Guest Lectures
Beth Tzedec hosts a who's who of guest lectures that you won’t want to miss
Dan Senor: In Conversation
Insightful, unique, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining, our guest lectures have been an important part of our 70 year history as a leader in Toronto’s Jewish community. Throughout the year, we host special shabbat guest scholars who speak from the bima and at kiddush. We are also thrilled to have leading authors like Daniel Silva and Mitch Albom make Beth Tzedec a regular stop on their book-release tours, to discuss their writing and share insights.
Upcoming Lectures
November 24, 2026
Emancipation, Toleration and Tradition: Reading Mendelssohn’s Jerusalem (1783) in Toronto Today
How do ideas from 1783 still shape Jewish life in Toronto today? Join us as Professor Michael Rosenthal, the Grafstein Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the University of Toronto, brings […]
Recent Lectures:
Israel Votes
Donniel Hartman, 2026, photo by Josh Nezon
Dan Senor In Conversation
Dan Senor and Robyn Urback, 2025, Photo by Yaron Eini
An Inside Job with Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva and Jamie Gangel, 2025, Photo by Michael Goodbaum
The Road between Us
Steve Paikin, Noam Tibon, Barry Avrich, Mark Selby, 2025, Photo by Terri Humphries
Mitch Albom: Twice
Mitch Albom, 2025, photo by Michael Goodbaum
A Turning Point in Jewish History:
Unpacking October 7 and Its Aftermath Yossi Klein Halevi and Sarah Fulford, 2024, Photo by Josh Nezon photography
Historic Lectures:
Visit from Israeli Prime Minister
Ben Gurion
1967, Photo by Albert Gilbert
Visit from Israeli Prime Minister
Levi Eshkol
1968, Photo by Albert Gilbert
Visit from Israeli Prime Minister
Golda Meir
1970, Photo by Albert Gilbert
Visit from Israeli Prime Minister
Menachem Begin
1978, Photo by Albert Gilbert