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Dear Friend of Makom,
We’re delighted to announce that for our third year, Makom will be providing joyous, song-filled and participatory High Holiday services, along with chanting, meditation, children’s 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 join us!
Reserve your seat now by making a tax-deductible donation to Makom for your ticket. Register by Aug. 22 and save $25 per full ticket! Please see here for details and contact us if you have any questions.
Shavua tov – have a great week,
Rachel Ptashny & Jo Frisch, High Holiday Co-Chairwomen
SHABBAT in the PARK: Outdoor Friday Night Services & Potluck Kiddush
This Friday, July 25
7pm
@ Healey Willan Park – Euclid & Ulster (3 blocks west of Bathurst btw College & Harbord)
Rain location: The Kiever Synagogue – 25 Bellevue Ave. (check Makom’s Facebook Group if the weather seems iffy)
We’ll end the week and bring in Shabbat with soulful and song-filled services, in which everyone can participate, in a peaceful, outdoors setting. The adjacent playground is great for kids.
Please bring a certified kosher food or drink to share for a light kiddush (snacking & schmoozing).
We need a minyan of 10 women + 10 men to start the ma`ariv service, so please try to come on time. Both women and men lead services and there is separate women's and men's seating; children are welcome on both sides.
Makom FAMILIES: Games, Stories & Drama in the Park
Saturday, July 26
3-5 pm
@ Margaret Fairley Park (Brunswick & Ulster)
Join other families for a fun and engaging Shabbat afternoon in the park.
 3-4pm Free play in the park
4-5 Group games, stories & drama activities (best for ages 4-10, but all kids are welcome)
If your older child (10 years or older) would like to help organize games for the younger kids, please contact Jen.
RSVPs appreciated. In the event of rain, the program will be postponed.
Ha-Bimah (The Stage) – Hebrew Theatre Workshop for TEENS
Weekly sessions start Fall 2014
Love Acting? Speak Hebrew?
Makom presents Ha-Bimah, a youth theatre program in Hebrew. Play improv games, learn acting techniques, and perform a complete play – all in Hebrew!
For students in grades 7-12: day-school graduates, native Hebrew speakers, anyone comfortable playing and performing in mid-level Hebrew. A fun, full-year, weekly program starting downtown in Fall 2014.
Interested? Contact Jen.
DOWNTOWN JEWISH PLAYSCHOOL Now Enrolling for Fall 2014!
 Now enrolling for fall 2014, Makom's Downtown Jewish Playschool is an innovative, inclusive after-school program for children in JK through Grade 2 from 3:30 to 5:30pm during the school year, with two locations (College/Spadina and Bathurst/St. Clair).
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 contact Jennifer Turack, Director of Education & Family Programming.
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