Book Talks: Authors Speaking about Their Books

In a small room off a banquet hall in Montreal, Lily Kramer sat in silence with her new husband.  It was summer and the room was hot.  There were no windows and no door, only a curtain beyond which the guests – almost none of who she knew – washed down sponge cake and herring with shot…

The “Rosh is On” and UJA Federation’s PJ Library is part of it

By Dan Horowitz--Toronto’s Beth Torah Congregation, led by senior Rabbi Yossi Sapirman, has something very special on its Rosh Hashanah plate.

Reaching out to families as well as to some of Jewish Toronto’s less-affiliated citizens, the shul is offering a two-part community service led …

Character and Competence: Key to Leadership Development

By Elise Loterman -- “Character and competence are not substitutes for each other,” was a thought provoking and inspiring quote shared by keynote speaker, Michael Soberman, during his lecture at the first annual summer Hillel Leadership Retreat at Camp George on August 24^th and 25^th.

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New cohort of UJA Federation’s ShinShinim arrives in Toronto

On August 23, the 2015-2016 cohort of UJA Federation’s Israel Engagement ShinShinim arrived at Toronto’s Pearson Airport full of enthusiasm, excitement, and, hopefully, warm clothing. 
 
After one week of workshops up north at Camp Shalom, the Komuna Tet (cohort 9) of the ShinShinim, c…

A beloved teacher retires; Establishes fund with Jewish Foundation

Tommy Jutcovich started his career in education as a science and woodworking teacher at the Associated Hebrew Schools in 1973. That was the beginning of a remarkable 43 year career in education including 17 years at TanenbaumCHAT and 18 years at Ner Israel Yeshiva.