Thursday, Feb. 13

BODY & BRAIN

The Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors has put together a body and brain fitness workout, 2-3:30 p.m. For details, call 514-342-1234, ext. 7305.

THE LIST

Toronto theatrical producer-director Stéphanie Ouaknine directs the Governor-General Award-winning play The List, by Jennifer Tremblay, in English through Feb. 15 at the La Chapelle theatre, 3700 rue St-Dominique. Ouaknine, the daughter of well known community figure Léon Ouaknine, is involved in both French- and English-language productions and has won praise for how she has integrated projection into this production. Tickets, 514-843-7738.

Friday, Feb. 14

SPEAK UP!

Bernie Weinstein speaks about Speak Up!, a campaign to educate the pubic about its rights and responsibilities as patients in regard to preventable adverse events and medical errors, 10 a.m. Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors. Weinstein chairs the campaign, launched in 2011 as part of the Jewish General Hospital’s quality program.

Saturday, Feb. 15

ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL

The Montreal premiere of writer and director Reshef Levi’s 2013 box office hit, the Israeli crime comedy Hunting Elephants (Latzud Pilim), is on at 8 p.m. at the Dollar Cinema in Decarie Square as the last screening of the Jewish Public Library’s Israeli Film Festival 2014. The plot revolves around the robbery of a bank as retribution for it not paying compensation to a boy whose father has died. Starring Gil Blank, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov and Patrick Stewart. Introduced by Israeli vice-consul Alon Melchior. Tickets, 514-345-6416 or www.jewishpubliclibrary.org.

Sunday, Feb. 16

SPA DAY

Chabad of the Town’s Jewish Women’s Circle hosts a SPA (spiritual personal adventure) day exploring “what it means to be a Jewish woman today,” 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 4054 Jean Talon W. The day includes a brunch, learning a variety of subjects and skills, and guest Devorie Kreiman speaking on “The Possibilities of the Impossible.” Call Dina, 514-342-1770, email her at dina@chabadtmr or visit www.chabadtmr.com/spasoul.

CANCER BOWL-O-THON

The third annual Bowl-O-Thon benefiting the McGill Centre for Translational Research in Cancer/Jewish General Hospital  takes place 2-4 p.m. at Laurentian Lanes, 222 Montée de Liesse. 514-933-2307 or email [email protected].

BIALIK FASHION SHOW

The annual Bialik High School Fashion Show gets underway today, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jacqueline Cohen, 514-481-2736.

Monday, Feb. 17

SPEAKING TO GOD

The concluding session of the five-part series, “How to Speak to God,” takes place 8 p.m., Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem. The series explores what Jewish prayer teaches about God, man and the meaning of life, and is preceded by a 15-minute “Mini-Lesson: A Siddur GPS.” For details, call 514-489-3841.

Wednesday, Feb. 19

BROKEN HEART BLESSINGS

American-born Israeli author Sherri Mandell, whose 13-year-old son, Koby, along with his friend Yosef were murdered by terrorists in the West Bank in 2001, speaks 7 p.m. at Chabad of Westmount, 4 Westmount Square, suite 110 (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). After the tragedy, Mandell went on to author the book, The Blessing of a Broken Heart, and to found with her husband Camp Koby and the Koby Mandell Foundation for families who have lost loved ones to terror. For details, call 514-937-4772, or visit www.chabadwestmount.com.

EINSTEIN LUNCHEON

Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU), Montreal International, and Richter host the Albert Einstein Business Forum Luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m. at the Richter Conference Room, 1981 McGill College Ave., 11th floor. The speaker is Dominique Anglade, head of Montreal speaking on the subject of “Giving Ambition to our Metropolis!” Space is limited, reservations a must. Call Debby Mandelker, 514-932-2133, or email [email protected].

TALMUDIC WORKSHOP

ALEPH, the Centre d’Études juives contemporaines, holds a French-language talmudic workshop on the biblical “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth” injunction, with Daniel Glassman, 7-9 p.m., Cummings House. For details, call 514-733-4998, ext. 3160.

BIRTHRIGHT REGISTRATION

As of 10 a.m., online registration is open for Taglit-Birthright Israel, at www.israelforfree.com. Call Samantha Star, 514-345-6449, ext. 3210.

…Et Cetera…

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

Registration has already begun for spring preschool programs at the Jewish Public Library’s Norman Berman Children’s Library that begin in March. They include Mostly Music (Wednesdays with Linda Kravitz), Rhythm, Rhyme and Story Time (Mondays and Tuesdays), and rounding out the week: Mother Goose & Music, Drop-In Storytime, Music & Movement, and Shabbat and Me. The Sunday Children’s Story Time is free and unlike the others, needs no registration. For details or to register, call 514-345-2627, exts. 3012, 3016 or 3398, or visit www.jewishpubliclibrary.org.

UNSEAMLY

Montreal playwright Oren Safdie’s latest work, Unseamly, has its world premiere run through March 9 at the Bain St. Michel theatre, 5300 St. Dominique St. Presented by Infiniththeatre and directed by Sarah Carlsen and Guy Sprung, the play revolves around the issue of sexual harassment and is inspired by real events. For tickets, call 514-987-1774, or visit www.infinitheatre.com.

POLYGLOT TOUR GUIDE

Veteran polyglot tour guide Akiva Gitelman is about to begin his 27th season helping foreign visitors to Montreal discover the city. Gitelman, who lives in Cote St. Luc, leads sightseeing tours in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and even Hebrew (the only local tour guide to do so). Call 514-483-5540.

THE SEAGULL CONTINUES

Anton Chekhov’s classic play, The Seagull, continues its run through Feb. 16 at the Segal Centre, Tickets, 514-739-7944.

LOOKING TO RECRUIT

The McGill University Health Centre is seeking to recruit healthy, non-smoking, post-menopausal women (at least three years into menopause and over age 50), for a year-long research study measuring how the health of heart and blood vessels is affected by calcium in food compared to calcium from supplements. For details, call 514-934-1934, ext. 45742, or email [email protected].

AMZALLAG EBOOK

Montrealer Alain Amzallag, a genetic scientist, writer, painter and musician who has written extensively about his life coping with bipolar disorder. recently published an 60-page ebook called Sea Storm: Insights on Bipolarity, a guide to the different forms of the condition and how it can affect the individual. It’s also meant to convey to friends and family members that there need not be any stigma associated with mental illness. More details are available by calling 514-735-2528, emailing, [email protected] or visiting www.alainamzallag .com.