Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simẖat Torah

Sukkot

Join our Klei Kodesh and make a lulav shake. Services feature Hallel and Festival Musaf. Following services, congregational kiddush is provided in the Sukkah as well as in the Banquet Hall. On Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot, join us at Minẖah as we read Kohelet, the Book of Ecclesiastes, and perhaps learn to chant a chapter. Check the calendar for special events offered to Young Professionals and Families.

Shemini Atzeret and Simẖat Torah

We gather for the final days of the fall festival and penitential season and recite the Yizkor service. Services feature Hallel and Festival Musaf. Hear Cantor Simon Spiro chant Tefillat Geshem, the prayer for rain, at the beginning of the Musaf service.

In the evening, we celebrate the Torah with lively singing and Hakafot in the Kimel Family Gym. Families with young children are welcome in the Mezzanine to participate in a myriad of activities led by our Education Director Daniel Silverman and our Youth director, Aily Leibtag. The next morning, we end the annual cycle of Torah reading and begin it again, honouring our H̱attan/Kallat Torah and H̱attan/Kallat Bereisheet respectively. Following services, make sure to join us at Beth Tzedec’s annual Simẖat Torah Luncheon, this year in honour of our Kallat Torah, Ruth Warner Hyman and our Hattan Bereisheet, Paul Rothstein.

Tikkun Leyl Shavuot

Am Echad, Lev Echad; One People, One Heart?

Jun 01 2025, 7:30PM to 11:59PM in the None.

Am Echad, Lev Echad One People, One Heart?

Navigating Chaos with Jewish Wisdom



7:30 p.m— Pre-Yom Tov Keynote
Yuda Slater in conversation with Rabbi Fryer Bodzin

8:35 p.m.—Mincha and Festival Ma'ariv

9:05 p.m.—First Breakout Sessions

  • Rabbi Steven Wernick: Am Echad, Lev Echad? Guiding Texts for Moments of Chaos
  • Daniel Silverman: Dawn of Our Redemption? A Critical Reading of the Prayer for the State of Israel

9:50 p.m.—Break, including Motzi and more substantial food, followed by Birkat

10:15 p.m.— Second Breakout Sessions

  • Rabbi Fryer Bodzin: That '70s Shiur
  • Cantor Sidney Ezer, Asher Farber and The HarmonEzers: Yigdal—Melodies of the Western European Tradition

11:00 p.m.—Cheesecake: The Sequel!

11:15 p.m.—Third Breakout Session

  • Rabbi Lara Rodin: Sof Tov: Holding Hope Through Song

12:00 a.m.—Midnight Torah Reading


Event Details
For Information:
Syngogue Office
Phone:
416-781-3511
Cost:
No charge
Categories
  • Tikkun Leyl Shavuot 2025
  • Festivals & High Holy Days
  • Seniors
  • Adults
  • Young Professionals