Fredericton

FREDERICTON NEWS

BY IVAN LEVINE, PRESIDENT, SGOOLAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

I reflect on the thoughts, ‘Are each of us making the Best of our COVID challenges and learning more about oneself, resilience, adaptability?’ I feel blessed that we live in the Atlantic bubble with so much safe freedom and a resemblance of normalcy for the most part. We are admirably protecting the most vulnerable and trying to carefully open our schools and economy.

We now have limited Friday services in our extensively refurbished Shul. We have 2 Bar Mitzvahs coming, Avid Peled this month and Ben Benjamin-Crymble in January. Although we had to postpone our vastly attended (up to 700 people) Holocaust memorial and our annual BBQ (over a 100 people) for now. * * * We are very saddened to announce the passing of their daughter Dr Heide Grobe Perlman (51) Melbourne Florida to parents Sydelle and Dr Cary Grobe and Brother Issaic. A very large attendance on Zoom participated, sang and spoke as well at the Chiva highly honouring all the great mitzvahs Heidi has accomplished. * * * Seth Chippin (59) passed in Toronto and I delivered the following “Celebration of Life “at our Friday night services to a wellattended crowd. Condolences to his wife Linda, Nicky and Becky.

“Seth Chippin—Sethie—a Mensch, a Sudic, a Selfless, Charitable Man.

As President and better still a close Friend, which means 1 up to 5 calls per day, I lament of what Sethie meant to so many. We lost this week a very good Friend/Family member/ Employer. Seth had a relentless quest to help people, including so many Family, friends, employees and even strangers. His heart overflowed with generosity, compassion and to our Shul as well.

Sethie was not only a talker, but a doer. He was rough on the outside, and soft on the inside. He was relentless with his ideas. We would say ‘How are you going to do that Sethie?’, and he just did it! His passion for life, Family, Friends, travel, business and our Shul minions was immense. He was the epidemy of Sedouka and gave away truckloads of food, each year, to charities and the less fortunate. He was instrumental, with my Shul Presidency, with weekly consultations, extensive refurbishing our Shul, and the establishment, of our Bet Olam Cemetery. He always had a business opportunity for anyone. Seth could source out anything for anyone. Seth is in Heaven, for all his good deeds, including taking care of his Parents, Family, Friends, and Smiling down upon US. Seth, and his Energy, will be missed!” S