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    Shabbat Morning 05/14
    02:39:19

    Shabbat Morning 05/14

    Siddur Sim Shalom: https://tinyurl.com/BTCShabbatMorning Please join us for Shabbat morning services IN-PERSON or watch the LIVE-STREAM on the Beth Tzedec website. Our Shabbat Service offers the energy and inspiration of a complete spiritual and liturgical Shabbat experience as you sing along with Cantor Sidney Ezer. Rabbi Steven Wernick and Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin offer insights into our Torah reading, expertly chanted by Lorne Hanick. Come to be a part of our special musical and spiritual davening. Lift your soul in prayer as you sing with us or close your eyes in meditation and be carried away by the magnificent harmonic sounds of the service. Only those who are double-vaccinated and wear a mask may attend in-person. No registration is required but proof-of-vaccination is required, either by contacting our office in advance or by bringing documentation with you which will be checked by security at the door.
    Conversations over Coffee: Mike Katz

    Conversations over Coffee: Mike Katz

    Jews in Sports: Jews and Basketball Jul 04 2022, 12:30PM to 1:00PM in the Facebook/YouTube. Reb Steve will share coffee with Mike Katz, former head coach of the University of Toronto's Varsity Blues, the Humber College men's basketball team and an assistant coach of Team Canada's men's basketball squad at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. They will have a discussion about Jews in Sport: Jews and Basketball. This week's conversation will be broadcast live to the Beth Tzedec Facebook page and YouTube channel. Comment with your questions for Mike on either platform! Mike Katz is the former head coach of the University of Toronto's Varsity Blues and the Humber College men's basketball team. He coached his teams to five national championships and received three Coach of the Year awards during his coaching years. Katz was also Canada's head coach for the Maccabiah Games in 1992, as well as head coach of the World Student Games in Sicily, Italy in 1997. He was an assistant coach of Team Canada's men's basketball squad at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and was inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
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    The Israel We Imagine
    01:10:42

    The Israel We Imagine

    The Israel We Imagine: When Visions Confront Reality In addition to being a real country with real people and real problems, the State of Israel serves as a powerful symbol to Jews around the world. Different Jews expect the State of Israel to serve different purposes in the world and in Jewish life. In this lecture we will explore the varied ways that people envision Israel’s purpose and meaning and how these visions can conflict with one another. We examine how we arrive at our sense of what Israel’s purpose should be, and how that imagination colors our responses to messier realities. And throughout, we will consider the roles of both humility and activism in our relationship to Israel. To register for this program, which will be offered both in-person and online, please complete this form: https://bethtzedectoronto.shulcloud.com/form/the-israel-we-imagine ___________________________________________________________________ Dr. Elana Stein Hain is the Director of Faculty and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she serves as lead faculty, directs the activities of the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought and consults on the content of lay and professional leadership programs. A widely well-regarded teacher and scholar, Elana is passionate about bringing rabbinic thought into conversation with contemporary life. To this end, she created Talmud from the Balcony, an occasional learning seminar exposing the big ideas, questions, and issues motivating rabbinic discussions; she leads the Created Equal Research Seminar which considers the relationships between gender consciousness and Jewish thought; and she co-hosts For Heaven’s Sake, a bi-weekly podcast with Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi, exploring contemporary issues related to Israel and the Jewish world. Elana earned her doctorate in Religion from Columbia University where she wrote her dissertation on the topic of legal loopholes as a prism for understanding rabbinic views on law and ethics. She is an alumna of the Yeshiva University Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) as well as the Consortium in Jewish Studies and Legal Theory Graduate Fellowship at Cardozo School of Law. She also served for eight years as a clergy member on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at both Lincoln Square Synagogue and the Jewish Center, has taught at the Wagner School at NYU, and sits on the board of Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts.
    Devar Israel
    06:54

    Devar Israel

    Aya Haimovich reflects on her experiences. Excerpt from Shabbat morning service, May 7, 2022. Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto, Canada.
    Love Your Neighbour, as Thyself
    25:51

    Love Your Neighbour, as Thyself

    Rabbi Steven Wernick reflects on Yom HaZikaron. Excerpt from Shabbat morning service, May 7, 2022. Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto, Canada.
    Mizmor Monthly: Rosh Hodesh Iyar
    53:32

    Mizmor Monthly: Rosh Hodesh Iyar

    Lyrics: https://www.beth-tzedec.org/upload/media/3439/rosh-hodesh-iyar-lyrics.pdf Join Cantor Sidney Ezer and Asher Farber on the first Tuesday of every month revolving around Rosh H̱odesh. We will explore many Jewish musical themes and genres, one for every month of the Jewish calendar.
    Prof. Berk: The Islamic Republic
    30:07

    Prof. Berk: The Islamic Republic

    Professor Berk is a professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York, former chair of the Department of History, Director of the Program in Russian and Eastern European Studies and faculty advisor to the Jewish Student Organization. He is the author of Year of Crisis, Year of Hope: Russian Jewry and the Pogroms of 1881-1882 (Greenwood Press, 1985) and is currently writing Our People Are Your People: American Jewry and the Struggle for Civil Rights 1954-1965. In 1996, Professor Berk received the prestigious Holocaust Memorial Award from the Holocaust Survivors and Friends Education Center for his "years of dedication to understanding and education as a worldwide lecturer and spellbinding speaker on the lessons of the Holocaust and its meaning for today". In 2010, he was designated an Israel Hero for his defence and advocacy of the State of Israel by JERNY the Jewish Educational Resources of New York.
    Prof. Berk: From Emperor to Ayatollah
    39:10

    Prof. Berk: From Emperor to Ayatollah

    Professor Berk is a professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York, former chair of the Department of History, Director of the Program in Russian and Eastern European Studies and faculty advisor to the Jewish Student Organization. He is the author of Year of Crisis, Year of Hope: Russian Jewry and the Pogroms of 1881-1882 (Greenwood Press, 1985) and is currently writing Our People Are Your People: American Jewry and the Struggle for Civil Rights 1954-1965. In 1996, Professor Berk received the prestigious Holocaust Memorial Award from the Holocaust Survivors and Friends Education Center for his "years of dedication to understanding and education as a worldwide lecturer and spellbinding speaker on the lessons of the Holocaust and its meaning for today". In 2010, he was designated an Israel Hero for his defence and advocacy of the State of Israel by JERNY the Jewish Educational Resources of New York.
    Prof Berk: Putin, Biden & Ukraine
    01:14:05

    Prof Berk: Putin, Biden & Ukraine

    Professor Berk is a professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York, former chair of the Department of History, Director of the Program in Russian and Eastern European Studies and faculty advisor to the Jewish Student Organization. He is the author of Year of Crisis, Year of Hope: Russian Jewry and the Pogroms of 1881-1882 (Greenwood Press, 1985) and is currently writing Our People Are Your People: American Jewry and the Struggle for Civil Rights 1954-1965. In 1996, Professor Berk received the prestigious Holocaust Memorial Award from the Holocaust Survivors and Friends Education Center for his "years of dedication to understanding and education as a worldwide lecturer and spellbinding speaker on the lessons of the Holocaust and its meaning for today". In 2010, he was designated an Israel Hero for his defence and advocacy of the State of Israel by JERNY the Jewish Educational Resources of New York.
    The Primacy of Awe
    15:09

    The Primacy of Awe

    Rabbi Fryer Bodzin reflects on Passover. Featuring Cantor Sidney Ezer. Excerpt from 7th day of Pesach service, April 22, 2022. Beth Tzedec Congregation. Toronto, Canada.
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    The Israel We Imagine
    01:10:42

    The Israel We Imagine

    The Israel We Imagine: When Visions Confront Reality In addition to being a real country with real people and real problems, the State of Israel serves as a powerful symbol to Jews around the world. Different Jews expect the State of Israel to serve different purposes in the world and in Jewish life. In this lecture we will explore the varied ways that people envision Israel’s purpose and meaning and how these visions can conflict with one another. We examine how we arrive at our sense of what Israel’s purpose should be, and how that imagination colors our responses to messier realities. And throughout, we will consider the roles of both humility and activism in our relationship to Israel. To register for this program, which will be offered both in-person and online, please complete this form: https://bethtzedectoronto.shulcloud.com/form/the-israel-we-imagine ___________________________________________________________________ Dr. Elana Stein Hain is the Director of Faculty and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she serves as lead faculty, directs the activities of the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought and consults on the content of lay and professional leadership programs. A widely well-regarded teacher and scholar, Elana is passionate about bringing rabbinic thought into conversation with contemporary life. To this end, she created Talmud from the Balcony, an occasional learning seminar exposing the big ideas, questions, and issues motivating rabbinic discussions; she leads the Created Equal Research Seminar which considers the relationships between gender consciousness and Jewish thought; and she co-hosts For Heaven’s Sake, a bi-weekly podcast with Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi, exploring contemporary issues related to Israel and the Jewish world. Elana earned her doctorate in Religion from Columbia University where she wrote her dissertation on the topic of legal loopholes as a prism for understanding rabbinic views on law and ethics. She is an alumna of the Yeshiva University Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) as well as the Consortium in Jewish Studies and Legal Theory Graduate Fellowship at Cardozo School of Law. She also served for eight years as a clergy member on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at both Lincoln Square Synagogue and the Jewish Center, has taught at the Wagner School at NYU, and sits on the board of Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts.
    Conversations over Coffee: Brandon Ambrosino
    34:08

    Conversations over Coffee: Brandon Ambrosino

    Rabbi Steven Wernick gathers a cadre of community leaders for a series of conversations on politics, culture, social existence and Jewish life. Each session will be streamed over Zoom and broadcast to Facebook and YouTube. Grab a cup of coffee and log on to join us. Reb Steve will share coffee with freelance news writer Brandon Ambrosino.
    Devar Israel
    06:54

    Devar Israel

    Aya Haimovich reflects on her experiences. Excerpt from Shabbat morning service, May 7, 2022. Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto, Canada.
    Love Your Neighbour, as Thyself
    25:51

    Love Your Neighbour, as Thyself

    Rabbi Steven Wernick reflects on Yom HaZikaron. Excerpt from Shabbat morning service, May 7, 2022. Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto, Canada.
    Shabbat Morning 05/07
    02:50:03

    Shabbat Morning 05/07

    Siddur Sim Shalom: https://tinyurl.com/BTCShabbatMorning Please join us for Shabbat morning services IN-PERSON or watch the LIVE-STREAM on the Beth Tzedec website. Our Shabbat Service offers the energy and inspiration of a complete spiritual and liturgical Shabbat experience as you sing along with Cantor Sidney Ezer. Rabbi Steven Wernick and Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin offer insights into our Torah reading, expertly chanted by Lorne Hanick. Come to be a part of our special musical and spiritual davening. Lift your soul in prayer as you sing with us or close your eyes in meditation and be carried away by the magnificent harmonic sounds of the service. Only those who are double-vaccinated and wear a mask may attend in-person. No registration is required but proof-of-vaccination is required, either by contacting our office in advance or by bringing documentation with you which will be checked by security at the door.
    Shabbat at the Floor 05/06
    01:52:30

    Shabbat at the Floor 05/06

    Please join us for our monthly high-energy Shabbat at the Floor Service, with Cantor Sidney Ezer, Yacov Fruchter and Aviva Chernick. Prepare your spirit for Shabbat with song, comfort and community Minhah. This service will begin with Ashrei and Mourner's Kaddish prior Kabbalat Shabbat. You may attend this service in-person or by livestream. No registration is required. Proof of double-vaccination is required, either by registering it in advance through our office or by bringing documentation with you which will be checked by security at the entrance to the building. This service is live-streamed to the Beth Tzedec website at the time the service begins.
    Day Trips in Jewish History: Al Schwimmer
    01:30:02

    Day Trips in Jewish History: Al Schwimmer

    The spring series looks at five heroes of more recent times who, in their life journey, demonstrated how real heroes are guided by hope, inspiration and determination in taking major risks, and at the Israeli-designed technological innovations that have transformed Israel as a 'start-up nation'.
    The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
    55:33

    The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    Reviewer: Cathy Tile The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect? Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.

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