Kehilateinu
Kehilateinu, is Temple Sholom's LGBTQIA+ Pride club. Co-presidents Danny Lybbert and Cae Rosch Sandeen, along with the support of board member Kim Werker and Cantor Shani Cohen, are working together to organize a gender-inclusive addition to Temple Sholom’s community group offerings.
Kehilateinu will welcome LGBTQIA+ community members and their friends, family, and allies for social, educational, and philanthropic events aimed at fostering camaraderie among those on this unique path through Jewish life. The group will function, alongside Sisterhood and Men’s Club, as a third pillar of support and community to enhance the already-rich social fabric those groups have established at Temple Sholom.
Contact us at: kehilateinu@templesholom.ca

Cae Rosch Sandeen, co-president
MISSION AND VISION
VALUES
- Community → Kehilah Kedoshah → קְהִלָּה קְדוֹשָׁה
- Inclusivity → Klal Yisrael → כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
- Accessibility → Kol L’Darcho → כָּל לְדַרְכּוֹ
- Learning → Talmud Torah → תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה
- Safety → Pikuach Nefesh → פִּקּוּחַ נֶפֶשׁ
- Allyship and advocacy → Tikkun Olam → תִּקּוּן עוֹלָם
MISSION
Kehilateinu’s mission is to:
- Connect queer Jews and allies in a welcoming, sustained community
- Provide a safe space for queer Jews and their allies
- Socialize, celebrate, and learn together in the fullness of Jewish life
- Support each other in exploring and understanding our identities in the context of Jewish experience
- Advocate for a Jewish future in which queer Jews are fully seen and valued
VISION
To that end, Kehilateinu will:
Establish a robust, structured, and sustainable social group for LGBTQ+ Jews and allies that will remain financially accessible and integral to the fabric of synagogue life for generations to come.
UPCOMING EVENTS
QUEER TORAH STUDY
Monthly on Saturdays at 12:00 pm at Temple Sholom (following the services)
Upcoming dates:
June 28, 2025
Our Temple Sholom Queer Torah Study group is an inclusive space to gather together and study Torah through a queer lens. Our discussion topics range from the weekly Torah portion to Jewish holidays to world events. Participants rotate leading the Torah study, and Cantor Cohen is available to meet and help each leader prepare ahead of time.
If you are interested in learning more, joining one of our events, or leading a Torah study, please email us us at: kehilateinu@templesholom.ca and join our WhatsApp group. Please email us to be added to the group. If you have any feedback from our last event, or ideas for programming you’d like to see, please let us know!


Soup Shvesters


Soup Shvesters
Come and help chop, cook and stir the ingredients as well as package and store in freezer! You can expect to be there for up to three hours.
We are also looking for volunteers to be available to deliver the soup as needed.
Details:


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)
https://zoom.us/j/789770161 or call 647-374-4685; PIN: 789 770 161#
Details:


Mens Circle


Mens Circle
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
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Sisterhood Appys and Yappys Social Group


Sisterhood Appys and Yappys Social Group
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Taste of Judaism


Taste of Judaism
Free to join. Registration required.
Details:


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


Healing the Negev Post October 7th (During the Evening Service)


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
Meeting ID: 926 4853 7814; Password: Torah
or dial-in +1 778 907 2071
Details:


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat
10:00 am: Free play and snacks
10:45 am: Hakafa and Tot Shabbat Service with Annette Kozicki, including songs, prayers and a fun story.
11:30 am: Free play
12:00 pm: Kiddush lunch
Reservations not needed - just show up to join!
Details:


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
Details:


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)
https://zoom.us/j/789770161 or call 647-374-4685; PIN: 789 770 161#
Details:


Sholom Shishim outing: Tour of VanDusen and Lunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant


Sholom Shishim outing: Tour of VanDusen and Lunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant
After the tour, you're welcome to join the group for lunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant (located within the garden).
Please note that lunch is at your own expense.
The walking tour is free to attend, but registration is required.
REGISTER HERE
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
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Sisterhood's Story & A Schmooze


Sisterhood's Story & A Schmooze
Sisterhood's Romance Novel Club
Details:


Men's Club Bowen Island Day Trip


Men's Club Bowen Island Day Trip
Carpooling recommended (the Men's club will help organize).
No registration fee. Attendees will pay their own restaurant bill and ferry charges.
REGISTER HERE
Details:


Taste of Judaism


Taste of Judaism
Free to join. Registration required.
Details:


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
Meeting ID: 926 4853 7814; Password: Torah
or dial-in +1 778 907 2071
Details:


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat
10:00 am: Free play and snacks
10:45 am: Hakafa and Tot Shabbat Service with Annette Kozicki, including songs, prayers and a fun story.
11:30 am: Free play
12:00 pm: Kiddush lunch
Reservations not needed - just show up to join!
Details:


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
Details:


Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Study Group


Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Study Group
We always welcome new study partners!
Details:


Temple Sholom School - Final Day


Office Closed (Shavuot and Yizkor)


Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot


Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Erev Shavuot with Beth Israel, Har El, Or Shalom, and Temple Sholom
Monday, June 1 at Congregation Beth Israel
8:00 pm Learning Session
9:20 pm Ma' ariv followed by cheesecake
Come celebrate Shavuot with four synagogues and their clergy. Engaging learning sessions led by Rabbis Brown, Gibbs, Infeld, and Labowitz.
Communal Erev Shavuot prayer service led by Cantor Cohen, Ba'alat Tefillah Debby Fenson, and Rabbi Stein.
REGISTER HERE
Details:


✡️ NO Morning Minyan


✡️ NO Morning Minyan
Details:


Shavuot Morning Service & Yizkor


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)
https://zoom.us/j/789770161 or call 647-374-4685; PIN: 789 770 161#
Details:


Men's Circle


Men's Circle
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
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West Side Sisterhood Social Group


West Side Sisterhood Social Group
Details:


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


📖Torah Study (Hybrid - In Person and Online)


📖Torah Study (Hybrid - In Person and Online)
https://zoom.us/j/92648537814?pwd=dEdaMkYvdEN2cnIwZVJpUGtneFBpZz09 Meeting ID: 926 4853 7814; Password: Torah or dial-in +1 778 907 2071
Details:


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat
10:00 am: Free play and snacks
10:45 am: Hakafa and Tot Shabbat Service with Annette Kozicki, including songs, prayers and a fun story.
11:30 am: Free play
12:00 pm: Kiddush lunch
Reservations not needed - just show up to join!
Details:


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
Details:


Sisterhood AGM, Installation & Sara's Cookbook Release Party


Sisterhood AGM, Installation & Sara's Cookbook Release Party
- Receive the report on the financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2025;
- Elect a slate of officers and trustees for the year June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026;
- Conduct any other business properly brought before the meeting.
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
Details:


Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Torah Study Group (Zoom)


Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Torah Study Group (Zoom)
We always welcome new study partners!
Details:


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)
https://zoom.us/j/789770161 or call 647-374-4685; PIN: 789 770 161#
Details:


Temple Sholom Annual General Meeting


Temple Sholom Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm at Temple Sholom
- To review and approve minutes from the June 4, 2024 AGM.
- To receive and consider financial statements for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025.
- To receive, consider and if advisable, approve the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
- To receive and consider the Directors’ report.
- To nominate and elect Directors-at-Large and Officers.
Slate for the 2025-26 Board of Directors:
Board Officers (Executive Committee)
Amy Frankel, President
Kim Werker, First Vice-President
Jesse Halperin, Second Vice President
Lance Howitt, Third Vice President
Daniel Gumprich, Treasurer
Maria Pontikis-Zwick, Secretary
Daniel Steiner, Immediate Past President
Directors-at-Large (continuing)
David Albert
David Beckow
Mathew Levenson
Alison Setton
Cyndi Ankenman
Michelle Plotkin
Sandi Cooper
Directors-at-Large (new for 2025-2026)
William Lachman
Jeff Witten
Melina Baum Singer - To receive and consider the Clergy’s annual reports.
- To transact such other business which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
Jackie Wu Gerschman for their service and contribution to the Temple Sholom Board.
Details:


Make and Mingle: Sisterhood's Social Group for Crafters and Creatives


Make and Mingle: Sisterhood's Social Group for Crafters and Creatives
Please email us you'd like to attend so we can gage the interest level and prepare snacks!
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
Details:


Tikun Olam Gogos


Tikun Olam Gogos
Details:


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
Meeting ID: 926 4853 7814; Password: Torah
or dial-in +1 778 907 2071
Details:


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat


👪 Childminding & Tot Shabbat
10:00 am: Free play and snacks
10:45 am: Hakafa and Tot Shabbat Service with Annette Kozicki, including songs, prayers and a fun story.
11:30 am: Free play
12:00 pm: Kiddush lunch
Reservations not needed - just show up to join!
Details:


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
Details:


Men's Club: Take Me Out to the Ball Game


Men's Club: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Join us for this long-standing tradition as we cheer on the Vancouver Canadians as they take on the Spokane Indians.
Bring the whole family and enjoy an afternoon at the ballpark — good company, great snacks, and all the excitement of the game!
Tickets are $21 per person. Limited ticket available.
REGISTER HERE
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
Details:


Soup Shvesters


Soup Shvesters
Come and help chop, cook and stir the ingredients as well as package and store in freezer! You can expect to be there for up to three hours.
We are also looking for volunteers to be available to deliver the soup as needed.
Details:


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)


📖 Talmud Study with Rabbi Brown (Zoom)
https://zoom.us/j/789770161 or call 647-374-4685; PIN: 789 770 161#
Details:


Mens Circle


Mens Circle
Details:


Sisterhood Book & A Bite (Zoom)


Sisterhood Book & A Bite (Zoom)
To join the group, or for further information, contact the Co-Coordinators, Dale Wormeli or Barbara Brezer.
Details:


✡️ Online Morning Minyan


✡️ Online Morning Minyan
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/99881409179?pwd=d2ZVYm9DaFZHNzZQNHpuRTcrc2puZz09
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Passcode: Chickpea
Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
+1 778 907 2071 Canada
+1 204 272 7920 Canada
Meeting ID: 998 8140 9179
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
Details:


Sisterhood Book & A Bite


Sisterhood Book & A Bite
To join the group, or for further information, contact the Co-Coordinators, Dale Wormeli or Barbara Brezer.
Details:

