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  • ‘A Daughter’s Kaddish’, A Conversation with Author Sarah Birnbach

    Congregation Shaar Hashomayim 450 Avenue Kensington, Westmount, Quebec, Canada

    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

  • Lev Coeur – Cooking for Auberge Shalom

    Lev Coeur – Cooking for Auberge Shalom

    Be part of a meaningful mitzvah opportunity that nourishes both body and soul as we prepare wholesome, delicious, and Kosher meals for Auberge Shalom, a vital organization supporting women and children affected by intimate partner abuse.   This is a powerful way to give back — and a beautiful expression of our community values in […]

  • Movie Screening: The Road Between Us

    Congregation Shaar Hashomayim 450 Avenue Kensington, Westmount, Quebec, Canada

    Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival's Best Documentary Award. $18 per person Q&A with Director Barry Avrich after the screening

  • Parashat Hashavua

    Parashat Hashavua

    Congregation Shaar Hashomayim 450 Avenue Kensington, Westmount, Quebec, Canada

    Taught by Rabbi Ellis Come together for a thoughtful and dynamic exploration of the weekly Torah portion. Each session offers fresh insights and contemporary perspectives, uncovering the modern relevance and timeless wisdom woven into our holiest text, the Torah. Free and open to all

  • Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Dinner

    Congregation Shaar Hashomayim 450 Avenue Kensington, Westmount, Quebec, Canada

    with Aliza and Rabbi Leo Dee Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife, Lucy, and two daughters, Maia and Rina, were murdered by Hamas terrorists in April 2023, recently married Toronto-born Aliza Teplitsky. Join us as we welcome them for a Shabbaton weekend discussing how to cope with life’s challenges. Dinner: $60 per person; $35 for children […]