Events
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Shaar community continues to study Torah over Zoom. The next session will meet on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 pm. This week’s topic is “How Simḥat Torah Breaks (or Broke) All the Rules” To participate, click here on Tuesday evening (or dial-in to 438-809-7799, Meeting ID: 889 9315 3964).
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Book Club
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOur next meeting will be Sunday, October 25 at 12:30 PM, in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! We will be discussing Kirsty Manning's “The Song of the Jade Lily” Please find below the synopsis, author's biography, and links to where you can borrow or purchase the book. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83413040371?pwd=ZnQ2RERvTFRLQlJ2bnZrWWxTUExndz09…
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Shaar community continues to study Torah over Zoom. The next session will meet on Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 pm. This week’s topic is “Noah’s Flood and Archaeology: What Does the Evidence Say?” To participate, click here on Tuesday evening (or dial-in to 438-809-7799, Meeting ID: 889 9315 3964).
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Shaar community continues to study Torah over Zoom. The next session will meet on Tuesday, November 3, at 7:00 pm. This week’s topic is “Abraham: The Original Iconoclast.” To participate, click here on Tuesday evening (or dial-in to 438-809-7799, Meeting ID: 889 9315 3964). On the subject of last Tuesday’s class, the historicity of…
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Kabbalat Shabbat – Welcoming Shabbat Service
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaWe are now open for services on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, within strict provincial guidelines and limitations. At this point in time, all services – Shabbat evenings and mornings – can also be accessed over StreamSpot by clicking here. The StreamSpot platform allows you to log-on before Shabbat/the festival begins, and keep the stream…
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Torah Over Zoom – The International Seminar for Halakhic Study, Fall 2020
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the world-wide association of Conservative/Masorti rabbis. The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS), the central legal authority of Conservative Judaism, operates under the umbrella of the RA, and is once again sponsoring the International Seminar for Halakhic Study, a day on which Conservative/Masorti communities will come together to study…
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Joint Program of the Shaar and the AJC – The Art of Being Lewis
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaPlease join us in conversation with author Daniel Goodwin to discuss his novel, The Art of Being Lewis. This program is sponsored by the Atlantic Jewish Council and Shaar Shalom Congregation, on Zoom on Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 pm. To register, just click here.
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Virtual Ḥanuka Party and Candle-lighting
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaCome join your Shaar friends and family for a Zoom holiday celebration. Bring your own Ḥanukiyah (candles) and snacks. We look forward to sharing the ḥag with you.
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Torah Over Zoom
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 pm we with conclude our study of egalitarian marriage, as part of the International Seminar for Halakhic Study. You can access the relevant teshuvot (responsa, or “position papers”) by clicking here for Rabbi Pamela Barmash’s, and here for Rabbi Gail Labovitz’s.
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Book Club
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaOur next meeting will be Sunday, December 20 at 12:30 PM, in the comfort of your own home via Zoom! We will be discussing Julie Orringer's “The Flight Portfolio” Click here for the synopsis, author's biography, and links to where you can borrow or purchase the book. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88312852168?pwd=Q0RpUlM3dE1EbFFDQVozYWN2Y3I0dz09 Meeting ID: 883 1285…