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The Shaar Reads: Disobedience by Naomi Adler, Sept 22, 12:30 PM
The Shaar Shalom Reads book club will be discussing Disobedience by Naomi Adler on September 22 at 12:30 PM in the Shaar Library. When a young photographer living in New York learns that her estranged father, a well-respected rabbi, has died, she can no longer run away from the truth, and soon sets out for…
Read MoreDr. Saul Green Memorial Lecture: Dr. Abraham Rudnick, “Imagining Better Health Care,” Oct. 23, 7 PM
The 2019 Dr. Saul Green Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 23rd in Alumni Hall of the Academic Building at the University of King’s College. Dr. Abraham Rudnick will be presenting “Imagining Better Health Care: Can Counterfactual (‘What If…’) Learning by Analogy from the Bible Help?” The lecture is presented…
Read MoreTea & Torah with the Shaar’s Rabbi Karlin – Sat. Aug. 31st; After Kiddish; Shaar Shalom Synagogue
Join Rabbi Karlin for a Tea & Torah study session at the end of the Kiddush on Shabbat morning, August 31. This week’s topic is “Patrilineal Descent: What About the Father?”
Read MoreThe Shaar Shalom Library Bookclub discusses “Ariel Samson: Freelance Rabbi” by MaNishtana – Aug. 25th, 12:30pm, @the Shaar
The next meeting of the Shaar Shalom Library Book Club will be Sunday, August 25 at 12:30 PM, in the Shaar Library. They will be discussing MaNishtana’s Ariel Samson: Freelance Rabbi *Coffee and bagels will be served. About the Book SYNOPSISAriel Samson is just your run of the mill anomaly: a 20-something black Orthodox Jewish…
Read MoreShaar Shalom Library Book Club – July 21 at 12:30pm, Shaar Library
The Shaar Shalom Library Book Club will meet on July 21 in the Shaar library at 12:30pm to discuss the Canada Reads 2019 winning book By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen. *The Shaar Library has one copy of By Chance Alone available to borrow *Please…
Read MoreSpecial kiddush for Rabbi Weiss and Rabbi Rank —Saturday, June 22nd @Shaar
The Congregation is sponsoring a special kiddush on June 22nd in appreciation of Rabbi Weiss and Rabbi Rank. Please join us in honouring their accomplishments in our community and celebrating all we have learned from them in their time with the Shaar, as well as wishing them a fond farewell and all the best in…
Read MoreShavuot at the Shaar — June 9 & 10, 12:30pm
Shavuot services are Sunday, June 9th and Monday, June 10th, starting at 9:15am. During the first day of Shavu’ot, in reenacting the moment when the Torah was revealed at Mount Sinai, we will read from ‘the Ten Commandments’ among other special passages we recite on Shavu’ot. On the second day of Shavu’ot, honouring the special…
Read MoreLeaving Home; Open & Closed: NaKh & Nosh Reads Judges Chapter 11 – June 1, 12-1:30pm, Shaar Shalom
The Ammonite gear up to battle the Israelites. A warrior-to-be named Yiftach explains that his enemies have the facts all wrong. Also, Yiftach’s family suffers from some serious communication problems. Come join Rabbi Rank’s table at Kiddush right after services on June 1 from 12:00 to 1:30pm for a little NaKh (the final two thirds of…
Read MoreShaar Shalom Special General Meeting − May 21st, 7:30 pm, at the Shaar
The Shaar Shalom Congregation will be having a Special General meeting on Tuesday, May 21st at 7:30 pm. The Congregation must review and approve the terms of the contract with Rabbi Karlin before it may be finalized. This is an exciting time for the congregation, so please show your support by attending the meeting. Please note that the Shaar requires a quorum of at…
Read MoreShaar Shalom Library Book Club − June 23, 12:30pm, Shaar Library
Our next meeting will be Sunday, June 23 at 12:30 PM, in the Shaar Library. We will be discussing Jonathan Weisman’s (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump. *Coffee and bagels will be served. Upcoming Reads: July 21 – By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz…
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