WESTMOUNT SHUL SAFETY MEASURES UPDATE – January 13, 2021:With praises to Hashem, we are fortunate that the province of Ontario is permitting houses of worship to continue having gatherings of ten people. The Shul members have overall been very compliant regarding the safety procedures, and Baruch Hashem, there have been zero transmissions since we have […]
We are thrilled to continue to safely and slowly bring the Shul back to normal. After getting feedback from the membership, we have a great degree of certainty, that our Kehila has reached a stage of “herd immunity,” where many of the concerns that people still have when entering public places, no longer apply to […]
Learn the laws of Tsitsit, customs, and explanations – hands on tying of your own tsitsit. Tying according to sepharadi/ Ashkenaz custom. Your new garment: 100% virgin wool. Color: white wool. (If you want with black stripes- let me know)Size: 7 or 8 ( Large). Participants keep the Garment. (Of course) Sunday 10:30 AM – […]
You are coming into an Orthodox synagogue for the first time and are not sure about what to expect and what is expected of you. The etiquette of coming to a synagogue varies greatly depending on the stream of Judaism you are used to. Here is a short list of steps for the considerate visitor […]
Many miracles continue to happen in Reb Shimon bar Yochai’s merit. As Reb Ovadyah of Bartunara writes in aletter, “On the eighteenth of Iyar, the day of his [Reb Shimon’s] yahrtzeit, people from all around Meron go toMeron and they light bonfires… Many barren women become fruitful, the ill are healed, because of the goodkabbalos […]
