Thursday, March 13
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Find out how to make the right food choices at a Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Prime Time West Island event, 7:30 p.m. at 96 Roger Pilon Blvd., Dollard des Ormeaux. Call 514-624-5005, ext. 230.
FEDNEXT FLING
FedNext has a Fling Purim Party 10 p.m. at Roxbury, 1432 Crescent St. Contact Elise Abecassis, 514-345-2645, ext. 2639. or email [email protected].
Saturday, March 15
PURIM LIVE
Chabad of Westmount presents Purim Live: Westmount’s Got Talent, 8:15 p.m. at 4 Westmout Square, Suite 110, featuring the Megillah reading, a talent show, door prizes, sushi, dessert reception, cocktails and more. Call 514-937-4772 or visit www.chabadwestmout.com.
HOLIDAY TRIVIA
Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom hosts an Adult Purim Party Trivia Night, 8 p.m. Reserve at 514-937-3575, ext. 213, or email [email protected].
Sunday, March 16
BEATLES REPLAY
Relive the memory of The Beatles at Congregation Beth Tikvah with a 4 p.m. concert by a tribute band, followed by a catered Purim dinner at 5:45 p.m. Children under 4 get in free. Reserve at 514-683-5610.
JAPANESE FEAST
Chabad of the Town celebrates “Purim in Japan” with the Megillah reading, a Japanese-style feast, hypnotist show and children’s program, 4:30 p.m. at 4054 Jean-Talon W. RSVP at 514-342-1770, or visit www.chabadtmr.com.
COSTUMES AT B’NAI OR
The B’nai Or Montreal Community Shul hosts a Purim costume party and vegetarian potluck supper, 5:30-9 p.m. at the YM-YWHA Ben Weider JCC’s Kellert Hall. Contact Rabbi Sherril Gilbert at [email protected].
SUNDAY-@-THE SEGAL
In keeping with the sales theme of Glengarry Glen Ross, opening tonight at the Segal Centre, Rucsandra Calin, sales director of the residences of the Ritz-Carlton, speaks, 11 a.m. at the Sunday-@-The-Segal event. Call 514-739-2301.
WOMEN’S MEGILLAH
The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue has a women’s Megillah reading at noon, with women and children welcome and costumes encouraged. Preceded by an 11:15 a.m. talk by Norma Joseph and an 11:45 a.m. vigil for agunot. Contact Shelley at 514-489-9094.
PARTY BAND
The Kol Kesser Orchestra, playing for the last seven years in Montreal, has a Purim gig at Maimonides Geriatric Centre, 2:30 p.m. Contact Chaim Tanny at 514-949-0480.
Monday, March 17
ASHKENAZIM & SEPHARDIM
The third of a four-part series on the dynamics between Ashkenazim and Sephardim with Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz is 8 p.m. at Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem with the topic “When Ashkenazim were Ashkenazim and Sephardim were Sephardim: A Tale of Crisscrossing Transformations.” Call 514-489-3841.
JUIFS DU LIBAN EXHIBIT
The 100-year history of Lebanese Jewry is the focus of a month-long exhibit at the Jewish Public Library comprised of archival photographs. Call 514-345-2627.
SPEAK UP!
Bernie Weinstein explains the Jewish General Hospital’s Speak Up! campaign to prevent and deal with adverse events and medical mistakes, 2 p.m. at the King David Seniors Residence, 5555 Trent.
MOM-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB
Penny Fransblow leads the discussion on R.J. Palcio’s Wonder at the Norman Berman Children’s Library’s 7 p.m. Mother-Daughter Book Discussion for girls in grades 5 and up. Register at 514-345-2627, ext. 3028 or 3012.
Tuesday, March 18
FREE TAU ONLINE COURSE
Prof. Asher Susser, former director of Tel Aviv University’s (TAU) Moshe Dayan Center for Middle East and North African Studies, today begins a free, online course via the learning website Coursera, on “The Emergence of the Modern Middle East.” It is the third free course offered by TAU, and 16,000 have registered so far. Register on Coursera.org or call Canadian Friends of TAU at 514-344-3417.
SHAAR LEARNING
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim’s Tuesday Night Learning series screens Nicky’s Family, about the rescue of Jewish children to England. 7:30 p.m. Call 514-937-9471.
SASSY SASSI
Troubador Yaacov Sassi entertains at Beth Ora Seniors’ Purim party. 1:30 p.m., 514-342-1234, ext. 7318.
Wednesday, March 19
CLASS ACT THEATRE CLUB
Segal Centre director and artistic director Paul Flicker leads a 7 p.m. pre-show conversation for burgeoning theatre professionals with members of the production of Glengarry Glen Ross. Call 514-739-2301.
JUIFS DU LIBAN PANEL
A French-language panel discussion of the Jews of Lebanon takes place 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Public Library organized by its comité francophone. Panelists include Lucienne Namer, Gabrielle Elia, Gabriel Politis and Maurice Elia, prominent figures in Lebanese Jewry. Tickets at 514-345-6416 or visit www.jewishpubliclibrary.org.
SILENT ART AUCTION
Bialik High School stages a fundraising silent art auction, 7:15 p.m. Contact Jacqueline Cohen at 514-481-2736, ext. 225, or email [email protected].
L’ENVIRONNEMENT
Le Dialogue Judéo-Chrétien and Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom present a French-language biblical perspective on the environment and future of the planet, 7 p.m. at the synagogue. Contact Thérèse at 514-739-2103 or email [email protected].
Thursday, March 20
ARARAT TO ZION
Concordia University’s Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies screens From Ararat to Zion, a documentary following Armenian pilgrims from Mount Ararat to Zion, 7 p.m. at 1590 Dr. Penfield Ave. For more, visit http://azrieli-institute.concordia.ca/funding.
P.M. BOOK REVIEW
Best-selling author Claire Holden Rothman reviews Alice Munro’s Dear Life, 2 p.m. at the Jewish Public Library. Call 514-345-2627.
CONSOLIDATION PROBLEMS
“Confronting the Problems of Democratic Consolidation” is discussed as part of an exhibition and conference series at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) dedicated to Rabbi Marshall Meyer, the founder of a Latin American rabbinical seminary in Buenos Aires and a human rights activist. The 6 p.m. roundtable at 400 St. Catherine St. E., room A-2100 includes UQAM’s Victor Armony, Julián Durazo Herrmann and Charmain Levy. Call 514-987-3000, ext. 1432.
COPD GROUP
The Quebec Lung Association’s support group for those with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) meets 1-3 p.m. at the Castel Royal retirement residence, 5740 Cavendish Blvd. Contact Deborah Humphrey at 438-868-1166.
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SEX ADDICT PARTNERS
Chabad Lifeline offers an eight-week outpatient group for partners of sex addicts. Contact Jennifer Kotry at 514-728-7700.