Hasidic rebbe, Rabbi Kalonymous Kalmish Shapira wrote his Torah commentary, “Sacred Fire” in the Warsaw Ghetto between 1939-1942. His teachings rarely speak directly about his experiences of suffering in the ghetto but his words are a clear response to the…
Please join TEAM (Toronto East Anti-hate Mobilization), for this Zoom workshop in which we will be exploring how racism and intolerance are currently being expressed during this challenging time. Speakers will include Jewish and Black activist Rima Berns-McGown (MPP Beaches/…
Would you like to learn how to lead a shiva service? If you have a working knowledge of Hebrew and are comfortable singing, then you have all the necessary qualifications. Alan Gotlib will lead a series of weekly workshops beginning…
Cultivate the inner resources for these difficult times. Begin the day with half an hour of Jewish chanting, meditation and connection to community. Each session will end with an opportunity for Mourner's Kaddish. REGISTER HERE *The DJC relies on our…
Begin your Shabbat morning with Jewish meditation and gathering in community. These sessions will offer Jewish teachings and practices that support working wisely with our habits and reactions, guiding us toward living with open hearts, attuned awareness, and insightful action,…
Hasidic rebbe, Rabbi Kalonymous Kalmish Shapira wrote his Torah commentary, “Sacred Fire” in the Warsaw Ghetto between 1939-1942. His teachings rarely speak directly about his experiences of suffering in the ghetto but his words are a clear response to the…
1945 2017; Hungary, 91 min. Set in 1945, this quiet movie belies a mounting tension when two strangers, Orthodox Jews, arrive at a small rural Hungarian town, transporting two mysterious wooden boxes. Who are they? Are they relatives? Or are…
Would you like to learn how to lead a shiva service? If you have a working knowledge of Hebrew and are comfortable singing, then you have all the necessary qualifications. Alan Gotlib will lead a series of weekly workshops beginning…
Cultivate the inner resources for these difficult times. Begin the day with half an hour of Jewish chanting, meditation and connection to community. Each session will end with an opportunity for Mourner's Kaddish. REGISTER HERE *The DJC relies on our…
“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul." Anne Lamott Using Jewish texts as inspiration, we will write together and have opportunities to read/share. No writing…
