Seventh Day Pesach Yom Tov and Yizkor (Memorial) Service Saturday, April 19, 10:00 am To join us online, please visit our livestream page Kiddush following services is generously sponsored by Isidore and Marcelle Philosophe in Memory of Raphael Philosophe and Marie (Miriam) Philosophe z”l
Pesach Holy-Day Fun Breakout Rooms! Sunday, April 13 & Saturday, April 19, During Torah Service (11:15 am-12:15 pm approx) Bring the whole family to Pesach Yom Tov services, and have your children experience our fun and engaging breakout activities! Our youngest Blossoms (0-12 years old) will enjoy Passover-inspired creative programming, music and stories. Little Blossoms […]
Tefillah 101: An Introduction to Prayer and Spiritual Practice Everything You’ve Wanted to Ask About Jewish Prayer—But Never Did! Ever wondered why we bow at certain moments? What the Torah service really means? Or how Reform Judaism has shaped prayer? If you’ve had questions about Jewish prayer services but never felt able to ask, this […]
Film Talks: What I’m watching and why…. Monthly, Tuesdays, 10:30 am via Zoom We’re living in a Golden Age of television, film, and webisodes on the internet, and film professor Gillian Helfield is our intrepid guide through all of it – some speculative, some realistic and some purely escapist! Join her for a 20-minute check-in […]
Dorot Presents: A Moroccan Mimouna Experience Tuesday, April 22, 11:00 am A special event for our Wisdom Generation celebrating a Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Pesach tradition known as Mimouna with our Morocco travellers. The participants in the Morocco group (November 2024) will delight you with their travel tales and introduce you to […]
Dorot Games Tuesdays, 12:30 pm Schwartz/Reisman Atrium Dorot programming is generously sponsored by Carole and Jay Sterling and Family We invite everyone to come to play your favourite games: Chess, Mahjong, Canasta, Rummycube, Dominos, Scrabble and social bridge.
Yom HaShoah Service & Commemoration Wednesday, April 23, 7:00 pm We’ll begin with a conversation between congregant Eric Beck Rubin and author John Lorinc, whose Hungarian Jewish family was protected by a stolen sign that read: ‘No Jews Live Here.’ The prayers, poetry, and music of our Yom HaShoah service will move us to […]
Little Blossoms with Marky Weinstock 3 times available: 10:00 am, 11:00 am, and 12:00 pm 9 Weeks: March 21, 28 April 4, 25 May 2, 9, 23, 30, and June 6 0 – 5 years of age Register here! Join us on Friday mornings for Shabbat music, stories, and more. Dr. Marky (MD, […]
Challenges and Successes: A Portrait of 1870 Interfaith Toronto and the Jewish Community with Eli Sol and the Holy Blossom Archives Committee Friday, April 25, 5:00 pm Exploring Toronto’s first Jewish cohort and their interfaith bridgebuilding, exemplified by the life of Lewis Samuel and demonstrated by the 1876 dedication of Holy Blossom’s first synagogue […]
HaTzipporim Presents: Artist Talk with Katherine Dolgy Ludwig Sunday, April 27, 10:30 am Congregant Katherine Dolgy Ludwig will speak to our HaTzipporim on Sun Apr 27 at 10.30 am, during her Holy Blossom watercolour exhibition in the Lower Level Gallery. All are welcome! She will speak about her life and her unique artistic journey, […]
YEAH Sunday Funday: Super Science Sunday, April 27, 12:30 pm Join YEAH (Grades 2-5 only) after our religious school on Sunday, March 23rd, at 12:30 pm. Pick up is […]
Holy Blossom Goes to the ROM Auschwitz: "Not Long Ago, Not Far Away" Sunday, April 27, 1:00 pm On the heels of Yom HaShoah, Holy Blossom Temple will make […]
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