by Hillel Ontario | Apr 13, 2021 | Jewish Life at Ryerson, Uncategorized
This year, I had the privilege and honour of co-hosting Hillel Ryerson’s Multifaith Shabbat Experience. This is an annual social and educational event in partnership with Ryerson University’s Presidents Office where students and staff from across campus come together...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 13, 2021 | Event, Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized
Last month Hillel Ontario heard from Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada. After winning the leadership race back in October of 2020, Annamie became the first Black person and first Jewish woman to lead a federal Canadian political party. Since then, she...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 13, 2021 | Jewish Life at UofT, Uncategorized
One of my first memories as a UofT student was attending the annual Clubs Fair during Orientation Week. I knew UofT was a big school, but Clubs Fair showed me just how big it really was. All of Front Campus (UofT’s giant greenspace) was filled with representatives of...
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 | Mar 2, 2021 | Hillel Board, Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I joined a group of Hillel board members and lay leaders for a short presentation on Hillel’s Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF). Several students who had participated in the JLF program were on the Zoom call, as well as the Hillel staff who facilitate...
by Katie Goldig | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Zac Kaye Leadership Fund, we are excited to highlight the impact of the fund. In 2013, Zac Kaye retired after 18 years of dedicated service as the Executive Director of Hillel of Greater Toronto. This fund was...
