Deadline for March 3 is Feb. 18. Deadline for March 10 is Feb. 28. Phone 416-391-1836. Fax 416-391-0829. E-mail [email protected].
STRIKES FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Teens for the Community, a program of Chabad Youth Network, holds its 3rd annual Strikes for Scholarship, bowl-a-thon fundraiser at Playtime Bowl. 7-9 p.m. Proceeds go to children who lack funds to join extracurricular recreational activities and educational programs. www.Jewishyouth.ca/bowl.
PIANO RECITAL
Beth Tikvah Friendship Group presents a piano recital by pianist and composer Nathan Rosen. Includes music from Broadway shows, Yiddish and Israeli music, and requests. 2-4 p.m. $5 includes refreshments.
SWEETHEART DANCE
Shaar Shalom presents its Sweetheart Dance with a performance by James Regan. 7:30 p.m., $18 per couple. Call David, 416-224-9494.
TODAY I AM A MAN
Temple Har Zion’s adult education committee presents Larry Rodness, discussing his book Today I Am a Man. Breakfast precedes. 10 a.m. Members $3, non-members $5. RSVP by Feb. 18 to [email protected]. Call temple office 905-889-2252.
HABONIM FILM SERIES
Congregation Habonim presents Match & Marry, a documentary on the ancient tradition of Jewish matchmaking. Discussion follows. 8 p.m. Donation at the door.
JEWS IN THE BEACH
Community history buff Gene Domagala traces “The Jewish Presence in the Beach,” from the early 20th century to the present. 3 p.m., no charge. Refreshments. www.beachhebrewinstitute.ca.
PSYCHOLOGY OF CHANGE
The Jewish Health Alliance, a social and professional network for health-care providers, presents “Jewish Insights on the Psychlogy of Change,” a lecture by Rabbi Gedalia Fleer. 8 p.m., $10. Pine Villa, 1035 Eglinton Ave. W. www.jewishhealthalliance.com or 416-208-0610.
MOVIE SERIES
Beth Tikvah movie series. Hey, Hey, It’s Esther Blueberger, $5 at the door. 2 p.m.
PRAYERFUL COMMUNITY
Beth Tikvah conducts an interview via live video feed with Cantor Ya’akov Lemmer of Congregation Anshe Shalom, New Rochelle, N.Y., about the place of prayer in the synagogue. 8 p.m. For information, call 416-221-3433.
JEWS FOR JUDAISM
Last in the Jews for Judaism Counter-Missionary Survival Seminar, with Rabbi Michael Skobac. “Who Is the Servant of the Lord? – Deconstructing the Most Popular Missionary ProofText.” 8 p.m., Lipa Green Centre, Rm. 3. No charge. Call 416-789-0020.
ELIE WIESEL NOVEL
Rabbi Joe Kanofsky, of Kehillat Shaarei Torah leads a discussion of Elie Wiesel’s new novel, The Sonderberg Case, at the Bayview Village Chapters, 7:30 p.m. Free admission. Rabbi Kanofsky was Wiesel’s student, and will place the novel in the larger context of his work.
DEBBIE FRIEDMAN
An evening of song and remembrance, in memory of teacher Debbie Friedman. Sponsored by the Canadian Council for Reform Judaism. Holy Blossom Temple, 7:30 p.m. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
MIDDLE EAST NOW
Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue presents Mordechai Nisan, visiting Israeli professor, discussing “Opportunities and Dangers on the Mideast Horizon from Tunisia and Egypt to Lebanon and Iran.” 7:30 p.m. No charge. For info, call 416-633-3838.
A YEAR IN ISRAEL
Rabbi Elyse Goldstein discusses “A Year in Israel: Reflections of an Outsider from the Inside,” based on her recent experience living in Jerusalem with her family for a year. Congregation Darchei Noam. Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.
FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER
Beth Tzedec Cantor Simon Spiro leads a hand-clapping, foot-stomping musical Shabbat with dinner, games and activities. Ages 3-6, with siblings, parents and grandparents. Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. Adults $25, children 6-14, $18, children 1-5, $6. Advance registration and payment required by Feb. 21. Call Jennifer Turack, 416-781-3514, ext. 231.
REENA VOLUNTEERS
Reena volunteer opportunities: administrative volunteer (assisting in the administration office); PAL-unteer (male volunteers spend one-on-one time with an adult male in a social/recreational context), or Home-Buddy (Portuguese-English speaker needed to visit with an adult male client in a Reena group home). Call Mille Chadwick, 905-889-2690, ext. 2112, or [email protected].
VOLUNTEERS FOR BAYCREST
Baycrest Volunteer Services is looking for a stained glass instructor; a men’s group leader to facilitate conversation with the men of the Seniors Men’s Group; provide library services at the Anne and Louis Pritzker Wellness Library. Call 416-785-2500, ext. 2572.
NEW BEREAVEMENT GROUP
Heartlines Bereavement Group Grief Support Program starting soon. Hospice Thornhill, 220 Charlton Ave. No charge. Groups limited to 6-8 people. Call Bonnie Strand, 905-764-0656, ext. 227.
WOMEN’S UNITY PROGRAM
An evening of fellowship and inspirational conversation for the women of the Jewish community. Instructional simchah dancing, sample wine-tasting and light refreshments. A joint initiative of women from BAYT, N’Shei Chabad, Zichron Yisroel, Sephardic Kehila Center, Ayin L’tzion, Thornhill Community Shul, Beis Franklin and Ateres Mordechai. Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Thornhill Community Shul, 949 Clark Ave. $4.
JEWISH PLAYWRIGHTS
In the Beginning, a Jewish Playwrights Festival, calls for submissions that offer fresh perspectives on Jewish heritage, history and experience. June 1-16, 4 playwrights will workshop their scripts with professional actors and directors and receive one public staged reading. Script submissions by 5 p.m., March 15. to www.hgjewishtheatre.com.
MELTON MINI SCHOOL
Register for spring graduate class “Loners and Outsiders in Tanach,” taught by Mitch Parker. CHAT Tanenbaum campus, starts March 3, 7 p.m. Call Loretta to register, 416-789-7400.
JF&CS GROUP
Call Shawna Sidney, 416-638-7800, ext. 6215, or www.jfand cs.com.
Six-session group for newly separated or divorced individuals dealing with the initial feelings of loss, anger, loneliness and wanting to let go of the past and move forward. Begins Feb. 23. Promenade Mall, #313, 7-9 p.m.
Beth Tzedec Seniors. 416-781-3511. February and March, 1:30 p.m., Haverim program, $3. Feb. 28 and March 21, 1:30 -3 p.m., New Horizons for Havurah with Rabbi Miriam Margles. March 7, Diana Mingail, “Rescued from the Holocaust” discusses how plans to deport Bulgaria’s Jews were averted. Call for time of lecture.
Bernard Betel Centre. 416-225-2112. Feb. 20, digital photography, 6-week course, $75. Call Dianne Erdos-Rush, ext. 128. Feb. 22, lecture, “A Woman’s Work Is Never Done.” Rachel Levin, 10-11:30 a.m., members $3, non-members $6. Feb. 24, wellness lecture, “I Just Need a Good Night’s Sleep. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free.
Earl Bales Seniors Club in the Park. Call Valerie, 416-395-7881. Casino Rama, Wednesday, March 16. Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon, canasta. Tuesdays, drop-in art classes, 10 a.m. Thursdays, line dancing, 10 a.m. Thursdays, social bridge, 12:30 p.m. Seniors woodworking, skilled craftsmen, repairs, call 416-630-6487.
Adath Israel Congregation. Wednesday social afternoons. Bridge, mah-jong, Rummikub. Refreshments $2. Call Pearl, 416-635-6317, or Sheila, 416-665-3333.
MNJCC Active Seniors. 416-924-6211. Broadway’s Great Jewish Composers: Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. With Jordan Klapman on live piano. Refreshments, Feb. 24, 1:30 p.m., ext. 155. Computers for Absolute Beginners, 8 Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., beginning March 8, only 6 students, personal attention. MNJCC Seniors Choir, Feb. 22-June. Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. No experience necessary, $50 for 16 weeks, no one turned away. Call Harriet, ext. 133, or [email protected].
Sherman campus, 4588 Bathurst St., 416-638-1881, www.prossermanjcc.com.
Family Day, Monday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Includes tobogganing, sledding, skating and snowman making; mother-daughter Zumba and Zone; father-son Box-Fit and Tone; bubbie, parent and child move and groove; fitness challenges; crafts, scavenger hunt, obstacle course and games. Small fee for refreshments.
Kolel Bamidbar advanced Torah class with Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, Feb. 28 to April 4. Ext. 4235.
Israel: Reflections of an Insider from the Outside. Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, March 7-28. Ext. 4235.
Kids have stress, too. For adults with children 4-9 years old. 2 sessions, March 24 and 31, 12:30-2 p.m. At Home Alone, for parents and children 10-14 yrs. old. March 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Facilitated by a Toronto public health nurse. Call Monique Shapiro, ext. 4012, to register.
Jokers Club cancelled in February.
Trial Shuttle Service, free for seniors registered in a program or are a social or fitness member. Ext. 4259.
Movie Mondays with Larry Anklewicz, Feb. 21, The Chosen. 1:30 p.m.
Creativity Club, Feb. 23, noon-1 p.m. Free. Rm. 107. With artist Bernice Eisenstein.
Tax return clinic starts in March.
750 Spadina Ave., 416-924-6211, mnjcc.org.
Personal storytelling classes, with Tracey Erin Smith. 10 weeks, Feb. 24-April 28, 7-9:30 p.m.
Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Surfwise, Feb. 27, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Guest speaker Karen Shopsowitz. Al Green Theatre.
A Night without a Moon, Jewish Women’s Cabaret, featuring Annie Gilbert, The Marni Levitt Trio and more. March 5, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m.
The gallery in the Jacobs Lounge, MNJCC. Ephemera by Judy Singer. Until Feb. 28.
Friday morning Shabbat party, with Sarah Brodbar-Nemzer, Ages birth -4 years old. Free. 10-10:45 a.m. Parents, caregivers and grandparents welcome. Info [email protected]. Register at ext. 0.