High Holy Day Services 5781 - 2020
Rosh Hashana:
Friday, September 18th (Erev)
First Day - Saturday, September 19th
Second Day - Sunday, September 20th
Yom Kippur:
Sunday, September 27th (Erev)
Monday, September 28th
This is a list of congregations and organizations welcoming non-members to their services. For complete information, please contact the congregations directly as noted below.
On behalf of UJA Federation, we wish you a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful New Year. Shana Tova.
Conservative Congregations
Beth David Synagogue Satellite Service
55 Yeomans Road
North York, Ontario M3H 3J7
info@bethdavid.com www.bethdavid.com
$250 Single
$500 Family (Includes 2 adults & children 18 and under)
Special price for young adults 19-29: $75 single $150 family
Young adults 30-34: $200 single $400 family
Ticket includes one-year membership and access to all online and in person registrations
Egalitarian Services with livestream and outdoor options
Outdoor children’s activities (ages 3 -12 yrs. old)
Inside, outside, livestreamed, and Zoom options
Beit Rayim Synagogue
Services held at TanenbaumCHAT Kimel Education Centre
Lebovic Jewish Community Campus
9600 Bathurst Street, Vaughan
905.303.5471
admin@beitrayim.org www.beitrayim.org
$300 adult
$180 young adults (13-24)
Children 0-12 are free when accompanied by a paying adult
Family oriented. Egalitarian. Comprehensive youth program
Wheelchair accessible; barrier free washrooms
Beth Sholom Synagogue
1445 Eglinton Ave. West, Toronto
info@bethsholom.net; www.bethsholom.net
416.783.6103
Adult Services with Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich and Cantor Eric Moses
Sanctuary Service for renewed members only. $250 per seat. Reserved seating. 9:30 am Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Family Service with Guy Mannheim and Alexa Abergel
Rosh Hashanah Day I: Saturday, September 19 at 1:30 pm; and
Yom Kippur: Monday, September 28 at 1:30 pm. Ages 7-12
$300 per family
My First High Holy Days with Alexa Abergel and Sammy Moses
Rosh Hashanah Day I: Saturday, September 19 at 4:00 pm; and
Yom Kippur: Monday, September 28 at 4:00 pm Ages 0-6
$300 per family
Virtual services available to the public for $118 per household.
Egalitarian
Aish Toronto, Thornhill Community Shul
949 Clark Avenue West, Thornhill
905.764.1891
theshul@aish.com www.thornhillshul.com
Services held at Shul location 949 Clark Avenue West
Main Sanctuary: $250/adult; $200/student; $135/child
Auxiliary service: $180/adult; $80/student; $60/child (Jerusalem Hall)
Children’s program $50
Family Experience Program $54/person @ and Reena Building, 927 Clark Ave West
Wheelchair accessible; barrier-free washrooms; elevator; bimah accessible
Chabad Romano Centre
10500 Bathurst St., Richmond Hill
905.303.1880
chabad@chabadrc.org www.chabadrc.org
$150/adult main sanctuary & outdoors (regular service)
Wheelchair accessible
Chabad - Uptown Chabad
15 Hove Street, Toronto
416.635.9696
uptownchabad@gmail.com www.uptownchabad.com
All seats for non-members are $125/adult; $35/child
Children’s program from toddler age until 13
Wheelchair accessible
Chabad on the East Side
55 Rawlinson Avenue
Rabbi Shmuly Grossbaum
647.677.0665
JNY - Jewish North York Centre
465 Patricia Ave
Toronto
Rabbi Yisroel Karpilovsky
416.520.3297
Rabbi@JewishNorthYork.org
www.JewishNorthYork.org
Join us for meaningful and inspirational services in a warm and welcoming atmosphere
All Welcome
Children's Program
Members and non-members are welcome in our Synagogue at all times with or without a ticket.
Both members and non members can purchase tickets to have their seats reserved.
Membership includes 2 free adult seats and 2 free kids tickets.
To reserve seats for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Services go online: www.JewishNorthYork.org or call Mrs. Masha Adirin 647.518.8770 x 1
All prayers will take place at JNY - 465 Patricia Ave
Schedule:
Rosh Hashana Services
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
Evening Services 7:30 pm
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19
& SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Morning Services 9:00 am
Children's program 10:00 am
Torah Reading 10:45 am
Shofar Blowing 12:30 pm
Yom Kippur Services
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
Kol Nidrei 7:30 pm
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
Morning Services 9:00 am
Children's program 10:00 am
Torah Reading 10:45 am
Yizkor Memorial Service 1:00 pm
Neila 6:30 pm
Fast ends 8:03 pm
Jewish Russian Community Centre
Services geared to the Russian community
416-222-7105 x 221
$100/adult; $80/senior, $40/child
All locations have Hebrew/English/Russian Prayer Books
Some locations have a sermon in Russian
Childcare available at some locations
Check individual location regarding accessibility
Locations:
- Richmond Hill/Maple
Bathurst & Weldrick
50 Marc Santi Blvd.
Rabbi Avrohom Zaltzman
- Concord
411 Confederation Dr. Unit 14, Concord
Rabbi Avi Weinstein
- Thornhill Woods
North Thornhill C.C.
300 Pleasant Ridge Ave
Rabbi Chaim Hildeshaim
- West Thornhill
Centre for the Arts
525 New Westminster Dr., Thornhill
Rabbi Levi Jacobson
- East Thornhill
JRCC East Thornhill
7608 Yonge Street, #3, Thornhill
Rabbi Mendel Zaltzman
- South Thornhill
1 Cordoba Dr. (Party room), Thornhill
Rabbi Levi Blau
- Steeles & Hilda
175 Hilda Ave. (Party Room), North York
Melekh Brikman
- Rockford
18 Rockford Rd., North York
Rabbi Shmuel Neft
- Bathurst & Sheppard
4455 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Roman Goldstein
- Bathurst & Lawrence
3174 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Mordechai Natarov
Chabad of Downtown
420 King St West. (corner of Charlotte St.)
416-546-9770 info@jewishdt.com
To reserve seats please visit: www.jewishdt.com
Seats are $125/Adult $25/Child
ROSH HASHANA
Friday, September 18th
Holiday Candle Lighting - 7:03 pm
Evening Services: 7:00 pm
Rosh Hashanah Dinner by online RSVP only
Saturday, September 19th
Morning Services: 9:30 am
Shofar Blowing: 12:00 pm
Mincha: 6:00 pm
Followed by Tashlich @ The Waterfront - Spadina Quay
Evening Services: 7:30 pm
Holiday Candle Lighting after 8:02 pm
Sunday, September 20th
Morning Services: 9:30 am
Shofar Blowing: 12:00 pm
Chag ends at 7:41 pm
YOM KIPPUR
Sunday, September 27th , 2020
Candle Lighting and Fast Begins at 6:47 pm
Kol Nidrei: 7:00 pm
Sunday, September 28th, 2020
Morning Services: 9:30 am
Yizkor Service: 12:15 pm
Afternoon & Neilah Services: 5:00 pm
Sounding of the Shofar & Fast Ends: 7:45 pm
A light break-fast will be served
Warm & Friendly Environment
English-Hebrew Prayer Books
Inspirational & Meaningful Services
No membership or affiliation necessary!
Knesseth Israel (Junction Shul)
56 Maria Street, Toronto
416-961-5556
info@junctionshul.org www.junctionshul.org
No in-person services this year only zoom by invitation
The Richmond Hill Country Shul
9225 Bathurst Street, Richmond Hill
905-709-7485
office@countryshul.org https://www.countryshul.org/
1. Friday, September 18th, 2020 (Erev Rosh Hashana)
2. Saturday, September 19th, 2020 (1st Day)
3. Sunday, September 20th, 2020 (2nd Day)
4. Erev Yom Kippur - Sunday, September 27, 2020
5. Yom Kippur - Monday, September 28th, 2020
Tickets include seating for both Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur.
Individual $100, Couple $180, Family $250
Payment of ticket must be made prior to issuing tickets either online with credit-card or in person via cash or cheque.
***No one will be turned away for financial need, please contact rabbi@countryshul.org to discuss further***
The Kiever Synagogue
We are continuing to plan for the upcoming High Holidays and welcome all who wish to join us. We are determined to protect the health of our congregants and fellow Torontonians, and we fully support those who choose to be prudent and stay away from services this year. All services will be conducted in accordance with provincial health guidelines, and we have also scheduled stand-alone Shofar Blowing and Yizkor services for those who wish to attend those only. Please see https://www.kievershul.com/HH_2020_schedule.pdf for a full schedule of services.
We need to track the number of people who can be inside the building, which is necessary to maintain safe physical distancing as well as for contact tracing should it be necessary. (Note that masks will also be required.) It is mandatory, therefore, that you register for services by clicking here. This link will take you to a form, where each individual person should add their own name and check the appropriate boxes. We hope that we will be able to accommodate all who wish to come; we will keep this registration open until September 10 or until we reach 70 people per service, whichever comes first. We will be in further contact with all who register as the holidays approach.
Please note that should changing provincial guidelines demand, we may be required to cancel services altogether at any time.
Uptown Chabad
416.635.9696
Rabbi Moshe Steiner
rabbi@uptownchabad.com
- Uptown Chabad services will take place this year in a large tent / canopy in the green open space at the corner of Faywood Blvd and McAllister Rd.
Thornhill Woods Shul in Partnership with Aish Toronto
Services held at Ace Daycare Building, 941 Rutherford Road, Thornhill
Rabbi Elisha Mandel
647-778-2744
info@Thwshul.com www.thwshul.com
$180/adult; $120/age 7-14; $90/children 3-6
No kids programming this year due to Covid-19, Children 9 to 12 years old are welcome to attend as long as they’re next to a parent. Alternative Services;
Wheelchair accessible; barrier-free washrooms; elevator
Yavne Zion Congregation (The Marlee Shul)
788 Marlee Avenue, Toronto (Entrance is in the back of the building)
416-732-6212
rabbi@marleeshul.com www.marleeshul.com
$400/family; $100/adult; $50/under 18
Babysitting available
Wheelchair accessible
Am Shalom Congregation
767 Huronia Street, Barrie
705-792-3949
amshalomcongregation@bellnet.ca www.amshalom.ca
This year because of COVID-19 services will be on-line via ZOOM. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Anyone wishing to attend must email the shul at amshalomcongregation@bellent.ca and you will be emailed the link closer to the Services.
City Shul
Services at 300 Bloor Street West, Toronto
416-613-1309
highholidays@cityshul.com www.cityshul.com
Both Rosh Hashanah (includes Erev Rosh Hashanah) and Yom Kippur:
$336/adults; $195/senior; $136/student w. student card;
$136/youth 2-17; $36/babies to age 2
Either Rosh Hashanah (includes Erev Rosh Hashanah) or Yom Kippur:
$250/adult; $136/senior; $85/full time student with card, $85/youth 2-16
$18/babies to age 2
Tickets - https://highholidays-regular-2018.eventbrite.ca
Babysitting and Family service
Wheelchair accessible
Har Tikvah Congregation
Services at 380 Bovaird Drive East, Unit 22, Brampton
905-792-7589
info@hartikvah.org www.hartikvah.org
Fees are $150 per adult, under 18 - No charge
Child care available
Fully accessible
Congregation Shir Libeynu
Diverse, inclusive, egalitarian and progressive
Online during pandemic
416-465-5488
shirlibeynu@yahoo.ca www.shirlibeynu.ca
Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidrei, Yom Kippur: $250/service; $75/service for limited income
Free for children under 13 with parent/guardian
Solel Congregation
Solel Congregation
2399 Folkway Drive, Mississauga
905-820-5915 x 71
You are invited to join us for warm, musical, inclusive, meaningful and inspirational services.
For 2020/5781 all our High Holy Day services are online-only, open to all, streamed at www.solel.ca/live. For a complete listing of online services and programs, see: www.solel.ca/high-holy-days
Please contact the office to register Info@solel.ca 905-820-5915
We ask for donations from non-members who attend our High Holy Days services.
We are suggesting a donation in the same amount as last year:
For both Holidays:
$210/adult; $130 Senior; $36/student (8 – 17); and 7 and under free
$150/adult Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur; $90/senior; $36 student (8-17); 7 and under free
Temple Har Zion
7360 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill
We are a vibrant Reform congregation in Thornhill - a diverse and multigenerational congregation—just like the country we call home. We embrace people from every corner of the Jewish world: newcomers to Canada, interfaith families, LGBTQ Jews and their families, people of different abilities, empty nesters, families with young children, and Jews who have grown up very traditional or not traditional at all!
905-889-2252 - info@harzion.ca - harzion.ca
Tickets available for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur @ $250/person l Children 7 and under @ no charge
All-ages Family Service Tickets available 1st Day Rosh Hashanah @ 3:30 pm and Yom Kippur afternoon @ 2:30 pm @ no charge
Paid Children's Programming (Ages3-5 and 5-7) First Day Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur @ $20 per child per program.
Baby-sitting (Ages 2-6) 2nd Day Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur afternoon until concluding service @ $15 per child per program.
PLEASE CALL FOR INFORMATION AND TICKETS – EVERYONE ENTERING THE BUILDING MUST HAVE A TICKET
Wheelchair accessible, barrier-free washrooms, elevator
Temple Kol Ami
Our High Holy Day Services are warm, participatory, and egalitarian. Our rabbi is respected widely for his thought-provoking sermons. Our services are lifted by the music of our fantastic volunteer choir and our wonderful Cantorial Soloist.
Services at Avani Event Centre
8400 Jane St., Vaughan
Ticket prices:
$210 for adults (13 and up)
$100 for children (5-13)
Price for children 5 and under is whatever donation parents deem appropriate.
Babysitting is provided at no extra cost throughout the holidays.
Family Services are free and open to the public! For families with children, we offer an interactive Family Service with music, stories, and family holiday activities.
Visit www.kolami.ca/worship/high-holy-days for our complete schedule or call us at our office
905-709-2620 and we'll be happy to answer your questions.
RECONSTRUCTIONIST SYNAGOGUES
Congregation Darchei Noam
864 Sheppard Avenue West
416-638-4783
info@darcheinoam.ca
www.darcheinoam.ca
Erev Rosh Hashana - Friday, September 18th
Evening Services: 6:30 pm
Day 1 - Saturday, September 19th
Morning Services: 9:00 am and 11:00 am
Family Services (children up to age 6): 10:00 am
Family Services (children age 7 to 10): 11:00 am
Day 2 - Sunday, September 20th
Morning Services: 9:00 am
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
11:00 am - Youth Service (ages 11 - 15)
Rabbis in Conversation: 11:00 am
Family Shofar Blowing and Virtual Taschlich: 3:30 pm
Family Songs: 4:00 pm
YOM KIPPUR
Kol Nidre - Sunday September 27th
Evening Services: 6:15 pm and 8:00 pm
Monday, September 28th
Morning Services: 9:00 am and 11:00 am
Family Services (children up to age 6): 10:00 am
Family Services (children age 7 to 10): 11:00 am
Yom Kippur:
11:15 am - Young Adults Program (ages 20 to 35)
3:00 pm - Youth Program (ages 11 - 15)
Study Session: 2:00 pm
Yoga: 3:00 pm
Family Story Time: 4:00 pm
Yizkor: 5:00 pm
Mincha: 5:30 pm
Neilah: 6:15 pm
Ticket Prices
As always, we ask for donations from non-members who attend our High Holy Days services. We are suggesting a donation in the same amount as last year:
$325 per adult 25+
$175 per young adult 18-24
$100 per youth 6-17
No charge for children 5 and under
Secular Humanistic Congregations
Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
416-385-3910
info@oraynu.org www.oraynu.org
Services via Zoom; we have dispensed with “per person” ticketing, thus the fees below are per ZOOM LINK!
Rosh Hashanah: Saturday, September 19th, 10:30am $50
Kol Nidrei & Yizkor: Sunday September 27th, 8pm $50
Online ticket orders at http://www.oraynu.org/events/
Winchevsky Centre
585 Cranbrooke Avenue, Toronto
416-789-5502; info@winchevskycentre.org
Rosh Hashanah: Saturday, September 19th – 10:30 a.m.
Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre: Sunday, September 27th - 7:30 p.m.
Each service: $55/adult; $20/children 3-12; $25/low income and youth 13-30.
Children's program for children 3 - 12.
Our observances include the traditional shofar blowing, readings, poetry and music in Yiddish, Hebrew and English, led by well-known Toronto musicians, David Wall (vocals) and Marilyn Lerner (piano).
Chairlift available.
Website: www.winchevskycentre.org
FB: www.facebook.com/WinchevskyCtr
Twitter: @WinchevskyCtr
Instagram: www.instagram.com/winchevsky_centre
Annex Shul
Egalitarian, Carlebach style participatory Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services
at The Wolfond Centre
36 Harbord St, Toronto
info@annexshul.com www.annexshul.com/high-holy-days/
Sliding scale pricing starting at:
$125/adult one service; $250/Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
$75/student one service; $125/Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
$25/under 18 one service; $50/Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
Congregation Shir Libeynu
Egalitarian, inclusive services held at First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto
175 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto
416-465-5488
shirlibeynu@yahoo.ca www.shirlibeynu.ca
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 or Kol Nidrei or Yom Kippur morning - $200/service; $65/service limited income
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 - $54
Children under 13- $5 or $10/family; $75/Youth 13-30 for entire High Holy Days. Children's programs, family services and childcare available.
Wheelchair accessible; barrier-free washrooms
Danforth Jewish Circle
Online services for High Holydays this year
416-580-6303 info@djctoronto.com
To register please visit our website https://djctoronto.com/membership/ Membership packages include all High Holy Day services / discounted fees for new memberships / sliding scale fees for tickets and membership.
Wide range of programming for all ages, learning & discussion. ASL / CC online
The First Narayever
Services at Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
416-927-0546
www.narayever.ca/form/5779-hhd-ticket-form.html www.narayever.ca/high-holidays
The First Narayever
Join us from your Home-Shul for an exciting lineup of online High Holiday services and programming.
416-927-0546 www.narayever.ca/high-holidays
- Enjoy live-streamed services led by Rabbis Edward Elkin and David Weiss that follow a traditional High Holiday liturgy as found in the Conservative Lev Shalem machzor
- Participate through our pay-what-you-can registration that is accessible for all by following this link www.narayever.ca/high-holidays
- Rabbi Edward Elkin will deliver his cherished and thought provoking sermons
- A full complement of engaging programs tailored to adults, families, and children is available to all those who register online
Wheelchair accessible; wheelchair accessible bimah; barrier-free washrooms; Braille and large-print machzorim; reserved seating for those with hearing impairments or other disabilities.
Lodzer Centre Holocaust Congregation
12 Heaton Street, Toronto
416-636-6665
lodzercentre@rogers.com
Please check the link below for High Holy Services.
https://sites.google.com/site/lodzercentrecongregation/shabbatbulletin.
Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism:
We've been hard at work planning and are excited to announce that registration's now open for our in-person, outdoor, meaningful High Holiday experiences for these extraordinary times. Here's the full lineup:
- Traditional Service Segments
- Musical Havdalah + Selihot: Next Sat, Sept 12; 9pm
- RH Eve Kabbalat Shabbat + Maariv (evening service): Sept 18; 7pm @ St. Clair/Spadina
- Shaharit (morning service) for RH + YK: Sept 19, 20, 28; 9:30am
- Musaf (additional service) for RH: Sept 19, 20; 11am
- Abridged Kol Nidrei for YK: Sept 27; 6:30pm
- Full Kol Nidrei for YK: Sept 27, 8pm
- Yizkor (memorial service) for YK: Sept 28; 11am
- Musaf (additional service) for YK: Sept 28; 12pm
- Neilah (closing) + Maariv (evening service) for YK: Sept 28, 6:30pm
- Guided Meditation for RH + YK: Sept 19, 20, 28; 8am
- Family Services for RH + YK: Sept 19, 20, 28; 2pm + 3:30pm each day
- Torah Study + Inspiration for RH: Sept 19; 5pm
- Interfaith Couples' Learning + Discussion for RH: Sept 20; 5pm
- Tashlikh by the Lake: Sept 22; 6pm @ Queens Quay/Spadina
- Chanting with Alon Nashman for YK: Sept 28; 5pm
All experiences offered on the second day of Rosh Hashanah (Sept 20) include shofar blowing. (Unless otherwise noted, all services and programs will take place near Bloor and Christie; exact locations provided upon registration.) See https://makomto.org/high-holidays/ for more details and registration information.