Please note the following deadline: May 2 is the deadline for the May 12 issue. Phone 416-391-1836, fax 416-391-0829, e-mail [email protected].
ALL THAT JAZZ
Intergenerational community event Jazz for Juniors and Spirited Seniors is a concert for Baycrest clients, community members and kids aged 3-13. Baycrest Winter Garden Court, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE
Beth Tzedec hosts a pre-Pesach Friday Night Live with Cantor Simon Spiro and Beth Tzedec Singers. Service 6:30 p.m., dinner following. Adults $29, youths $18, children $6. 416-781-3511.
SHABBAT HAGADOL DRASHAH
Rabbi Moshe Stern, Shaarei Tefillah Congregation, delivers a traditional pre-Pesach Shabbat Hagadol drashah, 6:30 p.m.
WARSAW GHETTO MEMORIAL
The Workmen’s Circle marks the 68th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Guest speaker Raizel Candib. Ghetto songs and poems focusing on the life of women in the ghettos and their role in the resistance to German oppression. 11 a.m., Workmen’s Circle Centre, 471 Lawrence Ave. W.
ORAYNU AND PESACH
Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism school and family Passover seder and potluck dinner. Oraynu Children’s School, St. Andrew’s Jr. H.S., 131 Fenn Ave. 4:45 p.m. Adults $15, students $7, children 4 and under $4. Roby, [email protected] or 416-385-3910 Guests welcome.
ORAYNU ADULT SEDER
Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism first-night adult seder, using Oraynu’s Roots and Branches: A Humanist Haggadah for Passover. Meal partly catered, partly potluck. 18 Wynford Dr, 6:30 p.m. Non-members $37. Call Roby, 416-385-3910, or [email protected].
Other News
SILVER SIMCHAH
Debbi Silver is retiring, after 23 years with BBYO. Celebration May 3, 6:30 p.m., 4700 Bathurst St. Tickets www.bbyo.ca/fan or Kevin, 416-398-2004, ext. 222.
LUNCH AND LEARN
Temple Har Zion’s Rabbi Cory Weiss studies excerpts from Pirkei Avot Thursdays until June 2. Lunch and Learn, noon-1 p.m. Bring dairy or vegetarian lunch (April 21, only Passover-permitted foods). For more information, call 905-889-2252.
TORAH AND HAFTORAH TROP
Learn to read from the Torah and Haftorah at Beth Tzedec Synagogue from Lorne Hanick. Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. until June 29. For those with a good reading knowledge of Hebrew and who want to learn proper cantillation. $20 members, $30 non-members.
JASON SCHWARTZ
Beth Tzedec Reuben and Helene Dennis Museum presents exhibitions by Jason Schwartz, Written on Their Faces: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors and Israeli Victims of Terrorism. Until April 29. Admission free. Call Dorion Liebgott, 416-781-3514, ext. 232.
PASSOVER CAMP
Beth Tzedec offers a Passover camp, April 21 and 22, 10a.m.-3 p.m., grades 1-5. $40/day includes a kosher for Passover lunch. Stay until 5 p.m. at additional cost. Call Jennifer Turack, 416-781-3514, ext. 231, or [email protected].
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS
Baycrest invites youth ages 13-25 to join the summer volunteer program, to assist staff with programs, research and outings. For more information and for an orientation, call 416-785-2500, ext. 2572, or [email protected].
YIDDISH THEATRE WORKSHOP
Work with professional director David Gale on a play reading in Yiddish of My Fair Lady (Mein Shayna Maidel). Script available in transliteration. No experience necessary. Tuesdays, 7-9p.m. May 3-June 21. $100. Prosserman JCC. Call Ester Klimitz, 416-635-2883, ext. 5189, or [email protected].
JEWISH AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Musicologist/pianist Jordan Klapman and his quartet perform songs by Jewish songwriters. Featuring Sharon Smith, Henry Heillig and Glenn Anderson. Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, April 21, 7:30 p.m. $15/person. 416-633-3838.
YIDDISH VARIETY CONCERT
Friends of Yiddish and the Workmen’s Circle present A Bisl Zun starring Michael Smolash. May 1, 7:30 p.m. Workmen’s Circle, 471 Lawrence Ave. W., $8 members, $15 guests. Dale, 416-926-8618, or [email protected].
BETH TZEDEC SPORTS NIGHT
Beth Tzedec High School Sports Night, Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m. until mid-June. Solid 4 on 4, co-ed ball hockey. $5 drop-in. Call Andre Ivory, 416-781-3514, ext. 239, or [email protected].
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS
“Menopause and Beyond,” with Dr. Christine Derzko, May 4, 7 p.m. Includes question period. Light refreshments. $75. Savoy Party Room, 10 Torresdale Ave. Proceeds to Bat Melech, the only shelter in Israel for observant women and children. Shelley Birenbaum, 416-667-7655, or [email protected],
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILD
Contact Shawna Sidney, 416-638-7800, ext. 6215, or www.jfandcs.com.
When Relationships Hurt. April 27, Promenade Mall, Suite 313. 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Living With Teens: Raising Adolescents Without Losing Your Cool. April 27, 7:30-9 p.m. 4600 Bathurst St.
Successful Step-Parenting: for couples living in blended families. April 27, 7:30-9 p.m. 4600 Bathurst St.
Miles Nadal JCC Active Seniors. 416-924-6211, ext. 155, Phyllis. Computers for Beginners, Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m, small class of 6. MNjcc Active Seniors’ Choir, 55+, Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Skips April 19 and 26 due to Passover. Harriet, ext. 133, or [email protected].
Adath Israel Congregation. Wednesday afternoon socials, bridge, mah-jong, Rummikub. Refreshments $2. Call Pearl, 416-638-6317, or Marcia, 416-932-1229.
Earl Bales Seniors Club in the Park. 55+. Valerie, 416-395-7881. May 9, Lunch, Learn and Laugh, noon. May 18, Casino Rama. May 15, Sunday dance. Tuesdays, ongoing acrylic art classes, 10 a.m.-noon, Thursdays, line dancing, 10 a.m., social bridge, 12:30 p.m. Seniors woodworking, skilled craftsmen, repairs, etc. Call 416-630-6487.
LZA Seniors Cultural Club meets Tuesday mornings, 10 a.m. Borochov Cultural Centre, 272 Codsell, 416-630-9444.
Bernard Betel Centre, 416-225-2112. Bridge for Beginners, April 17, 10 weeks, 1-3 p.m. Members $60, non-members, $90. Beginners computer classes, Mondays, 2 p.m., 10 weeks, or Tuesdays, 9 a.m., 10 weeks. Members $60, non-members $90. Intermediate computer classes, Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 10 weeks. Members $60, non-members $90. Advanced computer classes, Mondays, 9 a.m., 10 weeks, or Wednesdays, 9 a.m., 10 weeks. Members $60, non-members, $90. Digital photography class, Sundays, 10 a.m., May 15 for 6 weeks. $75. Call Dianne, ext. 128.
Sherman Campus, 4588 Bathurst St., 416-638-1881, www.prossermanjcc.com.
Ryerson/Chang lecture series. “Forbidden Desire: The films of Hitchcock and De Palma,” with Kevin Courrier. April 27-May 25, 1-3 p.m.
Current events, with Peter Diamant, Thursdays, 12:45-2:15.
International and Israeli folk dance with Teme and Sandy. Wednesdays, 10 -11:30 a.m. Drop in fee.
Senior Social Art with Lil Goldman. Mondays 1-3 p.m.
Conversations about Conversion – history, challenges and rewards, family, ethnicity and community. Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m., April 28-June 2.
Hebrew and Jewish Learning. Beginners Reading Hebrew May 3. Taste of the Prayerbook, May 4. Beginners Conversational Hebrew, May 5.
Taste of Judaism. 3-week course. Explore the three pillars of Jewish belief: God, Torah and Israel. May 2-16, 3 weeks, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
750 Spadina Ave., 416-924-6211, www. mnjcc.org.
Got Shabbat? Shabbat party every Friday, for ages 0-4, with adults. 10-10:45 a.m. No charge.
Shabbat Club, ages 3-6, adult attendance optional. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Send child with nut-free lunch.
Register for both programs, ext. 0. Call Sarah Brodbar-Nemzer, ext. 277 or [email protected].
Book launch and reading: Yuvi’s Candy Tree with author Lesley Simpson. ages 3-10 and family. April 22, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Ext. 277.
Two new Jewish Life programs. Spring ulpan for beginners, May 3-26, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., with Rachel Stark. Members $175, non-members $200 + HST. Ext. 154. Also “The Life and Times of Yiddish” with Prof. Kalman Weiser, May 5-26. Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. $48. Ext. 154.
New free monthly support group for adult children of Holocaust survivors. Joint program between Miles Nadal JCC and Baycrest. Call Harriet Wichin
[email protected] or Shoshana Yaakobi, 416-7 85-2500, ext. 2271, [email protected].
Call for submissions: Deadline for submissions for Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition is June 30. Prizes are a 2012 Between Stages play reading at the MNjcc and $1,000 for the winning playwright. For more information, [email protected].
Michael Bernstein Chapel. Services Sundays, 8 a.m., Thursdays 7:15 a.m., breakfast following. Call Coleman Bernstein for more information, 416-968-0200.
Koffler Centre of the Arts. 4588 Bathurst St. Contact Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis, ext. 4269, [email protected]. Info at www.kofflerarts.org.
Fundamentals: Painting in Acrylics. Work from still-life, imagination and photographic references. Mondays until June 6, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $240+HST.
Contemporary Figure Painting. Beginner and experienced artists explore drawing and painting of the human form. Practise essential techniques, anatomy for artists, and receive individual critique of your work. Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. until June 28. $350 + HST.
Photography for Beginners. Intended for photo enthusiasts who are interested in learning how to take great pictures and acquire a better understanding of photographic principles. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. until May 31. $200+HST.