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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we continue our weekly Torah study. The Spring-Summer months of Tammuz and Av represent a sad period of time in Jewish history: the events leading to the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the two Temples, culminating in the fast day of Tish’a…
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Book Club Meeting
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOur next meeting will be Sunday, June 27 in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! We will be discussing Alison Pick's Between Gods: A Memoir. Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/94680832340?pwd=NXk0eHl5RFozNEpldS95UEFlUEYvZz09 Meeting ID: 946 8083 2340 Password: 1955 SYNOPSIS Alison Pick was born in the 1970s and raised in a supportive, loving family. She grew up…
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, July 6 at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we continue our weekly Torah study. The Spring-Summer months of Tammuz and Av represent a sad period of time in Jewish history: the events leading to the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the two Temples, culminating in the fast day of Tish’a…
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we continue our weekly Torah study. The Spring-Summer months of Tammuz and Av represent a sad period of time in Jewish history: the events leading to the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the two Temples, culminating in the fast day of Tish’a…
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Tish’a b’Av
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaTish’a b’Av – Saturday night, July 17 – Sunday, July 18 There are two major fast days in the Jewish year: Yom Kippur (the joyous, or “white” fast) and Tish’a b’Av (the sad, or “black” fast). This year, Tish’a b’Av begins following Shabbat, July 17. Join us this Saturday night at 9:30 pm as we…
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, July 20 at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we continue our weekly Torah study. The weeks following the fast day of Tish’a b’Av, are a traditional time of healing and consolation – which lasts through the upcoming High Holidays. Join us as we begin to study some Talmudic aggadot (Rabbinic legends) written…
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BOOK CLUB MEETING
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOur next meeting will be Sunday, July 25 in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! We will be discussing Adi Schwartz's and Einat Wilf's The War of Return Join Zoom Meeting: Click here Meeting ID: 857 2451 5333 Passcode: 1955 SYNOPSIS Two prominent Israeli liberals argue that for the conflict between Israel and…
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we continue our weekly Torah study. The weeks following the fast day of Tish’a b’Av, are a traditional time of healing and consolation – which lasts through the upcoming High Holidays. Join us as we begin to study some Talmudic aggadot (Rabbinic legends) written…
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, August 3 at 7:00 p.m., please join us as we continue our weekly Torah study. The weeks following the fast day of Tish’a b’Av, are a traditional time of healing and consolation – which lasts through the upcoming High Holidays. Join us as we begin to study some Talmudic aggadot (Rabbinic legends) written…
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Book Club Meeting
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaWe will be discussing Max Gross's The Lost Shtetl Join Zoom Meeting: Click here Meeting ID: 884 9888 0227 Passcode: 1955 SYNOPSIS Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Jewish Fiction Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries What if there was a town that history missed? For decades, the tiny Jewish shtetl of…