Friday, August 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – Do you have a favorite poem? Maybe you’ve even written one? Last summer we had our first Poetry Party Shabbat, and we enjoyed it so much we have decided to do it again. Join us as we share poems that speak to us. You don’t need to bring a poem to attend either in person […]
Sunday, September 15, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:45 pm – Travel back in time to an era when Kensington Market was a thriving Jewish village teeming with kosher bakeries, synagogues, and social clubs. On this tour, Jewish Toronto’s past—biographies of its former inhabitants; the sounds; the smells; Yiddish language; religious, social, and political attitudes—is brought to life. Visits to the architectural gems that remain in […]
Sunday, September 29, 2024 @ 9:15 am – 12:30 pm – Our School will share the harvest with Youth Without Shelter Teachers will collect $5.00 from each student for apple tzedakah donations Pick your own apples for munching or those yummy fall recipes: $15/10 lb. Play area, corn maze, wagon ride, animal barn, straw mountain, etc. + one free pumpkin or squash per ticket ADMISSION: $10.00 […]
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Saturday Morning Text Study via Zoom with Rabbi Jonathan Cohen Among the richest pieces of Jewish culture are our classical texts. This includes not only the Torah, but later books of the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Mishnah, Talmud, and liturgical compositions. Within Humanistic Judaism, we do not study and learn from those texts using traditional lenses. […]
Sunday, November 3, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Oraynu has a new group and you’re invited to the opening event! Tzedek & Learning Circle (TLC) promotes social justice through shared knowledge, discussion, activities, and events. TLC has evolved from the work of Oraynu’s Anti-Racism Committee (ARC), as the next iteration after ARC from 2020-2024 and Tikkun Olam Oraynu (TOO) before that. “Tzedek” is the […]
Friday, November 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – What does Judaism teach about democracy? Judaism is such a long and varied tradition that there is no single answer to that question. The modern State of Israel legally defines itself as a “Jewish and democratic state”. Here in North America, Humanistic Judaism advocates for secular democracy. But Jewish thinking about governance reaches back to […]
Thursday, November 14, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – Open to members only The Board invites you to join us via Zoom to discuss the past year at Oraynu and hear about upcoming plans. There will be Board reports, discussion and election of Officers for the 2024-25 year. The Official AGM notice has been sent by email.
Sunday, November 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Join us for an important online event direct from Tel Aviv Our one-hour session will begin with a virtual Guided Tour of Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. This public square in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art has been the home base for families and supporters of the hostages for the past year, […]
Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – THEATRE OUTING: “COHEN & KING” Presented by the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company Join us for an unforgettable concert showcasing the music of two of the 20th Century’s most prolific Jewish composers, Leonard Cohen and Carole King. Starring an extraordinary ensemble of Canadian musical theatre stars, the evening will feature Cohen and King’s timeless music […]
Sunday, December 1, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us via Zoom on Sunday, December 1st at 7-8:30 pm for the second meeting of Oraynu’s new Tzedek & Learning Circle, promoting social justice through shared knowledge, discussion, activities, and events. The focus will be on two items: a recap of the kick-off meeting which included a discussion on discrimination; and a recap of […]
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