Torah at Westmount

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to learn with?

Rabbi Yossi and Rebbetzin Gail each have their own distinct class library. Choose either teacher below and we will guide you to the right collection.

Rebbetzin Gail MichalowiczRebbetzin's classes

Learn with the Rebbetzin

Rebbetzin Gail Michalowicz

A separate women's Torah library filled with warmth, energy, humour and practical wisdom, including organized series and nearly 200 classes and messages on GLM—God Loves Me.

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Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz

The Rabbi's current and archived classes

Everything below belongs to Rabbi Yossi's class collection—from his newest TorahAnytime shiurim to Westmount's restored audio archive.

Sukkos / Simchas Torah 5787 at Westmount

Make the sukkah your home.
Read the practical guide.

Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz's four-page guide covers eating, sleeping, blessings, rain and the first two nights of Sukkos. The Shabbos Shuva and Yom Kippur teachings remain in the Torah archive. The seven-slot Sukkos / Simchas Torah series has all seven teachings ready to read or print.

Browse seven holiday teaching slots Read the laws of the sukkah Earlier High Holiday Torah
Illustrated tallis demonstration

Practical halacha · video guide

How to put on a tallis

Watch Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz's short visual guide to checking the tzitzis, saying the bracha, wrapping, and bringing the tallis over both shoulders.

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Direct links to actual classes

Begin with a recent shiur.

Each choice below opens the individual TorahAnytime class itself, where you can immediately watch or listen.

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Learn in person

Regular classes at Westmount

Join us at 10 Disera Drive. Times occasionally change, so please check the current Westmount Weekly before coming.

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Torah to learn together—and to keep returning to.
Shabbos

Shabbos learning

Shabbos, October 31 · 8:00 AM

What Makes You Feel Alive?

Discovering the pleasure of being alive, the sweetness of Torah, and joy in tefillah and simple acts of kindness. The complete class notes and two-page Hebrew–English source sheet are ready to read or print.

Shabbos, October 31 · 8:50 AM

Repeat: What Makes You Feel Alive?

Discovering the pleasure of being alive, the sweetness of Torah, and joy in tefillah and simple acts of kindness. The complete class notes and two-page Hebrew–English source sheet are ready to read or print.

Shabbos morning · October 31

When We Cannot See What Comes Next

The complete Shabbos drush with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz is ready to read or print.

Shabbos, October 31 · 5:55 PM

How Do We Say Goodbye to Shabbos?

Shalosh Seudos drush: escorting our guests, Melaveh Malkah, and carrying our closeness to Hashem into the week. Followed by Shelly Glowinsky’s siyum upon completing all the Mishnayos.

Weekdays

Weekday learning

Monday, October 26 · 8:00 PM

Who Gets the Last Laugh?

Monday night Parsha with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz. The full transcript and six-page bilingual source handout are available to read or print.
NEW — PowerPoint Presentation
Watch the Shiur with PowerPoint Slides ↗
Class picture, full transcript and bilingual source notes

Friday, October 30

What Must Leave Before Shabbos Enters?

Erev Shabbos drush: because we cherish Shabbos, we reject the influences that could damage our connection to it. Complete printable drush available.

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Additional learning

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Learning at Westmount

Regular weekday classes continue; new topics and any schedule changes will be added when confirmed.

A thoughtful place to begin

Exploring Orthodox conversion?

Westmount offers a guided Orthodox conversion curriculum that begins with a comprehensive 70-class series and continues through Hebrew, prayer, Torah, Shabbos, Yom Tov, kosher living, relationships and daily Jewish practice with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz.

Earlier in-depth audio classes

A rich Torah archive—still worth learning.

We have restored and organized 6,132 playable recordings across 189 series. Choose a subject, open a series, and then select the particular class you want to hear.

Weekly Parsha Classes

Choose from all 336 preserved recordings in this series.

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Could You Pass A Jewish Conversion Test?

Choose from all 70 preserved recordings in this series.

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The Mystical Key to Relationships

Choose from all 13 preserved recordings in this series.

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Managing your Mitzvos

Choose from all 24 preserved recordings in this series.

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Increasing Your Jewish IQ

Choose from all 12 preserved recordings in this series.

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The Shabbos Queen

Choose from all 76 preserved recordings in this series.

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The complete collection

Every recovered series now has its own class list.

Browse Parsha, Jewish living, relationships, Shabbos, prayer, personal growth, Chassidus, Talmud, Rambam and more. Each available class is listed separately and connected directly to its preserved recording.

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Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
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