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How will you make a difference this year?

Every year, we joke about the timing of the Jewish holidays and the fact that they are either early or late. This year, the holidays seem to be particularly early. While we are still enjoying some lovely late summer heat, I find myself thinking and planning for the holidays.  

This plannin…

March of the Living Canada 2015 - Mini-Israel Ceremony

March of the Living Canada 2015 - Mini-Israel Ceremony



The annual March of the Living program brings thousands of young people from around the world each year on Holocaust Remembrance Day to Auschwitz-Birkenau to honour the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and to pledge to build a b…

From Ralph's Desk - Yom Ha'atmaut & Yom Hazikaron

Tonight, Israel and the Jewish people begin to observe Yom Hazikaron  - Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. Tomorrow evening, Israel and the Jewish world begin a 24-hour birthday party in celebration of Israel's Independence Day.   

 

Sinc…