Hativah

Mar 2-3: Purim 2026!

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Please join us for a joyous Purim full of mitzvot, community & fun for all ages!

With three full megillah readings, a family juggling show with abridged megillah reading, and dedicated parties for adults, middle-schoolers, and high-school teens, we’ve got something for everyone!

See below for the full schedule.

Come in costume and B.Y.O. Gragger/Ra’ashan/Noisemaker!

Dinner registration deadline: Sun, Mar 1!

If you can’t afford regular-price tickets, please choose the reduced-rate option, or contact us.

Money from ticket sales will be put toward nearly $5,000 of Purim expenses, including venue rental, sound technician, food costs, party supplies, etc.

Register Now!

There are lots of great opportunities to help sponsor Purim in honour or memory of someone. Please contact Rabbi Aaron to discuss how you can help.

Volunteers needed for the door, setup, food service and cleanup. If you can help out, please check the box when you register, and we’ll be in touch.

Fulfill the mitzvah of Matanot le-Evyonim (giving Purim gifts for the poor); donation links below.

Cash donations accepted at the door for Mahatzit ha-Shekel (donations for your community).

Schedule

Purim Eve ~ Monday, March 2 @ The Tranzac

Families (babies through grade 8)

5:15pmDoors Open
5:30Abridged Megillah Reading
5:45-6:15Comedic Juggling Show for families with kids in Grade 5 and under
5:45-6:15Hativah Party (grades 6-8 only)

Full Megilah Reading + Parties

6:30pm Doors Open
6:45Ma’ariv (evening service)
7:00Main Megillah Reading
8:00Main Party with cash bar & music
8:00Teen Party (high school teens only)
8:15Dinner (order food by Wed, March 12; certified kosher)
9:45Late Megillah Reading
11:00Goodnight

Purim Day ~ Tuesday, March 3 @ Makom

FREE Morning Megillah Reading: 9:30am

Covid Precautions

Anyone who feels unwell or has symptoms of Covid-19 must not attend.

Accessibility Information

We welcome participants of all abilities. The Tranzac is wheelchair accessible. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

Matanot le-Evyonim – Gifts for the Poor

It’s a mitzvah to give tzedakah (redistributive justice) to needy Jews on Purim itself. Here are some websites where you can donate and your contribution will be distributed to those in need on Purim:

We look forward to celebrating Purim together with you!

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Feb 19: Hativah (grades 6-8) Volunteer Night: Pizza Dinner + Sandwich-Making for Unhoused Folks

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Join Hativah – Makom’s youth group for grades 6-8 – for an evening of tikkun olam (repairing the world) and community!

Thurs, Feb 19
6pm
For grades 6-8 only
Register now!

We’ll come together to make and package peanut butter & jelly sandwiches for Ve’ahavta to distribute on their nightly Mobile Jewish Response to Homelessness (MJRH) Outreach Vans to unhoused folks in our community. Dinner will be provided for all attendees.

Please register by Feb 18 at 7pm.

Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary. Feel free to invite friends!

Please note that this is an event for middle school students (grades 6-8) only.

Any questions? Contact Talia Levitt, Youth Programming Coordinator, at youth@makomto.org.

Registration

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Jan 24: Hativah (grades 6-8) Skate Night + Havdalah

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Join Hativah – Makom’s youth group for grades 6-8 – for a fun evening of skating and hanging out with new and old friends!

Sat, January 24
7pm
Grades 6-8
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We’ll start with Havdalah, the short & sweet ceremony for ending Shabbat. Then we’ll skate together at the Christie Pits Ice Rink!

Skating is free. Please bring your own skates (there are no skate rentals at the rink).

Please register by January 23rd at 3pm.

Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary. Feel free to invite friends!

Please note that this is an event for middle school students (grades 6-8) only.

Any questions? Contact Talia Levitt, Youth Programming Coordinator, at youth@makomto.org.

Registration

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Dec 18: Hativah (grades 6-8) Hanukkah Party

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Join Hativah – Makom’s youth group for grades 6-8 – to celebrate Hanukkah together!

We’ll light candles together outside at 5:45, then head inside for a fun evening of latkes, hot chocolate, music, and games! Feel free to invite friends.

Thurs, Dec 18
5:45-7:30pm
402 College St
Register by Dec 17!

Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary.

Please note that this is an event for middle school students (grades 6-8) only.

Any questions? Contact Talia Levitt, Youth Programming Coordinator.

Registration

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Nov 30: Hativah (grades 6-8) Game Day

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Join Hativah – Makom’s youth group for grades 6-8 – for a fun afternoon of board games and hanging out at Snakes & Lattes on College!

Sun, Nov 30
3-5pm
For students in Grades 6-8
Register now!

The registration fee covers admission to Snakes & Lattes and unlimited pop and juice. Snacks are also available for sale at Snakes & Lattes and are mostly not kosher.

Please register by Friday, November 28th. Feel free to invite friends!

*Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary.

Any Questions? Reach out to Talia Levitt, Youth Programming Coordinator, at youth@makomto.org

Registration

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Feb 13 – Hativah (Grades 6-8) Tu bi-Shvat Seder (RESCHEDULED to Feb 20)

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Note: Due to snow, this event was rescheduled to Thursday, February 20!

Celebrate Tu bi-Shvat ~ the Jewish New Year for Trees ~ at a special evening with other middle school kids (grades 6-8).

Thursday, February 20
6pm – 7:30pm
@ Makom (map)
Register by Tuesday, February 18

We’ll have a Tu bi-Shvat seder – a meal with multiple courses of symbolic foods and drinks – and learn brief Jewish teachings on our relationship with the natural world. We’ll:

  • Drink four cups of red & white grape juice
  • Eat a variety of fruits & nuts with mystical significance
  • Enjoy dinner of pita, dips, carrots, soup & dessert
  • Learn nature Torah (Jewish wisdom)
  • Hang out with new & old friends

Feel free to invite your friends! Kids in grades 6-8 of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary.

Please note that this is for kids in grades 6-8 only, not for parents.

Any Qs? Please contact Sarah English, Director of Education and Youth Programs.

Accessibility

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. Makom’s main space is wheelchair accessible; unfortunately, the washroom and playroom are not. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms one block away at the coffee shop at the corner of Bathurst and College. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

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Dec 15 – Make Your Own Olive Oil Hanukkah Workshops

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Low flickering oil-lamp flames with a black background. Text above that says Make your own olive oil! Hanukkah workshops for everyone

Join us for a hands-on experience! Press olives and make your very own oil for lighting hanukkiot (Hanukkah menorahs). Get a taste of what it was like to make oil in olden times and share the warmth and light of your own freshly pressed oil with family and friends.

Along with your oil, you’ll take home a set of glass inserts that can be used in most hanukkiot to enable them to hold oil, along with floating wicks.

All three events are on Sunday, December 15 at Makom (map).

Please register by as soon as possible so we can order supplies! Click the links below to register and get full details:

 

Families with Kids

Press your own olive oil,  make a “stained glass” dreidel, and hear a Hanukkah story. Geared for kids in JK through grade 5; younger siblings are welcome. This is designed to give parents and kids a chance to do a hands-on holiday activity together (not a drop-off program).

Sunday, Dec 15
1:00 – 2:30pm

Register for Families with Kids


Hativah (Grades 6-8)

Make your own olive oil, play fun Hanukkah games, and make (and eat!) latkes with other kids your age. Feel free to invite friends. This event is for middle school students (grades 6-8) only, not for parents.

Sunday, Dec 15
3:00 – 4:30pm

Register for Hativah (Grade 6–8)


High School Teens

Make your own olive oil, play fun Hanukkah games, and make (and eat!) latkes with new and old friends. Feel free to invite friends. This event is for high school students only, not for parents.

Sunday, Dec 15
5:00 – 6:30pm

Register for High School Teens

Suggestion for all events: everyone should wear or bring an old shirt/smock and old pair of pants, as oil can leave marks on clothing.

Any Qs? Please contact Sarah English, Director of Education and Youth Programs.

Nov 24 – Hativah (Grade 6-8) Games Gathering

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Join Hativah – our youth group for grades 6-8 – for a fun afternoon of board games and good company! Come hang out with other downtown Jewish* kids your age, enjoy unlimited pop and juice, and play some board games at Snakes & Lattes on College with us. Feel free to invite friends!

Sunday November 24
3pm – 5pm
@ Snakes & Lattes College (map)
Please register by Sun, Nov 24 at 12 noon.

The registration fee covers admission and unlimited pop and juice. Snacks are also available for sale by Snakes and Lattes and mostly not kosher.

If finances are a barrier, please contact Sarah in advance.

*Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+.  No Makom affiliation necessary.

Please note that this is for middle school students (grades 6-8) only, not for parents.

High school students: register for the Teens’ Game night here.

Any Qs? Email Sarah English, Director of Education & Youth Programming.

Register for Hativah Grade 6-8 Games Gathering

Oct 5: Hativah Launch! Middle School Pizza Party in the Sukkah

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Calling all Jewish middle school students! You’re invited to the launch of Hativah – our new youth group for grades 6-8.

Come hang out with other downtown kids your age, enjoy some pizza, and play fun games together, all in a sukkah.

View into a sukkah with a set table and lots of light.

Thursday, Oct 5
5:45 – 7:00pm
@Kiever Synagogue Sukkah (map)
Free!
Register by Thurs, Oct 5, at 12noon

Feel free to invite friends. Please note that this is for middle school students (grades 6-8) only, not for parents.

Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+.  No Makom affiliation necessary.

Register Now!