Ḥativah (Grades 6-8) Sukkah Pizza Party

Come hang out with other Jewish middle schoolers, enjoy some pizza, shake a lulav and etrog, and play fun games together, all in a sukkah. Feel free to invite friends!

Next Thursday, October 1 | 6:00pm
@Kensington Market
This event is FREE! Register by October 1 at noon

Donations are greatly appreciated and help us cover sukkah rental, staff time, etc.

Middle school kids of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including interfaith/intercultural and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary.

Please note that this is for middle school students (Grades 6-8) only, not for parents.

Accessibility Information

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. The sukkah is wheelchair accessible. However, the washroom is down a flight of stairs. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

Registration

Friday Night Sukkot Services + Shabbat Dinner

Join us for doubly-joyous services in the sukkah as we welcome the start of Shabbat and Sukkot!!  After services, we’ll enjoy a delicious, catered, kosher vegan Shabbat dinner together in the sukkah.

Friday, September 25 | 6:30 pm
@Kensington Market
Dinner registration required by Wed, Sept 23

No need to register if you’re coming just for services and not staying for dinner.

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Arrive at 6:30 pm to light candles, socialize, and find a seat. Services will start at 6:45 pm.

Services

Makom is a diverse and inclusive community that welcomes participants with many different approaches to Judaism, from secular to traditionally observant. Our services blend traditional and progressive practices, so our community can join together without regard to denominational labels.

Services in the Sukkah will have men’s, women’s, and mixed (all genders) seating sections.

In the event of rain, services and dinner will be held inside the Kiever Synagogue and services will have only men’s and women’s seating sections, in keeping with the Kiever’s practice.All genders may lead parts of services. We need an egalitarian minyan of 10 Jews and a non-overlapping traditional minyan of 10 men to start the maariv service, so we encourage you to come on time.

Accessibility Information

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. The sukkah is wheelchair accessible. However, the sanctuary is up a flight of stairs and their washroom is down a flight of stairs. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

Registration

Please join us for a powerful, contemplative evening marking historical Jewish loss and ongoing brokenness in the world as we usher in Tishah 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.)

Saturday, July 22
9:00 – 11:00pm
Bathurst & College
Bring Food or $$ to Donate + Flashlight

We’ll pray the brief evening service and listen to the Biblical book of Eikhah/Lamentations, hauntingly chanted by community members. We’ll also sing somber songs; read kinnot (elegies) for ancient calamities, the Holocaust, and October 7; and chant niggunim (wordless melodies).

As signs of mourning, it’s customary to sit on the floor of the synagogue with the lights dimmed, so please bring a flashlight.

Please BRING FOOD, CASH, or CREDIT for our neighbours at Fort York Food Bank, 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, as are cash and credit card donations.

Doors open at 9:00pm; services begin promptly at 9:15pm.

FYI, in Toronto, the fast begins Wednesday at 8:51pm, and the fast ends Thursday at 9:31pm.