Throughout the year, City Shul marks Jewish holidays and festivals through worship, learning, music, food, community gatherings, and shared experiences.
Each occasion provides an opportunity to connect with Jewish tradition, deepen relationships, and find meaning in the cycle of the year. Whether you’re observing these holidays for the hundredth time or encountering them for the first time, you’ll find a welcoming community eager to celebrate with you.
Tradition, alive today
Why holidays matter
Tradition that comes alive
Jewish holidays tell the story of a people. They remind us where we’ve come from, what we value, and how we are connected to one another across generations.
At City Shul, we engage these traditions in ways that are meaningful, accessible, and relevant to contemporary life. We honour the richness of Jewish practice while creating opportunities for learning, reflection, participation, and joy.
The Jewish year
A year filled with meaning
Our community gathers throughout the year to celebrate and observe many of the milestones of the Jewish calendar, including:
Rosh HashanahYom KippurSukkotSimchat TorahHanukkahTu BiShvatPurimPassoverShavuot
Each holiday brings its own traditions, teachings, and opportunities for connection.
Throughout the year
Learning, celebration, and community
Some holidays invite celebration. Others encourage reflection. Many do both. You may find yourself singing, studying, sharing a meal, building a sukkah, hearing the Megillah, lighting candles, asking questions around a Passover table, or exploring ancient texts through a modern lens.
Whatever the occasion, our goal is the same: to create experiences that bring people together and deepen engagement with Jewish life.
Singing, studying, sharing
Everyone has a place
Everyone has a place at the table.
People participate in Jewish holidays in many different ways. Some arrive with lifelong traditions, others are discovering them for the first time, and many are somewhere in between. At City Shul, there is room for all of those experiences.