Neyshev. Let’s sit. Chanting, meditation instruction and sitting. Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary. Led by meditation teacher, musician and prayer leader Aviva Chernick.

Please arrive before 7:45 to set up. There are chairs for sitting. Feel free to bring a cushion for the floor.

Friday, Mar 17 • 7:45-8:45am @ Makom

Pay What You Can • RSVP required

Join us for a fun-filled celebration with something for everyone!

Sunday, March 12, beginning at 11am @ The Kiever Synagogue – 25 Bellevue Ave

Megillah readings are free for all! Lunch & carnival require registration by Wednesday, March 8th, 2017.

It’s a mitzvah to hear the megillah again on Purim day, so get out of bed and come to the Kiever for an encore performance.  Come in costume!

11am  Doors Open

11:15  Megillah Reading (women & men read megillah; mixed seating), all are welcome!

12:15  Lunch (registration required by March 8, 2017) Falafel + salads, hamantaschen provided, BYOB

1:00  Purim Stories read by our amazing Makom Afterschool staff! (intended for kids & families)

1:30-3:00   Makom Families Carnival (Registration REQUIRED)

CARNIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Please email Emma to help out.

If you can’t register online for lunch or carnival, please register by email by March 8th, and mail a cheque payable to Makom right away to 402 College St., Toronto, ON M5T 1S8.

Please bring cash to donate for the mitzvah of matanot le-evyonim – Purim Gifts for the Poor

($10 suggested contribution; sorry, we can’t accept donations for matanot le-evyonim online)

Co-presented with the Kiever Synagogue

Monday, March 6
7:30-9pm
@ Makom 
Register by Friday, March 3

To drink or not to drink? That is the question.

In this lively class with Rabbi Aaron, we’ll explore and discuss sources to learn Jewish wisdom and tales about drinking alcohol in general and particularly on Purim.

All are welcome; no previous Jewish learning (or drinking) experience necessary.

Registration required by Friday, March 3.
Email Rabbi Aaron in confidence if finances are an issue.

Friday, Mar 3
6pm – Doors open
6:15 – Services start
@ Makom

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

Please bring a certified kosher food or drink to share for a light kiddush (snacking & schmoozing).

Future Friday night services: March 17, 31; April 7, 21; May 5, 19; June 9, 23

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 need a minyan of 10 women + 10 men to start the ma`ariv service, so we encourage you to come on time. Both women and men lead services and there is a low partition between women’s and men’s seating. Upon advance request, we’ll gladly set up a section for gender non-conforming individuals. Children are welcome in all sections.

On view until Feb 22, 2017
Fentster @ Makom

Using recycled cardboard and faded memories, artist Evan Tapper recreates his grandmother’s kitchen to reflect on past and present hardships of starting life anew as an immigrant. The installation prods us to consider what is handed down and what is lost in translation—between cultures, between places, between generations—through the immigrant experience. Read more…

Curator: Evelyn Tauben
Presenting site-specific installations of contemporary art connected to the Jewish experience, FENTSTER (Yiddish for “window”) is an independent artist-run exhibition space located in the storefront window of Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism.

You and your child will enjoy Jewish content through hands on fun including storytelling, music, and moovin’, arts and crafts, puppets and schmoozing. PJ Plus is a curriculum-based program, using PJ Library books as a springboard to develop engaging and inspiring sessions to enhance the educational development of young children. No class Feb 19 (Family Day).

For 1.5 – 3 year olds + Parent or Grandparent

Sundays, Jan 15 – Mar 5 • 9:30-10:45am @ Makom

$120 for 8 sessions • Register now • Questions? Contact Adina or call 416-621-5675.