2013 Bar and Bat Mitzvah Bookings
The calendar for 2013 is open to accept bookings for Bar and Bat Mitzvah. Please keep in mind when considering a date, that your son must be at least 13 years old according to his Hebrew birth date, and your daughter must be at least 12 years old according to her Hebrew birth date. Please contact the synagogue office for a booking form and assistance.
Membership Renewal and High Holiday Tickets
Beit Rayim membership renewal forms, invoice and information updates for 2010/11 have been mailed. If you have not received yours please contact the Synagogue office asap. Details for this year’s HHD services on the Lebovic Campus are included here, the schedule of fees can be found here, the calculation sheet is here, and payment authorization form here.
It continues to be the policy of Beit Rayim that no one will be denied membership for financial reasons. This year we have now established a special email address which gives you a direct, CONFIDENTIAL, contact to the Fair Dues Committee. Please email fairdues@beitrayim.org if you would like to apply for assistance.
Special New Membership Offer
Perhaps your friends, neighbours or relatives would like to be part of our \"House of Friends\"? As unveiled in the latest issue of our Summer Bulletin, we are offering a special rate of only $540.00 per year for each of the first two years. This package, which is an ideal alternative for anyone you know interested in High Holy Day tickets only, includes:
Here\'s an example of being a member vs. just buying High Holy Day tickets: $180 per adult x 2 adults + $54 per child + $72 per youth = $486.00
That translates to only an extra $54 for membership in our Synagogue! Please contact shalom@beitrayim.org or call 905-889-0276 ext 31.
Youth Department Discount Deadline
Hurry Up...Deadline to join the youth department at the discounted rate is August 31st. Don't miss this chance to join the Beit Rayim youth department and receive discounts on program rates throughout the year! Click here for details.
The PJ Library Program comes to York Region
The PJ Library is a new initiative of UJA Federation in York region in which Beit Rayim is a core partner. The PJ Library delivers high a quality Jewish kids\' book or CD monthly directly to your home. The inside flap of each book lists key concepts and terms used as well as presenting family activities that build on the book or CD.
This award-winning Jewish program, started by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in 2005, now touches over 125 communities across North America is in part designed to spark meaningful Jewish conversations within family settings.
The PJ Library is free of charge. Really, there are no strings attached. In Year 3, PJ Library families are invited to make a donation to help expand The PJ Library.
As the goal of the PJ Library program is to reach as many families with Jewish children as possible, all Beit Rayim families will be included unless you specifically indicate that you do not wish to participate. Furthermore, should you find that the texts are not age appropriate please feel free to share them with family, friends or neighbours living in York Region. The first book will arrive in August. You can learn more about the PJ Library at www.pjlibrary.org
Tikkun Adamah Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA)
A session on Tikkun Adamah will be held as part of the Bayview Corridor Mitvah Day on April 25.
Jewish farmer Daniel Hoffmann of The Cutting Veg Organic Farm, in partnership with the Kavanah Organic Community Teaching Garden, is thrilled to present the 2010 Tikkun Adamah CSA!
This is a mutually beneficial partnership in which individuals or
families receive fresh, local, organically grown produce weekly, while
supporting local farmers and sustainable growing practices.
The Cutting Veg Organic Farm grows and sources local, organic produce, and community members will come to the Kavanah Garden at the Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan on Thursday afternoons, from June to October, to pick up their weekly share. Become a part of the new Jewish food movement today!
For more information, www.thecuttingveg.com or contact Daniel Hoffmann at daniel@thecuttingveg.com, or 647.388.7444
ECRUSY Newsletter
Dear ECRUSY Parent,
Welcome to the first edition of the ECRUSY Parent Newsletter. This newsletter will contain information about dates, conventions, volunteer opportunities, holidays, and more. We hope you'll enjoy reading it, and learning more about what's happening in our region.
Hag kasher v'sameach, a happy and kosher Passover!
Rabbi Jennifer Gorman
Click here to see the newsletter.
Helping Victims in Chile
As everyone knows, there was another cataclysmic earthquake, this time on February 27, in Chile.
Our hearts go out to the victims and their families. We know that many members of our affiliated congregations will want to donate to earthquake victims in Chile as they did for Haiti.
This time, we are collecting money together with Masorti Olami, the umbrella organization for Conservative synagogues across the world outside North America and Israel. (There are six Conservative/Masorti shuls in Chile.)
If you are in Canada and need a tax receipt, please send your donation to:
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
CHILE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
Attn: Rhond Schild
1000 Finch Avenue West Suite 508
Toronto, ON M3J 2V5
Passover 2010
Passover recycling in Vaughan at Garnet Williams C.C.
Click here to see letter from Mayor, Linda Jackson.
Passover Food Drive
Passover Food Drive: March 3 - March 17, 2010
Delivery Day: Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Haggadah reads "All who are hungry - let them come and eat. All who are needy - let them come and celebrate the Passover with us."
Participate in the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section 2010 Passover Food Drive and make a difference!
- Donate generously - monetary donations will be used to buy food at wholesale prices and a tax receipt will be issued. Please call the NCJWC-TS Passover Food Drive at 416.633.5100 or click here for the monetary form.
- Drop off Kosher for Passover food to Council House - 4700 Bathurst St. or at participating grocery stores, schools, community centres and synagogues.
- Help sort, pack and supervise.
- Delivery Day Sunday March 21 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Come to 4700 Bathurst St. ready to deliver. Students can earn volunteer hours.
Bring a helper, a dolly and do a mitzvah.
Kosher for Passover items most needed:
* Matzo/ Matzo Meal * Gefilte Fish * Canned Tuna * Tea * Crackers* Canned Fruit * Apple Sauce * Grape/Apple Juice
* Macaroons/Cookies * Jam * Potato Pancake Mix * Soup / Side Dish
Mercaz Essay Contest
MERCAZ-Canada, MERCAZ USA and Women's League for Conservative Judaism announce the opening of their biennial essay contest for teenagers.
The winners receive scholarships for Conservative movement-sponsored trips and study programs in Israel.
The contest will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism.
Deadline for Applicants: March 1, 2010.
Click here for more details.
For further information, contact MERCAZ-CANADA 416.667.1717 or 1.866.357.3384 or Mercaz Essay Contest website.
School Raffle 2010
This exciting project will help raise money for our school and youth programs.
Raffle prizes include summer camp fees (both overnight and day camp) and a Dell Inspiron computer, as well as incentive prizes for active participation.
All students of our Hebrew School have a book of raffle tickets and instructions.
The purchase of raffle tickets by Hebrew School families is strictly optional but we hope that you will actively support this initiative by purchasing at least one raffle ticket and approaching friends, family and neighbours with the others.
Draw date February 28, 2010.
Click here for full details.
Purim- Mishloah Manot Program 2010/ 5770 is Launched
Beit Rayim's annual Mishloah Manot program allows you to fulfill one of the special mitzvot of Purim and at the same time support the Rabbi's Mitzvah Fund which helps those in need.
In the first week of February, all member households will receive a complete information package and order form by regular mail.
The deadline for ordering is Friday, February 12.
A copy of the information package can be viewed right now by clicking here to download a pdf .(Note: The package by regular mail will include a membership list which we cannot provide at our website for privacy reasons).
If you would like to send in your order form by email, you can click here to open and save the order form page in MS Word format.
Project Connect
A team of Beit Rayim volunteers, under the direction of Paula Silver, have embarked on a new initiative called Project Connect. Its purpose is to establish a database of the interests, skills, talents and hobbies of our members. The data will be used to encourage volunteering and develop our resources, while fostering closer relationships between our members and the synagogue.
To complete the Project Connect questionnaire online, please click here.
Lecture and Camp Fair
Sunday, January 31, 2010
What: a lecture discussing how parents can meet the challenge of raising selfreliant, optimistic children in a nervous world!
Where: Sheraton Parkway North (600 Hwy 7 E, Richmond Hill)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm
Click here for full details.
Black and White Gala
Saturday, January 23, 2010.
"A Hot event for a Cold Night" Great band, Silent and live auctions, Dessert table, Dance the night away and more!
For more details contact msomers@beitrayim.org or by phone to Marilyn Somers at 416.402.9044
Click here for full details.
Annual Hazak Shabbat
Our 3rd Annual Hazak Shabbat is January 2, 2010
Are you 55 or older?
we are looking for participants!
There are many ways you too can be involved.
Please call Janice Cohen to choose a part in Hebrew or English to read.
Please contact Beit Rayim Office for more details at 905.889.0276 ex.31 or by email admin@beitrayim.org