BBYO BALAGAN (Grades 8-12)
Welcome to Temple Sholom BBYO Balagan!
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About Us
BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. For more than 90 years, BBYO‘s leadership programs the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA, high school fraternity) and the B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG, high school sorority) have been providing exceptional leadership programs and identity enrichment experiences, shaping the confidence and character of more than 400,000 alumni who are among the most prominent figures in business, politics, academia, the arts and Jewish communal life.
Now, BBYO’s network of Jewish teens, alumni, parents, volunteers and philanthropists serves as the Jewish community’s most valuable platform for delivering to the post Bar/Bat Mitzvah audience fun, meaningful and affordable experiences. With year-round activities in hundreds of local communities and inspiring world-wide travel experiences, BBYO’s broad program menu enables teens to explore areas of leadership, service, civic engagement, Israel education and Jewish values.

BBYO Vancouver thrives
Levi Moskovitz has been elected to the BBYO International executive board. (photo by Jason Dixson Photography).
Vancouver teens joined thousands of peers, educators, business leaders and philanthropists from around the world at BBYO’s International Convention (IC) 2025 in Denver, Colo., Feb. 12-17. Levi Moskovitz, a student at King David High School, was elected as BBYO’s international teen treasurer (grand aleph gizbor) for the 2025-26 term. He is the only Canadian on the BBYO international board, which represents 70,000 teens from 64 different countries.
Upcoming Events
Coming soon


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


Rememberance Day Shabbat Service


Rememberance Day Shabbat Service
We will be joined by Master Corporal David Carenza and Lieutenant Adam Braverman.
Master Corporal David Carenza
David has been with the Seaforth Highlanders for over five years now. He spent 3 years as a C9 Light machine gunner in A-coy, Trained Assault pioneer and spent 2 years in Pioneer Platoon and now and after completing Primary leadership qualification and the Sergeant’s course he is working as an NCO at the unit Level.
Among his responsibilities is Depot Platoon NCO, IC of 2 section. He is responsible for physical training and teaching newly trained solider in preparation for their upcoming infantry course in summer 2026.
Lieutenant Adam Braverman
Adam was born in Boston, Massachusetts but raised in the Vancouver neighbourhoods of Kerrisdale and Dunbar. Bar Mitzvahed and married to his high school sweetheart Erin at Beth Israel synagogue, his family have been members of Temple Sholom for many years now. Working in the Film and Television industry since 2005, Adam joined the Canadian Armed Forces as a reservist serving with the British Columbia Regiment as an Armoured Officer from December 2020. In recent years he has moulded his passion for service with a commitment to stand up for his Jewish community and advocate for what it means to be a Jewish Canadian. He is honoured to be representing the CAF and his community at this evening's Remembrance Day Shabbat Service.
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📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
Meeting ID: 926 4853 7814; Password: Torah
or dial-in +1 778 907 2071
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✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
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!
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Kristallnacht Commemoration


Kristallnacht Commemoration
Kristallnacht Commemoration
Keynote Speaker: Historian Robin Judd
Join us for the annual commemoration of Kristallnacht on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 7 pm at the Beth Israel Synagogue.
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✡️ 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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Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Torah Study Group (Zoom)


Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Torah Study Group (Zoom)
We always welcome new study partners!
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Craft Group Monthly Meet Up


Office Closed (Remembrance Day)


📖 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#
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✡️ 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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Tikun Olam Gogos


Tikun Olam Gogos
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Sholom Shishim Kibbitz & Cookies: Canada and The Great War


Sholom Shishim Kibbitz & Cookies: Canada and The Great War
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✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


Shabbat services with Lesley Sachs, Chair, Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ)


Shabbat services with Lesley Sachs, Chair, Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ)
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📖Torah Study (Hybrid - In Person and Online)


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


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
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:


Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Torah Study Group


Lunch & Learn Lesley Sachs (IMPJ)


Lunch & Learn Lesley Sachs (IMPJ)
Topic: Truth as Our Anchor, Activism and Hope as our Beacon: The IMPJ in Today’s Israel.
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✡️ 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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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.
Bring your own apron, cutting or chopping knife and a vegetable peeler. Also bring your lunch if you wish.
We are also looking for volunteers to be available to deliver the soup as needed.
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The Meeting of Hatred Talk with Dr. Mordechai Kedar


The Meeting of Hatred Talk with Dr. Mordechai Kedar
With Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar
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.
Free to attend, but registration required.
Open to everyone.
REGISTER HERE
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📖 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#
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Mens Circle


Mens Circle
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✡️ 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


Zoom Panel with Our Representatives to the WZC in Israel


Zoom Panel with Our Representatives to the WZC in Israel
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Sisterhood in Richmond Social Group


Sisterhood in Richmond Social Group
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✡️ 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:


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
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:


✡️ 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:


✡️ 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:


Mens Club Poker and Pastrami


Mens Club Poker and Pastrami
This year we are offering a Deli Extravaganza from The Perfect Bite.Build Your Own Smoked Meat sandwiches -12 oz of meat per person:
- 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
The Deli Extravaganza is thanks to sponsorship from Dr. Neil Pollock.
Cost*: $60 Men's Club member; $70 Non-Men's Club member*Includes food and poker chips
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✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


Family Shabbat


Family Shabbat
Young families are invited to join us for a fun evening including crafts, an age-appropriate service and a Shabbat dinner.
Cost: Adults $15, Child $10
Caterer: Ofra's Kitchen
Registration will be available closer to the date.
Details:


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


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


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services


✡️ In-Person & Online Shabbat Services
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:


✡️ 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:


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:


Sisterhood Book & A Bite (at TS)


Men's Club Talk with Rabbi Philip Bregman


Men's Club Talk with Rabbi Philip Bregman
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).
Free of charge, but registration is required.
Open to Everyone.
REGISTER HERE
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