Beth Tzedec

A vibrant, inclusive congregation offering a place for prayer, spiritual growth, lifelong learning and opportunities to make the world a better place.

[Baruch Frydman-Kohl @Ravbaruch]

Thoughtful and extensive interviews by @ebessner for @cjnpodcasts with Toronto leaders reacting to the important speech and initiative of Prime Minister @MarkJCarney . https://t.co/5NRaYohR0i

[Baruch Frydman-Kohl @Ravbaruch]

What’s at stake for Conservative and Reform Jews. Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin: 13 years after my arrest at the Kotel, the threat to egalitarian prayer there is growing. https://t.co/u7xSF4SRjw

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

Appreciated sharing my views of @MarkJCarney speech on antisemitism with @NewsCjn also here is @BethTzedec Rabbi Emeritus @Ravbaruch ://thecjn.ca/news/hear-carneys-words-about-canadas-antisemitism-crisis-and-the-jewish-communitys-skepticism/

[Beth Tzedec @BethTzedec]

https://t.co/5GxhXLye8X
A response to last night's speech by @CanadianPM @markcarney by @rebsteve

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

I'm quoted here on my reaction to PM @MarkJCarney speech yesterday. Look for a fuller op ed in the Globe soon. @BethTzedec https://t.co/AiuAAH93gw

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

We are still arguing facts. Our adversaries argue narrative.
@YKleinHalevi is right. And the Torah named this problem 3,000 years ago. New piece in @TimesofIsrael
#Israel #Antisemitism #Torah #Zionism #JewishThought

https://t.co/zG3qIBKMxa

[Baruch Frydman-Kohl @Ravbaruch]

I’m horrified by the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. Religious centres are under attack in USA, Canada & other places that previously were safe from violent hatred. We must restore a sense of virtue & responsibility that respects people & spaces of spiritual practice.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

Have you seen her? Help find Esti.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

Thank you @CIJAinfo for the work you do. I only hope to amplify it.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

Jews gave the world law. The Chafetz Chaim said you can't hide from trouble. 200 lawyers and @CIJAinfo Legal Task Force didn't. →https://t.co/exlJ21fEjH

[Israel in Toronto @IsraelinToronto]

From #Jerusalem to Toronto, A Symphonic Journey 🇮🇱🎶

On Tuesday, June 2nd, @BethTzedec Congregation is hosting an extraordinary evening of #music celebrating the installation of Cantor Chaim Stern as The Hennick Family Senior Cantor.

Featuring a 28-piece @TorontoSymphony Orchestra ensemble conducted by Israeli conductor @TomerAdaddi, the program will include cantorial music including Israeli classics, world favourites, #Broadway energy, and selections reflecting Cantor Stern’s journey from Israel to #Toronto ✈️🤍

More information & tickets 🔗: https://t.co/nx088T3L8V

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

5/5 The Mishnah closes not with law but with shalom.
And it says learners build it. Not generals. Not diplomats.
People who choose curiosity over certainty.

Full piece: 🔗 https://t.co/cYDzODDOWR

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

4/5 The Persian students in that room are, many of them, refugees from the Islamic Republic.
The regime has spent 45 years trying to make its war against Israel a Persian civilizational commitment.
Friday night was a refusal to let that stand.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

3/5 Last Friday, Jewish and Persian students shared Shabbat at Beth Tzedec.
They didn't come to make peace.
They came because they already knew whose side they were on.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

2/5 The first: managed absence of hostility. Treaties. Settlements. Necessary — but not peace.
The second: genuine recognition. When the person across the table becomes irreducibly themselves.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

1/5 There are two things the world calls peace. We've been confusing them for decades.

[Baruch Frydman-Kohl @Ravbaruch]

How local communities and global concerns intersect @bethtzedec. @rebsteve on how a synagogue community can foster relationships that transcend immediate news. https://t.co/73l1kmlZDy

[Josh Matlow @JoshMatlow]

A 4 year-old taught a politician how to bake challah today. Thanks, David! It was a joy to join the students at Beth Tzedec, and their grandparents, for a challah bake together! The kids also made special cards for Jewish Family & Child Services as an act of helping others.

[Rabbi Steven Wernick @rebsteve]

Hot take: The faat that we've normalized synagogue security and safety drills should terrify ys more than thh threat that makes them necessary. @BethTzedec @USCJ @RabbiAssembly https://t.co/nEWfQ2Qdok

[Beth Tzedec @BethTzedec]

This evening and tomorrow, we commemorate the six million. #neveragain #neveragainisnow #yomhashoah #holocaustremembranceday