Events
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Choir Rehearsal
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaRehearsal will take place in the chapel.
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Steven Zatzman Memorial Service
Beth Israel Synagogue 1480 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe Zatzman family is holding a memorial service for Steven Zatzman at the Beth Israel Synagogue on Sunday, September 10th at 1:30 pm. The service is open to the entire community, and will be followed by refreshments. The Zatzman family is inviting community members to forward written stories, memories, and photographs of Steven Zatzman to…
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Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaAre 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 at our next session. Normally, the group meets monthly on a Tuesday evening, but the September session will take place on Monday evening, September 11. The group is…
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Beth Book Club
Judith Goldberg's home 6471 Oakland Road, Halifax, NS, CanadaBeth Book Club will be discussing Alice Hoffman's "the Marriage of Opposites". The discussion will be facilitated by Yael Kollet. Call Marty at 902-422-1301 to reserve!Tuesday, September 12th
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Choir Rehearsal
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaRehearsal will take place in the chapel.
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Special Kabbalat Shabbat Service Honouring an Initiative of the Gordon Danker Education Fund
The Shaar is excited to launch a new initiative for our bnei mitzvah students. Thanks to the Gordon Dankner Education Fund, each new bar/bat mitzvah student will receive her/his own personal, inscribed siddur (prayer book) to use for her/his bar/bat mitzvah preparation. The Dankner family is honoured to celebrate the legacy of Mr. D through…
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NaKh and Nosh: Bible Beyond the Torah
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaAlthough Jews are the people of the book, there are many parts of the Jewish bible, the TaNaKh, we never read in services. The word TaNaKh is an acronym for the Jewish bible's 3 categories of books: the Torah (the five books of Moses), Nevi'im (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Scriptures). Over the course of the Jewish…
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Selichot
The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, CanadaCome join us for this brief but meaningful service which helps us prepare ourselves for the Days of Awe. Selichot are special prayers for forgiveness, said on fast days and also during the period preceding Yom Kippur. At the Selichot service, worshipers begin to examine their deeds of the past year, seeking forgiveness from G-d…
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Shaar Cemetery Visitation
Shaar Shalom Cemetery Connaught Avenue (just below the corner of Windsor Street), Halifax, NS -
The Atlantic Jewish Council BBQ!
Conrose Field 1670 Beech Street, Halifax, NS, CanadaThe entire community is invited to join us for a free BBQ. Kick off the fall at The Atlantic Jewish Council BBQ on Sept 17 12:00 to 2:00PM at Conrose Field. The summer may be coming to a close but that shouldn’t stop us from enjoying it. More information to follow.
