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Toronto Jews rally for kidnapped Israeli teens

A thousand members of Toronto’s Jewish community came out Thursday evening to a rally in solidarity with Gilad Shaar, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach, the three missing Israeli teens believed by Israel to have been abducted by Hamas. The Rally, held at the Schwartz/Reisman Centre on Vaug…

2014 National Bible Contest Held in Toronto

Winners to Represent Toronto and Montreal Next Year in Jerusalem

From May 11th to 13th the 2014 the National Bible Contest was held in Toronto. The Bible contest (Chidon Hatanach) is co-sponsored by The UJA Federation’s Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, The Bronfman …

UJA Federation rewarded for reducing its carbon footprint

By Daniel Horowitz--On June 9th UJA Federation of Greater Toronto received the Customers for Conservation award from both the Better Building Partnership and Toronto Hydro. This award recognizes the organization’s leadership in energy conservation at its Bathurst Street headquarters, the L…

BAC2FASHION proves tzedakah is never out of fashion

Fashion fundraiser put on by UJA’s Community Connect  

On May 28, 2014 United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto’s Community Connect proudly hosted its 6th annual BAC2Fashion charity fashion show at the Warehouse Event Venue. The young adults involved in this exciting event exceeded thei…

UJA's Walk with Israel Attracts 20,000 While Raising Over $900,000 in a Day

Jewish Toronto comes out in full force a day after murders at Brussels Jewish Museum  

By Daniel Horowitz--Less than 24 hours after four people were killed during a shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, approximately 20,000 people, in solidarity with Israel, including a huge gathering…