Classes and Conversation with Rabbi Aaron Sunday, February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. JC3/Chesma 47 Calle De Las Moras San Miguel de Allende. shalomsanmiguel@gmail.com http://www.shalomsanmiguel.org Las Moras 47 esq. 5 de Mayo. Col. Allende. CP 37760 415.185.9191 Office Hours:M-F 9.00 am -5.00 pm Tu Bishvat The Jewish holiday of Tu BiSh'vat, sometimes known as […]

Jon Allen is the former Canadian ambassador to Israel, Spain and Andorra. He is a current Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, and the Chair of Rozana Canada, a not-for-profit whose objective is to build bridges between Palestinians and Israelis via the health sector. […]

A Survivors Tale: The Heroic Story of Leon & Esther Karakowski WE MUST NEVER FORGET!! In honor of the Holocaust Memorial, Mark Krakowski is screening his documentary, “A Survivors Tale: The Heroic Story of Leon & Esther Krakowski,” a tribute to his family’s dramatic survival from before the German invasion of Poland in World War […]

Lifelong journalist Lorne Mallin reveals the unique Jewish community of Abayudaya in Eastern Uganda. He lived in the village of Nabugoye, home of the community’s main synagogue, and taught in their schools. Learn how the Abayudaya sprang from a military chieftain’s self-conversion in 1919, quickly grew, and then suffered under the dictator Idi Amin, only […]

PART 4: DADA AND SURREALIST THEATER IN WESTERN TRADITION The beginnings of Dada correspond to the outbreak of World War I. For many DADA participants, the movement was a protest - against the bourgeois nationalist and colonialist interests, which many Dadaists believed was the root cause of the war, & - against cultural and intellectual […]

The 2024 14th Annual Jewish Writers of San Miguel Presentation JC3/CHESMA is pleased to announce that Judith Jenya will host our 2024 Jewish Women Writers of San Miguel literary event. Order your tickets now to ensure you get a seat for this popular sellout event. Guest authors will read excerpts from their fiction, short stories, […]

Women Standing up to Power: The Story of Purim Monday, February 12, 2024 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Visiting Rabbi Julie Gordon will lead us on a study session of the Megillah of Esther Rabbi Julie will lead us in studying texts about Queen Vashti and Queen Esther. Are they heroes? Victims? In what way are […]

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. JC3/Chesma /47 Calle De Las Moras, San Miguel de Allende You are invited to join Lorne Mallin, Rayzl Feuer, Jack, and Soorya Resels in raising our voices in the community for peace. Uplifting sacred chanting with beautiful melodies and spiritual intention can clear your mind and open […]

The Letters folks return with another staged reading featuring a completely new batch of fabulous missives, all selected from “Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, Volumes One and Two” collected by Sean Usher. Here are more funny letters and tragic letters, with touching advice and amazing perspectives. Some tell rousing stories, while […]

Thursday, February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. JC3/Chesma 47 Calle De Las Moras/ San Miguel de Allende, Gto., 37700 Nefesh – A Visual Journey in Time and Space Michael Alford will read an original short story, which will transport the reader in time and place to some of the great art museums and cities […]

MONTAIGNE - HOW TO LIVE BETTER IN A WORLD OF CHAOS Why give a lecture on this 16th century French Renaissance man? How can he reach us five centuries later? Not only can his wisdom truly help us understand our world better, but his recipes for happiness will hopefully inspire some precious soul cooking inside […]

Rabbi Stephen Carr Reuben writes about Judith Jenya’s book: “Dodging a bullet in besieged Sarajevo, fighting hatred and prejudice, and consoling a troubled teen victim of wartime rape are among the incidents recounted in this inspiring story of one woman’s work to help children of war and violence. Judith Jenya is the recipient of many […]

GUT: The Story of a Holocaust Rescuer by Janet Rodgers GUT is a 50- minute solo performance, written and performed by Janet Rodgers. It tells the riveting true story of Irena Gut, a young Catholic Polish girl who risked everything to save countless Jewish lives during WW2. Adapted from Irena Gut Opdyke’s autobiography, In My […]

RABELAIS: BETTER LAUGH THAN CRY “There is no choice for my heart Seeing this sadness that consumes you and gnaws at you It is better to laugh than to cry Because laughter is man’s thing” -François Rabelais Rabelais ranks among the greats… Shakespeare, Cervantes, Dante… But it took the 19th century to discover this 16th […]

Community Member Todd Barnett is sponsoring a Klezmer concert by the Hot Tamales to honor his grandfather, Grammy Nominee Nat Brusiloff. Please come and join the celebration. Doors will open at 6:30 for schmoozing. Wine and refreshments will be available for purchase. The Concert starts at 7:00.

Many of Leonard Cohen’s song lyrics are woven with references to the Bible and Jewish liturgy. In this interactive discussion, Amy will lead us in unpacking a few songs, and looking at how Cohen wrestles poetically with Jewish texts and theology. Amy Gottlieb is a novelist and poet. Her debut novel, The Beautiful Possible, was […]

Play By Lia Gladstone Featuring Bea Aaronson Directed by Catherine Bryne Music by Violinist Felicia Moye In 1943, Sophie Scholl, a young German college student was executed for her anti Nazi activities. From “the beyond” Sophie speaks, sharing her thoughts of that last fatal day. From thoughts about Ruth, her best friend, a Jew to […]

One of the most important films of 2023, The Zone of Interest is Winner of The Oscars for Best International Film and Best Sound and the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house […]

Movie: A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg, followed by discussion with Bea Aaronson “A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David (Haley Joel Osment) is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee (Sam Robards) and his wife (Frances O'Connor). Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this […]

“A Serious Man” is a dark comedy-drama directed by the Coen Brothers, set in 1967 Minnesota. The film follows Larry Gopnik, a physics professor grappling with a series of personal and professional crises. As he seeks answers to life's existential questions, he faces a relentless string of absurd and tragicomic events that test his faith […]

Double Indemnity, Directed by Billy Wilder • 1944 • United States (1:47 hrs.) From the moment they met it was murder! Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson. A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly […]

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) With: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, and Alfonso Bedoya. Directed by: John Huston. Based on the novel by B. Traven. Running Time: 2 hrs. Gather around, for a journey through the captivating and timeless classic, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." this cinematic masterpiece transports us to […]

Liberal Seder led by Reform Rabbi Arturo Kalfus 6:00 pm: Optional Cocktail Party (cash bar) 6:45 pm: Seder Begins Celebrate freedom from oppression and narrowness, based on the story of the exodus from Egypt. Sing and participate in the reading of the Haggadah with old and new friends. Enjoy a traditional seder dinner at La […]

Traditional Egalitarian Conservative Seder Egalitarian/Traditional Pe'sach Se'der 7:30 pm: Covered dish (Suit) Seder Doors open at 7:15 pm All are invited to celebrate the Festival of Freedom with KSSMA, the Conservative (traditional/egalitarian) minyan group. Join us the second night of Passover in the JC3 to read the Haggadah (in English, Spanish and Hebrew), sing, pray […]

"Embrace of the Serpent" is the epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by […]

We invite you to join us on a thrilling a journey with the Argentine masterpiece, "Relatos Salvajes" (Wild Tales). This anthology of six darkly humorous stories delves into the depths of human nature, taking you on a wild ride through the complexities of revenge, redemption, and the extraordinary circumstances that push ordinary people to their […]