Our Special Events include luncheons, backyard BBQs, concerts, seasonal festivals, cultural and holiday lunches, presentations, movies, and more!
The cost of caregivers to attend events and concerts is the same price as members. Please purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment as events sell out quickly!
For more information about Special Events, please contact Lily Boltianski at 416-225-2112, ext. 103 or lilyb@betelcentre.org.
To purchase a ticket for a Special Event, please call Reception at 416-225-2112 ext. 0 to purchase over the phone, or visit Reception during our hours of operation
Community Seder
Celebrate Passover at the Bernard Betel Centre at the 53rd Annual Community Seder! Join us for the First Seder. Doors open at 4:30 pm. Seder starts at 5:00 pm.
Wednesday, April 1
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: $35
This event is sponsored by the Anne Tanenbaum z’l Passover Seder Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
Members’ Council Information Session
Learn about the role of Members’ Council, how to get involved, and meet your current representatives.
Tuesday, April 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Free – For Everyone. Drop in. No registration needed.
Yom HaShoah Program: Songs of the Holocaust
Join Janie Respitz as she explains and performs songs written and sung in the Lodz, Vilna, Krakow, and Warsaw ghettos, and by partisans in the forests. The program will include a short ceremony and video presentation.
Tuesday, April 14
2:00 pm
Free – For Everyone. Drop in. No registration required.
Concert
Join pianist Naum Hore who will play some classic favourites!
Wednesday, April 15
2:00 pm
Free for members
$5 non-members
Shabbat Shalom at Betel
From Canada to Israel: The Remarkable Contributions of Ordinary Canadians to the State of Israel
Rabbi Judy Katz Howard will lead us in a wonderful discussion on remarkable Canadians and their stories of commitment and support for the State of Israel, from its early days until today. Light refreshments will be served. Registration required. Register with Shira at shira@betelcentre.org or 416-225-2112 ext. 301.
Saturday, April 18
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Free – For Everyon
Movie: The Little Traitor
The 2007 movie The Little Traitor will be shown in honour of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.
Wednesday, April 22
1:00 pm
Free – For Everyone. Drop in. No registration required.
Concert
Join the Kishke Klezmer Band for an afternoon of Yiddish, jazz and musical theatre with soprano Alia Rosenstock and pianist Stephen Errington.
Sunday, April 26
2:00 pm
$10 members
$15 non-members
Lecture: Transportation: Key Factor in History of Human Existence
Transportation has been a fundamental component in world history, facilitating population expansion, cultural developments, and socioeconomic progress. Speaker: Arnold Gilis
Wednesday, April 29
1:00 pm
Free for members
$5 non-members
Victory Day in Europe Party
Join the Russian Golden Age Cultural Program to celebrate Victory Day in Europe with dinner and dancing! Program will be in Russian.
Thursday, May 7
6:00 pm
$45 members
$60 non-members
Shabbat Shalom at Betel
What’s Her Name?: Legends of Unknown Jewish Women
Join us as Rabbi Judy Katz Howard leads us in an engaging discussion examining influential Jewish women who have given meaning and strength to the Jewish people. Light refreshments will be served. Registration required. Register with Shira at shira@betelcentre.org or 416-225-2112 ext. 301.
Saturday, May 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Free- For Everyone
Concert: Celebrating Yiddish Music
Join us for Celebrating Yiddish Music in memory of Lou and Edith Stillman, featuring Schmaltz & Pepper. This ensemble is redefining the traditional boundaries of Yiddish music, blending classical mastery with innovative compositions and soulful arrangements.
Sunday, May 17
2:00 pm
$15 members
$25 non-members
Lecture: John Williams: Music’s Mr. Everything
Starting out as a jazz pianist in New York, John Williams went to Los Angeles where he made his mark writing and arranging music in the booming TV industry and then on to movies. Along the way he was a noted composer of some interesting orchestral music and conducted many of the top orchestras in the United States and around the world. Speaker: Howard Mednick, Classical Music DJ
Wednesday, May 20
1:00 pm
$8 members
$12 non-members
Movie: Ballet Tevya
Movie Ballet Tevye is a successful modern narrative ballet by Switzerland’s Basel Ballet, choreographed by Richard Wherlock with music by Olivier Truan, adapting the beloved stories of Tevye the Milkman from Sholem Aleichem, famously known through Fiddler on the Roof.
Wednesday, May 27
1:30 pm
Free for members
$5 non-members
Lecture: The History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean
Join speaker Arnold Gilis for this fascinating presentation.
Wednesday, June 10
1:00 pm
Free for members
$5 non-members
Concert: Geula Women’s Choir
A Rosh Chodesh Celebration of Women, by Women, for Women!
Rosh Chodesh, the Jewish new moon, is traditionally a special holiday for women, stemming from a Talmudic reward for refusing to contribute jewelry to the Golden Calf, linking them to the moon’s renewal cycle. Please note: This program is for women only.
Sunday, June 14
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
$8 members
$10 non-members
Lecture: Contesting Zion: The Vatican, American Catholics and the Partition of Palestine
Learn about the long history of hostility between the Popes, the Vatican, Roman Catholicism, and Judaism. Join us for a very interesting history lesson. His new book on the subject will be available to purchase. Speaker: Adrian Ciani, Author, Faculty Member at St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto School of Theology, Professor of English and Liberal Studies, Seneca Polytechnic Institute
Wednesday, June 17
1:00 pm
Free – Members Only. Drop in. No registration required.
Concert: Canada Day
Celebrate Canada Day at the Bernard Betel Centre with the movie Being Canadian, concert with Jenny Aisenshteyn, and a festive Canada Day cake!
Wednesday, June 24
1:00 pm
Free – For Everyone. Drop in. No registration required.