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Temple Israel
the
BULLETIN
January/February 2021
Tevet/ Shevat/Adar 5781
Thursday February 25, 2021
Worship Schedule
NOTE: WATCH FOR YOUR WEEKLY EMAILS AND THE TEMPLE WEBSITE FOR CURRENT INFORMATION
ABOUT IN HOUSE SERVICES
Holiday Dates Times
SHABBAT Friday, January 1 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, January 2 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Vayechi
SHABBAT Friday, January 8 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, January 9 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Shemot
MORNING Thursday, January 14 9:00 am Morning Minyan
MINYAN
SHABBAT Friday, January 15 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, January 16 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Va’era
Guest speaker Rabbi Rosenblit (Kiryat Shmona)
SHABBAT Friday, January 22 5:30 pm Family Fun Shabbat
6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, January 23 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Bo
MORNING Thursday, January 28 8:00 am Morning Minyan
MINYAN
Friday, January 29 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
SHABBAT Saturday, January 30 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Beshalach
Shabbat Shira
SHABBAT Friday, February 5 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, February 6 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Yitro
MORNING
MINYAN Thursday, February 11 9:00 am Morning Minyan
SHABBAT Friday, February 12 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, February 13 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Mishpatim
SHABBAT Friday, February 19 5:30 pm Family Fun Shabbat
6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, February 20 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Terumah
Honouring Temple Volunteers
MORNING Thursday, February 25 8:00 am Morning Minyan
MINYAN
PURIM Thursday, February 25 TBA Purim Celebration
SHABBAT Friday, February 26 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, February 27 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Tetzaveh
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From the Pulpit President’s Message
Making Connections in a Time
of Disconnection Miriam Burke and Rick Garber, the acting co-presidents
Last April when we gathered are delighted to welcome the return of our President,
for a Zoom Passover Seder we Margot Montgomery after taking some needed personal
were hesitant and unsure. What time off.
does it mean to gather in a
virtual room? Why am I seeing November and December were busy months for our Tem-
lips moving but not hearing any ple community - we celebrated our veterans and service
sound? Is Eliyahu in the waiting personnel for Remembrance Day, held our first ever vir-
room? Jokes aside, we learned tual AGM via zoom, celebrated Chanukah outdoors with
to expand our notion of human a uniquely Canadian menorah built of skis, and now we
connection. True, seeing some- are ringing in the secular new year.
one on the virtual screen is not the same as being
in the real vicinity with them. However, we’ve now On behalf of the Temple Israel Board of Directors, we are
become masters at making contact with one another honoured to wish you a happy and healthy 2021 as we
virtually, I would even venture to say that we’ve all look forward to an end to the pandemic and an even-
experienced countless meaningful moments. We tual return to in-person services at Temple as soon as it
can feel proud that in these challenging times we’ve is safe to do so!
explored creative ways to strengthen our community
and celebrate our Judaism creatively. Miriam Burke and Rick Garber
for Margot
There are reasons to be hopeful for the year 2021
– yes, we will return to our Temple home when the
time is right. In the mean time, in these more difficult
winter days we can use the tools at hand to continue
to connect with one another, and even make new
connections. Let me highlight a few opportunities:
• In North America, the Reform movement is well
established and widely appreciated. In Israel, our
movement struggles for acceptance with its rabbis
demanding the same recognition as their traditional
colleagues. This has not stopped congregations from
sprouting up across the country with passion and
care. On Saturday January 16th we will welcome
Rabbi Orit Rozenblit from the new Kehillah congrega-
ATTENTION ALL VETERANS
tion in Kiryat Shmona. Rabbi Rozenblit will speak at
Shabbat services about the opportunities and chal- and FAMILIES OF VETERANS
lenges facing Israeli Reform congregations. We may
even recognize our own early days at Temple Israel! We’re quite excited about a new project at Temple.
• For a number of years, our Temple has been cham- We would like to create a Temple Israel Honour Roll of
pioning our support of our Indigenous brethren. Veterans.
There is much that we share in terms of values and
commitment to the land. Our board has recently We are able to get the names of some individuals
endorsed a careful look at how to integrate land from the Ottawa Jewish Archives. In order to gather
acknowledgement into Temple practices. For Tu as much information as possible, we’re asking Temple
B’Shvat, the traditional birthday of the trees, please members to share names and pertinent information.
join me and Anishinaabe Ojibway leader Kim Wheat-
ley as we explore the Jewish and Indigenous appre-
ciation of mother earth. See you on the evening of Please contact Janet G Cohen at
Wednesday January 27th. jgcohen18@gmail.com
• Our Anti-Racism Task force is hard at work identi-
fying next steps for our community. We have three
priorities: looking within acknowledging our own Bn ai M i tzv ah
biases, examining institutional practices to ensure
that we are conducting ourselves in the most inclu-
sive way, and advocating for a better future. Is your child born in 2008?
We are now booking Bar/Bat dates through the end of
With the secular new year upon us, let’s make this a April 2021.
year of connecting with one another. We will initially If the answer is yes, and you have not yet booked a Bar/
need to rely on technology, but once making these Bat Mitzvah date, please contact Heather at
initial calls, we will follow in person no doubt. Let us execdir@templeisraelottawa.com to request an
rise to the occasion, making new friends even with application form.
the obstacles in our way. Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg
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School News Upcoming Temple Events
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
When God led Adam around the
Garden of Eden, God said, ‘Look at
My works. See how beautiful they are,
how excellent! For your sake I created
them all. See to it that you do not spoil
or destroy My world–for if you do,
there will be no one to repair it after
you.” (Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:13)
Tu Bishvat, is a holiday specifically
With our Rabbis
to celebrate trees… but it’s so much We can look to Torah for wisdom on every aspect of
more. Although a minor holiday, it reminds us to stop lives! Our rabbis will help us delve into some of the
and appreciate what we have. The song says, “Tu Bishvat more tricky issues of the day with our traditional texts
has arrived, the celebration of trees.” (Tu Bishvat higiyah, and values as our guide. (Wednesdays, 7:30pm)
chag la’ilanot!) Now I know you’re thinking, I must be
nuts! Plant trees during an Ottawa winter? At the very
least, does the inference make you think about what Tu Wednesday January 13th,2021
Bishvat is or what it represents?
Rabbi Steven Garten will examine how we use our
Maybe you’re thinking about the shivat haminim (7 WORDS. What are the limits to free speech? How does
species), the 7 fruits and grains mentioned in the Torah. political correctness impact our conversations?
Do you have a recipe that includes all 7? Deuteronomy 8:8
lists the fruits and grains associated with Israel as wheat Wednesday February 10, 2021
and barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and date
(honey). Kabbalists added almonds to the list of foods Rabbi Dara Lithwick will explore GENDER IDENTITY.
eaten on Tu Bishvat as they were the first of the trees to With the backdrop of Purim we will have the chance
blossom in Israel, and carob, also known as bokser. to delve into new understandings around gender and
affirm our whole selves.
Maybe you’re thinking that you could make a contribution
to plant a tree in our section of a forest in Israel. Instead,
you might plant some parsley to be served at this year’s
Pesach seder linking one seder to another. You don’t want to miss it ....
Maybe you’re thinking about going on a tiyul (walk or hike) Saturday February 20, 2021
on a sunny crisp afternoon in celebration of Tu Bishvat. In
today’s world of climate change, we should be more sensi-
tive and take notice of nature and the gifts it gives us. In
the depth of winter, when the trees are without leaves and
look dead, it is a time for introspection and growth. We
think of the environment and what each of us could do to
make it better. Tu Bishvat is the perfect Jewish holiday for
those of us who care about the environment. It’s hard to
believe that a year ago at this time, TIRS students were
making bird feeders, cleaners, and soaps at our No Waste
program. Yes, it was only a year ago.
SHABBAT
Tu Bishvat is a perfect Jewish holiday to look at the 4
elements (earth, wind/air, fire and water) and what they Temple celebrates our Volunteers
mean to us. And, at your Tu Bishvat seder, there are 4
cups of wine just like at Pesach: 1. White wine (to symbol- At Temple Israel we pride ourselves in enthusicastic
ize winter); 2. White with some red (a harbinger of the giving of all kinds. Parashat Terumah focuses on the
coming of spring); 3. Red with some white (early spring) gifts of the Israelites - everyone contributed in their
and 4. Finally all red (to symbolize spring and summer). own unique way.
What will you do to celebrate Tu Bishvat during this Join us at Saturday services when we show our appre-
pandemic year? Mask on or off, indoors or out. How ciation to our many Temple Volunteers. Presentation of
will you appreciate what God entrusted Adam and all of our annual volunteer awards will celebrate their hard
humanity to protect? Be creative. Think ecologically and
work.
environmentally. Enjoy!
See you in the new secular year! Sue Potechin
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Upcoming Temple Events Tu’B’Shevat
Growing Together:
Two Temples Across the Sea
Saturday January 16, 2021
Ottawa has a long standing connection to the Israeli
communities of the north. At Temple we pride ourselves
in the personal connections that we have made. Temple
has been “paired’ with a new reform synagogue in
Kiryat Shmona, Israel. Kiryat Shmona is a city located
in the northern diestric of Israel on the western slopes
of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border.
On Shabbat services on January 16th we will virtually
welcome Rabbi Orit Rozenblit from
the new Kehillah congregation in
Kiryat Shmona. Rabbi Rozenblit will
speak at Shabbat services about the
opportunities and challenges facing
Israeli Reform congregations. We
may even recognize our own early
days at Temple Israel!
Orit Rozenblit was born in Kibbutz Dovrat. Her passion
is exploring Jewish texts and finding their relevance for
our lives today, which is what set her on her Rabbinic
journey.
Morning Minyan
Jewish/Indigenous Tu B’Shvat Seder
Join us on the 2nd and 4th Thurs- Wed, Jan 27th 2021 -7:30pm
day’s of each month for our vitual
morning minyan. Our annual festival of the trees reminds us of our
deep connection to the land. We share this cove-
Get a great start to you day with a
nantal relationship to the environment with our
boost of Torah and prayer.
Indigenous brothers and sisters.
Zoom information available on the Temple website or in
the weekly emails. Join Rabbi Daniel Mikel-
berg and Kim Wheatley
an Anishinaabe Ojibway
leader from Shawanaga
First Nation Reserve for a
virtual conversation about
parallel traditions related
Put your business card size ad in the Temple Israel
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Purim
Purim
Thur, Feb 25th 2021 (evening)
More so than ever we can remember, we
crave the joy and cheer associated with
Purim. Get out your masks, warm up
your voices, bake some hamentashen,
as we celebrate our wild wacky festival.
More details to come…
Purim Quiz!!!
1. What Jewish King was Mordechai a descendant
of?
2. Who was the king in the Purim story?
3. Which spice does Mordechai’s name mean?
4. How many times is the meggilah read from on
Purim?
5. How many sons did Haman have?
6. Did Esther have a son?
7. How many days did Ahaseurus’ (Achashvairosh)
first party last?
8. During what holiday was Haman hanged?
9. How did Haman determine the day the Jews
were to be abolished?
10. Besides Hamantaschen, what other food is
traditionally eaten at Purim?
See page 13 for answers
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Life & Legacy
Exciting news from Life and Legacy
Presentation made at Temple Israel, AGM by Margo Rosen
Does this image look
familiar?
We are pleased to continue offering Books &
Have you seen this tagline? Bagels reviews via Zoom until we can safely
“Be remembered forever by resume meeting at Temple Israel. No registra-
Temple Israel with a Legacy gift” tion or RSVP is necessary. Simply access the link
provided below on the approporiate date and time
of the review.
Temple Israel is proud to be part of the community wide Zoom info: https://zoom.us/j/99903947671
Life and Legacy giving initiative which was launched just
By phone at :1 647 558 0588;
2 weeks before the pandemic shutdown in March. Our
5-member team was raring to go but asked to take a
Meeting ID: 999 0394 7671
pause during the early months of COVID-19. We have
been back and moving forward for the past several January 17th,2021 - 10:00 am
months.
Rabbi Garten will review The
We hope to strengthen and sustain our Jewish commu- Worlds of Shalom Aleichem by
nity and our Temple community for generations to come. Jeremy Dauber. “Sholem Aleichem’s
Your gift goes into a permanent endowment fund for the life was as improbable and dramatic
benefit of Temple plus you can choose to include other
as any of his stories, and in this first
participating organizations as well.
comprehensive English-language
Legacy donors are people like you -people who are kind, biography of the greatest Yiddish
people who are caring, people who are making a prom- writer, Jeremy Dauber marvelously
ise to future generations for a thriving and sustainable brings the adventure to life” ( Dara Horn )
Jewish community and a strong Reform Jewish presence
within the community.
By leaving a Legacy gift of any size to our Temple, you Feb. 21,2021 - 10:00 a.m.
are expressing the values you hold dear and the values
instilled in you by your parents and grandparents about
what it means to live a meaningful Jewish life.
Mark Holzman will review Nights
of Awe by Harri Nykanen, a book
Temple’s goal from the onset is to elicit 100 Legacy combining Jewish themes with the
commitments from our membership. traditions of Nordic crime fiction.
Ariel Kafka, the only Jewish detec-
I am pleased to announce that we have received 20 tive in the Finnish violent crimes
commitments, which is one fifth of the way towards the unit, is chosen to investigate the
goal! This translates into approximately $650,000 in murder of 2 arab –looking men,
future dollars.
possibly shouting Jewish obsceni-
The Legacy gift you make to Temple will be funded after
ties as they died.
your lifetime. This can be done in several ways one being
to leave a bequest through your will. Reading ahead .....
I’d like to ask you to think about what Temple means to March 2021
you today and since joining our congregation? What are You are not What We Expected will be reviewed
some of your favourite or most meaningful memories? by Allan Silburt
Connecting is so important especially during COVID-19
times. So, let’s connect, let’s talk!
Send a quick email to lifeandlegacy@templeisraelot-
Most books are available through the Ottawa
tawa.com and we will respond just as quickly. Public Library and the Greenberg Families Library
at the JCC and the Temple library.
You can also check the Life and Legacy page on Temple’s For more information please contact Lily Cox at
website https://templeisraelottawa.ca/life-legacy lilycox@bell.net
January/February 2021 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 7
Temple Celebrations
January Anniversaries
Inbal Marcovitch & Michael Gershuny
Susan & Brian Gold
Heidi Garcia Leon & Mario Rodriguez
Verena & Ben Shapiro
Bobbi & Rick Soderstrom
Rocks have been added under our Tree of life:
February Anniversaries In honour of Hannah Halpern’s 80th birthday, Gerald
Halpern’s 85th birthday and Hannah & Gerald’s 60th
Marjorie & Elliot Berman wedding anniversary by Carter, Ben, Jered, Kevin,
Heather & Gary Cohen Noreen & Jordana
Nicole Menard & Bruce Handel
Amalia & Stanley Winer In appreciation of Heather Parker Cohen by Hannah &
Gerald Halpern
In appreciation of Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg by Hannah
& Gerald Halpern
In honour and appreciation of Ellen Asherman from
her devoted choir members
Leaves have been added to our Tree of life:
In honour of Anne & Howard Alper on the Bat Mitz-
vah of their granddaughter, Emma Shalom Nathans with
Mazal Tov to Howard Alper, C.C. being named as love from the Village
a Companion to the Order of Canada, for his signif-
icant contributions to organometallic chemistry and In honour of Roy Hanes on his retirement from
for his internationally recognized leadership in science Carleton University school of Social Work with love and
research and policy. pride, the Hanes family
Mazal Tov to Barbara Crook and Dan Greenberg as
the recipients of the Dean’s Philos Award this year from
the Telfer School of Management at the University of
Ottawa. The Dean’s Philos Award recognizes individu-
als who have demonstrated outstanding philanthropic
achievement and social commitment.
Mazal Tov to Michael Parkin for winning Best Ottawa
Menorah in the JET Creative Menorah Contest.
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Chanukah in Review
Marsha Maslove
and Heather
Cohen packing
cookies for the
The good-
Chanukah bags.
ies in our
Chanukah
bags They have been
friends since
childhood while at
Governor Semple
school in Winn-
peg.
TODAH RABAH!
A big thank you to the volunteers that helped deliver
our Chanukah goody bags :Miriam Burke; Robin
Chernick; Heather Cohen; Jessica Cohen; Steve
Elliott; Deirdre Gillieson; Merle Haltrecht-Matte; Mark
Holzman; Dara Lithwick; Marsha Maslove; Rabbi Mike-
lberg; Annette Paquin and Rick Leblanc; Shirli Penner;
Sue Potechin; Connor Roach; Linda Rossman; Patsy
Royer
TIRS teachers were on hand to help distribute Chanu-
kah bags to those that came to Temple to pick up
Mark Holzman & Rabbi Mikelberg showing off the Ski
Chanukiah made by Michael Parkin (and their lovely
Chanukah sweaters!)
Bunny Cogan
receiving her
Chanukah goody
bag from Mark
Holzman
Getting ready for drive by lighting on last night of Chanukah
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TIOF
Temple Israel Ottawa BRIAN & SUSAN GOLD FUND
Foundation In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
Brian & Susan Gold
In Our Hands, Our Future
Mark Klyman, President . Allan Maslove, Treasurer In memory of Paul Wiens
Brian & Susan Gold
To support one of these funds with a donation, call Bobbi
Soderstrom 613 230-5865 or
email foundation@templeisraelottawa.ca HALPERN FUND
In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
Hannah & Gerald Halpern
Endowment Funds:
Abbey MASLOVE FUND
Remy & Alain Albagli In honour of Ellen Asherman
Anne and Howard Alper Marsha & Allan Maslove
Bercovitch
Gale Blank In memory of Paul Wiens
B’nai Mitzvah Fund Marsha & Allan Maslove
Bradbury/Klyman
Evelyne Dreyfus In appreciation of Ellen Asherman
Shlomo Feldberg Memorial Fund Marsha & Allan Maslove
Finkelstein/Scales
Freeman/Burgess Family SINGER FUND
Rabbi Steven Garten Fund In memory of Paul Wiens
Brian and Susan Gold Margo & Frank Rosen
Halpern
Halton/Weiss In memory of Joan Schrier
Haltrecht-Matte Margo & Frank Rosen
Holzman
Lepine/Lyons GARY & DEBRA VINER FUND
Levitan In memory of Paul Wiens
Maslove Debra & Gary Viner
Mendel & Spunt
Miller/Saipe In honour of Mitch Shack
Moon/Salamon Gary Viner
Royer/Mallek
Ned & Gail Segal Family Fund In honour of Ellen Asherman
Shentow Debra & Gary Viner
Singer
Sokoloff/Sabourin WALSH/ROSENKRANTZ FUND
Spergel In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
Steingarten Paul Lyons & Suzanne Lepine
Taub Karen Shiller & Arthur Loeb
Friends of Temple Israel Lynne Oreck-Wener & Bob Wener
Anne-Laure Levain Viner Memorial Bobbi Soderstrom
Gary & Debra Viner Allan & Marsha Maslove
Wall Family Mindy Finkelstein & Roy Hanes
Walsh/Rosenkrantz
Weiner/Maddams In memory of Paul Wiens
Lisa Rosenkrantz & Michael Walsh
FREEMAN/BURGESS FUND
In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
Martin Freeman & Joanne Burgess
In memory of Paul Wiens
Martin Freeman & Joanne Burgess
RABBI STEVEN GARTEN FUND
In memory of Paul Wiens
Micah Garten & Jessica Walker
GENERAL FUND
In memory of Paul Wiens
Karen Shiller & Arthur Loeb
10 | TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN - January/February 2021Temple Donations
In memory of Paul Wiens
Temple donation cards are a lovely way to wish someone
Daniel Chemla & Norma Golcher
mazel tov, celebrate a birth, extend condolences, and for
any and all occasions.
BUILDING FUND
In memory of Paul Wiens
Please choose from one of various funds
Linda Rossman
for Temple Israel;
Rick & Bobbi Soderstrom
Diane & Michael Parkin
Ellen Asherman Liturgical Resource Library
Marie Carmen, Charlie, Emma, David & Anne Khazzam
Bernard Pearl Landscaping
Building/Temple Rejuvenation
In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
CCRJ Camp George
Marie Carmen, Charlie, Emma, David & Anne Khazzam
Giving 2020
Library
In memory of Anita Rappaport
Joseph Ginsberg Educational
With love Aviva Stewart and Michael Rappaport
Kiddush Fund
Oneg
In memory of John Miller
Pentateuch Prayerbook
Sandy & Al Bennett
Piano
Rabbi’s Discretionary
In appreciation of Rabbi Mikelberg leading shiva for
Rabbi Steven Garten Fund for Jewish Living and
Paul Wiens
Education
Margot Montgomery
Ritual Music
Social Action
CCRJ CAMP GEORGE FUND
Potechin Accessibility Fund
Mazal Tov to Debra & Gary Viner on their grand-
Sylvia Goldblatt Leadership Youth Development
daughter, Arielle’s Bat Mitzvah
Temple Israel
Heather & Mark Evenchick
TIRS
Youth Scholarship
Mazal Tov to Lynn & Harold Cipin on the Bar Mitz-
vah of their grandson Avi
Please note: donations are $18 minimum. Tax receipts
Debra & Gary Viner
are given.
GENERAL FUND
You can also call either Sandy or Diane (contact informa-
Deidre Butler
tion below) and they will send out a card on your behalf.
GIVING FUND
Sandy Bennett tel 613-435-5842
Esther Rossman
email donationssb@templeisraelottawa.ca
Deidre Butler
Mark & Debbie Holzman
Diane Parkin tel 613-729-9163
Ruth Middlebrook
email donationsdp@templeisraelottawa.ca
Stuart & Lillian Lazear
Heather & Mark Evenchick
ELLEN ASHERMAN LITURGICAL RESOURCE LIBRARY
Fran Klodawsky & Aron Spector
In appreciation of Ellen Asherman
Anonymous
Diane & Michae Parkin
Margo Rosen
Bobbi Soderstrom
Lisa Rosen
Heather & Mark Evenchick
Louise Rachlis
Hannah & Gerald Halpern
Kevin Bisback
Robin Chernick & Norm Leckie
Deborah Lockhart
Anne & Howard Alper
Norm Leckie
Ann Levison
Judy Zimmerman
Sandy Bennett
Inbal Marcovitch
Fran Klodawsky & Aron Spector
Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg
Marcia Saipe & Ted Miller
Kin Doran
Merle Haltrecht-Matte
Hal Burnham
Walter Hendelman
Catherine Deri Armstrong
Janet Cohen
Brian Gold
Mort Bercovitch
Khazzam family
Kathryn Palmer
In memory of John Miller
Deborah Smith
Sharon & David Michaelson
Margot Montgomery
Wishing Fran Russell a happy birthday
Janet Cohen
January/February 2021 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 11Temple Donation (cont’d)
In memory of Harry Lazare PENTATEUCH PRAYERBOOK FUND
Evelyn Lazare In observance of the yahrzeit of Bella Solomon
Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon
In memory of Ernie Potechin
Sue Potechin, Mark Kamins & family PIANO FUND
In memory of Paul Wiens
In appreciation of Temple leadership & volunteers AC & Marc Dolgin
Dara Lithwick
Leona Crabb POTECHIN ACCESSIBILITY FUND
Hillel Taub In memory of Paul Wiens
Merle Haltrecht-Matte, Arianne, Alexandre et familles Norm Leckie & Robin Chernick
Dan & Cathy Sigler
In appreciation of Temple volunteers
In appreciation of Heather Cohen & the Temple Sue Potechin
staff
Linda Rossman RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Paul Wiens
In memory of Alma Norman Ezra Miller
Debbie Pagurek Susan Liebel
Greta Liebel
In honour of Tina Azarin’s daughter’s birthday
Tina Azarin In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
Ezra Miller
In memory of Gus Garber & Sylvia Garber Easdown Robin Chernick & Norm Leckie
Rick Garber
In honour of Patsy Royer on her bithday
In honour of Ruth Miller on her 94th birthday Ezra Miller
Ezra Miller
In appreciation of Ranit Braun
In appreciation of Rabbi Garten Robin Chernick & Norm Leckie
Anonymous
To help our refugee family
In memory of Jack & Nance Thomas Marianne & Michel Jacobs
Sandra Thomas Jerry Ostroff
Dar Blue
In memory of Aaron Kamins Rui de Lima
Sue Potechin, Mark Kamins & family Anne & Howard Alper
Debra & Gary Viner
In memory of Paul Wiens Diana Kaan & Leonard Stern
Christine & Garry Kessler Pierre Coulombe
Miriam & Mario Burke Jackie Holzman
Larry Rubenstein & Anna Chodos Tanya & Martin Abrams
Wishing dear friends at Temple a happy Chanukah In appreciation of Rabbi Dara Lithwick
and continued good health Anne Heathcote
Janet Cohen
RABBI GARTEN FUND FOR JEWISH LIVING AND
In memory of Jonathan Penner LEARNING
Shirli Penner In memory of John Miller
Jackie & Burt Gorenstein
In memory of Martin Rudner & Jeremy Goldstein
Aliza Rudner In memory of Joan Schrier
Janet Cohen
JOSEPH GINSBERG LEARNING FUND
In honour of Eliane Herz-Fischler TEMPLE ISRAEL FUND
TIRS Grade 5 class In honour of Howard Alper appointment to the
Order of Canada
LIBRARY FUND Fran Klodawsky & Aron Spector
In memory of Paul Wiens
Ann Heathcote & Pierre Coulombe Mazal Tov to Larry Tarof on his special birthday
Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon
12 | TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN - January/February 2021Temple Donation (cont’d) Condolences
Mazal tov to Benjamin Cotsman on his Bar Mitzvah
Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon
In memory of Paul Wiens
Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon
Leona Crabb
Heather & Mark Evenchick
May their memory forever
In memory of Johnny Hanes be a blessing.
Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon Condolences are extended to the families of:
In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
Irene Patricia Rosenkrantz, beloved mother of Lisa
Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon
Rosenkrantz (Michael Walsh)
Heather & Mark Evenchick
Paul Wiens, beloved partner of Margot Montgomery
In observance of the yahrzeit of Claudie Darmon
Claude Weil
Marion Phillips, beloved mother of Russell Phillips
(Janice Grossman)
In memory of Eric Cohen
Lynne Oreck-Wener & Bob Wener
Joan Schrier, beloved mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother
In observance of the yahrzeit of Mark Zimmerman
Gil Zimmerman
Rose Leimovici, beloved mother of Marion Leimovi-
ci-Morrill (Steve Morrill)
In appreciation of Temple Israel
Gordon Spergel
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Purim Quiz Answers
In memory of Eric Cohen
Robyn & David Aaron
1. King Saul
In memory of Paul Wiens 2. Ahasueros
Robyn & David Aaron 3. Myrrh (a fragrant gum resin obtained
In memory of Irene Rosenkrantz
from certain trees and used, especially in
Robyn & David Aaron the Near East, in perfumery, medicines, and
incense.)
Yahrzeit Plaques 4. 2, at night and in the morning.
5. 10 (They were all hanged. Some people
Memorialize your loved ones like to point out that in 1946 Nuremberg, 10
with a purchase of a Yahr- Nazis were also hanged of which one of them
zeit Plaque. Donation is $400
went to his death yelling ‘PurimFest 1946’. )
(tax receipt is issued for this
amount). 6. Yes (Yes, it was Darius (Daryavesh in
Hebrew).)
New plaques are installed annually at our 7th day 7. 180 (The second party lasted for 7 days
of Passover service. and was for residents of Shushan, the capi-
tal.)
8. Passover Yes. (It happened on Pesach.
Celebrating a milestone, simcha Purim was the day that was chosen by Haman
or a special event? for the day to exterminate the Jews via lots
If you would like to make a donation in honour of this (Purim means lots). )
occasion, please see our website, contact our volun-
teers (see TIOF on page 14 or Temple information on
9. He drew lots.
page 15) or the office and we will make it easy for 10. Kreplach (are small dumplings filled with
you! ground meat, mashed potatoes or another fill-
ing, usually boiled and served in chicken soup,
though they may also be served fried).
January/February 2021 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 13Yahrzeits Ely Braileanu
January 1-2 Rachel Chait
Vayechi Jean Davis
Morris C. Bercovitch January 15 - 16 Hella Hecht Joseph Fine
Alan Leslie Bernstein Va’era Clara Scharf Krassner Ferdinand Fried
Abram Isaac Bolker Remy Albagli Igor Livshits Lily Garber
Joyce Capstick Zelda BlissRabinowitz Maurice Miller Sylvia Garber-Easdown
Olga Engel Henry Irving Bolker Nancy Myron Ruth Gold
Leib Finkelstein Ariel Bolshoy Helga Ron Wilma Gordon
Arnold Fradkin Naim Corin Louis Sacks Beatrice Hock
Arthur Gottdank Reneh Davies Irwin Singer Jacob Kummermann
Howard Hacker Phillip Dubinsky Hilda Van Straten Elliot Moraff
Gustav Hecht Moe Feldman Jack Waldman Theresa Mortimer
Margot Hoexter Florence Finberg Abraham Wexler Anne O’Neil
Jessie Kalin Aline Gagnon Berthold Wolff Esther Padolsky
Bluma Klodawski Arnold Garber Samuel Paul
Nicholas Michelson Harold Garten February 5 - 6 Philip Polonsky
Chaim Miller Gerald Gilman Yitro Simon Reisman
Bert Phillips Steffi Halton Tauba Chochinov Etta Pleet Schleifer
Arthur Ramsay Israel Clarke Kaplan Emma Fairhurst Samuel Schrier
Becky Schrier Dahlia Kuwayti Charles Fine Serafima Shapiro
Sybil Smith Stanley Maddams Clara Pagurek Fishbain Alvyn Jules Shiller
Aaron Sobel Helen Maslove Teena Goldberg Sam Silburt
Jack Weinberg Goldie Moraff Harvey Hacker Berta Sonnino
Leo Weiner Helen Parkin Leon Leckie Vivian Spilg
Samario Wolfson Benjamin Rappaport Harry Lyons (Lubetsky) Robert Sully
Fanny Zimmer Otto Weisz Roy Nozick Philip Whiteside
Anne Taller Saslove
Morris John Spergel
January 8 - 9 January 22 - 23 Mark Tomiuk February 26 - 27
Shemot Bo Ida Weinstein Tetzaveh
Maurice David Brownstein William Asherman Shirley Winer Lawrence Adams
Helen Cherry Joseph Dolgin Steve Angel
Goodman Cohen Morris Gelfand February 12 - 13 Samuel Bradford
Alan Evenchick Joseph Gibson Yitro Shirley Zagerman Cohen
Esther Gelfand Mary Goodwin Hugo Fischer Edward Cohen
Marilyn Goldstein Renie Grosser Andrew Fodor Eva Fine
Joseph Griffin Eileen Holley Samuel Frankel Harold Sydney Freeman
Max Gross Dora Kaufman Sarah Gross Murray Goldenblatt
Karen Gunn Brian Peter Kay Roselle Hock Alicia Grumach
Harry Halpern Haroun Sasson Khazzam George Karlin Roy Martin Horovitch
Teena Hendelman Mania Kuhnreich Solomon Lebofsky Meta Kasprowicz
John Holzman Esther Malka Portigal Sylvia Margosches Rose Morris
Mose Korn Myrna Evelyn Potechin Haltrecht David Polowin
Frieda Lillian Lauterman Mary Potechin Susan Platt Saul Shusterman
Frank Loves Jack Rachlis Ruth Press Samuel Sokoloff
Alex McKeague Mikhail Rogov Barney Ross Hersz Szajnfarber
Tristan Meyer Ralph Schwartz Herbert Rothschild Sara Weinberg
Yetta Pearl Martin A Schwartz Evelyn Scales Chadvereh Wolch
June Rybak Robert Spergel Joseph Stein
Abraham Saslove Frank Weinstein Abe Steinberg
Joseph Schrier Katya Shurock Weinstein Isaac Stern
Linda Marcia Silverman Joseph Weinstein Anne Sternberg
Jay Sokoloff Ethel Wallace
Jack Thomas Issie Werk
Eva Waldman January 29 - 30
Lillian Webber Beshalach
Max Webber Anne Abrams February 19 - 20
Maurice Weil Sarah Devora Avram Terumah
Elsie Baker Shabbat Zachor
Bernice Berkowitz Marie Albagli
Jacob Chochinov Estelle Backman
John Ginsburg Harry Baker
Martin Grumach Maya Basina
14 | TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN - January/February 2021Calendar
January 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
1 17 Tevet
2 18 Tevet
Torah Study
Kabbalat Shabbat
Shabbat Services
3 19
4 20 Tevet
5 21 Tevet
6 22 Tevet
7 23 Tevet
8 24 Tevet
9 25 Tevet
Tevet
12:45pm TALMUD Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study
Shabbat Services
NO SCHOOL TIRS TIRS
10 26
11 27 Tevet
12 28 Tevet
13 29 Tevet
14 1 Shevat
15 2 Shevat
16 3 Shevat
Tevet
Morning Minyan Torah Study
TIRS 12:45pm TALMUD Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Services
TIRS TIRS GUEST SPEAKER
RABBI ROSENBLIT
HOT TOPICS
17 4 Shevat
18 5 Shevat
19 6 Shevat
20 7 Shevat
21 8 Shevat
22 9 Shevat
23 10 Shevat
12:45pm TALMUD Family Fun Shabbat
TIRS Torah Study
TIRS BOARD MEETING Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Services
10:00 am Books n TIRS
Bagels
24 11 Shevat
25 12 Shevat
26 13 Shevat
27 14 Shevat
28 15 Shevat
29 16 Shevat
30 17 Shevat
12:45pm TALMUD Morning Minyan
Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study
TIRS TIRS TIRS Shabbat Services
SHABBAT SHIRA
7:30pm TU B’SHE-
VAT SEDER
TIRS
18 Shevat
31
TEMPLE VISION STATEMENT
Temple Israel is Ottawa’s Reform congregation where Jewish Life Happens --committing ourselves to Kehilah
K’lal Yisrael, and Tikun Olam.
We are a dynamic and welcoming congregation (Kehilah) where varied Jewish experiences offer pathways to
learn and to experience God for all, respecting tradition and creating new celebrations.
We are an active liberal presence in the larger Jewish community (K’lal Yisrael).
We strive through social action to fulfill the Mitzvot of caring for others (Gimilut Chasadim) and repairing the
world (Tikun Olam).
January/February 2021 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 15Calendar
February 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat
1 19 Shevat
2 20 Shevat
3 21 Shevat
4 22 Shevat
5 23 Shevat
6 24 Shevat
Torah Study
TIRS Kabbalat Shabbat
TIRS Shabbat Services
7 25 Shevat
8 26 Shevat
9 27 Shevat
10 28 Shevat
11 29 Shevat
12 30 Shevat
13 1 Adar
Morning Minyan Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study
TIRS TIRS 12:45pm TALMUD
Shabbat Services
TIRS
HOT TOPICS
14 2 Adar
15 3 Adar
16 4 Adar
17 5 Adar
18 6 Adar
19 7 Adar
20 8 Adar
NO SCHOOL 12:45pm TALMUD Torah Study
NO SCHOOL Family Fun Shabbat
BOARD MEETING
Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Services
NO SCHOOL
VOLUNTEER SHABBAT
21 9 Adar
22 10 Adar
23 11 Adar
24 12 Adar
25 13 Adar
26 14 Adar
27 15 Adar
Morning Minyan Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study
TIRS TIRS 12:45pm TALMUD
TIRS Shabbat Services
10:00 am Books n PURIM CELEBRATION
Bagels
28 16 Adar
TIRS
PURIM FAMILY
PROGRAM
Contact us:
Temple Israel - 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2
Tel: 613-224-1802 Fax: 613-224-0707 Website: www.templeisraelottawa.ca
Senior Rabbi: Daniel Mikelberg Administration Officer: Cathy Loves
rabbimikelberg@templeisraelottawa.com cathy@templeisraelottawa.com
Rabbi Emeritus: Steven H. Garten TIRS Principal : Sue Potechin
rabbishg01@gmail.com tirs@templeisraelottawa.ca
Executive Director: Heather Parker Cohen
execdir@templeiraelottawa.com
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