The Shaar

Hebrew Classes - Fall Session - Level 5
2025-09-22 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave, Westmount, Quebec, H3Y 3A2, Canada
Level 5: Communication and Grammar
Students achieve high-level fluency, use all tenses, express abstract ideas, and engage with Israeli culture. This level prepares students for real-world communication and advanced texts.
with Merav Luz

Hebrew Classes - Fall Session - Level 5 Advanced
2025-09-22 20:00 - 21:00 | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave, Westmount, Quebec, H3Y 3A2, Canada
Level 5 Advanced: Mastery, Critical Thinking & Full Cultural Integration
Students will master advanced grammar, formal and informal registers, and interpret high-level texts with fluency.
with Galia Philip

Rosh Hashanah Day 1
2025-09-23

Shacharit *
2025-09-23 07:30 - 08:30, 2025-09-24 07:30 - 08:30

High Holy Day Family Experience
2025-09-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave, Westmount, Quebec, H3Y 3A2, Canada
Led by talented educator Marnie Stein, this joyful service, designed especially for young families, creates a meaningful space where families can connect, where Jewish identity is nurtured, and where lasting community bonds are formed…one moment, one memory, one mitzvah at a time.
Once again, Camp Lumi will offer dynamic and stimulating drop-in activities during services and other holiday programming, all supervised by their caring staff. Due to high demand, Camp Lumi’s hours will be extended this year to better serve our families.

Generously sponsored by David and Michael Cape
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.
Please contact Julia Peress at jperess@theshaar.org for more information.

Tashlich
2025-09-23 17:00

Mincha/Ma'ariv
2025-09-23 18:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-24 18:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-25 18:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-27 18:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-28 18:20 - 18:50

Candles after
2025-09-23 19:34

Rosh Hashanah Day 2
2025-09-24

Havdalah
2025-09-24 19:32, 2025-09-27 19:26

Fast of Gedaliah
2025-09-25

Fast begins
2025-09-25 05:29

S'lichot/Shacharit
2025-09-25 07:20 - 08:20, 2025-09-26 07:20 - 08:20, 2025-09-28 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-29 07:20 - 08:20

Hebrew Classes - Fall Session - Level 3 Afternoon
2025-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave, Westmount, Quebec, H3Y 3A2, Canada
Level 3: Building Sentences and Basic Grammar
Students begin to construct full sentences, understand gender/plural rules, and improve fluency in the present tense. Reading short texts and understanding context is introduced.
with Merav Luz

Fast ends
2025-09-25 19:15

Parashat Hashavua
2025-09-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, 425 Metcalfe Ave, Westmount, Quebec, H3Y 3A2, Canada
Taught by Rabbi Ellis
Come together for a thoughtful and dynamic exploration of the weekly Torah portion. Each session offers fresh insights and contemporary perspectives, uncovering the modern relevance and timeless wisdom woven into our holiest text, the Torah.
Free and open to all

Candles
2025-09-26 18:25

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat
2025-09-26 18:30 - 19:00

Shacharit
2025-09-27 08:45 - 12:00

Hebrew Classes - Fall Session - Level 1
2025-09-29 18:00 - 19:00
Level 1: Learning To Read
This level introduces the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Students begin to decode and read simple words and phrases while focusing on correct pronunciation and reading fluency. No prior knowledge of Hebrew is required
