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 Keynote
Yehuda Slater in Conversation with Rabbi Fryer Bodzin
Am Echad, Lev Echad | One People, One Heart
Join us at Beth Tzedec as we kick off a night learning, prayer, conversation—and cheesecake!—at our annual Tikkun Leyl Shavuot.
We begin the evening with a keynote with Yehuda Slater alongside Rabbi Fryer Bodzin, followed by the Mincha and Festival Ma'ariv Service, learning sessions and cheesecake breaks, and concluding with a midnight Torah reading.
Kids in grades 2 to 6 are welcome to register for the Shavuot Sleep-Under program. more info>>
TIKKUN LEYL SHAVUOT SCHEDULE
7:30 p.m— Pre-Yom Tov Keynote
Yehuda 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
Born and raised on Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, Yehuda Slater now lives in Toronto with his talented wife Shirel—who leads teen engagement at Beth Tzedec—and their three young children. They're building a life rooted in the Jewish people and the Zionist dream, filled with laughter, laundry, reserve duty and the occasional sleepless night.
Yehuda is curious about economics, history, and Judaism, and he loves exploring where ancient events meet modern life.
Event Details
- For Information:
- Synagogue Office
- Phone:
- 416-781-3511
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