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APRIL 2023 NISAN-IYYAR 5783
Calendar Highlights Beth Tzedec Shofar
Calendar Highlights
Saturday, April 1 Wednesday, April 12 Saturday, April 22
Yom HaAliyah Pesach VII Earth Day
9:00am Shabbat Office Closed 9:00am Shabbat
Morning Service Candle Lighting: After Morning Service
6:00pm Shabbat 9:20pm 10:00am Learners
Evening Service Minyan
Shabbat Ends: 9:00pm Thursday, April 13 10:15am Family Shabbat
Pesach VIII Morning
Monday, April 3 Office Closed 6:00pm Shabbat
6:30pm Keruv Class Yom Tov Ends: 9:22pm Evening Service
Shabbat Ends: 9:39pm
Wednesday, April 5 Friday, April 14
Erev Pesach / Fast of Candle Lighting: 8:12pm Sunday, April 23
the First Born TORAH: Shemini 9:30am Shul School
Office Closes at 12:00pm 10:00am Holy Fit!
Candle Lighting: 7:57pm Saturday, April 15 1:00pm Kesher Club
9:00am Shabbat
Thursday, April 6 Morning Service Monday, April 24
Pesach I 6:00pm Shabbat 6:30pm Keruv Class
Office Closed Evening Service
6:00pm Second Seder Shabbat Ends: 9:26pm Tuesday, April 25
Dinner Yom HaZikaron
Candle Lighting: After Sunday, April 16 4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah
9:09pm 9:30am Shul School Class
Friday, April 7 Monday, April 17 Wednesday, April 26
Pesach II 6:30pm Keruv Class Yom HaAtzma’ut
Office Closed 4:00pm Teen Learning
Candle Lighting: 8:01pm Tuesday, April 18 Project
TORAH: Pesach Yom HaShoah
4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah Thursday, April 27
Saturday, April 8 Classes 3:30pm Homework Club
Pesach III
9:00am Shabbat Wednesday, April 19 Friday, April 28
Morning Service 12:00pm Hazak Lunch & Candle Lighting: 8:35pm
6:00pm Shabbat Learn TORAH: Acharei Mos-
Evening Service 4:00pm Teen Hang Kedoshim
Shabbat Ends: 9:13pm 3:30pm Homework Club
Saturday, April 29
Sunday, April 9 Thursday, April 20 Cassidy Mandleman’s
Pesach IV 3:30pm Homework Club Bat Mitzvah
10:15am Matzah Brei 9:00am Shabbat
Friday, April 21 Morning Service
Monday, April 10 Candle Lighting: 8:24pm 6:00pm Shabbat
Pesach V TORAH: Tazria-Metzora Evening Service
Shabbat Ends: 9:52pm
Tuesday, April 11
Pesach VI Sunday, April 30
Candle Lighting: 8:07pm 9:30am Shul School 2.0
1:30pm Tales from the
Bench
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Beth Tzedec Shofar Masthead & Contents
Executive Officers
President Contents
Lorne Pearl
Vice President/Treasurer
Joshua Inhaber
4 Rabbi Cantor's Corner
Explore the meaning and metaphor of a popular
Pesach song.
Secretary
Jeffrey Dworkin
A Message from the President
Board of Directors 6 Asking new questions for new generations.
Lorie Abernethy
Lou Bracey
National Minyan League Update
Eddy Lang
Saul Prince 8 Our Commissioner is sharing fun facts for your seder
table.
Cheryl Baron Shiell
Heather Khan Lister
Programs and Events
Klara Meyers
Gerald Pfeffer 10 Upcoming fun and festivites at Beth Tzedec.
Synagogue Professionals & Staff Online Programs and Events
Senior Rabbi and Cantor
Rabbi Cantor Russell G. Jayne
12 If spring showers are keeping you indoors, Rabbi
Russ has selected a number of online events you
Assistant Rabbi might enjoy
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides
Chief Executive Officer Purim Highlights from Around the Shul
David Inhaber
Director of Education
14 Photos of our Beth Tzedec community Purim
celebrations.
Ari Cohen
Director of Engagement Bat Mitzvah Profile
Jonah Potasznik
Director of Marketing
17 Get to know Cassidy Charlie Mandleman, in
preparation for her upcoming simcha.
Linda Dow
Hazzan Sheini Tributes & Donations
Elliott Steinberg
Memorial Park Manager
18 An update on our community members.
Max Lipsman
Accounting
Ken Hillaby Beth Tzedec gratefully acknowledges
Executive Assistant/Events Manager the generous support provided
Jennifer Girvitz by major endowment gifts, including:
Office Manager
Jennifer Preece Steven Blitz Endowment Fund
Operations Leo & Goldie Sheftel Rabbinical Chair
Bill Barkaie Norman & Beulah Martin Cantorial Chair
Operations Cyngiser Family Jewish Film Festival Fund
Adi Charikar
Honourary Shamash
Bert Glow
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Rabbi Cantor's Corner Beth Tzedec Shofar
Seeing Ourselves in an Old Goat
Exploring the meaning and metaphor of one of the
most popular and playful songs to share around
the seder table.
By Rabbi Cantor Russell G. Jayne
Leo & Goldie Sheftel Rabbinical Chair | Norman & Beulah Martin Cantorial Chair
The folksong, “Chad Gadya” (“One great depth of meaning in its
Goat” or “The Only Goat”) is one of the symbolism, and literally hundreds of
most famous songs in the Hagaddah. explanations have been written on it
It has been set to dozens of melodies over the centuries. The most common
all over the Jewish world, and each popular explanation goes as follows:
community seems to have their own The goat symbolizes the oppressed
way of singing and engaging with the Jewish people, bought by the father
text. Yet, despite how much fun it is to (God) for two coins (the two Tablets of
sing, it has such an obscure and the Law). The subsequent animals
confusing text that most of the time, and people in the song represent the
even if we can get ourselves back to nations who persecuted the Jewish
the table to sing it after the meal, we people over the centuries. The
just accept the song for its comedic devouring cat represents Assyria; the
value, and pay very little heed to the dog, Babylon; the stick represents
deeper meanings hidden within the Persia; the fire, the Greeks; the water
text. is Rome; the ox, the Saracens; the
Composed of ten stanzas, the song shochet (ritual slaughter), the
runs as follows: Crusaders; and the Angel of Death,
A father bought a goat for two zuzim the Turks who subsequently ruled
(low value ancient coins); Palestine. The end of the song
a cat came and ate the goat; expresses the hope for messianic
a dog then bit the cat; redemption with God destroying the
the dog was beaten by a stick; foreign rulers of the Holy Land and
the stick was burned by fire; vindicating Israel as The Only Goat.
water quenched the fire; There are also spiritual elements to
an ox drank the water; the song. The Vilna Gaon (1720-1797)
a shochet (ritual slaughterer) interpreted it as illuminating the
slaughtered the ox; many sins of the Jewish people over
the shochet was killed by the Angel of the centuries. For instance, in his view,
Death who fire was the idolatry of the people
is then killed by God. which brought about the destruction
So what are we to make of this of the First Temple. Water was the
text? Our tradition teaches that the spirit of K’lal Yisrael which led them
poem is a very significant work with back to their homeland after
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Beth Tzedec Shofar Rabbi Cantor's Corner Babylonian exile, and the ox each other. It may be a puzzling way symbolized Roman rule and the Sinat to end the joyous meal but one that is Chinam (baseless hatred) which led fraught with meaning. The song of to the destruction of the Second Chad Gadya reminds us that in Temple. Jewish history, all creatures, all Even modern artists and animals, all events are connected. The commentators have added their goat and the cat, the fire and the voices to the mix. In his video water, the slaughterer and the commentary to the Haggadah, the redeemer, they are all part of the great writer and thinker, Elie Wiesel, story." teaches us that, though the song is a So this year, bring yourselves back confusing one, if looked at correctly, it to the seder table and end your has a wonderful lesson to share at the evening with a song that will not only seder table. Wiesel comments, "And wake up the kids and get everyone here we are, concluding the seder laughing, but that also has a with "Chad Gadya", a beautiful song, wonderful history, deep meaning, which is not just about a father who and, let’s be honest, is just a blast to buys a goat for his child. It's a song sing! about God's creatures destroying Chag Sameach! Happy Passover! Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 5
A Message from the President Beth Tzedec Shofar
New Questions for New Generations
Each generation reads the story and comes up with
new questions and even new answers that are
meaningful to them, that give them ownership of the
seder, and that they can pass on to the next
generation.
By Lorne Pearl
President, Beth Tzedec Congregation
Chag Pesach Sameach! is for all Jews of all time. But how do
It’s a great time of year where we keep it relevant and alive from
winter turns to spring, the days get generation to generation? By asking
longer, and our roof acts like wet questions and finding the answers to
matzah when it encounters melting those questions.
snow. We are excited to host many For the Beth Tzedec Board, that
events this year, including a Matzah has been the basis of our Strategic
Brei breakfast on April 9, and our Plan refresh project. We received
family seder on the second night of feedback from many congregants
Passover. Rabbi Russ does a and have done additional research to
wonderful job of bringing the create a plan of investment for the
Haggadah to life, entertaining all ages next three to five years. We have
with interesting insights, beautiful already implemented several our
songs and bringing us together as a ideas and seen success with all the
kehillah. hard work our team of clergy and
An aspect of the seder that I always professional staff have put in. I am
remember is that the story isn’t being looking forward to publishing the
told only to the people who were plan before the AGM with a full
there when they left Egypt, and it’s presentation at the meeting - and yes,
not just for the people who lived at it includes plans for our building.
the time of the Rabbis in the I wish everyone a happy and
Haggadah; the story is for all Jews of healthy Passover.
all time. It’s a tradition of evolution. As
each family and each generation
molds the seder to reflect how they
observe their Judaism, it’s still a seder. Interested in helping to shape the
Each generation reads the story and future of Beth Tzedec?
comes up with new questions and
even new answers that are Consider joining our Board of
meaningful to them, that give them Directors! Email Lorne at
ownership of the seder, and that they president@bethtzedec.ca to learn
can pass on to the next generation. more about the process.
Just like the seder, the synagogue
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Beth Tzedec Shofar Tales from the Bench Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 7
National Minyan League Beth Tzedec Shofar
Fun Facts for the Seder Table
Spice up your conversation this Passover with
some interesting seasonal trivia - perfect for
livening up the party!
By Susan Inhaber
Commisioner, National Minyan League
Here are some fun facts that you can Tucson, Arizona (pictured below),
sprinkle throughout your seder this weighing 488 pounds and measuring
year! 106” in diameter. The ingredients
Passover is an oldie. Share this fun included more than 1,000 eggs, 25
fact as you start the seder. What is pounds of chicken fat, and 125 pounds
the oldest continuously celebrated of matzo meal. For the chicken soup
Jewish holiday? Passover! The very alone, chefs used 320 chickens, 80
first Passover was celebrated in Egypt pounds of carrots, 40 pounds of
more than 3,300 years ago and celery, and 40 pounds of onions. After
marked the first holiday the Jews ever Guinness officials weighed the giant
celebrated. matzah ball, festival attendees had a
The world’s biggest matzah ball chance to sample bites of it. It’s
was really big. Mention this while unclear whether this one took the
soup is being served. You thought official honour, but I wonder if it was
your mother made them big? Well, light and fluffy.
she has some stiff competition. In How many matzah balls would
2009, Chef Anthony Sylvestry made a you like in your soup? Use this fact
matzah ball measuring 22.9” wide and when people start complaining that
weighing a whopping 267 lbs! [source] they are getting stuffed. In 2008,
The following year, it was competitive eating champion, Joey
challenged by another made in Chestnut (yes, he of hot dog eating
fame) devoured 78 matzah balls in
eight minutes. Gulp! Although I am
sure they were the more conventional
size, eating just three would do me in!
Passover is a day of
commemoration. Mention this when
talking about freedom and turmoil in
the world today. Over 2,000 years ago,
a nation of Jews escaped Egypt
APRIL BONUS DATES
Sunday, April 9 | Sunday, April 16 | Sunday, April 23 | Sunday, April 30
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Beth Tzedec Shofar National Minyan League through the splitting of the Red Sea. This festival commemorates that event. During Passover 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Many Jewish Americans were in synagogue that Shabbat morning, at that exact time, to observe Passover and to celebrate the end of the Civil War. Cleaning up is a real chore. Share this Shocked, Rabbis offered prayers fun fact as you clear the table. (which was unheard of to be recited Some Ethiopian Jews break all their for non-Jewish people up to that cooking dishes at Passover and make point) and impromptu sermons to a new set to symbolize making a true mark the tragedy. Let’s pray that from break from the past and to celebrate this Passover going forward, there will renewal. You think cleaning the be true peace in the world and dishes is tough? Imagine making a freedom for all. brand-new set before each Passover! Inviting guests to your seder is an Gives a whole new spin to the important mitzvah. When you talk business of preparing for the holiday, about other seders happening in the doesn’t it? city, mention this fact. Nepal is home Why can’t you just eat the regular to the world’s largest Passover seder. stuff? Use this fact after finding the Anywhere from 1000 to 1500 guests Afikomen. While you can buy matzah attend the seder hosted by Chabad. year-round, matzah made for But why Nepal? The country is a Passover must be made specifically popular destination for young Israeli for the holiday. A special process travelers who have recently finished makes Kosher matzah acceptable for their army service, and when it comes Passover use (it must be heavily time for Passover, some want to be guarded from moisture) …and boxes reminded of their mom’s chicken made specifically for the holiday are soup or experience the familiar marked with a “kosher for Passover” crunch of matzah. Other attendees label. So, double check when you are simply hear of this massive event and purchasing your matzah to make sure feel compelled to travel to Nepal to that it truly is Kosher for the holiday. experience the holiday in such a Did you know that matzah must be unique way. Rabbis fly in to lead the made in less than 18 minutes for it to seder, and many participants show up be considered matzah and not in advance to help prepare for the leavened bread? [source] guests. Now that’s a lot of company! I hope these tidbits add to the Not to be outdone, Thailand is now discussion at your seder table this looking to take the crown by hosting year. an even bigger seder. So, if you Wishing you and your family a happen to be in the area, feel free to meaningful and fun Passover. Chag join either one. [source] Sameach. Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 9
Programs and Events Beth Tzedec Shofar
Programs and Events
Matzah Brei Holy Fit!
Sunday, April 9 Sunday, April 23
10:15am to 11:30am 10:00am to 3:00pm
Join us for a special breakfast Embrace the connection between
following Morning Minyan, prepared mind and body as we develop our
by Beth Tzedec’s Board of Directors. spiritual selves, in pursuit of both
We’ll schmooze and share a kosher- physical and mental well-being. Join
for-Passover meal with our Rabbi Ilana and Janine Herman for a
community. Register by Wednesday, special yoga and nutrition workshop
April 5. Click here to register. designed to help elevate your
everyday life. We are coming together
Hazak Lunch & Learn: to nourish and revitalize ourselves as
Judaism & Tattoo Culture we share lunch, a yoga practice and
Wednesday, April 19 community with one another. Click
12:00pm to 2:00pm here to learn more.
As tattoos continue to grow
increasingly mainstream, some Jews Tales from the Bench
have started to embrace them as a Sunday, April 30
way to honour ancestors and express 1:30pm
their cultural and religious identity. The Honourable Judge Lipton will
Join Joanne Monica Kanarek as we entertain us with stories from his
dive into questions, discussions, and many years serving on the bench.
myths surrounding Judaism, Click here to register.
community, cultural representation,
and tattoo culture. Click here to Homework Club
register and learn more. Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays,
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Teen Wednesdays Homework Club is an engaging space
Wednesdays, April 19 & 26 for students in Grades 1-6 to work on
4:00pm to 5:30pm schoolwork in a relaxed, supportive
Nearly every Wednesday until June, space with the help of older students
we're inviting teens in grades 8 to 12 and mentors. Snacks will be provided,
to participate in free weekly as well as fun activities to participate
programming dedicated to learning, in with friends, once homework is
connecting and living their Jewish done! Click here to register.
values.
Curious about Homework Club, but
Join us for Teen Hang (April 19) or not ready to make a commitment?
Teen Learning Project (April 26) to We're offering limited sessions this
chill, create, and learn with other Beth month due to Passover, so there is no
Tzedec teens. Click here to register charge to partipate in Homework
and learn more. Club in April.
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Online Programs Beth Tzedec Shofar
Online Programs from Maven
Beth Tzedec congregants are invited to access exciting online
programs and courses from American Jewish University. Simply create
an account to access their entire library of learning opportunities.
Learn Modern and Prayerbook History of Ancient Israel with Rabbi
Hebrew Mark Goodman
Maven is offering a number of Tuesdays, April 18 to June 6 at 1:00pm
different online Hebrew classes $280
beginning in April. Whether you're a Investigate the emergence of the
beginner, intermediate or advanced ancient Israelites by examining
language learner - or you're just archaeological findings and biblical
looking to get comfortable with the stories with AJU’s Rabbi Mark
Hebrew side of your siddur - there's a Goodman. Click here to register.
class that would be perfect for you.
Click here to select a Hebrew class. Netflix's New WWII Series: Anna
Winger on 'Transatlantic'
Pursuing Racial Justice: A Modern Thursday, April 20 at 1:00pm
Exodus with Rabbi Lawson No charge
Tuesday, April 11 at 1:00pm Anna Winger, the creator of
No charge 'Unorthodox', joins Maven for an
Explore themes of the Exodus and exclusive interview on her new Netflix
reflect on ways we can celebrate the miniseries, ‘Transatlantic.' Click here
colorful diversity of American Jewry to register.
and fight racial injustice in our midst.
Click here to register. Zionism, Americanism, and the
Modern State of Israel
Fight or Die: 80th Anniversary of the Tuesday, April 25 at 1:00pm
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising No charge
Tuesday, April 18 at 1:00pm On the day before Israel celebrates its
No charge 75th anniversary, discover the Zionist
Explore the history of Polish Jewish trailblazers who made their dream of
revolts leading up to the Holocaust in a Jewish homeland become a reality.
remembrance of the 80th anniversary Click here to register.
of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
Click here to register. Tour Global Jewish Life: Majorca
Thursday, April 27 at 1:00pm
Essential Travel Phrases for Your Trip $21
to Israel Explore the secret Jews of Majorca
Wednesdays, April 19 to May 17 at 11:30am through stories, architecture, and
$173 historical evidence throughout the
Learn common phrases for your next island. Click here to register.
trip to Israel in just 5 weeks! Click here
to register.
12 | April 2023 Beth Tzedec CongregationBeth Tzedec Shofar Online Programs
The Trump Presidency, American
Jewry and Israel
Available on Demand | No charge
A new collection of essays unpacks
President Trump’s unique relationship
with American Jewry and the State of
Israel. Click here to register.
Friendly Fire: How Israel Became Its
Own Worst Enemy
Bob Dylan: About Man and God
Available on Demand | No charge
and Law
Former Shin Bet Director, Knesset
Available on Demand | No charge
and Cabinet Member Ami Ayalon on
Many of our assumptions about
Israel’s foundational myths and
spiritual intention, sensual
national security concerns. Click here
pleasure, and the essence of work,
to register.
community, country, race, and the
divine have germinated in Bob
The State of Hate
Dylan’s need to know what’s
Available on Demand | No charge
blowing in the wind.
This discussion explores the state and
evolution of hatred and antisemitism
In a moment when the world we
and the ADL’s role in combating
thought we knew seems like
prejudice. Click here to register.
uncharted territory, join author
Stephen Arnoff and Rabbi Sherre
Talking About What Nobody Talks
Hirsch for a conversation on sixty
About in Jewish-Iranian Culture
years of Bob Dylan's popular
Available on Demand | No charge
music seen through a new lens,
Discussing the origins, taboos and
offering both a map and a
ramifications of a culture that prized
manifesto for empathy and
secrecy in a modern world that
purpose for anyone seeking a life
doesn’t. Click here to register.
of meaning inspired by the songs
they love.
Eradicating the Stigma of Addiction
in the Jewish World
Click here to register.
Available on Demand | No charge
Carl Erik Fisher writes about the
American Shtetl: Satmar Hasidism history of addiction during a growing
Blossoms in Upstate New York overdose crisis and gives us the best
Available on Demand | No charge prescription of all: understanding.
Meet Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Click here to register.
community that established a
thriving town and a way of life shaped Jewish Luminaries: Joanna Landau
by both self-segregation and and the Quest of Rebrand Israel
unwitting assimilation. Click here to Available on Demand | No charge
register. Meet the entrepreneur who wants to
transform Israel’s brand perception
worldwide. Click here to register.
Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 13Purim Photos Beth Tzedec Shofar Purim Highlights from Around the Shul Thank you to everyone who shared the fun and excitement of Purim with us last month! With hundreds of participants and over fifty volunteers, we had such a great time celebrating with you. 14 | April 2023 Beth Tzedec Congregation
Beth Tzedec Shofar Purim Photos
Help make future holiday celebrations special by
joining one of our Volunteer Action Groups!
Click here for more info.
Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 15Upcoming Programs Beth Tzedec Shofar 16 | April 2023 Beth Tzedec Congregation
Beth Tzedec Shofar Bat Mitzvah Profile
Cassidy Charlie Mandleman
April 29, 2023 | Iyyar 1, 5783
Cassidy Charlie Mandleman will be called to
the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 29.
Mazel Tov to Cassidy and her parents, Colin and
Aviva and older sister, Cecily.
Cassidy loves to dance and this will be her
9th year of Jazz and Tap at Airdrie Dance Academy. In fact, she will be
missing her year-end recital in order to celebrate her bat mitzvah. You’ll
always find her tapping around the house and practicing endless pirouettes.
Cassidy and her sister, Cecily also enjoy spontaneous dancing and singing
parties.
Cassidy has a warm personality and she is very compassionate and
empathetic towards everyone she meets. Cassidy loves animals and for her
mitzvah project, she made and donated cat toys to Tails for Tails to Tell – a
local cat shelter.
When she’s not practicing dance, Cassidy enjoys spending weekends
catching up with friends, crocheting and snuggling her cat, Kao.
Cassidy is in seventh grade at Meadowbrook Middle school in Airdrie.
During the summer, she enjoys spending time at the cabin on Gambier
Island. This summer, she enjoyed hatching chickens and ducks!
We are very proud of all of Cassidy’s hard work preparing for her bat
mitzvah and we are very excited to celebrate with our friends and family.
Share your good news with the Beth Tzedec community
Are you or your family celebrating a milestone, lifecycle event or major
accomplishment? We want to celebrate with you!
Send your news and pictures to Linda at ldow@bethtzedec.ca and we'll
wish you a Mazel Tov in an upcoming issue of the Shofar.
Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 17Tributes and Donations Beth Tzedec Shofar
Tributes and Donations
CONGREGATION FUND/TZEDAKAH FUND SYMPATHY
Debbie and Nelson Halpern, on the
MAZEL TOV passing of his aunt Esther Halpern
Therese Nagler, on her 90th birthday By Wylma and Irwin Freedman
By Sheila Riesenberg Debbie and Nelson Halpern, on the
Bert Glow passing of her cousin Susan Switzer
Faith Dubisky By Wylma and Irwin Freedman
Arlein Chetner, on her 90th birthday Ron and Helmi Switzer, on the
By Bert Glow passing of his sister Susan Switzer
Susan, David Inhaber and family By Wylma and Irwin Freedman
Bert Glow, on his 90th birthday Elaine and Stuart Myron
By Nat & Harriette Alexander Milt, Maxine and the Fischbein
Jeff Eichler Family
Jackie and Roy Shaw Saul Prince
Jerald Cheyfetz, on his birthday Jean, Sandy and Paula Barron
By Bert Glow Therese Nagler
Elaine Roberts, on her birthday Giezelle and Michael Pash
By Bert Glow Sandy and Irvin Adler
Mark Swartz and family, on the
passing of his wife Helen
By Saul Prince
Debby Smolkin, in memory of her
sister
By Sondra and Joe Spier
CORRECTION Darlene Switzer-Foster and family,
on the passing of her sister Susan
Two of the Tribute listings in our Switzer
March Shofar were unfortunately By Sheila Riesenberg
misplaced. We apologize for the Elaine and Stuart Myron
confusion and are reprinting the Milt, Maxine and the Fischbein
listings here. Family
. Reva Faber
SYMPATHY Jean, Sandy and Paula Barron
Rob, Cheryl, Danielle and Jared Therese Nagler
Milner, on the passing of his Joel, Sally and the Grotsky Family
mother Catherine Giezelle and Michael Pash
By Jan Simon Rob and Cheryl Milner, on the
Rob, Beth and the Ordman Family, passing of his mother Catherine
on the loss of his mother Mary By Sondra and Joe Spier
By Alrene, David, Michael and Erin
Holmes GET WELL
Ron Switzer
If you spot a typo or error in any of our By Elaine and Stuart Myron
publications, please email Linda at Walter Moscovitz
ldow@bethtzedec.ca so that we can Milt, Maxine and the Fischbein
issue a correction. Family
18 | April 2023 Beth Tzedec CongregationBeth Tzedec Shofar Tributes and Donations
CHAG PURIM SAMEACH KIDDUSH FUND
Milt and Maxine Fischbein,
By Bob and Cheryl Sheill MAZEL TOV
Nat and Harriette Alexander Adi Charikar, on his new job
By Bob and Cheryl Sheill By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch
Lenny and Harriet Waghelstein
By Bob and Cheryl Sheill SYMPATHY
Geela Blitt and family, on the passing
YOUTH PROGRAMMING of Morris
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch
MAZEL TOV
Therese Nagler, on her 90th birthday IN HONOUR OF
By Delsie Dworkin and family Judy Chetner
Helen Zenith, on her 75th birthday By Gigi Soros
By Renee and Bruce Fogel
LEV SHALEM SABBATH & FESTIVAL BOOK FUND
CHAG PURIM SAMEACH
Larry and Deb Katz, MAZEL TOV
By Dianne and Robin Lipton Bert Glow, on his 90th birthday
By Milt and Maxine Fischbein
CYNGISER FAMILY Arlein and Judy Chetner and
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL FUND family
MAZEL TOV ETZ HAYIM BOOK FUND
Therese Nagler, on her 90th birthday
By Wylma Freedman MAZEL TOV
Sidney Cyngiser, on his 99th birthday Arlein Chetner, on her 90th birthday
By Milt and Maxine Fischbein By Arlene and David Holmes
SYMPATHY SIDDUR SIM SHALOM FOR WEEKDAYS
Mark Swartz, on the passing of his
wife, Helen MAZEL TOV
By Wylma and Irwin Freedman Stuart Myron, on his birthday
Geela Blitt and family, on the loss of By Milt, Maxine and the Fischbein
her husband Morris Family
By Lenny and Hilda Smith
Darlene Switzer-Foster and family,
on the passing of her sister Susan
By Lenny and Hilda Smith
MAZEL TOV
GET WELL
Felice Rosenbaum MAZEL TOV TO: Parents Lisa Libin
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch and Jeremy Yanofsky, brother
Noel Hershfield Elliott Yanofsky and grandparents
By Harvey Cyngiser
Marilyn Libin and Norm and
Marlene Yanofsky on the occasion
of Samara’s Bat Mitzvah on the
evening of Friday, March 10.
Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 19Tributes and Donations Beth Tzedec Shofar
SYMPATHY SYMPATHY
Mark Swartz, on the passing of his Ron, Helmi Switzer and family, on the
wife Helen loss of his sister Susan
By Elaine, Stuart, Ian and Adam By Harriet and Phil Libin
Myron Darlene Switzer-Foster and family,
Bruce Abugov and family, on the By Harriet and Phil Libin
passing of his brother Lola Pawer and family, on the
By Giezelle and Michael Pash passing of her son
By Harriet and Phil Libin
RABBI'S TZEDAKAH FUND Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch
MAZEL TOV
Yolanda Cea, on her retirement Yahrzeit Fund
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch
Hyman Belzberg, beloved husband
SYMPATHY By Jenny Belzberg
Geela Blitt and family, on the passing Aron Eichler, beloved father
of Morris By Jeff and Rich Eichler
By Fran Sheftel Kolinsky Markus Eichler, beloved grandfather
Gerard Rostoker, on the passing of his By Jeff and Rich Eichler
wife Hendrika Zuidema, beloved
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch grandmother
Ron, Helmi Switzer and family, on the By Cheryl Zack
loss of his sister Susan Judge Bernard Laven, beloved father
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch and grandfather
Dr. Malcolm and Bernadette Miller By Lori Gray / Shel, Blair and Craig
Darlene Switzer-Foster and family, Laven and families
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch
Dr. Malcolm and Bernadette Miller
MEMORIAL NOTICES
Mark Switzer
By Dr. Malcolm and Bernadette Miller Susan Switzer, sister of Darlene (Bill
Josh Switzer Foster) Switzer-Foster, Lorne
By Dr. Malcolm and Bernadette Miller (Nadine) Switzer, Ronald (Helmi)
Switzer, John (Christine) Switzer and
CHAG PURIM SAMEACH Mark Switzer. Susan passed away on
Therese Nagler, on her 90th birthday March 1, 2023.
By Reva Faber
Murray Abugov, son of Doreen
LEO & GOLDIE SHEFTEL
RABBINIC CHAIR FUND Abugovz”l and Jack Abugovz”l, brother
of Marilyn (Rich) Thompson and
MAZEL TOV Bruce (Alma) Abugov. Murray passed
Therese Nagler, on her 90th birthday away on March 20, 2023.
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch
Jennifer Moscovitz, on her birthday Doreen Abugov, wife of Jack
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Abugovz”l, mother of Marilyn (Rich)
Arlein Chetner, on her 90th birthday Thompson, Bruce (Alma) Abugov
By Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch and Murray Abugovz”l.
Harriet and Phil Libin
20 | April 2023 Beth Tzedec CongregationBeth Tzedec Shofar Yahrzeit Fund Leah Shapiro, beloved grandmother Samuel Goldstein, beloved father By Ruth Shapiro By Miriam Reder Joseph Shapiro, beloved father Nicolae Halmos, beloved father By Ruth Shapiro By Ritta Vladut Daphne Lazarus, beloved mother Bill Steinberg, beloved brother By Eva Falla By Norman Steinberg and family Pola Price, beloved mother Beni-Jo Slutker, beloved sister-in-law By Dr. Lorne Price By Rosslyn Steinberg and family Roza Profis, beloved mother-in-law Zelick Slutker, beloved brother By Alex Shkolnik By Rosslyn Steinberg Lazar Profis, beloved brother-in-law Mendel Belzberg, beloved father By Alex Shkolnik By Jean Barron Inda Ginzberg, Mariam Nahametz, beloved mother By Alex Shkolnik By Sara Profis Sam Rajesky, beloved father Mariam Nahametz, beloved mother By Irwin, Allan and Leah Rajesky By Helen Libenson Samuel Martin, beloved father-in-law Charles (Karcsi) Feher, beloved father By Beulah Martin and grandfather Isaac Malekar, beloved father and By Susan Inhaber and family grandfather Ev Wise, beloved sister-in-law By Akiba, Yerusha Charikar and family By Gerald Wise Joe Goldstein, beloved father Sadie Fishman, beloved mother By Ken Goldstein By Arthur Fishman Esther Zuidema, beloved aunt Lou Pomerance, beloved father By Cheryl Zack By Cheryl Pomerance Marjorie Silver, beloved mother Evelyn Viner, beloved mother and By Randi, Aaron and Alan Silver grandmother Elka Ullman, beloved grandmother By Shirley Katz and family By Phillip Ullman Stella Goldenberg, beloved mother Saul Ullman, beloved grandfather By Jeanette Berger By Phillip Ullman Jack Goodman, beloved father Mary Berman, beloved mother and By George Goodman Bubba Marcus Diamond, beloved uncle By Aaron, Leonard and Jed Berman By Marni Besser Sherry Berman, beloved wife and Isobel (Belle) Viner, beloved sister-in- mother law By Aaron, Leonard and Jed Berman By Fran Viner Max Bobroff, beloved father Jack Brownstone, beloved father By Wayne Bobroff By Rochelle Rabinovitz Lillian Steinfeld Hendin, beloved mother-in-law SPECIAL YAHRZEIT FUND By Sheila Steinfeld Leo Friedman, beloved husband Meyer Posen, beloved grandfather By Arla Diamond By Cheryl Zack Harry Diamond, beloved father Mary Jean Blau, beloved mother By Arla Diamond By Linda Hoffman Hymey Hanson, beloved father David Blau, beloved father By Annette, Candice and Dorothy By Linda Hoffman Hanson Lou Pomerance, beloved husband Sam Rajesky, beloved father By Edith Pomerance By Irwin, Allan and Leah Rajesky Beth Tzedec Congregation Nisan-Iyyar 5783 | 21
Yahrzeit Fund Beth Tzedec Shofar
Gordon Chafetz, beloved father
By Al Chafetz
Carley Elaan Levin, beloved daughter
By Alan Levin
Dr. Carl Saftan, beloved father
By Laura and Dr. Jaclyn Sagran
Louis Silver, Q.C., beloved father-in-
law and grandfather Become a Volunteer or a Paid Interpreter
By Lisa, Josh, Rebecca and Aiden in the Little Synagogue!
Silver
Larry Ross, beloved brother Heritage Park is looking for individuals
By Therese Nagler with a knowledge of Jewish faith,
Lily Fishman, beloved aunt culture and history, 15 years or older,
By Walter Moscovitz who would be interested in
Kalman Jablonka, beloved son volunteering or employment as paid
By Al Jablonka Interpreters in the Little Synagogue.
Evelyn Busheikin, beloved mother
By David Busheikin To apply for paid work as a Synagogue
Howard Phillips, beloved father and
Exhibit Interpreter, please forward your
grandfather
By Jamie, Karen and Michelle Phillips resume and cover letter as soon as
Evelyn Viner, beloved mother and possible to hr@heritagepark.ca.
grandmother Additional information can be found
By Karen, Jamie and Michelle Phillips on our website; www.heritagepark.ca
Evelyn Viner, beloved mother under the “Join Our Team” section.
By Arlene Viner-Holmes Please mention your interest in the
Stanley Verner, beloved father Little Synagogue on your application.
By Hope Rajesky
If you are interested in becoming a
KIDDUSH YAHRZEIT FUND Synagogue Volunteer, please visit;
Lou Pomerance, beloved brother-in- https://www.heritagepark.ca/join-our-
law team/volunteer-information.
By Bert Glow
22 | April 2023 Beth Tzedec CongregationBeth Tzedec Shofar LIFE & LEGACY
Beth Tzedec is proud to take part in the Harold Grinspoon
Foundation LIFE & LEGACY program, coordinated locally by Calgary
Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Foundation of
Calgary. We are working in partnership with organizations
throughout the Calgary Jewish community to raise endowment
funds through after-lifetime gifts.
Todah rabah to the following individuals and families who have generously committed
to after-lifetime gifts that will support our synagogue in perpetuity:
Anonymous (7) Lily and Bill Lister
Judith and Christopher Baron-Bown Ellen Magidson
Sharon Batshaw Sahbra Markus
Jenny Belzberg Elaine and Stuart Myron
Melissa and Daniel Blitt Beth and Rob Ordman
Marnie and Darren Bondar Al Osten
Val and Lou Bracey Lorne Pearl
Maxine and Milt Fischbein Earl Raber
Sarah and Ben Ginzberg Kimberly Rothenberg and Leonard Seidman
Benjamin Grintuch Brenda and Garry Sapoznikow
Cheryl and Jason Gurevitch Betty Ann Sherwood
Sheila and Ralph Gurevitch Cheryl and Bob Shiell
Susan and David Inhaber Deborah Shnay
Josh Inhaber Sandy Shuler
Russell George Jayne Deborah and Adam Silver
Barbara Joffe Becky and Brad Spier
Diana Kalef and Elliott Steinberg Helen and Mark Swartz
Barb and Ron Krell Darlene Switzer-Foster
Eddy Lang Ida and Sam Switzer
Harriet and Phil Libin Mira and Joey Tappenden
Did you know?
The estimated value of LIFE & LEGACY commitments in support of Beth Tzedec’s future has
topped $1.52 million and continues to grow. To date, close to $17.7 million has been raised in
support of organizations throughout Jewish Calgary, and more than $1.26 billion has been
raised by participating agencies throughout North America. Regardless of your age, stage
and income level, you can give a gift to the future, supporting your Shul, your community and
your people.
Be remembered forever!
If you have already designated Beth Tzedec as a beneficiary in your will, trust, retirement
account or life insurance policy or you would like to plan your legacy gift, please contact
Beth Tzedec President Lorne Pearl at president@bethtzedec.ca or
CEO David Inhaber at ceo@bethtzedec.ca.
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