HILLEL AGM
Hillel Montreal’s annual general meeting takes place 7-9 p.m. at the Jack Reitman Hillel House, 3460 Stanley St. Open to the public. Contact Jeff Bicher at 514-845-9171. or e-mail [email protected].
REFORM W.I. YOM KIPPUR
For the first time, Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, in addition to its regular downtown services, will be hosting Yom Kippur services in the West Island (it also held services there on the first day of Rosh Hashanah). Services will take place at 8 p.m. tonight and on Yom Kippur (Sept. 18) starting at 9:30 a.m. for children and 10:30 a.m. for adults, at the Hampton Inn & Suites Conference Centre, 1900 Trans Canada Hwy., east of Sources Road on the south side service road. They’ll be led by Rabbi Nadia Siritsky and Temple music director Rachelle Shubert. For tickets and details, call 514-937-3575, exts. 201 and 213.
STRETCH & BREATHE
The Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors presents recreational therapist Anne Archambault teaching how to “Stretch & Breathe,” 10 a.m. For details, contact Joyce at 514-342-1234, ext. 7318.
SUPER SUNDAY
Fun activities and prizes are promised for those volunteering in the 2010 Combined Jewish Appeal’s Super Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 1 Cummings Sq. Call Nechama Zunenshine at 514-345-2645, ext. 6460.
BUILDING ART BRIDGES
Bryna Wasserman, artistic and executive director of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, discusses “Building Bridges through Art” as part of the Sunday at the Shaar program of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim’s Leisure Institute. A noon lunch is followed by the 12:45 p.m. program. Reservations are required, at 514-937-9471, ext. 139.
POWER JAZZ
The Power Jazz Series at the Segal Centre presents the Doxas Brothers at the centre’s Le Studio, featuring Chet Doxas on saxophone and brother Jim on drums, as well as John Abercrombie on guitar and John Menegon on bass. For tickets, call 514-739-7944.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Dr. Yoram Shir, director of the Pain Management Clinic at the Montreal University Hospital Centre (MUHC), delivers the first lecture of Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors’ “The Next Big Thing” series, called “Pain Management: Can We Win the War?” Contact Stefani Novack at 514-342-1234, ext. 7201.
FIX LAUNCH
The Young Leadership Campaign of the 2010 Combined Jewish Appeal launches Project FIX, a volunteer initiative intended to raise awareness about a growing trend of risky behaviour among Jewish youth, with a 7:30-9 p.m. event at the Loft Hotel, 334 Terrace St. Denis. Admission $40. For details or to register, visit www.federationcja.org/projectfix, or call Fabienne Salem, at 514-345-2645, ext. 6402.
MHMC AGM
The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre holds its annual general meeting, 7-9 p.m. at the Gelber Conference Centre. It’s open to the public. Preceded by a 6-7 p.m. commemorative service at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Call Karine Seidman, at 514-345-2605, ext. 302.
SOCIAL NETWORKING 101
Prime Time, the West Island Division of Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors, gives a 7:30 p.m. primer on using Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, at Federation CJA West Island, 96 Roger Pilon Blvd. in Dollard des Ormeaux. Contact Ellen Tock, at 514-624-5005, ext. 230.
SPECIAL CASES
Prof. Larry Weller discusses “The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander,” with Beth Ora Seniors, 1:30 p.m. at the shul. Details at 514-342-1234, ext. 7348.
BABY AND ME YOGA
Mona Keddy leads a “Baby and Me” yoga class for mothers with “pre-crawling” babies, Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m. for eight weeks. For details or to register, call Anita at 514-937-3575, ext. 212, or e-mail [email protected].
TRAFFICKING SPEAKER
Lillianne Kohn speaks on “Human Trafficking: Slavery in the 21st Century, at a lunch organized by the FAB (Fifty and Beyond) Group of Jewish Women International of Canada, at the Restaurant Terra Cotta, 1873 St-Louis St. in St. Laurent. Reservations required. Call Tzipie Freedman at 514-487-2330.
PARENT & TOT MUSIC
Loony Lorne leads a Parent & Tot Music class at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom geared to children aged six months to three years, on Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. for eight weeks. For details or to register, call Anita at 514-937-3575, ext. 212, or e-mail [email protected].
JGH GRANT
The Quebec government last month announced a grant of $260,000 in two amounts to the Jewish General Hospital that will go toward supporting research infrastructure projects and will take place with the guidance of Montreal’s health and social services agency. The first grant – of $140,00 – is earmarked for the department of molecular pathology directed by Dr. Alan Spatz to purchase equipment that will help in identifying the role of “Chromosome X” in the progression of cancer, with an eye toward developing new, targeted therapies. The second amount – $120,000 – will allow the hospital to put into place a bio-cellular and molecular laboratory and to acquire complementary equipment in order to determine the role of a specific protein in the development of breast cancer. That project at the hospital’s Lady Davis Institute is under the direction of Dr. Josie Ursini-Siegel, associate professor in McGill University’s oncology department. The announcement was made Aug. 17 on behalf of Health Minister Yves Bolduc by Environment Minister Pierre Arcand (Mont-Royal), the provincial riding where the hospital is located. “Quebecers can only benefit from these investments in research and innovation.”Arcand said.
FREE JPL MEMBERSHIPS
The Jewish Public Library is offering a one-year complimentary membership to all students who are in Grade 7 this year. The membership will allow access to the JPL’s multimedia centre, the borrowing of books and DVDs (at minimal charge), and use of the library’s extensive online databases to help with school projects and the like. All that’s required is an ID confirming your age. Deadline to apply is Dec. 16. 2010. For details, call 514-345-2627, ext. 3003, or visit www.jewishpubliclibrary.org.
NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK
Dentist Dr. Milli Harel-Raviv, who is also well-known in the local Israeli theatre scene, recently wrote a children’s book to help put kids at ease about going to the dentist. Called Nicole Goes to Dr. Milli – the Dentist (AuthorHouse books), the book is meant to prepare children for what to expect by describing dental equipment and procedures in an easy-to-follow format and using colour photos. Raviv also uses her own “tell, show, and do” technique to supplement the story of the character Nicole’s trip, in which she must eventually have a cavity filled. Harel Raviv believes the book will be invaluable for parents, educators and health-care workers seeking to reduce “child dental phobia.” Details are available by calling 514-941-4450, or by e-mailing [email protected].
