5:15 PM -Kabbalat Shabbat service Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: FACEBOOK LIVE / ZOOM
5:51 PM - Candle Lighting
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
9:30 AM - Shabbat service Registration closes Friday at noon Where: Main Sanctuaryclick to register / Livestream Sponsor: The service today is sponsored this morning by Morty & Pilar Weisselberg in honour of Morty's Bar Mitzvah anniversary.
9:00 AM - Hebrew Reading Level 1 Where: ZOOM - link made available to registered attendees
6:00 PM - Maariv Where: FACEBOOK LIVE orZOOM Sponsor: Maariv is sponsored by Helen Katz and family to commemorate the 25th Yahrzeit of Nathan Katz ז״ל, beloved father-in-law and grandfather.
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Pirkei Avot - The Wisdom of the Sages Where: FACEBOOK LIVE orZOOM
3:30 PM - Virtual Coffee and Conversation Where: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website Join us in our virtual cafe. What are you doing during the day? Did you watch any good movies or TV series? Did you make a great recipe? How are you feeling? Say hello to your friends.
8:00 AM - Shacharit Where: FACEBOOK LIVEor ZOOM Sponsor: Shacharit is sponsored this morning by Malcolm Weinstein to commemorate the 31st yahrzeit of his beloved father Ronald Weinstein ז״ל
9:30 AM - Tefillah Training with Rabbi David Where: ZOOM
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Parshat Ha'Shavua - The Weekly Torah Portion Where: FACEBOOK LIVE orZOOM Sponsor: Rabbi Morrison’s study class is sponsored today by Michael & Leslie Kinrys. We want to honour our good friends Jerry and Janet Loterman. We wish Janet a very happy birthday too.
1:30 PM - Virtual Book Club Where: ZOOM Join us for an informal chat about what you're reading. Share the author, title, and a few words about your book. If you're not reading anything you can still join us for inspiration.
3:30 PM - Virtual Coffee and Conversation Where: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website Join us in our virtual cafe. What are you doing during the day? Did you watch any good movies or TV series? Did you make a great recipe? How are you feeling? Say hello to your friends.
4:00 PM -Kabbalat Shabbat service Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: FACEBOOK LIVEor ZOOM
4:42 PM - Candle Lighting
Click here for a version of kaddish that can be said without a minyan
FROM RABBI MORRISON
How to attract and retain members
Dear Congregational Family,
Synagogues and other voluntary organizations rely on membership for vitality, growth, and purpose. Every shul I have been part of speaks of retaining and attracting members.
As an undergraduate student, I majored in marketing, long before I contemplated going to rabbinical school. In marketing classes, we spoke of the four P's - Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.
When I decided to pursue rabbinic studies, I would half kiddingly apply the four P's of marketing to Judaism: Our heritage is our product; Our shuls, homes, and schools are our places of distribution; Commitment is our price; and, for me, attending rabbinical school and ongoing learning programs throughout my career are my places for learning promotional strategy.
In this week's Parsha of Lech Lecha, Abraham and Sarah understand the four P's in an authentic spiritual way. The Torah refers to Abraham and Sarah making souls in Haran. The Midrash asks what the Biblical statement means and suggests that the first Jewish couple welcomed non-members of their household under the canopy of the divine presence, with Abraham inspiring the men, and Sarah inspiring the women.
Abraham and Sarah knew to promote their product of monotheism to the world at large openly, volitionally, with a place of distribution and a price of commitment.
Now, some 4000 years later, synagogues continue the spiritual mission which began with our first patriarch and matriarch. We believe in the integrity of the Jewish way of life. It is for the Jewish community to decide about retaining and attracting members to the synagogue. The synagogue is the longest lasting spiritual and communal institution which unites fellow Jews in a shared sense of belonging, believing, and behaving.
Bobby Brown and family on the loss of his father, Harold Brown ז״ל
YAHRZEIT NOTICES Yahrzeit notices will now be going out by email.
During the transition (until the end of the calendar year) we will be sending them out by regular mail as well. If you received your notice by mail but not email, please let us know.
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In our new norm with online Clergy led private services, Divrei Torah, Torah Readings, Cantorial Music, Rabbi Lectures and Classes, you too can also sponsor one of these weekly online live sessions in honour of your Simchas or in memory of your loved ones for a donation of $54.
Your generous sponsorship will be included in the weekly e-blast, as well as mentioned by the clergy at the beginning and end of the online live session you are sponsoring. While we are temporarily closed due to this health crisis, it is imperative we continue to keep our synagogue operating at this time thereby ensuring we are able to once again open our doors to you - our dedicated members, and to the Jewish community when it is viable to do so.
The Executive, Board and Clergy thank you for your continued support during this difficult time. Best wishes for a healthy and safe Shabbat.
