Purchase a Bagel Box for yourself or someone you love. Money goes towards youth programming for 2024, and we will also be donating food boxes to Toronto shelters. Click find out more to order one today!
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
Brain health is a combination of emotional well-being (mental health) and cognitive functioning (thinking, memory, problem-solving) that needs tending all throughout our adult years to keep us sharp and enjoying a full life. Join Dr. Nasreen Khatri for a dynamic and interactive session to learn the facts about aging and brain health and tips to keep you at your best and brightest!
In this lively reading and conversation, a novelist, a short story writer, and a poet discuss what it is to write Jewish. What is it to be Jewish in the modern world? Is there a specifically Jewish way of writing—or of thinking?
Temple member and lawyer Mark Goodman shines a light on contemporary questions and how they’re negotiated by rabbis today. Join us in-person or on Zoom!
A beloved Holy Blossom Tradition Returns! As a sacred community, we host guests experiencing homelessness and food insecurity and provide a warm meal, a safe environment, and a chance to get out of the cold.
Fun Family Learning Together: Who Done It? A Mitzvah Mystery With Rabbi Yael Splansky and Friends Sunday, April 2, 10:30 am It’s time to crack this case wide open. All students in Grades 5 and younger should bring a parent or grandparent with them for this creative game filled with clues, suspects, and eyewitness […]
While Holy Blossom Temple is not an organizer for this action, we encourage our members to act according to their conscience, to represent our shared Jewish love for Israel, and to be engaged in this ongoing conversation.
Teen Pre-Pesach Chocolate Seder with Reena With Rabbi Sam Kaye and Sophie Rivers, Youth Engagement Coordinator Monday, April 3, 6:30 pm
Join our Muslim friends and Neighbors to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan and break fast! Families who register will be matched with a host family for wonderful food, conversation, and fellowship.
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life. Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion”
Please join us for a monthly gathering of Jewish grandparents of interfaith families. We will celebrate the Simchas and the sorrows of sharing our religion and culture with our grandchildren and their parents.
Erev First Day Pesach Yom Tov Service Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 pm Click here to download the service pages Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96751003961?pwd=THNVdHdxTG4zVk02eFRiemxQSG92dz09 Meeting ID: 967 5100 3961 Passcode: 193785 One tap mobile +14388097799,,96751003961#,,,,*193785# Canada +15873281099,,96751003961#,,,,*193785# Canada Dial by your location +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 […]
A Brief Service, Study & Siyum for the Firstborn With Rabbi Yael Splansky Wednesday, April 5, 7:30 am On the day before the first seder, it is customary for the eldest or only child of a family to fast to show empathy for the firstborns of Egypt and gratitude for being spared the 10th […]
Temple member and lawyer Mark Goodman shines a light on contemporary questions and how they’re negotiated by rabbis today. Join us in-person or on Zoom!
First Day Yom Tov Morning Service Thursday, April 6, 10:00 am Celebrate our freedom, with Songs of Hallel. A creative 10-plagues scavenger hunt for children 12 and younger. A festive Kiddush Lunch for all will follow. Visit Holy Blossom Temple’s Livestream page to join us in sacred worship online. Congregational Kiddush lunch has been generously […]
HBTogether Group for Suicide Loss Survivors 1st Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:00 pm This group is for anyone who has lost someone to suicide. This is a peer support space co-led by suicide loss survivors Lise Sklar and Abigail Nemzer. It is a safe place to share memories, stories and experiences with others who […]
Hockey Night in Holy Blossom! April 8, 6:30 pm On April 8th the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens will face off here in Toronto. And if you don't have a ticket, that's ok! Join family and friends to cheer on your team, and support a worthy cause, as a community on the big […]
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
Erev Seventh Day Yom Tov Service Tuesday, April 11, 6:00 pm Click here to download the service pages Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96751003961?pwd=THNVdHdxTG4zVk02eFRiemxQSG92dz09 Meeting ID: 967 5100 3961 Passcode: 193785 One tap mobile +14388097799,,96751003961#,,,,*193785# Canada +15873281099,,96751003961#,,,,*193785# Canada Dial by your location +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 […]
Seventh Day Yom Tov and Yizkor (Memorial) Services Wednesday, April 12, 10:00 am We’ll conclude the Festival of Pesach together while remembering loved ones whose absence is felt at the seder table and every day. New memorial tablets will be dedicated in the sanctuary and their lights will be lit for the first time. There […]
Temple member and lawyer Mark Goodman shines a light on contemporary questions and how they’re negotiated by rabbis today. Join us in-person or on Zoom!
Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Guest Teacher, Rabbi Steven Kaye Shabbat Shmini, Saturday, April 15, 9:00 am Holy Fire - Strange Fire Fire is woven throughout the Torah. How does fire flow through our observances of Jewish rituals? What Holy or Strange Fire do we encounter in our own lives? Based in Denver, Colorado, […]
Saturday Morning Family Shabbat Saturdays, 11:00 am It is important to us to offer our families the chance to come together on Shabbat morning. This is a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning in an interactive but relaxed environment, music with David Gershon, stories, games, friendship, snacks and much more! You are invited to […]
Dorot Presents: Chess Lessons Sundays, April 16, April 23, April 30, and May 14, 12:30 pm We are thrilled to announce that Holy Blossom Temple will be offering chess lessons from the esteemed Chess Institute of Canada for four Sundays starting April 16th. The lessons will take place in the Holy Grounds area and […]
Please join Rabbi McCarroll and our friends at the Turkish Community Centre for a special interfaith iftar (breaking of the Ramadan fast) event for our 20s and 30s in honour of Ramadan.
YOM HASHOAH V'HAGVURAH 2023 COMMUNITY COMMEMORATION April 17, 7:00 pm UJA’s Holocaust Education Centre invites you, alongside partner organizations, to join us for an in-person, community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration. Yom Hashoah programming is generously sponsored by Stefanie Hill in memory of her mother Catherin Hill. This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw […]
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
Temple member and lawyer Mark Goodman shines a light on contemporary questions and how they’re negotiated by rabbis today. Join us in-person or on Zoom!
Join the new Reform Cantors and Cantorial Soloists of Canada (RCCC) as they come together to launch their new organization and celebrate Israel's 75th Anniversary
Rosh Chodesh 5783 Rosh Chodesh, meaning head of the month, is a holiday celebrating the arrival of a new moon. It is often celebrated by women as a day off from work. All genders are welcome to join Women of Holy Blossom and pray in solidarity with Israel’s Women of the Wall. Join Women of […]
Join us Friday mornings for Shabbat music, stories, and more. Dr. Marky (MD, MEd) is an award-winning entertainer and respected educator with over 20 years of experience running Shabbat programs that inspire and help stimulate your child’s motor and language development. Welcome, Shabbat with a smile and song in your heart!
There is so much happening right now in Israel, we decided to hold an encore session of the Israel Dialogues Webinar to bring everyone up to date! Our expert panel will provide insights and updates about the current state of affairs, followed by a Q&A session.
Family Havdalah Saturday evenings, 5:30 pm We look forward to meeting families where they are as we usher out Shabbat and welcome in the new week, coming to various locations.
Israel @ 75 Birthday Bash 🎂 Celebrate Israel's 75th Birthday on April 22 at 5:30 pm at Temple Emanu-El with GTA Reform congregations! Presented by The Reform Educators Council of Greater Toronto. Come enjoy Israeli games, food, music, Magen Boys DJ, dancing, prizes and a sing-along Havdalah. This is a free in-person event hosted at Temple Emanu-El in […]
Family Service Focus Group Sunday, April 23, 11:30 am Rabbi McCarroll invites families who have participated, or who are interested, in Shabbat Morning Family Services, for a conversation about how to best plan them moving forward. We're so excited for them to keep being the best thing about Holy Blossom! Meeting at Holy Grounds […]
Dorot Presents: Chess Lessons Sundays, April 16, April 23, April 30, and May 14, 12:30 pm We are thrilled to announce that Holy Blossom Temple will be offering chess lessons from the esteemed Chess Institute of Canada for four Sundays starting April 16th. The lessons will take place in the Holy Grounds area and […]
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
Dorot Presents: Gentle Yoga + Mindfulness Tuesdays, April 25, May 16, and June 13, 11:30 am This is a wonderful opportunity to practice bringing the body, breath and mind together through gentle movement, conscious breathing, and meditation led by Jen Birenbaum. Jen is a passionate teacher who loves to share the multi-dimensional practice of […]
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Film Screening: The Future of Israel and Its Defenders! The Israel Engagement Committee April 25, 7:00 pm Following our tefillot for Yom Ha'Zikaron and Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Holy Blossom Temple will be screening the new documentary "The Future of Israel and its Defenders." The Future of Israel and its Defenders is a new […]
Temple member and lawyer Mark Goodman shines a light on contemporary questions and how they’re negotiated by rabbis today. Join us in-person or on Zoom!
Join us on April 27th to hear from Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz journalist and host of the Haaretz Weekly podcast, to help us understand the latest developments and the largest protest movement in Israeli history. The conversation will be moderated by Esther Enkin.
Join us Friday mornings for Shabbat music, stories, and more. Dr. Marky (MD, MEd) is an award-winning entertainer and respected educator with over 20 years of experience running Shabbat programs that inspire and help stimulate your child’s motor and language development. Welcome, Shabbat with a smile and song in your heart!
Saturday Morning Family Shabbat Saturdays, 11:00 am It is important to us to offer our families the chance to come together on Shabbat morning. This is a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning in an interactive but relaxed environment, music with David Gershon, stories, games, friendship, snacks and much more! You are invited to […]
Limmud Toronto Sunday, April 30, 8:30 am Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Limmud Toronto returns! Join us for an in-person, interdisciplinary festival featuring over 40 speakers, authors, entertainers, innovators, amateurs, experts, and mavens of all kinds. Limmud Toronto is a day of discussion and exploration including live entertainment, programs for children and learners of […]
This is a great opportunity to meet other Holy Blossom parents, to learn about talking with your children about relevant but challenging topics (God, Parent-Child relationships, and Israel), and afterwards, to mingle for coffee at Holy Grounds. Sessions will take place in correlation with the Jewish holidays.
Dorot Presents: Chess Lessons Sundays, April 16, April 23, April 30, and May 14, 12:30 pm We are thrilled to announce that Holy Blossom Temple will be offering chess lessons from the esteemed Chess Institute of Canada for four Sundays starting April 16th. The lessons will take place in the Holy Grounds area and […]
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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.