REGISTER NOW FOR YOUR HIGH HOLY DAY SEATS In order for your request to be considered for High Holy Day seats you must fill out the survey entirely. Click below to fill it out HIGH HOLIDAY SEATING REQUEST FORM
BEBY LIVESTREAM You are encouraged to try to log in to your personal account through our website at beby.org. This is how you will access the livestream for the high holidays so it is important that you are comfortable doing so.
Also, we want your feedback. If you have followed our livestreamed services and have feedback you'd like to share please contact the office.
TONIGHT
7:00 PM - VIRTUAL SCOTCH TASTING Where: Zoom Link has been sent to registered attendees
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
7:40 PM - Candle Lighting
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
9:30 AM - Shabbat Service Where: Main Sanctuary pre-registration required -- click to register *Registration closes Friday at NOON orLIVESTREAM Sponsor: Shabbat service is sponsored this morning by Barry & Lynn Cutler in honour of all the volunteers who have spent hundreds of hours designing protocols to make our shul safe in this time of COVID.
8:45 PM - Havdalah After Shabbat - Havdalah Service Where: FACEBOOK LIVE and ZOOM
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
8:00 AM - Shacharit Where: Main Sanctuary pre-registration required -- click to register ZOOMLIVESTREAM Sponsor: Shacharit is sponsored this morning by Eleanor & Michael Minuk, Howard & Pamela Cooper, Brenda & Howard Patlik and families in commemoration of their beloved mother, Ruth Cooper ז״ל on her 23rd yahrzeit - deeply missed today and every day. 9:30 AM - Tefillah Training with Rabbi David Where: ZOOM
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Navigating The High Holy Day Machzor During The Pandemic Where: ZOOM
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 7:35 PM - Mincha/Maariv Where: FACEBOOK LIVEZOOM
8:30 PM - Kolot Nashim (Women's Voices) Workshop - A Journey to the Days of Awe Click here to register Where: Zoom link will be made available to registered attendees only
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
7:28 PM - Candle Lighting
Click here for a version of kaddish that can be said without a minyan
FROM RABBI MORRISON
Happy to be back in our sanctuary - Join us in person or on livestream
Dear Congregational Family,
This past Shabbat, a total of twenty-seven people attended services emanating from our synagogue sanctuary. This service was the first one held at our shul in many months. Among the attendees, we had singles, couples, and entire families - a true microcosm of our congregational family. I extend a Yasher Koach to all attendees who have paved the way for more people to come in the weeks ahead. I commend many volunteers who have spent countless hours behind the scenes to ensure that our shul is safe and adheres to provincial guidelines. I thank many people who have served as ushers and coaches at our renewed daily and Shabbat synagogue services.
The Parsha this past Shabbat reviewed a scenario first described at the end of the book of B'Midbar. Once the Israelites entered the Promised Land, they had to establish three cities of refuge for the accidental manslayer to find a place of safety and protection. These were the original and authentic "sanctuary cities." Some commentators find parallels between the cities of refuge and the actual wilderness sanctuary. Both were commanded by God so that people could find physical and spiritual safety and uplift.
During the contemporary pandemic, the members of our synagogue have made it possible for Beth Emeth to emulate these Biblical predecessors. Our shul is prepared to be a place of physical and spiritual comfort; a place for community to come together; a place where moments of joy and sadness can be commemorated together.
What we need is YOU - to pre-register and be approved so that you can help form and augment our daily and Shabbat morning services. For those who are unable to attend, you are encouraged to join us through our new sanctuary livestream and other social media options. Please check the website daily to know which platforms are being used for services and programs.
With Rosh Hashanah less than a month away, I look forward to greeting more of you in person in the weeks to come and to connect with you via social media outlets. I wish everyone good health and safety as we countdown to a new year.
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 Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm and Friday 9am - 2pm. 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.
INTRODUCING… That friendly new voice you may be hearing when you call our office belongs to Einat Brigler (pronounced ee-nat), the newest member of our administrative staff. Einat can assist you with membership renewal, program registration and any general inquiries you may have. --- We are pleased to announce that Board member Uri Carnat has stepped in to the role of VP FDSC vacated by Lorene Richmond, until the upcoming AGM/Election. We welcome Uri to the Executive team and thank Lorene for her service.
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.
