Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 13 Adar 5781 |
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Friday Night Candle Lighting 5:23 PM
Saturday Night Havdallah 6:23 PM
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Next Week
Friday Night Candle Lighting 5:37 PM
Saturday Night Havdallah 6:37 PM
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We look forward to you joining us this evening for our Purim festivities starting at 6:00 PM with Maariv and the Megillah reading. You can participate on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/886548503 and follow along with the Megillah reading by clicking here.
Happy Purim from the KBI Team!
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We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about masks since last Purim. Not the masks we might have worn on that day, but the ones that we have been wearing every day since. And we have continued that practice for close to a year, covering up a part of ourselves in order to protect ourselves.
Esther also needed to hide part of herself in our story. It is only when her very life was on the line, that she had the courage to reveal the fullness of herself. In that moment, she removed her mask, removed the protection that it provided, and was willing to expose all of who she was.
Long before March 2020, we walked around with masks on. Pretending to be something that we are not. Hiding the fullness of ourselves for fear of whether we will be accepted or loved for all of who we are. The Purim story is not about putting masks on, but about taking them off. It isn’t about hiding who you are, but about being the fullest version of yourself.
While we must continue to wear our physical masks, let’s all gain from the story of Purim the courage to remove the other masks that we wear, being all of who we are, just as Queen Esther did millennia ago.
Shabbat Shalom
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THE KBI CHORAL SHABBAT MA'ARIV VIRTUAL PROJECT |
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This week's virtual choral Shabbat prayer is Ahavat Olam, the last prayer before the Sh'ma, wherein we praise God for giving us the Torah, a sign of God's love for the Jewish People. It appears on page 29 of the blue Sim Shalom Siddur for Shabbat and Festivals. As with all the videos in this series, time is given for private prayer between the p'ticha (opening) and the chatima (summary, closing) text. https://youtu.be/0LU98Wu1cU0
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KBI OFFICE CLOSURE
Our office will be staffed every day of the week. We still ask that anyone who plans to come by the synagogue alert us in advance so we can assure someone is there to meet them at that time. The best way to reach any of our office staff, clergy, or lay leadership is via email and all of the relevant synagogue email addresses are listed below.
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Please visit our KBI Virtual page for a listing of all our virtual programming!
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ONLINE & IN-PERSON SERVICES SCHEDULE |
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SHABBAT IN-PERSON REGISTRATION
As we are now able to host a larger number of members for our in-person services, please fill out a registration form if you would like to attend Kabbalat Shabbat and/or Shabbat morning services.
You must register to attend both services and the deadline is Noon on Fridays.
In-Person Kabbalat Shabbat Registration - Click Here
In-Person Shabbat Morning Registration - Click Here
Weekdays - 7:30 AM (Zoom)
Anyone can join on ZOOM at https://zoom.us/j/886548503 or dial-in by phone at 647-374-4685 then input the meeting ID (886 548 503). Press *6 to mute and un-mute yourself when calling in.
Evening Services
Mondays & Wednesdays - 5:45 PM (Zoom)
Anyone can join on ZOOM at https://zoom.us/j/886548503 or dial-in by phone at 647-374-4685 then input the meeting ID (886 548 503). Press *6 to mute and un-mute yourself when calling in.
Friday, February 19
Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, February 20
Hachanah l’Shabbat
Shabat Morning Service
Havdallah
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OUR LEADERSHIP
Senior Rabbi ■ Rabbi Eytan Kenter
Associate Rabbi ■ Rabbi Deborah Zuker
Cantor ■ Cantor Jason Green
President ■ Judah Silverman
Gabbai Rishon ■ Norm Ferkin
Ba'al Koreh ■ Kalman Estrin
Interim Executive Director ■ Elisheva Brantz
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LET US KNOW
Please notify the Shul office of any congregant and/or family member who is ill or hospitalized; or, if you know of an individual who has moved or entered a residential placement. Additionally, please let us know if you or someone you know may require some additional support in this challenging time. Your call will ensure that our Clergy can follow up with visits, calls, and healing prayers 613-728-3501 Ext. 221
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ANNIVERSARY
Mazal Tov to Paula & Emanuel Agulnik, Marie & Howard Levine, on their wedding anniversary!
YAHRZEITS
February 27 to March 5
Dorothy Abramovitch Kom
Louis Isaac Abramowitz
Minnie Bernstein
Rita Cass
Stan Chark
Bryna Chark
Rose Cohen
Sidney Cwinn
Bertha Dover
Irving Eisenstat
Shirley Eisenstat
Joseph Ellenberg
Susan Fisher
Sam Fogel
Harry Charles Freedman
Albert Goldschmidt
Rachel Gould
Barbara Greenberg
Zelda Greenberg
Yale Greenberg
Zelda Kaminsky
Samuel Lazear
Jack Malek
Bessie Maser
Philip Melnick
Isidore Potechin
Samuel (Bob) Ritter
Freida Roodman
Lillian Saslove
Lilyan Saxe
Judith Schneiderman
Garry Sherman
Janet Slone Taylor
Solomon Steinberg
Norman Stern
Esther Yanover
Abraham Zumar
Ha Makom Yenachem
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Please note that only email donation cards will be sent until the KBI office is back up and running full time. When making a donation please include the recipient's email address.
Please click here to make an online donation, or call the Shul office at 613-728-3501 x221
or email Ilana Goldfarb:
There are many blessings that happen in all of our lives such as the birth of a child, grandchild, or great-grandchild; the engagement or marriage of a loved one; or a promotion at work or a volunteer award. These events lend balance to times of sadness, such as the death or illness of a loved one. We at Kehillat Beth Israel are grateful for the opportunity to share these moments with you - to be a source of community in both times of celebration and times of sorrow. Below you will find some of the events in our community from the last few weeks. Please continue to share with us your happy occasions so that we may share them here in the future.
ברוך אתה ה' אלקינו מלך העולם הטוב והמטיב
Barukh Atah Adonay Eloheynu Melekh Ha-olam
Ha-tov V'hameytiv
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Sovereign of the universe
Who is good and bestows good
z"l
And in the spirit of gratitude, we also take this opportunity to thank the members of our community for their charitable gifts to the synagogue. We could not do the important work that we do at Kehillat Beth Israel without your generous support. We are so thankful for your continued contributions that allow us to grow and thrive. Todah Rabbah!
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OTTAWA KOSHER FOOD BANK
Thank you for your generous donation
Sari & Dan Harrel
In observance of Purim
Sara and Leslie Breiner
Sam & Josh Freedman
Susan & David Kriger
Aaron Smith
In memory of Carl Louis Goldstein z"l
Steven & Shelli Kimmel
In memory of Maureen McIlwain z"l
Leila Ages & the Ottawa Jewish Community School Board of Directors
In memory of Maureen McIlwain z"l
Glenn & Erica Posner
In observance of the Yahrzeit of my father, Percy Pernica z"l
Gerry Pernica
Mazel Tov to Larry & Cheryl Sonenberg on Tema's Bat Mitzvah
Faigy and Zach Muroff
In appreciation of Norm Ferkin
Risa & Brent Taylor
In honour of Sid Milech's birthday
Ephriam Kandelshein & Reesa Busgang
In memory of Dr. Elazar Goelman z"l
Hillel Goelman
In memory of Helen Atnikov z"l
Anita Rosenfeld
Mazel Tov to Frances Shapiro Munn & Enrique Rosales on the birth of your son, Isaac
Diane Koven
Mazel Tov to Michael & Stacy Goldstein on the birth of your new baby
Diane Koven
KBI apologizes for any errors or omissions.
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Have a specific question?
KEHILLAT BETH ISRAEL IS A PROUD MEMBER OF
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3 Session Work Shop via Zoom - Care for the Caregiver
Presented by Ottawa Rabbis Bolton, Kenter and Mikelberg and Ottawa Pastoral care trainer Lisa Boulay
Thursdays March 4th, 11th and 18th from 1.30 to 2.45 p.m.
$20.00 for all three sessions
This program is for those in the Ottawa Jewish Community who are caring for their loved ones, either at home or in a community setting. It will provide a Jewish perspective on caregiving, as well as helpful general coping strategies. Topics will include:
-Self care
-Understanding compassion fatigue
-Setting boundaries
Please register through the Temple Israel Office at [email protected] or by calling 613-224-1802, Extension 5.
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