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Beth Israel is Hiring a Summer Community Worker (9 weeks)

  • Are you 15-30 years old? 
  • Do you have a valid Social Insurance Number and are you legally entitled to work in Canada?
  • Would you like to work for Beth Israel Peterborough on the projects outlined below?!

If so, Beth Israel Congregation is now accepting applications for the position of Community Worker

Hours: 30 hours per week, over 9 weeks. 

Rate of Pay: $18.20 per hour 

Location: 775 Weller Street, Peterborough 

Start Date: Between May 12 and mid June (Flexible) 

End Date: Depends on start date: candidate must work full 9 week contract

For the full Job Description, see: Community Worker Job description

 

To Apply 

Please forward your resume or CV and cover letter expressing your interest in the job, and names and contact information of two (2) references to: bethisrael@jccpeterborough.com. For the subject line please use “Community Worker Application: Your Name”, entering your name in the applicable spot. We will be accepting applications until the position is filled. Posting will be taken down when the position is filled. Apply now!

 

Contact Info

Name: Miriam Liba 

Website: www.jccpeterborough.com 

Phone: 705-745-8398

 

While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will receive a response to the application.

Thank you to the Canada Summer Jobs Program for funding support for this position

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Order Memorial Board Plaques Now

If you would like to order a memorial board plaque to honour a loved one, please email Ron before July 15.  This will ensure that the plaque can be produced and will be available for an unveiling with Cantor Leon Litvack officiating following the Yom Kippur Musaf service. The cost of each plaque is $260, and the following information is required:For details on what information is required:

1) Full English Name

2) Full Hebrew Name with mother’s name if possible, so Abel/Rachel ben/bat Aaron v’Eve

3) Date of Death in the Gregorian calendar, and if known, whether the death occurred before or after sunset on that day.

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Holocaust Education Committee Field Trip

May 7th to the Toronto Holocaust Museum to attend a presentation entitled:  “Reflecting Together:  Interfaith Families and the Holocaust”.   The presenter is Rabbi Denise Handlarski a Trent University education professor and long time friend of Beth Israel.  More details about this can be found at this link.   The presentation is from 7PM-9PM.   

For those interested in possibly car pooling and taking some extra time to visit the THM on May 7th, please contact Ralph.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

On behalf of the Beth Israel Holocaust Education Committee:

Yom HaShoah V’Hagvura (Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day) occurs every year on the Hebrew date of 27 Nisan.  It is observed in Israel as its Holocaust memorial day.  This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps.   The theme this year at Beth Israel is resistance and resilience as expressed through art. 

Please join us on Wednesday, April 23rd from 5 – 8:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue. 

At 5:00PM the doors open for attendees to peruse a Yad Vashem exhibit entitled “The Anguish of Liberation in Art”.   Other related resource materials will be presented as well.

At 5:30 PM, please join us for a commemorative candle lighting. 

At 6:15 PM, please join us for a screening of Hilary Helstein’s documentary, “As Seen Through These Eyes” (trailer link here) .  It threads together incredible stories of defiance and resistance to Nazi brutality through expressions of art.  A cautionary note that some graphic images are presented.

For more information email Ralph.   Click here to RSVP.

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Family Friendly Lag B’Omer in the Country 

Dr. Dan Houpt and family invite the community to join them for a Lag B’Omer celebration, including potluck and bonfire, Saturday (note correct day), May 17th from 3pm on at their farm. For more information (including the address), email us.

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Help Us Make a Minyan for Yom HaShoah

Please join the Holocaust Education Committee for a shared observance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Wednesday, April 23.  The program begins at 5:00PM with time to view an HE Exhibit and resource materials followed by a 5:30PM commemorative candle lighting (minyan+), and at 6:00PM-7:30PM a presentation.  Mark your calendars please. More details to follow.  If you have questions please contact Ralph B. at shoaheducation@jccpeterborough.com.
 
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Would YOU Help Us ZOOM or Record Beth Israel Events?

We would love to connect more with those members of our community who are unable to make it to events in-person, and are looking for a few people to help in this effort by attending and recording and/or zooming events. If this might be you, or you know someone who would be able to serve in this way (volunteer or possibly paid), please email us.

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Call for Proposals:

Events, Activities, Services at Beth Israel for 2025-26

In the interest of continuing to offer meaningful and interesting events for our community, in addition to our current program, we are inviting proposals for additional events / activities / services that you would like to add June, 2025-June, 2026 (inclusive). Proposals will be received by the BIC Events Committee via this form until Friday, March 28th. For more information or to apply, click here. We look forward to receiving your proposals!  
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Beth Israel Rideshare 

Do you generally drive to events at Beth Israel? Do you have room for a passenger(s)? There are a few lovely folks who would like to attend events at Beth Israel but don’t always have a ride. If you’d like to offer – or ask for a ride, and haven’t already, kindly email Chad

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Guest Leader: Laura Wolfson 

**Join Us for a Shabbat Morning Service (w/Bar Mitzvah!), Kiddush &/or Afternoon Program May 24th** 

Members and friends are invited to join us as Beth Israel welcomes Guest Leader Laura Wolfson on Saturday, May 24 for a Shabbat Morning Service at Beth Israel (and via Zoom – email us for the link), beginning at 10 a.m. and including Benji Beavis being called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah, Kiddush, sponsored by the Beavis family. These are all-ages, family-friendly events. Click here for details and to RSVP for the Kiddush (required).

 

About the Mosaic-Making Project

RSVP Required – Click here.

From 1 – 3:30 p.m. Laura will facilitate a Mosaic-making Project for the community. This will be a continued exploration of the contemporary themes evoked in the weekly Torah portion, through a process of collaborative design. Inspired by an interactive Torah study session (this will include a musical and poetry component, discussion, and might even include a scavenger hunt), we will create a beautiful glass tile mosaic, which will then become a treasured piece of art for our community. This project can be worked on together by adults of all ages, and children as young as preschoolers. Laura will facilitate the design process and teach everyone how to work with the mosaic materials. She will bring all the required materials for the project. 

NOTE: please bring an apron to protect your clothes, or clothes that can get messy/dirty for the afternoon program. RSVP Required. Click here.

 

Bio of Guest Leader Laura Wolfson

Laura Wolfson is a part-time Cantorial Soloist at Shaarei Beth El Congregation in Oakville, ON. She has also been a professional Jewish Educator with a Masters Degree in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College for 30+ years. Most summers she spends time at URJ Camp George as a member of the Faculty, and she has facilitated Jewish learning activities at too many Jewish family programs and retreats to count! Her specialty area is developing and facilitating collaborative intergenerational educational community projects using a variety of media including music, visual arts, drama and storytelling.