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December 2008
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DJC Funky Hanukah Freylekh
Sunday, December 21, 2008
3:00-5:30 PM
Let’s Celebrate!!
Join us for storytelling, music, dancing, fressing, latkes, crafts and more...
| Where: | Eastminster United: 310 Danforth Auditorium & Hurndale rooms |
| What: | 3:00 PM - Storytelling with Rabbi Lynn
3:30 PM - Dancing with music by DJKlez 4:15 PM- Food, crafts and lots of Hanukah goodies for sale: candles, dreidels and chocolate gelt |
| *Cost: | Suggested donation: $10/family, $5/individual or PWYC |
*We’re taking the opportunity to raise funds for the DJC at this year’s Hanukah party. We have a suggested donation and will be offering Hanukah goodies for sale (see above).
…AND INTRODUCING: DJKlez!
The DJC is launching our own in-house rockin' klezmer music and dance band. We will rock you with our klezmer tunes and melt-in-your-mouth Hanukah melodies!
DJKlez is Conny Nowe on drums, Rachel Melas on base, Susan Pekilis on clarinet, Rachel Sheinin and Simon Bali on fiddle, and Jaqueline Swartz on keyboard. Rakdan Lynn Gotlieb will lead you in klezmer dancing, including the Hora, Husidel and Freylekh.
DECEMBER CALENDAR- At a glance
| DATE | TIME | EVENT/Details | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, December 19 | *6:30-7:30 pm * Note time change |
Shabbat Service Dessert Kiddush, Childcare provided |
Eastminster Auditorium 310 Danforth Avenue |
| * Visit Rabbi Lynn’s blog for dispatches of this journey: shomershalom.org | 7:45-8:30 pm | Peace Journey to Iran: Presentation/slide show Childcare provided |
Eastminster Auditorium |
| Saturday, December 20 | 9:45-10:15 am | Meditation | Eastminster- C 17 |
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm | Torah Studies | Eastminster - C 17 | |
| 1:30-3:30 pm | Adult Study session: TBA | Location: TBA | |
| Sunday, December 21 | 10:00-11:30 am | Exploring Judaism Theme: Consecration |
RSVP required (closed session) |
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3:00-5:30 pm | FUNKY HANUKAH FREYLEKH! (see AD) |
Eastminster 310 Danforth Avenue Auditorium & Hurndale rooms |
Some details on December’s events/activities (by Rabbi Lynn):
Peace Journey to Iran: From November 25th through December 7th, I will have the privilege of leading an interfaith delegation to Iran with Ibrahim Ramey. The delegation is composed of three rabbis and a rabbinic student, five young Jewish activists and four other Jewish participants as well as three members of the Muslim community and five from the Christian community. Our delegation is multi-racial, multi-faith and intergenerational. I look forward to sharing this historic journey with you.
*For current information, please visit Rabbi Lynn’s blog: shomersholom.org
Sabbath Meditation: Half hour period of inner reflection based on kabbalistic concepts of prayer. If you would like to lead part of this session, please let me know!
Torah Studies: Dreams in Torah (Pharaoh, Joseph and Asnat's night time visions.)
Adult Study Session: Theme and location TBA.
Exploring Judaism: December's focus is the spiritual meaning of 'consecration' found within the symbols and rituals of the menorah and the miracle of the oil. We will reflect upon the meaning of Jewish identity through the lens of Hanukah.
(*closed session: Rsvp required)
Rabbi Lynn’s visit in January: January 29- February 1
...Please look for an e-mail notice by mid-December for a schedule of January’s events.
2009 AGM ANNOUNCEMENT
We are seeking three community members to serve on the DJC Nominating Committee, which will help determine the slate of nominees to the 2009 DJC Board of Directors.
*Update:
Following our e-mail notice of this message last Friday, we have secured 2 members; we now need 1 more person for the nominating committee…
This year we will be thanking two Board members for their leadership and dedication. Two current Board members wish to stand for election for a second term and the community will be electing two new members to fill the vacant positions.
The Nominating Committee is appointed by the Chair of the DJC Board, with the approval of the Board. It is composed of five members, two of whom are members of the Board of Directors. This year’s Nominating Committee, chaired by Allen Flaming and Josie Lalonde, will be recruiting community members to stand for the two vacant positions on the Board of Directors.
The time commitment is approximately 5 hours.
If you are interested in sitting on the Nominating Committee, please contact Kathy Miller (info@djctoronto.com; 416.580.6303) by Wednesday, December 10th.
If you are interested in standing for election to the Board or know of someone you would like to nominate to the Board, please send their name to Kathy Miller (info@djctoronto.com; 416.580.6303).
One of the first tasks of the Nominating Committee will be to determine the needs of the Board and the community. The Board has requested that members with financial and fundraising experience be recruited. The Nominating Committee will also be looking for people who can work well on a Board that makes decisions by consensus, who have a demonstrated enthusiasm for the DJC and who want to contribute to our community.
The membership will elect the new Board members at the 2009 DJC Annual General Meeting. We will be announcing the location, date and time of the AGM early in the New Year.
It is very important we find people who reflect DJC values and can provide effective and committed leadership. It is only through member participation that the DJC will continue to be a vital and meaningful role in so many of our lives. Please consider volunteering for these important committees.
Child-Friendly Shabbat Services?
Have you ever wished there were child-friendly Shabbat services at DJC? Would you like to bring your family to casual services in DJC 'ers homes? Do you have fantastic ideas about what we should offer? We'd love your input...
Please reply to melanie.trossman@sympatico.ca or juliezikman@gmail.com for more details.
Read all about it...
DJC Book Club News
There are a few spaces left for our January 14 Book Club meeting—see the details of the book for this session (below). If you want to attend, please write to Kathy at: info@djctoronto.com for more details.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Mired with madness at the mall? Tired of tinkering with tree tinsel? Longing to leave the latkes in the lurch?
Come join me for a relaxing evening of song at an intimate Cabbagetown venue. With the soothing guitar accompaniment of Nathan Hiltz I will be singing some jazz standards, some of my trademark novelty songs and a tribute to the venue's composer of the month: Irving Berlin.
The first set begins at 9:30 pm so you can dine upstairs beforehand (20% off food if you reserve for the show) or simply drop by anytime for a drink and some nibbles. This is your chance to duck out of that dull office party and pamper yourself with a calming drink and some soulful music; it'll be a rejuvenating break in what is an otherwise crazy month! Here are the details:
Ilana Waldston sings Irving Berlin and more
With Nathan Hiltz on guitar
Friday, Dec. 12th, 2008
9:30 pm to 12:30 am
The Anabella Lounge
226 Carlton (just west of Parliament)
(416) 944-3738 to reserve (seating is limited)
$5.00 cover
Just a reminder: There are still tickets available for the fundraiser for which I am the mistress of ceremonies this Sunday. Please join me for a wonderful afternoon of jazz musicians and singers, all for a good cause:
"Here For a Reason - a Benefit for Daisy Eye Cancer Fund"
Sunday, November 23rd at 2:00 pm
Rock and Roll Heaven
1660 O'Connor Drive. (south of Eglinton)
Tickets: $15 in advance or $20 at the door
www.myspace.com/hereforareason2008
Whatever you are celebrating in the coming month, I wish you joy, good health and love!
All the best,
Ilana Waldston
Lighting the World: hope and promise in the age of global warming
Following the success of his Oscar-winning documentary, former US Vice President Al Gore has trained hundreds of volunteers to deliver presentations based on An Inconvenient Truth. Please join us as Steven Davis-Mendelow from Bombardier Aerospace examines the science, social justice and religious issues of global warming. We will also discuss the many possible solutions to the climate crisis. Rabbi Grimberg will lead a special Havdallah service, and childcare and light refreshments will be provided.
7:30pm, Saturday, December 6th at Congregation Darchei Noam
864 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto
416.638.4783
www.darcheinoam.on.ca
Flory Jagoda, December 6 - Tickets On Sale
Flory Jagoda
Saturday December 6, 8pm
Glenn Gould Studio
CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front St. West
$20 in advance, $25 day-of
Tickets available by phone at 416-872-4255 or online at Glenn Gould Studio Box Office
Born and raised into a family of musicians in Sarajevo over 80 years ago, since emigrating to Washington, DC in 1946 Flory Jagoda has dedicated her life to keeping alive the rich musical tradition of Bosnia's Jews, earning her the moniker "Keeper of the Flame." Her music is a unique amalgam of Jewish, Spanish, and Balkan influences, sung in Ladino, the ancient Judeo-Spanish language. Jagoda's live performances feature authentic Sephardic songs and her own original compositions, woven together with compelling tales about the music and the lost Jewish world of Sarajevo. In 2002 she was honoured with a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts for her contribution to preserving a traditional art form. Among the last surviving matriarchs of one of Judaism's rarest and richest cultural traditions, Flory Jagoda is a unique treasure not to be missed!
The December 6th performance will include a number of seasonal songs, including Flory's own world-famous Hanukah anthem "Ocho Kandelikos" (Eight Candles). In addition to Jagoda on vocals and guitar, she will be joined by her accompanist Howard Bass (guitar), her apprentice Susan Gaeta (guitar, vocals), and three members of Toronto's Beyond the Pale, including Aleksandar Gajic (violin), Milos Popovic (accordion), and Eric Stein (mandolin).
Click here to listen to audio samples of Flory Jagoda from her CD Baby page.
The concert is generously supported by the Nathan and & Lily
Silver Family Foundation.
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