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# Kol Ami

Progressive. Inclusive. Musical. Reform.

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- [Home](https://www.kolami.ca/) - Progressive. Inclusive. Musical. Reform. Welcome to Kol Ami, a welcoming and inclusive Reform Jewish community in the York region and the Greater Toronto Area.
- [High Holy Days Tickets & Related Details](https://www.kolami.ca/whats-happening/high-holy-days/high-holy-days-tickets-related-details/)
- [High Holy Days](https://www.kolami.ca/whats-happening/high-holy-days/) - A time for reflection, renewal, and coming together. Join us for soulful, musical services, family programming, and community engagement. Whether you’ve attended for years or are joining us for the first time, there’s a seat for you.If you are not a member of Kol Ami and would like to purchase High Holy Days tickets, please
- [Land Acknowledgement](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/land-acknowledgement/) - At Kol Ami we acknowledge that we are situated on Traditional Territories and Treaty Lands, including those of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations and other Indigenous Peoples. As Jews and as a community, may we always strive to fulfill our Jewish value of Tzedek Tirdof – the pursuit of justice in our society.We
- [Policies](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/policies/) - At Kol Ami, we’re committed to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all.Anti-Harassment Policy – We strive to ensure that all employees, members, volunteers, and guests feel welcome and protected from harassment or bullying.Privacy Policy – We respect your privacy. Our policy outlines how we collect, store, and use personal information with care and responsibility..Ethics
- [Hebrew School](https://www.kolami.ca/youth-family/hebrew-school/) - Try us for FREE with A Taste of Kol AmiDiscover the magic of Shabbat morning Hebrew School!Looking for a joyful, hands-on Jewish learning experience for your child? Try a FREE 4-week Taste of Kol Ami and see why families love our warm, welcoming community.Held on Saturday mornings at the Kimmel Building located on the south
- [Holidays & Festivals](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/holidays-festivals/) - High Holy DaysThe High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at Kol Ami are a time for deep reflection, beautiful music, and meaningful connection. Our services are warm, musical, and participatory – led by our inspiring Rabbi, our gifted Cantorial Soloist, and our incredible volunteer choir.We welcome you to join us in person
- [President’s Message and Membership](https://www.kolami.ca/whats-happening/high-holy-days/presidents-message-and-membership/) - Dear Chaverim,As another Jewish year draws to a close, we are reminded again and again how important Jewish community truly is. I find myself reflecting on what makes Kol Ami such a special place. It isn’t simply our services, our programs, or even our space—it is the people who choose, year after year, to build
- [Lay Leadership](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/lay-leadership/) - Kol Ami is guided by a dedicated Board of Directors that oversees the congregation’s vision, policies, and operations. Up to 16 elected members serve two-year terms, working together to support our vibrant community. Kol Ami’s Board of Directors works in close partnership with clergy and staff to guide the life of our congregation. Board members
- [Membership at Kol Ami](https://www.kolami.ca/new-to-kol-ami/membership-at-kol-ami/) - “Hineh mah tov umah na’im shevet achim gam yachad” - How good and pleasant it is to be together in community. (Psalm 133) Kol Ami is a warm, inclusive, and vibrant Jewish community where everyone belongs - young families, interfaith households, LGBTQ+ members, and people at every stage of their Jewish journey. We’ve adopted a
- [Full Calendar](https://www.kolami.ca/whats-happening/full-calendar/) - Search Sorting Order Search Show Advanced Search Search Location Options Within 5 10 25 50 100 distance units Miles Kilometers Categories Categories Adult Education Adult Social Board Meeting Choir Hebrew School Jewish Holidays Meetings Music PJ Plus Ritual Shabbat Weekly Parsha Youth Group Clear All Search Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday S
- [Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/rock-shabbat/) - Rock Shabbat and Potluck Dinner, with Cantorial Soloist Aron Katz & ShtyxJoin us for a potluck dinner and rock out with Shtyx as we welcome Shabbat, Kol Ami style!*Registration is required for security and planning purposes, and is available in our calendar, and in the newsletter the week of the event.
- [Music - The Heartbeat of our Community](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/music-the-heartbeat-of-our-community/) - Kol Ami ChoirOur choir is a shining expression of Kol Ami’s vibrant musical spirit. Led by professional director Adine Mintz, our talented volunteer singers and accompanists bring the beauty of Jewish choral music to life at the High Holy Days, select Shabbat services, and special community events. Check the calendar and come experience the heart
- [Learn & Grow](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/learn-grow/) - Jewish living begins with Jewish learning!At Kol Ami, learning is for everyone – kids, teens, and adults alike. Whether you’re new to Judaism or a lifelong learner, you’ll find thought-provoking, welcoming, and relevant programs that meet you where you are.Kol Ami hosts inspiring guest speakers, adult learning opportunities, interfaith events, and social action initiatives throughout
- [Shabbat Services](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/shabbat-services/) - Shabbat Morning“Shiru l’Adonai shir chadash – Sing unto God a new song!” (Psalm 96)Shabbat services at Kol Ami are alive with music, community, and tradition. Whether you’re a regular or trying something new, there’s a place for you.Our clergy create a welcoming, informal atmosphere where everyone can participate. Services blend Hebrew and English, incorporate instruments
- [Get Involved](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/) - What makes Kol Ami such a remarkable community? Our members, of course. From our youngest to our oldest, we can all contribute in meaningful ways to the growth and welfare of our Kol Ami community and the greater world in which we live. There are so many ways to get involved, to make a difference
- [Bingo](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/bingo/) - Support Kol Ami — Bingo Volunteer Opportunity Looking for a meaningful way to support Kol Ami? We’re seeking volunteers to help staff a local bingo hall just a few times a year. Each shift is only two hours, with two volunteers needed per shift. If you’re interested or would like more information, please contact Rich at candrkowal@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting our community!
- [Thinking About Conversion?](https://www.kolami.ca/new-to-kol-ami/thinking-about-conversion/) - Judaism is an ancient, ever-evolving way of life - rooted in tradition, enriched by learning, and strengthened by community. It welcomes honest questioning and celebrates spiritual growth. At Kol Ami, we are proud to support those who feel called to join the Jewish people. Our conversion journey combines study, community participation, and one-on-one guidance with
- [Donate Now](https://www.kolami.ca/giving/donate-now/) - “Let them build Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.” – Exodus 25:8Kol Ami is built on generosity. Your gift helps sustain a vibrant Jewish community filled with learning, celebration, support, and tradition.There are many meaningful ways to give:Support dynamic programs and services with a general donationContribute to one of our special fundsHonour
- [PJ Plus: Parent & Tot Program](https://www.kolami.ca/youth-family/pj-plus-parent-tot-program/) - PJ Plus is a joyful 8-10 week program for children aged 1.5 to 3 years and their parents or grandparents. Each session features a specially designed curriculum inspired by beloved PJ Library books, focusing on Jewish holidays, Shabbat, Israel, and core Jewish values.Each session includes:Interactive PJ story circle timeCreative arts and craftsMusic and movementSnack and
- [Clergy & Staff](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/clergy-staff/) - Rabbi Lori CohenRabbiCohen@kolami.caRabbi Lori Cohen brings warmth, wisdom, and a deep sense of purpose to Kol Ami. She believes in building a compassionate, spiritually enriching community where everyone feels seen and valued.Ordained in 2000, Rabbi Lori’s journey to the rabbinate began with a career in education and youth support. She has since served in diverse
- [Our Sacred Space](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/our-sacred-space/) - Kol Ami has always found holiness wherever we gather – homes, schools, outdoors, and online. Our current home at the Kimel Family Education Centre is where we come together to pray, learn, sing, and celebrate. Hiddur Mitzvah – Beauty in MitzvotHiddur Mitzvah teaches us to approach Jewish life with care, joy, and beauty. Guided by
- [New to Kol Ami?](https://www.kolami.ca/new-to-kol-ami/) - How might Kol Ami fit into your life? Our dynamic Reform community offers an exciting menu of opportunities for worship, learning and Jewish living for individuals and families. We invite you to explore our site for information on all Kol Ami has to offer. Read all about us, or better still, join us for services
- [Social Action - Tikkun Olam](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/social-action-tikkun-olam/) - Repairing the world, one mitzvah at a time. Kol Ami is deeply committed to Tikkun Olam, taking action locally and globally to support those in need. Our Social Action Committee leads initiatives that address food insecurity, support marginalized communities, and respond to humanitarian crises in Israel and around the world. Highlights include: High Holy Days
- [Chesed - Our Caring Community](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/chesed-our-caring-community/) - Supporting one another with compassion and kindnessKol Ami’s Chesed Committee embodies G’milut Chasadim – acts of lovingkindness – by offering support to members during times of illness, grief, and celebration.Our dedicated volunteers provide:Meals and visits during illness (Bikkur Cholim)Shiva leadership and nightly minyan supportMitzvah Baking for special eventsWarm welcomes for new babies (with a Kol
- [Kol Ami Teens](https://www.kolami.ca/youth-family/kol-ami-teens/) - At Kol Ami, Jewish life doesn’t stop after B’nai Mitzvah - it evolves, deepens, and grows. Our teens stay connected through leadership, learning, social action, and community. TAKAY: Temple Association of Kol Ami Youth Our youth group for Grades 8-12 is one of the most vibrant in the GTA. Affiliated with NFTY, TAKAY teens plan
- [B'nai Mitzvah](https://www.kolami.ca/youth-family/bnai-mitzvah/) - Meaningful, Personal, Celebratory At Kol Ami, becoming B’nai Mitzvah is more than a milestone - it’s a joyful, community-wide celebration of growth, learning, and Jewish identity. Students are called to the Torah during our Shabbat morning service, leading meaningful parts of the service, chanting Torah and Haftarah, and sharing a thoughtful D’var Torah they’ve developed
- [Welcoming Children of All Ages](https://www.kolami.ca/youth-family/welcoming-children-of-all-ages/) - Take one step into our building, and you’ll feel it - Kol Ami is a family of families. Our services are musical, inclusive, and welcoming to children of all ages. For more information about these and other family-friendly programs contact, Jennifer Katz, our Director of Education: educator@kolami.ca. Check our calendar for the full schedule of
- [Life Cycle Events](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/life-cycle-events/) - “For everything there is a season…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)At Kol Ami, we walk through life together – celebrating moments of joy, supporting one another through sorrow, and marking every meaningful milestone as a sacred community.From baby namings to B’nai Mitzvah, weddings to funerals, Kol Ami is here to uplift and support you every step of the
- [Interfaith Families](https://www.kolami.ca/new-to-kol-ami/interfaith-families/) - At Kol Ami, interfaith families aren’t just welcomed - they’re embraced. We celebrate the many ways Jewish families are formed and proudly include interfaith households in all aspects of synagogue life: Hebrew School, rituals, life cycle events, and learning for all ages. Inclusivity is core to who we are. Rabbi Lori Cohen is available to
- [About Kol Ami](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/about-kol-ami/) - A Community of Voices Kol Ami means “voice of my people,” and that’s exactly what we are - a warm, welcoming community where voices come together in prayer, learning, celebration, and support. Kol Ami is a welcoming and inclusive Jewish community in York region, with members from across Toronto and the greater Toronto area. Our
- [Youth & Family](https://www.kolami.ca/youth-family/)
- [Volunteer at Kol Ami](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/volunteer-at-kol-ami/) - Kol Ami thrives because of the energy, passion, and commitment of our volunteers. Whether you have a few hours or a few days to give, your time makes a difference – and helps build a stronger, more connected community.Volunteering is a great way to meet people, support others, and shape Jewish life at Kol Ami.
- [Yizkor - Memorial Prayers](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/yizkor-memorial-prayers/) - Yizkor, the memorial prayer service, is a meaningful time to remember and honour our loved ones who have passed. These prayers are recited during the following services each year: Yom Kippur (between the Afternoon and Ne’ilah services) Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (morning service) Pesach - Seventh Day (morning service) Shavuot (morning service) Please check our calendar
- [Memorial Wall](https://www.kolami.ca/giving/memorial-wall/) - “Zecher Tzadik Livracha – The memory of the righteous is a blessing.”Honouring the memory of our loved ones is one of Judaism’s most cherished values. Through prayer, study, and acts of tzedakah, we keep their spirit alive in our community and in our hearts.Kol Ami offers a lasting way to honour those who have passed
- [Contact Us](https://www.kolami.ca/contact-us/) - Temple Kol Ami9600 Bathurst StreetVaughan, Ontario L6A 3Z8Telephone: 905-709-2620admin@kolami.caOffice Hours:Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMFriday: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM
- [What's Happening](https://www.kolami.ca/whats-happening/) - There’s always something meaningful, musical, or just plain fun around the corner! At Kol Ami, Jewish life is alive with celebration, learning, and community connection. Whether you’re joining us for the High Holy Days, a spirited Shabbat experience, or one of our festival celebrations, you’ll find warmth, inclusivity, and purpose. Check our calendar regularly and
- [What is Reform Judaism?](https://www.kolami.ca/new-to-kol-ami/what-is-reform-judaism/) - Reform Judaism is rooted in tradition and open to change. It’s a dynamic, inclusive approach to Jewish life that honors our past while embracing the present. At Kol Ami, this means we welcome interfaith families, celebrate gender equality, support the LGBTQ+ community, and believe every voice matters. We see Torah as a living, evolving guide
- [Planned Giving](https://www.kolami.ca/giving/planned-giving/) - Plan today. Impact tomorrow. Planned Giving offers you a meaningful way to support Kol Ami’s future - often at no immediate cost to you. By making a commitment now for a future gift, you leave a legacy of Jewish life, learning, and community for generations to come. What Is Planned Giving? A planned gift is
- [Book Club](https://www.kolami.ca/get-involved/book-club/) - In partnership with Shaarei-Beth El Congregation of Oakville, our Book Club meets regularly on Zoom to dive into thought-provoking reads with Jewish themes or connections. Join us for lively discussion, community connection, and great books. Check our calendar or weekly HaShavua email for upcoming titles and meeting dates.
- [Our History](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/our-history/) - Kol Ami began in 1988 when a small group of families dreamed of an inclusive, welcoming synagogue where Shabbat and Jewish learning would be at the heart of community life. Early services took place in homes and community centres before moving to Leo Baeck Day School. Under the inspiring leadership of Rabbi Nancy Wechsler and
- [Welcome](https://www.kolami.ca/welcome/)
- [Jewish Life](https://www.kolami.ca/jewish-life/) - Pray, Sing and Study With Us! “Kol Ami” means “Voice of my people,” and Kol Ami is a place where our people’s voices are lifted in prayer and song. Our services are warm, musical and participatory, and children are always welcome. We invite you to join us at Shabbat or Festival services. Pray, sing and
- [Giving](https://www.kolami.ca/giving/) - "Let them build Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them." Exodus 25:8 Kol Ami thrives because of the generosity of its members and friends. There are many ways to support our community Please consider a gift to one of our funds, a general donation to support our vibrant and dynamic programming, a purchase
- [Events](https://www.kolami.ca/events/) - CONTENTS

## Events

- [Selichot:](https://www.kolami.ca/events/selichot-on-zoom/) - Selichot - Study and Service with Rabbi Lori Cohen, Cantorial Soloist Aron Katz, and the Kol Ami Choir Saturday, September 5 | 7:00 PM in person and on Zoom 7:00 PM: Study Session Imitatio Dei - Our Desire to Create Like God The Golem 8:15 PM: Refreshments 8:30 to 9:30 PM: Service with Shofar Blowing
- [Yom HaAtzma’ut](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haatzmaut/) - Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observanceof the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-8:18 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Yom HaAtzma’ut](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haatzmaut-2/) - Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observanceof the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-8:18 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Yom HaAtzma’ut](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haatzmaut-3/) - Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observanceof the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-8:18 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2028?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Yom HaAtzma’ut](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haatzmaut-4/) - Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observanceof the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-8:18 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2029?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Yom HaAtzma’ut](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haatzmaut-5/) - Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observanceof the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-8:18 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2030?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Parashat Nasso](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nasso-4/) - Naso (“Take A Census”), the longest portion in the Torah, opens by detailing the responsibilities of the Levites. It also describes the laws of a woman suspected of adultery (sotah), the Nazirite, and the priestly blessing. The portion ends by listing the gifts that heads oftribes bring to the Tabernacle. Torah: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges
- [Parashat Beha’alotcha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behaalotcha-4/) - Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Tabernacle. It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, the people of Israel’s complaints and punishments,and a disease that affects Miriam. Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah:Zechariah 2:14-4:7 https://hebcal.com/s/5788/36?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Balak](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-balak-2/) - Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the people of Israel. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. Torah: Numbers
- [Parashat Pinchas](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-pinchas-4/) - Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 | Pinchas
- [Parashat Matot-Masei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-matot-masei-4/) - Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in
- [Parashat Devarim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-devarim-4/) - Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah
- [Parashat Vaetchanan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaetchanan-4/) - Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
- [Parashat Eikev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-eikev-4/) - In Eikev (“As a Result”), Moses recounts events that happened in the desert, including the manna, the golden calf, and Aaron’s death. Moses describes the blessings God will bestow upon the Israelitesif they follow God’s law and the punishments they will encounter if they disobey. Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 |Second Haftarah of Consolation
- [Parashat Re’eh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-reeh-4/) - Re’eh (“See”) details a series of laws in advance of the Israelites’ entrance into the Land of Israel. These include the obligation to destroy idolatry, laws of tithing and charity, dietary laws, holiday laws, and the prohibition of offering sacrifices outside of the place designated by God. Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 | Third
- [Parashat Shoftim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shoftim-4/) - Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the riteperformed in a case of unsolved murder. Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 | Fourth
- [Parashat Ki Teitzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-teitzei-4/) - Ki Teitzei (“When You Go Out”) contains numerous laws, more than appear in any other Torah portion. These include laws about the treatment of a captive woman, returning lost objects, forbidden mixtures, the erection of a rooftop fence, rape, collateral, and workers’ wages. Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 | Fifth Haftarah of Consolation https://hebcal.com/s/5788/49?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Ki Tavo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tavo-4/) - Ki Tavo (“When You Come”) opens by describing the ceremony of the first fruit offering (bikkurim) and the declaration made upon thecompletion of tithing. It concludes with a detailed description of blessings that follow obedience to God’s laws and curses that come with their desecration. Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 | Sixth Haftarah of
- [Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nitzavim-vayeilech-3/) - In Nitzavim (“Standing”), Moses addresses the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of following God’s covenant and of not worshiping other gods. He describes the process of repentance and returning to God, and stresses that God’s commandments are achievable and “not in the heavens.” Vayelekh (“He Went”) opens as Moses tells the people of Israel that he
- [Parashat Bereshit](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bereshit-4/) - Bereshit (“In the Beginning”) is the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, which restarts at the beginning of the bookof Genesis. The reading begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are then banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder
- [Parashat Chayei Sara](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chayei-sara-4/) - Chayyei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has morechildren, and dies at age 175.
- [Parashat Vayetzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayetzei-4/) - Vayeitzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. Torah: Genesis 28:10-32:3
- [Parashat Vayishlach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayishlach-4/) - Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob’s youngest child,
- [Parashat Miketz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-miketz-4/) - Mikketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh’s dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accusesthem of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother,Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 7:30-35 Haftarah: Zechariah
- [Parashat Vayigash](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayigash-5/) - Vayiggash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in
- [Parashat Shmini](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shmini-3/) - Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Tabernacle (portable sanctuary). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a firesent from God when they attempt to offer an “alien fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47;
- [Parashat Tazria](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tazria/) - Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzara’at, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and beinspected by a priest. Torah: Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Haftarah: II Kings4:42-5:19 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/27?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Metzora](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-metzora/) - Metzora opens by describing the purification process and accompanying sacrifices for one infected with tzara’at, a discoloration condition on the skin, clothing, or house. It then describes the process oftreating a house infected with tzara’at and the ritual impurity generated by certain bodily discharges. Torah: Leviticus 14:1-15:33 Haftarah:Malachi 3:4-24 | Shabbat HaGadol https://hebcal.com/s/5787/28?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Achrei Mot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-achrei-mot/) - Acharei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Tabernacle and of eating animal blood and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Torah:Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 22:1-16 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/29?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Emor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-emor-3/) - Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Tabernacle, and consuming sacrifices and priestly food.It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. Torah: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/31?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Behar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behar/) - Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (shemittah), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the jubilee year (yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. Torah: Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/32?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Bechukotai](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bechukotai/) - Bechukotai (“In My Laws”), the final Torah portion in the book of Leviticus, describes blessings that follow obedience to God’slaws and curses that come with desecration of them. It ends with the lawsof vows and consecration of people and property. Torah: Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/33?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Bamidbar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bamidbar-3/) - Bamidbar (“In The Desert”) is the first Torah portion in the book of Numbers. It describes God’s command to take a census and details the camping formation of the people of Israel in the desert. It also begins to enumerate the responsibilities of the Levites when transporting the Tabernacle. Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: I Samuel
- [Parashat Nasso](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nasso-3/) - Naso (“Take A Census”), the longest portion in the Torah, opens by detailing the responsibilities of the Levites. It also describes the laws of a woman suspected of adultery (sotah), the Nazirite, and the priestly blessing. The portion ends by listing the gifts that heads oftribes bring to the Tabernacle. Torah: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges
- [Parashat Beha’alotcha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behaalotcha-3/) - Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Tabernacle. It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, the people of Israel’s complaints and punishments,and a disease that affects Miriam. Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah:Zechariah 2:14-4:7 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/36?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Chukat-Balak](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chukat-balak-2/) - Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells thestories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Balak tells
- [Parashat Pinchas](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-pinchas-3/) - Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 | Pinchas
- [Parashat Matot-Masei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-matot-masei-3/) - Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in
- [Parashat Devarim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-devarim-3/) - Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah
- [Parashat Vaetchanan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaetchanan-3/) - Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
- [Parashat Eikev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-eikev-3/) - In Eikev (“As a Result”), Moses recounts events that happened in the desert, including the manna, the golden calf, and Aaron’s death. Moses describes the blessings God will bestow upon the Israelitesif they follow God’s law and the punishments they will encounter if they disobey. Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 |Second Haftarah of Consolation
- [Parashat Re’eh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-reeh-3/) - Re’eh (“See”) details a series of laws in advance of the Israelites’ entrance into the Land of Israel. These include the obligation to destroy idolatry, laws of tithing and charity, dietary laws, holiday laws, and the prohibition of offering sacrifices outside of the place designated by God. Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 | Third
- [Parashat Shoftim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shoftim-3/) - Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the riteperformed in a case of unsolved murder. Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 | Fourth
- [Parashat Ki Teitzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-teitzei-3/) - Ki Teitzei (“When You Go Out”) contains numerous laws, more than appear in any other Torah portion. These include laws about the treatment of a captive woman, returning lost objects, forbidden mixtures, the erection of a rooftop fence, rape, collateral, and workers’ wages. Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 | Fifth Haftarah of Consolation https://hebcal.com/s/5787/49?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Ki Tavo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tavo-3/) - Ki Tavo (“When You Come”) opens by describing the ceremony of the first fruit offering (bikkurim) and the declaration made upon thecompletion of tithing. It concludes with a detailed description of blessings that follow obedience to God’s laws and curses that come with their desecration. Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 | Sixth Haftarah of
- [Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nitzavim-vayeilech-2/) - In Nitzavim (“Standing”), Moses addresses the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of following God’s covenant and of not worshiping other gods. He describes the process of repentance and returning to God, and stresses that God’s commandments are achievable and “not in the heavens.” Vayelekh (“He Went”) opens as Moses tells the people of Israel that he
- [Parashat Bereshit](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bereshit-3/) - Bereshit (“In the Beginning”) is the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, which restarts at the beginning of the bookof Genesis. The reading begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are then banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder
- [Parashat Chayei Sara](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chayei-sara-3/) - Chayyei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has morechildren, and dies at age 175.
- [Parashat Vayetzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayetzei-3/) - Vayeitzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. Torah: Genesis 28:10-32:3
- [Parashat Vayishlach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayishlach-3/) - Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob’s youngest child,
- [Parashat Miketz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-miketz-3/) - Mikketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh’s dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accusesthem of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother,Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 7:54-8:4 Haftarah: I
- [Parashat Vayigash](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayigash-4/) - Vayiggash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in
- [Parashat Shemot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shemot-4/) - Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharaoh let the
- [Parashat Terumah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-terumah-4/) - Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan – including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar – as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains. Torah:
- [Parashat Ki Tisa](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tisa-4/) - Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelite adult males and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelitesworship the golden calf, and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, returning with a second set of tablets. Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35;
- [Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayakhel-pekudei-2/) - Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the book of
- [Parashat Vayikra](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayikra-4/) - In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in thebook of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently. Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23 https://hebcal.com/s/5788/24?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Tzav](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tzav-4/) - In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Tabernacle (portable sanctuary), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks.Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Tabernacle. Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 | Shabbat HaGadol https://hebcal.com/s/5788/25?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Shmini](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shmini-4/) - Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Tabernacle (portable sanctuary). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a firesent from God when they attempt to offer an “alien fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47
- [Parashat Tazria-Metzora](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tazria-metzora-3/) - Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzara’at, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and beinspected by a priest. Metzora opens by describing the purification process and
- [Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-achrei-mot-kedoshim-3/) - Acharei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Tabernacle and of eating animal blood and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It
- [Parashat Emor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-emor-4/) - Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Tabernacle, and consuming sacrifices and priestly food.It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. Torah: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 https://hebcal.com/s/5788/31?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Behar-Bechukotai](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behar-bechukotai-3/) - Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (shemittah), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the jubilee year (yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. Bechukotai (“In My Laws”), the final Torah portion in the book of
- [Parashat Bamidbar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bamidbar-4/) - Bamidbar (“In The Desert”) is the first Torah portion in the book of Numbers. It describes God’s command to take a census and details the camping formation of the people of Israel in the desert. It also begins to enumerate the responsibilities of the Levites when transporting the Tabernacle. Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22
- [Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayakhel-pekudei/) - Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the book of
- [Parashat Vayikra](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayikra-2/) - In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in thebook of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently. Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/24?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Tzav](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tzav-2/) - In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Tabernacle (portable sanctuary), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks.Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Tabernacle. Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 | Shabbat HaGadol https://hebcal.com/s/5786/25?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Shmini](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shmini-2/) - Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Tabernacle (portable sanctuary). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a firesent from God when they attempt to offer an “alien fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47
- [Parashat Tazria-Metzora](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tazria-metzora-2/) - Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzara’at, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and beinspected by a priest. Metzora opens by describing the purification process and
- [Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-achrei-mot-kedoshim-2/) - Acharei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Tabernacle and of eating animal blood and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It
- [Parashat Emor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-emor-2/) - Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Tabernacle, and consuming sacrifices and priestly food.It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. Torah: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel 44:15-31 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/31?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Behar-Bechukotai](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behar-bechukotai-2/) - Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (shemittah), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the jubilee year (yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. Bechukotai (“In My Laws”), the final Torah portion in the book of
- [Parashat Bamidbar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bamidbar-2/) - Bamidbar (“In The Desert”) is the first Torah portion in the book of Numbers. It describes God’s command to take a census and details the camping formation of the people of Israel in the desert. It also begins to enumerate the responsibilities of the Levites when transporting the Tabernacle. Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: I Samuel
- [Parashat Nasso](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nasso-2/) - Naso (“Take A Census”), the longest portion in the Torah, opens by detailing the responsibilities of the Levites. It also describes the laws of a woman suspected of adultery (sotah), the Nazirite, and the priestly blessing. The portion ends by listing the gifts that heads oftribes bring to the Tabernacle. Torah: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges
- [Parashat Beha’alotcha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behaalotcha-2/) - Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Tabernacle. It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, the people of Israel’s complaints and punishments,and a disease that affects Miriam. Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah:Zechariah 2:14-4:7 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/36?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Chukat-Balak](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chukat-balak/) - Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells thestories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Balak tells
- [Parashat Pinchas](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-pinchas-2/) - Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 | Pinchas
- [Parashat Matot-Masei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-matot-masei-2/) - Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in
- [Parashat Devarim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-devarim-2/) - Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah
- [Parashat Vaetchanan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaetchanan-2/) - Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
- [Parashat Eikev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-eikev-2/) - In Eikev (“As a Result”), Moses recounts events that happened in the desert, including the manna, the golden calf, and Aaron’s death. Moses describes the blessings God will bestow upon the Israelitesif they follow God’s law and the punishments they will encounter if they disobey. Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 |Second Haftarah of Consolation
- [Parashat Re’eh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-reeh-2/) - Re’eh (“See”) details a series of laws in advance of the Israelites’ entrance into the Land of Israel. These include the obligation to destroy idolatry, laws of tithing and charity, dietary laws, holiday laws, and the prohibition of offering sacrifices outside of the place designated by God. Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 | Third
- [Parashat Shoftim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shoftim-2/) - Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the riteperformed in a case of unsolved murder. Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 | Fourth
- [Parashat Ki Teitzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-teitzei-2/) - Ki Teitzei (“When You Go Out”) contains numerous laws, more than appear in any other Torah portion. These include laws about the treatment of a captive woman, returning lost objects, forbidden mixtures, the erection of a rooftop fence, rape, collateral, and workers’ wages. Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 | Fifth Haftarah of Consolation https://hebcal.com/s/5786/49?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Ki Tavo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tavo-2/) - Ki Tavo (“When You Come”) opens by describing the ceremony of the first fruit offering (bikkurim) and the declaration made upon thecompletion of tithing. It concludes with a detailed description of blessings that follow obedience to God’s laws and curses that come with their desecration. Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 | Sixth Haftarah of
- [Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nitzavim-vayeilech/) - In Nitzavim (“Standing”), Moses addresses the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of following God’s covenant and of not worshiping other gods. He describes the process of repentance and returning to God, and stresses that God’s commandments are achievable and “not in the heavens.” Vayelekh (“He Went”) opens as Moses tells the people of Israel that he
- [Parashat Bereshit](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bereshit-2/) - Bereshit (“In the Beginning”) is the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, which restarts at the beginning of the bookof Genesis. The reading begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are then banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder
- [Parashat Chayei Sara](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chayei-sara-2/) - Chayyei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has morechildren, and dies at age 175.
- [Parashat Vayetzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayetzei-2/) - Vayeitzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. Torah: Genesis 28:10-32:3
- [Parashat Vayishlach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayishlach-2/) - Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob’s youngest child,
- [Parashat Miketz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-miketz-2/) - Mikketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh’s dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accusesthem of spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother,Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 7:54-8:4 Haftarah: I
- [Parashat Vayigash](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayigash-3/) - Vayiggash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in
- [Parashat Shemot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shemot-3/) - Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharaoh let the
- [Parashat Terumah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-terumah-3/) - Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan – including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar – as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains. Torah:
- [Parashat Ki Tisa](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tisa-3/) - Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelite adult males and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelitesworship the golden calf, and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, returning with a second set of tablets. Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35
- [Parashat Pekudei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-pekudei-2/) - Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’scommand, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God’s presence fills the Mishkan. Torah: Exodus 38:21-40:38 Haftarah: I Kings
- [Parashat Vayikra](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayikra-3/) - In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in thebook of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently. Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Haftarah: I Samuel
- [Parashat Tzav](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tzav-3/) - In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Tabernacle (portable sanctuary), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks.Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Tabernacle. Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Numbers 19:1-22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 | Shabbat Parah Haftarah for Sephardim:
- [Parashat Shemot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shemot-2/) - Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharaoh let the
- [Parashat Terumah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-terumah-2/) - Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan – including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar – as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains. Torah:
- [Parashat Ki Tisa](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tisa-2/) - Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelite adult males and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelitesworship the golden calf, and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, returning with a second set of tablets. Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35;
- [Rosh Hashanah Day 2](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-hashanah-day-2-2/) - Yoga Metukah: 10:15 a.m. Nature Walk: 11:00 a.m. Tashlich & Shofar Blowing: 11:30 a.m.
- [Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat/)
- [Rock Shabbat and Night of 1000 Lights](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat-and-night-of-1000-lights/)
- [Simchat Torah and Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/simchat-torah-and-rock-shabbat/)
- [Sukkot I](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-i-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16 Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Tisha B'Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tisha-bav-6/) - 6:00 PM light dinner, followed by a program of study and chanting of Sefer Aicha. REGISTER HERE Tisha B’Av is the day we mark the destruction of the two B’tei Mikdash (Temples in Jerusalem), the massacre by the Crusades, the expulsion from Spain and every other European country, the Holocaust, the expulsion from the countries
- [Shabbat Shira with Kol Ami Choir](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-shira-with-kol-ami-choir/)
- [Klezmer Performance](https://www.kolami.ca/events/klezmer-performance/)
- [Shabbat Service and Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Ratchford](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-3-2026-09-12-2026-09-19-2026-09-26-2026-10-03-2026-10-10-2026-10-17-2026-10-24/)
- [Shabbat Service and Bar Mitzvah of David Spivak](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-3-2026-09-12-2026-09-19-2026-09-26-2026-10-03-2026-10-10-2026-10-17/)
- [Shabbat Service with Yizkor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-3-2026-09-12-2026-09-19-2026-09-26-2026-10-03/)
- [Homestyle Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mestyle-shabbat/) - Friday, August 7 | 6:00 PM Home of Alex and Dana Schoijett (Email to RSVP)
- [Jack Cahan Memorial Program](https://www.kolami.ca/events/jack-cahan-memorial-program/)
- [Jewish Genealogy in Canada with Kaye Prince-Hollenberg](https://www.kolami.ca/events/jewish-genealogy-in-canada-with-kaye-prince-hollenberg/)
- [Tish’a B’Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tisha-bav/) - The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples Torah: Deuteronomy 4:25-40; Lamentations 1:1-5:22 Haftarah:Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 https://hebcal.com/h/tisha-bav-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Yom Kippur](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-kippur-6/) - Family Service: 9:00 a.m. Main Service: 10:30 a.m. Study Session: 1:15 p.m. Music & Meditation: 3:00 p.m. Yizkor Service: 4:30 p.m. Ne'ilah Service: 5:30 p.m.
- [Kol Nidre](https://www.kolami.ca/events/kol-nidre-2/)
- [Rosh Hashanah: Day 1](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-hashanah-day-1-2/) - Family Service: 9:00 a.m. Main Service: 10:30 a.m.
- [Erev Rosh Hashanah: On ZOOM](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-rosh-hashanah-on-zoom/)
- [Purim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/purim-2/) - Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Exodus 17:8-16; Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Erev Purim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-purim-2/) - Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Ta’anit Esther](https://www.kolami.ca/events/taanit-esther-2/) - Fast of Esther Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-esther-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shabbat Zachor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-zachor-2/) - Shabbat of Remembrance. Shabbat before Purim Haftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34 Haftarah for Sephardim: I Samuel 15:1-34 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-zachor-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Parashat Vayakhel](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayakhel-2/) - Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16 Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 | Shabbat Shekalim Haftarah
- [Shabbat Shekalim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-shekalim-2/) - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shushan Purim Katan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shushan-purim-katan/) - Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years in Jerusalem and walled cities https://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-katan-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Purim Katan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/purim-katan/) - Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years https://hebcal.com/h/purim-katan-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Parashat Tetzaveh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tetzaveh-3/) - Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices duringthe seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar. Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-27
- [Parashat Mishpatim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-mishpatim-3/) - Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws thatMoses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days. Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-42 | Shabbat Machar
- [Parashat Yitro](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-yitro-3/) - Yitro (“Jethro”) begins as Moses reunites with his father-in-law Yitro and accepts his advice to appoint judges who will help govern the Israelites. The Israelites prepare to encounter God at Mount Sinai. God descends amidst fire, smoke, thunder, and the blast of a shofar andgives the Ten Commandments. Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 Haftarah
- [Parashat Beshalach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-beshalach-3/) - Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Haftarah
- [Parashat Vaera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaera-3/) - Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock,boils, and hail. Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Numbers 28:9-15 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
- [Parashat Bo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bo-3/) - Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/15?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Vayechi](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayechi-3/) - Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’stwo sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s
- [Parashat Vayeshev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayeshev-2/) - Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonmentafter his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal ofher advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:1-17 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 | Chanukah Day
- [Parashat Toldot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-toldot-2/) - Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac andRebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob inexchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban. Torah: Genesis
- [Tu BiShvat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tu-bishvat-2/) - New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years”mentioned in the Mishnah https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shabbat Shirah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-shirah-2/) - Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2027?uc=ical-diaspora
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- [Parashat Vayera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayera-2/) - Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham
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- [Homestyle Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/homestyle-shabbat/) - RSVP to Jay and Jen Kowal: jaykowal@gmail.com
- [Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat-2026-06-19/) - REGISTER HERE
- [Parashat Lech-Lecha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-lech-lecha-2/) - Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household. Torah:Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 https://hebcal.com/s/5787/3?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Noach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-noach-2/) - Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, whereNoah, his family, and select animals survive the flood. Noah’s children bear children, and several generations develop. God confounds the speech of people building the Tower of Babel. Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5
- [Simchat Torah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/simchat-torah-2/) - Day of Celebrating the Torah. Celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle Torah: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1 Haftarah: Joshua 1:1-18 https://hebcal.com/h/simchat-torah-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shmini Atzeret](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shmini-atzeret-2/) - Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel Torah: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1;Ecclesiastes 1:1-12:14 Haftarah: I Kings 8:54-66 https://hebcal.com/h/shmini-atzeret-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-vii-hoshana-raba-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Numbers 29:26-34 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Sukkot VI (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-vi-chm-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Numbers 29:26-34, 29:26-31 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Sukkot V (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-v-chm-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Numbers 29:23-31, 29:23-28 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Sukkot IV (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-iv-chm-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Numbers 29:20-28, 29:20-25 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Sukkot III (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-iii-chm-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Numbers 29:17-25, 29:17-22 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Sukkot II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/sukkot-ii-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16 Haftarah: I Kings 8:2-21 https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Erev Sukkot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-sukkot-2/) - Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, shalosh regalim) https://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Erev Yom Kippur](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-yom-kippur-2/) - Evening of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), which includes theKol Nidre service. The Yom Kippur fast begins at sundown and continues for 25 hours https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Parashat Ha’azinu](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-haazinu-2/) - In Ha’azinu (“Listen”) , Moses recites a poem praisingGod and criticizing the sins of the Israelites. He describes the misfortunes that the Israelites will face and the damage God will ultimately wreakon their oppressors. The portion ends as God commands Moses to ascend Mount Nebo, where he is to die. Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea
- [Rosh Hashana II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-hashana-ii-2/) - The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah Torah: Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6 Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:2-20 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Rosh Hashana 5787](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-hashana-5787/) - The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah Torah: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6 Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10 https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Erev Rosh Hashana](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-rosh-hashana-2/) - The Jewish New Year. Also spelled Rosh Hashanah https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shabbat Service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2026-06-27/)
- [Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat-2025-10-17-2025-11-21-2026-01-16-2026-02-20-2026-04-17-2026-05-15/) - REGISTER HERE
- [Tikkun Leil Shavuot service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tikkun-leil-shavuot-service/) - REGISTER HERE
- [Tzom Tammuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tzom-tammuz/) - Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem beforethe destruction of the Second Temple Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/tzom-tammuz-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Parashat Korach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-korach-2/) - Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin ofMoses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire fromGod and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah:
- [Kol Ami Goes to a Blue Jays Game!](https://www.kolami.ca/events/kol-ami-goes-to-a-blue-jays-game/) - Join Kol Ami for a fun afternoon at the ballpark as we cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, May 24 - 12:10 PM first pitch. (This is the Sunday after Victoria Day, and not the long weekend) Thanks to long-time member Ralph Levenstein for organizing and securing 48 tickets in the 500 level on the
- [Parashat Sh’lach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shlach-2/) - Shelach (“Send”) tells the story of Israelite spies journeying into Canaan, the negative report they bring back, and the resulting punishment decreed upon the Israelites: to wander and die in the desert over forty years. It ends with laws about sacrifices, the story of a man who desecrates Shabbat, and the commandment to wear ritual
- [Erev Shavuot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-shavuot/) - Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shavuot II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shavuot-ii/) - Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Torah: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 28:26-31; Ruth 1:1-4:22 Haftarah: Habakkuk 3:1-19 Haftarah for Sephardim: Habakkuk 2:20-3:19 https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Shavuot I](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shavuot-i/) - Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Torah: Exodus 19:1-20:23; Numbers 28:26-31 Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12 https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-sivan-2/) - Molad Sivan: Saturday, 6:02pm and 15 chalakim
- [Shabbat Service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2026-05-16/)
- [Shabbat Service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2026-05-09/)
- [Kabbalat Shabbat with Kol Ami Choir](https://www.kolami.ca/events/musical-shabbat-with-kol-ami-choir-and-concert/)
- [Annual General Meeting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/annual-general-meeting/)
- [Hebrew School](https://www.kolami.ca/events/hebrew-school-2/)
- [Yom Hashoah Program - National Holocaust Monument](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hashoah-program-national-holocaust-monument/) - Wednesday, April 15 - 7:30 PM Join us on Zoom for a meaningful and timely Yom HaShoah program. Lawrence Greenspon, an Ottawa-based lawyer and member of the Board of Directors of the National Holocaust Monument, will share insights into the monument’s history, significance, and striking design. He will also speak about recent events connected to
- [Rock Shabbat, Israel Theme](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat-2025-10-17-2025-11-21-2026-01-16-2026-02-20-2026-04-17/) - Rock Shabbat and Potluck Dinner, Friday, April 24 at 6:00 PM, in person and on Zoom.
- [Yom HaShoah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hashoah/) - Holocaust Memorial Day
- [Shakespearience Presents  The Merchant of Venice: Timeless or Troubling?](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shakespearience-presents-the-merchant-of-venice-timeless-or-troubling/) - TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Shakespearience Presents: The Merchant of Venice — Timeless or Troubling? Sunday, May 3 | 2:30 PM Kol Ami Synagogue (9600 Bathurst St. - Kimel Family Education Centre) Members: $18 Non-members: $25 Join us for a powerful and interactive 90-minute presentation by Shakespearience Performing Arts exploring the role of the arts in
- [Shabbat Service and Volunteer Appreciation Lunch](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2026-04-25/)
- [Lag BaOmer](https://www.kolami.ca/events/lag-baomer/) - 33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings https://hebcal.com/h/lag-baomer-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Yom HaZikaron](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hazikaron/) - Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is YomHaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions
- [Shabbat HaGadol](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-hagadol/) - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hagadol-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach VII](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-vii/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers28:19-25 Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach VI (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-vi-chm/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach V (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-v-chm/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach IV (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-iv-chm/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach III (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-iii-chm/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers28:19-25; Song of Songs 1:1-8:14 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach I](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-i/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27 Haftarah for Sephardim: Joshua 5:2-6:1, 6:27 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Pesach II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-ii/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Erev Pesach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-pesach/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2026?uc=ical-diaspora
- [Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat-2026-03-20/) - REGISTER HERE
- [Rabbi Micah Streiffer:  Judaism, Democracy, and Taking Action](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rabbi-micah-streiffer-judaism-democracy-and-taking-action-3/) - March 23: Walking with the Prophets: Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Call to Justice (ZOOM Registration)
- [Purim Celebration](https://www.kolami.ca/events/purim-celebration/) - REGISTER HERE Purim Celebration Monday, March 2 | 6:00PM Adults and children are invited to dress up and join the festive celebration of Purim! Make some noise by bringing a gragor, or better yet a box of Mac & Cheese that we will donate to the local food bank! 🍽 Pizza and Salad Dinner and
- [Passover service with Yizkor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/passover-service-with-yizkor/)
- [Shabbat Service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2026-02-14/)
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-4/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-3/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-4/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-5/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-6/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-kislev-4/) - Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-kislev-5/) - Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-5/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-6/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Yom HaZikaron](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hazikaron-3/) - Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is YomHaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-5/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-6/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-5/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-6/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-7/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-8/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-kislev-6/) - Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-7/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-8/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Yom HaZikaron](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hazikaron-4/) - Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is YomHaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-7/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-8/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-7/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-8/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-9/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-10/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-kislev-7/) - Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-9/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Yom HaZikaron](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hazikaron-5/) - Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is YomHaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-9/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-10/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-9/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-10/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-2/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-kislev/) - Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-2/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-2/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-2/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) and the 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-3/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-cheshvan-4/) - Start of month of Cheshvan on the Hebrew calendar. חֶשְׁוָן (transliterated Cheshvan or Heshvan) is the 2nd month of the civilHebrew year and the 8th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 or 30 days and corresponds to October or November on the Gregorian calendar.רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Rosh Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-kislev-2/) - Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 3rd month of the civil Hebrew year and the 9th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 or 29 days and corresponds to November or December on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-3/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Rosh Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tevet-4/) - Start of month of Tevet on the Hebrew calendar. Tevet (טֵבֵת) is the 4th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 10th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to December or January on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliteratedRosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that
- [Yom HaZikaron](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hazikaron-2/) - Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is YomHaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-3/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rabbi Micah Streiffer:  Judaism, Democracy, and Taking Action](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rabbi-micah-streiffer-judaism-democracy-and-taking-action-2/) - February 23: Majority Rules . . . Or Does it? Is there a Jewish Way to be a Society? (ZOOM Registration)
- [Shabbat Shira: Kol Ami Choir](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-shira-kol-ami-choir/) - Register here
- [Tu B'Shvat Seder](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tu-bshvat-seder/) - Kol Ami’s Tu B'Shvat Seder Saturday, January 31 | 9:15 AM - 10:15AM REGISTER HERE
- [Hebrew School](https://www.kolami.ca/events/hebrew-school/)
- [Torah Study](https://www.kolami.ca/events/torah-study-2/)
- [Rabbi Micah Streiffer:  Judaism, Democracy, and Taking Action](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rabbi-micah-streiffer-judaism-democracy-and-taking-action/) - January 26: How Judaism (Kind of) Invented Democracy ZOOM Registration
- [Rock Shabbat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rock-shabbat-2025-10-17-2025-11-21-2026-01-16-2026-02-20/) - REGISTER HERE
- [Board Meeting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/board-meeting-2026-03-02/)
- [Shabbat Service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2025-12-27/)
- [Shabbat Service](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-service-2-2026-01-03/)
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-21/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-251/) - Parashat Vayechi
- [Parashat Vayechi](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayechi-5/) - Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’stwo sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-221/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-220/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-25/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tevet-4/) - Molad Tevet: Saturday, 5:32pm and 11 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-219/)
- [Chanukah: 6 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-6-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 7 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-7-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 8 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-8-candles-10/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-250/) - Parashat Vayigash
- [Chanukah: 1 Candle](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-1-candle-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 2 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-2-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 3 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-3-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 4 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-4-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-249/) - Parashat Miketz
- [Chanukah: 5 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-5-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2028?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-247/) - Parashat Vayishlach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-217/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-248/) - Parashat Vayeshev
- [Parashat Vayeshev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayeshev-4/) - Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonmentafter his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal ofher advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 https://hebcal.com/s/5789/9?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-218/)
- [Parashat Toldot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-toldot-4/) - Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac andRebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob inexchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban. Torah: Genesis
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-kislev-4/) - Molad Kislev: Friday, 4:48am and 10 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-215/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-246/) - Parashat Vayetzei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-216/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-213/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-244/) - Parashat Chayei Sara
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-214/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-245/) - Parashat Toldot
- [Parashat Vayera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayera-4/) - Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-211/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-242/) - Parashat Lech-Lecha
- [Parashat Lech-Lecha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-lech-lecha-4/) - Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household. Torah:Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 https://hebcal.com/s/5789/3?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-212/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-243/) - Parashat Vayera
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-240/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-cheshvan-4/) - Molad Cheshvan: Wednesday, 4:04pm and 9 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-210/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-241/) - Parashat Noach
- [Parashat Noach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-noach-4/) - Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, whereNoah, his family, and select animals survive the flood. Noah’s children bear children, and several generations develop. God confounds the speech of people building the Tower of Babel. Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32; Numbers 28:9-15 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-209/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-238/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-239/)
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-20/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-234/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-208/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-235/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-236/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-237/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-231/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-232/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-233/)
- [Parashat Ha’azinu](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-haazinu-4/) - In Ha’azinu (“Listen”) , Moses recites a poem praisingGod and criticizing the sins of the Israelites. He describes the misfortunes that the Israelites will face and the damage God will ultimately wreakon their oppressors. The portion ends as God commands Moses to ascend Mount Nebo, where he is to die. Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-207/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-24/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-229/) - Parashat Ki Tavo
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-205/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-230/) - Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-206/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-203/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-228/) - Parashat Ki Teitzei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-204/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-226/) - Parashat Re’eh
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-elul-4/) - Molad Elul: Sunday, 2:36pm and 7 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-202/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-227/) - Parashat Shoftim
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-19/) - Tish’a B’Av
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-224/) - Parashat Vaetchanan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-200/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-225/) - Parashat Eikev
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-201/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-av-4/) - Molad Av: Saturday, 1:52am and 6 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-198/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-223/) - Parashat Devarim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-199/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-23/) - Erev Tish’a B’Av
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-196/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-22/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-18/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-221/) - Parashat Pinchas
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-197/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-222/) - Parashat Matot-Masei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-194/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-219/) - Parashat Chukat
- [Parashat Chukat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chukat-2/) - Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells thestories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Torah: Numbers
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-195/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-220/) - Parashat Balak
- [Parashat Sh’lach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shlach-4/) - Shelach (“Send”) tells the story of Israelite spies journeying into Canaan, the negative report they bring back, and the resulting punishment decreed upon the Israelites: to wander and die in the desert over forty years. It ends with laws about sacrifices, the story of a man who desecrates Shabbat, and the commandment to wear ritual
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tamuz-4/) - Molad Tamuz: Thursday, 1:08pm and 5 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-193/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-218/) - Parashat Korach
- [Parashat Korach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-korach-4/) - Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin ofMoses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire fromGod and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32, 28:9-15
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-192/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-217/) - Parashat Sh’lach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-191/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-216/) - Parashat Beha’alotcha
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-215/) - Parashat Nasso
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-189/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-213/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-214/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-190/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-211/) - Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-sivan-4/) - Molad Sivan: Wednesday, 12:24am and 4 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-188/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-212/) - Parashat Bamidbar
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-210/) - Parashat Emor
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-187/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-208/) - Parashat Tazria-Metzora
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-185/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-209/) - Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-186/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-183/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-207/) - Parashat Shmini
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-iyyar-4/) - Molad Iyyar: Monday, 11:40am and 3 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-184/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-181/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-204/) - Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-182/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-205/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-206/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-179/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-201/) - Parashat Tzav
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-180/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-21/) - Ta’anit Bechorot
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-202/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-203/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-nisan-4/) - Molad Nisan: Saturday, 10:56pm and 2 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-178/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-200/) - Parashat Vayikra
- [Parashat Tetzaveh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tetzaveh-4/) - Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices duringthe seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar. Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-176/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-198/) - Parashat Ki Tisa
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-177/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-199/) - Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-196/) - Parashat Terumah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-175/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-20/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-17/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-197/) - Parashat Tetzaveh
- [Parashat Yitro](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-yitro-4/) - Yitro (“Jethro”) begins as Moses reunites with his father-in-law Yitro and accepts his advice to appoint judges who will help govern the Israelites. The Israelites prepare to encounter God at Mount Sinai. God descends amidst fire, smoke, thunder, and the blast of a shofar andgives the Ten Commandments. Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-173/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-195/) - Parashat Mishpatim
- [Parashat Mishpatim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-mishpatim-4/) - Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws thatMoses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days. Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16 Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 | Shabbat
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Adar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-adar-3/) - Molad Adar: Friday, 10:12am and 1 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-174/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-193/) - Parashat Beshalach
- [Parashat Beshalach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-beshalach-4/) - Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-172/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-194/) - Parashat Yitro
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-169/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-191/) - Parashat Vaera
- [Parashat Vaera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaera-4/) - Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock,boils, and hail. Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Numbers 28:9-15 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-170/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-192/) - Parashat Bo
- [Parashat Bo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bo-4/) - Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 https://hebcal.com/s/5788/15?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-171/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-189/) - Parashat Vayechi
- [Parashat Vayechi](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayechi-4/) - Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’stwo sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-168/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-190/) - Parashat Shemot
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sh’vat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-shvat-4/) - Molad Sh’vat: Wednesday, 9:28pm
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-166/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-188/) - Parashat Vayigash
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-167/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-19/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-16/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Chanukah: 3 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-3-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 4 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-4-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 5 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-5-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 6 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-6-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 7 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-7-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 8 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-8-candles-9/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-187/) - Parashat Miketz
- [Chanukah: 1 Candle](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-1-candle-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-186/) - Parashat Vayeshev
- [Chanukah: 2 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-2-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2027?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Vayeshev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayeshev-3/) - Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonmentafter his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal ofher advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23; Numbers 7:1-17 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 | Chanukah Day
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tevet-3/) - Molad Tevet: Tuesday, 8:43am and 17 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-165/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-184/) - Parashat Vayetzei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-163/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-185/) - Parashat Vayishlach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-164/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-kislev-3/) - Molad Kislev: Sunday, 7:59pm and 16 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-161/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-183/) - Parashat Toldot
- [Parashat Toldot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-toldot-3/) - Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac andRebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob inexchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban. Torah: Genesis
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-162/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-181/) - Parashat Vayera
- [Parashat Vayera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayera-3/) - Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-160/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-182/) - Parashat Chayei Sara
- [Parashat Noach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-noach-3/) - Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, whereNoah, his family, and select animals survive the flood. Noah’s children bear children, and several generations develop. God confounds the speech of people building the Tower of Babel. Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-158/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-180/) - Parashat Lech-Lecha
- [Parashat Lech-Lecha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-lech-lecha-3/) - Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household. Torah:Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 https://hebcal.com/s/5788/3?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-159/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-cheshvan-3/) - Molad Cheshvan: Saturday, 7:15am and 15 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-157/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-179/) - Parashat Noach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-155/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-176/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-177/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-156/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-178/) - Parashat Bereshit
- [Parashat Ha’azinu](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-haazinu-3/) - In Ha’azinu (“Listen”) , Moses recites a poem praisingGod and criticizing the sins of the Israelites. He describes the misfortunes that the Israelites will face and the damage God will ultimately wreakon their oppressors. The portion ends as God commands Moses to ascend Mount Nebo, where he is to die. Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-153/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-173/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-154/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-174/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-175/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-151/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-170/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-171/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-152/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-18/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-15/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-172/) - Parashat Ha’azinu
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-149/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-168/) - Parashat Ki Tavo
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-150/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-169/) - Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-elul-3/) - Molad Elul: Wednesday, 5:47am and 13 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-147/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-166/) - Parashat Shoftim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-148/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-167/) - Parashat Ki Teitzei
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-163/) - Parashat Vaetchanan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-145/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-164/) - Parashat Eikev
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-146/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-165/) - Parashat Re’eh
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-av-3/) - Molad Av: Monday, 5:03pm and 12 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-143/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-162/) - Parashat Devarim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-144/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-17/) - Erev Tish’a B’Av
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-14/) - Tish’a B’Av
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-141/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-16/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-13/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-160/) - Parashat Pinchas
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-142/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-161/) - Parashat Matot-Masei
- [Parashat Sh’lach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shlach-3/) - Shelach (“Send”) tells the story of Israelite spies journeying into Canaan, the negative report they bring back, and the resulting punishment decreed upon the Israelites: to wander and die in the desert over forty years. It ends with laws about sacrifices, the story of a man who desecrates Shabbat, and the commandment to wear ritual
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tamuz-3/) - Molad Tamuz: Sunday, 4:19am and 11 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-139/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-158/) - Parashat Korach
- [Parashat Korach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-korach-3/) - Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin ofMoses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire fromGod and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-140/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-159/) - Parashat Chukat-Balak
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-137/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-156/) - Parashat Beha’alotcha
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-138/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-157/) - Parashat Sh’lach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-135/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-153/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-154/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-136/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-155/) - Parashat Nasso
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-151/) - Parashat Bechukotai
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-134/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-152/) - Parashat Bamidbar
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-sivan-3/) - Molad Sivan: Friday, 3:35pm and 10 chalakim
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-149/) - Parashat Emor
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-132/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-150/) - Parashat Behar
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-133/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-iyyar-3/) - Molad Iyyar: Thursday, 2:51am and 9 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-130/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-148/) - Parashat Kedoshim
- [Parashat Kedoshim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-kedoshim/) - Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy. It details dozens of laws regulating all aspects of life, including observing Shabbat, loving one’s neighbor, and leaving portions of a field for the poor. It ends by detailing punishments for certain types of idolatry and sexual misconduct. Torah: Leviticus 19:1-20:27; Numbers28:9-15 Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-131/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-144/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-128/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-145/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-146/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-129/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-147/) - Parashat Achrei Mot
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-141/) - Parashat Metzora
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-127/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-15/) - Ta’anit Bechorot
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-142/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-143/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-nisan-3/) - Molad Nisan: Tuesday, 2:07pm and 8 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-125/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-140/) - Parashat Tazria
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-126/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-14/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-12/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-138/) - Parashat Tzav
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-124/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-139/) - Parashat Shmini
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Adar II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-adar-ii/) - Molad Adar II: Monday, 1:23am and 7 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-121/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-136/) - Parashat Pekudei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-122/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-137/) - Parashat Vayikra
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-123/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-119/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-134/) - Parashat Ki Tisa
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-120/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-135/) - Parashat Vayakhel
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Adar I](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-adar-i/) - Molad Adar I: Saturday, 12:39pm and 6 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-117/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-132/) - Parashat Terumah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-118/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-133/) - Parashat Tetzaveh
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-129/) - Parashat Beshalach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-115/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-130/) - Parashat Yitro
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-116/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-131/) - Parashat Mishpatim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-112/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-127/) - Parashat Vaera
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-113/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-128/) - Parashat Bo
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-114/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-13/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-11/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-125/) - Parashat Vayechi
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-111/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-126/) - Parashat Shemot
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sh’vat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-shvat-3/) - Molad Sh’vat: Thursday, 11:55pm and 5 chalakim
- [Chanukah: 6 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-6-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 7 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-7-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 8 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-8-candles-8/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-123/) - Parashat Miketz
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-109/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-124/) - Parashat Vayigash
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-110/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-122/) - Parashat Vayeshev
- [Chanukah: 2 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-2-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tevet-2/) - Molad Tevet: Wednesday, 11:11am and 4 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-108/)
- [Chanukah: 3 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-3-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 4 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-4-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 5 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-5-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-120/) - Parashat Vayetzei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-106/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-121/) - Parashat Vayishlach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-107/)
- [Chanukah: 1 Candle](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-1-candle-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2026?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-103/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-118/) - Parashat Chayei Sara
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-kislev-2/) - Molad Kislev: Monday, 10:27pm and 3 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-104/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-119/) - Parashat Toldot
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-105/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-101/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-116/) - Parashat Lech-Lecha
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-102/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-117/) - Parashat Vayera
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-99/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-114/) - Parashat Bereshit
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-cheshvan-2/) - Molad Cheshvan: Sunday, 9:43am and 2 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-100/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-115/) - Parashat Noach
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-109/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-97/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-110/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-111/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-98/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-112/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-113/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-107/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-95/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-12/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-10/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-108/) - Parashat Ha’azinu
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-96/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-92/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-104/) - Parashat Ki Tavo
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-93/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-105/) - Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-94/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-106/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-89/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-101/) - Parashat Re’eh
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-elul-2/) - Molad Elul: Thursday, 8:15am
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-90/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-102/) - Parashat Shoftim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-91/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-103/) - Parashat Ki Teitzei
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-99/) - Parashat Vaetchanan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-88/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-100/) - Parashat Eikev
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-98/) - Parashat Devarim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-87/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-11/) - Erev Tish’a B’Av
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-9/) - Tish’a B’Av
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-85/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-97/) - Parashat Matot-Masei
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-av-2/) - Molad Av: Tuesday, 7:30pm and 17 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-86/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-94/) - Parashat Korach
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-83/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-95/) - Parashat Chukat-Balak
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-84/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-10/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-8/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-96/) - Parashat Pinchas
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-92/) - Parashat Beha’alotcha
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-81/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-93/) - Parashat Sh’lach
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tamuz-2/) - Molad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46am and 16 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-82/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-78/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-89/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-90/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-79/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-91/) - Parashat Nasso
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-80/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-75/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-86/) - Parashat Emor
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-76/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-87/) - Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-77/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-88/) - Parashat Bamidbar
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-83/) - Parashat Shmini
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-iyyar-2/) - Molad Iyyar: Friday, 5:18am and 14 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-73/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-84/) - Parashat Tazria-Metzora
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-74/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-85/) - Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-78/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-79/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-80/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-71/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-81/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-82/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-72/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-76/) - Parashat Vayikra
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-69/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-77/) - Parashat Tzav
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-70/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-9/) - Ta’anit Bechorot
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-74/) - Parashat Ki Tisa
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-67/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-75/) - Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-nisan-2/) - Molad Nisan: Wednesday, 4:34pm and 13 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-68/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-73/) - Parashat Tetzaveh
- [Parashat Tetzaveh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tetzaveh-2/) - Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices duringthe seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar. Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-66/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-8/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-7/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Parashat Mishpatim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-mishpatim-2/) - Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws thatMoses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days. Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16 Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 | Shabbat
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Adar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-adar-2/) - Molad Adar: Tuesday, 3:50am and 12 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-64/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-72/) - Parashat Terumah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-65/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-69/) - Parashat Beshalach
- [Parashat Beshalach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-beshalach-2/) - Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-62/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-70/) - Parashat Yitro
- [Parashat Yitro](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-yitro-2/) - Yitro (“Jethro”) begins as Moses reunites with his father-in-law Yitro and accepts his advice to appoint judges who will help govern the Israelites. The Israelites prepare to encounter God at Mount Sinai. God descends amidst fire, smoke, thunder, and the blast of a shofar andgives the Ten Commandments. Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-63/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-71/) - Parashat Mishpatim
- [Parashat Vaera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaera-2/) - Vaera (“I Appeared”) opens as God promises to redeem the enslaved Israelites and bring them to the Promised Land. When Pharaoh repeatedly refuses to let the Israelites go, God sends a series of plagues: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, wild animals, death of livestock,boils, and hail. Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/14?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sh’vat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-shvat-2/) - Molad Sh’vat: Sunday, 3:06pm and 11 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-60/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-68/) - Parashat Bo
- [Parashat Bo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bo-2/) - Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/15?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-61/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-66/) - Parashat Shemot
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-59/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-67/) - Parashat Vaera
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-57/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-7/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-6/) - Asara B’Tevet
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-65/) - Parashat Vayechi
- [Parashat Vayechi](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayechi-2/) - Vayechi (“He Lived”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of Genesis. It opens as Jacob prepares for his death, making his son Joseph swear to bury him in the Cave of Machpelah. Jacob blesses Joseph’stwo sons and his own 12 sons and then dies. Jacob’s sons bury him. The portion ends with Joseph’s
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-58/)
- [Chanukah: 7 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-7-candles-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Miketz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-miketz/) - Miketz (“After”) follows Joseph as he interprets Pharaoh's dreams and rises to become second-in-command to Pharaoh. When Joseph’sbrothers come to Egypt seeking food during a famine, Joseph accuses themof spying. He insists that they return with their youngest brother, Benjamin, and later plants a goblet in Benjamin’s bag. Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-56/)
- [Chanukah: 8 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-8-candles-7/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-64/) - Parashat Vayigash
- [Parashat Vayigash](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayigash-2/) - Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, crying and kissing them. The brothers bring Jacob from Canaan to Egypt, and Jacob and his children settle in Goshen. The portion ends as Joseph buys most of Egypt’s land in
- [Chanukah: 1 Candle](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-1-candle-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 2 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-2-candles-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 3 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-3-candles-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 4 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-4-candles-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 5 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-5-candles-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Chanukah: 6 Candles](https://www.kolami.ca/events/chanukah-6-candles-6/) - Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-63/) - Parashat Miketz
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-54/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-62/) - Parashat Vayeshev
- [Parashat Vayeshev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayeshev/) - Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonmentafter his master’s wife frames him in response to Joseph’s refusal ofher advances. It also contains the story of Tamar, her husbands, and her father-in-law, Judah. Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/9?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tevet](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tevet/) - Molad Tevet: Saturday, 2:22am and 10 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-55/)
- [Parashat Toldot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-toldot/) - Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac andRebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob inexchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca travel to Gerar, where Isaac makes a peace treaty with King Abimelech. Isaac gives Jacob the blessing meant for Esau, and Jacob runs away to his uncle Laban. Torah: Genesis
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-52/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-60/) - Parashat Vayetzei
- [Parashat Vayetzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayetzei/) - Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home of his uncle Laban. During years of indentured servitude, Jacob marries Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel, bearing children with them and with their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah. Torah: Genesis 28:10-32:3
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-53/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-61/) - Parashat Vayishlach
- [Parashat Vayishlach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayishlach/) - Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with his brother, Esau. Jacob’s daughter, Dina, is raped by a Hivite prince, and her brothers sack a city in response. Rachel dies as she gives birth to Jacob's youngest child,
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-58/) - Parashat Chayei Sara
- [Parashat Chayei Sara](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chayei-sara/) - Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The servant meets Rebecca at a well, and Rebecca returns with the servant to marry Isaac. Abraham remarries, has more children, and dies at age
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-kislev/) - Molad Kislev: Thursday, 1:38pm and 9 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-51/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-59/) - Parashat Toldot
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-48/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-56/) - Parashat Lech-Lecha
- [Parashat Lech-Lecha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-lech-lecha/) - Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household. Torah:Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 https://hebcal.com/s/5786/3?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-49/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-57/) - Parashat Vayera
- [Parashat Vayera](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayera/) - Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sarah gives birth to Isaac, and Abraham sends away Hagar and Ishmael. At God’s command, Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac, but an angel of God tells Abraham
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-50/)
- [Parashat Bereshit](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bereshit/) - Bereishit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-cheshvan/) - Molad Cheshvan: Wednesday, 12:54am and 8 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-47/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-55/) - Parashat Noach
- [Parashat Noach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-noach/) - Noach (“Noah”) begins as God decides to destroy mankind with a flood. At God’s command, the righteous Noah builds an ark, whereNoah, his family, and select animals survive the flood. Noah’s children bear children, and several generations develop. God confounds the speech of people building the Tower of Babel. Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-45/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-52/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-53/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-46/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-54/) - Parashat Bereshit
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-49/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-50/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-44/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-51/) - Sukkot Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-47/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-42/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-48/) - Parashat Ha’azinu
- [Parashat Ha’azinu](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-haazinu/) - In Ha’azinu (“Listen”) , Moses recites a poem praisingGod and criticizing the sins of the Israelites. He describes the misfortunes that the Israelites will face and the damage God will ultimately wreakon their oppressors. The portion ends as God commands Moses to ascend Mount Nebo, where he is to die. Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: II
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-43/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-6/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-5/) - Tzom Gedaliah
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-46/) - Parashat Vayeilech
- [Parashat Vayeilech](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayeilech/) - Vayeilech (“He Went”) opens as Moses tells the Israelitesthat he will not lead them into the Land of Israel, and that Joshua willtake over. He instructs the Israelites to gather and read Torah publicly every seven years. At God’s command, Moses writes a poem bearing witness to God’s covenant with the Israelites. Torah: Deuteronomy 31:1-30
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-41/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-43/) - Parashat Nitzavim
- [Parashat Nitzavim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nitzavim/) - In Nitzavim (“Standing”), Moses addresses the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of following God’s covenant and of not worshiping other gods. He describes the process of repentance and returning to God, and stresses that God’s commandments are achievable and “not in the heavens.” Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/51?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-39/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-44/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-45/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-40/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-42/) - Parashat Ki Tavo
- [Leil Selichot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/leil-selichot-6/) - Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays https://hebcal.com/h/leil-selichot-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Ki Tavo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tavo/) - Ki Tavo (“When You Come”) opens by describing the ceremony of the first fruit offering (bikkurim) and the declaration made upon thecompletion of tithing. It concludes with a detailed description of blessings that follow obedience to God's laws and curses that come with their desecration. Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/50?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-38/)
- [Parashat Shoftim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shoftim/) - Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the riteperformed in a case of unsolved murder. Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/48?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-36/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-41/) - Parashat Ki Teitzei
- [Parashat Ki Teitzei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-teitzei/) - Ki Teitzei (“When You Go Out”) contains numerous laws, more than appear in any other Torah portion. These include laws about the treatment of a captive woman, returning lost objects, forbidden mixtures, the erection of a rooftop fence, rape, collateral, and workers’ wages. Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/49?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-37/)
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-elul/) - Molad Elul: Saturday, 11:26pm and 6 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-35/)
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-11/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) andthe 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and correspondsto August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Rosh Hashana LaBehemot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-hashana-labehemot-6/) - New Year for Tithing Animals https://hebcal.com/h/rosh-hashana-labehemot-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Rosh Chodesh Elul](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-elul-12/) - Start of month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the 12th month of the civil Hebrew year (13th on leap years) andthe 6th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and correspondsto August or September on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-40/) - Parashat Shoftim
- [Parashat Vaetchanan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vaetchanan/) - Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer. Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-33/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-38/) - Parashat Eikev
- [Parashat Eikev](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-eikev/) - In Eikev (“As a Result”), Moses recounts events that happened in the desert, including the manna, the golden calf, and Aaron's death. Moses describes the blessings God will bestow upon the Israelites if they follow God’s law and the punishments they will encounter if they disobey. Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/46?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-34/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-39/) - Parashat Re’eh
- [Parashat Re’eh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-reeh/) - Re’eh (“See”) details a series of laws in advance of the Israelites’ entrance into the Land of Israel. These include the obligation to destroy idolatry, laws of tithing and charity, dietary laws, holiday laws, and the prohibition of offering sacrifices outside of the place designated by God. Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/47?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Devarim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-devarim/) - Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-32/)
- [Tish’a B’Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tisha-bav-5/) - The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples Torah: Deuteronomy 4:25-40; Lamentations 1:1-5:22 Haftarah:Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 https://hebcal.com/h/tisha-bav-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-4/) - Tish’a B’Av
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-37/) - Parashat Vaetchanan
- [Tu B’Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tu-bav-6/) - Minor Jewish holiday of love. Observed on the 15th day of theHebrew month of Av https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bav-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Shabbat Nachamu](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-nachamu-6/) - Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation). The first of seven Shabbatot leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Named after the Haftarah (from Isaiah 40) which begins with the verse נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ, עַמִּי (“Comfort, oh comfort my people”) https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-nachamu-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Rosh Chodesh Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-av-6/) - Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 11th month of the civil Hebrew year (12th on leap years) and the 5th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to July orAugust on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is
- [Parashat Matot-Masei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-matot-masei/) - Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-31/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-36/) - Parashat Devarim
- [Shabbat Chazon](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-chazon-6/) - Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision. Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-chazon-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-5/) - Erev Tish’a B’Av
- [Erev Tish’a B’Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-tisha-bav-6/) - The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples Torah: Lamentations 1:1-5:22 https://hebcal.com/h/tisha-bav-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-34/) - Parashat Pinchas
- [Parashat Pinchas](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-pinchas/) - Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions. Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 | Pinchas
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Av](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-av/) - Molad Av: Friday, 10:42am and 5 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-30/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-35/) - Parashat Matot-Masei
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-28/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-33/) - Parashat Balak
- [Parashat Balak](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-balak/) - Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. Torah: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-29/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-4/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Tzom Tammuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tzom-tammuz-6/) - Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem beforethe destruction of the Second Temple Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/tzom-tammuz-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-3/) - Tzom Tammuz
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-26/)
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-11/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Rosh Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-tamuz-12/) - Start of month of Tammuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-31/) - Parashat Korach
- [Parashat Korach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-korach/) - Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin ofMoses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire fromGod and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites. Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-27/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-32/) - Parashat Chukat
- [Parashat Chukat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-chukat/) - Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells thestories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Torah: Numbers
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-28/) - Parashat Nasso
- [Parashat Nasso](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-nasso/) - Naso (“Take A Census”), the longest portion in the Torah, opens by detailing responsibilities of the Levites. It also describes laws of a woman suspected of adultery (sotah), the Nazirite, and the priestly blessing. The portion ends by listing the gifts that heads of tribes bring to the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Torah: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-24/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-29/) - Parashat Beha’alotcha
- [Parashat Beha’alotcha](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behaalotcha/) - Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, complaints of the Israelites and their punishments, and a disease that affects Miriam. Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-25/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-30/) - Parashat Sh’lach
- [Parashat Sh’lach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shlach/) - Shelach (“Send”) tells the story of Israelite spies journeying into Canaan, the negative report they bring back, and the resulting punishment decreed upon the Israelites: to wander and die in the desert over forty years. It ends with laws about sacrifices, the story of a man who desecrates Shabbat, and the commandment to wear ritual
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-tamuz/) - Molad Tamuz: Wednesday, 9:58pm and 4 chalakim
- [Parashat Bamidbar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bamidbar/) - Bamidbar (“In The Desert”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Numbers. It describes God's command to take a census and details the camping formation of the Israelites in the desert. It also begins to enumerate the responsibilities of the Levites when transporting the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/34?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-22/)
- [Erev Shavuot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-shavuot-6/) - Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-26/)
- [Shavuot I](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shavuot-i-6/) - Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Torah: Exodus 19:1-20:23; Numbers 28:26-31 Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12 https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-27/)
- [Shavuot II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shavuot-ii-6/) - Festival of Weeks. Commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai Torah: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:26-31; Ruth 1:1-4:22 Haftarah: Habakkuk 3:1-19 Haftarah for Sephardim: Habakkuk 2:20-3:19 https://hebcal.com/h/shavuot-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-23/)
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-20/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-24/) - Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
- [Parashat Behar-Bechukotai](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-behar-bechukotai/) - Behar (“On The Mountain”) details the laws of the sabbatical year (Shemita), when working the land is prohibited and debts are forgiven. It also sets out laws of indentured servitude and of the Jubilee year (Yovel), when property reverts to its original ownership. Bechukotai(“In My Laws”) is the final Torah portion in the Book of
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Sivan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-sivan/) - Molad Sivan: Tuesday, 9:14am and 3 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-21/)
- [Yom Yerushalayim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-yerushalayim-6/) - Jerusalem Day. Commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-yerushalayim-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Rosh Chodesh Sivan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-sivan-6/) - Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar. Sivan (סִיוָן) is the 9th month of the civil Hebrew year (10th on leap years) and the 3rd month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to May or June on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh,
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-25/) - Parashat Bamidbar
- [Parashat Tazria-Metzora](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tazria-metzora/) - Tazria (“She Bears Seed”) opens by describing the purification process for a woman after childbirth. It then describes different forms of tzaraat, a discoloration condition on skin or clothing, and the requirement of an infected person to dwell alone outside the camp and be inspected by a priest. Metzora opens by describing the purification process
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-18/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-22/) - Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
- [Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-achrei-mot-kedoshim/) - Achrei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and of eating animal blood, and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations. Kedoshim (“Holy”) opens by instructing the Israelites to be holy.
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-19/)
- [Pesach Sheni](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-sheni-6/) - Second Passover, one month after Passover https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-sheni-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Lag BaOmer](https://www.kolami.ca/events/lag-baomer-6/) - 33rd day of counting the Omer. The holiday is a temporary break from the semi-mourning period the counting of the Omer. Practices include lighting bonfires, getting haircuts, and Jewish weddings https://hebcal.com/h/lag-baomer-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-23/) - Parashat Emor
- [Parashat Emor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-emor/) - Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and consuming sacrifices and priestly food. It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, RoshHashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. Torah: Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Ezekiel44:15-31 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/31?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Shmini](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shmini/) - Shemini (“Eighth”) opens with the consecration of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Two of Aaron’s sons are consumed by a fire sent from God when they attempt to offer a “strange fire.” God describes the animals, birds, and fish that are permissible and prohibited for consumption, as well as some laws of ritual purity. Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Iyyar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-iyyar/) - Molad Iyyar: Sunday, 8:30pm and 2 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-17/)
- [Rosh Chodesh Iyyar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-iyyar-11/) - Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָּיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 8th month of the civil Hebrew year(9th on leap years) and the 2nd month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has29 days and corresponds to April or May on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh
- [Rosh Chodesh Iyyar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-iyyar-12/) - Start of month of Iyyar on the Hebrew calendar. אִיָּיר (transliterated Iyyar or Iyar) is the 8th month of the civil Hebrew year(9th on leap years) and the 2nd month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has29 days and corresponds to April or May on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh
- [Yom HaZikaron](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hazikaron-6/) - Israeli Memorial Day. Remembers those who died in the War of Independence and other wars in Israel. The full name of the holiday is YomHaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (Hebrew: יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לְחַלְלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה), Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Warsof Israel and Victims of Actions of
- [Yom HaAtzma’ut](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haatzmaut-6/) - Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Although Yom HaAtzma’ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observanceof the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haatzmaut-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-21/) - Parashat Tazria-Metzora
- [Pesach VII](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-vii-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers28:19-25; Song of Songs 1:1-8:14 Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-19/)
- [Pesach VIII](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-viii-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-16/)
- [Yom HaShoah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-hashoah-6/) - Holocaust Memorial Day https://hebcal.com/h/yom-hashoah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-20/) - Parashat Shmini
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-15/)
- [Pesach III (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-iii-chm-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 13:1-16; Numbers 28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Pesach IV (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-iv-chm-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 22:24-23:19; Numbers28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Pesach V (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-v-chm-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 34:1-26; Numbers 28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Pesach VI (CH’’M)](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-vi-chm-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Numbers 9:1-14, 28:19-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-18/)
- [Erev Pesach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-pesach-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Tzav](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tzav/) - In Tzav (“Command”), God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), including a meal offering brought by the high priest, guilt offerings, and offerings of thanks. Moses initiates Aaron and Aaron’s sons for priestly service in the Mishkan. Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 | Shabbat HaGadol https://hebcal.com/s/5785/25?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-16/)
- [Pesach I](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-i-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: Joshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27 Haftarah for Sephardim: Joshua 5:2-6:1, 6:27 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-17/)
- [Pesach II](https://www.kolami.ca/events/pesach-ii-6/) - Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25 https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-14/)
- [Yom HaAliyah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/yom-haaliyah-6/) - Recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel https://hebcal.com/h/yom-haaliyah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-3/) - Ta’anit Bechorot
- [Ta’anit Bechorot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/taanit-bechorot-6/) - Fast of the First Born https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-bechorot-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends-2/) - Ta’anit Bechorot
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-15/) - Parashat Tzav
- [Shabbat HaGadol](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-hagadol-6/) - Shabbat before Pesach (The Great Shabbat) Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hagadol-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Pekudei](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-pekudei/) - Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’scommand, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God's presence fills the Mishkan. Torah: Exodus 38:21-40:38, 12:1-20 Haftarah: Ezekiel
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-nisan/) - Molad Nisan: Saturday, 7:46am and 1 chalakim
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-13/)
- [Rosh Chodesh Nisan](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-nisan-6/) - Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year(8th on leap years) and the 1st month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has30 days and corresponds to March or April on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-14/) - Parashat Vayikra
- [Parashat Vayikra](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayikra/) - In Vayikra (“He Called”), the first Torah portion in theBook of Leviticus, God tells Moses about the sacrifices offered in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Among these are sacrifices entirely burnt on the altar, meal offerings made of flour and oil, peace offerings, and sacrifices brought for sinning inadvertently. Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/24?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Shabbat Parah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-parah-6/) - Shabbat of the Red Heifer. Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh,in preparation for Passover Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 36:16-36 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-parah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Vayakhel](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-vayakhel/) - Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20; Numbers 19:1-22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 | Shabbat Parah Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-12/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-13/) - Parashat Pekudei
- [Shabbat HaChodesh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-hachodesh-6/) - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Read in preparation for Passover Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-hachodesh-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Purim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/purim-6/) - Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Exodus 17:8-16; Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-11/) - Parashat Ki Tisa
- [Shushan Purim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shushan-purim-6/) - Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities https://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Ki Tisa](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-ki-tisa/) - Ki-Tisa (“When You Elevate”) opens as God tells Moses to collect a half-shekel donation from all Israelites and to anoint the Mishkan (Tabernacle), its vessels, and the priests. The Israelites worship the golden calf and Moses breaks the tablets. Moses beseeches God to forgive, and returns with a second set of tablets. Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-11/)
- [Purim Meshulash](https://www.kolami.ca/events/purim-meshulash/) - Triple Purim, spanning 3 days in Jerusalem and walled cities. It occurs when the 15th of Adar coincides with Shabbat https://hebcal.com/h/purim-meshulash-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-12/) - Parashat Vayakhel
- [Shabbat Zachor](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-zachor-6/) - Shabbat of Remembrance. Shabbat before Purim Haftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34 Haftarah for Sephardim: I Samuel 15:1-34 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-zachor-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Tetzaveh](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-tetzaveh/) - Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) opens as God instructs Moses to appoint Aaron and his sons as priests. God details how to make the priestly clothing, how to sanctify the priests and offer sacrifices duringthe seven days of inauguration in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and how to build the golden altar. Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Haftarah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-10/)
- [Fast begins](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-begins-2/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Ta’anit Esther](https://www.kolami.ca/events/taanit-esther-6/) - Fast of Esther Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/taanit-esther-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Fast ends](https://www.kolami.ca/events/fast-ends/) - Ta’anit Esther
- [Erev Purim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/erev-purim-6/) - Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination Torah: Esther 1:1-10:3 https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-8/)
- [Rosh Chodesh Adar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-adar-7/) - Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אֲדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-9/) - Parashat Terumah
- [Shabbat Shekalim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-shekalim-6/) - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Rosh Chodesh Adar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-adar-8/) - Start of month of Adar on the Hebrew calendar. Adar (אֲדָר) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday
- [Parashat Terumah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-terumah/) - Terumah (“Donation”) opens as God tells Moses to collect donated materials in order to build a dwelling place for God called the Mishkan (Tabernacle). God describes how to build the vessels that will fill the Mishkan - including the ark, table, menorah, and sacrificial altar - as well as the Mishkan’s walls and curtains. Torah:
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-9/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-10/) - Parashat Tetzaveh
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-7/) - Parashat Yitro
- [Parashat Yitro](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-yitro/) - Yitro (“Jethro”) begins as Moses reunites with his father-in-law Yitro and accepts his advice to appoint judges who will help govern the Israelites. The Israelites prepare to encounter God at Mount Sinai. God descends amidst fire, smoke, thunder, and the blast of a shofar andgives the Ten Commandments. Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-7/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-8/) - Parashat Mishpatim
- [Parashat Mishpatim](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-mishpatim/) - Mishpatim (“Laws”) recounts a series of God’s laws thatMoses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days. Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/18?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Mevarchim Chodesh Adar](https://www.kolami.ca/events/mevarchim-chodesh-adar/) - Molad Adar: Thursday, 7:02pm
- [Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/rosh-chodesh-shvat-6/) - Start of month of Sh’vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh’vat or Shevat) is the 5th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 11th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days andcorresponds to January or February on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁחוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-5/) - Parashat Bo
- [Parashat Bo](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-bo/) - Bo (“Come”) recounts the last three plagues that God inflicts on the Egyptians: locusts, darkness, and death of firstborns. God commands the Israelites to offer a Passover lamb sacrifice. After the last plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians demand that the Israelites leave. Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 https://hebcal.com/s/5785/15?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-5/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-6/) - Parashat Beshalach
- [Shabbat Shirah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/shabbat-shirah-6/) - Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Parashat Beshalach](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-beshalach/) - Beshalach (“When He Let Go”) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing through. In the desert, God sweetens bitter water and provides manna and quail. The portion ends recounting the victory of the Israelites against an attack by the Amalekites. Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Haftarah
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-6/)
- [Tu BiShvat](https://www.kolami.ca/events/tu-bishvat-6/) - New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years”mentioned in the Mishnah https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2025?uc=ical-vaughan
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-3/) - Parashat Shemot
- [Parashat Shemot](https://www.kolami.ca/events/parashat-shemot/) - Shemot (“Names”) is the first Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It opens describing the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses is born, placed in a basket on the Nile, and adopted into Pharaoh’s household. He later encounters God at a burning bush and begins his mission of demanding that Pharoah let the
- [Havdalah](https://www.kolami.ca/events/havdalah-3/)
- [Candle lighting](https://www.kolami.ca/events/candle-lighting-4/) - Parashat Vaera

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