Archive: December 2022

Family Chanukah Festival

Posted on December 18, 2022

Sunday, December 18, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Celebrate Chanukah with our Children’s School Fun Activities • Music with Carl Berger • Goodies and more Special guest Rabbi Jonathan Cohen will lead the candelighting. TZEDAKAH: Please contribute warm socks, hats, mitts and scarves for Na-Me-Res. Bring the whole mishpocha! All are welcome. School families are expected to attend. Non-school families, please register using […]

Light, Laugh, Learn – A Celebration of Chanukah

Posted on December 18, 2022

Sunday, December 18, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – Celebrate Chanukah with Oraynu On the first night of the holiday, join us for a fun-filled evening as Rabbi Cohen offers some reflections (pardon the pun!) on the holiday and leads us in a lighting of the menorah. This will be followed by themed trivia, a game or two, plus a singalong of favourite Chanukah […]

TU B’SHVAT JEWISH & INDIGENOUS SEDER

Posted on February 5, 2023

Sunday, February 5, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – “TO TILL AND TO TEND” ~ A Shared Jewish/Indigenous Tu B’Shvat Seder   Created by Rabbi Denise Handlarski and Indigenous Educator Kim Wheatley. Rabbi Jonathan Cohen will join Rabbi Denise and Kim in the presentation. Come to a seder that explores and compares Jewish and First Nations Canadian traditions and approaches to nature. This is in […]

CELEBRATING PURIM — LIVE!

Posted on March 4, 2023

Saturday, March 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – Join us for an IN-PERSON evening filled with camaraderie and a little mayhem too! It’s Purim!! Welcome by Rabbi Jonathan Cohen / Purim Spiel / Comedy, Games, Songs / Nosh (and hamentaschen, of course) And, please wear a costume, if that appeals to you. COVID PROTOCOLS:  All attendees are asked to wear masks during the […]

SHABBAT PROGRAM: “Poetry Party” (hybrid event)

Posted on July 7, 2023

Friday, July 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Do you have a favorite poem?  Maybe you’ve even written one?  Join us this Shabbat as we share with one another poems that speak to us.  You don’t need to bring a poem to attend either in person or virtually, but if you do have a  poem or other short reading that you would like […]

SUMMER SHABBAT & DINNER

Posted on August 11, 2023

Friday, August 11, 2023 @ 6:45 pm – Join Rabbi Cohen and your fellow Oraynuniks for a wonderful evening marking Shabbat. It’s going to be a PARTIALLY POT-LUCK dinner: We will supply the main course (roast chicken for most/vegetarian lasagna for those who request it); we ask YOU to please bring vegetables, salads, fruit and dessert! Note: if you have other food requirements or restrictions, we ask […]

SHABBAT, POTLUCK DINNER & HONORING EVENT

Posted on November 24, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – Join Rabbi Cohen and your fellow Oraynuniks for a wonderful social evening. It’s time for another one of Oraynu’s famous potlucks!  Join us this Shabbat as we honour our departing Board members who have collectively given so much to our community in multiple ways; you will find out all about it! We will begin with […]

“LET’S CELEBRATE CHANUKAH” PARTY

Posted on December 9, 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – With Rabbi Jonathan Cohen On the third night of Chanukah, come learn about the festival, participate in a candle lighting, sing some Chanukah songs, be part of a silly Chanukah ’spiel’ and enjoy some latkes (of course!) and other goodies. Please bring a menorah if you have one — and an extra one should you […]

ADULT EDUCATION with Rabbi Eva Goldfinger – Session Two

Posted on January 9, 2024

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – Series Topic: Jewish Prophets and Sages ~ Mysteries of Textual Archaeology In this year’s study sessions, we will learn about the biblical prophet Jeremiah, the pre-Maccabean sage Ben Sira and the great scholar and codifier Maimonides. By digging deeply into texts we will discover the contexts or influences on the lives of these important personalities […]

WINTER COZY FOOD COOKING CLASS with Chef Michelle Wolfson

Posted on January 16, 2024

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – Longtime Oraynu member and professional chef Michelle Wolfson joins us once again for another terrific cooking demonstrations via Zoom. She will join us from her kitchen and provide us with some yummy recipes. The menu for this session is: Harvest Chicken Stew Black Bean and Chipotle Soup Risotto with Leeks, Mushrooms, Broccoli and Salmon All […]

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