HBT Calendar

Tot Shabbat ✡️🕯️🕯️ Monthly, Fridays, 5:30 pm   Shabbat Shalom - HEY! Get on board the Shabbat Train for an upbeat and meaningful Kabbalat Shabbat service for our littlest blossoms and their families. Make some joyful noise with Dr. Marky Weinstock and Rabbi Samuel Kaye!   Click here to register for our May 31 Service […]

Together we’ll study the weekly Torah portion, and its corresponding commentaries, both ancient and modern and discover their eternal relevance. Experienced students are valued for their accumulation of knowledge, and newcomers for their fresh insight.

Israeli Dancing with Paula Warren Monthly, Saturdays, 1:00 pm Did you know that the first Israeli folk dance, Hora Aggadati, was created in 1924? Paula Warren did. Paula is Holy Blossom’s expert in Israeli dance. She began dancing in Israel during childhood and went on to teach folk dance at Camps Biluim and Shalom. Paula […]

Beit Midrash: Learning Inspired by the Shalom Hartman Institute Wednesdays, Summer Session, May 8 - June 5, 7:00 pm   A Beit Midrash, the house of study, is a playground for growing Jewish minds at every level. It is the place where you are given the freedom to explore texts and scripture, legends and law […]

Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood's Summer Barbecue Thursday, June 6, 6:30 pm   Enjoy a delicious spread of grilled meats and other BBQ delicacies including salads and snacks. Quench your thirst with an array of your favourite drinks including craft beers, ciders, and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. If you haven't had the chance to attend […]

The Israel Dialogues: Campus Edition Friday, June 7, 12:00 pm   The Israel Dialogues welcomes the return of our full panel for the final Israel Dialogues of the semester. Our topic will be the situation on university campuses, regarding antisemitism, encampments, free speech, protest, and the response therein. Panelists will share their firsthand experiences and […]

Family Shabbat Morning Services: L'hitraot, Campers! Hello, Summer! Monthly, Saturdays, 10:30 am   Family Services are a perfect way for the whole family to spend a Saturday morning in an interactive but relaxed environment, reminiscent of camp. This service will be an extra special camp send-off for our children who are heading away for the […]

HaTzipporim (Empty Nesters) Havdallah: Wine & Cheese and Sweet Treats Saturday, June 8, 7:30 pm   Come and join your fellow HaTzipporim (Empty Nesters) as we celebrate the end of a successful first year of fun and memories together. Let's enjoy each other’s good company, with "A Wine, Cheese and Sweet Treat Havdallah Event". This […]

UJA Walk with Israel Sunday, June 9, 9:00 am Whether you Walk every year or have never Walked before, you need to be there. This year, we Walk for those we’ve lost. For those held hostage. For those who are in pain. And we Walk to help our Israeli family on the long road to […]

Harry and Blanche Posen Memorial Lecture: War and Peace in the Middle East 2024 Monday, June 10, 11:30 am   While the moves in the war are fluid and the picture is unclear, it is not too early to ask the key questions as to why the war broke out, how it can possibly end […]

Monday through Thursday at 6:00 pm both in person and online!

Erev Shavuot Congregational Dinner, Service, & Celebration of our 5784 Confirmands Tuesday, June 11, 6:00 pm   Join the congregation in celebrating Shavuot and our Confirmation class and families as they mark their Confirmation, at this festive Dairy meal. 5:15 pm Ceremony for Confirmation Students and their families (for Confirmands and their families only) 6:00 […]

Erev Shavuot Service & Tikun Leil Shavuot Tuesday, June 11, 8:00 pm   All the Bounty that Your God Ad-nai Has Bestowed upon You and Your Household: The Power of Partnerships in Fighting Antisemitism on Campus Register here   Tikun Leil study with Rabbi Seth Goren, CEO, Hillel Ontario Jewish texts and tradition provide plenty […]

Chaggim Holy Day Fun Breakout Rooms! (for 0-12 year olds) Holy Day Yom Tov Services, 10:45 am First Day Sukkot: September 30, 2023 Shemini Atzeret: October 7, 2023 Pesach Day 1: April 23, 2024 Pesach Day 7: April 29, 2024 Shavuot Yom Tov: June 12, 2024 Yom Tov services themselves begin at 10:00 am, the […]

Yom Tov Shavuot Service, Baby Blessings & Yizkor Wednesday, June 12, 10:00 am   Join in the singing of Hallel, hear the chant of the Ten Commandments, welcome the new babies born into our congregation, and honour the memories of those we’ve loved and lost with the Yizkor (Memorial) Service. We’ll honour our Pirchei Kodesh […]

Little Blossoms with Marky Weinstock 3 times available: 10:00 am & 11:00 am 8 weeks, April 12, 19, May 3, 10, 24, 31, June 7 & 14 0 - 3 years of age   Register here!   Join us on Friday mornings for Shabbat music, stories, and more. Dr. Marky (MD, MEd) is an award-winning […]

Kabbalat Shabbat Service Worship with our community in person at Temple or online. Shabbat is the perfect time to gather –whether in person or online. Let’s make the most of our ability to see each other as we unite in Oneg – Joy, Kedushah – Elevating the Day, and Menucha – Refreshing Rest. We are […]

Pride Shabbat 2024 Celebration Friday, June 14, 6:00 pm   Join us for our Pride Shabbat 2024 celebration, where we embrace and affirm the belonging and love of queer Jews in our community. This year presents us with a unique opportunity to stand together and declare that everyone, regardless of their identity, is cherished and […]

Worship with our community in person at Temple or online. Click find out more for the links.

Dorot Presents: Kol Zimra Jewish Community Choir Tuesday, June 18, 11:00 am   Dorot is pleased to welcome our friends from the Kol Zimra Jewish Community Choir from Chicago, conducted by Cantor Pavel Roytman. They will feature various original and familiar Jewish liturgical favourites, and appearances from our very own Cantor David Rosen, and Cantor […]

Journey of Sacred Sound With Holy Blossom Temple, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Temple Sinai and Kol Zimrah Jewish Community Singers Tuesday, June 18, 7:30 pm, at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church 230 St. Clair Avenue West   Join us for this unique Interfaith Concert featuring our very own Temple Singers, Cantor David Rosen, C.S. Lindi Rivers […]

Charles Pachter Selected Works Opening Reception Selected Works June 10 – December 7, 2024 Lower Level Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, June 20, 6:30 – 9:00 pm Charles is delighted to include some paintings by his partner Keith Lem, an accomplished portrait artist. Please let us know how many people from your household, including yourself, are […]

Miles Nadal JCC Pride Shabbat Friday, June 21, 2024, 6:00 pm With Pride Month approaching, we invite you to our annual community-wide Pride Shabbat 2024. We will gather as a diverse Jewish community to celebrate both Pride and Shabbat in our LGBTQ+ Jewish wholeness. Please join us on June 21 from 6:00-9:00 pm for a […]

Dorot Presents: Tour of Brimley Road Cemetery (Holy Blossom Memorial Park) Sunday, June 23, 10:30 am   Last year, the Dorot group visited the Pape Avenue Cemetery, the first Jewish institution in Toronto, established in 1849. We visited the graves of some of the early leaders of Holy Blossom, including Edmund Scheuer and Rabbi Solomon […]

Jews and Israel 2024: A Survey of Canadian Attitudes and Jewish Perceptions Wednesday, June 26, 7:00 pm   Four months after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, sociologist Robert Brym conducted a first-of-its-kind survey. He polled more than 2,800 Canadians to find out what they think about Jews and Israel and how Jewish Canadians are […]

Antisemitism Unplugged: Can AI Combat Hate? Presented by: Canadian Friends of Haifa University and The Elizabeth and Tony Comper Center for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism at University of Haifa Wednesday, June 26, 7:30 pm   In the aftermath of the Massacre on October 7 and the War against Hamas, antisemitism around the world […]