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My inspiration and motivation for Israel Engagement

My personal journey with Israel Engagement began seven years ago, when we hosted a ShinShin in our home. We view Israel as our home away from home so we were already an Israel engaged family. To say that the experience with the ShinShinim program had an impact on my life would be an und…

Join us in supporting Supplementary Jewish Education


UJA is proud to support supplementary Jewish school programs in Toronto. One initiative we're especially excited about is WOW! Run by UJA's Koschitzky Centre For Jewish Education (CJE), WOW! is investing in new programs designed to engage students with no formal Jewish education. With yo…

UJA Federation’s Scholarship Fund helps ensure Ethiopian students succeed

 

By William Kleinbaum-- In 2008 UJA Federation of Greater Toronto established The Scholarship Fund in support of one of its Israel Partner Communities, Bat Yam, in order to encourage and enable Ethiopian immigrants to attain higher education and/or vocational training. The Fund was base…

STEM Robotics Twinning Delegation to Israel

What is the connection between Science, technology, engineering and math and people-to-people relationships?

Could you imagine Lego robotics uniting educators, students and families across the world?

Have you ever created robotic codes for Purim Carnivals?

Have you spoken the shared langu…

An Organization to help teens fulfill their wildest social initiatives

When I was 15 I was fortunate to participate in the "Diller fellows" program, during which I met Afik Oved, a smart and active teen. By the age of 15 he has already acquired great deal of volunteering experience as well as a Sound tech business he founded. Volunteering was a big part of my …