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Welcome to Har El, The North Shore Centre for Jewish Life
We are your home for Judaism on the North Shore of Vancouver. We're here to help you explore your spiritual and cultural identity. We're building a warm, welcoming, inclusive, and open-minded Jewish home for all.
Staying connected during social distancing
During this time of advised social distancing, our building will be closed, but our community continues through our virtual connections!
Opportunities to connect:
- We still will not have in person services this Saturday morning, but will have an abbreviated livestream from the sanctuary. This is in line with the guidance and rules we received from the province. We will begin at 10am, and the service will last about an hour.
Please use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86311668122. - Wednesday at 11am: Class on the book of Samuel through zoom.
- Thursday at 7pm: Prayer book class through zoom.
- Thursday at 8pm: Judaism class through zoom.
- Friday at 5pm: Kabbalat Shabbat. You can either join the zoom room with schmoozing afterwards or watch on our Facebook page. Please go to this website to access the video.
Upcoming Events
All Events
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 2 , 2021Sisterhood - "Famous Jewish Women in our Midst"
Tuesday, Mar 2nd 7:30p to 9:00p
A discussion about the late Dr Bluma Tishler Aaron Tishler (son) and Dr. Hilary Vallance (colleague) will discuss the accomplishments of this amazing Vancouver lady. -
Saturday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2021
Motzei Shabbat, Mar 6th 7:00p to 7:30p
Bring your wine, spices, and candle to join for singing and a virtual havdallah service. -
Tuesday ,
MarMarch 23 , 2021Sisterhood - Movie discussion "The Trial of the Chicago 7". (Netflix)
Tuesday, Mar 23rd 7:30p to 9:00p
Eight anti-war activists stand trial for conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Andrea Milman to moderate the event -
Thursday ,
AprApril 8 , 2021Sisterhood - Guest Speaker - Miriam Dattel
Thursday, Apr 8th 7:00p to 9:00p
Miriam will discuss her long and interesting life, involving her experience as a survivor, a refugee, an outsider and finally an immigrant to Canada. -
Tuesday ,
AprApril 20 , 2021Sisterhood - "Famous Jewish Women in our Midst" speaker series: Cornelia Oberlander
Tuesday, Apr 20th 7:30p to 9:00p
Honoree: Cornelia Oberlander Guest Speaker: Dr. Susan Herrington, Professor and Chair of Landscape architecture program, UBC -
Tuesday ,
MayMay 18 , 2021Sisterhood - "Dead Sea Scrolls"
Tuesday, May 18th 7:30p to 9:00p
by Warren Milman -
Tuesday ,
JunJune 8 , 2021"Indignation", by Phillip Roth. Suzanna Katz to lead discussion
Tuesday, Jun 8th 7:30p to 9:00p
Indignation is a novel by Philip Roth, released by Houghton Mifflin on September 16, 2008. It is his twenty-ninth book. Set in America in 1951, the second year of the Korean War, Indignation is narrated by Marcus Messner, a Jewish college student from Newark, New Jersey, who describes his sophomore year at Winesburg College in Ohio.
Mon, March 1 2021
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Calendar
Upcoming Programs & Events
Mar 2 |
Mar 6 Havdallah on Zoom Motzei Shabbat, Mar 6 7:00p |
Mar 23 |
Apr 8 |
Apr 20 Tuesday, Apr 20 7:30p |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Ki Tisa
Candle Lighting
Friday, Mar 5, 5:44p |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, Mar 6, 6:51p |
Parshat Parah
Shabbat, Mar 6 |
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