Brotherhood Breakfast Club: The Lost and Found Sermons of Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath
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Sunday, May 6, 2012.
- Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m.
- Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
- Presentation: 10:00 a.m.
The Lost and Found Sermons of Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath: Treasures from our Tower.
Presentation by Howard Roger & Michael Cole.
A couple of years ago, a cache of sermons, handwritten by Rabbi Eisendrath, was found in our tower. They include sermons written from the time of the rabbi’s arrival in Toronto in the fall of 1929—and some written even before then for his previous congregation in West Virginia—until he left Holy Blossom in 1943 to become the first president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Howard and Michael will give an overview of Rabbi Eisendrath’s career and examine the topics and style of his sermons. They will also discuss the work of Temple Archives, and what we plan to do with the results of our investigation of these sermons. People who remember the rabbi are especially welcome and will be invited to share their memories.
Men and Women are welcome.
Brotherhood Breakfast Club – Tracing Our Roots – Telling Our Story
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Sunday April 15, 2012.
With the Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto).
Temple members Ruth Skolnik, Bonnie Lawrence Shear, Nora Freund and Dr. Edward Sheffman will tell their stories from the book Tracing Our Roots – Telling Our Story. The booke is the society’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary project. It is an anthology of over 45 compelling and entertaining contributions, written by members of our society.
The themes include tales of research and discovery, escape, struggle, family reunion, growing up, lives led. Some will make you laugh, some will have you reminisce and a few may even make you weep.
- Shacharit Service 9am
- Breakfast: 9:30am
- Presentation: 10:00am
Men and women are welcome.
Brotherhood Breakfast Club
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Rescheduled to March 11.
Mediation and Arbitration with Howard Warren
Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
Presentation: 10:00 a.m.
Parties in divorce cases in Canada will now be offered mediation prior to any litigation. Separation and divorce affect nearly half of all marriages, and the Jewish community is not immune. Litigation is not only not in the best interest of the parties, of greater concern is the harm it does to children, watching their
parents do battle or worse, becoming part of the war.
Howard will speak about:
- what mediation is and how it differs from arbitration
- the different approaches to mediation that are currently available
- benefits of mediation/arbitration over litigation (there are many)
- what to look for in a mediator
- are lawyers necessary or advisable in the process
- the structure of a mediation, and that of an arbitration, and
- the cost in order to complete a mediation
Men and Women are welcome.
Brotherhood Breakfast Club – Habitat for Humanity – Jan. 15, 2012
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Habitat for Humanity
Global Village Build – Paraguay
- Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m.
- Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
- Presentation: 10:00 a.m.
Paula Warren and Sheila Smolkin will speak about their recent participation in a Habitat for Humanity build in Paraguay.
Paula will also compare this build to other builds she has been on in Nepal and Poland.
Brotherhood Breakfast Club – Half-Blood Blues – Dec. 11, 2011
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Sunday, December 11, 2011.
Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
Presentation: 10:00 a.m.
Michael Cole will give his annual book review. Michael will review Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan – 2011 Giller Prize Winner.
Winner of the 2011 Giller prize, this novel is about a group of young jazz musicians of mixed backgrounds and race living in Berlin and Paris on the eve of the Second World War. It’s also about the attempt, many years later, to locate one member of the group, who was arrested by the Gestapo in Nazi occupied Paris.
Brotherhood Breakfast Club – Proliferation and Convergence: The Digital Future
Ted Shafran
Sunday November 13.
Guest Speaker: Ted Shafran.
Shacharit Service – 9a.m.
Breakfast – 9:30a.m.
Presentation – 10a.m.
Today we are deluged with technologies: cell phones, tablets, laptops and MP3 players are only the tip of the iceberg. What are the major trends in the technology industry and where will this take us? What impact will these changes have on our lives, and on society as a whole?
Ted Shafran is a Temple member.
Ted is President and CEO of Connectability Inc., a Toronto-based IT consulting organization which he co-founded in 1995. Connectability specializes in developing and maintaining complex, networked IT environments. Mr. Shafran is the technical driving force behind the company, in the process, developing a unique portfolio of skills.
A computer science graduate of York University, in 1977 Mr. Shafran founded KTS Business Systems Inc. in Toronto, a multinational Systems Integrator and software developer. He remained President and CEO of that organization until his departure in 1995 to found Connectability.
The Concerned Kids at Brotherhood Breakfast Club
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Sunday, October 16th, 2011 -
Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast 9:30 a.m.
Presentation: 10:00 a.m.
Richie Borins, Temple Member and Captain of the Holy Bs Brotherhood Baseball Team will speak about The Concerned Kids, a unique non-profit organization.
The Concerned Kids is a non-profit organization that educates children through interactive puppetry presentations. They present shows to children from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6.
Their programs explore social issues that are faced by children and are of concern to them. Bullying, School Safety, Multiculturalism, Diversity, Gangs, Violence, Prejudice and Substance Abuse are among the issues dealt with.
Two representatives from The Concerned Kids will perform “Alarm Bell” from the Violence, Gangs & Prejudice program.
Baseball Update: The Holy Bs Win Quarter-Finals!
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In what some are calling the best overall game played by the Holy Bs in 5 years (or more), the Bs cruised to an 18 – 3 victory over Beth Sholom today landing the team in the league semi finals for the first time in over 5 years. We do not know who we are playing yet in that game but expect that it will be the winner of the Temple Kol Ami/Beth Tzedec game on September 18.
This morning started on an appropriately sombre note as both teams met at the pitcher’s mound for a prayer in memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Once play began the Bs wasted no time putting up 4 runs in the first inning. We scored in all but 3 innings today and held Beth Sholom to runs in only two of their nine innings. Also, of the 13 players to suit up for Holy Blossom today, 10 of us scored at least once. It was a balanced offensive attack; here are some of the particulars:
Nate Charach batting in the leadoff spot (of course) went 5 for 5 today and made some great catches in the field. Ryan Abrahamson, Richie Borins, Randy Cass, Ken Herlin and Allan Lyons each had 3 hits today and Allan was a homerun away from hitting for the cycle. Josh Silver played his usual spectacular defence at shortstop and hit the only homerun of the day of the inside the park variety. Jeff Levy came through with 2 big RBIs.
The Holy B defence was spectacular. The outfield of Charach, Rosenberg, Burton, Abrahamson and Davis make all the plays look easy out there. Great game guys! Ken Herlin had the defensive play of the day sliding into first base on a grounder to the right side of the infield in the late innings. The infield was also pretty solid today playing nearly flawless baseball.
The Holy Bs Win First Game of Quarter-Finals!
Holy Bs Playoff Win
The Holy Bs took game 1 of their best of 3 quarter final series against Beth Sholom with an exciting 18 – 16 come from behind victory. The Bs trailed at one point early in the game by an 8 – 4 score and then scored 5 runs in each of the 4th and 7th innings and took a 7 run lead into the ninth. Beth Sholom battled back with 5 in the ninth making it close before ending the game when a runner at second base left the base early on a swing and a miss resulting in an automatic out and a 1 game lead in the Series for the Bs. Note that Beth Sholom scored 8 runs in the last inning of their final regular season game with Pride of Israel so nothing can be taken for granted against these guys.
On defence, the Holy Bs were led by their outfielders who often make difficult catches look routine. Some are calling our outfield the best in the ISBL in 2011.
On the offensive side of the board, each of Nate Charach, Marc Levy and Ryan Abrahamson went 4 for 4 at the plate and Ryan’s day included 2 inside the park homeruns giving him at least 4 inside the park homers in the last few games.
The Holy Bs Finish the Regular Season on a High Note!
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The Holy Bs finished the season on a high note with a 33 – 8 win over Beth Torah ending the regular season with an 8 – 2 record. We also set a team record with a total of at least 23 players suiting up for the Holy Bs this season including promising rookies Matthew Dicker and Adam Anshan (more about Mr. Dicker in a moment). The Holy Bs have now won 6 games in a row with our last loss being on June 19th.
We want to thank our many supporters and fans for coming out to so many games this season including today’s fan base of Jeff Dicker, Daniel Freedman (former Holy B player), Max Borins and Jack Borins (the last two helped keep score for us today).
As for today’s offensive stars, that could have been almost anyone who suited up for the Bs on this Sunday as almost all of us had multiple hit games and all but one of us scored at least two runs. Most impressive though were the very long home runs which were distributed as follows: Matthew Dicker hit two, Jon Burton, Josh Silver and Jordan Glicksman each hit one over the fence for a total of 5 homeruns. Jon Burton set a Holy Bs record by scoring in all 6 of his at bats. The defence was pretty solid today with the play of the game belonging to Josh Silver ranging to his left at shortstop.
The Holy Bs finished the regular season in 3rd place.