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(Courtesy of Congregation Beth Aaron) As part of Congregation Beth Aaron’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration, CBA held its first official shulwide chesed day on Sunday, May 1. Inspired by shul member Micah Kaufman and his mission of encouraging communities to do more chesed, CBA leadership together with the 50th anniversary celebration committee put together a list of several volunteer opportunities for its membership to choose from.

Since 2005, many congregations have designated a Shabbat in the spring, usually coordinating with Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, as Shabbat Chayal in support of IDF soldiers in their defense of Medinat Yisrael.

Montrealers gathered Tuesday night in person at Côte St. Lucs Beth Israel Beth Aaron Synagogue, and via Zoom, for a quickly organized prayer vigil after 11 Israelis were killed and

From the troubling to the uplifting, we've all been flooded with stories and images coming out of Russia and Ukraine in the past three weeks. Many people, safely in Montreal, feel that all they can do is doomscroll or watch the news. For three Montreal-based rabbis, this simply wasn't enough. They went to Poland to help refugees fleeing Ukraine, and have now come home to share what they saw.

Three Montreal rabbis have returned from a trip to Poland helping Ukrainian refugees cross into the country — and now theyre sharing their experience.

He father hoped "she would come to appreciate the suffering thats going on in this world.”

Michelle Dimond and twins Yitzchak (Jay) and Meital Eliana (Molly) marked the first yahrzeit of their beloved husband and father Andy Dimond on the last day of Shevat.

The rabbis will be handing out food, clothes and children’s toys to those crossing the Ukrainian border into Poland. Roughly 1.7 million people have now fled Ukraine, the UN refugee agency says.

I also want to use the remaining space to wish a heartfelt mazal tov to my fellow honorees at this Sunday’s upcoming Cong.

Heichal HaTorah is excited to welcome the community to join in their new Community Night Seder program beginning this coming Monday night, February 7. Coordinated by Rabbi Yitzi Genack, the program introduces several unique concepts and opportunities for advanced learning and academic learning support.