SOUTH SHORE JEWISH COMMUNITY

President
Beryl Tovim
514-877-5000 and then
450-247-2686

Past President
Mark Covet
450-462-1409

Vice-President
Alain Assor
514-726-2470

Treasurer
Rosalie Miller-Hodson
450-462-7870

Secretary
Roger Gilor
450-462-1924

Directors
Ralph Abergel
Laurent Azancot
Annette Benchetrit
David Bornstein
Laurence Herscu
Mike Parker
Isaac Sayegh
Leo Wertheim

MAILING ADDRESS
C.P. 50547
RPO Carrefour Pelletier
Brossard, QC J4X 2V7
PREMISES
Place LaCitière
50 Taschereau Blvd.
LaPrairie, PQ J5R 4V3
EMAIL

ssjccjrs@yahoo.ca.

FAX
450-676-4115

Bulletin NOVEMBER 2006
CHESHVAN-KISLEV 5767

UPCOMING EVENTS
COFFEE & CAKES TO DISCUSS NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE: LOCATION AND SEARCH
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, AT 7:30 PM AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTRE

DANCE & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTRE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, AT 7:30 PM

COMEDY NEST FUNDRAISER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, AT THE COMEDY NEST AT 8:30 PM

SUKKOT - JUST PERFECT!

Blue skies, sunshine, colourful autumn leaves, baskets of red applies … we could not have asked for more at our celebration of Sukkot at Beryl's in St-Bernard-de-LaColle, Sunday, October 8th.
Over 40 people came to the celebration bringing delicious deserts and all kinds of salads to add to the huge buffet table in Beryl's barn.
After enjoying this wonderful lunch, members gathered in the garden to listen to Beryl's friend Karen Gay play traditional Israeli tunes on her violin.
Thanks go to Rabbi Dahan from the Yeshiva in Napierville for sending over a lulav and etrog - the finishing touch to a perfect day - and especially to Beryl for organizing this amazing celebration, which has really become a community tradition.

AN UNEVENTFUL AGM

Congratulations to the various chairs, who presented informative reports on Finance, Education, Religion, Membership and social events, and to our Nominations Committee, chaired by the Past President, Mark Covet, which did a great job filling the vacant seats.
New members of the board were elected by acclamation. Since there were exactly the same number of nominees as there were seats available, no vote was necessary. Beryl Tovim was re-elected President, and the following members were elected as directors: Laurent Azancot, David Bornstein, Laurence Herscu, Mike Parker and Leo Wertheim. Serving their second year of a two-year term are: Alain Assor (VP), Rosalie Miller-Hodson (Treasurer), Roger Gilor (Secretary) and directors Ralph Abergel, Annette Benchetrit, and Isaac Sayegh. Their positions will be up for re-election in October 2007.
The first meeting of the new board has been convened on November 8th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Centre.

TEN MORE PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
IN THE GROCERY FUND-RAISING PROGRAM

We would like to welcome new participants to our fund-raising grocery program and at the same time thank everyone for their participation. Together, in October, for the second time in five months, we reached our monthly target of $9,000 in gift card sales.
To date, in five months, our total sales reached $35,000. Our annual goal is $100,000 in certificate sales, which would result in $5,000 for the SSJC. To achieve this goal, we need to maintain a $9,000 monthly average in sales over the next seven months.
To ensure sales of $9,000 a month, we really need 10 new participants.
At the same time, our current participants have to remain on board.
Remember, a $50 gift card bought from SSJC buys you fifty dollars worth of groceries. You buy what you want, when you want, at no additional cost.
Not only can you use your Loblaw gift card for groceries, you can also use it to purchase gas at a Loblaw's gas bar. In fact, you will save an additional three and a half cents a litre if you gas up at Loblaw's.
Everyone shops for food and most of us shop for gas as well. So why not join SSJC's grocery gift card program with a minimum gift card of $50? Plan on re-ordering your gift cards regularly each month.
Help us to help ourselves. Together we can reach our annual target of $100,000 in SSJC grocery gift card sales and earn $5,000 for the SSJC. Take a moment, call us now, and order a grocery gift card.

Mark Covet 450-462-1409
Roger Gilor 450 462-1924
Mike Parker 450 462-0933

EVENING AT THE COMEDY NEST
December 7, 2006 at 8:30 p.m.

Although we are hoping that the grocery program will eventually bring in $5,000, this fund-raising program will only really impact in 2007. Meanwhile, the increased cost of the Rabbi for the 2006 high holidays, together with less overall donations in 2006, left an unexpected hole in the budget that we have to try to fill. This is why we are organizing an interim fund-raiser at the Comedy Nest

Every ticket sold for the Comedy Nest will raise $10 for the SSJC, so please sell tickets to neighbours and friends! We chose a Thursday to hold the fund-raiser because it is a night for professional comics, not amateurs, and not as crowded as on weekends.
We have enjoyed really excellent performances at the Comedy Nest in the past. Ryan Wilner, for example, whom we saw in February 2005, recently starred with a 45-minute spot on CBC's "Comedy Now" and has since become one of Canada's top comedians.