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 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.
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
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.
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
Amanda’s Music Garden blossoms at Darchei Noam—inviting parents and babies (under 2) to a joyful, 40-minute musical adventure every Friday at 11:00 am. What to Expect Watch little faces glow in a whirlwind of sound and color—bouncing balls, rattling shakers, swirling scarves, parachute play, twinkling lights, and bubbles galore. Shabbat themes flow through playful prayers and songs, set to nostalgic pop, Broadway, jazz, and Hebrew-infused favorites. Series Details Six Fridays: Jan 16, 23, 30; Feb 6, 20, 27 (no class Feb 13) $22 per class or $120 full series (save $12!)—siblings free All materials provided. Sing, dance, and welcome Shabbat with joy and connection. Register Here
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 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.
Tot Shabbat! On Saturday, January 24th, 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
On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we gather as people of faith and goodwill to remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Shoah, along with the countless others whose lives were destroyed by hatred and indifference. Together, we honour the survivors who have carried memory through courage and testimony, and we reaffirm our shared responsibility to stand against antisemitism, racism, and all forms of intolerance. Through music, scripture, testimony, and prayer, this service invites us to remember the past with reverence, to cherish the resilience of the human spirit, and to renew our commitment to building a world rooted in justice, compassion, and peace. Even in the shadow of great loss, the light of memory remains — calling us to lives of empathy, vigilance, and hope. This event will be recorded. Register Here
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
Amanda’s Music Garden blossoms at Darchei Noam—inviting parents and babies (under 2) to a joyful, 40-minute musical adventure every Friday at 11:00 am. What to Expect Watch little faces glow in a whirlwind of sound and color—bouncing balls, rattling shakers, swirling scarves, parachute play, twinkling lights, and bubbles galore. Shabbat themes flow through playful prayers and songs, set to nostalgic pop, Broadway, jazz, and Hebrew-infused favorites. Series Details Six Fridays: Jan 16, 23, 30; Feb 6, 20, 27 (no class Feb 13) $22 per class or $120 full series (save $12!)—siblings free All materials provided. Sing, dance, and welcome Shabbat with joy and connection. Register Here
