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Take a look at and enjoy our latest newsletter format. The links above will take you to the sections in question or you can scroll down to see the entire issue. At the end of the newsletter, you can find links to our upcoming services and events, a calendar, important info about our shul, how to donate and how to contact us. A good way to become acquainted is to visit our website at shirlibeynu.ca. We want to hear from you, so keep in touch!
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HIGH HOLY DAYS WITH SHIR LIBEYNU
Registration for memberships (which include tickets to all services) has begun. Single service tickets will be on sale in mid-August, subject to availability. As in years past, there is no charge for children to the age of 13, who will once again benefit from a host of wonderful programs and special services.
***New this year is an early Rosh Hashanah morning family service, especially for those with young children, and led by Rabbi Goldberg.
As an unaffiliated congregation without support from major foundations or federations, your membership fees and donations pay for all that we offer at High Holy Days and during the year; staffing, rentals, administration, kiddishes and other free meals, children's programs and all other costs. Being a member of Shir Libeynu places you within a haymishe, progressive community and gives you access to spiritual services, cultural and educational programs and a circle of caring, creative people dedicated to a meaningful Jewish life.
High Holy Days at Shir Libeynu
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GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND UP ON THE ROOF: KABBALAT SHABBAT
August 7th @ 7:30 p.m. at the MNJCC | |
We will bring in the Sabbath bride on Friday night by meeting in the chapel for a joyous, musical service led by Rabbi Aviva and Chazzan Daniela, and then viewing the summer sky on the MNJCC's rooftop* (weather permitting).
A light Kiddush of sweets and fruits will follow the service.
All are welcome.
*The MNJCC rooftop is accessible by elevator and stairways, and we will place a few chairs there for those congregants who need them.
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CONTEMPLATIVE CHANTING SERVICE
August 15th @ 10:30 a.m. at the MNJCC | |
Please join us for our next contemplative chanting service. We'll chant, we'll sing, we'll pray, and best of all, we'll get a chance to catch our breaths!
Led by Lorne Blumer, with other talented members of the Shir Libeynu community providing music and song.
There will be an opportunity for those who wish to recite the Mourner's Kaddish.
Please note that we will not be reading Torah at this service.
Light refreshments will be served after the service.
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September 5th @ 10:30 a.m. at the MNJCC
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Please join us at the last Sabbath morning service before the High Holy Days, led by Rabbi Aviva and Chazzan Daniela. We will be joyfully welcoming Phineas and Eliana into the community. We thank their fathers, Jon Novick and Denis Frawley, for sponsoring the kiddish after the service.
Our children's program (ages 3 to 8) will have special activities and stories.
There will be an early-morning adult learning session, led by Rabbi Goldberg.
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KABBALAT SHABBAT: THE JUNIOR EDITION
August 7th @ 7:30 p.m.at the MNJCC (Room 305)
Friday evening is the time when the Sabbath arrives. With Rebecca, learn about the ways we welcome Shabbat/Shabos.
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HIGH HOLY DAYS: THE JUNIOR EDITION
Free childcare and children's programming is available for all children three years of age and older. Children must be registered on our High Holy Days form.
Our engaging program for children ages three to eight features educational crafts, stories about the holidays, interactive, age-appropriate services led by Rabbi Aviva Goldberg (early morning on the first day of Rosh Hashanah) and Jamie Flagal, our president (Yom Kippur morning), as well as music moments with our Chazzan Daniela Gesundheit.
The hands-on activities offered on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are developed by our children's educational programmer, Rebecca Sheridan, who has been running our children's Shabbat and High Holy Day programs for the past two years.
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COMING UP: B'NEI MITZVAH NEW INFORMATION SESSION
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We are recruiting families with young people who will be age 13 in 2016. Our next b'nei mitzvah program will begin in the autumn of 2015, when we will welcome a small cohort of candidates.
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Sophie became a Bat Mitzvah last Spring
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Zev became a Bar MItzvah in 2013. Here he is with his friends and family after the service
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The info session will focus on the learning-enrichment sessions and other details of our unique, enriching program (see below for more information; sign up NOW to be sent information on upcoming session. Read More
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INCLUSIVE PRACTICES: NO SHIR LIBEYNITE LEFT BEHIND
This is an informal series of Jewish learning workshops on various topics that our members say are important and relevant to them. They will usually take place after the Kiddushes, in the chapel or classroom at the MNJCC, usually starting at 12:45 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. ** (New for next service)** - For the September service, you can learn with the rabbi before our service, at 9 a.m., in Room 305. You do not need expertise in any of these topics in order to participate.
OUR NEXT LEARNING WORKSHOP
Breakfast with The Rabbi
Towards the Days of Awe: Honing Your Inner Self for the High Holy Days
September 5th @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 305 (down the hall from the chapel) at the MNJCC
Join Rabbi Aviva Goldberg before the regular Shabbat service.
Rabbi Goldberg will be leading a conversational introduction to the upcoming holiday season. Beyond all of the practical preparations for starting the new year, how do we ready our inner selves as we approach this period of intense celebration, reflection and recommitment to Jewish life. What are our goals and how will we know if they have been met?
Please bring your own coffee and nosh. We will not be serving breakfast.
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SHIR LIBEYNU PEOPLE
Mazel Tov to Lorne Blumer, whose recent blog edition, with its series on the morning prayer, was included in the latest newsletter issue from the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Lorne is a long-time member of Shir Libeynu, a former board member who served at large and as secretary for many years and, now, continues to serve by leading contemplative chanting rituals and co-leading other Shabbat services. Lorne and the band of member musicians who assist regularly in the Contemplatives have enriched our community by introducing us to this alternative path to worship.
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MILESTONES
Stay in touch with your mispucha: let us know about significant milestones - the happy and the sad, the celebrations and accomplishments - so we may inform the community. Write to us.
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LIFECYCLES AND SUPPORT
In Jewish tradition, we benefit from laughing and crying and celebrating and mourning together as a community. Here are some life cycle events that can be marked through Jewish practice and participation.
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HEART TO HEART COMMUNITY RECEPTION
August 10th: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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We are pleased to be a returning organizational partner of and donor to this year's Heart to Heart community reception and program. It brings together 20 Israeli teenagers, both Jewish and Palestinian, who share a rural experience at Camp Shomria near Ottawa for three weeks, and then return to Toronto where they stay with local residents, and experience the city. It culminates in a reception: For just $20 ($15 for students and seniors), you can attend the event, enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal, welcome participants and hear these young change-makers speak about the challenges and adventures they have faced together. This year's reception is being held in the event hall at Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave West.
Want to be more involved? Shir Libeynu is looking for five volunteers to help out on the evening of the reception. There are other ways to contribute as well. Please contact us before July 31 (firm) to let us know if you'd like to attend and/or volunteer. This is a truly memorable evening that is not to be missed!
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