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BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE

T h e C i r c l e

Wednesday, March 22THE BLESSING OF

CO-EXISTENCERichter Chapel 7 - 9 p.m.

Monday, April 10FIRST SEDER

Tuesday, April 11CONGREGATIONAL

SEDERSee back page for details

Sunday, April 30TREASURES OF

THE JEWISH HAMILTON PROJECT

See back page for details

Thursday, May 4MAH JONGG

TOURNAMENTDetails inside

Wednesday, May 10THE LOTTERY

honouring Phil Rosenshein

Dates To Remember

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Shul Office: 905.522.1351 [email protected]

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 AT 7:00PM

in honour of Phil Rosenshein

Thanks to our evening sponsors: Dwight Fowler, John Levy, Tom Weisz and Jeff Paikin

1ST PRIZE: $3,000 2ND PRIZE: $1,500 3RD PRIZE: $500

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Surely you are all familiar with the old joke about the Jewish person who gets stranded on a desert island. After scouting out the land, the person gets busy and builds two synagogues. Later, when the person gets rescued, the rescuers notice the structures and ask the person why they needed to build two of them. The person answers, “This is the shul I go to, and this is the shul I don’t go to!” Jewish jokes like these often carry some sort of truth. To me, this one carries two. The first relates to methods of self-definition. It often seems easier to define ourselves in terms of what we are not, and to promote our worth by pointing out the flaws of those we are not. One might be tempted to say, ‘a Jew is a Bible-believer who rejects Jesus,’ for instance, or ‘a rabbi is like a priest, but is allowed to get married.’ Rather than focusing on what we

are not and pointing out the faults of those we are not, the more com-mendable method is to positively define who we are. It has often been a struggle for Conservative Judaism to positively identify itself, even historically. In 19th century Germany, non-de-nominational Judaism split into the Orthodox and Reform movements. In the 20th century, the American Conservative movement began, and was understood as being somewhere in the middle, not Orthodox, but also not Reform (and it was called ‘conservative’ in relation to the Reform movement). Until the late 1980s, the movement’s leadership was actually quite satisfied with the lack of a positive definition. In the 1988 publication, Emet Ve-emunah: Statement of Principles of Conserva-tive Judaism, Rabbi Kassel Abelson, then president of the Rabbinical Assembly, wrote that, “this lack of definition was useful since the majority of American Jews wished to be neither Orthodox nor Reform, and therefore joined Conservative organizations.” Times have changed, and mem-bership in a Jewish organization is not seen as being vital, as it was in generations past. People need a posi-tive reason to affiliate. Certainly for me, it is the honest and authentic commitment to fully live in society, without abandoning either tradition or modernity, and without disparag-ing or excluding people who make

different personal choices, as long as those choices don’t infringe on or exclude others. Conservative Juda-ism is eternally dynamic, and that is its strength and beauty. The world needs Conservative Judaism because of its inherent value, not because the alternatives are worse. The second truth in the joke is the need for community and shared worship space – a synagogue. While technically speaking, a lone Jew on a desert island can fulfill all 613 commandments without fault, he or she would not be fulfilling the very important spirit of the law of being a part of a community. The first thing that should be done when moving to a new place is to build a synagogue if it doesn’t have one yet. Community for Judaism ex-ists in two spheres, both equally important and indeed interdepend-ent. There are Jewish rituals focusing on the Jewish community at large, and there are rituals focusing on our own mini-communities, our Jewish families. The High Holidays in the autumn focus on the large community and its central celebra-tions occur in the synagogue, while Pesach focuses on the family and its celebrations occur at home. A Seder cannot properly be celebrated alone, since the Seder needs to be conducted in question-answer style, and one needs someone else to ask questions. Perhaps my favourite part of the Seder is the story of the four

children – the wise, the wicked, the simple-minded and the uninter-ested. Despite their differences in interest, and the important differ-ences in how we should relate to each of them when answering their questions, they are all invited to our seders, all cherished parts of our family. This, of course, should reflect the makeup of a vibrant Jewish community too: a community made up of a variety of viewpoints and levels of affiliation, but a place where everyone is made to feel at home, in accordance with our understand-ing of the essential meaning of our tradition. This, too, is the essence of Conservative Judaism. Hamilton needs Conserva-tive Judaism, and you need your synagogue. Beth Jacob is your community. We care about you, and we are always here for you. A community can only be as good as the people who choose to be actively involved. The two most important steps to making a community thrive are actually the two parts of the word itself: come-unity. Come – as often as you can, however you can, but come. Unity – be there for each other, stand united and strong, ap-preciate each other’s contributions, and work together to preserve what we have and help it to flourish, for the sake of our children and our children’s children. Happy Passover to you and yours!

THE RABBIa word from

Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli

Passover PrepPreparing for Passover can be a stressful time, but it need not be. Have a question about what is necessary and what’s not? Rabbi Hillel would be happy to guide you. You can reach him at 905-522-1351 ext. 12 or [email protected]. Passover guides are available at the shul office and sell your Chametz forms can be accessed from the the shul homepageat www.bethjacobsynagogue.ca.

Sponsor a Kiddush

There’s no better way to celebrate an occasion or mark a yahrzeit than with your Beth Jacob family. Call the shul office at 905.522.1351 to find out how.

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THE PRESIDENTA word from

A few months ago, I was delighted to receive an invitation to sing at a concert this coming May in Paris, France. I’ll be singing my arrange-ment, for cantor and choir, of the Moroccan Kol Nidrei (actu-ally pronounced Kal Nidrei) at the Copernic Synagogue. It was the site of a terrorist attack in 1980 com-

mitted by a Canadian academic who was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The bombing marked the first deadly at-tack on Jews in France since WWII. Singing Jewish music in this venue will resonate deeply with me as it will represent a strong affirmation of Jewish resilience and cultural vitality as an ongoing response to hatred and violence. It will also resonate for me be-cause Kol Nidrei is such a powerful moment in the Jewish conscience. Unlike so many melodies we sing in the synagogue today - many of which were written within the last 60 years - I cannot tell you how much it means to me to be singing a melody that dates back centuries. This is walking in the footsteps of the generations before me. Indeed,

this Moroccan Kal Nidrei is truly a traditional tune. Because of the choral arrange-ment, my rendition has a unique stamp on it. Arranging the melody for a four-part choir and a soloist is completely foreign to Moroccan tradition, to Moroccan ears. I did it so that I could bring a western sen-sibility to this eastern melody and in order to find newness in the old. As Passover approaches, it oc-curs to me that the way that many read the Passover Haggadah reflects how we seek to find newness in the old, how we seek to bring some-thing new to tradition - or adopting new traditions. Rabbi Dan and Karen Selsberg would engage their children with several clever toys and activities during the reading of the ten plagues. I’ll never forget how

my dear friend, Marvin Caplan Z”L, and Judi adopted the Persian custom of participants beating each other with green onions during Dayenu! One of my Haggadahs, A Different Night, has many additions including the African-American spiritual Down by the Riverside. The Haggadah tells us that “bechol dor vador - in every genera-tion one is obligated to see oneself as one who personally went out from Egypt”. The past must always be present in our minds. We are rooted in it. But every generation must find a way to make the past be meaningful to them. We must, therefore, strive to preserve tradition while looking for something new to bring to that tradition. It is in this way that tradition does not remain stagnant, but lives and flourishes.

Building and strengthening a community is a difficult task. It’s difficult to know when best to zig and when best to zag. The road has many forks and the way is not always clear. The easy path is to keep going straight. However, when the expecta-tion is that the straight path will lead to a dead end, it is critical to at least make a turn. The Beth Jacob board recently made the very difficult decision not to renew Cantor Eyal’s contract.

While we expected this to be an un-popular decision, we recognized that this was a step that must be taken to preserve our institution. We felt that a change of course was needed to ensure that the voice of Conservative Judaism continues to be heard in the Greater Hamilton Area. It’s very difficult for me to write this, but sadly my generation, and the generations that follow, in many ways have become too disconnected from our all too recent history of oppression. Within months of the rise of a new U.S. political view on the world, anti-Semitic and anti-religious activities are on the rise across the United States, and now, even in our more liberal Canadian society. This is happening at a time when more and more people are questioning the value they get from their religious institutions. How many of you have worried in the last two years about leaving a lit menorah in your window during Chanukah for fear that you may

become a target of hate? How many of you have considered taking down your mezuzah from your doorpost thinking it could be used to identify you? How many of you are comfort-able identifying yourself as Jewish in a large group of people who you don’t know? None of us should be fearful of this. None of us should be concerned about this. We live in one of the greatest (if not the greatest) democracies in the world. And yet – these are real fears. Sadly, I don’t see the world becoming a safer place for minorities in the next 4 years. We need advocates and representation. We need leadership and strength. We need a place to gather, to learn, to connect with our spirituality, and to share our ideas. The institutions that we have fought so hard to preserve are needed now more than ever. It’s true that the individuals who lead us within our institution are critically impor-tant, but we ourselves must take the necessary steps to ensure there is a

future. By taking these steps now we can work to ensure a future for Beth Jacob. I’d like to suggest the following proposition - Please join me and the Board on April 27th at 7:30pm as we discuss further steps to strengthen Beth Jacob. Let’s work together to ensure that Beth Jacob will continue to have a voice in the community and will be our legacy that we can pass to our children and grandchildren. I hope that you will all bring your ideas for steps forward to support and protect us. I hope you will bring your energy and willingness to participate not only in the discussions that even-ing, but also to volunteer to sit on the committees that will be needed to follow through on those discus-sions. This challenging task is not the work of only the Board; We need the work of the entire community to ensure our future. I can’t wait to see what we can build together.

Matthew Ogus

A word from THE CANTOR

Cantor Eyal Bitton

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד.

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Tournament Schedule:Registration 11:15am

Lunch 11:30amPlay 12:30pm

Prize Ceremony 3:30pm

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or print and mail $18 (cheque or credit card info) to Beth Jacob Synagogue, 375 Aberdeen Ave., Hamilton L8P 2R7

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Questions? Call Marlene at (905) 648-5474

Open to all ages and those able to play at a high beginner level and above.Note: This tournament uses the National Mah Jongg League rules and card.

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DONATIONSRebecca & Ruin Rainvasser; Jack & Lynne Lieberman & Jack Dans. In honour of: Jeremy Gold-berg by Helen Metz; Reverend Sherif Caras by Marilyn & Jack Levy. Thinking of you: Sandra & Saul Eisenberg by Rosalie & Paul Gaffe. Donation from: Susan Malcolm; Janet Weisz; Laura Ludwin; Helena Dosmar, Rochelle & Gerry Swaye; Marcia & Bill Halpren; Pamela MacDonald; Eileen Reynolds.

Prayer Book FundCondolences to: Rabbi Baskin by Samieth & Max Mintz; Henry Walman & Family, Yael Greenberg, Joanne Manishen, The Foreman Family, Family of Sylvia Livingston by Cele & David Steinberg; Judi Caplan & Family by Shlomit Acciaroli. Mazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Cele & David Steinberg; Maureen & Philip Price by Brad and Sherri Michell. Donation from: Cele & David Steinberg.

Prayer Book Plate FundCondolences to: Gloria Lax & Family by Lisa & Mark Levy. Mazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Jerry & Elena Goldblatt; Maureen & Philip Price by Judy & Daniel Berk; Maureen & Philip Price by Pat & Stan Dermer. Prayer Book/High Holiday Machzor/Chumash Fund BookplateCondolences to: Judi Caplan & Family by Hilton & Shirley Silberg. Mazal Tov to: Maureen & Philip Price by Sandra Rabin & Ivan Ross, Sari Ackerman.

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundCondolences to: Yael Greenberg by Laura & David Ludwin, Hanna Schayer & Carl Cuneo; Joanne Manishen by Mary Louise & Dennis Beecroft; Yael Livingston by Mary Louise & Dennis Beecroft; Gloria Lax & Family by Donna & Henry Vine;Yael Greenberg Livingston by Terri & Milt Lewis; Paul Gaffe & Family by Bev & Ralph Orman; Yael Greenberg Livingston & Alan Livingston by Dave Cohen; Stephen & Sharon Lax by Stan & Barbara Paikin; Alan Livingston & Family by Larry & Tanis Hall, Judy & Daniel Berk, Mary Louise & Dennis Beecroft; Judi Caplan & Family by Shirley Staples Hutton, Tanis & Larry Hall, Judy & Daniel Berk; Alan Livingston by Jeanette Nathan; Mazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Joan Stevens, Donna Valikoff; Lowell & Cindy Richter by Bev & Ralph Orman; Maureen & Philip Price by Jeanette Tauber; Maureen & Philip Price by Dave Cohen; Dan Levy by Joshua Bach; Arlene & Richard Leon by Pat & Jules Cwanger; Rabbi & Karen Selsberg by Jeanette Nathan; Philip & Maureen Price by Barb & Terry Babij; Elissa Press by Linda, Mark, Ari & Rachel Friedman. In honour of:`Rabbi Yonah & Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli by Tanis Hall; Wolpert by Alan & Yael Livingston & Family. Donation from: Jeanette Tauber. Yahrzeit of: Albert, Avram ben Moishe Tobis by Nancy Tobis.

Selsberg Creative Living FundCondolences to: Yael Livingston by Tory Metzger. Refuah Shelemah: Halle Cohen by Rosalie & Paul Gaffe. Mazal Tov to: Selsberg Family by Rosalie & Paul Gaffe.

Shabbat Kiddush FundCondolences to: Yael Livingston by Gail & Les Wolfe, Donna & Henry Vine; Honey Walman & Family by Henry & Donna Vine; Tzvia Devor by Yael Reznick & John DeMarco; Alan & Yael Living-ston by Gail & Les Wolfe; The Foreman family by Gail & Les Wolfe; Judi Caplan & Family by Carole & Allen Bain; Mazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Marcia & Bill Halpren, Sari Ackerman; Maureen & Philip Price by Marcia & Bill Halpren, Elliot & Dina Biro; Sammy Selsberg by Gail & Les Wolfe; Asher Selsberg by Gail & Les Wolfe. Thank you to: Mr. & Mrs. L. Orson by Carole & Allen Bain; Philip Price by Bill Halpren. Yahrzeit of: Mrs. Bain by Allen & Carole Bain, Sonny Caplan by Car-ole & Allen Bain. Speedy Recovery to: Mark Cohen by Maureen & Philip Price; Shirley Staples by Maureen & Philip Price, Carole & Allen Bain. Donation from: Diana & Victor Abraham.

Torah FundCondolences to: Judi Caplan & Family by Alexander & Patrizia Maine.

Adam Cohen Memorial FundDonation from: Gayle Korman.

Barry Foster Memorial FundCondolences to: Mrs. Susan Rosenblatt by Judy Rosen & Family, Henry & Donna Vine; Honey Walman by Joy Foster; Yael Greenberg Livingston, Gloria Lax & Family, Stephen Wright, Marilyn Foreman & Family by Joy Foster & Family.

Adult EducationMazal Tov to: Maureen & Philip Price by Judy & Dennis Schwartz.

Building FundIn honour of: Maureen & Philip Price by Cindy & Lowell Richter. Chai Fund Condolences to: The Richmond Family by Beverley Sobol; Helen Green by Cele & David Stein-berg; The Family of Phyllis Moss by Cele & David Steinberg.

Golden Book FundMazal Tov to: Gwenn & Michael Sherman by Carole & Allen Bain. Hebrew School FundCondolences to: Brian Allen & Carol Molot by Pauline & Johnathan Morris.

House FundCondolences to: Alan Livingston and Yael Greenberg Livingston by David Cohen, John & Marla Levy, Sherri and Brad Michell, Ben, Elissa,Leah & Adam Press, Phiilip & Maureen Price & Family;Tzvia Devor & Leeav by Maureen & Philip Price; Joanne Manishen by Maureen & Philip Price; Gerry Fisher & Anna Rae Fishman by Hanna Schayer & Carl Cuneo; Cheryl Dembe by David Cohen; Gloria Lax & Family by Shava Siegel, Elena & Jerry Goldblatt, David Cohen; Jennifer Lobb & Family by David Cohen; The Livingston Family by Ralph and Esther Bloch, Tory Metzger, Shava Siegel, Carole & Allen Bain, John & Marla Levy, Maureen & Philip Price, Jack Leon; Judi Caplan & Family by John & Marla Levy, Tory Metzger; Jennifer & Kevin Shuman by Judy & Daniel Berk. Mazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Mark Cohen; Alan Livingston by Cindy & Lowell Richter; Maureen & Philip Price by Jerome & Maureen Bergart, Irwin & Kathy Levine, Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli, Rayella & Harold Goldblatt, Elena & Jerry Goldblatt, Joshua Bach Susan & Judah Denburg, by Stephen & Diana Brock & Family, Ron & Miriam Davidson, Sol Sandberg & Charlotte Price; Jeanette Nathan by Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli; Judy & Dan Berk by Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli; Arlene & Richard Leon by Jackie Waserman; Mary Louise Beecroft by Maureen & Philip & Family. In honour of: Laura Ludwin by Hanna Schayer; Maureen & Philip Price by Gloria Mostyn. The Michells by Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli; Shelley & Harvey Waxman by Rabbis Hillel & Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli & Hisda. Get Well to: Bessie Kaufman by Hanna Schayer & Carl Cuneo, Maureen & Philip Price. Yahrzeit of: Mendel Levine by Katherine & Irwin Levine; Mendel Jegendorf by Bessie & Len Kaufman; Dorothy Stein by Sondi Goldblatt. Donation by: Bessie & Len Kaufman; Tishelle Adelman.

Library Fund (Book Plate)Mazal Tov to: Maureen & Philip Price by Patricia & Stephen Johnson. Music FundMazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Bev & Les Lasky; Rabbi Hillel-Lavery Yisraeli by Eyal Bitton, Michele Tredger & Miya; Victor & Diana Abraham by Eyal Bitton, Michele Tredger & Miya. Condo-lences to: Yael Greenberg by Michele Tredger & Eyal Bitton; Alan Livingston by Cantor Eyal Bitton, Michele Tredger & Miya, Sandra Rabin & Ivan Ross; Brian Allen & Family by Molly & Sheldon Kumer; The Caplan Family by Donna & Henry Vine; Judi Caplan & Family by Sandra Rabin & Ivan Ross. Speedy Recovery to: Hanna Schayer by Eyal Bitton, Michele Tredger & Miya. In honour of: Michele Tredger & Eyal Bitton by Cele Steinberg.

Out of the Cold FundCondolences to: Brian & Laurie Katz & Family by Terry & Chris Overholt & Family; Joanne Manishen by Carl Cuneo & Hanna Schayer; Yael Greenberg by Diana & Victor Abraham; Joanne & Jeff Manishen by Diana & Victor Abraham; Jack & Lynne Lieberman & Jack Dans by David Cohen; Susan Rosenblatt by Lisa & Mark Levy; Yael Geeenberg by Sari Ackerman; Marilyn Foreman & Family by Denise & Stephen Yanover; Judi Caplan & Family by Paul & Rosalie Gaffe; Alan & Yael Livingston & Family by Shirley Staples Hutton & Peter Hutton; Judi Caplan & Family by Bruce & Susan Levy, Marcia & Bill Halpren, Diana & Victor Abraham. Speedy Recovery to: Shirley Staples Hutton by Marcia Halpren. Mazal Tov to: Lou Rottman by Diana Abraham by Cindy & Lowell Richter; Maureen & Philip Price by Hershey Latner; Rabbi Dan & Karen Selsberg by Donna & Henry Vine & Hershey Latner; Andrea & Marvin Stringer by Henry & Donna Vine; Saul Eisenberg by Marvin & Andrea Stringer; Jeff Manishen by Diana & Victor Abraham; Mary Louise Beeceoft by Cindy & Lowell Richter, Diana & Victor Abraham; Lou Rottman by Cindy & Lowell Richter; Jen & Laurie Applebaum by Pat & Stan Dermer; Gail Weinmaker by Paul & Rosalie Gaffe; Jeremy Goldberg by Adele Wolpert, Danielle & Adam Zur. Yahrzeit of: Lilly Wolpert by Adele Wolpert;

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3 ADAR – March 1 Norman Zaltz

4 ADAR – March 2Markus MoskovitzJulius MarkusRafael Rothschild

5 ADAR – March 3Harry WiserTrudy AdlerMary Lynn Levine

6 ADAR – March 4Fanny MinsterSamuel Ben Rosenshein

7 ADAR – March 5Rea SagerFred MetterMoishe Olshansky

8 ADAR – March 6Nathan LatnerLily WiserDede RosenthalJudy Gelman

9 ADAR – March 7Morris YanoverEsther BoomTerry WunderSol FrankelMurray Adelman

10 ADAR – MARCH 8Grandfather of Ada Farkas & Helen MindenFrances ToplinAnn CarrBecky PalantWilliam Garshowitz

11 ADAR – MARCH 9Joseph MinsterYetta LewisCecil FeldmanRalph WaldmanFred RosenbloodSally Lax

12 ADAR – MARCH 10Irving Rosen Myer LevittSam MandelCharles Levinson

13 ADAR – MARCH 11Sari VaislerWilliam KoskySamuel FreedmanYitzchak RednerRyfka RednerShalom Redner

14 ADAR – MARCH 12Rochel VinePinchas SmurlickAbraham Latner

Barney Peter “Pete” Rosenblatt

15 ADAR – MARCH 13Molly RichterLily RubensteinMiriam (nee Ben-Ezra) Denburg

16 ADAR – MARCH 14Mildred GooblarAnthony MargoAnna BrownMorris Gelber

17 ADAR – MARCH 15Lillian RosenRosaLeah Weinrib

18 ADAR – MARCH 16Frank GoldblattShirley SchneiderDoris GaffeSelma MaclinNorma Rubenstein

19 ADAR – MARCH 17Fay AdlerGiulia AcciaroliSarah Silverstein

20 ADAR – MARCH 18Elke Zimmerman

21 ADAR – MARCH 19Max WaltersMorris FruitmanLillian GoldblattZelda RostokerSam Szpirglas

22 ADAR – MARCH 20Harry LibermanMiriam AdlerJennie SchmerlingRobin AbrahamJoan KizellSol SchmerlingArthur Caplan

23 ADAR – MARCH 21Dave Levy

24 ADAR – MARCH 22Abraham HalprenBrian Silvert

25 ADAR – MARCH 23Fay LeonDr. David FeldmanEdie Rochkin

26 ADAR – MARCH 24Barbara Jeanette Goldblatt

27 ADAR – MARCH 25Frimet RosensheinMolly WeidmanPaula (Beloff) DaschRose Irene Berk

Solly Adler

28 ADAR – MARCH 26Sarah RosenbergClarice Lillian Ileda Ellison (nee Gutkin)

29 ADAR – MARCH 27Morris RostokerItta AtkinsZelda WiserJames OrkinSophie SteinbergLily Silverstein

1 NISSAN – MARCH 28Elizabeth Majer

2 NISSAN – MARCH 29Naiman Pulver

3 NISSAN – MARCH 30Harry Israel Berk

4 NISSAN – MARCH 31Lena ShapiroAl ObermanSarah YanoverHarry SilversteinSylvia Miller

5 NISSAN – APRIL 1Benjamin YanoverStefan SzenDaniel Spiegel

7 NISSAN – APRIL 3Lillian Shekter

8 NISSAN – APRIL 4Morris Stiglick

9 NISSAN – APRIL 5Harry H. LevyAbe Rosenberg

13 NISSAN – APRIL 9Robbie Rochkin

14 NISSAN – APRIL 10Serena MoskovitzIsrael KhayutinKarl Leimovici

15 NISSAN – APRIL 11David RottmanKenneth LivingstonHenry HarenGoldie RobbinsStephen Zacks

16 NISSAN – APRIL 12Belle SimonJerry Friedman

17 NISSAN – APRIL 13Archie ‘Ike’ WaltersAb WaltersFreda Steinberg

DONATIONSMyrna Goldhar Memorial FundCondolences to: Mr. & Mrs. Bob Raphael by Jay & Larry Rosenberg; The Family of Jack Katz by Jay & Larry Rosenberg. Mazal Tov to: Maureen & Philip Price by Larry, Jay & Morgan Rosenberg. Speedy Recovery to: Mark Cohen by Larry & Jay Rosenberg

Sheldon Gurevitz House FundCondolences to: Marilyn Foreman & Family, Alan Livingston & Family, The Family of the late Cecil Kline, The Family of the late Jack Katz, Gloria Lax & Family, Caplan Family by Gurevitz Family.

Sam & Sally Lax FundCondolences to:Yael Greenberg Livingston & Alan Livingston by Bonnie & Ted Lax. Mazal Tov to: Lowell & Cindy Richter by Bonnie & Ted Lax.

Sadie and Albert Livingston Scholarship FundIn Memory of: Bernard Wolpert by Alan & Yael Livingston & Family.

Mintz Memorial FundCondolences to: The Caplan Family, Mrs. Marvin Barnett by Max & Samieth Mintz.

Lynda Morris Memorial FundCondolences to: Judi Caplan & Family by Henry Morris.

Matt & Fay Schmerling Educational FundCondolences to: Yael Greenberg Livingston & Family, Gloria Lax & Family, the Livingston Family by Fay Schmerling. Mazal Tov to: Simone & Ed Rotstein, Judy & Dan Berk, Mary Louise Beecroft by Fay Schmerling. Get well to: Shirley Staples Hutton by Fay Schmer-ling. In honour of: Philip & Maureen Price, Mark Cohen by Fay Schmerling.

Rose and Allen Swaye Endowment FundCondolences to: Yael Greenberg Livingston, Mr. Alan Livingston & Family by Sasha & Tommy Weisz.

YAHRZEITS

THE BLESSING OF CO-EXISTENCE Interfaith Prayer Service Wednesday, March 22, 2017 7 - 9 pm Beth Jacob Synagogue 375 Aberdeen Avenue

An interfaith collaboration offers a

time of prayer for peace and unity in the face of

so much division.

Come and consider how co-existence can be

a blessing for Hamilton and the world.

For more information, contact Deirdre Pike: 905-522-1148 ext. 121 or [email protected]

In cooperation with:

• Beth Jacob Synagogue • City of Hamilton • Diocese of Niagara (Anglican) • Diocese of Hamilton (Catholic) • First Unitarian Church of Hamilton

• Hamilton Faith Communities in Action • Hamilton Jewish Community Centre • Hamilton Jewish Federation

• McMaster Hillel • Muslim Association of Hamilton • Muslim Council of Greater Hamilton

• Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association: Hamilton-Wentworth • Religious Society of Friends • Shalem Mental Health Network

• Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada • Social Planning & Research Council • Temple Anshe Sholom • United Church of Canada • and others

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YAHRZEITS (CONT)

18 NISSAN – APRIL 14Tauba BrandejsFani Grinspan

19 NISSAN – APRIL 15Sister of Betty FosterSaul H. CohenLynne Ackerman

20 NISSAN – APRIL 16Max Matchen

21 NISSAN – APRIL 17Israel KuttasAnnie ObermanElsie BotnickEthel LevittFay Axelrad DalfenBertha Leff

22 NISSAN – APRIL 18Leon MishkelJoseph HaimKatie PapernickAbe LebowStewart Matheson

23 NISSAN – APRIL 19Rose SteinbergPaul StringerAnna OrlanderNorman JayeRuth LewisTony CuneoEmma SewitzNorman Leon

24 NISSAN – APRIL 20Belle LevyBen AlbertJohn Milner

25 NISSAN – APRIL 21Grandmother of Shelley Waxman

26 NISSAN – APRIL 22Mashe LevinsonAlbert Minden

27 NISSAN – APRIL 23Michael MindenNate AdlerReuben GurevitzMorley Katz

28 NISSAN – APRIL 24Rose CaplanWilliam ‘Bill’ Shragge

29 NISSAN – APRIL 25Nathan SauderAnnie Levine

30 NISSAN – APRIL 26Betty UmanskyMax WiserSam SmurlickEdwin ‘Ted’ Adler

1 IYAR – APRIL 27Hyman MadowGenia Ludwin

2 IYAR – APRIL 28Chaim Berrel Garshowitz

3 IYAR – APRIL 29Joe Laskin

4 IYAR – APRIL 30Rose ShapiroRobert Seidenwerg

6 IYAR – MAY 2Belle ChisikClaire Latner

7 IYAR – MAY 3Abe ‘Nutch’ CohenHarry Schneider

8 IYAR – MAY 4Raymond Miller

9 IYAR – MAY 5Ethel PolanCecil LevyShirley Scholes

10 IYAR – MAY 6Lillian SmithMax Goliger

11 IYAR – MAY 7Sam RochwergMaternal grandfather of Helen Minden & Ada Farkas

12 IYAR – MAY 8Arthur WeiszLaurell Schwartz

13 IYAR – MAY 9Irving UmanskyJules UngarSolomon WolpertLarry Gottehrer

14 IYAR – MAY 10Harry Rubenstein

15 IYAR – MAY 11Oscar MarkusoffHarry BeubeMurray RosenbloodFae Wiseman

16 IYAR – MAY 12Mother of Sydney KudlatsAnna MindenSam Kritzer

17 IYAR – MAY 13Samuel David NagawkerMarilyn Rich

18 IYAR – MAY 14Reuben SapersonLawrence SaundersHelen AvetissianElizabeth SenkevichMurray Rothberg

21 IYAR – MAY 17Sonia MintzSaul Lewis

22 IYAR – MAY 18Sadie HoffmanFrank RubinsteinLena MarksChuck Matchen

23 IYAR – MAY 19Cantor Henry ZimmermanRuth Gold

24 IYAR – MAY 20Father-in-law of Lawrence PollockHarold Fenwick25 IYAR – MAY 21Nancy Fallon Sea

26 IYAR – MAY 22Dorothy Sherman

27 IYAR – MAY 23Dorothy Rosenthal

28 IYAR – MAY 24Yetta Levy

29 IYAR – MAY 25David LatnerRaymond Kizell

1 SIVAN – MAY 26Gertrude ‘Gertie’ FriedmanGitel Sogolovitch FriedmanFrieda Oberman

2 SIVAN – MAY 27Mary Goldblatt

3 SIVAN– MAY 28Bessie SwartzGitel KatzCharles Dalfen

4 SIVAN – MAY 29Fanny Liberman

5 SIVAN – MAY 30Sara WolfeCorinne Cuneo

6 SIVAN – MAY 31Mark Levy

Beth Jacob extends a hearty Mazel Tov to: • The fabulous song stylists: Michele Tredger, Cantor Eyal Bitton, Madelyn Waxman.

Congratulations also to their accompanist, Cydney London, and sound production engineer, Jordan Abraham.

• Grandparents, Shelley and Ira Greenspoon, and great-grandfather, Lawrence Pollock, on the birth of Benjamin Noah, a son for Jill Greenspoon and Schuyler Levine. Proud family members are Aubrey and Shelley Levine and great-grandmother, Ann Sugarman.

• Great-grandmother Jeanette Nathan, on the birth of Oliver George, a son for grand-daughter, Madison and David Isaacman and brother, Max of Toronto. Proud family members are grandparents Karen (Nathan) and Steven Diamond , and great aunt and uncle Sandi (Nathan) and Martin Levy.

• Judy and Danny Berk and Maureen and Philip Price on their wedding anniversaries.• Jeff Manishen on his special birthday.• Mary Louise Beecroft on her special birthday.• Maureen Price on her special birthday.• Victor and Diana Abraham on their anniversary.• Ramona Abraham on her birthday.• Cantor Eyal Bitton on his birthday.• Elissa Press on her birthday.• Jeremy Goldberg on his birthday.• Grandparents Aubrey Friedman, Darlene Throop and Ian Cowling, Alan Berger, and

great-grandparents Magda Berger, Ruth Friedman, Lloyd and Muriel Throop and Ken and Wende Sinclair on the birth of Sarah Elizabeth, born to Danielle Berger and Aaron Friedman on Thursday, February 9, 2017.

• Asher and Sammy Selsberg as they celebrate their B’nai Mitzvah in Bridgewater, New Jersey this weekend. Celebrating with them are proud parents Rabbi Dan and Karen Selsberg and awesome younger brother, Aitan.

Beth Jacob wishes to thank:• All those who helped and all those who attended our Chanukah dinner• All volunteers who helped with Shabbat Kiddush on Saturday, December 24 and on

Saturday, December 31 so that our staff could celebrate their holidays.• Judy and Danny Berk and Maureen and Philip Price for sponsoring Shabbat Kiddush in

honour of their anniversaries.• Jeff Manishen for the great bottle of scotch and the birthday cake.• Mary Louise and Dennis Beecroft for sponsoring Shabbat Kiddush in honour of Mary

Louise’s special birthday.• Philip Price for sponsoring Shabbat Kiddush in honour of Maureen’s special birthday.• Victor and Diana Abraham for the bottle of Scotch and the generous donation to the

Shabbat Kiddush fund in honour of their wedding anniversary. • Rabbi Hillel, Rabbi Yonah and Hisda on the recent birth of a son to Rabbi Hillel’s sister,

Aliza Israel, and her husband, Avrum Nagidal. Proud siblings are Izzy and Sammy.• Mazel tov to Joanne Levy on the successful book launch of Crushing It, her latest young

reader novel.• Rina Rodak, Rabbi Hillel, Cantor Eyal and everyone else involved in organizing the

Hebrew School Family Shabbat.

Beth Jacob extends our sincere condolences to: • Joanne and Jeff Manishen and family on the passing of Joanne’s mother, Grace Ann

Anderson.• Susan and Mitchell Rosenblatt, and Joy Foster and family on the passing of their father,

father-in-law and grandfather, Jack Foster, z”l. • Tzvia Devor and family on the passing in Israel of her brother, Tevi Devor, z”l.• Yael Greenberg Livingston, Alan, Mira and Tamar Livingston on the passing of Yael’s

sister, Dinah Greenberg, z”l.• The family of Ida Wright, z”l, on her passing.• Dan Levy and family on the passing of his mother-in-law, Adele Rotman, z”l.• Rosalie and Paul Gaffe and family on the passing of Paul’s nephew, Steven Halberstadt, z”l.• Alan Livingston and Yael Greenberg Livingston and family on the passing of Alan’s

mother, Sylvia Livingston, z”l.• Brian Allen and Carolyn Molot and family on the passing of Brian’s mother, Madge

Heatherington.• Judi Caplan and family on the passing of her husband, Marvin Caplan, z”l.• The family of Jocelyn Katz, z”l.• Shirley Molot on the passing of her sister, Sandra Levinson, z”l. • Rochelle Swaye and the entire family on the passing of her mother, Thelma Ap-

plebaum, z”l.• The family of Raye Lebow, z”l. • Kirk Kaplansky and the entire family on the passing of his sister, Karen Dawson, z”l.

MILESTONES

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March 2017Chaverim

Adar 3

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00pmCandles 7:12pm

Shacharit 9:15amMincha/Ma’ariv 5:40pm Israeli Film Festival 8:15pm

Shacharit 9:15amMincha and Megillah 8:00pm

Shacharit 9:15amMincha/Ma’ariv 6:55pm


Shacharit 7:45amEvening service 6:00pm

Shacharit 7:45 amEvening service 6:00pm


Shacharit 7:45am Evening service 6:00pm

Shacharit 7:45am Evening service 6:15pmBlessing of Coexistence 7:00pm



Shacharit 7:45amEvening service 6:00pmBreaking of the fast 7:05Board Meeting 7:30pm



Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei

Adar 6

Adar 13Erev Purim

Adar 21 Adar 22



Shacharit 9:00amIsraeli Film Festival 10:30amEvening service 6:00pm

Shacharit 9:00amMegillah 9:30am Evening service 6:00pm

Shacharit 8:45am Service at Shalom VillageEvening service 6:00pm



Adar 10 Adar 11Ta’anit Esther

Adar 12

Adar 15Shushan Purim

Adar 16 Adar 17 Adar 18 Adar 19



Parashat Ki Tisa

Adar 23 Adar 24 Adar 25 Adar 26 Adar 27

Adar 28 Adar 29 Nissan 1 Rosh Hodesh Nisan


Parashat Terumah

Adar 7 Adar 8 Adar 9

Adar 20

Shabbat ZachorParashat Tezaveh

Adar 14 Purim

Adar 5Adar 4





Nissan 2


Nissan 3


Nissan 4

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April 2017No Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Shacharit 9:00amKabbalat Shabbat 6:00pmCandles 7:44pm













Parasha Shmini

Nisan 5Parashat Vayikra

Nisan 12 Parashat Tzav

Nisan 20Pesach VI

Nisan 21Pesach VII

Shacharit 9:00amMincha 6:00pmNo Hebrew School




Shacharit 9:00amMincha/Ma’ariv 6:30pmCandles 8:50pm


Nisan 9 Nisan 10 Nisan 11

Nisan 13Bedikat Chametzafter 8:15pm

Nisan 14Ta’anit BechorotErev Pesach

Nisan 15Pesach I

Nisan 16Pesach II

Nisan 17Pesach III

Nisan 18Statuatory HolidayPesach IV



Pesach V

Nisan 22Pesach VIII

Nisan 23 Nisan 24 Nisan 25 Nisan 26

Nisan 27 Nisan 28Yom HaShoah

Nisan 29


Nisan 6 Nisan 7 Nisan 8

Nisan 19

Shacharit at Shalom Village 8:30am Evening service 6:15pm

Nisan 30Rosh Hodesh Iyyar

Iyyar 1Rosh Hodesh Iyyar


Shacharit 9:00am Candles 8:42pmNo evening serviceSecond Seder

Shacharit 7:30amNo Chametz after 11:09amBurn Chametz by 12:15pmCandles: 7:39pmNo evening serviceFirst Seder

Iyyar 2


Iyyar 3Parashat Tazria-Metzora

Shacharit 7:45am Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:45pm


Iyyar 4

Shacharit 9:00amYizkor 10:30amEvening service 7:45pm

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May 2017Chaverim8:Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday










Shacharit 7:45am Evening service 6:15pmLast day of Hebrew School


Shacharit 7:30amKabbalat Shabbat 6:00pmCandles 8:31pm




Parashat Bamidbar

Iyyar 10Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim

Iyyar 17

Iyyar 25 Iyyar 26Civic Holiday







Iyyar 14Lottery

Iyyar 15 Iyyar 16

Iyyar 18 Iyyar 19 Iyyar 20 Iyyar 21 Iyyar 22 Iyyar 23

Shacharit 7:45am Evening service 6:15pmLottery 7:00pm


Parashat Behar-Bechukotai

Iyyar 27 Iyyar 28Yom Yerushalayim

Iyyar 29 Sivan 1Rosh Hodesh Sivan

Sivan 2

Sivan3 Sivan 4


Iyyar 11 Iyyar 12 Iyyar 13

Iyyar 24

Parashat Emor

Shacharit 7:45am Tikkun at TAStimes TBACandles 8:33pm

Sivan 5Erev Shavuot


Sivan 6Shavuot I


Iyyar 9


Iyyar 5Yom HaZikaron


Iyyar 6Yom Ha’atzmaut

Iyyar 7 Iyyar 8




Sivan 7Shavuot II


Sivan 8 Sivan 9

Parashat NasoAuf Ruf of Tanya Schneider and Zack Ross


from the

presents

TREASURESThe Rosenshein Museum at Beth Jacob presents the third of a four-part series offering the community a window onto the archive of Jewish Hamilton’s oral history on Sunday, April 30, featuring an interview with the much-loved raconteur, Helen Yellin, of blessed memory.

Imagine a time when everyone you knew lived on Cannon or York Streets, a time when a fellow Jew would invite a family of jobless newcomers to stay with him—rent free—and the arrangement would continue for eight years, a time when live chickens and geese were sold at the Hamilton market, when couples got married in their relatives’ homes above the stores on York Street, when Ziskind Boleslawsky’s kosher deli was so popular that at night it was like a club, and when the Arbeiter Ring shule and its beloved teacher Chaver Brik were so popular that the Talmud Torah sought to pressure parents not to send their kids there.

Join us at the Rosenshein Museum to watch the Jewish Hamilton Project video interview and hear Helen Yellin’s recollections of Jewish life in Hamilton during the 1930s and 1940s. Video footage will be followed by discussion.

Morning minyan at 9 a.m. Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Program from 10 - 11:30 a.m. $8 cover for breakfast; RSVP 905.522.1351 or [email protected]

JEWISH HAMILTON PROJECT

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017

Please join us for a congregational Seder on the second night of Passover on Tuesday, April 11 at 8:00 pm. A nap room will be available for young children (and tired parents) of all ages. Places are limited, so please RSVP by March 31.Call the office: 905-522-1351 or e-mail [email protected] you require special financial consideration please call Hanna at 905-522-1351 Beth Jacob Members: $36 per person; $18for children 5-12 years; 4 years old and under are free $100 for a family of 4 and above. Non-Members: $50 per person; $25 for children 5-12 years; 4 years old and under are free $25 for college and university students; $120 for a family of 4 and above

CONGREGATIONALSEDER

Please join us for Beth Jacob Synagogue’s

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017

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