What gives talismans their protective power? And how do they shape our relationships to people and place? These sentimental objects can help us find one another, and keep us safe on the way – but today, the majority of Jewish amulets and jewellery are mass-produced, with the universal taking priority...
For the 20th edition of Nuit Blanche à Montreal, join us at the Museum of Jewish Montreal for an evening to celebrate art and music in our city! Stop by to view our ongoing exhibition Public Intimacy by Berlin-based artists Sophia Hirsch and Johannes Mundinger. A bar stocked with refreshments...
Calling all queens, kings, and bon-vivants! We’re having a Purim party and you’re all invited! On Thursday, March 2, come dressed in your most dazzling disguise and join us for a Purim party that you won’t want to miss. Featuring a costume contest with chances to win prizes from our...
Thinking of hosting a Passover Seder but don’t know where to start? On March 5, join us with Rosie and daph for a hands-on workshop that will help you create your own personalized Haggadah and plan a Seder that feels right for you and your community, whether that means family, friends,...
From Buenos Aires, through São Paulo, and into Montreal, join us for a musical journey through waterways. Saxophone player, improviser and composer, born in a Jewish family in Buenos Aires, Damián Birbrier comes from a family of travelers and immigrants: each generation of the Birbrier family has lived in a different country....
Join KlezKanada and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for a Sunday full of Yiddish music and songwriting. You can choose to attend one of the workshops below, a jam session, and a concert taking place in the evening at Casa del Popolo. For more information about this special Sunday, keep reading: WORKSHOP (1:00pm at...
“Can anyone find the ability to build a house in the air?” – Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chanania In fall of 2020, Rach Klein began to sort through their father’s archive. They pulled out dusty boxes from the furnace room, and found themselves among hundreds of slides, hours of film, notes,...
Back by popular demand, we're hosting another papercutting workshop with Iso Setel for a special Shavuot edition! This creative workshop that will delve into the Jewish folk art tradition of papercutting. With artist and researcher Iso E. Setel, participants will learn about the significance of this delicate art form, from its...
Join us in welcoming back Professor Karen Herland for a special walking tour of Montreal’s historic Red Light District! 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...
This workshop explores the connections between Jewish inquiry and material sampling in craft and creative practices. In textile and craft practices, sampling and testing are processes of learning techniques and demonstrating results. Havruta is a traditional Jewish study practice of paired or group reading, discussion, questioning, and meaning making. This winter, artist...
“What are they saying, Those far distant voices, That whisper and echo in accents so clear? List' as they tell us of days long departed, When others rejoice o'er Byng's name so dear.” – Lyrics from Echoes of Byng, anthem of Baron Byng High School Open from 1922 to 1980, Baron...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal and Rabbi Adina Lewittes invite you to take part in a special evening that combines spirituality and care for nature along the trails of Mont-Royal. Long before God was locked up in temples, synagogues, churches and mosques, people encountered the holy in the awesome outdoors:...
Join us for an evening steeped in culture, comedy, and introspection with the premiere screening of Sultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug by filmmaker Sultanna Krispil. Sultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug is a personal documentary created by filmmaker Sultanna Krispil, which offers an exploration...
Though Leonard Cohen is easily Montreal's most recognized Jewish representative at home and abroad, who could grace Montreal's buildings, stamps, and daydreams instead of the Plateau poet? Perhaps Samy Elmaghribi, the father of Jewish Moroccan music? Or Maimie Pinzer, the radical turn-of-the-century Montreal activist, sex worker, and writer? Or how about Léa Roback, a pioneer...
Do you have a creative project in the works, or want to build your skills as an emerging artist or cultural creator? On Sunday, July 9, we are excited to present the first of four sessions of the newly-announced Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative! This will be an afternoon of “pick your...
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...
I've often felt that my library explained who I was, gave me a shifting self that transformed itself constantly throughout the years.” Alberto Mangel - Packing my Library "Unpacking My Library: A Collection of Jewish Heritage" is an oral history project designed by Wanessa Cardoso that investigates the role...
Join us in welcoming Professor Karen Herland for another special walking tour of Montreal’s historic Red Light District! 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...
***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...
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...