Events
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Junior Congregation service
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaMarch 24th there will be a Junior Congregation service at the Shaar Shalom, beginning at 10:00am. The service will be led by Zane Brown and Peter Svidler, who were both section heads of the younger sections at Camp Kadimah. A delicious kiddush will follow.
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Seder Songs & (Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Passover – Part 2
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaNever learned what you’re supposed to do at a seder? Need a refresher on what goes on at the seder? Have no fear! Join Rabbi Rank for a beginner’s overview of the songs, ideas and traditions of the seder. No prior knowledge required. All are welcome!
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Shabbat Morning Service (Day 1, Pesach)
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaShabbat morning services begin at 9:15 a.m. every Saturday. Shabbat liturgy, nusach and Divrei Torah delivered by our Rabbi make each Shabbat inspiring for those attending. There are also many occasions throughout the year when the congregation will hold special Shabbat services, from a scholar-in-residence Shabbat to a university student Shabbat and more. This Shabbat we…
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Services (Day 2, Pesach)
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Genesis: A Living Conversation
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe stories in the book of Genesis such as, creation, humanity’s fall, the flood, Abraham and Isaac etc., have intrigued and inspired Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike for millennia. In the 1990s Bill Moyers facilitated a 10-part series on Genesis to stimulate interfaith dialogue in a democratic spirit. In the original PBS series, writers, artists,…
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Services (Day 7, Pesach)
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First Friday Shabbat Story Share
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaPlease join us Friday evening for our next Shabbat Story Share. This month, we will hear from our dear members Michael and Lili Falk.
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Shabbat Morning Service (Day 8, Pesach), Yizkor Memorial service included
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaShabbat morning services begin at 9:15 a.m. every Saturday. Shabbat liturgy, nusach and Divrei Torah delivered by our Rabbi make each Shabbat inspiring for those attending. There are also many occasions throughout the year when the congregation will hold special Shabbat services, from a scholar-in-residence Shabbat to a university student Shabbat and more. This Shabbat we…
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Unto Every Person There Is A Name
Halifax Central Library, Front Plaza 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, CanadaOn Thursday, April 12th between noon and 2:00 pm in the front plaza of the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road, we in Halifax will join with Jewish communities throughout the world in the public recitation of names of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. This reading aloud of the names of Jewish victims who…
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Yom HaShoah Ceremony 2018
Kenneth C. Rowe Hall, Canadian Museum of Immigration Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe AJC’s 2018 Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Ceremony in Halifax will take place this year on Thursday, April 12, at 7 PM, at Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The event will feature a candle-lighting ceremony, a presentation from the teenage participants of the 2017 Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program,…