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Campus Ready in Toronto

Campus Ready in Toronto UJA Israel Engagement was proud to host Campus Ready, presented by Makom, an initiative of The Jewish Agency For Israel. This important program offers parents, students, and Jewish professionals practical workshops to help prepare high school students to navigate toda…

Celebrating 25 Years of Sunshine

More than two hundred community members gathered this week for a special 25th anniversary screening of award-winning film Sunshine. The event also featured a Q&A with the film’s producer Robert Lantos.

The film tells the story of three generations of a Jewish Hungarian family, as they ri…

CRA Update on Charitable Giving

January 1-February 28, 2025 donations eligible to be claimed on 2024 tax return

At the end of last year, the federal government announced it would introduce legislation so that charitable donations made in early 2025 would be eligible to be claimed on your 2024 tax return. The CRA has confi…

The Meaning of Never Again

Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

 

In his groundbreaking essay on Jewish theology and the Holocaust, Rabbi Irving Greenberg speaks to a theme that feels especially meaningful for our Toronto Jewish community on th…

Educators Gather for Israel Education Conference

More than 105 educators from different organizations attended, including UJA’s partner day schools and part-time Jewish education programs, as well as guests from other organizations within and outside of Toronto.

Thank you to all attendees for participating in this informative and import…