Shul in shuttered day school finds new home, thanks to developer
A synagogue in Thornhill, Ont., is being saved by the Iranian developer who bought the land it currently occupies.
Shuls beef up security following Pittsburgh attack
Toronto-area synagogues have been making big investments in new security measures in recent weeks.
Comedian brings his Jewish-Italian family back
Steve Solomon is bringing back his one-man play, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy, to the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts tonight.
The Message is the medium that channels McLuhan
Dorothy Lichtblau reviews Jason Sherman’s play The Message, now playing at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.
Former Israeli ambassador to the UN speaks in Toronto
Ron Prosor may no longer be Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, but he still has a flair for both the dramatic and the diplomatic, as he proved on Nov. 22 at a talk in Toronto.
Torah from defunct Glace Bay, N.S., shul comes to Toronto
The Albert & Temmy Latner Forest Hill Jewish Centre in Toronto will be holding a “Maritime Torah Dedication Weekend,” to celebrate the arrival of a Torah that has come from away.
Toronto shells out $500,000 for interfaith homeless shelters
Toronto city council gave a $500,000 grant to Out of the Cold Shelters on Nov. 22, which will help the organization provide food, shelter and clothing to Torontonians at its 16 interfaith sites across the city, including those operating out of Beth Sholom Synagogue, Beth Tzedec Congregation and Holy Blossom Temple.
Widow of terrorist victim discusses her ordeal
Risa Rotman returned to her home town of Toronto recently, coinciding with the fourth anniversary of her husband’s death.
Bar Mitzvah Boy about keeping faith through adversity
Kathryn Kates interviews actress Hannah Miller, star of The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company’s Bar Mitzvah Boy.
Holy Blossom renovation nearing completion
On Dec. 2, Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto will dedicate the its new facility before congregants and well-wishers.
