| Walk Through 1 Open Door |
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| Opening The Door For York Region Families |
| Walk into 1 Open Door's shared office space on the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus and you will see four separate agencies, working together, to assist you, your family and our community.
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| Torah Stitch By Stitch |
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| An International Project Of Ordinary People |
| Imagine a complete Torah text cross-stitched and assembled into a fabric scroll more than 2 metres high and 85 metres long! That will be the end product of Torah Stitch by Stitch, an international project of ordinary people who want to experience the spirit and rigor of producing holy texts.
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| Jews for Judaism |
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| Internet Videos Save Jewish Lives |
| We’ve had over 250,000 views of our amazing educational videos in the past year, and we've received hundreds of encouraging responses. Here are just a few:
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| A True Story Dressed In Blue Velvet |
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| A Sefer Torah: Lost and Found |
| A true story. A terrifying and beautiful story about humanity – lost and found. It is the story of the Sefer Torah, which has most recently come to Holy Blossom Temple.
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| Jewish Russian Teen Initiatives In The GTA |
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| Finding A Way To Feel At Home |
| UJA Federation aims to help local Russian-speaking Jewish teens develop a sense of belonging to Toronto's Jewish community with a program developed just for them; J.Projects.
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| 2013 Ben Steinberg Musical Legacy Award |
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| Meet this year's award winner, Lyrit Milgram, at Temple Sinai |
| Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto proudly announces violinist Lyrit Milgram as the winner of the 2013 Ben Steinberg Musical Legacy Award. Join us on Wednesday June 19th for a free concert.
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| Bridge of Hope |
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| Exhibition Connecting Lipa Green Centre to Prosserman JCC |
| Make time for a walk down the newly installed Bridge of Hope exhibition that connects the Lipa Green Centre to the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre.
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| Remembering Their Stories- The Frank and Anita Ekstein Resource Collection |
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| The Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto |
| Researchers, students or members of the public who want more information about the Holocaust have a priceless resource in the Frank and Anita Ekstein Resource Collection.
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| Remembering Syd Wise At The Ontario Jewish Archives |
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| Our Finest Font Of Information About Toronto Jewry |
| For fifteen years, the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Ontario Jewish Archives had the honour of working with a committed and charming volunteer named Dr. Syd Wise who passed away peacefully at North York General Hospital on January 31st, 2013 at age 97.
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| UJA Federation's Boomer Volunteer Engagement Initiative |
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| Targeting The Boomer Generation |
| Through its Boomer Volunteer Engagement Initiative, UJA Federation is addressing the question of,"What is the best way to appeal to Boomers and effectively mobilize them as volunteers?"
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| Healthy Choices and High Achievements |
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| Montessori Jewish Day School Leads The Way |
| Good news is for sharing, and Montessori Jewish Day School (MJDS) certainly has good news to share about active bodies and inquisitive minds.
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| Beit Rayim Has A New Home |
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| Join Us On Lebovic Campus |
| It's an exciting time for Beit Rayim Synagogue as we relocate our sanctuary and settle into our new home in the Leo & Sala Goldhar Celebration Centre on the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus.
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| Supporting Jewish Innovation in Greater Toronto from the Ground Up |
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| Genesis: UJA Federation's Centre for Jewish Innovation |
It all begins with Genesis.
Genesis: UJA Federation’s Centre for Jewish Innovation is a new initiative supporting emerging Jewish non-profits and providing mentorship and skill training to young adults.
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| Koffler Centre of the Arts - 3 GTA Locations |
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| Winter 2013 Online Class Registration For The Whole Family |
| With over 90 classes and workshops to choose from during our Winter 2013 session, our education programming will appeal to every generation in your family; from babies to Bubbies.
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| Drive For Dreidels: Nov. 26th through Dec.10th |
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| 2012 Community Chanukah Gift Drive |
| There are thousands of Jewish children and youth in the GTA whose parents cannot afford to buy Chanukah gifts for them without your help. Support them through the 2012 Drive for Dreidels.
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| Yiddish Concert This Weekend, Plus A Choir All Year Long... |
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| Jewish Family & Child |
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| Upcoming Groups and Workshops |
| Whether you're looking to improve your parenting skills, cope with the loss of a loved one, reduce your stress or learn about the legalities of separation, Jewish Family and Child will help to guide you on your journey.
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| Donate Your Home Movies To The Ontario Jewish Archives |
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| Looking for Your Home Movies from the 1920s-1970s |
| If you have film featuring community activities, family simchas, general home life, summer camp, cottage life, parties, dances and travel, the Ontario Jewish Archives is interested in them. We want your home movies!
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| A History of the Conversos and One Woman's Journey Back to Judaism |
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| Guest Speaker: Rabbi Barbara Aiello |
| Join us for an evening with guest speaker Rabbi Barbara Aiello from Calabria, Italy as she discusses the history of Anousim (Conversos or Returning Jews) and her personal journey back to Judaism.
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| The Long Run: A Short Play And Panel Discussion On Youth Mental Health |
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| Oct.11th - Miles Nadal JCC, Al Green Theatre |
| Join us for The Long Run, a 45-minute, one-act play by playwright Rachel Ganz, followed by a panel discussion on the topic of youth mental health.
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| Sukkahville 2012: Sept.30th - Oct.3rd in Mel Lastman Square |
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| Kehilla Residential Programme's 2nd annual Sukkahville Design Competition |
| Mel Lastman Square will be transformed into Sukkahville this weekend as the 5 finalists in the Kehilla Residential Programme’s 2nd annual Sukkahville Design Competition construct their unique, innovative and creative sukkah designs.
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| Are you ready to make a world of difference? |
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| Circle of Care Now At New Location |
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| Serving Clients Across The GTA |
| Circle of Care's new offices at 4211 Yonge Street, just north of York Mills Road, will accommodate the organization's current and future growth in a convenient, central location.
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| Joseph Katchen: Helping Enhance the Prosserman JCC |
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| Giving Back With A Special Tzedakah Project |
| By incorporating a tzedakah project into his Bar Mitzvah celebrations, Joseph Katchen helped to enhance program offerings in the Prosserman JCC.
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| Two Ways To Find Out What's Happening At Miles Nadal JCC For 2012-2013 |
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| Come To Our Open House Or See Our Online Program Guide |
| It's so easy to check out the Miles Nadal JCC's upcoming 2012/2013 programming. Either drop by our upcoming Open House or review our online Program Guide!
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| Jewish Teens Zone |
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| Experience The Ultimate Summer In A Jewish Environment |
| Kids who enjoyed their time at Jewish Teens Zone say it best: "This camp was beyond any other camp's awesomeness." It's the perfect blend of fun with friends and a dynamic Jewish experience.
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| A Central Space for Artists in the GTA |
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| Call for Submissions: Deadline Aug.1 For Fall Exhibits |
| If you want to display your work in a central location passed by hundreds of onlookers each day, the Gallery at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc) may be the space for you!
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| Pape Avenue Cemetery Tour |
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| OJA Walking Tour on Sunday, August 26 at 11:00 am |
| Participants in the Ontario Jewish Archives' August 26th Walking Tour will share in a special opportunity as they view early Jewish Toronto history through the lens of the Pape Avenue Cemetery.
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| Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition |
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| Call For Submissions 2012 |
| The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre of Toronto (MNjcc) is proud to announce the 2012 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition, with a July 3, 2012 submission deadline.
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| Toronto Jewish Book Festival 2012 |
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| A Celebration Of Jewish Books And Authors |
New name, new date, new place!
After 34 successful years, Toronto’s much loved Jewish Book Fair is reborn as the Toronto Jewish Book Festival, a celebration of Jewish books and authors.
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| Makom's Downtown Jewish Playschool |
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| Accepting Fall Registrations For After-School Jewish Education Program |
| With the number of Jewish young families choosing to live in downtown Toronto steadily increasing, Makom's Downtown Jewish Playschool, opening Fall 2012, is a welcome community resource for GTA parents of young children.
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| Nathan Gibson Wins 3rd Prize |
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| North American Muslim Foundation's 11th Annual Speech Competition |
| Kol Hakavod to Nathan Gibson, the 15 year old Temple Sinai Congregation member who won 3rd place at the North American Muslim Foundation's 11th Annual Speech Competition.
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| Reflections: Jared Abraham Miller |
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| 2008 Winner of Temple Sinai's Ben Steinberg Musical Legacy Award |
| A little while ago, I visited Toronto and it made me think of my first trip to Toronto in May of 2008, when I got to play at Temple Sinai as part of the Ben Steinberg Musical Legacy Award winner’s recital.
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| Free Day Visit To Camp Gesher - Sun. July 8th |
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| For New Campers Ages 6-11 |
| The best way to get your child excited about Camp Gesher's new Summer 2012 program is to show them the camp. So, how about a free day trip to Camp Gesher?
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| Annex Shul: United, Growing, Expanding and Welcoming |
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| Created by young professionals, for young professionals |
| My first time at Annex Shul was back in July 2008. I was a young, scared, and shy newcomer to this new big city and I didn't know anyone...What scared me the most was being alone.
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| I Was A Jewish Foster Child: Jewish Family & Child |
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| The Art of Samuel Bak; Icons of Loss |
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| Free Exhibit Through April 30, 2012 |
| Explore The Art of Samuel Bak - Icons of Loss, the first major exhibit in Canada by an internationally known artist who has made the Holocaust the subject of his work.
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| A Pintele Yid (A Little Bit Of Jewish Spirit) |
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| Rikudiyah - Our Community's Annual Children's Israeli Dance Festival |
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| Two Performances on Sunday March 25th |
| Join the chorus of oohs and aahs on March 25th as hundreds of young dancers, dressed in blue and white, kick up their heels at Rikudiyah.
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| Reena Community Residence on Lebovic Campus in Vaughan |
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| Occupancy Spring/Summer 2012 |
| Construction of the Reena Community Residence, located on the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan, is well underway, and Reena's vision is BIG.
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| Jewish Education Information Night - Feb. 2, 2012 |
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| Explore The Range Of Jewish Education In Our Community |
| Explore the range of Jewish day schools, high schools and supplementary schools available within Toronto's vibrant community, all under one roof, on Thursday February 2 between 7-9 pm at Jewish Education Information Night.
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| I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends |
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| JIAS Toronto and the Shindman-ShaRna Scholarship Program |
| JIAS Toronto, our community’s welcoming gateway for newcomers to the Greater Toronto Area, sweetened its greeting for 43 Jewish postsecondary students by recognizing their achievements with scholarships from the Shindman-ShaRna Scholarship Program.
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| Drive For Dreidels 2011 |
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| Partnering For Jewish Children Living In Need |
| The goal of the 2011 Drive for Dreidels Community Chanukah Gift Drive is to ensure that all Jewish children connected to JF&CS receive a new toy or gift card at Chanukah.
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| Cinematic Satisfaction |
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| 2012 Toronto Jewish Film Society |
| Cinematic satisfaction is guaranteed with the Toronto Jewish Film Society's outstanding 2012 season lineup. Check out our new promotional movie trailers and join us for another year of screenings and cinematic discussions.
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| MAKOM: Creative Downtown Judaism |
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| Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa |
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| Treasures in Jewish Literature |
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| A book review series featuring the best in contemporary Jewish literature |
| Whether it's a digital version or a dog-eared paperback, we love reading good books. Treasures in Jewish Literature, a book review series featuring the best in contemporary Jewish literature, caters to our love of a well-crafted story.
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| Sign Up For A Yiddish Course |
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| A bisl un a bisl, vert a fule shisl. ("A little and a little becomes a full pot.") |
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| Midtown or Downtown: Yiddish Classes For Children and Adults |
| It's a shtik naches (a great joy) to understand and speak Yiddish. Don't be ahntoisht (disappointed): sign up now! Classes are available now for children and adults, beginning Autumn 2011.
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| Sukkahville 2011: A Design Competition |
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| Re-imagining the Sukkah |
| Close your eyes and imagine your perfect Sukkah. Now imagine building it on Sherman Campus, as one of the winning designs of Kehilla Residential Programme's inaugural Sukkahville 2011 Design Competition.
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| 100 Years - A Milestone Anniversary for the Junction Shul |
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| Congregation Knesseth Israel Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary |
| Join in the festivities as the Junction Shul (Congregation Knesseth Israel) celebrates its 100th anniversary in September 2011, with numerous events and activities starting on Sept. 7 through Sept. 18.
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| A Central Space for Artists - The Gallery at the MNjcc |
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| 2012 Call for Submissions |
| If you are an artist who wants to show your work in a central gallery space where hundreds of onlookers pass by each day, consider the Gallery at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre.
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| Looking For A Camp Experience For Your Family |
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| Family Camp: August 26-28 |
| Just imagine your family sharing a private cabin for a 3-day jam-packed, fun-filled, camp experience! Introducing Family Camp - Friday August 26 through Sunday August 28, 2011. It's the most fun your family will have together all year!
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| Sister Congregations For Twenty Years |
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| Rabbi Stacey Blank (centre) with (L to R) Solel Congregation's Rabbi Larry and Cheryl Englander, and Bev and Les Rothschild, Chairperson of ARZA Canada |
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| They Built A Relationship, Now They're Working On A Building |
| Solel Congregation of Mississauga and Darchei Noam, the Reform Congregation of Ramat HaSharon have been sister congregations for 20 years. What began with a visit resulted in a warm reception and the start of lifelong friendships.
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| Summer School Credit in Food & Nutrition |
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| Torah High Summer Culinary Course for Jewish High School Students Entering Grades 11-12 |
| Thanks to a unique collaboration between Torah High and Zuchter Berk Culinary School, Jewish high school students entering grades 11 or 12 can sign up for a 4 week, accredited Summer School Culinary Course credit, to be held at the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre.
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| I Now Have The Confidence To Start My Life Again |
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| Patricia, MNjcc Strength and Self Program Participant |
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| Miles Nadal JCC Community Programming |
| My name is Patricia and I am proud to share my story. I want to let everyone know that the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNjcc) wrapped its arms around me and saved my life at its lowest point.
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| Halleluyah - Greatest Hits of Israel's Song Festivals |
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| Live Concert As Part Of Jewish Music Week |
| Toronto will be a tuneful town from Sunday May 22-29. While hundreds of internationally renowned Cantors from around the world will be here for the 64th Annual Cantors Assembly Convention, Toronto will also be enjoying the inaugural Jewish Music Week in Toronto with its centrepiece event, Halleluyah! Greatest Hits of Israel’s Song Festivals.
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| Paper Clips Project Trip - Student Reflections |
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| A Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Youth Program |
| Seven young members of Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue joined youth from Beth Tzedec Synagogue on a February 2011 trip to Whitwell, Tennessee (population 1,600) to experience the Whitwell Middle School’s Paper Clips Project and Children’s Holocaust Memorial. Here are some of their reflections, spoken from the Beth Emeth Synagogue pulpit on the Shabbat following their return home.
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| Israel Teaching Fellows |
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| New Masa Israel Program |
| Israel Teaching Fellows, the newest Masa Israel program, is looking for 100 outstanding North American college graduates. Your parents might think you're special but now other people will recognize it too!
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| Women and Wisdom - It Is Never Too Late For A Bat Mitzvah |
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| Left to Right: Heather Super, Chips Klein, Rebbetzin Goldie Plotkin, Talia Klein Leighton |
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| Chabad Lubavitch of Markham |
| Heather Super and Chips Klein, members of Chabad Lubavitch of Markham, felt they missed out as children by not having a Bat Mitzvah. After realizing that other women might feel the same way, their conversation led to action.
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| L'Chaim Cancer Support Group For Jewish Women |
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| Glynis Jerusalem, Running As Part of L'Chaim Group |
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| Running For The Health Of It |
| I am a two-time breast cancer survivor, and L'Chaim Cancer Support Group For Jewish Women and running were a big part of what helped me get through this devastating illness. No, not just get through, but get through in a positive and strong way.
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| Reena's Thursday Evening Special Olympics Basketball Program |
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| Kudos To The Coach |
| With an encouraging smile as his primary teaching tool, ‘Coach Mike’ Kotzer runs Reena’s Special Olympics Basketball Program - a program designed to assist individuals with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential through sport opportunities.
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| J-Serve Toronto 2011 |
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| Social Action Day For Toronto-Area Teens |
| J-Serve Toronto 2011 will take place on Sunday, April 10th and coincides with Canada's National Volunteer Week. This year marks the second year in which Toronto-area teens will have the opportunity to participate in this international initiative.
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| Russian Veterans Initiative |
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| A Joint Project of the Ontario Jewish Archives |
| The Ontario Jewish Archives is participating in a project that involves interviewing approximately twenty Jewish veterans who served in the Russian military during the Second World War.
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| Amanda Bergman's Bat Mitzvah of Remembrance |
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| Clara Berglas z'l, holding photo of Aggie, and Amanda Bergman |
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| Bar/Bat Mitzvah Twinning Program at the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation |
| Millions died too young, but one is never too young to remember. On this important day of my life as a Jew, I wish to share my Bat Mitzvah with Agnes Kraus (1934, Cop, Czechoslovakia - 1944, May, Auschwitz, Poland).
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| Beth Tikvah Synagogue: The Chapel's Parochet |
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| Living History: Restoration and Rededication |
| After the 1978 closing of the synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Beverly Schaeffer was committed to fulfilling a promise made to her late father, Isadore Kaplan. She would salvage the Aron HaKodesh (ark) and place it in a shul where it would once again be the focal point of worshippers.
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| A Torah's Story |
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| Thornhill Community Shul in the Dan Family Aish HaTorah Community Centre |
| Moved from Germany to South Africa in 1938, this Torah was brought to Canada in 1997 and since then has been kept in safekeeping for the Taylor family at the Thornhill Community Shul. It is a treasure and heirloom to be passed from one generation to another.
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| A Bar Mitzvah of Remembrance : Benjamin Rubinoff |
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| Benjamin Rubinoff And Elias Kleiner |
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| Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre - Twinning Program |
| Benjamin Rubinoff recently celebrated his bar mitzvah at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue with a commemoration of the life of Stefus Rosenberg, through the Twinning Program at the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre.
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| Enhancing Our Community |
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| Sefer Torah, previously used at Bnai Israel Congregation in Timmins, Ontario |
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| New Sefer Torah at TanenbaumCHAT |
| In 1938 a Torah was dedicated in Timmins, Ontario to commemorate the 50th wedding anniversary of Chaim Tzvi ben Zev Volf and Chaya Miriam bat Tzvi Feldman. As of 2010, it is back in active use at the Yetta and Zoltan Freeman Family Beit Midrash at the TanenbaumCHAT Kimel Family Education Centre.
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| Seniors On The Move |
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| Free Looping Shuttle Service To Prosserman JCC |
| UJA Federation and the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre are making it easier than ever for seniors to enjoy the JCC's rich array of cultural, entertainment, educational and health programs.
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| Jewish Education Info Night |
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| Explore The Range Of Jewish Day Schools |
| Explore the range of Jewish day schools available within Toronto's vibrant community, all under one roof, on Thursday January 27 between 7-9 pm at Jewish Education Info Night.
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| Our Commitment To Accessibility |
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| Fully Accessible Bimah: Gift In Memory Of Ruth Sterling z'l |
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| The Liheyot (Accessibility) Committee of Temple Sinai Congregation |
| Temple Sinai's Liheyot (Accessibility) Committee worked to make Temple Sinai more accessible and to ensure that everyone would feel able to participate in our community life. Our commitment began with a symbolic 'Welcome to All' by installing a mezuzah at wheelchair height at the entrance to the sanctuary.
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| Bet Sefer Solel |
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| A School Of Excellence |
| Bet Sefer Solel's recent retreat to Hebrew Union College in Cincinatti celebrated the overall excellence of our educational programming as well as the individual successes of each of our thirteen confirmands.
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| Bnai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program |
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| Introducing Teenagers To The Value And Rewards Of Tzedakah |
| The Bnai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program is an amazing program for teens. It teaches teens in the Jewish community the importance of giving Tzedakah to worthy causes.
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| March of the Living - Young Adult Experience |
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| Application Deadline Extended To December 15th |
| Don’t miss this once-in-a-life time experience. Space is still available for the two-week March of the Living Young Adult Experience for ages 21-30, which takes place April 27-May 12, 2011.
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| Drive for Dreidels |
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| 2010 Community Chanukah Gift Drive |
| Share some Chanukah holiday happiness by dropping off new, unwrapped toys or gifts between November 22nd and December 6th in support of the 2010 Community Chanukah Gift Drive.
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| Dr. Mark Talesnick: Engineering With Soul |
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| Sinkholes along the Dead Sea coast at Nahal Hever |
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| Achievements of Israeli Engineers without Borders |
| Join Prof. Mark Talesnick on Thursday Dec.2/10 at 7:30 pm at Beth David Synagogue for a free lecture entitled Engineering with Soul.
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| We Who Survived |
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| 30th Annual Holocaust Education Week - November 1-9, 2010 |
| In honour of the 30th anniversary of Holocaust Education Week, this year’s program is dedicated to Holocaust survivors and the importance of Shoah testimony. The central theme of Holocaust Education Week 2010 is We Who Survived. Join us in thinking, talking and learning about the legacies of Holocaust survivors.
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| 34th Annual Jewish Book Fair |
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| October 23 - 31 at Beth David Synagogue |
| This year's Jewish Book Fair is a week-long event featuring sales of a wide range of books of Jewish interest, and over 25 international and Canadian authors who explore contemporary Jewish life, big ideas, politics, and current affairs.
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| First Annual Spin-A-Thon at the Prosserman JCC |
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| Cycle For A Cause |
| Jump on your bike and put your pedal to the metal on October 17th between 9 am - 1 pm at the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre's 1st ever Spin-A-Thon. If you donate, you can participate.
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| Mekorot Institute Of Torah Study For Women |
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| Challenge Your Intellect, Nurture Your Spirit |
| Mekorot is an institute of Jewish learning for the women of the Greater Toronto Area. Whether you are just embarking on your study of the Torah or have many years of experience, sign up for one of our Fall 2010 programs and enjoy Mekorot's interactive style of learning.
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| Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa |
| Interest-Free Loans for Jewish Students |
 Students - are you experiencing an end-of-summer cash crunch?
If you need financial assistance with the costs of your post-secondary tuition and books, Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa may be able to help!
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| UJA Federation Centre for Jewish Education's Library & Media Centre Is Back |
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| Come For A Sneak Peek! |
| Originally established as a pedagogic library, the UJA Federation Centre for Jewish Education (CJE) library has been expanded to include a vast media collection that serves not only classroom teachers but welcomes parents, community leaders, agencies and their partners. Come to the UJA Federation Centre for Jewish Education's Library and Media Centre's Open House - August 16 to 19, 2010
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| United Synagogue Youth (USY) |
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| A Positive Path For High School Students: Grades 9-12 |
| Here's a tip for parents of high school-aged children. Your influence on your sons and daughters will be trumped by their teenage friends as peer pressure guides their attitudes and behaviors. And that is where United Synagogue Youth (USY) comes in.
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| J.Academy @ Camp Shalom - August 2010 |
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| A Jewish Summer Program for Teens 13-15 From Russian-Speaking Families |
| Everyone needs to belong; to feel connected with others and to be with others who share circumstances, interests and attitudes that resemble their own. J.Academy, a Jewish arts-based summer program located on the grounds of Camp Shalom on Lake Muskoka, offers teens (ages 13-15) from Russian-speaking families in the Toronto area a unique environment that will give them that sense of belonging.
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| JF&CS Foster Care |
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| We Can't Find Jewish Foster Parents For Danielle |
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| Jewish Family & Child: Every Step Of The Way |
| Our community has opened their hearts and their homes to children who need a loving Jewish foster family, but the urgent need continues to grow. In the past six months, the number of requests for foster homes has more than doubled from the six months prior.
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| Be A Tzedakah Sport This Summer |
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| Summer 2010 Sports Events In Our Community |
| Now's the time to pick up your clubs, racquets, bikes and sticks! Find your inner athlete and lend your support to any of the following organizations in our community. Tee up, rally, cycle and shoot for tzedakah!
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| Facets of Fame: The Portraits of Toronto Photographer Al Gilbert |
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| Special Exhibition Running Through Sept.11th |
| The Market Gallery presents a special exhibition from the Ontario Jewish Archives entitled Facets of Fame: The Portraits of Toronto Photographer Al Gilbert. The exhibition opens on April 22 and runs through September 11, 2010, featuring over 65 portraits of prominent personalities from all walks of life with a special emphasis on Toronto luminaries.
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| And The Winners Are... |
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| Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards |
| The winners of the 22nd Annual Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards have been announced. The eight winners were chosen from a wide variety of submissions from books published in 2009 with significant Jewish content by Canadian authors.
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| Auguststrasse 25 |
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| Exterior view of the Kiever, c. 1978. Ontario Jewish Archives, Accession #81-7/7. Photo by Sidney Tenenbaum. |
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| A Koffler Gallery Off-Site Event |
| Auguststrasse 25, a multi-media installation developed for the Koffler Gallery Off-Site, uses a complex mix of art, performance and sound to transform the historic sanctuary of Toronto's Kiever Synagogue to a performance space that recreates a typical Jewish home from 1920's Germany. By creating this imaginary address at the synagogue’s site, the project evokes two distinct geographic locations, two spheres of life, and two different moments in time, connected by the thread of Jewish history.
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| Passover 5770 / 2010 |
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| Listing of Seders In Our Community |
| The First Seder will take place Monday, March 29, 2010 and the Second Seder will take place Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Are you wondering where to go and what you'll eat? No worries!
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| Family Caregiver Connections |
| Help For People Who Are Caring For Aging Or Ailing Family Members |
 The Family Caregiver Connections (FCC) program extends a lifeline to vulnerable people during trying times - linking caregivers, seniors and their families to innovative programming, outreach and support services in our community.
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| Creating Healthy Relationships: An Education & Support Group For Women 55+ |
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| Older Adults Facing Abuse: A Circle of Care Program |
| Creating Healthy Relationships - an Education and Support Group for Women 55+ who have experienced abuse by a spouse, caregiver or family member - has been developed to supplement Circle of Care's Older Adults Facing Abuse (OAFA) programming.
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| Ontario Jewish Archives' Newest Online Initiative |
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| Brahm Goldhamer celebrating Chanukah in Cornwall, Ontario, ca.1956 |
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| Launch of Ontario's Small Jewish Communities Display |
| The Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA), a department of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, recently launched its largest virtual exhibit, Ontario's Small Jewish Communities, examining eleven small Ontario Jewish communities.
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| Community Partnership Helping Seniors |
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| Assisting Allied War Vets Access Government Funding |
| Veterans Affairs Canada has recently announced that Allied Army War Veterans can claim status as recognized war veterans in Canada and may be eligible for services from the government. JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto and Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living quickly recognized this announcement as an opportunity to perform a mitzvah in the community.
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| Go Green With MASA |
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| Green Opportunities In Israel For Young Adults |
Kermit the Frog has been green for over 40 years. Now, it's your turn!
Make an impact. Change your world. MASA Israel Journey offers young adults opportunities to Go Green In Israel.
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| Jewish Family & Child: Every Step Of The Way |
| Art Contest: Open Competition |
 If you’ve ever looked at a piece of art and thought, “I could do that,” here is your chance to shine! Jewish Family & Child (JF&CS) is sponsoring an Art Contest, looking for new artwork to be featured on their series of Tribute Cards.
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| Transportation Service For Seniors |
| A New Program Launched By Circle of Care |
 Circle of Care has been providing transportation for Jewish seniors since 1999. Its service received a welcome boost on September 1, 2009 with an expanded service area and an enhanced transportation route.
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| 33rd Annual Jewish Book Fair |
| October 24 - November 1, 2009 |
 Don’t miss the 2009 Annual Jewish Book Fair (October 24-November 1), a celebration of Jewish books and culture, as it debuts in the brand-new Lipa Green Centre for Jewish Community Services on Sherman Campus.
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| March Of The Living: April 7-21, 2010 |
| Online Registration & Community Information Sessions |
 Each year, hundreds of Canadian students participate in March of the Living; a two-week educational experience taking place in Poland and Israel. Online applications for March of the Living Toronto are available October 5-23, 2009 with two Community Information Sessions scheduled for early October.
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| Jewish Healing Program |
| Sponsored by Jewish Family & Child |
 Judaism stresses that we must all play an active role in the journey of healing ourselves, our community, and the world around us. Toronto's Jewish Healing Program is one component of that healing journey.
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| A Taste Of... Shabbat Dinner Series |
| Hosted by JUMP & BAC |
 Food, friends and a delicious Shabbat meal featuring the foods of other countries...all delicious and all made with love! JUMP (Jewish Urban Meeting Place) and BAC(Birthright Israel Alumni Community) host the monthly A Taste of... Shabbat Dinner Series.
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| BRAVO Pilot Study |
| Baycrest Research About Volunteering in Older Adults |
 The BRAVO (Baycrest Research About Volunteering in Older Adults) Pilot Study is now recruiting 30 healthy adults aged 55+ who are not currently working or volunteering.
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| Minto New Media Studio |
| Innovative Programming At The Prosserman JCC on Sherman Campus |
 Looking for cutting-edge computer instruction, taught in a state-of-the-art training classroom with a recreational gaming platform and an audio-visual editing lab? The Minto New Media Studio in the Prosserman JCC's Donald Gales Family Pavilion on Sherman Campus delivers all that and more.
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| Family Caregiver Connections |
| Helping people who are caring for aging or ailing family members |
 With the support of seven local Jewish communal agencies, and with provincial funding as part of Ontario’s Aging at Home Strategy, Family Caregiver Connections (FCC) helps seniors, their families and their caregivers with practical, relevant strategies for aging at home.
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| Bikur Cholim: Bringing Compassion And Loving-Kindness To The Sick |
| Medical Equipment Lending Program |
 Through its Medical Equipment Lending Program, which provides medical equipment at no charge to those in our community in need, Bikur Cholim extends a generous helping hand to the elderly, to individuals in need and to their families.
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| Canadian Friends of Nishmat |
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| Nishmat Founder and Dean, Rabbanit Chana Henkin |
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| A Three-Session Program of Extended Learning For Women In Toronto |
| Canadian Friends of Nishmat, a local organization supporting Nishmat, the Jerusalem-based Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women, is presenting its 15th annual summer program of extended learning here in Toronto. This program for women, entitled Nishmat Yarchei Kallah, will be led by Nishmat's founder and Dean, Rabbanit Chana Henkin, on the mornings of July 21st-23rd.
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| Jewish-Somali Mentorship Project |
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| Creating Partnerships For Global Peace, Security & Development |
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| A Canadian International Peace Project (CIPP) Initiative |
Looking for Mentors and Mentees!
Through a joint initiative by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Canadian Jewish Congress, Canadian Somali Congress and Canadian International Peace Project (CIPP), the Jewish-Somali Mentorship Project is working to connect Canadian-Somali students and young professionals with mentors from the Canadian Jewish community.
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| UJA Federation's Impact Toronto |
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| Volunteers Keren Tanentzapf [c] & Jessica Davis with Dovid Friedman at Zareinu |
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| A Semi-Annual Mitzvah-Making Initiative |
| More than 100 members of UJA Federation's Impact Toronto turned a recent Sunday in March into One COOL Day. This semi-annual mitzvah-making initiative provides opportunities for volunteers between the ages of 25-40 to roll up their sleeves at a number of community organizations.
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| Canadian Jewish Congress 29th Plenary Assembly |
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| Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 9:15 am to 3:30 pm |
| It's a celebration that's been 90 years in the making. The Canadian Jewish Congress 29th Plenary Assembly is celebrating 90 years; 1919 - 2009 on Sunday, May 31, 2009 from 9:15 am – 3:30 pm at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue.
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| Toronto Jewish Heritage Greeting Cards |
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| Jewish newsboys in St. John's Ward, ca. 1910 |
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| Photographs For Every Occasion From The Ontario Jewish Archives |
| The Ontario Jewish Archives' new Boxed Greeting Cards are a great way to bring our Jewish heritage and history into the here-and-now. Each card in these eight-card box sets features a historic image as well as a description and some historic facts about the subject(s), place or event.
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| Introducing the Kavanah Organic Community Teaching Garden |
| A Jewish, Organic, Sub/Urban Teaching Garden |
 Torat HaTeva is thrilled to announce the opening of the Kavanah Organic Community Teaching Garden this spring at the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan, Ontario.
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| Shticks and Tones: The Varsity Jews In Concert |
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| Sunday March 29, 2009 at 7:30 pm |
| On Sunday March 29, 2009 at 7:30 pm the University of Toronto’s Jewish a cappella choir, the Varsity Jews, will perform Shticks and Tones in the main sanctuary of Holy Blossom Temple. Proceeds from this concert will be donated to Te-Amim, a Toronto based theatre group focusing on tolerance education through the arts.
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| Itanu Toronto -The Inclusion Initiative of UJA Federation |
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| Inclusion Award recipients Rosalie Shadlyn-Kadima School, Andrew Levy-Centre Camp & Sandy Keshen- Lifetime Achievement |
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| 2009 Inclusion Action Week Is Featured Online |
| As part of the 2009 Inclusion Action Week, Itanu Toronto created a website presence to promote and champion a community-wide commitment to Inclusion. Working with Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST), www.itanutoronto.ca is linked to Doing Jewish in Toronto, the community engagement portion of UJA Federation's website.
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| Pesach Is Around The Corner |
| Is There Room At Your Seder Table? |
 The opening passage of the Haggadah contains the line "All who are in need, let them come and celebrate Passover with us." This year, you can really mean it! Join with JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) TORONTO and bring the joy of Passover to those who are new to our community.
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| Sunnybrook Jewish Chapel |
| Shabbat Services With A Smile |
 As hosts of Sunnybrook Jewish Chapel’s semi-monthly Shabbat services, the Men’s Club members of Toronto’s participating synagogues show their support for the many Jewish War veterans who now reside at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
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| Remember When We Became A Tourist Attraction |
| USY Eastern Europe Israel Pilgrimage |
 This past summer, with the assistance of Mercaz-Canada, I was a participant on a once-in-a-lifetime experience; a United Synagogue Youth (USY) Eastern Europe Israel Pilgrimage.
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| Adult Trope Class at Beth David Bnai Israel Beth Am |
| A Unique Opportunity With An Exceptional Teacher |
 Membership Has Its Privileges is a phrase with special meaning for those lucky individuals who participate in the Adult Trope Class offered at Beth David Bnai Israel Beth Am under the direction of Michael Rubin, Ritual Director.
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| North American Federation of Temple Youth |
| 2009 NFTY -NEL Debates at Holy Blossom Temple |
For 60 years, the high school age students of Holy Blossom Temple have participated in NFTY - the North American Federation of Temple Youth. This winter, we will be hosting more than 100 NFTYites who will be participating in our annual Debates weekend.
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| Chanukah Events 2008 |
| Something For Everyone In 5769 |
 Chanukah 2008 is coming, beginning with the first candle on December 21st. Let's spin a few dreidels, munch on some latkas and sufganiyot and celebrate.
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| Woman Abuse in the Jewish Immigrant Community |
| Jewish Family & Child: Providing Services In Their Own Language |
 Imagine the burden on abused women who are new to this country, whose English is limited, and whose lack of information and knowledge serves to increase the isolation already present in abusive relationships. Jewish Family & Child offers their Woman Abuse Program to immigrant women in their own language.
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| Drive for Dreidels 2008 |
| Brightening Chanukah For Kids In Need |
 Drive for Dreidels 2008 ensures that every local Jewish child and teen can celebrate Chanukah with a special gift. “We are extremely fortunate to live in a Jewish population that is ready to pitch in to support the nearly 3,000 Jewish children who live in poverty,” said Fay Geitzhals, Supervisor of Intake Services for Jewish Family & Child.
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| Bravo For Books: Jewish Book Fair 2008 |
| 32 Page-Turning Years |
 Poets, children's writers, novelists, book reviewers, authors, autobiographers, historians and more: this year's Jewish Book Fair, running from Monday Nov. 3 through Sunday Nov. 9, has them all, plus books of Jewish interest available for sale, authors' lectures and school programs.
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| Family Caregiver Connections |
| Helping people who are caring for aging or ailing family members |
| From her office in the heart of the GTA, Family Caregiver Connections Project Coordinator Devora Schwartz-Waxman directs caregivers and seniors to the specific programs that suit their needs. It's the right thing to do, according to Schwartz-Waxman, both for the individuals and for the community.
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| The Adult International March of the Living |
| Our Personal Story: David & Denise Hummel |
 Why did we want to be part of the Adult International March of the Living? Neither of our parents were survivors but we are all here by the miracle of survival: either as a direct survivor, a child of survivors, or from parents or grandparents who may have survived only because they left Europe at the right time. Through this survival, we are all linked.
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| Toronto Jewish Male Choir |
| Enhancing The Culture of Jewish Music In The GTA |
 Come to any of our practices and listen. You will see and hear an eclectic group of passionate singers at work (and at play). The average age is probably around mid-forties, a potentially unruly crowd. But, make no mistake, when the music starts, the harmonies fall into place and a sweeter sound is seldom to be found. This is the Toronto Jewish Male Choir.
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| March Of The Living: Registration for 2009 Program |
 The March of the Living is a two week educational experience taking place in Poland and Israel. Hundreds of Canadian students each year mark three important dates in Jewish history. On Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) students participate in a three kilometre march from Auschwitz to Birkenau as a silent tribute to victims of the Shoah. Students observe Yom Ha’zikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) and celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) while they are in Israel. Online registration for the 2009 program opens on September 24, 2008.
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| Treasures in Jewish Literature 2008/09 Series |
| A Book Review Series Featuring Classic & Contemporary Jewish Titles |
 The Treasures in Jewish Literature book review series for 2008/09 features five of the best reviewers in the GTA presenting classic and contemporary Jewish titles. Each presentation in this afternoon series will take place at the Lipa Green Building at 4600 Bathurst Street on the Sherman Campus.
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| The 2008 Ashkenaz Festival - August 26 to September 1, 2008 |
| Canada's Largest Festival of Yiddish and Jewish Culture |
 For thirteen years Ashkenaz has brought the finest in Jewish art and culture to Toronto audiences. Now in its 'Bar Mitzvah' year, Ashkenaz is proud to present an amazing new festival featuring over 70 acts and more than 200 world-class performers from across Canada and around the globe.
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| Looking For Ashkenaz Festival Volunteers |
| All Ages and All Skills |
 Don't worry whether you've got what it takes to be an Ashkenaz volunteer. All ages and all skill levels are welcome! There's plenty of work for anyone who wants to be involved as a volunteer in this year's Ashkenaz Festival.
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| Family to Family |
| A JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto Program |
 This summer's favourite drink, frappuccino, may be the best metaphor for JIAS Toronto's innovative Family to Family program: a handcrafted mixture of two different substances - hot coffee and cold ice - blended to create something new and delicious.
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| One-Of-A-Kind Yiddish Arts Camp |
| Celebrating Yiddish Culture |
 This summer, the Koffler Centre of the Arts and Ashkenaz Festival are partnering to create Yiddish Arts Camp - a unique art experience for local children from Monday, August 25 through Friday, August 29.
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| Schwartz/Reisman Centre Online Survey |
| Give Us Your Two Cents Worth! |
 Staff of the Schwartz/Reisman Centre (SRC) recognize that good planning makes dreams come true. So, while the physical doors of SRC will not open until Spring 2011, the centre is asking for public input now in order to develop the best possible programs in our community.
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| Scoring for Sderot |
| Kevin Jacobs Leads This Associated Initiative |
 Kevin Jacobs planned to do something big. Scoring for Sderot, the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto annual internal fundraiser, was the perfect Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) project for this young sports lover.
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| Baycrest/Spark Community Partners Program |
| Building A More Caring Jewish Community |
 "Our residents ...benefit tremendously when they have visitors spend time with them," said Bev Devins of Baycrest, "and so I went out into the community to find Jewish volunteers."
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| The Centre for Enhancement of Jewish Education (The Mercaz) |
| Helping Dreams Come True |
 Sara Cohen* dreamed day and night about a summer camp experience in Israel but she recognized that her single, working mother could never afford the full cost of the program. Sara knew that money was hard to come by, so she did what any teenager would do in her situation: she went online to look for funding opportunities, and found UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's Centre for Enhancement of Jewish Education (The Mercaz) community scholarships.
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| Foiglman by Aharon Megged |
| A Treasures in Jewish Literature Presentation by Yael Seliger |
 As the final review of the 2007/2008 Treasures in Jewish Literature series, Yael Seliger is presenting Foiglman by Aharon Megged. This presentation is part of the Israel @ 60 programming and celebrates the literature of contemporary Israel.
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| The Sisters Rosensweig - Opening June 7, 2008 |
| A Production of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company |
 Just three months after Rose, the inaugural production of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, opened to rave reviews in Toronto, this not-for-profit company is giving GTA audiences another opportunity to yell ‘Bravo!’ with its Toronto premiere of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Sisters Rosensweig.
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| A Bat Mitzvah of Remembrance |
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| Hannelore At Age 11 |
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| Talia Jacob Remembers Hannelore Hertz |
| Today is my Bat Mitzvah, and with the help of the Twinning Program of the Holocaust Centre of Toronto, UJA Federation, I have chosen to commemorate the life of Hannelore Hertz who was murdered in the Holocaust. It is my honour to dedicate my Bat Mitzvah in Hannelore’s memory.
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| JIAS' Conversation Cafe |
| Casual Conversation In A Warm Atmosphere |
 Are you a new immigrant looking for a way to improve your written and spoken English? Are you fluent in English and looking for a way to help newcomers adapt to life in Canada? Join us at JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto's Conversation Cafe.
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| Sefer Torah Project at Beth Tikvah Synagogue |
| A Sense of Connection |
 My husband Stan and I thought Beth Tikvah Synagogue's Sefer Torah Project, in honour of our Rabbi Wayne Allen, would be a marvellous opportunity to dedicate the last word in the Torah- ISRAEL- in memory of my grandfather and his family and in honour of our wonderful children and grandchildren who are his descendants.
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| Friendship Circle |
| Love Makes The World Go 'Round |
 Toronto's Friendship Circle matches teen mentors like Yossi Niznik with children who have special needs. Each teen volunteer makes a commitment to dedicate an hour each week to visit and interact with a special child. Currently, with the support of Chabad Lubavitch, some 80 families of children with special needs are visited on a weekly basis by Friendship Circle volunteers.
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| The Bayview Corridor Group |
| Mitzvah Day Partners In Social Action |
 Getting one voice to shout out for action is great, but organizing six synagogues together is really something! On April 6, 2008, the six Jewish congregations known as the Bayview Corridor Group have organized a Mitzvah Day, giving people the opportunity to join together to actively do good deeds, Mitzvot, and encouraging the community at large to participate.
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| Scholars for Peace in the Middle East |
| First Annual International Faculty Fellowship Summer Institute In Israel |
 Scholars for Peace in The Middle East is accepting applications from full-time university and college faculty members from all disciplines for its first annual International Faculty Fellowship Summer Institute In Israel - a competitive, academic, two-week Summer Fellowship taking place June 16-27, 2008 in Israel.
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| Beit Rayim Synagogue |
| Going Green at the Lebovic Jewish Community Campus |
 The building committee of Beit Rayim Synagogue is looking at some of the Christian objects in a Toronto Catholic church for inspiration as they plan a 'green' design for their new shul at the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus in Vaughan.
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| Yiddish Leyenkrayz (Reading Circle) |
| For The Love Of Learning |
 There's lots of laughter and plenty of conversation during each 1 ? hour monthly session of the Yiddish Leyenkrayz, a program co-sponsored by the Committee for Yiddish and the Latner Jewish Library. This grassroots group began in September of 2007 as a way to offer Yiddish speakers an opportunity to maintain and expand Yiddish language and to explore the beauty of Yiddish literature.
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| Jewish Early Childhood Education |
| Gateway To The Jewish Community |
 For most children, preschool is their first Jewish experience outside of the home. Baking challah, reading Shabbat stories and tzedakah projects all inform the child (without words) that Judaism is a vital part of his or her life.
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| Virtual Family Tree Workshop |
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| Three generations of Goldstick family members, Toronto, 1912. (OJA, photo #6706). |
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| How To Create A Jewish Family Tree |
| Are you interested in finding out more about your family history and tracing your roots back to Europe? The Ontario Jewish Archives and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre are offering a half-day workshop on Sunday, January 20th from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm on how to create a Jewish family tree.
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| Inclusion Initiative of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto |
| Community Inclusion Award of Excellence |
 UJA Federation's Inclusion Initiative is the Jewish GTA's statement that our caring community can and must accommodate everyone.
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| Literary Thursdays with Sidura Ludwig |
| Presented by the Latner Jewish Library |
 Sidura Ludwig will present her debut novel, Holding My Breath, as part of the Latner Jewish Library's Literary Thursdays program, which offers an opportunity to meet important authors and hear them read from and discuss their books.
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| Drive for Dreidels 2007 |
| Brightening Chanukah For Kids In Need |
| Jewish Family and Child (JF&CS) is once again partnering with National Council of Jewish Women of Canada - Toronto Section (NCJWC-TS) and the Cooper/Shear family to ensure that every local Jewish child and teen can celebrate Chanukah 2007 with a special gift.
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| Israel's Missing Soldiers |
| Keep The Light On |
 Join UJA Federation and many other sponsoring organizations to keep the light on for Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev, Gilad Shalit and for Israel’s other missing soldiers on the evening of November 21 at 7:00 pm at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation.
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| Jewish Book Fair 2007 |
| Saturday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov.11 |
 It's called the 2007 Jewish Book Fair, but this annual event, now in its 31st year, offers books and so much more! Starting with the November 3rd sold-out screening of Fugitive Pieces, the Jewish Book Fair has a powerful week-long lineup of authors, readings, discussions and other special programming.
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| Association of Jewish Seniors |
| Alert and Aware, Living and Learning |
 It’s breakfast time on the third Thursday of the month, and the parking lot on Glencairn is filling up with members of the Association of Jewish Seniors.
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| 2007 Jewish Education Fair |
| Discover The Possibilities |
 If you want the best for your child, consider a Jewish education. UJA Federation's Centre for Enhancement of Jewish Learning and Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto are co-sponsoring this year's Jewish Education Fair.
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| Circle of Care: Story of Mr. P |
| Communication, Compassion and Common Sense |
 Mr. P was an independent senior who lived a healthy, productive life in his own home with minimal assistance from a Circle of Care Personal Support Worker (PSW). Merav, a PSW with Circle of Care’s Home Services department, lent a helping hand to Mr. P with twice-weekly laundry, light housecleaning and limited meal preparation.
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| 2007/2008 Programming at the BJCC |
| What?s New at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre |
 "We’ve got everything here, from fitness programming with our phys ed experts to flights of fantasy with our drama programming,” said Gail Gould, Assistant Executive Director of the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. “Any age, any interest - the BJCC has the course for you. It’s all here!"
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| Computer / Internet Classes for 55+ |
| A Seniors-Teaching-Seniors Program |
 Room 216 of the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is a dedicated computer lab and the home of the volunteer-based Computer/Internet Classes for 55+ program.
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| Where To Go and What To Eat |
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| High Holiday Listings for Body & Soul |
| JIST has the list! Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST) has just compiled an up-to-date list of GTA congregations with High Holiday tickets available for non-members.
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| 1931 Toronto Jewish Directory |
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| Dundas Street, west of Bay Street, ca. 1915. Ontario Jewish Archives, fonds 27; series 4; file 2. |
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| Online with Ontario Jewish Archives |
| Looking for some information about Zaidy's business? Wondering about the shul Bubby attended? The Ontario Jewish Archives has added a new and important feature to its website with an online database for the 1931 Toronto Jewish Directory.
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| I Could Do That! |
| Not Your Usual Volunteer Jobs |
 If you've got some time on your hands and are looking for an interesting volunteer position, JIST's (Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto) weblisting of Volunteer and Community Service Opportunities is a great place to start.
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| The Jewish Community Housing Program |
| A Crucial Element in Addressing Poverty |
 If you dream big and work hard, you should be on your way to a bright future. But for many of Toronto's Jewish working poor, the path to success isn’t quite that easy.
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| Thornhill Couple's birthright Babies |
| Taglit-birthright israel brought them together |
 What do you get when you send thousands of Jewish young adults to Israel together? Jewish children who will one day hopefully follow in their parents’ footsteps.
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| Ziv Tzedakah Fund and Zareinu |
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| Zareinu: Where Miracles Happen Every Day |
| When I called my old friend, Randy Spiegel, Zareinu Educational Centre's Executive Director, for an annual update on Zareinu's 'wish list', he knew exactly the kinds of things Ziv Tzedakah Fund likes to do with the available Tzedakah money.
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| Kind Un Keyt - July 2007 |
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| Summer Fun With Yiddish for Preschoolers |
| "Kind Un Keyt will give parents, bubbies and zaidies a Yiddish outlet to share with their children and grandchildren. What naches (pleasure, pride) they’ll feel when their children and grandchildren are introduced to Yiddish!”
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| Mordechai Gebirtig: His Poetic & Musical Legacy |
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| A Tribute on his 65th Yortsayt |
| Mordechai Gebirtig was one of the most influential and popular writers of Yiddish songs and poems. His memory will be honoured through a program of song and narration, taking place Sunday, June 10, 2007.
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| Canadian Young Judaea Database Update |
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| Keeping Current, Staying In Touch |
| Canadian Young Judaea is proud to be Canada’s largest Zionist youth movement, and its supporters want to keep it that way: after all, CYJ began in 1917! "We've got so much history and so many happy memories in our organization."
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| Torat HaTeva Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Project |
| 100% Organically Grown Produce from Ontario |
 The Jewish Nature Centre of Canada - Torat HaTeva is introducing its latest green initiative, the Torat HaTeva CSA, just as people begin prowling grocery store aisles in search of fresh springtime fruits and vegetables.
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| Literary Thursdays at the Toronto Jewish Library |
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| Meet Alan Morinis, author of Everyday Holiness: the Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar |
| Alan Morinis' presentation on Thursday May 17, as part of the Toronto Jewish Library's Literary Thursdays programming, will provide an accessible and inspiring introduction to the centuries-old Jewish spiritual tradition known as Mussar. Morinis' latest book, Everyday Holiness: the Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar, introduces profound and practical teachings on discovering happiness, wisdom, and our highest potential amid the struggles of everyday life.
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| Class of '54 |
| Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto |
 The building on Brunswick Street no longer exists, but memories of Talmud Torah, the forerunner of Associated Hebrew Day Schools, still remain in the hearts and minds of a group of students from the graduating class of 1954.
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| Have You Always Wanted To Write A Book? |
| Toronto Jewish Library Presents A Four-Week Seminar |
 Have you always wanted to write a book? Looking for a way to make your dream into reality? The Toronto Jewish Library presents Write a Book! - a four-week interactive workshop, guided by Lorne Miller, about writing and publishing the book that's inside you.
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| Literary Thursdays at the Toronto Jewish Library |
| Meet Shalom Camenietzki, author of The Atheist's Bible |
 The second event of the Toronto Jewish Library's Literary Thursdays series features Toronto writer Shalom Camenietzki reading from his first collection of short stories, The Atheist's Bible on Thursday, April 12.
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| Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa - Student Loan Program |
| Making Dreams Come True |
 After emigrating to Toronto in August 2002, Georgy Fradkin realized that education was his key to a successful future. He wanted more from life and was determined to better himself and his family. Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa helped Georgy's dreams come true.
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| Literary Thursdays at the Toronto Jewish Library |
| Meet Nicholas Maes, Author of Dead Man?s Float |
 As part of the Toronto Jewish Library's free Literary Thursdays programming, Toronto author Nicholas Maes will be reading from his first novel, Dead Man’s Float, on Thursday, March 29 at 8:00 pm at the Toronto Jewish Library, in the Lipa Green Building, 4600 Bathurst Street, 4th Floor.
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| ECRUSY In Action |
| Off to New Orleans |
 ECRUSY (Eastern Canadian Region - United Synagogue Youth) is heading to New Orleans over March Break to help repair damage done by Hurricane Katrina. Only a select group of people were chosen to go on this trip: I was one of those lucky 30 who got accepted.
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| Virtual Family Tree - Six Workshop Series |
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| Ontario Jewish Archives |
| The Ontario Jewish Archives is offering a series of six workshops on creating virtual family trees. These half day workshops will be held in three different locations in Toronto - downtown, midtown and North York - in order to accommodate community members from across the city.
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| JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto |
| Helping New Families Find Their Way |
 With financial support from UJA Federation, including grants from the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto welcomes hundreds of newcomer families to the GTA each year.
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| Toronto Jewish Film Society |
| Eight Great Film Events in 2007 |
 The Toronto Jewish Film Society's 2007 membership season features twelve European, North American and Israeli films made between 1937 and 2006. Join up for the 2007 Season and enjoy TJFS' 29th year of great programming.
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| Beth David Synagogue's Parochet |
| Back To Stay |
 There’s an intriguing story behind the parochet (ark curtain) by Toronto artist Temma Gentles, now displayed as a cherished wall hanging in Beth David’s Sisterhood Hall; a story of lost-and-found.
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| Doing 'Nobel' Work |
| Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa |
 Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa staff and volunteers shared a mutual moment of deep satisfaction when Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank recently won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their microcredit loan program. "That Nobel Peace Prize was such a positive affirmation of what we do," said Sam Helfenbaum, Executive Director of TJFLC.
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| March of the Living 2006 |
| March Awakened Amek Adler's Zionist Feelings |
 I am a Holocaust survivor who participated in the March of the Living to Poland and Israel in April 2006. My mission was to transmit my experience of the Shoah to 174 Toronto students who were part of the march.
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| Camp Gesher |
| Helping Campers Become Community Leaders |
 Why send your kids to Camp Gesher? Here is what parents have to say:“My children want to go to Gesher, and I want to send them there, because they love the people there and feel free to be themselves."
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| Do A Minyan Mitzvah |
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| An Oasis Of Peace, Quiet and Prayer |
| The Temple Har Zion daily minyan, held weekday mornings at 7:15 a.m. and Sundays at 9:00 a.m., is a rare commodity in the Reform Jewish world. One of the main purposes of the minyan is to allow mourners to say Kaddish for their loved ones. But mourning and reciting Kaddish are not the only reasons to come to daily minyan. It is an oasis of peace, quiet, and prayer in the midst of our busy lives.
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| The Values of Overnight Jewish Summer Camp |
| A Precious Resource for Jewish Identity and Continuity |
 Why is it that many Jewish parents send their children off to attend overnight Jewish summer camp, often summer after summer? Maybe they realize that time in the wilderness is time well spent!
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| Lawyers Without Rights |
| The Fate of Jewish Lawyers in Germany After 1933 |
 Lawyers Without Rights: The Fate of Jewish Lawyers in Germany after 1933 highlights the destruction of the legal justice system in Germany after 1933 and the fate of Jewish lawyers. It is a travelling exhibit that tells the personal stories of the devastating impact Nazi policies had on men and women whose only crime was practicing law and being Jewish.
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| Reena at Camp NBB |
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| Miles Kirsh Is Delighted With His Boarding Skills |
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| Camping For Children - A Resounding Success |
| The much anticipated camping experience for children with special needs was a resounding achievement. With support from generous donors in the community, Reena sent a group of kids to Camp Northland - B'nai Brith in the heart of the Muskokas. The Reena kids participated in all the exciting camp activities, integrating smoothly with over 550 other campers..
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| JIST's High Holiday Listing |
| Congregations with Seating for High Holidays 5767 - 2006 |
 "At this time of year, we get so many requests for information about High Holiday seating," said Fran Augenblick of Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST), "that we've created an online listing of synagogues that can accomodate more people. The link is available on the UJA homepage and we hope that everyone who needs it will take advantage of it."
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| Chaplaincy |
| Our Community's Response To The Needs Of Our Most Vulnerable Members |
 Chaplaincy: you don't think about it until you need it. But if and when you need it, you are so grateful for this wonderful, caring service.
Chaplaincy Services of Jewish Family and Child Service works to meet the needs of Jews in Ontario's health care facilities and correctional institutions.
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| SPARK HeartAction |
| A Jewish Service Learning Program |
| In recognition of the growing need at Baycrest for Jewish volunteers, GTA synagogues are working together to improve the quality of life for Baycrest residents while broadening the life experiences of their volunteers with the SPARK HeartAction program, beginning this fall.
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| Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa |
| Interest-Free Loans for Jewish Students |
| Students - Are you experiencing an end-of-summer cash crunch? If you need financial assistance with the costs of your post-secondary tuition and books, Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa may be able to help with an interest-free loan of up to $5,000.
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| Walk and Talk Etc |
| A Jewish Walking Group In The GTA |
 A year ago, after participating in a group walk, Marcy Greenglass and Marilyn Slatter formed their own Jewish walking group, Walk and Talk Etc, with the goal of bringing single people (50+) together to meet twice a month on Sunday mornings.
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| Hebrew Club for the Blind |
| Bringing Light Into Our Lives |
 When Annie Heitz talks about the Hebrew Club for the Blind & Visually Impaired, she mentions friendships, food and fun. “The club brings light into our lives,” said Heitz.
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| Rishon LeZion Youth Wind Band |
| Make Some Noise With Israeli Teens |
 Got some space for a nice Jewish musician? We're looking for home hospitality for a troupe of talented Israeli teens - the 40 members of the Rishon LeZion Youth Wind Band, the official youth orchestra representing the city of Rishon LeZion and one of Israel's most celebrated youth ensembles.
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| Do You Want Your Work To Make A Difference? |
| UJA Federation's Free Job Posting Service |
 If you are a committed and dynamic person looking for a job that will make a difference, UJA Federation's Free Job Posting Service should be your first stop. The service works like a community-wide Help Wanted bulletin board, with more than 30 job postings online at this time.
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| Cooking Jewish in Toronto |
| A Gateway to Great Jewish Meals |
 Every good Jewish recipe should allow plenty of time for food preparation, cooking, eating and kvelling. Each of the 150 recipes posted as part of UJA Federation's Cooking Jewish In Toronto project is available online so the kvelling can continue for months to come.
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| The Homework Club at the Promenade |
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| University student volunteers lend a helping hand to kids at the Homework Club in York Region. |
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| A Jewish Family & Child Service Program |
| Beginning in the fall of 2006, the Homework Club at the Promenade will offer a quiet, friendly homework environment, supervised by staff and volunteers of Jewish Family and Child Service. "With subjects like Math, English and French, JF&CS volunteers offer their patience and assistance to kids who need help with their homework,” said Andrea Pines, JF&CS’ Coordinator of Volunteer Services.
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| Zareinu Moveathon |
| Clergy on the Move |
 This article originally appeared in the Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin, Vol. LXXX No. 9 • May 2006 • Iyar/Sivan 5766
Zareinu is an institution that should make the Jews of Toronto proud - a Jewish Day School and treatment centre, dedicated to bringing therapy and education to children with physical disabilities and developmental challenges. Actually, it brings them much more than that — it brings them joy, comfort and hope, necessities missing from the lives of too many children struggling with their ailments, and from the lives of their families as well.
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| Jewish Mosaic Festival - June 11, 2006 |
| Participate and Celebrate: A Day of Cultural Diversity |
 With leadership from the Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living, the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre and JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto, this spring’s Jewish Mosaic Festival – a full day of programming highlighting Jewish life around the world - promises to be a exciting, eventful experience.
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| Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2006 |
| As The Lights Go Down, It's Movie Magic |
 The 14th Annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival continues until May 14th at the Bloor Cinema and the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal JCC). "We are delighted to bring films that will help you to 'discover your inner Jew,'” said Cheryl Landy, Director of Operations for the TJFF.
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| The Alpha Omega Dental Program |
| Bringing Smiles To JF&CS Clients |
 The Alpha Omega / JF&CS Joint Volunteer Dental program goes back some 18 years and has served approximately 800 men, women and children. Alpha Omega Fraternity supports the program through the pro bono services offered by its members, who provide procedures including fillings, cleaning, some surgical procedures, and dentures for clients who cannot afford essential dental care.
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| Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School |
| Now Offering a Stimulating Middle School Jewish Education |
 The Board and staff of the Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School (DJDS) are thrilled to announce a new middle school to begin this fall. The grade 7 and 8 program will give students the opportunity to continue learning in the academically-challenging, Jewishly-diverse, integrated program that has proven so successful at the elementary school level.
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| Taking Care of Business |
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| An Historic Glance at Business and Labour within Toronto?s Jewish Community |
| The Ontario Jewish Archives has recently opened an exhibit called Taking Care of Business: An Historic Glance at Business and Labour within Toronto’s Jewish Community.
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| Shalom Toronto |
| Welcome To Your New Home |
 Since "only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot," it makes perfect sense for Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST), a department of the Latner Centre for Jewish Knowledge and Heritage, a new initiative of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, to serve as the welcoming face of the Shalom Toronto newcomer program.
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| National Council of Jewish Women of Canada |
| Annual Passover Food Drive 2006 |
 The 2006 Passover Food Drive will provide over 3,000 Passover food boxes to more than 10,000 members of our community, including about 4,000 children and 2,000 seniors. Each food box contains most of the essentials needed for the Seder meal and for the week of Passover, including Shabbat candles, Haggadot with English or Russian translation, wine, grape juice and matzah.
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| Focus on Friendship |
| Havurah Groups at Beth Tikvah Synagogue |
 What's a havurah? Each of Beth Tikvah Synagogue's three havurot began with a group of congregants with similar interests who got together on a regular basis. A havurah starts with a common interest and grows into an interesting community.
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| Parkinson's Support Group |
| A Program of the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre |
 For two afternoons each week, the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is an embracing environment for the participants of the BJCC’s Parkinson’s Support Group. “It is a great success,” says Janet Klein Slavin, coordinator of the BJCC’s Fifty-Five Plus - Department of Adult Services and Special Needs Services.
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| Danilack Middle School Mosaic Project |
| Art at Associated |
 Susan Batist and Yaffa Factor wanted the Aba and Esther Danilack Middle School to feature an inclusive art project that would involve all ages and all grades of Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto. The two volunteers developed a plan for a wall mosaic that would incorporate ceramic tiles which were hand-painted by AHS students.
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| Migrant Reflections: A Community Project |
| The Koffler Centre Lobby Showcase |
 Are you a recent immigrant or a descendant of immigrants? Do you know your family's story of arrival to Canada? Do you have family photographs or thoughts to share about your experience? Bring your personal insights to Migrant Reflections: A Community Project Highlighting The Immigrant Experience, on display in the Koffler Centre Lobby Showcase to February 19, 2006.
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| For King & Country: The Jewish Canadian Military Experience |
| Paying Tribute to Jewish Military Veterans |
 For King & Country: The Jewish Canadian Military Experience, an initiative of the UJA Federation Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA), is a new exhibit including rare artifacts, photos, uniforms, dog-tags, and other war-time paraphernalia unique to Jewish members of the Canadian military.
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| The Family Place @ The Jewish Discovery Museum |
| Recognizing The Value Of Family |
 You're in a haimisch environment from the moment you walk through the doorway of The Family Place @ The Jewish Discovery Museum. It's a pint-sized Jewish world of the imagination. "Families come here to play together," says Museum Coordinator Lauren Altbaum, "and it can sometimes be a noisy place. But it is a place that recognizes the value of family in the development of happy and healthy children."
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| The Holocaust Memoirs Series |
| An Initiative of the Holocaust Centre of Toronto |
 As the result of an impromptu discussion between Sara Ginaite-Rubinson and Adam Fuerstenberg, two professors with a shared interest in the dissemination of Holocaust-related material, the Holocaust Centre of Toronto UJA Federation is now co-publisher of the Holocaust Memoirs Series.
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| The Official COR Kosher Map of Toronto |
| All That Kosher Toronto Has To Offer |
 If you missed your chance to pick up a COR Kosher Map at the November 2005 Toronto GA (United Jewish Communities General Assembly), you may still be able to get a copy from the Kashruth Council of Canada, but don't wait too long! The map makes it easy for anyone to take advantage of all that kosher Toronto has to offer.
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| Levelling The Playing Field |
| An Initiative of Jewish Family and Child Service |
 The stigma of poverty is often keenly felt by young people who do not have the financial means to do the things their peers do or buy the things their friends take for granted. That's why JF&CS, in collaboration with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, has created Levelling the Playing Field, an innovative approach to help disadvantaged kids access the same opportunities as their more fortunate schoolmates.
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| Rabbi Lawrence Englander of Solel Congregation of Mississauga |
| Member Of The Order Of Canada |
 The Governor General of Canada appoints Canadians to the Order of Canada on the basis of their accomplishments that have brought honour to Canada or contributed significantly to the betterment of the nation. Rabbi Lawrence Englander of Solel Congregation of Mississauga has so been honoured.
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| Chanukah Events 2005 |
| Something For Everyone |
 Chanukah 2005 is coming - December 26th through Monday January 2nd! Let's light our candles, spin a few dreidels, munch on some latkas and sufganiyot and celebrate. Click here for a partial listing of Chanukah events in our community.
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| Toronto Jewish Film Society |
| 28th Year of Reel-y Great Films |
The Toronto Jewish Film Society's 2006 membership season features thirteen European, North American and Israeli films made between 1931 and 2005. Join us at the new Al Green Theatre at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre for this year's lineup which includes films in English as well as foreign language films with English subtitles.
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| Jewish Family and Child Service's Chanukah Toy Drive |
| Drive For Dreidels |
 At Chanukah and other seasons of celebration, the sting of poverty is even more keenly felt by families living in poverty. Children whose parents are unable to afford Chanukah gifts feel different from their peers. Their parents are disappointed, sometimes ashamed, that they can't buy presents. With unbounded generosity, our community responds to this sad situation by donating hundreds of gifts to JF&CS for us to distribute to our clients in need.
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| "We Who Survived..." |
| The Portrait Gallery at The Holocaust Centre of Toronto |
 "We Who Survived..."The Portrait Gallery at The Holocaust Centre of Toronto is a permanent, interactive exhibition of contemporary portraits of Holocaust survivors, displayed alongside autobiographical sketches, archival photographs and documents.
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| Circle of Care's Passenger Van Service |
| We're The Better Way |
 The Circle of Care Passenger Van Service is a safe, reliable choice for seniors or persons with disabilities who are unable to drive or use public transportation. "Our program offers a fantastic service at a great price," said Natalie Beaudet, Transportation Coordinator for Circle of Care, "and we want everyone to know about it."
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| Youth to Youth |
| A Program of JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto |
 “Youth to Youth is our innovative outreach program for newcomer teens, ages 14-18," said Janis Roth, Executive Director of JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto. "It's a way for teens who have immigrated to the GTA to meet other kids their own ages in the Jewish community."
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| Beth David Sisterhood Craft Group |
| Hearts, Hands and Healing |
 “We’re a very haimische group,” said Noreen Kasman of Beth David Synagogue’s Sisterhood Craft Group, “and we try to do a lot of community activities." To date, members of the group have created 1,415 handmade blankets that have been distributed to children in hospitals and shelters across Canada.
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| Miles Nadal jcc - Where You Belong |
| Cultural Arts and Jewish Life Programming |
 “The MNjcc is proud to present programs and activities for the heart, mind, body and spirit of our downtown community. There is such a rich array of programs for the whole family," says Ellen Cole, Executive Director of the MNjcc. "Come and be a part of it.”
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| Multilingual Access Program - MAP |
| Language Skills in Daily Life |
 “MAP is one of our most successful and busiest programs,” says Ivetta Isakovan, Coordinator of Jewish Family and Child Service’s free Multilingual Access Program (MAP), “bringing together volunteer translators with people who need their help.”
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| Ontario Jewish Archives |
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| Material Held In OJA Vaults |
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| OJA Launches New Web Site |
| The Ontario Jewish Archives, a department of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, recently launched its new web site at www.ontariojewisharchives.org . The new site provides useful information about the mandate of the Archives, along with details about its collections, services and special programs. It should therefore provide researchers around the world with greater access to the community’s cultural treasures.
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| Cooking The Jewish Toronto Way |
| Innovative Shabbat Recipes Online |
 People can't seem to get enough information about food; where to buy it, how to prepare it and the right way to eat it. In response to this increasing obsession with all things edible, UJA Federation's Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST) has created a new web feature, Cooking Jewish in Toronto.
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| Ahavat Yisrael Hebrew School |
| Bat Mitzvah Program |
 "Ahavat Yisrael's Bat Mitzvah Program was a fun and interesting experience," says Stephanie P. "While attending the school's northern campus, I met other Jewish girls from York Region and developed friendships that have stayed with me even as I head off to university this year."
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| JACS |
| Experience, Strength And Hope In A Safe, Nurturing Environment |
 This isn't just someone else's dilemma. Jewish families are being confronted with the problems of substance abuse on a daily basis. The goal of JACS (for Jewish alcoholics, chemically-dependent persons and significant others) is to create awareness in our community about a disease that is harming our youth and affecting our families.
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| The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles |
| "Hiddur Mitzvah, Enhancing Our Lives" |
 When the members of the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles were approached by Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, the host location for their monthly meetings, and asked to mount an exhibit for the shul’s foyer, the Guild was happy to oblige. Hiddur Mitzvah, Enhancing Our Lives is an outstanding display of the work of talented Guild members, giving us a glimpse of how exquisite beauty and spirituality can enhance our everyday lives.
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| National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto |
| Biweekly Women's Support Group |
 "Our Women's Support Group is designed to help women who feel isolated and lonely," says NCJW volunteer and Group Facilitator Rachel Ornoy. "It provides them with opportunities to network, share information and have fun and gives them a chance to spend time together in an informal and friendly atmosphere."
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| NEW COUNTRY, NEW HOME - A Six-Part Series |
| For Non-English Speaking Women |
 "You are not alone." Tanya Korobchevski - JF&CS
Jewish Family and Child Service is offering an innovative program for non-English speaking immigrant women. The New Country, New Home Workshop Series offers participants a forum to help them integrate better in Canadian Jewish life, to learn what resources are available for them and how to find them.
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| Shaarei-Beth El Synagogue |
| The Jewish Heart Of Halton |
 What began in the early 1950s as a handful of local people gathering to celebrate Jewish events is now Shaarei-Beth El; a thriving community of 500 with a beautiful building on Morrison Road in Oakville.
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| What Every Jewish Woman Should Know About Cancer |
| New DVD about Jewish Women and Cancer now Available! |
 As L’Chaim co-founder Marci Tenenbaum has said, the L'Chaim Cancer Support Group for Jewish Women was started by the kindness of a stranger. Shortly after she was diagnosed with cancer, Marci was contacted by another Jewish woman who had undergone a similar treatment. This woman, Elizabeth Erlich, offered to share her own cancer experience and provide hope and support during Marci's treatment. After the treatment was over, Marci and Elizabeth established L’Chaim, an official support group for Jewish women undergoing treatment for any type of cancer.
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| Bathurst JCC Morning Prayer Services |
| Tuesday Morning Spiritual Workouts |
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Approximately 5 months ago I concluded that, although the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is rich in Jewish life, culture and opportunities for learning, it should also have a minyan. The BJCC was very supportive: presently we hold traditional services on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 am, allowing men and women of varying levels of observancy to participate comfortably.
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| Or Hadash Synagogue |
| Growing In York Region |
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York, the fastest growing region in Ontario, is becoming home to more and more Jewish families moving out of the city and into the quieter lifestyle in the Newmarket-Aurora area. With this growth, Or Hadash Synagogue, a Reform Jewish congregation serving the rapidly-growing community of Northern York Region, is looking forward to a boom of its own.
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| Temple Kol Ami ? Breaking Ground |
 In just a few weeks we will be breaking ground at Dufferin Street and Summeridge Drive on the new home of Temple Kol Ami - the Leslie and Anna Dan Building. We will become the centre for liberal Judaism in York Region. After seventeen years without a home, the dream of its congregants is finally coming true.
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| Reviving the Lost Art of Yiddish Dancing |
| Traditional Dances Return to Modern Celebrations |
 Torontonians will be treated to the rare experience of learning traditional Jewish folk dances when two leading masters of the genre, Chicago-based Steve Weintraub and Toronto-based Helen Winkler, join forces on Sunday, July 24 to present a one day Yiddish Dance Workshop at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre's Studio Theatre.
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| MNjcc Cultural Spaces |
| Arts Spaces in the City |
 Life Among The Ruins by Ava Peters
Harriet Wichin, Cultural Arts director of the newly-renovated Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, is so proud of the new visual arts display area - the Jacobs Lounge - located in the MNjcc lobby. "We've just begun to host exhibitions in this new space...We hope to attract art enthusiasts from across the GTA: the Jacobs Lounge is a fabulous new space and we are anticipating a great response."
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| Adopt-A-Seniors' Centre |
| A Program of Jewish Family & Child Service |
 There are over 1500 Jewish elderly residents of non-Jewish nursing home and retirement home facilities within the GTA. Many of these elderly Jewish residents maintained a traditional Jewish lifestyle when they were independent and/or were raised in traditional Jewish homes. In order to address the need for Shabbat programming for these seniors, Chaplaincy Services of Jewish Family & Child Service began the Adopt-A-Seniors' Centre Project in 1997.
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| Canada-Israel Committee |
| Poster Competition |
Get creative and win! Your CIC poster could be the 1st prize winner to be published in the Canadian Jewish News. Legal residents of Canada, 14 years of age or over, can enter the contest. Posters should present a fresh image of Israel, be thought-provoking and visually engaging.
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| The Betel Centre For Creative Living |
| Welcome Wednesdays: Tours & Orientation |
 Wednesdays are special days at The Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living. "We offer tours and orientation every Wednesday at 11:00," says Paula Mintzberg, Respite Services Coordinator and Membership Liaison for the Centre. "After people take the one-hour tour of our facility,they realize that this recently-renovated Centre is a hub of activity and a truly wonderful place to frequent."
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| Bayview Corridor of Synagogues |
| Joining Forces for Tikkun Olam |
 A new spirit of co-operation is beginning to develop in the northern, suburban reaches of the city. The "Bayview Corridor of Synagogues" connects five Jewish congregations in the geographic areas of Willowdale, Thornhill and Richmond Hill, not only by a long ribbon of asphalt but also by the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam.
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| From Holocaust To Redemption |
| A Lasting And Meaningful Memorial |
 Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am initiated the Sanctuary Stained Glass Window project in 1994, commissioning the late Ernest Raab, a Holocaust survivor, with the goal of creating a permanent memorial to the Holocaust. Looking back some 10 years, our efforts were clearly worth it. It is hard to imagine the Sanctuary without the presence of Mr. Raab's creativity, not only as a magnificent piece of art but also as a lasting and meaningful memorial to ensure Never Again!
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| Community Support Services |
| Bernard Betel Centre For Creative Living |
 The community support services provided by the Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living are Friendly Visiting, Dial-A-Friend, Client Intervention, Meals-on-Wheels, Diners' Club and At-Home Respite Care. They are all provided under the direction of professional staff who work closely with seniors to find the program that best meets their needs.
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| The Junction Shul |
| Congregation Knesseth Israel |
 This article appeared in the Purim edition of The Window, a publication of Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am.
This beautiful structure is the oldest existing synagogue in Ontario. It was built in 1913 and restored to its former elegance by the Tanenbaum family in the 1990s. This shul has gone by many names. It began life as the "Maria Street Shul" and was popularly known as the "Junction Shul."
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| Bathurst Jewish Community Centre |
| Providing Cultural, Recreational & Community Resources For Over 40 Years |
 Central Square is the name of the Tomorrow Campaign’s ambitious redevelopment plan for the site which houses the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. It is a thoughtful response to the need for new facilities and services brought about by the dramatic growth of Toronto’s Jewish community. But as we make plans to move forward, we must remember to look to our past: the new Central Square will be firmly rooted in the history of the present BJCC.
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| Bialik Hebrew Day School |
| HOMES Away From Home |
 Picture all of Bialik's Senior Division students seated by name in their classes in the gym. Four teachers are on the stage with a group of students and they lead the gathering in an enthusiastic rendition of the Bialik cheer – AWOO! The lights are dimmed. A spotlight accompanied by a musical fanfare draws the audience’s attention to the rear balcony where their teachers, dressed in different colours, let coloured streamers cascade down over the railing. Surprise changes to excitement and cheers break out. This marked the inauguration of the HOUSE system at Bialik Hebrew Day School.
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| What's The Secret To Aging Well? |
| Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care |
 What’s the secret to aging well? Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care has been caring for the very old for close to a century and has a pretty good take on what the younger set – the boomers – need to do to achieve a long, healthy life. Baycrest will share its expertise in Aging Well Starts Now – a one-day forum on Sunday, April 10 for 'boomers and beyond' who are feeling the creaks and stresses of time and looking for practical strategies to maintain good health.
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| Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue |
| A Dream in '55, A Jubilee in '05 |
 In this, their golden Jubilee year, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto is proud to acknowledge the efforts of, and pay tribute to, the past and present members of Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue.
In 1955, as young Jewish families settled into their new homes in the suburb of Bathurst Manor, many recognized their lives were not yet complete. This was the dream that became Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue.
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| SCITECH 2005 - Summer Science Program |
| An International Science & Technology Research Camp |
 Are you a high school student who loves science? Consider a summer experience at SCITECH 2005, hosted by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. SCITECH 2005 is an amazing opportunity for any grade 10-12 student who has demonstrated an exceptional interest and ability in science and technology. The program, which is conducted in English, offers 100 students from around the world a chance to spend 26 days, from August 1 to August 26, 2005, in Israel.
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| March Of The Living |
| Bearing Witness |
 102 grade 11 and 12 students, accompanied by 22 chaperones, will be leaving Toronto on May 2, 2005 to participate in the 2005 March of the Living. This abbreviated version of Marissa Goldstein's reflections on her March of the Living experience appeared in the Beth Sholom Synagogue bulletin of Rosh Hashana 5764.
My name is Marissa Goldstein and in April of 2003 I went on the March of the Living. I wanted to pay my respect and bear witness, so that there can be no denying the Holocaust, and as well to show the world that the Jewish people are strong and that no one can destroy us.
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| Toronto Jewish Quilting Project |
| A Stitch In Time, Once A Week |
 "The handmade quilt that I received during my recovery from breast cancer," says Eva Karpati, "had an aura of love and comfort. I appreciated that it had been sewn by a group of volunteer quilters, and I was sure that Toronto's Jewish community would welcome a quilting group that would create quilts for adult patients with cancer. And so, my idea for the Toronto Jewish Quilting Project was born."
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| UJA Tribute Cards For Any Occasion |
| It's A Good Thing |
 "It's so simple to send an online UJA Federation tribute card," says Netta Greenblatt. "With ten beautiful card selections on the screen in front of me, I just pick the card I want to send, fill in the information form, choose a payment option and click... it's done. The cards get mailed same-day and I get my tax-deductible receipt instantly by email. It couldn't be easier!"
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| Anne Frank |
| A Private Photo Album |
 This image of Anne Frank is one of the photos featured in the exhibit.
February 20-March 18, 2005
An exhibit of never-before-seen intimate photographs of Anne Frank, her family and friends, depicting the young diarist’s happy early childhood. Exclusive to Toronto, this exhibit is presented by The Holocaust Centre of Toronto, UJA Federation and First Canadian Place.
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| Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa |
| Interest-Free Loans for Jewish Students |
| Students - Are you experiencing a second semester cash crunch? If you need financial assistance with the costs of your tuition and books, Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa may be able to help! TJFLC lends up to $5,000 - interest-free - to needy Jewish post-secondary students who are residents of the G.T.A. in order to help with school-related expenses.
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| Social Action, Social Justice |
| Canadian Council for Israel & Jewish Advocacy-Public Affairs Committee |
 A complete version of this article, written by Wendy Gitelman & Cara Lubarsky, Social Action Co-Chairs, appears in the December 16, 2004 edition of Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto's newsletter.
Anti-semitism, negative perceptions of Israel, terrorism against Jews - these issues seem to fill our news more prominently every day. The newest group to advocate on behalf of the Jewish community in Canada is the Public Affairs Committee of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA-PAC).
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| Hillel @ Ryerson |
| A Place To Be Jewish And Do Jewish At Ryerson U |
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 "Whether through Shabbat dinners or hanging out in the Sukkah, Hillel @ Ryerson connects Jewish students on Ryerson's campus, and helps redefine our roots." - Brad Goldstein
Brad recently graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Computer Science.
Hillel @ Ryerson provides Jewish and non-Jewish students at Ryerson University with a wide variety of activities, speakers, and both religious and social events. Ryerson Tuesday Bagel Lunches are famous on campus, as well as Ryerson Shabbat dinners, Hebrew lessons and Jewish education programming. "And while Ryerson University probably has the smallest Jewish student population among its Toronto University cousins," says Rob Meth, Hillel @ Ryerson's VP of Communications, " Hillel @ Ryerson has been named the Ryerson University Student Group Of The Year, twice in a row now."
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| Solel Saves For Shalom Ethiopia |
| The Million Quarter Project |
 When our Kallah class at Bet Sefer Solel (Solel Congregation of Mississauga) learned there are still 17,000 Jews remaining in Ethiopia, facing hunger and poverty each day while waiting to make aliyah, we decided we could do something to help. We joined Shalom Ethiopia: The Million Quarter Project.
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| Jewish Discovery Museum |
| Hands-On and Fun-Filled |
 The Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is the home of a hidden treasure: the Jewish Discovery Museum. The Jewish Discovery Museum is a hands–on, interactive children’s museum for families with children under six. Walking inside the purple doors brings you to a magical place full of adventure, learning and fun.
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| Shalom Toronto |
| Welcome To Your New Home |
 Moving to a new city is always a challenge. For those who have made a major move, it can be disheartening to not know if Bathurst Street is east or west of Yonge Street or where to find a challah in a new neighbourhood. Shalom Toronto, a program of UJA Federation - Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST), is working to make the transition a little easier.
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| URJ: Camp George |
| Where Children Reach New Heights Every Day |
 “The conversations I have with camp friends are different than the conversations I have with my school friends… I always knew it was important to be Jewish – but it was because my parents always said so. Only at Camp George did I begin to discover why it is important for me.”
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| The 'Here To Help' Program |
| Jewish Family & Child Service |
 Children and mothers who live in families where abuse has occurred need HELP...
Healing, Encouragement, Love and Protection.
The 'Here To Help' program, available through Jewish Family and Child Service, is designed for them. It is a special program for kids and moms, to support them in their healing from the impact of woman abuse.
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| The Amazing NY Road Trip |
| Presented by Aish20s |
 Aish20’s presents … The Amazing New York Road Trip from December 18th – 25th, 2004, for singles between 18 - 26. Stay in the heart of midtown Manhattan while you tour the town!
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| Becoming A Savvy Cyber-Senior |
| BJCC Computer Classes For 55+ |
 If you know gornisht about Google, let the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre help you become a Cyber-Senior! The BJCC offers introductory, hands-on computer training courses designed especially for the 55+ population. Getting Started On Your Computer introduces the features of the computer and keyboard, basic computer terminology and how to use a mouse. Using The Internet and E-Mail shows students how to use a browser, a search engine and email.
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| Connections To Our Past |
| Holocaust Memorabilia |
 In anticipation of a larger Holocaust Museum, as part of UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign Central Square initiative to redevelop Bathurst Street north of Sheppard, the Holocaust Centre of Toronto is asking survivors to donate or lend any Holocaust memorabilia for display in the new facility, expected to open in 2008.
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| Miles of Music |
| The Choirs of the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre |
 By including choral music in the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre programming, Harriet Wichin, MNJCC Arts & Culture Programming Director, has made the Centre a musical hub for the Bloor/Spadina area. "We’ve got four great choirs,” says Wichin, “so we are able to offer people more variety than they would get in a synagogue choir or classical choir."
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| Cyberbullying - What Can You Do? |
| Jewish Family & Child Service |
 Bullying has made a quantum leap from the schoolyard to the wireless world, and our children are at risk. Jewish Family & Child Service's social workers who work in our schools are hearing more and more stories of cyberbullying, and we are collaborating with the schools to help students and families handle this serious problem.
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| A Sense of Spadina |
| Walking Tours of Historic Jewish Toronto |
 Take a step back in time and explore the unique, rich and vibrant history of Jewish Toronto on A Sense of Spadina walking tour, offered through the Ontario Jewish Archives. Whether you are a visitor to this remarkable city or a long-time resident, you will enjoy this fascinating walking tour through the vibrant neighbourhood of old Jewish Toronto. Celebrate the experiences that shaped a people - and the legendary landmarks that have stood the test of time.
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| Three Keynote Programs Of Special Interest |
| 2004 Annual Holocaust Education Week |
 2004 Annual Holocaust Education Week - October 28 to November 11, 2004 - features over 125 impactful and timely events in venues across Greater Toronto and the surrounding areas, including three Keynote Programs of special interest that reflect events of the past, present and future.
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| Project Reconnect |
| Reinvolve, Reinvigorate, Reconnect |
 When you reflect on your youth, what do you recall? Project Reconnect recognizes that you never forget the people from your past, the impact they've had on your life or the memories you've shared. Whether you were a regional USY leader or an occasional attendee at programs, you were a part of the Conservative Movement: Project Reconnect is for you.
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| Zareinu Educational Centre |
| Where Miracles Happen Every Day |
 When a child is born with serious disabilities, where can parents turn for help and hope?
Zareinu, a Jewish day school and treatment centre, offers therapy and special education for children with physical and developmental challenges. Zareinu provides programming for infants, preschoolers, junior and senior kindergarten, elementary and high school-aged children.
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| High Holiday Listing - 2004/5765 |
| Where Will You Be? |
 The High Holidays are around the corner. As in previous years, UJA Federation - Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto (JIST) has produced a list of Synagogues and Temples with Extra Seating for High Holy Days 5765-2004 for those who are not members of congregations and want to attend services. |
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| Guide for University-Age Students |
| Get Your Copy Now |
 Maybe you're in your final year of high school and it's time to choose. Maybe you've made your decision and you'll be starting school next month. The Canadian Guide to Jewish Campus Life highlights those Canadian campuses with a significant Jewish presence, and provides information about Jewish life on campus. The Guide is a resource to help you with answers, even if you haven't thought of the questions.
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| The Family Resource Centre |
| Learning, Loving, Laughing Together |
 There are times when every family may need a little help. The Family Resource Centre is there during those times, providing external support and resources to help build a nurturing home environment.
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| Pups For Peace Canada |
| Saving Lives In Israel |
 Pups For Peace is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and preventing terrorist attacks in Israel by deploying bomb-detecting dogs. The group started in the wake of the 1992 Passover suicide bombing in Netanya, and now has 105 bomb-detecting dogs actively working in Israel.
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| The Entertainers Of The Wagman Centre |
| Seniors Onstage |
 While you may feel uneasy yelling "Break A Leg" to a group of seniors, the Entertainers Of The Wagman Centre would gratefully acknowledge your attention and support. Each member of this 35-person theatre troupe is an enthusiastic volunteer, performing regularly from May to October for nursing homes and organizations in and around Toronto.
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| Circle of Care |
| 30 Years of Home Health & Support Services |
 Circle of Care has been a lifeline for individuals and families in the Greater Toronto Area since 1974. Through three name changes and into our fourth decade, Circle of Care has provided excellence of care and leadership in the home care field.
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| Windows On Our World |
| Artwork in the Wolfond Centre |
 Each visitor to the Wolfond Centre experiences a special moment as they peer through the windows of the second floor's Spiritual Room. It is a unique perspective of 'looking through history' while gazing through the sandblasted images of the Centre's art windows.
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| A Gift For The Holocaust Centre of Toronto |
| The Ghetto Of Kovno - The Artistry of Esther Lurie |
 The Holocaust Centre of Toronto recently received a gift of ten original lithographs of scenes in the Ghetto of Kovno by the esteemed artist Esther Lurie. The lithographs were donated by Anya Sorkin whose mother, Sara Genaite, a renowned Professor of Political Economy at the University in Vilnius (Vilna), was with her husband Misha Rubinson in the leadership of the Kovno Ghetto resistance and subsequently among the partisans in the area.
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| Zeh Sinai, This is Sinai |
| 50 Years of Values, Voices and Vision |
 2004 marks Temple Sinai’s celebration of five decades of growth and achievement. From an organizational meeting in May of 1954 to today, Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto has delivered 50 years of caring leadership in Toronto’s Jewish community. And now, with a theme for the year of Values, Voices, and Vision – Zeh Sinai, This is Sinai, the Temple is anticipating a great anniversary celebration.
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| The House |
| The Warmth Of A Living Room, The Bustle Of Uptown Nightlife |
 The House is a trendy upper-level storefront - the perfect setting for Jews in their late teens or early twenties to kick back, chat, think and just relax. If you are somewhere between post-secondary education and the 'real world', and you aren't satisfied with what you've seen, felt, and experienced, come to The House!
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| First Grants Funding Panel For Jewish Artists |
| For Toronto's Jewish Artists |
 UJA Federation together with its Toronto Jewish Arts Council are presenting the first in a series of free seminars for Toronto's Jewish artists. TJAC has assembled a panel of arts funders and a professional grant writer who will provide insights on financial support for culture. The evening, scheduled for Monday June 7, will contain information relevant to artists who have never applied for public funding as well as those who have not been successful in their application and to those looking for something new.
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| Young Business & Professionals Network |
| Network, Socialize and Learn |
 When you have graduated from college or university and are entering the business or professional world in Toronto, or looking for career advancement, where can you go to learn, network and socialize with other young Jewish adults? Adath Israel Congregation is continuing its commitment to community outreach with the recently inaugurated Young Business and Professionals Network.
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| Come & Help Israel With Your Own Hands |
| Sar-El, the National Project for Volunteers for Israel |
 SAR-EL, the National Project for Canadian Volunteers for Israel, was founded in 1982 to give world Jewry an opportunity to participate "hands-on" in helping Israel. Since that time, SAR-EL has become active in 30 countries worldwide, offering year-round opportunities to be involved in supporting and strengthening Israel in a variety of ways.
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| MAZON Canada |
| A Jewish Response To Hunger |
 Is there a national Jewish response to hunger?
Yes and MAZON Canada is working to ensure that Canadians do not go hungry in the midst of this country of plenty.
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| Sydney Taylor Book Awards |
| Outstanding Children's Books of Jewish Content |
 The Sydney Taylor Book Award is given annually to outstanding children’s books of Jewish content. It is sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) and is named in honor of the late Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of- a- Kind Family series of books about a Jewish immigrant family at the turn of the 20th century.
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| Y2KIDS |
| A Community Drama Program for Youth |
 If you are between 6-13 years of age, you can be a STAR in Y2KIDS, a program offered by Beth Tikvah Synagogue's Youth Committee. No Experience Necessary - Y2KIDS will provide it.
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| Jewish Information Highway |
| Introducing Mark Mietkiewicz |
 Looking for something new on the Doing Jewish in Toronto website? Click on the link for the Jewish Information Highway, featuring the work of Mark Mietkiewicz.
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| Anshei Minsk Synagogue |
| "The Minsker" in the Market |
 Toronto's Anshei Minsk Synagogue, completed in 1930, is an enduring symbol of an earlier era, when the heart of Toronto's Jewish social, economic and religious activity was located in Kensington Market.
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| Moess Chittin at Passover 5764 |
| Holiday Requirements For The Needy This Pesach |
 Join in one of our important observances, the time-honoured tradition of Moess Chittin. Through Moess Chittin, disadvantaged Jewish families this year are assured of receiving the necessities for the proper observance of the Pesach festival, including wine, fish, cooking oil and matzah.
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| National Council of Jewish Women of Canada |
| Annual Passover Food Drive |
 Since 1983, National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section has spearheaded the Annual Passover Food Drive. This year the Passover Food Drive expects to provide over 3,000 Passover food boxes to more than 10,000 members of our community.
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| Live & Learn |
| Scholarship Listings |
 It's time to start learning at the university or college of your choice, but first things first - You need funding! UJA Federation can help.
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| TEATRON - Toronto Jewish Theatre Presents... |
| This Night by Robert Majzels |
 TEATRON - Toronto Jewish Theatre is a professional not-for-profit company that produces Jewish-themed plays from across the globe. Since 2002, its mandate has been to unveil the treasures of Jewish tradition, enrich and inspire the Jewish experience and honour Jewish heritage.
TEATRON is proud to present THIS NIGHT by award-winning Canadian author and playwright Robert Majzels - March 3-20, 2004.
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| The Arts & Culture Program |
| Hillel of Greater Toronto |
 The Arts & Culture program at Hillel of Greater Toronto works to build a community for Jewish students who are interested in the arts. Together with students on campus, Hillel offers creative and dynamic programs designed to foster creative self-expression, and to raise the profile of Jewish art in our community.
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| Limmud Canada |
| Limmud = Learning |
 Enjoy Jewish programming that's relevant and inspirational - whether you're five or ninety-five - with Limmud Canada.
Clive Lawton, Limmud’s Executive Director and co-founder, explains Limmud in the following way. "We have no ideological or political position, apart from ‘It’s good for Jews to learn!'"
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| Something from Nothing |
| A Coffee Can Plan at Temple Sinai |
 We can make something from nothing! The intermediate department of the Temple Sinai Congregation Religious School is planning a fantastic project to raise money for Jewish Family and Child Service - Foster Care program. Using an empty coffee can and lid, students will attempt to create the most original tzedakah box in their grade.
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| Creating An Artistic Community |
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| Kaeja d'Dance |
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| Miles Nadal JCC |
| New life in the centre of our city leads to new ideas that benefit our entire community. The Al Green Theatre at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre looks forward to working with the city's finest artists and encourages them to come forward with ideas for projects. By providing them with a homebase in the midst of Toronto's burgeoning downtown Jewish community, the MNJCC hopes to cultivate a list of anchor groups that regularly call the Al Green Theatre their home.
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| First Synagogues of Toronto Project |
| An Ontario Jewish Archives Web Exhibit |
 With the assistance of a generous grant from Industry Canada, the Ontario Jewish Archives is working on a virtual exhibit called the First Synagogues of Toronto. This project will enable us to display photographs by Bob Burley, a professor of photography at Ryerson University, along with historical records and artefacts relating to some of Toronto's oldest shuls that are still in operation - the First Narayever, the Kiever Synagogue and Knesseth Israel.
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| Leah Posluns Theatre School |
| All The World's A Stage |
 It's your time to shine! The Leah Posluns Theatre School's 2004 Course Guide for children, teens and adults is now available. The courses offer an exciting way for people to express themselves, learn self-confidence and explore their creativity.
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| New Grant Program for Visual Artists |
| Toronto Jewish Arts Council Opens Competition |
 UJA Federation’s Toronto Jewish Arts Council has begun accepting applications for $25,000 in grants for visual artists. In its first round of awards, the council will award five grants of $5,000 each - the largest amount of financial support the council has ever presented to visual artists. Eligible artists must either be Jewish or their art must have a Jewish theme.
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| Un-Stump Your Mind |
| JRCC Institute of Jewish Studies |
 The JRCC Institute of Jewish Studies offers a variety of classes and discussion groups at the Jewish Russian Community Centre. Topics include Why do we fall in love? Can we love too much? Who is the real ME? What is the soul? Do dreams foretell the future? and What is real leadership? With titles like Soulmates & Stalemates, JRCC-IJS courses are bound to inform and entertain!
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| JVS Toronto and The Al Green Resource Centre |
| Recognizing Skills and Ability In Everyone |
 With support from UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, JVS Toronto's Al Green Resource Centre provides employment and training programs for persons with developmental disabilities. These programs encourage clients to believe in themselves and to believe in the work that they will be able to do.
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| Toronto Jewish Film Society |
| Reel-y Great 2004 Season |
| Join the Toronto Jewish Film Society for their exciting 2004 season. Beginning January 18, 2004, eight select films will be screened in the comfort of the new Al Green Theatre at the Miles Nadal JCC.
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| Israel Ink |
| Messy Hands, Mighty Goals |
 You can now do good for the environment and for Israel at the same time. With our help, Israel Ink is supplying Kibbutz Afik with a steady supply of empty inkjet cartridges for its refilling factory. Ink for Israel - it's a Canadian approach to hands-on Tikkun Olam!
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| Jewish Family and Child Service |
| Helping The Dollars Make Sense |
 "Our world is rapidly changing - but one thing that doesn't change is the need for services provided by Jewish Family and Child Service." Cecille Zaifman and Gordon Wolfe
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| Kashruth Council of Canada's Website |
| Kosher To The COR |
 Through their new, dynamic website, the Kashruth Council of Canada provides a reliable online source of information for kosher consumers and the food industry, including product guides, recipes, consumer updates and alerts. The website is 'user friendly' and includes a general information page about Jewish dietary laws and an interactive FAQ page.
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| JVS Toronto Presents CanadaInfoNet |
| An Innovative Networking Tool For Newcomers |
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 Imagine for a moment that you have just arrived in Canada. You are anxious about how long your savings will hold out. You also have many questions about which neighbourhood you should settle in, which schools your children will attend, and most importantly, how you will find work. Where could you go for help?
JVS of Greater Toronto's exciting new e-mentoring program, CanadaInfoNet, is working to help people succeed.
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| Chabad@Flamingo |
| Where Every Jew Is Family |
 Well over a decade ago, Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum, Director of Chabad Lubavitch activities for Ontario, took notice of the growth of new Jewish neighbourhoods in Thornhill. With the support of Ernest Manson z’l, a local developer who was inspired by Rabbi Grossbaum’s vision, and the Manson family, the Ernest Manson Lubavitch Centre now stands at the corner of Bathurst Street and Flamingo Road. From this homebase,Chabad @ Flamingo serves both the affiliated and the unaffiliated Jew in our community.
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| Unique Website For Jewish Job Seekers |
| A Free Posting Service from UJA Federation |
 Responding to many calls from members of Toronto's Jewish community looking for work within Jewish organizations, Doing Jewish in Toronto (DJIT), a component of UJA Federation's website, www.jewishtoronto.net came to the rescue. Doing Jewish in Toronto is offering a free posting service to help individuals find Jewish organization employment opportunities.
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| A Singles Celebration of Sukkot |
| Meet & Mingle-October 15 & 16, 2003 |
 Sukkot is a holiday to eat, drink and rejoice outdoors. Get together with your friends, meet new people and party under the stars. On October 15 and 16, Jewish singles in Toronto are celebrating in the city's sukkot. Smile as you munch on sushi, schmooze with singles and party hearty in the GTA.
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| UJA Federation E-Cards |
| A Great Way To Keep In Contact |
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UJA Federation’s Free E-Mail Greeting Service - The selection is great and the greetings are available anytime, day or night. Whatever your message, UJA Federation has an E-Card that’s just right! Thinking of out-of-town university students, sick friends or happy couples? UJA Federation’s E-Card service offers cards for all occasions: Birthdays, Get Well Soon, Holiday Greetings, Humour, Sympathy, Mazel Tov, and so many more. It's free, it's fast, and it's courtesy of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
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| The Richmond Hill Campus of USDS |
| Little Things Mean A Lot by Randi Leifer |
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 The Richmond Hill campus of United Synagogue Day Schools has a new principal and a new spirit. Kathy Freedman is bringing a fresh outlook to our 225-student campus.
At the start of this new school year 2003/2004-5763/5764, spirits are high among the campus' staff, student and parents. Everyone appreciates the friendly atmosphere and spirit of decisiveness and cooperation.
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| The Seeds Of Our Future |
| The Beth David Junior Congregation and Mr. Ed Yuditsky |
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Every Shabbat between September and June, there is a special place where children learn about Judaism - the Beth David Junior Congregational Service. Thanks to the love, kindness, commitment and encouragement of Mr. Ed Yuditsky, children and their families can experience the joy and wonder of Shabbat, holidays, customs and Jewish history.
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| The Committee For Yiddish |
| Learning and Appreciating Our Heritage |
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 "Yiddish is the "mama loshen" to most Jews, the "mother tongue" spoken by generations of parents and grandparents." Julia Goldman, The Jewish Week
The Committee For Yiddish of UJA Federation gives Torontonians the opportunity to love and appreciate Yiddish language, literature, and Ashkenazic traditions. The Committee offers Yiddish classes, concerts, lectures and commemorations, and participates in Holocaust Education Week, Ashkenaz... A Festival Of New Yiddish Culture, Jewish Book Fair, and other community events in Toronto. These activities ensure the continuity of this thousand year heritage of Jewish life in Toronto and Canada.
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| Hebrew Classes in the GTA |
| Aleph, Bet, Gimel, Dalet... |
 Let 5764 be the year that you learn to speak, read and write Hebrew! Enrich your conversational and Hebrew language skills with a Fall 2003 adult education program. Here is a small sampling of what our community has to offer.
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| Jewish Information Service & Toronto Israel Experience Centre |
| Sweetening Your Search For Information |
 Jewish Information Service and Toronto Israel Experience Centre are now conveniently located in the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre to serve our community better. If you've got the questions, they've got the answers! If it's information on agencies, synagogues, clubs, schools and organizations in the Greater Toronto Jewish community, J.I.S. is the source. And for help with travelling, volunteering and/or connecting with Israel, the TIEC provides a central resource of information.
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| SpeedDating @ Aish |
| For Jewish Singles Who are Serious about Finding their Soulmate! |
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| Finding someone you want to date in today’s hectic world can be a challenge. In an effort to help Jewish continuity and provide singles with a more effective and sensitive way to meet, Aish is offering SpeedDating - a worldwide phenomenon based on age-old Jewish dating techniques. Just imagine...7 dates in one evening! How does it work? |
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| Give Us Two Hours, We'll Give You 2,000 Years! |
| Kolel: The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning |
 Since 1991, Kolel: The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning has served our community as a dynamic, egalitarian institution where men and women can engage in Jewish learning. One of their more exciting approaches to the study of Judaism is their one-night, two-hour introductory course-Judaism 101-held at the Kolel Centre.
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| Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles |
| Textile Art And Needlepoint Based On Jewish Themes |
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 And they made upon the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue and purple, and scarlet and twined linen. And they made bells of pure gold and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round and about the pomegranates. Exodus 39:24-25
Since 1982 the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles has brought together people who are interested in studying and creating textile art and needlepoint based on Jewish themes. The Guild welcomes people of all ages and skill levels, from professional artist to novice stitcher. Anyone with a desire to learn new techniques and/or anyone with an interest in Judaic textiles may participate.
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| Learning About The Holocaust Through Art |
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| Ir?ne Awret (1921- ) Two Girls Seated At A Table, Malines Camp-no date |
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| Agency Collaboration Leads To Online Education |
| The Learning about the Holocaust through Art website - www.art.holocaust-education.net - is the result of a major collaborative project between World ORT and Beit Lohamei Haghetaot (the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum and Study Center), with sponsorship from the Claims Conference. The website provides a significant, high-quality resource about the art of the Holocaust to anyone with internet access.
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| You're So Cute! |
| Let Us Give You A Mazel Tov! |
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 Welcome To Our World!
Have you had a baby recently? Do you know someone who has recently had a baby? UJA Federation's Jewish Information Service of Greater Toronto has been welcoming newborns into our Jewish community since 1993, by sending each new baby a complimentary gift package.
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| Ashkenazi Jews and Inherited Diseases |
| Genetic Risks - How To Protect Yourself |
 Tay-Sachs, Canavan and Familial Dysautonomia are inherited fatal diseases that affect the central nervous system and cause early death by progressive degeneration. What can you do to protect yourself and your family? Should you be tested? What are the options if you are a carrier?
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| Camp Ramah of Canada-Family Camp 2003 |
| The Camping Link to Conservative Judaism |
 This August, spend five relaxing days at Camp Ramah's Family Camp - fun, learning and growth for adults and children in a safe and beautiful Muskoka environment. Each member of your family can participate in a full recreational program as part of a warm, observant Jewish community. Enjoy spending time with your family in the beautiful scenery of Northern Ontario.
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| One Shul, Two Homes |
| A Foster Care Initiative of JF&CS |
 All we want is One Shul, Two Homes...two loving homes from every synagogue in Toronto. It doesn't sound like much, but we can't do it without you.
In response to the urgent need for Jewish foster parents, Jewish Family and Child Service has just launched One Shul, Two Homes. This innovative project is designed to inform the Jewish community about its Foster Care Program and enlist the help of every synagogue throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Jewish children must be placed in Jewish homes: the need is urgent.
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| Wolfond Centre For Jewish Campus Life |
| A Strong, Vital Jewish Presence For Our Community |
 The Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life-a UJA Federation Jewish Toronto Tomorrow project- is being built at a crucial time. Anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiment is on the rise, and the number of enrolled university students is growing dramatically. Disturbing developments on university campuses across North America have placed tremendous pressures on these students, who are forced to confront complex political questions as part of their daily lives. Opening this fall, the Wolfond Centre is an urgently-needed facility which will address the challenges facing Jewish students today.
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| Summertime And The Living Is Easy |
| Jewish Congregations in 'Cottage Country' |
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Summer visitors to 'Cottage Country' north of Toronto can attend synagogue services in several different vacation areas. There are six community congregations that offer services during the summer months.
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| Adath Israel: Teaching Our Tots |
| Learning The Jewish Way To Live |
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 Adath Israel Synagogue - Creating That First Connection
Adath Israel Synagogue offers innovative programming to young Jewish children and their families in a friendly, comfortable locale. Their schedule of classes for A Special Time for Yeladim delivers quality and variety to the Jewish scholars of the future. The parents see the reinforcement of Jewish values and traditions in each activity; the kids see fun!
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| UJA Federation & Jewish Information Service |
| Dollars and Sense - Scholarship Listings 2003 |
 One Semester? A Full Course Load? Jewish Information Service Can Help!
Jewish Information Service helps post-secondary students with an up-to-date listing of scholarships for study in Israel, Canada and the United States.
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| Jewish Culture Clubs- Reaching Teens On Their Own Territory |
| National Conference of Synagogue Youth |
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NCSY - Delivery in one hour and it's free!
Once a week over the lunch hour, on the campuses of 5 public high schools in Toronto, students get together to learn about Judaism, discuss Jewish views on contemporary culture and world events, ask stimulating questions and get straight answers. The atmosphere is relaxed and intelligent...and the free pizza is always a bonus!
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| Bar/Bat Mitzvah of Remembrance Twinning Program |
| We Will Never Forget-The Holocaust Centre of Toronto |
 A million and a half Jewish children under the age of 16 were murdered during the Holocaust. While we may know very little about them, the Holocaust Centre of Toronto now offers a special way to remember and honour these victims - the Bar/Bat Mitzvah of Remembrance Twinning Program. This program will create a tie to our past, by providing an opportunity for a youth to perform a significant mitzvah - remembering an innocent victim of the Holocaust and spiritually sharing their joyous simcha with that child.
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| CAFSACK-Canadian Friends of the South African Chevrah Kadisha |
| Supporting Jewish Poor, Elderly & Sick |
 South Africa's Chevrah Kadisha (burial society) is synonymous with Jewish welfare. With the increasing demands of caring for the Jewish poor, elderly and sick of the community, the Chevrah Kadisha has been forced to merge activities and consolidate resources while providing additional services with limited funding. CAFSACK - Canadian Friends of the South African Chevrah Kadisha has been established to support those institutions in the South African Jewish community that are unable to support themselves.
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| Stars of the 21st Century - May 4, 2003 |
| Magnificent, Masterful, Mesmerizing... |
 It will be one spectacular evening to remember - a celebration of dance performances of unrivalled excellence. On May 4, 2003, The Koffler Centre of the Arts will proudly present Stars of the 21st Century, featuring classical and contemporary works by some of the world's most brilliant performers.
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| Our Jewish Library Resources |
| The Key To Lifelong Learning |
 Make books your companions: let your bookshelves be your gardens: gather their fruit, pluck their roses, take their spices and myrrh. Ibn Tibbon, 13th century Jewish writer
With one trip to Toronto's Lipa Green building, Joy Badler can provide her students with the resources of three separate lending libraries: the Albert and Temmy Latner Jewish Public Library, the Board of Jewish Education's Pedagogic Library, and the Jewish Media Centre.
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| Jewish Information Service |
| "And The Winner Is..." |
 Doing Jewish In Toronto wrapped up a month-long online contest on March 27, 2003. And the winner is...the Weissman family of Thornhill. The Weissmans demonstrated their online know-how by correctly answering all of the questions.
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| Baycrest Centre's Glassman Overnight Suite |
| Helping Families Stay Connected |
 Come visit..Stay awhile!
We all know the importance of maintaining a close family connection. Thanks to the generosity of Baycrest supporters Dr. Max & Gianna Glassman, the residents and patients of Baycrest can now invite their loved ones to 'stay over' in a comfortable, affordable, convenient and kosher facility - the Glassman Overnight Residence Suite.
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| JACS |
| Hope and Help |
 Chemical dependency, whether it is alcohol or prescription or illicit drugs, does not discriminate. It affects Jews as frequently as any other group. JACS is a voluntary, mutual self-help organization dedicated to helping Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependent persons and their significant others.
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| Jewish Theological Seminary |
| Canadian Student Scholarship Fund |
 The Jewish Theological Seminary was founded in New York City in 1886 as a rabbinical school. Now a Jewish university with a world-class faculty and a diverse student body, JTS grants undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees through its five schools and offers enriching programming for the entire Jewish community. The JTS Canadian Student Scholarship Fund was developed to assist Canadian JTS students dealing with the tremendous costs attached to their education.
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| Looking to the Future |
| Adath Israel Celebrates a Hundred Years |
 Over 100 years, Adath Israel Synagogue has grown from a handful of immigrants to a vibrant community of 1,800 families. One of the events marking this milestone is a concert on November 9, 2002 featuring the Toronto Concert Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Boris Brott.
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| L'Chaim - to Your Health |
| Cancer Support Group for Jewish Women |
| It has been said there are two types of women: Those with cancer, and those who are afraid of getting cancer. L'Chaim is a group of Jewish women cancer survivors dedicated to supporting each other during treatment for cancer. Its members come from all sectors of our community and from all paths of observance and ritual. L'Chaim includes women regardless of the form of cancer they have.
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| Friends are Forever at BBYO |
| Dena Libman, Regional Director |
 Jewish Identity - Leadership - Community Service - Friendship - A Safe Place for Teens. These all come together in a common home, BBYO. Founded in 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, BBYO came to Toronto in 1929. Since then, BBYO has educated many thousands of local teens providing them with valuable and lasting leadership skills and a solid Jewish foundation.
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| Jewish Canadian Military Archives |
| by Members of the Archives Committee |
There is no greater honour than serving your country...There is no greater tragedy than being forgotten.
 The Jewish Canadian Military Archives is proud to honour the Jewish men and women who have served unselfishly and courageously in the Canadian Armed Forces. Its purpose is to make the Jewish community and the citizens of Canada aware of the remarkable contributions and supreme sacrifices that Canadians of the Jewish faith have made throughout the years.
Rabbi Cass, Passover 1945, Kleve, Germany
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| ORT Toronto |
| Building Confidence in Children: Computer Skills For Success |
 ORT Toronto has been running its successful Youth Technology and Mentor Program (YTMP) for over three years, providing hands-on computer learning to Toronto's underprivileged children. The original program was launched as an innovative way to help city children under the age of 12 who may have been at risk of dropping out of school. Through YTMP, ORT Toronto gives children, who may not have access to equipment or training, the academic and social skills needed to attain a higher educational level.
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| Silverman Heritage Museum |
| Exploring Our Traditions at Baycrest |
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The Silverman Heritage Museum, located in the heart of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, offers a small but comprehensive series of rotating exhibits on Jewish themes. It is a place for people of all ages to discover and enjoy the history and beauty of our Judaic heritage.
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| Compassion During Crisis |
| The Jewish Hospice Program |
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) Judaism believes that every moment of life is precious and valuable. From the perspective of our tradition it is the depth of one's life, and not its length, that bestows significance and distinction. The Jewish Hospice Program strives to enable every participant to live significantly with meaning and purpose throughout the duration of his/her life.
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| Downtown Jewish Community Council |
| Serving The Needs Of Our Growing Downtown Community |
 There is a wide spectrum of Jewish life available in downtown Toronto: religious services, culture, recreation, social services and educational institutions. The Downtown Jewish Community Council works to meet the current needs of the downtown Jewish community. It is also their mandate to look to the future and prepare the way for the next generation of urban Jews who are moving downtown.
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| Preserving Yiddish Culture |
| Enriching Our Lives With Music |
In 1996, with a one-time, $5,000 Outreach and Continuity grant from UJA Federation, a handful of volunteers from The Workmen's Circle established the Yiddishland Caf?. Their goal was to produce quality programming that would bring Yiddish poetry, songs and music to the community.
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| Canada's Year-Round Kosher Food Bank |
| Help Us Feed Our Hungry |
 Established in 1999 through the initiative of Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich to aid those less fortunate in our community, Toronto's Intersynagogue Kosher Food Bank is the result of the collaborative efforts of seven Toronto-area synagogues. The Food Bank relies entirely on the goodwill of its volunteers and supporters, who man the operation from two separate Toronto locations.
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| Downtown Jewish Day School |
| A Unique And Magical Centre For Learning |
 "Our greatest strength continues to be our educational excellence and the staff that brings the classes to life."
Downtown Jewish Day School offers a unique, Jewish day school programme to families living in downtown Toronto. DJDS provides an integrated curriculum of secular and Jewish studies in an exciting and diverse downtown milieu.
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| Jewish Diabetes Chapter |
| To Life, To Life, L'Chaim! |
 Seventeen years ago, Esther Schwartz saw a need in the Toronto community for a strong Jewish network of education and support for diabetics. Umbrella organizations offered guidance with the day-to-day issues of living a normal healthy life with diabetes, but it was hard for Esther to find information about diabetes within a Jewish lifestyle. Together with Dorothy Zeifman and Alan Shefman, she founded a self-help group for Jewish people with diabetes, which later became the Toronto-based Jewish Diabetes Chapter of the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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| All Children Are Special |
| Tikun Chaim by Debbie Gladstone, Director |
 Tikun Chaim endeavors to strengthen the educational and other support services available to Jewish children living within Greater Toronto, so that all children, regardless of exceptionality, can achieve their greatest potential.
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| Camp Northland - B'nai Brith |
| Join In The Fun This Summer |
 Join in the fun and fellowship of Camp Northland - B'nai Brith. NBB provides a creative summertime experience in a secluded environment for boys and girls ages 7-15. Located just 2 1/2 hours north of the GTA on a beautiful, 725-acre waterfront campsite, NBB offers Judaic and cultural arts programs, as well as a wide variety of water and land sports.
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| The Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living |
| Dedicated to Quality of Life for Seniors |
 The Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living is a learning and wellness centre committed to enhancing the quality of life for seniors in the Jewish community. It offers one-stop access to a myriad of recreational, educational, wellness and community support programs.
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| Haazinu |
| Are You Listening? |
 Haazinu makes miracles happen for hearing-impaired Jewish children - hearing Shema Yisrael for the first time...mainstreaming into a Jewish school or yeshiva...learning to read, write and speak in English and Hebrew...communicating verbally.
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| Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar |
| "Edutainment" - Laugh and Learn |
 Jews walk away from Judaism every day, not because of what they know, but because of what they don't know. Aish HaTorah, one of the world's most successful Jewish outreach organizations with three locations in Toronto, has developed its flagship program - the Discovery Seminar - to bring awe, wonder and adventure into the lives of its participants.
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