Thursday, March 18
HAGGADAH HISTORY
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz reveals the “Hidden Lessons of the Passover Haggadah,” 7:30 p.m., the Jewish Public Library. Tickets at 514-345-2627, ext. 3042, or 514-345-6416.
SHABBAT ‘TALKUMENTARY’
Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors’ Prime Time West Island division presents the “talkumentary” Gut Shabbes Vietnam, 7:30 p.m., Hampton Inn and Suites, 1900 Trans-Canada Hwy. Ellen Tock, 514-624-5005, ext. 230.
P.M. GAMES
Chomedey Seniors Club at Young Israel of Chomedey holds a games afternoon, 1:30 p.m. Call Toby Banks, 450-688-7020.
SEDER DEADLINE
Today is the deadline to reserve a place for Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom’s Passover service and seder, March 29, 6 p.m. Contact Anita at 514-937-3575, ext. 212 or e-mail, [email protected].
JEWISH PAINTERS
Esther Trepanier, curator of the exhibit Jewish Painters of Montreal, talks with host Leslie Lutsky on Jewish Digest, 8:30 a.m. on Radio Centre-Ville, 102.3 FM.
TEL AVIV’S CENTENARY
Cantor Boaz Davidoff helps celebrate Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s centenary with a documentary and songs, 8 p.m., the Jewish Public Library, in collaboration with the Israeli Consulate and Israeli House. Tickets, 514-345-6416.
JEW & IMPROVED
National Post managing editor Benjamin Errett, a convert and author of Jew and Improved: How Choosing To Be Chosen Made Me a Better Man, speaks at 9:30 a.m. at the Shaare Zedek Men’s Club breakfast. Call 514-484-1122.
THE MATZAH AISLE
The YM-YWHA West Island JCC holds a noon-4 p.m. Passover in the Matzah Aisle event at Loblaws, 4849 Boul. St. Jean in Pierrefonds. Contact Robyn at 514-624-6750.
JEWISH ARTS FOR FAMILIES
A Jewish arts program for families (kids age four and up) is at 1-4 p.m. at the YM-YWHA Ben Weider JCC’s Grover Auditorium. Call Susan Apter, 514-737-6551.
CANCER IN THE YOUNG
“Cancer? I don’t have time for this!” is the theme for an informal English-language Café Scientifique on cancer in adolescents and young adults, 7-8:30 p.m. at McGill University’s New Residence Hall, 3625 Ave. du Parc. Participants include oncologist Dr. Gerald Batist, psychologist Zeev Rosberger, and cancer patient Deborah Bridgman and her mother Patricia. RSVP at 514-340-8255 or at [email protected]. Sponsors include Jewish General Hospital’s Hope & Cope, the Canadian Institute of Health Research, and McGill’s Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program.
NOVEL REVIEW
Dr. Stephanie King reviews Thrity Umrigar’s novel The Space Between Us, part of a Shaare Zedek Sisterhood event, 7:30 p.m. Call 514-484-1122.
SPRING INTO REGISTRATION
Spring course registration begins today both at the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors (514-342-1234, ext. 7209), and for the Chomedey Cummings 50+ program (call Claire, 450-978-7056).
MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Dr. Kadeja Lefevre speaks 7-9 p.m. about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Call 514-342-1234, ext. 7201.
BUSINESS MARKETING
The Jewish Chamber of Commerce presents Twist Image president Mitch Joel, author of Six Pixels of Separation, giving tips on “Marketing Your Business in 2010,” noon at the Gelber Conference Centre. Register with Julia Ruhlyada, 514-345-2645, ext. 2639.
JUDAISM 101
Honest Reporting Canada’s and the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue’s Tuesday evening Israel Inside-Out series continues with “A State is Born,” 7:30 p.m. at the shul. Call 514-737-3695.
FILM PREMIERE
The local premiere in English of Spring 1941, about cellist Clara Plank and her family’s struggle to survive the Holocaust, is at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Public Library. Reserve at 514-345-6416.
PRE-PASSOVER PREP
Rabbi Adam Scheier gives a 7:30 p.m. seder workshop, Eva Rochman 7:30 p.m. Passover cuisine tips and the film Passover Fever screens at 8:30 p.m. at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim’s Tuesday Night Learning event. Call 514-937-9471.
UDEM, SEGAL MUSIC
The Segal Centre and Université de Montréal hold a series of 8 p.m. concerts at the centre this week, featuring a piano recital (today), classical strings (March 24) and jazz combos (March 25). Reserve at 514-739-7944.
MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC
Sam Mitnick provides musical entertainment to Beth Ora Seniors, 1:45 p.m. 514-342-1234, ext. 7220.
MODEL SEDER
The Gevurah Club of Chomedey Cummings holds a 12:30 p.m. model seder at the Young Israel of Chomedey. Call 450-978-7056.
CANCER METASTASIS
How cancer spreads as “the real killer” through the body is the topic of Session III of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre’s public forum, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at McGill University’s MacIntyre Medical Science Building, Room 504. Participants include cancer researchers François Fagotto, Nada Jabado, Janusz Rak, and Peter Siegel. For details or to register, call Annette Novak, 514-398-4970.
LOTS ABOUT CLOTS
Jewish General Hospital experts talk about deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms, 7:15-9:15 p.m. at the Java U Café, 5620 Cote des Neiges. RSVP with Maureen Morganstein, 514-340-7587.
PASSOVER PARENTS & TOTS
The West Island JCC has a Passover parent and tot program, 1-4 p.m. Call Heather Ingberg, 514-624-6750.
STROKE CLUB VOLUNTEERS
Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom is looking for volunteers who are free for a couple of hours on Wednesdays to help host the Jewish General Hospital’s Stroke Club, offering arts, crafts, speech stimulation, light exercise, outings, etc. People with a background in therapy, healing, geriatrics or other care-oriented fields should call Anita Bensabat at 514-937-3575, ext. 212.
FREE DISNEY
The Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors is part of a Disneyparks initiative called “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day,” offering free one-day passes to Walt Disney World and Disneyland to individuals volunteering a day of service to a participating organization in the community. Contact Lynn Gordon at 514-342-1234, ext. 7240, or visit disneyparks.com.
VOLUNTEER GREETERS
CLSC René Cassin is seeking volunteer greeters in the medical clinic, for one three-hour shift each week. Training provided. Call Ricki Goldstein at 514-488-3673, ext. 1351.
FLYING SOLO
Cummings Centre’s Prime Time West Island has a program for people 55 and older who are single, widowed or divorced. Call Ellen Tock, 514-624-5005, ext. 230.
