General News
Dr. Harry Rajchgot Book Reading
Dr. Harry Rajchgot will be reading from his novel Gravitational Fields at the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, 91 Leinster Street, Saint John on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Harry Rajchgot was born in a displaced persons’ camp, the son of Holocaust survivors who spent the war years in the Soviet Union. Gravitational Fields is his…
Read MoreThe Gilsig Series in Jewish Arts & Culture – Oct. 17th, 2017
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 THE SARAJEVO HAGGADAH: Music of the Book Gilsig Series in Jewish Arts and Culture 7:00 pm, Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dal Arts Centre Drawing upon the musical traditions of Spain, Italy, Austria, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and featuring the haunting imagery of the manuscript itself, The Sarajevo Haggadah: Music of the Book, creatively interprets the…
Read MoreThe 2017 UJA Campaign of Atlantic Canada is fast approaching… and we need YOUR help!
Couldn’t make it to the training day on Sunday? No Problem! We are still looking for volunteers for our annual United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Campaign of Atlantic Canada! Please contact Naomi (nrosenfeld@theajc.ca) for more information. Whether you’re new to Atlantic Canada or you’ve lived here all of your life, this is your chance to get…
Read MoreThe AJC Receives Prestigious PJ Library Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18th, 2017 PJ Library Helps the Atlantic Jewish Council Connect Jewish Families and Celebrate Jewish Life Grants will strengthen social connections and increase opportunities for Jewish experiences and learning across the United States and Canada Halifax, NS – Halifax-area families raising Jewish children will now have more opportunities to participate in…
Read MoreTours of Historic Jewish Halifax Now Available!
Interested in taking a guided walking/bus tour of historic Jewish Halifax? Come find out about: The two historic synagogues; The Jewish cemetery – including the gravesites of several Jewish Titanic victims; The Jewish Impact on Pier 21 – Canada’s equivalent of Ellis Island; The training of the Jewish Legion – including David Ben Gurion &…
Read MoreNaKh & Nosh at The Shaar
Shabbat, July 29th at 12:00-1:30pm 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 Ketuvim (the…
Read MorePursuing Justice: Panel and Discussion
Shabbat, July 22nd at 12-1pm Join us after services for a panel discussion featuring community members and lawyers Darrel Pink, Josh Judah, and Emma Halpern, each speaking on their own work, Access to Justice, and current major justice issues locally. The panel discussion and Q&A will be moderated by Yolana Wassersu. The pride parade will…
Read MoreSimon Gaum Bereavement Centre Loss Support Group
Tuesday, July 18th at 7pm 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…
Read MoreThe Canadian Jewish Experience
The Canadian Jewish Experience is a volunteer initiative to celebrate Canada and the contributions made by Jews to the building of a modern country. The Canadian Jewish Experience is presented through a detailed exhibit. It focuses on nine major themes, including patterns of immigration, war and diplomacy, public service, justice and human rights, economic growth,…
Read MoreTea is for Talmud: Session 1
Tuesday July 18, 12:15pm-1:00pm Join Rabbi Weiss at the Starbucks on Spring Garden Road during your lunch-break for the first of five weekly lunchtime Talmud classes. Each week, come explore one esssential Talmud story and its implications today. English translations provided. No RSVP required!
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