Events

Come help us mark our Chai Mitzvah Adult Learning group’s inaugural year of studies together! We will celebrate over kiddush by highlighting participants’ Jewish “bucket list” goals and projects.  Everyone is warmly welcome to join.

This 24-session class series designed for those curious about Judaism and/or seeking to deepen their Jewish knowledge. This course is free to Shaar members, who can drop in for any session. The topic of our upcoming session is Jewish perspectives on Gender and Sexuality. For more information, please contact Rabbi Weiss: Rabbirayshweiss@gmail.com

Are you suffering from a loss?  If you are interested in a safe space for processing loss and grief within a supportive Jewish context, please join us.  The Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group is open to anyone in the community, convenes monthly, and is co-facilitated by psychotherapist and Shaar member Judy Bates and…

An afternoon of Torah, featuring a fabulous line-up of teachers from across our community, for all ages, for all Jews, for all backgrounds, for all of Halifax!

Chai Mitzvah is a program to enhance Jewish engagement. Like a book group, Chai Mitzvah network groups meet monthly for meaningful text-based discussions. Members are welcome to drop in for any session. Our upcoming session will explore theme of the individual and the community through a Jewish lens. Come join the conversation! And stay tuned…

This 24-session class series designed for those curious about Judaism and/or seeking to deepen their Jewish knowledge. This course is free to Shaar members, who can drop in for any session. The topic of our upcoming session is anti-Semitism. For more information, please contact Rabbi Weiss: Rabbirayshweiss@gmail.com

Everyone is welcome to join us for the first workshop in a new, monthly series. Each month, following Shabbat morning services, we will focus on one particular synagogue skill. Give us 30 minutes and walk away with a new or improved skill! Our next session, facilitated by Rabbi Weiss, will focus on being prayer choreography…

Friday, January 4th during services Shabbat Story Share returns! Come learn other members’ personal Jewish stories through their sharing of personal objects of meaning. Shabbat Story Share takes places in the middle of regular Friday night services, during the sermon slot. This coming month we will hear from our members Aimée Coulombe and Mitch McNeil. 

Things are going terribly when one of God's messengers finds Gideon. Gideon is in disbelief about the whole thing, but he's eventually persuaded and builds an altar. Also he and his family get snarky, and he gets a new nickname. Come join Rabbi Rank's table at Kiddush for a little NaKh (the final two thirds…