Stories

Face the Music Toronto Offers A Night of Great Music, and For a Good Cause

On Thursday, June 4, United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto’s Community Connect (COCO) will launch a new charity fundraiser called FACE THE MUSIC, made possible by the commitment and talents of an impressive cadre of COCO’s young volunteers.

Proceeds from the event will be directed thr…

Toronto Family makes good on promise to help Israel by walking on May 18th

The haunting, unforgettable opening to Norman Jewison's 1971 production of Fiddler on the Roof has Tevye explaining the importance of tradition, and what is expected of the people in his village of Anatevka.

Toronto's Kroft family has a tradition of its own, and it's a vital one that will e…

Jewish Toronto honours community leaders Ted and Elizabeth Sokolsky

By Dan Horowitz--Some 250 members of the GTA’s Jewish community made their way to Vaughan’s Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus on Sunday evening to honour Ted and Elizabeth Sokolsky for their years of dedicated service on behalf of Toronto’s Jewish community.

The event, cha…

Record number of shuls take part in UJA Federation’s Shabbat Itanu

By Dan Horowitz-- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s inclusion initiative Itanu Toronto was born from the belief that a community should always welcome and include people with special needs.  

After all, social inclusion reflects values that are inherent to Jewish Life: Derech Eretz (re…

UJA of Greater Toronto Nepal Emergency Relief Fund

United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto has established an emergency relief fund to help save lives and provide support for victims of this heartbreaking tragedy.