Take a break from the world and chill in the sukkah!

Come hang out with other Jewish middle-schoolers and students, enjoy some pizza, shake a lulav and etrog, and play fun games together, all in a sukkah.

Feel free to invite friends!

This event is FREE! Please register by October 21 at noon.
Donations are greatly appreciated and help us cover food, sukkah rental, staff time, etc.

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

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

See our other Sukkot events for Families with kids from infants up through grade 5,  for High School Teens (grades 9-12), and for Adults!

Accessibility Information

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. The Kiever’s 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.

Questions? Email Rabbi Aaron.

Join us for beautiful Sukkot dinner & learning at Makom!

Sit in the sukkah with our warm community, eat a casual dinner, and learn about the symbolism of the holiday.

This event is free! Please register by 9:00am Saturday, Oct 19.
Donations are greatly appreciated and help us cover sukkah rental, staff time, etc.

Adults of all Jewish identities are warmly welcome, including from interfaith/intercultural families and LGBTQ+. No Makom affiliation necessary.

Please note that this event is for adults!  Check out our other Sukkot events for Families with kids from infants up through grade 5, for Kids in Grades 6-8, and for High School Teens.

Accessibility Information

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. The Kiever’s 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.

Questions? Email Rabbi Aaron.

Connect with other families over dinner & crafts while celebrating Sukkot.

Bring your kids for a fun and relaxed community dinner in the sukkah (harvest holiday hut)! Families will learn about and get to shake lulav and etrog, do a quick craft, and enjoy a yummy kosher dinner and dessert together.

5:00pm: Lulav & Etrog, Crafts
5:45pm: Dinner

Registration required by October 20 at 12 noon.
Donations are greatly appreciated and help us cover sukkah rental, staff time, etc.

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

Note: this program is geared for families with kids from infants up through grade 5.  We also offer sukkah dinners for Kids in Grades 6-8, for High School Teens, and for Adults.

Accessibility Information

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. The Kiever’s 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.

Questions? Email Rabbi Aaron.

Let’s conclude Shabbat together with a musical havdalah, and then socialize over dessert. We’ll kick off the High Holiday season with a singalong to learn stirring holiday melodies, followed by the powerful prayers of Selihot.

• 9:00 PM: Doors open
• 9:15 (sharp): Musical Havdalah
• 9:30 PM: Dessert & socializing
• 10:00 PM: High Holiday Tunes Singalong
• 10:30 PM: Seliẖot Service
• Midnight: Lilah Tov ~ Goodnight!

Seliẖot are special penitential prayers recited on the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They’re also a great opportunity to learn some of the prayers and melodies we’ll use on those Days of Awe.

This event is free! Donations are greatly appreciated.

Accessibility

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. Makom’s main space is wheelchair accessible; unfortunately, the downstairs washroom and playroom are not. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms one block away at the coffee shop on the corner of Bathurst and College. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

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Ari Kaplan is teaching a four-class Jewish mindfulness course in August called Zman Nakat, based on their book Toronto Method Mindfulness Handbook: Six Lessons in Embodied and Compassionate Meditation. This will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-8:30pm ET (Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28) at neySHEV (“we SIT”) –online Jewish meditation community.

During each one-hour live online class, you will learn Judaic mnemonics for mindful presence and self-compassion using familiar prompts from the Jewish tradition, and sit in guided and silent meditation.

Enrolment is limited. To express interest and/or sign up, please send an email to info@kaplanlaw.ca. Suggested cost for the course is $100 (+HST) (sliding scale) and payment can also be made by subscribing to neySHEV, as you are able.

Join us for soulful and song-filled Shabbat morning services, followed by Shabbat lunch!

Supervised childcare will be provided in Makom’s playroom during services.

Lunch registration required by Thursday, July 18 at 10AM! Register here

We have various price options so that finances aren’t an impediment to anyone’s participation.

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Services don’t require registration.

Please try to come on time so we can start services strong with a double minyan,* especially for anyone saying kaddish.

*As a diverse and inclusive Jewish community, Makom has mens’, womens’, and 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).

Makom welcomes participants of all abilities. Makom’s main space is wheelchair accessible; unfortunately, the washroom and playroom are not. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms one block away at the coffee shop at the corner of Bathurst and College. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

Wind down from the week and welcome Shabbat with soulful, song-filled services, in which everyone can participate.

After services, we’ll enjoy a delicious, catered kosher vegan Shabbat dinner and each other’s warm company.

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Dinner registration required by Thursday, July 4.

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

Please try to come on time for services at 7:00.

Those who wish may light candles upon arrival until 7:30.

Services

Makom is a diverse and inclusive community that welcomes participants who espouse many different approaches to Judaism, from secular to traditionally observant.

In order to join together as one community without regard to denominational labels, our services blend traditional and progressive practices. We offer men’s, women’s, and mixed (all-genders) seating sections. Women, men, and non-binary folks 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. Makom’s main space is wheelchair accessible; unfortunately, the washroom and playroom are not. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms one block away at the coffee shop at the corner of Bathurst and College. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.