Torah Study Saturdays | 9:00 a.m. - In the Library and on Zoom Come explore this week’s Parsha with us before services. We are usually lay-led, often lively and always rewarding. If you would like to participate via Zoom, please contact the office to be added to the list and receive a link
Experience the heartwarming blend of traditional egalitarian Shabbat morning services, engaging children’s programming, Torah study, enlightening talks, alternative creative services, spirited Israeli dancing, and the camaraderie of communal Kiddush. Whatever you seek on Shabbat, Darchei Noam has something to offer! Our Shabbat morning services, filled with joyous singing accompanied by instruments, moments of contemplative reflection, and insightful divrei Torah (teachings), create a backdrop for life cycle celebrations within our welcoming community. Enhance your communal Shabbat experience by joining our Kiddush lunch. Whether you practice Yiddish or Hebrew at our monthly Yiddish Tisch or Shulchan Ivrit, celebrate a simcha with a community family, join in our monthly Israeli dancing sessions, or host your own gathering, Shabbat at Darchei Noam is a chance to reconnect with old friends and make new ones! We follow the Reconstructionist prayer book Kol Haneshamah Shabbat v’Chagim. Services take place on Saturday mornings at 10 am, with child care available. All our services are also streamed via Zoom!. If you’d like a community member to accompany you during a Darchei Noam service, simply let us know – we’d be delighted to arrange it! Come and immerse yourself in the richness and diversity of our community’s Shabbat observances. Aliyah and Special Occasions For an Aliyah during sanctuary services or to acknowledge a special occasion during virtual services, please contact Rabbi Ryan Leszner at least two days in advance. The Parnass will happily share news of your occasion with the congregation at the start of the Torah service.
Synaplex Shabbat 📅 Saturday, June 28 | 🕙 10 AM |📍Multiple locations at Darchei Noam We will begin together at 10:00 AM with introductory prayers, setting the stage for a meaningful and transformative morning. Then, as we arrive at the Torah service, you get to choose from three meaningful opportunities to experience Torah—each offering a unique lens into Jewish tradition, spirituality, and learning. Option 1: Traditional Torah Service Engage in a full, exploratory Torah reading led by Rob Silver. Option 2: Reflective & Meditative Musical Experience David Lefkowich & Lenka Lichtenberg will lead an immersive exploration of the Book of Psalms, where ancient words meet modern melodies. Option 3: Roots and Routes: Jewish Migration, Adaptation, and Resilience in Latin America and Canada with Dr. Analucía Lopezrevoredo Join Dr. Lopezrevoredo for a dynamic exploration of Jewish journeys through Latin America and into Canada. Together, we'll trace the migration routes that brought Jews to countries like Argentina, Peru, and Mexico, and examine the cultural adaptations that followed. What did Jewish communities give up or adopt in order to survive and thrive? How did relationships with local clergy and Indigenous communities shape religious and cultural life — particularly in remote places like Iquitos? We’ll reflect on the legacy of Latin American Jewish figures, and discuss the complexities faced by Jews emigrating from Latin America today. This program invites us to honour the resilience of diasporic Jewish life while asking what it means to belong, adapt, and remain rooted across generations and borders. After the Torah service, we will reunite as a community for closing prayers, and Kiddush. We look forward to sharing this uplifting and enriching morning with you. Please register here for Synaplex Shabbat.
Saturday, June 28 | Following Kiddush - Social Hall Please join us toward the end of kiddush in the Social Hall for an hour of Israeli dancing. All are welcome to join us in this fun, community-building activity. Join us to enjoy Israeli music and movement.
