UJA: MAKING JEWISH EDUCATION HAPPEN
The Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education ensures the future vibrancy and vitality of our community by building organizational capacity, fostering lifelong Jewish journeys and resource development. We believe that every Jew should have a youth and young adulthood filled with multiple, high impact Jewish experiences.
Find a Jewish experience that is right for your child.
To achieve our vision, the Koschitzky Centre engages in three kinds of work:
Organizational Capacity Building
Working with Jewish educational institutions - day and supplementary schools, camps, synagogues and others to expand their capacity, reach, and impact.
Fostering Life-long Jewish Journeys
Through PJ Library, PJ Plus, day school, part time Jewish education, camp , Jewish Teen Board, March of the Living, Hillel and Birthright, children and youth engage in Jewish experiences that foster lifelong connections to Judaism.
Resource Development
Through UJA’s annual campaign, donations and the Jewish Foundation we ensure that our community’s educational and experiential infrastructure has the resources necessary to thrive.
OUR PROGRAMS
Search through our programs by age and select the one that is right for you to learn more:
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PJ Plus Parent/Tot Program
1.5 - 3 years
PJ Plus is a parent/grandparents and tot weekly class, where the fun of a play date meets the value of Jewish family education.
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PJ Library
6 months - 8 years
PJ Library provides a free subscription of Jewish books for children ages 6 months to 8 years to help families do Jewish at home.
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Jewish
Camp
5 - 16 Years
The Toronto Jewish Community has a diverse offering of Jewish Summer Camps. Find the one that is right for your child.
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PJ Goes To Camp
5 - 8 Years
PJ Goes to Camp program takes families with children between the ages of 5-8 to experience a day of Jewish summer camp.
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Weekender
5 - 12 Years
The Weekender program introduces new campers to the magic of Jewish overnight camp by spending a free Shabbat weekend at camp.
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One Happy Camper
5 - 12 Years (new to camp)
One Happy Camper Toronto awards an incentive grant of up to $1,000 to first-time campers attending Jewish overnight camp.
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Jewish Day School
4 - 18 Years
The Toronto Jewish Community has a diverse offering of Jewish Day Schools. Find the one that is right for your child.
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Part-Time Jewish Education
4 - 18 Years
Enhancing and expanding part time Jewish education to engage students in impactful Jewish education through the WOW! Initiative.
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Zimriyah
6 - 14 Years
The annual Toronto Jewish schools’ choral festival, Zimriyah, brings together over 500 students representing GTA’s Jewish day and supplementary schools.
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Chidon Hatanach
10 - 17 Years
The regional Chidon Hatanach (Bible Contest) is an annual competition on the Jewish Bible, for middle school and high school students in both day and part time Jewish education programs.
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Creative
Writing
6 - 18 Years
The Annual Creative Writing Contest is for students in full and part time Jewish education to express their creativity and imagination in original work.
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Tuition Assistance
6 - 14 Years
Tuition Assistance is a granting program intended to reduce the cost of Jewish Day School tuition for families.
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Jewish Teen Board
14 - 17 Years
The Jewish Teen Board is a project-based learning experience where teens gain social, volunteering and business skills by running a real Foundation.
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Bnai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy
10 - 15 Years
the B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program is a tool for teens to make a difference in the world through tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world)..
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Diller
Fellowship
15 - 17 Years
The Diller Teen Fellows Program is a leadership development program for Jewish teens in grades 10 and 11 to develop future generations of active, effective leaders.
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March of the Living
16 - 17 years
The March of the Living is a two week educational experience that takes place in Poland and Israel.
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Birthright
18 - 26 Years
Birthright Israel is a 10 day free trip to Israel for Jewish Young adults ages 18-26.
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The House
22 - 35 Years
The House inspires Jewish young adults through dynamic and creative programming, fostering a deepening appreciation of Jewish wisdom, values, and traditions.
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Genesis
20 - 39 years
Genesis enhances Toronto’s Jewish community by nurturing emerging Jewish non-profit initiatives, providing career mentorship and supporting innovation.