Yom HaShoah 2018 – Moncton

“Holocaust: A Community Remembrance – Yom HaShoah 2018”, Moncton’s annual Holocaust Memorial service will be on Sunday, April 15th, at 2pm. With guest speaker Dr. Sonia Thon. Tiferes Israel Synagogue, 56 Steadman Street, Moncton. There will be prayers, lighting of memorial candles, and fellowship.

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Yom HaShoah 2018 – Fredericton

The Annual Fredericton Holocaust Memorial Observance will take place on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 3:00 pm.  The service and reception will be co-sponsored by Sgoolai Israel Synagogue and the Capital Community Church.  The keynote speaker is Faigie Schmidt Libman.   Faigie Schmidt, an only child, was born into an affluent family in Kaunas, Lithuania…

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Unto Every Person There Is A Name 

On 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 2018 – Saint John

SAINT JOHN JEWISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM 91 LEINSTER STREET, SAINT JOHN, N.B.  E2L 1J2 TEL: (506) 633-1833; EMAIL : SJJHM@NBNET.NB.CA    HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE (YOM HASHOAH) MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018; 7:30 P.M.   SHAAREI ZEDEK SYNAGOGUE 91 LEINSTER STREET, SAINT JOHN, N.B.  The programme will feature a keynote address by Mrs. Faigie Libman. She was…

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Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut Ceremony – April 18th, 7pm

The AJC will be hosting a joint Yom HaZikaron/Yom Ha’atzmaut Ceremony this year on Wednesday, April 18th, 7pm at the Shaar Shalom synagogue. The ceremony will feature a number of musical acts and readings by members of the Halifax Jewish community, starting by recognizing the sombre tone of Yom HaZikaron and transitioning into the joyous…

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AJC & PJ Library Havdallah Workshop – Sunday April 8th, 1:30pm

Join the AJC & PJ Library for an afternoon learning about the custom of ending Shabbat. Each family will create a Havdallah kit to take home. Cost: Free Date & Time: Sunday, April 8th, 1:30pm-2:30pm Location: Basinview Community School (273 Basinview Drive, Bedford) This program is open to everyone but is geared towards parents with…

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Yom Ha’atzmaut Carnival 2018

Come celebrate Israel@70 at the AJC’s fun-filled family-friendly Yom Ha’atzamut Carnival. Date: Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm Location: Basinview Community School (273 Basinview Dr., Bedford Tickets: $15/person at the door; FREE for children 3 & Under Admission includes access to all carnival games/activities, dinner, and dessert. The deadline for purchasing advance tickets has passed. If…

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The World of  Sholem Aleichem: Jewish life in the 19th Century

Storytellers Circle of Halifax Presents The World of  Sholem Aleichem: Jewish life in the 19th Century with featured Storyteller: Leo Feinstein. Followed by open mic- 10 minute stories told orally at Local Women’s Council House 989 Young Ave- use side entrance  March 8, 2018  7pm-9pm.  Free-will donations welcome.  Come early and enjoy home-made treats. https://www.facebook.com/StorytellersCircleOfHalifax For more…

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NaKh&Nosh

Shabbat, February 24th, 12:00 pm – 1:30pm. 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…

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