📅 Saturday, September 13th ⏰ 8:30-10:00 pm 📍Sanctuary Join us for Selichot services, this Saturday night, for an evening to prepare us for the High Holidays through soulful song, meditation and prayer. The evening will also feature a talk with potter Minda Davis, who will share pottery and discuss the spiritual practice of working with clay, inspired by the piyyut (liturgicual poem) of Ki Hinei KaChomer (Like Clay).Selichot 2025 Handout

📅 Sunday September 14th ⏰ 10 am 📍Woodbine Beach The 40 days from Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kippur are likened by the rabbis to a Mikvah (ritual bath) in time. Jump into this rejuvenating and refreshing time of year with Reb Aaron for a morning at the beach including some short learning about the Mivkah and the month of Elul, followed by a guided, interpretative Mikvah dip in Lake Ontario. Meet beside the Woodbine Beach Bathing Station. Please bring and wear a bathing suit.

Tot Shabbat! On Saturday, September 20th, Join us as we learn together, sing, and enjoy a delicious Kiddush lunch!  🎵 11:30 AM: Tot Shabbat with fun activities and songs 🍽 12:00 PM: Blessings and Kiddush lunch for all Let's celebrate a beautiful year of singing, playing, and dancing together.  Please RSVP here

Tashlich in the Park 📅 Tuesday, September 23rd ⏰ 2:30 pm 📍Earl Bales Park Join Reb Aaron for Tashlich in the Park. We will gather local natural 'crumbs' (please don't bring bread, which isn't good for wildlife and the ecosystem) to throw into the river. We will share reflections, songs and hopes for the year ahead and symbolically "cast off" fears and regrets to help us enter the New Year with a full heart and clean slate. For tashlich we will gather at the Dogs Off Leash Parking Area in Earl Bales Park (Link to location here) just off of Don River Blvd. From there we will walk together to a location with flowing water in the park.