Congregation Darchei Noam

Pins & Needles
2026-01-06 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Pins and Needles is reaching out to let you know that we are always very happy to welcome new members to our group. This month, we will meet on Tuesday, January 6, in the shul library from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and on Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month (December 20th). We knit, crochet, and socialize. We would love to have other crafters join us to showcase their work and share tips and stories.
We would also like to inform you that we are currently in need of yarn donations. Especially helpful are donations of blanket-weight yarn and multiple balls of the same weight or colour. If you’re doing some spring cleaning and have yarn you’re no longer using, we’d be grateful if you’d consider donating it to us.
Please contact nancy@kosiner.com if you have any questions.

Israeli Dancing
2026-01-03 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Israeli Dancing
📅 Saturday, January 3 | 🕙 1:00 PM |📍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.

Kiddush Art Project
2026-01-03 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Our Kiddush Art Project continues!
Our first featured DN artists are Joel Troster, Minda Davis, Lenka Lichtenberg, Irit Bretholz and Claire Levy-Boker.
Learn more about our artists here: https://darcheinoam.ca/artist-page/
Meet the artists in person at kiddush or online, AND enter our raffle online to WIN the artwork of your choice.
Purchase your raffle tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/kiddush-art-raffle

Shabbat Services
2026-01-03 10:00, 2025-12-27 10:00, 2025-12-20 10:00, 2025-12-13 10:00, 2025-12-06 10:00 UTC | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
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 participate in our morning Torah study, 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.

Shabbat Torah Study
2026-01-03 09:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-27 09:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-20 09:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-13 09:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-06 09:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Karachi) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
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

FRESH AIR CLUB: An invitation by the DN Chesed Committee
2026-01-02 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-26 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-19 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-12 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-05 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Toronto) | Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst St, North York, ON M3H 3P7, 4169 Bathurst St, North York, Ontario, M3H 3P7, Canada
FRESH AIR CLUB: An invitation by the DN Chesed Committee
We LOVE walking!
(Would you like to join us?)
Every Friday, from 9.30-10.30 am
Earl Bales Park
The Community Centre is where we’ll meet (9.15am)
Bring along water and maybe a treat.
Be ready to waddle or skip or just walk,
‘cause being in the fresh air is walkin’ the talk.
Please email Bernie Riley
sevenkbernie@gmail.com

Israeli Dancing
2025-12-27 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Israeli Dancing
📅 Saturday, December 27 | 🕙 1:00 PM |📍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.

Kiddush Art Project Launch
2025-12-27 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
BIG NEWS! Our Kiddush Art Project continues!
Our first featured DN artists are Joel Troster, Minda Davis, Lenka Lichtenberg, Irit Bretholz and Claire Levy-Boker.
Meet the artists in person at kiddush on December 27, or online, AND, enter our raffle online to WIN the art work of your choice.

Learn More about Our Artists and their work
Enter Raffle

Office Closed
2025-12-26, 2025-12-25 | Ontario

Committee Fair
2025-12-20 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Come hear about recent activities and explore volunteer opportunities from representatives of our member committees. Learn how you can get involved, meet fellow members, and support the community through hands-on roles and special projects. All are welcome.

Tot Shabbat
2025-12-20 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Tot Shabbat!
On Saturday, December 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

Hannukah Memorial Candle Lighting
2025-12-16 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
📅 Tuesday, December 16th ⏰ 7:00 p.m.📍Darchei Noam
Gather around the chanukiah as we light the third candle together in a memorial Chanukkah service, holding close those whose lives have been touched by recent events.​
Guests are invited to bring their own chanukiyot to light alongside the communal candles, adding their own flames of memory, resilience, and hope.​
Light refreshments will be served as the glow of the flames quietly unites us in this shared gathering of light and community.
RSVP Here

Pins & Needles
2025-12-16 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Pins and Needles is reaching out to let you know that we are always very happy to welcome new members to our group. This month, we will meet on Tuesday, December 2, in the shul library from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and on Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month (December 16th). We knit, crochet, and socialize. We would love to have other crafters join us to showcase their work and share tips and stories.
We would also like to inform you that we are currently in need of yarn donations. Especially helpful are donations of blanket-weight yarn and multiple balls of the same weight or colour. If you’re doing some spring cleaning and have yarn you’re no longer using, we’d be grateful if you’d consider donating it to us.
Please contact nancy@kosiner.com if you have any questions.

Kiddush Art Project Launch
2025-12-13 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
BIG NEWS! Our Kiddush Art Project continues!
Our first featured DN artists are Joel Troster, Minda Davis, Lenka Lichtenberg, Irit Bretholz and Claire Levy-Boker.
Meet the artists in person at kiddush on December 13, or online, AND, enter our raffle online to WIN the art work of your choice.

Learn More about Our Artists and their work
Enter Raffle

Special General Meeting
2025-12-09 18:45 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The Board of Directors extends a warm invitation to attend Darchei Noam’s upcoming Special General Meeting, in accordance with Article II, Section 11 of our By-Laws. Your participation is needed as we gather to discuss the membership contribution rate for 2026 and hear our Treasurer’s Report.
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
6:45 p.m. Log in on Zoom and chat with other Zoomers.
7:00 p.m. Meeting commences on Zoom with a D’var Torah from Rabbi Grimberg.
Purpose of the Meeting:
1. Treasurer’s Report: Receive a report from Treasurer, David Friendly.
2. Approve a proposed increase in the membership contribution rate for the year 2026.
We look forward to seeing you on December 9th. You will receive the Zoom link when you register.
Hy Eliasoph, President, Board of Directors
Register Here

The Wisdom Behind The Mask: Two Part Lecture Series with Rabbi Grimberg
2025-12-06 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
**New lecture dates are November 22nd and December 6th**
Saturday, December 6
From Jacob’s disguises to Joseph’s deceptions, the Torah is filled with stories that revolve around concealment and revelation. What can these narratives teach us about human nature—and why does deception appear not only in our sacred texts, but also throughout evolution and the fabric of society itself?
Join Rabbi Tina Grimberg for a fascinating two-part exploration of deception through the lens of Torah, evolution, and human psychology, revealing surprising insights into the complexity of life and the moral choices we face.
Drawing from an array of scriptural and scientific sources, Rabbi Grimberg will guide us in examining how truth and deception intertwine in the natural world and in human behavior.
Please register online here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/the-wisdom-behind-the-mask-deception-as-a-creative-force-in-the-torah-nature-and-life-around-us

Things My Dad Kept: a hilarious, moving, and unforgettable solo show
2025-11-30 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Congregation Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard Ave W., North York, Ontario, M3H 2T, Canada
Join us for a memorable night of storytelling and community on
Sunday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
What would you do if—12 years after losing someone you love—you discovered they had documented every moment of your life… in triplicate? And does it count as hoarding if the thing being hoarded is memories?
Award-winning playwright and veteran storyteller Ronit Rubinstein (Best of Fringe 2025, with encore performances at the Meridian Arts Centre) brings Things My Dad Kept to Congregation Darchei Noam.
This comedic and deeply moving solo show explores grief, love, and the surprising ways we stay connected. Ronit weaves the discovery of her father’s meticulously preserved archive together with funny, tender stories about their relationship and a powerful account of how he and his family survived the Holocaust.
You’ll laugh, you’ll reflect — and you’ll carry this story home with you.
Tickets are $40 and include light snacks & beverages and an intimate Q&A with Ronit about her creative journey.
RSVP Here
