I am proud to share with you that on March 29, Federation CJA’s Board of Directors approved a balanced budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The highlight of the budget is the fact that after two years of budget cuts to our constituent agencies, we were able to approve a flat budget for the agencies this year, not cutting our allocations locally.
Imagine 2020: Community Dialogue
“We strive for Montreal to be the city with the highest quality of Jewish life in North America. In our vision of the community, Montreal Jewry is cohesive, yet diverse and pluralistic. It allows every Jew, irrespective of ideology, lifestyle choices, and ethnic background, to find a Jewish option for him or herself. It is a community that creates and thrives; a community that produces Jewish knowledge and innovates in services and programs.” – Imagine 2020
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The Victims of Terror Fund“It is difficult to convey the utter fear, the terror, and the emotional and physical devastation of a rocket attack. I have been the victim of more than one in Sderot, but I believe that we must be strong. Because if we leave Sderot, the next day we’ll have to leave Ashkelon and then Tel Aviv, and eventually we will have no home”. |
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Lasting impressions: Lessons from the HolocaustFor the past five years I have been a teacher at Beurling Academy in Verdun where I teach a course called Ethics and Religious Culture to grade ten students. It is a class whose objectives are the recognition of others and the pursuit of the common good. It was with these objectives in mind that I accepted an invitation to participate in the Intergenerational Program at the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors, which gives students the opportunity to meet with Holocaust survivors, listen to their stories, and learn about this dark era in human history. |
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