Celebrate the joy in the Sukkah! After the intensity of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the festival of Sukkot brings us together to celebrate joy and an abundant fall harvest. Join us at this melody-filled service as we welcome Shabbat under the leafy roof of the DJC sukkah, a structure of vulnerability, love, hospitality, and …
The Sukkah is compared to a chuppah – a canopy of love, connection and joy! Join with our partners, the Danforth Jewish Circle, LGBTQ+ at the J, Moishe House, and Alex Richler at this Queer-Centred, Welcoming-to-All evening, as we engage queer-hearted and queer-minded ways of celebrating and re-imagining this festival of abundant harvest, love and …
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Bring-your-own-brunch (or snacks!) and meet Director of Education Alysse in the sukkah! We’ll shake the lulav and share stories about our ancestors. Families with children of all ages are warmly invited to join. Please note: DJC events are vegetarian and nut-free so that they are welcoming to all. REGISTER HERE. Sukkah address will be provided …
Our live Klezmer Band, Broken Bagel Scene, will lead us in boisterous music for safely distanced Simchat Torah hakafot and dancing. Join in aliyot to celebrate reaching the very end of the year’s Torah reading cycle and starting fresh from the beginning again. We’ll share blessings for endings and new beginnings of all kinds. There …
