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November 2020
Lecture: Building Jewish Culture Through Stories and Songs
Follow this link to register. We are excited to announce this year’s Kolot Mayim Speaker Series on the theme of Building Bridges: language, song and story. All speakers will be held by Zoom on the first Sunday of each month from November to May (excluding April). Please join us for our first speaker, Shoshana Litman, Maggidah/Story Teller on Sunday, November 1 from 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM on Zoom. Shoshana Litman, Maggidah/Story Teller Building Jewish Culture Through Stories and Songs…
Find out more »Shabbat Services
Please join us for services on Zoom. Invitations sent separately.
Find out more »December 2020
Arabic Hebrew with Jonathan Orr-Stav: An Introduction to how modern Israelis really speak
Please follow this link to register:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduitrDwqGdU2oxn6uWZtKLo4vzZJPwNA (Registrations accepted until 7 am the day of the lecture.) Modern Hebrew is based on biblical Hebrew - but with extra storeys: some are imports from other languages and form part of the official modern language, but some are imports from Palestinian Arabic, and used colloquially. This unofficial Arabic Hebrew is very extensive, and such an integral part of everyday speech that most Israelis are usually unaware of its existence. Anyone seeking to gain…
Find out more »January 2021
Shabbat Morning Services
Join us for Shabbat morning services -- on Zoom until further notice.
Find out more »Mussar & Tikkun Olam: Is There a Commandment to Build Bridges, with Dr. Rachael Turkienicz, Founder & Director of Rachael’s Centre for Tora
Kolot Mayim is pleased to welcome Dr. Rachael Turkienicz, founder and director of Toronto-based Rachael’s Centre for Torah, Mussar & Ethics, to speak at its lecture series on January 3, 2021 at 11 AM on Zoom. A thought leader in the practice of Mussar, Dr. Turkienicz will present Mussar & Tikkun Olam: Is There a Commandment to Build Bridges, exploring how this ancient spiritual practice can empower us, inform our global partnerships, and heal our world. Dr. Turkienicz has championed…
Find out more »Virtual Children’s Program with Ora Stefanic
Come join “Mora Ora“ in a virtual, interactive program for Children-ages 4-11. She will cover topics in Judaism, Israel, holidays, story telling and discussions and review Hebrew. Arts & crafts and other activities will be done together virtually during class. Craft activities will be delivered to the children’s addresses beforehand. Kolot Mayim will run this program for 45 minutes to an is $25/ month or $150 total. $20/ month (for Kolot Mayim members) or $120 total. Please fill in the registration…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat
Join us for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat.
Find out more »Jews in Turkey – talk with Ralph Levy
Ralph left Turkey as a young child, but he has kindly offered to lead us in a look at the historical presence of Jews in Turkey. Zoom invitation sent separately. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85153718179?pwd=RDdnczdzSXMzN05ISHp4QmMyZmc3UT09 Meeting ID: 851 5371 8179 Passcode: 158647
Find out more »Rare Books Workshop
Montreal Jewish Library announcement for talk January 17. Rare Book Workshop for Kolot Mayim members. Please RSVP to kolotmayim@gmail.com
Find out more »February 2021
Jewish Music as an Intercultural Bridge with Moshe Denburg
Please follow this link to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcOmoqjIsGdRL35PsGg-2tgsejlvurxbK For millennia, Jewish people lived as global wanderers among alien cultures. To preserve their unique identity, foreign elements have continuously been integrated into their music, creating a new intercultural synthesis that transcends the limits of geography. On Sunday February 7th, The Kolot Mayim Lecture series presents Moshe Denburg, composer, performer and author of Jewish Music: An Overview. We welcome you to join Moshe on our Zoom platform as he explores the global tributaries…
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