8 Sundays, Jan 21 – March 18 (not Feb 18)
10-11:15am
@ Makom – 402 College St
$120 for the series
Register now
This winter, come experience Tu bi-Shvat tree fun, Purim & Passover Palooza and much more through hands-on Jewish learning, crafts, music & movin’ based on PJ Library books. Have fun and connect with other young Jewish families downtown!
For 2-3 year olds + Parent or Grandparent
Questions? Email Adina or call 416-621-5675.
Fridays, Jan 19 & 26
7:45-8:45am
@ Makom – 402 College St
PWYC | $10-20/session
RSVP required
Neyshev. Let’s sit. Chanting, meditation instruction and sitting. Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary.
Led by meditation teacher, musician and prayer leader Aviva Chernick.
Please arrive before 7:45 to set up. There are chairs for sitting in. Please feel free to bring a cushion for the floor. Registration required; please email Aviva.
Presented by Aviva Chernick in partnership with Makom.
Friday, Dec 15
6pm – Doors Open; 6:15 – Services Start
@ Makom – 402 College St
Registration Required by Tuesday night, Dec 12
$10 for Dinner (only $5 for Makom Members)
Celebrate Shabbat with spirit! Wind down from the week and welcome Shabbat with soulful, song-filled services, in which everyone can participate.
After services, we’ll enjoy a delicious, catered vegan Shabbat dinner together. Very limited space; register now.
Makom is a proud participant in the Synagogue Vegan Challenge, in which the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute for Animal Welfare and VegFund are subsidizing our all-vegan food for 5778.
Saturday, Dec 9
3:30-5:30pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
Kindly RSVP by Thurs, Dec 7
Chanting is a way of tuning the soul. Guided by Alon Nashman, we’ll sit in song and silence to open our portals to the divine as we prolong the beauty of Shabbat in sacred community.
In keeping with Izhbitz hasidic custom, our seudah shelishit – third meal of Shabbat – will focus on feeding our souls rather than our bodies as the sun sets and the room darkens, before concluding with havdalah.
Alon Nashman is an actor and creator of theatre. His work has toured across Canada and internationally and includes Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music, which premiered at Luminato Festival; Hirsch, which premiered at the Stratford Festival; and Kafka and Son, which recently returned from a sold-out run in Edinburgh and an acclaimed run in New York. Alon is also a student of Rabbi Shefa Gold and Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, who have guided him in the ways of Jewish chant.
Wednesday, Dec 6
8-9:30pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
PWYC; $15 suggested contribution,
$10 suggested for Makom Members
Register Now
What can Hanukkah teach us about about life and God’s role(s) in the world? Come learn and discuss with Rabbi Aaron how wisdom from Hanukkah can apply year-round.
Light vegan, kosher snacks will be served.
All are welcome!
Friday, Jan 12
6pm – Doors Open; 6:15 – Services Start
@ Makom – 402 College St
Celebrate Shabbat with spirit! Wind down from the week and welcome Shabbat with soulful, song-filled services, in which everyone can participate.
Help us celebrate by sponsoring our special kiddush. Contact Rabbi Aaron to chip in $18, $99, or $999 (or any other amount).
Makom is a diverse and inclusive commun
Below is our annual report, which was presented at our Annual General Meeting on 26 Nov 2017:
And here are the AGM 2017 Minutes.
November 24, 2017 – February 22, 2018
Opening Reception | Dec. 5 | 7 – 9pm | FREE
@ Makom – 402 College St
Noted author of I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors and international-exhibiting artist Bernice Eisenstein opens the pages of her meditation on language, books and memory in a new site-specific installation. A long table is laid with an assortment of open books, each intricately manipulated and embellished by the artist who folds, paints, scribes and reinvents the pages of works by the likes of Albert Camus, Stefan Zweig and Robert Walser. Their poetic, philosophical writings are transformed into musings on “nothing and all,” a phrase drawn from a poem by Mark Strand. A large painted group portrait hangs in the window, based on a wedding photograph of the artist’s family taken on the cusp of the Second World War. Lost and unknown ancestors are audience to both this eclectic library and passersby on College Street. The painting and the exhibition as a whole become a palimpsest – an entirely new, pulsating creation revealing traces of what came before.
Saturday Dec. 2 2017
5:30-7pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
RSVP: admin@makomto.org
Join us for our first annual Havdallah in Pajamas! We will end Shabbat with an musical havdallah, followed by crafts & games, coco & cookies. Bring a flashlight, pillow, blanket, stuffed animal, and of course, come in your favourite PJs!
Fun for kids up through grade 4 and their parent/caregiver
Hope to see you there!
Sunday December 17
4 – 6pm
$10 per person ($5 for Makom or Kiever members)
@ Kiever Synagogue – 25 Bellvue Ave.
Makom Families and Kiever Synagogue are throwing a Hanukkah party and you are invited!
Bring your own Hanukkiayah and light candles together as a community! Eat fresh latkes, and have a great time playing games and listening to stories.
Bring your family and friends – this is also a great opportunity to schmooze and celebrate with other downtown families.
Tickets: https://guestli.st/488973
Message for member discount code (admin@makomto.org)