SeptemberOctober 2015

Kol Echad

The Voice of Congregation Shir Chadash

Second Floor, Albert Community Centre
610 Clarence Avenue, South, Saskatoon, SK S7H 2E2
(306) 242-3756 www.shirchadash.com

Message from the President

Hello everyone,

This issue I would like to thank a number of board members

and congregants who have done such an amazing job all year of
keeping this magnificent community running.

We are indebted to our treasurer Ray Lennark, who kept

meticulous records for us for these past few years. A huge thank
you to Laurianne who, as secretary, manages to make sense out
of our meetings, recording coherent minutes that make us look
good! She and Barb manage the library, culling and adding books
as they arrive. Barb also looks after Sisterhood and handles all the
food requirements that arise throughout our liturgical year. Thank
you to Ruth who teaches Hebrew school and manages our website.
Thank you to Sheryl for handling membership and challot.
We thank Harold who has seen to it that we have a new phone,
an answering service, a new vacuum cleaner, and initiated hiring
someone to come in once a week to clean and do busy work in the
shul. Thank you to Perry who gets our much-loved newsletter out
and looks after the archives. Thank you to our Ritual Chair, Ben,
who sets all our times for services, engaged Cantor Bashari for our
upcoming High Holy Day services, and who watches over us all.

And thanks to Myra and Suzanne who organize onegs.

(Remember, we are fewer in number so you will receive more
frequent requests to host an oneg; if you enjoy the camaraderie of
schmoozing after services, please say yes when asked.) A special
thank you to Manny who has been diligent in corresponding with
the city regarding our section at Woodlawn Cemetary.

And finally a heartfelt thank you to Linda who nearly every

Friday evening and Saturday morning conducts services for us. She

Presidents message continues p. 2

Simchas & Announcements

Happy birthday
to Suzanne Basker, Al Zack, David Gersher, Kjell Madsen,
Joan Holdstock.

Mazel tov
to Bette-Ellen and Harold Gonick on their wedding anniversary.
Unveiling
The unveiling of Murray Browns headstone will be held at
Woodlawn Cemetery on September 20, 2015, at 11 am.
Annual ACM and Board Meeting
The Annual Congregational Meeting and elections followed by
a board meeting will be held at the shul on Sunday, September
27, at 10 am. We encourage all members to attend.

Presidents message continued from p. 1

also chaired our Holocaust Memorial Service committee and is my

sounding board when I want to yell! And thank you to Hanna who
fills in on Fridays when Linda is not available and who added so
much to our Holocaust Memorial Service with her El Mole.

Thank you to all who contribute to our special events by

bringing food or pitching in to help in any way you can. For you
are the ones who make this congregation function so well and
continue to be the warm and caring community that it is. Each one
of you has a gift to offer, and I thank you for giving so generously.
I still have a couple of items on my bucket list for the coming
year. One is to find a home for the Chumashim in the north tower.
The other is to eliminate all non-biodegradable items in the shul.
Given the state of our province, our country, and the planet, we
have to start somewhere, and it might as well be in our shul. Id
like to begin by eliminating foil and plastic wrap and reduce the
use of paper products, where possible, in order to preserve what
forest we have left after this summer of infernos. We can all work
to protect the environmental gift we were given.
Lshana tova to you all.
MMM

August 21 and 22


August 28 and 29
September 4 and 5
September 18 and 19

September 25 and 26



October 2 and 3


October 16 and 17

October 23 and 24


October 30 and 31

Yahrzeits

Rabbi Josef Goldstein

Elul 9
Herschel Diamond
Elul 11
George Taylor
Elul 12
Murray Brown
Elul 19
Ken Epstein
Elul 23
Maurice Medline
Tishrei 6
Sylvia Reznick
Tishrei 11
Abraham Basker
Tishrei 13
Rebeka Caplan
Tishrei 13
Henry Lehrer
Tishrei 14
Alexander Wayman
Tishrei 16
Dora Goldstein
Tishrei 23
Susan Kassen
Tishrei 13
Tillie Taylor
Tishrei 25
Edward Larter
Cheshvan 5
Asher Lehrer
Cheshvan 9
Clara Goldenberg
Cheshvan 11
Sam Dolovich
Cheshvan 15
Abe Sonnenschein
Cheshvan 16
Lily Swartz
Cheshvan 22

Yizkor Book

If you have name(s) you would like included in the Yizkor Book,
please submit them in writing by September 11 to Perry Millar, c/o
the shul or at 13streeteditorial@sasktel.net. The cost is $18 per name.

Make Your Mark in the 2015 Election

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Services

Erev Shabbat: Services as usual unless noted below

Shabbat:

Upcoming Jewish Holidays

8:00 pm
10:00 am

All services are at Congregation Shir Chadash unless otherwise

noted. They will be led by Cantor Mordechai Bashari. For more
information call 306-242-3756.
NOTE: Services and service times below subject to change.

Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sunday, September 13

7:15 pm
Rosh Hashanah, Day 1: Monday, September 14
Morning service
9:00 am
Tashlich: at riverbank following morning service,
weather permitting
Mincha/Maariv
7:00 pm
Rosh Hashanah, Day 2: Tuesday, September 15
Morning service
9:00 am
Mincha/Maariv
7:00 pm
Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidrei): Tuesday, September 22 sharp 7:00 pm
Yom Kippur: Wednesday, September 23
Morning service followed by Yizkor
9:00 am
Mincha/Maariv
sharp 4:00 pm
Breaking of the Fast at Spadina Towers party room ~7:45 pm
Erev Sukkot: Sunday, September 27
Sukkot, Day 1: Monday, September 28
Morning service
TBA
Mincha/Maariv
TBA
Sukkot, Day 2: Tuesday, September 29
Morning service
TBA
Mincha/Maariv
TBA
Shabbat/Chol HaMoed Sukkot: Saturday, October 3
10:00 am
Kiddush: weather permitting, kosher potluck after
service in Sukkah at Linda Epsteins.
Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor: Monday, October 5
Morning service followed by Yizkor
TBA
Erev Simchat Torah: Monday, October 5
TBA
Simchat Torah, Hakafot: Tuesday, October 6
TBA