Reaching out to Congregants and making them feel comfortable when they come to services is one of the most important elements in building warm relationships with our members. Ushering can be fun and you may even develop new friendships. Volunteer to be part

of our Ushering Team. You can make a difference! Please call 416.635.5340.

Senior RabbiAdam CutlerRabbiDavid C. SeedCantorAlex SteinChazzan SheniBen Sharpe

ברוכים הבאים Welcome to our Congregation

37 Southbourne Avenue • Toronto, Ontario • M3H 1A4 416.635.5340 • www.adathisrael.com • info@adathisrael.com

PresidentMarilyn Sherman

Executive DirectorPhil David

Rabbi EmeritusErwin SchildCantor Emeritus

A. Eliezer Kirshblum

We invite you to pray with us...

שבת שלוםShabbat Shalom

Shabbat Shacharit ..........................9:00 a.m.Play & Pray - School Wing ............ 10:00 a.m.Minchah/Seudah Shlisheet/Ma'ariv .............4:30 p.m.Havdallah ......................................5:32 p.m.Sunday, December 23rd Shacharit (one minyan) ...................8:30 a.m.Minchah/Ma'ariv ........................... 5:00 p.m.Monday, December 24th Shacharit (one minyan) ...................7:30 a.m.Minchah/Ma'ariv ........................... 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 25th - Stat Holiday Shacharit (one minyan) ...................8:30 a.m.Minchah/Ma'ariv ........................... 5:00 p.m.Wednesday, December 26th - Stat Holiday Shacharit (one minyan) ...................8:30 a.m.Minchah/Ma'ariv ........................... 5:00 p.m.Thursday, December 27th Shacharit (one minyan) ...................7:30 a.m.Minchah/Ma'ariv ........................... 5:00 p.m.Friday, December 28thShacharit (one minyan) ...................7:30 a.m. Candlelighting ........................... 4:29 p.m. Minchah/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv ......... 4:30 p.m.Saturday, December 29thShabbat Shacharit ..........................9:00 a.m.

The Congregational Kiddush will take place in the Alex Tobias Hall.

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Thank You, תודה רבה to:

Nancy Rosen for sponsoring the Shabbat Bulletin in memory of Doreen Kopstein ז”ל.

An anonymous donor for sponsoring Seudah Shlisheet in appreciation of Rabbi Seed.

Parashat VayechiThis final parashah of Genesis brings to a close the age of the Patriarchs. Jacob dies after blessing his sons. Some years later, Joseph dies. Genesis ends on that note. In contrast, Exodus will not deal with a family, but with a nation.The account of Jacob's death begins with "Jacob lived" (va-y'hi), from which the parashah derives its name. The achievements of Jacob's life are emphasized, not the fact of his death.

Taken from Etz Hayim Torah and Commentary

PARASHAT VAYECHITorah Reading: Genesis 47:28 - 50:26 Etz Hayim: Page 293

Haftarah Reading: I Kings 2:1-12 Etz Hayim: Page 313

THIS WEEK & ONGOINGADULT STUDY All welcome. Refreshments served. No prior experience required Torah Study Saturdays at 9:45 a.m. January 12th with Rabbi SeedRabbi Benjamin Hecht at 9:30 a.m. in the Library. Are Western Values Jewish Values? Sunday, December 23rd: Capitalism.Hana Werner Film Sessions: Sundays, January 6th and 13th at 10:30 a.m. in the Granovsky Hall Torah for Today Sessions: Sundays, January 27th to April 14th at 10:30 a.m. in the Boardroom

Golden Hands - Monday, December 24th from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. No class on December 25th Thursday, December 27th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Study - Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. January 8th Rabbi Torczyner January 15th Angela Safko, Female Firefighter: Fire Safety January 22nd Jory Vernon, Educator

REGISTER NOW!www.firstfoundations.ca

Jewish Nursery Re-inventedLaunching

Sept 2019

We are excited to announce that First Foundations Children's Academy

will begin operating its Nursery Program at Adath Israel starting September, 2019

CLUB L'CHAYIM Cards & Games Wednesdays, 12:30 - 4:00 p.m. $2. Bridge, Mah Jong and Rummikub & more. Pastry & coffee. Open to community. No games on December 26th, January 2nd and 9th

B'NAI MITZVAH CLUB (BMC) To prepare children in grades 5-7 for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah in a fun and engaging way. Facilitated by Dr. Jack Lipinsky, PhD, MA, BEd, BA, OCT. Monthly programs, dinner included. Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. January 23rd: Students only. $360 per student Register at www.adathisrael.com

RABBI SEED: JEWS AND OUR NEIGHBOURS - WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR?Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. January 15th, 22nd, 29th, February 5th Learn about the development of relationships between Jews and non-Jews and meet with key leaders of our faiths. No charge, all welcome.

HOW TO QUIET THE OVERTHINKING MINDRestore, Recharge and Renew Your Mind & Body with Terri Klein, Author, Speaker, Coach Thursday, January 17th at 7:30 p.m. Members $10, Non-members $15. Register at www.adathisrael.com

DAVID ROSENBERG: PARADIGM SHIFTTo view David Rosenberg's presentation, Paradigm Shift, from November 17th, please visit www.adathisrael.com/pray-and-learn/publications-sermons/

SNAP'D COVERAGE OF "AN EVENING WITH HENRY WINKLER"northyork.snapd.com/events/view/1201158

BEREAVEMENT GROUP A meeting place to walk through your grief with support on the first Sunday of every month January 6th - June 7th, 2019 Facilitated by Bonita Greenbaum. 10:30 a.m. Refreshments. Call 416.635.5340 to reserve.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Pray and Play continues weekly Junior Congregation will be closed for December 22nd and 29th and will resume on January 5th, 2019

RABBI CUTLER: JEWS AND FOODMondays at 7:30 p.m. January 23rd, February 6th, 20th, 27th, March 13th, 27th, April 3rd, 10th, May 1st, 15th, 22nd, June 5th, 12th If you are what you eat, then what does schmaltz herring, cholent, and an entrenched aversion to pork say about us? Rabbi Cutler will discuss food from a biblical, rabbinic, ethical, historical, and gastrointestinal framework.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

SCENE AROUND THE SHUL

DECEMBER 16TH - 20s & 30s AT THE HAPPY PLACE

COMMUNITY EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE: VE'AHAVTA WINTER CAMPA fun and meaningful half-day experience for kids ages 10-14 during winter break Monday, December 24th 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 200-D Bridgeland Avenue. Registration: $72 (includes program, supplies and speaker fee). Register at https://veahavta.org/youth-engagement/winter-camp/

HABBAT SHIRAServices conducted by Cantor Alex tein and the Adath Israel Congregation Choir Saturday, January 19th at 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Cantor Stein will provide the Sermon in song. A festive kiddush will follow.

CONVERSION TO JUDAISM If you or someone you know is thinking of Conversion to Judaism then consider enrolling in Introduction to Judaism: A course offered by the Rabbinical Assembly Ontario Region on Tuesday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. beginning January 8th, 2019 at Beth Tzedec Congregation, 1700 Bathurst St. Contact Rabbi Wayne Allen at 647.462.6626 or rabbiallen.is@gmail.com for details.

PEACE OF MIND CANADA: HOST ELITE ISRAELI SOLDIERS FOR ONE WEEKAdath Israel has partnered with Peace of Mind Canada in a new initiative for our shul, generously sponsored by the Ben and Sylvia Marks ז”ל Charitable Foundation.POM is a 9-month long program that bring units of released IDF elite combat soldiers to Canada for one week of intensive group therapy and bonding with the Jewish community. Participants engage in therapeutic sessions, as well as orientation and concluding sessions in Israel, and receive individualized therapy upon their return home.We are encouraging members of our shul to invite 2 soldiers into their homes between March 31st - April 7th, 2019.On April 5th we will invite host families along with the entire congregation to join our POM soldiers for Shabbat dinner followed by services the next morning. More information will be shared in the new year so you can register. Contact belindaschneeweiss@yahoo.ca for more information about hosting/sponsorships.

SHABBAT IN THE ROUNDPlease join us December 29th & January 5th at 9:00 a.m. for a warm, informal and uplifting Shabbat davening in the Donnenfield Chapel. Delectable Kiddush to follow.

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOUR A project of the Intercultural Dialogue Institute and Local Synagogues Would you like to share your Shabbat dinner with non-Jewish guests who are excited to learn about Jewish traditions? Shabbat dinners will be held on February 22nd, 2019 To learn more about becoming a host, please visit meetyourneighbour.ca Deadline to register: February 10th

This week we commemorate the yahrzeits of the following people

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Thank You, Todah Rabbah to our Breakfast sponsors for December 22nd - December 28th: Ellen Finkelman & Gail Kaufman, Bernie Teitelbaum, Marilyn Tweyman

Rabbi Shalom Korn has not been well and would welcome a phone call or message to the house (416.785.4881). If no one is able to receive the call, please leave a message. We wish him a refuah sheleimah for the coming year.

Saturday, December 22nd – 14 TevetJack Bedder, father of Shellianne Green Louis Brown, father of Sidney BrownHenry Brudner, father of Claire Mosko Louis Ceresne, father of Bernard Ceresne Paul Clodman, husband of Ida Clodman Harry Cohen, father of Mark Cohen Wendy Corber, wife of Steven Corber Stephen Farber, brother of Leon Farber Belle Ginsberg, mother of Diane Minsky Hyman Gladman, father of Gary Gladman Saul Goldstein, father of Howard Goldstein Hyman Gorelick, husband of Ruth Gorelick Lee Grossman, mother of Honey Wagman Lilly Milstein, mother of Sue Freedman Rose Posen, mother of Goldie Kay Gordon Quitt, father of Brian Quitt Lillian Saltzman, mother of Carol Weisberg Eugene Stern, father of Gary Stern Harry White, husband of Frances WhitePhyllis Williams, mother of Raymond Williams Sunday, December 23rd – 15 TevetEsther Deitcher, mother of Joseph Deitcher Max Gisser, father of Hy Gisser Edith Greenstein, mother of Irene Haltrecht Benie Hoffman, father of Ruth Gorelick Jessie Kaufman, mother of Howard Kaufman Doreen Kopstein, mother of Nancy Rosen Fay Lichtblau, mother of Perry Lichtblau Clara Liebman, mother of David LiebmanMurray Morgenthau, father of Maura Cohen

& David Morgenthau Helen Petroff, mother of Irving Petroff Manja Spiegel, mother of Albert Spiegel Irving Steinberg, husband of Goldie Steinberg,

father of Carol Sugar & Wayne SteinbergMonday, December 24th – 16 TevetJeannie Agasee, mother of Shirley Arnold Mazal Bensimon, mother of Salomon Bensimon Irving Feldman, father of Frances Kirsh Michael Goldstein, father of Nita Goldband David Hernick, father of Sidney Hernick Abram Herszkowicz, father of Solomon Herszkowicz Samuel Kern, father of Helen Michaels Andre Klein, father of Vivian Lang & Gary Klein Myron Korn, father of Rabbi Sheldon Korn Fanny Leavens, mother of Gerald Leavens Sam Solomon, brother of Adele Wayne, father of

Howard Solomon & Karen Solomon Albert Sonenberg, father of Ellen Finkelman, Larry

Sonenberg & Gail Kaufman Philip Turk, father of Larry TurkTuesday, December 25th – 17 TevetJacob Baher, father of Pamela Beiles Lily Cohen, mother of Elyne Jacobs

Freda Davidson, mother of Murray Davidson Morris Feldman, father of Alan FeldmanHerman Kahn, father of David Kahn Isaac Levine, father of Hennie Wolff Jack Silverberg, father of Zelda HershenhornDavid Steinhauer, father of Stephen Steinhauer

& Marilyn Tweyman Pearl Surdin, sister of Nathan Weinberg Leah Teitelbaum, mother of Bernie Teitelbaum Wednesday, December 26th – 18 TevetHilda Bornfreund, mother of Susan Budd Simon Bresner, father of Reisa Feldberg Allen Eisen, husband of Ellen Eisen Ben Gudofsky, father of Irwin Gudofsky Ewy Kahn, mother of David Kahn Alan Klein, brother of Marilyn Feigen Paula Kligman, sister of Gail Kozierok Nathan Kornblum, father of Howard Kornblum Doris Lax, mother of Gloria Marr Max Leder, father of Manny Leder & Naomi Lerman Sylvia Parker, mother of Stephen Parker Sydney Somer, father of Brian SomerJack Sterling, father of Bob Sterling Rita Weinstein, mother of Cecile Goldstein Morris Zamikoff, father of Sydell Waxman Rozalia Zicherman, mother of Peter Zicherman Thursday, December 27th – 19 TevetJack Cohen, father of Russell Cohen Nathan Feldman, brother of David Feldman Moishe Pozniak, father of Ruth Herskovits Max Rosen, father of Irvin Rosen Ilka Rosenfeld, mother of Lilly Goldmintz Shirley Rotman, mother of Larry Rotman Sadie Smith, mother of Stanley SmithFriday, December 28th – 20 TevetJoseph Altman, father of Zelick AltmanLinda Betel, late wife of Bernard Betel Max Cohen, father of Jerry Michaels Saul Fox, husband of Ida Fox, father of Paul FoxIrving Lerman, father of Alan Lerman Bessie Levine, mother of Murray Levine Lily Librach, mother of Morris Librach

& Beverley Abshez Bernice Marcus, mother of Karen Applebaum Elliot Mintz, brother of Beverley Shniffer William Myrovitch, father of Gerald Myers Joel Novack, father of Philip Novack Harry Press, father of Saul Press Mary Primak, mother of Helen Cutler Sophie Resnick, mother of Ethel Sprackman Jack Sadoff, husband of Anne SadoffRachel Sharp, mother of Marvin Sharp Harry Shore, father of Sheldon Shore & Bonnie Borins Albert Smit, father of Bonnie Haas Jack Stopper, father of Rochelle SufrinMamie Striesfield, mother of Shiela Rosenblatt Patricia Weinberg, mother of Jonathan Weinberg

We Remember: Senior Rabbi Steven Saltzman ז”ל, Sexton Emeritus Alex Koenigsberg ז”ל