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SUMMARY:High Holiday Family Experience 2026
DESCRIPTION:Led by beloved educator Marnie Stein\, these warm and participatory services bring together children\, parents\, and grandparents. Drop-in programming will be provided by the Camp Lumi team. \nThe High Holy Day Family Experience is generously sponsored by the Michael and David Cape Family Foundation. Their support helps us create Jewish experiences that are joyful\, accessible\, and deeply meaningful for today’s families.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/high-holiday-family-experience-2026/2026-09-13/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,Youth & Young Families,High Holy Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T193000
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SUMMARY:Club de Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Pour notre rencontre du mercredi 16 septembre\, nous lirons des livres qui ont gagnés les prix Pulitzer. \n\nDemon Copperhead de Barbara Kingsolver\nToutes les lumières que nous ne pouvons voir d’Anthony Doerr\nUnderground railroad de Colson Whitehead\n\nBonnes lectures!
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/club-de-lecture-2/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,French Connexion
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260904T021232Z
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SUMMARY:The Shaar Sephardic High Holy Days Services
DESCRIPTION:$180 per person (18+) \nFree for CEGEP and university students \nJoin us for a warm and inspiring Sephardic High Holy Day Service led by Rav Yitzchak Chetrit. \nFeaturing the Yerushalmi nusach\, traditional te’amim\, and the Lev Eliezer Machzor\, the service offers a meaningful and authentic Sephardic prayer experience with an emphasis on congregational participation and spirited singing. \nOpen to both members and non-members\, all who wish to experience the richness\, beauty\, and traditions of Sephardic worship are warmly welcome. For more information please email sephardic@theshaar.org.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/the-shaar-sephardic-high-holy-days-services/2026-09-20/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,High Holy Days
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T170000
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SUMMARY:The Shaar Orot Service
DESCRIPTION:$180 per person (18+)\nFree for CEGEP and university students\nFor those seeking a participatory and engaging High Holy Day experience\, Shaar Orot offers a vibrant and welcoming space for prayer\, song\, learning\, and reflection. \nLed by Rabbi Ari Faust and Rabbi Yonah Berman\, with the participation of Yoni Troy\, Director of Hillel Montreal\, and a team of KTM Israeli Torah Ambassadors\, Shaar Orot combines traditional High Holy Day prayer with communal singing\, thoughtful teaching\, and active participation. \nOpen to both members and non-members\, Orot creates a warm\, relaxed atmosphere that encourages meaningful connection\, spiritual growth\, and a shared sense of community. For more information please email orot@theshaar.org.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/the-shaar-orot-service/2026-09-20/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,High Holy Days
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922
DTSTAMP:20260904T021232Z
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SUMMARY:The Shaar Sephardic High Holy Days Services
DESCRIPTION:$180 per person (18+) \nFree for CEGEP and university students \nJoin us for a warm and inspiring Sephardic High Holy Day Service led by Rav Yitzchak Chetrit. \nFeaturing the Yerushalmi nusach\, traditional te’amim\, and the Lev Eliezer Machzor\, the service offers a meaningful and authentic Sephardic prayer experience with an emphasis on congregational participation and spirited singing. \nOpen to both members and non-members\, all who wish to experience the richness\, beauty\, and traditions of Sephardic worship are warmly welcome. For more information please email sephardic@theshaar.org.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/the-shaar-sephardic-high-holy-days-services/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,High Holy Days
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SUMMARY:The Shaar Orot Service
DESCRIPTION:$180 per person (18+)\nFree for CEGEP and university students\nFor those seeking a participatory and engaging High Holy Day experience\, Shaar Orot offers a vibrant and welcoming space for prayer\, song\, learning\, and reflection. \nLed by Rabbi Ari Faust and Rabbi Yonah Berman\, with the participation of Yoni Troy\, Director of Hillel Montreal\, and a team of KTM Israeli Torah Ambassadors\, Shaar Orot combines traditional High Holy Day prayer with communal singing\, thoughtful teaching\, and active participation. \nOpen to both members and non-members\, Orot creates a warm\, relaxed atmosphere that encourages meaningful connection\, spiritual growth\, and a shared sense of community. For more information please email orot@theshaar.org.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/the-shaar-orot-service/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,High Holy Days
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SUMMARY:High Holiday Family Experience 2026
DESCRIPTION:Led by beloved educator Marnie Stein\, these warm and participatory services bring together children\, parents\, and grandparents. Drop-in programming will be provided by the Camp Lumi team. \nThe High Holy Day Family Experience is generously sponsored by the Michael and David Cape Family Foundation. Their support helps us create Jewish experiences that are joyful\, accessible\, and deeply meaningful for today’s families.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/high-holiday-family-experience-2026/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,Youth & Young Families,High Holy Days
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SUMMARY:Yom Kippur Teach-in 5787
DESCRIPTION:“What Israel Means to Me”\nFollowed by N’hila at 6:00 PM \nC0-chaired by J. Stephen Lipper and Rhoda Vineberg \nPanelists:\nRabbi Ari Faust\nInna Nekhim\nConsul General / Ambassador Eliaz Luf
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/teach-in-2/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,High Holy Days
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SUMMARY:Sisterhood Books and Tea
DESCRIPTION:$20 per person · Light lunch: 12:30 pm · Program: 1:00 pm \nReviewed by Linda Shohet\n‘The Things We Never Say ’ by Elizabeth Strout\, is a moving\, tender\, wise\, novel about a committed high school history teacher who is confounded by the emotional complexities of daily life.
URL:https://www.theshaar.org/event/sisterhood-books-and-tea-2/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaar Hashomayim\, 425 Metcalfe Ave\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Y 3A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Main Event,Sisterhood
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