Special Events
Events
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Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group meets Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 7pm
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaIf you are interested in a safe space for processing loss and grief within a supportive Jewish context, please join us at our next session this coming Tuesday. The group is open to anyone in the community, will convene monthly, and is co-facilitated by psychotherapist and Shaar member Judy Bates and Rabbi Weiss.
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Purim at the Shaar! – Saturday, March 11, 7:15pm
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaGet ready for Purim! We hope you can join us for our very special celebration at the Shaar, Saturday, March 11, 7:15pm Please join us for a spirited musical Havdalah with Rabbis Rank and Weiss, followed by megillah reading and a special Purim puppet play featuring some of our youngest members! Come in your best…
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NaKh and Nosh: Bible Beyond the Torah
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaAlthough Jews are the people of the book, there are many parts of the Jewish bible, the TaNaKh, we never read in services. The word TaNaKh is an acronym for the Jewish Bible's 3 categories of books: the Torah (the five books of Moses), Nevi'im (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Scriptures). Over the course of…
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Purim Masquerade Ball – Saturday, March 18th at 8pm
Lord Nelson Hotel 1515 South Park Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaHillel Atlantic Canada, CIJA, and CJPAC are inviting young adults to join Halifax’s university students and local politicians at a Purim Masquerade Ball on Saturday, March 18th, 8pm, at the Lord Nelson Hotel. Tickets are $20 with a free masquerade mask included in that price. For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/602451963284149/ To purchase tickets, please visit https://www.hillelatlantic.ca/event/purim-masquerade-ball/…
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Shabbat Dinner at the Beth Israel Synagogue – Friday, March 24th
Beth Israel Synagogue 1480 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaShabbat dinner at the Beth Israel Synagogue with Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Elliot Malamet of “Torah in Motion”, Friday March 24th, 2017. Shabbat services at 5:45pm followed by dinner.
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Free Teen Shabbat Dinner
Hillel House 1881 Walnut Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaFor the first time, the AJC and JOLT are hosting a Free Teen Shabbat Dinner in Halifax on Friday March 31st! This is a for-teens, by-teens program where all participants will help cook dinner before sitting down to eat it. This program is for ALL Jewish teens in Halifax. You do not need to be a…
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Learning to Settle: Jewish Law & Israeli Settlements
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaLearn what Jewish law (not international law, Israeli law, or any other kind of law) has to say about Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. At noon, during Kiddush, find the table with Rabbi Rank.
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Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaAre you suffering from a loss? If you are interested in a safe space for processing loss and grief within a supportive Jewish context, please join us at our next session this coming Tuesday. The group is open to anyone in the community, will convene monthly, and is co-facilitated by psychotherapist and Shaar member Judy…
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Lieutenant General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire Delivers the 2017 Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie: “All Humans are Human”
Dalhousie University Weldon Law Building, Halifax, NS, CanadaRoméo Dallaire is a retired Lieutenant-General, former Senator, and is celebrated as a humanitarian worldwide. His passion for child rights and protection led him to establish The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative at Dalhousie. The Dallaire Initiative is a global partnership with the mission to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers. This…
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Klezmer Master Class – Sunday April 9th at 12:30pm
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts 6199 Chebucto Road, Halifax, NS, CanadaFlutist Adrienne Greenbaum, expert in Klezmer music, will be coming to Halifax April 9th, 2017, and is inviting participants and observers to the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. If students are coming from Hebrew School they can pack a lunch and have it on the way to the Conservatory (6199 Chebucto…