
night. You will be able to review account balances, register
for programs or events, make payments and, hopefully, even
print your own tax receipts whenever you want.
But the real reason we are going in this direction with this
great product called Congregation Connect, is so that we
will be able to improve the quality of service we provide to
you and be more responsive to your needs and wants. With
accurate and complete data we will be in a much better
position to offer the classes, the events, and the opportunities
for social gatherings that you tell us are important to you.
During late May we will be sending out the traditional
membership renewal package for what we expect (in that
format) will be the last time. We urge you to carefully check
all of the information that is pre-printed on those pages and
let us know if anything needs correcting. This will form
the starting point for our new CRM and, unless something
changes, will never be requested again.”
Over the next months I hope we will have many opportunities
to share information and many ways, including brand new ways,
to do it.
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fyi
From the launch of our website, holyblossom.org
in June of 2010, over 120,000 people have visited, with well over a 500,000 pages being read.
Our largest single day of unique
visitors to holyblossom.org was
1,905, that’s more than the total
number of this current Bulletin mailed.
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Holy Blossom Temple
Life at Holy Blossom, our bi-weekly
subscription eBlast, has more than a
1000 regular readers every edition. If
you are not subscribed, please visit
holyblossom.org/e-newsletters to do so.
On average, we see more visitors to
holyblossom.org in one week that the
total number of Bulletins produced in a
single print run.
Over 1300 people have left comments online at
holyblossom.org addressing the various post, pages
and programs shaping HBT. Online commenting is
open to everyone - leave your comments and add
your voice to any of the ongoing conversation.
Holy Blossom is on Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Please connect with us!
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SEARCH
w w w. h o l y b l o s s o m . o r g / s t o r i e s
This is where we capture the stories of our community. Over 60 individuals have contributed their personal reflections and connections to Holy Blossom Temple. Over 3000 people have enjoyed reading. Below are a few examples…
To submit your “story” please contact us at stories@holyblossom.org.
ididamitzvah.com
article by
Sharon Neiss
stories@holyblossom.org
Becoming a Bar Mitzvah is a momentous milestone that should not be taken for granted. Amongst
the material extravagances that we are accustomed to, it is pretty easy to get lost in our secular year
of 2015/5775 and not realize the many reasons why a boy of 13 is called to the Torah. Then again,
it’s pretty simple to find one’s way: It’s all there – in ‘the rules’ – otherwise known as The Torah
where the 613 laws are written just for us. And yes – today it is impossible to do many of the 613
mitzvot, but to take the time to accomplish as many as one can is a parent’s momentous milestone
as well.
But why the website? This issue coincides with his parsha – Vayikra – to sacrifice. To take this topic
into modern times, we no longer sacrifice but can choose to commit.We have collaborated with
Adam on the goal of being a caring, conscientious and committed young man. Letting everyone
know, can help achieve it.
Please visit Adam’s webpage – ididamitzvah.com – to track his journey.
A Watched Pot Does Not Boil
Mushroom Barley and Yellow Split Pea Soup
article by
Jill Hertzman
stories@holyblossom.org
Was it because our pot was too large? Did we fill it with too much water? Was the burner working properly? In the end, it did come to a boil, but the hour was late and Marla was mopping her
worried brow. Actually, there were four very large pots of the most delicious mushroom barley and
yellow split pea soup, colourful and fragrant.
Our 6th Annual Holy Blossom Temple Bikur Cholim Soup Brigade was held on November 10,
2014, with Marla as our returning chef. For the record, Marla has attended all the soup nights, led
two, and has cooked for our committee for many years.
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Bikur Cholim means visiting the sick, and in Jewish tradition it is an “obligation without measure
whose reward too is without measure”. One of the ways we do this mitzvah is to prepare soup and
fill our synagogue’s freezer (a tight fit this year as we made 125 500 ml containers). Then we always
have on hand some nourishment to offer to congregants who are frail, elderly, or unwell, or to those
families in crisis.
To continue reading on “Love thy Carrot”, and to get the recipe, please visit http://bit.ly/1vTVLJI
Holy Blossom Temple
To M y F a m i l y I n C a n a d a : S h a l o m
I hope this email finds you well, and you are getting used to winter again.
Since I don’t have much time on my hands lately I hope you won’t mind me writing to all
of you at once.
article by
Maayan Sharon
stories@holyblossom.org
I have drafted last Monday, and since then things went a little crazy, I was misplaced and
put in a Tironut – basic training) which doesn’t suit my physical profile (sprain my ankle).
It happens to be the same machlaka (which is like 50 people) Barak was at, the shinshin
from Beit Tzedek from my group, and at the same base also Moran, from Associated is
going through a different Tironut, we set together for lunch, so that was a pleasant surprise
at this crazy situation.
After 3 days they sent me back to reassess my status and after 2 more days of running
around the country for x-rays and doctors they decided to officially get me out of there, let
me spend the weekend at home and on Sunday I go back to the base, to wait for another
Tironut to start, one I can actually do.
Other than that all is good, the weather is great and I am excited to start. I miss school,
Temple, camp and all of you so much, and hopefully we could see each other soon.
Please let me know what’s going on with you, and how are you doing. It is very important
for me!
Love, Maayan
Holy
Blossom
STORIES
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Shabbat Rituals…
Our community shares
article by
Sharon Neiss
Just before I light the candles
It’s about 5 pm on a Friday afternoon. The table is set and I
am waiting for our guests to arrive. Just before we gather at the
Shabbat table, light the candles, have our challah, wine and sit
down to our meal, there is something that I have to do - and I
do this ritual almost every Friday.
I pour a ‘smidge’ of scotch for myself.
I sit in my living room, holding my special crystal glass that
holds my scotch. On my piano, there are pictures of my
grandparents, aunts and uncles in their prime, my parent’s and
in-laws wedding picture. I invite my children to come and
join me and pour them a glass of ginger ale and I lay out some
snacks as well. And together, we talk about our week.
article by
Ashley Berger
What Shabbat Means to Me
Shabbat dinners with my in-laws were my first introduction to
Judaism. I loved that Friday nights were a special time to share a
meal with family, and relax after a long week. When I converted
to Judaism and learned all about what Shabbat really meant, it
made so much sense to me. To my husband Avi and I, Shabbat
is a special time to be spent with family, away from work and the
stresses of life.
Word got out at school about ‘Friday’s Scotch and Soda Time.’
From time to time, we’ve had some special guests join us in the
living room, sharing stories about their week, too.
Out of the corner of my eye, in a small silver frame, I can see
my grandparents posing for the camera. It is 1960 and my
grandfather is holding his famous pipe. I raise my glass to them
and say L’chaim.
They join me, spiritually at my shabbat table. It wouldn’t be the
same without them.
We try to always share a meal with family or friends Friday nights,
and even if not, we always spend it together. Even if it’s just the
two of us, we say the blessings to remind us that it is a special
time to be thankful for. On Saturdays if not doing something
with family or friends, we try to do something together like seeing
a movie, doing some shopping, or even just hanging out watching
Netflix and having a late big breakfast.
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As an avid baker, one week a few years ago I decided to try my
hand at baking a challah. Well, it was a hit! Ever since, I have
baked a challah for Friday night dinners whenever I could, and
I even have requests on special occasions like Rosh Hashannah
from family and friends. Making the challah has become a
tradition for me. Avi loves coming home on Fridays to the house
smelling of freshly baked bread, and it helps me start to wind
down and relax for a night and day of quality family time. I look
forward to making baking the challah a tradition in my home
that one day my children take part in, and that it will help make
their Shabbat experience that much more special.
Holy Blossom Temple
Our very own ‘Woman of the Wall”
This past May, our daughter Adrienne became a Bat Mitzvah at
Holy Blossom Temple. As a Temple ‘regular’ since birth, and a
Leo Baeck student, Adrienne already had a strong connection to
her Jewish identity and community. But it was our fervent hope
that in becoming a Bat Mitzvah, she would discover something
even more meaningful and unique about that connection to start
her on her path to Jewish adulthood. While she attended and
enjoyed Senior School and the B’Nei Mitzvah program, and took
her Torah studies seriously, the ‘Aha’ moment truly came when we
asked her if she would like to read Torah and have an Aliyah in
the Shachrit service on Thursday morning before her Bat Mitzvah
– as her brother William had done two years earlier (and Eric had
done with his own father many years before).
Adrienne’s response was both touching and unexpected: She
said “Sure. But can I put on Tefillin?” It never occurred to us
that she would, and honestly didn’t know if she could. We asked
Rabbi Splansky, whose answer was unequivocally ‘yes!”. To our
great delight, both the Rabbi and Cantor Maissner offered their
unqualified encouragement and support for this endeavour.
Though we had assumed, mistakenly, that Jewish women were
forbidden to perform this obligation, we were told that Rashi, the
great 12th Century Rabbi and Torah commentator, had put on
Tefillin with his own two daughters!
And so on May 22nd Adrienne, became the first Bat Mitzvah
child to put on Tefillin at Holy Blossom. Rabbi Splansky has
always emphasized the importance of finding Jewish rituals that
“fit” and ‘feel right’, and, when Adrienne stepped up to the Bimah
in the Sanctuary on Shabbat to sing her parsha two days later,
she possessed a confidence that came in part from her ability
to accomplish just this – to find for her what fit and felt right,
blending tradition with what was for her personally, something
‘new’. Adrienne referred to herself proudly as a ‘Woman of the
Wall’ , thus reaffirming not only her connection to her Jewish
identity and community but also her allegiance with Jewish
women at the Kotel and all over the world, striving to publically
practice their faith alongside men.
In the end we came away with feelings of tremendous pride
and gratitude – pride in our daughter, and gratitude for a
Temple congregation and leadership that could further reinforce
Adrienne’s sense of Jewish community and ritual, while also
fostering her unique identity as a B’nei Mitzvah.
That’s what Shabbat will always be for me
I will always remember the Tot Shabbats on Friday night, at Holy
Blossom in the Philip Smith Hall. We started coming to Tot
Shabbat when my brother William was in Holy Blossom PreSchool. It was our first Shabbat family dinner ritual and also our
entry point to shul. That’s how we began to feel at home at Holy
Blossom.
Now I always associate egg rolls with Shabbat because that’s what
we used to contribute to the Pot Luck Dinners. Before we learned
their names, we referred to the other people by the dishes they
Eric Klein
and Gillian Helfield
article by
article by
Adrienne Klein
brought, like ‘Michelle Brownie’ and ‘Watermelon Man’. We
knew Adam Sol by his great potatoes. We grabbed our dessert
before the meal, because it disappeared so quickly – especially
the chocolate cake! We liked to eat up on the stage, or in the
‘Kids’ Café’ that my brother and his friends created over in the far
corner of the Atrium. And of course there was the mayhem after
the meal, when all the kids chased each other around the tables.
That’s what Shabbat will always be for me.
To share your Shabbat Ritual for posting, please visit www.holyblossom.org/shabbatrituals and leave a
comment. Or email stories@holyblossom.org. Thank you to all our contributors. A special thank you to Adrienne
Helfield for inspiring this section, and providing the spark of an idea that has led to this bulletin’s theme.
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Holy Blossom Congregational Appeal:
THANK YOU…
Our 2014 donors made all the difference
Chicken Soup and matzoh balls nourish our Jewish souls. Like
these heartwarming foods
that are ingrained in our
rich traditions of Jewish
life, you, our generous
annual donors, have
provided nourishment
and strength to the Holy
Blossom Community.
On behalf of the Board,
Rabbi Splansky, and the
entire Holy Blossom team,
thank you.
Last year, through
your generosity, we
raised $520,000 from
450 congregants. This
achievement represents
an increase of nearly 15%
over the prior year – both
in terms of dollars raised
and individual donors.
We couldn’t be more thankful to each and every one of you
who have helped us ensure that we can continue to do the
following:
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• Offer exciting and innovative programming to our diverse
membership body.
• Provide dues relief to 40% of our congregants, ensuring that
no one is denied membership to Holy Blossom Temple due
to financial hardship
• Provide need-based scholarships to our Religious School
students
• Maintain our building and grounds
• “Keep the lights on” by supporting unrestricted funding to
Holy Blossom
The Holy Blossom Congregational Appeal is all about nourishing
our Jewish souls through tzedakah. By following our shared
obligation to give a hand up to those who have less than
we do, we are practicing one of Judaism’s most cherished
values – that of actively ensuring that that everyone who
wishes is able to be a part of our sacred community.
Like chicken soup, you have helped provide comfort and
nourishment for our congregants through the milestones
of life; large and small, joyous or sorrowful. Together, you
allow our team of clergy, staff and dedicated volunteers to
help ensure that we’re looking after one another as a united
Jewish community.
• Fills the gap!
(between revenue and expenses)
• Nourishes the soul
• Rabbinically
Approved
INGREDIENTS/INGRÉDIENTS
TEMPLE SINGERS, INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS,
ADULTS AND SENIORS, DUES RELIEF
FOR MEMBERS IN NEED, NEEDS-BASED
SCHOLARSHIPS, CRITICAL BUILDING
AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE. EVERY
DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
Our Temple community
is sacred. Like all
congregations across
North America, we cannot
meet our budgetary needs
through membership and
tuition dues. It is only
through the open-hearted
philanthropy of our donor
community that we are
able to ensure a strong
Holy Blossom – now and
for generations to come.
We are so grateful to our
2014 donors. Thank you,
thank you, thank you
To see our “Virtual Wall” – a listing of all our Congregational Appeal Donors online
– please visit www.holyblossom.org/donor-wall-online
Holy Blossom Temple
Rabbi Dow Marmur has contributed over 130 posts to
holyblossom.org. They are affectionately referred to as
“his Israel writings”. To read more of Rabbi Marmur’s
contributions to holyblossom.org, please visit
www.holyblossom.org/rabbi-dow-marmur.
PRISONERS
OF ZION
Motti Kirshenbaum, the co-host of a popular daily television
news hour, suggested on Thursday evening that Jerusalemites
were preparing for the snow storm – it came late that day and
continued through the night and on Friday – the way our ancestors prepared for the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian king
Nebuchadnezzar in 567 BCE.
People were buying up groceries as if the storm would last for
weeks. Public events were postponed or cancelled. One of the
two congregations to which we belong in Jerusalem informed its
members that Shabbat services wouldn’t be held this week. Our
newspaper delivered the Friday supplements a day earlier on the
assumption that we wouldn’t get any paper on Friday. We didn’t.
Schools and kindergartens were cancelled, allegedly to the delight of the children but not to the delight of parents who may
have had to go to work, unless the snow would prevent them
too. The university has also closed.
And it’s not only in Jerusalem. The mountains in the North are
inaccessible; places like Haifa and Safed are affected. There’s
even a little snow and much flooding in the South. The only
good news is that the water in Sea of Galilee, the countries major
reservoir, is rising and there’ll be plenty of snow in the ski resort
on Mt. Hermon.
Most roads in and out of Jerusalem are closed. A friend who flew
in to Israel on Thursday evening and normally stays in Jerusalem
is stuck in Tel Aviv over Shabbat. There’s virtually no public
transport in Jerusalem. As my son reminded me, we’ve become
prisoners of Zion of sorts, albeit temporarily.
I was among those who had hoped that the weather would give
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article by the
Rabbi Dow Marmur
via templemail@holyblossom.org
us a respite from the election campaign, which is becoming more
and more nasty and ridiculous. But the prime minister managed
to get on television with the mayor of Jerusalem and the chief of
police to assure us that everything is taken care of. He didn’t say
that Isaac Herzog, his major opponent, wouldn’t be able to deliver, but if the thought occurred to you while you were watching Netanyahu, so be it.
It’s a pity that the snow storm hasn’t come a week or so later.
It might have provided a face saver for Netanyahu not to go
to Washington to give that speech to which he’s by now heavily committed and to which many in the Jewish community in
America as well as the majority of Israelis, according to a recent
poll, are very much opposed.
Despite the prime minister’s and the mayor’s assurances that
everything is under control, at least as far as the snow is concerned, together with other old people we’re staying indoors. It’s
the slippery roads that constitute the real hazard. This will be a
home Shabbat. We even made sure that there would be hallot
before the storm might prevent us from getting them.
You’d have to be very insensitive to ignore the fact that as comfortable as we may be here, the weather punishes poor people
who live in temporary housing or worse, not least in Gaza, Syria
and countless other places in the region.
The siege in 567BCE resulted in the destruction of the Temple
and exile that changed the course of Jewish history. We hope
this siege is more temporary, less lethal and, if your gas and/or
electricity work, the experience may be quite pleasant for most
of those who normally live in comfort.
Jerusalem 20.2.15
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Holy
Blossom
TEMPLE
Renewal
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SPACE AND SPIRIT
Holy Blossom Temple
THE FUTURE OF
HOLY BLOSSOM
IN PICTURES.
See the Latest
Renderings and
Floor Plans Online!
HOLY BLOSSOM TEMPLE RENEWAL SOCIAL HAL
During our All Congregation Renewal Celebration Champagne
Brunch on Sunday February 1st, Martin Davidson of Diamond Schmitt
Architects unveiled a series of brand new full-colour renderings and the
latest floor plans for our new campus. These renderings are absolutely
spectacular and give us a sense of what various spaces within our new
HBT could look like when finished. We use the word “could” because
they are artist conceptions only, with the final detailed design decisions
still to be made. But even so, we’re quite sure you’ll find them inspiring.
Go to www.holyblossom.org/renewal and have a good close look at
HOLY BLOSSOM TEMPLE RENEWAL how our Central Atrium with its “living H wall” will become an
inviting gathering space and a gateway, interconnecting all aspects
of Temple life. See how our Philip Smith Congregational Hall will
transform from a welcoming room for daytime lectures and public
gatherings to an elegant space for simchas and entertainment... and
don’t miss the new windows along the west wall that will allow for
natural light! Check out our brand new Family Chapel, located in the
former Eisendrath Auditorium, and again pay special attention to the
natural light streaming in from the east windows. This is a multi-use
space that can also easily transform itself for smaller banquet or simcha
celebrations. There are also stunning depictions of our new Library, 3rd
floor Social Hall and various views of our Atrium, both interior and
exterior. We’ve also included the floor plans to date, as well as the initial
landscaping plans, to give you the broadest sense of how our new Holy
Blossom will look, feel and function, day to day.
In fact, holyblossom.org/renewal is our central hub for all the latest
HOLY BLOSSOM TEMPLE RENEWAL news and content on Renewal at HBT, capturing both Space and Spirit,
so visit often. It’s where you can get an answer or ask another question
in our ever-evolving FAQ section. Monitor our latest construction
updates and see photos of work in progress. And just simply share in
the excitement of everything that is Renewal at Holy Blossom.
Many of the latest renderings have been printed here, but to view all
the brand new renderings and floor plans, please visit
www.holyblossom.org/renewal
Bulletin • March 2015
ATRIUM VIEW TO SOUTH
NIGHT VIEW OF CONGREGATION
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Passover
2015/ 5775
Erev Pesach
Friday April 3, 2015 - 6:00 p.m.
First Day Pesach
Saturday April 4, 2015 - 10:00 a.m.
Congregation-wide Service with the Temple Singers and our Simcha
Band will include Songs of Freedom and Songs of Hallel. A festive
Kiddush lunch will follow the service. Creative children’s study program
will be integrated throughout the morning.
Erev Seventh Day Pesach
Thursday April 9, 2015 - 6:00 p.m.
Seventh Day Pesach / Yizkor Service
Friday April 10, 2015 - 10:00 a.m.
At this Congregation-wide Service, we celebrate the last day of Pesach.
Following Yizkor Services, there will be a special Kiddush Luncheon sponsored
by the Bernard, Carol and Samuel Braun Memorial Fund in memory of Bernard,
Carol, and Samuel Braun for all to enjoy.
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www.holyblossom.org
Holy Blossom Temple
Welcome to Our
Congregational Family
Births
Welcome Mazal Tov
We are delighted to welcome the following n Dr. Laurie Klotz who was awarded an Order of Canada. n
new members to Holy Blossom Temple:
n Larry Schwartz on his appointment to the Federal
Competition Tribunal.
n Efram Sera-Shriar and Naana
Kaalund
n Marshall and Marilyn Wolf
B’nei Mitzvah
n
Sat., March 7
Ellie Davidson,
daughter of Miri &
Jesse Davidson
n
Sat., April 18
Samara Hurowitz,
daughter of Diane Osak
& Steven Hurowitz
n
Sat., March 21
Adam Arbess,
son of Sharon Neiss
& Gordon Arbess
n
Sat., March 28
Erin Storm, daughter
of Natalie Witkin
& Stuart Storm
n
Sat., April 25
Luke Goldman,
son of Marlene
& Bob Goldman
n
Sat., March 28
Jakob Ain, son of
Marlowe & David
Ain
n
Thurs., April 30
Emma Seaton,
daughter of Andrea
& Michael Seaton
Engagements & Weddings
n
aty Alter, daughter of Howard and Barbara Alter, & Hart Lambert, son of Hildi Abrams and David
K
Lambert, are to be married this August, 2015.
n
Amanda Bertoia, daughter of Sondra and Bob Bertoia z”l, to Jeff Sole, son of Murray and Susan Sole,
are to be married this October, 2015.
Susan
Berger on the birth of a granddaughter Tali Ruth
Chudy. Proud parents are Esther & Shachar Chudy and
sister to Alon and Roey. Other proud grandparents are
Vivien & George Chudy. Great grandmother is Jewel Poch.
n Phyllis & Paul Bordo on the birth of a granddaughter,
Samantha Elle Bordo. Proud parents are Sabrina
Kaufman & Mark Bordo and sister to Max. Other proud
grandmother is Clair Kaufman.
n Lynne & Robert Bohnen, on the birth of a grandson, Ethan
Isaac Louis Bernknopf. Proud parents are Diana &
Michael Bernknopf. Other proud grandparents are Sheryl
& Ken Bernknopf. Proud great grandmother is Shirley
Bohnen.
n Shelley & Arthur Gans on the birth of a granddaughter
Margaux Jean Gans. Proud parents are Suzy & Jeremy
Gans and sister to Isla. Other proud grandparent s are Liz &
Craig McDermott. Proud great grandmother is Evie Smith.
n Dr. Melvyn Iscove on the birth of a granddaughter, Emily
Lia Vidal. Proud parents are Naomi & Jacky Vidal and
sister to Maya and Benjamin. Other proud grandparents are
Happy Iscove, Margo & Felix Vidal.
n Freda Ariella & Arthur Muscovitch, on the birth of a
grandson, Brooks Benjamin Muscovitch. Proud parents
are Cathy & Zak Muscovitch. Other proud grandparents are
Perla & Gabi Sellouk
n Leslie & Darren Richmond on the birth of a daughter,
Brooklyn Avery Richmond and sister to Benjamin,
Ethan, Madeleine, and Samantha. Proud grandparents are
Sharon Herman and Paul Richmond.
n Katherine Solomon & David Chrystian on the birth of a
daughter, Charlotte Chrystian. Proud grandparents are
Cheryl & Jack Solomon (and the late Denny Pollock);
Barbara & Ralph Miller; and Wendy & Robert Chrystian.
n Marlene & Robert Zeldin on the birth of a granddaughter,
Hannah Bryn Zeldin. Proud parents are Sara Diament
Zeldin & David Zeldin and sister to Ruby. Other proud
grandparents are Renee & Joseph Diament. Proud great
grandparents are Mary Leston; Norma Switzman; and Noel
Zeldin.
In Memoriam
n D
avid Abells, husband of Dafna Abells, father of
Dr. Yoel Abells and Orit Abells-Newton, brother of
Elliott Abells and Zvi Abells.
n Elana Chapnik, wife of Allan Chapnik, mother
of Sean and Noah Chapnik, daughter of Joi Young
and Bobby Lunsky, sister of Yona, Danielle and
Eric Lunsky.
n Joyce Charendoff, mother of Randi Garfinkel,
Lori Dennis and Susan Barron.
n Marion Doffman, mother of Linda Malat and
Barbara Doffman, sister of Sheila Kirche.
n Izak Eisenberg, husband of Anne Eisenberg,
father of Morty Eisenberg and Helene Smagala.
n Aileen Hannah Fogle, mother of Robert Fogle,
Bruce Fogle and Adeen Fogle.
n Phyllis Fox, mother of Irving Fox, Allan Fox, and
Rosanne Ain, sister of Norman Maron.
n John Arthur (Jack) Geller Q.C., husband of Sybil
Geller, father of Lawrence Geller, Dana Lampe,
Jan Babins and Harold Geller, brother of Rose
Garfinkel.
n Max Gluskin, father of Ira Gluskin, David
Gluskin and Janice Gluskin.
n Jules Edward Gordon, father of Bruce Gordon.
n Esther Greenberg, mother of Dr. Karen Mock,
sister of Isaac Silverstein and Ezra Silverstein.
Bulletin • March 2015
n D
elores Habar, wife of Seymour Haber, mother
of Paul, Ron and Michael Harber and Joanne
Roher, sister of Allen and Joyce Green.
n S
ydney Jacobs, husband of Daisy Jacobs, father
of Jeffrey Jacobs, Marilyn Zimmer and Randy Jacobs.
n D
r. Martin Kazdan, husband of Marion Kazdan,
father of David, Jonathan and Peter Kazdan, Debra
Hertzman, Ruth, Natalie and Kenneth Gangbar,
brother of Jerome Kazdan, Merle Richards and
Ruth Hynes.
n Jack
Klyman, brother of Milton Klyman.
n R
uth Beverley Krause, mother of Shelly Krause
Levine, Judy Tennabaum and Roger Krause.
n J oyce Lieberman, mother of Robert Lieberman,
Stephen Lieberman, Dale Brooks and Judy
Mayerowitch.
n D
r. Samuel Linzon, husband of Esther Linzon,
father of Dr. Ernest LInzon and Dr. Charlene
Linzon.
n M
ark Rebick, husband of Bernadette Urtz, father
of Adam Rebick, brother of Sue Rebick and Charlie
Rebick.
n J oseph Rotman, husband of Sandy Rotman,
father of Janis Rotman and Kenneth Rotman,
brother of Jenny Cass.
n P
earl Rudin, mother of Jonathan Rudin, Jeremy
Rudin and Joel Rudin.
n R
uth Stein Schlossberg, mother of Mark
Schlossberg and Shelley Sarna.
n Irving Shendroff, beloved husband of Ann
Kelner Shendroff and the late Mary Lynn
Shendroff. Adored father of Lisa and Andrew
Levine, Mark and Tammy Shendroff, and the late
Dana Rose Bruhand, brother of the late Florence
Gordon and Corinne Dalgof.
n Samuel Sweet, father of Linda Pressman, Miriam
Goldstein and Earl Sweet.
n Jean Sybil Temins, mother of Dr. Carol Temins.
n Irwin Title, husband of Tema Title, father of
Sydney Erdle, Esther Roberts, Mona Rosenberg
and Susan Scrimgeour.
n Helen Susan Tizel, mother of Frank Tizel, sister
of Sylvia Chisik
n Barbara Vrooman, wife of Ranson Vrooman,
mother and mother-in-law of Richard Vrooman,
Corinne Black, Don Vrooman, Andrew John
Vrooman, Maryann Bailey and Doug Vrooman.
n Louis Wasser, father of Howard, Shery and Cary
and Cindy Wasser, brother of Morris, Ben and Sam
Wasser.
n Edith Winkler, mother of Vladimir Winkler and
Susan Friedmann.
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We thank our generous donors
Bikur Cholim Fund
Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour:
Amanda Frohman; Marilyn Hahn; The
Halpert Family
Joshua & Henrietta Chesnie Temple
Endowment Fund
Jack Barry, In Memory: Henrietta
Chesnie
Miriam Bookman Rotenberg, In
Memory: Henrietta Chesnie
Joyce Charendoff, In Memory:
Henrietta Chesnie
Dr. Morris Charendoff, In Memory:
Henrietta Chesnie
Jack Geller, In Memory: Henrietta
Chesnie
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Henrietta
Chesnie
Jean Fine Seniors Fund
Joyce Charendoff, In Memory: Daisy
Jacobs
Caroline Annie Cress, Yahrzeit: The
Cress Family
Dr. David Greenberg, In Honour:
Mondays @ The Temple
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Shelly
Berenbaum & Chuck Litman; Toby &
Gary Ciglen; Ruth Green; Tanya Green;
Marion Kazdan; Ora & Michael Leese;
Joan & Ray Moses; Bea & Lou Myers;
Bernice Penciner; Ann & Gary Posen;
Barb Price & Ira Jacobs; Fern & Donald
Resnick; Marlene & Robert Ruderman;
Mari Lynn Rusak; Mary Seldon; Helen
& Edward Sheffman; Saundra & Henry
Sherman; Sheila Smolkin; Miriam &
Percy Urback
Dr. Martin Kazdan, In Memory: Daisy
Jacobs
Brock Munro, In Honour: Mondays @
The Temple
Rabbi Michael Stroh, In Honour:
Mondays @ The Temple
Irwin Title, In Memory: Sheila Bacher;
Toby & Gary Ciglen; Daisy Jacobs;
Sheila Smolkin
Cara Faith Zwibel, In Honour:
Mondays @ The Temple
Gardner Family Fund
Zita Gardner, In Honour: Gillian &
David Rosenberg and Family
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Holy Blossom Temple Foundation
Joyce Charendoff, In Memory:
Jane & Robert Herman; Carmen &
Emil Horvath
Joan Garson, In Honour: Etta
Ginsberg McEwan; Carole & Jay
Sterling
Jack Geller, In Memory: Carmen &
Emil Horvath; Esther & Marvin Tile
Holy Blossom Temple Worship
Committee, In Appreciation: Karen
Mock and Family
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Myrna
Freedman; Etta Ginsberg McEwan;
Helen & Joe Hochberg
Russ Joseph and Holy Blossom
Temple Staff, In Appreciation:
Ann Rosenfield
S. Calvert Kogan, In Memory:
Lucinda & Ron Kogan
Joseph Rotman, In Memory: Manulife
Capital; Esther & Marvin Tile
Joy Wolfson, In Honour: Herb Wolfson
Bulletin • December 2014
Rebecca Zarn, In Memory: Susan &
Joel Rutenberg
Holy Blossom Temple Renewal Project
David Abells, In Memory: Randi &
Alan Garfinkel; Ann & Gary Posen
Israel Ben-Ishai, In Honour: Teresa &
Alberto Quiroz and Family
Joyce Charendoff, In Memory: Susan
& Barry Borden; Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l;
Susan & Harold Grossman; Ann &
Gary Posen; Sheila Smolkin
Ruth & David Cohen, Yahrzeit: Mimi
& Malcolm Kronby
Phyllis Fox, In Memory: Pam &
Michael Albert; Susan & Barry Borden;
Nancy & Joe Dack; Joan Garson &
David Baskin; Sharon Gladstone and
Family; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart;
Carol & Bill Kassel; Zelda Luxenburg;
Barbara & Nathan Morrow; Mari Lynn
Rusak; Mary Seldon; Sheila Smolkin;
Linda & Allen Stolnitz; Brandi Stolnitz
Larry Freedman, In Honour: Joan
Garson & David Baskin
Joan Garson, In Honour: Shelly
Berenbaum; Judy Malkin & Elliott
Jacobson; Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz;
Lindi & Stevez”l Rivers; Avra Rosen
& Mark Goodman; Alison & Alan
Schwartz; Mary Seldon; Sheila Smolkin;
Brenda Spiegler & Mark S. Anshan;
Judy & Jack Winberg
Jack Geller, In Memory: Janice &
Larry Babins; Susan & Barry Borden;
Toby & Gary Ciglen and Family;
Miriam & Marvin Dryer; Susanne Egier;
Brooke Gangbar; Kenneth Gangbar;
Natalie Gangbar; Ruth Gangbar; Zita
Gardner; Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Joan
Garson & David Baskin; Elaine & Marv
Givertz; Happy Iscove; Holy Blossom
Temple Sisterhood; Marion Kazdan;
Sydney & Richard Krelstein; Terrye &
Jack Kuper; Michael Larkin; Jill & Ben
Lustig; Judy Malkin & Elliott Jacobson;
Karen & Shelly Mandell; Karen &
David Mock; Sylvia & Harvey Naftolin;
Bernice Penciner; Teresa & Alberto
Quiroz; Marlene & Robert Ruderman;
Mari Lynn Rusak; Nancy Ruth; Brenda
& Fred Saunders; Alison & Alan
Schwartz; Mary Seldon; Rhoda Sherwin
& Julius Kirschner; Rabbi Paul and Ben
Sidlofsky; The Sidlofsky Family; Sheila
Smolkin; Sara Speigel; Brenda Spiegler
& Mark S. Anshan; Carole & Jay
Sterling; Barbara & Floyd Stern; Celia
& Rabbi Michael Stroh; Barbara ThalHodes & Bob Hodes
Max Gluskin, In Memory: Ann &
Gary Posen
Esther Greenberg, In Memory: Judy
& Allan Borodin and Family; Joan
Garson & David Baskin; Donna &
Gerry Koffman; Janie & Stan Swartz;
Renee & Joseph Tarantino; Jane &
Frank Tizel
Bob Hodes, In Appreciation: Karen
Franklin
Holy Blossom Temple Rabbis,
Cantor and Staff, In Appreciation:
Joan Garson, Tom Friedland and Cary
Solomon
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Sybil &
Jack Gellerz”l and Family; Terrye & Jack
Kuper
Judy Malkin & Eliott Jacobson, In
Honour: Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l
Dr. Martin Kazdan, In Memory: Ora
& Michael Leese
Shirley Patchen Cohen, Yahrzeit:
Marilyn Hahn
Religious School Teachers, In
Honour: Debbie Spiegel
Brenda & Fred Saunders, In Honour:
Sybil & Jack Gellerz”l
Harvey Schipper, In Honour: Shelly
Berenbaum & Charles Litman; Avra
Rosen & Mark Goodman; Sheila
Smolkin
Harry Smith, Yahrzeit: Ronna Rubin &
Phillip Smith
Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour:
Alice & Ron Charach; Etta Ginsberg
McEwan; Barbara Thal-Hodes & Bob
Hodes
Helen Tizel, In Memory: Jackie &
David Busheikin; Marcy & Barry
Gordon; Karen & David Mock; The
Mosoff Family; Lynne & Harold Smith
Barabara Vrooman, In Memory: Judy
& Allan Borodin; Mary Seldon; Jan &
Robert Simonsky
Judy & Jack Winberg, In Honour:
Janette & Michael Diamond
Rebecca Zarn, In Memory: Susan
Martin and Family; Margaret Irwin;
Tanya & Gabriel Tick; Cynthia &
Michael Wyman and Family
Isenberg Family Endowment Fund
Karen Baruch, In Honour: Carol &
Steve Pilon
Ron Baruch, In Honour: Carol & Steve
Pilon
Lorne Burke, In Honour: Carol &
Steve Pilon
Louis Rosenblat, In Memory: Carol &
Steve Pilon
Jeffery Ross, In Honour: Carol &
Steve Pilon
Jacob’s Tower Fund
General Donation: Marilyn Shesko &
David Hertzman
Florence Hertzman, In Honour: Carol
Abugov
Sarlota Majerovic, In Memory:
Marilyn Shesko & David Hertzman
Margo Prentice, In Honour: Florence
Hertzman
Joseph Rotman, In Memory: Marilyn
Shesko & David Hertzman
Roslyn Weiss, In Memroy: Marilyn
Shesko & David Hertzman
Joan Kerbel Leadership
Development Fund
Joyce Charendoff, In Memory: Janice
& Larry Babins; Holy Blossom Temple
Sisterhood
Joan Garson, In Honour: Holy
Blossom Temple Sisterhood
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Holy
Blossom Temple Sisterhood
Etienne Kaplan, In Honour: Daisy
Jacobs
Dr. Laurence Klotz, In Honour: Lyn &
Robert Klotzand Family
Barbara Vrooman, In Memory: Randi
& Alan Garfinkel; Holy Blossom Temple
Sisterhood
Kiddish Fund
General Donation: Joan Garson &
David Baskin; Judy Malkin & Elliott
Jacobson; Ashley Myerson and Steven
Gryfe; Brenda & Fred Saunders
Library Fund
Evelyn Faulk, In Memory: Paula Kirsh
Beverley Colman-Lokash
Scholarship Fund
Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour:
Deborah Colman
Rabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur
Program for Educational Excellence
Rabbi Dow Marmur, In Honour:
Sandra & Gordon Atlin; Wendy &
Elliott Eisen; Barbara & Robert Hodes
and Family; Jill Kamin & Murray Hart;
Ellen Karabanow; Judy Malkin &
Elliott Jacobson; Mary Seldon; Barbara
Sniderman; Debby Vigoda
Rabbi Dow & Fredzia Marmur, In
Honour: Holy Blossom Temple Singers;
Holy Blossom Temple Sisterhood; Avra
Rosen & Mark Goodman and Family
Musical Heritage Fund
David Abells, In Memory: Carmen &
Emil Horvath
Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner,
In Honour: Holy Blossom Temple
Sisterhood; Judy Malkin & Elliott
Jacobson; Judy Nyman & Harley Mintz;
The Sapera Family; Francie & Martin
Storm
Musical Legacy Fund
Joan Garson, In Honour: Holy
Blossom Temple Singers
Out of the Cold Fund
General Donation: 925 Solutions;
Peter Bowles; Susan Fleisher; Forest Hill
Lions Club; Margaret Green; Robin
& Paul Leszner; Neil Nisker; Gillian
& Mitchell Sinclair; The Phillip Smith
Foundation; TCL Asset Group Inc.; Lou
Tucci
Dorothy & Bob Aaron, In Honour:
Bram and Jeff Aaron
David Abells, In Memory: Bernice
Penciner; Debby Vigoda
Anne Abrams, In Memory: Grace &
Harvey Brooker
Danielle, Heath and Ethan
Applebaum, In Honour: Janet &
Michael Ryval
Dr. Saul Cohen, Yahrzeit: Sue & Lou
Devor
Perry Dellio, In Memory: Marsha &
Harry Glicksman
Izak Eisenberg, In Memory: Shelly
Berenbaum & Chuck Litman
Susan Fishman, In Honour: Cathy &
Ted Rechtshaffen
Majorie Flanagan, In Memory: Shelly
Berenbaum
Jack Geller, In Memory: Marsha &
Harry Glicksman; Kathy & Maurice
Green; Bambi Katz and Family
Jacob Givoni, In Honour: Roslyn
Avery
Max Gluskin, In Memory: Esther &
Cyril Hersh
Kathy & Maurice Green, In Honour:
William Edwards; James Forster; Judy
Malkin & Elliott Jacobson
Holy Blossom Temple
Mala Greenbaum, In Honour: Cathy
& Ted Rechtshaffen
Esther Greenberg, In Memory: Gail
& Gary Goodman and Family; Kathy &
Maurice Green
Esther & Harry Hands, Yahrzeit:
Sharon Clavir and Family; Brian &
Cynthia Hands and Family
Renee Hock, In Memory: Lisa &
Sheldon Donsky and Family
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Naomi
Bell; Joy & Charles Cohen; Susanne
Egier; Zelda & Lenn Melamed; Maxine
Minden; Janet & Michael Ryval; Debby
Vigoda
George Kapelos, In Honour: Elyse
Parker; Claire Schneiderman and Family
Etienne Kaplan, In Honour: Francie
Bay Smith & Arnold Smith and Family;
Grace & Harvey Brooker; Lorna &
Horace Jatwes
Alta Karpenko & Jonathan Ryval
and Family, In Honour: Janet &
Michael Ryval
Sybil Litman, In Honour: Shelly
Berenbaum & Chuck Litman
Sheila Masters, In Honour: Brenda
Baskin, Gail Hammerschlag and Joanne
Hoffman
Kenny Munshaw, In Honour: Bob
Campbell; Cindy & Mark Halperin;
Barry Lubotta
Yitz Penciner, Yahrzeit: Bernice
Penciner and Family
Lissie Sanders, In Honour: Diane
Betel
Ethel Sapera, In Memory: Virginia &
Carl Solomon
Harry (Hush) Sherman, In Memory:
Avis & Jack Antel; Roslyn Avery;
Stephen Bay Smith; Hailey Bongard;
Jaymie Bongard; Karen Bongard;
Madison Bongard; Claudia Chance and
Melisa Mika; Nina & Murray Chusid;
Sarah and Erica Davidson; Lisa &
Sheldon Donsky and Family; Judith &
Caleb Fishman; Alison Goldlift; Harley
Goldlift; Serena Goldlift; Marilyn
Hahn; Ruth Halperin & David Weil;
Moishe & Mindy Handler; Brenda
& Paul Hoffert; Debbie Jacobson &
Adam Stern; Ann Kahn; Ruth Najman
& Steven Spodek; Bernice Penciner;
Margie Poslins; Felicia & David
Poslums; Joe Rich; Andrea & Randy
Rovet and Family; Sarah Rovit; Howard
Sone and Randy Rovet; Heather Shapiro
& Terry Axelrod; Marlene Sheff; Helen
Shrott; Frances & Harry Spodek, Sandi
Teperman
Gene Silver, Yahrzeit: The Spiegel and
Steinberg Family
Harry Silver, Yahrzeit:The Spiegel and
Steinberg Family
Bob Smolkin, Yahrzeit: Sheila Smolkin
and Family
Joyce Sone, In Memory: Shelly
Berenbaum & Chuck Litman
Abby Rose Tanenbaum, In Honour:
Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell Ezrin;
Julia & Michael Sax
Irwin Title, In Memory: Paula Kirsh
Morris Vigoda, Yahrzeit: Debby
Vigoda
Betty Wolfe, Yahrzeit: Carole Abugov
Beverely Wolfe, In Honour: Debra
Muchnik & Neil Kredenster
Lesley Young & Lon Hall, In Honour:
Nancy & Sydney Nezon
Bulletin • March 2015
Harry & Cecile Pearl Youth Award
Endowment Fund
Irving Shendroff, In Memory: Joyce
& Fred Zemans
Prayer Book Fund
Esther Handelsman, In Memory:
Sybil Jackson
Rhoda Simon Goldberg, Yahrzeit:
Joanne Goldberg Weigen and Family
Rabbi’s Discretionary Funds
Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Appreciation:
Susan & Larry Barron; Lori & Jeff
Dennis; Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Kathy
& Maurice Green; Suzanne & Harold
Heft; Karen Mock and Family; Barbara
Organ; Erin & Marlon Paisley
Rabbi Yael Splansky, In Honour:
Susan Berman; Sharon Clavir; Carol
Cruickshank & Jim Lisser; Joanne &
Richard Cummings; Carmen & Emil
Horvath; Dr. Martin Kazdan and
Family; Sydney & Richard Krelstein;
Michelle & Gavin Naimer; Janet &
Michael Ryval; Alexis Singer & Brian
Nichols; Nonnie Smith; Deborah
Spaiman; Tema Title
Rabbi Michael Satz, In Appreciation:
Janie & Stan Swartz
Rabbi Michael Satz, In Honour:
Ellen Karabanow; Dr. Martin Kazdan
and Family; Lindi & Stevez”l Rivers and
Family; Mary Seldon; Carole & Jay
Sterling
Rabbi Jordan Helfman, In Honour:
Michelle & Gavin Naimer
Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, In
Appreciation: Daisy Jacobs and Family
Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In
Appreciation: Susan & Larry Barron;
Lori & Jeff Dennis; Karen Fainman;
Randi & Alan Garfinkel; Daisy Jacobs
& Family; Erin & Marlon Paisley; Tema
Title
Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, In
Honour: Sandra & Gordon Atlin;
Joanne & Richard Cummings; Francis
& Murray Ellis; Helena & David Fine
and Family; Fran & Bernie Goldman;
Barbara & Irving Green; Holy Blossom
Temple Singers; Dr. Martin Kazdan and
Family; Sydney & Richard Krelstein;
Arlene Roth; Ann Shendroff; Alexis
Singer & Brian Nichols; Sheila Smolkin;
Virginia & Carl Solomon; Carole &
Jay Sterling; Debby Vigoda; Phyllis &
Alan Wintraub and Family; Joy & Herb
Wolfson; Joyce & Fred Zemans
Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, In
Appreciation: Karen Mock and Family
Israel Brodziak, Yahrzeit (Cantor
Benjamin Maissner’s discretionary
fund): Bluma Brodziak and Family
Marcia Ezrin, Yahrzeit (Cantor
Benjamin Maissner’s discretionary
fund): Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin & Hershell
Ezrin
Randi & Alan Garfinkel, In
Appreciation (Cantor Benjamin
Maissner’s discretionary fund): Lori &
Jeff Dennis and Family
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory (Rabbi
Yael Splansky’s discretionary fund):
Louise & Jan Blumenstein; Paula Singer
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory (Cantorial
Soloist Lindi Rivers’ discretionary fund):
Lyle Stanway
Harry Mandell, Yahrzeit (Rabbi Yael
Splansky’s discretionary fund): Patty &
Marcel Himel and Family
Helen Merker Stanway, Yahrzeit:
(Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers’
discretionary fund): Lyle Stanway
Irwin Title, In Memory (Rabbi Yael
Splansky’s discretionary fund): Louise &
Jan Blumenstein
General Donation (Rabbi Yael
Splansky’s discretionary fund): Adele
Sacks & Jamie Spotswood; Adrienne
Matus-Schlossberg & Mark Schlossberg
General Donation (Rabbi Jordan
Helfman’s discretionary fund): Adele
Sacks & Jamie Spotswood
Rabbi Moscowitz 25 Years Book
Fund
General Donation: Emily & Jonathan
Bloomberg; Laurie & Michael Davis;
Janette & Michael Diamond; The
Bertrand Gerstein Family Foundation;
Sandra & Joseph z”l Rotman; The
Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman
Foundation
Nancy Ruth Educational Fund
Esther Greenberg, In Memory:
Nancy Ruth
Lula & Irving Saunders Endowment
Fund
Brenda Saunders, In Honour: Judy
Malkin & Elliott Jacobson
Shacharit Fund
David Abells, In Memory: The Abells
Family; Susan & Barry Borden
Edith Abramson, Yahrzeit: Susan &
Brian Fishman
Shirley Ashley, Yahrzeit: Ruth &
Hank Rosen
Shifra Axelrod, Yahrzeit: Helen
Shapiro & Terry Axelrod and Family
Ronald Black, Yahrzeit: Sharon Black
and Family
Anita Bochner, Yahrzeit: Mary
Goldman
Lisa Brown, Yahrzeit: Jay & Jennifer
Brown and Family
Jason Cash, Yahrzeit: Lillian & Dr.
Stanley Cash
Solomon Charach, Yahrzeit: Alice &
Ron Charach and Family
Vernon Dewitt, Yahrzeit: Susan Davis
& David Dewitt
Philip Eisenberg, Yahrzeit: Dr.
Mildred Eisenberg
Arnold (Bucky) Epstein, Yahrzeit:
Madeleine Epstein
Nyman Erdell, Yahrzeit: Carol &
Robert Collin
Helen Fogel, Yahrzeit: The Uster
Family
Gustav Freund, Yahrzeit: Nora & John
Freund and Family
Karel Freund, Yahrzeit: Nora & John
Freund and Family
Bella Geunspan, Yahrzeit: Myrna
Sandler
Eva Goodman, Yahrzeit: Ida Tugg
Esther & Phillip Gorlicky, Yahrzeit:
Frances & Murray Ellis
Zane Gordon, Yahrzeit: Joanne &
Kevin Roher
Esther Greenberg, In Memory: Karen
& David Mock
Mildred & Harry Grobstein, Yahrzeit:
Debra Grobstein Campbell & Barry
Campbell
Arnold Heller,Yahrzeit: Nora & John
Freund and Family
Bernard Herman, Yahrzeit: Sharon
Herman and Family
Jules Hoffman, Yahrzeit: Diana
Shiffman and Family
May Hoffman, Yahrzeit: Bernice
Penciner
Elliott Jacobson, In Honour: Judy
Malkin
Ruth Koblin, Yahrzeit: Jackie & Saul
Koblin
Rose Kozloff, Yahrzeit: Susan Himel &
Neil Kozloff and Family
Moshe Krieger, Yahrzeit: The Krieger
Family
Zeilig Lebovici, Yahrzeit: Zulema &
Martin Lebovici and Family
Dr. Samuel Linzon, In Memory:
Myrna and Jeffrey Freedman
Eva Miloia, Yahrzeit: Vera Mandel
Our Parents, Yahrzeit: Barbara ThalHodes & Bob Hodes
Harry Penciner, Yahrzeit: Bernice
Penciner
Isaac Quiroz, In Honour: Teresa &
Alberto Quiroz
Luis Alberto Quiroz, Yahrzeit, Teresa
& Alberto Quiroz
Ira Ruderman, Yahrzeit: Marlene &
Robert Ruderman
Jack Sandler, Yahrzeit: Myrna Sandler
Ethel Sapera, In Memory: Mathew
Sapera; Sam Sapera; Terri Sapera
Harry Schwartz, Yahrzeit: Isabel
Schwartz
Samuel Shain, Yahrzeit: Lili &
Michael Shain
Trudy Shain, Yahrzeit: Lili & Michael
Shain
Bob Smolkin, Yahrzeit: Sheila Smolkin
and Family
Dr. Sidney Steinberg, Yahrzeit: Ellen
& Alan Levine and Family
Rose & Sam Strauch, Yahrzeit: Daisy
Jacobs
Paul Theimer, In Memory: Peter
Theimer
Irwin Title, In Memory: Tema Title
Sophie Toplisky, Yahrzeit: Ida Tugg
Phyllis & Harold Weisfeld, Yahrzeit:
Barbara Weisfeld
Gordon and Linda Wolfe Family
Youth Award Endowment Fund
Linda Wolfe, In Honour: Myrna
Freedman; Ellen Karabanow
Leonard Wolfe Memorial Education
Fund
General Donation: Carol Dale; Honey
Wolfe; Myron Wolfe
Morris Vigoda Memorial Fund
Joyce Charendoff, In Memory:
Debby Vigoda
Martin Kazden, In Memory: Debby
Vigoda
Goldie Rotman, In Memory: Debby
Vigoda
Youth Awards Fund
General Donation: Joanne & Ronald
Schwarz
Sydney Jacobs, In Memory: Eileen &
Terry Blumenstein and Family
Youth Engagement Fund
Lewis Applebaum, Yahrzeit: Jean
Applebaum and Family
Rabbi Jordan Helfman, In Honour:
Anonymous
Dr. J. Wortsman, In Honour: Esther &
Cyril Hersh
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Life at Holy Blossom
April 2015.
For a complete calendar of events please visit www.holyblossom.org/calendar
We d nesday, April 1, 2015
9:30 am
Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman
F r i d a y, April 3, 2015
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
9:30 am
10:00 am
Shabbat Torah Study
First Day Pesach
Shabbat Service
Family Service
Holy Chag! Pesach
10:30 amMondays @ the Temple
7:30 pm
Building Heart: It Takes a Community, Usnat Atamna
Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 2 1 , 2 0 1 5
Third Night Community Passover Seder
Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman
T h u r sday, April 9, 2015
6:00 pm
Erev Seventh Day Pesach
Seventh Day Pesach/Yizkor Service
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
S a t u rday, April 11, 2015
9:00 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
5:30 pm
Shabbat Torah Study
Shabbat Service
Family Service
Young Families Sportball Havdallah
S u n d ay, April 12, 2015
9:30 am
Brotherhood Breakfast Club
M o n day, April 13, 2015
10:30 am
Mondays @ Holy Blossom with Kitty Wintrob
5:00 - 6:30 pmJVC H.O.M.E. (grades 6-8)
7:30 pmBuilding Bridges through Music; German Jewish
relationships, Cantor Benjamin Maissner
We d nesday, April 15, 2015
9:30 am 7:30 pm
Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman
iEngage, Rabbi Michael Satz
T h u r sday, April 16, 2015
8:00 pm
Beyond the Chuppah, David & Eileen Berger
F r i d a y, April 17, 2015
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Little Blossoms
Little Blossoms
Little Blossoms
Tot Shabbat Service and Vegetarian Pot Luck Dinner
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
2016 B’nei Mitzvah Shabbat Service & dinner
S a t u rday, April 18, 2015
9:00 am
10:30 am
9:30 am
Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman
6:00 pmMincha and Yom HaZikaron Commemoration, followed
by Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration
T h u r s d a y, A p r i l 2 3 , 2 0 1 5
F r i d a y, April 10, 2015
10:00 am
6:00 pm
7:30 pmJewish Communities Around the World: Jews of South
Africa, Isme Bennie
We d n e s d a y, A p r i l 2 2 , 2 0 1 5
We d nesday, April 8, 2015
9:30 am
HBT Youth Activities: Amazing ‘Reish’ @ the Toronto Zoo
Rosh Chodesh Breakfast sponsored by Sisterhood
Chai Mitzvah, Rabbi Michael Satz
M o n d a y, A p r i l 2 0 , 2 0 1 5
S u n d ay, April 5, 2015
5:00 pm |
Family Service
Beit Midrash Shabbat Learning
Family “Feud” Havdalah night
S u n d a y, A p r i l 1 9 , 2 0 1 5
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Erev Pesach
S a t u rday, April 4, 2015
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
10:30 am
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 pm
Beyond the Chuppah, David & Eileen Berger
F r i d a y, A p r i l 2 4 , 2 0 1 5
April 24-26
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
6:00 pm
NFTY-NEL Spring Kallah @ Camp George – grades 7-12
Little Blossoms
Little Blossoms
Little Blossoms
Kabbalat Shabbat Service - N’ginah Band
S a t u r d a y, A p r i l 2 5 , 2 0 1 5
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
10:30 am 12:30 pm
Shabbat Torah Study
Family Education Program
Family Service
Shabbat Service
Israeli Folk dancing with Paula Warren
S u n d a y, A p r i l 2 6 , 2 0 1 5
9:30 am
9:30 am
Women of the Wall, Lesley Sachs
Parent Mingle
M o n d a y, A p r i l 2 7 , 2 0 1 5
10:30 am
8:00 pm
Mondays @ the Temple
Parent Mingle
Tu e s d a y, A p r i l 2 8 , 2 0 1 5
4:30 pm
7:30 pm
B’nei Mitzvah Rehearsals
Turning Family into Fiction, Joe Kertes,
Anne Michaels, David Bezmogis
We d n e s d a y, A p r i l 2 9 , 2 0 1 5
9:30 am
Sisterhood Torah Study with Mark Goodman
T h u r s d a y, A p r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 5
8:00 pm
Beyond the Chuppah, David & Eileen Berger
Shabbat Torah Study
Shabbat Service
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