R' Joshua Schwartz

This Thursday will be the first in a new series of classes on the Parshah (weekly Torah portion), hosted by Beth Lida online! This week, we will explore a variety of ways the Rabbis sought to make sense of perhaps the most controversial event in the Torah: the Akeida (binding of Isaac)! Hope to see you there!

Beth Lida is offering a 4 week series intended to be a taste of the delights and mysteries found in the Kabbalah. Are you a seeker? Are you a budding mystic? Are you a rationalist looking to expand your brain? Do you have curiosity about the parts of Judaism you didn't learn about in Hebrew school? Then this class is for you! Beginning on Nov. 10 at 8pm; hope to see you there!

Beth Lida's Havdallah on Zoom will be happening at 7:10pm. Hope to see you there! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85419962965

Beth Lida's Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom starts in one hour! Hope to see you there! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5829610258

On the spoooOOOoookiest night of the year, let's conquer our fears and bring some light into the darkness. Join Beth Lida for HAVDALLOWEEN on Zoom, Motzei Shabbat at 7:10pm! It'll be a SCREAM! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85419962965

A simulated synagogue sermon... a taste of home. Thinking of you at Beth Lida this Shabbos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Mrb7YcQhE

Excited to davven with you this evening at Beth Lida's Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom! 5:10pm, hope to see you there! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5829610258

Answering the Call - Lech Lecha 5781 The story of Abraham is famously one of en medias res, a literary term referring to a narrative that begins in the middle of things. When we are introduced to Avraham our ancestor, it is as an adult, and he is seemingly abruptly launched on a journey away from everything he ever knew, because of a message from G-d he hears inside his heart. We are provided no origin story, no meet-cute in which the Holy One and Abraham become acquainted....Continue reading

Chevra! I'm going on The House's podcast/show "House Arrest" this evening to see if there is a Jewish angle on #Halloween... We're live at 8pm! Hope to be seen by you there! https://www.facebook.com/TheHouseToronto/posts/3462520863805769

Join Beth Lida for the spooOOOookiest ceremony in all of Judaism... Havdalah! (Ahhh! No more Shabbos! Terrifying!) See you at 7:15 this Motzei Shabbat! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85419962965

Don't be scared! Halloween be d*mned, nothing's keeping us from having Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat! See you at 5:10pm this Friday! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85419962965