Toronto is home to one of the world’s strongest and most diverse Jewish day school systems. These schools and their graduates have strengthened every facet of our community from Hillel on campus to synagogues to Federation and communal leadership. In the past 50 years, the Toronto Jewish community has witnessed dynamic growth and transformation—with many schools dedicated to providing children of all religious affiliations and backgrounds a vibrant Jewish learning experience.
UJA Federation's educational pillar, The Julia and Hnery Koschiztky Centre for Jewish Education is dedicated to strengthening, enriching, and promoting the quality of Jewish education in our schools. The Koschitzky Centre serves 14 day schools, more than 30 after school educational programs, 1,500 educators, and 16,000 students across the GTA. Together we strengthen the Jewish community and ensure its continuity by providing leadership and supporting a sustainable system of quality Jewish programs.
An award-winning, international initiative, PJ Library increases Jewish engagement in young families with children ages 6 months to 8 years. Each month families are mailed Jewish-themed children’s books, free of charge. PJ Library reaches close to 5,700 families in the GTA and has become a feeder into Jewish daycares, day schools and other educational and identity-building programs.
The WOW! project is a community initiative to provide Jewish supplementary education to children who do not attend a Jewish day school. The project aims to increase participation by enhancing current after school activities as well as expanding the range of available program options.
Each year, the Sarah & Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre engages over 50,000 students, educators and community members from the GTA and surrounding areas through a vast array of dynamic professional programs, events and services, to foster an understanding of the Nazi aggression during the Second World War and its horrific consequences.
UJA Federation invests in Hillel Ontario, as well as Jewish student life on university campuses across Ontario. Hillel strives to inspire every Jewish student in Ontario to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel. Through promoting Jewish identity, cultivating student leadership and embracing religious and political diversity in an inclusive environment, Hillel Ontario enriches the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel Ontario is now the largest regional Hillel system worldwide with staff at nine universities serving a combined Jewish student population of over 13,000.
Associated Hebrew Schools
Bais Chaya Mushka
Bialik Hebrew Day School
Eitz Chaim Schools
Montessori Jewish Day School
Netivot HaTorah Day School
Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School
Robbins Hebrew Academy
The Joe Dwek Ohr HaEmet Sephardic School
The Leo Baeck Day School
The Toronto Heschel School
TanenbaumCHAT
Tiferes Bais Yaakov
Ulpanat Orot Girls’ School (B’nei Akiva)
Yeshiva Darchei Torah
Yeshivat Or Chaim (B’nei Akiva)
Adath Israel Congregational School
Ahavat Yisrael Hebrew School
Beit Rayim Hebrew School
Bet Sefer Solel
Beth Radom Congregation Hebrew School
Beth Sholom Hebrew School
Beth Torah Hebrew School
Beth Tzedec Congregational School
CCCS Congregational High School / Adath Israel
Chabad Hebrew School
Chabad Romano Centre
City Shul School
Danforth Jewish Circle
Darchei Noam Hebrew School
Downtown Jewish Community School
ED Toronto UMCA Richtree Academy
Holy Blossom Temple Religious School
Jewish Heritage School at Beth Habonim
J.Roots Supplementary Jewish School
Kachol-Lavan - The Centre for Hebrew & Israel Studies
Kol Ami Religious School
Neshamah Congregation Religious School
Oraynu Children’s School
Or Hadash Religious School
Shaarei-Beth El Religious School
Temple Har Zion Religious School
Temple Sinai Religious School
The Centre for Jewish Living and Learning @ Temple Emanu-EL
Torah 4 Teens
Torah High
Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa
Camp Gan Israel Toronto
Camp Gesher
Camp Kadimah in Halifax
Camp Kinneret-Biluim
Camp Massad (Montreal)
Camp Moshava Ennismore
Camp Northland
Camp Ramah in Canada
Camp Shalom
Camp Shomria
Camp Solelim
J.Academy Camp
URJ Camp George
Moshava Ba’ir Toronto
The Jack and Pat Kay Centre Camp
With the widespread affordability challenges, more families struggle to give their children an excellent Jewish Day School education. UJA and the schools are committed to ensuring the affordability and sustainability of Jewish day school education.
Students
served across Ontario university campuses by Hillel Ontario
PJ Library Families
in the GTA that receive Jewish-themed children's books
Students, Educators, and Community Members
Engaged in programming each year at the Sarah & Haim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre