Welcome

Congregation Shir Libeynu is unaffiliated, liberal, inclusive and egalitarian. Our participatory services combine tradition and innovation. Shir Libeynu is Hebrew for "song of our hearts," and our services include prayers and music both ancient and modern. Our diverse community is a welcoming one.

The congregation holds Shabbat services on the first Saturday morning of each month, in the Michael Bernstein Chapel, on the 3rd floor of the Miles Nadal JCC, followed by a Kiddush. Free childcare is available during the services. We also offer adult education workshops and programs, the possibility to participate in our choir and chanting events, as well as holiday celebrations and Oneg Shabbat dinners throughout the year.

If you have any questions, just leave a message at (416) 465-5488 or shirlibeynu@yahoo.ca

Upcoming Services

Upcoming Services

Our Monthly Services Take Place

 On The First Saturday Morning of the Month

10:30 a.m.

The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre

750 Spadina Avenue @ Bloor and Spadina

(across from Spadina Station)

CHILD CARE AVAILABLE DURING SERVICES

Tikkun Leil Shavuot: All-Night Learning Fest – Saturday, May 26th

The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre

750 Spadina Avenue @ Bloor and Spadina

(across from Spadina Station)

Congregation Shir Libeynu will be well-represented at this year’s night-long celebration of learning. Our leader, Dr. Aviva Goldberg, will be presenting “The Art of Midrash: A Photographer’s Queer Perspective.” This workshop will examine and critique contemporary Midrash as expressed through selected works of our late member, Oscar Wolfman. Oscar’s Midrashic photographs present a unique and important contemporary perspective building upon and adding to classical Rabbinic, feminist and Queer Jewish commentary.

Other presenters from our congregation are long-time members Charlie Lior and Eden Nameri. Charlie’s session, “Where Is Hillel the Elder Now That We Really Need Him?”, will draw on the work of Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of Hillel, If Not Now When, and will begin a discussion about if and how Hillel’s message can speak to us inToronto today.

Eden’s session, “Shavuot Poetry/Story Slam: Stories of Sexuality and Survival,” will include her retelling of the story of Ruth, a stranger and a widow trying to survive in a world full of assumptions about women’s sexuality and security. There will be an open mic segment, so please let us know if you would like to share your own stories and poems related to Ruth and Naomi or other themes of Shavuot.

Please stay tuned for further details of this FREE event, including scheduling and activities for children and teens.