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Feb 6: Friday Night Services + Shabbat Dinner

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

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Fri, Feb 6
6pm

@ Makom
Register now!

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

Dinner registration required by Wednesday, February 4 at 10am.

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

Become a Makom Member first and save 10%.

Thank you to Green Economy Law for their generous sponsorship.

Please try to come on time for services at 6pm.

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.

We offer men’s, women’s, and mixed (all-genders) seating sections. 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. 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.

Registration

Feb 1: Tu bi-Shvat Mystical Seder + Dinner

Celebrate Tu bi-Shvat – the Jewish New Year for Trees – through mysticism, mindful eating, learning, and socializing!

Sun, Feb 1
6-8pm
@Makom (402 College St)
Register now!

At our Tu bi-Shvat seder – a meal with multiple courses of symbolic foods and drinks – you’ll:

  • Drink four cups of red & white wine or grape juice
  • Eat a variety of fruits & nuts with mystical significance
  • Enjoy dinner of pita & dips, rice & hearty soup
  • Learn brief nature Torah (Jewish wisdom)
  • Hang out with new & old friends

Registration required by Thursday, Jan 29.

Become a Makom Member first and save 10%.

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

Registration

Feb 1: Tu bi-Shvat Family Celebration

Celebrate Tu Bishvat as a Family 🌱🎨🍊

Sun, Feb 1
2:30-4pm
@MNJCC (750 Spadina Ave)
Free! Register now

Join us for a joyful Tu Bishvat Family Connector celebrating nature, creativity, and growth.

In collaboration with the MNJCC, families with young children are invited to explore Tu Bishvat values through hands-on, nature-inspired arts and crafts, shared experiences, and playful learning.

Activities will encourage caring for the earth, noticing growth, and expressing gratitude, all in an age-appropriate and welcoming environment. Families will also enjoy Tu Bishvat snacks inspired by the Seven Species.

This relaxed, drop-in gathering offers a warm space to create together, connect with one another, and mark Tu Bishvat in a meaningful and joyful way.

Every Monday and Friday: neyShev: Jewish Meditation

Mondays, 8:00-8:30pm
Fridays, 7:45-8:45am 
Online via Zoom

A beautiful way to begin your Friday or end your Monday. Come sit in a circle of community in silence, song and Torah led by meditation teacher, musician and prayer leader Aviva Chernick.

No previous meditation or mindfulness practice necessary. Just come with your curiosity and tender heart. You are welcome just as you are.

Learn more here or join the neyShev newsletter.

Payment Options
Option 1 / neyShev Subscriber

Please consider becoming a neySHEV subscriber and contribute to the sustainability of this community. Subscribe here with an automatic monthly payment.

Option 2 / Pay per Session
Monday sessions: $10 minimum recommended.
Friday sessions: $20 minimum recommended.
Canadians: E-transfer to chernick.aviva@gmail.com
Outside of Canada: Pay by Paypal.

Please reach out if you have any concerns about payment.
Ability to pay should not be a barrier to participation.

Jan 24: Hativah (grades 6-8) Skate Night + Havdalah

Join Hativah – Makom’s youth group for grades 6-8 – for a fun evening of skating and hanging out with new and old friends!

Sat, January 24
7pm
Grades 6-8
Register Now!

We’ll start with Havdalah, the short & sweet ceremony for ending Shabbat. Then we’ll skate together at the Christie Pits Ice Rink!

Skating is free. Please bring your own skates (there are no skate rentals at the rink).

Please register by January 23rd at 3pm.

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

Please note that this is an event for middle school students (grades 6-8) only.

Any questions? Contact Talia Levitt, Youth Programming Coordinator, at youth@makomto.org.

Registration

Jan 24: Shabbat Morning Services + Lunch ‘n’ Learn

Shabbat Morning Services + Lunch 'n' Learn

Saturday, January 24
9:30am
@ Makom
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Join us for soulful and song-filled Shabbat morning services, followed by a delicious Shabbat lunch and stimulating learning!

Lunch registration required by Friday, Jan 23 at 10am.

Services don’t require registration – no need to register if you’re not staying for lunch!

Become a Makom Member first and save 10%.

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

After lunch, Aryeh Fidel will lead us in thought-provoking, interactive learning on “The Persian-Jewish Situationship? King Cyrus, Ezra & the Temple“.

Registration

Jan 17: Family Shabbat service + lunch

Join us for an upbeat, kid-friendly Shabbat morning family service followed by Shabbat lunch! Services are geared for kids in grades 1-5 and their parents, but all families with kids are welcome. 

Saturday, Jan 17
10:30am-1pm

@Makom
Register by Thurs, Jan 15 at 7pm
Free if you’re coming just for services and not staying for lunch, but registration’s still required.

Services are egalitarian with mixed seating, and will include prayers, songs, a Torah story, and discussion to meaningfully engage adults and children together.

After services, we’ll enjoy a delicious vegan & kosher lunch together.

Become a Makom Member first and save 10%.

Please try to come on time for services at 10:30am.

Registration

Jan 11 – Mar 8, every Sun: PJ+ Parent & Tot Program

The fun of a play date meets meaningful Jewish family education! Join us for a weekly parent/grandparent and tot program for children aged 18 months through 3 years, focused on Jewish holidays, Shabbat, and Jewish values.

8 Sundays, Jan 11 – Mar 8 (except Feb 15)
10:30-11:30am
@Makom (map)
Register by Wed, Jan 7

Feel free to share with any friends with little ones! 

Fun activities include:

  • Interactive PJ story circle time
  • Arts and crafts
  • Music and movin’
  • Snack and schmoozin’

Jan 9: Friday Night Services + Dinner

Friday, Jan 9
6pm
@Makom
Register Now!

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.

Dinner registration required by Wednesday, January 7 at 10am.

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

Become a Makom Member first and save 10%.

Please try to come on time for services at 6pm.

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.

We offer men’s, women’s, and mixed (all-genders) seating sections. 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. Makom’s main space is wheelchair accessible; unfortunately, the washroom and playroom are not. If you have an accessibility need or require any accommodations, please reach out to us.

Registration

Dec 18: IGNITE! Tikkun Leil Chanukah

Presented by Holy Blossom Temple, Ashkenaz Foundation, Beth Torah Congregation, Beth Tzedec Congregation, City Shul, Congregation Shir Libeynu, Danforth Jewish Circle, Darchei Noam, First Narayever, Kiever Shul, Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, and the UJA Committee for Yiddish

Thurs, Dec 18
6:30 pm – 11:30 pm
@ Holy Blossom Temple (1950 Bathurst St)
Register here

IGNITE: Tikkun Leil Chanukah returns with light, joy and jolliness! Join the community for an intergenerational, songful candle-lighting and Horah, then break into a choose-your-own-adventure of arts-based workshops, performances and Chanukah study sessions. Enjoy a big, bold concert inspired by the season’s themes, curated by the Ashkenaz Festival. Come early or late, stay a little or stay the whole time! Limited hybrid options available.

The evening includes light kosher snacks

Doors open at 6:00 pm
The Kid’s Track is focused on children ages 5 to 12. Admission provides access to the inter-generational communal candle-lighting at 6:30 p.m. and to a shorter program for kids from 7-8 PM.  Children can join their parents at 8:00 for the concert in the Mishkan.

Adult and Teens (13+) Track: Suggested $20 per person
Children: 5 to 12 years old free of charge