Life Cycle

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Verdana" ><B>ORAYNU CONGREGATION for Humanistic Judaism</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ORAYNU CONGREGATION for Humanistic Judai"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Oraynu"><U>About Oraynu</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Philosophy"><U>Philosophy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQs"><U>FAQs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leadership"><U>Leadership</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oraynu Childrens School"><U>Oraynu Children's School</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Programs"><U>Programs</U></A>   |   <B>Life Cycle</B>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Events"><U>Upcoming Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=17.5% BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad4fe0dkelyh.png"> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Oraynu"><U><B>ABOUT ORAYNU</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Philosophy"><U><B>PHILOSOPHY</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQs"><U><B>FAQs</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leadership"><U><B>LEADERSHIP</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oraynu Childrens School"><U><B>CHILDREN'S SCHOOL</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Programs"><U><B>PROGRAMS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Events"><U><B>UPCOMING EVENTS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Shofar Oraynus Newsletter"><U><B>NEWSLETTER</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>RESOURCES/LINKS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>CONTACT US</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ORAYNU CONGREGATION for Humanistic Judai"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="09053540.png" border=0 width="83" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Life Cycle</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="0ab2c320.gif" border=0 width="44" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>MARKING THE MILESTONES OF JEWISH LIFE</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>People look to their congregation to usher them through the life cycle process: </B><B>    </B><B>        </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Baby-Naming and Brit Tikkun</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bar/Bat Mitzvah for youth and adults</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wedding</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Funeral  (</B></FONT><A HREF="#presenting_____the_oraynu_cemetery_1" TITLE="Life Cycle"><U><B>Cemetery Section</B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><B>available - Grave Lots, Cremation Spaces; intermarrieds may be interred together)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Unveiling & Memorial Dedication</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899660000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Conversion/Jewish Commitment*       </B></div> <bR> <div> We offer Jewish, intercultural and same-sex weddings, as well as baby-namings, humanistic brit, bar/bat mitzvot, funerals, memorials, unveilings, memorial dedications, adoptions or Jewish commitment ceremonies.  The location of these events is your choice. </div> <bR> <div> Ceremonial leadership is provided by Rabbis or <I>M</I><I>adrikhim</I> ordained/certified by the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Verdana" >They<I> </I>are licensed by the Province of Ontario to perform marriages.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Individual Bar/Bat Mitzvah studies and ceremonies for both youth and adults are offered under the guidance of Rabbi Eva Goldfinger or Madrikha Karen Levy. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >*A comprehensive 60-hour course leading toward adult bar/bat mitvah or Humanistic Jewish conversion is offered by Rabbi Goldfinger.   Topics include: Jewish Ideas, Practices and Movements through the Ages; Rhythms of Jewish Life--Evolution of Festivals & Life Cycle Events; History of the Jewish People; Jewish Literature from Pre-Biblical to Contemporary Writings; Jewish Culture through the Ages.   </FONT><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Judaism Course"><U>Click </U></A><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Judaism Course"><U>here</U></A><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Judaism Course"><U> for more information</U></A></div> <div>  <A NAME="presenting_____the_oraynu_cemetery_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>ORAYNU's SECULAR JEWISH  CEMETERY SECTION </B></div> <div> <B>Oraynu now has its own section at Elgin Mills, a non-denominational cemetery operated by the Mount Pleasant Group.  It is located in Richmond Hill, on Elgin Mills Rd. just w. of Highway 404.  Along with our members and Jewish non-members, intermarried couples will be able to be buried together. The burial of cremated remains in an attractive granite curbed garden will also be permitted in our identifiably-Jewish section.   We welcome inquiries from the public.  Call 416-385-3910 for more information on the cemetery.   </B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >For background information on our ceremonial leaders,</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Verdana" >click</FONT> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leadership"><U>Leadership</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR LIFE CYCLE SERVICES , PLEASE CONTACT:</B></div> <div> Rabbi Eva Goldfinger, Director of Life Cycle </div> <div> 905-889-7450 </div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:evagoldfinger@rogers.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:evagoldfinger@rogers.com"><U>evagoldfinger@rogers.com</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>