Membership Benefits
Membership Benefits
Please note that all activities and most services (except Shabbat morning) are currently being held online due to pandemic restrictions. |
When you join the Narayever, you have the knowledge that you are making possible the continuity and the growth of a thriving traditional-egalitarian Jewish community in downtown Toronto. Shabbat morning services are held at Leo Baeck Day School. Ongoing benefits of membership include:
- Traditional egalitarian religious services
- Wonderful Kiddush lunches every Shabbat (temporarily suspended due to pandemic restrictions)
- A variety of interesting adult and children’s programs
- A commitment to promoting the concept of tikun olam through social action projects and by raising funds for tzedakah
- Holiday celebrations such as Hanukkah and Purim parties and Sukkot lunches
- Israeli focused activities and more
Services are held on Shabbat at 10:30 am. Check the calendar for Kabbalat Shabbat times. There is a Sunday minyan at 9:00 am for those saying kaddish, and a daily Maariv minyan at 7:00pm. Daily minyan is not held on Friday. Click here for the membership form.
In addition, there are the following specific benefits to your membership:
- Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Marriage Ceremonies, Funerals, Brises and Baby Namings – The Rabbi is there to consult with members on these important lifecycle events and officiate at the ceremonies.
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah special programming – an exciting class program in the year preceding the Bar/Bat Mitzvah
- Pastoral Counselling, Personalized Growth or Coaching – Whether it is to seek spiritual, emotional or practical advice, the Rabbi gives priority to Shul members.
- High Holiday Tickets – All Shul members receive tickets for themselves and children who are under Bar/Bat Mitzvah age
- Community Shabbat dinners – A warm Shabbat gathering for members and their families is organized several times a year
- Cemetery Plots – All Shul members are eligible for a cemetery plot
- Caring Hesed Services – for members who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
- Shul Library – A well-stocked library of books and magazines to which members will have free access during operating hours.
- Yahrzeit Reminders – Members receive mailed reminders noting the day and date prior to the yahrzeit of a loved one.
- Tax receipts for membership dues.
All these benefits together provide a terrific value for your membership fee. We invite you to join our warm and vibrant community and encourage you to forge a close bond with the First Narayever Congregation as a member.
To find out about our fees click here.
Thu, May 19 2022
18 Iyyar 5782
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES SUSPENDED as of NOVEMBER 23, 2020
In-person services have been supended. Please refer to our Shabbat Services page for more information.
Today's Sefirah Count Is 33
היום שלשה ושלשים יום שהם ארבעה שבועות וחמשה ימים לעמר |
Today's Calendar
Lag B'Omer |
: 7:00pm |
Friday Night
Candle Lighting : 8:23pm |
Shabbat Day
: 9:30am |
Havdalah : 9:33pm |
: 9:40pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
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This week's Torah portion is Parshat Behar
Shabbat, May 21 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, May 20, 8:23pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, May 21, 9:33pm |
Lag B'Omer
Thursday, May 19 |