Friday, January 26, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – Shabbat and “Going Green” With Rabbi Jonathan Cohen Following a short Shabbat service, Rabbi Cohen will lead us in the following program: The Talmud calls the holiday of Tu B’shevat the “new year for the trees”. Trees, of course, don’t need a holiday, but now more than ever we humans need to take time to […]
Tuesday, February 13, 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 […]
Saturday, March 2, 2024 @ 11:30 am – Winter Potluck Lunch: “Battle of the Bagels” Topic of discussion: Montreal vs. Toronto bagels!! Join your fellow Oraynu members and friends of the congregation at the winter equivalent of our SUMMER BBQ & POTLUCK SOCIAL, this time at a LUNCH event for food, fun and schmoozing! Food: A variety of bagels, schmear and toppings will be provided by […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – Series Topic: Jewish Prophets and Sages ~ Mysteries of Textual Archaeology Final Session: The Real Jewish Feminists ~ Prophets, Sages or Influencers? At archaeological sites we may unearth amazing finds. Sometimes the smallest fragments reveal not only what an impact they had on the society of the times; but in their revelation, enable us to […]
Saturday, March 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – Join us for an IN-PERSON evening filled with camaraderie and a little mayhem, too (of course – it’s Purim!) Holiday Facts | Spiel Reading | Comedy | Music | Nosh and more … All welcome. Bring your friends too! Costumes optional.
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Rabbi Cohen will lead a discussion based on Simon Wiesenthal’s book “The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness” The late Simon Wiesenthal was a famed Nazi hunter and the founder of the Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish organization confronting anti-Semitism worldwide. However, before either of those roles, Wiesenthal had a very unusual experience as […]
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm – Join us at the Borochov for a Saturday potluck lunch and discussion as we celebrate Israel’s 76th birthday. We’ll first talk about WHAT DOES ISRAEL MEANS TO US… TODAY: Israel has long been important to Jews throughout the world, including Jews in Canada. That connection, however, is not static – it evolves over time. What […]
Sunday, June 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – It may not be Tu B’shvat, but June is a great time to do some planting. Join us as we uphold the Jewish value of shmirat ha-teva (caring for the environment) by participating in a planting event – trees, shrubs and wildflowers – sponsored by the City of Toronto at Duncan Creek Park. The program is […]
Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Join your Oraynu friends at Roby and Jim’s home for a summer evening of food, socializing and fun! Burgers, dogs and fixings will be provided by Oraynu. Appetizers, sides/salads and desserts are potluck. Feel free to also add some wine/beer to the festivities. Please bring a lawn chair if you can to add to our […]
Sunday, August 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – We had a great time the last two summers, so we are doing it again!! “Kumzits” literally means “come sit.” Led by Sandi on guitar, we will sing folk and rock tunes, The Beatles, Peter, Paul and Mary, Leonard Cohen, Carole King, Yiddish and Hebrew songs — whatever YOU suggest. Bring your guitar, banjo, rhythm […]
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