Next Saturday, Feb 3
8pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
$10 in advance; Tickets HERE
$15 at the door
Makom Members save $5
7:45 Doors
8:00 Musical Havdalah
8:15 Dana Sipos
9:15 Evan Malach Trio
Musician, singer/songwriter, actor and entrepreneur, Evan Malach is the 1st-place winner of Israel’s Hallelujah Global Jewish Singing Contest. He has written two musicals, including A Simple Twist of Faith, an original piece based on a true story of Jewish survival through kindness. When All is One is his third full-length album of Jewish roots rock and he is currently working on a fourth album of original songs. Evan’s music has enabled him to perform around the world; we’re excited to have him play back home at Makom!
Dana Sipos inhabited the far north before going nomad and her hypnotic, tenderly skewed songs are filled with a wild wind. She tours extensively, occasionally by bicycle, tall ship, canoe and train. Her last album, Roll Up the Night Sky, released on underground Nashville label Muddy Roots Records, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the Pushing the Boundaries category. A new album, recorded with experimental Toronto producer Sandro Perri and featuring a breadth of Canadian talent, will be released on Roaring Girl Records in spring 2018.
Join Shoresh, PJ Library and Makom for a family-friendly Tu Bi-Shvat outdoor adventure! We’ll hike together through the Cedarvale Ravine, meeting, greeting and playing amidst the trees and celebrating their birthday.
Come learn Torah! In our ongoing, multifaceted study of the Torah, we’ll learn and discuss Devarim (Deuteronomy) chapters 17-24 from a great variety of perspectives: ancient and modern, traditional and academic, literary and historical, etc.
Neyshev. Let’s sit. Chanting, meditation instruction and sitting. Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary.
Celebrate Shabbat with spirit! Wind down from the week and welcome Shabbat with soulful, song-filled services, in which everyone can participate.
Chanting is a way of tuning the soul. Guided by Alon Nashman, we’ll sit in song and silence to open our portals to the divine as we prolong the beauty of Shabbat in sacred community.
Alon Nashman is an actor and creator of theatre. His work has toured across Canada and internationally and includes Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music, which premiered at Luminato Festival; Hirsch, which premiered at the Stratford Festival; and Kafka and Son, which recently returned from a sold-out run in Edinburgh and an acclaimed run in New York. Alon is also a student of Rabbi Shefa Gold and Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, who have guided him in the ways of Jewish chant.
What can Hanukkah teach us about about life and God’s role(s) in the world? Come learn and discuss with Rabbi Aaron how wisdom from Hanukkah can apply year-round.