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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.
You can order a round challah from Garden City here.
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 6:00 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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Thursday ,
OctOctober 17 , 2024
Thursday, Oct 17th 10:00a to 12:00p
Sukkot services on October 17th and Shemini Atzeret Services on October 24th. 10am for both days -
Friday ,
OctOctober 18 , 2024
Friday, Oct 18th 6:00p to 8:30p
Let's welcome Shabbat Together! -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 20 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 20th 3:00p to 6:00p
Join us to celebrate Sukkot with the documentary "500 Days In The Wild", including a Q&A session with filmmaker and director Dianne Whelan -
Thursday ,
OctOctober 24 , 2024
Thursday, Oct 24th 10:00a to 12:00p
Sukkot services on October 17th and Shemini Atzeret Services on October 24th. 10am for both days -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 27th 1:00p to 2:30p
Children and Adults come together to bake a challahs & support food security! Har El and JFS join forces to give back to the community -
Tuesday ,
OctOctober 29 , 2024Mandala - Art Project
Tuesday, Oct 29th 6:00p to 8:00p
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Tuesday ,
NovNovember 5 , 2024
Tuesday, Nov 5th 10:00a to 12:30p
Bake challahs & support food security! Har El and Jewish Family Services join forces to give back to the community -
Wednesday ,
NovNovember 6 , 2024
Wednesday, Nov 6th 12:00p to 2:00p
Join us for Har Elders Seniors’ Lunch with guest speaker Prof. Rene Goldman: “A Childhood Adrift” a holocaust memoir by child-survivor -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 17 , 2024
Sunday, Nov 17th 2:00p to 3:30p
Tea Talks lecture series once a month at Har El! -
Monday ,
NovNovember 18 , 2024Sisterhood Book Club - Book: "Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride
Monday, Nov 18th 7:00p to 9:00p
Tue, October 15 2024
13 Tishrei 5785
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
Mahjong in the lounge : 2:00pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Oct 17 Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret Services Thursday, Oct 17 10:00am |
Oct 18 Kabbalat Shabbat & Italian Friday Night Dinner Friday, Oct 18 6:00pm |
Oct 20 Movie Screening for Sukkot- "500 Days In The Wild" Sunday, Oct 20 3:00pm |
Oct 24 Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret Services Thursday, Oct 24 10:00am |
Oct 27 Family Challah Baking For JFS - Take 1 Donate 1 Sunday, Oct 27 1:00pm |
Candle Lighting
Wednesday, Oct 16, 6:00pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, Oct 19, 7:01pm |
Erev Sukkot
Wednesday, Oct 16 |