We’re excited to gather for a cozy East Side Jews Shabbat Dinner on Friday, November 14 from 6:00–8:00pm at the Creekside Community Centre.

Join us for a relaxed evening filled with good food from Planted, great company, and Shabbat warmth. We’ll have crafts and activities to keep the kids engaged while everyone enjoys dinner and connection.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for kids.

‍Registration is required.

Lesley will be giving a drash on the Parsha Chayei Sara Where Sorrow Meets Strength: Lessons from Chayei Sarah: Rising After Loss and Devastation, Turning Grief Into Purposeful Action.

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Inspired by Abraham’s act of rising from mourning to moral purpose, this talk connects the Torah’s ancient wisdom with the realities of Israel today. It examines how the Reform Movement has responded to the crises facing Israeli society — from the aftermath of October 7 to the ongoing struggle for democracy, truth, and religious freedom.

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Through stories of resilience, activism, and spiritual leadership, it explores how faith becomes a force for justice and how, together as Reform Jews in Israel and around the world, we can transform pain into action and build a moral Israel founded on equality, compassion, and peace.

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Bio: Lesley  has been an activemember of Kehilat Beit Daniel in Tel Aviv since 2015, and a member of theKehilat Kol HaNeshama community during her past in Jerusalem.

Professionally, she hasserved in key leadership roles since 1998, including CEO of the Israel Women’sNetwork, Director of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and VicePresident of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), where she also managedBeit Shmuel/ Merkaz Shimshon. From 2008 to 2018, Lesley served as ExecutiveDirector of Women of the Wall.

In her volunteer work,Lesley has served on the board of the Jerusalem battered women’s shelter,chaired Ikar – a coalition of 22 organizations supporting agunot and womendenied divorce – and more.

Within the Reform Movement,Lesley chaired the Hebrew Union College Audit Committee for a decade, led KerenB’Kavod (the Movement’s social action program), chaired the Ganei Chaimnonprofit, and served on the KKL-JNF board.

In 2015, she became Chairof Mikhmanim, the Reform Movement’s pre-army academy in Tel Aviv–Yafo andHolon, and was elected tothe Executive Board. For six years, she has served as Deputy Chair andActing Chair of the Movement and was appointed as the IMPJ Board Chair on the1st of September 2025.

With Lesley Sachs, Chair, Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ)

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Topic: Truth as Our Anchor, Activism and Hope as our Beacon: The IMPJ in Today’s Israel.

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Lesley will discuss the role of the reform Israel movement (IMPJ) as both anchor and beacon, looking at the role that we have played since October 7th. She will be discussing  what  lies ahead as we continue to fight  Judicial reform in order to preserve a democratic strong Israel.  Lesley will end with the question of our Mutual Responsibility – Arvut Hadadit: how can we support each other in these troubling times.

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Bio: Lesley has been an activemember of Kehilat Beit Daniel in Tel Aviv since 2015, and a member of theKehilat Kol HaNeshama community during her past in Jerusalem.

Professionally, she hasserved in key leadership roles since 1998, including CEO of the Israel Women’sNetwork, Director of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and VicePresident of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), where she also managedBeit Shmuel/ Merkaz Shimshon. From 2008 to 2018, Lesley served as ExecutiveDirector of Women of the Wall.

In her volunteer work,Lesley has served on the board of the Jerusalem battered women’s shelter,chaired Ikar – a coalition of 22 organizations supporting agunot and womendenied divorce – and more.

Within the Reform Movement,Lesley chaired the Hebrew Union College Audit Committee for a decade, led KerenB’Kavod (the Movement’s social action program), chaired the Ganei Chaimnonprofit, and served on the KKL-JNF board.

In 2015, she became Chairof Mikhmanim, the Reform Movement’s pre-army academy in Tel Aviv–Yafo and Holonand was elected to the Executive Board. For six years, she has served as Deputy Chair andActing Chair of the Movement and was appointed as the IMPJ Board Chair on the1st of September 2025.

The Meeting of Hatred: Roots Causes of Jew-hatred in the West and in the East - Differences, Similarities and Results

With Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar

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Jew-hatred is found in the Western/Christian/European culture and in the Eastern/Islamic/Arab culture. The arenas are different but Jew-hatred is almost similar. Why is there no Jew hatred in India, China, Japan and Korea while European and Islamic societies hate Jews as a regular practice?Dr. Mordechai Kedar received his Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University. He served for 25 years in IDF military intelligence specializing in Syria, Arab political discourse, Arab mass media, Islamic groups, and Israeli Arabs. Expert on the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups.

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Free to attend, but registration required.Open to everyone.

‍REGISTER HERE

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED.

This year we are offering a Deli Extravaganza from The Perfect Bite.Build Your Own Smoked Meat sandwiches -12 oz of meat per person:

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• Hot Corned Beef
• Hot Pastrami
• Smoked Turkey
• Hot Mustard, Yellow Mustard and Grainy Mustard
• Mayonnaise, Dijonaise, Ketchup
• Crispy lettuce, Tomatoes, and Pickles
• Rye Bread, Pumpernickel and Challah Buns
• Coleslaw
• Potato Salad
• Caramelized Onion and Potato Bourekas

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The Deli Extravaganza is thanks to sponsorship from Dr. Neil Pollock.‍

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‍Cost*: $60 Men's Club member; $70 Non-Men's Club member*Includes food and poker chips

REFLECTIONS ON A POST-OCTOBER 7 WORLD

With Rabbi Philip Bregman

The perspectives of a Canadian Jew, inter-faith Liaison for Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sholom, former Executive Director of Hillel BC and, most importantly, an “abba and saba” (father and grandfather).

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Free of charge, but registration is required.Open to Everyone.

‍REGISTER HERE