The seventh annual All-night Jewish Learning Festival, a free event in celebration of the holiday of Shavuot, is back at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc) on May 23 and open to all. Shavuot commemorates the moment that the ancient Israelites received the Torah at Mount Sinai. This truly enlightening event is the largest of its kind in Canada and combines traditional and contemporary approaches to Jewish lifestyle, practices and concerns. With over 50 free workshops for all ages, the Festival is truly “doors-open Judaism,” a diverse, inclusive experience where everyone is invited to nourish their own interests and try something new.

Highlights Include:

• A cooking celebration of Shakshouka, one of Israel’s most iconic dishes

• Test your Jewish knowledge at Kosher style Pub Trivia

• Kitchen Yiddish: Where Cooking Meets “Mameloshen” – Cooking mixed with a little Yiddish.

• ReBar: Storytellers reminisce about their Bar and Bat Mitzvah’s and coming of age

• Session: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Holocaust

• Session: Queer Marriage of God and Israel in Jewish Texts

• Session: The Jewish Encounter with First Nations in Canada

• Session: Quarantine - Ethical Implications in the Bible and in the Ebola Crisis

• Session: Physician Assisted Dying – Jewish perspectives on end of life issues under the new legislation