Special Events
Events
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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 the Jewish…
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Atlantic Jewish Film Festival – “Family Commitments”
Bell Auditorium, NSCAD 5163 Duke Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaGerman, Arabic with English subtitles Director: Hanno Olderdissen Producers: Knut Jäger, Sebastian Weyland CAST: Omar El-Saeidi, Max von Pufendorf, Maren Kroyman, Ramin Yazdani Distributor: Media Luna New Films UG Country: Germany Year: 2015 Running Time: 85 minutes At the best of times getting married can be trying but it’s even more difficult when…
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Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Family Program – “Lubin, from Chelm” followed by Razzmatazz for Kids
Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaLUBIN, FROM CHELM MUSIC & LIBRETTO / NARRATOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: David Yankele (Yang) ILLUSTRATION: Alisa Snyder VIDEO EDITING: Paul Richardson ENGINEER & PRODUCER: Simon Fox-Gál PERFORMED BY: Auricolae: Violin: Diane Pascal, Cello: David Woods, Additional Voices: Jennifer Blaine, Neill Hartley Country: USA Year: 2017 Running Time: 11 minutes Lubin, from…
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Atlantic Jewish Film Festival – “Carvalho’s Journey”
Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaEnglish, Documentary, with special guest, Adrian Fish Director / Producer / Writer: Steve Rivo Narrator: Michael Stuhlbarg Distributor: The National Center for Jewish Film Country: USA Year: 2015 Running Time: 85 minutes A real-life 19th century American western adventure story about Solomon Nunes Carvalho, an observant Sephardic Jew born in 1815…
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Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Closing Film – “Keep Quiet”
Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, CanadaHungarian and English with English subtitles, Documentary, with special guests, Richard Marceau and Christine Hanson Directors: Sam Blair, Joseph Martin Producers: Alex Holder, Danielle Clark, Nicole Stott CAST: Csanad Szeged Distributor: Kino Lorber Country: UK, Hungary Year: 2016 Running Time: 92 minutes As vice-president of Hungary’s far-right extremist party, Csanad Szegedi…
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Unpacking: Holocaust Survivors Making Montreal Home Post World War II
Al Whittle Theatre 450 Main Street, Wolfville, NS, CanadaSeventy years ago, in 1947, Canada reluctantly opened its doors to displaced persons (DP) living in Europe. Between 1947 and March 1950, Canada granted admission to over 98,000 DPs. Only 11,064, or 11.3%, were Jews - Holocaust survivors. Once in Canada, 55% of survivors went to Montreal, 35% to Toronto; and 10% to the rest…
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Introduction to Judiasm – 18th Session October 23, 2017
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe 24-session course, taught by Rabbi Weiss and occasionally by Rabbi Rank, is intended for both conversion candidates and anyone interested in deepening their Jewish knowledge. Registration for the course is now closed.
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Kid’s Shabbat Dinner
St. Andrew's Community Centre 3380 Barnstead Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada -
Open Meeting for the Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaIf you have personally experienced a loss in the community within the last 10 years, the Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre wants your feedback on the community’s response as we update our services. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Introduction to Judiasm – 19th Session October 30, 2017
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe 24-session course, taught by Rabbi Weiss and occasionally by Rabbi Rank, is intended for both conversion candidates and anyone interested in deepening their Jewish knowledge. Registration for the course is now closed.