About Ghetto Shul

3458 Avenue du Parc

Montreal, QC H2x 2H5

Phone: 514 286 5283

Named for the Student Ghetto east of the McGill campus that it calls home, the Ghetto Shul is a grass-roots student-run synagogue acting as a stronghold of Judaism for the downtown Montreal community. Striving to offer Jewish experiences accessible by Jews from every walk of life, our services generate an atmosphere of warmth and community found in few other places in North America. With events ranging from Friday-night services full of song and dance to organized learning opportunities to holiday celebrations and Klezmer jam sessions, the Ghetto Shul capitalizes on the wide range of young Jewish life and creates memories, friends and a community for any Jew living in, studying in, or simply visiting downtown Montreal.

History

The Ghetto Shul was founded back in 2000 by a few students who saw the true need for a spiritual outlet downtown. The student population especially had few Jewish resources that were uniquely accessible to them. Tawn Freidman, Avi Poupko, and a few others sought to fill this hole in their personal Jewish experiences, and in doing so, enriched the Jewish experiences of so many others.

The Ghetto Shul was originally located in an apartment on Lorne Avenue in the Student Ghetto, conveniently located just next to the McGill campus.

The Ghetto Shul is excited to have moved to a new, awesome location, at 3458 Avenue du Parc (just south of Milton, in the McGill ghetto). The space is fabulous and we look forward to filling it with many events and many happy occasions.

Dena & Leibish

Leibish Hundert became the spiritual leader of the Ghetto Shul after Avi Puopko and later married Dena. Together, they are the guiding strength and the backbone of our community.

The Current Board

All board members can be reached at our email address, ghettoshul@gmail.com, and we can all be approached about anything anytime you see us – in shul, on campus, or even in the supermarket! Drop us a line and let us know how we can make your Ghetto Shul experience more fulfilling – or what you would like to do to enhance the Ghetto Shul experience.

If you have specific interests, talents, or specific areas in which you would like to help the shul grow, please contact us (by email) or let the appropriate board member know. We want your help and input!

The board for the 2010 calendar year is as follows:

Finance- Elan Weinstock

External Vice President– Yael Greenberg

Internal Vice President– Leanne Silberberg

PR Chair – Jamie Berk

Outreach-Ariel Resnikoff

Fundraising Chair – Max Finder

Education Chair – Menachem Freedman

Logistics Chair – Hinda Young

Programming Chair- Elana Shilling

Developmental Chair-Aryeh Canter

Media Chair – Leanne Silberberg

Ritual Chair – Yonah Diamond

Jam Night Co-Chairs-Adam Winer and Micha Stettin

Greening Chair- Hayley Baranek