Shemini Atzeret and Simẖat Torah @ Beth Tzedec

Join us at Beth Tzedec for the many wonderful services, programs and events we have prepared to celebrate Shemini Atzeret and Simẖat Torah.

Click here for our Shemini Atzeret and Simẖat Torah Services livestream.

Annual Simẖat Torah Luncheon

Join us at Beth Tzedec as we return again for our annual Simẖat Torah Service and luncheon honouring our Hattan Torah Jeffrey Gertner and our Kallat Bereisheet Gella Rothstein. 

Cost for luncheon. Pre-registration is required by October 2 at 11:00 a.m. To register, click here>>

In-Person & Livestream Services

Shemini Atzeret Service, including Yizkor

Please join us for the Shemini Atzeret morning Festival Service including Yizkor. Our Festival Service offers the energy and inspiration of a complete spiritual and liturgical Shabbat experience as you sing along with Cantor Sidney Ezer. Rabbi Steven Wernick and Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin offer insights into our Torah reading, expertly chanted by Lorne Hanick. 

Come to be a part of our spiritual davening. Lift your soul in prayer as you sing with us or close your eyes in meditation and be carried away by the magnificent harmonic sounds of the service.

These services are livestreamed to the Beth Tzedec website at the time the service begins. To access the service click here: https://bethtzedec.tv.

Shemini Atzeret - October 17
beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

Simẖat Torah Sanctuary Services

Please join us for the Simẖat Torah morning service including Hallel, Hakafot and the renewal of the Torah Reading cycle. As part of our Simẖat Torah Services, we will honour our H̱attan Torah Jeffrey Gertner and our Kallat Bereisheet Gella Rothstein. 

Our Yom Tov service offers the energy and inspiration of a complete spiritual and liturgical Shabbat experience as you sing along with Cantor Sidney Ezer. Rabbi Steven Wernick and Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin offer insights into our Torah reading, expertly chanted by Lorne Hanick. Come to be a part of our special musical and spiritual davening. Lift your soul in prayer as you sing with us or close your eyes in meditation and be carried away by the magnificent harmonic sounds of the service.

This service is live-streamed to the Beth Tzedec website at the time the service begins. To access the service click here: https://bethtzedec.tv

Simẖat Torah - October 8
beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

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Family and Youth Opportunities

Yom Tov Morning Fun!

Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Join us for a children's Yom Tov experience that builds Jewish knowledge and community. We will start each day at 9:30 a.m. with loosely structured activities.

• On September 30, we will then head upstairs to the Kimel Family Gym at 10:30 a.m. for our Short & Sweet Multi-Generational Family Service. 
• On October 1, 7 & 8, we will engage in age-appropriate tefillah/prayer experiences, participation permitting. With special guests like our shinshinim to tell us about life in Israel, and other guests.
• Then at 11:30 a.m., we will conclude with blessings.

Children ages 3 and younger require adult accompaniment; those ages 4 and up can be dropped off.

Yom Tov Morning Fun is for children age 0 to 12 in Rooms 102 & 103

Teddy Bears Simhat Torah

Saturday, October 7 at 5:30 p.m.

At Beth Tzedec, we believe strongly that you shouldn’t miss the fun because of bedtime, and we don’t discriminate against the stuffed. Join us for dinner and let's celebrate with Torah lovers ages five and under, with their favourite stuffed buddies ... and the grown-ups who love them, too. The program and dancing with the Torahs is from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Dinner follows at 6:15 p.m. Cost for dinner: $18/adults; $12/children ages 3+. Dinner by reservation only. To register,

20s and 30s Opportunities

Shabbat Dinner: Confronting Homlessness 
Friday, October 6 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Join Beth Tzedec 20s and 30s for a musical Shabbat at the Floor service followed by a Shabbat dinner catered by Apex Kosher. 

• 6:00 p.m.: Shabbat at the Floor Service 
• 7:00 p.m.: Shabbat dinner in the Beth Tzedec Sukkah 

Dinner reservations are closed. To be added to the guest list, click here>>

Opportunities for Everyone

Simẖat Torah Hakafot

Saturday night, October 7 beginning at 7:15 p.m.

Come hug a Torah!

Join us in person at Beth Tzedec to celebrate as a community at our Simẖat Torah party with a Hakafot and dancing!

• Candy Bar
  
• Dessert spread
• For all ages
• Dress code: Torah dancing casual

Pre-registration is not required; everyone is welcome to come and celebrate with us!

Opportunities for Adults

Scotch and Steak in the Sukkah

Tuesday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m.

We're breaking out the Scotch, grilling up the steak and celebrating Sukkot in the Sukkah! Join us at Beth Tzedec for this evening with good friends, great drinks and delicious food. If the Blue Jays make the Wild Card round, we'll even watch the game together!

Cost: $75/person, inclusive of all food, drink and entertainment. Reservations are now closed.

LGBTQ+ Mindfulness Gathering: Sukkot

Thursday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m.

The Pride Month community sit was so successful, so we thought, “Why wait till June to gather?” Sitting in the Sukkah offers a special kind of comfort and embrace. 

Join Aviva Chernick for this Sukkot edition of our community mindfulness gathering, in silence, in reflection, in song and … in the Sukkah. AND, there will be soup and tea to keep us warm. No previous meditation experience required. Any text shared will be translated and transliterated. Please dress warmly.

All members of the LGBTQ+ community welcome.

There is no charge but pre-registration is required. To register, click here>>