by Hillel Ontario | May 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Toronto, ON – May 24, 2022 – Today, after an intensive global search, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Rabbi Seth Goren has been appointed the next Chief Executive Officer of Hillel Ontario. Rabbi Goren moved to Toronto in 2017 from Philadelphia to...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Weekly D’var: Pesach – Yael Swartz, Hillel Laurier There are many Torah portions that are read on Passover. They include information about mitzvot that we do, both on Passover and on an everyday basis, and also tell the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Weekly D’var: Metzora – Hannah Silverman, President of McMaster Hillel and 3rd-year Health Sciences student Parshat Metzora outlines the halakhot (laws) of tzaraat, divinely afflicted leprosy. The classic example of behaviour that causes the onset of tzaraat is lashon...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Weekly D’var: Tazria – Jordan Epstein, Queens Hillel This week’s parsha is Parashat Tazria. It is the fourth parsha in the book of Vayikra and covers a variety of laws governing ritual purity and impurity. The parsha begins with a discussion of the purity status of a...
by Hillel Ontario | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Purim morning as a child felt like what I imagine Christmas morning feels like for those who celebrate. My mom ran a gift basket company, and Purim morning was when she would turn those talents towards her family. Placed carefully next to each of my siblings’ doors...
by Hillel Ontario | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
On February 1, 2022, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a Q&A session with Chella Man. Chella Man is a deaf, genderqueer, transmasculine, Chinese, Jewish artist. Amassing almost half a million followers on Instagram, Chella has dedicated his work to advocating for...
