Momentous Occasions

by Joel Brown, November 3, 2015

The month of November will bring a momentous occasion that Solel has not seen for over forty years. On November 21, 2015, we will be officially installing Rabbi Audrey Pollack as only the second permanent head Rabbi that Solel has ever known.
The installation service will take place during our regular Shabbat Morning service, but this service will be anything but “regular”! In addition to Rabbi Pollack and our Rabbi Emeritus, Larry Englander, this service will feature our dear old friend, Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser, who now serves as Co-President of the Women’s Rabbinic Network (WRN-CCAR) as well as Rabbi Jackie Ellenson – a dear friend of Rabbi Pollack and Director of Adult Education and Spiritual Formation at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York. If this weren’t extraordinary enough, we will also be joined by Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union of Reform Judaism, who will be making a rare visit to Canada and will be helping to make this day extra special for Rabbi Pollack and all Solelniks. The service will start promptly at 10:00am, but we encourage you to arrive early. All of our special guests will arrive by 9:30am to meet and greet us.
Following the service, our celebrations will continue with a special catered luncheon in Rabbi Pollack’s honour. Seating for the luncheon is limited and admission is by ticket only. Anyone can obtain a ticket from the Solel office at the very modest cost of $18 per person. You must purchase your tickets no later than November 6. Don’t miss this once in a generation opportunity to celebrate the installation of our new Rabbi. Bring your family and tell your friends, this is an event not to be missed!
Also in November is another great way to show your support for Solel, your extended Jewish home. On Saturday, November 28 at 7:00pm Solel will hold its Games Night – a wonderful opportunity to meet with your friends and family, have a great time playing Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble or Texas Hold’em Poker and help Solel raise money to support everything we do. This will be a night full of great fun and good friends, I look forward to seeing you there!

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