There’s always lots going on at Solel.

Board Installation & Awards Night
Solel@50: Honouring Our Volunteers

Doing Jewish (Spring Session)

This fascinating course is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about Judaism. Check out the full course overview as well as other Adult Education offerings.
This session: Shabbat and Service Choreography
Please contact the Solel office to register. No cost for Solel members, non-members very welcome, $10 per session per person. This session will be conducted via Zoom.

Family Shabbat Morning Service – Ice Cream Shabbat!

For the young and the young at heart: Join us for our family Shabbat morning service followed by a special ice cream oneg with lots of toppings to choose from!

Arliene’s Book Club

This time: Walking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. After one night’s deadly mistake, a man will go to any lengths to save his family and his reputation.

Lunch & Learn: Surviving In Troubled Times

Presented by Professor Paul Socken. Join us from 11:30 to 1:00 for a great opportunity to learn together. Please note that this session will be held by Zoom only. Watch for the link in your Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office.

Doing Jewish (Spring Session)

This fascinating course is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about Judaism. Check out the full course overview as well as other Adult Education offerings.
This session: The “Yom” Occasions as well as a brief discussion of death and mourning
Please contact the Solel office to register. No cost for Solel members, non-members very welcome, $10 per session per person. This session will be conducted via Zoom.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot

Join us for our Tikkun Leil Shavuot program. Starting at 6:15 will be our delicious dairy community dinner ($15 per adult and $10 per student). Followed at 7:15pm by a film and study (see below) and then an Erev Shavuot service at 9pm. The service will be live streamed. Dinner / film and study are in-person at Solel.

The documentary “Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators,” tells the story of the co-creators of Curious George, one of the best loved children’s books of all time. Hans and Margret Rey, were a Jewish couple living in Paris during the rise of Nazism. The Reys made a narrow escape on makeshift bicycles just before the Nazi occupation of their city, carrying the yet-to-be-published “Curious George” manuscript with them. The film includes animation and archival materials from the Rey estate, including wartime journals, photographs, letters and unpublished Curious George sketches and notes.

Solel@50: Torah Scroll Dedication

We will culminate our year of celebrations on this Sunday afternoon. Everyone who has contributed to the Living Torah Project and who can join us in person at Solel this afternoon will have the chance to hold our Soferet’s hand while she writes one of the final words in our new Torah scroll. Light refreshments will be served. We will also be honoured to witness the dedication of our new Torah Scroll.

Lunch & Learn: An Israeli’s Perspective & Reflections on October 7th

Presented by Dr. Ronnie Miller. Join us from 11:30 to 1:00 for a great opportunity to share a meal and learn together. Bring your lunch. Coffee and tea are provided. To attend via Zoom instead, watch for the link in your Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office.

Arliene’s Book Club

This time: The Nightingale by Kristan Hannah. One of Heather’s Picks, this novel – a long but captivating read – It captures the epic panorama of WW2 and shines a light on a seldom seen part – the women’s war, as it recounts the stories of two sisters, each on her own dangerous path toward survival, love and freedom in war-torn France. This is a novel that “celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the strength of women”. Hope you can start reading!