Passover Seder

Pesach: Saturday evening, April 12, 6 pm, First Night Seder: Come and join Kolot Mayim members for our annual Seder, with music and wonderful soup, charoset, matzah, etc. All Ritual foods will be provided, so there is no cost, donations are always welcome. Pre-registration will be required. Please let Rabbi Lynn know if you would like to bring a bowl of your favourite charoset to share.

Kvell at the Well Lecture Series 2024-25

Mordechai Pinchas:  Torah Tales: Adventures in Scribal Art, April 6, 11 am

Please use this link to register

Mordechai Pinchas, a Sofer STa”M and scholar, will deliver an engaging talk titled “Torah Tales: Adventures in Scribal Art.”  As a highly respected scribe serving communities in the UK and internationally since 1996, Mordechai will share captivating and often humorous stories from his scribal adventures, offering a rare glimpse into the work of a modern Jewish Sofer STa”M. His presentation will cover the materials and methods used in creating sacred Jewish texts, the complex halakhic requirements for Sifrey Torah, tefillin, mezuzot, megillot, and gittin. Drawing from his extensive knowledge & ongoing academic research, Mordechai will offer a rare opportunity to understand the meticulous work and deep traditions behind creating and maintaining Jewish sacred texts.

To view Jonathan Bergwerk’s talk, “Jewish Innovators Who Changed the World,” please visit this link.

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Welcome to Kolot Mayim – Vancouver Island’s Reform Temple

“KM is a home away from home, a wonderful place filled with warmth and community every single service. Rabbi Lynn is a deeply knowledgeable and welcoming Rabbi with lots to offer her congregation! I feel lucky to be a part of the community 🙂 ” Mimi B.

Kolot Mayim welcomes all Jewish people, their family members, and anyone interested in Jewish culture, practice, spirituality and community. We are an inclusive, warm and welcoming congregation; deeply committed to the Reform Movement’s 1999 platform which states:

“Our doors are open to people of all ages, to varied kinds of families, to all regardless of their sexual orientation, to gerim (those who have converted to Judaism) and to all individuals and families, including the intermarried who strive to create a Jewish home.”

With the values of the Reform Movement as our inspiration, Kolot Mayim has become the spiritual home to families and individuals. There are no barriers for anyone regardless of their level of Jewish knowledge, observance or practice.  Kolot Mayim fully supports the right of Israel to exist as a nation state. We trust that when you join us, you too will feel at home.  Our weekly services, High Holy Days, and special events are held at the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria (JCC), 3636 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada.

We invite you to connect with us online or in person, and look forward to meeting you! 

For more information call 250-704-2503 or email:km@kolotmayimreformtemple.com

Kolot Mayim Reform Temple is a beneficiary of the United Jewish Appeal campaign of the Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island. We encourage our members to support this annual campaign.