BT 20s & 30s builds community by providing social, educational and social action programming for adults aged 22 to 40.
We offer always popular monthly Shabbat dinners, Small Groups, learning opportunities with partners such as Lishma and Shoresh, nature and mindfulness retreats led by Aviva Chernick, meaningful volunteer/ẖesed opportunities and holiday parties.
Reach out to Yacov Fruchter, Director of Community Building and Spiritual Engagement at 416-781-3514 ext. 279 or yfruchter@beth-tzedec.org to learn more and to explore how you can get involved in a way that is meaningful for you. Watch for upcoming events in our weekly newsletters, social media, and listed in our calendar.
Join our Generations Members in the Pay It Forward Campaign, Beth Tzedec’s initiative as part of the international GivingTuesday movement. Whether you choose to sign up to volunteer your time or make a financial donation, please know that your contribution is essential to the sustainability of Beth Tzedec.
David S. Koffman is the J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry and an Associate Professor in the Department of History. His undergraduate courses include "Worry & Wonder: Jewish Politics, Culture & Religion in Canada", "A Convenient Hatred: Antisemitism Before, During and After the Holocaust", "God/USA: Religion in America Since 1491", "Making Money," and "History of Me: The Genealogy Seminar."
He is the author of The Jews’ Indian: Colonialism, Pluralism, and Belonging in America (Rutgers University Press, 2019), winner of an Association for Jewish Studies' Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, and the editor of, and a contributor to No Better Home? Jews, Canada, and the Sense of Belonging (University of Toronto Press, 2021). He has published work in journals including theJournal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era,Journal of Jewish Education,Canadian Jewish Studies,American Jewish History,Contemporary Jewry, andthe Journal of American Ethnic History.
He serves as the editor-in-chief of the journal Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes, and on the editorial boards of Directions, The Journal of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation,and AJS Review: The Journal of the Association for Jewish Studies. He is also the Acting Director of York’s Israel & Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies.