Our Next Service
invites you to join us at our innovative,
truly egalitarian and participatory
Shabbat service
Saturday, September 1st
10:30 a.m.
FREE CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE DURING THE SERVICE.
A KIDDUSH LUNCH WILL BE SERVED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SERVICE.
The Kiddush will be sponsored by Bonnie and Brian Smith as a celebration of the baby namings at this service for their two grandchildren, Rosalind and Benjamin.
EVERYONE WELCOME
The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue @ Bloor and Spadina
(across from Spadina Station)
in the Michael Bernstein Chapel on the 3rd floor
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Only 24 more days until 5773.
- Print out our High Holy Days schedule
- Read greetings from our liturgical leaders and our board
- Peruse the menu for our ever-popular Erev Rosh Hashanah dinner (1/2 of the tickets are already sold!)
High Holy Days seats are going fast.
We encourage you to place your order now to ensure availability.
Don't forget that members may buy discounted, individual tickets for their friends and family.
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Other Upcoming Services
Upcoming monthly Shabbat services at 10:30 a.m.:
Saturday, October 6th Our Sukkot-themed service will include a visit to the Sukkah.
The Kiddush will be sponsored by Yona and Zev Frishman in celebration of their wedding anniversary and Yona's birthday.
Saturday, November 10th
Our Annual Holocaust Education Week service
will honour survivor and philanthropist
Alex Eisen for his role in the Megillat Hashoah Project.
Please note this service is taking place on the second Saturday in November.
The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue @ Bloor and Spadina
(across from Spadina Station)
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Jewish Education at Shir Libeynu
*NEW *
Becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah at Shir Libeynu
At Shir Libeynu, bar/bat mitzvah-age children and their families have the opportunity to celebrate entering into Jewish adulthood at inventive and inclusive services that reflect their values as well as those of our congregation. Please visit our Jewish education page for more information about the support and guidance provided by our spiritual leader, Aviva Goldberg, the responsibilities of the bar/bat mitzvah and his/her family, educational options, and other details.
Downtown Jewish Community School
Congregation Shir Libeynu recommends the Downtown Community School (DJCS) as its first choice for quality education in supplementary Jewish school. Conveniently located at the Miles Nadal JCC, where we hold our Shabbat services, DJCS is inclusive, egalitarian and diverse.
Running from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 7, DJCS offers a Jewish Studies program with an optional Hebrew component beginning in Grade 2. In Grade 7, the bar/bat mitzvah year, the focus is on understanding and performing mitzvot (good deeds). High-school aged students can participate in the DJCS once-a-month Sunday brunch high school discussion group.
Tuition fees are fully tax deductible and include a free MNJCC membership for each enrolled child. For more information, visit the Downtown Jewish Community School's website or LIKE it on Facebook.
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Other Shir Libeynu News |
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Snowblink: A New Album
Mazel tov to our Chazzan, Daniela Gesundheit, and her husband, Dan Goldman, on the upcoming release of Snowblink's new album Inner Classics, available September 11th on Arts & Crafts Records. The release show will take place at the Music Gallery (197 John Street) with Alex Lukashevsky on Thursday, September 27th. |
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Letters -- a video by Barbara Center
Letters is a poetic expression of Shir Libeynu member Barbara Center's coming out later in life as a Jewish lesbian. The film, which was screened at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival and the Inside/Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, is now available for viewing on YouTube. It features Barbara celebrating her 60th birthday by being called to the Torah for an aliyah at one of our Shabbat services, led by Aviva Goldberg. |
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Get ready for the 2012 Ashkenaz Festival,
North America's largest festival
of Yiddish and Jewish culture
August 28 - September 3, Harbourfront Centre
SHIR LIBEYNU IS A PROUD COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE 2012 ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL
The 9th biennial Ashkenaz Festival will awe and delight people of all ages and backgrounds, with over 75 acts and 200 world-class performers presenting contemporary and traditional forms of Jewish music, art and culture. Most of the programs and concerts are free.
This year's programming includes artists joining us for the first time from Uganda, India, Central Asia, Australia and Mexico.
For more info, call 416-979-9901
KLEZMERSON
Monday, Sept. 3 @ 3 p.m.
Join other Shir Libeynu people at this very special Ashkenaz concert. Klezmerson, a remarkable band out of Mexico City, explores the Jewish musical tradition while reflecting the diverse urban sounds of their hometown.
This concert is taking place at the outdoor WestJet stage of Harbourfront; we will meet at the back of the theatre by 2:40 p.m., at which point we will secure seats as a group.
Other Ashkenaz concerts and events that we recommend (chosen by our musical coordinator and chazzan, Daniela Gesundheit, and Elise Eisenkraft Klein, a long-time member, Klezmer musician and presently attending Klez Canada in Quebec on scholarship):
Sat., Sept. 1 @ 11 p.m. - Opa! (St. Petersburg, Russia) Post-Soviet klezmer and pop collides with reggae, ska, funk and rock in electrifying party music! Particularly promising for our younger members, according to Elise. |
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Attention All Shir Libeynu artists, sculptors, photographers, storytellers and writers.
Juried Group Art Exhibition
In remembrance of our late member, Oscar Wolfman, Queen Gallery, which hosted his first two exhibitions, is following through with a curatorial project Oscar began before his death in late 2011.
Members of the Shir Libeynu community are being offered an opportunity to be a part of this juried group exhibition. Fire & Renewal hopes to feature some of Oscar's work as well as artwork that he too would have chosen and admired. The show will take place in December, 2012, on the longest night of the year, just as he requested.
Queen Gallery would would like to encourage any art-related recommendations you might have that would make this tribute to Oscar -- an artist who accented our lives and memories with his life and artwork -- even more colourful. Please send your ideas, questions or suggestions to [email protected]
For more information on Fire & Renewal 2012 and instructions on submitting your work for the exhibit, please click here.
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Please Take Note of Our New Mailing Address:
P.O Box 73509
Toronto, Ontario, M6C 4A7
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Another Item of Interest
(Items listed in this section have been included at the request of Shir Libeynu participants and/or are considered to potentially be of interest to our congregation. Listed items are not necessarily endorsed by Congregation Shir Libeynu or its members. Listings appear at the discretion of the newsletter editor.)
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Calling All Jewish Social Entrepreneurs!
Do you have a project or a great idea for Toronto's Jewish community?
The newly developed Centre for Jewish Innovation (CJI) is now offering 3 to 5 emerging and growing Jewish non-profits a rent-free collaborative office space located at the Wolfond Centre. In addition, CJI will provide these non-profits with support in the form of mentorship, increased organizational profile, capacity building, a community of practice, and grant assistance.
If you think this is an opportunity that would be helpful to you, apply by September 14, 2012.
The application, criteria for selection and more details about the benefits of residency can all be found at www.cjitoronto.org or email the Director, Alexandra Kuperman at [email protected].
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Shir Libeynu Fund
Proceeds from the fund will go towards ensuring that Shir Libeynu continues to thrive while ensuring access to everyone, regardless of their financial situation. Click here to donate to the Shir Libeynu Fund (please note that we do not have credit card capability - just PayPal). Alternatively, you can make out a cheque to Congregation Shir Libeynu (please write "Shir Libeynu Fund" in the "Memo" or "Re" section on the cheque) and mail it to: Congregation Shir Libeynu,
P.O Box 73509
Toronto, Ontario
M6C 4A7
Please send an email message to [email protected]
stating the reason for your donation so we can acknowledge it in the Shabbat handout and on our website. Donations in any amount are welcome and income tax receipts will be issued.
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The congregation holds Shabbat services on the first Saturday morning of each month, in the Michael Bernstein Chapel, on the 3rd floor of the Miles Nadal JCC, followed by a Kiddush. Free childcare is available during the services. We also offer adult education workshops and programs, the possibility to participate in our choir and chanting events, as well as holiday celebrations and Oneg Shabbat dinners throughout the year.
Congregation Shir Libeynu is unaffiliated, liberal, inclusive and egalitarian. Our participatory services combine tradition and innovation. Shir Libeynu is Hebrew for "song of our hearts," and our services include prayers and music both ancient and modern. Our diverse community is a welcoming one.
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Need more information? Please contact us at:
[email protected] or at (416) 465-5488
Congregation Shir Libeynu
Our New Mailing Address:
P.O Box 73509
Toronto, Ontario, M6C 4A7
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