Join us for a fun afternoon making and baking Matzah in an outdoor, wood-burning oven!
Sunday, April 2 3:00pm – 5:00pm @Dufferin Grove Park – 875 Dufferin St (map) Find us at the north-west corner of Dufferin Grove Park, near the ice rink.
Join us for a fun afternoon making and baking Matzah in an outdoor, wood-burning oven! See if you can mix, knead, roll and bake in 18 minutes or less! Note: Matzah won’t be kosher for Passover but it’s still a wonderful way to prepare for Pesah.
All ages and abilities welcome! Kiddos will enjoy Passover stories read by our friends from PJ Library. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.
To make services safer for community members who have health concerns, everyone age 5+ must wear a surgical or higher-quality mask (KN-95, KF-94, etc.) throughout services. Children 2-4 can wear any mask they’ll keep on. We’ll provide masks for those who don’t have.
After services conclude and folks who aren’t staying have a chance to leave, those staying for lunch are welcome to remove their masks.
*As a diverse and inclusive Jewish community, Makom has mens’, womens’, and mixed seating sections. Female, male, and gender non-binary Jews can lead parts of services, read and be called up to the Torah, and count in our double minyanim of both 10 Jewish men and 10 Jews regardless of gender. Makom services follow the traditional Ashkenazi liturgy (prayer text).
If cost presents a hardship for you, please contact Rabbi Aaron.
Volunteers Eat FREE!
We need two volunteers who commit to helping set up dinner after services, bringing out food, and cleaning up. If you want to volunteer, register for a volunteer ticket instead of a paid ticket.
Covid Precautions
To make services safer for community members who have health concerns, everyone age 5+ must wear a surgical or higher-quality mask (KN-95, KF-94, etc.) throughout services. Children 2-4 can wear any mask they’ll keep on. We’ll provide masks for those who don’t have.
After services conclude and folks who aren’t staying have a chance to leave, those staying for dinner are welcome to remove their masks.
*As a diverse and inclusive Jewish community, Makom has mens’, womens’, and mixed (all genders) seating sections. Female, male, and gender non-binary Jews can lead parts of services, read and be called up to the Torah, and count in our double minyanim of both 10 Jewish men and 10 Jews regardless of gender. Makom services follow the traditional Ashkenazi liturgy (prayer text).
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was a tremendously influential Jewish philosopher, prolific author, and civil rights activist. (His actual yahrtzeit – the Jewish-calendar anniversary of his death – is today, the 18th of Tevet.)
Makom is excited to partner with Yeshivat Chovevei Torah – Rabbi Aaron’s rabbinical school – on this online program exploring Heschel’s Torah (teachings) and enduring legacy.
Please register to join us and other communities for this inspiring evening of learning, including talks by Prof Susannah Heschel and Rabbi Aaron’s teacher Rabbi Saul Berman, who, like Rabbi Heschel, marched with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Our guest teacher at lunch will be Prof Tanhum Yoreh.
Bal tashḥit, the prohibition against wastefulness, is a fluid concept that shifts over the course of history. We will start by looking at some of the pivotal texts that shaped Jewish approaches to wastefulness and consumption, and conclude with a discussion of the opportunities and challenges to bal tashḥit as an environmental ethic for today and tomorrow.
Tanhum Yoreh is an Assistant Professor at the School of Environment at the University of Toronto. His research focuses religion and environment and faith-based environmentalism. He is the author of Waste Not: A Jewish Environmental Ethic (SUNY Press, 2019).
Covid Precautions
To make services safer for community members who have health concerns, everyone age 5+ must wear a surgical or higher-quality mask (KN-95, KF-94, etc.) throughout services. Children 2-4 can wear any mask they’ll keep on. We’ll provide masks for those who don’t have.
After services conclude and folks who aren’t staying have a chance to leave, those staying for lunch are welcome to remove their masks.
*As a diverse and inclusive Jewish community, Makom has mens’, womens’, and mixed seating sections. Female, male, and gender non-binary Jews can lead parts of services, read and be called up to the Torah, and count in our double minyanim of both 10 Jewish men and 10 Jews regardless of gender. Makom services follow the traditional Ashkenazi liturgy (prayer text).
Posted on by Adina in holidays, Programs | Comments Off on Dec 19-22: Candles on College
Community Hanukkah Candle Lightings
Mon, Dec 19 – Thurs, Dec 22 5:30-6:30pm @Makom – 402 College St (map) Free
Join us for Hanukkah candle lighting, singing, treats, and more right in front of Makom and Fentster on the College Street sidewalk.
Drop by any time 5:30-6:30pm; candle lighting 6pm sharp.
2nd night, Mon, Dec 19 – hot cocoa & Hanukkah rock for everyone
3rd night, Tues, Dec 20 – live music, art* & treats together with Fentster, Ashkenaz, MNjcc & Kultura Kollective
4th night, Wed, Dec 21 – especially for Teens (all ages invited for 6pm candle lighting, singing & cocoa)
5th night, Thurs, Dec 22 – especially for Makom ATID students & families (all ages invited for 6pm candle lighting, singing & cocoa)
Celebrate one or more evenings of Hanukkah with us on College!
*Tuesday night will also feature the public inauguration of artist Rob Shostak’s tongue-and-cheek Toronukkah – his hanukkiyah ode to a quintessential Toronto landmark!
In the event of extreme weather, we’ll meet indoors with masking requested except when eating.
Please note that access to College Street is currently limited due to roadwork. Check for transit and other updates.
Posted on by Adina in holidays, Programs | Comments Off on Dec 17: IGNITE! Tikkun Leil Hanukkah
A New Festival of Jewish Culture + Learning for Adults, Teens & Families This Sat, Dec 17 6pm – 12am In Person @Holy Blossom Temple – 1950 Bathurst St (map) Online Option also available Adult Program: $20/adult suggested donation Family Program: $30/family (includes dinner) Teen Program: $18/teen (includes dinner) Register Now
Ignite a new tradition for Hanukkah. IGNITE! opens with a community-wide havdalah for all ages, then breaks into a choose-your-own-adventure of 15 arts-based workshops, performances, and Jewish study sessions, plus programs for teens and for families with kids ages 5-12.
The centrepiece of the program is a hybrid live/virtual variety concert (9:45-10:45pm) curated by the Ashkenaz Festival, in which artists from around the corner and around the world will bring us fresh musical performances inspired by the themes of the season. Performers include Allan Merovitz, Aviva Chernick, The Barrel Boys, Finjan, Mostly Kosher, Socalled, The Rosenblatt Family (Jason, Rachel and Abby), and Toronto Klezmer Society.
Kosher food available for purchase. (Dinner included in Family & Teen tickets.)
Adult Program Among the 15 arts-based workshops, performances, and Jewish study sessions, Makom members Lily Ohana and Chaim Grafstein will lead a session on North African Hanukkah customs and cooking Sfinj (Moroccan doughnuts) at 6:45pm. Rabbi Aaron will lead Table Drumming & Chanting at 11pm.
Family Program (parents & kids 5-12) Family tickets include communal havdalah at 6pm, light kosher dinner, and a shorter program until 7:45pm.
Teen Program (grades 8-12) Teen tickets include communal havdalah at 6pm, light kosher dinner, and fun Hanukkah activities until midnight including art, learning & debate with Rabbi Aaron, and a movie.
Presented by The Holy Blossom Temple Centre for Arts and Culture, Annex Shul, Ashkenaz Foundation, Beth Tzedec Congregation, City Shul, Danforth Jewish Circle, First Narayever Congregation, Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Congregation Shir Libeynu, Temple Sinai Congregation, and the UJA Committee for Yiddish
Supervised childcare will be provided in Makom’s playroom during services.
Lunch is FREE; donations are greatly appreciated!
Covid Precautions
To make services safer for community members who have health concerns, everyone age 5+ must wear a surgical or higher-quality mask (KN-95, KF-94, etc.) throughout services. Children 2-4 can wear any mask they’ll keep on. We’ll provide masks for those who don’t have.
After services conclude and folks who aren’t staying have a chance to leave, those staying for lunch are welcome to remove their masks.
*As a diverse and inclusive Jewish community, Makom has mens’, womens’, and mixed (all genders) seating sections. Female, male, and gender non-binary Jews can lead parts of services, read and be called up to the Torah, and count in our double minyanim of both 10 Jewish men and 10 Jews regardless of gender. Makom services follow the traditional Ashkenazi liturgy (prayer text).
