Ark Adventures is designed for young children (ages birth to 5) and their families to experience Shabbat in community together. The program is offered on select Saturdays throughout the year. Ark Adventures will “set sail” on June 6/ 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Join us on the ark for a Shabbat adventure! Member Registration Guest Registration
Rabbi Dr. Wendy Zierler is a rabbi, scholar, and author whose work explores Jewish literature, feminism, and contemporary culture. Originally from Sarnia and raised in Toronto, she is the Sigmund Falk Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies at Hebrew Union College in New York. Ordained by Yeshiva Maharat in 2021, she is the author of several acclaimed books, including Going Out with Knots: My Two Kaddish Years with Hebrew Poetry (2025). 📅 Thursday, June 4 | ⏰ 7:00 PM | 📍Social Hall Book Talk: Going Out with Knots: My Two Kaddish Years with Hebrew Poetry Rabbi Dr. Zierler explores how Hebrew poetry and Israeli culture can offer meaning, comfort, and creative response in times of personal and communal loss. 📅 Shabbat, June 6 | ⏰ 1:00 PM | 📍Sanctuary And Rachel Stole the Idols: How the First Hebrew Women Writers Took Their Cue from the Biblical Rachel This talk, based on Zierler's first book on the emergence of modern Hebrew women's writing, examines the cryptic biblical episode of Rachel stealing her father's teraphim from Genesis 31 as a thematic key to understand how the first modern Hebrew woman poets—after centuries of silence—took control of the language of Hebrew literary culture, laying claim to icons of femininity and recasting them for their own purposes. Register Here
Join us for Coffee and Docs, a series of three Israeli documentary screenings, each accompanied by a pre-recorded Q&A with the filmmaker. Screenings will take place on May 13, May 27, and June 10 at 1:30 pm. Enjoy coffee and cookies in a relaxed and engaging setting. Pre-registration is required. There is no fee to attend; donations are welcome. Register Here
Reconstructionist Reading Group: The Religion of Ethical Nationhood Reconstructionist Reading Group: The Religion of Ethical Nationhood Curious about Reconstructionist Judaism, nationhood, and big ethical questions in an age that sometimes feels apocalyptic? Join us as we continue studying The Religion of Ethical Nationhood by Mordecai Kaplan, in which Kaplan argues that ethical nationhood is essential for human survival and global stability. We’ll meet monthly on Shabbat in the library after kiddush, 1:15. The next session is June 13. Registration is required. Digital excerpts will be provided in advance of each session. Please Register Here
Synaplex Shabbat Join us for a meaningful and engaging Synaplex Shabbat at Darchei Noam. We will begin together at 10:00 a.m. with introductory prayers, setting the stage for a meaningful and transformative morning. Then, as we arrive at the Torah service, participants will have the opportunity to choose from three unique experiences of Torah, learning, and community: - Torah Reading - Tot Shabbat - Learning with Rona Kosansky in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day Each program offers a different lens into Jewish tradition, spirituality, and learning, creating a Shabbat morning experience with something for everyone. Please register here for Synaplex Shabbat. We are committed to providing accessible and inclusive events. If you require an accommodation to fully participate, please contact Claire Levy-Boker at claire@darcheinoam.ca by Monday, March 2.
Tot Shabbat! On Saturday, June 20, Join us as we learn together, sing, and enjoy a delicious Kiddush lunch! 🎵 11:30 AM: Tot Shabbat with fun activities and songs Let's celebrate a beautiful year of singing, playing, and dancing together. Member Registration Guest Registration
Israeli Dancing 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.
Tisha B'Av Service 📅Wednesday, July 22 ⏰ 7:30 pm 📍Darchei Noam Join us as we mark Tisha B'Av with Ma'ariv (evening service), chanting from Megilat Eicha (the Book of Lamentations), poetry, singing, and reflection. Together, we will acknowledge this day of mourning as we remember the destruction of the Temples, other tragedies throughout Jewish history, and the brokenness we continue to witness in our world today. Through prayer, music, and community, we create space for grief while imagining the possibility of renewal. All are welcome to join us for this meaningful service. Register here
Ark Adventures is designed for young children (ages birth to 5) and their families to experience Shabbat in community together. The program is offered on select Saturdays throughout the year. Ark Adventures will “set sail” on August 22/ 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Join us on the ark for a Shabbat adventure! Member Registration Guest Registration
BIG NEWS! Our Kiddush Art Project #2 happens July and August ! Our featured DN artists for KAP #2 are Minda Davis, Susie Blackstien-Adler, Susan Glickman, Tyna Silver, Irit Bretholz, Gila Cupchik, Myra Merkur, and Jay Charendoff. Meet the artists online or in person at kiddush during July and August, AND, enter the raffle online to WIN one of the 8 donated artworks. NOTE: There will be a separate winner drawn for each of the 8 art works. You have more chances to win!! Meet the Artists Enter Raffle
Join us as we gather to remember and honour the lives of loved ones through visits to our cemetery sections. Community members are invited to attend one of two locations on Sunday, August 30 at 10:30 a.m. Register here
