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Saturday 10:00am
Shabbat Morning Services Resume
As is our tradition, during July we only hold Friday evening Erev Shabbat services. Our Saturday services resume on 8 August (and our Rabbi, Audrey Pollack, returns from her Sabbatical this Shabbat.
Saturday 7:00pm
Selichot Service & Program
Join us as we prepare to enter into the Days of Awe. For more information about Solel’s High Holy Days services and programs, check out our High Holy Days page.
Monday 8:00pm
Arliene’s Book Club
This time: Songs for the Broken Heart by Ayelet Tsabari. A debut novel that explores family secrets, love and the cultural heritage of Yemenite Jews in Israel. Via Zoom. See your The Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office for Zoom information.
Monday 8:00pm
Arliene’s Book Club
This time: The Keeper of Secrets: A Novel of Love, Loss & Survival by Julie Thomas. Beautiful and mysterious, this novel follows a priceless violin across generations – from WWII to Stalinist Russia, to the gilded international concert halls of today – and reveals the loss, love, and secrets of the families who owned it. Via Zoom. See your The Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office for Zoom information.
Monday 8:00pm
Arliene’s Book Club
This time: The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr. This new historical fiction gifts the reader with jaw-dropping moments worth of a Tarantino film, a story that could not be more timely, and a heroine whose ferocity and valour knows no bounds. Via Zoom. See your The Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office for Zoom information.
Monday 8:00pm
Arliene’s Book Club
This time: The Midwives Escape from Egypt to Jericho by Maggie Anton. After years of archaeological research and biblical studies, award-winning author Maggie Anton has created an historical novel filled with adventure, warefare, and romance, that is true to both Torah and to history. Via Zoom. See your The Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office for Zoom information.
Monday 8:00pm
Arliene’s Book Club
This time: The Seven Good Years by Etgar Keret. A brilliant, life-affirming, and hilarious memoir from a “genius” (the New York Times) and master storyteller. The seven years between the birth of Etgar Keret’s son and the death of his father were good years, though still full of reasons to worry. Lev is born in the midst of a terrorist attack. Etgar’s father gets cancer. The threat of constant war looms over their home and permeates daily life. Via Zoom. See your The Shammas – Solel This Week newsletter or contact the Solel office for Zoom information.
