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2026 Programs
STUDENT PROGRAM: Wednesday, October 28 | 10:30 AM | LIVESTREAM Please join us for this year’s student program honouring the life and legacy of Holocaust survivor Helena Jockel (1919 – 2016), author of her memoirs We Sang in Hush Voices. Her story of courage and resilience continues to inspire us and reminds us of the…
Read MoreOctober 7th – 1 year memorial
On October 7th, the community gathered at Beth Israel Synagogue to mark the one-year memorial of the tragic events that deeply affected us all. We came together to honor and remember the lives lost, including those taken hostage, and to support the families forever changed by that day. Through heartfelt prayers, stories, and moments of…
Read MoreAJC Community Calendar 2023-2024:
The 2023-2024 AJC Community Calendar is now available! If we have your up-to-date address, you will receive a calendar just in time for Rosh Hashanah. The calendar includes: · Sept. 2023- Sept. 2024 calendar pages, which include English and Hebrew dates · All Major Jewish and Secular holidays · Shabbat Candle Lighting Times · Yizkors…
Read MoreAJC Community Calendar 2022-2023:
The AJC Community Calendar for September 2022-2023 is out! If we have your address you will receive a calendar in the coming weeks. The Calendar includes: · Sept. 2022-Sept.2023 calendar pages, including English and Hebrew dates · Major Jewish and secular Holidays · Shabbat candle Lighting Times · Yizkors · Showcases Artwork of local artists…
Read MoreLIFE & LEGACY in Atlantic Canada
LIFE & LEGACY® in Atlantic Canada is a two-year partnership between the Atlantic Jewish Council, Camp Kadimah, the Beth Israel Synagogue, the Shaar Shalom Synagogue, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (of Agawam, MA) to promote and support legacy giving to benefit the Atlantic Canadian Jewish community. Participating organizations are receiving training and coaching along with…
Read MorePEI’s Martin Rutte Interviewed on CBC’s Mainstreet PEI with Matt Rainnie
Speaker and writer Martin Rutte is a member of the PEI Jewish community and shared the history and traditions around Hanukkah with Mainstreet PEI. This Segment Originally Aired on Dec. 10th, 2020
Read MoreApplications for CJPAC’s Nationally Renowned University Student Political Fellowship Program are Now OPEN
Applications Due September 14th
Read MoreICYMI: The AJC Presents a Conversation with Gerry Lonergan, Founder & Owner of East Coast Bakery
Founded in the Spring of 2016, East Coast Bakery, on Quinpool Road in Halifax, has fast become one of the best bakeries in town – known for their delicious bagels and challah. In this presentation, Gerry will tell his personal story: how a non-Jewish man from Montreal ended up moving to Halifax, founding a bagel…
Read MoreAn Israel Advocate on Campus in Halifax Shares Her Story
We are so proud of Daphne Klajman, a recent graduate of St. Mary’s University, who stood up for Israel and Judaism while in Halifax
Read MoreLISA GOLDBERG: The magic of grandparents in the time of COVID-19: Remembering Bubbe
Originally Published in the Chronicle Herald on Friday, July 17th, 2020 “Over the last month, I find myself thinking frequently of my grandparents, and the many hours I spent in their company during my childhood. I often wonder what they would think about this pandemic, particularly given their collective experiences entailed living through the Depression,…
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