Jun

8 2019

to
Jun

9 2019

Shavu'ot - As You Like It

7:00PM - 4:00AM  

Beth Jacob Synagogue 375 Aberdeen Avenue
Hamilton, ON L8P2R7
905 522 1351 (Phone)
905 522 8410 (Fax)
shira@bethjacobsynagogue.ca
https://www.bethjacobsynagogue.ca/

Tikkun Leil Shavuot 2019
Prayers, improv, discussions, classes, dinner, cheesecake, singing, dancing, and of course coffee - all night long!
Saturday June 8th, 7:00 pm - Sunday June 9th, 4:00 am

Parallel exciting children's and youth programme details below this schedule:

7:00 pm: Youth led Mincha
7:30 pm: Light Seudah Shelishit
8:00 pm: The Ten Commandments of Improvisational Theatre with Jennifer Walton ( Creative Theatre Company)
9:30 pm: Youth performance
9:45 pm: Ma'ariv
10:00 pm: Dinner
10:30 pm: Lessons for Today from Deep Time with Torsten Bernhardt (Biology dept., McGill)
11:30 pm: The Rediscovery of the Torah in the Time of King Josiah with Dr. Robert Israel (Xanadu)
12:15 am: Coffee break and Kumzitz
12:45 am: Reclaiming Mikveh by Jews of All Ages, Genders, and Denominations with Shira Kates (Beth Jacob)
1:30 am: A Jewish Perspective on Today's Environment with Moriyah Kleiman and Miriam Sager (Westdale High and HSAC)
2:15 am: Self Defence, Gun Control, and Public Safety in Talmudic Tradition with Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli (Beth Jacob)
3:00 am: Fix Yourself Up: Early-Morning Yoga with Rabbi Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli (Yoga for Thinkers)

Parallel exciting children's and youth programme, starring our Director of Education, Einav Symons:

Grade 4 and under:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Shavu'ot games and activities

Grades 5 - 12:
7:00 pm: Youth led mincha
8:00 pm: Discussion - The Jewish view on self-defence and gun control, and a look at what's happening today in Canada, Israel, and the USA.
9:00 pm: Rehearsing a scene from the Book of Ruth
9:30 pm: Performance!