Presented by Holy Blossom Temple’s Israel Engagement Committee, this four-part speaker series is focusing on four Israeli institutions and the powerful women who run them. Click for more information!
HBTogether: Conversational Hebrew Speakers Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm Are you interested in joining a conversational Hebrew group? Anyone with a basic level of conversational Hebrew is invited. The goal is for improvement in fluency, and to work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and to look at Israeli culture and history too. Please contact Abigail […]
Drawing from the new curriculum produced by the extraordinary faculty of The Sholom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem, Rabbi Goodman's course will explore the themes of Peoplehood and Ethics. Click to explore more.
Yom Hashoah Commemorative Service with a Holocaust speaker and Candle lighting followed by the Shoah Songbook featuring soprano, Jaclyn Grossman and Pianist, Nate Ben-Horin
Dorot, meaning generations, is a new Holy Blossom initiative geared towards providing programming for the Wisdom Generation. Join us for a unique journey to view the exhibition based on the fascinating generational story of the Ephrussi family depicted in the bestselling memoir by Edmund de Waal. Online only. Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
In anticipation of Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, we welcome Rabbi Gila Caine and her Congregation, Temple Beth Ora of Edmonton, to join us for Torah learning and celebration.
Join us for a special and heartwarming Shabbat when composer Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller will join Cantor Rosen, Cantorial Soloist Lindi Rivers, our Professional Choir and the Temple Singers in celebrating Shabbat Shira Take 2 - Enjoy our talented choirs and Cantors singing in harmony to the some of the most beautiful melodies composed by Cantor Schiller. This is a Shabbat you do not want to miss.
Please join UJA’s ShinShinim for their annual Yom HaZikaron ceremony, which will commemorate the thousands of fallen Israelis through personal stories, music, and songs.
Presented by Holy Blossom Temple’s Israel Engagement Committee, this four-part speaker series is focusing on four Israeli institutions and the powerful women who run them. Click for more information!
HBTogether: Conversational Hebrew Speakers Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm Are you interested in joining a conversational Hebrew group? Anyone with a basic level of conversational Hebrew is invited. The goal is for improvement in fluency, and to work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and to look at Israeli culture and history too. Please contact Abigail […]
HBTogether Book Club Wednesdays, monthly, 11:00 am We read a different book each week; newcomers are always welcome even if you haven't read the book! For further information please contact Caroline Ingvaldsen at [email protected]. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91217786331?pwd=NDJzMjJQeG5XVmdHNWdWZmZWSHZqdz09 Meeting ID: 912 1778 6331 Passcode: 387576 Here's the HBTogether Book Club list, all […]
In observance of Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day for her Soldiers – and celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel Independence Day, Rabbi Bill Tepper will guide an engaging exploration of the work of Israeli-Hebrew poets Shaul Tchernichovsky, Hayim Bialik, Rahel Blustein and Lea Goldberg.
Join Rabbi Zachary Goodman and Cantor David Rosen for a virtual Mincha service and commemoration of Yom Hazikaron followed by our congregational Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in person or over zoom as we delight in the music and song of David Gershon, the beauty of our Shabbat blessings and prayers, the remarkably enduring lessons of Torah and the joyous celebration of our Temple community among our young…and younger!
Presented by Holy Blossom Temple’s Israel Engagement Committee, this four-part speaker series is focusing on four Israeli institutions and the powerful women who run them. Click for more information!
This Luke Sklar Mental Health Initiative session, with Dr. Mark Sinyor, Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the founder of PROGRESS (Program of Research and Education to Stop Suicide), will focus on how we can unpack and ultimately understand the phenomenon of suicide. Online only. Click to register.
HBTogether: Conversational Hebrew Speakers Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm Are you interested in joining a conversational Hebrew group? Anyone with a basic level of conversational Hebrew is invited. The goal is for improvement in fluency, and to work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and to look at Israeli culture and history too. Please contact Abigail […]
Professor Gabriel Ben-Dor returns to Holy Blossom to illuminate and analyze the first year of Israel's political life after Netanyahu.
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Presented by Holy Blossom Temple’s Israel Engagement Committee, this four-part speaker series is focusing on four Israeli institutions and the powerful women who run them. Click for more information!
American journalist, author, screenwriter, and playwright Ben Hecht’s 1946 epic drama ‘A Flag Is Born’ went a long way toward galvanizing U.S. support for a Jewish state in the Land of Israel. Join Rabbi Bill S. Tepper to learn about the play’s fascinating back story, production highlights, and outcome of the performance. Click find out more for more details.
HBTogether: Conversational Hebrew Speakers Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm Are you interested in joining a conversational Hebrew group? Anyone with a basic level of conversational Hebrew is invited. The goal is for improvement in fluency, and to work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and to look at Israeli culture and history too. Please contact Abigail […]
Family caregivers of people with dementia support group Wednesdays, every other week, 1:30-3:00 pm Register here! https://zoom.us/j/92748909344?pwd=aUxBdkJUYjkxL2syVUY5MVQ2UUJxdz09 Meeting ID: 927 4890 9344 Passcode: 236608 This peer support group is for anyone who is caring for a loved one with dementia, from early days to later stages. The group meets every other Wed. online, at 1:30 […]
Over three years hundreds of individuals and families have been enriched by Rabbi Goodman's care and leadership. With mixed emotions, we now express our gratitude for all the gifts he has shared. Join us for these two opportunities to wish Rabbi Goodman, Katie, and Abe every blessing for their future.
Victoria Day Weekend service at 9:00 am both in-person and online. Click find out more for links!
HBTogether: Conversational Hebrew Speakers Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm Are you interested in joining a conversational Hebrew group? Anyone with a basic level of conversational Hebrew is invited. The goal is for improvement in fluency, and to work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and to look at Israeli culture and history too. Please contact Abigail […]
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in person or over zoom as we delight in the music and song of David Gershon, the beauty of our Shabbat blessings and prayers, the remarkably enduring lessons of Torah and the joyous celebration of our Temple community among our young…and younger!
Mark your calendars! After two years of virtual programming, we cannot wait to reunite for an in-person Walk and vibrant festival.
Join the ACJS for another round of stellar presentations and discussions from our brightest scholars!
Join us for an experience you won't soon forget! Yemen Blues mix the music of Yemen and West Africa with contemporary grooves from funk to mambo and the deep soul of old chants. Conjuring up a rich and diverse aural palette with the use of percussion, oud, horns, and strings, Yemen Blues coexists in both the past and present, at once timeless and modern.
Join the ACJS for another round of stellar presentations and discussions from our brightest scholars!
HBTogether: Conversational Hebrew Speakers Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm Are you interested in joining a conversational Hebrew group? Anyone with a basic level of conversational Hebrew is invited. The goal is for improvement in fluency, and to work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and to look at Israeli culture and history too. Please contact Abigail […]
Join the ACJS for another round of stellar presentations and discussions from our brightest scholars!
HBTogether Book Club Wednesdays, monthly, 11:00 am We read a different book each week; newcomers are always welcome even if you haven't read the book! For further information please contact Caroline Ingvaldsen at [email protected]. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91217786331?pwd=NDJzMjJQeG5XVmdHNWdWZmZWSHZqdz09 Meeting ID: 912 1778 6331 Passcode: 387576 Here's the HBTogether Book Club list, all […]
Family caregivers of people with dementia support group Wednesdays, every other week, 1:30-3:00 pm Register here! https://zoom.us/j/92748909344?pwd=aUxBdkJUYjkxL2syVUY5MVQ2UUJxdz09 Meeting ID: 927 4890 9344 Passcode: 236608 This peer support group is for anyone who is caring for a loved one with dementia, from early days to later stages. The group meets every other Wed. online, at 1:30 […]
presented by the Interfaith Committees of Holy Blossom Temple and Congregation Darchei Noam.
Join Women of Holy Blossom as we mark our 100th anniversary, with a landmark event featuring Annamie Paul.
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Join us in-person and online to welcome Shabbat with music, movement, and more! Click find out more to register!
Erev Yom Tov Shavuot Service, Cheesecake Reception, and Tikun Leil Shavuot at Holy Blossom Temple Saturday, June 4, 7:00 pm Optional cheesecake reception will be hosted in the courtyard between the service and the study. "The Evolution of Reform Jewish Law" Tikun Leil Shavuot with Rabbi Professor Joan Friedman, Chair of the Reform […]
Community-wide Tikun Leil Shavuot with multiple teachers in six outdoor locations, hosted by the Miles Nadel JCC.
Shavuot Yom Tov Service Sunday, June 5, 10:00 am Our beautiful Shavuot Yom Tov Service will include: Bestowing blessings on the babies born into our congregation during the pandemic. Honouring our “Pirchei Kodesh,” all congregants who have been Members for 18, 36, 54, and 72 years. (Wear the handsome lapel pin we sent you last […]
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Founded in 1856, Holy Blossom Temple is Toronto’s first synagogue with a rich history of tradition and modernity in our religious and spiritual expression.
