April 20 - IVlay 4,2001
What's N^tJFSA
JFSA is recruiting mentors to advise newcomers in their job search.We need Professionals who can:
• Meet and assess the skills and qualifications of newcomers as they pertain to the. current labour market
• Familiarize newcomers with professional organizations and licensing bodies
• When appropriate, provide actual referrals and job leads
Your volunteer help will make a difference.
2001 is the International Year of the Volunteer. Celebrate National Volunteer Week April 21 -28 by getting involved!
For further information, contact Ron Goodine at JFSA
You can register for this and other programs by contacting JFSA at 257-SISI
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Ongoing
ART by Yasmina Reza, at the Stanley Theatre, until May 6.
Too Close to Home, Anti-Semitism and Nazism in Canada, at the Holocaust Centre, until May 18.
Reaping in the Harvest, an exhibit of painting by Natty Saidi and Lori Goldberg, at the Zack Gallery at the JCC of Greater Vancouver, imtil May 30.
Friday, April 20
Mishnah class at Shaarey Tefi-lah, Fridays, 8:45 a.m. 873-2700.
Beth Israel Shabbat Club for parents and toddlers 18 months to three years, Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Register at 731-4161.
Sholem Aleichem Seniors, 10:30 am., atPcretz Centre, 6184 Ash St Guest Dr. Paul Marantz. Topic: Russia at the Crossroads.
Beth Israel Baby Club, Fridays, 11 am.-12:30 p.m. For parents and newborns to two-year-olds. 731-4161.
Drop-in play and learn bridge, JCC, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 257-5111 for information.
•Artists in Our Midst preview evening of Dunbar/ Kcrrisdale artists, 7-9:30 p.m., 3737 West 27th Ave. Studios open April 21-22, noon-6 p.m. See www.artistsi-nourmidstcom, e-mail granirer @interchange.ubc.ca or call 224-6795 or 324-6277.
Saturday, April 21
Sehara Tzedeck offers a spiritual pick-me-up, 10:30 a.m.
Family Shabbat, for kids up to Grade 3 and their parents, 11:30 a.m., Or Shalom. •
Talmud study at Emanu-El, Victoria, Saturdays, 4 p.m. Call -(250)388-6840.
Sunday, April 22
Minyaneers Club:, service, breakfast, Torah discussion at Chabad Richmond, #200,4755 Blundell Rd., Sundays, 9:30 am.
•From Parenting to Mentoring: How to Raise Healthy Adults, an all-day seminar with Dr. David Freeman, at the JCC of Greater Vancouver. 267-7060 or info@communitykollel.org.
Torah discussion at Shaarey Tefilah, Sundays, 9:45 a.m. Call 873-2700 for information.
Jewish meditation in Victoria, 9:45 a.m., at 1517 Amelia St Call Kitty at (250) 472-3139 or Louis at (250) 361-1698.
Bible personalities lecture at Beth Tikvah. Sundays, 10 a.m. Call 271-6262 for information.
HaMakor, Anthology of Jewish Music (shows alternate weekly), 10 am. on 102.7 FM.
Peretz adult discussion group, 10:30 a.m., Sundays, at the centre, 6184 Ash St Topic is Genesis for Secularists: The Noah Story.
Board games, free, every 2nd Sunday at the Centre for Judaism, Surrey at noon. Call 541-4111 for exact dates.
•Yom Hashoah service, 12:30 p.m., Schara Tzedeck cemetery, New Westminster.
Games time for JCC seniors in the Aceman Loimge, JCC. Sundays, 1 p.m. Call 257-5111.
Israeli folk-dancing classes. Beginners 1,6-7 p.m.; Beginners n, 7-8 p.m.; open dancing, 8-9:30 p.m.; couples only, 9:30-10:45 p.m. $4.50. Call 709-9027.
Jewish Meditation with the Community Kollel, Sundays, 7:30 p.m., 3173 W. 6th Ave. Call 275-0042 for information.
Classic Judaism - Jewish practices examined using tal-mudic sources, Sundays, 8-9:15 p.m.. Centre for Judaism, White Rock. Call 542-5454.
Monday, April 23
JCC Seniors, Yiddish, Aceman Lounge, 9:30 a.m. Poker, 1 p.m.
Chapter of the Week at Beth Israel with Rabbi Feinberg, Mondays, 1-2 p.m. 731-4161.
•JCC Seniors -The Making of an Heirloom Film, with video biographer Cory.Bretz, 1:30 p.m.,
•Breaidng Down Barriers, a,
forum for teenagers and parents to discuss drugs, alcohol, sexuality, etc. Temple Sholom, tonight, April 30 and May 7. $15 per family for all three sessions, or $7 per session. Phone Beth Israel, 731-4161, to register,
Israeli dancing at Both Tikvah, Mondays. Intermediate, 7-8:15 p.m. Call Marilyn, 271-4280. Intermediate/advanced, 8:20-10:30 p.m. Call Tamara, 274-3207.
•Har-El sisterhood presents Jewish Pioneer Women of the West, 7:30 p.m., at the synagogue.
•Healing the Body and Soul,
yoga and discussion on health and nutrition, Talmud Torah, 7:30 p.m. Call 267-7060.
Hillel gym nights at the JCC, 7:30 p.m. $2 for non-JCC members. Call 224-4748.
Kabbalah class, with Rabbi Feigelstock, Eitz Chaim, 8080 Francis, Rmd., 8 p.m. 275-0042.
Talmud studies at the Centre for Judaism, Surrey, Mondays, 9 p.m. Call 541-4111.
Tuesday, April 24
Disciission group in the Aceman Lounge, JCC, 10:30 a.m.
Jewish Business Ethics, with Rabbi Feigelstock, Tuesdays, #600-890 West Pender, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call 275-0042.
Shaarey Tefilah lunch-hour learning, Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., 785 W. 16th Ave. Free. Call 873-2700.
Hillel hot lunch, 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays, at Hillel House. Members $5; non-members $8.
JCC Seniors drop-in bridge, JCC, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. 257-5111.
•Seniors' play reading group meets at Beth Israel, 2 p.m. No experience necessary. Call 731-1346.
Jewish single moms support group, Waldman Library, JCC, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Child care provided. Call Azima, 257-5151.
•Grief support group at the JFSA, 7-9 p.m. Call 257-5151.
Introduction to Judaism
classes, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at Emanu-El in Victoria Call (250) 382-0615 to register.
Basic Judaism -. Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Falik Schtroks, Centre for Judaism, 7 p.m. Call 266-1313 to register.
Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir, 7:30 p.m., Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash St Call 324-5101.
Contemporary Jewish Issues, with Rabbi Acoca, 7:30 p.m., Beth Hamidrash. 872-4222.
Rosh Chodcsh class for women, Tuesdays, 8 p.m., at Rabbi Avi Baumol's. 736-7607.