The Sabbath begins at 3:57 P.M. on Friday, November 15 and concludes at 5:16 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Saturday is also International Tolerance Day. 頑張って ください！
Sabbath Project/World Challa-Making Day is Here
Today Jews around the world will celebrate the Sabbath together under the auspices of the Global Sabbath Project, which includes World Challa-Making Day. The Lithuanian Jewish Community invites everyone to come and make challa bread together beginning at 3:00 P.M. today, Friday, November 15. Besides making bread, we will also learn about the Sabbath, enjoy some live music and share Jewish cooking traditions. The best loaf will be chosen as the winner.
Time: 3:00 P.M., Friday, November 15
Place: Bagel Shop Café, Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius
Rabbi Warren Goldstein sends special Sabbath Project greetings to LJC:
Darna Festival to Celebrate Tolerance Day: Food, Fun and Friends
The annual Darna festival to celebrate the International Day of Tolerance will be held at two adjacent locations this year: the Lithuanian Jewish Community and the Cvi Park Israeli street-food kiosk and performance space across the street. The festival will include live music, poetry and photography exhibits.
Besides the usual food, drink and friends, this year’s festival will also include musical performances by students from the Sholem Aleichem ORT Gymnasium, National Opera and Ballet Theater soloist Julija Stupnianek-Kalėdiene and then that soloist’s own program performed together with Giedrė Muralytė and Lina Žutautaitė. Poetry by Indrė Valantinaitė and Tina del Mar on cello will also feature, and Toma Čepaitė will perform on the traditional Lithuanian stringed instrument the kanklės. Violinist Dalia Dėdinskaitė, cellist Gleb Pyšniak and accordionist Tadas Motiečius will perform together as Arts Lituanica. Walter Delahunt and his band of friends from Canada will also perform. Accomplished DJs will round out the night.
You’re Invited to an End of Sabbath Ceremony Saturday
Dear members and friends,
You’re invited to a Havdalah ceremony to usher out the Sabbath Saturday evening.
This is a multisensory experience involving scents, the lighting of candles, wine and prayers sung together with cantor Shmuel Yaatom to make the coming week blessed.
Time: 5:30 P.M., Saturday, November 16
Place: Lithuanian Jewish Community, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius
Shavua tov!
Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club to Meet Thursday
Natalja Cheifec’s discussion club #ŠALOM invites you to the next discussion at 5:30 P.M. on November 14 via the Zoom platform.
To register and receive Zoom login credentials, click here.
Remember to indicate your questions of interest on the registration form.
Sabbath Times
The Sabbath begins at 4:10 P.M. on Friday, November 8 and concludes at 5:24 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region.
Sabbath Times
The Sabbath begins at 4:24 on Friday, November 1, and concludes at 5:39 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region.
Sabbath Times
The Sabbath begins at 5:39 P.M. on Friday, October 25, and concludes at 6:49 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Friday is also Simchat Torah.
The Quiz is Back
The quiz “Kas? Kur? Kada?” [Who, what, where?] returns after the Jewish new year with tantalizing new queries by Irina Slucker and clever teams ready to compete for the gold. Everyone is welcome. The cost for participating is 7 euros.
To effect payment, send 7 euros to Lithuanian Jewish Community, bank account no. LT 06 7044 0600 0575 7425, indicating QUIZ. Registration is open till October 30 by sending an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt.
Time: 7:00 P.M., Thursday, October 31
Place: Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius
Everyone Welcome at Mini-Makabiada
The Lithuanian Makabi Athletics Club is holding their annual Mini-Makabiada Sunday, November 10. Competition includes 3-on-3 basketball, volleyball, ping-pong and badminton. Registration is open to all till November 7.
Registration form: https://forms.gle/ambfhPKZsz5vDwRN8
For more information, call Daniel at 8 687 83 005.
Palanga Jewish Community Invites You to Herring Lecture at Jonas Šliūpas Museum
Herring fishing and consumption stretches back millennia and became an integral part of Jewish cuisine centuries ago. The Jonas Šliūpas Museum is hosting a lecture by Jewish cuisine specialist Dovilė Rūkaitė on the Jewish culinary history of herring at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 23, in Palanga.
The museum recently opened an exhibit called “From the North Sea to the Christmas Table” about herring which included an interesting archaeological find: part of a cover and barrel for a 19th-century herring selection and conservation system.
Rūkaitė plans to speak on the significance of Jewish merchants and populations in popularizing the fish in Europe and will also discuss some of the classic recipes which use herring.
Time: 5:00 P.M., October 23
Place: Jonas Šliūpas Museum, Vytauto street no. 23A, Palanga
Duration: About 1 hour
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Jewish Scouting Season Opens
Weekly meetings of Jewish scouts are taking place again starting at 3:00 P.M. this Sunday at the Lithuanian Jewish Community in Vilnius. The gathering should last around one hour. Jewish scouting teaches scouts Jewish culture, civic-mindedness, responsibility, independence and a number of other skills and values, and includes a lot of fun and games as well. This group is intended for scouts and potential scouts aged 6 to 18. FOr more information contact Michail Kofman by telephone at 860645o94 or send an email to skautai@lzb.lt.
Beginner and Advanced Israeli Dance Classes
The Rikudei Am Club invites those with no experience and experienced dancers to attend classes on Sunday at the Lithuanian Jewish Community in Vilnius.
The cost is 20 euros for 4 classes, or 10 euros for 4 classes for LJC members. Registration is required: send an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt.
Time: 12:30 P.M., Sundays
Place: LJC, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius
Mandolin Virtuoso Avi Avital to Perform in Klaipėda
Israeli mandolin master Avi Avital will perform with the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra works for mandolin and baroque arrangements at the Klaipėda Music Hall at 6:30 P.M. on October 26. His repertoire includes world beat, jazz and the opera of Vivaldi, Bach and Bartók, among others.
For more information, see here.
Sabbath Times
The Sabbath begins at 5:54 P.M. on Friday, October 18, and concludes at 7:09 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Friday and Saturday are also days two and three of Sukkot and special Sabbath rules apply.
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Sukkot Begins Today
Sukkot or Sukkos beings today, Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at sunset, or 5:59 P.M.
The festival of Sukkot–literally meaning booths, tents, tabernacles–is celebrated for seven days in Israel and eight days in the Diaspora, starting on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. It is one of the three festivals during which Jewish men were required to make pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the times of the Holy Temple.
Ilan Club Meeting on Sundays
A reminder that the Ilan Club is meeting on Sundays at 1:00 P.M. at Pylimo street no. 4.
Simchat Torah Event at the Bagel Shop Café
The weekly portions of Torah readings ends and begins again. To mark the end of the cycle and the beginning of the new, you’re invited to a Simchat Torah celebration with the musical duet of Borisas Kizneris and Michailas Bolshunas, and a performance by Michailas Javichius on saxophone, at the Bagel Shop Café.
The cost is 15 euros. Registration required. Send an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt or call (+370) 678 81514 before noon Thursday.
Time: 7:00 P.M., Friday, October 25
Place: Bagel Shop Café
Women’s Club Meeting Friday
Dear reader,
The Women’s Club will be expecting you again this Friday, and this meeting will be especially fun and delicious as we make quiches and pastries.
This time of year is special, the High Holy Days, and we cannot avoid the holiday spirit. THis Friday we celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot, when we sit down at the table together with our families and also treat those who come by. So, dear homemakers, we will learn to make the Israeli dish pashtida, sometimes called a kugel, which resembles a quiche, and layered apple pastries.
A good time is guaranteed.
Please register before noon on Thursday by sending an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt or by calling (+370) 678 81514. Space is limited.
Time: 6:30 P.M., Friday, October 18
Place: Bagel Shop Café, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius