Members, it is important that we hear from you, and that we get a quorum so that we can properly conduct the business of the shul. If you cannot attend, please complete a proxy form to enable you to appoint another member in good standing to vote on your behalf.

If you would like us to order pizza for us ($5 per person), RSVP to Reb David (rabbi@ahavat-olam.ca).

Challah, wine, nerot

Come join us for candles, wine, song and camaraderie as we welcome the peace and holiness of Shabbat into this world. Stay for dinner. EVERYONE is welcome.

From 6:30 ’til about 7:30 or so, it’s very casual, relaxed singing and chanting to bring in Shabbat. Maybe a teaching or two added as well.

After 7:30, it’s kiddush, challah and a delicious semi-potluck Kosher dinner.

Semi-potluck means that Reb David will prepare a scrumptious main dish — probably salmon — and everyone else is asked to bring a side dish to add to it.

Kosher means really strictly, seriously kosher! Please see http://tinyurl.com/3rnz3lf to know exactly what that means at the Mivasairs’ home.

And, we ask you to drop $5 into the Mivasairs’ mailbox to help defray the costs.

PLEASE RSVP to rabbi@ahavat-olam.ca.

The Mivasairs’ house has lots of steps in front and definitely is NOT accessible to people with mobility limitations. In the back, though, there is one step and Reb David will put a ramp there for anyone who asks in advance.

Challah, wine, nerot

Shabbat BO on Jan. 28, 2012 is going to be a very special shabbat.

The davenners include Marianne Rev, Stephen Aberle, Reb David and Miriam Mivasair (no, it is not her Bat Mitzvah yet).

We will start at 10 sharp with Psukei d’Zimra. We have some mourners among us. If we have a minyan by 10:30, we will recite the Mourners’ Kaddish before Shacharit (as well as at the completion of the service).

We davenn at the Peretz Centre Seniors’ Lounge, 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver.

You are ALL invited by Michal to a Kiddush luncheon (not a potluck) to honour Reb David for his 60th Birthday.

Please RSVP to michal@mivasair.com if you will be at the Kiddush luncheon

Challah, wine, nerot

Come join us for candles, wine, song and camaraderie as we welcome the peace and holiness of Shabbat into this world. Stay for dinner. EVERYONE is welcome.

From 6:30 ’til about 7:30 or so, it’s very casual, relaxed singing and chanting to bring in Shabbat. Maybe a teaching or two added as well.

After 7:30, it’s kiddush, challah and a delicious semi-potluck Kosher dinner.

Semi-potluck means that Reb David will prepare a scrumptious main dish — probably salmon — and everyone else is asked to bring a side dish to add to it.

Kosher means really strictly, seriously kosher! Please see http://tinyurl.com/3rnz3lf to know exactly what that means at the Mivasairs’ home.

And, we ask you to drop $5 into the Mivasairs’ mailbox to help defray the costs.

PLEASE RSVP to rabbi@ahavat-olam.ca.

The Mivasairs’ house has lots of steps in front and definitely is NOT accessible to people with mobility limitations. In the back, though, there is one step and Reb David will put a ramp there for anyone who asks in advance.

Challah, wine, nerot

Come join us for candles, wine, song and camaraderie as we welcome the peace and holiness of Shabbat into this world. Stay for dinner. EVERYONE is welcome.

From 6:30 ’til about 7:30 or so, it’s very casual, relaxed singing and chanting to bring in Shabbat. Maybe a teaching or two added as well.

After 7:30, it’s kiddush, challah and a delicious semi-potluck Kosher dinner.

Semi-potluck means that Reb David will prepare a scrumptious main dish — probably salmon — and everyone else is asked to bring a side dish to add to it.

Kosher means really strictly, seriously kosher! Please see http://tinyurl.com/3rnz3lf to know exactly what that means at the Mivasairs’ home.

And, we ask you to drop $5 into the Mivasairs’ mailbox to help defray the costs.

PLEASE RSVP to rabbi@ahavat-olam.ca.

The Mivasairs’ house has lots of steps in front and definitely is NOT accessible to people with mobility limitations. In the back, though, there is one step and Reb David will put a ramp there for anyone who asks in advance.

Sheikh Ghassan Manasra is an ordained sheikh, son of Sheikh Abdel Salaam Manasra, the head of the Qadiri Sufi order in the Holy Land, and the director of Anwar as-Salaam, a Muslim centre for dialogue and reconciliation in Nazareth. Eliyahu McLean was initiated as a “Rodef Shalom” (Peace Pursuer) by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and lives in Jerusalem. Together they have trained religious and civic leaders, as well as educators, in practical peacemaking methods that tap the spiritual resources in Abrahamic traditions.

Note: Please bring your own lunch and beverage.  Donations to Jerusalem Peacemakers will be welcomed.  Info:  (604) 781-7839.  Presented by Ahavat Olam Synagogue, Building Bridges Vancouver, the Siraat Collective and Independent Jewish Voices — BC.

Challah, wine, nerot

Come join us for candles, wine, song and camaraderie as we welcome the peace and holiness of Shabbat into this world. Stay for dinner. EVERYONE is welcome.

From 6:30 ’til about 7:30 or so, it’s very casual, relaxed singing and chanting to bring in Shabbat. Maybe a teaching or two added as well.

After 7:30, it’s kiddush, challah and a delicious semi-potluck Kosher dinner.

Semi-potluck means that Reb David will prepare a scrumptious main dish — probably salmon — and everyone else is asked to bring a side dish to add to it.

Kosher means really strictly, seriously kosher! Please see http://tinyurl.com/3rnz3lf to know exactly what that means at the Mivasairs’ home.

And, we ask you to drop $5 into the Mivasairs’ mailbox to help defray the costs.

PLEASE RSVP to rabbi@ahavat-olam.ca.

The Mivasairs’ house has lots of steps in front and definitely is NOT accessible to people with mobility limitations. In the back, though, there is one step and Reb David will put a ramp there for anyone who asks in advance.

YOM KIPPUR — יום הכיפורים
FRI, Oct 7
6 pm Doors, candle lighting, Kol Nidre, Ma’ariv, Selihot until about 9 or 9:30 pm
SAT, Oct 8
9        Morning service begins — led by Stephen Aberle and Reb David
11      Torah reading (Deut. 29:9-14, 30:11-20), Haftarah of Isaiah 57:14-58:14
12:30 Yizkor / Memorial prayers
1        End of morning service
3:30   Forgiveness meditation
4:30   Minhah afternoon service, Torah reading, davvening / prayer
5        Jonah read and interpreted by Moshe Renert
6       Ne’ilah — “Closing of the Gates” davvening / prayer
7:30  Tekia Gedolah and Havdalah (end of Yom Kippur)
7:45  Break Fast (more info below)

EVERYONE is welcome to join us.  Donations welcomed as well, but no tickets or reservations needed.  All events at the Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash Street, near 45th and Cambie in Vancouver.  The space is completely accessible.  Close to Canada Line stations at Oakridge and Langara.  Free underground parking available on site and in a huge free parking lot 1/2 block away.

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Yom Kippur Break Fast:  Saturday night, October 8, after 7:30

EVERYONE IS WELCOME – members, friends, and visitors, young and old, and in between

Delicious and soothing meal for our entire community!   Ahavat Olam will provide all the essentials – miso soup, kugel, cake, challah, and apples and honey – you bring the rest.   After services, all friends and family are invited and everyone needs to bring a specific dish.

Here are suggestions:  Please prepare for approximately 12 people

• salads of all kinds (bring salad dressing in separate container) from green to bean, egg to tuna

• casseroles, quiches and more (remember no meat, poultry or shell fish!)

• hot potato, rice, or quinoa dishes

• drinks: juices, pop, and all kinds of wine are fine (no bottled water, please)

• fish: all fin and scale fish welcome, including lox, salmon, tuna salad, herring, sole, trout, mackerel, etc.

• bagels and cream cheese + fixings

• other yummy breads and spreads

• hummus, tehina, eggplant dishes

• couscous

• cut-up fruit

• shnapps!

Important: No meat, please, and no soups!

Equally important:  If you have an allergy, please be sure to make a dish you can eat and label it appropriately.

Call or write Michal — (604) 780-1054 or michal@mivasair.com with any questions or concern.

Hag Sameah!  L’Chaim!  May you be inscribed in the book of life!

ROSH HA-SHANAH

Erev Rosh ha-Shanah
WEDS, Sept 28 5:30 Doors, 6 Davvening/Service
7:45 Celebration dinner, catered, kosher, veggie,
RSVPs needed, Adults $25, Kids $12
more info below
First Day
THURS, Sept 29   9    Morning prayer and Torah
12:30 Potluck dairy-veggie Kiddush lunch
4 pm Tashlich at Queen Elizabeth Park quarry

Second Day
FRI, Sept 30           9  Morning prayer and Torah

YOM KIPPUR
FRI, Oct 7        6 pm Doors, candle lighting, Kol Nidre, Ma’ariv, Selihot
SAT, Oct 8        9 am Morning service
12:15 Yizkor
3:30 Forgiveness meditation
4:30 Minhah afternoon service
5 Jonah
6 Ne’ilah
7:30 Havdalah
7:45 Break Fast (more info elsewhere on this website)

EVERYONE is welcome to join us.  Donations welcomed as well, but no tickets or reservations needed (except for Rosh ha-Shanah dinner).  All events at the Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash Street, near 45th and Cambie in Vancouver.  Underground parking available on site.

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Ahavat Olam’s  5772/2011 High Holiday Guide to Kiddushes and Seudot  (festive holiday meals)

EVERYONE IS WELCOME – members, friends, and visitors, young and old, and in between

All of our services and seudot (festive meals) will take place at our Ahavat Olam home:  6184 Ash Street (at the Peretz Center).  It is accessible and inviting…..

Erev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, September 28:  Daven at 6 pm and then stay for the seudah right after… OR come simply to the seudah at  7:45 PM –  Here is the menu:

Kiddush    Apples and Honey        Challah
Roasted Eggplant, Israeli, and Chickpea Salads  Rice
Vegetable Soup with Barley or Gluten Free Soup (let us know)
Honey Mustard Dill wild Salmon or Lasagne (let me know your choice)
Cake (gluten free too) Provided gratis by Sweet Obsessions (Baruch Levi) 

Bring a bottle of wine or non-alcoholic spritzers for your table!

Here is how to make your reservation!

1.  Timing:  Reservation and payment by Sunday September 25 midnight!
2.  Selections:  When you register, please write on your cheque or say in your voice mail  message whether you want fish or lasagne and whether you want the gluten free soup and dessert.
3. Cost:   The cost is $25 per adult and $12 for kids under bar/bat mitzvah age.  See Number 4 and 5 below.  You can place your reservation with Michal in several ways. You can pay by CHEQUE payable to Ahavat Olam.    Send the cheque to: 2644 Manitoba Street, Vancouver V5Y 3A8.  You can also put CASH or your cheque into an envelope and deliver your payment to the same address.  You can phone in credit card information on Michal’s voice mail at (604) 780-1054. To do so, remember to leave your full name, credit card number, expiration date, and  your phone number with that phone message.
4. Feeling financially Stretched?  Thanks to generous donors to the Rabbi’s Fund, the dinner cost will be reduced for all who find the cost a s-t-r-e-t-c-h.  Call Reb David at 604-781-7839.  This will be confidential.
5. Please consider topping off your reservation with additional funds as the cost of the dinner is actually $37 per person.  You may be able to help pay the costs for someone who feels stretched by $25.   Ahavat Olam is not charging the real costs because we don’t want anyone to feel that the cost is too high to participate.  If you would like to help cover the anticipated shortfall of approximately $500 to cover everyone attending the Rosh HaShanah dinner, or to make your dinner cost = to the true cost, please simply top up your payment for the dinner!  Operators are standing by!  Todah Rabah in advance for this mitzvah.  Small and large donations are welcome.

Ok…The Rest of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Break Fast

First Day Rosh HaShanah:   Thursday, September 29

After services, we will enjoy Kiddush and a shared Seudah (festive lunch). All friends and family are invited and everyone needs to bring a specific dish.

Here are suggestions:  Please prepare for approximately 12 people

• salads of all kinds (bring salad dressing in separate container) from green to bean, egg to tuna

• casseroles, quiches and more (remember no meat, poultry or shell fish!)

• hot potato, rice, or quinoa dishes

• drinks: juices, pop, and all kinds of wine are fine (no bottled water, please)

• fish: all fin and scale fish welcome, including lox, salmon, tuna salad, herring, sole, trout, mackerel, etc.

• bagels and cream cheese + fixings

• other yummy breads and spreads

• hummus, tehina, eggplant dishes

• couscous

• cut-up fruit

Important: No meat, please, and no soups!

Equally important:  If you have an allergy, please be sure to make a dish you can eat and label it appropriately.

Yom Kippur Break Fast:  Saturday night, October 8 at about 7:30

Delicious and soothing meal for our entire community (and friends and family)!   Ahavat Olam will provide all the essentials – miso soup, kugel, cake, challah, and apples and honey –you bring the rest. See the list for First Day Rosh HaShanah for ideas.

Call or write Michal (604 .780-1054 or michal@mivasair.com with any questions or concerns

Hag Sameah!  L’Chaim!  May you be inscribed in the book of life!