As we start the journey towards spring, the exciting changes for the building at 561 Wellington...Read more...

The Membership Committee affirms the value of participating in and growing with Jewish communal life in Winnipeg. All of us have had powerful and meaningful experiences at Shul, engaging in individual, familial, communal life cycle events, prayer services —...Read more...

 
                                                                    

We are pleased to announce that Joel...Read more...

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work away from our Shul on Wellington Crescent.

Please note:

Dear Friends,

The number one question we’ve been asked in 2022 is about the relocation of synagogue operations during construction. We appreciate your patience with us — it has been a challenging process to assess options, reach consensus, and negotiate lease terms. Today we are pleased to provide you with the plan! After exploring countless options from commercial spaces to hotels, we chose to keep close to the Jewish community...Read more...

UPDATE APRIL 15, 2022 — Shabbat Morning Service and the Congregational Second Seder will proceed in-person and stream online. The synagogue office will reopen on Monday. Chag Pesach Sameach.

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# ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW from April 12, 2022 #

Dear Friends,

A major storm is expected to bring significant accumulations of snow to the City of Winnipeg and will include high winds and...Read more...

As the province counts down to lifting COVID-19 restrictions, Congregation Shaarey Zedek is taking a staged approach to reopening in the interest of the health and safety of congregants, volunteers, clergy, and staff.

Effective Wednesday, March 16, Shaarey Zedek will reopen for in-person Social-Cultural Programs, Adult Education, Life Cycle Events, Private Functions, and Services with some limitations and...Read more...

Dear Congregants and Community Members,

On Saturday, Jewish communities across North America and beyond were rocked by an act of terror that took place during Shabbat morning services at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. The synagogue’s Rabbi and three congregants were taken hostage, and thankfully, after many hours made a heroic and safe escape.

We are happy that the hostages are now free...Read more...

Todah Rabah, Thank you, for supporting Jewish Family Service and West Broadway Ministries Clients! Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Tikun Olam Committee set out to raise $3000, and donors stepped up in a big way and helped us get to $4577!

Funds raised were used to...Read more...

Dear Congregants and Community Members,

Over the past number of weeks, we have successfully welcomed B’nai Mitzvah families, their guests, and congregants to the shul for Shabbat morning services, and we are now prepared to implement phase two of our reopening.

This next phase of reopening will...Read more...

Dear friends,

Exciting times are ahead and I want to give you an update about current business at Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

Our new Executive Director, Ran Ukashi, was warmly welcomed on Monday by board members, the clergy, and staff at a socially distanced meet and greet. He has already made a positive impact during his first week in the office, getting to know the staff and their roles, and engaging with volunteers and...Read more...

Congregation Shaarey Zedek expresses its grief, and outrage over the finding of nearly 1,000 unmarked graves on former residential school grounds across Canada. Even more disturbing is the widespread anticipation that other such grim findings are on the horizon.

Each grave represents not only a life unfulfilled, but a life that was marked by untold cruelty and deemed unworthy even to be named in memory by people in positions of...Read more...

Dear friends,

We have some exciting news about the future of the Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Building on our rich history and very strong foundation of more than 130 years, we are ready to launch our efforts serving our community for generations to come.

Since December 2018, then president Lorne Weiss and many members of our congregation dedicated thousands of hours to outline a plan for a capital campaign to revitalize and...Read more...

Congregation Shaarey Zedek stands in sorrow with the First Nation’s community in mourning the 215 Indigenous children discovered in a mass grave in the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site. This is another cruel reminder of the horrific era of Residential Schooling...Read more...