Thursday, June 24, 2021, the first ever international Holocaust Survivor Day, honours the resilience, courage and contributions of Holocaust Survivors.  
 
Over 70 Jewish organizations, including March of the Living and Congregation Habonim, are partnering to help promote this event around the world. See:  https://www.holocaustsurvivorday.com 


Habonim's own Aviva Rajsky & Tom Belman are performing two songs in honour of the Holocaust survivors that are being broadcast around the world. Here are the links: 
Shehecheyanu 
https://youtu.be/dXo2uKDdbT8

Oseh Shalom
​​​https://youtu.be/zODcZbkbZ1g

The songs were filmed by Naomi Wise & Silvio Munguia in our own beautiful Shul lobby.
 
Also today, a special 25 minute documentary - Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations -  directed by Toronto filmmaker Naomi Wise will premiere. Many of the survivors featured in the film are from Toronto - including Judy Cohen, Max Eisen, Bill Glied Z”L, Pinchas Gutter, Nate Leipciger & Sally Wasserman - and have also spoken at Habonim. The film will be broadcast all over the world on i24 News, as well as on Youtube.


See attached flyer & this link:
https://youtu.be/tsdGrQLBPUo

Join Eli Rubenstein & Aviva Rajsky
with Tom Bellman accompanying 

Friday June 25th  @ 6:00 pm
for 
Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat

*This is our final service before the summer break

To join click the link below:

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86886028287

or call in at:
 647 374 4685
Meeting ID: 8688 602 8287

Follow along in our prayer book here ​​​​​​​

Please click above to view the program tonight at 7:00 pm.

A note from The Jewish Heritage School

We've extended the early bird special to June 11th and we'd love for you to join us!
Our program is based on creative and inclusive learning, and focuses on Jewish living, Jewish studies, and basic Hebrew conversation skills. We offer exciting chugim (electives) - this past year (while online) we did Jewish cooking, exploring Israel, Jewish pirates, comic making, and more! We plan to be in-person in the shul and outdoors in the fall, and will adjust based on health recommendations.

If you are a high school student interested in volunteering for us as an assistant in class, please contact Mira  Lyonblum, Director of Education  habonimschool@gmail.com.    You can help to create and run programming for kids, share your Jewish learning, and get volunteer hours!
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Please Click Here to Register

For those of you who missed the stimulating and entertaining conversation between Eli Rubenstein and Avrum Rosensweig on the acclaimed Israeli TV series Shtisel, please see link below. 

The link includes Aviva’s beautiful singing of a few melodies from Shtisel, and additional content not included in the original discussion, so even if you’ve seen it you may be interested in re-viewing it.

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 ​​​​​​​Shtisel Habonim 2.1.mov - Google Drive

 Please join
Eli Rubenstein & Kim Doron
Friday May 28th   
 at 6:00 pm 
Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81371993476

or call in at:
647 558 0588
Meeting ID:
8137 199 3476
Follow along in our Prayer book
​​​​​​​HERE ​​​​​​​

Day of Action Against Antisemitism, May 27th 

In light of the most recent wave of anti-Semitism sweeping the world, we thought you might be interested in attending the international program below dealing with this difficult issue. 

Day of Action Against Antisemitism | Anti-Defamation League (adl.org)

                                                                                     

As the current grave situation in Israel continues to unfold, we wanted to inform you of an important online event being hosted by UJA. Please see information below. Also please see moving message from Gal Gadot, which reflects the emotions many of us are feeling during these difficult days.

UJA Federation  has organized a Toronto for
​​​​​​​Israel virtual rally tonight at 7:00 pm. 
Please click HERE for more information. 

Please join
Eli Rubenstein & Kim Doron

Friday April 30th  
 at 6:00 pm 
Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom

Sermon
America in Crisis: The Tragedy of
​​​​​​​George Floyd, Dante Wright & Ma'Khia Bryant
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 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86250054596

​​​​​​​or call in at:
647 558 0588
Meeting ID:
8625 005 4596
                                                                        Follow along in our Prayer book
​​​​​​​  HERE
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