Upcoming Events at TBDJ
Upcoming Events at TBDJ
Please join us at our upcoming special events.
We're always looking for new program ideas and speaker suggestions... if you have any, please send them to our Programming Committee at programming@tbdj.org.
All Events
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Monday ,
Feb 10 , 2020Wainberg Memorial Lecture Series - "Tanach in Two"
Monday, Feb 10th 7:45p to 9:00p
Learn the major themes, stories and ideas of the entire Bible - one book at a time! Jewish text studies are being redefined by Tanach B'Shnata'im - "The Bible in Two Years." This enligtening series enables participants to learn and appreciate all 24 books of the Tanach in a sophisticated and cohesive manner over the course of two years. The curriculum has been carefully designed to appeal to both seasoned student and newcomer alike. This learning program is dedicated in memory of TBDJ Past President Dr. Mark Wainberg z"l - a beloved figure in our synagogue, in the Montreal Jewish Community and all over the world. Schedule of lectures: November 4, 2019 - Introduction November 11, 2019 - Torah - Breisheet/Genesis November 18, 2019 - Torah - Shmot/Exodus November 26, 2019 - Torah - Vayikra/Leviticus (Tuesday instead of Monday) December 2, 2019 - Torah - Bamidbar/Number (with Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich) December 9, 2019 - Torah - Devarim/Deuteronomy February 10, 2020 - Nevi'im - Yehoshua/Joshua February 17, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shoftim/Judges February 24, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Alef / Samuel 1 March 2, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Bet / Samuel 2 (with Vicky Szyf) -
Monday ,
Feb 17 , 2020Wainberg Memorial Lecture Series - "Tanach in Two"
Monday, Feb 17th 7:45p to 9:00p
Learn the major themes, stories and ideas of the entire Bible - one book at a time! Jewish text studies are being redefined by Tanach B'Shnata'im - "The Bible in Two Years." This enligtening series enables participants to learn and appreciate all 24 books of the Tanach in a sophisticated and cohesive manner over the course of two years. The curriculum has been carefully designed to appeal to both seasoned student and newcomer alike. This learning program is dedicated in memory of TBDJ Past President Dr. Mark Wainberg z"l - a beloved figure in our synagogue, in the Montreal Jewish Community and all over the world. Schedule of lectures: November 4, 2019 - Introduction November 11, 2019 - Torah - Breisheet/Genesis November 18, 2019 - Torah - Shmot/Exodus November 26, 2019 - Torah - Vayikra/Leviticus (Tuesday instead of Monday) December 2, 2019 - Torah - Bamidbar/Number (with Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich) December 9, 2019 - Torah - Devarim/Deuteronomy February 10, 2020 - Nevi'im - Yehoshua/Joshua February 17, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shoftim/Judges February 24, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Alef / Samuel 1 March 2, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Bet / Samuel 2 (with Vicky Szyf) -
Monday ,
Feb 24 , 2020Wainberg Memorial Lecture Series - "Tanach in Two"
Monday, Feb 24th 7:45p to 9:00p
Learn the major themes, stories and ideas of the entire Bible - one book at a time! Jewish text studies are being redefined by Tanach B'Shnata'im - "The Bible in Two Years." This enligtening series enables participants to learn and appreciate all 24 books of the Tanach in a sophisticated and cohesive manner over the course of two years. The curriculum has been carefully designed to appeal to both seasoned student and newcomer alike. This learning program is dedicated in memory of TBDJ Past President Dr. Mark Wainberg z"l - a beloved figure in our synagogue, in the Montreal Jewish Community and all over the world. Schedule of lectures: November 4, 2019 - Introduction November 11, 2019 - Torah - Breisheet/Genesis November 18, 2019 - Torah - Shmot/Exodus November 26, 2019 - Torah - Vayikra/Leviticus (Tuesday instead of Monday) December 2, 2019 - Torah - Bamidbar/Number (with Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich) December 9, 2019 - Torah - Devarim/Deuteronomy February 10, 2020 - Nevi'im - Yehoshua/Joshua February 17, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shoftim/Judges February 24, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Alef / Samuel 1 March 2, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Bet / Samuel 2 (with Vicky Szyf) -
Friday ,
Feb 28 , 2020Scholar-in-Residence Jordan Gorfinkel
Friday, Feb 28th (All day)
Jordan Gorfinkel is an American cartoonist who is the artist behind "Everything's Relative", a comic strip published weekly in major newspapers since 1996. Gorf is also a producer of videos, music, live events and multimedia entertainment of all kinds, and performs acappella songs with such Jewish musical groups as the "Beat'achon" and "Kol Zimra". For most of the 1990's, Jordan guided the Batman comics franchise at DC Comics. In January 2019, he worked with Israeli illustrator Erez Zadok to release the "Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel", published by Koren Books in Yerushalayim. As our Scholar-in-Residence, Jordan offers a Shabbat Sermon entitled "Everything I Learned About Passover I Learned from Batman", and a pre-Mincha Shiur entitled "Moses and Superman - What Superheroes Teach Us About Judaism, and What Judaism Teachs Us About Superheroes." On Sunday, March 1, join us for cartoon workshops led by Jordan in which participants create their own cartoons featuring Jewish themes! $18 per person - preregistration at tbdj.org/gorf required. -
Monday ,
Mar 2 , 2020Wainberg Memorial Lecture Series - "Tanach in Two"
Monday, Mar 2nd 7:45p to 9:00p
Learn the major themes, stories and ideas of the entire Bible - one book at a time! Jewish text studies are being redefined by Tanach B'Shnata'im - "The Bible in Two Years." This enligtening series enables participants to learn and appreciate all 24 books of the Tanach in a sophisticated and cohesive manner over the course of two years. The curriculum has been carefully designed to appeal to both seasoned student and newcomer alike. This learning program is dedicated in memory of TBDJ Past President Dr. Mark Wainberg z"l - a beloved figure in our synagogue, in the Montreal Jewish Community and all over the world. Schedule of lectures: November 4, 2019 - Introduction November 11, 2019 - Torah - Breisheet/Genesis November 18, 2019 - Torah - Shmot/Exodus November 26, 2019 - Torah - Vayikra/Leviticus (Tuesday instead of Monday) December 2, 2019 - Torah - Bamidbar/Number (with Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich) December 9, 2019 - Torah - Devarim/Deuteronomy February 10, 2020 - Nevi'im - Yehoshua/Joshua February 17, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shoftim/Judges February 24, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Alef / Samuel 1 March 2, 2020 - Nevi'im - Shmuel Bet / Samuel 2 (with Vicky Szyf)
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