Services

Mercedes Messody Benatar

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Chapel service at Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. West, Thornhill,

Burial Details:
Pardes Shalom Cemetery, 10953 Dufferin St, Vaughan, ON L6A 1S2, Petah Tikvah section

Hyman Strom

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. West, Thornhill, ON L4J 5R1 ,

Burial Details:
Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Grand Order of Israel section, 10953 Dufferin St. Vaughan, ON L6A 1S2 (Dufferin/Teston)

Marilyn Arkin

Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. West, Thornhill, L4J 5R1,

Burial Details:
Pardes Shalom Cemetery, B’nai Brith Canada Section, 10953 Dufferin St. Vaughan, ON L6A 1S2 (Dufferin/Teston)

Shivas

Rivea Gawron

Family and friends invited back to shiva house after the service Until 4:00pm.
Visitation continues Thursday evening from 7:00pm to 9:00pm Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
No Visitation Friday and shiva continues Sunday 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 7:00pm – 9:00pm Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm.
Shiva concludes Sunday evening.

Louis Kartzowitz

Following the graveside service on Thursday, Shiva visitors are welcomed to the family home from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The remainder of Shiva will be observed privately.

Raisa Gershberg

Private Shiva

Bernard Sheldon Willer

Raisa Dyman

Family and friends invited back to shiva house after the service 3:30pm.
Sunday 10:00am-12:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Monday & Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm, 4:00pm-6:30pm,
9:00pm-10:30pm.

Yevgenia Melov

Shiva private

Shimi Ralph Goodman

Family and friends are invited back to the Ground Floor Reception Room following the burial. Visitors are welcome on Sunday and Monday in Unit #807 (Buzz #155) from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Florence Weinstein

Friends and family are invited to the Pardes Shalom Assembly Hall after the service.
Visitation Sunday to Tuesday 2:00pm – 4:00pm, 7:00pm – 9:00pm.
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm Sunday to Tuesday.
Shiva concludes Wednesday morning.

Avi Raitman

Following the funeral on Friday family and friends are invited to the family home for a gathering until 6:00 p.m. Shiva continues on Sunday through Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Shiva concludes Tuesday evening September 30, 2025.

Erle Karp

Shiva will start after the funeral until 4:30 pm. Shiva will continue Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, as well as Wednesday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. There will be no davening at the shiva house. For inquiries about sending in shiva meals, please reach out to Alieza Abraham at (416) 918 5709.

Anna Grosman

108 York Downs Dr., Toronto, M3H 2G7.
Shiva visits Sunday through Tuesday daily except between the hours of 12:00-2:00 p.m., 5:30-6:30 p.m. and after 9:30 p.m.; Wednesday till 2 p.m. Shaharit at 8 a.m. on Sunday, 7:00 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.; Minha/Mariv Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.

Elisa Cohen

Shiva visitors are welcome on Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on Monday and Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Evening services will be held each night at 7:30 p.m. Shiva concludes Tuesday evening September 30, 2025.

Bertha King

Visitors are welcome on Monday and Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Frank Cashman

Shiva will start after the funeral and go until 5:15 pm, and then begin again at 6:30 pm. Mincha/Ma’ariv will be at 6:45 pm. Shiva will continue Tuesday and Wednesday with Shacharit at 7:00 am. Shiva visits are welcome Tuesday after Shacharit until 12 pm, 2-5:15 pm, and 6:30 pm onwards. Wednesday shiva will end at 1:15 pm. For inquiries about sending in shiva meals, please reach out to Cara Silverman at (647) 963 8870.

Harold Altman

Following the burial at the cemetery on Monday, friends and family are welcome at the Baycrest Terraces from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm and 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. Shiva will continue on Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m., with services at 7:00 p.m.

Mercedes Messody Benatar

601 Clark Ave. W., Apt.813, Thornhill, Buzz 120, L4J 5V3.
Friday immediately after the service till 3 p.m.,
Saturday after Shabbat till 10 p.m.,
Sunday – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Monday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday and Saturday evening services at Petah Tikvah Synagogue;
Sunday Minha/Mariv at the Shiva house at 6:30 p.m.

Hyman Strom

Marilyn Arkin

Shiva visitors are welcome on Sunday immediately following the burial until 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m to 9:00 pm. Shiva continues on Monday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shiva concludes Monday evening October 6, in observance of Sukkot.

Unveilings

Reta Abrams

Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park at the Beth Emeth Section