Caring for community members in need

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Combined Jewish Appeal, with its emphasis on a community that stands “for one another,” raises money in order to help those in need.

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Yitzhak Rabin

Fifteen years ago: A devastating blow to the Jewish people

Fighting hatred and intolerance with all our might – whatever it comes from – may well be the best way in which we can honor Rabin’s memory.

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Jack Hasen

Montreal honoured with Beer Sheva’s Lifetime Achievement Award

The Beer Sheva Municipal Awards Committee has honoured the Montreal Jewish community with its 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. It is a glowing tribute to Montreal, to the role we have played in developing the capital of the Negev, and to the close personal relationships between our cities.

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IMAGINE 2020: Survey reveals a dynamic, diverse and committed community

Upon launching Imagine 2020, Federation CJA’s initiative to renew our Jewish community, we invited a dialogue so we could hear from community members, learn about their interests, and gauge opinions.

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National responsibilities: Strengthening Jewish life across Canada

Jewish life throughout Canada is an integral part of Jewish life in Montreal , and vice versa because the Jewish world is inter-connected and because our responsibility “for one another” doesn’t end at the city limits.

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Maximizing Youth Potential to break the cycle of poverty

Two years ago Agence Ometz launched Maximizing Youth Potential (MYP) to help teenagers from low income families to escape the cycle of poverty. The participants come from families that have been clients of Ometz for years.

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FIX

Young leaders seek FIX to combat addiction

A group of young Jewish leaders have teamed up to create FIX to raise funds that will be used to assist members of the Jewish community coping with addiction.

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