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Join award-winning author Sarah Birnbach as she shares her powerful journey of reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish daily for her father. Her story explores grief, resilience, and the evolving role of women in Jewish ritual. A community discussion will follow.
Free and open to all
Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Best Documentary Award.
$18 per person
Q&A with Director Barry Avrich after the screening
Featuring Shul Sisters, a dynamic cantorial trio, Cantor Gideon Zelermyer, the Shaar Choir, and Youth Choir.Enjoy a joyful evening of music, community, and Chanukah spirit!Latkes and sufganiyot will be served!
$25 for adults | $15 for youth (16 and under)Seating: General AdmissionMade possible by The Leo & Roni Kolber Music Programming Fund
Book review with author Ian Darragh
Free and open to all; In-person
Experience an unforgettable evening with Ian Darragh, author of Blatant Injustice, as he uncovers the little-known story of Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis only to be imprisoned in Canadian internment camps during WWII. Hear history brought to life in this powerful and eye-opening presentation.
Featuring CANTOR Nathaniel Abitbol
The joy of a soulful Sephardic Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by a festive dinner filled with authentic cuisine, heartfelt melodies, and vibrant spirit.
$50 per person · $25 for children 12 and under
Services are open to all. Dinner by registration only.
A thrilling concert of string music with the Montreal Suzuki String Orchestra (Dragan Djerkic, founder and director), composed of 12- to 20-year-old students and graduates from the Montreal Suzuki Institute. Followed by a dessert reception.
Join us for an emotional journey through hope, despair, ideals, and reality as we explore the powerful backstory of two iconic anthems, Jerusalem of Gold and Jerusalem of Iron. Led by a captivating narrator and Israel’s beloved Djamchid Sisters, this intimate live performance blends history, music, and emotion in a unique multimedia experience.
$25 per person
In this course, we will examine the foundations of Judaism as they are presented in the opening chapters of Genesis. Through a close and careful reading of the text, we will discover there are two narratives that reflect two distinct worldviews regarding the nature of God, of human beings, of our role in the world, of the relationship between the man and the woman, and much more.
- Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel–what is the point of these stories?
In this class, we will try to understand the point of these stories within the larger moral and theological framework of the first part of Genesis.
- Genealogies-who cares?
In this class, we will uncover the deeper meaning and importance of the early genealogies of Genesis.
- The story, or stories, of the flood?
In this class, we will discover that there isn’t one story of the flood, but two!
- Flood story 1, its meaning and significance
Having established that there are two stories of the flood, we will see how version 1 of the flood fits into its own narrative flow and worldview.
- Flood story 2, its meaning and significance
In this class, we will see how version 2 of the flood presents its own flow and unique worldview.
Rabbi Dr. Harbater teaches “The Big Ideas of Jewish Thought” at different Jerusalem seminaries. He also teaches BA and MA level courses on the philosophy of education and on Jewish identity at Herzog College, and Jewish thought at the Gan Nachum high school in Rishon.
Rabbi Harbater received his Ph.D. in education from the University of Haifa and his semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg in Jerusalem. He lives with his family in Efrat.
In this course, we will examine the foundations of Judaism as they are presented in the opening chapters of Genesis. Through a close and careful reading of the text, we will discover there are two narratives that reflect two distinct worldviews regarding the nature of God, of human beings, of our role in the world, of the relationship between the man and the woman, and much more.
- Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel–what is the point of these stories?
In this class, we will try to understand the point of these stories within the larger moral and theological framework of the first part of Genesis.
- Genealogies-who cares?
In this class, we will uncover the deeper meaning and importance of the early genealogies of Genesis.
- The story, or stories, of the flood?
In this class, we will discover that there isn’t one story of the flood, but two!
- Flood story 1, its meaning and significance
Having established that there are two stories of the flood, we will see how version 1 of the flood fits into its own narrative flow and worldview.
- Flood story 2, its meaning and significance
In this class, we will see how version 2 of the flood presents its own flow and unique worldview.
Rabbi Dr. Harbater teaches “The Big Ideas of Jewish Thought” at different Jerusalem seminaries. He also teaches BA and MA level courses on the philosophy of education and on Jewish identity at Herzog College, and Jewish thought at the Gan Nachum high school in Rishon.
Rabbi Harbater received his Ph.D. in education from the University of Haifa and his semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg in Jerusalem. He lives with his family in Efrat.
In this course, we will examine the foundations of Judaism as they are presented in the opening chapters of Genesis. Through a close and careful reading of the text, we will discover there are two narratives that reflect two distinct worldviews regarding the nature of God, of human beings, of our role in the world, of the relationship between the man and the woman, and much more.
- Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel–what is the point of these stories?
In this class, we will try to understand the point of these stories within the larger moral and theological framework of the first part of Genesis.
- Genealogies-who cares?
In this class, we will uncover the deeper meaning and importance of the early genealogies of Genesis.
- The story, or stories, of the flood?
In this class, we will discover that there isn’t one story of the flood, but two!
- Flood story 1, its meaning and significance
Having established that there are two stories of the flood, we will see how version 1 of the flood fits into its own narrative flow and worldview.
- Flood story 2, its meaning and significance
In this class, we will see how version 2 of the flood presents its own flow and unique worldview.
Rabbi Dr. Harbater teaches “The Big Ideas of Jewish Thought” at different Jerusalem seminaries. He also teaches BA and MA level courses on the philosophy of education and on Jewish identity at Herzog College, and Jewish thought at the Gan Nachum high school in Rishon.
Rabbi Harbater received his Ph.D. in education from the University of Haifa and his semicha from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg in Jerusalem. He lives with his family in Efrat.
