As you receive this note, we are aboard a plane on our way home to Toronto from Poland. For the past two days, we have been here as part of a Jewish Federations of North America leadership mission—meeting with Jewish refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine, as well as our partner organiz…
It wasn’t necessarily Dese Bazonach’s strong math abilities that allowed him to enroll in an advanced math program at his local high school. During his entrance exam, Dese asked the supervising teacher about a question that he couldn’t quite figure out. The teacher saw that Dese was …
As we prepare to begin celebrating Hanukkah on Sunday evening, I am reminded that this special festival holds an important lesson about the power of authenticity.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech once observed that the role of oil in the holiday—the miracle of oil in the Temple, oil candles, oil-ba…
Schulich Leader Scholarships—the largest and most prestigious Canadian academic award for undergraduate students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)—is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Funded by the Schulich Foundation and administered through UJA Federation, …
No community can thrive unless its members have physical security and a secure place in society. For our Toronto Jewish community, this truth has never been clearer—at least in my lifetime—than it was this past May.
Today, I am writing to update you on an important decision UJA has take…
