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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
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URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-8/
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SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be Sunday\, July 23 at 12:30pm in the comfort of your own home via Zoom!\nWe will be discussing Nessa Rapoport’s: Evening \nJoin Zoom Meeting  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89549666703?pwd=THRmRUtLbnZiNTFGbHVSRXRWNzREZz09 \nMeeting ID: 895 4966 6703 \nPassword: 1955 \nSYNOPSIS \nTwo sisters\, lost youth\, and old obsessions—a “compassionate\, lyrical portrait of grief\, longing\, and love” that unfolds over the course of one day as a Jewish family sits shiva (Refinery29). \nBohemian New Yorker Eve returns to her Toronto hometown to mourn the death of her more successful sister in this award-winning novel that’s “like a darker\, sexier Little Women” (Forward). \nIn her 30s\, Eve is summoned home by her distraught family to mourn the premature death of her sister\, Tam—a return that becomes an unexpected encounter with the past. Eve bears the burden of a secret: Two weeks before Tam died\, Eve and Tam argued so vehemently that they did not speak again. Her sister was famous\, acclaimed for her career as a TV journalist and her devoted marriage. But Tam\, too\, had a secret\, revealed the day after the funeral\, one that inverts the story Eve has told herself since their childhood. In the aftermath\, Eve is forced to revise her version of her fractured family\, her sister’s accomplishments and vaunted marriage\, and her own impeded ambition in work and love. \nDay by day as the family sits shiva\, the stories unfold\, illuminating the past to shape the present. Evening explores the dissonant love between sisters\, the body in longing\, the pride we take in sustaining our illusions\, and the redemption that is possible only when they are dispelled. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n ESSA RAPOPORT is the author of a novel\, Preparing for Sabbath\, and a collection of prose poems\, A Woman’s Book of Grieving. Her essays and stories have been published in the New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, and Forward and have been widely anthologized. Her column\, “Inner Life\,” appears in The Jewish Week. She was awarded a grant by the Canada Council for the Arts for House on the River. \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/book-club-27/
LOCATION:NS
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CREATED:20221230T014239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221230T014239Z
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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-7/
LOCATION:TBA\, Halifax\, NS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230625T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230625T150000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
CREATED:20230622T172803Z
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SUMMARY:Unveiling for Dr. Michael Falk\, z"l
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, June 25 at 2 pm\, family\, friends and community will gather at the Shaar Shalom Cemetery (Connaught and Windsor) to unveil a gravestone for Dr. Michael Falk\, z”l. \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/unveiling-for-dr-michael-falk-zl/
LOCATION:NS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230625T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230625T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
CREATED:20230608T170414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T170414Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be Sunday\, June 25 at 12:30pm in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! \nWe will be discussing Noa Tishby’s: Israel: A Simple Guide… \nJoin Zoom Meeting  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81974022812?pwd=KzFDYkVCK1Q1U0FUOGFMeUV1a2xEdz09 \nMeeting ID: 819 7402 2812\nPasscode: 1955 \nSYNOPSIS \nA “fascinating and very moving” (Aaron Sorkin\, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the world—Israel. \nIsrael. The small strip of arid land is 5\,700 miles away but remains a hot-button issue and a thorny topic of debate. But while everyone seems to have a strong opinion about Israel\, how many people actually know the facts? \nHere to fill in the information gap is Israeli American Noa Tishby. But “this is not your Bubbie’s history book” (Bill Maher\, host of Real Time with Bill Maher). Instead\, offering a fresh\, 360-degree view\, Tishby brings her “passion\, humor\, and deep intimacy” (Yossi Klein Halevi\, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor) to the subject\, creating an accessible and dynamic portrait of a tiny country of outsized relevance. Through bite-sized chunks of history and deeply personal stories\, Tishby chronicles her homeland’s evolution\, beginning in Biblical times and moving forward to cover everything from WWI to Israel’s creation to the disputes dividing the country today. Tackling popular misconceptions with an abundance of facts\, Tishby provides critical context around headline-generating controversies and offers a clear\, intimate account of the richly cultured country of Israel. \n  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n  \nActress\, producer\, writer\, and activist Noa Tishby was born and raised in Tel Aviv. She served two and a half years in the Israeli army before she landed a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime time drama Ramat Aviv Gimmel. She became a household name\, appearing in numerous TV shows\, films\, theater productions\, and national fashion campaigns\, before moving to Los Angeles\, where she sold the Israeli TV show In Treatment to HBO\, making history as the first Israeli television show to become an American series. She co-produced over 150 episodes\, which earned a Peabody Award and twelve Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. A passionate political activist\, Tishby founded the nonprofit “Act for Israel\,” Israel’s first online advocacy organization\, and has become widely known as Israel’s unofficial ambassador. \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/book-club-meeting-22/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Junior Congregation
DESCRIPTION:All Hebrew School aged kids are welcome to join on the last Saturday of the month at 10:30 am for a youth-focused Shabbat service. All our kids will have an opportunity to experience\, learn and lead different parts of Shabbat services alongside community leaders. And of course\, following the tefillah we will have our regular nationally famous kiddush for everyone.  \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/junior-congregation-4/
LOCATION:NS
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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
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URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-6/
LOCATION:TBA\, Halifax\, NS
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SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be Sunday\, May 28 at 12:30pm in the comfort of your own home via Zoom!\nWe will be discussing Jonathan Wilson’s: The Red Balcony \nJoin Zoom Meeting  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037461913?pwd=ZUl3RTBZRWdod3hVbk5aaG41TEUzQT09  \nMeeting ID: 860 3746 1913 \nPasscode: 1955 \nSYNOPSIS \nBased on actual events\, a gripping novel of sex\, love\, history and justice in the tinderbox of British Mandatory Palestine\, by the acclaimed author of A Palestine Affair\n“The story of what is arguably Israel’s foundational murder trial—a tale of multiple identities and loyalties.” —Joshua Cohen\, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Netanyahus\n“Pleases on several levels: as an adventure tale\, a star-crossed romance and a detailed period piece.” —The Wall Street Journal \nIt’s 1933\, and Ivor Castle\, Oxford-educated and Jewish\, arrives in Palestine to take up a position as assistant to the defense counsel in the trial of the two men accused of murdering Haim Arlosoroff\, a leader of the Jewish community in Palestine whose efforts to get Jews out of Hitler’s Germany and into Palestine may have been controversial enough to get him killed. \nWhile preparing for the trial\, Ivor\, an innocent to the politics of the case\, falls into bed and deeply in love with Tsiona\, a free-spirited artist who happened to sketch the accused men in a Jerusalem café on the night of the murder and may be a key witness. As Ivor learns the hard way about the violence simmering just beneath the surface of British colonial rule\, Jonathan Wilson dazzles with his mastery of the sun-drenched landscape and the subtleties of the warring agendas among the Jews\, Arabs\, and British. \nAnd as he travels between the crime scene in Tel Aviv and the mazelike streets of Jerusalem\, between the mounting mysteries surrounding this notorious case and clandestine lovemaking in Tsiona’s studio\, Ivor must discover where his heart lies: whether he cares more for the law or the truth\, whether he is more an Englishman or a Jew\, and where and with whom he truly belongs. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n JONATHAN WILSON is the author of eight previous books\, including the novels The Hiding Room (a finalist for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize) and A Palestine Affair (a New York Times Notable Book and National Jewish Book Award finalist); two short story collections\, Schoom and An Ambulance Is on the Way; and the soccer memoir Kick and Run. He lives in Newton\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/book-club-meeting-21/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230527T113000
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SUMMARY:Jr. Congregation
DESCRIPTION:All Hebrew School aged kids are welcome to join on the last Saturday of the month at 10:30 am for a youth-focused Shabbat service. All our kids will have an opportunity to experience\, learn and lead different parts of Shabbat services alongside community leaders. And of course\, following the tefillah we will have our regular nationally famous kiddush for everyone. 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/jr-congregation-2/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230526T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230526T120000
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SUMMARY:Festival morning services
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/festival-morning-services-2/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230521T160000
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SUMMARY:Knit and Nosh at the Shaar
DESCRIPTION:Join a casual craft circle at the Shaar Shalom’s new library space\, Sunday May 21 from 2:00 – 4:00pm. Bring a portable craft project\, or just come for the coffee and conversation! All crafters of all ages are welcome. Snacks are provided\, bring your own art supplies. \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/knit-and-nosh-at-the-shaar/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230518T210000
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CREATED:20221230T014005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221230T014005Z
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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-5/
LOCATION:TBA\, Halifax\, NS
GEO:44.6487635;-63.5752387
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230514T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230514T140000
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CREATED:20230504T165551Z
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SUMMARY:Mothers Day
DESCRIPTION:As is our practice\, the Shaar Cemetery will be open on Mothers Day\, Sunday\, May 14\, from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/mothers-day/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230507T210000
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SUMMARY:JNF Atlantic Presents
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 7 at 7:00 pm at the Shaar  \nSustainable Nation is an award-winning documentary film that follows three innovators who are taking valuable lessons learned from Israel’s water shortage to the rest of the world. Please join us for a screening and presentation by Jewish National Fund Education Sheliḥah (Emissary)\, Yifat Bear Miller. \nDiscussion\, Q & A\, and light refreshments to follow\, $18.00 suggested donation. For more information\, contact JNF Atlantic Coordinator\, Sue David\, at 902-444-4563 or atlantic@jnf.ca \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/jnf-atlantic-presents/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230429T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230429T233000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
CREATED:20230428T205512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T205726Z
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SUMMARY:Jr. Congregation
DESCRIPTION:All Hebrew School aged kids are welcome to join on the last Saturday of the month at 10:30 am for a youth-focused Shabbat service. All our kids will have an opportunity to experience\, learn and lead different parts of Shabbat services alongside community leaders. And of course\, following the tefillah we will have our regular nationally famous kiddush for everyone. 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/jr-congregation/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230423T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230423T140000
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SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be Sunday\, April 23 at 12:30pm in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! \nWe will be discussing GennaRose Nethercott’s: Thistlefoot \n  \nJoin Zoom Meeting  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86153404802?pwd=ekVwQXNqMHZIbGhJajMrNmlub1hPUT09 \nMeeting ID: 861 5340 4802 \nPasscode: 1955 \nSYNOPSIS \nIn the tradition of modern fairy tales like Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver comes an immersive fantasy saga\, a debut novel about estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance. \n“A wonderfully imaginative\, wholly enchanting novel of witness\, survival\, memory\, and family that reads like a fairy tale godfathered by Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton in a wild America alive with wonders and devils alike. Thistlefoot shimmers with magic and mayhem and a thrilling emotional momentum.” —Libba Bray\, bestselling author of The Diviners \nThe Yaga siblings—Bellatine\, a young woodworker\, and Isaac\, a wayfaring street performer and con artist—have been estranged since childhood\, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritance\, the siblings agree to meet—only to discover that their bequest isn’t land or money\, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs. \nThistlefoot\, as the house is called\, has arrived from the Yagas’ ancestral home outside Kyiv—but not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Longshadow Man has tracked it to American shores\, bearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and Bellatine’s blood for generations. As the Yaga siblings embark with Thistlefoot on a final cross-country tour of their family’s traveling theater show\, the Longshadow Man follows in relentless pursuit\, seeding destruction in his wake. Ultimately\, time\, magic\, and legacy must collide—erupting in a powerful conflagration to determine who gets to remember the past and craft a new future. \nAn enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berries\, Thistlefoot is a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore: a powerful and poignant exploration of healing from multi-generational trauma told by a bold new talent.\nPRAISE \nBOOK ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR • The Wall Street Journal • Washington Independent Review of Books • BookPage • Book Riot \nONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Tor • Paste • Business Insider • BuzzFeed • Library Journal • Literary Hub • Debutiful \nJEWISH FICTION AWARD HONOREE \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n GennaRose Nethercott is the author of a novel\, Thistlefoot\, and a poetry collection\, The Lumberjack’s Dove\, which was selected by Louise Glück as a winner of the National Poetry Series. Whether authoring novels\, poems\, ballads\, or even fold-up paper cootie catchers\, her projects are all rooted in myth—and what our stories reveal about who we are. She tours nationally and internationally performing strange tales (sometimes with puppets in tow) and composing poems-to-order for strangers on an antique typewriter with her team\, the Traveling Poetry Emporium. She lives in the woodlands of Vermont\, beside an old cemetery. \n  \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/book-club-meeting-20/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230420T210000
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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-4/
LOCATION:TBA\, Halifax\, NS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230413T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230413T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T174203Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat + Yom Tom morning services (Yizkor)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shabbat-yom-tom-morning-services-yizkor/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230412T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230412T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T174041Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Tom morning services
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/yom-tom-morning-services-4/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230407T091500
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SUMMARY:Yom Tom morning services
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/yom-tom-morning-services-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230406T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230406T120000
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SUMMARY:Festival morning services
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/festival-morning-services/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230330T210000
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SUMMARY:The Annual Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie
DESCRIPTION:The Honorable Bob Rae & Lieutenant-General (Ret) Roméo A. Dallaire: International Human Rights and Canada’s Role in a Polarized World \nThursday March 30\, 7:00 pm\, McInnes Room\, Dalhousie Student Union Building\, 6136 University Avenue. \n  \nAs part of the Shaar Shalom Lecture Series\, please join two of Canada’s most distinguished speakers\, UN Ambassador to the United Nations\, The Honorable Bob Rae and The Honorable Lieutenant-General (ret) Roméo Dallaire\, Founder of the Dallaire Institute for Children\, Peace\, and Security. This discussion will be moderated by Dr. Shelly Whitman\, Executive Director of the Dallaire Institute for Children\, Peace and Security at Dalhousie University. \n  \nThis event will be held in person and presented via livestream on the Dalhousie YouTube channel. Please register to attend the in-person or virtual event. ASL interpretation will be provided onstage and on the livestream. It is free and open to the public\, and you can register here \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/the-annual-shaar-shalom-lecture-at-dalhousie/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230326T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230326T140000
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SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be Sunday\, March 26 at 12:30pm in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! \nWe will be discussing Sacha Lamb’s: When the Angels Left the Old Country \nJoin Zoom Meeting  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86427083655?pwd=cGt5c3pzK3dKWlFMU1ZLalp1bTNsdz09 \nMeeting ID: 864 2708 3655 \nPassword: 1955 \n  \nSYNOPSIS \n  \nFor fans of “Good Omens”—a queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose\, the fluid nature of identity\, and the power of love to change and endure. \nUriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny\, it doesn’t have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries\, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing\, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her. \nAlong the way the angel and demon encounter humans in need of their help\, including Rose Cohen\, whose best friend (and the love of her life) has abandoned her to marry a man\, and Malke Shulman\, whose father died mysteriously on his way to America. But there are obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they’ve left behind. Medical exams (and demons) at Ellis Island. Corrupt officials\, cruel mob bosses\, murderers\, poverty. The streets are far from paved with gold. \nStonewall Book Award Winner\nSydney Taylor Award Winner\nMichael L. Printz Honor Book\nNational Jewish Book Award Finalist\nAudioFile Earphones Award Winner \nBEST OF THE YEAR\nNPR · New York Public Library · Kirkus \n  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \n Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in young adult fiction\, and graduated in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Sacha lives in New England with a miniature dachshund mix named Anzu Bean. Their debut novel When The Angels Left The Old Country was named a Printz Honor Book\, a Sydney Taylor Award winner and a Stonewall Book Award winner. \n 
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/book-club-meeting-19/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230325T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230325T120000
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CREATED:20230323T163213Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Congregation
DESCRIPTION:All Hebrew School aged kids are welcome to join on the last Saturday of the month at 10:30 am for a youth-focused Shabbat service. All our kids will have an opportunity to experience\, learn and lead different parts of Shabbat services alongside community leaders. And of course\, following the tefillah we will have a delicious kiddush for everyone.
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/junior-congregation-3/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230323T210000
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CREATED:20221230T013717Z
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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:TBA\, Halifax\, NS
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230317T190000
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CREATED:20230312T162441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T162441Z
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SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat – Welcoming Shabbat Services
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in person for services on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. \nAll services – Shabbat evenings and mornings – can also be accessed over StreamSpot by clicking here. \nThe StreamSpot platform allows you to log-on before Shabbat/the festival begins\, and keep the stream running untouched for the duration of Shabbat.
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/kabbalat-shabbat-welcoming-shabbat-services-4/2023-03-17/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230305T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230305T180000
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CREATED:20230223T164258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T164258Z
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SUMMARY:Library Grand Reopening
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 5\, 2023\, at 4pm to celebrate the completion of our Library Renovation Project. Enjoy some refreshments! Chat with friends! Check out our new space! You’ll also be able to pick up your library card and learn how to check out books. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/library-grand-reopening/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230226T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230226T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
CREATED:20230223T155046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T155046Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be Sunday\, February 26 at 12:30pm in the comfort of your own home via Zoom!\nWe will be discussing Susan Coll’s: Bookish People \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86496045868?pwd=RFlmRytBeXZnbHZkbHkwcGFaMEgvUT09 \nMeeting ID: 864 9604 5868 \nPasscode: 1955 \nSYNOPSIS \nA perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer week—narrated by two very different women and punctuated by political turmoil\, a celestial event\, and a perpetually broken vacuum cleaner.  \nIndependent bookstore owner Sophie Bernstein is burned out on books. Mourning the death of her husband\, the loss of her favorite manager\, her only child’s lack of aspiration\, and the grim state of the world\, she fantasizes about going into hiding in the secret back room of her store. \nMeanwhile\, renowned poet Raymond Chaucer has published a new collection\, and rumors that he’s to blame for his wife’s suicide have led to national cancellations of his publicity tour. He intends to set the record straight—with an ultra-fine-point Sharpie—but only one shop still plans to host him: Sophie’s. \nFearful of potential repercussions from angry customers\, Sophie asks Clemi—bookstore events coordinator\, aspiring novelist\, and daughter of a famed literary agent—to cancel Raymond’s appearance. But Clemi suspects Raymond might be her biological father\, and she can’t say no to the chance of finding out for sure. \nThis big-hearted screwball comedy features an intergenerational cast of oblivious authors and over-qualified booksellers—as well as a Russian tortoise named Kurt Vonnegut Jr.—and captures the endearing quirks of some of the best kinds of people: the ones who love good books. \n  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nSusan Coll’s most recent novel\, Bookish People\, was published by Harper Muse in August\, 2022. She is also the author of the novels The Stager\, Beach Week\, Acceptance\, Rockville Pike\, and karlmarx.com. \nHer work has appeared in the Washington Post\, the New York Times\, NPR.org\, theatlantic.com\, The Millions\, and a variety of other publications including The Asian Wall Street Journal and the International Herald Tribune. Her novel\, Acceptance\, was made into a television movie starring the hilarious Joan Cusack. \nSusan is the president of the PEN/Faulkner foundation. She is the recipient of 2022 and 2023 grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She teaches an intensive year-long novel workshop at The Writer’s Center\, and worked as the Events and Programs Director at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington\, DC\, for five years\, where she is now an Events Advisor. \n  \n—
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/book-club-meeting-18/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230225T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230225T233000
DTSTAMP:20260506T070318
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SUMMARY:Junior Congregation
DESCRIPTION:All Hebrew School aged kids are welcome to join on the last Saturday of the month at 10:30 am for a youth-focused Shabbat service. All our kids will have an opportunity to experience\, learn and lead different parts of Shabbat services alongside community leaders. And of course\, following the tefillah we will have a delicious kiddush for everyone.
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/junior-congregation-2/
LOCATION:The Shaar\, 1981 Oxford St\, Halifax\, NS\, B3H 4A4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230215T210000
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CREATED:20221230T013602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221230T013602Z
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SUMMARY:Shaar Shalom Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://theshaar.ca/event/shaar-shalom-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:TBA\, Halifax\, NS
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