by Hillel Ontario | Sep 30, 2022 | Hillel Ontario, Jewish Holiday, Weekly D'var
One of the primary themes throughout the past month of Elul and into this season of renewal, is the idea of teshuvah. Teshuvah is one of those Jewish concepts that we talk about a lot and often assume we all understand. We may have been told that, in order to merit...
by Hillel Ontario | Sep 28, 2022 | Hillel Ontario, Jewish Holiday
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה. Blessed are You, HaShem our God, Sovereign of all, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season. When I was thinking about what I would...
by Hillel Ontario | Sep 23, 2021 | Jewish Holiday
Across the province this month, Hillel Ontario was excited to welcome students back to campus. From socially-distanced backyard visits to Shabbat dinners-in-a-box, Hillel found innovative ways to meet first-year students, and reconnect with those that haven’t been...
by Katie Goldig | Mar 4, 2021 | Jewish Holiday, Jewish Life at Queens, Jewish Life at Ryerson, Jewish Life at UofT, Jewish Life at York, Uncategorized
Hillels York, UofT and Ryerson This past week, Hillels York, UofT and Ryerson, in partnership with JLIC, celebrated Purim together. As we all know, this year has been an especially unique year. Although there was no way to have a regular in-person Megilah reading and...
by Hillel Ontario | Jan 4, 2021 | Entertainment, Event, Jewish Holiday, LGBTQ+
I am the LGBTQ+ engagement intern for Hillel York. My job as an intern is to help build and strengthen the LGBTQ+ community at Hillel York. To do this, I organized an event called 8 Gays of Channukah on December 5th, 2020. The event was a drag show that featured...
by Hillel Ontario | Nov 1, 2020 | Jewish Holiday, Jewish Life at Ryerson, Jewish Life at UofT, Jewish Life at York
I love the holiday of Sukkot and look forward to it every year. While often overshadowed by the High Holy Days, I find that it offers us a chance to relax after the intensity of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For a week, we are invited to enjoy the outdoors, to...
