high holy days 2021 • 5782
president's message As Rosh Hashanah approaches, we continue to find ourselves in the strangest of times. On the one hand, there is optimism that the worst of COVID is behind us, yet a return to normalcy still seems quite far off. For synagogues and their membership, this has created uncertainty in ways we never imagined. We have now experienced eighteen months of living in a world of Zoom. Virtual services, seders, and family celebrations have replaced joyous gettogethers and social interactions. Some have found novelty in trying to create meaningful online gatherings. Still, as for me, I look forward to once again greeting all our members in person, participating in the service, hugging close friends, and sharing a kiddush at shul. Sadly, synagogues are seeing a distancing of their membership, with many congregations shrinking in numbers as people begin to get used to attending services online. One year of not attending High Holiday services might have been a novelty, but two years in a row can become a pattern. Beth Torah is not immune to this challenge. I believe that Beth Torah is a jewel of the Toronto Jewish community. The little shul behind the Dairy Queen and Lady York has a rich history of being a caring, progressive, and warm congregation. Our membership has a unique quality to it, and over the years, under the leadership of different Rabbis, we have shown strength and a commitment to making Beth Torah a very special place. In this regard, our future is exciting as we hope to complete our clergy search by the end of the year and move forward with our new Rabbi. Our focus now is on emerging from COVID with strength and a renewed sense of purpose.
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To do so, we need members to remind themselves of the role Beth Torah has played in their lives over the years and why it became such an integral part of their Jewish life. If anything, this is a time to strengthen our commitment to the shul. We’re not quite back to normal yet, but we will get there. In the meantime, I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in person this Rosh Hashanah but understand that some of you are not yet comfortable attending large gatherings and will choose to participate through our live stream. However you choose to observe the High Holidays, in person or at home, I wish you and your loved ones a sweet New Year filled with peace, prosperity and most of all, good health. On behalf of my family, Gayle, Noah, Samara and Joshua, Shana Tova! David Lewis
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rabbanit rachael's high holiday message Dear families and friends of our Beth Torah community, This last year has been a year of newness and change for everyone. Many old habits were let go, while new ones formed. To keep ourselves safe and healthy, the doors of our shul were closed to the public, and we learned to form our community online. As the world changed around us, we understood that in moments of chaos, the values we hold through Torah helped guide us and keep us strong. We spent most of our time in our homes, and learned more of ourselves, our families and the things that matter most. Now, the Jewish year 5782 has arrived, and with it some significant moments for our modern world. Rosh Hashanah is our Jewish New Year, we believe that on this day God created all humanity. It is a celebration of equality and global unity. We remind ourselves that the potential of creation is not a static, historic event - rather, it is an event of ongoing renewal and new potential. We do not mark this moment in time as something that happened long ago, we accept the invitation to cross a threshold and begin anew. This year is also a Jewish Sabbatical year. Every seven years, the Torah commands us to release our holds on the things around us. In ancient Israel, it was a year to forgive outstanding debts so economic challenges could be overcome, and new financial opportunities can begin. It is also a year that resets our position with nature. We were to let our fields rest and grow wild. In the Sabbatical year, all food storages and harvests become open to everyone. We are told to feed our families, feed others, and once all the people are cared for, we must remember to leave food for the animals. Rather than understanding it as a Sabbatical, it is understood as a release of past burdens and a reset to future possibilities. I couldn’t think of a better moment to welcome a Sabbatical year than this Rosh Hashanah. It is my first Rosh Hashanah as the Rabbanit of Beth Torah, and although my roots are planted in this shul, I have learned so much of its newness. Founded decades ago, by a group of families who sacrificed so much to build a place of Jewish tradition, it has grown into a beautiful community of people who bridge between so many Jewish worlds. The generations who anchor us, and continue to model Jewish wisdom, have brought all this to the generations that
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grew up in the shul, secured it in today’s world, and then brought it to more generations that continue to renew its journey. Each generation holds hands with each other. It is the essence of Beth Torah and how it embraces its future. This Rosh Hashanah beckons us. Our doors are open, we can sit together knowing how to respect proper safe distances, and thankful for the opportunity to feel the presence of others and the warmth in the room. It is a year of release, a time to ensure that the financial picture can recover, that all people have food, and to remember our commitment to nature and God’s commitment to sustain us. Beth Torah has stood for generations as our spiritual home. This last year it has mainly stood as the building we’ve waited to enter. As the Jewish New Year begins, our doors are open, the rooms are ready, we can sit together and safely apart, and we know how to include everyone online as they virtually sit with us. This year it will feel different but only because this year it is so uniquely special. I look forward to seeing everyone, watching our eyes smile at each other and welcoming everything these holidays can bring us. Wishing everyone a Shana Tova, a wonderful new year, and Gmar Chatimah Tova, a year filled with positive and strong renewals. Rabbanit Rachael, Vadim, our children and their families
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cantor david's high holiday message Dear Congregational Family, As I write this article in anticipation of my first year representing the Beth Torah Synagogue, I am mindful of the difficult time we have all experienced dealing with this pandemic that has changed our lives completely. I am grateful to be completely vaccinated and having had an opportunity to finally visit with my immediate family who live south of the border, the joy of hugging my grandchildren cannot be described easily. Many of us have experienced this dreadful sense of physical and emotional isolation from our families so now that most of the population is immunized from the disease, it is a relief to be able to anticipate the gathering of our community in the same physical space to usher in the High Holy Day Season. This is a somber time for many of us as we reflect and consider the prayers of the machzor we chant. The magnificent music and Nusach associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be heard once again and hopefully the joy of singing together as a kahal, a community, will be the glue that brings us closer together again in shul. The physical building of Beth Torah is majestic and the sanctuary is beautiful but there is no replacement for voices in prayer and I really look forward to meeting the congregation at services in a safe and healthy environment. There is great planning being considered to ensure that we can safely welcome people in person and kudos to the Beth Torah team for working so hard to ensure everyone can be together safely. There are also those who will continue to watch the services livestream and be aware that we are very conscious of your presence even though you cannot be with us in person. As we face the Almighty during the Days of Awe, I wish everyone a Shana Tova for a World of Peace and Health and an easy fast over Yom Kippur. Sharon joins me in thanking you for welcoming us into your lovely community. Cantor David Edwards
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high holiday schedule EREV ROSH HASHANAH: Monday, September 6 5:30 PM Mincha and Maariv services 7:25 PM Candle lighting
SUKKOT I: Tuesday, September 21 9:30 AM Morning service 7:59 PM Candle lighting
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1: Tuesday, September 7 9:30 AM Morning service 10:15 AM Shofar 8:25 PM Candle lighting
SUKKOT II: Wednesday, September 22 9:30 AM Morning service 7:57 PM Havdalah EREV SHABBAT-SUKKOT: Friday, September 24 6:52 PM Candle lighting
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2: Wednesday, September 8 9:30 AM Morning service 10:15 AM Shofar 8:23 PM Havdalah
SUKKOT V & SHABBAT: Saturday, September 25 9:30 AM Morning service 7:53 PM Havdalah
FAST OF GEDALIAH: Thursday, September 9 5:22 AM Fast begins 8:14 PM Fast ends
SUKKOT VII (HOSHANA RABA) & EREV SHEMINI ATZERET: Monday, September 27 6:47 PM Candle lighting
EREV SHABBAT SHUVAH: Friday, September 10 7:18 PM Candle lighting
SHEMINI ATZERET: Tuesday, September 28 9:30 AM Morning service including Yizkor 6:45 PM Candle lighting 6:50 PM Simchat Torah evening service
SHABBAT SHUVAH: Saturday, September 11 9:30 AM Morning service 8:20 PM Havdalah
SIMCHAT TORAH: Wednesday, September 29 9:30 AM Morning service 7:45 PM Havdalah
EREV YOM KIPPUR: Wednesday, September 15 6:45 PM Torah Honours 7:00 PM Kol Nidre 7:09 PM Candle lighting at home
**All services will be onsite and live streamed
YOM KIPPUR: Thursday, September 16 9:30 AM Morning service 10:30 AM Yizkor 6:00 PM Mincha service 6:30 PM Ne’ila service 8:08 PM Havdalah & Fast ends EREV SHABBAT PARSHAT HA’AZINU: Friday, September 17 7:05 PM Candle lighting PARASHAT HA’AZINU: Saturday, September 18 9:30 AM Morning service 8:06 PM Havdalah EREV SUKKOT: Monday, September 20 7:00 PM Candle lighting
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guest speakers Each year, we welcome inspiring and dynamic speakers to our High Holiday services. These individuals enrich and deepen these moments for the Beth Torah community, and this year is no exception. Join us during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for these amazing speakers:
NAV BHATIA Nav Bhatia is better known as the Superfan. He hasn’t missed a Raptors home game since they first began playing in 1995. His goal is simple; to unite people of all ages and backgrounds through the game of basketball so they don’t have to face the discrimination Nav faced over the years as a visible minority.
KIM PHUC Kim Phuc tells a story like no other. She is the poster child of the Vietnam War, and an icon of the cry for peace. She is the unforgettable girl behind the photo – at age nine she was photographed, running naked up a road with her skin on fire and screaming in agony. She was fleeing the horrors of the Vietnam War and, luckily, she escaped her death from napalm to tell her story.
ADAM SHOALTS Adam Shoalts is a professional adventurer and best-selling author. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for “extraordinary contributions to geography” and in 2017 completed a nearly 4,000 km solo journey across Canada’s Arctic.
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why do we fall for the high holiday season? By Lilly Gelman From a young age, we are conditioned to love fall. “As children, we come to associate fall with going back to school, new school supplies, seeing friends,” Kathryn Lively, professor of sociology at Dartmouth College, explains in the Huffington Post. “We still respond to this pattern that we experienced for eighteen years.” As adults, we mimic these delights with fall flavors and holiday traditions, reinforcing our excitement for the season. In Jewish communities, fall also brings the most important religious holidays and Jewish customs, chock-full of rituals and recipes that create our own unique associations with the season. The sweet Rosh Hashanah taste of honey recipes, inspired by the tradition of eating apples and honey to symbolize our wishes for a sweet new year, the sounds of the shofar blasts, which act as reminders of our need for repentance, and the citrusy smell of etrogim that fills the synagogue on Sukkot mold us from a young age to connect this time of year to the sensations of the High Holidays. For many Jews, these sensory associations create a link between our relationship to fall and the High Holiday season. Pam Silk, associate rabbi at Congregation Emanu El in Houston, TX, says that, in Houston, where the weather remains extremely warm well into the fall months, her congregants perceive the High Holidays differently depending on the date of Rosh Hashanah in the Gregorian calendar. “If it’s really early in September and it’s still blazing hot and feels like summer, people have a harder time feeling prepared,” she explains. “I think that those environmental cues, when the weather feels cooler, especially in a place where the leaves on the trees would start falling and you could perceptibly notice daylight starting to shift a little, I think those are naturally conducive elements to recognizing the passage of time.” Because so many of Judaism’s major holidays take place in fall, Jews may associate the season with a feeling of significance specific to Jewish communities. Anthropologist Dimitris Xyalatas writes in The Conversation that in addition to the sensory experience of fall—holiday recipes, cooler temperatures, crunching leaves—the ceremony of holidays indicates “that this is no common occasion – it is one full of significance and meaning.” According to Xyalatas, “such sensory exuberance helps create lasting recollections of those occasions and marks them in our memory as special events worth cherishing.” Because of the specific Jewish connection to fall,
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the weeks leading up to this part of the year stimulate an excitement conditioned over years of linking specific emotions and sensory experiences with our celebration of the High Holidays. As Oliver Burkeman, health and wellbeing columnist for the Guardian, writes, associations designating a specific time period as unique serve as temporal landmarks, events or time periods that help structure our sense of time. These markers, such as birthdays, anniversaries and holiday seasons, prevent time from seeming like a never-ending mush, staving away that “where has the past year gone” feeling. According to Silk, Jewish holidays mark time in a similarly constructive manner. “When we’re able to notice time, it has the effect that it feels like we’re slowing it,” she explains. “One great thing about ritual and about living a religious life, whether it’s Judaism or not, is that holidays punctuate time in a masterful way.” Arranging our lives according to these landmarks also increases motivation and productivity, according to Burkeman. When we designate the beginnings and ends of temporal stretches, we gain a repeated sense of starting anew, incentivizing us to set personal goals and reach them before the next landmark approaches. Additionally, thinking about our lives in isolated chunks of time prompts self-reflection similar to what many practice when setting New Year’s resolutions. Upcoming Jewish landmarks, such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are particularly conducive to this mindset of renewal. As the season approaches and the High Holidays near, we are prompted to consider our actions and outline steps to fix what needs amending. Marc. D Angel, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in New York City, notes that the High Holidays are merely two of the many temporal landmarks Judaism has to offer. “The Jewish calendar offers us moments of renewal each Shabbat,” he writes. “The genius of Judaism is that it seeks to energize and renew us on a daily basis—not just on calendrical landmarks.” “That’s what Judaism at the core is really about,” Silk says. “Filling up our days and our weeks and our months and our years with ways to punctuate and notice time so that we are intentional about it. I think that is, in its core, the essence of Jewish life.”
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Wishing members and their families a healthy and happy New Year Saul Libstug
upcoming shabbat SHABBAT OF MEMORY: AUGUST 28TH AT 9:30 AM We’re all excited and grateful that our shul can again open its doors for our community. But in the excitement of the moment, it’s important to remember that much has happened over the last year and a half, and we were not able to stand together and support each other. Many of our families have lost loved ones, and we lost friends and familiar faces that will be dearly missed. In Judaism, we have commandments to remember some things, and we have commandments to build memories of others. As we open our doors, on August 28, I would like to personally invite you to join us in our first Shabbat service together, a Shabbat of Memory. On August 28, at 9:30 am, we will devote our hearts and prayers to the challenge of a year when we needed so much to connect, but were told to stay apart. It is time to stand together and begin to build the memories of blessings that sustain us. Please join me as we begin the journey of community memory for each unique individual who now sits in our hearts. All of our indoor services will maintain social distance protocols, therefore we need to register seats for anyone who wishes to participate in person. Please contact us if you would like to be onsite for this special Shabbat service. Livestream link is available for online participation. Registration is open at bethtorah.ca
Be on the lookout for Beth Torah Family Boxes coming to you this year! Get excited for the first box, High Holiday themed educational crafts and activities for you and your children to enjoy at home together. Shana tova u'metukah! 13
5782: go for it! how will this shiny new year unfold? our time is now to take risks and be bold; no time like the present, the saying goes, everyone has their highs and lows; you do your best and stay on your toes! rosh hashanah menu What’s on the menu at your table? Here’s what I’m serving, if I’m able: Apples and honey for a sweet year, Served with hopes for no more fear, Challah, with prayers we send Above, Chicken soup, and also love, Gefilte fish, plus gratitude, Brisket, and a sunny attitude; Kindness served along with the veg, With the salad: a charity pledge, And along with Bubby’s apple cake, Prayers for peace we all will make.
high holiday haiku We pray for good health For us and for all the world A year of healing.
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5782: go for it! prayers and goals May we be positive, may we be strong, Learn to do right and avoid the wrong, May we be helpful to those in need, And may we not succumb to greed, May we remember to laugh and smile, For we’re only here for a little while, May we stop to smell the flowers, And make good use of all our hours, May we remember to be forgiving, And always grateful for the life we’re living.
together again The challah is baked, the brisket is sliced, The family’s coming! Isn’t it nice? The laughter of children – the sweetest sound, We’re grateful for everyone gathered ‘round; After all the isolation, We’ll appreciate this celebration.
shana tova High Holidays are here, Our loved ones are near, Plans are now in gear; Everyone: Happy New Year! By Sharron Elkouby, 5782/2021
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MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING JOY AND HAPPINESS TO YOUR HOME.
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the rosh hashanah hope tree This year, let’s welcome our family and friends back to our tables with a Rosh Hashanah Hope Tree. Together, we can reflect on the year to come and express our hopes and dreams for 5782. Materials: •
modeling clay
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hot glue
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green pipe cleaners
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construction paper
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all purpose glue
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Instructions: 1. Create your apple name cards for each person at your table by printing or writing out their names. Cut an apple shape out of red construction paper and cut the names out in smaller apple shape to go on top. 2. Using your glue, paste the name onto the red construction paper. 3. Using the hot glue gun, add a piece of green pipe cleaner about 3 inches long as the stem. Then use your puff paint to add "seeds" for and added detail. 4. Find a surface you would like to use for the base of the tree - we used a cute paper plate! Roll your modeling clay into a ball. 5. Throw the ball against the table to create a flat base. 6. Stick the base of your branch firmly into the clay and mold the clay around it so it does not move. 7. Cut out your leaves using construction paper, leaving enough space at the end to fold and wrap around the branches. Use your glue to attach the leaves all over the tree, making sure to hold it long enough until it sticks. 8. Once everyone takes their place at the dinner table, have everyone write their hopes and dreams for the New Year on the back of their apple name card. Then, using the pipe cleaner stem, everyone can hook their apple onto the tree.
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harvest apple challah DOUGH:
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½ cup water, lukewarm 6 tbsp vegetable oil, safflower preferred ¼ cup honey 2 large eggs 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 ½ tsp salt 1 tbsp instant yeast or active dry yeast
3 cups apples, cored, unpeeled, cut in 3/4" chunks 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg beaten with 1 tbsp water coarse sparkling sugar, optional honey for drizzling, optional
METHOD: 1. To make the dough: Weigh your flour; or measure it by gently spooning it into a cup, then sweeping off any excess. Mix together all of the dough ingredients. Knead the dough in your mixer at medium-low speed for 6 minutes, or by hand for 8 minutes. The dough should be soft and elastic. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let it rise for 2 hours, or until puffy; when you poke the dough with your finger, the dent will remain and not bounce back. If you've made the dough in a bread machine, allow it to rise in the machine for an extra hour after the dough cycle is completed. 2. Lightly grease a 9" round cake pan that's at least 2" deep, or a 9" or 10" tube pan. 3. Gently deflate the risen dough, transfer it to a lightly greased work surface, and flatten it into an 8" x 10" rectangle. 4. To make the filling: Toss the apple chunks with the cinnamon and sugar. 5. To assemble: Spread half the apple mixture in the center of the dough. Fold one short edge over the apples to cover them, patting the edges firmly to seal the apples inside. 6. Spread the remaining filling on top of the folded-over dough. Cover with the other side of the dough, again patting firmly and pinching the edges to seal. 7. Using a bench knife, cut the apple-filled dough in half lengthwise, then in eight strips across the short length. This will be messy, with some apples falling out. 8. Transfer the portions of dough and any stray apples to the prepared pan, forming a single layer across the bottom. Stack more dough on top of the first layer if needed to fit them all in. 9. Cover with greased plastic wrap or the reusable wrap of your choice, and let rise for about 1 hour, until puffy looking. Toward the end of the rise time, preheat your oven to 325°F with a rack in the lower third. 10. When the dough has risen, uncover it and brush with the beaten egg. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake the challah for 55 to 65 minutes, until it's a deep golden brown. Some of the top pieces may caramelize; that’s OK. 11. Remove the challah from the oven and place it (still in the pan) on a rack for 5 minutes. After this rest, remove the challah from the pan and return it to the rack. Serve warm, drizzled with honey. 12. Store covered at room temperature for up to three days; freeze for longer storage.
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lamb tagine with apricots & prunes INGREDIENTS: • • 1 ½ pounds lamb shoulder, trimmed of fat and • cubed for stew (ask your butcher to do this • and do not use lamb leg), or use 1 ½ lbs. of • beef chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes • • 1 teaspoon dried ground ginger • • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon • • ½ teaspoon cumin • ½ nutmeg nugget, freshly ground using a microplane • • ½ teaspoon coriander
25 grinds of the pepper mill 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt* ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped 8 dried apricots, coarsely chopped 8 pitted prunes, coarsely chopped 1 large or 2 small yams (the orange ones), cut into 1 inch thick rounds, and then into half¬moons ¾ cup chicken broth or water
METHOD: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. Add all of the spices (ginger, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, pepper and salt) plus the ¼ cup olive oil into a bowl and mix in the meat to coat. 3. Heat a dutch oven or oven-safe pan (use one that has a lid) over a medium-high flame. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and the onions and saute until translucent. 4. Add the meat and cook until browned (about 8 minutes). 5. Throw in the apricots, prunes and yams. Add broth or water. 6. Cover with a piece of aluminum foil and then lid. Place in oven for 1 ½ – 2 hours, or until fork tender. 7. Skim off any fat. You can do this by letting it cool or even placing the the dish in fridge overnight. This stew is great the next day reheated.
Note: If using kosher meat, reduce salt to 3/4 teaspoon
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second night ffirst fruits By Tamara Holt Rosh Hashanah poses a conundrum: It’s celebrated on two consecutive nights, but many people observe it as a single holy period. How, then, to say Shehecheyanu - the blessing for a new occasion - on the second day? Luckily, this Talmudic technicality has a work-around. To make sure that we’re reciting the blessing of thanksgiving appropriately, we introduce something unfamiliar. That’s where new fruits come in. Traditionally, the practice was to taste something that had just come into season so you hadn’t eaten it for a long time. But with fresh produce available yearround, it’s hard to find a fruit that no one has tasted since last fall. The solution: Try one of the nine unusual varieties below. If you can’t find these exotics in your supermarket or speciality store, order them online. To ensure each fruit a successful debut, refer to the guide for preparing and serving, and then rejoice in the new.
inedible pit. How to serve it: Use a sharp knife to cut the “equator” of the fruit and twist off the top. Tell guests to squeeze the shell and pop the fruit out of its case and into their mouths. Warn them about the seed and ask them to (politely) spit it out. 5. FUTU PERSIMMON: What it is: Also known as Sharon fruit from Israel, these are extremely sweet with a delicate flavour. How to serve it: Peel if you prefer. Slice, dice, or cut in thin wedges and serve it in a fruit salad or fruit salsa. 6. STRAWBERRY PAPAYA: What it is: Like the more familiar yellow papaya, this pink-fl eshed variety is best enjoyed at the peak of ripeness. Avoid the hard, bitter seeds. How to serve it: Halve length wise, scoop out of the seeds, and use a vegetable peeler to cut away the skin. Then it’s ready to slice or dice into a sweet or savoury salad or serve simply on a plate, squeezed with lime.
1. FEIJOA: What it is: You might see this labeled “pineapple guava”, but it’s not related to either. The floral, sweet-sour taste imparts a tropical essence to whatever it’s in. How to serve it: Peel and slice the fruit into salad, or puree it with sugar and add to a daiquiri. This isn’t one to eat on its own.
7. ASIAN PEAR: What it is: It looks like an elegant apple and has an unusual, juicy-crisp texture and a swat, fragrant taste. Think water chestnut crossed with pear. How to serve it: The pure white fl esh and delicate golden skin can be easily sliced paper thin and fanned out on a platter of fresh-cut fruit or cheese.
2. BABY MANZANO BANANA: What it is: Close your eyes and open your mind when you bite into this mini-banana. The taste is like apples - manzana in Spanish. How to serve it: The subtle flavour of this familiar-looking fruit is too cool to combine with other ingredients. Keep it simple and savour it by itself.
8. CHERIMOYA: What it is: Inside this lizard-skinned, subtropical South American fruit is a creamy, cirrusbanana-flavoured fl esh dotted with shiny black pebble-size seeds. How to serve it: The massive seeds won’t allow for pretty slices, so it’s best to cut the fruit in wedges, remove the peel, and slice into chunks.
3. PASSION FRUIT: What it is: You may know it as a flavour of sorbet, but earring the super-sour, tropicaltasting pulp and small crunchy seeds straight from the shell is a whole different experience. How to serve it: Cut into halves, place on serving plates, and let you friends spoon it on cake, ice cream, or pudding. If the seeds scare you, press the pulp through a sieve and drizzle it as a topping.
9. CACTUS PEAR: What it is: Also known as “prickly pear” - though not a pear at all - these are large berries from a cactus. The sweet, magenta fl esh has a flavour similar to watermelon and is filled with tiny edible seeds. How to serve it: Wear gloves or plastic bags on your hands (it’s from a cactus, after all) while cutting off the ends and making shallow slits from tip to tip. Peel away the skin and dice to garnish fruit or other salads. The fl esh can also be scooped out, puréed, strained, and sweetened, then stirred into drinks or used a a dessert sauce.
4. RAMBUTAN: What it is: Inside each of these spiny shells is a sweet, pale orb with the texture of a grape and the favour of a floral wine, surrounding a large,
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my grandfather collected etrogs - to be passed down to future generations By Benjamin W. Corn On my mother’s glass-andchrome étagère stands a sepia-toned photograph of a dapper-looking soldier, a captain in the tzar’s army. The young man, my maternal grandfather, wears his medals and other military regalia. The picture pleases the eye, startling the viewer only when background information comes to light: In addition to being a commanding officer, my grandfather was a rabbi. I never met my grandfather, Benjamin W. Greenberg. He died several months before my birth. In compliance with Ashkenazic custom, I inherited his name. Still, having heard stories about this Renaissance man, I feel that I know him. Like many rabbis, Grandpa amassed a vast collection of Jewish books, including rare folios and classical texts. Sixteenth-century Bibles, illuminated haggadahs,
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and anthologies of Yiddish poems stood among the bound volumes on shelf after shelf in his modest house, which he purchased in Brooklyn after he emigrated from Russia. Simply acquiring a treasuretrove of books, however, was too conventional to satisfy his eclectic tastes. He also cherished another object. Grandpa was an avid collector of etrogs. Along with palm, myrtle, and willow, the etrog—known also as citron—is one of the four plant species required for rituals on the agricultural holiday of Sukkot. The citron looks like a large elongated lemon, but it never decays. Instead, it desiccates and shrinks over time without rotting. An unblemished, perfectly oblong citron can fetch hundreds of dollars, making it easy to envision the etrog as a precious collectible. The cancer patients I treat in my medical practice
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continually teach me how illness reminds us that time is precious because life has an expiration date. I find a bit of irony in the fact that the etrog gains worth, in part, because it never decomposes, never expires. Understandably, on the spectrum of Judaica that may or may not be handed down, the etrog occupies a unique niche; somewhere between permanent artifacts, such as challah knives and Torah mantles and perishables like latkes and lulavs. Grandpa’s etrog collection was not preserved by the family member to whom it was bequeathed. Still, it continues to be a source of reverie for me. I can’t help but wonder how he might have displayed his prized possessions for colleagues and friends. Would he have arranged them by color, the darkest brown fruit on the left with the newest etrog, still boasting a yellow hue, on the right? Or might
he have cataloged them as a function of tactile criteria, from bumpy texture to smooth? I envision him positioning the etrogs in descending size order like the Russian nesting dolls he might have seen during his childhood. In my fantasy, I imagine him doting over his etrogs with the pride I’d like to think he’d have felt for my siblings and me, if he had been able to get to know us. What prompts people to become collectors? Obviously, some are simply fascinated by a particular object. Others establish collections for the sake of society, as a form of civic altruism. Indeed, many great collections housed in museums of art or science reflect a public service rather than a personal proclivity. Conversely, some Freudian psychologists see dark sides to collecting. For instance, when collecting is a quest, it often represents a lifelong pursuit that can never be fulfilled and instead becomes a catalyst for frustration. Moreover, there are situations when collecting reflects a need to hoard rather than have, so that collecting becomes a
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form of greed. But in piecing together Grandpa’s story from surviving relatives who knew him, I think that his collection was more likely an antidote to avarice. Scripture does not precisely specify the identity of all four herbal species to be employed as religious symbols on Sukkot. The use of the citron for the etrog is based on an inference derived from Leviticus 23:40: “And you shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees.” The interpretation of “goodly [hadar] trees” is a source of debate in the Babylonian Talmud (Tractate Sukkah, 35a). There, Rabbi Judah urges us to read the Hebrew term for goodly trees, “hadar,” as “hadeer,” a flock of sheep. The analogy tells us that, just as a flock of sheep contains older and younger animals so, too, the citron tree simultaneously supports older and younger fruit, often with years of disparity. Therefore, the etrog might be a metaphor for lineage and intergenerational co-existence as well as cooperation—qualities that could hardly comport with greediness. Thus an etrog
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collection, particularly one maintained by the older generation and left as an heirloom for future generations, is symbolic of the commitment of one generation to the next. At the conclusion of Sukkot four years ago, just prior to my first grandson’s birth, I did not discard my etrog. Instead, overcome by a sense of responsibility to my offspring, I resolved to save my etrogs from year to year, as my grandfather had done. Grandpa and his etrog collection are no longer with us, but their respective legacies have not vanished. In selecting the etrog as an item for collection, Grandpa may have been sending a scholarly signal to his descendants to respect each other as the family tree arborizes with time. Collecting is not only about tangible objects, but also intangible values and ideas.
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SIX FEET APART BUT CLOSER THAN EVER This has been a challenging year. 5781 has been a challenging year for the Jewish people. A community that cherishes togetherness was isolated by the pandemic. A people who seeks peace faced terror and war in Israel.
Over recent months, tens of thousands joined CIJA in asking the government to take meaningful actions to combat antisemitism, leading to a National Summit on Antisemitism held in July. Through UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, our community raised more than $1M to support the people of Israel, as more than 4,000 missiles from Gaza rained down on Israeli towns and cities.
As we write, it appears the havoc of the pandemic is abating. The ways in which we adapted to restricted celebration of simchas and grieving of loss seem to be ending. We can once again embrace friends and family in joy and in consolation.
As we welcome a new year, we must renew our commitment to take meaningful action together. Combating antisemitism and hate is not only for advocacy groups and the government. From volunteering with UJA Genesis (ujagenesis.com/contactus), to writing to your local MP or media outlet, to joining CIJA’s campaign at fightit.ca, each of us has a role to play in ensuring the fabric of our society is not torn by those who seek to marginalize, exclude, or harm us.
However, the gathering clouds of antisemitism show no signs of parting. Sparked by the conflict between Israel and Hamas last spring, the shocking spike in antisemitism in Canada and around the world has alarmed our community. Online, our children and grandchildren have witnessed a flood of misleading - and often blatantly antisemitic content demonizing Jews and our connection to the land and people of Israel. This toxic propaganda has seeped into schools, workplaces, and civil society, causing grave concern about the place of Jews in our city, province, and country, and stoking fears that Canada could, in the not-too-distant future, resemble France, where Jewish life is increasingly hidden.
Toronto is one of the greatest cities in the world in which to be Jewish. In the year ahead we must work to preserve and protect this and ensure antisemitism is addressed head-on. We must come together as a community, united in our resolve and in our pride of who we are, to fight for our rightful place in society. May we all be inscribed and sealed for a good year. L’Shana Tova!
Those who seek to demonize and, through BDS and other forms of advocacy, ultimately dismantle the Jewish State are becoming bolder and more aggressive, letting the veil slip on the false distinction between antiZionism and antisemitism, with some seeking openly to undermine our unqualified right as Jewish Canadians to be accepted as equals in Canadian politics, democracy, and civil society. The fight against the anti-Israel agenda is a fight to preserve the future of the Canadian Jewish community. The good news is that the Jewish people are resilient. We have survived immeasurable challenges, and we will overcome this one as well. Our strength resides in our ability to come together in moments like these, united in our hope for the future.
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Barbara Bank Chair, CIJA Toronto Council
Noah Shack Vice President, GTA, CIJA
getting the hang of shul By Alena Graedon
for the first time in my life.
rocks. Her husband, my grandfather, fought in the
It was a bright, hot summer
I was raised secular, by
66th Infantry Regiment in
morning. The cantor was
a Jewish father and an
WWII. He helped liberate
singing the “Mi Kamocha”
Episcopalian mother. My
the Gunskirchen Lager
prayer in her ethereal voice.
paternal grandmother,
concentration camp. Upon
But I didn’t know that’s what
who helped take care of
returning home, he changed
she was singing. I had lost
me, was a communist who
our surname from Feinberg
my place in the siddur. When
disapproved of religion. She
to Graedon. Assimilation,
I found the right page and
made brisket and matzo ball
my grandparents believed,
warbled the words “nora
soup, and she used the word
helped ensure safety.
tehillot,” it wasn’t even
tuchus. That was about the
discernible as Hebrew. I
extent of her Judaism. I grew
But as I got older, my interest
sounded like a wounded
up in the South; my exposure
in Judaism grew. What was
goose.
to Jewish culture and religion
this cultural inheritance that
was otherwise pretty limited.
I’d been protected from? In
My ineptitude wasn’t
Occasionally, my family
college, I became a religious
bothering anyone but
went to Passover Seders at
studies major, thinking
me, though, because this
friends’ houses. Every year,
that if I read Rabbi Akiva,
happened last June, at the
we lit Hannukah candles.
Maimonides, and Heschel,
height of the pandemic,
My sweet, Midwestern
I’d feel more Jewish. It didn’t
and I was muted, attending
anthropologist mother
hurt. But I wasn’t going to
Shabbat services on Zoom.
recited blessings from a
Shabbat dinners or Hillel,
printout that she’d picked up
and unless someone invited
It soon became one of
at the local Reform temple.
me to synagogue during
the most important and
She wanted my brother and
High Holidays, I also almost
meaningful rituals of my
me to have some sense of
never went to services. I
week. Before COVID-19, I’d
our heritage.
felt intimidated. I didn’t read Hebrew. I didn’t know
always felt like a religious outsider, too ashamed of my
My grandmother didn’t.
the liturgy or prayers. I’d
beginner’s ignorance to go
To her, Judaism was
embarrass myself, I worried,
to synagogue. Zoom services
dangerous. During her
or, worse, cause offense.
were, for me, the pandemic’s
hardscrabble Pennsylvania
On the rare occasions that I
great silver lining. They
childhood, other kids called
worked up the nerve to go to
helped me take part in shul
her Christ killer and hurled
shul, I met with a friendly but
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slightly bemused response—
egalitarian synagogue.
to attend services, it had
Who are you?—that triggered
Right away, I noticed that
been awkward and hard. I still
my imposter syndrome. All I
the women from our intro
didn’t belong. It almost didn’t
wanted was to belong, and I
class were the only ones
feel worth it to carry on.
didn’t, at all.
not wearing skirts. I felt awkward in my sweater
But I kept going to intro class
Finally, though, I reached a
and black pants, and I felt
and learning what I could. I
time in my life when finding a
exposed: We were also the
tried not to abandon all hope
Jewish religious community
only ones not in tallitot. I
that one day, I might feel less
felt vital. In my 30s, I started
borrowed a kippah from the
alienated.
thinking about having kids,
bowl at the door, pinning it
and I realized that I’d want to
on so inexpertly that within
Then the pandemic struck.
raise them Jewish.
seconds, it fell off. With some
For a few weeks, we all
relief, I found a seat in a pew
scrambled to get our
In 2019, I found an intro to
beside a friend from class.
bearings. Soon, it was
Judaism class that met each
But my relief was short-
almost Passover. Despite my
Sunday at a synagogue near
lived. The siddurs weren’t
discomfort with services, they
my Brooklyn home. It started
transliterated. I couldn’t
felt more urgent than ever,
just after Rosh Hashanah and
even pretend to follow
especially in such a plagued
would run until Passover. We
along. Instead, I hummed,
year. But how could I go to
read essays about Jewish life
murmuring an occasional
synagogue? Brooklyn was in
and culture, discussed the
“amen” or “Adonai.” Suddenly,
lockdown.
weekly parsha, and took turns
we stood. Why? Then, with
giving a d’var Torah. We also
equal mystery, we sat again. I
That’s when I learned about
shared food, and I learned
still don’t know the prayers or
Zoom services. At first, I
about brachot—that there are
liturgy, I realized. I didn’t know
was skeptical about virtual
blessings not just for bread
anything. I was a fraud. I felt
davening. But when I thought
and wine but also doughnuts,
cold and had to pee. Then
about it, I realized that
crudité, and Chex. Slowly, I
I recognized someone, the
doing Shabbat services by
started feeling less clueless.
friend of an Orthodox ex, and
Zoom might have distinct
One Saturday, we even
knew my incompetence would
advantages. They’d be more
attended services at a shul
get back to him. My shame
accessible emotionally: My
that co-sponsored our class.
was complete. I didn’t go up
neurotic self-consciousness
Beforehand, I was excited.
for an aliyah. Afraid I’d kiss
wouldn’t get in my way.
I know what I’m doing now,
the Torah wrong, I refrained.
I could essentially audit
I thought. This might be
I felt no transcendent
shul, faking it, messing up,
transcendent, I thought.
presence, no transformation.
undetected, while learning
I was disappointed. After I’d
what to do and say. It
finally gotten up the courage
seemed worth a try. I found a
It was a Conservative
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shul I liked and did Passover
participation in subtler ways.
together so easily. We’d all
services online.
Introverts who might feel shy
found out at once. We were
sharing messages aloud in
in our homes. We could be
I started attending most
shul seemed to feel no such
vulnerable. We could see
Saturdays. When I got lost,
shyness in text; our chat box
one another’s faces. To my
stumbled over words, or sang
was always full.
surprise, I felt deep love for this group of people I’d only
off-key, I didn’t worry much.
met onscreen.
And when I relaxed, I was
Last Rosh Hashanah, I was
able to learn the prayers
especially grateful for the
and liturgy more easily. It
chat. A friend and I had just
This spring and summer, as
empowered me to start
eaten Shabbat dinner on
weddings and b’nai mitzvah
studying Hebrew. The more
my building’s stoop. It was
delayed by COVID-19
I learned, the more freely I
a beautiful night, warm and
resumed, the shul’s aufruf
could participate.
clear. Then she’d gone home,
ceremonies and recited Torah
and I’d logged on to services.
portions brought me true joy.
Online Shabbat also felt
Suddenly, I saw a flood of
This is my shul now, I realized.
surprisingly intimate. Because
messages: “RBG just died.”
we were in our own homes,
“Oh my God.” “I can’t believe
I plan to start attending in
we saw one another’s books,
she’s gone.” “May her memory
person once that’s safe to
art, kids’ toys, pets. We saw
be a blessing.” “May it be a
do. But it was the pandemic,
kiddush cups, shofars, and
revolution.” “She’s a tzaddik.
and Zoom, that made it
lulavs. Congregants still
Only the most righteous die
possible. Social distance, in
gave d’vars. They still shared
on Rosh Hashanah.” All across
the end, will have enabled my
messages of sorrow and
the screen, I saw tears,
presence in synagogue.
gratitude. I wanted to meet
muted people silently rocking
them in person, of course. But
back and forth. As I sat
weird as it seemed, I realized
stunned, listening to the rabbi
that I felt more comfortable
acknowledge our collective
not being physically present
sadness and shock, I sobbed,
with them, at least initially.
too. I felt gratitude, for the work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
I started to see that Zoom
for the rabbi, for this new
was helping others as well.
community, helping me feel
When members of our shul
my fear and grief. I even
were recovering from surgery,
felt grateful for Zoom.
or hooked up to oxygen, or
Maybe, I thought,
out of town caring for family,
this is easier to
they could be with us, too.
bear because
And it seemed to facilitate
we can cry
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condolences We offer our sincerest condolences to the following families on their losses since February 15, 2021. May you know no more sorrow. HELEN YERMUS Loving wife of Sam Yermus. Beloved sister-in-law of Leon and Freda Yermus and Helen Yermus. Cherished grandmother of Alanna Chalk. NELLY LEVY Loving mother and mother-in-law of Rebecca Abrams mother-in-law of Kathia Benzaquen. MYRNA ABBEY Loving mother of Mitchell Abbey. Beloved grandmother of Megan and Jonathan Abbey. KAREN KUSHNIR-MOONEY Loving sister and sisterin-law of Steven Kushnir and April Woolner-Kushnir. Beloved aunt of Abby and Zoe Kushnir. JULIAN LURIE Beloved father and father-in-law of Michelle and Jeff rey Jacob. Proud grandpa of Gabi and Tai Jacob. MARVIN PEARL Loving father and father-in-law of Michelle and Daniel Scholes. Beloved grandfather of Benjamin and Sara Scholes. BEATRICE SIDLOFSKY Loving mother and mother-inlaw of Richard Sidlofsky and Joanna Salit. Beloved grandmother of Eli, Reuben and Sadie Sidlofsky. MICHELINE KLEINER Loving mother and mother-in-law of Ita Kleiner and Lenny Baranek and Deborah Kleiner and Lawrence Zucker. Beloved grandmother of Hayley, Jamie and Sam Baranek and Jenna and Sam Zucker. JOSEPH LEBOVIC Loving uncle of Harry and Esther Lebovic. ABRAHAM PEARLSTEIN loving father and fatherin-law of Melissa and Stan Freedman. Beloved grandfather of Jared, Julia and Eric.
JOAN KOFMAN Loving mother and mother-in-law of Peter and Lori Kofman and Thomas and Karen Kofman. Beloved grandmother of Jordan, Mikaela, Hannah, Joshua and Ethan Kofman. MOISES BENZAQUEN Loving husband of Kathia Benzaquen. Loving father of Mordechay and Daniella Benzaquen. Beloved brother of Rebecca Abrams. ELEANORA SCHWARTZ GOLDLIST Loving mother and mother-in-law of Elaine and Mitchell Grossman. Loving grandmother of Lee, Stacy and Jesse Grossman. MORRIS PEARLMAN Loving father and father-in-law of Mark and Marci Pearlman. Loving grandfather of Jesse Pearlman. DAVID GOLDFARB Loving husband of Cynthia Goldfarb. Loving father and father-in-law of Rachel, Laura, Robert and Nicole, Jonathan and Leslie. MAX BORINSKY Beloved father and father-in-law of Mark and Ilena Borinsky. beloved grandfather of Michael and Matthew Borinsky. SANDRA TURK Loving mother and mother-in-law of Jonah and Heather, and Howard Turk. Devoted grandmother of Marin, Gregory and Roberta, Bronte and William, Robert and Jennifer, Andrew, Alexander, James, Mila, Jonathan and Blair, Shaun and Kaila, and Alexandra and Nathan, great-grandmother of 10. LEIBA LONG Loving mother and mother-in-law of Layah and Henry Cohen. Devoted grandmother of Eli and Jamie.
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