Please join us for Shabbat services on October 11, 2025, in celebration as we honour two longstanding and steadfast members of the Darchei Noam community. Les and Toby first attended High Holy Day services together at Darchei Noam in 1980, before they were married. They were young, and so was the Rabbi, Richard Hirsh. As “fervently” liberal Jews, Reconstructionist Judaism, DN and Rabbi Hirsh all appealed to them, and this began a (so-far) lifelong association. Over the years, they attended services and programs and also brought their parents whenever they visited Toronto. Their three sons, Jonathan, Solomon and Benjamin, became Bnei Mitzvah at DN, and Rabbi Tina Grimberg officiated at Benjamin & Eden’s and Solomon & Laura’s weddings, as well as the brit milah of their first grandson, Asher. Toby served two terms on the Board, and she was chair of the Ritual Committee. Les has, for many years, chanted Haftarah at the High Holy Days, always preceded by a brief d’var, and most notably was the architect who designed the renovations to Darchei Noam’s permanent home at 864 Sheppard Avenue West.

🗓️ Monday, October 13th⏰ 7 pm📍 Darchei Noam Join us for a commemorative program on Shemini Atzeret in remembrance of the tragic events of October 7, 2023. This program marks the Hebrew date on which the tragedy occurred and offers a sacred time of communal reflection. The program will be led by Amit Rozenblum, our Executive Director, through songs and poems. Reserve Tickets Here

🗓️ Tuesday, October 14th⏰ 5:30 pm📍 Darchei Noam Please join us at Darchei Noam for a Simchat Torah service to mark the completion and beginning of the Torah reading cycle. All are welcome to attend and participate in this meaningful celebration. RSVP Here