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.
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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
World Zionist Congress – Election Update
Shalom Chaverim,
Many thanks to all of you who voted Reform in the World Zionist Congress election held in June. We commend your commitment to supporting the Reform movement and liberal values in Israel.
We’re all eager to know the outcome.
Unfortunately, it has taken longer than we hoped for the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF), who conducted the election, to release the election results. The CZF is being extremely cautious to verify that all votes comply with the election rules. This will ensure the integrity of the results.
World Zionist Congress meeting, August, 2022
We hope to have good news to report soon.
This article on voting irregularities in the US and UK provides background on why the CZF is taking such stringent precautions to validate the votes in Canada.
Thank you to our Reform leadership!
ARZA Canada thanks all our Rabbis, Cantors and Temple leaders in the Canadian Reform community for their awesome efforts to publicize the election and the importance of supporting Reform in Israel. Many also serve as delegates on our slate.
Reform Cantors “Kvelebration” concert in May raised funds for ARZA Canada
Regardless of the outcome, the campaign raised awareness of the challenges faced by our Reform brothers and sisters in Israel in shaping an Israel we can all be proud of. With your help, we can support Israel’s Reform movement in their ongoing efforts to champion the cause of equality and democracy.
Standing together in times of crisis
While we pray that the cease-fire with Iran holds, Israel’s Reform movement continues to help the victims of direct missile strikes with their basic material needs. This includes:
- The Mechina (pre-army) programs are volunteering to help Israelis in impacted neighborhoods.
- The Reform youth movement (Noar Telem) has also taken an active volunteering role.
- Psychological support for the Russian-speaking community, for whom the war represented renewed trauma.
- Expanded support for Bayit B’Kehilla, the housing program for young adults with disabilities.
Youth movement provides basic supplies to needy families
If you’d like to help our Reform family bring relief to Israelis suffering the effects of the war, you can donate here.
Praying for return of the hostages.
L’Shalom
Judith Wiley and Jeff Denaburg
Co-Chairs, ARZA Canada
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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.
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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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