“Good morning Sir, can I please see your passport?”.
I can hardly believe that it was almost a year ago when I landed at Pearson Airport for the first time. It was around 6:00 a.m. and I was wearing my favourite t-shirt, my lucky underpants and a big smile. Carrying one giant suitcase i…
On June 20th, 249 community members came together to show their love and appreciation for PJ Library, donating over $25k! Thanks to an anonymous matching donor all donations up to $20K were doubled. Many PJ Library families donated citing their love for the program in their dedication. Check…
The Israel Engagement department's mandate is to create and maintain strong connections with Israel. One way is to bring Israel into schools and into the community in innovative ways. Here are some of the projects we are working on in making it happen:
Project Encounter
Project encounter a…
The early years of raising a family are important for Jewish engagement. The earliest moments of a child’s life, when parents are re-orienting themselves and their relationships, establishing their parenting styles and embracing a new realm of responsibility is the moment when they are als…
The Jewish Teen Board is a project-based learning experience in which teens run a real Foundation by selecting causes they care about facilitated through a meaningful and structured process. Participants are guided through the process of fundraising and taught about grant-making. The program…
