General News
Purim at the Shaar!
Wednesday, February 28th at 6pm Join us for a spirited megillah reading including live musical comedy entertainment by our rabbinic team! Come in your best costume and be ready to make some noise and enjoy refreshments.
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Monday, February 26th at 7:30pm in Gold Room Chai Mitzvah is a program to enhance Jewish engagement. Like a book group, Chai Mitzvah network groups meet monthly for meaningful text-based discussions. What sets Chai Mitzvah apart from education programs is that each person in the group builds their ‘Jewish Bucket List‘ by adopting or deepening a…
Read MoreHolocaust Memorial Service- Newfoundland
Our Holocaust Remembrance will take place at 3:30 pm on Sunday, April 15th, 2018 This year’s commemoration will feature a multi-media presentation created by Professor Robert Katz of the University of Maine at Augusta, Were the House Still Standing. This weaves together the testimony of sixteen Holocaust survivors and liberators, using video, large-format photography, audio,…
Read MorePurim Party- Newfoundland
Join Jewish Community Havura of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Purim party on Saturday, March 03, 2018 5:30 pm info.havura@gmail.com for more information.
Read MoreChildren’s Hamantashen Party- Newfoundland
On Saturday, February 25, 2018 from 12-4pm join our Children’s Hamantashen Party in Newfoundland. RSVP to info@havura.og
Read MoreColdest Night of The Year
On Saturday Night, February 24th please consider joining or supporting through donations The Shaar and Friends Coldest Night of The Year team. This is a fundraising event that benefits ARK, a local charitable organization that helps the homeless of Halifax. The walk is Feb 24th, Saturday evening at 5pm. You can join or pledge at the…
Read MoreDal Connection Shabbat
On February 10, 2018 at 9:15am calling all Dal alumni, staff, and students for a special Dal-themed Shabbat honouring you and your university! We welcome all connected to Dal to wear any Dal paraphernalia you might have. Everyone is warmly welcome. Please also join us for our featuring speaker, following services at 12pm, Dalhousie’s first Spatz post-doctoral fellow…
Read MorePJ Parents’ Dinner & Design Night
The AJC and PJ Library invite you to PJ Parents’ Dinner & Design Night! After you put your kids to bed, join PJ Library for an evening of dinner and clay painting. Each registrant will receive one free piece (e.g. plate, mug, or tray; approx. $25 value) to paint as they wish and take home. Dinner…
Read MorePurim in Mexico
Chabad Of Newfoundland invites you to PURIM IN MEXICO Thursday, March 1 – 4:30 PM At Paul Reynolds Community Centre- Gleneyre Room 2 (2nd Floor) – 35 Carrick Dr. Saint John’s Megillah reading with simultaneous children’s video, Drum Circle, Mexican Style Food, Fun for all Suggested donation: Adult : $12 / Child (5-12 years):…
Read MoreSpring/Summer 2018 Birthright Israel Registration is OPEN!
Birthright Israel is a FREE 10 or 7-day-trip to Israel that the AJC helps to fund that is open to Jewish youth ages 18-32! Spring/Summer 2018 Birthright Israel registration is now open! See below for upcoming trip options. MAY 2018 – SIGN UP TODAY! April 29 – May 09, 2018: Original Experience (Ages 23- 26) Departing from…
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