Start your Rosh Hashana mornings with our complimentary coffee & pastry.

End your fast with our complimentary juice & cookies for a sweet new year.

The Toronto Festival Singers provide a cushion of beautiful harmonies for our prayers, with Cantor Simon Spiro leading and Aliza Spiro offering explanations throughout the service.

Kids join in singing on the Bimah, march in the Torah Parade, and are invited up close to hear the shofar. The Song Shul Sticker Station is open for the duration of the service.

Complimentary coffee & pastry to start your Rosh Hashana mornings, and complimentary juice & cookies to end the Yom Kippur fast on a sweet note.

Jacqueline Saper is the award-winning author of From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran and a nationally recognized speaker on Iran, Persian Jews, and contemporary Iranian society. Born and raised in Tehran to an Iranian father and a British mother, she witnessed firsthand the Iranian Revolution, life under the Islamic Republic, and the Iran-Iraq War before fleeing Iran with her family in 1987. Her memoir received the Chicago Writers Association’s 2020 Book of the Year Award and is taught in university courses. She offers audiences a rare insider’s perspective on Iran, its people, and the enduring value of freedom.

Former Senior Advisor to Israel’s Prime Minister and one of Israel’s most prominent voices in the English-speaking world. He has served as Israel’s Ambassador to the UK and as the Prime Minister’s Advisor and International Spokesperson, and chairs the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University. He joins us to speak on what’s really happening in Israel.

This year our Family Services will be led by Abby and Zach Finkelstein, joined by musical guest Ori Dagan. On Rosh Hashana, sing the songs, learn the prayers, act out the Torah tales, hear the shofar, enjoy a Rosh Hashana sweet, and have fun. On Yom Kippur, sing the prayers together, learn the Torah stories, and discover what this special day is all about, followed by snacks and Yom Kippur activities for the kids.

Introducing the Finkelsteins

Abby Finkelstein is a graduate of Tanenbaum CHAT and has held many Jewish leadership roles. She is heavily involved in the Diller Teen Fellows program, having served as a Fellow, a Junior Counsellor, and most recently Student Alumni Intern, a position she will still hold this coming year. Entering her third year at TMU where she studies Fashion with a concentration in Fashion Communications, Abby has been on the executive board of Hillel as Director of Campus Clubs Relations, and on the executive board of her Jewish sorority, Zeta Beta Omega. She is great with kids, having worked as an au pair in Italy, and many summers at Camp Arrowhead where she most recently served as the Head of Land Activities.

Zach Finkelstein is a recent graduate of Tanenbaum CHAT where he served as Madrich — student leader for Shabbatonim and other Jewish activities. This coming year, he will be living in Bat Yam, Israel, for the reverse ShinShin program, volunteering in Israeli schools, teaching English and working within the community. Following his gap year, Zach plans to attend Toronto Metropolitan University for their sports media program. Zach loves working with youth and children and has just completed a summer working on the sail staff at Camp Arrowhead.

Anyone is welcome to purchase individual tickets for specific services. Note: if, after experiencing our renowned service, you decide that you would like to join The Song Shul, the cost of your ticket(s) will be applied to membership within 30 days of the High Holy Days.

Yes — individual tickets are $180 per service. Get tickets here.

Easy! First, make sure you’re a member in good standing for the new year 5787 (2026–2027). Click here to join as a new member, or click here to renew your membership (and welcome back!). Registration links will be sent to you directly.

If you have your own prayer book, please bring it. We will also have copies of the Silverman machzor available at each service for 1-day use. There is no chance that what you touch will have been used by someone else the previous day.

Coming with your kids? We have babysitting for tots, children’s programs for the children, and inspiration for all! Children are invited to march in the Torah Parade and up close to hear the shofar. The Song Shul Sticker Station is open for the duration of the service. Join our Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Family Service, led by Abby & Zach Finkelstein with Ori Dagan.

Contact us — The Song Shul has the friendliest and most helpful team you can imagine! Phone: 416-789-0999 (leave a message anytime, or if the lines are busy, email Matt, our General Manager, at admin@songshul.com).