Congregation Shir Libeynu

Meditation on Shabbat with Lorne Blumer
2022-07-02 09:30 - 10:15 (America/Toronto)
Before the service on April 2, from 9:30 to 10:15 am, join Lorne Blumer for “Meditation on Shabbat.”
Lorne has once again generously volunteered to offer his meditation session in person before the service, this time with an in-person option! He’ll offer it at the usual time (9:30 to 10:15 am). To attend in person at the MNjcc, please email our Administrator, Lillian at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com.
Lorne will likely connect to Zoom using his phone, so you’ll be able to hear his voice but you won’t be able to see him.
Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration.

Lunch & Learn with Cantor Wunch
2022-06-21 12:00 - 14:00
Bring your lunch, midday snack, coffee or tea and join Cantor Wunch and other CSL members on the third Tuesday of the month at noon on Zoom for our Lunch and Learn program.
We’ll chat and engage in some casual text study. We’ll begin with the weekly Torah portion (in English), and see where our interests take us. No previous experience with text study is necessary–just an inquisitive spirit! Looking forward to seeing you there, learning and having fun together!
Please note this is our final Lunch and Learn for this year.
Please contact our Administrator, Lillian at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com for registration information..

Friday Night Pride Shabbat
2022-06-17 18:00 - 22:00
The second event is a community-wide Friday Night Pride Shabbat experience at Artscape Wychwood Barns on June 17th. This event is open to the entire community and will include a Shabbat service and a bring-your-own picnic-style dinner.

Registration is limited. Click here to sign up as soon as you can!

Pride Havdallah & Tikkun L’Eil Shavuot
2022-06-04 19:00 | Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 2J2, Canada
The first is our annual Shir Libeynu Pride Havdallah – this year with a twist! On June 4th we are kicking off Pride Month AND kicking off the community wide Tikkun L’Eil Shavuot with our Pride Havdallah service on the roof of the Miles Nadel JCC. Due to the location, we will be unable to offer an online experience, so please try to attend in person if you’re able. As if that isn’t special enough, our service will feature a d’var Torah delivered by our beloved Rabbi Emerita Aviva Goldberg, so this will be a service to be sure not to miss!

Registration is required. Click here to register now!

Shabbat Service, B'Mitzvah of Asher Baitz
2022-05-21 10:30

Lunch & Learn with Cantor Wunch
2022-05-17 12:00, 2022-04-19 12:00, 2022-03-15 12:00
Bring your lunch, midday snack, coffee or tea and join Cantor Wunch and other CSL members on the third Tuesday of the month at noon on Zoom for our Lunch and Learn program.
We’ll chat and engage in some casual text study. We’ll begin with the weekly Torah portion (in English), and see where our interests take us. No previous experience with text study is necessary–just an inquisitive spirit! Looking forward to seeing you there, learning and having fun together!
Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event.

Speaker Series: SCAN! (Seniors for Climate Action Now!) Guest Speaker Alan Silverman
2022-05-15 11:00 - 17:00
Are you a senior worried about the world we are leaving our grandchildren? Ever wonder what you can do to make a difference? SCAN! (Seniors for Climate Action Now!) supports the lead of young people in their call on governments to act decisively on the climate emergency.
As a group they are committed to supporting the lead of these young activists, amplifying their voices, and adding their own voice to the growing movement for climate action.
Alan Silverman is a member of the coordinating committee of SCAN! He will address what the current provincial and federal governments have, and have not done, toward ending greenhouse gas emissions. He will also tell us about SCAN! and how we can get involved with this organization.
A Q&A will follow Alan’s presentation.
Sunday, May 15 at 11 am on Zoom. If you are interested in attending this event, please email our Administrator Lillian at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com.

Shabbat Service, B'Mitzvah of Isaac Blau
2022-05-07 10:30

Shabbat Service
2022-04-02 10:30
Join Cantor Wunch for a very special Shabbat service on Saturday, April 2 at 10:30 am. This will be our first with an in-person option since the onset of COVID! This means that we’ll hold a limited in-person service and a Zoom option.

To help ensure safety at the in-person service:
Each individual who wishes to attend in person must register by Wednesday, March 30. Priority will be given to members.
NOTE: If you feel at all unwell, please join us via Zoom.

The Zoom Service
As usual, you don’t need to register to attend the service by Zoom. Members will receive a link Friday before the service. But you’ll notice a few changes because Cantor Wunch will be leading the service in person, too.
We’re still working out our technology for the service. For the April service, you’ll be able to see the service leaders and other Zoom participants, but you probably won’t be able to see the members who are attending in person.
The Prayer Book – a bit of a change
We won’t be able to screen-share our prayer booklet. If you’re participating by Zoom, you could print it out or have it open in a second window on your computer. If you’re attending in person, please bring a copy of the booklet with you or access it on your phone or tablet during the service.
If you have not received the service link by 2:00 pm on Friday, please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com. If you know of anyone who wants to attend our services, please ask them to email Lillian.

Meditation on Shabbat with Lorne Blumer
2022-04-02 09:30
Before the service on April 2, from 9:30 to 10:15 am, join Lorne Blumer for “Meditation on Shabbat.”
Lorne has once again generously volunteered to offer his meditation session in person before the service, this time with an in-person option! He’ll offer it at the usual time (9:30 to 10:15 am). To attend in person at the MNjcc you must register in advance, be fully vaccinated and wear a mask.
Lorne will likely connect to Zoom using his phone, so you’ll be able to hear his voice but you won’t be able to see him.
Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration.

Talk & Tea: A chance for members to connect
2022-03-20 11:00 - 12:00
Some members have shared that they’re feeling isolated. Not surprising, after the last two years. We want to try something new to see if we can help connect members. Our first “Talk & Tea” in March will be a chance for members to do just that: talk! No agenda. We may have a facilitator to help get the conversation going, but this meetup will be by and for members. If members are interested in continuing it, we will happily schedule more!
Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration.

Megillah Mania! A Beatles-themed Purim Spiel
2022-03-16 19:00
Megillah Mania! Get your costume or favourite Zoom filter ready!
Congregation Shir Libeynu is proud to present… Megillah Mania! A Beatles-themed Purim, with singing, a lively dance break, and a great spiel! Come in costume or use a Zoom filter, and prepare to have fun!
Wednesday, March 16, 7:00 pm. Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration. We need people who love to sing and act as well as Megillah chanters.
No previous experience necessary – just a love for the Beatles and for Purim!If you’re interested in a small singing or acting part in the spiel, please contact Ellie Goldenberg at ellgold@hotmail.com.
If you’d like to try chanting a few lines of Megillat Esther, please contact Cantor Wunch at cantorwunch@gmail.com.

Speaker Series: Refugee Shabbat with Naomi Alboim
2022-03-06 10:30
Refugee Shabbat which takes place this year on March 4-5 is dedicated as a time for congregations, organizations, and individuals around the world to dedicate a Shabbat experience to refugees and asylum seekers.

Congregation Shir Libeynu is extremely fortunate to have Naomi Alboim join us on Sunday, March 6 at 10:30 am via Zoom to speak about the plight of refugees today and the ways in which we can assist them in resettling to a safer and more hopeful life.

Naomi Alboim is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration (CERC) at Ryerson University, and a Distinguished Fellow at the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.

Ms. Alboim is an active public policy consultant and has advised governments and NGOs across Canada, in Europe, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Indonesia, Ghana, Kenya and South Korea.

Previously, Ms. Alboim worked at senior levels in the Canadian federal and Ontario provincial governments for twenty-five years, including eight years as Deputy Minister in three different portfolios. Her areas of responsibility included immigration, human rights, labour market training, workplace standards, culture, as well as women’s, seniors’, disability, anti-racism and Indigenous issues.

She is an engaged volunteer and advocate on refugee issues, and leads her synagogue’s refugee sponsorship activities.

Naomi is a recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals and is a member of the Order of Ontario.

Mark the date on your calendar now. Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration.

Shabbat Service
2022-03-05 10:30
Join Cantor Wunch for an extra-special Shabbat service on Saturday, March 5 at 10:30 am. We will be welcoming and blessing Daniela’s babies! We will also recognize Refugee Shabbat, which is a dedicated time for congregations, organizations, and individuals around the world to focus on the experience of refugees and asylum seekers.
Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration.

Meditation on Shabbat with Lorne Blumer
2022-03-05 09:30
Abraham Joshua Heschel once described Shabbat as a “sanctuary in time.” Let’s see if we can cultivate a sense of exactly that as we near Shabbat services, catching our breath, finding some stillness, and working with meditation (guided and silent), shaped by the mood of the moment and ancient Jewish texts.
Lorne Blumer is a graduate of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s program in Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training, who often leads meditation for the Shir Libeynu community.
Members will be sent the Zoom link prior to the event. Other community members are asked to please email Lillian, our Administrator, at shirlibeynuadmin@gmail.com to arrange registration.

Lunch & Learn with Cantor Wunch
2022-02-15 12:00, 2022-01-18 12:00
Bring your lunch, midday snack, coffee or tea and join Cantor Wunch and other CSL members on the third Tuesday of the month at noon on Zoom for our Lunch and Learn program.
We’ll chat and engage in some casual text study. We’ll begin with the weekly Torah portion (in English), and see where our interests take us. No previous experience with text study is necessary–just an inquisitive spirit! Looking forward to seeing you there, learning and having fun together!

Shabbat Service, B'Mitzvah of Sam MacCool-Garber
2022-02-05 10:30
Join Cantor Wunch for a very special Shabbat service on Saturday, February 5 at 10:30 am, when we will celebrate the B’Mitzvah of Sam MacCool-Garber. All members, family and friends are welcome!

Meditation on Shabbat with Lorne Blumer
2022-02-05 09:30, 2022-01-08 09:30
Abraham Joshua Heschel once described Shabbat as a “sanctuary in time.” Let’s see if we can cultivate a sense of exactly that as we near Shabbat services, catching our breath, finding some stillness, and working with meditation (guided and silent), shaped by the mood of the moment and ancient Jewish texts.
Lorne Blumer is a graduate of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s program in Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training, who often leads meditation for the Shir Libeynu community.

Poetry at Shir Libeynu
2022-01-23 10:30
Come and hear the poets of Shir Libeynu: Ronna Bloom, Jacquie Buncel, Maria Meindel, Jaclyn Piudik and you! There will be an open mic for members of Shir Libeynu.

Shabbat Service
2022-01-08 10:30, 2021-12-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-11-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-10-02 10:30 - 12:00
