Shalom!

Friday, October 19, 2018 – 10 Cheshvan 5779
French Connexion: Grande Soirée Jeux/ Game Night
Le samedi 20 octobre – 20h / Saturday, October 20 - 8:00 PM
Bilingual event. Instructions will be provided both in French and in English. 

Les joueurs circulent librement entre les tables de jeux simples, amusants et rapides, à leur rythme. Les animateurs expliquent les règles et invitent les gens à jouer. Le tout sera agrémenté de desserts et de boissons. Adultes $20; Ados (12-18) $15; Famille: $70; Reservation requise jusqu'a demain å midi.  

Players can leisurely move from table to table where animators will explain the rules of each game. Refreshments will be served. Adults $20; Students (12-18) $15; Family $70. Reservations required by tomorrow at 12:00 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS
Weekly Torah Class: Monday Morning Torah Insitute
with Rabba Abby Brown Scheier
Monday, October 22
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch included. Sponsored by Sisterhood.
Tuesday Night Learning
Tuesday, October 23 - 7:30 PM

Jonathan Weisman, Congressional Editor and Deputy Washington Editor at the New York Times and author
of the novel “No. 4 Imperial Lane, ” Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump"
French Connexion: Cours de Krav Maga pour femmes
Tous les mardis du 16 octobre au 18 décembre 2018
19h à 20h30

Nouveau pour femmes et jeunes filles de plus de 16 ans. Cours d’autodéfense fondé sur une technique de l’armée israelienne. Un instructeur expérimenté dispensera les cours en français. Venez en tenue de gym & chaussures de gym, apportez une bouteille d’eau et une serviette. Attention:  réservation obligatoire  car nombre de places limité. Prix: 25 $ le cours. Réservations et annulations 24h avant le cours.
Life, Love, and Learning: One Jewish Woman’s Journey
Wednesday, October 24 – 12:00 PM

Join Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold and Rabbi Lisa Grushcow from Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom for a discussion on the book "If All the Seas Were Ink" by Ilana Kurshan . $25 includes kosher lunch; Location TBC. Intended for women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Reading the book is not required.
Flu Shot Clinic
Tuesday, October 30
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

$10 per person
Weekly Torah Class: Where Text Meets Life: A Study of the Five Megillot
with Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold
Wednesdays beginning October 31
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
The five Megillot are rich, vivid books at the end of our Jewish Biblical canon, which lend themselves to an examination of the human spirit in all of its struggle and glory. We will use text study to shed light on these ancient books through a modern lens.
Sisterhood Books and Tea
Tuesday, November 6 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
"Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement" Reviewed by Larry Weller; A passionate examination of the lives of girls and women in rural Mexico where the men have left to find work in the United States, or have been killed by drug traffickers. $20; Enter at 450 Kensington Ave. 
Youth Shabbat Service
Shabbat, November 10 – 8:45 am
LIvely service led by our Shaar Youth featuring the Shaar Hashomayim Children’s Choir. Festive kiddush to follow. Everyone is welcome Enter at 120 Cote St. Antoine Rd. Registration appreciated. 514.937.9474 ext. 137; youngfamilies@theshaar.org
Elizabeth Shuchat Schwartz Lecture 
Tuesday, November 13 - 7:30 PM

Guest speaker Sivan Ya'ari , Founder of Innovation Africa speaking on "Transforming African Lives Through Israeli Innovations". Free public lecture. Enter at 425 Metcalfe Avenue.
Montreal Street Art 101
Wednesday, November 14 - 7:30 PM

with Archie Fineberg.  Take a visual tour of the city's best graffiti and wall-art. Learn about the different mediums used, the locations of the works, and the artists who created them. $12 per person. Enter at 425 Metcalfe Avenue.
New Members Welcome Dinner
Friday, November 16, 2018
6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7:00 PM Dinner

Please join us for a special congregational dinner to welcome our new members. Everyone is invited to attend this festive evening. Adults $45.00; Students (13-18) $25.00; Children (4-12) $18.00 Children (under 3) free; 
120 Cote St. Antoine entrance. Registration by Tuesday, November 13.
SPONSORSHIPS
Congregational Kiddush on October 20 sponsored by Ruth Shacter in honour of her husband Manuel Shacter's 95th birthday.

Breakfast on October 23 sponsored by Carol Teitelbaum in observance of the yahrzeit for her husband Laurence Lewin; and by Irma Brodkin and Family in observance of the yahrzeit for her husband Bernie Brodkin.

Breakfast on October 24 sponsored by Jeremy Reitman in observance of the yahrzeit for his father Jack Reitman.

Breakfast on October 25 sponsored by Francine and Doug Wiseman in honour of the Bar Mitzvah call-up of their son James Wiseman.
OUR SHAAR FAMILY

Mazal tov to:
Lindsay and Phil Dubrovsky, Jodi and Cookie Lazarus, Ron Robins   and Arlene Blumer Elaine and Richard Dubrovsky , and Sheldon Taiger, on the birth of their son, grandson and great-grandson Simon Maddox Dubrovsky, on September 20, 2018.

Diana and Nathaniel Schachter and Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter and Raphael Schachter on the birth of their son and grandson Miro Schachter, on September. 25, 2018, in New York City. Always missed are the late Neri Loewy Bloomfield and Bernard Bloomfield.

Rosemary and Mel Hoppenheim on the birth of their grandson Noah Pekofsky, son of Jenny Hoppenheim and Matthew Pekofsky, and brother of David and Ilan, on October 3, 2018.

Dr. Sandy and David Freedman on the marriage of their daughter Dr. Sarah Freedman to Brandon Besner, son of Joanne and Cliff Besner on October 7, 2018.
CONDOLENCES
Our member Mae Vosberg
DAILY SERVICE TIMES

MORNINGS
Shabbat, Sundays, Legal Holidays –  8:45 AM 
Monday - Friday - 7:30 AM
Weekday Rosh Chodesh / Chol Hamo'ed - 7:15 AM
Sunday Rosh Chodesh / Chol Hamo'ed - 8:30 AM    

Kiddush following morning services on Shabbat. Breakfast following services, except Sundays.
 
EVENINGS
Evening services will vary by week. Times are listed on our website. We will do our best to be accurate.
SHABBAT
 
FRIDAY & SHABBAT, OCTOBER 19 & 20
Parashat Lech Lecha
Candle Lighting - 5:44 PM
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat - 5:45 PM
Mincha/Ma'ariv - 5:50 PM
Havdalah - 6:45 PM

FRIDAY & SHABBAT, OCTOBER 26 & 27
Parashat Noach
Candle Lighting - 5:33 PM
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat - 5:35 PM
Mincha/Ma'ariv - 5:40 PM
Havdalah - 6:35 PM


THE NEW SHAAR BULLETIN


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