Community Events
We invite you to join us on April 17th at 12:00 p.m. ET/ 9:00 a.m. PT for a powerful webinar, Six Months of Captivity: A Conversation with Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin.
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin’s son Hersh was kidnapped from the Tribe of Nova music festival on October 7th. Since that day, Rachel has become the face of the international effort to bring home her son and all the hostages – meeting with world leaders, giving countless interviews, and speaking at the UN. “I am doing exactly what any mother would do if this were their child,” Rachel told the Wall Street Journal in February.
As we move into Pesach, the holiday of freedom and liberation, join us for this important opportunity to hear Rachel and Jon’s story and discuss what we can do to push for the immediate liberation of all hostages being held by Hamas.
NFTY NEL Spring Kallah: May 3rd-5th at Camp George – Grades 8-12
Registration for Spring Kallah at Camp George is now open! Early bird registration is now closed.
There will be scholarships available, but we ask that congregations contribute as much as they can first. Transportation (for Cleveland & Toronto), food, and accommodations are included in this price.
Join NEL for a fun weekend Disney ChanNEL themed weekend! Experience the magic of all your favorite Disney Channel movies and shows throughout the weekend with teen led programming. We will also celebrate Shabbat together, have a rocking dance sesh, enjoy the outdoors at camp, Havdalah around the campfire, and much more!
The Toronto Holocaust Museum – together with Beth Emeth Synagogue, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre, Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, the Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program, Facing History and Ourselves, and March of the Living Canada – is honoured to be presenting a community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration, in person at Beth Emeth (100 Elder Street) on Sunday, May 5 at 7:00pm. You can learn more about the community wide event here.
The program will explore Holocaust remembrance in a post-October 7 world with keynote speaker Yoni Berrous from the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem. Together, we will reflect on the life, spirituality, and vibrancy of prewar Jewish communities through an original short film. The program will also include a candle-lighting ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the Shoah and to honour the survivors.
In Seven Days
Through tears and laughter, In Seven Days explores what it means to live with grace and grapples with how we say goodbye to the people we love most. Thirty-year-old Rachel arrives at the home of her ailing father and his girlfriend for Shabbat dinner where her father makes a life-changing announcement. After years of suffering from extraordinary pain, Sam Adleman has decided to end his own life through medical assistance in dying. And he’s going to do it in seven days. Rachel, who’s always been close to her father, is devastated and stays the week to try and convince him not to do it. And when Rachel asks their Rabbi to get involved, Sam’s decision and the impact it has on the family only gets more complicated.
May 4-16, 2024 – Running Time: 90 minutes (no intermission) – Age recommendation: 16+
The Greenwin Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 6R8
Written by Jordi Mand and Directed by Philip Akin
Starring: Mairi Babb, Ron Lea, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, Shaina Silver-Baird & Ralph Small
Tickets available through Ticketmaster
Ontario Folk Dance Camp: 17 May to 20 May
Join us for Ontario Folk Dance Camp from Friday, May 17 to Monday, May 20 at the University of Waterloo. A full in-person weekend of dancing featuring teachers: Penny Brichta (Israeli) and Lee Otterholt (International and Balkan). Both full-time and part-time attendance options are available. Registration is now open. For further details go to: https://ontariofolkdancecamp.ca
Israel’s Women of Valour showcases the extraordinary journeys of 3 inspiring women. Amidst the pain and horror of October 7, these women have emerged as beacons of hope, illuminating a path of empowerment and unity for the Jewish people. Their stories of “quiet but fierce” courage are sure to leave an indelible mark on your hearts.
Monday, May 27, 2024
The Warehouse Event Venue
35 Carl Hall Road, Unit 2, Toronto
Ezer Mizion, Israel’s largest health support provider, has expanded its regular services to provide much needed aid to those affected by the war. Please join us at Israel’s Women of Valour to help bring light to the darkest of circumstances. Together, we can make a meaningful difference to the people of Israel.
