Below is a list of events that qualify. (Please speak with me if you would like to have other events added to this list.)
1) The Remarkable Journey of Dr. Rania Okby: World's First Woman Bedouin Doctor
Sunday, February 9, 2014, 2:30 PM, Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
(no admission charge, refreshments will be served, for more info call Ariel Karabelnicoff at 204-942-7347)
www.bengurion.ca
2) Limmud Winnipeg: A Weekend of Jewish Learning
a) Saturday, March 1, 2014
b) Sunday, March 2, 2014
register by phoning 204-480-7559
www.limmudwinnipeg.org
3) Scholar in Residence Weekend
with
Rabbi Charles & Lori Grysman
February 28 - March 1, 2014
RSVP by Monday, February 24
Greek Shabbat Dinner Catered by Desserts Plus
Greek Salad, Greek Chicken,
Spanakopita, Lemon Potatoes, Greek Vegetables, Dessert, Hot and
Cold Drinks
Adults $32 Children $20 (ages 3 - 10)
Rabbi Dr. Charles Grysman is the spiritual leader of the Zichron
Yisroel Congregation of Associated Hebrew Schools and the Rabbi in Residence of
Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto. He is also a member of the Talmud faculty
of Yeshivat Or Chaim and is involved in counseling and therapy. He received his
rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Yeshiva and Rabbi Gedalia Felder zts”l.
He recently
published The Diversity of the Divine, a two volume book based on
the weekly Torah reading that explores rabbinic wisdom and its capacity to
address compelling questions from a variety of perspectives.
Lori Grysman has a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Manitoba, a teaching certificate from the
University of Manitoba, and a Master of Arts degree in Hebrew Literature from
New York University. She is proud to have been in the first Gemara class taught
to women at Stern College, and was profoundly influenced by her Torah studies
in Israel with Nechama Leibowitz, z”l. In addition to conducting a weekly Torah
class for women, she lectures in a variety of adult education venues in Toronto
and teaches at Netivot Hatorah and Upanat Orot schools in Toronto.