Miles Nadal JCC

The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc) has welcomed over two million people to the corner of Bloor and Spadina during the building’s 60+ year history. The changing makeup of our membership is a testament not only to the vibrancy and diversity of the Annex neighbourhood but to Toronto’s own evolution. We provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to be active, learn, connect and participate in a wide range of cultural experiences. Rooted in Jewish values, the MNjcc is open to all.

Address: 750 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

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2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards

October 25, 2026

Celebrating its twelfth year, the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards recognizes the finest books with Jewish themes and subjects by Canadian authors in a variety of genres.

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Yom Ha’atzmaut: Popular Israeli Music the Year Before October 7

April 23, 2026

What was the popular Israeli music scene in the Jewish year 5783 – before October 7, 2023?

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Book Club: An American Marriage

March 26, 2026

Exchange ideas, participate in engaging discussions, and connect with community members at our Book Club!

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History’s Most Influential Architects

September 11, 2025

to October 23, 2025

Former Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume returns to the Al Green Theatre to explore the colourful stories and fascinating careers of history’s most influential architects.

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Zoom into Hebrew this Summer and Fall!

June 23, 2025

to December 15, 2025

Whether you’re a beginner or looking to advance your skills, our 8-levels of courses immerse you in Hebrew language and culture.

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Grants for Artists & Strategies for Success

September 10, 2025

This workshop offers an informed perspective about the granting landscape in Toronto, Ontario and Canada to help artists dive in with greater confidence.

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Yiddish Concert and Cafe

June 12, 2025

Hartzedike-Lider features celebrated Yiddish singer Allan Merovitz joined by acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, Brian Katz and ace klezmer clarinettist, Jonno Lightstone.

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Jewish& Chanukah in Song Workshop

December 22, 2024

Whether you’re lighting Chanukah candles for the first time or looking to reignite your connection, our Chanukah in Song Workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn the melodies, explore the meaning, and understand the context of both traditional and contemporary holiday tunes.

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Film Screening: The Conspiracy

January 23, 2025

In this 2022 animated documentary, writer/director Maxim Pozdorovkin walks us through almost 250 years of anti-Semitic ideology, focusing on how times of uncertainty give rise to anxieties in marginalized populations.

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Bringing Five Jewish Directors into Focus – Part II

January 13, 2025

to February 10, 2025

This companion to the popular winter 2024 series continues the exploration of significant 20th century Jewish-American filmmakers.

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The Speakers Annex 2025

January 21, 2025

to March 4, 2025

The Speakers Annex is Toronto’s most exciting new speakers series.

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From Dysfunctional Families to Dirty Knickers: A Herstory of Jewish Women’s Comics

March 6, 2025

In celebration of International Women’s Day, join Eisner award-winning British writer and graphic novelist Sarah Lightman as she dives into the careers of Jewish women comic artists.

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The Israeli Theatre in Toronto – “What Happened to The World? “

November 30, 2024

to December 1, 2024

The theatre brings Israeli culture to Canadian audiences and over the years has performed top Israeli plays before thousands of people in Toronto.

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Setting the Scene: The Roots of Toronto Theatre

November 18, 2024

to December 16, 2024

Uncover the vibrant and diverse roots of the Toronto theatre scene!

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The Design Geniuses Who Fled Nazi Germany

November 7, 2024

to November 21, 2024

Learn about the residences of ex-Bauhaüslers Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius, Bruno Taut’s spectacular housing co-ops, and Erich Mendelsohn and Oskar Kaufmann’s White City.

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Self-Portrait Mastery

November 17, 2024

Learn about the history and value of LGBTQ+ self-portraits, technical tools, and hands-on support to achieve a picture of your own, and a chance to engage with this piece of LGBTQ+ Jewish history. 

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Opening: Jane Goldenberg: Will We Ever Dream Again?

October 1, 2024

Amidst terrifying events and real danger, Goldenberg’s work explores the struggle to maintain strength and resilience.

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Soul Candles: Ancestral Practice and Candle Crafting

September 25, 2024

Join LGBTQ+ at the J for a candle-making workshop that explores participatory ritual, tradition, and ancestral connection.

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Klezmer Ensemble – Spring 2025

March 25, 2025

to May 27, 2025

Instrumentalists of all levels are welcome to this inspiring chamber group.

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The Apologies Exchange

October 2, 2024

to October 14, 2024

The Apologies Exchange invites you to participate in a powerful act of reflection, connection and meaningful exchange.

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Jennifer Podemski on Intersectionality and Representation

September 19, 2024

In conversation with Jennifer Podemski in partnership with Koffler Arts and Jewish& at the Miles Nadal JCC.

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They Wrote the Songs: Jewish Pop Superstars of the 1970s

October 21, 2024

to November 18, 2024

These influential singer/ songwriters changed our conception of pop music, creating a fresh, in-between sound that was honest and sentimental, sensual yet playful, and to this day, some of the catchiest tunes ever written.

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Resilience & Queer Narratives at the THM

September 18, 2024

Together, we will reflect on the resilience of individuals during the Holocaust and explore how these experiences contribute to our understanding of identity, resistance, and hope.

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Musial Theatre

September 22, 2024

to November 17, 2024

An accessible and creative musical theatre program for young adults with developmental disabilities and/or ASD.

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Restorative Creativity – Winter 2025

January 18, 2025

to April 26, 2025

Using the Jewish Studio Process, we’ll gather in textual inquiry and art-making, and nourish ourselves with deep play.

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Threads of Spadina: Our Interwoven Stories

September 22, 2024

Step back in time to when this neighborhood was the vibrant heart of a bustling Jewish community, with Spadina Avenue serving as its “cosmic spine.”

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Yiddish Café and Concert

September 19, 2024

An homage to the great European Yiddish cafés and coffeehouses, this in-person event will feature a Yiddish concert performed by Theresa Tova – Canada’s reigning diva of Yiddish song, with accompanist David Warrack.

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Opening Reception: The Thirteen Moons Teaching Cycle

August 7, 2024

All paintings are dedicated to our grandmothers and Elders, for keeping the teachings alive for the next generation and for people to understand our Indigenous culture.

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Opening Reception: Beyond Borders

July 4, 2024

Beyond Borders celebrates the artistic talents of local Canadian-Israeli artists.

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Lets Sit: LGBTQ+ Pride Mindfulness

June 2, 2024

There are many ways to mark this month of Pride. Let’s begin the celebrations together, with this second annual community sit.

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Exploring Toronto’s West End

June 3, 2024

Explore the rich and diverse histories of West Toronto – home to some of our city’s oldest neighbourhoods.

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String Ensemble – Winter 2025

January 22, 2025

to March 19, 2025

Our Wednesday evening adult string ensemble is for violin, viola, and cello players wishing to reconnect, explore and share their playing skills.

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CJLA Meet the Author – June

June 9, 2024

Featuring Michael Posner, winner of the 2023 Special Achievement award.

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Pride Shabbat 2024

June 21, 2024

This event centres LGBTQ+ Jewish community members. Allies to both Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities are more than welcome to join us.

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Tikkun Leil Shavuot 2024: All Night Jewish Learning Festival

June 11, 2024

to June 12, 2024

There’s something for everyone at this year’s celebration – a night of community, study, snacking and more.

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The Child You Deserve: 2023 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition Winner

June 2, 2024

A presentation of the new play The Child You Deserve written by Julia Peterson.

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Yom Ha’atzmaut Concert

May 16, 2024

Join the MnJCC in celebrating Israel’s 76th birthday, and enjoy a concert featuring beloved Hebrew, Yiddish and English songs.

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Film Screening: The Wild One

May 9, 2024

The award-winning documentary illuminates the journey of Jack Garfein, a celebrated Broadway director, Actors Studio West co-founder, controversial filmmaker, and Holocaust survivor.

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Meet the Author: Heather Camlot, 2023 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards winner

May 5, 2024

Heather Camlot is an award-winning children’s author, journalist, editor and translator.

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Jewish& at the Toronto Holocaust Museum

May 8, 2024

Jewish& invites interfaith/mixed heritage couples for a guided tour of the new Toronto Holocaust Museum and post-tour facilitated conversation. 

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Give Peace A Chance Folk Concert with Sue & Dwight

June 6, 2024

Popular folk singing duo Sue and Dwight return to the Miles Nadal JCC this spring!

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Up on the Roof: Yiddish Café featuring Yosl and the Yingels

June 27, 2024

An homage to the great European Yiddish cafes and coffeehouses, this in-person event will feature a Yiddish concert performed by Yosl and the Yingels.

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Spring 2024 Music Programs at the MnJCC

April 9, 2024

to June 27, 2024

Spring into music at the Miles Nadal JCC!

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The Group Theatre: They Revolutionized Art and Changed the World

April 1, 2024

to April 15, 2024

Who were the members of The Group Theatre? What did they create and why? Why did it only last 10 years?

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Four Faces Of Purim: Drag Makeup MasteryRegister

March 20, 2024

Drag artists Boy Vey and Josie will demonstrate their takes on these characters while sharing more about the Purim story, in the joyful spirit of the holiday.

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Time to Yourself: An Art-Making Workshop

March 21, 2024

Partake in the practice of play! Parents and caregivers are invited to explore and create while taking time to reflect on their lives and roles.

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CJLA Meet the Author event – April

April 4, 2024

Author and Yiddish scholar Rebecca Margolis discusses her recent award-winning publication Yiddish Lives On: Strategies of Language Transmission.

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CJLA Meet the Author – March

March 7, 2024

Meet award-winning author Gary Barwin, learn about his different writing processes for The Most Charming Creatures (2023 CJLA poetry award) and Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy (2021 CJLA fiction award),

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The First Jew In Canada: A Trans Tale

March 31, 2024

A Jewish journey of optimism, faith, and joy – including the joy and affirmation of finding an ancestor you never knew you had.

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STEPS Public Art – Transforming our Neighbourhoods and Community

February 29, 2024

Learn about the importance of public art, how it supports local artists and transforms neighbourhoods through murals, installations, and community activities.

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Guilt (A Love Story): Fieldtrip to Tarragon Theatre

February 11, 2024

Join LGBTQ at the J for a fieldtrip to the Tarragon Theatre for queer artist Diane Flacks’ 5th one-woman show, Guilt (A Love Story) – A play about pathos; the “unshakable monster that is guilt,” and the things we’re not supposed to talk about.

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Sing and Play Music with Miles Nadal JCC

January 10, 2024

to March 28, 2024

Learn and practice your musical skills in 2024!

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The Art of Roy Lichtenstein

February 1, 2024

to February 15, 2024

Roy Lichtenstein made commercial art into fine art by meticulously painting the dots of the Ben-Day printing process.

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CJLA Meet the Author with Professor Jeffrey Veidlinger

January 18, 2024

Meet scholar and author Jeffrey Veidlinger, and learn about his award-winning publication In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust (2022 CJLA Holocaust award).

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Bringing Five Jewish Directors into Focus

January 15, 2024

to February 12, 2024

While Hollywood was built by Eastern European emigres turned industry moguls, the second half of the 20th century saw a distinctly Jewish sensibility find its place behind the camera.

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Miles Nadal JCC Pottery

January 8, 2024

to March 18, 2024

Create something uniquely yours in our pottery classes for adults. Learn both wheel and hand-building techniques. Open to participants of varying levels.

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Community Choir – Winter 2025

January 13, 2025

to May 12, 2025

Singers Wanted! Sing a diverse repertoire in a choir that is all energy and heart!

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Jewish Pop Rocks! A Tribute Concert in Celebration of Chanukah

December 14, 2023

Featuring The Jordan Klapman Quintet: Shelley Hamilton (vocals); David Williams (vocals); Ron Johnston (bass); John Collin (drums) and Jordan Klapman (keyboard).

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Workshop/Reception with

December 3, 2023

Join artist Alice Vander Vennen for a two-hour workshop to create your own framed art piece using textiles and objects that carry memory and meaning.

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Ignite: Tikkun Leil Chanukah 2023

December 7, 2023

Where light and darkness meet, let’s begin Chanukah together in a community-wide gathering.

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The Clothes Make the Mensch: Jewish Fashion Designers

November 20, 2023

to December 4, 2023

In this three-part multi-access series, learn about famous and lesser-known fashion icons of Jewish heritage who have had a significant effect on women’s and men’s fashion.

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Darwin, Evolution and the Judaic Response

November 16, 2023

to November 23, 2023

Charles Darwin’s 1859 publication ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’ created an urgent need for Jewish thought to respond.

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Theatre Day Trip: The Lehman Trilogy

November 22, 2023

An extraordinary play told in three parts about the lives of the infamous Lehman Brothers.

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Fringes Kumzitz & Exhibition Event

October 29, 2023

In this moment of profound communal uncertainty and challenge, we’ve reimagined the afternoon of welcoming the debut presentation of Fringes as a “kumzitz” (literally: “come sit”).

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Camp: New Play Reading

October 22, 2023

to October 29, 2023

This research-informed play explores themes of womanhood, trauma, sisterhood and resilience.

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Queer Waters: Tashlich at Hanlan’s Point

September 21, 2023

Join us in observing the Jewish ritual of taschlich at Hanlan’s Point! Literally translating to “casting off”, taschlich is traditionally done on the second day of Rosh Hashanah or in the days before Yom Kippur.

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Jewish& In The Market: A Tour Of Kensington’s Layered Stories

October 29, 2023

Peel back the layers of Kensington’s trendy bars and enter a world of pushcarts and pamphlets, bagels and bushel baskets, delicatessens and clothing outlets, when Kensington was home to a vibrant, bustling Jewish community and Spadina Avenue was its “cosmic spine.”

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Opening Reception: I am my Beloved

August 3, 2023

This series of paintings focuses on Jewish Weddings and explores the community and individual sense of excitement, celebration, and joy.

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Celebrating Shabbat in Song

June 16, 2023

Celebrate Shabbat in person with our community and enjoy a Jewish-themed concert, a participatory Shabbat ceremony and some traditional kosher treats.

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ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto

May 11, 2023

to May 19, 2023

The largest film festival in North America showcasing narrative and documentary films about Deaf and disability cultures, and platforming the work of Deaf and/or disabled filmmakers and performers.

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Jewish& In The Market: A Tour Of Kensington’s Layered Stories

June 4, 2023

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Exploring our Genealogical Dance Journey

April 23, 2023

Join Makom, Machane Lev, Maple BBYO, and the MNJCC as we come together to view and discuss the new Fentster Gallery installation, “HaMapah”

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Opening Reception: The Faces of Tikkun Olam

March 1, 2023

Portraits of the artist’s ancestors and people in our community who are helping to repair the world.

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Summer Daytime Choir

July 4, 2023

to August 29, 2023

A choir is a great place to meet new friends, experience the magic of music, give your brain a work out, and have fun!

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So Long, Leonard – A Tribute Concert and Reception

March 4, 2023

to March 5, 2023

In honour of our 70th Anniversary, the MNjcc’s Israeli Connection invites you to celebrate Leonard Cohen and his remarkable legacy, with live music performed by our house band – Heartbeat.

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Richard Ovenden: Libraries as Defenders of Open Society

February 23, 2023

Richard Ovenden of Oxford University discusses recent attacks on libraries and what they represent to our civil society.

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Film Bites featuring Kidon

March 23, 2023

Join us for the international film series with our partner The Toronto Jewish Film Foundation (TJFF).This month we will travel to France and Israel with Kidon.

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Then & Now

January 15, 2023

to February 15, 2023

In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, TJFF and MnJcc are proud to co-present TACHELES and THE GERMAN LESSON as part of Goethe-Institut Toronto’s “Then & Now” Program, part of the Echo-Verse.

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Gila Münster’s 4th Annual 8 Gays of Channukah queer Jewish variety show

December 18, 2022

A fundraiser variety show benefiting Machane Lev, featuring queer Jewish performers including drag queens, singers, and more!

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TORONUKKAH HANUKKAH

December 20, 2022

Join in an art-filled, outdoor, all-ages community candle lighting celebration for the third night of Hanukkah!

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Building The Jewish& Cookbook – Donuts with Corey Mintz

December 11, 2022

Learn how you can safely make the Hanukkah treat at home, because a donut is exponentially better when it’s fresh.

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The Rare Books Collection of the Jewish Public Library

February 2, 2023

Learn about the fascinating history of Hebrew and Yiddish printing, some of Judaism’s earliest authors and oldest texts, and the revealing narratives they hold.

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Influential Jewish Playwrights: What Comes First, Being a Playwright or a Jew?

January 16, 2023

to January 30, 2023

Learn about some of the most influential European, American and Canadian playwrights and their theatrical works that have made a difference.

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Women Make Movies: The First Female Directors

February 6, 2023

From the inception of the moving image in the 1890s, women have been at the forefront of the industry, yet the history of their contributions to film as an art form have largely been forgotten.

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Yiddish Voices of Kensington Part II: The Everyday Lives of the Early Jewish Immigrants

February 16, 2023

This virtual lecture will highlight the occupations and preoccupations of Toronto’s early Yiddish-speaking immigrants between 1900-1920.

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Swingin’ with the Cool Cats

December 15, 2022

Enjoy the smooth & swingin’ hits of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., and dance the afternoon away at our Rat Pack inspired concert held in celebration of Chanukah.

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Hollywood, Cold War Paranoia and The Blacklist

November 21, 2022

to December 19, 2022

Fall 2022 marks 60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis and the release of the Cold War psychological thriller The Manchurian Candidate. This five-part series explores this volatile and fractured time in film history.

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The Rat Pack: Kings of Cool

October 24, 2022

to November 14, 2022

Join us in-person Monday afternoons to learn about the lasting allure and influence of showbiz’s most exclusive fraternity.

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Music at the J: Fall 2022

September 20, 2022

to December 14, 2022

Even though autumn brings an end to our warmest months, it also brings a beginning to our Jewish New Year (Sept 25-27), and what we know will be a fruitful and fresh start for Music at the J!

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Spring 2023: Beginner Hebrew

April 20, 2023

to June 22, 2023

Start speaking Hebrew live in a warm and inviting Zoom classroom!

Happening Now

Suzuki Music – Fall 2026

September 21, 2026

to December 11, 2026

Founded in 1992, the MNjcc Suzuki Music Program offers music education for all ages in a supportive, non-competitive community.

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Waiting for the Fall

July 10, 2022

This contemporary ballet double bill featuring In Between and the new work Waiting for the Fall will excite, move and inspire all who see it!

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Tikkun Leil Shavuot 2022

June 4, 2022

The MNjcc’s renowned Tikkun Leil Shavuot welcomes you back in person!

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Judaism 101

May 5, 2022

to June 23, 2022

The eight-part class explores the foundational topics of Jewish living, including Shabbat, the year cycle, lifecycle events, synagogue, and spirituality.

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Yom Ha’atzmaut Lecture: The Humans of Tel Aviv

May 6, 2022

The Humans of Tel Aviv combines photojournalism with digital storytelling to give participants in the lectures a sense of what makes Tel Aviv and the diverse humans in it tick.

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Klezmer Ensemble

April 25, 2023

to June 13, 2023

Join the klezmer revival! Jam with director Eric Stein and connect to Jewish music in this inspiring chamber group.

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Yom HaShoah Commemoration Meet the Author: Songs of the Sabbath

April 28, 2022

In honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, author Frank Flynn discusses his historical fiction novel Songs of the Sabbath.

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Meet the Author event: Under The Radar – 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians

May 12, 2022

This new publication celebrates the contributions of 30 significant Canadian Jewish musicians.

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Songs From the Heart: The Story of Yiddish Music

May 2, 2022

to May 16, 2022

From their inception in the shtetls of Eastern Europe, into the modern era of Klezmer and the current global revival, learn why Yiddish songs continue to resonate in our collective imaginations.

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From Gilgamesh to Gucci – The What, Why And Wear Of Clothing Through History

April 4, 2022

to April 25, 2022

This three-part series will explore how societies from Babylon and Egypt to Carnaby Street and Paris have re-shaped, decorated and disguised our bodies.

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The Whole Megillah: A Virtual Purim Celebration

March 16, 2022

The Whole Megillah is a virtual choose-your-own-adventure celebration of Purim, intended to be an LGBTQ+ inclusive and 20s & 30s-centered space. Costumes encouraged!

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Intermediate Yiddish through Folklore and Children’s Stories

April 27, 2022

to June 9, 2022

Build on the knowledge and skills you’ve previously acquired in Yiddish, and expand your Yid-dish conversation, reading, writing, and grammar skills.

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Learn or Re-learn Hebrew

March 22, 2022

to June 1, 2022

Brush up on your Hebrew or start learning Hebrew again. Bring a friend from out of town and study with them from the comfort of home in a live, fun and intimate zoom setting.

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Challah Bake Along with Rob Shostak

March 10, 2022

Bake alongside artist Rob Shostak in conversation with Jewish&’s Lauren Schreiber Sasaki, both Montreal-born and Toronto-based enthusiasts of homemade challah, the bread customarily eaten at Shabbat and (most) Holiday meals.

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The Shtetl: The Real, The Fictitious and the Nostalgic – Part II

March 7, 2022

to March 21, 2022

Join us as we continue to understand why the Shtetl is so important in contemporary Jewish consciousness and how it shapes our understanding of Ashkenazi Jewish history.

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The Purim Shpiel Throughout History

March 17, 2022

One of the most beloved and raucous traditions of the Jewish holiday Purim is the shpiel – Yiddish for ‘play’. Discover the fascinating history of these centuries-old presentations.

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Lishma: Winter 2022

February 2, 2022

to March 9, 2022

We are a community of learners in our 20s and 30s, excited to share our desire for greater Jewish engagement.

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They Ain’t Ready For Me

February 3, 2022

to February 6, 2022

The story of Tamar Manasseh, the African American rabbinical student who is leading the fight against senseless killings on the south side of Chicago.

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Creating in the Era of COVID-19 with Kyle Adler and Joe Landini

January 12, 2022

Photographer Kyle Adler and dance community incubator Joe Landini discuss Adler’s exhibition “Something Heroic and Distant” and the creative process during Covid-19.

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Roots, Rhythm, and Resilience: Musical Intersections of Black and Jewish Diasporas

February 3, 2022

to February 24, 2022

This four-part virtual lecture and concert series explores the cultural, musical, and political intersectionality of Black and Jewish cultures throughout the centuries.

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Building The Jewish& Cookbook – Fall 2022

September 25, 2022

Join us every month as together we build the Jewish& Cookbook – recipes from households blending traditions and cultures!

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Tremoloing Before God: The Mandolin in Jewish Life with Eric Stein

February 13, 2022

Mandolinist Eric Stein explores this history, sharing rare photos and recordings.

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The Greatest Movie Remakes and The Reboots that Nobody Asked For

January 17, 2022

to March 14, 2022

Popular film critic Adam Nayman delves into the complex and contradictory history of movie remakes and reboots in this five-part virtual series with film clips.

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Virtual Hebrew Classes: Winter 2022

January 3, 2022

to March 10, 2022

Learn Hebrew with our friendly teachers on Zoom, in a warm and intimate setting.

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Chanukah Concert – Tsindt On Di Likhtelekh

December 2, 2021

Celebrate the Festival of Lights and enjoy your favourite Chanukah songs performed in Yiddish, Hebrew and English.

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Vintage Little Shop of Horrors

October 30, 2021

The Toronto Film Society presents an online screening of this classic black comedy from 1960 about a young schnook who develops a bloodthirsty plant and is forced to kill in order to feed it.

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Yuk, Yuk, Canucks: A History of Canadian Comedy

November 15, 2021

to December 13, 2021

Actor/comedian Jack Newman spotlights the lives and legacies of Canadian comedians, from the early days of The Dumbells, Wayne & Shuster and SCTV, to mega stars such as John Candy and Eugene Levy.

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Building The Jewish& Cookbook – Saltfish Latkes with Akilah Allen-Silverstein

November 14, 2021

In this cook-along workshop, we will prepare a twist on traditional Potato Latkes inspired by host Akilah Allen-Silverstein’s dual ancestries – Ashkenazi Jewish and Kittitian (St.Kitts & Nevis).

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Building The Jewish& Cookbook – Tsukune Matzo Ball Soup with Kristin Eriko Posner

October 17, 2021

Learn how to make this delicious twist on classic matzo ball soup!

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The Significance of the Feldberg Collection

November 4, 2021

Siegbert Feldberg was a German-Jewish clothing manufacturer and art collector who bartered clothing with struggling artists of the Weimar Republic in exchange for their paintings. When the Feldbergs fled Berlin, they preserved this unique art history collection.

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Spoken Word Poetry: Resistance and Resilience Course for 20s and 30s @ Lishma

October 13, 2021

to November 17, 2021

Together we will both learn from the poems of powerful spoken word artists and write and share our own pieces of poetry.

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Sukkah of Love

September 25, 2021

Join the Danforth Jewish Circle, LGBTQ+ @ the J and Alex Richler for this Queer-centered, welcoming-to-all evening, as we engage queer-hearted and queer-minded ways of celebrating and re-imagining this festival of abundant harvest, love and creativity, and welcoming in Ushpizin – spiritual ancestors, guests and each other.

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Judaism 101

October 21, 2025

to December 9, 2025

Judaism 101 is an intro class for everyone, whether or not you identify as Jewish and/or have any prior knowledge of Judaism.

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Broadway’s Legendary Jewish Composers

October 4, 2021

to November 8, 2021

Musicologist Jordan Klapman spotlights the lives, songs and musical theatre legacies of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Jerry Herman, Kander & Ebb, and Stephen Schwartz.

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REVERIE: Tu B’Av Queer Cabaret

July 24, 2021

A celebration of the sacred and strange. Come dream and delight in the queering of this ancient love festival.

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Podcasting 101

July 24, 2021

to August 28, 2021

Learn the basics of podcasting, including recording, editing, and hosting your own episodes!

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Sketch Comedy with Ophira Calof

June 29, 2021

to August 17, 2021

Learn the fundamentals of sketch comedy writing in this 8 week course. At the end we’ll celebrate with a live show featuring your original sketches!

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Summer Vocal Workshop

August 23, 2021

to August 27, 2021

Participate in a one week choral/vocal workshop, led by conductor Asher Farber, who will be joined daily by different guests and musical specialists.

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Book Launch No Better Home? Jews, Canada and the Sense of Belonging

May 28, 2021

The anthology brings together leading scholars of Canadian Jewish life as well as eminent Jewish scholars writing about Canada for the first time.

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Reel Abilities Film Festival 2021

May 18, 2021

to May 31, 2021

From May 18-31,2021, RAFFTO returns virtually to offer exciting films, panels, and workshops spotlighting Deaf and disability cultures and Deaf and/or disabled filmmakers. Registration is now open!

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Jewish LGBTQ+ Representations in Film and TV

June 6, 2021

From Angels in America and Transparent to Bent and Yentl, explore the intersection of Jewish identities and queer identities in film and television

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Book Club: Renoir’s Dancer: The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon

May 27, 2021

Exchange ideas, connect with like-minded people, and participate in engaging discussions and book reviews at our free virtual monthly Book Club.

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Dream Scenes: Seniors on the Green Screen Virtual Reception

May 4, 2021

Martha Davis has helped hundreds of seniors fulfill their wildest dreams in her fanciful exhibit Dream Scenes: Seniors on the Green Screen. Meet the artist during this virtual exhibition opening.

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Tikkun Leil Shavuot

May 16, 2021

Join all of your friends from the downtown Toronto Jewish community on Sunday May 16th, where we’ll be learning live on Zoom from 6 pm to midnight.

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Revenge of the Studios: Hollywood Strikes Back

May 3, 2021

to June 21, 2021

Film critic Adam Nayman examines the 1980s, Hollywood’s decade of sequelization, and the visionaries working in the shadow of blockbuster takeover.

Archived

Learn Hebrew or Yiddish Virtually this Spring

April 20, 2021

Start learning a Hebrew or Yiddish virtually with a loved one who lives out of town this spring with the Miles Nadal JCC.

Archived

Disability/Visibility

April 18, 2021

to June 13, 2021

Disability/Visibility is a free 7-week community arts project presented in partnership with Gallery 44, culminating in a gallery show in Fall 2021.

Archived

Dwelling in the Time of Plagues Opening

March 25, 2021

Celebrate the opening of Dwelling in a Time of Plagues with short talks by the participating artists and authors.

Archived

How Canadians Are Conquering the Ballet World

April 12, 2021

to April 19, 2021

Canadians are making waves all over the ballet world, often with little recognition at home. Get to know 14 of them in these two illustrated lectures with video clips, and explore the variety of what constitutes “ballet” today.

Archived

The Founding of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

April 15, 2021

Bronislaw Huberman, then the leading violinist in Europe, had a mission to rescue as many Jewish musicians as he could from the Nazis, and as a result, he saved many lives and created a great orchestral tradition.

Archived

Yom HaShoah Commemoration: Songs of the Ghettos, Camps and Resistance

April 8, 2021

A Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) concert featuring Cantor Sidney Ezer and accompanist Asher Farber performing Yiddish and Hebrew songs of courage, defiance and hope.

Archived

Contemporary Plagues – Jewish Street Art Festival Passover 2021 Event

March 31, 2021

This year’s Jewish Street Art Festival, Contemporary Plagues, is launching just in time for Passover 2021! Learn more about the five murals, hear from the artists, and the plague theme behind their projects!

Archived

Tea Time Chat with Artist Amanta Scott

March 19, 2021

Director of Arts and Culture at the MNjcc, Esther Arbeid sits down with multi-disciplinary artist Amanta Scott to talk about her current exhibition, Eyeing Medusa, on view at the Virtual Gallery at the J.

Archived

Disability on Film

March 10, 2021

to June 9, 2021

Join critic, writer, and lecturer Angelo Muredda as he takes a critical look at disability on film. With special guests and different topics each month, this popular lecture series is not one to miss!

Archived

Making Space: Stories of Disabled Youth in the GTA

March 11, 2021

to March 18, 2021

A two-part online storytelling series exploring the past and present of disabled youth in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Archived

Queer Text Study with Rabbi Dara Lithwick

February 18, 2021

Each month, we’ll join together with a Queer Jewish educator as we dive in together to connect to text.

Archived

Building the Jewish& Cookbook – February

February 21, 2021

Jewish food historian and Hillel Director Sarah Livingston whips up a batch of her family’s famous kreplach, and demonstrates what makes these dumplings Jewish& Italian!

Archived

How Women Challenge and Change our Laws

March 1, 2021

to March 15, 2021

Over the years, women have successfully challenged and changed laws, both in the United States and Canada. Learn how “great triumphs can only come out of Great Trials.”

Archived

Music Was His Mistress: The Sophisticated Sounds of Duke Ellington

February 11, 2021

Enjoy this illustrated lecture, including video clips and musical selections performed by Jonno. Presented in honour of Black History Month.

Archived

Making the Unseen, Seen: Invisible Disabilities and Jewish Community

February 4, 2021

Jewish community professionals Tema Smith, Sharoni Sibony and Liv Mendelsohn discuss how experience with invisible disabilities has impacted their Jewish communal life and work.

Archived

Make Art About It: Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month

February 7, 2021

to February 28, 2021

With a little guided text discussion to prompt us, we’ll activate our creativity as a tool for personal and communal renewal.

Archived

My Body’s Keeper: Q&A with artist Sharoni Sibony

February 1, 2021

Join the MNJCC for a Q&A with artist Sharoni Sibony on her exhibit My Body’s Keeper.

Archived

Now Hear This: Klezmer

January 19, 2021

to March 2, 2021

Join Artistic Director of the Ashkenaz Festival, Eric Stein, as he shares his knowledge and passion for Klezmer Music in our new virtual Guided Listening series.

Archived

Purim Cabaret: Maps of Home

February 25, 2021

A coast-to-coast road trip of stories and songs, including reimagined folk staples, contemporary chart-toppers and beloved classics.

Archived

Book Club: The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love and Art in Venice

January 21, 2021

MNjcc Book Club reviewer Beverley Fingerhut is a former docent of the Art Gallery of Ontario, with honour degrees in both art and history.

Archived

The Shtetl: The Real, The Fictitious and the Nostalgic

February 1, 2021

to February 22, 2021

What were the shtetls in reality, who lived there and how did they evolve?

Archived

Re-Storying Autism on Screen: Autistic, Family and Practitioner Perspective

November 4, 2020

A screening of 12 short films and panel discussion with filmmakers and project director Patty Douglas from the Re-Storying Autism.

Archived

Toronto Jewish Film Society: The Gender Lady: The Fabulous Dr. May Cohen

November 28, 2020

to November 29, 2020

The Toronto Jewish Film Society is presenting a second showing of The Gender Lady: The Fabulous Dr. May Cohen, and a special live Zoom Q & A with Drs. May Cohen, Barbara Lent and Cheryl Levitt.

Archived

MNJCC Book Club: The Invention of Wings

November 26, 2020

Exchange ideas, connect with like-minded people, and participate in engaging discussions and book reviews at our free virtual monthly Book Club.

Archived

Design Movements in the 19th and 20th Centuries

November 16, 2020

to November 30, 2020

Experience the wonders of Modern Architecture and Design in this globe-trotting journey through the 19th and 20th centuries.

Archived

Building the Jewish& Cookbook – Pizza Napoletana with Kat Romanow of The Wandering Chew

November 8, 2020

Celebrate Jewish diversity and cook-a-long from your home kitchen or just pull up a seat and watch.

Archived

Circus Jews Under National Socialism

November 5, 2020

This fascinating virtual lecture focuses on the true stories of the lives of Jewish circus artists in Germany circa 1880-1945, and combines photos from personal albums, recorded testimonies and stories collected over seven years of extensive research.

Archived

Necessary Images Launch with critic Adam Nayman

November 5, 2020

The Sarah & Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre is proud to present Necessary Images, a 12-installment film and talkback series.

Archived

Queer Text Study

October 29, 2020

Each month, we’ll join with a LGBTQ+ Jewish educator as we dive in together to study texts connected to each Hebrew month.

Archived

TJFF Opening Film: Sublet

October 22, 2020

to October 25, 2020

Acclaimed director Eytan Fox returns to TJFF with a poignant depiction of the transformative power of love through a cross-generational encounter.

Archived

Jewish Foundations

October 20, 2020

to December 8, 2020

In partnership with Jewish&, Jewish Foundations is an intro to Judaism class for everyone!

Archived

Now Hear This… Guided Music Listening: A Century of Mandolin Music

October 27, 2020

to December 8, 2020

From ragtime and jazz, to bluegrass and country, as well as pop, classical and multiple forms of ethnic folk music, new musical treasures await you.

Archived

Short Story, Long Life with journalist and author Mark Oppenheimer

November 4, 2020

to November 23, 2020

A course in the timeless short stories of four Jewish authors: Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, and the great Canadian-Latvian-Jewish David Bezmozgis.

Archived

Book Club: An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic

October 29, 2020

Exchange ideas, connect with like-minded people, and participate in engaging discussions and book reviews at our free virtual monthly Book Club.

Archived

Mindfulness Everyday

October 5, 2020

to October 28, 2020

Join Jooli Park and make a collective commitment to practice mindfulness meditation twice weekly for the month of October.

Archived

Stand-up Comedy & Disability: Level 1

October 14, 2020

to November 11, 2020

If you are a person with a disability who loves to make people laugh, our two-part Stand-up Comedy & Disability program is for you!

Archived

Broadway Dream Teams: The Best Jewish Songwriting Partnerships

October 13, 2020

to November 9, 2020

This 5-part virtual lecture series will celebrate the lives and works of legendary Jewish composing teams.

Archived

From Radical Poets to Rabbinical Scholars: The Yiddish Voices of Kensington Market

October 15, 2020

Vivian Felsen will tell us the story of how she came to discover the mostly forgotten yet truly remarkable literary activity of Kensington Market.

Archived

Building The Jewish& Cookbook – Jewpanese Kabocha & Maple Challah with Carmel Tanaka

October 4, 2020

Join the MNJCC every month as together we build the Jewish& Cookbook – recipes from households blending traditions and cultures!

Archived

Fall 2020 Music Porgams at the MNJCC

September 21, 2020

to October 20, 2020

There are so ways to part music virtually with the Miles Nadal JCC this fall!

Archived

From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza

October 18, 2020

TJFS presents a fascinating documentary about an astonishing collection of ancient manuscripts hidden for centuries in a Cairo synagogue.

Archived

Rosh Hashana Song Circle

September 18, 2020

Join us live on Zoom to celebrate Rosh Hashana, family and community with Ezra and Lauren.

Archived

Jewish& Cookbook – Nova Scotia Brown Bread Challah with Sea Salt

September 13, 2020

Join us monthly as we build the Jewish& Cookbook – with Master Chef winner Jennifer Crawford – blending recipes from households, traditions and cultures!

Archived

Get Together – Sixties Singalong

September 14, 2020

A tribute concert featuring popular folk singing duo Sue & Dwight.

Archived

Movement and Dance with Shoshana

September 14, 2020

to December 14, 2020

Start your morning by awakening your body and moving to summer-themed music.

Archived

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

September 14, 2020

to October 7, 2020

This entertaining virtual lecture series focuses on the greatest concentration of comedy talent ever assembled.

Archived

Jewish Mixtape

July 14, 2020

to August 18, 2020

A weekly sing-along class for all ages and abilities, bringing you the greatest hits of the Jewish songbook from the comfort of your couch.

Archived

Disability on Film

November 4, 2020

to December 9, 2020

Critic, writer, curator and lecturer Angelo Muredda takes a critical look at disability on film.

Archived

COVID 19 Stories: Filmmaking Project for Youth with Disabilities

June 25, 2020

to August 20, 2020

Share your story through filmmaking! With the help of our filmmaking instructor and resident artist, you’ll learn the skills to make your own short film.

Archived

The Future of Performing Arts – Music

August 24, 2020

As Toronto begins to re-open, leaders from performing arts organizations will discuss how they adapted their programming for the pandemic, and what they see as the future of the performing arts as we move forward into the “new normal.”

Related Exhibitions

Gallery

Arctic Coasts: Janet Read

January 3, 2025

to January 27, 2025

The works respond to arctic fragility, beauty, and the urgent need for climate response; moving hearts and minds to action.

Gallery

Shabbat Shalom: Anne Fard

November 29, 2024

to January 1, 2025

‘Shabbat Shalom’ is an exploration of my Jewishness and how the practice of ‘peaceful rest’ is unique to me.

Gallery

Exodus: Peter Barelkowski

November 1, 2024

to November 27, 2024

In his Exodus series Peter Barelkowski presents his work on the always relevant topic of displacement and migration.

Gallery

Jane Goldenberg: Will We Ever Dream Again?

October 2, 2024

to October 30, 2024

Amidst terrifying events and real danger, Goldenberg’s work explores the struggle to maintain strength and resilience.

Gallery

EXPRESSIONS BY 7TH GEN

September 4, 2024

to September 30, 2024

This exhibition celebrates the artistic talents and cultural heritage of the Indigenous youth artists from 7th Generation Image Makers.

Gallery

The Thirteen Moons Teaching Cycle

August 2, 2024

to August 28, 2024

A collection representing a variety of traditional ways and understanding the power and beauty of our Indigenous family and communities.

Gallery

Beyond Borders: Uniting Canadian-Israeli Communities Through Art

July 4, 2024

to July 31, 2024

Beyond Borders celebrates the artistic talents of local Canadian-Israeli artists.

Gallery

Hinenu: We Are Here

June 1, 2024

to July 1, 2024

This installation explores Queer and Trans Jewish visibility in a summer camp setting, arising from a workshop co-led by Machane Lev and LGBTQ+ at the J.

Gallery

JAM-Ex 2024: Jewish Art and Music Exhibition

May 3, 2024

to May 29, 2024

The JAM-Ex theme this year is Jewish Music Around The World, and we know you will enjoy viewing these creative art pieces from gifted students.

Gallery

Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train

March 5, 2024

to March 27, 2024

In this series artist Rachael Grad reverses the ubiquitous toy train and turn it into a paintbrush.

Gallery

We See Toronto: An Inclusive Viewpoint of Our City

February 3, 2024

to February 29, 2024

A talented team of photographers with disabilities took to the streets and scenes of Toronto.

Gallery

The Plasticene: Kalliopi Monoyios

January 3, 2024

to January 31, 2024

A MNjcc tikkun olam exhibition presenting environmentally-themed plastic works that embrace the complexity of our relationship with the material.

Gallery

PASSAGES II

December 2, 2023

to January 1, 2024

Featuring new works by Alice Vander Vennen.

Gallery

Making the Museum: An Obligation to Remember

November 3, 2023

to November 29, 2023

Making the Museum explores the new Toronto Holocaust Museum’s history, development, curatorial approach, and contemporary relevance.

Gallery

Into the Orchard

September 7, 2023

to October 29, 2023

An exploration of Judaism in honour of the MNjcc’s 70th anniversary with paintings by Yaara Eshet.

Gallery

I am my Beloved

August 2, 2023

to September 4, 2023

This series of paintings focuses on Jewish Weddings and explores the community and individual sense of excitement, celebration, and joy.

Gallery

Visual Fringe

July 5, 2023

to July 30, 2023

Local visual artists were selected through an open call to display their work throughout the Tranzac and the Gallery at the J for the month of July 2023.

Gallery

Woodland Pride

June 7, 2023

to July 3, 2023

Woodland Pride by Patrick Hunter is a celebration of nature, and life through the lens of the woodland art form.

Gallery

JAM Ex! (Jewish Art & Music Exhibition)

May 2, 2023

to June 4, 2023

Two curated art exhibits, featuring artwork by renowned Jewish Toronto artists!

Gallery

The Art of Sensory Play

April 1, 2023

to April 28, 2023

Building upon this, the MNjcc Toddler, Preschool, Junior Kindergarten and School Age children have used their senses as their intuitive guide while creating masterpieces.

Gallery

Amanta Scott: The Faces of Tikkun Olam

March 1, 2023

to March 29, 2023

Portraits of both the artist’s ancestors and people in our community who are helping to repair the world.

Gallery

Keeping Connected: The Collected Works of the Bernard Betel Centre's Visual Arts Classes

January 5, 2023

to January 31, 2023

This collection features the art of older adults at the Bernard Betel Centre in watercolour, acrylic and pencil.

Gallery

Driven: Jeff Mann

December 2, 2022

to January 3, 2022

Sculpture and mixed media artist Jeff Mann returns to the MNjcc to address our dependency on cars.

Gallery

For the Child: The Story of the Kindertransport

November 9, 2022

to November 30, 2022

Explore the moving and dramatic history of the Kindertransport and learn about the fate of these Kindertransport children through their personal objects and the stories they tell.

Gallery

City Life Captures of Toronto

October 3, 2022

to October 31, 2022

City Life Captures of Toronto takes you on a journey of Toronto, through a different lens.

Virtual

Eleven

August 1, 2022

to August 31, 2022

Celebrating the Virtual Gallery at the J’s 2021-2022 artists and exhibition partners.

Virtual

Sheva in Action

May 2, 2022

to May 31, 2022

An MNjcc early childhood education exhibition showcasing art made using the Sheva Framework and foundation of each lens within the creative projects.

Virtual

Cycles in Time: Creative Shmita Explorations

April 1, 2022

to April 30, 2022

Canadians were encouraged to make art inspired by Shmita rooted in ritual objects, texts, music and practices that facilitate both a personal and collective engagement with Jewish cycles of time.

Virtual

FROM THE DEPTHS: A Woman’s Art Association of Canada Exhibition

March 1, 2022

to March 31, 2022

A celebration of female artists for International Women’s Day! The Women’s Art Association of Canada (WAAC) is the longest-standing arts organization of Canada.

Virtual

Teneshia T. Samuel: NEO-KENTE

February 1, 2022

to February 28, 2022

This virtual exhibition of a series of images and designer silks, titled “NEO-KENTE” represents the next generation of contemporary cloth-making, integrating digital design and ancient and modern symbols of intersectional Black identities.

Virtual

Something Heroic and Distant: Dancers Creating in the Time of COVID-19

January 4, 2022

to January 31, 2022

Collaborating with a courageous and diverse group of dancers during the COVID-19 lockdown, photographer Kyle Adler has crafted a stunning visual testament to how we share a need to create even while each of us owns a unique story.

Virtual

High Arctic Light: Paintings by Janet Read

December 1, 2021

to December 31, 2021

Drawings in oil and graphite have a gestural immediacy in their depiction of churning ocean and cold light that provides a counterpoint to the major canvases.

Window Gallery

Dis/Play

November 12, 2021

to November 27, 2021

This project features disabled people telling their own stories through narrative and visual art, woven into a 10 minute multi-media piece that will be projected onto exterior building walls.

Virtual

Survivor Children: Paintings by Harry Tiefenbach

November 1, 2021

to November 30, 2021

A virtual exhibition for Holocaust Education Week, including painted portraits of child survivors of the Flossenburg concentration camp.

Virtual

They Didn't Know We Were Seeds

October 1, 2021

to October 31, 2021

Through painted portraits, viewers will encounter a survivor, and feel echoes of their individual strength and courage.

Virtual

Distinctions of Blooms

September 1, 2021

to September 30, 2021

Showcasing the work of young artists with disabilities to illustrate the story of what the theme of bloom means to them. Each photo reflects the individual’s focus, chosen by each artist who took part in a 7-week Disability/Visibility photography program.

Virtual

Bride and Groom

August 3, 2021

to August 31, 2021

Photographer Jack Micay captures both posed and candid shots of soon-to-be and just wed couples from around the world in his exhibit Bride and Groom.

Virtual

queer at the root

June 1, 2021

to June 30, 2021

queer at the root is a virtual art exhibition featuring 18 Jewish, queer and or trans artists across North America displayed by the Miles Nadal JCC in Toronto in collaboration with Jewish Queer Trans Vancouver.

Virtual

The Shoebox Collection: Photographs by Irving Fistell

May 3, 2021

to June 10, 2021

Almost every family has a shoebox filled with old photos tucked away in a drawer or closet. But our shoebox is special. In it are images taken by my father during the l940’s and 50’s that have danced around in my head for years.

Virtual

Seniors on the Green Screen

May 1, 2021

to June 30, 2021

Part studio portrait, part collaboration, Martha Davis empowers senior citizens to fulfill their longings virtually, using the magic of green screen photography.

Virtual

Amanta Scott: Eyeing Medusa

March 8, 2021

to April 9, 2021

Amanta Scott celebrates International Women’s Day with Eyeing Medusa, 25 encaustic paintings depicting some of the most iconic women of our time such as Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Tarana Burke and Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

Window Gallery

Both&: Dwelling in a Time of Plagues

March 26, 2021

to May 16, 2021

A Jewish creative response to real-world plagues of our time. In Toronto, Bareket Kezwer’s mural at the Miles Nadal JCC engages with the plague of binary thinking.

Virtual

Ketubahs: Rosette Sund

January 4, 2021

to February 28, 2021

The text in each print is customizable to reflect a couple’s distinct union. These prints juxtapose a modern-day aesthetic with a long-standing tradition.

Virtual

Sharoni Sibony: My Body's Keeper

February 1, 2021

to February 28, 2021

This series weaves together the visual vocabularies of communal Jewish prayer and the artist’s own objects of pain management.

Virtual

Célia Z Brandão

December 15, 2020

to January 31, 2021

Celia Brandao is a Toronto-based ceramic artist and educator with an extensive background in commercial graphic design.

Window Gallery

2020 Jewish Street Art Festival at the Miles Nadal JCC

December 8, 2020

to January 4, 2021

For Hanukkah, the windows of the MNjcc have been covered with the work of Bareket Kezwer, who has added a burst of colour to the corner of Bloor and Spadina.

Virtual

Myriam Nafte: Archive

October 1, 2020

to November 30, 2020

Archive is a combined series by multimedia artist Myriam Nafte, inspired by medieval Jewish communities and celebrating their contributions to the arts and sciences.

Virtual

Ink illustrations by artist Gail Geltner

September 1, 2020

to November 30, 2020

Gail Geltner is a visual artist and illustrator. All images have been selected from the book, What You See, published by Second Storey Press in 1992.

Virtual

The Batik Collectif

September 1, 2020

to September 30, 2020

In the exhibit entitled Life, the artists explore different perspectives using a technique known as “Modern Batik Art” to bring their pieces to life!

Virtual

25 Years of the Ashkenaz Festival

August 19, 2020

to September 18, 2020

Celebrate 25 years of the Ashkenaz Festival by exploring the festival’s archives in this virtual exhibition at the MNjcc Virtual Gallery.

Virtual

Jewish Music Week 2020 Student Art Contest

August 1, 2020

to August 31, 2020

A digital showcase of the Jewish Music Week’s Student Art Contest winners, submitted under the theme of “My Favourite Jewish Music.”

Virtual

Disability/Visibility

July 3, 2020

to July 31, 2020

Exciting new photography from 17 students, curated by Steve Kean and Effie Biliris, and Stephanie Avery’s photographs that explore abandoned buildings around the world.

Virtual

Blooming

June 1, 2020

to June 30, 2020

An exhibition for Pride Month at the J, featuring the work of Cee Lavery and Saul Freedman-Lawson.