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Oct 2, 2024
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Oct 3, 2024
Rosh Hashanah
Oct 4, 2024
Rosh Hashanah
Oct 11, 2024
Erev Yom Kippur
Oct 12, 2024
Yom Kippur
Oct 14, 2024
Thanksgiving Day
Oct 16, 2024
Erev Sukkot
Oct 17, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 18, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 19, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 20, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 21, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 22, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 23, 2024
Sukkot
Oct 24, 2024
Shemini Atzeret
Oct 25, 2024
Simchat Torah
Sep

1 2024

to
Feb

28 2025

 

JFGV Annual Campaign Fundraising

September 01- February 28, 2025

www.jewishvancouver.com


Federation launches thei…

Oct

2 2024

to
Oct

15 2024

 

JFS' annual food drive.

For more information go to https://www.jfsvancouver.ca/projectisaiah/

Oct

2 2024

to
Oct

4 2024

 

2024 JNF High Holy Days - Rosh Hashana

Oct

2 2024

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service at Or Shalom

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Wed, Oct 2 | 5-6pm | All Ages | Or Shalom

Join Rabbi Hannah Dresner at Or Shalom for candle lighting and the stirri…

Oct

3 2024

Or Shalom's Rosh Hashanah Service Day 1 at the JCC

9:00AM - 1:00PM  

JCC OF GREATER VANCOUVER

BC V5T 2A7

 

Thu, Oct 3 | 9am-1pm
Also via Livestream at orshalom.ca

Family Schedule:
Childcare 5+ | 9am-1pm
9-10am Crafts & Sna…

Oct

3 2024

Or Shalom's Tashlich at Olympic Village Canoe Bridge

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Thu, Oct 3 | 4-5pm

Gather for poetic reflection as we cast leaves into the free-flowing ocean, followed by the soun…

Oct

4 2024

Or Shalom's Rosh Hashanah Service Day 2 at the JCC

9:00AM - 1:00PM  

JCC OF GREATER VANCOUVER

Vancouver, BC

 

Fri, Oct 4 | 9am-1pm
Also via Livestream at orshalom.ca

Family Schedule:
Childcare 5+ | 9am-1pm
9-10:30am Crafts & A…

Oct

5 2024

Or Shalom's Cascadian Shabbat Shuva Morning Service at QE Park

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Sat, Oct 5 | 10am-12pm | Location Pin
Meet at the field above the duck pond at Queen Elizabeth Park for a shabbat mor…

Oct

5 2024

‘Collective Expression ‘ exhibition & Sale

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Shalom Branch #178 of the Royal Canadian Legion
2020 west 6th Ave and maple street
Vancouver, BC V6J 1R9

 

an exhibition centered around the events of 7th of October massacre , 2023 - . This exhibition aims to provide a…

Oct

6 2024

Screams Before Silence Showing : White Rock Caprice Theatre

12:00AM  

Caprice Theatre

Surrey, BC

 

Details forthcoming

Movie showing of the documentary Screams Before Silence in White Rock.

Oct

6 2024

Squamish Tashlich

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

A river beach in Squamish

BC

 

Rosh Hashanah – Squamish Tashlich - Sun. 10/6, 10:30-11:30am
With Rabbi Arik Labowitz (of Or Shalom Synagogue) & Da…

Oct

6 2024

VHEC High Holiday Cemetery Service

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Schara Tzedeck Cemetery

 

VHEC's High Holiday Cemetery Service at Schara Tzedeck Cemetery Chapel and then Monument

Oct

6 2024

 

Bring the whole family for a fun, engaging, and meaningful event as we head into a New Year full o…

Oct

6 2024

BRING THEM HOME NOW

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

The Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
Vancouver, V6Z 2H7

 

The community is invited to mark the first anniversary of October 7th

We have joined an international initiative ca…

Oct

6 2024

One Year Vigil

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Burrard bridge

Vancouver, BC

 

Commemorating the victims of the Hamas terror attack on Israel and in solidarity with the hostages still kept in Gaza…

Oct

7 2024

 

The Rabbinical Association of Vancouver is bringing community together for a Memorial service in honor of all of the …

Oct

7 2024

Squamish Oct. 7 Memorial

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

A private residence in Squamish

BC

 

Mon. 10/7, 7-8pm - Oct. 7 Memorial
Join Sea to Sky Jewish community members for a brief memorial in a private home. W…

Oct

11 2024

to
Oct

12 2024

 

2024 JNF High Holy Days - Yom Kippur

Oct

11 2024

Or Shalom's Erev Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre at the JCC

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

JCC

Vancouver, BC

 

Fri, Oct 11 | 6-9pm 
Doors open: 5:15
Also via Livestream at orshalom.ca

Or Shalom welcomes members, visitors, frie…

Oct

12 2024

Or Shalom's Yom Kippur Morning Service at the JCC

9:00AM - 1:00PM  

JCC GREATER VANCOUVER

Vancouver, BC

 

Sat, Oct 12 | 9am-1pm 
Also via Livestream at orshalom.ca

Or Shalom welcomes members, visitors, friends and family…

Oct

12 2024

Or Shalom's Yom Kippur Afternoon Service at the JCC

4:15PM - 7:30PM  

Jewish Community Centre
950 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7

 

Sat, Oct 12 | 4:15-7:30pm 
Also via Livestream at orshalom.ca
Or Shalom welcomes members, visitors, friends and fam…

Oct

13 2024

BRING THEM HOME NOW

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

The Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
Vancouver, V6Z 2H7

 

We invite the greater Vancouver community to come together and demand the safe return of all hostages who were brutal…

Oct

14 2024

Sukkah Decorating for All Ages at Or Shalom

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Mon, Oct 14 | 3-5pm 

Join Rabbi Hannah Dresner and Rabbi Arik Labowitz to craft decorations and hang them in the…

Oct

18 2024

Kabbalat Shabbat & Sukkah Potluck at Or Shalom

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Fri, Oct 18 | 5:30pm-9pm | In the Sukkah & Yard
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. Extra gratitude for gluten…

Oct

20 2024

Squamish Sukkah Decorating & Teaching

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Squamish Community Sukkah
in the yard of a private home. Address provided upon registration.
Squamish, BC

 

Join Rabbi Adam Stein, of Temple Beth Israel in Vancouver, in the Squamish Community Sukkah for Sukkah decorating (al…

Oct

20 2024

BRING THEM HOME NOW

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

The Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
Vancouver, V6Z 2H7

 

We invite the greater Vancouver community to come together and demand the safe return of all hostages who were brutal…

Oct

20 2024

Newcomers Welcome Event at Burquest

2:00PM - 5:00PM  

Burquest Jewish Community Association
2860 Dewdney Trunk Rd.
Coquitlam, BC

 

Join us in the Sukkah to connect with other newcomers, learn about the local community and gain insights into Canadia…

Oct

20 2024

JQT’s Queer Sukkot Program at Or Shalom

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Sun, Oct 20 | 6-9pm 

Bring your own dinner, beverages, and picnic blanket, for a dinner under the beautiful Or Sha…

Oct

22 2024

King david Sukkot Grandpaprents Tea

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

King david High School
5718 Willow Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S9

 

King David invites Grandparents to celebrate sukkot

Oct

22 2024

Bring Back Hope III

5:00PM - 10:00PM  

JW MARRIOTT PARQ VANCOUVER

 

Join us for an uplifting evening filled with incredible stories of caring, generosity, persistence, and survival.
Tog…

Oct

24 2024

Ceramics Workshop - Hamsa making in Burnaby

6:30PM - 8:30PM  



Burnaby,

 

Join us on October 24th to create beautiful hand-made Hamsas using clay. Hamsas are a traditional symbol of protectio…

Oct

24 2024

Yizkor & Simchat Torah at Or Shalom

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Or Shalom
710 East 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 2A7

 

Sat, Oct 24 | 7-9pm | Yizkor 6:30pm

As we do every year, we’ll be celebrating Simchat Torah by reading the story …

Oct

27 2024

BRING THEM HOME NOW

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

The Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
Vancouver, V6Z 2H7

 

We invite the greater Vancouver community to come together and demand the safe return of all hostages who were brutal…

Oct

27 2024

 

As we near a year since the horrifying events of October 7th and the beginning of the Swords of the Iron War, Jews a…

Oct

29 2024

 

Zoom webinar with Cindy Switzer

Register here

 

Oct

30 2024

to
Nov

10 2024

2024 Chutzpah! Festival

8:00AM - 10:00PM  

Jessica Gutteridge
950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7

 

The 2024 Chutzpah! Festival will present international performing artists representing diverse Jewish experience, in …

Oct

30 2024

King David Open House

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

 

King David Open Hose to welcome families that consider enrolling their kids at the school

Oct

30 2024

Eylon Levy: Voice of the People

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Announced on Registration

 

StandWithUs Canada is excited to be hosting former spokesperson for the Israeli government @eylonalevy in Vancouver o…