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Please note, due to COVID-19, events listed on our Events Calendar may have been temporarily suspended. Please contact the hosting organizations to check their status.

 

Event viewing instructions:

1.  You will see the events of the whole month, in small segments, in the colour of the organization, with the title of the event and the time,
2.  Put your cursor on the event and you will see a small pop-up box with the name of the event, the time and price,
3.  Now left double-click on the event itself: a full -page window will open, with all the information about the event. This window has a white background and black distinctive easy- to- see writing.
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Jan
1
Wed
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Jan 1 all-day

New Year’s Day

Jan
7
Tue
TENTH OF TEVET
Jan 7 all-day

TENTH OF TEVET: A Fast Day, commemorating the day the Babylonians first laid siege on Jerusalem, setting in motion a long series of tragedies for the Jewish people. 

Feb
10
Mon
TU B’SHVAT: New Year for the Trees
Feb 10 all-day

New Year for the Trees, how to celebrate or connection to the environment and appreciate the fruits of the Land of Israel. 

Feb
17
Mon
BC FAMILY DAY
Feb 17 all-day

BC Family Day

Feb
26
Wed
OPTIMISM & HOPE: Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness, Addiction & Homelessness
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Optimism and Hope: Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness, Addiction & Homelessness

A panel discussion with Shelley Rivkin, Planning, Allocations and Community Affairs, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver; Peggy Allen, Entrepreneur and Volunteer; Jordan Bowman, Youth Worker, The Last Door, New Westminster. 

Come learn about: Social service needs and resources in the Jewish Community. One woman’s journey from Vigilante to Volunteer. Jordan’s Story, From Addiction to Recovery. 

Mar
10
Tue
PURIM: HOLIDAY OF JOY AND FUN
Mar 10 – Mar 20 all-day

Purim: is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. Dress up and celebrate God’s hidden miracles, while remembering how the Jew of Persia narrowly escaped annihilation thanks to the  bravery of Queen Esther. 

Mar
11
Wed
Empowerment Series #2 BE INSPIRED, MOVIE “Music of the Heart”
Mar 11 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm

 

Music of the Heart stars Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, and Cloris Leachman.  The film is based on the true story of the founder of the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music. 

Th film was nominated for 11 awards, including 2 Academy Award nominations. 

It runs 2 hours, screening starts at 11 am. We will start with coffee and sweets. 

Cosponsored by JCC Adults 55+.  Donation of $5.00 suggested. RSVP. Drop-Ins Welcome

 

Mar
29
Sun
CANCELLED: JSA SPRING FORUM: Concert-WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
Mar 29 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

 

CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS

 

Music to fill the heart and  soul with Wendy Bross Stuart, Lisa Osipov Milton, Kat Palmer and David Yurist. Plus a special guest. They will sing in Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino and English. 

The English songs will be from musical theatre written by Jewish composers on a Jewish theme. Solos, duets and full ensemble singing. 

 

 

Apr
8
Wed
PESACH: PASSOVER
Apr 8 – Apr 16 all-day

Pesach: Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

 

 

Apr
10
Fri
GOOD FRIDAY
Apr 10 all-day

Good Friday: Friday before Easter Sunday.