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 4,400 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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Judith Wiley and Jeff Denaburg
Co-Chairs, ARZA Canada
The Polls are Open – Vote Today!
Voting in the World Zionist Congress (WZC) election has started! Vote today!
Voting only takes a few minutes and costs just $2. For a few minutes and 2 dollars you can impact the distribution of $1 billion per year.
Reform has both vision and the ability to implement the vision
Israel’s Reform movement is on the front lines of the fight for democracy and equality for all Israelis.
Unlike other slates in the election, ARZA Canada has partners in Israel who make our vision a reality, through 54 Reform congregations, through the amazing Reform legal team working in the Supreme Court, and through many programs that help needy Israelis and promote co-existence with Arab neighbours.
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Reform Movement’s weekly Havdalah at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv |
Jewish and Arab families connect in the “Meeting Neighbours” program |
The Reform Movement in Israel and around the world depends on strong representation by the Reform faction in the WZC.
If we all do this small mitzvah, we can collectively make a big difference for Israelis.
Many extremist factions are trying to undo the great work of the Reform movement. Please don’t let them win by default. Vote Reform / ARZA Canada in the election.
Election Kick-off Event – TONIGHT (Thursday, June 5) at 7 PM ET
Get all the information about the WZC election and voting by attending our Reform kick-off event. It’s tonight at 7 PM ET.
The event is online. Here’s the zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87805743631
Passcode: 921609
Meeting ID: 878 0574 3631
Go to our website for instructions on how to vote, and the link to the voting platform.
L’Shalom
Judith Wiley and Jeff Denaburg
Co-Chairs, ARZA Canada
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Upcoming Events
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Digital Leaders for Progressive Judaism
The World Union For Progressive Judaism is offering a program to develop “Digital Leaders”, who will learn about the values of progressive Judaism and how to share them on social media. The program includes leadership training with time in Israel.
Click here for more information.
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Hope and Strength – Finding Resilience in Community and Song
Concert in support of Peace of Mind Canada
Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 pm ET
Temple Har Zion, Thornhill
Temple Har Zion and Temple Emanu-El are jointly hosting a unit of Israeli soldiers from the Peace of Mind program.
This critical initiative makes an enormous impact on the lives of the brave veterans who have so selflessly given of themselves to defend Israel. Hosting a unit of released soldiers will provide much-needed therapy for these exceptional young men as they begin their journey towards healing their emotional/psychological battle wounds. This experience will also enrich the lives of our community as we come together in love and support for Israel's heroes.
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:
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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.
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