Question: Is it too late for me to renew my Membership? Answer: NO!! If you have not yet renewed there is certainly still time. Tickets for Yom Kippur will be available for pick up during office hours this week OR at the door when you arrive for Kol Nidre service.
Please hold on to your ticket. Each member is issued ONE ticket to be used for ALL Yom Tov services.
Sukkah, Snacks, and Shinshinim Wednesday September 27, 3:30pm-5:30pm Join our Shinshinim Elay and Tamar to decorate the Beth David Sukkah! Snacks included
Offsite Morning Minyan Monday October 2, 7:30am Location and registration to follow
Israel-Is Program Wednesday October 11, 2023, 6:30pm 20’s/30’s Program location TBD and Friday October 13, 2023, 5:30 pm Shabbat Dinner with ISRAEL-IS at Adath Israel details and registration links to follow
ISRAEL-IS, founded in 2017, is a young, dynamic NGO that uniquely tackles the challenge of combating antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment by changing the discourse on Israel through people-to-people platforms. Come meet these delegates, the leaders of the future and hear their stories!
Beth David Synagogue welcomes Dara Horn, author of People Love Dead Jews on Monday November 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm in person at Beth David Dr. Horn will deliver the Rabbi Philip S. Scheim Inaugural Lecture on the topic Dreams for Living Jews Lecture is co-sponsored by the Sue and Stan Goldfarb Family Endowment.
Kids Corner and Family Fun
Weekly Minha Seudah Shlishit & Ma'ariv Havdallah
SEPTEMBER 23 Minah at 6:30pm Ma'ariv/Havdallah 7:45pm
If you would like to sponsor a Seudah, please contact Faye at faye@bethdavid.com
High Holy Days Service Information
HIGH HOLY DAYS 5784-2023 SERVICE TIMES
TASHLICH Thursday September 21 6:30pm - 7:30pm Tailgate Tashlich All ages EREV YOM KIPPUR Sunday September 24 6:45pm - Minhah, Kol Nidrei
YOM KIPPUR Monday September 25 9:00am - 1:00pm - Main Service 9:00am - 12:30pm Babysitting (3-7 years old) 9:00am - 12:30pm Teen Lounge 10:00am - 12:30pm - Five Study and Reflective Sessions 10:30am - 12:00pm Family Service 11:00am - 12:30pm Youth Programming (8-12 years old) 5:45pm Minhah, Ne’ilah 7:52pm Fast ends SUKKOT Begins the evening of Friday, September 29th SHEMINI ATZERET Begins the evening of Friday, October 6th and ends the evening of Saturday, October 7th
SIMHAT TORAH Begins the evening of Saturday October 7th and ends the evening of Sunday October 8th
Click here or on above image to purchase or or contact helene@bethdavid.com or 437-770-2756.
Shemini Atzeret Dedication of Memorial Plaques: Saturday morning October 7th, 9:00am
OCT 11 ISRAEL IS PROGRAM more information and registration to follow
Volunteer Opportunity and Donations Needed
Beth David Teen Mitzvah Project! Support our Beth David Teen Mitzvah Project! Donate to our fundraising campaign to make hygiene kits for Engage and Change. Learn more and donate by clicking here.
We are looking for monetary donations for The Evangel Hall Mission. We have multiple dates coming up where members of our community will be purchasing and preparing and serving dinner for over 100 individuals experiencing poverty, homelessness, and social isolation in Toronto. If you would like to make a monetary donation to our Food Drive Fund please click HERE and select Food Drive Fund from the drop down list.
The Beth David Judaica Shop
This week's feature item. Beautiful glass Shabbat candlesticks Receive an additional 10% off on all Judaica Shop items purchased before Rosh Hashanah. Please contact bethdavidjudaicashop@gmail.com for more information All purchases help support programming and other projects at Beth David! https://photos.app.goo.gl/YsGgnWq9HL1ibbza6
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Beth David Women
If you have not yet paid your dues to Beth David Women, please send your dues of $40 via etransfer tolexchint@gmail.com
Please mark your calendars - Tuesday October 3 at 2pm, BDW will be having "Tea for 2" in the Beth David Sukkah at 2pm. Registration will be open in the coming days.
Beth David Women Tikkun Olam
Beth David Women's Tikkun Olam SEPTEMBER collection is: tinned fish (salmon, tuna, sardines) - New t-shirts - soap Drop-off: 116 Hetherington Cres, Thornhill & 25 Verwood Ave, Toronto
Outside Community Opportunities
Mitzvah Kids - A Project of Chai Lifeline Canada (click on image below for more information)
Past Programme Recordings on Beth David's YouTube Channel
Your Beth David Community Needs Your Help! Weekday Minyan Sign-up
Please help us keep our weekday morning and evening minyanim viable. Those of you who have come to say kaddish either for a yahrzeit or during the 30 days or 11 months know how meaningful it is to perform this act with the support of your own community and congregation. Thank you for taking on this important responsibility. 'Kol Yisrael areivim ze lazeh! All the people of Israel are responsible for one another.' To enter the shul for the weekday minyanim, please use the 5-digit services access code on the keypad at the main door, beginning 30 minutes before services. email: faye@bethdavid.com , mrubin@bethdavid.com or ian@bethdavid.com if you require this code. Share this code ONLY with those attending minyan
Michael Rubin Director of Engagement, Education & Ritual mrubin@bethdavid.com
Silvia Lulka, President president@bethdavid.com Heather Goldberg, VP Finance & Administration | Isaac Szpindel, VP Programming and Ritual Bram Zinman, VP House & Property | Rosalie Selick, Secretary | Greg Tugg, Treasurer \ Marty Feldman, Chair of the Board \ Igor Ellyn, Past President
