One of the Jewish world’s most astute observers of past and present Jewish life – Andres Spokoiny – delivered powerful remarks recently in New York to an audience of philanthropists and communally committed but concerned North American Jews. Spokoiny spoke…

A year after Covid restricted almost all social and other inter-connections among most human beings around the world, a number of leading individuals involved in Jewish education in North America conducted an assessment of the state of Jewish education as…

Last week, in this space, GAJE featured the uplifting remarks and the even more uplifting, quite remarkable, act of generosity by Kaelen Sherman. At the end of May, Ms. Sherman pledged a gift of $25 million to TanenbaumCHAT in Toronto…

As GAJE reported last month, Kaelen Sherman, during the graduation ceremonies of this year’s graduation class from TananbaumCHAT, announced a gift to the school of $25 million. The donation – the largest ever to the school – established the Honey…

GAJE still awaits hearing whether the Supreme Court will allow us to appeal the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal that upheld the Divisional Court’s ruling to throw out our case. The odds are against us. But since when…

From the end of summer days in early September to the beginning of summer days in late June, our youngsters and their teachers have engaged in what the late Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks called “the passion of study and the…

After this update was written, on June 16, Kaelen Sherman, the daughter of the late Honey and Barry Sherman, announced the donation of $25 million to TanenbaumCHAT for the creation of the Honey and Barry Sherman Education Foundation. Speaking to…

The school year is winding down. Our children suppress no smiles anticipating their summer vacation. Nor do their teachers, principals, and administrators. They all share the same smile. Students of pedagogy, academics and teaching instructors, however, have compiled their observations,…

In prime tv time this week, from the chapel of the Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, Prime Minister Carney delivered a major policy address on fighting antisemitism in our country. Not surprisingly, the speech received mixed reactions: Critical, not enough…

Last year at this time, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) reported upon a “surge” of higher levels among Jews seeking more engagement with fellow Jews and participation in Jewish communal life. At that time, JFNA research showed that…