Menu

Jewish Toronto Calendar

Suggest an Event
Oct

23 2014

to
Nov

2 2014

Koffler At IFOA - Dualities - Tales Of Two

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto, ON

$18/$15 IFOA supporters, students, youth 25 & under.

This is 11 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table …

Oct

26 2014

to
Nov

6 2014

Temple Sinai 60th Anniversary Israel Mission

12:00PM - 4:00PM  

Israel Mission

Oct

28 2014

to
Nov

1 2014

Sea to Sea Cross Israel Hike - One Family Fund Canada

All Day  

Northern Israel

Oct

29 2014

to
Nov

2 2014

Sea to Sea Cross Israel Hike - One Family Fund Canada

All Day  

Northern Israel

Oct

30 2014

to
Nov

3 2014

Sea to Sea Cross Israel Hike - One Family Fund Canada

All Day  

Northern Israel

Nov

1 2014

Tradition and Transition: 100 Years of the First Narayever Congregation

1:30PM - 2:30PM  

First Narayever Congregation
187 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

A lively history of the First Narayever Congregation shul, from its humble beginnings as an immigrant landsmannschaft…

Nov

1 2014

to
Nov

9 2014

34th Annual Holocaust Education Week

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

http://www.holocaustcentre.com/

Nov

2 2014

to
Nov

5 2014

UJA November Telethon 2015

9:00AM - 9:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

UJA November Telethon 2015

Nov

2 2014

to
Nov

3 2014

Fashion show & Boutiques

12:00PM - 5:00PM  

Beth David Synagogue
55 Yeomans Rd
Toronto, ON

 

Presented by Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am Sisterhood

12:00 PM  Boutiques
2:00PM  Show
Silent Auction

Corpora…

Nov

2 2014

Opening Night - 34th Annual Holocaust Education Week

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

http://www.holocaustcentre.com/

Nov

4 2014

“Avraham Aveinu: Principles of Kindness for Guests”

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Chabad@Flamingo
8001 Bathurst St.
Thornhill, ON L4J 8L5

Join Rabbi Mendel Kaplan for an accessible, enjoyable, and lively in-depth study of Parshat Vayerah – The epic Jewi…

Nov

6 2014

The Women of Bay Street event

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, Suite 3000
Toronto, ON

Nov

6 2014

Holocaust Education Week at Beth David

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
55 Yeomans Rd
Toronto, ON

 

GUEST SPEAKER---Dr. Waitman W. Beorn

Program Title: Ruthlessly and Mercilessly: The German Army and the Holocaust

F…

Nov

6 2014

Ruthlessly & Mercilessly: The German army & the Holocaust

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
55 Yeomans Rd
Toronto, ON

 

Presented by Dr. Waitman Wade Beorn – a part of HEW.

Nov

9 2014

Holocaust Education Week Closing Night & Kristallnacht Commemeration

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

http://www.holocaustcentre.com/

Nov

10 2014

Weeknight Cooking on the Run

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Gales Family Pavillion - Culinary Studio

The Machar Division of UJA Women's Philanthropy presents:  Weeknight Cooking on the Run

Nov

10 2014

Zareinu Fashion Show

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Zareinu Educational Centre of Metropolitan Toronto
4630 Dufferin Street, Suite 301
Toronto, ON M3H 5S4

Zareinu Fashion Show
 

Nov

10 2014

Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel Wagner of Krefeld, Germany: Overcoming Kristallnacht

7:30PM - 9:30PM  


8001 Bathurst St
Thornhill, ON L4J 8L5

This first Rabbi to return to Krefeld since the Holocaust describes deep struggles - both personal and community wide…

Nov

10 2014

Strings of Triumph - Honouring the Souls of Six Million Jews

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Jessgo Fine Art Gallery
945 Wilson Ave.
Toronto, ON

Please join us for an evening in support of Chabad of Maple STRINGS OF TRIUMPH - A Musical performance by Moshe Hamme…

Nov

11 2014

6 Sessions Bereavement Group for People 65+

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

Free for Beth Tzedec members; $6 for non-members

Topics include:  Coping with Grief, Living with Loneliness, Changi…

Nov

11 2014

BEBY - Show & Tell Pottery Series

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

BEBY Sisterhood invites you to participate in Show & Tell Pottery this fall.  Sisterhood will sponsor 2 consecutive …

Nov

11 2014

Lawyers present UJA Lunch & Learn with Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

12:00PM - 1:30PM  


333 Bay St #3400,
Toronto, ON M5H 2S7

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner - founder and director of Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center).

Nov

11 2014

Women's Philanthropy and York Region Cell-a-thon

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

The Home of Ruth Ekstein & Alan Lechem
311 Franklin Ave.
Thornhill, ON

Women's Philanthropy and York Region Cell-a-thon

Nov

11 2014

Chai Lifeline Canada: ALL IN Casino Night

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Seven Up
945 Wilson Ave, Studio 1B
Toronto, ON


 

Nov

11 2014

Women as Agents of Change:Maintaining Tradition, Realizing Potential

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

New Israel Fund of Canada
801 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M5N 1E3

At the age of 17, Amal Elsana-Alhjooj established Israel’s first Bedouin women’s NGO, AJEEC (The Arab-Jewish Cent…

Nov

11 2014

Shurat Hadin Uptown Event with Nitsana Darshan-Leiter

8:15PM - 9:30PM  

 

Shurat Hadin Uptown Event with Nitsana Darshan-Leiter

Location TBD

Nov

12 2014

Day Trips in Jewish History with Educator & Lecturer Hana Werner

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregational School
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

5 sessions - $40.00 or $10.00 per session

Scroll of Ruth:  The personification of Modern Women

Nov

12 2014

Lion of Judah Networking Event

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Goodmans LLP
333 Bay St. Suite 3400
Toronto, ON

Lion of Judah Networking Event

Nov

12 2014

Life on University Campus: A safe haven or a hotbed of anti-Israel activity

7:30PM - 9:30PM  


1700 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON

 

In light of rise of "new" anti-Semtiism throughout the world, our distinguished panel of Marc Newburgh , Executive Di…

Nov

12 2014

Netivot HaTorah Open House

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Netivot HaTorah Day School
470 Glencairn Ave.
Toronto, ON

 

Netivot HaTorah Open House

Nov

12 2014

Talk by Author Naomi Ragen about her book "The Sisters Weiss"

7:30PM - 9:30PM  


59 Lissom Crescent
Toronto, ON

$54.00 preferred seating; $#6.00 general seating

Na'amat CanadaToronto's Club viva presents internationally acclaime…

Nov

13 2014

Mount Carmel Dinner Launch Reception

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Canadian Friends of Haifa University
400 Walmer Rd
York, ON M5P 2X7

 

Honouring Dr. Arnie Aberman

Nov

13 2014

Book Review - The Five Best Jewish Books of the Last Decades

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

Book 2 - November 13 - Maimonides: Life and Thought by Moshe Halbertal Reviewed Dr. Arnold Ages 

October 30 - The P…

Nov

13 2014

Learn Talmud with Dr. Aaron Nussbaum at Beth David Synagogue

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
55 Yeomans Rd
Toronto, ON

 

Join us this fall for an exciting learning series when Dr. Aaron Nussbaum leads us in 3 sessions exploring the legal,…

Nov

13 2014

Stand by Me: The Music of the Brill Building

8:00PM - 10:00PM  


750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

Tickets on Sale Now!  One Night only! $50.00

Concert to benefit the Miles Nadal JCC Music Scholarship Fund Starring…

Nov

15 2014

CHW Marla Dan Tribute Dinner

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

 

Honouring National CHW President Marla Dan.

Location TBD

Nov

15 2014

"My Mother’s Secret” - Guest Speaker Author Jenny Witterick

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Rosemount Community Centre
1000 New Westminster Drive
Thornhill, ON

 

Author Jenny Witterick will be speaking at Thornhill Lodge B’nai Brith about her novel, which is based on the true …

Nov

15 2014

UJA Young Leaders - The Big Event

8:30PM - 11:59PM  

Sheraton Centre Toronto
123 Queen St. W
Toronto, M5H 2M9

UJA Young Leaders presents The BIG Event - an evening with Jeff Ross. Open bar & late night DJ after-party. /…

Nov

16 2014

Gaza and the Media Wars against Israel

9:00AM - 3:00PM  

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
470 Glencairn Ave
Toronto, ON M5N 1V8

 

Chairperson:

Prof. Sally Zerker(York U.)

Panelists:

Steve Emerson–Director,the Investigative Project on Terroris…

Nov

16 2014

National Holocaust Monument Community Consultation

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre
4600 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M2R 3V2

More Information to follow

Nov

16 2014

Weizmann Canada's 50th Anniversary Gala

6:30PM - 10:00PM  

The Carlu
444 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 2H4

 

50th Anniversary Leading Men Gala

Nov

16 2014

Hillel Toronto

6:45PM - 10:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

Hillel Toronto

Nov

16 2014

Jews and Money, with Ellen Roseman

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

First Narayever Congregation
187 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

Jewish predominance in finance is often used to slander them. As a people, Jews have been extremely generous, civic-m…

Nov

16 2014

York Region’s Ask the Experts – Program 1: Let’s Be Blunt

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

City Playhouse Theatre
1000 New Westminster Dr,
Thornhill, ON

York Region’s Ask the Experts – Program 1: Let’s Be Blunt

Nov

16 2014

“Music and the Memories" Dance

7:30PM - 10:30PM  

Shaar Shalom Synagogue
2 Simonston Boulevard
Markham, ON

 

Shaar Shalom Singles (in conjunction with the Intersynagogue Singles 50+) invite you to a “MUSIC AND THE MEMORIES�…

Nov

17 2014

Jewish University for a Day

9:00AM - 5:00PM  

York University
4700 Keele St
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

 

Jewish University for a Day

Nov

17 2014

UJA Annual Campaign 2015 Executive Cabinet Meeting

4:30PM - 6:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

UJA Annual Campaign 2015 Executive Cabinet Meeting

Nov

17 2014

BEBY Synagogue 60th Anniversary Kick Off/Launch Event

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

Evening celebration - Details to follow

Nov

17 2014

UJA's Harry Gorman Real Estate Tribute Dinner

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

Details to follow

Nov

17 2014

Exclusive Toronto Event with Elliot Chodoff

7:30PM - 9:30PM  


37 Southbourne Ave
Toronto, ON

 

Israel:  What Now?

 

Tickets $15 in advance / $20 at the door / students with ID, free

Dessert Reception to foll…

Nov

18 2014

to
Nov

19 2014

Professional Advisory Breakfast Seminar

7:30AM - 10:30AM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

Details to follow

Nov

18 2014

6 Sessions Bereavement Group for People 65+

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

Free for Beth Tzedec members; $6 for non-members

Topics include:  Coping with Grief, Living with Loneliness, Changi…

Nov

19 2014

Day Trips in Jewish History with Educator & Lecturer Hana Werner

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregational School
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

5 sessions - $40.00 or $10.00 per session

Scroll of Ruth:  The personification of Modern Women

Nov

19 2014

UJA's Harry Gorman Real Estate Tribute Dinner

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

Details to follow

Nov

19 2014

Naomi Ragen “Writing Against Terrorism: The Covenant”

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
55 Yeomans Rd
Toronto, ON

 

 Dessert reception & book signing to follow.

$18 in advance, $25 at the door

Nov

19 2014

Asks the Experts - Let's Be Blunt

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Vaughan City Playhouse
1000 New Westminster Dr.
Thornhill, ON L4J 8G3

Asks the Experts - Let's Be Blunt

Nov

19 2014

BEBY - Women's Lives Series - Part II

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

Call the office to reserve!

Attend all 3 lectures for $54.00 or pay at the door - $20.00 a lecture.

Part II - Miche…

Nov

19 2014

Netivot HaTorah's Open House - North Campus

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Netivot HaTorah Day School - North Campus
18 Atkinson Ave.
Thornhill, ON

 

Netivot HaTorah's Open House - North Campus

Nov

20 2014

Jewish Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30AM - 9:30AM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

Jewish Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting

Nov

20 2014

Books & Biscotti -Book review All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Temple Emanu-El
120 Old Colony Road
Toronto, ON M2L 2K2

Book reviews are offered at Temple Emanu-El usually 4 times a year.  The book reviews are free to Temple members and…

Nov

20 2014

Chabad Lubavitch Annual Dinner

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

 

Honouring Steven Latner

Location TBD

Nov

20 2014

FSWC Movie Premiere

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

 

Locaation TBD

Nov

20 2014

2014 Holocaust Education Week - Evaluation Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

2014 Holocaust Education Week - Evaluation Meeting

 

Nov

20 2014

Book Review - The Five Best Jewish Books of the Last Decades

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

Book 2 - November 13 - Maimonides: Life and Thought by Moshe Halbertal Reviewed Dr. Arnold Ages 

October 30 - The P…

Nov

20 2014

Learn Talmud with Dr. Aaron Nussbaum at Beth David Synagogue

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
55 Yeomans Rd
Toronto, ON

 

Join us this fall for an exciting learning series when Dr. Aaron Nussbaum leads us in 3 sessions exploring the legal,…

Nov

21 2014

to
Nov

22 2014

A Shabbat of Solidarity

12:00AM  

This week's terrorist attack on a Jerusalem synagogue struck at the core of Jewish community and identity.  Now is t…

Nov

22 2014

Theodor Herzl: Man of Letters and Modern-Day Prophet, with Derek Penslar

1:30PM - 2:30PM  

First Narayever Congregation
187 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

From the destruction of the Second Temple until the 1800s, virtually all great Jewish leaders were rabbis whose autho…

Nov

23 2014

B'Nai Tzedek Social Action Day Event

11:00AM - 5:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

 

Details to follow

Nov

23 2014

BEBY - Nutrition,Vitality & your Brain with Dr. Carol Greenwood

11:30AM - 12:30PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

Brunch and Talk $10.00 per person

Call to purchase.

Nov

23 2014

2014 Negev Dinner

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

 

Location TBD

Nov

24 2014

CDN Share Zedek Hospital Gala

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

 

Annual "From the Heart Gala"

Location TBD

Nov

24 2014

Dinner for Nefesh Dovid for Young Men with Hearing Loss

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

 

Guest speaker Mr. Malcolm Honlein

Hosted by Esty and Joseph Edell and Goldie and Shmueli Hauer

Location TBD

Nov

24 2014

Kevin Courrier Spins the Beatles - Music Lectures with Film Clips

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2


Examine how the Beatles' music created both dreams and nightmares in their pursuit of an artificial paradise, 'Nowhe…

Nov

24 2014

Netivot HaTorah’s Comedy Night: MODI Live!

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

 

Details to follow.

Nov

25 2014

6 Sessions Bereavement Group for People 65+

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

Free for Beth Tzedec members; $6 for non-members

Topics include:  Coping with Grief, Living with Loneliness, Changi…

Nov

25 2014

BEBY - Show & Tell Pottery Series

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

BEBY Sisterhood invites you to participate in Show & TELL Pottery

On November 25 and December 9 make and glaze a Cha…

Nov

25 2014

Kosherlicious 2014

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

 

Location TBD

Nov

25 2014

Meet Auschwitz’s Youngest Inmate: Rav Nissen Mangel

7:30PM - 9:30PM  


8001 Bathurst St
Thornhill, ON L4J 8L5

Despite the scars of many unspeakable atrocities, our guest speaker was deeply inspired by brave Auschwitz prisoners�…

Nov

25 2014

Sick is Not Weak: Discussing Mental Illness with TSN’s Michael Landsberg

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

DESCRIPTION:
TSN's Michael Landsberg has always been a polarizing broadcaster. People either enjoy his 'confidence' o…

Nov

26 2014

ORT Toronto Hero Gala

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

St Lawrence Centre for the Arts
27 Front St E.
Toronto, ON M5E 1B4

 

Honouring Mr. MArtin Teplitsky, o. Ont., Q.C., LSM, LL.D

MC - former Chief Justice Warren Winkler; QC Keynote Speake…

Nov

26 2014

BEBY - Reel & Spiel

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

Presented by BEBY Continuing Education.

Crossing Delancy.  Join us for popcorn, refreshments & desserts.

$5 per pe…

Nov

26 2014

UJA Federation 2014 Annual General Meeting

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

UJA Federation 2014 Annual General Meeting

Nov

26 2014

Have you heard of the Ukranian Shtetl called Zurow

8:00PM - 10:00PM  


210 Wilson Ave
Toronto, ON

 

Speaker:  Hazel Boon

Nov

27 2014

Bring Your Own Lunch & Learn Day - Morning & Afternoon Leacture

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

11:00 am-12:30 pm
Meet the Author: Howard Shrier
Award-winning crime fiction author discusses his novels, all featuri…

Nov

27 2014

BEBY - Nash & Drash Series

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

Call the office to reserve!

Monthly study program on lively Jewish topics led by the Clergy.  Join us for a Nutriti…

Nov

27 2014

An exclusive evening with Professor Irwin Cotler

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
259 Richmond St W,
Toronto, ON

Presented by the UJA Lawyers & Accounts Division.

Nov

27 2014

Book Review - The Five Best Jewish Books of the Last Decades

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 

Book 2 - November 13 - Maimonides: Life and Thought by Moshe Halbertal Reviewed Dr. Arnold Ages 

October 30 - The P…

Nov

28 2014

Israeli Family Kabbalat Shabbat

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

 


Start the weekend with friends in a casual Israeli Shabbat environment, for families with young children. Kids enjoy…

Nov

30 2014

UJA December Telethons 2015

9:00AM - 6:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

Details to follow

Nov

30 2014

Shabbat: Creating Time and Space

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

 

FREE adult education! Bring your questions about Shabbat and discover its opportunities and blessings in our lives to…

Nov

30 2014

Kids’ CBC Star Will Stroet Live in Concert

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

Presented by Pebble Star Productions in partnership with Miles Nadal JCC

Join children’s entertainer Will Stroet, …

Nov

30 2014

New! KatKaTeam (Grades 2-6)

1:00PM - 3:30PM  

 

 Co-presented with Camp Gesher/Habonim Dror

FREE
Play, create, debate and explore!
An active, fun, and meaningful o…

Nov

30 2014

PJ Library Goes to Camp

2:30PM - 4:00PM  


4588 Bathurst St
Toronto, ON

 

When PJ Library Goes to Camp, PJ families get to experience the fun of Jewish camp!

Campers get to rotate through ch…

Nov

30 2014

to
Dec

3 2014

UJA December Telethons 2015

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

Details to follow

Nov

30 2014

Hillel Toronto

6:45PM - 10:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

Hillel Toronto

This calendar is provided as a public information service. UJA Federation does not endorse the content of non-UJA events listed in this calendar.