PLAY BALL!!!
 

• The ISBL was formed in 1986 as a Brotherhood league consisting of teams representing synagogues in the GTA
• The league was founded on the principles of fun, fair play and sportsmanship
• Players of all abilities between the ages of 21* and 121 are welcome  (*sons of active players may be 18 years of age)
• Games are played Sunday mornings at various GTA locations using modified 3-pitch rules.
• No games are played on Jewish holidays or long weekends

If you are interested, contact Jeff Levy by April 3, 2017:

Email: jefflevy8@gmail.com or Call: 416-802-1105

Congregational Seder at Habonim on the Second Night of Passover

 

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 7pm

 

 

As we did last year,  on the Second night of Passover, we will host a Congregational and Community Seder for our members, and members of Toronto’s Jewish community, who need a place for the Second Night of Passover.

 

The Seder will be led by:

 

Habonim's Eli Rubenstein & Ve'ahavta's Avrum Rosensweig

 

Music will be provided by our talented staff and congregants.

 

We will will take care of preparing and serving the food - but a little volunteer help beforehand and to help serve the food would be welcome.

 

Please register on our website: 

 

http://www.congregationhabonim.org/event/congregational-seder1.html

 

and/or to volunteer, please contact

Robin tel. 416-782-7125, email: office1@congregationhabonim.org

 

There are no fees for the Seder, but voluntary donations are of course welcome. ($36 per person suggested)

 

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Ve'ahavta's Third Night Seder at Holy Blossom Temple

Wed. April 12th, 2017

Presented in partnership with Congregation Habonim, the Danforth Jewish Circle, and Mazon Canada.

Let all who are hungry come and eat! Celebrate our collective liberation and freedom! Join the annual Third Night Seder for an evening of music, storytelling and feasting. All are welcome regardless of background, belief or economic status.
 

Doors open at 6:00 PM, no guests will be admitted before this time. The program begins at 7:00 PM.

Volunteers must register through the Eventbrite page.

https://thirdnight.eventbrite.ca

Guests are asked to enter Holy Blossom Temple via Ava Road.

 

Happy Purim & Shabbat Shalom

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of  

Eva Sokolowski

Funeral - Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 3:00pm

at  Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel

Please see more information here:  (PICK ONE BELOW)

http://www.benjaminsparkmemorialchapel.ca/

We wish her daughter Marcia Sokolowski and her son and daughter-in-law Howard Sokolowski & Linda Frum and the entire family comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. 

If you wish to send a Habonim Tribute Card to the family to express your condolences, you can do so on our website at
http://www.congregationhabonim.org/payment.php
or by calling the office at 416-782-7125.

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of Habonim member 

Beryl Gibson

mother and mother in law of Habonim members

Sander Gibson and Andrea Litvak

Funeral - Thursday January 26,  at 1:00 pm

at Pardes Shalom Cemetery,  Habonim Section

Please see more information here:

http://hebrewbasicburial.ca/

We wish Sander, Andrea and their entire family comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. 

If you wish to send a Habonim Tribute Card to the family to express your condolences, you can do so on our website at
http://www.congregationhabonim.org/payment.php
or by calling the office at 416-782-7125.

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of Habonim member 

Walter Steuerman

Husband of Habonim member

Freda Steuerman

Funeral - Friday January 20, at 1:30 pm

at Steeles Memorial Chapel.

Please see more information here:

http://steelesmemorialchapel.com/condolence/walter-steuerman/

We wish Freda and her family comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. 

If you wish to send a Habonim Tribute Card to the family to express your condolences, you can do so on our website at
http://www.congregationhabonim.org/payment.php
or by calling the office at 416-782-7125.

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of  

Rose Wolfe

Mother and Mother-in-law of Habonim members

Jonathan and Amal Wolfe.

Funeral Monday January 2nd at 11:00 am

at Benjamins Park Memorial.

Please see more information here:

http://www.benjaminsparkmemorialchapel.ca/

We wish Jonathan, Amal and their family comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. 

If you wish to send a Habonim Tribute Card to the family to express your condolences, you can do so on our website at
http://www.congregationhabonim.org/payment.php
or by calling the office at 416-782-7125.

Habonim Building Update – December 2016

After the very busy High Holiday season, we have continued to work hard on putting all of the pieces together for our new building.  In this note I wanted to bring you up to speed on all things related to the Building. 

Fundraising

Over the past couple of months we have had many Habonim families make a donation to the new building, and I am pleased to say that nearly 70% of Habonim members have now responded to the campaign, and we remain committed to reaching 100% by the end of the campaign.

Just prior to High Holidays we had raised $6.6 million and today we are just under $8 million.  At this stage we would love to have a few more families make a donation prior to year end to put us well over the very important $8 million mark.  Our goal remains $9.5 million, and we are confident that we can reach this number before the building is complete.

One item that has come up in several questions relates to naming opportunities in the Building.  For those that are interested, we have a link here that outlines all naming opportunities available – starting at $18,000.  For naming opportunities please click here

Paying Donations Prior to Year End

We have recently sent out individual ‘invoice’ reminders of donation amounts that will ideally be paid prior to year end.

To make your payment, please go to the Habonim website at congregationhabonim.org and log into your account using your email.  If you are unable to access, please email the office (office1@congregationhabonim.org) and we will send you a login link.

From there you will be able to submit a payment to your personal account using your Visa or Mastercard.

If you prefer, you can mail a cheque to the Habonim office payable to “Congregation Habonim of Toronto”, and mail the cheque to “Congregation Habonim, 5 Glen Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6B 4J2.

If you would like to donate using stocks, please contact Robin Zionce-Garber at 416-782-7125 or office1@congregationhabonim.org.

Construction and Timing

While we have made important progress on parking issues and with our neighbours, there remain some steps required before we receive our Building Permit from the City.  We are working hard to make quicker progress, but delays with the City have put our timeline back a little.

Our current target is to begin construction by August 2017 with the new Building completed in the Spring of 2019.  It is still possible that these times could move, but this is our current target.

To see the current plans for the project, you can find them on our website.   There is a link from the homepage.

If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to make a donations, please don’t hesitate to contact me at tedr@tridelta.ca.

Happy Hanukah and a Happy (Other) New Year,

Ted Rechtshaffen

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of 

Jean London

mother and mother-in-law of Habonim members Susan and Gerry Gorewich, Denise and Irving Max Isenberg. 

Funeral Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 12:45 p.m. Benjamins Park Memorial Chapel.

Interment Jewish War Veterans Section, Mt. Sinai Memorial Park.

Shiva 483 Spadina Road, Toronto.

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the passing of 

Stanley Flomen

father and father in law of Habonim members Marcie Flomen and Brian Green

Funeral will take place at Steeles Memorial Chapel

We wish Marcie and Brian and their entire family comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. 

If you wish to send a Habonim Tribute Card to the family to express your condolences, you can do so on our website at
http://www.congregationhabonim.org/payment.php
or by calling the office at 416-782-7125.