Special Events
Chai Mitzvah Meeting
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaChai Mitzvah is a program to enhance Jewish engagement. Like a book group, Chai Mitzvah network groups meet monthly for meaningful text-based discussions. What sets Chai Mitzvah apart from education programs is that each person in the group builds their 'Jewish Bucket List' by adopting or deepening a spiritual practice, engaging in a social action…
Dr. Saul Green Memorial Lecture
Alumni Hall, Academic Building, University of King's College 6350 Coburg Road, Halifax, NS, CanadaThis year’s lecture will be presented by Dr. Sageev Oore a professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University and Visiting Faculty Research Scientist, Google Brain, Google Research (2016-2018). Dr. Oore’s lecture title is : The Electric Composer: Music, AI and being human. He will talk about neural networks learning to generate music…
Dedication of Foundation Stone in Memory of Freda and Irving Perlin
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe family of our beloved Freda and Irving Perlin will be dedicating a foundation stone on our Tree of Life in memory of their parents. Please join us to pay tribute to these founding members and to Dr. Perlin's life-long dedication to the Shaar as Ritual Chair, voluntary Cantor, and Honorary Vice-President.
Breakfast Club: Water Protectors in Nova Scotia – a Film & Discussion at the Atalntic School of Theology
Atlantic School of Theology 660 Francklyn Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaDo we need Water Protectors in Nova Scotia? What are Water Protectors? These are the questions we will explore through a short film “Water Protectors” screened at a Shaar Breakfast Club. Following the film, a discussion will be facilitated by Eliza Knockwood, a Spiritual Mi’kmaq artist/film producer, and Bobbi Zahra. Eliza Knockwood will discuss her…
Shaar Shalom Congregation Annual General Meeting
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaSave the date!
Annelies – A Choral Work Based on the Diary of Anne Frank with Jane Archibald
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Touch of a Woman in War: NaKh & Nosh reads Judges 4
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaWomen lead the revolution. Devorah governs and appoints Barak to muster Israelite fighters. The enemy Sisera seeks refuge with Ya'el, who doesn't provide much of a roof over his head. Why is this drama part of the Hebrew Bible, and why do we benefit from reading this in the 21st century? Join Rabbi Rank during…
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…
Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University presents Stephen Lewis
Scotiabank Auditorium, Marion McCain Social Science Building 6135 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie University is an annual lecture series which explores the broad themes of tolerance, multiculturalism, diversity and difference in contemporary Canadian society. Established as a partnership between the Shaar Shalom Synagogue and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences this lecture series demonstrates our shared interests in bringing these themes…
Chaim Potok’s ‘The Chosen’ – Film and Panel Discussion
Dalhousie Arts Centre, MacAloney Room 406 6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, CanadaEveryone welcome to this free event. For more information contact: deborah.stiles@dal.ca jerry.white@dal.ca