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August 2023

Mahjong Night

Thu August 17, 2023 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT OF ADVANCE TICKETS. A very limited number of tickets will be available at the door.*** Have you ever wanted to learn how to play mahjong, but there’s no one around you to play with or learn from? Now is your chance to learn to play the iconic Chinese game that has an unlikely and generations-long bond within Jewish communities. On Thursday, August 17, we are excited to host our first-ever mahjong night…

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Zine Launch | Not Going Anywhere: History and Continuity in Queer Jewish Montreal

Thu August 24, 2023 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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The LGBTQ+ relationship to history is a queer thing. Traditionally erased or purposefully redacted, queer histories have been typically kept alive through whisper networks and, since mid-20th century, communal archives. But now, queer memory can aid us to right historical wrongs, document oral histories, give life to dust-covered boxes lying dormant on fonds shelves. History allows us to reckon with our origins and grapple with what came before us. We can make sense of the present, and be part of…

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Imagining A Queer Eruv: A Walking Conversation

Thu August 31, 2023 @ 18:00 - 19:30
Parc Saint-Viateur, 530 Avenue Querbes
Outremont, Quebec H2V 3W5 Canada
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Join us for Imagining A Queer Eruv: A Walking Conversation with artist and researcher Iso E. Setel. Starting at Parc St-Viateur in Outremont, this guided conversation will take us through the Mile End by way of the neighbourhood's back alleys and looping paths, ending in Champs des Possibles with complimentary snacks and beverages. Along the walk, Iso will be sharing their research and the work that went into creating their book, Eruv: Queer Installations of Jewish Space, while inviting attendees to reflect upon and…

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September 2023

Book Launch | In the Land of the Postscript: The Complete Short Stories of Chava Rosenfarb

Wed September 13, 2023 @ 18:30 - 20:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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On September 13, join us with the Yiddish Book Center for a discussion in response to In the Land of the Postscript: The Complete Short Stories of Chava Rosenfarb, translated by Goldie Morgentaler. This collection, published by White Goat Press, the Yiddish Book Center’s imprint, makes available in English for the first time all of Chava Rosenfarb’s short stories in one place. Dealing with the lives of Holocaust survivors in North America, these stories reflect Rosenfarb’s personal experiences as a Holocaust survivor…

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Heavenly Bodies, Terrestrial Time: Exploring Astronomy in the Hebrew Calendar

Mon September 18, 2023 @ 19:00 - 20:30
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of a new year, a new month, and the High Holidays, but have you ever wondered what determines these ever-changing dates? Join the Museum of Jewish Montreal to find out, with a night of festive stargazing and astronomical exploration. Led by Plateau Astro (Trevor Kjorlien), visitors will be taken on a guided walk through the Plateau to learn about the relationship between the planetary movements, the Jewish New Year and the Hebrew calendar. The walk will conclude in Parc…

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October 2023

Harvest Hike: Sukkot in the Laurentians

Sun October 1, 2023 @ 10:30 - 15:30
Rabbi Dini Lewittes’ Home, Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian Mountains, Quebec G0A 0E7 Canada

Have you ever wanted to celebrate Sukkot in the wilderness? On October 1, we invite you to join us with Rabbi Dini Lewittes for an afternoon of hiking, reflection, and dining among the Laurentian Mountains. Otherwise known as the Jewish fall harvest festival, Sukkot is a time to appreciate the gifts of our natural world, especially in a time of intensifying climate crisis. In Rabbi Lewittes' home, guests will be invited to take part in a guided mindfulness hike, spirited reflections, craft-based rituals,…

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A Pickling Workshop

Thu October 12, 2023 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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'Tis the season for fermentation! Join us to take part in the Jewish tradition of pickling with an interactive workshop co-hosted by The Wandering Chew and MAZON. Following a brief introduction on the history of pickling by Kat Romanow of The Wandering Chew, she'll lead guests into making their own pickles. Tables will be set up workshop-style and all materials will be provided. Each guest will prepare and go home with one jar of Dill Pickles and one jar of Preserved Lemons. Guests will also be able…

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Red Light Walking Tour

Wed October 18, 2023 @ 17:30 - 19:00
1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal, 1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1J6 Canada
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Join us for our last Red Light Tour of the year! Come learn about Montreal's historic Red Light District under the guidance of Professor Karen Herland. Sex work, especially in its most visible forms, tends to be recognized as a problem, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub and port city, many sectors of Montreal’s economy were intertwined with the sex trade, even as police and politicians manipulated social responses (positive and negative) to the presence of a…

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November 2023

Artist Talk with Sonia Bazar

Thu November 9, 2023 @ 18:00 - 19:00
McClure Gallery, 350 Victoria Avenue
Westmount, Quebec H3Z 2N4 Canada
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In collaboration with the McClure Gallery, artist Sonia Bazar will present a talk about their multimedia installation BACK RIVER at the Museum of Jewish Montreal. Sonia will be presenting with Dr. Anna Sheftel, Principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University, with whom she is collaborating on a research project on the Back River cemetery. Their research explores erasure, time and death within the framework of the Back River Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Montreal’s oldest Jewish cemetery,…

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Je Vais, Tu Vas, Shiva: A Conversation About Death

Thu November 16, 2023 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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In a moment when so many of us are experiencing grief, we are also feeling a closer personal connection to death and mourning. This is a topic that we often don't get to speak openly about and it feels like a pertinent time to start. On November 16, join us in partnership with the Mile End Chavurah for a roundtable conversation about death. We'll have a real talk about this big subject alongside some folks who are steeped in worlds where death…

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Vernissage | BACK RIVER

Thu November 23, 2023 @ 19:00 - 22:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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On November 23, join us for the public vernissage of BACK RIVER by Montreal-based artist Sonia Bazar. The latest exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Montreal, BACK RIVER weaves together themes of loss, memory, community, and urban landscapes, contemplating what is forgotten, and how it can be remembered. Centred upon the Back River Cemetery – one of Montreal’s oldest Jewish cemeteries, located in Ahuntsic – this multidisciplinary body of work explores the burial ground’s peculiar and enigmatic place in our city’s…

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December 2023

Hanukkah Trivia

Thu December 14, 2023 @ 19:30 - 21:30
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Since there are eight crazy nights during the festival of lights, why not celebrate one of them playing some trivia?! On December 14, join us for some exciting rounds of Hanukkah-themed trivia. Whether you're a pop culture enthusiast, history buff, foodie, or all of the above, you can expect categories for every taste. Don't worry – we play fair! Emceeing our trivia will be none other than Sarah Deshaies, who will make sure that you leave no questions unanswered (unless…

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January 2024

BEHIND BACK RIVER: Gallery Tour with Sonia Bazar and Dr. Anna Sheftel

Thu January 11 @ 18:30 - 20:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Join us for a special tour of our current exhibition BACK RIVER, that reveals the ongoing research behind the exhibition and the many hidden stories of the Back River Cemetery. Led by researchers from Concordia University's Department of History, Dr. Anna Sheftel and Naomi Frost, alongside artist Sonia Bazar, participants will have the chance to learn about the process of and fascinating reciprocal relationship between research and art-making. The 45 minute walking conversation will conclude with a question and answer period.…

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Queer Moms Nite Out!

Wed January 24 @ 19:30 - 21:30
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Is your New Year's Resolution to get out more? Meet new people? Shake up your usual date night? Calling all queer moms for a night of snacking, drinking, wisdom from a queer jewish parent, and semi-structured socializing. Organized by MJM microgrant recipient Talia Ralph, the Museum of Jewish Montreal is hosting a night for queer moms of all stripes to let their hair down, skip the small talk, and make a new friend (or four). On the eve of Tu-Bishvat, come…

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February 2024

Soul Candles: Ancestral Practice and Candle Crafting

Sun February 18 @ 14:00 - 16:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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On February 18, join us for a candle-making workshop that explores participatory ritual, tradition, and ancestral connection. Facilitated by artist Sof Kreidstein, this creative workshop is focused on the old Ashkenazi custom of making soul candles out of beeswax. This centuries-old practice, called feldmestn (Yiddish) was carried out by women in Eastern Europe who would measure the graves of their ancestors with wick thread, making candles as a connective channel between the dead and the living. During the workshop, guests will learn all…

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Doikayt, On Being Here and Loving It: A Writing Workshop

Wed February 28 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Not tired yet of the back-and-forth thinking about what it means to be Jewish? Looking for connections with other “not Jewish enough,” “Jew-ish,” or “WIP” Jews? Well, this writing workshop might be just what you need. Facilitated by Karl Ponthieux Stern, one of the Museum of Jewish Montreal's (MJM) microgrant recipients, Doikayt, on being here and loving it is an interactive writing workshop dedicated to the complexities of navigating diasporic Jewishness. Meaning "hereness" or "diasporism," the Yiddish term doikayt refers to how Jewish communities are…

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March 2024

Nuit Blanche au Musée du Montréal juif

Sat March 2 @ 19:00 - Sun March 3 @ 01:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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For the 21st edition of Nuit Blanche à Montreal, join us for an evening to celebrate art, culture, and music in our city. Stop by to visit our ongoing exhibition BACK RIVER by Montreal-based artist Sonia Bazar, who will be in attendance throughout the evening. A bar stocked with alcoholic and non-alcoholic options (paid by card only) will be open. Local DJs and musicians will be setting the mood all through the night. Admission is free and all are welcome!…

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Behind BACK RIVER: Gallery Tour

Thu March 7 @ 18:30 - 20:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Please join us for a special tour of our current exhibition BACK RIVER that reveals the ongoing research behind the exhibition and the many hidden stories of the Back River Cemetery. Led by researchers from Concordia University's School of Community and Public Affairs, Dr. Anna Sheftel and Department of History, Naomi Frost, alongside artist Sonia Bazar, participants will have the chance to learn about the process of and fascinating reciprocal relationship between research and art-making. The 45-minute discussion will conclude with…

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Purim Party

Thu March 21 @ 20:00 - 23:00
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Calling all queens, kings, and bon-vivants! We’re having a Purim party again and you’re invited! On March 21, come dressed in your most dazzling disguise and join us for a celebration that you won’t want to miss. Featuring a costume contest with chances to win prizes from our favourite local vendors, sweets, music, and a drag performance, there’s no reason you wouldn’t want to celebrate one of our most spectacular holidays. Tickets start at $10 for students and $15 for…

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Jewish Herbalism: Our Roots and Rituals

Wed March 27 @ 18:30 - 20:30
Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.
Montréal, Québec H2T 1S1 Canada
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Have you ever wondered about the connections between plants and Jewish rituals? To kick off spring, join us with Celia Robinovitch for an interactive workshop about Jewish herbalism. A part of our Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration, this workshop will look at the plants central to Jewish traditions, culture, and healing methods. This interactive workshop will give participants a chance to play with (and take home!) a colorful variety of dried herbs and spices while learning about their…

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