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Community gathers to Celebrate UJA’s Women’s Philanthropy

Each year our community comes together to acknowledge and celebrate the efforts of two very special women; women committed to the future of Jewish life in Toronto, Israel and across the Jewish world.

This year, May 27th was no exception as Alison Himel, the outgoing Chair of UJA’s Women 

UJA Federation Campaign Chairs Visit Eilat-Eilot

Last month, UJA Federation volunteers and campaign canvassers visited Toronto’s partnership communities of Eilat and Eilot, as part of United Jewish Appeal’s week long Campaign Chairs’ Journey to Israel.

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…