Pages tagged 'A Word From Our Chair'

A Word From Our Chair - Our Battle is Canada's Battle

As we prepare to welcome the Jewish New Year and the sacred season of reflection and renewal, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who provided feedback on...Read More

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October 01, 2024

A Word From Our Chair - Unity and Resilience

I completed this message late last week and submitted it before Shabbat and then, like all of you, was horrified by the unfolding events in the Middle East. We watched,...Read More

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April 17, 2024

A Word From Our Chair - We are forever changed

On October 7, our Jewish world changed dramatically and forever with the unleashing of a horror so vile, so unimaginable, that none of us will ever be the same again. ...Read More

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November 08, 2023

Terrorists will not prevail

Monday evening, thousands of Jewish community members gathered in Toronto for a rally and in Montreal for a vigil to demonstrate our united support for Israel following an unprecedented attack...Read More

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October 11, 2023

A Word from Our Chair - Calling out antisemitism

Earlier this week at a Canadian university, a professor in the Faculty of Engineering showed his class a 20-minute film produced by Amnesty International called Palestinians Through Apartheid that purported...Read More

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August 04, 2023

A Word from Our Chair | June 12, 2022

Last week U.S. President Joe Biden released a National Strategy to counter antisemitism. It is, arguably, unprecedented; and it is certainly an ambitious and comprehensive plan of initiatives to combat...Read More

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June 12, 2023

A Word From Our Chair - Have Your Say

Like you, during the past few weeks I have watched the unfolding turmoil in Israel over the proposed judicial reform, the continuing and escalating – but largely peaceful – protests,...Read More

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March 31, 2023

From Dubai to Jerusalem | A Word From Our Chair, March 14, 2023

Last week, I had the privilege of traveling to the UAE and Israel with a delegation from the CIJA Board, along with other leadership – both lay and professional –...Read More

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March 16, 2023

A Word From Our Chair - Standing Strong Against Antisemitism

Last week an article by Vladimir Putin’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, caught my attention. He had the audacity to compare NATO support of Ukraine and their so-called mistreatment of...Read More

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January 25, 2023

A Word From Our Chair - Light in the darkness

During the last 12 months, as the world began to recover from a pandemic that dramatically impacted all our lives and the people of Ukraine were unconscionably and viciously attacked...Read More

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December 23, 2022

Thank you!