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SUMMARY:Community Dinner: Out of the Cold
DESCRIPTION:Community Dinner: Out of the Cold\nThursdays\, 5:30 pm \nFor more than two decades\, Holy Blossom Temple has generously opened its doors to the Out of the Cold Program (OOTC) during five winter months while providing nutritious meals and shelter to thousands of adults who are homeless\, isolated\, or facing food insecurity. Volunteers prepare warm meals\, serve our guests with dignity\, provide uplifting and meaningful programming\, and provide visitors with vital supplies during the harsh winter months. \nThis year\, 2025-26\, we will open our doors on November 6 at 5:30 pm. It will run for 5 months from Thursday\, November 6\, to the last Thursday of March (March 26) from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm \nLearn more about Out of the Cold at Holy Blossom here! \nReturning\, veteran\, and new volunteers are all welcome! Please contact our volunteer coordinator\, Tabitha Grove (ootc@holyblossom.org)\, to secure your volunteer date and role. We are always looking for new volunteers to greet and welcome\, serve\, bake at home\, help transport food\, and help us set up and break down the Phillip Smith Congregational Hall. \n  \nPlease note that\, due to security issues and ongoing building renewal\, the Phillip & Fannie Smith Congregational Hall is not accessible for people with disabilities during the operating hours of this program. Due to current limitations\, our guests cannot sleep over.
URL:https://holyblossom.org/event/community-dinner-out-of-the-cold-2/2026-02-05/
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SUMMARY:HaTzipporim (Empty Nesters) Film Night
DESCRIPTION:HaTzipporim (Empty Nesters) Film Night with Dr. Gillian Helfield\nThursday\, February 5\, 7:00 pm \nOur HaTzipporim (Empty Nesters) group will be hosting a lively film night and discussion with renowned film professor Dr. Gillian Helfield. It will be the perfect cozy evening in the cold of winter. \nJoin us at a private home near Holy Blossom (location to be sent to registrants the night before the event)\, for the film\, friends\, and some light refreshments! \nThe film will be American Fiction (written and directed by Cord Jefferson\, 2023) \nThis event is SOLD OUT! For any enquiries\, please contact Justin Chow (jchow@holyblossom.org) \n  \nABOUT DR. GILLIAN HELFIELD \nDr. Gillian Helfield is an assistant professor in the Cinema and Media Arts program at York University in Toronto. She wrote her Ph.D. and has published several papers on the subject of Quebecois films of the Quiet Revolution. Other areas of academic interest are Genre Studies\, Cultural Studies\, Women’s Cinema\, National Cinemas and Cinemas of the Diaspora. She co-authored the book Representing the Rural: Space Place and Identity in Films About the Land which explores the links between urban and rural in films spanning different eras and locations. She is also involved in eLearning and experiential education initiatives at York University\, for which she has received several awards in recognition of her research and course design. \nPrior to embarking on a full-time teaching career\, Dr. Helfield worked in the Canadian film and television industry as a free-lance production coordinator and production manager for Atlantis Films\, the Insight Production Company\, Scholastic Television\, Global Television\, the CBC\, and The Canadian Film Centre. \nApart from her teaching at York\, Dr. Helfield works as a programmer for the Toronto Jewish Film Festival\, a facilitator for film clubs\, and as host of the monthly Holy Blossom zoom program ‘What I’m Watching’\, which she started during the COVID 19 pandemic to maintain a sense of community and engagement through the participant’s shared love of cinema. \nGillian believes that films are more than just a medium of entertainment or subject for academic study: they are a reflection of life itself. She can relate everything to a movie\, and she can relate every movie to some aspect of society\, culture\, or everyday life. And she loves nothing better than to share her knowledge\, experience and unique insights with those around her. \n 
URL:https://holyblossom.org/event/hatzipporim-empty-nesters-film-night/
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