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Softening into Liberation: Pre-Pesah MEDITATION

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Sunday, Mar 25
7:30-9pm
@ Makom – 402 College Street
PWYC $15-$30 donations suggested
RSVP required

Chanting, singing, guided and silent meditation to prepare ourselves for Passover and our liberation.

Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary.

Led by meditation teacher, musician and prayer leader Aviva Chernick.

Please arrive before 7:30 to set up. We have chairs; feel free to bring a cushion for the floor and a blanket to wrap up in for warmth and comfort. Registration required; please email Aviva.

Spiritual Sounds Lab HAVDALAH CONCERT with Deborah Sacks Mintz

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Saturday March 24
9:30 PM – Doors Open
9:45 PM – Concert Starts
@ Creeds Coffee Bar – 390 Dupont St.
FREE Tickets HERE

Deborah Sacks Mintz (from NYC), a rising star in the Jewish music world known for her soulful, beautiful prayer leading, original songs, and niggunim (wordless melodies), will lead a musical havdalah and melaveh malkah – a spiritual singalong to bid adieu to Shabbat. Joined by our own, amazing Avivah Chernick.

Presented by Beth Tzedec Congregation, Annex Shul, Holy Blossom’s Young Professionals & Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism
Sponsored by Jeffrey Gertner and Family

Sell Your Hametz before Passover

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Traditional Jewish law (see Exodus 12:19) forbids owning any hametz (leavened foods) during Passover. While it’s ideal to consume or donate (e.g., to a soup kitchen) all hametz prior to the morning before Passover starts, rabbinic tradition allows for the sale of hametz to a non-Jew, even while it remains on your premises.

If you would like to sell your hametz through Makom, please complete and sign the linked form (in either doc or pdf format), scan it, and email it to aaron@makomTO.org by 9:00am on Thursday, March 29.

Or you may mail the completed and signed form to: Makom, 402 College St., Toronto, ON M5T 1S8. Mailed forms must reach Makom by Wednesday, March 28.

There is no fee for this service. Donations to Makom are appreciated (minimum suggested donation of $18). You may donate online or mail a cheque along with your form.

Hag kasher ve-sameiah – wishing you a happy and kosher Passover!

Outdoor MATZAH BAKE

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Presented with PJ PLUS

Sunday March 25
12:00 – 2:00 PM
Dufferin Grove Park – North End
$5/person
Get your Tickets Today

Join us for a fun afternoon of making and baking Matzah! See if you can mix, kneed, roll and bake in 18 minutes or less!

We will have Passover stories for the kids to hear and we will have tents, so come rain or shine!

Find us at the North end of the park near the bread ovens. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Please note: Matzah won’t be Kosher for Passover but it’s still a fun and wonderful way to prepare for Pesach!

Makom ATID OPEN HOUSE

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Uncategorized | Comments Off

8:00 – 9:00 PM
Thursday March 22
@ Makom (402 College Street)
RSVP required

Introducing Makom ATID – Makom’s innovative approach to serious Jewish learning and preparation for Bar/Bat Mitzvah for students in grades 5-8.

Our Open House is a chance to learn about our amazing program, meet other ATID parents and have all your questions answered!

For more information, please contact Rabbi Emma

Makom Afterschool OPEN HOUSE

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Uncategorized | Comments Off

5:00 – 6:00 PM All Locations
Mon March 19 @ Lord Landsdowne (Kensington Market)
Wed March 21 @ Regal Road (Hillcrest Village)
Monday March 26 @ Palmerston (Seaton Village)
RSVP required

Makom Afterschool’s Open House is a chance to learn about the program, see our students and teachers in action, meet Afterschool parents, and have all your questions answered by Makom’s Director of Education Rabbi Emma Gottlieb.

Afterschool registration for families who attend the Open House will open 1 week earlier than it will for the general public (April 8).

About Makom Afterschool: For grades JK – 4. Through play-based, experiential education, our students are immersed in a Hebrew-speaking environment centered around Jewish values. On the two core-curriculum afternoons each week, students focus on Hebrew speaking and literacy through games, stories, songs, and Jewish holiday. Additionally, students can attend our optional Jewish Enrichment day, where they learn about Jewish holidays, Torah stories, Jewish values, and traditions. Two further optional afternoons teach Hebrew through activities structured around the arts (music, drama, visual art) and movement (yoga, games, sports).

For more information, please contact Rabbi Emma

FENTSTER presents: A Place of Wholesome Amusement

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

February 26 – May 22, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION | Thursday, March 15 | 7 – 9PM | FREE
@ Makom – 402 College St

In a striking new neon light installation, Toronto-based and Beijing-born multidisciplinary artist Shellie Zhang reimagines marquee signage to represent two significant cultural institutions established by Chinese and Jewish newcomers to Toronto in the same building at the corner of Dundas and Spadina. First known as the Standard Theatre, the venue opened as a Yiddish theatre in 1922 and five decades later hosted Chinese cinema as the Golden Harvest Theatre. The artist considers how one building served as a locus for cultural expression and cohesion for two different communities. Accompanied by a detailed overview of the building’s colourful history and reproductions of archival materials, the exhibition surfaces immigrant narratives embedded in the architecture of the Kensington Market-Chinatown neighbourhood, revealing little-known points of connection and breaking down siloed conversations about our city’s past.

Presented by FENTSTER and the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre as part of the 2018 Myseum Intersections city-wide festival
Curated by Donna Bernardo-Ceriz, Dara Solomon and Evelyn Tauben

PurimPalooza!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Makom + TPM Deep South are Proud to Present PURIMPALOOZA!

Wednesday, Feb 28
@ Tranzac Club – 292 Brunswick Ave.

Join us for a joyous Purim Eve for everyone!

5:45-6:15pm Early Family Falafel Dinner (ticketdeadline 5pm, Feb 26)

6:15-6:50pm Purim Puppet Show (ages 0-7 with parents; family ticket required)

Purim Game Show (ages 8-12; family ticketrequired)

6:50-7:00pm Ma`ariv (evening service; traditional and egalitarian options)

7:00-8:00pm Megillah Reading (both women and men will read megillah; mixed seating)

8:00-8:15pm Later Falafel Dinner (ticket deadline 5pm, Feb 26)

8:00pm-12:00am Party! (tickets here)

Family program tickets and party tickets available in advance or at the door. Falafel order deadline 5pm, Feb 26.

Come in costume!

Bring cash to donate at the door for the mitzvah of matanot le-evyonim – Purim Gifts for the Poor ($10 or more suggested contribution)

Cash bar

Volunteers needed for the door, setup, and cleanup.

Co-sponsored by Annex Shul + Kiever Synagogue

SHABBAT MORNING Services, Aufruf + Kiddush Lunch

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Next Saturday, Feb 17
9am
@ Makom – 402 College St
RSVP for lunch

Join us for joyous Shabbat morning services and to celebrate Ari Kaplan’s aufruf – his being called up to the Torah the day before his wedding to Melissa Melnitzer!

After services, we’ll enjoy a light kiddush lunch generously sponsored by Ari and Melissa. RSVP for lunch.

Tu Bi-Shvat SPIRITUAL SEDER

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Makom Toronto in Past Events, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Next Tuesday, Jan 30
7:30-9pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
PWYC $10-20
Registration Required by Jan 28

Celebrate Tu bi-Shvat – the Jewish New Year for Trees – through mysticism and mindfulness.

We’ll learn, sing, and meditate our way through the four kabbalistic worlds while consciously tasting fruits and nuts laden with layers of symbolism.

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

Registration Required by Jan 28
Contact Rabbi Aaron with any questions.