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</B></div> <div> <B>Our events start again in late August.  See you then!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sunday Aug. 16 at 11:00 a.m.</B></div> <div> <B>SENSE OF SPADINA TOUR - Community Event</B></div> <div> <B>Join a walking tour of Old Jewish Toronto given by UJA Federation's Ontario Jewish Archives </B></div> <div> <B>Meet at: Anshei Minsk Shul, 10 St. Andrew St. </B></div> <div> <I>(west off Spadina, 2 blocks north of Dundas; parking lot adjacent to shul)</I></div> <div> <B>Cost: $15,  $12 </B><B>seniors/students</B><B> </B>(payable onsite prior to tour)</div> <div> <B>To register/Info: </B>416-635-2883 ext. 5170 ORR <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><U>oja1@ujafed.org</U></FONT> </div> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - -</B></div> <div> <B>Sunday Aug. 30 at 1:30 p.m.</B></div> <div> <B>AN AFTERNOON WITH THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AT THE ROM</B></div> <div> Introductory private lecture for Oraynu by a ROM historian at 1:45 p.m.</div> <div> Guided tour at 3:00 p.m. with one docent for every 11 people. </div> <div> Tickets: $30 Oraynu members; $45 non-members</div> <div> <I>Note: This lecture/tour package and price is available only to groups.</I></div> <div> <I>ROM members may join this program at a reduced rate. </I></div> <div> <B>Deadline to register: Aug. 10th</B></div> <div> <B>RSVP/Info: </B>Roby at 416-385-3910 or roby@oraynu.org</div> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - -</B></div> <div> <B>Friday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m.</B></div> <div> <B>ONEG SHABBAT with Special Guest, playwright Emil Sher</B></div> <div> <B>Featuring readings from his play "Mourning Dove" and discussion</B></div> <div> <I>Non-members welcome - nominal fee</I></div> <div> <B>Location: </B>18 Wynford Drive, Main Floor</div> <div> <B>RSVP/Info: </B>Roby at 416-385-3910 or roby@oraynu.org</div> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - -</B></div> <div> <B>Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:15 a.m.</B></div> <div> <B>INTRODUCTION TO HUMANISTIC JUDAISM</B></div> <div> <B>Find out: Who We Are ~ What We Believe</B></div> <div> <I>All are welcome to attend</I></div> <div> <B>Location: </B>Oraynu Children's School at St. Andrew's JHS, 131 Fenn Avenue (Bayview/York MIlls)</div> <div> <B>RSVP/Info: </B>Roby at 416-385-3910 or roby@oraynu.org</div> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - -</B></div> <div> <B>Join us this fall for our High Holiday Observances:</B></div> <div> <B>Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 a.m.</B></div> <div> <B>ROSH HASHANAH  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><I>Adult service, children's progam, babysitting</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.</B></div> <div> <B>KOL NIDREI/YIZKOR  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><I>Adult service</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Monday. Sept. 28 at 11:00 a.m.</B></div> <div> <B>YOM KIPPUR </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><I>Adult service, children's progam, babysitting</I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Location: </B>Meron Banquet Hall, 1600 Steeles Ave. W (just w. of Dufferin)</div> <div> <I>Tickets required</I></div> <div> <B>RSVP/Info: </B>Roby at 416-385-3910 or roby@oraynu.org</div> <div> <B>- - - - - - - - -</B></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="n_past_events_2005_06__5766__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <B>n </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Verdana" ><B>A SAMPLER OF PAST EVENTS </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><U>CELEBRATING JEWISH HOLIDAYS </U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ROSH HASHANAH, KOL NIDREI/YIZKOR, YOM KIPPUR - </B>Humanistic observances offer philosophy, prose, poetry and music</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">SUKKOT - </B>Speaker  Prof. Jeffrey Rosenthal (U of T)<B> </B>STRUCK BY LIGHTNING? IMPROBABILITY and OUR EVERYDAY CHOICES; "Under 40" Social, Sukkah Building and</div> <div>        Pot Luck BBQ; Joyful Harvest Potluck Dinner with klezmer musical entertainment by The Schpeelers</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">CHANUKAH -</B> Storyteller Madrikh Eli Rubenstein and musical duo Julie Michels/Kevin Barrett</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">TU B'SHVAT  SEDER  and Annual  FEAST OF WORDS POETRY & PROSE READING NIGHT</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PURIM</B> - Potluck dinner, Purim story; Middle Eastern music of JAFFARD;outrageous, psychological clowns Pox and Vendetta</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ADULT PASSOVER FIRST NIGHT SEDER  </B>using  <I>Roots and Branches: A Humanist Haggadah for Passover.</I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#993333" FACE="Verdana" > <B>Click </B><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roots and Branches: A Humanist Haggadah "><U><B>here</B></U></A><B> for info</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY -  </B>CELEBRATING "ISRAEL AT 60" BENEFIT PIANO AND CLARINET CONCERT; Mike Fegelman, Executive Director-Honest Reporting Canada on HOW TO IDENTIFY AND COUNTER UNFAIR MEDIA COVERAGE OF ISRAEL</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">YOM HASHOAH V'HAGEVURAH (HOLOCAUST AND RESISTANCE MEMORIAL DAY) </B>- “The Legend of the Lodz Ghetto”; Candlelighting Ceremony and </div> <div>        Discussion (how has the Holocaust affected my identity and worldview?) with music by Barbara Ackerman, on flute and Rick Whitelaw, guitar </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">SHAVUOT- </B>Guided tour of Darwin Exhibit at the ROM and Lunch with live klezmer at Free Times Cafe; Puzzle and Wisdom Tales from Jewish Tradition </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">FAMILY ONEG SHABBATS</B> - Jewish Humour, Torah Stories</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">FAMILY SUKKOT, CHANUKAH AND PURIM FESTIVALS; FAMILY PASSOVER SEDER</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>ADULT EDUCATION</U></B><B> </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">LEARNING ABOUT DARFUR AND ITS REFUGEE CRISIS </B>with Sgt. Debbie Bodkin, U.N. Special Investigator </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">JEWISH BOOK FAIR - </B>Sponsor of Ronald Aronson, speaking on his new book LIVING WITHOUT GOD; Bennett Muraskin on LET JUSTICE WELL UP LIKE WATER  </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PERSONAL HEALTH CARE - WHO'S IN CHARGE? The Ethics of Decision Making </B>with Madrikh Dr. Jerald Bain</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">RESPECTING DIFFERENCES IN  SEXUAL ORIENTATION </B>with Howard Shulman</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">INTRODUCTION TO HUMANISTIC JUDAISM: </B><B>W</B><B>hat We Believe -- How We Celebrate </B>Led by Rabbi-Designate Karen Levy & Madrikha Lisa Wright</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">INTERTALK - Workshop for Intermarried couples, their parents and teen or adult children, led by Rabbi Eva Goldfinger </B></div> <div>        Topics: Confusion-Free Celebrations in Intercultural Families;<B> </B>The Chrismukah Dilemma: Nurturing Jewish Identity in Intercultural Families; Navigating Traditional           </div> <div>        Jewish Attitudes Toward Intermarriage </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">JEWISH WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE PAST 200 YEARS </B> by Rachel Levine</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">JEWS AND MUSLIMS IN HISTORY: FACTS, MYTHS AND COUNTERMYTHS </B>by Prof. Eric Lawee (York U)</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS IMPACT</B> with Prof. Paul Kushner<B> </B>(U of T)<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">BOOK TALKS WITH PROF. RUBY NEWMAN </B>(York U); David Bezmozgis' <I>Natasha and Other Stories; </I>Amos Oz's <I>A Tale of Love and Darkness</I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A TRIP THROUGH TIME ~ DISCOVERING MY FAMILY AND ANCESTRAL SHTETLS IN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA </B>with Les Kelman</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK </B>- Documentary film "THE LONG WAY HOME"; The Life and Stories of Ida Fink with Prof. Sara Horowitz</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">CELEBRATING JEWISH MUSIC</B> with Elisabeth Michnick and Peter Gilbert</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">COMPARATIVE JUDAISM SERIES with Rabbi Eva Goldfinger  </B></div> <div>        Introduction--Foundational Jewish Ideas; Rabbinic/Halakhic Judaism; Chassidic Judaism; Reform Judaism; Conservative Judaism; Orthodox Judaism</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">WEEKEND SEMINARS -</B> 2006: <I>The Hebrew Bible in a Secular Age</I> taught by Prof. Barry Olshen and Rabbi Eva Goldfinger; </div> <div>        2007: <I>After the Bible: Rabbinic and Modern Midrash</I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#080000" FACE="Verdana" >taught </FONT>by Rabbi Adam Chalom, Dean, Int'l. Inst. for Secular Humanistic Judaism, North America </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">INTERNATIONAL and North American CONFERENCES & TEEN/YOUNG ADULT CONCLAVES</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>FILM, THEATRE, FOOD AND MORE</U></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ORAYNU CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY - June 14, 2009 </B></FONT>Click <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oraynu Celebrates its 40th Anniversary!"><U>here</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">NEW MEMBER WELCOME: WINE, CHEESE AND DESSERT SOIREE </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">POTLUCK DINNERS</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">MOVIE & PIZZA NIGHTS: </B>Divided We Fall, Sunshine, Walk on Water, Turn Left at the End of the World, Live and Become,The Year My Parents Went on Vacation</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">THEATRE NIGHTS: </B><I>Bigger Than Jesus</I>, <I>Letter From Lehrer</I>, <I>Top Girls, Jewtopia, Jerry's Girls; Tuesdays with Morrie </I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A SENSE OF SPADINA - </B>Guided Tour of Old Jewish Toronto; Lunch at Free Times Cafe </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">HANDS-ON COOKING SESSIONS WITH PROFESSIONAL CHEFS </B>Nettie Cronish and Michelle Wolfson </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A TASTE OF HINDI CULTURE - </B>Guided Tour of the new BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Temple)and Indian lunch</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL UJA WALK WITH ISRAEL </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PARTICIPATION IN THE "OUT OF THE COLD" PROGRAM</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE EVENTS, PLEASE CONTACT US:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:info@oraynu.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@oraynu.org"><U>info@oraynu.org</U></A></div> <div> or call 416-385-3910</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Back to Top</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>