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Check out Downtown Jewish Life This Week with Makom
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September 23, 2014
28 Elul, 5774
Hi Friend of Makom,

I’m honoured to announce that our Tashlikh program this Sunday will feature Alan Morinis – an anthropologist, filmmaker, and writer who has been a leading figure in the contemporary revival of the Mussar movement, a Jewish spiritual-ethical discipline.  Visiting from Vancouver, Alan will inspire and guide our lakeside introspection.  His newest book, With Heart in Mind, was just published in August.  Please see the details below and join us for special experiences for both adults and children.
 
Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow night!  Don’t forget to reserve your tax-deductible tickets for Makom’s warm, spiritual, and participatory High Holiday services, mindfulness programs, children’s programs, and childcare.  Our full schedule can now be found on Makom’s website.
 
Wishing you a shanah tovah um-tukah – a sweet and good New Year,
Aaron & the Makom Leadership Team (Andrea, Felicia, Louise, Miriam, and Ruth)

ROSH HASHANAH + YOM KIPPUR

September 25-26 & Oct. 3-4
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Join us for soulful and song-filled High Holiday services, along with chanting, meditation, kids' programming, and full childcare!  We’ll be gathering in beautiful Hart House for Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 25-26) and Emmanuel College for Yom Kippur (Oct. 3-4) to meet the Yamim Nora’im as a community with joy and awe.  We hope you’ll be there!
 
In addition to our guest prayer leader, Steven Goldstein, visiting rabbi, Steve Greenberg, and our own Rabbi Aaron, we’re happy to announce a bevy of fantastic community members who will be inspiring and educating us over the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with words of Torah, guiding our meditation, leading our services, reading Torah and Haftarah, blowing shofar, running our kids’ programs, and facilitating our chanting: Agi Veto, Aharon Trottier, Alon Nashman, Avi Craimer, Jo Frisch, Julia Segal, Leora Jackson, Marc Epstein, Nadia Stolpner, Omer Karagoz, Rachel Gordan, Rachel Ptashny, Shalom Steinberg & Tzvika Aviv.

Reserve your seat now by making a tax-deductible donation to Makom for your ticket.

Please see Makom’s website for the full schedule.

Tickets sales help cover the costs of putting on High Holiday services.  That said, we don't want anyone to be unable to attend services due to financial constraints. If the cost of tickets is financially prohibitive, please pay what you can.  (At this point, please do not contact Rabbi Aaron; just go ahead and purchase tickets at a price you can afford.)
 
Please see here for details and contact us if you have any questions.

We need your help with important volunteer roles!  Please let us know how you can help.

Lakeside TASHLIKH for Kids + Adults

Sunday, Sept. 28
4:00-5:30pm; FREE
@ HTO Park on Lake Ontario – 339 Queen’s Quay W (the little sandy beach btw Spadina & Rees)
Weather permitting only
 
Everyone’s welcome to join us for Tashlikh, a beautiful water’s-edge ceremony with singing, reflecting, and symbolically casting off our past sins.  We’ll have separate programs for adults and kids, along with time when any families can be together.

The adults’ program will feature Alan Morinis – a leading figure in the contemporary revival of the Mussar movement, a Jewish spiritual-ethical discipline – who will inspire and guide our personal introspection.
 
Jennifer Turack, Makom’s Director of Education and Family Programming, will engage children with stories, activities, and age-appropriate reflective discussion.
 
Feel free to bring bread crumbs to throw into the lake if you’d like to partake in that symbolic custom.

SUKKAH DECORATING for Families

Sunday, Oct. 5
3-5pm; FREE
@ Kiever Synagogue – 25 Bellevue Ave.
 
Families with children are warmly invited to create sukkah decorations and hang them in the Kiever’s sukkah, hear Sukkot stories with Jen, and learn about the lulav and etrog with Rabbi Aaron.  RSVPs appreciated.

DOWNTOWN JEWISH PLAYSCHOOL

Now Enrolling!
 
Makom's Downtown Jewish Playschool is an innovative, inclusive after-school program for children in JK through Grad2 from 3:30 to 5:30pm during the school year, with two locations: College/Spadina and Bathurst/Davenport.  

Children can attend four days a week of play-based Hebrew immersion (arts & crafts, outdoor play, drama, games, etc., all in Hebrew), one day a week of pluralistic Jewish learning, or all five days.  For more info, see our website and slideshow and contact Jennifer Turack, Director of Education & Family Programming.

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Save the date

Friday Night Services in the SUKKAH
Friday, Oct. 10
 
SUKKOT AFTER DARK + MUSICAL HAVDALAH
Saturday, Oct. 11
 
SIMHAT TORAH EVE Services + Dancing
Thursday, Oct. 16
 
Joyous SERVICES + Potluck Kosher Kiddush
Fridays, Oct. 31, Nov. 14 & 28, Dec. 12
 
HANUKKAH/Shabbat Services + Dinner
Friday, Dec. 19

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