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Celebrating the 2012 Hanukkah in Toronto

Hanukkah, or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days beginning on 25 Kislev in their lunar calendar. This year, Hanukkah 2012 begins on Saturday Dec. 8th.

I’ve rarely noticed publicity for celebrating Jewish religious festivals in Toronto, but I assume those within that faith community are well informed. This site usually avoids publicizing Toronto events inside places of worship, but I found one to held in a public building and another outdoor venue. My assumption is that anyone would be welcome to join such a winter event in Toronto.

(Added Dec. 13, 2012): Today’s print edition of the Beach Mirror says that Kew Gardens is the venue for lighting a menorah for Hanukkah on Saturday Dec. 15th at 6pm.  Kew Gardens is at Queen St. East at Lee Ave. The Beach Mirror article adds that the Beach Synagogue invites people to a latke festival following the menorah ceremony, but you should call 416-694-7942 (so they can prepare, I assume). The official Beach Hebrew Institute home page currently notes that one should bring one’s own “personal Hannukiah, candles, and a ( Kosher Dairy ) main course, dessert, or salad”. That page confirms the Kew Garden event at 6pm.

A Library’s Free Chanukah Concert in Toronto

"Snow-Covered Chanukah Menorah in East Sussex" image by Dominic's pics (Dominic Alves)
“Snow-Covered Chanukah Menorah in East Sussex” image by Dominic’s pics (Dominic Alves)

The Barbara Frum Branch of the Toronto Public Library will host “Chanukah Concert Live” on Wed. Dec. 12 from 7-8pm. Admission is free, but please call 416-395-5440 to register ahead of time. This branch is at 20 Covington Road, near Bathurst and Lawrence Ave. West.

One Reference for Several Chanukah Services in Toronto

“It’s TIme For Latkes And Dreidels” lists a number of Chanauka services across Toronto planned for several dates during the 2012 Festival of Lights. They list quite a few locations for celebrating Chanukah in Toronto.

A Hanukkah Toy Drive in Toronto

I hadn’t realized that the Jewish community holds a toy drive for Hanukkah, but “Drive For Dreidels” continues through Dec. 10th.

Is There an Outdoor Menorah in Toronto?

I did find one notice for an outdoor menorah event in Toronto, at the Prosserman JCC on Sun. Dec. 9 from 4-6:30pm. Apparently the menorah lighting ceremony is outdoors at about 6pm. There is a free family-oriented fun festival inside, at 4588 Bathurst Street. Learn more through the “Maccabees Journey through the Prosserman” web page.
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4588 Bathurst is about half-way between Sheppard and Finch, just south of Ellerslie.

Background on the Hanukkah Festival of Lights

Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of a one-day supply of consecrated lamp oil that lasted for eight days. The Temple in Jerusalem was being rededicated after it was taken back from the Syrian Greeks. It took eight days to press the olive oil and purify it for the Temple, but only a small amount was available. Miraculously the oil was sufficient to keep the lamps lit until the new oil was ready.

The nine-branched menorah is lit to commemorate this miracle; likewise the success of the Maccabees in restoring Jewish control of the Temple.

Hanukkah includes giving kosher gifts, special festival foods, and toys and games for children. It’s an annual winter religious celebration, but overshadowed by publicity for annual Toronto winter events associated with Christmas.

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How to Calculate Lottery Odds for 6/49 or Powerball

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My recent Decoded Science article, “Winning Powerball Tickets in Arizona and Missouri: How to Calculate the (Slim) Odds“, takes aim at the wildly popular American powerball lottery.

How to Compute the Probability for  6/49 Compared to the American Powerball Lottery

"Taiwan Lottery Dream Sheet" by Prince Roy
“Taiwan Lottery Dream Sheet” by Prince Roy

The formula is actually the same for any lottery “without replacement and regardless of order“, and it’s already explained in my Decoded Science article.

The key difference comes from the number of balls in the urn, and how many are selected. To win the 6/49 jackpot requires selecting 6 numbers from the pool of 49. We need to calculate the number of combinations of 6 balls from 49:

  • The number of combinations = 49*48*47*46*45*44/(6!) = 49*48*47*46*45*44/(6*5*4*3*2*1) = 13,983,816.
  • Therefore the probability of winning the 6/49 jackpot is 1/13,983,816, by my calculations.

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By comparison, the probability of winning the Powerball jackpot is 1 in 175,223,510. That’s about 12.5 times worse than the chance for winning 6/49.

Could We Compute the Odds of Winning Lotto Max or Other Canadian Lotteries?

Yes, of course we can compute the odds of winning any fair lottery “without replacement and regardless of order” using the same formula. We just need to learn the total number of balls in the pool, and how many are to be selected.

The Canada-wide Lotto Max jackpot requires selecting 7 numbers from a pool of 49, so the number of combinations is:

  • 49*48*47*46*45*44*43/(7!) = 49*48*47*46*45*44*43/(7*6*5*4*3*2*1) = 85,900,584 by my calculation.
  • Therefore Lotto Max has 85,900,584/13,983,816 = 6.14 times as many combinations as does the 6/49 lottery.

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Does Toronto Stand Alone in Banning Plastic Bags?

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Does Toronto stand alone with its ban on disposable plastic bags for shopping?

No, Toronto is in good company, according to a well-researched infographic from LearnStuff.com who asked me to publish it. (Updated Oct. 11, 2015): the infographic is no longer available online.

(Updated Nov. 28, 2012): Toronto City Council voted 38-7 this morning, Nov. 28 2012, to postpone the ban on disposable plastic shopping bags. The current plan is to “revisit the discussion on the ban in June (2013) following public consultation”.  For the moment, Toronto neither stands alone nor does it ban plastic bags.

Problems and Solutions for Disposable Plastic Bags

"Plastic Bag Nightmare" image by Zainub (Zainub Razvi)
“Plastic Bag Nightmare” image by Zainub (Zainub Razvi)

Major cities such as Washington DC imposed a shopping bag fee; others have banned their use altogether. Other Canadian cities might follow suit, if their provincial legislation gives them the appropriate authority. (Apparently this won’t happen in BC without those changes, for example).

The problem is that the developed world, including Toronto, uses and throws away a huge number of plastic bags every day, week and year. The total amount clogs landfills and pollutes the oceans. We recycle very little of this plastic, but require petroleum as the feedstock to make new plastic bags. Although we don’t often think that disposable plastic bags cause pollution, they do kill animals that try to eat them, and make it more difficult for plants to grow.

There is a limit to how often one can reuse a plastic shopping bag; eventually it gets a rip or tear. Recycling plastic bags could be one answer, but we haven’t demonstrated much success.

It’s easy to protect our environment by buying multi-use or reusable plastic bags; they are strong and sturdy, having served our household well for several years. It’s easy to buy reusable plastic shopping bags in many stores in Toronto.

Toronto’s ban on plastic bags is a current controversy; see  “Plastics group suing city over bag ban” (by David Rider of the Toronto Star on Nov. 20, 2012) with its own back links.
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I don’t normally comment on political issues; but although this infographic’s focus is largely on the USA, it makes an important environmental point. I’d like to consider this article  about the plastic bag ban in Toronto as a public service announcement.

LearnStuff‘s original article is also gone.

(Updated Feb. 22, 2013): Read about a related topic in “What is Climate Change Doing to the Earth, per LearnStuff“, with their latest infographic.

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