Valentine Vareniki: a pierogi making workshop

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Join at the immigrant's table at Fletchers Espace Culinaire for an intimate, hands-on valentine’s day vareniki making workshop. Learn how to make vareniki, Russian filled dumplings (aka pierogi, their polish moniker), with Ksenia Prints of at the immigrants table. These pockets of tasty goodness are the ultimate comfort food to share with...

Emigr̩ Rabbis of Montreal Р3 Part Lecture Series

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Presented by the Jewish Learning Lab Join Rabbi Dr. Allan Nadler, former Dean of Jewish Studies, Drew University, Lecturer, McGill University, for an engaging three-part lecture series that explores the impact of three significant rabbis on Montreal’s Jewish life. Over the course of 3 weeks, Rabbi Nadler will present Rabbi...

Inside/Out:Call for Exhibition Proposals Deadline

The Museum of Jewish Montreal invites artists and collectives to submit their proposed exhibition projects for the Museum’s 2019-2020 exhibition series inside/out Deadline: February 10, 2019 at 11:59pm (Montreal time/Eastern Time Zone) Application Guidelines About the theme: Inside/Out The 2019/2020 arts programming theme at the Museum of Jewish Montreal broadly takes as...

Long Distance: A Storytelling Evening

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

In conjunction with our exhibit The Ocean Between Us, the Museum and our partners Next Dorand Moishe House will be holding a storytelling event centred around the theme of long distance.

Klezmer Brunch with Jason Rosenblatt and Tevet Sela

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

oin us and KlezKanada on Sunday March 10 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and catch up with your friends and family! Brunch will be held in three seatings, from 10:00-11:30 AM, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, and 1:00-2:30 PM. For reservations, please call 514-840-9300 or email [email protected]. We will have a very limited...

MJM for Kids: Rainbow Purim Playdate

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

The whole family is invited to a Purim-themed afternoon of stories and fun celebrating empowerment, difference, and having pride in who you want to be, featuring amazing local LGBTQ+ storytellers, creators, advocates, and performers!

90s Bar/Bat Mitzvah Brunch!

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

90s tunes, awkward dancing and polaroids with your BFFs can only mean one thing, a bar/bar mitzvah! On Sunday April 7th relive your own Jewish coming of age (or experience it for the first time) by joining us for a nostalgic 90s bar/bat mitzvah themed brunch! Special guest DJ Robay...

Summer Research Fellowship – Call for Applications

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Job Title: Research Fellow Location: Montreal, QC Start Date: Monday May 13, 2019 Compensation: $13/hour Commitment: 32 hours/week Application Due: April 7, 2019 The Museum of Jewish Montreal—a not-for-profit organization that explores and shares the diverse histories and experiences of Montreal’s Jewish community—is seeking qualified students to join our team...

Food Fellowship – Call for Applications

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Start date: Monday, May 13th 2019 Salary: $13/hour Application deadline: April 7, 2019 Passionate about Montreal’s food culture? Become a Museum of Jewish Montreal Food Fellow! We are looking for motivated, food-loving individuals to lead our Beyond the Bagel food tours at the Museum. Beginning on May 13th and running...

10 Plagues Trivia Night

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

The story goes that when Moses' pleas unmoved a very surly Pharaoh, Egypt was hit with 10 (pretty creative and largely gross) plagues.   Leave the Hagaddah at home, bring your Locust-Off, and join The Wandering Chew and the Museum of Jewish Montreal (boils and all) for a fun filled...

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Course Registration Open: Gender and Sexuality in Jewish Society

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

From a sex-positive Biblical period, through a Christian and Greek-influenced medieval ambivalence about sex, to a modern engagement in identity politics, Jews and Judaism have had a lot to say about sex and gender.   This seminar is designed to trace the history of Jewish sexual attitudes and behaviours across...

Samovar Stories: A Storytelling Event

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

A very special Thank you to Yuula benivolski, to all the participants from The Ocean Between Us, and especially to Alice Lehrer, Rose Simon-Shwartz, Perla Muyal, Vivian Silver, Gladys Mooalem, Sonia Zylberberg, Gigi Bitton, Lisette Shashoua, Georgette Bensimon, Sami Sourani for sharing their experiences at Samovar Stories!   Discover the...

Book Launch : The Montreal Shtetl

École Bancroft School 4563 rue St-Urbain, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Please join us for the Montreal book launch of The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home After the Holocaust on Monday April 29, 7:30PM at École Bancroft School, 4563 rue St-Urbain. We have invited community members to perform dramatic readings from the narratives in the book. The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home After...

Blue Metropolis: Orly Castel-Bloom’s An Egyptian Novel

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Join us, Blue Metropolis, and local author and academic Ariela Freedmanfor a fascinating live interview and book signing with Orly Castel-Bloom, author of An Egyptian Novel. About An Egyptian Novel: A three-time recipient of Israel’s Prime Minister’s Award, Orly Castel-Bloom fuses fact and fiction in this unconventional telling of her family’s story: their migration...

Blue Metropolis: Yousef Bashir’s The Words of My Father

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Join us and Blue Metropolis for a live interview and book signing with peace-builder and memoirist Yousef Bashir, author of The Words of My Father. About The Words of My Father: Palestinian Khalil Bashir was a committed pacifist, even after his 15 year old son Yousef was shot by an Israeli...

Montreal Premiere of Chewdaism: A Taste of Jewish Montreal

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Join us and YidLife Crisis for a celebratory night of food, history, and shtick at the highly anticipated premiere of their hit documentary film, CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Montreal. Telling the story of the last 100 years of Jewish Montreal through six meals in one carbohydrational day, CHEWDAISMhas already played at...

Mother’s Day Klezmer Brunch!

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Why not treat your mother to a scrumptious brunch with live klezmer music this Mother's Day? Join us and KlezKanadaon Sunday May 12 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and spend time with your family! Brunch will be held in three seatings, from 10:00-11:30 AM,...