Latkes, Lights & Love
Join us for Chanukah-themed events, services and activities!
Join us for Chanukah-themed events, services and activities!
Daily event calendar!
More fun stuff!
Sunday November 28th
6:45 PM Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
8:00 PM Celebrate Hanukkah with the Reform Movement
Celebrate Hanukkah with the Reform Movement as we bring more light into the world through inspiring music, stories, and teachings. Musicians like Grammy Award winner and Camp Coleman/NFTY STR songleader Joanie Leeds, members of the American Conference of Cantors, plus, storytellers like Rena Strober, children from Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, art from Doodly Jew, and more!
Monday November 29th
5:00 PM: Annual Chanukah Menorah Lighting with the City of Westmount
Bundle up and join us on the lawn in front of City Hall for festive story-telling, lighting the candles, singing, and refreshments (laktes and sufganiot)
Please note that due to the current government, health measures, vaccine passports will be required. More details here.
6:45 PM Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
7:00 PM: 2021 AGM Meeting
Attendance is open to all members in good standing. Registrants in good standing will receive a confirmation letter with a Zoom link and applicable reports prior to the meeting. (Spoiler: we will also be sharing some festive Chanukah music at the meeting!)
Tuesday, November 30th
12:00 PM Lunch Together Online with Judy Batalion “The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos”
Judy Batalion is the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers, The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos, and White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess in Between. She has written for publications including the New York Times, Vogue, and the Washington Post. Born and raised in Montreal, she is fluent in both Hebrew and Yiddish, and now lives in New York.
6:45 PM Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
Wednesday, December 1st
6:45 PM: Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
7:00 PM: The great latke debate is back with a new round of applesauce and sour cream defenders! Join us as we debate, laugh and eat latkes.
Thursday, December 2nd
12:30 PM Join the IMPJ for a live Chanukah Candle Lighting Celebration at the Egalitarian Kotel
The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism invites you to join in (online) for a live Chanukah candle lighting event at the Egalitarian Kotel. This special evening will light up the Kotel with festive brachot and songsand greetings that will reflect on the significance and centrality of the Kotel to Jews of all streams in Israel and around the world.
6:45 PM Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
Friday, December 3rd
5:45 PM First Friday Shabbat Chanukah Celebration!
Bundle up and join us outdoors at Temple for holiday candle-lighting, steamy hot chocolate, sweet donuts, choir performance and so much more!
6:45 PM Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
7:15 PM Doors open and Temple choir will be performing
7:45 PM Hybrid Shabbat service (onsite & online)
Saturday, December 4th
6:45 PM Chanukah Havdalah!
Join us for Havdalah, our online communal candle lighting, followed by a sing-along and Kahoot Chanukah Trivia quiz!
Sunday, December 5th
5:00 PM Celebration of Light
The month of December is a time of celebration in different faith traditions. In partnership with St. James United Church, join us as we come together and renew our connections and celebrate our community of friends with music from Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions.
Where: St.James United Church, 463 St.Catherine West
Registration required: maan@montrealcitymission.org
Social distancing and safety measures will be respected.
6:45 PM Communal candle-lighting on Zoom
Chanukah stories on vimeo
Hanukkah Homecoming
December 3-5: A Great Miracle is Happening in a Jewish Community Near You!
Join a worldwide “open house” of Jewish communities inviting you to celebrate Hanukkah onsite and online together during Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend. Jewish organizations around the world are excited to welcome you to celebrate Hanukkah.
Latkes - SOLD OUT!!!!
‘Tis the season to eat delicious, homemade latkes! Our in-house caterer-extraordinaire, Maria, is once again preparing homemade mini-latkes for your festival of lights feast!
Love - SOLD OUT!
Grab a gift bag at Temple!
As you prepare for a fun, festive Chanukah, please accept a gift from Temple to add to the festivities! We’ve got a goody bag, filled with gelt, candles, dreidels, blessings, and more. (Members only)
Gender and Jewish Holidays through the Lens of Modern Jewish Literature
New class at Temple: Gender and Jewish Holidays through the Lens of Modern Jewish Literature led by Jessica Kirzane
Date: Tuesday, November 23 | 7:00 PM
This class will be a cultural history of Channukah gelt, including literary texts, images, and music that will expand our understanding of this custom of giving.