Programs
Books ‘n Bagels 2010-11
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Books and Bagels returns with a varied series of 3 novels and 2 non-fiction titles guaranteed to stimulate discussion. Mark these dates in your calendar:
Sunday October 17
Gabriella Goliger will read from her new novel which is being launched in September. Achingly honest Girl Unwrapped is a novel about forbidden love, isolation, and the search for personal truth despite the stranglehold of family history.
Sunday November 28
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Matalon Lagnado (2007) will be reviewed by artist Fortunée Shugar.
Sunday December 12
The Shiksa Syndrome by Laurie Graff (2008) will be reviewed by Rabbi Garten.
March 2011
City of Oranges: Arabs and Jews in Jaffa by Adam Lebor (2006) will be reviewed by Hal Burnham.
April 2011
Day After Night by Anita Diamant (2009) will be reviewed.
More details about these two programmes will be provided later.
All books are available through the Ottawa Public Library. The Temple Israel Library, Malca Pass Library and Greenberg Families Library (JCC) have some of these titles as well
Everyone is invited to enjoy a complimentary breakfast beginning at 9:30 am, followed by a presentation and discussion at 10:00am. For more information please contact Shayla Mindell.
Caring Corner
The Caring Committee has had a busy first year. After our successful efforts in reaching out to new members of Temple, we have moved on to serve as a catalyst for engaging all Temple members. Over Passover, two of our committee hosted 8 people at their seders. We also facilitated other members attendance at family seders. This outreach enabled people to share in the Passover festival in a meaningful manner.
Our ongoing project, which was launched this year, is community based Saturday evening “Pot Lucks”. This allows for the opportunity to share Havdallah and dinner with other Temple members who live in the same neighbourhood. The committee provides the braided candle, spices, wine as well as instructions and blessings to make Havdallah
A number of generous people have offered their homes and 5 pot lucks took place in April. There are still available seats for the June 12 pot luck in the Centrepointe area. If you are interested please contact Margaret Delicate or the caring committee at caring@templeisraelottawa.ca. The “Pot Luck” is an ongoing project to facilitate connections in our Temple community. We plan to continue this project after the High Holidays in the fall. Other than bringing a dish to share there is no charge. We are very excited about the early success of these events. We hope they will lead to more interchanges between our members.
We would love to add new members and new ideas to the committee. Anyone interested can contact Annette Werk. We welcome your participation.
Annette Werk
Kos Rishon
Temple Israel has embarked on a new social project named “Kos Rishon” (First cup). Every Monday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Temple members and their friends are welcome to come to Temple Israel for a casual get-together. There is no specific program, but people can choose to discuss any topic. This is an attempt to create a friendly environment so that people can feel more connected to the community and make new friends over complimentary light refreshments.
Sami Sourani
Babies and Tots
Babies and Tots is a new Temple playgroup for babies, preschoolers and their parents, meeting on Tuesday mornings from 9:15 to 11:15 am in the basement of the shul. Join us for play, crafts, and lots of fun. Please bring your own peanut-free snack.
Drop-in and stay as long as you like, there is a pay what you can fee (suggested $2 per visit) to cover the cost of the craft supplies and the toys. Feel free to contact Dina for more information.
Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat is a child-centered, music-based Shabbat morning service for preschoolers and their parents. We sing, dance, pray and make kiddush, all before 10:15 am. Tot Shabbat will take place October 16, November 13 and December 11, in the Bayit (directly next door to the Temple building at 1295 Prince of Wales Drive.)
We start at 9:30 am and finish before 10:15 am. For those who wish to attend regular Shabbat Services afterwards, babysitting will be provided in the Temple Israel kindergarten classroom. Space is limited, so if you wish to attend, please call or email Dina at 613-759-4488 or Schnilburs@gmail.com.
We are meeting monthly this fall. If there is greater interest than the space permits, we can look at meeting more frequently to accommodate more children.
L'Shana Tova
Dina Schneider
