Learn, sing, gather and play with our kehillah as we prepare ourselves for the High Holy Days. 

Learn

Rabbi Rachel Rosenbluth

We're kicking off the month of Elul with Soul Brew, our daily journey of inspiration and introspection as we prepare for the High Holy Days. Percolate your mind, body and soul as we journey through the month of Elul with voices from around the  world. 

Hot Topics

September 22 & 23 at 7:45 pm
and September 24 at 12:30 pm 

Since we are not gathering in person for High Holy Day services this year, we are moving our Hot Topics sessions to the weekdays in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

This year, we'll be discussing:

• grief and resiliency with Leanne Matlow,
• race and the lived experiences of Jews of Colour with Marra B. Gad, and
• life in Israel through COVID-19 with Beth Tzedec's former shinshinim.

Rosh Hashanah Cooking Series

Start planning your Rosh Hashanah menu with recipes and cooking demos from three talented chefs from the Beth Tzedec community! Join Chef Anthony Rose, Roshan Wanasingha and Patti Rotman as they each guide you through a wonderful dish to add to your holiday celebrations. Pre-registration required for each session via Eventbrite.ca.

• August 27 — Anthony Rose, Executive Chef and founder of Rose and Sons
• September 3 — Roshan Wanasingha, Executive Chef and partner in Apex Kosher Catering
• September 10 — Patti Rotman, Beth Tzedec member and baker extraordinaire 

Higher and Higher: Exploring Prayers

Join us as we dive into the prayers of the Days of Awe, exploring their meaning, history and influence. Sessions will be led by Rabbi Fryer Bodzin, Yacov Fruchter and Rav Baruch.

• August 31 — Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin: Avinu Malkeinu
• September 14 — Yacov Fruchter: Unetane Tokef
• September 21 — Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl: Vidiu (Confessional) 

High Hallahdays Workshops

Join BT 20s and 30s for the 'High Hallahdays", two ẖallah-based workshops—a tie-dye ẖallah cover workshop outdoors at Beth Tzedec and a Zoom session with Andrea Schaffer to learn form the expert how to make fancy apple-stuffed ẖallah. We will be making colourful hallah covers to decorate your table. 

Sing

Awesome Tunes for the Days of Awe

Prepare for the Days of Awe with Cantor Sidney and Choir Director Ezra Burke, as they lead us on a two-part, interactive musical introduction to the High Holy Days in Awesome Tunes for the Days of Awe