Statement on Food
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us but for those who are hungry the situation has become even more difficult. Every year during the Yamim Nora’im, the Toronto Board …
Statement Regarding Communal Reopening
We are living in difficult times. Jewish community is built around gathering together in prayer, ritual, and relationship. And yet, during this Covid-19 pandemic, we are unable to do these …
Statement Concerning Racism
As Canadians, we are proud of our multicultural society, though we recognize that within it also exists unresolved issues of hatred, racism and inequality. As Jews, we are committed to …
Statement on Celebrating Passover 5780/2020
How is this Passover different than all other Passovers? On all other Passovers there were no pandemics, but on this Passover, COVID-19 plagues the world. Passover is a time …
Support for Kosher Forward Campaign at the University of Toronto
We were deeply concerned to learn about the antisemitic situation at the University of Toronto this past week. The University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union rejected a Jewish student’s …