by Jodie vander Heide | Dec 10, 2019 | Essays
On December 22nd / 25 Kislev, when the sun disappears from the horizon, we will light the first of eight lights on our chanukiah to celebrate Chanukah. The chanukiah is the name of the special menorah designed especially for Chanukah. The 7 branched menorah is the...
by Jodie vander Heide | Oct 18, 2018 | In Search Of
Temple Shalom depends on lay leaders and musicians to be able to have services as often as it does. There is a good group now, but we always need more to help distribute the work and to prepare leadership for the future as some of the leaders, e.g., I, consider...
by Jodie vander Heide | Oct 7, 2018 | Charity
Deadline for Donations 20 October Hi Temple Shalom members. My name is Jenna Denomme. I am organizing a clothes drive for the benefit of Monica Place http://monicaplace.ca/, and OneROOF Youth Services http://www.oneroof.org/who-we-are/, to whom all collected items...
by Jodie vander Heide | Oct 3, 2018 | In Search Of
The congregation needs a new roller for its older Torah scroll. We have the plans. However, implementing the plan requires use of a lathe to turn out 6 decorative wooden wheels 7.25 inches in diameter and about 1″ thick at the maximum. If you have the skill or access...
by Jodie vander Heide | Sep 6, 2018 | Events
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 2018, at 10:00 am – FRIENDS OF YIDDISH cordially invites the community to launch our New Season with a Tasty Breakfast, Great Friends and a Fraylekhn Kontzert featuring the delightful Yiddish repertoire of Toronto’s talented Mitch Smolkin...