Service Dates

City Shul Shabbat

Saturday morning at 10 am
Once-a-month Family Services and Tot Shabbat for families with younger children: see below
Once-a-month Friday nights 6:30 pm

ALL services and events meet at 300 Bloor Street West.

Please check the schedule below as we DO NOT meet every week.

All City Shul Shabbat Services are free and all are welcome, whether you are a member or not. Visitors, guests, newcomers, those just visiting Toronto on business or vacation, those just curious, shul-shoppers and shul-hoppers and regulars all can join us at any and all of our Shabbat services, kiddush lunches, and Friday night services and dinners. We never have "private" services or a "private" kiddush of "invited-only" folks - whether or not there is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, babynaming, aufruf, or any other simcha. 
 

We also have "The Prayground”— an area specifically set aside for young children (0-5) together with an adult during services. Tots can feel happy and at home moving around, while their parent/grandparent can still feel they are "within" and enjoying the main service.

New to our synagogue? Just checking us out? Haven't been to synagogue in who-knows-how-long? We will provide a "shul buddy" to sit with you and help you feel welcome and at home at our Shabbat services! Email the Rabbi to be matched up. (Please note we need 2-3 days lead notice for a buddy-match).

2018

Oct 20 - lay-led - Liron Taub and Jeff Bernstein plus SHABBAT-TOT and FAMILY “MISHPACHA” SERVICE

Oct 27 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch. We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Levi Chopik 

Nov 3 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Jeff Bernstein plus SHABBAT-TOT. Kitchen Kiddush

Nov 10 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky. We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Reuben Ginsberg 

Nov 17 - SHALOM SHABBAT! - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch. We welcome new and inquiring members! 

Nov 24 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch. We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Kerzner

Dec 1 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Jeff Bernstein plus SHABBAT-TOT

Dec 8 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and guest musician Dawn Bernstein. We celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Geneva Bernstein

Dec 15 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky. We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Elijah Levy

Dec 22 - no service 

Dec 29 - no service

Special Services

Sunday June 9  - YIZKOR - 9:30 am - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein 

2019

Jan 5 - NO SERVICE

Jan 12 - lay-led - Jeff Bernstein plus SHABBAT-TOT. Kitchen Kiddush

Jan 19 - Cantor Cheryl Wunch

Jan 26 - lay-led - Yona Lunsky

Feb 2 - Cantor Cheryl Wunch plus SHABBAT-TOT

Feb 9 - lay-led - Jeff Bernstein and FAMILY “MISHPACHA” SERVICE

Feb 16 - no service - Family Day Weekend

Feb 23 - lay-led - Yona Lunsky 

March 2 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch plus SHABBAT-TOT

March 9 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky

March 16 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch

March 23 - lay-led - Jeff Bernstein

March 30 - no service

Apr 6 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch plus SHABBAT-TOT

Apr 13 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Jeff Bernstein plus FAMILY “MISHPACHA” SERVICE

Apr 20 - no service (1st day Pesach)

Apr 27 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky - 8th day Pesach/Shabbat plus yizkor 

May 4 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Jeff Bernstein - Israel Shabbat. Kitchen Kiddush

May 11 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky. We celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Aveille Spector-Bloch.

May 18 - no service  (Victoria Day weekend)

May 25 -  Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky. We celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Yasmin Katz.

June 1 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Jeff Bernstein

June 8 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky,

June 15 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Cantor Cheryl Wunch. We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Sam Eisen-Webne 

June 22 - Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and Yona Lunsky. We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Frank Willer 

June 29 - no service

Adult Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 pm and are always followed by dinner. There is no childcare or children's programming but children who can enjoy a service without that are welcome!

Oct 26 - rsvp for dinner here

Nov 30: BANJO Shabbat with Rabbi Goldstein and Rabbi Don Cashman 

Dec 7- Congregational Chanukah Dinner

Jan 25

Feb 22

March 22- Sharing Shabbat dinner with our friends from BSU

April 26

May 24

June 21

We welcome you to co-sponsor our Saturday morning kiddush in honour of a simcha or special birthday/ anniversary, in memory of a loved one, in commemoration of a yartzeit, or just because! Sponsorships are tax receipted. Just choose your date (non Bar/ Bat Mitzvah) and email Rivka.

SATURDAY MORNING SERVICES are geared for all ages: Our Shabbat morning services include Torah reading and dvar Torah. We offer Club Katan every week for grades SK-4 with snack, story, crafts, and more.
SHABBAT-TOT with Bryna and friends (YOU!). Join us for songs, snack, story and crafts. A once a month 60 minute programme for parent and tot ages 1-5. 
FAMILY SERVICES with Mark Feldman once a month. A shorter service geared to all ages with parents/ grandparents with music, stories and activity with the shins.
KABBALAT SHABBAT Friday night once a month services are geared to adults and children who don't need childcare. There are no children's activities or childcare at these services but children are welcome to experience this quieter musical service. Followed by dinner.
FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY SERVICE is a story and songs service geared to people with younger children, followed by dinner.