Celebrate Tu bi-Shvat – the Jewish New Year for Trees – through mysticism, mindful eating, learning, and socializing!

Sun, Feb 1
6-8pm
@Makom (402 College St)
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At our Tu bi-Shvat seder – a meal with multiple courses of symbolic foods and drinks – you’ll:

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

Registration required by Thursday, Jan 29.

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

Registration

Presented by Holy Blossom Temple, Ashkenaz Foundation, Beth Torah Congregation, Beth Tzedec Congregation, City Shul, Congregation Shir Libeynu, Danforth Jewish Circle, Darchei Noam, First Narayever, Kiever Shul, Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, and the UJA Committee for Yiddish

Thurs, Dec 18
6:30 pm – 11:30 pm
@ Holy Blossom Temple (1950 Bathurst St)
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IGNITE: Tikkun Leil Chanukah returns with light, joy and jolliness! Join the community for an intergenerational, songful candle-lighting and Horah, then break into a choose-your-own-adventure of arts-based workshops, performances and Chanukah study sessions. Enjoy a big, bold concert inspired by the season’s themes, curated by the Ashkenaz Festival. Come early or late, stay a little or stay the whole time! Limited hybrid options available.

The evening includes light kosher snacks

Doors open at 6:00 pm
The Kid’s Track is focused on children ages 5 to 12. Admission provides access to the inter-generational communal candle-lighting at 6:30 p.m. and to a shorter program for kids from 7-8 PM.  Children can join their parents at 8:00 for the concert in the Mishkan.

Adult and Teens (13+) Track: Suggested $20 per person
Children: 5 to 12 years old free of charge

You’re invited for outdoor candle lighting, singing, and hot cocoa right in front of Makom on the College Street sidewalk.

Mon, Dec 15 (2 candles)
Tue, Dec 16 (3 candles)
Wed, Dec 17 (4 candles)
Thur, Dec 18 (5 candles)

Gathering & hot chocolate from 5:45pm; candle lighting at 6pm.

Celebrate one or more evenings of Hanukkah with us right outside 402 College Street!

Let’s conclude Shabbat together with a musical havdalah, and then socialize over dessert. We’ll kick off the High Holiday season with a singalong to learn stirring holiday melodies, followed by the powerful prayers of Selihot.

• 9:00 PM: Doors open
• 9:15 (sharp): Musical Havdalah
• 9:30 PM: High Holiday Tunes Singalong
• 10:00 PM: Dessert & Socializing
• 10:30 PM: Selihot Service
• Midnight: Lilah Tov ~ Goodnight!

Selihot are special penitential prayers recited on the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They’re also a great opportunity to learn some of the prayers and melodies we’ll use on those Days of Awe.

This event is free! Donations are greatly appreciated.

Accessibility

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