Kehilat Shalom Society of Calgary

Kehilat Shalom of Calgary is an egalitarian Jewish synagogue congregation with High Holiday and weekly  Shabbat services, focused on providing a warm, intimate atmosphere for all who participate

UPCOMING EVENTS

Shabbat Services
Saturday, 9:30 AM
Calgary Jewish Community Centre

Please join us for Community Shabbat Services, led by Rabbi Leonard Cohen, at the Calgary JCC, 1607 - 90th Avenue SW.

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Kiddush, October 19, 2019 is Sponsored by:​

The Weinstein Family

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Upcoming Kiddushim!

October 26 Marilyn Samuels & David Craimer
November 2 Tunde Adeniran
November 9 Eugene Shabash in memory of his mother, Ludmilla bat Anya
​November 16 Marni Besser's mother's Yahrzeit
November 23 David Moll's birthday
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Click here for Shabbat candle lighting times.

​To make a payment or donation, ​Click Here
or call numbers below

Phone (403) 613-1848
​ OR (403) 837-9060
Leave your phone number, so that we can call you back for the credit card information, your name, and how many tickets you would like.

Membership, Kiddush, Tribute cards, or Bar/Bat-Mitzvah Program Info

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Kehilat Shalom Society of Calgary
Annual General Meeting
October 30, 2019 
7 p.m. Calgary JCC

 Dear members:

Your attendance and participation is encouraged. Voting will be open to members only.

Respectfully,
Sam Fishman
President, Kehilat Shalom

 
​Yasher Koach, Bruno Kahane and Nurit Ofer!
our nominees for 2019 Shem Tov award

Yasher Koach, Bruno and Nurit!
Federation invites our community’s organizations to submit one lay leader/volunteer who has provided exemplary leadership and/or has worked 
exceptionally hard for the benefit of the organization and its constituents this past year.
As Bruno Kahane and Nurit Ofer both fit this criteria to a T, they are Kehilat Shalom's nominees for this year's Shem Tov awards, to be presented at the Calgary Jewish Federation's Annual General Meeting, scheduled for Thursday, June 20th at 6:45 p.m. at the Centre.
Bruno and Nurit, Mazel Tov, Yasher Koach, and thank you for all that you do!

Renew your Membership
(Adult $600, Student $180) or Join the Kehila

​Rabbi Cohen has Posted 4 sermons from this year's High Holidays services-

See Blog Here 

Please help us by filling out the Kehilat Shalom - High Holidays 2019/5780 Survey

​Dear Members and Friends of Kehilat Shalom,

Shana Tova!  In order to improve services and meet the needs of our congregation, we ask you to please complete the following 4-minute survey regarding the recently-held Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at Kehilat Shalom.  Whether you attended as little as one service (or more), your honest feedback will help us greatly in evaluating and planning ahead.

The link to the survey  can be found by clicking here:   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PRSGKNW 

Thank you in advance for filling out your response.

May 5780 be a happy, healthy year for you and your loved ones.


Rabbi Leonard Cohen & Sam Fishman, President
Kehilat Shalom, Calgary

​Text Study Classes

Rabbi Cohen is holding a weekday class of text study (Torah, Talmud, etc.), Mondays at 1:30 PM. Please contact the rabbi at info@kscalgary.org if want more information or for class times.

Yasher Koach also to Rabbi Leonard Cohen and Rhona Shore, who will be receiving the Kesher Shem Tov Award and Inclusion Shem Tov award for their dedication and service to Kesher, Calgary Jewish Federation’s programs for Jewish inclusion.
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Bnai Mitzvah Program

Kehilat Shalom is offering free group Bnai Mitzvah lessons included with an adult membership, to be running on Tuesdays, starting on January 9th, through to June 12th. Contact info@kscalgary.org for more information.

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Mindful of the wisdom of the past, accepting and respecting where we are at the present, together contributing to the creation of a better Jewish future, through community, study, prayer and song.
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Through your participation, membership and generosity we can be a Kehilah ...

• that is dedicated to meeting the spiritual, intellectual, social and cultural needs of our congregants;
• that is enriched and sustained both personally and as an institution by the knowledge, experience, dedication and compassion of our board, executive, Rabbi and Cantor;

• that not only respects but thrives on the diverse backgrounds and traditions of its worshipers;

• of individuals that join together for worship, study and in Mitzvot;

• that provides a sense of comfort and community;

• committed to the tenets and ideals of Classical Judaism by strengthening individual and shared connections to G-d and community.

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