Shofar // April 2023

A Message From Neil Duboff, President

The Board of Directors announces that after two years of dedicated leadership, Ran Ukashi will be stepping down as the Executive Director of Congregation Shaarey Zedek to pursue a new opportunity. We are extremely grateful for Ran's dedicated service to Shaarey Zedek and look forward to his continued success.

Ran Ukashi Outgoing Executive Director

We want to reassure you that the Board and staff are committed to ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of our services and programs and thank you for your continued support and dedication to our community.

During this transition period, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze, our Director of Engagement and Education, and member of our lay clergy, will be stepping in as interim Executive Director. Rena who has been an integral part of our team since 2016 has a background in Communications, Business and Judaic Studies and has held professional roles in several of our local Jewish organizations. We are confident that she will do an excellent job in this role.

Dr Rena Secter Elbaze Interim Executive Director

While we are sad to see Ran leave, we are excited about the next stage in Shaarey Zedek’s future and look forward to continuing to serve you under Rena’s leadership.

Sincerely,

president@szwinnipeg.ca

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Join us for a musically dynamic and spiritually uplifting Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Anibal Mass, Cantor Leslie Emery, and our guest, Yacov Fruchter.

SAT APR 15

10:00 AM CT

Yacov will join Rabbi Anibal Mass, Cantor Leslie Emery, and the clergy team for Shabbat Morning Service.

He will be reading Torah and will deliver the D’var Torah as we celebrate Shabbat together. Following the Kiddush Lunch, Yacov will offer a session about Relational Judaism — Creating spiritual community through caring relationships. He will explore Jewish texts, best practices from the field and his own experiences at Beth Tzedec on how to keep synagogues relevant for generations to come.

ABOUT

Yacov Fruchter has been serving as Spiritual Leader: Director of Community Building and Spiritual Engagement at Beth Tzedec Congregation, the largest synagogue in Canada, since 2015, and is a registered psychotherapist. He is originally from Montreal, and is married to Winnipegger, Ryla Braemer and together they have three awesome kids. Yacov cares deeply about building inclusive and warm communities based on the power of caring relationships. In his spare time, he is involved in mental health support for trans people through Transforming Style, refugee advocacy and sponsorships, and initiatives that care for people who are confronting homelessness and food insecurity.

In-Person

Rabbi Aníbal Mass, Spiritual Leader Cantor Leslie Emery

Leon Pincovich, Lay Clergy (Shammes)

Tali Millo, Lay Clergy

Dr Rena Secter Elbaze, Lay Clergy

Kabbalat

Jerome Phomin, Volunteer Service Leader Shelley Chochinov, Volunteer Service Leader

VIDEO

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A Message From Ran Ukashi Executive Director

The story of Pesach is undoubtedly the most famous and spectacular episode of the Jewish People recounted in the Torah, as it recalls the dramatic series of events that forged us into the Nation of Israel. It was the beginning of our redemption from slavery towards receiving the Torah itself at Sinai, ultimately culminating in entering the Holy Land of Israel as a Nation consecrated to God. It is, in another sense, a story that imbues within it the very values of Judaism that we observe to this very day—values of remembrance, humility, and service to each other, humanity, and to God.

For instance, as we eat maror or bitter herbs on Pesach, we are taught to do so not only out of remembrance of the bitter suffering of our ancestors in Egypt, but also to remember the suffering of those in our time. However, we are also commanded to eat the maror together with the Korban Pesach—the sacrificial Paschal Lamb offering we observed in biblical times (Sefer Shemot 12:8), such that even in our most joyous moments, we reflect on the suffering of others and orient our hearts towards them.

While we recline like royalty during the Passover Seder, we do so to celebrate that we are now free, unlike when we were slaves and forced to stand or serve other masters. After all, Pesach is referred to as

Zman Heruteinu, “the time of our freedom,” so it is only right that we celebrate that freedom as such. But even then, we are commanded to eat matzah in memory of that haste in which our ancestors had to bake their bread and flee the encroaching Egyptian forces who wanted to recapture and strip the Jewish People of that same freedom. Thus, it is only fitting that while we repose like royalty, we do so while dining on the “bread of affliction,” a bread of humility, to remind us to always be humble and grateful for what we have in this world. Nothing is to be taken for granted—most importantly our freedom.

And of course, we have the message of “Pesach,” itself—the very word hides the most important meaning in plain sight. The word “Pesach” comes from the Hebrew word “Pasach,” or the verb “to pass over,” in reference to how the Angel of Death passed over the houses of the Jewish People, who were commanded to mark their doorposts with the blood of the lambs they sacrificed to spare them from the calamity that befell Egypt when the Angel was tasked with carrying out the final and most terrible of the Ten Plagues—the smiting of the firstborn sons (Sefer Shemot 12:1-28).

So why name the Holiday after the mere passing over of the Angel of Death? Of all the events in the episode of the Exodus

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from Egypt, what was it about this particular scene that left such an indelible impact so that we remember the Holiday by this verb?

The reason lies not so much with the literal “passing over” of the Angel of Death, but another possible understanding of the word “Pesach,” which means to “protect.” By having the Angel of Death “pass over” the homes of the Jewish People, God spared the Jewish People from this plague, which was the final blow to Pharoah causing him to yield his tyranny—even if only temporarily—and allow the Jewish People to secure their freedom.

That is the true message of Pesach—no matter how bleak the situation, or how impossible circumstances may seem, God has not—and will not—forsake the Jewish People. This promise was made vivid in the story of Pesach, but reiterated time and again in our Torah and throughout history. As we learn in Sefer Devarim (31:6), “Be strong and resolute, be not in fear or in dread of them; for it is indeed your God who marches with you: God will not fail you or forsake you.”

Chag Pesach Sameach, ran@szwinnipeg.ca

Pesach Day 7

Wed, Apr 12

Pesach Day 8 (YIZKOR)

Thu, Apr 13

Yom HaShoah

Tue, Apr 18

Yom HaZikaron

Tue, Apr 25

Yom Ha'atzmaut

Wed, Apr 26

Victoria Day (CDN)

Mon, May 22

Erev Shavuot

Thu, May 25

Shavuot Day 1

Fri, May 26

Shavuot Day 2 (Yizkor)

Sat, May 27

Pesach Doesn't Exist — Change My Mind A Message From Rabbi Anibal Mass, Spiritual Leader

I know, you may be wondering what I mean when I say that Pesach doesn’t exist. I don’t blame you! There is actually a great deal of confusion about what we are truly celebrating on the night of the Seder and during the entire week of Passover.

If you look through the Haggadah and the Siddur (prayer book), Passover is referred to as Chag haMatzot haze, Z’man Cheruteinu (this Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Time of our Freedom) and not as Chag HaPeasach (Feast of the Paschal Lamb).

So, the first thing we need to understand is that the Hebrew name of the holiday, Chag haPesach, is not necessarily entirely related to the fact that the angel of death passed over the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague. Pesach is the name of the lamb that the Torah mandates to be ritually slaughtered on the evening of Passover and eaten on the first night of the holiday with Maror (bitter herbs) and Matzah.

During the times of the Temple, that lamb was placed on the table at the Passover Seder and was eaten by the guests gathered together, along with other food. As a mark of respect for the memory of the temple sacrifices, the eating of lamb on Passover is not part of the Ashkenazi tradition. Interestingly, it is traditional among Sephardic people, however, not roasted.

Since the Paschal Lamb doesn’t exist anymore, the Feast of the Paschal Lamb, Chag haPesach, actually doesn’t exist anymore!

What many people have forgotten over time is that Passover is in fact an overlap of at least two significant biblical events: the Feast of the Paschal Lamb (Chag haPesach), and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot).

Chag haMatzot is a completely separate festival. We read in Leviticus 23:5-6, “in the first month (Nissan), on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is Pesach unto the Lord. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is Chag haMatzot unto the Lord; seven days you shall eat matzot.”

A closer examination of these verses reveals that there are, in fact, two different festivals on the 15th of Nissan. The first is Chag haPesach, which begins at around midday on the 14th day of Nissan and continues until midnight, the 15th of Nissan. On the eve of the 15th of Nissan, a different festival begins concurrently and lasts for seven whole days. This festival is called Chag haMatzot.

According to the Torah, we are commanded to eat matzah (unleavened bread) for a week, and, at the same time to avoid chametz (leavened bread). We could therefore argue that the avoidance of

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chametz is the real essence of the holiday, especially when one considers the extent to which it occupies our thoughts and energy in the days leading up to Passover. Based on this, even though it’s called Chag haMatzot, the obligation of eating Matzah is only for the nights of the Seder. After that, even though the festival is called Chag haMatzot, the only obligation is the avoidance of Chametz, and we don’t have to eat Matzah if we choose not to.

In Judaism chametz is the symbol of the evil inclination, and of sin. As we read in the Talmud: “Rabbi Alexandri, when he finished praying, would add the following: Sovereign of the Universe, it is known full well to You that our will is to do Your will. What prevents us from doing so? The yeast in the dough…” (T.B. Brachot 17a)

Perhaps now we can understand why there is a necessary overlap between Chag haPesach and Chag haMatzot. Chag haPesach, while not celebrated trough the traditional lamb anymore, remains our

connection to the Exodus, to the moment we became free from Pharaoh. Chag haMatzot is connecting us to the fact that it’s not just about freedom, but a responsible freedom, without the evil inclination that pushes us to transgress and to disrespect such precious freedom.

And, yes, the biblical Chag haPesach doesn’t technically exist anymore, but the message of a responsible freedom ever present at the Seder and during Chag haMatzot, should resonate in our lives the whole year.

Ashira and I wish all of you a joyous celebration – may it be meaningful and may we all feel the blessing of freedom.

Chag Sameach,

Witnesses to the Holocaust

Two Winnipeg Holocaust survivors have never told their stories and yet they are important witnesses to the Shoah. These survivors are two Czech Torah scrolls whose presence speaks as loud as words. The Nazis swallowed pre-war Czechoslovakia in two bites, November 1938 and March 1939, creating an occupied Czech zone called the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and the independent state of Slovakia, a German ally. The Nazis destroyed many synagogues in the Czech zone and left others to decay while sending Jews to concentration camps and death camps. Despite the genocide, the Central Jewish Museum in Prague continued to function under Nazi supervision and its employees collected almost 10,000 Torah scrolls and other liturgical “art objects.” Then, the employees shared the tragic fate of their fellow-Jews.

After the war, the Central Jewish Museum was reconstituted but lacked the resources to care for the scrolls properly. In 1963, the Communist government of Czechoslovakia sold 1564 scrolls to an English philanthropist, Ralph Yablon, who donated them to the Westminster Synagogue in London, a Reform congregation. The Synagogue created a Memorial Scrolls Trust that hired trained experts to examine, catalogue, and evaluate them, and make preliminary repairs. The scrolls all lacked the individualized attention that parchment requires, even those dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The Memorial Scrolls Trust offered them on permanent loan to Jewish communities around the world.

Winnipeg’s newly-formed, small Reform Congregation, Temple Shalom, led by Rabbi

Jerry Steinberg, quickly put in a request. The scroll arrived on Yom Kippur 1969 in time for Yizkor. At the service, held at the Council House on Pritchard Avenue, congregants carefully passed the scroll from hand to hand to allow everyone to greet it individually. After some additional scribal repairs, Temple Shalom held a dedication service with Rabbi Zalman Schachter, Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Manitoba, as the featured speaker. Temple Shalom read the Czech scroll at services until it acquired a second Torah a decade later. The scroll is now displayed on Kol Nidre and used sparingly for readings at other times of the year due to what Rabbi Allan Finkel terms its “poignant fragility.” The scroll was scribed in 1923 for a synagogue in Ostrava, the third largest Jewish community in Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II. Seven other Ostrava survivors are out on permanent loan from the Memorial Scrolls Trust.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek received its Czech Torah scroll in 1981. Mrs. Anna Lazareck learned of the scrolls while visiting San Diego and followed up with visits to London and Prague. Congregation Shaarey Zedek then arranged the permanent loan of a scroll from Slany, a small city of about 13,000 before World War II with fewer than 300 Jews who held six Torah scrolls in their synagogue. The one that came to Shaarey Zedek was scribed in 1880 and contains many distinctive letters that are no longer scribed. The scroll survived in such a fragile condition that it is only held during Yizkor and the annual Yom HaShoah commemoration.

Scroll Photo by Keith Levit

Shoah Week –Honouring their Memories A Message From Cantor Leslie Emery

Each year as the month of Nisan approaches, we prepare for Passover, however there is another more somber observance we also prepare for at Shaarey Zedek, Yom HaShoah. Yom HaShoah takes place seven days following Passover and a week before Yom Hazikaron (the day we honour the memory of Israel’s fallen soldiers). Beginning in the early 1960’s in Israel, a siren on Yom Hashoah sounded, stopping pedestrians and traffic for two minutes of devotion and remembrance. The siren sounds at sundown and again at 11:00 am the following morning. Here in the diaspora we too honour the memory of those whose lives were cut abruptly short in the Shoah and Congregation Shaarey Zedek has two meaningful offerings for the community that will take place during Shoah Week this year.

The central value of remembering is key in Judaism and honouring such a staggering loss is a devastating and meaningful undertaking. This year we will gather on April 16th to read Megillat HaShoah, the scroll we read to remember and honour the memories of those who walked through some of the darkest days imaginable. It is my honour to help give voice to the voiceless and sing music from that time, highlighting another facet of the staggering losses from that chapter in history.

Our congregation cares for a Torah scroll that survived the Shoah. You may have seen it during the observance of Yizkor when it is held lovingly as we recite the El Malei Rachamim, the memorial prayer in memory of the six million Jewish lives that were lost. As Cantor of our congregation I have been researching the roots of our Torah scrolls including this particular scroll. The very first time I opened it, I was astounded by the beauty of the letters. I immediately recognized that the scroll we care for contains something very special, Otiot Meshunot, distinctive letters, represented by the scribing tradition contained within the scroll. The tradition of scribing in this manner and the meaning of the letters themselves, was one of many worlds lost in the Shoah. It is staggering to think about. It is my intention to continue loving this Torah scroll, learning from it and studying it’s mysteries, as my part in honouring those whose lives were lost.

The Shoah Scroll we care for came to us through the Lazareck family, through the meaningful work done by Anna Lazareck Z”L, connecting our community here in Winnipeg to the Jewish communities lost in the Shoah in Bohemia and Moravia.

The scroll we care for is on permanent loan through the Memorial Scrolls Trust in London, England and was entrusted to our congregation in 1981. It has seen some

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difficult times, which can be observed through it’s weathered parchment, attempts at repairing damaged areas and entire panels replaced at some point in it’s history. It represents a community that was lost and a scribing tradition that is full of beautiful mysteries. Most importantly, the scroll itself is a survivor, here for us to care for and learn from. With the help of a huge act of kindness by photographer Keith Levit, we have been able to photograph the entire scroll so we can study it’s mysteries and learn from them.

There happen to be two scrolls in Winnipeg that arrived through the incredible work of the Memorial Scrolls Trust. They currently reside in the same ark at Temple Shalom. On April 20th I hope you will join us as we come together as two congregations under one roof, along with the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada for a unique opportunity to learn more of their history and their story of survival.

My hope is that through writing this article, you will take a moment to pause in memory of the Six Million Jewish lives lost in the Shoah sometime over the week that follows Pesach and find a meaningful way to honour their memories. Adopt a memory through One More Candle, an incredible organization begun by Jacquie Seipp here in Winnipeg, that seeks to have each of the 1.5 Million Jewish Children who were murdered in the Shoah remembered by name. Come to our Yom HaShoah Commemoration, or be present for our partnership with Temple Shalom and the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada. Light a candle. Remember.

Wishing you all a meaningful Pesach.

Pesach – An Ancient Story with Valuable Lessons for Modern Times A Message From Tali

Millo, Program Director and Lay Clergy

Though the story of Pesach recalls a time long ago, its timeless message continues to inspire us. As we sit around the table and read the ancient story, we are reminded of the importance of freedom, perseverance, faith, and taking action during difficult times. As we take the time to reflect on the journey of the Israelites escaping slavery in Egypt, we can see how these themes can remind us of valuable lessons to take forward into our lives today.

One of the most important parts of the story of Pesach is the ability to work through challenges and to persevere. Throughout history, the Jewish people continued to experience enslavement, persecution, and murder. As we read about the travails of the Israelites, their enslavement and liberation, may this serve as a reminder to take a moment to reflect on how we might work through our own struggles and be strengthened by the journey, as Jews have for thousands of years.

When I look back on this last month, we were able to bring together the community to celebrate Purim in so many different ways. The Purim carnival in partnership with Rady JCC and Congregation Etz Chayim was a huge success! More than 400

people from all corners of our community came together to experience the fun and excitement of Purim! Rabbi Mass led an exciting musical session for the Social Club – a dynamic adult-oriented weekly program in partnership with Rady JCC. We officially welcomed the holiday of Purim with the reading of Megillat Esther, and it was so inspiring to see members of our congregation take the time to learn the skill of Megillah reading and share it with us.

Another key theme of Pesach is the importance of community and responsibility. For forty years the Israelites wandered through the desert following their liberation from Egypt, working together as a community to reach the Promised Land. From the very beginning, the concept of kol Israel arevim zeh lazeh has been integral to the survival of the Jewish people, and today these values hold strong.

On March 10, we collaborated with Temple Shalom for another Two Congregations Under One Roof event, this time to celebrate Shabbat Across Winnipeg. This initiative is built on the importance of community building and togetherness, so the evening began with a beautiful collaborative Kabbalat Shabbat service led by the clergy

of both shuls. Afterwards, we enjoyed a beautiful dinner catered by Chef Joel Lafond and his catering team. The evening was capped by an insightful talk by Limmud presenter Dr. Shlomo Weinish on local governments in Israel as a vehicle for social change. An inspirational evening, it reminded us of how wonderful it is to join together and how that further strengthens us both individually and as a community.

Despite the challenges we have faced since we have moved out of 561 Wellington Crescent, we have been able to work together and find ways to collaborate with other organizations in our community. We look forward to joining with Congregation Etz Chayim and Rady JCC for the Family Passover Seder on Thursday, April 6th and we would love for you to join us! You can register your family by calling 204477-7510 by March 31st. As well, on Wednesday, April 5th Rabbi Mass will once again be offering a virtual Pesach Seder that can be viewed on our YouTube channel, Facebook, and website. Let Rabbi Mass and his family guide you through the Haggadah

as you enjoy a fun evening that is sure to include some awesome Pesach tunes!

It is important that we not only enjoy these festive holidays, but that we also take the time to focus our thoughts and acknowledge darker times in our history. Next month, we will be partnering with the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada for the 15th Annual Yom HaShoah Interfaith Commemoration. Megillat HaShoah will be read aloud by members of our community and allies from other communities and faiths who stand together with us to remember the atrocities of the Shoah. This meaningful service will take place at Temple Shalom (1077 Grant Avenue) on Sunday, April 16th at 7:00 PM. We hope that you will join us.

Wishing you and your family a Chag Pesach Sameach! Stay tuned for information about Yom Ha’atzmaut, Shavuot, and more!

Sisterhood

Sandy Polanski and Louise Raber Sisterhood Co-Presidents

Sisterhood has been working hard to overcome the past three years of Covid. With the move out of our Wellington Crescent Building into Temple Shalom, we were able to find space at The Asper Campus and set up the Judaica Shop. Through Chanukah we had the shop open on regular hours, but are now available by appointment only. Please email Sisterhood at sisterhood@szwinnipeg.ca or leave a message on the gift shop voicemail at 204975-3487, and someone will be in touch to set up an appointment. They say it takes a village and we are all working together to keep the Shop open.

The Book Club has been up and running for the past two plus years. Now in the capable hands of Rhonda Youell, the Book Club is successful on ZOOM. As of this year it will remain online at the request of the participants. Call the office at 204-4523711 if you are interested and Rhonda will call you back. If you aren’t sure this is for you, you are welcome to attend a meeting without being a member of sisterhood. If you do enjoy it and want to continue, we ask that you join Sisterhood.

Bonnie Robinson and Alice Weissmann are co-chairing The Sisterhood Shabbat. It will take place in person at either Temple Shalom or The Berney Theatre. As of today the date is not set, but will hopefully be in Spring. If you’d to participate, please

contact the office and leave a message for either Bonnie or Alice or send an email to sisterhood@szwinnipeg.ca.

Deb Stern is new to the Sisterhood Board and has already arranged a successful program delivered in March titled “Secrets of the Shanghai Jewish Ghetto” presented on ZOOM. This program had almost 100 people attending online!

Marisa Hochman and Louise Raber have a date for The 58th Annual Interfaith Luncheon. Monday, June 12, 2023 at Noon at the Asper Campus. Save the date and watch for details to follow shortly.

The Mitzvah Group has been unable to provide programs at The Simkin Centre. We are hoping for Spring 2023 to have our Annual Mother’s Day Tea. Rochelle Pincovich will be needing volunteers to help cut and serve dainties. If you’d like to be part of this Mitzvah, please leave her a message at the office. The Recreational Therapy and Spiritual Care Programs at the Simkin have been doing many many programs Since Covid shut the building dow. Sisterhood has sent donations to help offset some of the costs.

Our Annual Torah Fund “Tearless Tea” will be in late-April. We really appreciate the support during the Covid times. Watch for more information about Torah Fund in the next few weeks.

Willow Place for Women and Children who find themselves homeless due to marital issues, is still near and dear to Sisterhood. Unfortunately, with the move out of our building, we have no place to receive and store donated goods. If anyone reading this has a space and is willing to have people drop off items (non-perishable), Gloria Cantor our liaison to Willow Place will arrange to have them picked up and delivered. Many people are wanting to donate. Towels (new or used, but washed clean), toiletries, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products and cleaning supplies are always needed. Willow Place has a WISH LIST on line at wwwwillowplaceshelter.ca.

IntraContinental Region of Women’s League of which Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood and Women’s League of Congregation Etz Chayim are affiliates, will hold its annual conference virtually on April 29 and 30, 2023 (see the next page for details). Shaarey Zedek and Etz Chayim are co-hosting this conference.

This is a fabulous opportunity for everyone to get a taste of what Conference is without leaving the comfort of your own home. Information regarding cost and agenda will be announced shortly. It won’t be quite the same online, but here’s a chance to meet people from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado, Mexico City and Texas!

Chag Sameach and be well everyone.

"IntraContinental

Region Still Connected"

Spring Virtual Conference 2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm

Sunday, April 30, 2023 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Speakers

“We’re Still Here: A Message of Resilience and the Need to Adapt” A program with Adrienne Meyers, Ph.D. Keynote Speaker. Dr. Meyers is currently on secondment as the Director of Laboratory Integration in the Office of Population and Public Health with Indigenous Services Canada. Prior to joining Indigenous Services Canada, she served as the Associate Director of the National Sexually Transmitted, Blood-Borne Infection (STBBI) Laboratory Division for Underserved Populations at the National Microbiology Laboratory Branch (NMLB) of the Public Health Agency of Canada. She is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease at the University of Manitoba, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Nairobi.

“Plan Your Going Away Party”

A program with Rena Boroditsky, longtime Executive Director of Chesed Shel Emes’ (a non-profit Jewish Funeral Home in Winnipeg). Ms. Boroditsky is a dynamic, intuitive, highly organized community leader specializing in organizational administration, strategic planning, problem-solving, and education. Extensive knowledge and experience in Jewish death, burial and mourning practices.

Registration ... Instructions for Conference 2023 Group Payment by Check. Please read these instructions carefully: If your Sisterhood or affiliate will be paying your registration as a group (by check), you must still check the box (Pay by Check) and complete the registration form. The Sisterhood or affiliate should be the participants with one check and include a list of those for which they are providing payment. No exceptions can be made. If you have any questions about this, or any "technical" questions about registration in general, text Cathy Leonard at 281455-4955. Please be sure to leave your name at the end of your text.

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Winnipeg Co-Chairs: Sandy Polanski, Shaarey Zedek; Louise Raber, Shaarey Zedek; Brenda Keller, Etz Chayim; Margie Schneider, Conference Chair

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol

Mazel Tov!

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Mazel Tov to Bobby & Beth Goldberg on the marriage of their daughter, Stefanie to Alex Steigerwald on November 4, 2022. Alex is the son of Miriam Fliegel and Dr. Ron Steigerwald, who live in Winnipeg. Proud grandparents are Phyllis Goldberg, Sidney Ritter, Betty Steigerwald and Basia Fliegel.

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Mazel tov to Eduardo Saveliovsky on his retirement in January from Congregation Shaarey Zedek as CFO. Eduardo had been with the shul's staff team for 13 years and is missed by his colleagues and congregants. Thank you, Eduardo, for your years of service.

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel. man tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol

We welcomed Joel Boroditsky as our new Chief Financial Officer who joined our team in November. Joel comes to Shaarey Zedek with 15 years of experience in the accounting field having worked in public practice, and in industries as a Controller. He was born and raised in Winnipeg’s Jewish Community and has had strong links to the community, including as both a camper and counsellor at Camp Massad, and as a member of its Board of Directors in 2015 After a six-year stint in Kelowna, British Columbia, Joel returned to Winnipeg with his family to raise them in the local Jewish community. Welcome, Joel!

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol

Ryder Silver

March 25, 2023

Child of Mara and Shane Silver

Maggie Sokolsky

May 20, 2023

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol

Child of Galina and Alexander Sokolsky

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol

Baillie Finkleman

May 27 2023

Child of Pam Katz and Gary Finkleman

Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, u'mazal tov v'siman Siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman u'mazal tov, siman tov u'mazal tov v'siman tov u'mazal tov, y'hey lanu. Y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey lanu, y'hey lanu, u'l'khol Yis'ra'iel, y'hey

In Memoriam

Louis Billinkoff

Beloved husband of Ruth Billinkoff, father of Lorne Billinkoff and Errol Billinkoff (Nicole Smith)

Oscar Cantin

Beloved father of Sherry (John) Requeima, and Alison Silcoff and brother of Harvey (Yvonne) Cantin

Garry Micflikier

Beloved brother of Allan (Reva) Micflikier and Irv (Susan) Micflikier

Harvey Pollock

Beloved father of Martin Pollock (Lori Hunter), father-in-law of Daniel Globerman (Diane Ducas), brother of Gordon Pollock, Cecile (Monte) Kowall, and brother-in-law of Lynn Pollock

Leah Weinberg

Beloved mother of Lloyd Weinberg, Shoshana Weinberg-Andress, and Garry Weinberg (Asha Nair), sister of Carol (Arnold) Shapiro, and sister-in-law of Myrna Raber

If you would like to send a Condolence Card to the family, please call 204-452-3711 or visit www.szwinnipeg.ca and click on the ‘donate’ button to fill out our online form.

Memorializing Your Loved Ones

Memorials help us immortalize our loved ones and serve as a reminder to us, our community and to future generations. We have a number of memorial products that help perpetuate the legacy of your loved one. Contact us for more information about:

Memorial Plaque in the Chapel

Interactive Yahrzeit Memorial Board

Cemetery Park Bench Project

Annual Yizkor Book

Capital Donations and Dedications

Enhanching a Kiddush for a Yahrzeit Yahrzeit Notifications and Donations

For more information contact Estelle Raber, Life Cycle Director, 204 975 3484 estelle@szwinnipeg.ca

Tributes Jan 1 to Mar 10, 2023

TODAH

RABAH AND

GENERAL

CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM Louis Colish

Mariette Bayer

ALIYAH

CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM

Harold and June Black in celebration of Harold’s 100th birthday

Larry and Glory Fleisher in celebration of Larry’s 88th birthday and in celebration of Glory’s birthday

Decio Hatae and Priscila Kerr Hatae In memory of Lygia Sansigolo Kerr and Elias Rodriques De Mendoca

Murray and Sharon Knazan in celebration of Murray’s birthday

Scott and Riva-Lee McWilliam in celebration of Reva’s birthday

Jerry and Gloria Moscovitch in celebration of Jerry’s 83rd birthday

Rochelle Pincovich in celebration of her Bat Mitzvah anniversary

Debbie Pollock in celebration of Benjamin’s birthday

Lynn Pollock In memory of Abe Bell

Gerald and Sherna Posner in celebration of Gerry’s 80th birthday

Bonnie Robinson in celebration of her birthday

MAZEL TOVS HAVE BEEN SENT TO

Selma Albersheim on her 100th birthday

Isser Held and Family

Oscar Antel on his 100th birthday

Debra Bricker

Laurie and Lesley Goldberg

Gordon Pollock

Dick and Minnie Bell on their special birthdays

Rochelle Pincovich

Bobby and Beth Goldberg on their daughter’s Stefanie marriage

Brian and Jeanne Pauls

Phyllis Goldberg on her granddaughter’s Stefanie marriage

Brian and Jeanne Pauls

Ted Lyons on his 80th birthday

Sybil Plattner

Jerry Moscovitch on his birthday and second Bar Mitzvah

Abe and Toni Berenhaut

Sharon Love

Jerry and Audrey Weiss on the birth of their granddaughter Lucy

Arthur and Denise Waldman

Bill Weissmann on receiving Lieutenant Governor’s Award for the Advancement of Interreligious Understanding and his retirement

Gail Asper OC OM LLD

Earl and Cheryl Barish

Dick and Minnie Bell

Hannon Bell

Ben Berkal and Shirley Labman

Sandra Berkowits

Ken Blankstein-Ure and Jeff Fakes

Lorne and Jill Brandes

Gary and Pamela Brooker

Martin and Mira Buchwald

Roberta Cantor

Sandra Caplan

Neil and Judith Charach

Shelley Chochinov

Arthur and Sarah Cohen and Debbie Maslowsky

Lawrence and Reesa Cohen

Maxine Cristall

Robert Didych

Rabbi Allan Finkel

Larry Fishman and Michele

Feierstein

Robert and Shirley Freedman

Beth Goldenberg

Sandra Gordon

Saul and Brenda Greenberg

Danny and Ellen Hamburg

Larry and Evelyn Hecht

Barry and Penny Hyman

Joel Kay and Cynthia Lazar

Amy Karlinsky and Bryan Magnusson

Murray and Sharon Knazan

Terri Kushner

Phyllis Laveman

Matthew and Nola Lazar

Harvey and Rochelle Litman

Sharon Love

Scott and Riva-Lee McWilliam

John Michaels and Karen Stern and Rachel and Jack

Barbara Neaman

Lillian Neaman and Doug Skoog

Murray Palay and Ivy Kopstein

Brian and Jeanne Pauls

Rochelle Pincovich

Evan and Audra Roitenberg

Gerald and Susan Rosenby

Jackie Rosner

Richard and Joanne Rothberg

Evelyn Schaefer

Perry and Sylvia Schulman

Barry and Marcy Schwartz

Dov, Sarah, Sadie and Molly Secter

Preston and Miriam Segal

Carol Silver

Max Steinkopf

Martin and Arla Strauss

Harry and Rhonda Youell

Arnold and Beverly Zatser

Lillian Zentner

Barbara Zimberg

CARDS OF APPRECIATION HAVE BEEN SENT TO

Bill Weissmann

Jack and Debbie Lipkin

GET WELL WISHES HAVE BEEN SENT TO

Dov Secter

Robert Freedman

CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN MEMORY OF

Sara Abrams Z”L

Lorne and Louise Raber, and Harvey and Elaine Gamer

Bill Adler Z”L Hy Kraitberg

Eva Adler Z”L

Hy Kraitberg

Harry Allan Adler Z”L

Jerry and Gloria Moscovitch

Mary Barish Z”L

Earl and Cheryl Barish

Betty Bell Z”L

Dick and Minnie Bell

Helen Bell Z”L Andi Bell

Dick and Minnie Bell

Leon Bell Z”L Hannon Bell

Rose Bell Z”L

Debbie and Lynn Pollock

Morris Berenhaut Z”L

Abe and Toni Berenhaut

Evelyn Berinstein Z”L

Martin and Roxy Freedman

Louis Bernstein Z”L

Clara Bernstein

Sadie Bess Karr Z”L

Susan Lokken

Clara Bleet Z”L

Rachel Owa

Phyllis Brody Z”L

David Wilder

Harvey Brown Z”L

Jeff Brown and Lori Shenkarow

Jack Brownstone Z”L

Susan Brownstone Brock

Jack Buchalter Z”L

Janet Fleishman and Family

Oscar Cantin Z”L

Ken and Sheila Katz

Jim Carr Z”L

Avie Kaplan and Marla Shell-Kaplan

Percy Devins Z”L

Erica Devins

Yoheved Dil Z”L

Ben and Asnat Gall

Joe Elfenbaum Z”L

Debra Bricker and Family

Lorne and Louise Raber

Meyer Engel Z”L

Engel Family

Morris Erenberg Z”L

David and Yale Erenberg

Pauline Essers Z”L

Hannon Bell

Irvin Feldman Z”L

Ross Feldman

Bronia Fox Z”L

Engel Family

Bernie Frankel Z”L

Arthur and Denise Waldman

Arnold Frieman Z”L

Myra Frieman

Morris Gardner Z”L

Jeremy and Maureen Gordon

... In Memory Of Continued

Jennie Garfinkel Z”L

Marvin Garfinkel

Merle Garfinkel Z”L

Royle and Faina Derbitsky and Family

David Glass Z”L

Matthew Glass

Bev Golden Z”L

Jeremy and Sally Lipschitz

Jerrold Goldenberg Z”L

Beth Goldenberg and Family

Dina Granove Z”L

Esther Klein Friedman

Marvin Garfinkel

Avie Kaplan and Marla Shell-Kaplan

Lorne and Louise Raber

Joel and Penny Shefrin

Betty Greenfeld Z”L

Brian and Jeanne Pauls

Mayer Gutwilik Z”L

Fay-Lynn Katz

Elyse Halprin Z”L

Avie Kaplan and Marla Shell-Kaplan

Marty Halprin Z”L

Philip and Brenda Halprin

Shirley Hendin Z”L

Michele and Ted Doctoroff

Lorne and Louise Raber

Rochelle Hoffer Z”L

Michael and Bonnie Helper

Gary Hyman and Miriam Corne

Isador Jacobson Z”L

Anita Neville

Sonia Jacobson Z”L

Anita Neville

Henry Jarniewski Z”L

Belle Jarniewski

Philip Katz

Fay-Lynn Katz

Tilly Katz Z”L

Fay-Lynn Katz

Daniel Klass Z”L

Sybil Plattner

Sylvia Knazan Z”L

Murray and Sharon Knazan

Lily Koven Z”L

Zivey and Rhoda Feldman

Morris Kraitberg Z”L

Hy Kraitberg and Terri Slotnick

Alvin Kravetsky Z”L

Daniel and Audrey Kravetsky

Goldie Kravetsky Z”L

Daniel and Audrey Kravetsky

Earle Laveman Z”L

Phyllis Laveman

Goldie Laveman Z”L

Phyllis Laveman

Karen LeGoff Z”L

Michael and Jay LeGoff

Shirley Lipkin Z”L

Larry and Glory Fleisher

Katherine Masarsky Z”L

Nancy Masarsky

Fanny Merkel Z”L

Shelley Chochinov

Freda Merkel Z”L

Shelley Chochinov

Isaac Merkel Z”L

Shelley Chochinov

Morris Merkel Z”L

Shelley Chochinov

Chazzan Stephen Merkel Z”L

Shelley Chochinov

Boris Mesbur Z”L

Donald and Belva Gutkin

Itzik and Anne Joudan

Garry Micflikier Z”L

Lorne and Louise Raber

Mildred Mintz Z”L

Steven Mintz

Leslie Namak Z”L

Gerald and Mickey Namak

Minda Namak Z”L

Gerald Namak

David Nepon Z”L

Gertrude Nepon

Sally Sara Nelko Z”L

Sam and Wendy Wilder and Lynne Trachtenberg

Herbert Nitikman Z”L

Donald and Belva Gutkin

Itzik and Anne Joudan

Aaron Packer Z”L

Marvin and Sandy Polanski

Pearl Palay Z”L

Murray Palay and Ivy Kopstein

Trevor Paul Z”L

Robert and Elaine Paul

Rita Pearlman Z”L

Rochelle Pincovich

David Perlov Z”L

Brian and Jeanne Pauls

Benjamin Joseph Permack Z”L

Sheldon Permack

Molly Clarice Pitsch Z”L

Marvin Garfinkel

Molly Pitsch Z”L

Sheila Rabb

Harvey Pollock Z”L

Dick and Minnie Bell

Patricia Charad

Joel and Jessica Cogan

Isser Held and Family

Ken and Sheila Katz

Eleanor Kives

Peter and Karen Leipsic

Gerald and Mickey Namak

Barbara Neaman

Anita Neville

Sybil Plattner

Marvin and Sandy Polanski

Rick and Bonney Pollick

Gordon Pollock

Gerald and Susan Rosenby

Perry and Sylvia Schulman

Lewis and Freya Wasel

Mischa Pollock Z”L

Debbie and Lynn Pollock

David Portigal Z”L

Allan and Gloria Cantor

Ben Raber Z”L

Sharon Allentuck

Mavis Rabkin Z”L

Ben Berkal and Shirley Labman

Lorne Billinkoff

Leesa Streifler

Jonah Posner Lillian Zentner

Max Reich Z”L

Lorraine Reiner

Barry Reiner Z”L

Lorraine Reiner

Hinda Ritter Z”L

Sidney Ritter

Mona Rodkin Z”L

Judy Rodkin

Elias Rodriques De Mendoca Z”L

Priscila Kerr Hatae

Benjamin Rosenhek Z”L

Eric and Rochelle Rosenhek

Pearl Rosenhek Z”L

Eric and Rochelle Rosenhek

Abraham Rothstein Z”L

Gerald and Susan Rosenby

Lucy Rothstein Z”L

Gerald and Susan Rosenby

Lily Rubenstein Z”L

Arnold and Beverly Zatser

Marion Saper Z”L

James Saper

Monty Saper Z”L

James Saper

Harvey Sawyer Z”L

Toby Sawyer

Toby Schnoor Z”L

Abe and Barbara Anhang

Joel and Bonnie Antel

Herb Schwartzman Z”L

Sidney Schwartzman

Marsha Schwartzman Z”L

Sidney Schwartzman

Albert Segal Z”L

Steven Moscovitch and Sharon Segal and Family

Rivka Selchen Z”L

Murray and Sharon Knazan

Ruth Shell Z”L

David and Marli Lerner and Family

Dorys Silver Z”L

Dick and Minnie Bell

Morris Louis Silver Z”L

Dick and Minnie Bell

Dolly Silverman Goodman Z”L

Rita Shapera Jacob

Selma Smordin Z”L

Ron and Jill Stier and Family

Sidney Soronow Z”L

David and Marisa Hochman and Family

Gary Hyman and Miriam Corne

Jack and Carol Lezack

Judith Roman

Gerald and Susan Rosenby

Adele Standil Z”L

Alan Standil

Esther Stern Z”L

John Michaels and Karen Stern

Hilda Stern Z”L

Terry and Carole Gutkin

Jocelyn Stern Katz Z”L

Donni and Marlene Stern

Brian Swartz

Linda, Mel, Michael, Devyn, and Reegan McChene

Myer Thompson Z”L

Gail Asper OC OM LLD and Michael Paterson

Ruth Clapman

Avie Kaplan and Marla Shell-Kaplan

Barbara Neaman and Allan Finkel

Eric and Susan Vickar and Family

Stanley Thow Z”L

Allyne Thow

Shirley Velin Z”L

Hy Kraitberg and Terri Slotnick

Donald Weidman Z”L

Martin and Roxy Freedman

Saul and Brenda Greenberg

Gary Hyman and Miriam Corne

Robert and Judy Jack

Larry and Rhoda Kussin and Family

Leah Weinberg Z”L

Abe and Barbara Anhang

Anita Neville

Faye and Frayda Raber and Charles Wiseman

Miriam Wexler Levy Z”L

Fanny Levy

TREE OF LIFE

Joseph Wilder Z”L

David Wilder

Morris Wiwierski Z”L

Garry Wiwierski

Sylvia Wolfe Z”L

Irene Boxer-Meyrowitz

Clara Wolk Z”L

Eric and Rochelle Rosenhek

Rose Yakir Z”L

Philip and Brenda Yakir and Family

Goldie Zaidman Z”L

Shelley Chochinov

Eva Zatser Z”L

Arnold and Beverly Zatser

Jeanette Zimmer Z”L

Joel and Bonnie Antel

LEAVES ON THE TREE OF LIFE

Allan Finkleman on his 75th birthday

Adrienne Katz

Elaine Golumbia on her 75th birthday from her children, Jenny and Hart

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