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Join us on the first Shabbat of the month for a musical meditation service. This service will allow space for more teaching and song and less traditional liturgy. We will be reading from the Torah and light instrumentation will be used as a vehicle for raising the energy of our voices and prayers. This service is open to all ages. The themes and content will be adult-centered, but we welcome children to attend as they are able to be present.
Sat, Jan 4
10am-12pm | Hybrid Musical Meditation
Followed by kiddush potluck
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share
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"Rabbi Arik leads us into a beautiful heartfelt space as he integrates the current Torah portion and connects us to the Divine with his meditation offering. As a result, I open to the day ahead of me, filled with gratitude, uplifted into the mystical, and yet grounded in the here and now."
Please join us for our weekly zoom meditation as we start our week with intention, awareness, and gratitude.
Virtual Weekly Jewish Meditation Group
Mondays | 9-9:30am
With Rabbi Arik Labowitz
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🌈✡︎ Zoom into holy community for a virtual candle-lighting
Fridays | 6-6:30pm
Zoom link in website calendar
orshalom.ca
Shabbat shalom
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Heart-centred Torah Study for Women & Non-binary Members | Space Available
This class reads the weekly (Torah) parsha together, a gleaning from scholars and/or our own impressions is presented by 1-2 participants, then each responds from the heart to what is speaking to us from the Torah portion and writes freely for 15-20 minutes. This is followed by each classmate sharing their rough, heart-centred writing. And a short reflection at the end. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month 6:30-8pm via video chat (Zoom).
Interested? Email programs@orshalom.ca

LOST AND FOUND | Our lost and found box is full!
Please come check for any of your missing items on Tuesdays or Wednesdays between 11AM - 2PM, or on Shabbat mornings.
Any unclaimed items will be donated on Jan 15th, 2025. Thank you!

Chanukah Sox Drive is here again! It`s Mitzvah Time!
Last year over 350 pairs of warm socks were donated or purchased from money donated to the Sox Drive by the Or Shalom community. These were then slipped into the sandwich bags distributed by the All Nations Outreach Society to the folks living in the Downtown Eastside.
Drop the socks into the BIG GREEN BIN downstairs for this mitzvah between Dec 12-Jan 5! Or donate to the Tzedakah Fund. Link in bio.

MoreOR Needs All of Us
Join the many Or Shalom members and families who have stretched their donation capacity to contribute meaningfully to this once-in-a-generation building renovation/expansion campaign. Your generosity will allow Or Shalom to continue to be the vibrant and accessible spiritual home we all love. For more details about the project itself, see link in bio.
One-time or Monthly donations are all gratefully appreciated as we make this last push toward reaching our funding goal.

MoreOR Needs All of Us
Join the many Or Shalom members and families who have stretched their donation capacity to contribute meaningfully to this once-in-a-generation building renovation/expansion campaign. Your generosity will allow Or Shalom to continue to be the vibrant and accessible spiritual home we all love. For more details about the project itself, see link in bio.
One-time or Monthly donations are all gratefully appreciated as we make this last push toward reaching our funding goal.
