November 2016

A Publication of the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria 3636 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, BC V8P 4H2

250-477-7185

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2016 SCHEDULE (see vijff.ca for trailers and details) Saturday Nov 12 6:30 - 8:45

Ave Maria (short) and In Search of Israeli Cuisine 8:45 Opening Night Reception

Sunday Nov 13 6:30 - 8:15

Fire Birds

Monday Nov 14 6:30 - 8:15

Short Cuts: Crossing Cultural Divides 1) Women in Sink 2) The Little Dictator 3) Welcome and Our Condolences 4) The Pioneers

Tuesday Nov 15 6:30 - 8:15

Whose Gonna Love Me Now

8:30 - 10:15

8:30 - 10:00

8:30 - 10:15

Baba Joon

Moos

Midnight Orchestra

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Shalom Jewish Community Centre of Victoria 3636 Shelbourne Street Victoria, B.C. V8P 4H2 Managing Director – Edie Reckon 250-477-7185 email: [email protected] http://www.jccvictoria.ca

President – Larry Gontovnick Vice President – Nanci Secter Treasurer & Past President – Ethel Chochinov Secretary –Martin Kogan

Members-At-Large

Phyllis Arron, Sharon Atnikov, Rose Carr, Susan Corman, Janis Diner Brinley Sandra Glass, Tim Humphreys, Librarians: Juliet Simon & Coral Grant

Website & Blog Design & Maintenance: Jonathan Stoppi

The Shalom is a publication of the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria Editor: Edie Reckon Editor & Designer: Julie Elizabeth Proofing: Earl Chochinov

2016/2017 Membership Fees

Family/Couple* – $100.00 Individual – $65.00 Single Parent Family* – $65.00 Student – $18.00 Life Membership – $1000.00 Life Member Annual Donation Request – $36.00

* Includes dependent children under 21 One time donation : At your discretion

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President’s Message October 1st was the start of a new fiscal year for the JCCV, so if you haven’t already done so, please renew your membership. If you are not a member, it’s a great time to become a member of the JCCV. In addition to accepting Debit and Credit cards, we have a PayPal option for you to pay your memberships from the convenience of your computer, tablet or smartphone on our website (www.jccvictoria.ca). The JCCV is a place where any and all Jews can come together to celebrate and enjoy their Jewish heritage whatever their affiliation or level of religious observance. Help maintain an important resource and facility for a vibrant Jewish community in Victoria. We need your support, so please renew your membership or become a new member of the JCCV!! I encourage you to drop in, browse and borrow from the renewed JCCV Library. Anyone wishing to donate books in good condition first send along a list of titles and authors to the librarians. To make arrangements for donations, please contact one of our librarians, Coral Grant at [email protected], or Juliet Simon at [email protected]. Juliet and Coral are doing an amazing job with our library. Read our new Book Nook feature in this month’s newsletter. The 2nd annual Victoria International Jewish Film Festival, Vancouver Island’s new film festival celebrating the Jewish experience through film, is approaching quickly and is a 4-day event this year, from November 12th to 15th at the Cineplex Odeon Theatre at Yates and Blanshard. Visit the Film Fest website at www.vijff.ca for film and ticket details. Many thanks to Film Festival Director Sandra Glass and her committee for their tremendous work organizing this year’s festival. It is going to be amazing! The 3rd Annual JCCV Craft Fair is being held ---> p. 3

Shalom for the

2nd Annual Victoria International Jewish Film Festival,  scheduled from Nov. 12-15, 2016 

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Mark your calendar now!

We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you to the Festival for another year of the best feature length films and documentaries from every corner of the globe.   Passes are now available for sale on-line at our website.  Demand for passes exceeded supply last year, so we urge you to go online to www.vijff.ca   and make your purchases today.  Passes include all movies and reception.   Click vijff.ca/shop/ to purchase Festival Passes $80 for adults and $72 for seniors and students. Single tickets: Opening Night $20. All other movies $13 for adults, $10 for Seniors and Students. President, continued from page 2. on Sunday, November 27th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with a variety of crafts from local artisans, a baked goods table, a Chanukah gift shop and more. We had a fantastic turnout at last year’s Craft Fair and expect an even bigger crowd this year. Continuing this month, the JCCV Lively Walking Group sets off every 2nd Friday morning, on November 4th and 18th. If you are moderately fit and enjoy walking, you are invited to join in. I would like to thank Juliet Simon for continuing to organize and lead these walks. See the notice in this issue of the Shalom for further details. Table Tennis has been re-introduced at the JCCV. All interested members, and their guests are encouraged to use the ping pong equipment. The ping pong table will be set up and usable in the northern hall from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Tuesdays to Fridays. Please contact Jonathan Secter at [email protected] for further information or to arrange play at a time outside of those shown above. I would like to thank Jonathan for initiating and coordinating the return of a table tennis program to the Centre. We will be launching a monthly JCCV Film Night in January 2017. I would like to thank Dick de Ryk for initiating and hosting this series. It promises to be very interesting and entertaining, using the Centre’s new state of the art audio-visual system. More details will be available in December, so stay tuned! You can always visit our website at www.jccvictoria.ca to see the latest news and events, If you are not already on the JCCV email list, please sign up to join our list at the bottom right side of the home page. If you have any ideas for programs or fundraising, or would like to volunteer at the JCCV (we can always use more help!), you can reach me by email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-658-5836. Until December 2016 (Latke Mania Month!!) ……. Larry Gontovnick

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GENTLEMEN: Come to the Back Table ON FRIDAYS ENJOY LUNCH WITH THE BOYS GREAT FOOD AND CONVERSATION!

Table Tennis

The JCCV is pleased to announce the re-introduction of a Table Tennis program. All interested members, and their guests are encouraged to use the ping pong equipment.   The ping pong table will be set up and usable in the northern hall from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Tuesdays to Fridays. Please contact Jonathan Secter at [email protected] for further information or to arrange play at a time outside of those shown above.

JCCV

Annual General Meeting

Discussion Group

11 a.m. Sunday December 18th, 2016

2nd & 4th Sundays monthly at 10:30 a.m.

Financial Reports and Election of new Officers

Lively Discussion served with Bagels and Coffee

Please plan on attending.

Ev e r y o n e i s We l c o m e

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JCCV Lively Walking Group – Autumn 2016

Start the Jewish New Year in health, fitness and camaraderie with the JCCV Lively Walking Group.

Walks take place on alternate Fridays, rain or shine. If you are moderately fit and enjoy group walking, you are invited to join in. Planned and led by volunteer leader Juliet Simon, routes of approximately 1.5 hour’s duration at a lively pace take in a variety of spots around town, over varied terrain, via parks, neighbourhoods and pedestrian pathways. The goals are good health and camaraderie. After each walk there’s an optional café stop. No need to commit to the whole series; come when you can; walk at your own risk. Rendez-vous details will be e-mailed out by the Wednesday preceding each Friday walk. To be on the list, please contact Juliet at [email protected]. Dates & Destinations, October - December 2016 #3: November 4th: Hatley Park (easy-moderate, some stairs, forest trails) #4: November 18th: Mystic Vale, Mystic Ponds and UVic campus (easy-moderate) #5: December 2nd: Bazan Bay and Sidney waterfront (flat, easy)

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Shalom The Book Nook The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food by Gil Marks (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2010) – reviewed by colibrarian Juliet Simon

Jewish Seniors Luncheon ongoing every Thursday Call 250-477-7185

The Jewish Seniors Wheels to Meals Programme is a highlight for many seniors. It is especially designed to meet the needs of those seniors without means of transportation who rely on others every time they need to leave their place of residence.

On the Cooking shelf of our The Lunch, every Thursday is a delicious meal at a very modest price, renewed JCCV Library, this and an opportunity to meet and chat with friends and acquaintances, 636-page book is a treasureand make new friends. For many it is the only opportunity to socialize trove of culinary information. in a Jewish environment. Special table settings for holidays and Those who already know cakes and flowers for each senior’s birthday make the lunches even a good deal about Jewish more special.Everybody is welcome, and of course age is no barrier. cooking will surely learn new The Jewish Seniors Wheels to Meals programme has been running things, and those without almost since the inception of the Jewish Community Centre. The a strong background in the Programme Co-coordinator is long-time JCC volunteer Lynne Rauch, subject will have a hard time with the able assistance of Jody Lebane, the volunteer driver coputting it down. The author coordinator. is a chef and historian who writes a Jewish Food blog Volunteer as a Driver for the Programme and has appeared on U.S. There is also a role for the younger set – as volunteer drivers. Driver radio and television. In this volunteers are a critical part of keeping the Wheels to Meals program Encyclopedia you’ll come working smoothly, and if you have the time and a vehicle please across information that may contact Lynne Rauch or Edie Reckon at the JCC at 250-477-7185. make you say frequently, as I did, “Who knew?”. For instance, at this time of year when Canadian and American Thanksgiving tables in countless homes have a roast turkey as the centrepiece, I learned that more turkey per capita is consumed in Israel than in any other nation. Marks claims that of the great quantities of turkey produced in Israel, much of the white meat is exported, since the dark meat is preferred, partly because it can be ground and transformed into schnitzel, pastrami and so on. At Rosh Hashanah, I shared with my family that (according to this book) in many cultures honey symbolizes immortality and truth, leading to the practice in ancient times of embalming or burying great leaders with honey. Apparently, before honey produced by bees was in widespread use in the Middle East, the common sweetener was devash or a honey-like syrup made from dates, and this is what was referred to in the phrase “a land of milk and honey”. Did you know that in 2007, archeologists found in Tel Rehov a large intact apiary believed to date from the tenth century BCE, suggesting large-scale honey production in ancient times? This book traces the linguistic origins of names of Jewish dishes, and offers many recipes, as well as cultural and culinary history. If you want to make Sephardic Toasted Noodles, or Mufleta (Moroccan Pancake Breads), or to try out a remedy for sore throat with the wonderful name of Gogl-Mogl, you will find out how to do so in this absorbing Encyclopedia. When you’ve borrowed it and returned it to our Library, you may decide to buy your own copy to keep handy to dip into and share with family members and visitors alike.

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Victoria’s Reform Jewish Congregation

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Rabbi Shimon Moch Sheliach Tzibur Julie Elizabeth

We hold Kabbalat Shabbat services on the 2nd and 4th Fridays monthly, led by our Rabbi Moch. He will also lead Torah Study at 10:30 followed by Shacharit Services at 11:30 a.m. on those days. Torah Study is held all other Saturdays with our Sheliach Tzibur, Julie Elizabeth. We host Roving Shabbat Dinners in private homes on the third Friday monthly. Jewish Kids’ Art lessons, and Israeli dancing are offered and all the Jewish holidays are observed. In November, Rabbi Moch will lead the Kabbalat Shabbat Services on the 11th and 25th and Torah Study followed by Shaharit Services on the 12th and 26th at 10:30 a.m. Torah Study on the 5th & 19th will be led by Julie Elizabeth. Our Roving Family Shabbat Dinner will be on the 18th.

PLEASE CALL THE TEMPLE NUMBER FOR DETAILS. Kolot Mayim Reform Temple at Jewish Community Centre of Victoria (JCCV) 3636 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, BC V8P 4H2 250.704.2503 www.kolotmayimreformtemple.com [email protected]

The RUMRUNNER Pub & Restaurant

9881 Seaport Place, Sidney, BC 250-656-5643

The only thing we overlook is the ocean!

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Now selling Kosher meals from Classic Impressions Catering Now selling Kosher meals from in Vancouver, an offshoot Classic Impressions Catering of Vancouver Kosher Food in Vancouver, an offshoot Warehouse, which is BC Kosher of Vancouver Kosher Food (BCK) certified. Meal selections Warehouse, which is BC Kosher include: (BCK) certified. Meal selections include: * Grilled Chicken Breast in Thai Curry Sauce with * Grilled Chicken Veggies & Rice Pilaf Breast in Thai Curry Sauce Breast with * Asian Grilled Chicken Rice Pilaf& withVeggies Roasted&Couscous * Asian Grilled Chicken Breast Veggies withChicken RoastedBreast Couscous * Grilled in & Balsamic BBQ Sauce with Veggies Couscous Veggies Breast in * Grilled&Chicken * Vegetarian (Mock Balsamic BBQMeat) Sauce with Souvlaki with Lentil Couscous & Veggies Rice Pilaf * Vegetarian (Mock Meat) * Vegetarian Pasta Bolognese Souvlaki with Lentil Rice Pilaf $15, each. Eat in or Take out. * Vegetarian Pasta Bolognese Pareve desserts also available for $4.00. $15, each. Eat in or Take out. Pareve desserts also available for $4.00.

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The Deli is open for for

a schmooze and a schmeck Tuesdays through Fridays 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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A Community of Cultural Jews

presents

Sunday, November 20th at 2:00 pm Jake Noah Sherman “Experiences from the I-Witness Field School” Jake Noah Sherman is a graduate student in History who was on the 2016 I-Witness Holocaust Field School taught by Dr. Helga Thorson, Chair, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria. He will share stories about his time on the field school and also about his travels afterwards, followed by time for questions and discussion.

at the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria, 3636 Shelbourne St.

Eve r yo n e is welcome! Email: [email protected]

Website: www.vshj.ca

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3rd Annual Craft Fair rd Annual November 27th, Fair 2016 3Sunday, Craft

10:00 am to 4:00 pm Admission Sunday,Free November 27th, 2016 10:00 am toCentre 4:00 pm Jewish Community of Victoria 3636 FreeShelbourne AdmissionSt. Jewish Community Centre of Victoria Unique items from local talented 3636 Shelbourne St. artisans. Chanukah gifts and baked goods sale. Unique items fromfrom localthe talented Refreshments JCCV artisans. deli. Chanukah gifts and baked goods sale. Refreshments from the JCCV deli.

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Lee Bloomfield

Chartered Accountant #212 – 895 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8W 1H7

JUDAISM… More than just a bagel

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Jewish Family Services

Three FREE weekly classes in Victoria, B.C., Canada about Jewish spirituality, values and community. Thursdays, November 10, 17, and 24, 2016

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All are welcome, Jewish or not!

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Lunch with us Volunteer and Food Relief Programmes

To register go to: www.reformjudaism.org/taste/victoria

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Shalom Professional and Business Directory Chartered Accountant, Lee Bloomfield

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Chartered Accountant, Adam Sharpe

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Clarinet and Flute Instruction Mary Lowther 250-507-5865 [email protected] Dentist, Bernard Bild 250-595-6125 Environmental Resource Consulting [email protected] Jonathan Secter, B.S.A., M.S., R.P.Bio 250-477-6912 www.sercbc.com Systems Ecologist/Natural Resource Planner Graphic Design: Watermelondog Studio Julie Elizabeth 250-388-4161 [email protected] Hebrew-English Translation and Transcription Orr-Stav Communications 250-590-3299 W [email protected] Jonathan Orr-Stav 778-350-7259 C Highrise Elevator Ads, Harry Abrams

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