Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Ashkenaz Festival! 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 […]
Our Shacharit Service is held daily at 7:30 am (9:00 am on Sundays and statutory holidays)
All genders are welcome to join Women of Holy Blossom in sacred worship and pray in solidarity with Israel’s Women of the Wall, service followed by a light breakfast
2nd Annual Make A Kugel, Take A Kugel: YAD & Kugel Kindness Tuesday, September 3, 6:30 pm As we approach Rosh Hashanah, this collaboration between our Holy Blossom 20s and 30s and our Kugel Kindness initiative is the perfect way to both fulfill a mitzvah in baking for community members in need and to […]
Scholar-in-Residence: Orly Erez-Likhovski Executive Director of The Israel Religious Action Centre, Jerusalem Shabbat Morning Saturday, September 7 Torah Study, "Between Parashat Shoftim & Israel’s Declaration of Independence: IRAC's Pursuit of Justice in Israeli Society" 9:00-10:00 am. To join us online, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81097417710?pwd=d2xaQ0JIcncwM284TzVubDYwTzJwdz09 Password: 305143 Sermon, 10:30 am, "A Social Justice Lawyer's Perspective on […]
YEC and Holy Grounds Opening Day Open House Sunday, September 8, 9:30 am Join us for the Opening day of the YEC, and the re-opening of Holy Grounds Cafe! Not yet registered for the YEC? ALL families are invited to join our morning T'fillah in the Youth Chapel at 9:30 am, and then stick […]
Celebrating Generations: A Grandparents' Day Gathering Sunday, September 8, 11:00 am PJ Library and Holy Blossom Temple invite you to join us for a fun morning honouring our grandparents and grand-friends! Activities will include crafts, family photo shoots, story time and book signing with local PJ author Sidura Ludwig, and yummy treats. Bring your […]
The Legal Struggle for Democracy, Equality & Jewish Pluralism: Reflections on a Post-October 7th Israel Monday, September 9, 7:00 pm Join Orly Erez-Likhovski in conversation with Joan Garson & Dahlia Lithwick, Journalist on the US Supreme Court and Senior Editor of Slate Magazine. This event is open to all lawyers, judges, law students, and […]
The Mitzvah of Bikkur Cholim: An Evening of Learning and Training Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 pm The mitzvah of Bikkur Cholim can be translated as "visiting the sick," but it is so much more than that. At Holy Blossom, it is about caring for our community, whether it is making phone calls, delivering kugels, […]
Youth Education Centre Parent Orientation Wednesday, September 11, 7:30 pm New, returning and not-yet-registered parents are invited to join us for this information and orientation session to learn more about the Youth Education Centre at Holy Blossom. Come learn what to expect for you and your children's Jewish educational path here at Holy Blossom. […]
Rabbi Baruchel in Montreal! September 12-14 Do you have a University student in Montreal this year? Rabbi Baruchel is coming to them! First, she is a featured speaker at Concordia University on Thursday, September 12 (details to follow), followed by serving as the scholar in residence at Temple Emanu-El-Beth-Sholom, September 13-14. Students are invited […]
Israel Dialogues Friday, September 13, 12:00 pm Holy Blossom Temple’s Israel Dialogues begins its fourth season. Please join our Panel on Friday, September 13th, at Noon, for an in-depth conversation about what has happened in Israel during the last 11 months. Our Panel will discuss the new face of the war in Gaza, the […]
Family Apple Picking with the Youth Education Centre Sunday, September 15, 10:00 am The YEC is going apple-picking! Bring your family, invite your friends and join us for a morning of apple-picking fun! The YEC will meet in the orchards for a morning of pre-Rosh Hashanah fun! Meet us at Applewood at 10 am, […]
Come Learn How to Blow the Shofar before the High Holy Days! Monday, September 16, 7:30 pm Have you always wanted to blow the Shofar for the High Holy Days? Here's your chance to learn from Holy Blossom's best! Rabbi Kaye, Cantor David Rosen & Robin Malach are conducting a workshop to hone your […]
Security Info Session with Andrew Kirsch, HBT Security Committee Chair Monday, September 16, 7:30 pm Please join us in advance of the High Holy Days for an Information Session on Security and get to know Andrew Kirsch, Security Committee Chair of Holy Blossom Temple. Andrew is an ex-Intelligence Officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence […]
Dorot Fall Launch with Concerts in Care Tuesday, September 17, 11:00 am Our Wisdom Generation is coming back together and better than ever as we launch our 5784/5785 (2024-25) season of amazing Dorot Programming, with a special performance by our friends at Concerts in Care Ontario. We look forward to joining you in the […]
YAD Shabbat Dinner Friday, September 20, 7:15 pm Come join your fellow Jewish Young Professionals (and those who love us!) as we get ready to celebrate Rosh Hashana and begin a new year, for a delicious vegetarian Shabbat dinner. You are welcome to Holy Blossom’s regular, joyous musical Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6 pm, […]
Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Michael Zedek Book Talk Rabbi Michael Zedek will join the Holy Blossom Temple community, as Shabbat scholar-in-residence, September 20-22, 2024. Mark your calendars. Rabbi Zedek is well-known in the United States for his knowledge, wit, storytelling, teaching, and leadership. But he is not widely known in Canada. Holy Blossom Temple intends to […]
YEAH Super Science Workshop! Sunday, September 22, 12:30 pm Join us for Super Science - Chemistry in the Kitchen! Our first YEAH Sunday Funday of the year. We will be turning the Mishkan kitchen into a chemistry lab. We will learn how to make flowing volcanos, density columns, super oozing putty and much more. […]
Job Fair for Israeli Newcomers Tuesday, September 24, 11:00 am Prosserman JCC “The greatest level (of tzedakah), above which there is no greater, is to support a fellow Jew…by finding employment for them, in order to strengthen their hand so that they will not need to be dependant on others.” Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Hilchot […]
Selichot: Judaism is About Love Saturday, September 28, 8:00 pm A Contemplative Night to Prepare Ourselves for the New Year Havdalah, Study, Dessert Reception and Service Our Leading Scholar, Rabbi Shai Held of the Hadar Institute, teaches from his important, new book to honour the memory of Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro z"l 8:00 pm […]
HaTzipporim Presents Walking Spadina: The Old "Cosmic Spine" of The Toronto Jewish Community Sunday, September 29, 10:30 am Take a Walk through Toronto's Jewish History with your fellow HaTzipporim (Empty Nesters)! Join Sharoni Sibony, an educator of Toronto's Jewish history as she leads us through a tour of Spadina from Dundas to College. We […]
Kever Avot 5785 Sunday, September 29, 10:30 am First Ceremony, Holy Blossom Memorial Park, Brimley Road
Family Challah Bake Presented by: Youth Education Centre and the Reform Educators Committee of GTHA (Holy Blossom, City Shul, Anshe Sholom, Temple Sinai, Har Zion, Solel, Temple Emanuel, Kol Ami, Shaarei Beth El) Sunday, September 29, 1:00 pm Together we'll learn how to make a special apple-stuffed challah, and each family will leave with […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration and Learning Monday, September 30, 8:30 am As we approach the High Holidays and the 4th annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we take time to consider essential questions about relationships and responsibilities. What are the most important lessons that we, as Canadian Jews, should learn […]
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Apples & Honey and Candle Lighting Wednesday, October 2, 5:00 pm
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Family Service Mishkan, Wednesday, October 2, 6:00 pm Families with newborns to teenagers (and sometimes beyond) come together for a multigenerational service with fast-paced music, Torah reading, shofar, and storytelling. During these services, parents model engagement in the music and the text, following along and helping their children pray so loud that […]
First Day Rosh Hashanah: First Adult Service Main Sanctuary & Online, Thursday, October 3, 8:30 am To join us in sacred worship online, please log in to holyblossom.org/hhd.
First Day Rosh Hashanah: First Family Service Philip & Fannie Smith Congregational Hall, Thursday, October 3, 9:00 am Families with newborns to teenagers (and sometimes beyond) come together for a multigenerational service with fast-paced music, Torah reading, shofar, and storytelling. During these services, parents model engagement in the music and the text, following along and […]
First Day Rosh Hashanah: Second Adult Service Main Sanctuary & Online, Thursday, October 3, 11:30 am To join us in sacred worship online, please log in to holyblossom.org/hhd.
Second Day Rosh Hashanah: Adult Service Main Sanctuary & Online, Friday, October 4, 10:00 am To join us in sacred worship online, please log in to holyblossom.org/hhd or guests may join this service on our livestream page
Second Day Rosh Hashanah: Family Service Mishkan, Friday, October 4, 10:30 am Families with newborns to teenagers (and sometimes beyond) come together for a multigenerational service with fast-paced music, Torah reading, shofar, and storytelling. During these services, parents model engagement in the music and the text, following along and helping their children pray so loud […]
Rabbi John Moscowitz Shabbat Morning Sermon Shabbat Shuva, October 5, 2024, 10:30 am In anticipation of one year since the horror of October 7, 2023, Rabbi John Moscowitz speaks on Shabbat Shuva: Fool Me Once…Reflections on an Infamous Day (What I Knew and Didn’t)
Wings of Hope Sunday, October 6, 10:00 am Congregant and acclaimed mural artist, Ian Levanthal, will lead our children in creating a new art installation on the wall that lines our laneway. Inspired by Israeli artist, Livnat Kutz, who was murdered at Kibbutz K’far Aza on October 7, these “Wings of Hope” are made […]
Taste of Kensington Tour Sunday, October 6, 1:00 pm Taste of Kensington tour is back! A favourite program of our youth, we are excited for another tasty adventure. Teens can expect a cultural tour of the market, stopping at various local eateries as we learn some history. This program is for HABSTY (Grades 8-12), […]
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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.
