Bereavement Notices

May God comfort you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
.המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka  ​​​​​​^z"l
Reuven Pinchas ben Chaim Yaakov
On
Sunday, June 27, 2021 – 17 Tammuz 5781

Husband of:
Leah

Rabbi of: 
Canada

Rabbi Bulka served the Ottawa Jewish community for over a half-century, and filled a distinguished role as a public intellectual and spokesman for religious values on a national and international stage as a writer and broadcaster. Rabbi Bulka authored over two dozen volumes and countless scholarly essays. He is a beloved mentor and friend to Rabbi Strauchler and nearly every rabbi in Canada. 
 
Funeral/Interment:
Sunday, June 27, in NY. 
Burial will be held in Israel.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Andor Roberts  ​​​​​​^z"l
Avraham Abish ben Shlomo
On
Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 26 Sivan 5781

Husband of: 
Ilona Roberts, our member

Father/Father-in-law of:
Edward Roberts
Dianna & Rick Zauderer, our members
Linda Roberts
Jeffrey & Gayle Roberts, our members

Grandfather of:
Tanya Zauderer, our member
Ariel Zauderer & Bossmat Gal-Zauderer, our members
Leora Zauderer & Jacob Cherney
Anya Roberts
Michael, Rachel, Daniel and Joshua Roberts, our members

Great-Grandfather of:
Oshri and Rami Zauderer

Funeral/Interment:
Monday, June 7, 2021, 3:00 pm and can be viewed via Steeles Memorial Livestream Link.

Shiva:
274 Strathallan Wood (driveway)
Visiting times:
11:00 am to noon Tuesday to Friday
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Tuesday to Friday

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Vera Elzas  ​​​​​​^{z"l
Bayla bat Yitzchak v'Ester Braindle}
On
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 24 Iyyar 5781

Wife of:
Nathan Elzas

Mother/Mother-in-law of: 
Rachelle & Akiva Shawel
Rami Elzas

Sister/Sister-in-law of: 
Yehuda & Selma Elzas, Friends of Shaarei Shomayim
The late Yaacov Halpert ^z"l 
The late Betsy ^z"l & Jack Adler
Jettie & the late Rabbi Immanuel Schochet ^z"l 
Nechama Devorah & Rabbi Shimon Margolin
Miriam & Yaacov Kahn

Grandmother of:
Adina, Ari, Dani, Noam, and Nate

Funeral/Interment:
Sunday, May 9, 2021.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Anita Sarella Regal  ​​​​​​^z"l
Channa Sara bat Devorah
On
April 20, 2021 - 8 Iyyar 5781

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Brian & Bryna Bloom, our members
Paul & Judith Bloom, our members

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Rachelle & Danny Goodman 
Jonathan & Adrianne Regal
Daniel & Sharon Regal
Debbie & Ben King

Funeral/Interment:
In Jersey Channel Islands, Great Britain

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Dr. Harry Hotz  ​​​​​​^z"l
Eliezer ben Mordechai v'Shayna
On
Friday, March 26, 2021 - 13 Nisan 5781

Husband of:
Ruth Hotz

Father/Father-in-law of:
Elaine & Jeffrey Hertz, our members
Robert Hotz
Susan & Ron Starkman
Mark Hotz & Lovleen Randhawa
Dr. Jeffrey Hotz & Doris Vaught
Lawrence Hotz

Many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, March 30, 2:00 PM.
Private family service, Hamilton, Ontario.
The service will be livestreamed at: http://www.mgxproductions.com/stream/hotz

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Irving Kwart  ​​​​​​^{z"l
Yitzchuk ben Velvol v'Chaya Gitel}
On
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 27 Adar 5781

Husband of:
The late Bookie Kwart ^z"l 

Father/Father-in-law of:
Debbie and David Harris
Richard Kwart

Brother of:
The late Sam Kwart ^z"l 

Grandfather & Great-grandfather of:
Robyn and Simon, Allison and Brian, Jeremy, Reid, Madison, Grayson, and Bronwyn

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, March 12, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Private family service

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Ruth Marks  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Shabbat, February 27, 2021 - 15 Adar 5781

Wife of: 
Alan Marks ^z”l 

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Albert Newman ^z”l 
Sam (Goldie) Newman, our members
Sally Kert (Sheldon ^z”l) 

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Jeremy (Elizabeth), Pamela Assivero (Victor), and Jonathan

Grandmother of:
Rebecca (Alan Pinkert) and Benjamin

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 2:30 pm
The service will be live streamed at 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-jZfto3QpQ&feature=youtu.be

Shiva:
Shiva Zoom calls are welcomed between 7 and 8:30 PM on Tuesday March 2, Wednesday March 3, and Thursday March 4.
Please send an email to one of the following addresses to obtain the Zoom link:
Jonathan Marks jonathan.ad.marks@gmail.com
Pam Marks passivero@gmail.com
Jeremy Marks jmarks2@gmail.com

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Hadassa Wald  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 6 Adar 5781

Wife of: 
Ted Wald

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Ron & Rachel Wald, our members
Danny & Audrey Wald

Grandmother of:
Benji, Zachary, Joshua and Tamar Wald, our members
Avi and David Wald

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Talia and Shmuel Grau of Hod Hasharon, Israel
Katie and Steven Berger ^z”l
Edith ^z”l and Eugene ^z”l Biro
Alice ^z”l and Leo ^z”l Weiss
Hermann ^z"l and Eva ^z”l Gruenwald

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 11:00 in Montreal.
Service will be live streamed. Details to be announced.

Shiva:
Details to follow.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Deborah Hecker  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Sunday, February 7, 2021 - 25 Shevat 5781

Wife of: 
The late Bob Hecker ^z"l 

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Ronna Mink (Dan)
Allan Hecker
Missy Hecker (Mark Greenberg), our members

Grandmother of:
Ahbra Mink, Davida Solomon, Farah Bouley, Ryan, Max and Jake Greenberg

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Marilyn Berger
Donny Hecker
Seymour Hecker

Funeral/Interment:
Monday, February 8, 2021 at 1:30 pm in St. Catharines.
Service will be live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/patrickdartefh/.

Shiva:
Private shiva in St. Catharines.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Isaac Jesin  ​​​​​​^z"l
Yitzchak Elchanan ben Pinchas Mordechai v'Ita Leah
On
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 22 Shevat 5781

Husband of: 
Basia Jesin

Father/Father-in-law of:
Paul & Janie Jesin
Aaron & Sharon Jesin
Norman Jesin & Edie Neuberger
Elaine & Danny Shiff (our members)
Jerry Jesin
Eddie & Lisa Jesin

Grandfather of:
Jacob & Cheryl Jesin, Moshe & Stephanie Jesin, Tzvi Jesin, Ahuva & Meir Balofsky, Maytal & Safi Allman, Aliza and Dovid Abrahomowitz, Yechezkel & Rebecca Jesin, Raffi & Rachelly Jesin, Shlomo & Rifka Jesin, Adam & Sharon Jesin, Shauna Jesin, Jeremy Jesin, Jessica Jesin, Jacqueline Jesin, Rachel Shiff, Jeremy Shiff, Benji Shiff, Sarah Shiff & Seth Frieberg, Daniella & Seth Giddens, Josh Jesin, Emily Jesin, Joel & Laura Jesin, Shimmy Jesin, David Jesin, Jordan Jesin, Cheryl & Brian Herskovitz and Steven Lerner

Great-grandfather of:
28 great-grandchildren

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Leo & Gloria Slawin

Funeral/Interment:
Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 3:00 pm
The funeral will be live streamed at https://smclive.ca/

Shiva:
TBA

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Irwin Woodrow  ​​​​​​^z"l
Itzchak Aryeh ben Yaakov Abba HaLevi
On
Monday, January 18, 2021 - 5 Shevat 5781

Husband of:
Roz Woodrow (our member)
The late Corrine Woodrow ^z"l 

Father/Father-in-law of: 
Spencer & Sharon Woodrow
Scott & Devorah Woodrow

Grandfather of: 
Yaacov, Yehuda ^z"l, Yonah, Aviva, Deena, Shlomo, Elisheva, Eli, Ari, Leeba, and Gabriella. 

Due to COVID, the Funeral, Shiva and Minyanim are limited to those contacted.

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 2:30 pm.

Shiva:
A Zoom Shiva Gathering will take place on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 at 2:30 pm, via shul's Zoom. To obtain the Zoom access information, please email info@shomayim.org. 

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Gena Tenenbaum  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Shabbat, January 15, 2021 - 3 Shevat 5781

Wife of:
The late Joseph “Erez” Tenenbaum ^z"l 

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Sid Tenenbaum (Judith Cardozo Tenenbaum)
Gary Tenenbaum (Louise)
Tamara Tenenbaum-Friedman (Uli ^z’’l)

Grandmother of:
Ari-Lev, Elie, Avichai, Josh, Odeya, Daniel, Eliya, and Elisha

Sister of:
Anda Meisels-Rosen

Shiva:
In Jerusalem.
Sid can be reached at stenen@10n.co.il.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Carol Susan Kravetsky  ​​​​​​^z"l
Chaya Sara bat Shraga Faivel v'Chasha
On
Thursday, January 7, 2021 - 23 Tevet 5781

Wife of:
The late Marvin Kravetsky ^z"l

Mother of:
Sheri Tewel
Phil Kravetsky

And all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, January 8 at 1:30 pm.  

Shiva:
Shiva will take place via phone. 
Shiva concludes on Thursday morning, January 14.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Sandra Hirschowitz  ​​​​​​^z"l
Sora Leah bat Meir Yehuda v’Chana
On
Monday January 4, 2021 - 20 Tevet 5781

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Ian & Pam Rosmarin (our members)

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in South Africa.

Shiva:
A Zoom Shiva Gathering will take place on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM, via shul's Zoom.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Grace Goodman  ​​​​​​^z"l
Perel Gitel bat Baruch HaLevi v'Chia Rifka
On
Friday, December 25, 2020 - 11 Tevet 5781

Wife of:
The late Gilbert Goodman ^z"l (our member)

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Bonnie Goodman-Bloom & Stephen Bloom (our members)
Mark & Judy Goodman
Wendy Goodman 

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Cheryl Zale
Lila ^z"l and Lew Ekstein
Rose Slonim ^z"l
Helen Kash

Grandmother of:
Trevor Joseph Bloom, Alexa Lianne Bloom, Lindsay Morgan Bloom, Jacob Goodman and Jori Goodman.

Funeral/Interment:
Monday, December 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Helen (Dolly) Cohen  ​​​​​​^z"l
Hendel bat Shaul v'Leah
On
Wednesday December 9, 2020 - 24 Kislev 5781

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Alan & Helen Cohen (our members)
Steven & Batya Cohen

Grandmother of:
Aviad & Yaira, Adira & Netanel, Tamar & Ma'or, and Moriya

Great-grandmother of:
Kedem, Gefen, and Arbel

Funeral:
In Israel.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Max Rosenbloom  ​​​​​​^z"l
Matityahu ben Avraham Abba
On
Saturday, December 5, 2020 - 19 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
Sabina Rosenbloom

Father/Father-in-law of:
Lee and Joseph Minkowitz (Friends of Shaarei Shomayim)

Funeral:
Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Graveside.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Phylis Levitt  ​​​​​​^z"l
Perel Chana bat Favel v'Simcha
On
Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 13 Kislev 5781

Mother of:
Evan Levitt

Funeral:
Monday, November 30, 2020.
Private family service.

Shiva:
Private family shiva.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Anne Weinbaum  ​​​​​​^z"l
Chana Leah bat Yehoshua v'Rachel
On
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 9 Kislev 5781

Wife of:
The late Jack Weinbaum ^z"l

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Carol Weinbaum & Nigel Schuster
Allan Weinbaum & Karen Eidinger

Grandmother of:
Callum, Luke, Tom, Jonathan, and Adam

Funeral:
Thursday, November 26, 2020.
Private family service.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Andrew Raab  ​​​​​​^z"l
Menachem Tzvi ben Michael v'Chana
On
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 8 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
The late Magda Raab ^z"l

Father/Father-in-law of:
Judy & Brian Kotzer (our members)

Grandfather of:
Robert Kotzer & Alexandra Rose (our members), Jennifer Kotzer & Jonas Cohen, and Michael Kotzer.

Great-grandfather of:
Ellis Kotzer (our member), Alivia Cohen, and Gracie Cohen.

Funeral:
Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
Private family service.

Shiva:
Private family shiva.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Irwin Talesnick  ​​​​​​^{z"l
Yitzchak Shimshon ben Baruch v'Vita}
On
Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 6 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
Ruth (Sherman) Talesnick (our member)

Father/Father-in-law of:
Mark, Lisa, Shoshi, Chyla & Jeff Traubici (our members) and Judith
Michal Amir, Barry Katz, and Michael Stein

Grandfather of:
Tirra, Shefa, Raya, Ben, Alona, Ariel, Yona, Avia, Raimie, Shai, Avishua, Avital, Ore, Guy, Illi, Ofri, and Michael

Great-grandfather of:
Eli, Omer, and Yuval

Funeral:
Monday, November 23, 2020 at 11:30 am
Private family service.
Funeral service will be live-streamed at smclive.ca today at 11:30 am.

Shiva:
Private shiva.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Belle Genesove  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3 Kislev 5781

Wife of:
The late Dr. Jack Genesove ^z"l

Mother of:
Shelley, Cindy, Dalit, Laila, Tammy and David

Mother-in-law of:
Howie, Ron, Simon, Hy, Mark and Dina

Grandmother of:
Michael (Amanda), Danna (Nathan), Adam (Whitney), Becca (Danny), Laura (Dan), Benji (Adrianna), Vered (Yuval), Avi (Roni), Tzachi (Rotem) and Itai, Daniel (Tracie), Adena (David), Gabi (Garrett), Michal, Nadav, Lia, Ari, Rafi and Hannah

Sister-in-law of:
Jerry & Sandra Genesove, our members 

Funeral:
Friday, November 20, 2020.
Private family service.

Shiva:
For shiva details, please email genesove@gmail.com.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Joseph Magder  ​​​​​​^z"l

Yosef ben Zalman
On
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 27 Cheshvan 5781

Husband of:
The late Estelle Magder z”l 

Father/Father-in-law of:
Stephen and Nancy, Michael, Marty, Paul and Cindy

Grandfather of:
Jennifer, Rick, Jason, Daniel, Samantha, Alanna, Kyle, Benjamin and Alexa 

Great-grandfather of:
Jacob, Benny, Zevi, Avi, Levi, Dillon and Ty

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Anna Kaufman and Marsha Cargman

Funeral:
Monday, November 16, 2020.
Private family service.
The funeral service will be live-streamed at smclive.ca at 12:00 pm. 

Shiva:
98 Old Field Crescent, East Gwillimbury.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Eugene Feiger  ​​​​​​^z"l

Yitzchok Yaakov ben Avraham Moshe v'Sarah
On
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 2 Cheshvan 5781

Husband of:
Edith Feiger, our member

Father of:
Brian Feiger
The late Cherie Feiger ^z"l

Grandfather of:
Yarden, Eitan, and Eliav.

Funeral:
Private family service.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
This service will be livestreamed on Wednesday at 3:30 pm at http://smclive.ca.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Margaret Reich  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 27 Tishrei 5781

Mother/Mother-in-Law of:
Leo & Eva Reich
Marcel Reich-Salamon

Funeral:
Family service.
Friday, October 16, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Malcolm Coven  ​​​​​​^z"l
Mordechai ben Yitzack v'Chava
On
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 18 Tishrei 5781

Father/Father-in-law of:
Robin & Tim Gofine, our members
David & Victoria Coven

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Bea ^z"l & Harry Richman ^z"l,
Justice Morris Fish & Judy Fish ^z"l
Marcy & Abe Fish ^z"l

Grandfather of:
Miriam, Naomi, and Daniel Gofine (our members)
Isaac, Sam, Ruby, and Pearl Coven

Funeral/Interment:
Family Service
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 1:30 pm

Shiva:
A Zoom Shiva Gathering will take place on Wednesday, October 14 at 5:00 PM, via shul's Zoom.

The Gofine family will hold Zoom and outdoor backyard shiva visits, by pre-registration only via the following link: https://calendly.com/robingofine.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Harvey Brenman  ​​​​​​^z"l
Chaim ben Aharon v'Shayna Bracha
On
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 11 Tishrei 5781

Husband of:
Yetta Brenman (our member)

Father/Father-in-law of:
Cyril and Leigh Ann
Hersh and Pam

Brother of:
The late Sam Brenman ^z"l
The late Abie Brenman ^z"l
The late Goldie Howard ^z"l

Brother-in-law of:
Aaron Howard

Grandfather of:
Gila and Akyva (our members), Dova and Josh, Sarina, Shayna and Tzvi, Arielle and Shmuel, and Benjamin

Great-grandfather of:
Arley and Ayal (our members), J.J. and Emmy

Funeral:
Family service.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Dr. Ethel Roskies  ​​​​​​^z"l
Esther bat Baruch v’Freda
On
Friday, September 18, 2020 - 29 Elul 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Naomi Roskies and Alex Neuman, our members
The late Jon Roskies ^z”l (Susan Roskies Cytrynbaum) 

Companion of:
Mark Galler

Grandmother of:
Richard Roskies and Jessica Wertman
Dr. Michael Roskies and Marissa Rosen
Karina Roskies and Brian Gottlieb
Elianne Neuman Schiff and Yaakov Schiff

Great-grandmother of:
Jonathan Roskies, Samantha Roskies; Jackson Roskies; Jordyn Gottlieb, Tori Gottlieb; Nati Schiff, and Adi Schiff. 

Shiva:
Starting Tuesday September 22, Naomi will be accepting socially distanced visits between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. 
To make an appointment please email Charlene Arje at charlene.arje@sympatico.ca. 

If you prefer to call, please call the house between 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Shiva ends at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2020. 

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Michael Allan Levenstein  ​​​​​​^{z"l
מיכאל מרדכי אברהם בן אליעזר ז׳׳ל}
On
Saturday, August 29, 2020 - 9 Elul 5780

Son/Son-in-Law of:
Linda Levenstein (our member) and Larry Levenstein z’’l 
Connie and Chuck Solomon
 
Husband of:
Leora Levenstein

Father of:
Merav (and Yair) Hershkowitz, Elnatan, Atara, Tsahala (and Elnatan) Peretz, Aviel and Yonadav

Grandfather of:
Yehudah Mevaser, Shilo Eliezer, Tair Tova, Hallal Ruth z’’l, Raz Rivka, and Kamah  

Brother of:
Sari (and Allan) Stitt, Carol (and Stewart) Lesser and Daniel (and Ruth) Levenstein

Shiva/Hesped via Zoom:
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 1:00 pm

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Sidney Morris  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 22 Av 5780

Husband of:
Polly Solomon

Father/Father-in-law of:
Ada Morris Kosoy & Dr. Phil Kosoy (our members)
Earl Morris & the late Marla Schwartz z"l

Grandfather of: 
Warren Kosoy (our member)
Abbey Morris and Erin Morris

Brother/Brother-in-Law of:
Leslie Morris & Linda Robinson
Jeny Vaidenfeld
Ben & Jane Solomon
Rachel & Don Marcovitch 

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, August 14, 2020.
Private in Montreal.

Shiva:
Private Shiva. 

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Dr. Ronald Marvin Wintrob  ​​​​​​^z"l
Yirachmiel Moshe ben Yehoshua
On
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 27 Av 5780

Brother/Brother-in-Law of:
Ralph & Kitty Wintrob (our members)

Shiva:
2 Shelborne Avenue in the backyard, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 
Or call 416-781-1214. 
Shiva ends Sunday, August 23.

To honour the memory of the late Dr. Ronald Marvin Wintrob z"l and send a message to the family, please consider a donation to Shaarei Shomayim's Philip Wintrob Youth Fund. Please go online to make a donation.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Lisa Sandorfy Rosenfeld  ​​​​​​^z"l
Ahuva bat Yaakov v'Leah
On
Monday, August 3, 2020 - 13 Av 5780

Sister/Sister-in-Law of:

Sybil & Zev Hershtal

Aunt and Great-Aunt of:

Aaron & Emily, Ariel, Maytal, Ilan and Levi Hershtal (our members)

Danny & Michal, Hovav, Kobe, Tiferet and Gilad Hershtal

Funeral/Interment:

Private.

Monday, August 3, 2020.

Shiva:

Shiva will be by phone. Please call Sybil at 416-787-7381 between 10:00 am-5:00 pm and 7:00 pm-9:00 pm.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Jean Kravitz  ​​​​​​^z"l
Zelda bat Yisrael
On
Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 2 Av 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Harriet and Brian Morris, Our Members
Elliot Kravitz

Grandmother/Great-grandmother of: 
Moshe and Karen, Noa and Liam 
Shimon and Leanne, Miles, Ollie and Evan
Joshua

Funeral/Interment:
Private. 
Sunday, July 26, 2020.

Shiva:
From Monday until Friday afternoon, July 27-31, 2020
Mornings 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM; Afternoons 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Please call Harriet to extend wishes of consolation over the phone, or to arrange a shiva visit.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Livia Klar  ​​​​​​^z"l
Leah bat Efraim Fischel v'Chaya
On
Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 2 Av 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
George and Dorit Klar (our members)

Grandmother of: 
David Klar and Rachel Klar

Funeral/Interment:
Private. 
Monday, July 27, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Adam Henri Herzig  ​​​​​​^z"l
Avraham Zvi ben Yaacov Yehoshua v’Leah 
On
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 1 Tammuz 5780

Husband of:
Anne Hunni Herzig ^z”l 

Father/Father-in-law of:
Elise Herzig and Ronnie Cuperfain (our members)
Jack Herzig and Heather Shay-Herzig

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Therese-Lena Allen Shore ^z”l and Sigmond ^z”l Shore
Finnie ^z”l and Tzudyk Mandelcorn
Elizabeth and Lionel ^z”l Swift
Sheila ^z”l and Aaron ^z”l Shiffman

Grandfather of:
Alexandra Mia Herzig Cuperfain
Justin Joseph Herzig Cuperfain and Orli Dana Bogler
Marissa Rachel Herzig
Gavin Brett Herzig

Funeral:
Private - Graveside Service.
Montreal, Quebec
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Shiva:
Shiva started Friday, June 26 until Thursday, July 2.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Ethel Lamster  ​​​​​​^z"l 
Ettel bat Shmuel v'Maita
On
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 20 Sivan 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Beverley Koven (Dave McLaughlin)
Carolyn Kay (Mel) - our members
Janice Flisfeder (Avrum)

Grandmother of:
Mikel, Gian, Stephen and Gina, Joanne and Kevin, Matthew and Robyn, Marc and Anna, Steven and Hailey

Great-Grandmother of:
Isaac, Jaimie, Ashley, Jessica, Justin, Levi, Lilah, Ellie, Zane and Sam.

Funeral:
Private.
Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Shiva:
Private

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Libby Zimmerman  ​​​​​​^z"l 
Liba bat Shmuel v'Esther Bella​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
On
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 10 Sivan 5780​​​​​​​

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Larry & Jackie Zimmerman (our members)
Amy Campus and the late Stacy Campus ^z"l
Dina & Richard Ochshorn

Grandmother of:
Sam & Rachel Zimmerman and Henry Zimmerman (our members)
Brooke Campus & Max Benishai, Jesse Campus, Dylan Campus, Halee Ochshorn, and Spencer Ochshorn

Funeral/Interment:
Private.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Friends and family members may contact the Zimmerman family directly.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Lisa Ouanounou ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
On
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 21 Iyyar 5780

Mother of:
Sammy Ouanounou (our member)
Max Ouanounou
Vicky Scheinbien
Annie Samuel
Nicole Posner

Sister of:
Albert Bitton
Joe Bitton
Jack Bitton
Esther Perez
Therese Zandman
Michelle Dobkin
Annette Bitton

Funeral/Interment:
Sunday, May 17, 2020

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Marvin Hershkowitz ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Moshe Chaim ben Ephraim v'Rivka
On
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 10 Iyyar 5780

Husband of:
Rachel Lipsitz

Father/father-in-law of:
Stuart & Claire Hershkowitz
Penina & Chip Moss
Arthur & Rachel Hershkowitz
Jay & Nancy Hershkowitz 

Brother/brother-in-law of:
Ruth & Irving Locker
Rabbi Jonah & Fran Kupietzky

Shiva concludes on Sunday, May 10, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Ruth Klevansky ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
On
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 7 Iyyar 5780​​​​​​​

Mother of:
Vanessa
Gavin

Sister/sister-in-law of:
Michael & Rose Heilbronn (our members)

Funeral/Interment:
South Africa

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Carl Laxer ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Yekutiel Chaim ben Avraham v'Tova
On
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 30 Nisan 5780 / 1 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar

Husband of:
Betty Laxer

Father/Father-in-law of:
Susan Laxer & Alain Matarasso
Barry Laxer & Gail Sevilla
Judith Laxer & Jeffrey Lipsitz (our members)
Eric Laxer & Karen Sigman

Grandfather of:
Sarah and Gilad Greenfeld, Danielle and Lior Shachaf, Noah Matarasso; 
Corey and Arielle, Jeremy, and Jonah Laxer; 
Avi, Yonatan and Lauren, Michal, and Orly Lipsitz (our members); 
Joshua, Robbie, Jacob, and Max Laxer

Great-grandfather of:
Eitan, Tal, Uri, Omer and Ofir; Sam; and Dylan

Funeral/Interment:
Sunday, April 26, 2020 in the afternoon
Montreal - for immediate family only

Virtual Shiva: 
To book a virtual Shiva visit with Judith, go to https://calendly.com/sleepservices/judy-shiva-visit?month=2020-04, select a time slot, and if you would like to connect via cellphone, Facetime or Zoom. The app will provide you with the connection information that corresponds to the type of virtual meeting you have requested.

Shiva will conclude on Shabbat morning.

The family is very appreciative of the many messages of condolence they received. You may post a message and view previous ones at https://www.paperman.com/en/funerals/2020-4-26-carl-laxer 

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Hanna Glatter ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Chana bat Moshe v'Yona
On
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 21 Nisan 5780​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Funeral/Interment:
Private.
Friday, April 17, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Kato Krauss ​​^z"l 
Pesel bat Rav Eliezer v'Chaya
On
Thursday April 2, 2020 - 8 Nisan 5780

Mother/Mother-in-Law of:
Larry & Sarah Krauss (our members) 
Martha & Yaacov Pollak

Grandmother of:
Noteh, Yehudah, Elisha and Aviya (our members) 
Noteh, Esther, Aaron, Reuven, Rachel, Yechiel, Yehudah, Michal, Moti and Yitzhak. 

Funeral/Interment:
Private.
As per protocols put in place by all Jewish Cemetery Associations, the cemeteries are all closed to the public in an effort to avoid the spread of COVID-19 and protect cemetery personnel. Cemeteries will only open for scheduled graveside funerals, for a maximum of 10 people. All other types of visits to the cemeteries will not be permitted.

Virtual Shiva:
The virtual shiva times for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are:
10:00 am-12:00 pm; 2:30 pm-5:00 pm; and 7:00 pm-9:00 pm. 
Zoom https://zoom.us/j/7545308313
For those who wish to book a shiva visit please book a time through the following link: (The website will then give you further directions about how to join in) https://calendly.com/kato-shivah.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Murray Walsh ​​^z"l 
Moshe Leib ben Asher v'Schane Rachel
On
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 14 Adar 5780

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Irving Reiss​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Yitzchok ben Avigdor v'Reisel
On
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 2 Adar 5780​​​

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Shirley Glatt ​​^z"l 
Charna bat Asriel v'Riva
On
Monday, February 17, 2020 - 22 Shevat 5780​​​

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Edith Hirsch​​​​​ ^z"l 
Rifke Jite bat Kalmen v'Mirjam
On
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 22 Tevet 5780​​​

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Joseph Fialkov​​​ ^z"l 
On
Sunday, January 05, 2020 - 8 Tevet 5780​​​​​​​​​​

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Chazzan Harold Klein  ^z"l 
Tzvi Hersh ben Peretz
On
Friday, December 13, 2019 - 15 Kislev 5780​​​​​

Husband of:
Dorothy Klein

Father/Father-in-Law of:
Shelly and Sharon Klein
Melanie and Dr. Jeff Ambinder
Dini and Yumi Zlotnick
David and Chani Klein

Brother/Brother-in-Law of:
A.J and Devorah Klein
Rose and Lou Abrams
Rivka Klein

Funeral:
Sunday, December 15 at 12:30 pm at Shomrai Shabbos Congregation
585 Glengrove Avenue West, Toronto

Interment:
Pardes Shalom Cemetery - Torath Emeth Synagogue​​​​​​​

Shiva:
3000 Bathurst Street, Unit 1508
Shiva visits daily following the burial, until Thursday. ​​​​​​
No visits after 9:00 pm.
Friday until 2:00 pm. ​​​​​​​
Shiva concludes on Friday, December 20.

Services:
Shacharit: Monday to Friday at 7:15 am
Mincha/Maariv: Sunday to Thursday at 4:30 pm

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Hallel Ruth Hershkovitz ^z"l 
On
Saturday, November 30, 2019 - 3 Kislev 5780

Daughter of:
Merav & Yair Hershkovitz

Granddaughter of:
Michael & Leora Levenstein
Meir & Yehudit Hershkovitz 

Great-granddaughter of:
Linda Levenstein (our member)
Connie & Chuck Solomon 

Funeral, Interment and Shiva:
In Israel

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

John Grant Craig ^z"l 
On
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 8 Cheshvan 5780

Husband of:
Evvie Craig

Father/Father-in-Law of:
Randall and Linda Craig (our members)
Kelly and Arthur, Melanie, David and Christy

Brother/Brother-in-Law of:
Ken and Anne Craig

Grandfather of:
Shale, Jacqueline and Brandon, Sabrina, Jordyn, Devin, Naomi, Lilah, Noa, Tyler, and Casey.

Funeral:
Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10:00 am
Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Avenue West

Interment:
Pardes Shalom Cemetery, 10953 Dufferin Street, Temple Har Zion Section

Shiva:
After the service friends and family are invited to 660 Sheppard Avenue East, The Village Hall. Services to follow at 4:45 pm.
Shiva visits Sunday 1:00-3:00 pm and 4:30-8:00 pm; Monday through Wednesday 3:00-8:00 pm at 660 Sheppard Avenue East, Apt.1002

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Saul Donald Gould ^z"l 
David ben Rachmiel v'Faigel
On
Friday, October 25, 2019 - 27 Tishrei 5780

Husband of:

Fern Melnick

Father/Father-in-Law of:

Andrew, Matthew and Ashley

Step-Father/Step-Father-in-Law of:

Lisa & Jonathan Hemi

Jodi & Ilan Shpigel

Brother/Brother-in-Law of:

Sandy & David Kaminker (our members)

Funeral:

Monday, October 28, 2019 at 10:00 am

Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel

Interment:

Pardes Chaim Cemetery, Community section

Shiva:

55 Skymark Drive, #1801, Toronto

Visits today from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Tuesday and Wednesday from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm and from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Services:

Evening - 7:30 pm

Shiva concludes Wednesday evening, October 30.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Mildred (Milli) Kosoy-Gervasi ^z"l  
Malka bat Yaakov v'Gitel
On
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 16 Tishrei 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Sasha Gervasi & Jessica de Rothschild

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Martin & Estelle Kosoy (our members)
Phillip & Ada Kosoy (our members)
Ted Kosoy z"l

Funeral/Interment:
Sunday, October 20, 2019 in London, England

There will be no Shiva visits in Toronto.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Malka Edelstein ^z"l  

On
Friday, September 27, 2019 - 28 Elul 5779

Mother/Mother-in Law of:

Dr. Jerome and Michelle Edelstein, our members

Ronnie and Honey Edelstein

Laura and Norman Erdman

Sister/Sister-in-Law of:

Reva and Jimmy Sandler

Grandmother of:

Ryan, Jordan, Josh, and Alexa

Funeral:

Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 2:30 pm

Steeles Memorial Chapel

Interment:

Pardes Shalom Cemetery, 10953 Dufferin St.

Old Adath Israel Synagogue section

Shiva:

1 Clark Ave., W., #1903, Thornhill.

Family and friends are welcome Wednesday and Thursday from 6-9 pm.

Services:

Evening services at 7:30 pm