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Yom Kippur Services & Breakfast in St. John’s, NFLD with the Jewish Community Havura

All are invited to attend the Yom Kippur services and break-fast with the Jewish Community Havura. Yom Kippur 2018 begins at sunset on Tuesday, September 18th and ends at nightfall (6:54 p.m.) on Wednesday, September 19th. We plan to break our fast together at a community break-fast vegetarian/dairy potluck supper, following the end of services…

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Jewish Legion at Windsor, NS

Please join the Jewish Legion Centennial Society and the Town of Windsor in commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Jewish Legion at Ford Edward National Historic Site in Windsor, Nova Scotia on Sept 23, 2018, from 1-4PM.

Rosh Hashanah With the Jewish Community Havura

Greetings! The Jewish Community Havura would like to invite you to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with us on Sunday evening, September 9th, and Monday morning September 10th at the Northbank Lodge, Pippy Park. Sunday evening, September 9th Please gather at 5:00 p.m. as the service will begin at 5:30 p.m. sharp. The community potluck meal will…

Wines For the High Holidays

Yarden brand Kosher Israeli wines are available in Metro Halifax for the Holidays. Both the Hermon Red and the Hermon White are available at nine NSLC outlets in Metro: The Port, Quinpool Rd, Joseph Howe Dr, Bayers Lake, Mill Cove, Larry Uteck, Fall River, Tantallon and Portland Street, and in Antigonish. Both the Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon and…

Nazi Occupied Amsterdam – Family Fact and Historical Fiction

Come out to the St. John Jewish Historical Museum on 91 Leinster Street to have an author reading and presentation of the Address of Amsterdam by Mary Dingee Fillmore and Ruth Wolpin. This will take place on Monday August 13th at 7:00 PM.

Folktales From the Middle East

Come to hear Israeli Folklorist, Yoel Perez, telling folktales from the Middle East on July 11th at the Latern, 35 Barnes Rd, St. John’s, from 8:00PM – 9:30PM. The event will cost $15 cash at the door and is wheelchair accessible. Visiting teller Yoel Perez presents a unique evening that mixes history with storytelling, as…

Pre Gibbie Day

Each summer, we run a program right after Visiting Day that is designed to give kids aged 6 to 9 who are not quite ready for camp a chance to experience Kadimah. The PGD program is designed for kids aged 6 to 9 who want to experience a taste of summer camp at Kadimah without…

Screening of “FOXTROT” in Wolfville, NS

FOXTROT (highly rated Israeli film) http://fundycinema.ca/films/features/foxtrot/ .Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 7pm Acadia Cinema’s Al Whittle Theatre 450 Main Street, Wolfville, NS Directed by Samuel Maoz Screenplay by Samuel Maoz Starring Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, and Yonathan Shiray Israel / Switzerland / Germany / France · Hebrew w/ subtitles Rated 14A · 1h 48m (Tickets are $9, available…

Screening of “ITZHAK” in Wolfville, NS – May 9th

ITZHAK (delightful – and musical – documentary about Itzhak Perlman) http://fundycinema.ca/films/documentary/itzhak/ Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 7pm Acadia Cinema’s Al Whittle Theatre 450 Main Street, Wolfville, NS Directed by Alison Chernik Starring Itzhak Perlman Israel / USA · English 1 hr 22 min (Tickets are $9, available at the box office half an hour behalf showtime.)

Multi-faith Symposium on Spirituality ft. Steven Wolinetz – St. John’s, NFLD

Havura President, Steven Wolinetz will be speaking at Hindu Temple in St. John’s on Saturday,May 12th at the Thirteenth Annual Multi-faith Symposium on Spirituality. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Forgiveness as Path to Spiritual Growth”. the public is invited to attend but you must pre- register. The symposium will begin at 8.20 a.m.…