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  • NaKh and Nosh: Bible Beyond the Torah

    The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Although 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…

  • Purim Masquerade Ball – Saturday, March 18th at 8pm

    Lord Nelson Hotel 1515 South Park Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Hillel Atlantic Canada, CIJA, and CJPAC are inviting young adults to join Halifax’s university students and local politicians at a Purim Masquerade Ball on Saturday, March 18th, 8pm, at the Lord Nelson Hotel. Tickets are $20 with a free masquerade mask included in that price.  For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/602451963284149/ To purchase tickets, please visit https://www.hillelatlantic.ca/event/purim-masquerade-ball/…

    $20

  • Shabbat Dinner at the Beth Israel Synagogue – Friday, March 24th

    Beth Israel Synagogue 1480 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Shabbat dinner at the Beth Israel Synagogue with Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Elliot Malamet of “Torah in Motion”, Friday March 24th, 2017. Shabbat services at 5:45pm followed by dinner.

  • Free Teen Shabbat Dinner

    Hillel House 1881 Walnut Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    For the first time, the AJC and JOLT are hosting a Free Teen Shabbat Dinner in Halifax on Friday March 31st! This is a for-teens, by-teens program where all participants will help cook dinner before sitting down to eat it. This program is for ALL Jewish teens in Halifax. You do not need to be a…

  • Learning to Settle: Jewish Law & Israeli Settlements

    The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Learn what Jewish law (not international law, Israeli law, or any other kind of law) has to say about Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. At noon, during Kiddush, find the table with Rabbi Rank.

  • Simon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group

    The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    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 at our next session this coming Tuesday.  The group is open to anyone in the community, will convene monthly, and is co-facilitated by psychotherapist and Shaar member Judy…

  • Lieutenant General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire Delivers the 2017 Shaar Shalom Lecture at Dalhousie: “All Humans are Human”

    Dalhousie University Weldon Law Building, Halifax, NS, Canada

      Roméo Dallaire is a retired Lieutenant-General, former Senator, and is celebrated as a humanitarian worldwide. His passion for child rights and protection led him to establish The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative at Dalhousie. The Dallaire Initiative is a global partnership with the mission to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers. This…

  • Shabbat Morning Service

    The Shaar 1981 Oxford St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Shabbat 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. Congregants are encouraged…

  • Klezmer Master Class – Sunday April 9th at 12:30pm

    Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts 6199 Chebucto Road, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Flutist Adrienne Greenbaum, expert in Klezmer music, will be coming to Halifax April 9th, 2017, and is inviting participants and observers to the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.  If students are coming from Hebrew School they can pack a lunch and have it on the way to the Conservatory (6199 Chebucto…

  • Passover Seder at the Beth Israel

    Beth Israel Synagogue 1480 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    RESERVE NOW  (by Thursday, March 23rd @ noon) FOR  THE BETH ISRAEL’S SEDAR ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF PASSOVER - MONDAY, APRIL 10TH FOLLOWING MAARIV AT 6:30 PM COUVERT: $32.00 per person; age 5 and under free. Unfortunately, we must have your RSVP by Thursday, March 23rd at noon – no extensions, so we can verify our numbers and prepare/order food…