Thursday, Oct 12
8pm
@ The Wolfond Centre – 36 Harbord St
Makom and Annex Shul are coming together to celebrate Simhat Torah – the completion and renewing of the annual Torah-reading cycle – with joyous evening services and hakafot (singing & dancing with the Torah).
All ages welcome!
B.Y.O.B. – see this handy list of kosher alcoholic beverages.
Further details forthcoming…
Sunday October 1
10-11:30am
@ The Kiever Synagogue – 25 Bellevue Ave
FREE
RSVP by Sept 28
Come decorate the Kiever’s brand-new sukkah!
We’ll provide craft supplies, Sukkot stories, and a light snack so kids (and adults!) can make and hang decorations and can learn more about Sukkot
Hope to see you there!
Rosh Hashanah: Sept 21 & 22
Yom Kippur: Sept 29 & 30
@ UofT – Hart House
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Schedule: hh5778scheduleWe’re excitedly looking forward to Makom’s beautiful and powerful High Holiday services! For our first time, we’ll offer men’s, women’s, and mixed-seating sections in the main service, along with two, mixed-seating family services and full childcare!
Steven Goldstein and Rabbi Steve Greenberg will return to lead our joyous main services and share inspiring words of Torah, along with Rabbi Aaron, Rabbi Emma and other members of our community.
This year, we’ll also have two Family Services, for families with preschoolers through kindergartners and families with children in grades 1-5, both with mixed seating and led by Rabbi Emma.
We’re proud to announce that Kulanu Toronto will join us as a co-sponsor of High Holiday services.
Saturday, Aug 26
4:30-7pm
@ Vermont Square Park
FREE
Bring Your Own Picnic Dinner
Spend Shabbat afternoon in the park. Fun for all ages!
4:30 Kids play in the park and splash pad
5:15 Shabbat activities for kids & adults:
6:00 Bring a picnic blanket and dinner for yourself/your family. We’ll provide dessert.
**In the event of rain, the program is cancelled.**
Presented in partnership with Miles Nadal JCC
Saturday, August 26
4:30pm – 7pm
@ Vermont Square Park
4:30pm: Play in the park
5:00pm: Community Shabbat gathering
5:15pm:
Families with children ages 0-4 can join MNJcc’s Kohenet Annie Matan and Todah the Sloth in slowing down and celebrating Shabbat and the world around us with song, stories, and silliness.
School age children can join a sababa Shabbat activity.
Adults are welcome to join their children or enjoy some Adult learning with Makom’s Rabbi Aaron.
6pm:
Bring a picnic blanket and dinner for your family. We’ll bring dessert.
** In the event of rain, the program is cancelled. **
Monday, July 31
8:30pm – Doors Open
8:45pm sharp – Services Start
10:15pm – Program Ends
@ Kiever Synagogue – 25 Bellevue Ave.
FREE
BRING FOOD TO DONATE + FLASHLIGHT
Please join Makom and the Kiever to usher in Tish`ah be-Av, the ninth day of the lunar month of Av. This date marks the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history. It is traditionally observed with fasting, refraining from wearing leather, and other mourning customs. (For more background, see here.)
Please BRING FOOD for St. Stephen’s Community House Corner Drop-In kitchen, in keeping with the spirit of Isaiah 58:6-7, “This is the fast I desire… It is to share your bread with the hungry.” Fresh produce, grains, and canned or boxed foods are all welcome.
We’ll pray the brief evening service and listen to the Biblical book of Eikhah (Lamentations), hauntingly chanted by a number of community members. As signs of mourning, it is customary to sit on the floor of the synagogue with the lights dimmed, so please BRING A FLASHLIGHT. We’ll also sing some songs, kinnot (elegies), and niggunim (wordless melodies).
If you’d like to chant a chapter or half-chapter of Eikhah, please contact Rabbi Aaron ASAP.
FYI, the fast begins Monday at sunset, 8:41 pm, and ends Tuesday at nightfall, 9:30 pm.
There will be a low partition between women’s and men’s seating for the evening service, which will be removed for Eikhah and the rest of the evening’s program.
While you can’t go to the TO Islands, you can swim in the “Sea of Talmud” right next to the Lake! Through text study, analysis and discussion, we’ll learn a variety of fascinating passages from this core Jewish text with Rabbi Aaron. We’ll also cover the Talmud’s historical context, structure and layout. No experience necessary; sources presented in English and Hebrew/Aramaic. A great way to start understanding what Talmud is and how it works!
Questions or want to register? Contact Rabbi Aaron.
Thursday, June 8 • 8-9pm @ Makom
Workplaces have been changing and many jobs that were once full time and stable are being done by part time, contract and temporary workers in precarious situations. The Government of Ontario commissioned the Changing Workplaces Review, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to examine those changes, consult with the public and recommend updates to current provincial labour legislation. The final review and recommendations were just released on May 22.
Come learn about those recommendations, and what we in Jewish community can do to encourage effective changes to take place, to support decent work and to advocate alongside the working poor in Ontario with the Fight for $15 and Fairness.
Opening Event Wednesday, June 7 @ Makom • 7 – 9 PM • FREE
Established Toronto artist Simon Glass creates an installation for FENTSTER featuring new work, exhibited publicly for the first time. Transcribing golden Hebrew letters for the word “ha’aretz” (the land) onto vintage airplane doors, Glass suggests a bird’s-eye view, reinterpreting the bleak and barren landscape described by the Biblical prophet Jeremiah as filled with the potential for healing. www.fentster.org
Friday, May 26 • 7:45-8:45am @ MakomNeyshev. 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. Feel free to bring a cushion for the floor.
Pay What You Can • RSVP required