Past Programs & Events
Point Grey Road Shoreline Clean Up
Sunday before Rosh Hashana, September 17th, at 10 am.
Rabbi Schachar is participating in the Point Grey Road Shoreline Clean up. "I am considering this for myself to be in part a preparation for Rosh Hashana and tashlich (a tikun for the harm we have caused the waters), as well as part of the directive "to serve and protect" the garden. This date also happens to be when we (ashkenazim) start saying selichot (prayers of forgiveness)!"
The Rabbi has invited us all to join him! For more information and to register, see: www.vanaqua.org/cleanup
Friday July 21 (before Shabbat) - Sunday July 23. Camp out with AvA!
Program for this weekend:
Friday - AvA arrives, sets up camp, brings in Shabbat.
Saturday - Witness program starts:
Sacred Land Use Plan
Presentation of the Squamish Nation Forest and Wilderness Land Use Plan by telàlsemkin/siyam/Chief Bill Williams, Sekyú Siyám’ Chief Ian Campbell and KáKeltn Siyám/Chief Gibby Jacobs.
Ecological Economics
Engage with Micheal Barkusky, ecological economist, in a dialogue on envisioning a wilderness-friendly economy.
Slahal / Bone Game
Nexws Chenchents/Eugene Harry will involve participants in traditional Coast Salish games at the fireside gathering on Saturday evening.
Also Saturday evening, a short yet meaningful havdalah service is conducted in the Squamish Valley wilderness
Detailed directions to be announced. For approximate directions, click here.
Cost: TBA
Carpooling : TBA
Contact Michael Barkusky for more information or to register: 604-874-4118
Are Dinosaurs Kosher?
June 8th, 7:30 - 9:30pm
Shaarey Tefilah Synagogue, 785 West 16th Ave., Vancouver
Movie End of Suburbia and panel discussion on fossil fuels in B.C.’s food system
with leading sustainable consultants, Philip Be’er, Steven Hall and Rabbi David Mivisair.
$8 / person, free if AvA Member. (Memberships $12.50 - $25)
Contact: Donna Wilner, 604-787-8763
Thecology Café: October 2005 – May 2006
Adam va-Adamah Environmental Society/COEJL of BC
announces Thecology Café, a monthly discussion series on Judaism and contemporary
environmental issues. Each discussion will feature a short introduction to the topic by an expert in the field. With the guidance of the expert and a Rabbi, the participants will then engage in a lively exploration of the environmental topic from a Jewish perspective.
Steve Lipari, the Chair of Adam va-Adamah says, “Thecology Café is a
wonderful opportunity for the community to see how the Jewish tradition informs us about contemporary issues of the environment. Adam va-Adamah holds many programs with local
synagogues and schools, so the Theocology Café discussion series is a great chance to offer our educational programming to the wider community.”
The dates, topics, and presenters for each discussion will be as follows:
�� Eco-Kashrut: Sunday, October 23rd.
Rabbi Orenstein, Congregation Shaarey Tefilah
This session will be held at Schara Tzedeck Synagogue sukkah 3476 Oak Street, instead of at Pini’s.
�� Jewish Perspectives on Gas Prices: November 22, 2005
Philip Be’er, Be’er Necessities
� Greening Sacred Spaces: January 24, 2006
Paige Dampier, Multifaith Action Society
� S O S - The Significance of Salmon: March 21, 2006
Michael Barkusky, Adam va-Adamah and Celia Brauer, Salmon Celebration
� Jewish Perspectives on Evolution: April 25, 2006
Peter Ballin, VCC’s Biology Department & Adam va-Adamah
� Israel’s Environment Today: May 23, 2006
Yossi Daar, Jewish National Fund
The discussions will be held once a month from 7:15pm to 9:00pm at Pini's, (729 West 16th
Avenue). Kosher refreshments will be available for purchase at Pini’s. There is a suggested
donation of $5 per session.
Other Past Events and Programs
