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Hiking the Torah Trail with Rabbi Adina Lewittes

2000 Chemin Remembrance Montreal QC 2000 Chemin Remembrance, Montreal

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:...

The Baron Byng Spring Fling

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

“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...

Sampling Havruta: An Interpretive Workshop with Etta Sandry

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

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...