Toronto UJA’s Walk with Israel sets a record with 50,000 people who marched up Bathurst Street
Scenes from a historic event at a historic time.
OneTable, a program that encourages (and pays) young adults to host Shabbat dinners, is coming to Toronto in the fall of 2023
An organization that encourages young American adults to host Shabbat dinners is opening its first Canadian office this fall. OneTable was created by Aliza Kline in 2014 to address the twin concerns of declining religious engagement among young Jewish people and increasing levels of loneliness in the population overall. It provides support and funding for […]
UJA’s Walk with Israel returns to Toronto streets; 15,000 people participate
For the first time in three years, the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto was able to host its largest event in-person—and it drew a crowd grateful for the opportunity to get together again. Thousands of people joined in the seven-kilometer Walk with Israel from Earl Bales Park to the end-of-walk party at the park next […]
The CJN Briefing: Toronto day school enrolment up; antisemitism-fighting job arrives at UJA
Enrolment at Toronto’s non-Orthodox Jewish day schools has increased for a second consecutive year, reversing a 17-year decline. This year, 3,861 students were enrolled in kindergarten to Grade 8, an increase from 3,805 in 2020. The city’s only non-Orthodox high school, TanenbaumCHAT, also saw increased enrolment, with 1,231 students registered for 2021, compared to 1,096 […]
Linda Frum resigns from Senate to focus on antisemitism
“I want to drop everything and work on that problem.”
UJA to beef up security after spike of anti-Semitic incidents
Harassment, graffiti and physical assault were reported in one week.
Federations focusing efforts on communities’ critical needs
Alex Rose speaks with federations across the country to find out how they’re ensuring that everybody’s basic needs are met during the coronavirus pandemic.
Kavod for COVID
Alex Rose looks at how the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto have helped the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto with their annual Passover food drive, and the emergence of a new Facebook group that has helped the Toronto Jewish community.
Stepping up to fight a pandemic
With most Canadians staying at home to control the spread of the coronavirus, Canadian Jewish organizations are stepping up to help the community.
Communities join to address online hate
On Feb. 11, CIJA and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto hosted a conference on the legal aspects of tackling online hate.
