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No Forbidden Fruit – No Angry God
The stories of the Hebrew Bible, the women and men who led the way of faith, are more magnificent than is told in our writings. That is what I believe after composing two channelled books, "Women of the Hebrew Bible: Their Stories" and "No Forbidden Fruit – No Angry God" which present those people and the events in a different light. I will be pleased to share some of these stories with you.

Cantor Leslie Emery will dive into the history of how 1564 Torah scrolls survived the Shoah and ended up around the world. In this session we will follow the story of a Czech scroll that journeyed from it's original community all the way to Congregation Shaarey Zedek here in Winnipeg. We will explore some of it's more remarkable qualities including the Kabbalistic inspired letters contained within the scroll itself. In a space where history and mystery reside, we will dive into the implications of the nuances within the scroll itself, while giving voice to a scribing practice that was tragically lost to the past.

Explore the Haggadah through a fresh lens as Rabbi Benarroch uncovers new meanings, interpretations, and traditions that can enhance your Passover experience.

Witness the desperate situation of the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem surrounded by four Roman legions. The historical situation will be shown using the strategy game "Storm Over Jerusalem" and the game mechanics will be explained to give a feel for the tactics used by both sides during this battle.

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Becoming the Messiah: The Life and Times of Menachem Mendel Schneerson
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, one of the world’s best-known Hasidic groups, is driven by the belief that we are on the verge of the messianic age. One man is most recognized for the movement’s success: the seventh and last Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), believed by many of his followers to be the Messiah. While hope of redemption has sustained the Jewish people through exile and persecution, it has also upended Jewish society with its apocalyptic and anarchic tendencies. So it is not surprising that Schneerson’s messianic fervor made him one of the most controversial rabbinic leaders of the twentieth century. Ezra Glinter provides the first biography of Schneerson to combine a nonpartisan view of his life, work, and impact with an insider’s understanding of the ideology that drove him and that continues to inspire the Chabad-Lubavitch movement today.