February 26 – May 22, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION | Thursday, March 15 | 7 – 9PM | FREE 
@ Makom – 402 College St

In a striking new neon light installation, Toronto-based and Beijing-born multidisciplinary artist Shellie Zhang reimagines marquee signage to represent two significant cultural institutions established by Chinese and Jewish newcomers to Toronto in the same building at the corner of Dundas and Spadina. First known as the Standard Theatre, the venue opened as a Yiddish theatre in 1922 and five decades later hosted Chinese cinema as the Golden Harvest Theatre. The artist considers how one building served as a locus for cultural expression and cohesion for two different communities. Accompanied by a detailed overview of the building’s colourful history and reproductions of archival materials, the exhibition surfaces immigrant narratives embedded in the architecture of the Kensington Market-Chinatown neighbourhood, revealing little-known points of connection and breaking down siloed conversations about our city’s past.
           
Presented by FENTSTER and the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre as part of the 2018 Myseum Intersections city-wide festival
Curated by Donna Bernardo-Ceriz, Dara Solomon and Evelyn Tauben

Makom + TPM Deep South are Proud to Present PURIMPALOOZA!

Wednesday, Feb 28
@ Tranzac Club – 292 Brunswick Ave.

Join us for a joyous Purim Eve for everyone!

5:45-6:15pm Early Family Falafel Dinner (ticketdeadline 5pm, Feb 26)

6:15-6:50pm Purim Puppet Show (ages 0-7 with parents; family ticket required)

Purim Game Show (ages 8-12; family ticketrequired)

6:50-7:00pm Ma`ariv (evening service; traditional and egalitarian options)

7:00-8:00pm Megillah Reading (both women and men will read megillah; mixed seating)

8:00-8:15pm Later Falafel Dinner (ticket deadline 5pm, Feb 26)

8:00pm-12:00am Party! (tickets here)

Family program tickets and party tickets available in advance or at the door. Falafel order deadline 5pm, Feb 26.

Come in costume!

Bring cash to donate at the door for the mitzvah of matanot le-evyonim – Purim Gifts for the Poor ($10 or more suggested contribution)

Cash bar

Volunteers needed for the door, setup, and cleanup.

Co-sponsored by Annex Shul + Kiever Synagogue

Next Saturday, Feb 17
9am
@ Makom – 402 College St
RSVP for lunch

Join us for joyous Shabbat morning services and to celebrate Ari Kaplan’s aufruf – his being called up to the Torah the day before his wedding to Melissa Melnitzer!

After services, we’ll enjoy a light kiddush lunch generously sponsored by Ari and Melissa. RSVP for lunch.

Next Tuesday, Jan 30
7:30-9pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
PWYC $10-20
Registration Required by Jan 28

Celebrate Tu bi-Shvat – the Jewish New Year for Trees – through mysticism and mindfulness.

We’ll learn, sing, and meditate our way through the four kabbalistic worlds while consciously tasting fruits and nuts laden with layers of symbolism.

Please arrive on time so we can maximize our time together and not interrupt the seder.

Registration Required by Jan 28
Contact Rabbi Aaron with any questions.

Next Saturday, Feb 3
8pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
$10 in advance; Tickets HERE
$15 at the door
Makom Members save $5

7:45 Doors
8:00 Musical Havdalah
8:15 Dana Sipos
9:15 Evan Malach Trio

Musician, singer/songwriter, actor and entrepreneur, Evan Malach is the 1^st-place winner of Israel’s Hallelujah Global Jewish Singing Contest. He has written two musicals, including A Simple Twist of Faith, an original piece based on a true story of Jewish survival through kindness. When All is One is his third full-length album of Jewish roots rock and he is currently working on a fourth album of original songs. Evan’s music has enabled him to perform around the world; we’re excited to have him play back home at Makom!

Dana Sipos inhabited the far north before going nomad and her hypnotic, tenderly skewed songs are filled with a wild wind. She tours extensively, occasionally by bicycle, tall ship, canoe and train. Her last album, Roll Up the Night Sky, released on underground Nashville label Muddy Roots Records, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the Pushing the Boundaries category. ​A new album, recorded with experimental Toronto producer Sandro Perri and featuring a breadth of Canadian talent, will be released on Roaring Girl Records in spring 2018.

Sunday, Jan 28 
2:30-4:30pm
@ Wychwood Barns – 401 Christie St
FREE | Register HERE

Join Makom and other communities for Tu Bi-Shvat activities, crafts, learning, play, community and fun!

Come find the Makom booth (and Rabbi Emma) and say hi!

Sunday, Jan 28 
10am sharp – 11:30am
@ Phil White Arena – 443 Arlington Ave
$10/family | Tickets HERE

Join Shoresh, PJ Library and Makom for a family-friendly Tu Bi-Shvat outdoor adventure! We’ll hike together through the Cedarvale Ravine, meeting, greeting and playing amidst the trees and celebrating their birthday.

Meet at 10am sharp.

This past week Rabbi Emma wrote about Parsha Va’era for the Canadian Jewish News:

Parshah Va’era

8 Tuesdays, Jan 23 – March 20 (not March 6)
10:30am-12:30pm
@ 65 Harbour Sq (Queen’s Quay W & York St)
$200 for the series

Come learn Torah! In our ongoing, multifaceted study of the Torah, we’ll learn and discuss Devarim (Deuteronomy) chapters 17-24 from a great variety of perspectives: ancient and modern, traditional and academic, literary and historical, etc.

No prior Jewish study or Hebrew knowledge required. Contact Rabbi Aaron for more info & to register