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November 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Join us for our evening service and music with Gary Cohen.
Find out more »December 2019
Ethical Wills Workshop
Led by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough Since Biblical times Jewish parents have passed down their wisdom and values to their children and grandchildren by crafting end-of-life documents called tzava’ot or “ethical wills.” We are more familiar with a legal will, which enables us to assign our possessions to our heirs. An ethical will allows us to share our wisdom: the lessons we have learned, where we have found meaning in our lives, and what we may want for our loved ones.…
Find out more »Taste of Judaism
with Rabbi Lynn Greenhough.
Find out more »Chanukah Party
Security for our members, guests, and children will be in place for our Chanukah party. Only pre-registered attendees will be admitted. Please come early as everyone will be verified. Doors will locked at 6:20pm.
Find out more »January 2020
Pyjamas and Havdalah
All parents and children invited to join Rabbi Lynn for our first once/monthly Pyjama Havdalah session. 5:30-6:30.
Find out more »Bal Taschit Club
Teen discussion club begins, once monthly. Pizza, discussion, activities. All Jewish teens 12-15 invited.
Find out more »Suppressed Music During the Shoah, Making the Connection
Dr. Suzanne Snizek is an expert in suppressed music during the Shoah, and will be speaking to this at her lecture. She is a professor of Music at UVIC, and an extremely accomplished concert flautist. An internationally acclaimed performer and clinician, Snizek’s appearances include the Conservatorio de Música del Estado de México (Toluca, Mexico), Festivale Internacional de Mùsica (Loja, Ecuador); California Polytechnic University (San Luis Obispo, USA); Suzhou University (China), East China Normal University (Shanghai), and the Guangzhou Fine Arts…
Find out more »Introduction to Judaism: Jewish History
Introductions, Overview of why, what to read. Biblical to CE; Canon, Temple, Egyptians/Assyrians/Greeks/Romans: Mishnah/Talmudic period, development of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity, early medieval period.
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Come join us for an evening of services and singing with Gary Cohen.
Find out more »Introduction to Judaism: Medieval
Emancipation and Enlightenment Movements to Modern era: Language of exile: blood libel, pogrom, shtetl, Pale of Settlement, exile and a language of survival. Lachrymose vs Positive Historical viewpoints. $10 for members, $15 for non-members.
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