Kiddush – Friday night (Erev Shabbat)

Friday night erev shabbat (short-long-reanslation)  – Printable version ==============   The shorte Firday night Kidush version – like the one seen in the tutorial בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’. אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם בּורֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם. אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְותָיו וְרָצָה בָנוּ. וְשַׁבַּת קָדְשׁו בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצון הִנְחִילָנוּ. זִכָּרון לְמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית. כִּי הוּא יום …

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HIGH HOLIDAYS SONGS – Preparations for the high holidays services at ‘The Beth Israel Synagogue’ – 5775

Shalom Chaverim, Until the Beth’s website will be updated, please use this webpage, and get ready for the upcoming High Holidays services. We are fortunate to have our old-new home cantor, Cantor Ed Berkovits, coming back to Halifax after serving several congregations in the U.S. (See Cantor Berkovits’s letter to the Beth Israel Family, below …

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Organ donations – “reverse onus” (Jewish perspective)

  Introduction– current situation in N.S. Currently peotential organ donors in Nova Scotia are identified by opt-in option when they register for their health card. In addition, potential donors are identified by discussion with next of kin and physicians in critical care facilities around the province. as reported in Globe and Mail, April 24, 2014 …

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Life is not easy nor fair, LIFE IS HOLY (Published at AJC’s Shalom Magazine, Spring 5774)

In Canada, suicide is the second-highest cause of death for youth aged 10 to 34. It is preceded only by car accidents casualties! (Statistics Canada, kidsmentalhealth.ca). In 1972 Canadian legislators debated on the large scale phenomena of suicides and, thank you very much, decided that suicidal acts should not be treated as legal crimes. Probably …

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עלייה לתורה – Torah blessings (Aliyah) – Алия Ла Тора

версия для печати – click here for a ‘Printable version‘ ברכות עליה לתורה Алия Ла Тора   Алия Ла Тора Вызванный к Торе  держась за рукоятки деревянных стержней книги. Ему показывают начало и конец отрывка и он произносит вслух: Барху эт Адо-най амэворах Община отвечает:  Барух Адо-най амэворах лэолам ваэд Вызванный к Торе повторяет ответ общины: …

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BRIT MILAH (Jewish Circumcision) – My thoughts/shpil the day before my son’s BRIT

BRIT MILAH As I write, I am in the midst of preparations for Shabbat services and the upcoming BRIT celebration for our new baby. It is now close to midnight on Thursday and I decided to pause, sit in front of the computer and share with you why these days of preparations for the BRIT …

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Leyning – Torah reading notes study

Shalom Leyners, For your convenience: The tutorial below is a recording of the Te’amim (Torah reading notes) we will practice – both the symbols, melody and finger-gesture-signs. Please notice, that under the Youtube tutorial of the Leyning notes, there is an additional link – it is a ‘friendly printable version’ of of the learning sheets …

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Study about ‘Vegetarianism in Judaism’ (Resource sheet)

Shalom Chaverim, Please print out the following resources before the study.  Limud Pore 🙂 1) B’reshit 1:29- Initially what we’re supposed to eat. “And God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed bearing herb, which is upon the surface of the entire earth, and every tree that has seed bearing fruit; it will be …

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Psalm 24 – SING & LEARN

שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים, רָאשֵׁיכֶם, וְהִנָּשְׂאוּ, פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם; וְיָבוֹא, מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד. Psalm 137  – Summary by Sherry: 1. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, we also wept when we remembered Zion. 2. On willows in its midst we hung our harps. 3. For there our captors asked us for words of song and our tormentors …

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