Beth Israel Event Registration Process

If you want to have an event at Beth Israel, there is a specific process that has to be followed. 

This is to ensure proper security measures are taken and that our venue is ready for your event.

It is mandatory to fill out this form.

FILL OUT THIS FORM

Please Read the Security Guidelines

Checklist for During Events

Thank You for organizing your event. 

We will be in touch very soon to discuss details.

Steve Effer 

419-821-4123

Office Administrator

Beth Israel Congregation of Peterborough

Exploring Judaism Peer Group

November 18th @6:30

Discussion on “why be Jewish”

Please join Jen Lewis and a small group of members for our periodic Exploring Judaism Peer Learning group. We will meet on November 18th at 6:30 pm.

Our topic for discussion is “Why be Jewish?”. 

Spend some time thinking about the question before and bring thoughts, readings, research that has made you think about your faith and your connections to being Jewish. 

Bring something to drink, and the usual cookies will be on offer. 

Please Register HERE

Big Tent Event – Scenes from the Divide

Film & Community Conversation

Wednesday October 14, 2026  7 pm

Scenes from The Divide

What happens when disagreement about Israel and Palestine becomes a disagreement about who we are as a Jewish community?

Join us for a screening of “Scenes from the Divide,” a film that takes us inside the homes and conversations of New York Jews during the contentious campaign that led to Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor.

The film goes beyond one candidate or election. Through people with sharply different perspectives, it explores deeper questions about Jewish identity, Israel and Palestine, history, responsibility, belonging, and what is happening within Jewish communities like ours when these questions divide us.

As part of this event, we will take part in safe, structured conversations designed to help us listen to one another, reflect on what the film stirred in us, and better understand perspectives that may differ from our own.

The goal is not to debate the film or persuade one another. It is to create an opportunity to speak honestly, listen with curiosity, and practise staying connected even when important differences remain unresolved.

At a time when these issues continue to create hurt and tension within Jewish communities, we hope you’ll join us to watch, reflect, listen, and be heard.

DATE:  Wednesday October 14, 2026  7 pm  (Registration Required)

**Register here**

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue

Combining new interviews with footage from October 7, 2023, Canadian documentarian Barry Avrich recounts how retired general Noam Tibon journeyed from Tel Aviv to the Nahal Oz kibbutz seeking to rescue his son and his family from Hamas attack.

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Amir Tibon, an author, was at home with his family in the Nahal Oz kibbutz, less than one kilometer away from the Gaza border. His father, retired general Noam Tibon, was 85 kilometres away in Tel Aviv. As Amir and his wife and children heard Hamas attackers get closer and closer to their home, he was able to reach his father. This film recounts how Noam set out to cross the distance between them, trying to rescue his family who were trapped in their home and surrounded by gunfire.

Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich is known for a wide range of documentaries, including the Festival Official Selections Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz and David Foster: Off the Record.

Here, Avrich works in a different register, crafting the film as a rescue thriller, as Noam retraces the steps of his true-life journey on that day.

Please join us for this the screening of this important film.

When: Wednesday, Oct 7 2026

Time: 6 PM Memorial Evening

Where: Beth Israel Synagogue 

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High Holy Days

Beth Israel is preparing for the High Holy season.  

Here are some dates and times that you can attend.

All Events at Beth Israel Synagogue

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Cantor’s High Holy Day Message 5787

Dearest friends,
I trust you’ve all had a pleasant summer.
We will shortly come together for the High Holy Days, the highlight of our religious
year. It’s a time for return and reflection, examining the past year and assessing
what’s gone well, as well as what’s not gone well. It’s also a time for looking forward,
planning what we will do in the coming year to improve those areas of our lives that
require some additional effort.
This idea of looking backward and forward accords well with the theme that I have
chosen for this year’s services: childhood. We can all remember the time of our
youth, when we were more carefree, and depended upon adults for guidance, as we
grew and matured. Many of us have children and grandchildren of our own, and we
seek to instill in them the Jewish values we hold dear, and which will help them to
grow into responsible young people and adults. The Torah readings and Haftarot for
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur feature stories and images that speak directly to
the theme of childhood; we will explore these in more detail in our services, as well
as at Tashlich and in the spiritual exercise that I have prepared for you.
We will, of course, have time to meet, greet, and renew relationships with family and
friends. We will also have lots of music, both familiar melodies, and some new ones.
This year we will have several innovations – particularly on Yom Kippur, when we will
premiere new musical pieces, including an instrumental melody, as well as two sung
duets and a solo that I have written especially for our congregation. We will also
celebrate a special Bat Mitzvah on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. I won’t spoil
the surprises!
We begin on Erev Rosh Hashanah, which falls on Friday 11 September, and we run
through to Yom Kippur on Monday 21 September. I hope that you will join us,
whether in person or online, and share in the friendship, joy and celebration for
which Beth Israel is famous.
I look forward to seeing you all very soon.

With much love and Shanah Tovah from Cantor Leon

Erev Yom Kippur, Kol Nidrei   Sunday, September 20th

Candle lighting – 6:56 pm

Zoom opens – 6:00 pm

    Service – 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Yom Kippur  Monday, September 21st

Zoom opens – 9:00 am

Morning service – 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

         Torah Service – 10:30 am

Yizkor – around 11:30 am

 Musaf – follows Torah service, ends ~ 1:30 pm

Cantor’s Minchah Discussion – 4:30 pm

Nei’ilah – 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Fast ends – 7:55 pm

 Havdalah – immediately following Ne’ilah

Community Potluck Breaking of Fast

following Ne’ilah