SHOMRIYA, Israel — The majority of the nearly 9,000 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip who were evicted from their homes prior to Israel’s unilateral withdrawal in the summer of 2005 are still dazed and bitter as they struggle to regain their footing.
TORONTO — For the first time, seven Jewish community agencies are joining forces to help people who are caring for aging or ailing family members.
The agencies – Circle of Care, Baycrest, Bernard Betel Centre for
Creative Living, Chai Tikvah Foundation, Jewish Family & Child,
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services Toronto and Reena – will collaborate to
deliver support services through the newly established Family Caregiver
Connections Project.
TORONTO — Eric Stein’s serendipitous introduction to klezmer music turned out to be a life-altering event.
He was doing sound recording for his late brother, David Stein, a
filmmaker, who was documenting the 1997 Toronto Ashkenaz Festival. At
the time, Stein had completed an MA in history and was planning to stay
on the academic career track.
TORONTO — Rabbi David Monson, known fondly as “the people’s rabbi,” died last week. He was 91.
He was founding rabbi and later rabbi emeritus of Beth Sholom
Synagogue. The last time he was in the shul was last fall, when he
received an aliyah in honour of his 90th birthday.
La pauvreté qui touche de plein fouet les franges les plus défavorisées d’Israël est un “fléau” qui constitue “une sérieuse menace” pour l’avenir de l’État hébreu, estime la vice-présidente de la Knesset, la députée du Parti Travailliste Colette Avital.
MONTREAL — The Argentine government is determined to finally get to the bottom of the notorious bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires 14 years ago, the country’s consul general in Montreal said.
Pictured at the AMIA commemoration are, from left, Argentine Consul General Guillermo Tagino, Cote St. Luc Mayor Anthony Housefather, Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg, D’Arcy McGee MNA Lawrence Bergman and Israeli Consul General Yoram Elron.
TORONTO — The Toronto Jewish community provides leadership for the entire Jewish world, said Ted Sokolsky, president and CEO of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto at the organization’s annual leadership retreat recently.
The UJA Federation of Greater Toronto recently held a leadership retreat at Jeff and Lori Rosenthal’s cottage in Innisfil, Ont.
MONTREAL — Sara Diamond stood before a Bell Centre corporate holiday crowd of almost 6,000 people last December. It was a month before her 13th birthday.
Singer Sara Diamond is at the start of a bright career. [Heather Solomon photo]
As she sang A Moment Like This, she saw her own image multiplied in size on the massive screen above the stage.
At 22, Ron Weinreich looks too young and strong to be in a wheelchair.
But the veteran Israeli soldier has seen the battlefield up close, and he lives with the price of war every day. Severely wounded during the Second Lebanon War, Weinreich is paralyzed from the chest down.
Grief and sadness are not major elements of the Jewish religion. Our
holidays are festivals during which we are commanded to be joyful and
content. Yet, when a loved one passes away, we mourn at the shivah, and
we grieve for 12 months for the loss of a parent.
SHOMRIYA, Israel — The majority of the nearly 9,000 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip who were evicted from their homes prior to Israel’s unilateral withdrawal in the summer of 2005 are still dazed and bitter as they struggle to regain their footing.
HERZLIYA PITUACH, Israel – Jon Allen, Canada’s 17th resident ambassador to Israel, is floating on a cloud of bliss.
TORONTO — For the first time, seven Jewish community agencies are joining forces to help people who are caring for aging or ailing family members.
TORONTO — Eric Stein’s serendipitous introduction to klezmer music turned out to be a life-altering event. 
TORONTO — Rabbi David Monson, known fondly as “the people’s rabbi,” died last week. He was 91.
La pauvreté qui touche de plein fouet les franges les plus défavorisées d’Israël est un “fléau” qui constitue “une sérieuse menace” pour l’avenir de l’État hébreu, estime la vice-présidente de la Knesset, la députée du Parti Travailliste Colette Avital.
MONTREAL — The Argentine government is determined to finally get to the bottom of the notorious bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires 14 years ago, the country’s consul general in Montreal said. 
TORONTO — The Toronto Jewish community provides leadership for the entire Jewish world, said Ted Sokolsky, president and CEO of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto at the organization’s annual leadership retreat recently.
MONTREAL — Sara Diamond stood before a Bell Centre corporate holiday crowd of almost 6,000 people last December. It was a month before her 13th birthday. 
Grief and sadness are not major elements of the Jewish religion. Our
holidays are festivals during which we are commanded to be joyful and
content. Yet, when a loved one passes away, we mourn at the shivah, and
we grieve for 12 months for the loss of a parent.
