Join your fellow Holy Blossom members in spreading the light of Chanukah, by serving meals and meeting the homeless where they are. Help us staff Ve'ahavta's mobile service van for several nights of Hannukah, go out into the city, and serve a hot meal to those in the most need.
We recognize and applaud members who have become “Lights of the Temple." These eight “Lights of the Congregation” were chosen for their outstanding commitments to Holy Blossom Temple.
With mindful breath, meditation and soft music, we will sit together and deepen into the fullness of Shabbat. All are welcome and no meditation experience is necessary, just come to explore how meditation can be another doorway into the essence of Shabbat. Join us in person or via Zoom to savour the last glow of Shabbat as the day winds down.
Preparing for Chanukah with Hazzan Beny Maissner December 22, 8:00 pm Maoz Tzur and the Joy of Chanukah Candle Blessings. Join Cantor Emeritus Beny Maissner for a special ZOOM program where he outlines the historical and musical origins of the Chanukah candle-lighting blessings and of the Hebrew hymn Maoz Tzur. Click here to […]
Intergenerational, Congregational Chanukah Party! December 23, 5:00 pm Chanukah Songs and Storytelling by the light of the Chanukah candles. Latkes, Sufganiyot, Dreidls, and Gelt for all! Tot Shabbat Service will follow at 5:30 pm and Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:00 pm. Come make a memory and celebrate The Festival of Lights with your Holy Blossom community. […]
We recognize and applaud members who have become “Lights of the Temple." These eight “Lights of the Congregation” were chosen for their outstanding commitments to Holy Blossom Temple.
New and returning members are warmly invited to an intimate gathering to meet and mingle with clergy and other new members following services on Shabbat Chanukah.
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
With Rabbi Samuel Kaye and Pardes North America
Join Val and Arieh Waldman to share travel stories, both theirs and yours. Val and Arieh have travelled together around the world twice; each time for one year. Both times were with backpacks and minimal itineraries. The first trip was 1982 (in their 30s) and the second was 2006 (guess their ages). In between they […]
Join us for HABSTY lounge nights every Monday, and other teen events throughout the year!
Join Val and Arieh Waldman to share travel stories, both theirs and yours. Val and Arieh have travelled together around the world twice; each time for one year. Both times were with backpacks and minimal itineraries. The first trip was 1982 (in their 30s) and the second was 2006 (guess their ages). In between they […]
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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.