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FIVE WEEKS TO ROSH HASHANAH: RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW!
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UPCOMING SERVICES AND EVENTS
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Shabbat Morning Services
All services take place at the
MNJCC, third floor at 10:30 a.m.
Our Next Service: Saturday, September 3rd
Join us at our next morning service when we celebrate the Sabbath and rejoice with member Elizabeth Abraham as she becomes an adult Bat Mitzvah. Elizabeth will be having a special Bat Mitzvah Aliyah, will conduct the Torah service and present the d'var Torah.
This service will be led by Rabbi Goldberg and Chazzan Daniela Gesundheit. Ed Weiss will be chanting the Torah portion, and Helen Bauer and Ellie Goldenberg will be contributing to the chazzanut.
Our children's program (ages three to eight) will have special activities and stories.
We thank Carl and Sharon Abraham for sponsoring the kiddish in honour of Elizabeth's simcha.
Our gratitude goes to Elizabeth for her generosity in asking her friends and family, to
donate to the Shir Libeynu Fund in lieu of gifts to her.
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Upcoming Shabbat Morning Services and Other Events (10:30 a.m., MNJCC, 3rd Floor):
October service: Our pre-Yontif Service, Saturday, October 1st
Shabbat Morning Service and Holocaust Education Week Program: Saturday, November 5th
Shabbat Morning Service: Saturday, November 19th **NEW** First of our mid-month Shabbat services next year!
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HIGH HOLY DAYS AT SHIR LIBEYNU
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High Holy Days 5777
For 20 years, we have been celebrating the High Holy Days with meaningful, joyful and participatory
services
. You can find information on this year's services, as well as messages from Rabbi Goldberg, Chazzan Gesundheit and also our president, Jamie Flagal,here
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To take a stroll through several years at our High Holy Day services in midtown Toronto, click
here.
We continue to sell memberships.
Membership includes tickets to the High Holy Days services for the member. Purchasing a membership shows you care and are a part of our vibrant community!
Only members may purchase Yom Kippur tickets for friends and family at a rate of $300/ticket. Each ticket entitles one friend or family member to attend Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur morning, providing a savings of $100 over purchasing separate tickets for each service.
Single-service tickets are also now on sale to the rest of the community.
The sales of memberships and tickets represent our main source of revenue, so please be generous and also consider an additional donation if that is within your means.
Order early to ensure availability.
High Holy Days Links:
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Seeking Yom Kippur Workshop Leaders
Every year, Shir Libeynu offers workshops throughout the afternoon of Yom Kippur. These hour-long sessions have included discussion of texts, chanting, yoga, Feldenkrais, storytelling, creative writing and crafting. If you would like perform this volunteer mitzvah and lead a workshop, please send your idea and a brief description, along with your contact information, to
workshops@shirlibeynu.ca by Thursday, September 9. Our YK Workshop coordinator will get back to you about your proposed workshop.
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Our Revitalized Chevra Kadisha (Sacred Society) Group Needs You!
Would you like to learn how to perform what our sages describe as a "good deed of truth," chesed shel emet? This is the mitzvah of tahara, the task of ritual cleansing of a deceased and the subsequent dressing for burial according to Rabbinic law. This practice is considered to be a most laudable one, as tending to the dead is a mitzvah truly devoid of ulterior motives or expectation of gratitude.
Congregation Shir Libeynu is hoping to organize a small group to learn this holy task. Our goal is to have at least six men and six women who will be available as the need arises to perform all aspects of tahara for deceased members of our congregation..
Please
contact
Rabbi Goldberg if you are interested and for further information regarding classes on tahara, which will take place in the new Jewish year.
The tahara group will be part of our renewed chevra kadisha (tr: sacred society), which encompasses ritual action for the deceased, and support for the bereaved that includes shiva help. Comforting the bereaved may include the leading of prayer services and/or attending at shiva (traditional week of mourning after the funeral), and providing whatever help the family or close friends need during this time. These are some of the important ways that members can provide chesed (compassion and grace) to other members in need, and they are essential elements of Jewish tradition and practice, and considered a mitzvah.
Please contact us if you would like to place your name among those whom we can call on for help at shivas:
shivahelp@shirlibeynu.ca.
We have a small group of shiva-service leaders that Rabbi Goldberg has already trained for such a need. Please write to us here if you would like to know about future training:
If you would like to speak to Rabbi Goldberg confidentially about any of these groups or about matters to do with death and dying, please write to:
rabbi@shirlibeynu.ca.
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Mazel Tov
To first-time grandparents Karen and Charlie Lior on the August 24th birth of
Baby Rothman Lior, son of Jonathan and Mika.
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Our Condolences
To Deborah Britzman on the death of her mother, Alice Britzman (Nicholson), July 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 84 years of age. Alice was mother to Dr. Britzman and her three siblings, a grandmother to four and a great-grandmother of two.
To Karen Lewis on the death of her mother, Pauline Lewis, August 11, 2016, in Toronto. Pauline was the loving wife for 65 years of Harvey Lewis and beloved mother of Karen and her two sisters. See full obituary
here.
To Sergio Drajner on the death of his father, Aizic Drajner, known as Alberto, at the age of 89 years in Buenos Aires on August 12, surrounded by his family.
May memories of your loved ones be a blessing and a comfort.
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Sharing Our Milestones
The shul wants to share in your life events, happy or sad. If you wish the community to know about your milestones, such as a new baby, an important birthday, the death of a loved one, or anything of significance, please write to us at:
milestones@shirlibeynu.ca
or phone and leave a message at 416-465-5488. You may also contact Rabbi Goldberg directly at:
rabbi@shirlibeynu.ca
Shul members can be a source of great support and strength in sending congratulations or condolences to others. Please,
sign up to be notified of milestones in our community, so we can all stay connected.
(Members of Congregation Shir Libeynu can expect the shul to send out timely notices, once permission is granted, about deaths in their families, in addition to the postings in the subsequent newsletter.)
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Volunteers Wanted
A long-time member is presently in a rehab hospital in the east end of Toronto, and will need occasional lifts to shul over the next couple of months. This may include for Shabbat services at the MNJCC and to High Holy Days' services in early October at First Unitarian. If you have a vehicle that could accommodate a walker and the ability to lift it into your vehicle at start and finish of trip, and could help out here, please write to
shirlibeynu@yahoo.ca. You do not have to commit to all the dates, just let us know if you can help even once.
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SHIR LIBEYNU PARTNER (MNJCC) PROGRAM
Living with Dementia in the Family
Caring for a family member with dementia presents numerous challenges and hard times. This free,10-week supportive skills-based program helps you learn to problem-solve and communicate effectively. It includes a concurrent stimulating and creative workshop for your family member. Confidentiality assured.
Co-sponsored by: Cyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Centre for Alzheimer's Support and Training (Mt. Sinai Hospital) and Holy Blossom Temple.
10 week Program, with sessions once weekly.
Oct 19-Dec 21, 2016
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave @ Bloor
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Items listed in this section have been included at the request of Shir Libeynu participants and/or are considered to potentially be of interest to our congregation. Listed items are not
necessarily endorsed by Congregation Shir Libeynu or its
members. Listings appear at the discretion of the newsletter editor.)
Walking Together: Learning about Indigenous History, Culture and Struggles as Jews - Ve'ahavta
As one of the signatories to the Statement of Solidarity that the Jewish community put forward last year, Shir Libeynu has been notified of this newest project: This four-week educational series, beginning on September 1st, seeks to engage a deeper learning of Indigenous issues. The diverse experiences in this series will be focused on developing a connection to Indigenous land, history, people and community. Each outing will be paired with relevant Jewish content that bridge the topics of the week to teachings found in Judaism. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect together on these important topics.
Participants are asked to commit to the entire month-long, once-a-week series.
Cost per person: $100 for 4 weeks. Register
here.
There are a limited number of subsidized spots available.
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