Bereavement Notices

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Theodore (Ted) Wald  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Friday, February 26, 2021 - 14 Adar 5781

Husband of: 
The late Hadassa Wald ^z"l

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

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

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

Funeral/Interment:
Today, Friday, February 26, 2021 at 3:00 pm in Montreal.
Service will be live streamed via Zoom.

Shiva:
Details to follow.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

David Wm. Brown  ​​​​​​^z"l
Dovid Zeev ben Eliyahu Gedalya v'Tzutel
On
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 5 Adar 5781

Son of:
The late Al G. ^z"l & Shirley ^z"l Brown

Husband of: 
Helen Brown, our member

Father/Father-in-law of:
Sarah Brown & Steven Strauss, our members
Pnina Brown, our member

Grandfather of:
Rose and Elijah Strauss, our members

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Golda Brown & Harry Krakowsky, our members

Funeral/Interment:
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

In advance of the interment, the family will gather for Eulogies at 1:30 pm. Please join online LIVE on Shaarei Shomayim's Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/shaareishomayim/videos/4325570294125479/

The interment will take place at 3:00 pm and can be viewed via Benjamin’s Park livestream link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFRldhuit-o.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Ralph Michael Orman  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 21 Shevat 5781

Husband of: 
Bev Orman

Father/Father-in-law of:
Lori Kline (Michael)
David Orman
Marci Beitner (Aaron)

Grandfather of:
Jack, Russell, Joseph, Wyatt, Blaire, Jacob, Rosie and Dahlia

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Joel Umansky (Elaine), our members
Elaine Platt (Ben), our members
The late Sandy Lato ^z"l

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, February 5, 2021, at Adas Israel Cemetery, Burlington.
Private family service.

Shiva:
Private shiva.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Rabbi Aaron Levine  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 6 Shevat 5781

Husband of: 
Honey Levine

Father of:
Yitzy Levine
Chaim Levine
Shneur Levine

Brother of:
Rabbi Malcolm & Esther Levine
Avrum & Ester Lea Levine
Ralph & Vicky Levine

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Shiva:
A Zoom Shiva Gathering will take place on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at a time TBD,  via shul's Zoom. To obtain the Zoom access information, please email info@shomayim.org. 

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Murray Greenberg  ​​​​​​^z"l
Meir Zeileg ben Reuven David v'Chana
On
Sunday, January 17, 2021 - 4 Shevat 5781

Husband of:
Cynthia Greenberg (our member)

Father/Father-in-law of:
Shari & Larry Goldberg
Lisa Greenberg
Jill & Michael Levy

Grandfather of:
Matthew and Jacky, Ryan and Jessica, Carly, Noah, and Sari. 

Funeral/Interment:
Monday, January 18, 2021.
Private family service.

Shiva:
Private shiva.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Bluma Gertner  ​​​​​​^z"l
Bluma bat Yoel Mordechai v'Slova Fraida
On
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 29 Tevet 5781

Wife of:
The late Harold Gertner ^z"l

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Ruth Ellen Gertner & Marc Seeman
Mark Gertner 

Grandmother of:
Ahron and Geoffrey Seeman

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, January 15, 2020.  
Private family service.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Harry Bernstein  ​​​​​​^z"l
Avraham Tzvi
On
Tuesday January 5, 2021 - 21 Tevet 5781

Husband of:
Nellie Bernstein

Father/Father-in-law of:
Michelle & Dr. Jerome Edelstein (our members)
Mendy & Debbie Bernstein 
Shimmy & Joely Bernstein

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 1:30 pm.

Shiva:
Shiva details will be announced. 
Last day of Shiva is Monday morning, January 11.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Dina Dobrinsky  ​​​​​​^z"l
Dina bat Raizel
On
Tuesday December 29, 2020 - 14 Tevet 5781

Wife of:
Rabbi Dr. Herbert C. Dobrinsky

Sister-in-law of:
Sharon and Louis Goelman (our members)

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Dr. Deborah and Dr. Michael Kramer
Tova and Larry Cohen
Aaron and Dr. Cindy Dobrinsky

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in New Jersey. Shiva will be observed until Monday morning, January 4.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Rachel Amiel  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Thursday December 10, 2020 - 25 Kislev 5781

Wife of:
The late Henry Amiel ^z"l

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Evelyn (Maurice), Rene (Flora), Mony (Viviane), Berny, Pat (Bruna), Corinne (Mark) and Michelle (Steve) Steinowicz, our members

Funeral:
Friday, December 11, 2020.
Private family service.

Shiva:
Private family shiva.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Howard Kleinberg  ​​​​​​^z"l
Chaim ben Zvi
On
Wednesday December 9, 2020 - 24 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
Nancy Kleinberg

Father/Father-in-law of:
Bernie and Anna Kleinberg (our members)
Brian and Simmi Kleinberg
Marla and Jack Samuel

Grandfather of:
Ariella and Dani Goldstein
Rabbi Effie and Tamar Kleinberg
Talia and Dave Apter
Eliana and Zack Husynni
Natalie Kleinberg (our member)
Josh Kleinberg (our member)
Adam and Galit Samuel
Aryeh and Chana Samuel (our members)
Koby and Racheli Spiegel (our members)

Funeral:
Graveside.
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 2:00 pm. Funeral will be live-streamed at: https://smclive.ca/

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Gidon Grundland  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 17 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
Pearl Grundland

Father/Father-in-law of:
Batya Grundland and Mark Rottmann
Rabbi David and Shira Rachel Grundland
Yoni and Lauren Grundland

Rabbi David Grundland served as the Beit Midrash Zichron Dov avreich and Rabbinic Assistant at Shaarei Shomayim.

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Sam Grundland and Shelly Galler

Funeral:
Friday, December 4, 2020.
Graveside.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Harry Strauss  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Friday, November 27, 2020 - 12 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
Shirley Strauss

Father/Father-in-law of:
Marci (Mark) Pearlman
Robyn ^z’l (Stephen) Albert
Brad (Terry) Strauss, our members
Jon (Shawna) Strauss

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Gordon (Joyce) Strauss, our members
Lou (Duka) Strauss
Rhoda (Bob) 

Grandfather of:
Aaron (Leslie), Rachel, Josh (Bailey), Ben (Clare), Daniel (Juli), Jesse, Orlee-Rose (Sean), Shira (Adam), Yona, Miya, and Jaxen

Great-grandfather of:
Robbie, Matthew, Sophie, Meyer and Rose

Funeral:
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Private family service.

Shiva:
Private family shiva.
A Zoom shiva gathering will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 12:30 pm via shul's Zoom.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Joyce Asher  ​​​​​​^{z"l
Simcha bat Yeheskal v'Haviva}
On
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 8 Kislev 5781

Mother/Mother-in-law of: 
Lawrence & Ilana Kurtz (our members)

Funeral:
Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
The service will be live streamed at 12:55 pm today at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0plykoXxSCM&feature=youtu.be

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Marilyn Feld  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 6 Kislev 5781

Daughter of:
Mendy & Ann Feld 

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Avi & Sara Feld (our members)

Shiva:
The family can be reached at 647-703-5513 or 416-789-1773.
Shiva concludes on Sunday morning, November 29.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Dorothy Finkelstein  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 5 Kislev 5781

Wife of:
Milton Finkelstein ^z"l

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Mendy Finkelstein and Bonnie Lass
Gloria and David Wiener
Shelli and Marty Kalson
Sandy Finkelstein and Roberta Kremer (our members)

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Marty ^z"l and Ruthie ^z"l Lanys
Yetta and Louis ^z"l Lanys
Isadore ^z"l and Sandra ^z"l Lanys
Vicky and Sidney ^z"l Lanys

Grandmother of:
Jeremy and Zsuzsanna, Roxanne and Mike, Marissa, Shawn, Daniel and YJ, Josh and Marnie, Marcie, Noah and Faith, Sarah and Avi-Shai, Ezzie and Eliza, Emma and Michelle, Mara, Adele and seventeen great-grandchildren.

Shiva:
A Zoom shiva gathering will be held on Monday, Nov. 23, 2:00 PM, via shul's Zoom.

Shiva visits virtually (phone or video calls) or porch by appointment.
Appointments can be booked at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7kUE2QYVQJPWvch1_XK3cWmze8-Bo0RWN05cMMtRQs/edit?usp=sharing

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Vernon Balaban  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3 Kislev 5781

Husband of:
Rochelle Balaban

Father/Father-in-law of:
Alana & Steve Fisher
Shira & Elias Levy
Tammy & Steve Erenberg
Dali & Tzvi Fried (our members)

Grandfather of:
Ben, Daniella, Leora, Boaz, Ezra, Lily, Ami and Ariel 

Funeral:
Friday, November 20, 2020, 1:00 pm.
Private family service.
The funeral service will be live-streamed at smclive.ca at 1:00 pm.

Shiva:
Shiva visits virtually (phone or video calls) or outdoors by appointment.
Appointments can be booked at
https://calendly.com/vernon-balaban/shiva-visit?month=2020-11

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Rely Walsh  ​​​​​​^z"l

Rachel Zelda bat Asher Anshel v'Raizel
On
Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 13 Cheshvan 5781

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Ariel & Sara Walsh
Liron & Orli Walsh

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Bruria & Danny Frances

Funeral:
Private service.
Monday November 2, 2020.

Shiva:
To book a time slot for a virtual, phone or in person shiva visit, please go to:
https://calendly.com/lironwalsh/liron-walsh (Liron) 
https://calendly.com/arielwalsh/ariel-walsh-shiva (Ariel) 
https://calendly.com/bruria-frances-shiva/bruria-frances-shiva (Bruria)

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Rifka Shafizadeh Hakimi  ​​​​​​^z"l

רבקה בת אברהם וזלפה
On
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 2 Cheshvan 5781

We regret to announce the passing of a Friend:
 

Arnold Ages  ​​​​​​^z"l
Uri ben Yaakov
On
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 21 Tishrei 5781

Husband of:
Shoshana Ages, a Friend

Father/Father-in-Law of:
Sharon ^z"l & David Goldberg 
Aaron & Deena Wapner
Marcy Ages, our member 

Brother of:
Matt Ages ^z"l 
Sam Ages ^z"l 
Miriam Ben Shalom

Grandfather of:
Devorah & Efron Sturmwind
Esther & Roni Abrahamovitz
Yakov Mordechai Goldberg
Sarah, Aviva and Yoni Wapner

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, October 9, 2020
Roselawn Cemetery, Shomrai Shobbas section

Shiva:
On the driveway of 281 Hillhurst Blvd., weather permitting. 
Marcy and Deena will be sitting from 9:00 am to noon, Monday to Friday.
Shoshana, Deena and Marcy will be sitting from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday to Thursday, and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday.

From 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, phone calls will be taken. 

A Zoom shiva visit will take place on Wednesday, October 14 at 
1:00 pm.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Barbara Stark  ​​​​​​^z"l
Bryndal bat Shlomo Zalman v'Chaia Ruchel
On
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 16 Tishrei 5781

Wife of:
Benny Stark ^z"l 

Mother of: 
Elsa (Ted ^z"l) Stringer 
Stephen (Patti ^z"l) Stark 

Funeral/Interment:
Family Service 
Monday, October 5, 2020

Shiva:
For visits and shiva details please contact the family

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Paul Shapiro  ​​​​​​^z"l
Peretz Ephraim Fishel ben Yehuda Avraham v'Tzivia
On
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 4 Tishrei 5781

Father/Father-in-law of:
Ilan and Susan Shapiro
Jennifer Shapiro (Barry Schwartz), our member
Ari and Leanne Shapiro

Grandfather of:
Zachary, Julia and Noah Shapiro
Amy Gotkin and Corey Gotkin, our members
Natasha, Justin and Dina Shapiro

Remembered by:
Brondell Shapiro, our member

Funeral:
Private service.
Thursday, September 24, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Jack Olin  ​​​​​​^z"l
Yaacov Shimon ben Meyer v'Chasia
On
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 26 Elul 5780

Husband of:
The late Frances Olin (nee Findlay) ^z"l

Father/Father-in-law of:
Syndie Geller
Stephanie (Shayna) and Lorne Chapman
Judy and Martin Zelikovitz
Jeffrey Olin and Debbi Mecklinger

Grandfather and Great-grandfather of:
Kimberly and Tal, Tyler, Mickey, Mindy, Jessica, Lauren, Adam and Ellen, Samantha and Andrew, Devyn, Lexie, and Josh
Ezra, Jordan, Maddy, and Sloane.

Companion of:
Shirley Granovsky

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Peter and Roz Olin

Funeral:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 2:30 pm.
Live streamed at https://youtu.be/syP3mbvS-wE

Shiva:
For information please contact Syndie, Stephanie, Judy or Jeffrey.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Madeline Goldenthal Rosen  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 3 Elul 5780

Grandmother of:
Evan & Ilana Goldenthal (our members)
Joshua & Shely, Charlotte, James, and Caroline

Great-Grandmother of:
Leore and Koby Goldenthal (our members) 
Cayden, Liam, and Noah 

Funeral/Interment:
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 11:00 am.

Shiva:
Shiva to be conducted via Zoom. Further details will follow. 

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Louis Allen  ​​​​​​^z"l
Eliezer Eliahu ben Chaim Yitzhak
On
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 29 Av 5780

Father/Father-in-law of:
Jonathan & Ellen Allen (our members)
Steven Allen & Rachelle Matlow
Roselyn Allen & Chris Cerar
Shayna & Darren Strong

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Faye David
Leon Dubinsky & Dr. Beth McCormack
Leslie & Josine Dubinsky
Barrie Carnat

Grandfather of: 
Bob, Asher and Trudy Allen (our members)
Hazel Allen
Maks Pikoul, Ally and Brendan Cerar
Ethan and Manny Strong

Funeral/Interment:
Private in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Friday, August 21, 2020 at Noon.

Shiva:
The family will be sitting Shiva in Toronto upon their return from Nova Scotia.
Please contact a member of the family for details.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Alex Orzy  ​​​​​​^z"l
On
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 14 Av 5780

Father/Father-in-Law of:
Rick & Laura Orzy
Debby and Judy Orzy

Grandfather and Great-Grandfather of:
Ilan Orzy, Noa & Jake Flaster, and Zev Orzy 
Oze and Lielle Flaster

Funeral/Interment:
Thursday, August 6, 2020.
To access the Live Stream click here.

Shiva:
Shiva in Toronto will be private.
For Zoom visits in Israel during Shiva please contact Laura Orzy at lauraborzy@gmail.com.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Lawrence Gamulka  ​​​​​​^z"l
Aryeh ben Yonah v'Gitel
On
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 7 Av 5780

Husband of:

Ala Gamulka, our member

Father/Father-in-law of:

Daniel (Jennifer Bayer)

Beth (Walter Levitt)

Jonathan (Rivka Houde)

The late Jonah Gamulka

Brother/Brother-in-law of:

Zina Goldberg Greene (Kenneth)

The late Lola Cohen (Yakov)

Grandfather of:

Eliana, Avi, Noam, Jonah, Ben, Talia, and Isaac.

Funeral/Interment:

Private.

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm.

Funeral service will be live-streamed at https://smclive.ca/.

Shiva:

Due to Covid -19 restrictions, please visit https://bit.ly/308dj7Q

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Shamoil Mizrahi  ​​​​​​^z"l
Shamoil ben Rebbi v' Monavar
On
Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 2 Av 5780

Father/Father-in-law of:
Sia and Mojdeh Mizrahi
Katrin Mizrahi
Sam and Michal Mizrahi (our members)
Jan Mizrahi

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Yousef and Ehteram Mizrahi,
The late Eliahou and Khanom Mizrahi
Ebrahim and Mina Mizrahi
Rosa Mizrahi and the late Nasser Khalili
The late Touran Mizrahi and the late Feizola Shalom
The late Iran Mizrahi and the late Abdola Shadan
Isaac Mizrahi
Jacob Mizrahi

Grandfather of:
Arya, Aaron, Eden, Ethan, Yasmin, and Ayla

Funeral/Interment:
Private.
Friday, July 24, 2020.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Sarah Gerstl  ​​​​​​^z"l
Sara Baila bat Yishaya Melech v'Raiza Chaya 
On
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 3 Tammuz 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Judy Perle (Edward Schnurr)
Honey Fisher (Dan Fennick)

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Morris Mandelker (Rose)

Funeral:
Private
Friday, June 26, 2020

Shiva:
Private

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Joy Rosenstein  ​​​​​​^z"l 
On
Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 21 Sivan 5780

Funeral:
Private.
Monday, June 15, 2020.

Shiva:
Private

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Michael Fromowitz  ​​​​​​^z"l 
Moshe Meir ben Abah v'Chaya
On
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 16 Sivan 5780

Husband of:
Marli Fromowitz (our member)

Father/Father-in-law of:
Rebecca Fromowitz
Jesse Fromowitz
Elliot Fromowitz

Funeral:
Private.
Friday, June 12, 2020.

Shiva:
Private

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Diane Novack  ​​​​​​^z"l 
Dina bat Shmuel v'Tova
On
Monday, May 25, 2020 - 2 Sivan 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Ken and Oritte Novack (our members)
Ellen Novack and John Park

Grandmother of:
Haley, Trevor, Brandon, Jordan and Jordana, Daniel, and Corey

Great-grandmother of:
Jaclyn, Emma, and Ari

Funeral/Interment:
Private.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Shiva:
Private.

The family will appreciate a personal message in the online condolence book

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Marvin Blackstein ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
On
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 19 Iyyar 5780

Father of:
Jerry Blackstein
Rick Blackstein
Rob Blackstein

Stepfather of:
Jodi Gurza (our member)
Ronni & Lyle Muskat
Suzanne & Jeff Botnick
David & Debbie Litz

Grandfather/Uncle/Great Uncle of:
Marvin will be missed by many of his nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and grandchildren including our members Sara & Jordan Lass, Mia Lass and Adam Gurza. 

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, May 15, 2020
Private.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Gilbert Goodman ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Gershon ben Mordechai v'Gitel
On
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 10 Iyyar 5780

Husband of:
Grace Goodman (our member)

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

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

Funeral/Interment:
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Private.

Gilbert's family will have a Zoom gathering on Sunday, May 10 at 4:30 pm, to share words and memories of Gilbert. To obtain the Zoom coordinates, please email info@shomayim.org.

Please leave a personal message of condolence to the family by clicking here.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Paula Krakowsky ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Pesel bat Svi v'Doba
On
Saturday, April 25, 2020 - 1 Iyyar 5780​​​​​​​

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Harry Krakowsky and Golda Brown, our members
Rosalind and Louie Reznick

Grandmother of:
Anna-Rachel Krakowsky and Marshall Haber, Yonah Krakowsky and Jana Danzinger, Tanya Reznick and Glenn Welt, and Steven Reznick

Great-grandmother of:
Shirley, Ally G, Jones, and Dax

Funeral/Interment:
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Virtual Shiva:
Families are receiving phone and Zoom calls at their home:
Harry: 10:00 am-12:00 pm, 2:00-4:00 pm, and 7:00-8:00 pm at        647-271-8151; Or on Zoom during the same hours mentioned above:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89851098754; dial in: 647 374 4685; Meeting ID: 898 5109 8754
Roz: 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 2:00-5:00 pm at 647-401-9057.

Shiva concludes Friday.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Arnold Morris ​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Avraham ben Binyamin
On
Shabbat, April 18, 2020 - 24 Nisan 5780

Brother/Brother-in-law of:
Brian & Harriet Morris (Our Members)

Uncle of:
Ian & Bettina Morris (Our Members)
Moshe and Karen
Shimon and Leanne
Joshua

Funeral/Interment:
Private.
Monday, April 20, 2020

Shiva:
From Monday afternoon until Sunday morning.
Mornings 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; Afternoons 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

Please call Brian to extend wishes of consolation over the phone at 416-832-7468.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Dorothy Samuels ​​^z"l 
Dvorah bat Yaakov v'Yetta​​​​​​​
On
Friday April 3, 2020 - 9 Nisan 5780​​​​​​​

Mother/Mother-in-Law of:
Jody & Malcolm Silver
Mark & Lynn Samuels
Jill Samuels

Grandmother of:
Jackie (our member), Rebecca, Aaron and Amanda

Funeral/Interment:
Private. 
Monday, April 6, in Florida.

Virtual Shiva:
Monday, April 6, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Tuesday, April 7, 10:00 am-12 pm; 2:00 pm-4:00 pm; and 7:30 pm-9:30 pm.
On Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/4415377181?pwd=dW1kVHNQOVhrcVpNQnF0clZwRUl6QT09
Meeting ID: 441 537 7181
Password: 123456

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Shirlee Seidman ​​^z"l 
On
Friday March 20, 2020 - 24 Adar 5780

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Peter and Carol Seidman (our members)
Joy and Dan Kucer
Fern (Wenter) Seidman

Sister/Sister-in-law of:
Suzanne Horowitz
Patricia Galiano
Francis Macknofsky

Grandmother of:
Leonard Seidman (Kimberly Rothenberg)
Heidi Seidman (Jonathan Barnett)
Joel Kucer
Jean Kucer (Mark Pascal)
Dayna Kucer
Troy Seidman (Josh Wiersma)
Sarena Seidman (Josh Kornblum)

Funeral/Interment:
Sunday March 22 - Montreal
In an effort to avoid the spread of COVID-19, funeral services will be for immediate family only.

Shiva:
Shiva begins Sunday, March 22 and end Friday, March 27 at 4:00 pm.
NOTE: Peter and Carol are in isolation after returning from the USA. NO VISITS PLEASE. Please Facetime or Call throughout the Shiva from 9:30 AM to noon and 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM: 416-787-4988 or powellview@hotmail.com.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Phillip Batist​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Avrum ben Eliezer
On
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 13 Adar 5780

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Raisa Ruderman​​​​​ ​​^z"l 
Raya bat Yaakov v'Eska
On
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 2 Adar 5780​​​

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Esther Litz ​​​​ ^z"l 
Esther Bat Aharon v' Mindle
On
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 10 Shevat 5780​​​

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Frank Fenyves​​​​​ ^z"l 
Avigdor ben Yehuda v' Yit'l
On
Friday, January 3, 2020 - 6 Tevet 5780​​​

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Celia Ostro ​​​​​ ^z"l 
Cili bat Shlomo v' Rachel
On
Friday, December 20, 2019 - 23 Kislev 5780​​​​​

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Lyla Schwartz ^z"l 
Masha Leah bat Zev v'Blima
On
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 7 Kislev 5780​​​​​

Sister of:
Esther Moldofsky

Mother/Mother-in-law of:
Brian & Robbie Schwartz (our members)
Shalom & Debbie Schwartz
David & Judy Schwartz
Stuart & Fannie Schwartz

Funeral:
Sunday, December 8 at 2:30 pm
Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Avenue West, Thornhill

Interment:
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park, 5822 Bathurst Street (Section 9)

Shiva:
159 Dalemount Avenue
Shiva concludes Friday, December 13 following services at 2:00 pm.

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

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Esther Woods ^z"l 
On
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 23 Cheshvan 5780

Mother/Mother-in-Law of:
Sahri & Bernard Baum (our members)
Brenda Woods & Stephen Brown (our members)
Ahuva Woods

Funeral:
Sunday, November 24 at 2:00 pm
Paperman & Sons, 3888 Jean Talon St. W., Montreal

Interment:
Chevra Kadisha B’nai Jacob Section, Back River Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Berri St., Montreal

Shiva:
In Montreal
Hotel Ruby Foo’s, 7655 Decarie Blvd.
Sunday following the burial until 6:00 pm
In Toronto
265 Ridley Blvd. #1105
Monday 7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday to Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm

Services:
Evening - 7:30 pm

The family would appreciate assistance in creating a Minyan at the Shiva house.
Please contact Rabbi Strauchler if you are able to help.

Shiva concludes Thursday evening, November 28.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Samuel Hershenhorn ^z"l 
Shmuel Zanvel ben Dovid v'Shaindel
On
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 7 Cheshvan 5780

Father of:
Shira Benson
David Hershenhorn

Brother/Brother-in-Law of:
Yetta Goodman (our member)
Zelda Hershenhorn

Funeral/Interment:
Wednesday, November 6, 12:00 pm
Shaarei Shomayim McCowan Road Cemetery, 2 Colonial Avenue, Scarborough

Shiva:
Kensington Place, 866 Sheppard Avenue West
Visits following the funeral between 2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm. Thursday between 2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm.
Friday between 2:00-4:00 pm.
Sunday between 2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm.

Services:
Evening - 7:00 pm

Shiva concludes Monday morning, November 11.

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Gertrude Hershenhorn ^z"l  

On
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 25 Tishrei 5780

Wife of:
Sam Hershenhorn (our member)

Mother of:
Shira Benson
David Hershenhorn

Funeral/Interment:
Friday, October 25, 2019 at 12:00 pm 
Shaarei Shomayim McCowan Road Cemetery, 2 Colonial Ave, Scarborough

Shiva:
Kensington Place, 866 Sheppard Avenue West
In the 5th Floor Lounge:
Visits following the burial; and Sunday 2:00 pm-4:00 pm & 5:45 pm-8:00 pm.
In the Penthouse Floor:
Monday and Tuesday 2:00 pm-4:00 pm & 5:45 pm-8:00 pm.

Services:
Evening - 6:00 pm

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 

Ralph Sutton ^z"l  
Yerachmiel Avraham ben Yitzchak v' Freidal
On
Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 13 Tishrei 5780

Funeral/Interment:

Wednesday, October 16 at 11:00 AM

Graveside Service, Mount Sinai Cemetery - Shaarei Shomayim Palmerston Section

WE WOULD APPRECIATE HELP BRINGING TOGETHER A MINYAN FOR THE FUNERAL.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Anne Hunni Herzig ^z"l  
Hannah bat Mordechai Nissan v'Batsheva
On
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 22 Av 5779

Wife of:

Adam Herzig

Mother / Mother-in-law of:

Elise Herzig and Ronnie Cuperfain (our members)

Jack Herzig and Heather Shay-Herzig

Sister / Sister-in-law of:

Finnie ^z"l and Tzyduck Mandelcorn

Elizabeth and Lionel ^z"l Swift

Sheila ^z"l and Aaron ^z"l Shiffman

Therese-Lena Allen Shore ^z"l and Sigmond ^z"l Shore

Grandmother of:

Alexandra Mia Herzig Cuperfain

Justin Joseph Herzig Cuperfain

Marissa Rachel Herzig

Gavin Brett Herzig

Funeral:

Har Zion Temple, Philadelphia

Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 3:00 pm

PLEASE NOTE:  Elise Herzig will remain with her father in Philadelphia and will not be going to Montreal.
 

Interment:

De La Savane (Baron De Hirsch Cemetery) Montreal, Quebec

Monday, August 26, 2019 at time TBD

Shiva:

330 Sprague Road

Narberth, Penn Valley PA

Sunday, August 25 - 4:30 pm-6:00 pm

Sunday to Thursday, August 25-29 - 7:00 pm-9:30 pm

Services:

Mincha - 7:00 pm

We regret to announce the passing of:
 

Bob David ^z"l  
Reuven ben Leib
On
Friday, July 5, 2019 - 2 Tammuz 5779

Husband of:
Lorraine David

Father/Father-in-law of:
Cris David & Susan Osher (our members)
Justine David
Rick & Lauren David
Neal & Marion David 

Grandfather and Great-grandfather of:
Daniel, Jacob and Gabriella (our members), Nicky, Michael, Olivia, Nicholas, Julian, Tom, Jamie, Paul, Liam and Antoni

Funeral & Interment: 
Cape Town, South Africa

We regret to announce the passing of our member:
 
Miriam Phillips ^z"l  
Miriam bat Yonatan Henoch and Pessel
On
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 4 Sivan 5779

Mother/Mother-in-law of:

Allan Phillips and Marion Stendon

Len Phillips

Joni and Wilf Goldlust

Funeral:

Tuesday, June 11 at 2:00 pm

Steeles Memorial Chapel

Interment:

Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park, 6033 Bathurst St.

Shaarei Shomayim Section

Shiva:

42 Brookview Dr., Toronto

Visits immediately following the interment.

For the remainder of the Shiva, no visits between 12:00 pm-2:00 pm and

5:00 pm-7:00 pm.

Friday - morning only.

Services:

Shacharit daily at 7:45 am; Sunday at 9:00 am.

Mincha/Maariv at 8:45 pm.

Shiva concludes Monday morning, June 17.

We regret to announce the passing of:
 
Pesach Halberstadt ^z"l  
Pesach ben Chaim Yoel v'Malka Shosha
On
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 12 Iyyar 5779

Husband of:
Gloria Halberstadt

Father/Father-in-law of:

Mindy & Jay Shiel

Sean & Pnina Halberstadt

Yaffa & Lorne Factor (our members)

Ari & Monica Halberstadt

Brother/Brother-in-law of:

Sue Magder

Toby & Harvey Riback

Melech & Dorothy Halberstadt (our members)

Grandfather of:

Eliana & Naftali, Michaela & Shlomo, Talia, Yonatan, Yehudit & Eli, Aharon, Daniella, Melissa, Carly & Lorne, Ethan, Kayla & Zack, Alyssa, and Hannah

Great-grandfather of:

Yoel Simcha, Temima, Leeba, Nitzan, Michal, and Chaya

Funeral:

Friday, May 17 at 3:30 pm

Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. W., Thornhill

Interment:

Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park, N.Order of Hatzofim Section

Shiva:

335 Hillhurst Blvd, Toronto

Sunday & Monday: 8:30 am-11:00 am, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm, 7:30 pm-10:00 pm