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ARZA Canada:

Strengthening ties of Reform Jews to Israel

ARZA Canada:

Strengthening ties of Reform Jews to Israel

ARZA Canada:

Strengthening ties of Reform Jews to Israel

ARZA Canada (the Association of Reform Zionists of America – Canada) is affiliated with the Reform Jewish Community of Canada and the Union for Reform Judaism North America.

ARZA 2024 • Now More Than Ever

With over 8,400 members, our mandate is to connect with Reform communities throughout Canada, foster connections with and strengthen our ties to the Reform Movement in Israel, and work to realize the vision of Reform Zionism.

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Lee Weisser
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L’ Shanah Yoter Tovah – To a Better Year Ahead

 Shalom Chaverim/Chaverot,

ARZA Canada wishes you moments of sweetness and light as we celebrate this new year, while at the same time remembering our terrible losses and ongoing pain.

In solidarity with one another, we ask God for forgiveness, and for renewal of the covenant made with our people long ago.

May all be comforted by God’s presence.

Be inspired!

Watch this commemorative event from the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ)

https://streamyard.com/watch/SYrm9HUaJPiV

See below for more events commemorating October 7 across the country and around the world.

Renew your commitment to Israel

Join ARZA Canada for 2024/2025

  1.   Join through your synagogue or at arzacanada.org
  2.  Make a donation to ARZA Canada. Contact me directly at:

[email protected]

Make your choice today to support our community in Canada

and our colleagues in Israel. arzacanada.org

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L’Shanah yoter tovah,

Lee Weisser

President ARZA Canada

 

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MAILING ADDRESS:

ARZA Canada

120 Old Colony Road

North York ON  M2K 2K2

 

NEW! ARZA Canada has become a member of the Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism (ALCCA)

 

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Upcoming Events

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From the Shalom Hartman Institute:

With a startling rise in anti-Israel activism and antisemitism on campus, how can Jewish communities understand and respond to these dynamics?

Campus resources for this moment - click here

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Sunday October 27

Israel’s Music Since October 7

REGISTER HERE

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Building Bridges Series – Kvell at the Well

Kolot Mayim, Victoria

Register here

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Saturday November 9 - 7 pm

Temple Emanu-El & Zoom

Speaker - Shalom Orzach from the iCenter

Join us for an inspiring in-person and online event featuring Shalom Orzach, a renowned Jewish educator visiting from Jerusalem. A senior educator at the iCenter and expert in experiential Jewish education, Shalom has worked with global organizations such as Birthright, the Jewish Agency, and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of today’s leading voices in Jewish education.

More info and registration

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Miriam Pearlman

Podcasts

Miriam Pearlman, immediate past president of ARZA Canada, discusses the impact of Israel’s new government with fellow leaders in a Canadian Jewish News Daily podcast:

Arza Canada Privacy Policy

The Privacy Commission of Canada states the following:

Non-profit organizations are not subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) when they do not engage in commercial activities.

The following activities are not considered commercial and are not subject to PIPEDA:

  • collecting membership fees
  • compiling a list of members’ names and addresses/email addresses
  • mailing out newsletters

As you know, ARZA Canada represents Canadian Reform Zionists with members in all of Canada’s Reform congregations. Though independent of the sister organization, ARZA, in the United States, it is an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and Reform Jewish Community of Canada (RJCC). We are writing to address how ARZA Canada maintains its membership records, and in particular its commitment to the privacy of our members.

Accurate membership records are important to the entire Reform Jewish Community of Canada given that the size of our membership determines our influence on Zionist policies in Canada and in Israel. ARZA Canada members come through congregational solicitation and activism, and so annually it is provided lists of its members from Canadian Reform congregations such as yours in order to confirm individual memberships. This is deeply appreciated.

ARZA Canada has strong privacy practices to ensure the confidentiality of this membership information. It is used by ARZA Canada to communicate with our members and engage them in the activities of ARZA Canada, including joint programs with RJCC and our congregations.

For more please click here.

Meet Our Executive

Lee Weisser

Lee Weisser

President

Miriam Pearlman

Miriam Pearlman

Immediate Past President

Len Bates

Len Bates

Liaison to Reform Jewish Community of Canada

Cheryl Englander

Cheryl Englander

Vice-President 

Jeff Denaburg

Jeff Denaburg

Vice-President 

Dorothy Millman

Dorothy Millman

Vice-President 

Valerie Whitefield

Valerie Whitefield

Vice-President 

Judith Wiley

Judith Wiley

Secretary

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