Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave. M5S 2J2 Toronto, ON, Canada

Let's end 2020 with kind words and good deeds. - https://mailchi.mp/mnjcc.org/year_end2020-615726

NEW! This program is for teens and young adults with disabilities to learn collaborative storytelling and the fundamentals of role-playing and world building games in a group setting. Run by the Dream Weavers and Level Up Gaming in partnership with the MNjcc. Email [email protected] to register!

Whether you're an absolute beginner or an experienced player, we've got a ukulele class for you! Sign up for Beginner, Beginner Plus or Intermediate Ukulele and jam out with other folx in our online classes. https://www.amilia.com//miles-nadal-j/shop/programs/56601

Today is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience. In 1999, transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith created a vigil to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998, which then started this important tradition. We recognize and remember all the people whose lives were tragically lost to anti-transgender violence, in particular Black and Latinx transgender women who are disproportionally killed. Learn more about TDOR: https://www....glaad.org/tdor Read the Human Rights Campaign 2020 Report: https://www.hrc.org//violence-against-the-trans-and-gender

Immerse your ears in Klezmer and Yiddish music in Zoom sessions with musician Eric Stein, director of the MNjcc Klezmer Ensemble and Artistic Director of the Ashkenaz Festival. Eric will lead an educational journey through his treasure trove of old, new, famous and obscure recordings, providing historical context and musicological interpretation. These sessions are for musicians and music-lovers who want to gain a deeper understanding of klezmer/Yiddish music and related styles. More information: [email protected] https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/3028118

Psst. There's still spots available to get your very own illustrated family portrait! Send us your photo and we’ll create a digital version of your custom portrait. This is an email delivery of a print-ready PDF file, ready to print up to 6"x6". Print it, make it your profile photo, use it for a holiday card everyone will love, and share it to your heart's content! To commission a portrait, please register to receive an email with next steps. Register: https://www.amilia.com//miles-nadal-/shop/products/8746738

In an increasingly digital age, how can parents protect their children from the various risks that exist on the internet? Join us for a FREE webinar this Sunday from 2-3:30 pm, where we'll have two guest experts talking about the security, privacy and legal risks that children face online and ways to keep your children safe. https://fb.me/e/28MhB2pt3

Let your little one discover their love of music! Drop-in on January 12 and join a free demonstration of our Suzuki Early Childhood Music Class! https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/3056506

SAVE THE DATE: A dynamic group of Canadian and U.S. artists who identify as Black and Jewish are coming together on December 2 for an unparalleled conversation on art and identity hosted by theatre artist and Rabbi-to-be, Kendell Pinkney. Each artist will share projects that explore the intersection of Jewishness and Blackness through film, photography, music and performance. This is going to be a fun night -- you don't want to miss it!

The fall semester of Lishma: Jewish Learning Project starts next Wednesday! Click on the FB event links below to learn more about each course that we are offering. Middle Eastern Cooking: https://www.facebook.com/events/337011204402498... Exploring Sepharadi Jewry through Rabbinic Texts: https://www.facebook.com/events/368889500800709/ Finding our place: Jews in the Struggle for Racial Equity: https://www.facebook.com/events/981212692346360/

Virtual tours of the Smithsonian? Sign me up! We're happy to team up with our friends at Microsoft again for Smithsonian in December. Learn from amazing Smithsonian exhibits without leaving the comfort of your home! In this 2-part online series, we will do fun and engaging group activities from the Hall of Fossils and the Ocean Hall. Designed for young adults 18-35 with developmental disabilities and/or ASD, and open to all. ... https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2985928

Between the 1910s-1950s, Toronto was home to a vibrant community of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, with the Kensington Market area as its centre. Through her illustrated virtual presentation, guest speaker Vivian Felsen will tell us the story of how she came to discover the mostly forgotten yet truly remarkable literary activity of this largely working-class, Yiddish-speaking community, and the uniqueness of its language and its writers. Vivian Felsen is a Toronto transl...ator of both French and Yiddish into English. Her translations from Yiddish have earned her a variety of awards, including the Canadian Jewish Book Award and the J. I. Segal Award. In 2018, she was named a Finalist for a Governor General’s Literary Award for her translation from French of J. I. Segal: a Montreal Yiddish Poet and His Milieu. https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2865236

Join us next Thursday at 6pm for Queer Text Study! This month we're excited for Rabbi Becca Walker to be facilitating our learning. Suggested donation of $10 to support our facilitator, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Don't miss out on the chance to join our Specialty Choir, led by conductor Alex Fiddles. This fall, we will be focusing on popular music from the 60's to today! You might be wondering... how are we going to sing in a choir virtually? Each session will include an optional live virtual social component, a live choir rehearsal session, and a taped choir session released as a YouTube video. ... The live choir session will include real time discussion of the music, followed by a warmup. For the taped portion, the vocal parts have been sung and recorded by the music director and layered together, which means as you sing, you will hear all the vocal parts in the mix, similar to the real thing! You will have access to the chart, vocal tracks, and instrumental tracks, as well as the taped session so you can practice and sing as much as you like! For more information, email [email protected] We're excited to meet you this fall! https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2880826

NEW: Guided Music Listening series with Eric Stein Come along for the journey! Eric Stein, leader of the MNjcc Klezmer Ensemble and Artistic Director of the Ashkenaz Festival, will lead you through his treasure trove of old, new, famous and obscure recordings, providing historical context and musicological interpretation. Oct 20: Klezmer Music ... Oct 27: A Century of Mandolin Music https://www.amilia.com//miles-nadal-j/shop/programs/56032

Dive into this course with author and journalist Mark Oppenheimer in the timeless short stories of four Jewish authors: Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick, and the great Canadian-Latvian-Jewish David Bezmozgis. We'll also consider movies made from some of these stories, like Roth's "Goodbye Columbus" and Bezmozgis's "Natasha." In partnership with Gordon Center for Performing Arts at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Baltimore 's Jewish Arts and Culture program: The Wisdom Studio. https://www.facebook.com/events/639769656946245/

Join us for Broadway Dream Teams: The Best Jewish Songwriting Partnerships with pianist/musicologist Jordan Klapman Since musical theatre first started dazzling audiences, there were the great writing teams one a composer, the other a lyricist who came together to create memorable and timeless scores. This 5-part virtual lecture series will celebrate the lives and works of legendary Jewish composing teams Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart, Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Richar...d Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe and some of the greatest musicals ever written. https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2865273

Our Hebrew and Yiddish classes start in two weeks! Whether you are far away or nearby, you can now join an active and engaged virtual community of Hebrew & Yiddish language learners! Classes are open to all, no matter what level you're at! This fall we are offering:... Beginner Hebrew, Aleph 1, Aleph 2, Bet 1, Hebrew Conversation Conversational Yiddish for Beginners, Canadian Yiddish Literature Check out mnjcc.org/hebrewyiddish for the details!

Join us every month as together we build the Jewish& Cookbook recipes from households blending traditions and cultures! This Sunday we are making Jewpanese Maple Kabocha Challah! In case you've never had it before, kabocha is a type of winter squash and it's delicious and super versatile. You can steam it, roast it, use it in soup... or in this case in challah!

MNjcc On Demand is Now Only $14.99/month! We know how badly some of you want to get back in our building, but we also understand that others aren't comfortable just yet. MNjcc On Demand is the best way to stream our content from the safety of your home including lectures, children's activities and classes with your favourite fitness instructors! If you've purchased a membership to our fitness centre, On Demand is FREE! But for everyone else, we've dropped our price from ...$36/month to only $14.99 because we want to make this option as accessible for our community as possible! mnjccondemand.ca Register: https://www.amilia.com//miles-nadal/shop/memberships/29939

We can't wait to have you back in the building! Here is our last video of the day. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out and we'll see you soon.

Here is Part 3, giving you a breakdown of what to expect when coming for lane swim!

Here's what you need to know about our GroupEx classes before your visit! This is Part 2/4 of our instructional videos being released today.

We're so excited to welcome you back tomorrow! But before you come for a visit, there are a few things you should know... We'll be releasing four videos today to get you all prepared for your visit! Here is the first one!

Today is Orange Shirt Day, a day where we acknowledge the harm the residential school system caused to children's sense of self and wellbeing, and affirm our commitment to ensure that every child matters. You might be wondering, why an orange shirt? On her first day of residential school, former student Phyllis (Jack) Webstad's shiny new orange shirt, bought by her grandmother, was taken from her as a six-year-old. You can read her story in her own words here: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html

Only two more days until we re-open! Have you booked a timeslot yet? mnjcc.org/timeslot

Our fall ELDOA classes start this Sunday! Created by a world-renowned osteopath, the ELDOA method is a series of postures that create maximal decompression at specifically targeted joint areas by creating lines of pull on the myofascial system. Through precise micro-movements intended for your unique body, the ELDOA effectively strengthens, increases body awareness, supports a return to a dynamic posture, helps reduce compressive pain, and is highly effective! The movements a...re extremely low impact and can be performed by everyone -including children! Some benefits of the ELDOA: * Postural Alignment * Normalize Disc Bulges * Reduced Degrees of Scoliosis * Increase Flexibility & Mobility * Delay & Reverse Disc Degeneration * Normalize Visceral Function * Reduce Neck & Shoulder tension * Eliminate Chronic & Acute Back Pain * Improve Muscle Tone * Increase Blood Flow https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2928584

Join our ukulele community at the JCC! Adult Uke Jam is for players who have a knowledge of ukulele basics and have had some previous playing experience. Participants in this class will continue to build skills with new chords, techniques, reading TAB, fingerpicking, and basic improvisation. Class starts next Tuesday and runs from 8:30 - 9:30 pm. Make sure you register before then: ... https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2880789

OCTOBER CHALLENGE Join our Wellness manager Jooli Park and make a collective commitment to practice mindfulness meditation twice a week for the month of October. Our new program provides 15-minute guided mindfulness meditations, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 9 am for the month of October. Every guided meditation session will be recorded and made available for 7 consecutive days. This program is open to all and no experience is required to participate! ... Register for Mindfulness Everyday: https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2928417 We're also offering a FREE Introduction to Mindfulness workshop next Wednesday from 7-8:30 pm. Register: https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2928365

TJFS presents: From Cairo to the Cloud This captivating documentary tells the story of a Jewish professor from Cambridge and the Scottish twin sisters who discover a Cairo Genizah (place used to store sacred Hebrew texts too withered for use) that reveals the day-to-day life of Jewish women and men in medieval Egypt. The story of an astonishing collection of ancient manuscripts hidden for centuries in a Cairo synagogue, and their remarkable odyssey to the modern world. Co-pr...esented with Aga Khan Museum and Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, U of T Plus, join us on Sunday October 18 at 4:00 pm for a live zoom Q & A with Filmmaker Michelle Paymar, Marina Rustow, (Director, Princeton Geniza Lab and Near Eastern Studies Program) and Benjamin Outhwaite, (Head of Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge University Library). This panel will be moderated by Amirali Alibhai, Director of Performing Arts at Aga Khan Museum. https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2870496

Limited spots still available at the Libbie Cowan Childcare Centre! Reach out to [email protected] for more details But don't wait too long, they're not going to last!

Are you a senior (65+) struggling with life during social isolation? Looking for a safe way to connect with other seniors to discuss your experiences and challenges? Just need a friendly shoulder to lean on? Join our FREE bi-weekly virtual seniors support group, where you can learn coping strategies and feel more empowered. Facilitated by social worker Zoe Levitt. Click on the link below to register! If you haven't yet, you will need to create an account in our new registrati...on system. https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2865343

Book Your Timeslot Now Registration is open for the aquatic centre & the fitness floor! mnjcc.org/timeslotBook Your Timeslot Now Registration is open for the aquatic centre & the fitness floor! mnjcc.org/timeslot

Join our Specialty Choir, led by Alex Fiddes! This fall we will be focusing on popular music from the ‘60s to today. Each session will include an optional live virtual social component, a live choir rehearsal session, and a taped choir session released as a YouTube video. For the taped portion, the vocal parts have been sung and recorded by the music director and layered together, which means as you sing, you will hear all the vocal parts in the mix, similar to the real thing! You will have access to the chart, vocal tracks, and instrumental tracks, as well as the taped session so you can practice and sing as much as you like! https://www.amilia.com//miles-nada/shop/activities/2880826