Learn about new catering options for your next simhat at Beth Tzedec in this message from President Debbie Rothstein.

Feeling confused about our new Centre for Well-Being? Learn about this important initiative, get a taste for the programs and projects that fall under the Centre banner and discover how you can help support Beth Tzedec's transformation into the Synagogue of the Future.

To ensure the safety and security of all members of the Beth Tzedec community, we are looking for volunteers to help support our Beth Tzedec security team during the High Holy Days. If you are interested in volunteering for this mitzvah to help serve our kehillah, please contact Executive Director Randy Spiegel at 416-781-3514, ext. 211.

Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl reflects on what it means to be in Israel for Tishah B'Av, where history and modern life collide.

Over the course of the summer, Rabbi Steven Wernick has been exploring and discussing the addition of the Imahot (Matriarchs) into Beth Tzedec's recitation of the Amidah. Learn more about the history and context the inclusion of the Imahot with this online session recorded via Zoom.

Are you or a loved one a recent post-secondary graduate? Do you have a friend, child or grandchild you'd like to brag about? We're looking for recent graduates who would like to be celebrated and recognized in the next Beth Tzedec Bulletin. To add your name to our list of recent graduates, please email Terri Humphries at thumphries@beth-tzedec.org.

We'd like to extend our appreciation to the Beth Tzedec community members who have and continue to support our Refugee Resettlement Program. Our recent call for camp gear was a great success and we're excited to be able to send five children off to camp well-prepared.

Production has begun on this year's Yizkor Memorial Book. If you have not already confirmed your submission, please contact Terri Humphries or call 416-436-9960. There are few spaces remaining for memorial listings. 

Get to know our new shinshinim, Gal and Alona, with this playful and informative video from Israel. If you're interested in hosting our new guests for a Shabbat lunch, please reach out to Michael Friedman.

Beth Tzedec's outgoing Shinshinim, Yuval and Daniel, wrote this farewell message to the Congregation. We wish them the best of luck as they prepare to return to Israel.

The Ritual Committee is inviting and encouraging members to participate in the High Holy Days through a High Holy Day Honour. Put your name forward now for honours including aliyot to the Torah, opening the Ark, carrying a Torah in the processional or recessional, or an English reading or prayer.

The Annual Meeting of Beth Tzedec is this evening, Thursday, May 30, beginning at 7:30 p.m. You must be a member of the Congregation to attend. For information, contact Florence Bendelac at 416-781-3514 ext. 213.

In recognition of his twenty-six years of service as Beth Tzedec’s Senior Rabbi, we are pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has conferred upon Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl the title of Rabbi Emeritus.

We are thrilled to announce that Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin will be joining the Beth Tzedec spiritual leadership team as our Associate Rabbi as of August 1, 2019.

Each year we produce a wonderful booklet of prayer, poetry and reflections for the Days of Awe. It is designed to inspire and enlighten us during the Holy Days. To fulfill our priority for engagement, relevancy and building a caring community, we invite you to submit your own content for this year’s booklet. Deadline extended to August 2.