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  • PRIDE Shabbat Dinner

    Rooftop Garden, Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market 1209 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, Canada

    The Halifax Jewish community will be having a special PRIDE SHABBAT DINNER! We welcome diverse community members to join us on this Friday evening as we mark the start of the Jewish Sabbath with a meal and a variety of traditions. Learn more about our customs and enjoy wonderful food as we celebrate the intersections…

  • 50th Yahrzeit of Brian Epstein

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

    Saturday night, August 12th, the 21st day of the month of Av, will be the 50th yahrzeit of Brian Epstein (Shmuel ben Zvi), the manager of The Beatles, the most successful band in history. We will be saying kaddish (at times below) and celebrating his life with a Beatles singalong at the Beth Israel at…

  • The AJC’s Family Shabbaton Weekend at Camp Kadimah

    Camp Kadimah Barss Corner, Lunenburg County, NS, Canada

    Enjoy a fun, family weekend on the shores of beautiful Lake William, Barss Corner, Lunenburg County! Registration is open to the entire region, and spaces are limited. Adults: $95 each | Children (ages 5-15): $65* each | Children 4 & under: FREE *Have 3 or more children? After registering your first two children, each subsequent…

  • The Atlantic Jewish Council BBQ!

    Conrose Field 1670 Beech Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    The 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.

  • Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Opening Night – “The Women’s Balcony” with Special Guest Dr. Sheva Medjuck

    Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane 5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Director: Emil Ben-Simon Producers: Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendle CAST: Orna Banai, Itzik Cohen, Einat Sarouf, Igal Naor, Evelin Hagoel, Aviv Alush, Yafit Asulin Distributor: Menemsha Films Country: Israel   Year: 2016   Running Time: 96 minutes An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem…

  • Atlantic Jewish Film Festival – Short Program

    Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Bring your lunch to the Short Program! Special guest, Stephen Cooke, will be in attendance at the Short Program. WOMEN IN SINK Hebrew with English subtitles Director/Producer: Iris Zaki Distributor: Go2Films Country: UK, Israel   Year: 2015  Running Time: 36 minutes The Jewish director of this film installed a camera over the hair washing basin…

  • Atlantic Jewish Film Festival – “The Wedding Plan”

    Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Hebrew with English subtitles - Nominee for Best Film at the 2016 Venice Film Festival! Director: Rama Burshtein    Producer: Assaf Amir CAST: Noa Kooler, Amos Tamam, Oz Zehavi, Irit Sheleg, Ronny Merhavi Distributor: Films We Like Country: Israel    Year: 2016    Running Time: 110 minutes At 32, Michal is finally looking forward to…

  • Atlantic Jewish Film Festival – “Family Commitments”

    Bell Auditorium, NSCAD 5163 Duke Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    German, Arabic with English subtitles Director: Hanno Olderdissen Producers: Knut Jäger, Sebastian Weyland CAST: Omar El-Saeidi, Max von Pufendorf, Maren Kroyman, Ramin Yazdani Distributor: Media Luna New Films UG Country: Germany   Year: 2015   Running Time: 85 minutes At the best of times getting married can be trying but it’s even more difficult when…

  • Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Family Program – “Lubin, from Chelm” followed by Razzmatazz for Kids

    Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    LUBIN, FROM CHELM   MUSIC & LIBRETTO / NARRATOR & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: David Yankele (Yang) ILLUSTRATION: Alisa Snyder   VIDEO EDITING: Paul Richardson ENGINEER & PRODUCER: Simon Fox-Gál PERFORMED BY: Auricolae: Violin: Diane Pascal, Cello: David Woods, Additional Voices: Jennifer Blaine, Neill Hartley Country: USA    Year: 2017    Running Time: 11 minutes Lubin, from…

  • Atlantic Jewish Film Festival – “Carvalho’s Journey”

    Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

    English, Documentary, with special guest, Adrian Fish Director / Producer / Writer: Steve Rivo    Narrator: Michael Stuhlbarg Distributor: The National Center for Jewish Film Country: USA    Year: 2015     Running Time: 85 minutes A real-life 19th century American western adventure story about Solomon Nunes Carvalho, an observant Sephardic Jew born in 1815…