Celebrate this exciting weekend of music with Cantor Simon Spiro and musical Scholar-in-Residence Professor Joshua Jacobson, founder of Boston’s internationally renowned Zamir Chorale.
Sing-a-long Kabbalat Shabbat Service on Friday at 6:00 pm followed by dinner and presentation by Professor Jacobson: How Jewish Is Jewish Music?
Cost: $40 adults; $18 (ages 6-14); $6 (ages 1-5). Dinner by advance reservation only by Monday, January 26.
Shabbat morning Service at 8:45 am with Cantor Spiro and the spectacular Beth Tzedec Singers featuring a sermon-in-song by Professor Jacobson: How Can I Keep From Singing? as well as Beth Tzedec's delightful children's choir The Voices of Tomorrow. After Kiddush Professor Jacobson speaks on Unlocking the Cantillation Code.
Saturday Evening, 8:00 pm - Shabbat Shirah Community Concert – an evening of exciting music from around the world with guest conductor Josh Jacobson with Toronto’s finest vocalists and musicians plus surprise guests. Tickets: $25 in advance; $36 at the door (includes dessert reception).
Sponsored by The David & Bessie Pullan, Sophie & Rose Pullan Memorial Lectures
Sunday morning Feb 1 - (following services) Breakfast 9:30 AM, Lecture 10:00 AM
Prof. Jacobson presents Jewish Music and All That Jazz, a multi-media presentation
Admission free
Breakfast sponsored by Beth Tzedec Men’s Club, Sisterhood and Adult Education
Call 416-781-3511 or email info@beth-tzedec.org to reserve for dinner and to purchase concert tickets.