Visit Beth Tzedec...You're Always Welcome
Everyone can attend the majority of our programs, and all our Shabbat and daily tefillah (prayers). If you are visiting as a guest of another member or on your own, what you’ll find is a warm, welcoming community and Spiritual Leaders who are interested in meeting you and helping you to pray, reflect, and reset.
Ushers are here to show you wherever you need to go, answer your questions, help you find the siddur (prayer book) or chumash (Torah book), or anything else that you may need to enrich your experience.
Service and activity details are posted on our screens at the entrance to the building and outside the Hendeles Chapel.
Beth Tzedec is committed to accessibility, offering wheelchair access, a fragrance-free environment, barrier-free washrooms and gender neutral washrooms, Shabbat elevators, large print prayer books, and hearing accommodation.
Customs and Etiquette
When attending prayer services or lecture events, phones should be silenced or turned off.
Photography, writing, and the use of electronic devices are not permitted on Shabbat (Friday evening to Saturday evening) or Jewish holidays.
Modest attire is expected for everyone who is attending a prayer service:
- Long pants and a collared shirt should be worn.
- Dresses or skirts that cover the knee, or dress pants, with shoulders and neckline covered.
- Men are expected to wear a kippah (yarmulke) inside the synagogue. Kippot are available if you don’t have your own.
- Tallit are available to wear during morning services.
- Tefillin are available to wear during weekday morning services.
- Women are encouraged to wear kippot, tallit and tefillin.
Non-Jewish guests are warmly welcomed and are encouraged to follow the same dress and respectful behavior as members.
Beth Tzedec is a fragrance-free facility. Scented products can make people feel ill, and excluded. For the health and consideration of others, please use unscented hygiene and cosmetic products.