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


The Jewish Book Festival presents: Sons of Survivors with Aron Hirt-Manheimer


The Jewish Book Festival presents: Sons of Survivors with Aron Hirt-Manheimer
The Jewish Book Festival presents Sons of Survivors: Making Peace with Inherited Trauma with Aron Hirt-ManheimerTwo lifelong friends uncover their families’ long-hidden Holocaust history, confronting silence, reclaiming memory, transforming inherited trauma into a powerful legacy of love.The authors of this dual memoir were conceived in the same Displaced Persons camp in occupied Germany, and grew up in the close-knit community of Yiddish-speaking refugees in America.
Though the Holocaust formed the backdrop of their lives, they didn’t talk much about it - until, as older adults, they embraced the imperative to bear witness, and set out to discover everything that happened to their families in Poland. Navigating through this haunted terrain, the friends realized that the love they inherited from their parents transcends the trauma.Aron Hirt-Manheimer was described by Elie Wiesel as "a writer possessed of a rare blend of integrity, persuasiveness, and good literary sense." He is the author of several history books, founder of the Davka magazine, and editor of the Reform Judaism magazine.
Books will be available for sale and signing by the author.
Free to join. Everyone is welcome!
REGISTER FOR FEBRUARY 22 HERE
Click here for more info about the JCC Jewish Book Festival
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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
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+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
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+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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📖 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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Kibbitz & Cookies with Rabbi Finestone - The Whole Megillah: The real story of Purim


Kibbitz & Cookies with Rabbi Finestone - The Whole Megillah: The real story of Purim
Free to attend, but registration is required.
REGISTER HERE
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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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✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/84333069441?pwd=R7A0VPJD532AbCLxQ0wMZqHBwloJPL.1
Meeting ID: 843 3306 9441
Passcode: Torah
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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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Lunch & Learn: The power of music, history, and family - The Cello Still Sings with Janet Horvath


Lunch & Learn: The power of music, history, and family - The Cello Still Sings with Janet Horvath
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Office Closed at 1pm (Erev Purim)


✡️ 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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Shul of Rock Purim Celebration


Shul of Rock Purim Celebration
Megillah Reading + Purim Shpiel
Free to attend — everyone is welcome!
🍕 Pizza
🎥 360° Video Booth
🎨 Amazing Crafts
🖋️ Temporary Tattoos
🎁 Mishloach Manot
🥨 Hamantaschen (of course!)
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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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Men's Circle


Men's 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
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iEngage – Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration


iEngage – Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration
📍 Temple Sholom
🕢 Wednesdays, 7:30–9:00 pm
📅 March 4 – May 6 (with a Passover break)
March 4 • March 11 • March 18 • March 25
— Passover Break —
April 15 • April 22 • April 29 • May 6
• Temple Sholom Members: Free
• Non-Members: $180
About the Shalom Hartman InstituteThe Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading research and educational center serving Israel and world Jewry. It is dedicated to enriching the moral and spiritual life of the Jewish people, deepening pluralism, and strengthening the relationship between Israel and the Jewish world.
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✡️ 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:


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/84333069441?pwd=R7A0VPJD532AbCLxQ0wMZqHBwloJPL.1
Meeting ID: 843 3306 9441
Passcode: Torah
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:


Men's Club: Jerusalem During the Forgotten Centuries with Prof. Chris Friedrichs


Men's Club: Jerusalem During the Forgotten Centuries with Prof. Chris Friedrichs
This illustrated lecture will trace the changing fortunes of this uniquely important place during the forgotten centuries before its revival as a world-class city in the last hundred years.
Temple Sholom member, Chris Friedrichs is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of British Columbia where he taught European and world history for 45 years.
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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


L’ADOR VADOR: An Evening of Storytelling and Connection


L’ADOR VADOR: An Evening of Storytelling and Connection
L’ADOR VADOR: An Evening of Storytelling and Connection
Join us as we mark the one-year anniversary of Generations After, VHEC programming for descendants, at a special event in partnership with Temple Sholom synagogue.
Holocaust survivors will join second-, third- and fourth-generation descendants for an evening of storytelling and connection. This intergenerational gathering provides a special opportunity for survivors to share their hopes for preserving memory, education and legacy, and for descendants to consider what it means to carry these stories forward—within families, communities and future generations.
The program will feature remarks from survivors and descendants, as well as a survivor panel discussion, followed by light refreshments and time to connect with one another.
REGISTER HERE
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:


iEngage – Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration


iEngage – Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration
📍 Temple Sholom
🕢 Wednesdays, 7:30–9:00 pm
📅 March 4 – May 6 (with a Passover break)
March 4 • March 11 • March 18 • March 25
— Passover Break —
April 15 • April 22 • April 29 • May 6
• Temple Sholom Members: Free
• Non-Members: $180
About the Shalom Hartman InstituteThe Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading research and educational center serving Israel and world Jewry. It is dedicated to enriching the moral and spiritual life of the Jewish people, deepening pluralism, and strengthening the relationship between Israel and the Jewish world.
Details:


Tikun Olam Gogos


Tikun Olam Gogos
Details:


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/84333069441?pwd=R7A0VPJD532AbCLxQ0wMZqHBwloJPL.1
Meeting ID: 843 3306 9441
Passcode: Torah
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:


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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📖 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


iEngage – Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration


iEngage – Liberal Zionism: Between Crisis and Aspiration
📍 Temple Sholom
🕢 Wednesdays, 7:30–9:00 pm
📅 March 4 – May 6 (with a Passover break)
March 4 • March 11 • March 18 • March 25
— Passover Break —
April 15 • April 22 • April 29 • May 6
• Temple Sholom Members: Free
• Non-Members: $180
About the Shalom Hartman InstituteThe Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading research and educational center serving Israel and world Jewry. It is dedicated to enriching the moral and spiritual life of the Jewish people, deepening pluralism, and strengthening the relationship between Israel and the Jewish world.
Details:


✡️ Kabbalat Shabbat Service


📖Torah Study (Hybrid - In Person and Online)


📖Torah Study (Hybrid - In Person and Online)
Meeting ID: 926 4853 7814; Password: Torah
or dial-in +1 778 907 2071
Details:


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome


📖 Torah Study - Everyone welcome
https://templesholom-ca.zoom.us/j/84333069441?pwd=R7A0VPJD532AbCLxQ0wMZqHBwloJPL.1
Meeting ID: 843 3306 9441
Passcode: Torah
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:













