Apr 15, 2022

Emanu-News 2022-04-15 בְּשׂוֹרוֹת עִמָּנוּ

By Congregation Emanu-El • Issue #521 • View online

Weekly news from Congregation Emanu-El, Victoria, B.C.

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Emanu-El News

Changes to COVID-19 policy for Religious Services

Effective Saturday, April 16:

Masking strongly encouraged (particularly when singing) but not mandatory.
Proof of vaccination no longer required. Adults, if unvaccinated, please test for COVID before attending Emanu-El events.
On Shabbat, please continue to enter through the Social Hall doors (security protocols remain)
Please continue to respect personal space and hand hygiene guidelines.

Please read the Board of Directors’ full message.

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Communal Passover Seder in the Great Outdoors!

First Seder Leil Pesach, 15 April 4:00pm: at Elk Beaver Lake. BRING YOUR OWN PLATE, MUG, CUTLERY AND CHAIR! Join with friends and family for an interactive, playful, meaningful and Liberating family-friendly Seder and celebration! Relive and tell the story of our Exodus from Mitzrayim in a beautiful natural setting. We will… (Continue reading Communal Passover Seder)

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A Musical Passover Seder

Monday, April 18, 7:00pm: The Victoria Jewish Community Choir’s Journeys in Jewish Music series will celebrate Passover with a musical seder on Zoom on Monday, April 18, 2022 (the fourth night), at 7 pm PDT. We won’t be eating—but singing! Outstanding presenters from the Journeys in Jewish Music series … (Continue reading Musical Passover)

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Yom HaShoah Commemoration Event: “Personal Stories of Remembrance and Repair”

Sunday, May 1, 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Victoria Shoah Project invites you to attend our Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration at the Victoria Jewish Cemetery on Cedar Hill Road (south from Hillside Ave.). Those who perished in the Holocaust will be remembered as real individuals, as we also honour the strength… (Continue reading Yom HaShoah)

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MEN OVERBOARD – Upcoming Bema Production

Thursday, May 5: Families are Complicated! Written by Rich Orloff and Directed by Kevin McKendrick. This award-winning play about an entertaining and complicated family opens on May 5th in Bema’s Black Box Theatre. Playwright Rich Orloff has written a funny and perceptive play about a Bar Mitzvah boy who struggles between obedience and defiance … (Continue reading Men Overboard)

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Photo Contest, Naturally

Our photo contest continues!

Theme: One touch of nature – via your camera – makes the whole world kin.
To submit your photo, email Dahlia: emanuelsnaps1461@gmail.com
Final deadline: 27 May 2022
Click here to read the full guidelines
View submissions at:www.kudoboard.com/boards/Bi2Lddq5

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This week's selection.

Louise Glück, "The House on Marshland"

Shabbat 15 Nisan, 5782

Candle lighting: 7:47 PM
Pesach Day 1
Second Seder Night
Exodus 12:21–51; and Numbers 28:16-25
Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2 - 6:1; and 6:27

The Week Ahead

Friday April 15, 8:00am(TIME CHANGED): Siyyum Bechorim
Friday April 15, 4:00pm: Community Seder
Saturday April 16, 10:00am: Pesach Day 1 Shabbat Services (Connect)
Sunday April 17, 10:00am: Pesach Day 2 Shabbat Services (No Zoom)
Tuesday April 19, 7:00pm: Tanakh Shiur (Register)
Wednesday April 20, 6:30pm: CEE Board Meets
Thursday April 21, 7:00am: Thursday morning minyan (Connect)

View the full calendar on the web (mobile-friendly view). See above for Zoom links to events offered virtually.

Learn more about adult education programs.

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

Pesaḥ 2022 Koleinu edition

To see the Pesaḥ 2022 Edition Koleinu edition, CLICK HERE (NB: Some Koleinu links only work if you download the PDF file to your computer and use an application like Adobe Acrobat to read the file.) Many thanks to the contributors, and especially for the enthusiasm that accompanied their submissions. Enjoy! Ḥag Pesaḥ Sameaḥ!

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Mazel Tov to Ben Levinson!

Mazel tov to Ben Levinson, whose work is featured this month in an article in Senior Line: Magazine of the Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver. Ben and his family are longstanding Emanu-El members; his ink drawing of our synagogue is Emanu-El’s logo. We have copies of Senior Line in the shul for anyone, anytime.

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In Other News

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21, 2022 was the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The theme this year was “VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM”. The Anti-Racism and Equity Working Group is committed to share upcoming learning opportunities and resources for our community to take action against racism. As such, we’ve compiled a variety of events and… (Continue reading Intl. Day)

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Hebrew Q&A

What is a biblical Hebrew expression that hardly anyone is familiar with – or even knows what it means?

Answer

NTDWBJ*

*Nothing To Do With Being Jewish

Community Connections

CC#1- Student needs accommodation

My Calgary granddaughter will be attending Camosun College in the fall and needs a new place to live. She is a gentle quiet girl who is very connected to her Jewish heritage. If you have a suite to rent please let me know. - Ann Zanbilowicz

Respond to CC#1 (your email will be forwarded to the contact person)

Submit a Community Connections article

Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine

Donations for humanitarian aid to Ukraine made to the Red Cross will be matched by the Federal Government. Click here to donate.

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Submissions

We now have online forms to simply the submission of news, website change requests, and Community Connection ads:

For news items: News/Event Submission
For website requests: Web Change Request
For Community Connection ads: Community Connection Submission

The deadline for each of these is noon on the Friday before the intended issue.

Donation to Offer?

The Congregation Emanu-El community is sustained by contributions from members of the synagogue, the larger Jewish community, and the public. We are deeply grateful for contributions of any size for sustaining our synagogue.

A list of our charitable funds is available at www.congregationemanuel.ca/donations

We accept Visa & Mastercard, or you may post a cheque or phone the synagogue office during regular business hours.

Synagogue Office

Congregation Emanu-El, 1461 Blanshard St., Victoria, BC V8W 2J3, Canada

Office hours:

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

About this Newsletter

Editorial Board:

News Editors: Katie Stafford, Oz Dovauo
NTDWBJ, TYLT, & Last Word: Jonathan Ure Stoppi
Communications Committee Chair: Lincoln Shlensky
Reviewers: Rabbi Harry, Susan Holtz

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The Last Word

Half an hour after he and his wife Betty had had an almighty row (as you do, from time to time, after 35 years of marriage), Schlesinger hoped that the storm had blown over when Betty called to him from the bedroom upstairs.

“Bernie!” she shouted.

“Yes, light of my life?” Schlesinger replied, relieved that she was speaking to him again.

“Do you ever get a shooting pain across your body—as if someone’s got a voodoo doll of you, and is stabbing it?”

“No,” said Schlesinger, even more pleased that she appeared to be concerned for his physical welfare.