Sept. 2025
Dora-Ann Cohen Ellison

We are excited to welcome students back to a new school year on Sept.16. Together with Kehila Heschel families, we will meet at Carluke Orchard for a family program and apple picking. Students in JK through Grade 7, we invite you to join with over 70 students to learn, celebrate and explore all things Jewish on Shabbat mornings and Wednesday evenings. Again this year, our Wednesday classes include Hebrew reading and feature a selection of electives that explore Jewish values and traditions through art, cooking, gardening, STEM, physical education, music and more!

Students in Grades 8, 9 or 10 are invited to join our Thursday evening class: B’Yachad —Making a Difference in Your Community, a program open to all in our greater Jewish community. Our Grade 8/9 class will also have the opportunity to sign up for travel to Montreal in November and our Temple youth in Grades 10-12 are invited to join the trip to Israel in March with other Toronto, Mississauga and Oakville teens.

We have planned several meaningful opportunities to gather families together at Temple Anshe Sholom, as well as at our beautiful parks and beaches. They include Rosh Hashanah family services, Tashlich on the beach, a Kol Nidre, and Yom Kippur morning service, as well as a selection of afternoon programs for all ages. Our drop-in Tot-Shabbat resumes on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m., and our junior and senior youth groups, led by Yael Morais, are active with monthly social and social action programming. In addition to our pot-luck Family Shabbat nights, we have plans over the year for family hikes, family trivia and a family skate. 

We hope your family will join in our learning, social and ritual programs, renewing connections and engaging with other families. Visit anshesholom.ca for more information or to register for the Jewish Learning Program for kindergarten through Grade 10.  I can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 905-528-0121 ext 30.

Shana Tova.