Volunteer Day
Gardening at Baycrest
When: Sunday April 29 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Baycrest (3560 Bathurst Street)
Give back to the community by volunteering with us at Baycrest (Bathurst/Wilson) on Sunday, April 29 from 1-4pm. We will be doing some gardening outside and then playing board games with the seniors.
Cost: FREE
RSVP required to info@kulanutoronto.org. Spaces limited.
Monthly programming
Monthly movie night
When: Tuesday May 1 at 7:15 p.m.
Where: The 519 (519 Church St.)
This fun-loving musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air.
Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?
Cost: Pay what you can, light refreshments included
Movie: Hairspray
Arts & Cultural Programming
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
When: Saturday May 12 at 9:00 p.m.
Where: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (506 Bloor St. West)
Join Kulanu Toronto as we co-present a film at the TJFF!
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams star in a powerful adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel about an Orthodox woman who returns to the community she fled years ago and rekindles a relationship with her cousin’s wife, putting both of their futures at risk.
Cost: $15 Adult, $11 Senior/Student (Buy Tickets HERE)
Movie: Disobedience (114 min)
Past Events
Student and Young Professional Programming
Shabbat of Light
When: Friday April 13 at 6:45 p.m. (Wine and Appetizers followed by Kabbalat Shabbat Services and a Middle Eastern Style Dinner)
Where: Beth Tikvah (3080 Bayview Avenue)
Join us for an inclusive young adult/professional Shabbat service and dinner, beginning with wine and appetizers.
The Shabbat dinner will include a camp-style Kabbalat Shabbat service featuring various leaders from the LGBTQ+ Jewish community connecting their own experiences with our prayers. Afterwards, we will join together for a Shabbat dinner featuring special guest Tye Gregory, Executive Director of A Wider Bridge. All are welcome to attend.
Presented by Beth Tikvah, CIJA, KT Young Professionals, and A Wider Bridge.
Cost: University Students ($12), Under 30/underemployed ($18), Under 39 ($22).
RSVP for Shabbat dinner by Tuesday April 10 at 5pm to gayle@bethtikvahtoronto.org or 416-221-3433.
Monthly programming
Monthly movie night
When: Tuesday April 3 at 7:15 p.m.
Where: The 519 (519 Church St.)
LET OUR PEOPLE GO!
In honour of this month's movie night falling on Passover we will be screening the Prince of Egypt.
"The handsomely animated Prince of Egypt is an amalgam of Hollywood biblical epic, Broadway supermusical and nice Sunday school lesson." - Jeff Millar, The Houston Chronicle top critic.
Cost: Pay what you can, light refreshments included (we will have make your own matzah s'mores as an added treat this month)
Movie: Prince of Egypt
Cultural Event
LGBTQ+ and Allies Shabbat '20s, 30s and beyond'
When: Friday March 16 at 6 p.m. (Services), 7:30pm (Dinner)
Where: Wolfond Centre (36 Harbord Street)
Traditional egalitarian services at 6pm. Vegetarian potluck dinner from 7:30-10pm.
Come alone or with a friend for a relaxed, soulful, and playful Shabbat experience. LGBTQ+ individuals and allies of all backgrounds, and Jewish affiliations are welcome. Dinner is preceded by a contemplative, songful Shabbat service, led by Annex Shul.
Presented by Annex Shul, Eshel, Kulanu Toronto, Narayver, Shir Libeynu, Matanot Lev and MNjcc.
Cost: For FREE admission please bring a vegetarian potluck item, otherwise tickets are $15.
Monthly programming
Monthly movie night
When: Tuesday March 6 at 7:15 p.m.
Where: The 519 (519 Church St.)
Come out for a screening of this Oscar-winning movie musical starring, written, produced, directed by, and with an original score written and sung entirely by Barbara Streisand.
Cost: Pay what you can, light refreshments included
Movie: Yentl
Social Event
Kulanu Purim Drag Shabbat
When: Friday March 2 at 7 p.m.
Where: 8 Wellesley Street East, Penthouse Party Room
A new Jewdo for Queer Hebro’s, Shebrews, Theybrews, Bagel-Chasers, & Allies. We will do bilingual candle-lighting and blessing over the wine & challah. Enjoy schmoozing over a delicious pot-luck dinner (vegetarian).
BYOB, we will provide non-alcoholic beverages.
We encourage everyone to dress in drag, or at least something funky & eccentric.
Cost: For FREE admission please bring a potluck item, otherwise tickets are $15.
Monthly programming
Monthly movie night
When: Tuesday February 6 at 7:15 p.m.
Where: The 519 (519 Church St.)
Come join us for our monthly movie night Purim style! We will be screening Fiddler on the Roof with drag commentary (feat. Ivanna Slapavitch)!
Cost: Pay what you can, light refreshments included
Movie: Fiddler on the Roof
Monthly programming
Monthly movie night
When: Tuesday January 2 at 7:15 p.m.
Where: The 519 (519 Church St.)
Dazzle us with your rainbow Judaica knowledge and sing along to a screening of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat!
Cost: Pay what you can, light refreshments included
Movie: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Social event
8 Crazy Shots: A student & young professional Hannukah party
When: Saturday December 9 at 8:30 p.m.
Where: 8 Wellesley Street East (Penthouse Party Room)
Not your average dreidel-spinning Hannukah jam. Featuring performances by our own in-house drag king and queen Butt Mitzfa and Ivanna Slapavich, this is one party you don't want to miss.
Cost: Pay what you can and includes samples of latkas, suffganiyot, and manishewitz. BYOM (bring your own menorah) and BYOB.
Monthly programming
Monthly movie night
When: Tuesday December 5 at 7:15 p.m.
Where: The 519 (519 Church St.)
Anyone else have the entire soundtrack to RENT still memorized? Show off your pipes and sing along to a screening of the broadway version of the iconic New York City musical!
Cost: Pay what you can, light refreshments included
Movie: Rent (Broadway edition)