11/21/2019 01:19:12 AM
This is hoping that you all are doing well and are in good health. One thing that life has taught me is that things can turn on a dime and BOOM, you are down. Hopefully you can get back up. Isn’t there a saying that “it doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down, it is how many times you get up.”
I had the privilege of talking to Josephine Laxton, Ray’s wife. She was well enough to...Read more...
11/10/2019 08:05:26 PM
Our kickoff event with Moshe Schwartz, last October 29th, was an astounding success! We had a goodly number of Brothers gather to experience Moshe’s presentation. Which by the way, has been uploaded for you to see! His topic was “eliminating barriers to exercise”. One example of a barrier would be to begin an exercise or diet program and set a goal that is too difficult to achieve such as losing 25 pounds in one month...Read more...
10/31/2019 05:38:21 PM
This is sort of a good news/bad new report to you my beloved Brothers.
At this point in time, we are welcoming twenty-four (24) new members to our Brotherhood family. They are: Ari Adu-Bekoe, Jeffrey Albaum, Steven Bacher, Howard Betel, Andrew Brooke, Zelik Bocknek, Allan Borins, Jamie Cheslo, Daniel Cohen, Matthew Dicker, Matthew Gonsalves, Christopher King, Avichay Jacobus, Steven Klupt, Sol Maker, Akiva Markus, Alain Petcho, Eric...Read more...
10/17/2019 02:02:48 PM
I hope that you all enjoyed the High Holiday services and celebrations. Watching via the streaming function added a bit of poignancy for me and I was very moved by the services themselves and thankful that we have the technology available to make it happen. We are truly living in a wondrous age!
Of course, Yom Kippur was closely followed by Sukkot and along with it, the Thanksgiving weekend. We have much to be...Read more...
09/18/2019 10:32:17 PM
The one thing about time is that it moves along & events unfurl. So it is with your Brotherhood family, & I want to bring you up to date about them.
First of all comes some great news from the sick bay! Bernie Fox is planning to go home around Rosh Hashonah. He has been through the ringer & come out with his spirit intact. What a man! He has been heroically supported by his wife...Read more...
08/28/2019 10:23:09 PM
I hope you all have been enjoying this pleasant summer weather: things have been happening here in the ol’ Hood. You may remember that the ever so cool Steve Borlak, our esteemed past-President, gave a seminar on Estate Planning. Well through the magic of video, that presentation is now online. To access it, all you need to is click on this URL https://www.harzion.ca/brotherhood This takes you to the Brotherhood...Read more...
07/28/2019 05:35:00 PM
Hi Brothers:
When you get this email, I hope you are cooling off in a pleasant area with a cool beverage in your hand! That is the best way to handle this summer weather!
I just received the following note from Brother Stanley Gordon, “Next Shabbat, August 3rd, Stanley Gordon will be getting an aliya to recognize his 65th birthday. After the service there will be an enhanced kiddush and dessert. All members of our...Read more...
07/19/2019 05:01:49 PM
I am pleased to share with you, the members of my dear Brotherhood family, the story of the week of the 25th of June. It was an emotional roller-coaster for some of us as life so surely is. Tuesday saw the fun and hale fellowship of our closing dinner which was followed soon after on the 27th by the passing of David Saltz’s beloved mother, Mia. David, a devoted son, had told me at the dinner that he was...Read more...