Selichot, with Dr. Itzhak Brook

September 12, 2020, 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Selichot is this Saturday, September 12!
we hope you will join us for the following Zoom event:

Schedule:
8:30 pm: Ma’ariv and Havdallah

9:00 pm: A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War
The presentation includes a description of the historical background of the Yom Kippur War and its effects on the Israeli society, as well as Dr. Brook’s personal experiences and challenges as a battalion physician in the Sinai. He will address the physical and psychological traumas his soldiers had to cope with, the effect of religion on them, the cost of war in human life and suffering, and the daily struggle for survival in the difficult war which threatened Israel’s existence.

Itzhak Brook, M.D., M.Sc., is a Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington DC. He was born and raised in Haifa, Israel and earned his medical degree from Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Medicine, in Jerusalem. He served in the Israeli army as a medic in the Six Day War in 1967 and as a battalion physician during the Yom Kippur war in 1973. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in adult and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. He served in the medical corps of the US Navy for 27 years.

Dr. Brook has authored several hundred publications in scientific journals and ten textbooks. He authored the books:” In the Sands of Sinai- A physician’s Account of the Yom Kippur War” and “My voice – a physician’s personal experience with throat cancer.”

Dr. Brook is a speaker for the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.

10:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Musical Selichot Service

Zoom Login Details:
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84752138827
Password: The password is the same one we’ve been using for Kabbalat Shabbat and other Beth Jacob programs. If you don’t have it, please email shira@bethjacobsynagogue.ca to receive it.
Selichot Booklet: Please follow along with the service by printing this booklet, or reading it on a separate device.
Fee: This event is free of charge, however, every dollar helps support our efforts to provide Conservative Judaism in Hamilton. If you are able to contribute to this program, please contact our Bookkeeper Craig at bookkeeper@bethjacobsynagogue.ca. Thank you for supporting our congregation.