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Source: Federation CJA
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Going to the candidates' debate: The CJN and CIJA hosted an 'E-lection' parley
On September 13, CIJA and The CJN hosted an election debate on issues that matter to the Jewish community featuring The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Liberal candidate; The Honourable Michael Chong, Conservative candidate; and Dr. Hal Berman, NDP candidate. The subjects ranged beyond Israel and combatting antisemitism. There are Jewish connections to climate change, Indigenous reconciliation, and Canadian foreign policy beyond the Middle East. Click here to watch the debate.
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Source: The Canadian Jewish News
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Chag Sukkot Sameach with #SelfieInTheSukkah
Take a photo in your Sukkah and post it to Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #SelfieInTheSukkah. Make sure to tag @federationcja, so we can feature your Sukkah Selfie in our community-wide Sukkot mosaic!
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Source: Federation CJA
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With Irwin Cotler hire, Gratz College emphasizes Holocaust education
Few Holocaust education graduate programs exist despite the proliferation of state mandates to teach the subject.
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Source: eJewish Philanthropy
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The secret rescue of the Afghanistan women's cycling team: helped by Canada's Jewish community
CIJA played a supportive role in helping a group of 41 Afghan refugees including women cyclists, and their families flee the Taliban regime last week.
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Source: The Canadian Jewish News
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Just As I Am : The Montreal Shira Choir. A beautiful film about an inclusive choir during a pandemic.
Just As I Am. A little film with a great big heart, will be premiering at The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal on Thursday, September 23 at 7:30 PM. The feature-length documentary follows the lives of several members of the Shira Choir, comprised of an exceptional group of singers with special needs, and the choirmaster who unites them, in a touching journey through sorrow and joy, life and death—during a global pandemic. Click here to register for the free screening.
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Source: The Montreal Shira Choir
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Why Sukkot is the holiday you need right now
It's a perfect holiday for a messed-up, broken-down kind of moment in time.
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Source: Tablet
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Honey cake French toast
The perfect recipe for leftover holiday cake that demands the french toast treatment.
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Source: The Wandering Chew
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Source: Federation CJA
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HELPLINE: If you, or anyone you know is struggling at this critical time, please call 514-734-1411 or email [email protected].
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GESHER – THE BRIDGE: Have you been impacted by COVID-19? The goal of Gesher is to help families and individuals withstand this financial crisis, ensuring that the impact is temporary and that community members do not withdraw from participating in Jewish life. To initiate Gesher assistance, please click here to fill out a short online form.
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Disclaimer
Federation CJA 360 is a news aggregate, offering readers a variety of articles and opinion pieces on topics of concern to the Jewish community and presented in a concise, convenient platform. The opinions expressed by contributors shared in Federation CJA 360 do not necessarily reflect the policies or the positions of Federation CJA, its staff or its Board of Directors.
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For over one hundred years, Federation CJA has been at the heart of the organized Jewish community in Montreal. In partnership with a vast network of agencies and organizations locally, nationally and internationally, Federation CJA builds and sustains this community by providing leadership and by supporting the delivery of services and programs to care for the vulnerable and those in need, to ensure a bright Jewish future, to represent communal interests and to positively affect issues in the wider society.
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