March 22, 2023 As we watch with increasing alarm the existential crisis unfolding in Israel and the mass protests there and in the Diaspora against the agenda of Israel’s current hard right-wing government, the DJC Board has realized that we must assert our position and get involved. If this Israeli government’s agenda is implemented, the …
The horror of yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas is beyond words. 19 children and 2 adults have been killed. Others are injured and all traumatized. Schools should be places of safety and nurturing, places for the joys and challenges of learning and growth, for rich relationships among students and teachers. I am amazed by …
Statement from Rabbi Miriam on the Uvalde School Shooting Read More »
In response to the horrific shooting in Buffalo, I want to share the powerful and wise words from the movement in which I was educated and trained. These words speak to the heart of the Jewish commitments we seek to embody at the DJC – to witness and grieve the pain of others, to extend …
Statement from Rabbi Miriam on the shooting in Buffalo Read More »
Over the last week, 11 people were killed in terrorist attacks in Israel – from the Jewish, Druze, Arab-Israeli and Ukrainian communities. We firmly stand against this hate, and unite against terror. Torah extends moral imperatives to us to learn and practice – to pursue justice; to seek peace and pursue it; not to stand …
Statement from Rabbi Miriam on Recent Attacks in Israel Read More »
Bearing witness is a moral act. While you and I don’t have the power to hault Putin’s military aggression against Ukraine, and while I feel quite powerless as the horrific events in Ukraine unfold, we have the ability and moral responsibility to bear witness to this assault – -to bear witness Putin’s use of …
Public antisemitism has increased in Toronto and around the world since the recent violence in Israel and Gaza. This development is disturbing and runs contrary to the intersectional work of building solidarity and ending oppression. We want to share with you this statement on antisemitism from the Toronto Board of Rabbis. This is an important time …
A Muslim family was targeted and attacked in London, Ontario while they were walking on Sunday evening. Four people were killed. A child was seriously injured. No one should be afraid to walk through the streets of this country. No one should live in fear of being attacked because of their religion, identity, or beliefs. With hearts broken, with prayer, we stand, as …
Statement from the DJC on Anti-Muslim Attack in London, Ontario Read More »
We join all of Canada in mourning the devastating discovery of the remains of 215 children buried in unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Jewish tradition teaches that every life that is lost is an entire world lost. Our prayers and broken hearts reach to recognize each life and each lost …
DJC Statement on Kamloops Indian Residential School Read More »
Tonight’s celebration of Shavuot gathers us at the foot of Mount Sinai to open our ears and our hearts to hear Torah speaking to us and to this moment. This moment is one of multiplying heartbreak and horror as we witness rockets fall on Israeli cities and as we witness Israeli strikes on Gaza. This …
A Message from the Danforth Jewish Circle on the Eve of Shavuot Read More »
