Saturday, Oct 28
9am-12pm
@ Makom – 402 College St
Join us for Makom’s first-ever soulful and song-filled Shabbat morning services in our storefront!
Volunteers Needed! We need Torah & haftarah readers and service leaders. Contact Rabbi Aaron ASAP to pitch in.
Makom is a diverse and inclusive commun
8 Tuesdays, Oct 17-Dec 5
10am-12pm
@ 65 Harbour Square (Queen’s Quay W & York St)
$200 for the series
In this lively and fast-paced Tor
Guided by |Rabbi Aaron, our weekly learning will examine the Torah from a wide variety of ancient, medieval, and modern approaches: traditional and academic commentaries, literary and historical insights, and our own understandings and interpretations.
No prior Jewish learning experience or Hebrew necessary. Email Rabbi Aaron with any questions or to sign up.
6pm – Doors Open; 6:15 – Services Start
@ Makom – 402 College St
$10 for Dinner (only $5 for Makom Members)
Registration Required
Dinner Dates:
JAN 26 | FEB 23 | MAR 23 | APR 27 | MAY 25 | JUN 22 | JUL 27 | AUG 24
Celebrate Shabbat with spirit! 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 vegan Shabbat dinner together. Very limited space; register now.
Makom is a proud participant in the Synagogue Vegan Challenge, in which the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute for Animal Welfare and VegFund are subsidizing our all-vegan food for 5778.
Makom is a diverse and inclusive commun
Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 23
@ KIEVER SYNAGOGUE
25 Bellevue Ave
Bring $ for Tzedakah + Makom
Celebrate Purim with a full evening’s line up for kids and adults! Bring cash to donate for the mitzvah of matanot le-evyonim – Purim Gifts for the Poor – and also to help Makom cover the evening’s costs ($10 suggested contribution for each).
5:45 – Doors Open & Light Dinner
$9/adult, $5/child – Dinner REGISTRATION REQUIRED by Tuesday, March 22
Join Makom for a light family dinner before our Makom Families Purim Puppet Show. Enjoy kid-friendly cheese pizza and falafel with salads, plus hamantaschen, of course! Takes the pressure off making dinner for your family before coming to celebrate! Register and submit payment here.
6:15-7:00 – Purim Puppet Show
Puppeteer and children’s educator Hugh Phillips presents The Story of Queen Esther! Bring your groggers and boo the evil Haman in this puppet adaptation of the Purim story. $10/family requested contribution – register and submit payment here.
7:15 – Doors Open
7:30-8:00 – Purim Games + Trivia
8:00 – Doors Open
8:15-9:15 – Megillah Reading
9:15-11:00 – Games Night
$10/person requested contribution –pre-register and submit payment here.
Hear the scroll of Esther chanted by members of the Makom and Kiever communities. Both women and men will read megillah; mixed seating.
Hamantaschen, B.Y.O.B. + schmoozing
Bring board + card games to play
Bring cash to donate for the mitzvah of matanot le-evyonim – Purim Gifts for the Poor $10 suggested min. contribution. Sorry, we can’t accept donations for matanot le-evyonim online.
Volunteers Needed! Email Rabbi Aaron to help with the festivities.
photo: Sabrina Malach, Shoresh
* CLICK HERE for the detailed schedule of services *
Need last minute tickets? available here
We will be returning as a community to the beautiful Hart House space on the University of Toronto campus to meet the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) with joy and awe.
Services will be led by Rabbi Aaron and returning guest prayer leader Steven Goldstein. He’s on faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music and a long-time member of The Carlebach Shul in New York, and we look forward to Steven helping us elevate our Days of Awe prayers with his beautiful voice and extensive repertoire of participatory melodies.
Steven’s husband Rabbi Steve Greenberg will also be present to inspire us with thoughtful teaching. Steve is Senior Teaching Fellow at CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership and a founding Co-Director of Eshel: Community for LGBT Orthodox Jews. Author of the award-winning book Wrestling with God & Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition, he has worked to make communities around the world more inclusive.
Full childcare provided throughout services – and we also offer engaging, thoughtful, and fun services for children, in two age groups. Parents are welcome but not required to attend the children’s services with their kids.
You can purchase tickets online here.
Want to plan a break-fast? Read Torah? Schlepp stuff? Set up or Tidy up? Anything else? We need volunteers for both logistical and ritual roles. Please let us know how you can help.