From the great food and company of a Shabbat dinner to the fun and games of the Purim Carnival, from boat cruises to baking with Bubbies and Zaidies, we have a wide range of programs, events and educational opportunities year round to entertain and excite you! Explore a holiday, meet new people, and rediscover your Jewish connections.

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Selichot - A Time for Reflection and Change

Saturday, September 4, Beginning at 9 PM

Begin the journey to change, with the start of Selichot. We have an evening of meaningful entertainment and prayer planned as led by our Rabbis and Chazzan. We will begin at 9 PM with the screening and discussion of a film facilitated by Rabbi Lawrence Pinsker followed by the Selichot Service with Keyboard Accompaniment led by our talented Junior Chazzanim with Chazzan Aníbal Mass at 10 PM. Refreshments will follow.

We hope you can join us! All are welcome! Registration is not required, but for planning purposes please let us know you are coming by calling 452 3711 x457. There is no cost to attend.

Sisterhood Book Club

Facilitated by Margaret McCulloch

Join us as we explore a new and exciting book each month.

Tuesday, September 21, 7:30 PM
Featured book: All Other Nights by Dara Horn
> Click here for upcoming book club meeting dates

SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP entitles you to attend exclusive member only events and programs, discount pricing at other Sisterhood events, a 10% discount off Gift Shop items, a tax deductible receipt in the amount of your membership fee and, of course, the knowledge that your support is helping to carry on a legacy. The annual membership fee is just $25. Note: You do not have to be a Shaarey Zedek Synagogue member to join Sisterhood.

To register or obtain membership information, please call 452 3711 x457 or email szsisterhoodwpg@gmail.com.

Seudah-Shlishit
with Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis
Saturday, September 25 – Celebrating Rebbe Nachman’s 200th Yahrzeit
Also on Saturday, October 30, November 13, December 11 and January 8
Time: Minyan – 6:00 PM, Seudah-Shlishit – 6:30 PM

Saturday evening is the high point of Shabbat spirituality — time to gather over a light meal for deep learning, storytelling, and singing. In fall and spring, the seudah-slishit (Third Festive Meal) lets us savour and extend the last hours of Shabbat, ending with Havdallah. In winter, the melaveh-malkah (Accompanying the Queen), begins with Havdallah and continues the spirit of Shabbat into Saturday night.

This year’s series of end-of-Shabbat gatherings begins on the fourth night of Sukkot, which is the 200th Yahrzeit of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov; we will kindle his yahrzeit light with the Havdallah candle. Through the rest of the year, we will be nourished by Rebbe Nachman’s deep and joyful spirituality, as Jane Enkin and Justin Jaron Lewis share different Breslov teachings, stories and melodies at each of our gatherings.

About Dr. Lewis:
Dr. Juston Jaron Lewis is the Co-ordinator of Judaic Studies at U of M, and teacher of Judaism and World Religions in the Department of Religion.

We hope you can join us! All are welcome! Registration is not required, but for planning purposes please let us know you are coming by calling 452 3711 x457 by Wednesday, September 22. There is no cost to attend. Walk-ins are welcome!

Sukkot Lunch and Learn with the Clergy
Gimme Shelter! Making a Home for Jews in the World
Tuesday, September 28, Noon to 2 PM

For thousands of years, Jews found meaning in exile and captivity. We prayed daily for freedom to return to Zion and Israel, the centre of Jewish geography and inspiration. Surprisingly, the picture has changed: even Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish Diaspora has completely overhauled its exhibitions, putting Diaspora and Israeli Jews on an equal footing. While our temporary Sukkot harvest booths – symbols of wandering – are standing, join us for “Lunch & Learn” about what it means for Jews to be “at home”.

Lunch Menu: Soup of the Day, Bruschetta Salad, Pesto Glazed Salmon, Rice Pilaf with Vegetables, Pastry from our Pasty Chef, Fruit.

Cost: $13/M, $15/NM

We hope you can join us! All are welcome! To register call 452 3711 x457 by Wednesday, September 22.

Pirkei Avot —

Ethics of Our Fathers

Spiritual and edifying, Pirkei Avot explores the favourite moral advice and insights of the leading rabbinic scholars of different generations using human experience.

Tuesday, September 28, 8 PM
Chapter 5, Mishnayot 12 and 13

Registration is not required. Call 452 3711 x457 to confirm date.

Adult Leisure

The Adult Leisure program offers seniors in our community opportunities to enjoy musical entertainment, stimulating speakers, delicious lunches and social interaction. We offer a limited transportation service to and from Shaarey Zedek.

Monday, October 4, 2010, Noon - Guest: Brenlee Carrington Trepel

> Learn about other upcoming Adult Leisure lunch dates

Cost: Lunch only $8 • Lunch and Bus Transportation $10. Call 452 3711 to register the Wednesday before the program.

Further Instructions

Post-B’nai Mitzvah Education for the Real World With Rabbi Lawrence Pinsker

This group will meet weekly, beginning on Wednesday, October 6 at 5:45 PM

There’s a famous poster that says: “This life is a test. It is only a test. If this had been a real life, you would have received further instructions as to where to go and what to do.”

Sometimes life really feels that way. But Judaism teaches that we received “further instructions” on how to live in spite of the existence of a lot of distracting, confusing, and frightening attitudes and events. Whatever Jewish education you may have received, we’re pretty confident that it probably didn’t go into those “further instructions” because somebody thought you weren’t mature enough to understand them. We think you’re ready now. If you had your Bar/Bat Mitzvah in 2007 to 2010, we invite you to join us. There’s no homework, no written essays, no exams—just a great group of young people examining issues that interest them, evaluating whether and how some of the tools Judaism has provided to us can help us understand real-life events and situations.

This group will meet weekly and begin with a light dinner followed by the evening’s activity. There is no fee for this program. For planning purposes we ask that you register by calling 452 3711 x453 a few days before each meeting to let us know your are coming.

Movie Club

with Rabbi Lawrence Pinsker

Held the first Wednesday of Each Month at 7:30 PM
October 6, November 3

Join us every month for Movie Club where we will screen unusual and hard-to-find Jewish films! Each film is followed by an exciting discussion with Rabbi Pinsker. $7/M, $9/NM. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 452 3711 x457 to register.

Winnipeg Harvest Volunteer Night

Package food for people in need. Chaired by Glory Fleisher.

Thursday, October 7 at 7:00 PM
Other dates: November 4

Call 452 3711 x457 the Monday before to volunteer.

The Spirituality of Midrash
With Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis
Thursdays, October 7 to November 18, 7:00 PM

Midrash is the tradition of imaginative exploration of Torah. Steeped in holy words, the Sages who worked out the rules of Judaism also created a kaleidoscope of stories and images, shining with holy light. Later gems of Jewish spirituality, like the tales of Rebbe Nachman and the imagery of the Zohar, are built on these early collections of midrash. We will study selected texts of classical midrash, alert for opportunities to let our imaginations touch the divine presence.

About Dr. Lewis:
Dr. Juston Jaron Lewis is the Co-ordinator of Judaic Studies at U of M, and teacher of Judaism and World Religions in the Department of Religion.

Cost: $90/M, $100/NM

We hope you can join us! All are welcome! To register call 452 3711 x457 by Monday, October 4.

Purim Shpiel Auditions!
This year’s Shpiel: Les Misérables ―  Les Megillah

We are looking for congregants who would like to be part of our next Purim Shpiel! If you would like to audition to be a member of this exciting cast, please call 452 3711 x457 or email lemery@shaareyzedek.mb.ca to be placed on the list. Auditions will take place in October.

Adult B'nai Mitzvah Program -
Fall 2010 to Spring 2011
Never been officially recognized as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah? It’s never too late!
Click here to learn more about our program.

Does the Soul Survive? 
A Jewish Journey to Belief in the Afterlife, Past Lives and Living with a Purpose
With Rabbi Alan Green
Sundays, November 21, 28, December 5, 12, and 19
10:30 AM

5 sessions based on Rabbi Elie Kaplan Sptiz’s book of the same name.  People are invited to purchase the book, although no purchase is necessary to participate.  According to Publisher’s Weekly, “Spitz, a Conservative rabbi, sets out to convince readers that it's kosher to be Jewish and believe in reincarnation and the afterlife. He details his personal journey from skepticism to belief in the reality of the soul, distilling along the way the work of pioneering mediums like Brian Weiss and James van Praagh. Spitz discusses one seminar he attended in which he found himself revealing images of a previous life as a Native American, and another in which his wife's deceased grandparents "communicated" with her. Spitz employs an array of Jewish sources--particularly mystical texts--that affirm a faith in the survival of the soul.”

We hope you can join us! All are welcome! Registration is not required, but for planning purposes please let us know you are coming by calling 452 3711 x457. There is no cost to attend. Walk-ins are welcome!

Learning with Chazzan Mass

Interested in expanding your Jewish knowledge? Have you wondered about learning classical Jewish texts but felt intimidated? Chazzan Mass is free to teach students of any level on Wednesdays at noon at the synagogue or your office.
Call 452 3711 x464 to arrange.

Junior Chazzanim Group

Wednesdays at 4:30 PM

Have you had your Bar or Bat mitzvah and like to sing and lead services? The Junior Chazzanim group is a great way to continue learning and being apart of services. Meeting weekly, the group will practice and prepare for monthly Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services with keyboard accompaniment that they will lead along with Chazzan Mass. They also participate annually at the synagogue boat cruise (check out the photos on our website) and other special services. Dinner is provided each week. There is no fee to participate and members and non-members are welcome. For more information or to sign up, contact Chazzan Mass at 452 3711 x464 or cantor@shaareyzedek.mb.ca.

Affiliated Partnership

Machon Madrichim

If you are going into Grade 10 or 11 in September and you want to….

Have fun with your friends Meet new people Develop your leadership skills Make a difference within the Jewish community Become an active leader.

• Machon Madrichim is a new two-year Jewish leadership development program. • It develops your leadership skills, enabling you to plan and deliver youth activities using informal educational techniques. • Classes, workshops and practical experiences will help you to get the skills needed to make a difference within our Jewish Community. • Machon Madrichim is your opportunity to create valuable friendships and meet people. • After finishing this program you will be able to use recreational techniques to pass on content, values and traditions to young members of our community • Manitoba High School credit available • Looks great on a resume.

Please pass on this information to anyone you know who might be interested in this program.

If you have any questions please contact Avi Posen at the Machon Madrichim office at 480-7559 or aposen@jewishwinnipeg.org

www.machonmadrichim.org

Generously Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, The Dorothea Gould Foundation and Shaarey Zedek Synagogue