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Barrie’s Jewish community gathers to heal after attacks in Israel

‘You are not mourning alone, and your anger is not alone,’ Barrie mayor says during gathering at Am Shalom synagogue on Saturday

https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/barries-jewish-community-gathers-to-heal-after-attacks-in-israel-7685183

 

THE SOLIDARITY WE FEEL IN THE COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT TO US ALL,’ SAYS RABBI, AT EMOTIONAL SERVICE AT BARRIE SYNAGOGUE   Ian MacLennan

https://barrie360.com/solidarity-rabbi-barrie-synagogue/

Am Shalom Congregation donates $2,500 worth of turkeys to food bank

Donation also included 150 pounds of food and essentials  BarrieToday Staff 

https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/am-shalom-congregation-donates-2500-worth-of-turkeys-to-food-bank-7641677

Synagogue hosting gala to honour longtime Barrie businessman

‘Stephen (Sperling) was instrumental in building our synagogue,’ says Am Shalom Congregation official

https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/synagogue-hosting-gala-to-honour-longtime-barrie-businessman-5965645

 

City synagogue ‘thrilled’ with return of repaired Torah scroll

‘We see the Torah as a living document that enables us to confront the challenges of our everyday lives,’ says rabbi at Am Shalom; Re-dedication ceremony being held tonight

https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/city-synagogue-thrilled-by-return-of-repaired-torah-scroll-5738808

 

Am Shalom Congregation will offer no-fee Jewish Heritage education classes commencing in September 2022 for children aged four to 13. This initiative is a first ever for the region and will be offered to all Jewish children in the Barrie, Innisfil and Simcoe community for members of the synagogue…

https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/synagogue-offering-jewish-heritage-classes-for-kids-5371452

 

AM SHALOM CONGREGATION HAS GOTTEN PLENTY OF ZOOM PRACTICE IN AHEAD OF PASSOVER CELEBRATIONS  by

October 2019     Am Shalom Congregation was able to make a very large donation of 85 Turkeys to the Barrie Food Bank’s Thanksgiving Food Drive after raising funds at our 16th annual Golf Tournament.

 

New rabbi takes the lead at Am Shalom

Rabbi Audrey Kaufman will lead the local synagogue going forward with the goal of uniting the local Jewish community

A local synagogue overflowed this past weekend with pillars of the Jewish community wishing a new leader well.

Rabbi Audrey Kaufman was officially installed as the new rabbi at Am Shalom synagogue in Barrie’s south end on Saturday, which serves both Barrie and South Simcoe’s Jewish community.

While the new rabbi was officially ordained in June in New York, Saturday marked her installation as rabbi for the synagogue on Huronia Road.

https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/new-rabbi-takes-the-lead-at-am-shalom-1680974

Am Shalom holding community vigil Tuesday following Pittsburgh attack

Vigil is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. at Barrie City Hall   by Raymond Bowe Oct 29, 2018 4:10 PM Updated 

Barrie’s Am Shalom congregation was in the middle of its own services on Saturday when word spread of a deadly attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

“We were in services ourselves when somebody in the congregation got notification on their phone,” David Shron, president of the Am Shalom congregation, tells BarrieToday. “We interrupted services because it was right before a prayer for healing that takes place at about the midway point of our service, and I thought it was an appropriate time to make the announcement.

“It certainly changed the atmosphere and mood of our services,” he added. “It’s a small community, so we all know people who live in the area in Pittsburgh and in Pennsylvania, so naturally all the thoughts go through your head about who was there and why it would happen in such a nice community.”

Am Shalom welcomed Israeli Consul General Galit Baram to our annual Chai Tea on Saturday Nov 4, 2017
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