Stories

UJA Boosting STEM in Eilat/Eilot


UJA is committed to bettering Jewish communities, not only in Toronto but in Israel as well. In particular, we are proud to partner with Eilat/Eilot, located on the southernmost tip of Israel. With your support, UJA has strengthened schools in the area through extensive STEM (Science, Tec…

Shabbat brings reform, orthodox, secular, and conservative teens together

“For most of my life I was only exposed to one type of Judaism”. These are the words of a Diller Teen Fellow following the Jewish Identity Shabbaton. How great can it be to experience new facets of Judaism? What would it be like to meet other Jewish teens from different walks of life? Te…

UJA: Making Holocaust Education Happen

This year's Holocaust Education Week examines the post-Holocaust period, specifically the key events and moments which have shaped our understanding of the Holocaust since the end of the Second Word War. For Toronto's Jewish community, a pivotal moment was the opening of the (now called) Sar…

Hurricane Harvey Relief Update

We would like to express our sincerest thanks to everyone who donated to UJA Federation’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. Due to your generosity and compassion, we were able to raise approximately $100,000 which was part of a North American-wide effort with our partners at the Jewish Federat…