SUKKOT SERVICES All services for Shabbat and Yom Tov will be held in-person in the Main Sanctuary and on Livestream. Shacharit and Mincha/Maariv services on Chol Hamoed will be held on Zoom and Facebook Live.
Click here to register for services (Please note - Registration closes Friday, October 2 at 12:00 PM for services this weekend. Registration will open Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00 AM for services next weekend.)
Sukkot 9:30 AM - Shabbat and Sukkot Day 1 Where: Main Sanctuaryclick to register / Livestream Sponsor: The Shabbat service is sponsored this morning by Michael Mlotek to mark the 20th yahrzeit of his beloved father Morris Mlotek ז״ל
6:30 PM - Mincha/Maariv end of Shabbat - Sukkot Day 2 Where: Main Sanctuary click here to register / Livestream 7:40 pm - Candle Lighting
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Mitzvot and Customs for Sukkot 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: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website
Chol Hamoed Sukkot 7:30 AM - Shacharit Where: FACEBOOK LIVEor ZOOM Sponsor: Shacharit is sponsored by Evelyne & David Suchter to honour the 2nd yahrzeit of Evelyne's beloved father Max Berliner ז״ל of blessed memory. Forever missed, always in our hearts.
9:30 AM - Tefillah Training with Rabbi David Where: ZOOM
12:00 PM - Rabbi Morrison's Study Class - Mitzvot and Customs for Sukkot" Where: ZOOM
1:30 PM - Virtual Book Club - So What Are You Reading Now? Join us for an informal chat about what you're reading. Share the author, title, and a few words about your book. If you're not reading anything you can still join us for inspiration. 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: ZOOMThe passcode can be found on our website 6:30 PM - Mincha/Maariv Where: FACEBOOK LIVE or ZOOM
8:30 AM - Special Yizkor Servicefollowing the Hoshana Rabbah morning services officiated by Rabbi Howard Morrison and Rabbi David Grundland in Toronto and Cantor Lipa Glantz in Israel.Click here for the Yizkor service prayers Where:FACEBOOK LIVEorZOOM
6:30 PM -Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv for Shabbat/Shemini Atzeret Mincha, Reading of the Shabbat Yahrzeits, and Kabbalat Shabbat (up to and including L'cha dodi) Where: Main Sanctuary / Livestream 6:37 PM - Candle Lighting
Click here for a version of kaddish that can be said without a minyan
FROM RABBI MORRISON
The Four Species this year - choosing to be grateful
Dear Congregational Family,
During Sukkot, we are commanded to take the four species and bind them together. In doing so, we symbolically unite the limbs of our body and all the diversity within the Jewish people. These imageries are exceptionally important this year during the pandemic.
When we take the four species, we draw them outward toward the four directions as well as up and down. In doing so, we acknowledge heaven and earth as well as the directions from which the winds come.
The taking of the four species ritualize gratitude for our bounties. It is important that we always be grateful for what we have, notwithstanding the unique challenges we face this year.
With Sukkot just a couple of days away, Shabbat and Yom Tov services will emanate from the synagogue sanctuary and livestream. All Chol Ha'Moed services including Hoshana Rabba will emanate from Zoom and Facebook. Please check the website for additional details and announcements.
Most years, we tend to order too many Lulav-Etrog sets. This year, all fifty have been purchased. I see this as an example of so many people choosing to celebrate and be grateful during unprecedented times.
Lisa Becker and family on the loss of her father, Alan Bluestone ז״ל
Bobby Brown and family on the loss of his mother, Gerry Brown ז״ל
The family of our member Arthur Krasowsky ז״ל
Bonnie Goldberg and family on the loss of her father, Sydney Pellat ז״ל
JOIN US IN PERSON FOR SHABBAT! 9:30 AM WEEKLY Pre-registration required -- Click to register
*Registration opens each week on Tuesday and closes Friday at 12 PM
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 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.
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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.
