Sholem Aleichem Community
P.O. Box C - 105, 123 Doncaster R3N 2B2 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

thanks to the panels that the community has created each year to serve as both markers of time but also the walls of the sukkah, we were able to determine that our last sukkoth was in 2013.

a wonderful celebration of Sukkoth at the home of Noah Erenberg and Cheryl Cohan. The significance of the 'arba minim', four species, the etrog (lemon) and lulav (collectively the lulav, palm branch, hadasim, myrtle branch and aravot, willow branch) explained by our host, and then "shaken" in the 6 directions - south, north, east, west, up and down. It feels so good to be able to gather as community to share traditions and of course great food.

our first step towards 'normal' took place today with a small Yom Kippur ceremony, next weekend Sukkoth. Leave a message if you would like details.

Shana Tova! After over a year of being unable to gather and celebrate, we are very excited to begin the year 5782 with an invitation to attend the following Sholem Aleichem Community Holiday Celebrations. Yom Kippur Thursday September 16; 1:00 - 2:30 R.A. Steen Community Centre, 980 Palmerston... As the community centre is governed by provincial health regulations, the event will be restricted to those who can show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID. We also need to limit participation to 30 people as that is what the room will hold allowing for social distancing. Please RSVP here with a message if you would like to attend. Attendance will be on a first reply first reserved basis, and if you sign up to attend please do so. See more

so as things start to open up, we have been discussing a possible Sukkot event this year. Stay tuned for further details!

this may be obvious but the health restrictions continue to make it impossible for us to gather and host holiday celebrations. We look forward to the time in the not so distant future when it will be safe once again for us to gather and celebrate. Until then be safe, stay well and please get vaccinated.