Makom: Pride Services + Dinner with Makom + Annex Shul this Friday

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June 22, 2016 16 Sivan 5776 Dear Debra V., We're excited to announce a special, late addition to the calendar: Makom and Annex Shul will come together to celebrate Pride with Shabbat Services + Dinner this Friday! Register now; deadline is Thursday (tomorrow!) at noon. Details below. The eighth-annual Downtown Tikkun Leil Shavuot: All-Night Jewish Learning Festival was amazing! With 700 people participating in more than 60 diverse classes and workshops, kids' and teens' programs, a community dinner, and beautiful evening and morning services, it truly was outstanding. If you were there, please fill out this super-brief survey. And if you weren't able to make it, mark your calendar now for May 30, 2017 so you won't miss out again. Hope to see you Friday, Aaron, Julia and the Makom Board: Alex, Barak, Leora, Louise, Margie and Neil   PRIDE FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES + DINNER with Annex Shul This Friday, June 24 6:30pm – Doors open 6:45pm – Services start @ Wolfond Centre – 36 Harbord St. Register now; deadline: Thursday 12noon Join Makom and Annex Shul as we celebrate Pride together with joyous, song-filled services and a delicious catered dinner.  Please note if you are a vegetarian or vegan in the "Add special instructions" box when you register. Both women and men lead services and there is a low partition between women's, men's, and mixed seating; children are welcome in all sections. LUNCHTIME LEARNING 3 Tuesdays: June 28, July 12 & 19 11am-1pm @ 65 Harbour Square (on Queen's Quay) $60 for the series Guided by Rabbi Aaron, we'll explore a variety of topics through text study and lively discussion: Organ donation, definition of death & physician-assisted suicide The Book of Ruth The Origins & Development of Kashrut (Kosher Laws & Customs) No Hebrew necessary. Feel free to bring your lunch; we'll provide snacks and an incredible view of the Lake! Email Rabbi Aaron with any questions and to sign up. MAKOM CAMP Aug 29 – Sept 2 9am-5pm @ Miles Nadal JCC $325 per child Kids will love the last week of summer with Makom Camp as we go on scavenger hunts, create art projects, learn Hebrew vocabulary, explore parks, do fun science experiments and much more, in a warm and loving community! For children entering JK to grade 4. Campers must be 4 years old by start of camp due to new Provincial regulations. More info here; register here. Questions? Contact Rabbi Julia Appel. MAKOM NEEDS YOU Makom needs YOU to contribute to our new home gift registry. Looking to honour or memorialize someone or mark a special occasion? Your donation can be noted for that and both you and the designated person will receive an acknowledgement. With items for sponsorship ranging from $18 to $1,000, EVERYONE can and should contribute! We've also listed used items Makom needs; we particularly need additional floor lamps, silverware, and rugs. Please give generously so we can afford rent, renos and more. FRIDAY NIGHT LEADERSHIP Since last October, Makom has been holding weekly Friday night services. In order to keep them going, we need volunteers to help with opening and closing the storefront, leading services, giving a devar Torah, and volunteer coordination. These leadership roles are easy, yet important. Please contact Neil today and let him know how you'd like to help. MAKOM AFTERSCHOOL Hebrew Immersion & Jewish Learning After School up to 5 Days a Week Looking for a quality Jewish learning program for your child? Need after-school care? Many downtown families have already chosen Makom Afterschool for their children's Jewish education. Innovative and pluralistic, our Hebrew-immersion after-school program is for children in JK through Grade 4 (and growing!). Our three locations at local public schools offer five days a week of integrated Hebrew and Jewish learning 3:30-5:30pm: Kensington Market (Spadina & College), Seaton Village (Bathurst & Bloor), and Hillcrest Village (Christie & St Clair). Students walk up the hall or down the street with our teachers, or bus together with other students, to get to class. Families enrol for between two and five days a week. All children attend Monday and Wednesday Core Days. Enrichment Days are Tuesday (Arts & Music), Thursday (Movement & Sports), and Friday (Hands-On Jewish Enrichment). The focus for all days is Hebrew language and Jewish knowledge, accomplished through Hebrew immersion and experiential learning. For more info and to register, see our website or contact Rabbi Julia Appel, Director of Education and Family Programming. MAKOM AFTERSCHOOL is HIRING Come work with us! Positions Available: Hebrew Teachers Jewish Life Teachers Hebrew Immersion Arts and Music Teachers Hebrew Immersion Movement, Sports, and Israeli Dance Teachers Teaching Assistants Click for full job descriptions, qualifications, and application instructions. Please help spread the word. A CO-EXISTENCE Aaron Vincent Elkaim's photographic journey through Jewish Morocco Curator: Evelyn Tauben We're very excited to announce that the second installation in the Makom Window Gallery and the first exhibition inside our new space is now on view, featuring the striking photographs of Aaron Vincent Elkaim. The images track Elkaim's travels in Morocco, the birthplace of his father, to Jewish sites in various stages of use and abandon. The portfolio reveals the complex layers of the relationships between the Jews of Morocco and their Muslim neighbours, who continue to be the guardians of Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and shrines to tzaddikim (revered rabbis known for their miraculous deeds) long after the vast majority of Jews have left. Pass by our window or come into Makom to discover this past and present story of co-existence. There will be dedicated evening visitor hours on July 6 and July 28 from 5 to 8pm as well as a gathering with the photographer on Tuesday, August 9; more details to come. More info on our website. IN THIS ISSUE PRIDE FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES + DINNER with Annex Shul LUNCHTIME LEARNING MAKOM CAMP MAKOM NEEDS YOU FRIDAY NIGHT LEADERSHIP MAKOM AFTERSCHOOL MAKOM AFTERSCHOOL is HIRING A CO-EXISTENCE Makom – meaning place or space in Hebrew – is a joyous, grassroots, downtown Jewish community integrating art, activism, spirituality, and learning. Please support Makom and help build downtown Jewish life. DONATE NOW UPCOMING EVENTS PRIDE FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES + DINNER w/ Annex Shul This Friday, June 24 LUNCHTIME LEARNING June 28, July 12 & 19 DAYS OF AWE SERVICES Rosh Hashanah: Oct 3-4 Yom Kippur: Oct 11-12 MAKOM VIDEOS SHARE & FOLLOW   FORWARD this EMAIL FOLLOW on TWITTER JOIN on FACEBOOK

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