Sholom Shishim (Seniors)
Sholom Shishim is a dedicated group for seniors aged sixty plus within Temple Sholom. This group provides a warm and welcoming environment where seniors can connect, engage in meaningful activities, and explore their Jewish heritage together.
Social Gatherings: Regular events such as Lunch & Learn, Game Afternoons, and cultural outings that foster camaraderie, and build strong friendships among members.
Jewish Learning: Study sessions, lectures, and discussions on Jewish history, culture, and spirituality, offering opportunities for lifelong learning and intellectual enrichment.
Holiday Celebrations: Special programs for Jewish holidays, including festive meals, services, and cultural activities that allow members to celebrate traditions together.
Community Service: Opportunities for seniors to engage in volunteer work and Mitzvah projects, contributing their time and skills to benefit the wider community.
Upcoming events

Seniors Walking Tour at VanDusen Botanical Garden
Tuesday, May 27 at 11:00 am at VanDusen Botanical Garden
Join us for a free guided walking tour of the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Garden. Explore the garden’s seasonal highlights, enjoy fresh air, and connect with others in a relaxed and scenic setting.
After the tour, you're welcome to join the group for lunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant (located within the garden).
The walking tour is free to attend, but registration is required.
*Please note that the optional lunch will be at your own expense


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
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 Appys and Yappys Social Group


Sisterhood Appys and Yappys Social Group
Details:


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
Find your local number: https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/u/abN68oNyjs
Details:


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
Details:


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:

