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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.
High Holidays 2024
The High Holidays begin with Rosh Hashanah on the evening of Wednesday, October 2nd.
Prepare your family for the High Holidays with our session, "More than Apples and Honey," on Sunday, September 22, at 11 am. Sign up here.
We will have children's services running in parallel to our main service on Thursday, October 3rd for Rosh Hashanah and Saturday, October 12th for Yom Kippur.
The rest of our service schedule is:
- Wednesday, October 2nd at 6 pm: Rosh Hashanah evening services
- Thursday, October 3rd at 9:30 am: Rosh Hashanah morning services
- Friday, October 4th at 9:30 am: Rosh Hashanah morning services for the second day
- Friday, October 4th at 5 pm: Family gathering at John Lawson Park including Tashlikh and Kabbalat shabbat for everyone
- Friday, October 11th at 6:30 pm: Kol Nidre services for the Evening of Yom Kippur
- Saturday, October 12th at 9:30 am: Yom Kippur morning services
- Saturday, October 12th at 4 pm: Yom Kippur afternoon and concluding services
For a full schedule of our services and programs, please visit our High Holiday page.
Events and initiatives Support and Solidarity with Israel
Every Sunday 2pm: Rally at the Art Gallery to release the hostages
Shabbat Prayer Times
Connect spiritually with prayer:
- Fridays at 6pm: Kabbalat Shabbat. Please see HETW or contact the office for the zoom link. You can also watch the livestream on YouTube. Follow along with this abbreviated prayer book.
- Saturdays at 10am: Shabbat Morning Service in person with kiddush afterwards.
Watch the livestream of our service: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8631166812
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 11 , 2024
Wednesday, Sep 11th 12:00p to 2:00p
Join us for Har Elders Seniors’ Lunch with guest speaker Rabbi Paul Plotkin "Wisdom is everywhere, if you know how to look for it!" -
Friday ,
SepSeptember 20 , 2024
Friday, Sep 20th 6:00p to 8:30p
Let's welcome Shabbat Together! -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2024
Sunday, Sep 22nd 11:00a to 12:00p
Join Rabbi Philip to learn how to make you family's High Holidays more engaging and meaningful -
Tuesday ,
SepSeptember 24 , 2024
Tuesday, Sep 24th 10:00a to 12:30p
Har El and Jewish Family Services join forces to give back to the community for Rosh Hashanah -
Tuesday ,
SepSeptember 24 , 2024Book: "The Wolf Hunt" by Ayelet Gunnar-Goshen
Tuesday, Sep 24th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 25 , 2024
Wednesday, Sep 25th 4:30p to 7:00p
Har El and Jewish Family Services join forces to give back to the community for Rosh Hashanah -
Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 25 , 2024
Wednesday, Sep 25th 7:00p to 8:30p
A Zoom Class to Plan Your Holiday Experience -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 29 , 2024
Sunday, Sep 29th 2:00p to 4:00p
Sheryl Rivers from Squamish Nation will teach us about their history, our building and its history, followed by a discussion and a dialog -
Friday ,
OctOctober 4 , 2024
Friday, Oct 4th 5:00p to 6:30p
Rosh HaShanah Family Service at John Lawson Park including Tashlikh, Shofar blowing, Kabbalat Shabbat and Kids' Activity -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 13th 10:00a to 12:00p
Join us in building and decorating the Har EL's Sukkah!
Wed, September 11 2024
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Weekly Events
Mahjong in the Lounge
Beginners and experts are welcome, extra cards are available.
Tuesdays at 2pm
Talmud Class
Studying Tractate Berkhot, the first volume of the Talmud.
Wednesdays at 11
Contact Avital in the office to confirm that an event is happening that week.
Calendar
Today's Calendar
: 11:00am |
Seniors' Lunch : 12:00pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Sep 11 Seniors' Lunch Wednesday, Sep 11 12:00pm |
Sep 20 Kabbalat Shabbat & Mexican Friday Night Dinner Friday, Sep 20 6:00pm |
Sep 22 More Than Apples and Honey - Preparing your Family for High Holidays Sunday, Sep 22 11:00am |
Sep 24 Challah Baking For JFS For Rosh HaShanah - Take 1 Donate 1 Tuesday, Sep 24 10:00am |
Sep 24 |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Ki Teitzei
Shabbat, Sep 14 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, Sep 13, 7:10pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, Sep 14, 8:14pm |
Erev Rosh Hashana
Wednesday, Oct 2 |