In February of 1996 – 20 years and four months ago – the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto published the report of its Commission on Jewish Education. The commission had been struck some four years earlier in March 1992. It…

The Funding Committee is working on a set of newly imagined funding proposals. It is hoped that the target date for presenting them to the public will be in the early autumn. ••• In his column this month in The…

The CIJA Task Force on the Affordability of Jewish Education met last week. As a member of the task force, GAJE tries to contribute to its work and monitor the task force’s progress. The following is a brief summary of…

As reported last week, the GAJE committees are continuing with their respective tasks. The CIJA Task Force on the Affordability of Jewish Education met today. As you know, GAJE is a member of the CIJA committee. Next week we will…

Back to work. The Funding committee is refining and organizing a series of new funding options to present to the public. The Marketing committee is working on the details of a community event to be held, it is hoped, in…

  The Sedarim of 2016 are past. Their magical moments will now become new entries into our respective memory banks of all holidays past. ••• At this juncture in our effort, one year after we began, it is important to…

The next eight days provide somewhat of a lull in our work. After Pesach however, committees will resume their work, with lingering images of poignant Seder moments freshly inspiring us to do so. ••• Eight days ago a sophisticated blogger…

The meeting held earlier this week by Funding Committee to discuss new ideas and new possibilities towards funding was as heartening as it was spirited. In addition to four GAJE members, seven other individuals also attended. Space limited numbers. Moreover,…

The Funding Committee is sponsoring a meeting next week in which new ideas and new possibilities towards funding will be the only subject. A full report will follow outlining the most viable possibilities. There will actually be new options for…

In the coming weeks we will again appeal to the rabbis in our community to take up our cause, supporting it and speaking out on its behalf from their respective pulpits or places of teaching. It is our hope that…