Shabbat Shalom Newsletters
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Click here to download the January 25, 2025 Shabbat Shalom Newsletter.
Click here to download the January 18, 2025 Shabbat Shalom Newsletter.
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SHABBAT SPONSORSHIPS
Kiddush is sponsored by Karen & Avi Mintz in honour of their son Ethan becoming Bar Mitzvah
Havdallah is sponsored by Michael Taylor in memory of his father Paul Taylor
WEEKDAY SPONSORSHIPS
Breakfast Sponsors Sunday, January 19 Sally Krigstin & Cliff Williams in memory of Sally's mother Thelma Krigstin Monday, January 20 Morrie Herman & Eileen Bourret in memory of Morrie's father, Ben Herman Tuesday, January 21 Harvey Bitterman in memory of his maternal uncle Abe Goldberg Wednesday, January 22 Gil Levy in loving memory of his wife Sally Mintz (Mitzmacher) Levy Minyan Sponsor Sunday, January 19 morning minyan Sally Krigstin & Cliff Williams in memory of Sally's mother Thelma Krigstin |
Shabbat Message from Rabbi Philip Scheim |
Shemot The Book of Exodus that we begin to read this Shabbat is known in Hebrew as Shmot, meaning “names,” listing at the outset, the names of Jacob’s sons who had accompanied their father into Egypt. Indeed, names have played a significant role in Jewish history, most especially in modern times. These names seem unfamiliar: Benjamin Kubeksly, David Kaminsky, Issur Danelovitch, Joseph Levitch and Shirley Schrift. All five of these individuals were born to immigrant Jewish parents at the end of the 19th or in the early decades of the 20th century. All would achieve celebrity status in America where their parents had come in search of religious freedom and economic stability. Each would be better known by the stage names they would choose: Jack Benny, Danny Kaye, Kirk Douglas, Jerry Lewis, and Shelley Winters. But name changes did not always reflect a desire to assimilate, to shed outward appearances of Jewishness as they did in the cases of the above-mentioned celebrities. For many ordinary people not in pursuit of fame and fortune, name changes were a shelter from overt anti-Semitism, and in no way reflective of a desire to abandon their Jewish roots. Interestingly, at the same time, an opposite trend was emerging in Israel, where many new Olim were changing their surnames from European origins into equivalent Hebrew names. Most famously, David Gruen from Plonsk became David Ben Gurion. And six who would follow Ben Gurion as Prime Minister would change their names as well: Moshe Shertok would become Moshe Sharett, Levi Shkolnik would become Levi Eshkol, Golda Myerson, Golda Meir; Yitzhak Jeziernicky, Yitzhak Shamir; and Shimon Perski, Shimon Peres. It has been common practice in diaspora communities for parents to bestow two names on their newborn children, a secular name, and a Hebrew name. For me, that has meant being Philip and Ben-Tzion simultaneously. Most of my generation, and those that have followed, have similar dual names. Since there is nothing Halakhic about names, no hard rules other than customs, this naming tradition has been long accepted. But I would offer one suggestion – that we make good use of our Hebrew names as well. It saddens me when a Jew is unaware of his or her Hebrew name, since it has not been used, other than at a bris or baby-naming, Bar or Bat Mitzvah or wedding aufruf. It is incumbent upon us to ensure that our kids know their Hebrew names, and that we make use of those names on more regular occasions. As our Torah reading reminds us this Shabbat, Shmot, names are fundamental to our identity. Thus, our Jewish/Hebrew names should not remain hidden, but rather be proclaimed with honor and pride. Shabbat Shalom, |
WE REMEMBER WITH REVERENCE AND LOVE THOSE FOR WHOM YAHRZEIT |
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January 18, 2025
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18 Tevet
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Hilda Bornfreund,
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Mother of Paul Bornfreund
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Morris Brown,
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Brother of Anna Bloom
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Leon Cohen,
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Father of Helen Szpindel
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Leon Cohen,
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Grandfather of Alden Pearl
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Leon Cohen,
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Grandfather of Isaac Szpindel
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Max Goldstein,
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Uncle of Sidney Tucker
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Shirley Sherman,
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Mother-in-law of Anita Sherman
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Ida Strasfeld,
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Friend of Beth David
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Alice Weinstock,
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Mother of Vivian Weinstock
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January 19, 2025
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19 Tevet
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Thelma Krigstin,
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Mother of Sally Krigstin
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Yitzchak Lipman,
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Uncle of Estelle Vilensky
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Max Parnes,
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Grandfather of Esther Lieberman
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James Shooman,
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Uncle of Claire Binstock
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January 20, 2025
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20 Tevet
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Rebecca Frankel,
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Grandmother of Rhonda Franklin
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Ben Herman,
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Father of Morrie Herman
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Theodore Risman,
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Brother of Andrew Risman
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Bernard Shooman,
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Father of Claire Binstock
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Alan Jeffrey Shoub,
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Nephew of Bernard Shoub
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January 21, 2025
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21 Tevet
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Shirley Farberman,
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Friend of Beth David
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Frank (Freddie) Fine,
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Friend of Beth David
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Ruth Garshowitz,
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Sister of Eunice Freedman
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Abe Goldberg,
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Uncle of Harvey Bitterman
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Elaine Kates,
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Sister of Martin Kates
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Jack Rosen,
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Uncle in law of Paula Sonshine
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Yale Schulman,
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Father of Naomi Nemirov
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Dora Stone,
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Grandmother of Lynne Lurie
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Mort Weiss,
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Husband of Beatrice Weiss
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January 22, 2025
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22 Tevet
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Samuel Bernstein,
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Father of Shirley Weiss
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Chaim Binstock,
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Father-In-Law of Joyce Binstock
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Sarah Borman,
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Mother of Alex Borman and Libby Kraft
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Mark Dulberg,
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Grandson of Hyman Beckenstein
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Shirley Goldberg,
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Mother of David Goldberg
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Freida Goldenhar,
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Grandmother of David Goldberg
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Walter Leonard Jarvis,
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Uncle of Lorne Shelson
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Sally Mintz Levy,
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Mother of David Levy
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Sally Mintz Levy,
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Wife of Gilbert Levy
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Jack Silverstein,
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Father of Jay Silverstein
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Tamara Weinreich,
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Sister-In-Law of Roma Buchman
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Henry Wiseman,
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Uncle of Philip Scheim
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Alexis Shoshana Wronzberg,
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Daughter of Debra & Richard Wronzberg and sister of Danielle Wronzberg
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January 23, 2025
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23 Tevet 5741
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Lillian Drutz,
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Mother-In-Law of Helen Drutz and Grandmother of Carey Drutz
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Sonia Goldfarb,
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Mother of Stanley Goldfarb
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Harry Gorman,
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Friend of Beth David
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Hyman Green,
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Father of Fran Levine
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Adela Kotkovski,
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Mother of Benny Kotkovski
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Miriam Ostrow,
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Mother of Janice Yazer
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Dora Shane,
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Mother of Eleanor Epstein
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Leo Solomon,
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Brother-in-law of Ruth Solomon
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January 24, 2025
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24 Tevet 5738
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Israel Diamond,
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Beloved of Karen Bernstein
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Gertrude Gittel Diamond,
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Friend of Beth David
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Harry Goodman,
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Uncle of Leonard Goodman
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Betty Granek,
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Friend of Beth David
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Bernard Lax,
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Husband of Millie (Mildred) Lax
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Aaron Nagel,
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Father of Sandra Hayward
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Martin Stocker,
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Brother of Harold Stocker
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Joseph Strug,
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Father of Stephanie Varadi
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OFFICE CLOSURES The Beth David Synagogue office will be closed the week of Mon, Dec 30th to Fri, Jan 3rd. Please direct any urgent enquiries during this time to Morah Fenning at 416-633-5500 ext. 22 | morah@bethdavid.com or Baila Lubek president@bethdavid.com |
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The Beth David Property is FRAGRANCE-FREE |
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This Shabbat Shalom is sponsored by Nina & Jack Pollock in honour of their 60th Wedding Anniversary |
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