of 2007/5767 See page 7 Holy Blossom Temple’s Confirmation class V o l . L X X X II N o . 11 | July/August 2007 | Tamuz/Av/Elul 5767 in this issue Daily/Shabbat Worship 2 | The Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning 2 | In Perspective 3 | High Holy Days 2007/5768 4 | Welcoming Rabbi Thomashow 5 | Notice of Annual General Meeting 5 | Meeting of Temple Members 6 | Confirmation 2007/5767 7 | Holy Blossom Temple Foundation 8 | Celebrating Our 150 th Anniversary 9 | Education Matters 10 | Cantor’s Notes 11 | Temple Archives 11 | Our Congregational Family 12 | This Month @ Holy Blossom 19 | The Last Word 20 1856 TO 2006: CELEBRATING 150 YEARS AS A CONGREGATION Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin inside... VOTE ON TEMPLE RENEWAL (See page 6 for details.)
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of 2007/5767 See page 7
Holy Blossom Temple’s
Confirmation class
Vo l . LXXX II No . 11 | July/August 2007 | Tamuz/Av/Elul 5767
in this issue Daily/Shabbat Worship 2 | The Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning
2 | In Perspective 3 | High Holy Days 2007/5768 4 | Welcoming Rabbi Thomashow 5 | Notice of Annual General
Meeting 5 | Meeting of Temple Members 6 | Confirmation 2007/5767 7 | Holy Blossom Temple Foundation 8 |
Our Congregational Family 12 | This Month @ Holy Blossom 19 | The Last Word 20
1 8 5 6 T O 2 0 0 6 : C E L E B R A T I N G 1 5 0 Y E A R S A S A C O N G R E G A T I O N
Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin
inside... V O T E O N T E M P L E R E N E WA L ( S e e p a g e 6 f o r d e t a i l s . )
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D a i ly S e r v i C e SMon. to Fri. 7.30a.m. Shacharit 6p.m. MinchaSun. 9a.m. Shacharit
*on mon. July 2 and mon. Aug. 6, Shacharit Services will start at 9 a.m.
S u m m e r S H a B B aT S e r v i C e SThecongregationisinvitedtoworshiptogetherduringthesummerseason.FromFri.June29toSat.Sept.1,2007,Kabbalat Shabbat andShabbat MorningServiceswillbeheldintheYouthChapel.FamilyShabbat ServiceswillstartagainonSat.Sept.8,2007.
T i S H a B ’ a vTue. July �4 6p.m. ServiceandReadingoftheBook of Lamentations
S H a B B aT N i T z a v i m / v ay e i l e C HFri. Sept. 7 6p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat ServiceFri. Sept. 7 6p.m. TotShabbat andDinnerSat. Sept. 8 10.30a.m. Shabbat MorningServiceSat. Sept. 8 10.30a.m. FamilyShabbatService
S e l i C H o TSat. Sept. 8 9p.m. ServiceandLecture(Fordetails,pleaseseepage4.)
Daily/Shabbat Worship
The Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning at Holy Blossom Temple
Study with our rabbis this summerShabbat morning Torah Study:From universalism to Particularism — as We Become a People
rabbi John moscowitzSaturdays at 9 a.m.
Sisterhood Torah Studyrabbi edward GoldfarbWednesdays at 9.30 a.m.
odd Couples in The Biblerabbi Dow marmur Wed. June 27, 2007, at 8 p.m. Sex is central to life, and scripture is concerned with it. In addition to accounts of conventional unions, there are tales about more improbable liaisons.
For more details, please call the School office (ext. �56), at the Temple, or visit our Web site at www.holyblossom.org.
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amidst the manyconversationsandmuchplanningaboutthefutureofHolyBlossom,itiseasytomisshowmanyvolunteershavegivensomuchtimeandeffortoverthepastnumberofyears.Permitmetosayaword,evenaninad-equateone,aboutthesemanypeople.
m a N y o T H e r SThentherearethemanyothercommit-teesandefforts:theArchitecturalSelectionCommittee,theStrategicPlanningCommittee,thefundraisingendeavoursandtheleadershipoftheFoundation.
T H a N k S T o a l lIwouldberemisstothankourvolun-teersalone.Letmealso,onbehalfofall,thanktheirhusbandsandwives,theirchildren,theirparentsandfriendsforallowingustheuseoftheirtime,andtheuseoftheirhandsandheart.
Thankstoall—andtoallIwishagoodandrestfulsummer.
1950 Bathurst StreetToronto, ON M5P 3K9
For more details on this program, please call Cynthia Silverman (ext. 276), at the Temple.
Aviva Chernick, Aaron Lightstone, Mark Weinstock and their musical friends will bring the city’s finest fusion of jazz, funk, Ashkenaz and Sepharad. Our Sanctuary won’t know what hit it! A Shabbes tish of sushi and wine will follow. Spread the word. Bring a friend.
Shabbat FusionFri. June 29, 2007, at 6.30 p.m.
Rabbi Yael Splansky invites members and non-members for a unique Kabbalat Shabbat experience of song and prayer.
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S e l i c h ot | Professor Eric Lawee | Sat. Sept. 8, 2007 membership Renewal packages were recently mailed. please return your completed package to the Temple as soon as possible, so we can process your High Holy Day tickets.
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e D u C aT e D a N D e x P e r i e N C e DOriginallyfromWorcester,Mass.,RabbiThomashowearnedaBachelorofArtsatBrandeisUniversityandherrabbinic Karen Thomashow
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Mon. July 16, �007, at 7.�0 p.m. — note new datePhilip Smith Congregational HallMembersareencouragedtovotebyproxyinadvanceofthemeeting.Ifyouhavenotreceivedyourproxy,pleasecallShannonTramer(ext.227),attheTemple.
meeting of Temple members
a meetingoftheMembersofHolyBlossomTemplewilltakeplaceonMon.July16,2007,at7.30p.m.,forthefollowingpurpose:Toconsiderand,ifthoughtadvisable,approvethefollowing:
oPTion a:theconstructionofanewschoolbuildingandanewcongregationalhallandthecreationofanewcentralcommunitygatheringspaceandthe reorientation of the main Sanctuary, providedthattheD/SProposalismodified:• to preserve and restore the apse in its entirety (save and except that the stairs and platform will be removed
and additional doors will be introduced within the apse below the fretwork); and• tomaintaintheBathurstStreetdoorstoprovidefunctionalaccesstotheSanctuary
(allasapprovedbytheTempleBoardonMay30,2007)
Or
oPTion B:theconstructionofanewschoolbuildingandanewcongregationalhallandthecreationofanewcentralcommunitygatheringspaceprovidedthattheD/SProposalismodified:• to preserve and restore the main Sanctuary, including the existing apse, without reorienting or transforming
it; and • tomaintaintheBathurstStreetdoorstoprovidefunctionalaccesstothesanctuary;anD
(ii) proceedwithconstructionoftheTemplerenewalprojectonabasisconsistentwithOPTIONAorOPTIONBabove,asdeterminedbytheMembers,providedthatafinancialplanisfirstapproved,asdescribedinparagraph(b)below;anD
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Left to right are Sarah Harris- Koblin and Melissa Eisen.
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Left to right are Samantha Shulman, Robin Teper Hacker and Robyn Pollack Pikelin.
Left to right are Grace Shafran, Margot Shafran and Ted Shafran.
Left to right are Jake Heller, Alex Heller and Andree Heller.
Pictured on our coverLeft to right: (front row) Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, Rabbi Yael Splansky, Rabbi John Moscowitz, Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner and Rabbi Jason Rosenberg; (second row) Director of Education Deborah K. Spiegel, Brittany Ber, Jennie Howard, Robyn Pollack Pikelin, Raquel Inwentash, Robin Teper Hacker, Sarah Harris-Koblin, Margot Shafran and Elana Paice-Lidsky, teacher; (third row) Daniel Abramson, teacher; Andrew Kohn, Ben Solomon, Robyn Goldhar, Melissa Eisen, Carmen Baker and Marley Greenglass, programs co-ordinator; (fourth row) Sean Ruth, Robin Glicksman, Erin Gelgoot, Jacob Charendoff, Samantha Shulman and Andrew Charney; (fifth row) Matthew Holzapfel, Zachary Roher and Laurence Rosen. Not pictured: Alexander Heller
Left to right are Cary Solomon, Jeremy Solomon and Ben Solomon.
Left to right are Ron Baker and Carmen Baker.
meeting of Temple members
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TBuilding on our success
b y D R . M a R v i n T i L E , C h a i r, H o l y B l o s s o m Te m p l e F o u n d a t i o n
The endoftheyearisatimetoreflectontheaccomplishmentsofourFoun-dation.Oursuccesseshavebeencreatednotbytheeffortsofoneperson,butbythehardworkofmany.I’dliketotakethisopportunitytorecognizesomeofthesecontributors.
J u D a i C a S H o PTheJudaicaShopisclosedforthesum-merandwillreopenafterLabourDay.Ifyouwouldlikeasummerappointment,oryouwouldliketobecomeaJudaicaShopvolunteer,pleasecalltheSister-hoodhotline(ext.514),attheTemple.
H e a l i N G S H a W l SGilda’sClubandSisterhoodwouldliketothankthefollowingwomenwhogen-erouslyknittedmorethan25healingshawls,togivecomfortandwarmthtothoseinneedofhealing:FlorenceBrill,
N e W B o a r D o F D i r e C T o r SOurnew2007/2008BoardofDirectorsisasfollows:Executive:GailGoodman,Immediate Past President;LynFeldman,President;JudithWiley,Vice President, Finance;CorinneBlackandRosalieSussman,Vice Presidents Membership, Programming
and Social Action;HenriettaChesnie, Honorary Sisterhood President;RutheSchipper,Parliamentarian;JackieRoger,Recording Secretary;CarmenHorvath,Treasurer;PninaMargolese,WRJ D/3 Representative;SaraCharney,WRJ RepresentativeBoard of Directors: JaniceBabins,MatildaBigio,LizBromstein,TobyCiglen,JohannaFaulk,RobinHalpern,DaisyJacobs,EtienneKaplan,EdithKirzner,DebbiMoses,LindaNeufeld,GerryPendergrast,andPaulaStrasberg
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The celebrationofHolyBlossomTemple’s150thAnniversaryiscomingtoanend,andwhatawonderfulyearithasbeen.FromthepompandcircumstanceoftheopeningceremoniesinthepresenceoftheGovernorGeneral,tothesheerprideandjoyoftheTorontoSymphonyOrchestraconcertinourhonour,andeveryexcitingeventinbetween,wewereremindedthatHolyBlossomholdsgreatmeaning,notonlyforitsmembers,butforallTorontonians.
a y e a r o F J oy a N D r e m e m B r a N C eIstillsmileasIthinkbacktoourout-door,under-the-tent,openingparty.Somanyofourfamiliesenjoyedthefood,treatsandmusic.Andthatwasjustthebeginning.
F u T u r eThe150thAnniversaryCommittee’smandatewastoorganizeeventstomarkourAnniversary,whichwouldcelebrateourpast,presentandfuture,appealingtoeveryagegroupinthecongregation.Itwasquiteachallenge,butwemanagedtoofferawiderangeofevents,andIbelievetherewassomethingforeveryone.
m a k i N G T H e r e l i G i o N D e C i S i o NWeneedtomakedecisionsallthetime.Thesedecisionsreflecthowwerespondtoavarietyofactivities,is-sues,problems,dilemmasandmore.WheredoesJudaismfallinthespec-trumofthedecision-makingprocess?Isitenoughjusttoacknowledgeyourreligionasareligioninnamealone,oristhereaneedtoactuponit?Asadults,wemakedecisionsindividu-ally,basedonourlikesanddislikes.
ICelebrating israel’s 60th anniversary with a trip to the Holy land
b y C a n T o R B E n J a M i n z . M a i S S n E R
israel andtheartsthroughtheeyesofanativewillbethethemeofaspecialtripIamplanning.IncelebrationofIsrael’s60thanniversarynextMay,Iamlead-ingatourofIsrael,fromMon.Apr.28toFri.May9,2008(optionalextensionuntilSun.May11,2008).ThistripwillencourageparticipantstoseeIsraelthroughtheeyesofanative(me)andtoconcentrateonherancientarchaeology.
b y Dav i D H a R T, C o - C h a i r, A r c h i v e s C o m m i t t e e
The Temple archivescontainagreatdealofinformationabouttheopeningoftheBondStreetSynagogueonSept.15,1897.However,inthelastfewmonths,wehaveacquiredtwomoreimportantartifactsfromthissignificanteventinourhistory.
PhyllisWintraubandAlanWintraubonthebirthoftheirgranddaughter,Sara Dawn Richter, daughterofKaren&JonRichterandsistertoHannahandJack.OtherproudgrandparentsareLinda&MelvynRichter.Proudgreat-grandparentsareMickeyFirestoneandEstherTesauro.
Dr. Saul Sidlofsky, in Memory: Janice&LarryBabins;
Gail&ZelBocknek
al Shapiro, in Memory: Gail&ZelBocknek
Sniderman Family, Mazal Tov: Nolan&Carol
GrubertandFamily
Muriel Sversky, in Memory: Shelley&StanMintz
Sidney Troister, Happy Birthday:Kathy&Maurice
Green
Carol Weinstock, in Memory: GlendaMindlin
Gordon Wolfe, in Memory: Janice&LarryBabins
Jack young, in Memory: MurielCohen
General: MindyHandler
H a r r y & C e C i l e P e a r l yo u T H a W a r D S
Edward Charney, in Memory:DeborahZemans&
DarylGelgootandFamily
Joyce zemans, Happy Birthday: JannaGinsberg;
MurielGinsberg;RochelleGreen
P l a u T m a N o r F u N D
Meredith Englander & Jason Spetter, Corrie’s Baby
naming: NessaBayerandFamily;Debbie&Marvin
Gans;MelGoldberg;Sarah&NormanGrill;Sandy
&DavidKaminker;Eva&AviMarcovici;Marty&
TerryMcAndrew;Toba&LeonardWeinstein
Louis kavakauer, in Memory: JoanKirsh
natalie Witkin, in Honour: Debbie&MarvinGans
H a r r y & B l a N C H e P o S e N e N D o W m e N T F u N D
Blanche Posen, in Memory: BeverleyAbramson;Judith
&MichaelAiken;Sandra&GordonAtlin;Marlene
&HowardBlack;Ellen&MurrayBlankstein;
ArthurClairman;HeatherCrawford;Judy&
ArnieDiamond;Morris&KarenDavidman;Ruth
&BobEhrlich;MarilynFarber;Lois&George
Fine;Susan&LarryGinsberg;Bonnie&David
Goldstein;SybilGordon;Roz&RalphHalbert;
Eunice&MickeyHeller;KagenFamily;Marianne
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Keystone&CharlesGoldhar;Susan&Dr.Edward
Keystone;Barbara&FredKohan;Ryna&Bernie
Langer;AnneLeckie&RuebenRosenblatt;Lois
&StephenMessinger;Karen&MickeyLester;
MindenGrossllp;MelissaMuskat&Miles
Kettner;SandraNaiberg;BarbaraOrgan;Florence
Pape;MikeParker;Marilyn&MurrayPerelman;
Nancy&LloydPollack;Helen&MarshallPollock;
GailPosen;Joanne&TerryRiley;FaigieRitchie;
Lori&JeffRosenthalandFamily;Julia&David
Rosenthal;Brenda&FredSaunders;Merle
Seligman;RichardSeligman;HannaShlesinger;
Susan&RayStancer;SteinbergFamily;Soberman
llp;Nancy&PeterTheimer;Tema&IrwinTitle;
Rosalind&StanWitkin;Joy&HerbWolfson
P r ay e r B o o k F u N D
Herman alder,yahrzeit: EllenKarabanow
Shoshana Cole, Happy Birthday: EstherVerner
Gail Eisen, in Memory: Claire&SeymourBaum;
Rosie&JohnUster
Rita kravitch-Moon, yahrzeit: SharonMoor
Brenda Saunders, in appreciation: Madeleine
RosenbergandFamily
Gordon Wolfe, in Memory: MerrylEpsteinSeigel
P r o J e C T T i k v a H F u N D
Gordon Wolfe, in Memory: Gail&BarrySilver
r a B B i S ’ a N D C a N T o r S ’ D i S C r e T i o N a r y
F u N D S
Rabbi John Moscowitz, in appreciation: Mona&
BrianCharendoffandFamily;MortyEisen;Holy
BlossomTempleSisterhood;Joyce&BarrySpiegel;
MadeleineRosenbergandFamily;JulieVanek;
Jodi&BillWallo
Rabbi John Moscowitz, Doctorate of Divinity: Susan
&BarryBorden;EllenKarabanow;NancyRuth;
Phyllis&MannySpivak;ElizabethWolfe
Rabbi John Moscowitz: Morris Moscowitz,
in Memory: Maureen&DavidTartick
Rabbi yael Splansky, in appreciation: Familyofthe
LateJoeJonatan;SylviaMiller;BarbaraOrgan;Caryn
&HartleySpringman;Leslie&MelSpringman
Rabbi Jason Rosenberg, in appreciation:Donia
Andrew; HannickFamily;FamilyoftheLateJoe
Jonatan;MichelleLavine;A.J.Lipson;HarleyMintz;
Jennifer&DanielPollackandFamily;SteinFamily;
VictoriaStein;LizTarshis&RickLashandFamily
Rabbi Jason Rosenberg and Family, in appreciation:
Kathy&MauriceGreen
Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, in appreciation: Morty
Eisen;FamilyoftheLateJoeJonatan;AnnLeibel
&BernieSwartz
Rabbi Edward Goldfarb, Doctorate of Divinity: Susan
&Dr.BarryBorden;Debbie&MarvinGans;Ellen
Karabanow;NancyRuth;Phyllis&MannySpivak;
ElizabethWolfe
Cantor Benjamin z. Maissner, in appreciation:
BeverleyColman-Lokash; MortyEisen;Zita
Gardner;HannickFamily;FamilyoftheLateJoe
Jonatan;IlseMatheusandFamily;Madeleine
RosenbergandFamily;Caryn&Hartley
Springman;Leslie&MelSpringman;SteinFamily;
TempleSingers
Cantor Benjamin z. Maissner: Dr. Saul Sidlofsky,
in Memory: Hope&CantorBenjaminZ.Maissner
Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, in appreciation:
TheFamilyoftheLateJoeJonatan;GeraldMagid;
SylviaMiller
Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, Mazal Tov:
CherylZeldin
r a l P H r o G e r C a m P S C H o l a r S H i P F u N D
Shirley & Ben Herberman, Mazal Tov: BeverleyFine
lo r r a i N e S a N D l e r T r i B u T e F u N D
Rodney Freedman, Happy Birthday:Brenda&
CollinBaskin
olga Honig, in Memory:TheChildrenofKitaGimmel
Helen & Will Tator, Special anniversary: AliMirsky;
Joan&BrianMirsky;JonathanMirsky;TerryTator
lu l a & i r v i N G S a u N D e r S m e m o r i a l F u N D
Dr. Fred Saunders, Happy Birthday: LindaGroll
S H a C H a r i T F u N D
Harold akler, yahrzeit: Nonni&SaulAkler
Eileen Berger, yahrzeit: Mary&HenrySeldon
Rudolph Bodor, yahrzeit: AgiLantos
Rachel Leah Burger, yahrzeit: SadieBerger
Sidney Coopman, yahrzeit: JoyGails
Rella Doctors, yahrzeit: SaritaDotan
Harry Firestone, yahrzeit: ShirleyFirestone
yetta Fishbein, yahrzeit: Rina&SaulFishbein
Samuel Fisher, yahrzeit: EdithKirznerandFamily
alex Flomen, yahrzeit: Mona&RobertSherkin
Ruchel Freedman, yahrzeit:Marilyn&Norman
FreedmanandFamily
Pearl & Ben Geneen, yahrzeit: LucyWaverman&
DavidBruceMacDougall
Louis Ginsberg, yahrzeit:ClaireGoodmanandFamily
Mel Glowinski, yahrzeit: MernaGlowinskiandFamily
Leah Gold, yahrzeit: Esther&Dr.MarvinTile
Lizica Goldstein, yahrzeit: LillianGoldstein&
WilliamWeiner
David Gordon, yahrzeit: SybilGordonandFamily
Saul H. Greenwood, yahrzeit:AdaGreenwood
Wolfe kampelmacher, yahrzeit: JudyDruyan
Jack kirzner, yahrzeit: EdithKirznerandFamily
Felicia knaul, yahrzeit: KnaulFamily
Herman knaul, yahrzeit: KnaulFamily
Sigmund knaul, yahrzeit: KnaulFamily
Muriel Leitman, yahrzeit: MariamLeitman
Tillie & Walter Levitt, yahrzeit:Joan&Donald
Granatstein
Celia Levy, yahrzeit: SybilGordonandFamily;
LeonardLevy
Samuel Magder, yahrzeit: ClareDenaburgandFamily
alex Mandel, yahrzeit: VeronicaMandel
isadore Margolese, yahrzeit: PninaMargolese
Fred Metter, in Memory: RazelleRoebuck&
DavidMacCoy
Charles Palet, yahrzeit: JohnGreenberg
Dr. Harry Potashin, yahrzeit: Joy&JamieWeisfeld
Michael Prentice, yahrzeit: JanetPrentice
David Rigler, yahrzeit: Bonnie&SheldonHoppeand
Family;JanieRigler
Sophie Rivers, Mazal Tov: CantorialSoloistLindi
&StephenRivers
alfred Robow, yahrzeit: Judy&CarlRitchieandFamily
Henry Rosen, yahrzeit: ClaraRosen
Debra Laya Rosenbaum, yahrzeit: Ruth&HankRosen
Harry Rubenstein, in Memory: Mary&HenrySeldon
Morris Rotman, yarhzeit: RichardRotman
adele & Samuel Silver, yahrzeit: MyrnaFreedman
arnold Sandler, yahrzeit:TracySandler&KenHerlin
andFamily
Ella Schaefer-Sax, yahrzeit: MichaelSchaeferand
Family
Laura & Sidney Schipper, yahrzeit: Terri&Ted
SchipperandFamily
George Steiner, yahrzeit:AnnaShafran
alan Tinianov, Speedy Recovery: PaulaMoshonas
Chaim Track, yahrzeit: DoraTrack
Leonard Wasser, yahrzeit:Jody&BruceFeldman
David Weiner, yahrzeit: LillianGoldstein&
WilliamWeiner
D r . S a u l S i D lo F S ky m e m o r i a l F u N D
Dr. Saul Sidlofsky, in Memory: Karen&YoelAbells;
Sandy&GordonAtlin;BarneyAwerbuck;Sheila
Bacher;NaomiBell;Enid&GrahamBerg;Paddy
Berg-Gorry&ColinGorry;Rosalee&Seymour
Berlin;Eve&SidBergstein;Barbara&Paul
Bernstein;MatildaBigio;Harriet&Dr.Martin
Blackstein;JodiBoltuc&JoePazzano;RozBoltuc;
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Contacts for Donations
To make a donation to any of our existing funds, to learn more about how you can support the Holy Blossom Temple Foundation, or to establish a new fund, please call the Foundation Office, at (416) 789-3291, ext. 265.
To make a donation to One Family Fund (Aid to Survivors of Terror), please call (416) 644-4955.
To make a donation to MAZON Canada, please call (416) 783-7554.
To make a donation to the Toronto Community Forest Fund, please call Sybil Gordon at (416) 489-5709.
We appreciate your supportHoly Blossom Temple appreciates all donations to our funds; however due to rising costs, cards will only be sent for donations of $20 or more. We will continue to recognize all donations in the Bulletin.
We apologize but due to space constraints, not all donations will appear in the Bulletin issue closest to the date on which the contribution was made. Donations in this issue were received by May 30, 2007.
Annette&BillBot;Bev&HarveyBotting;Arliene
Botnick;Judy&EricBreuer;BarbaraBrown;
Loretta&SamBrown;Barbara&Martin
Buckspan;HenriettaChesnie;RebaClodman;
Joy&CharlesCohen;Jean&GaryConn;Clare&
MonteDenaburg;SaritaDotan;Miriam&Marvin
Dryer;Susanne&StuartEgier;MortyEisen;
Frances&MurrayEllis;MarilynFarber;Zelda&
JoshFedder;ShanahFedder&PeterFrankeland
Family;Toba&FredFeldman;RisaFeldman&Jeff
Silver;KimFinkelstein&JerryBokser;Michal&
AriFinkelstein;Mindy&MelFinkelstein;Deborah
&JasonFrancoz;Elaine&AllanFrancoz;Myrna
Freedman;JosieFreidin;GeorginaFried;Dr.Vera
Fried&Dr.PeterStGeorgeHyslop;Nancy&Andy
Friedman;Randi&AlanGarfinkel;Elaine&Marv
Giverts;Marilyn&DavidGluskin;Wendy&Irving
Gold;Celia&LeonardGoldberg;Sue&Stan
Goldfarb;Jason,Rosylin&GeroldGoldlist,Diana
&MarvinGoodman;SybilGordon;Barbara&
IrvingGreen;Kathy&MauriceGreen;June
Hacken;Daisy&SydneyJacobs;Liz&IvanJaye;
EllenKarabanow;AndreaKatz;Sondra&Marvin
Kay;EdithKirzner;Marvelle&MurryKoffler;
Barbara&FredKohan;Florence&IrvingKoven;
Myra&DannyKrangle;Mimi&MalcolmKronby;
Terrye&JackKuper;Ryna&BernieLanger;Ora
&MichaelLeese;AnneLeSarge;Sheila&Gerald
Lipson;Tobie&JohnLipson;JudyMalkin&Elliott
Jacobson;RoseMandelbaum;Karen&Shelly
Mandell;Joan&BrianMirsky;EvelynMitsuit&
AaronHotzandFamily;Sylvia&HarveyNaftolin;
Sandra&MurrayNaiberg:Linda&AlNeuman;
Judy&ArnoldNoyek;Marilyn&Sidney
Nusinowitz;BarbaraOrgan;Bernice&Yitz
Penciner;Shayndie&SamRubenzahl;Kenny
Rubin;Marlene&RobertRuderman;Judi&Morty
Rumack;NancyRuth;MyrnaSandler;Lilian
Schacter;Annalee&BrianSchnurr;Mary&Henry
Seldon;Bonnie&MelShear;Helen&Edward
Sheffman;Judy&RalphShiff;Dee-Dee&Gary
Shiffman;SandyShiner;DeborahZemans&Daryl
GelgootandFamily;Judy&Dr.BarrySidlofsky;
BonnieSidlofsky;Debbie,Lorne,andMadison
Small;Rhona&MelSmall;Judy&BarrySmith;
CarolSolway;BrendaSpiegler&MarkS.Anshan;
Phyllis&MannySpivak;LouiseStarkman;Elaine
Steiner;Esther&Dr.MarvinTile;Rosemary&
GaryTileandFamily;Sue&RobTorok;Ida&Ron
Tugg;DidiUrbach;Dr.GordonUrbach;Rosie&
JohnUster;Tania&MarvinWarsh;SylviaWexler
andFamily;DeborahWolfe;LindaWolfe;Betty
Zulauf;ArleneZweig
T o r aT C H a i m F u N D
Janice Babins, in appreciation: JudyNyman&
HarleyMintz
Edward Charney, in Memory:SaraClodman
Henrietta Chesnie, in appreciation:JudyNyman&
HarleyMintz
Janice Feuer, in appreciation: JaniceBabins;
JudyMalkin;RandiGarfinkel
Randi Garfinkel, in appreciation: JudyNyman&
HarleyMintz
Dolph Greenberg, in Memory: Sarah&Richard
CharneyandFamily;JudyNyman&HarleyMintz
General: Karen&YoelAbellsandFamily
Special thanks to all children who found it in their
hearts to perform the mitzvah of tzedakah for
Torat Chaim
additions and Corrections to our Shavuot listing of
Torat Chaim Donors:
verse: Karen&Dr.YoelAbells
Words: Fagi&RabbiEdwardGoldfarb;Brenda
Spiegler&MarkS.Anshan;RabbiYaelSplansky&
AdamSol
T o r o N T o C o m m u N i T y F o r e S T i N i S r a e l F u N D
ned austin, Happy Birthday: LeonardLevy
Patricia Blainey, in Memory: Gail&GaryGoodman
Peggy Cordy, in Memory: TinianovFamily
Dr. Werner Creutzfest, in Memory: DoraTrack;
NormanTrack
Eli Danson, Mazal Tov: Jane&FrankTizel
Lisa Goldberg, in Memory:DoraTrack
David Gordon, in Memory: Muriel&AlTinianov
Sophie Graff, in Honour: Sandra&JerryChapnik
Cecile itzkowitz, in Memory: TinianovFamily
Sidney Lazarus, in Memory: Muriel&AlTinianov
zachary aaron Lipschitz, Mazal Tov: Sandy&
SimonMawas
David Miller, in Memory: Sandra&DavidSandler
Ellen & Sam Markowitz, Happy anniversary: Sandy
&SimonMawas
irving Paisley, in Memory: Marcie&BarryGordon
Ruth & Lorne Shapiro, Mazal Tov:Jane&FrankTizel
Ralph Sinukoff, in Memory: LeonardLevy
Ted Stein, in Memory: BeverleyColmanLokash
Ted Swimmer, in Memory: LevyFamily
Gert Wise, Happy Birthday: Esther&CyrilHersh
Teddy abel Wunder, Happy Birthday: Sandra&
JerryChapnik
T o r a H r e S T o r aT i o N F u N D
General:WalterSeaton
a l & D o r a T r a C k S C H o l a r S H i P F u N D
Lou Goldberg, Happy Birthday:DoraTrackandFamily
Fredzia & Dow Marmur, Happy anniversary:
DoraTrack
G o r D o N W o l F e m e m o r i a l F u N D
Gordon Wolfe, in Memory:Karen&YoelAbells;
SheilaBacher&AndreaKatz;NaomiBell;
AlexandraCharendoffandFamily;Jordanna
CharendoffandFamily;SaraClodman;Sarita
Dotan;Susanne&StuartEgier;Nora&John
Freund;Fran&BernieGoldman;Kathy&Maurice
Green;DebbieHunt;Barbara&FredKohan;
Karen-Anne&BrianKutner;AnneLeSarge;Hope
&CantorBenjaminZ.Maissner;SaraMcColl;
WendyMcCreary;Sharon&ShelleyMiller;Marc
Napier;Joni&PhilRudson;Annalee&Brian
Schnurr;DebbieSittler;IlanaSmith;Leena&Ron
Smith;OrenSmith;Barbara&PaulSoren;Wunder
Family;DeborahZemans&DarylGelgootand
Family
l e o N a r D W o l F e e D u C aT i o N a l F u N D
Jack Lewin, in Memory: CarolDale;HoneyWolfe
j U ly / A U G U S T 2 0 0 7 | Ta m u z / A v / e l u l 5 7 6 7 w w w. h o l y b l o s s o m . o r g1�
Wed. June 27 8 p.m. Odd Couples in the Bible, with Rabbi Dow Marmur
Fri. June 29 6.30 p.m. Shabbat Fusion (for 20 and 30 somethings)
Sat. June 30 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. July 4 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. July 7 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. July 11 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. July 14 9 a.m. Torah Study 10.30 a.m. Summer Gathering: Special Shabbat Service
mon. July 16 7.30 p.m. Congregational Vote
Wed. July 18 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. July 21 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. July 25 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. July 28 9 a.m. Torah Study Wed. aug. 1 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. aug. 4 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. aug. 8 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. aug. 11 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. aug. 15 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. aug. 18 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. aug. 22 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
Sat. aug. 25 9 a.m. Torah Study
Wed. aug. 29 9.30 a.m. Sisterhood Torah Study
This month @ Holy BloSSom July/August 2007Tamuz/Av/Elul 5767
For Worship Services, please see page 2. As dates and times may change without notice, please confirm all information by calling the Temple – at any time – to access our This Week @ Holy Blossom recording.
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Summer GatheringSat. July 14, �007, at 10.�0 a.m.YouareinvitedtojoinotherseniorsduringtheregularShabbatServicetoreconnectwithyourlong-timefriends.AftertheService,enjoyalightlunch.ThisSummerGatheringisforallTemplemembers,withaspecialinvitationtoourseniorcongregants.Hopetoseeyouthere.
Co-sponsored by the Connecting Team of the Caring Community and Sisterhood.
Mondays @ the TempleThisyear,somanyofourseniorsmeteachMondaytoschmoozewithfriends,hearinterestingspeakers,exerciseandrelaxoverlunch.Wearetakingabreakforthesummer,
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i write thisjustbeforeShavuot,whenwestandagainatMountSinaitoreceivetheTorah,toclaimtherespon-sibilityofmitzvot.ReformJudaismhasalwaysaffirmedmitzvotinprin-cipleandpractice,butthescopehaschangedovertheyears.OnceJewishimmigrantstotheseshorestossedtheirtefillinoverboardtofreethemselvesfromwhatphysicallyboundthemtomitzvot.Today,manyofourB’nei Mitzvahaskforinstruc-tiontowrapthemselvesintheblackleatherstraps.
H e a r i N G v o i C e SWhatmotivatesourrenewedinterestinmitzvot—bothrituallyandethi-cally?Isitsimplythatethnicityisnowfashionable?Orissomethingdeeperatwork?Forsome,thecommandingvoiceofSinaiishistory—whoamItoturnawayfrom4,000yearsofancestorsandtradition?Forothers,thecommandingvoicecomesfromcommunity—whatwillfriendsand
m i T z v a H a S r e S P o N S eSinceReformJudaismtookrootinthiscontinent,itshallmarklanguagehasbeenwordslike“choice”and“autono-my.”RabbiArnoldJacobWolf,alead-ingfigureofourMovement,callsthepick-and-chooseapproachtomitzvot“theoriginalsinofReformJudaism,”becauseitdeniesthefactthatwearedependentuponGod.
MEn’S WEEkEnd RETREATCAMP GEoRGE, PARRy SoundFri. Aug. 31 to Sun. Sept. 2, 2007 For details, please visit www.obrj.org/hbbh. If you are interested in participating, please call the Brotherhood hotline (ext. 530), at the Temple, or e-mail [email protected].
AnnuAL GEnERAL MEETinG And inSTALLATionSun. Sept. 30, 2007, at 10 a.m. All members and potential members of Brotherhood are invited to attend.