12:00 PM - Pirkei Avot - The Wisdom of the Sages with Rabbi Morrison Where: FACEBOOK LIVE or ZOOM
6:00 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat service Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: FACEBOOK LIVEorZOOM Sponsor: Kabbalat Shabbat is sponsored this evening by the Zweig family on the 2nd Yahrzeit of Fern's mother, Goldie Brown ז״ל and by Lusi & Albert Adut on the yahrzeit of Lusi's father, Shekib Shemtov Levi ז״ל
8:03 PM - Candle Lighting
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
9:02 PM - Havdalah After Shabbat - Havdalah Service with Rabbi David Where: FACEBOOK LIVE and ZOOM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
8:00 AM - Shacharit Where: FACEBOOK LIVEZOOMLIVESTREAM 11:00 AM - Continuing Education - The Reflections of Israeli Artist
Sara Sefton-Shor Where: ZOOM
12:00 PM - Pirkei Avot - The Wisdom of the Sages with Rabbi Morrison Where: FACEBOOK LIVE or ZOOM**please note the new date**
3:30 PM - Virtual Coffee and Conversation Join us in our virtual cafe. What are you doing during the day? Did you watch any good movies or TV series? Did you make a great recipe? How are you feeling? Say hello to your friends. Where: ZOOM
6:30 PM - Mincha/Maariv Where: Main Sanctuary (pre-registration required, Click HERE) FACEBOOK LIVEZOOMLIVESTREAM Sponsor: Sponsored by Evy Eisenberg, Susie Kaplan, Debbi Eisenberg and Niomi Herblum and families on the 20th Yahrzeit of their mother Rose Eisenberg ז״ל
6:30 PM - Mincha/Maariv Where: Main Sanctuary (pre-registration required, Click HERE) FACEBOOK LIVEZOOMLIVESTREAM Sponsor: Mincha/Maariv is sponsored this evening by Maureen Gottesman & Jason Rubinoff, Daniel and Zachary, to mark the 28th yahrzeit of Daniel Gottesman ז״ל, in loving memory.
7:30 PM - Continuing Education and Music Committees presentsHoward Mednick The Classical Music DJ - Jewish Themes in Classical Music by Non-Jewish Composers Click here to register Where:ZOOM Sponsor: Marlene & Ron White in honour of their children and grandchildren
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
Rosh Chodesh Elul 8:00 AM - Shacharit Where: FACEBOOK LIVEZOOMLIVESTREAM Sponsor: Shacharit is sponsored this morning by Judith & Hy Suraski and family in loving memory of our mother, Norma Zeldin ז״ל, marking her yahrzeit, on Thursday August 20, 2020.
9:30 AM - Tefillah Training with Rabbi David Where: ZOOM
12:00 PM - Pirkei Avot - The Wisdom of the Sages with Rabbi Morrison Where: FACEBOOK LIVE or ZOOM**please note the new date**
3:30 PM - Virtual Coffee and Conversation Join us in our virtual cafe. What are you doing during the day? Did you watch any good movies or TV series? Did you make a great recipe? How are you feeling? Say hello to your friends. Where: ZOOM
6:00 PM - Torah Reading with Shlomo Where: FACEBOOK LIVE
6:00 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat service Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: FACEBOOK LIVEorZOOM
7:52 PM - Candle Lighting
Click here for a version of kaddish that can be said without a minyan
FROM RABBI MORRISON
Will you be ready?
Dear Congregational Family,
Will you be ready for the High Holy Days of 5781? Because of the pandemic, the coming new year will be unlike any previous one. While many synagogues will provide limited sitting for those who pre-register to attend actual Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, many will end up choosing to participate from home via livestream.
Once our shul begins to broadcast Shabbat and Yom Tov services via livestream, I suggest that each home designate a particular room to be designated as your private shul. In it, your video screen can be kept on from before the sacred day through its conclusion, connected to the synagogue livestream. In that room, keep the volume loud enough for that particular space but inaudible in the rest of your home. Have your Siddur and Machzor handy. Dress up in that room as you would if coming to the actual synagogue.
This year, we will use the Birnbaum Machzor. You can drop by the shul and pick up as many copies as you need and keep them. Next year, we hope to return to the familiar normal and use our new Machzor, which we introduced last year.
In preparation, the current Pirkei Avot class will take a hiatus after August. On Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning September 1 from 12-1pm, you are invited to a new class entitled, "Navigating through the High Holy Day Machzor during the Pandemic." The class will be offered on Zoom and Facebook. Please pick up your Birnbaum Machzor in advance of the class.
This coming Shabbat, we will recite the blessing for the new month, which will introduce the month of Elul. Not only is this month the last month of 5780, it serves as an introduction to the High Holy Day season with daily Shofar sounding, an additional Psalm, and Selichot. The letters of Elul stand for the Biblical phrase, "Ani L'Dodi V'Dodi Li - I am my beloved's, and my my beloved is mine," in reference to our relationship with God.
Our livestream of services is up and running. You can follow by going to beby.org and clicking the “stream” tab at the top right of the homepage.
Please note the stream is now public, but for the High Holy Day services it will be password protected for members only.
We would like to clarify that members over 65 are welcome to join in-person services, as long as they pre-register and meet the health criteria established
This year we will be using the Birnbaum Machzor for services during the High Holy Days. You may pick up a copy outside of the Wilmington (parking lot) entrance starting Monday, August 17 at 9:00 am.
Weather permitting. PLEASE NOTE THESE BOOKS SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to assist during services to ensure compliance with our COVID protocols. In order to ensure the safety of those attending services we require two to three volunteers at each service. If you have time and are looking for a way to help out in these times, please email Eric at ritual@beby.org
Training will be provided to our volunteers. For high school students who volunteer, community service hours are also available.
Peter & Lisa and Daniel Becker on the loss of their son and brother Benjamin Becker ז״ל
Eileen Jadd and family on the loss of her mother Judith Fields ז״ל
Shirley Cohen and family on the loss of her sister Joyce Green ז״ל
Shirley Cohen and family on the loss of her sister Bernice "Bunny" Diamond ז״ל
Annie Schatz and family on the loss of her brother Leslie Dembo ז״ל
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Rosh Hashanah is fast approaching!
This year it falls on September 18-20.
Please make arrangements to renew your membership! Call the office or renew online.
Visit our membership pagefor instructions on how to log in to your account. You are then able to view your balance and pay your membership dues.
OUTREACH COMMUNITY PROJECT
We hope to provide access to our livesteam to seniors in our community, as well as retirement residences. If you have working tablets, laptops or can donate airmiles for us to purchase some, please contact the office at 416-633-3838
JOIN THE BEBY BOARD Interested in getting involved?
We're looking for fresh faces and new ideas.
Contact Allan Snow pastprez@beby.org
if you'd like to discuss standing for election.
Do you have photos or video clips of events or simchas that took place at Beth Emeth? Please share with us at marketing@beby.org
Would you like a misheberach said for someone who is ill?
Please email Rabbi David
BECOME A SPONSOR
In our new norm with online Clergy led private services, Divrei Torah, Torah Readings, Cantorial Music, Rabbi Lectures and Classes, you too can also sponsor one of these weekly online live sessions in honour of your Simchas or in memory of your loved ones for a donation of $54.
Your generous sponsorship will be included in the weekly e-blast, as well as mentioned by the clergy at the beginning and end of the online live session you are sponsoring. While we are temporarily closed due to this health crisis, it is imperative we continue to keep our synagogue operating at this time thereby ensuring we are able to once again open our doors to you - our dedicated members, and to the Jewish community when it is viable to do so.
The Executive, Board and Clergy thank you for your continued support during this difficult time. Best wishes for a healthy and safe Shabbat.
