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he Danforth Jewish Circle is committed to being responsive to the intellectual and educational needs of our community. Education and enrichment are our priorities.
Our highly successful speaker series fosters intimate discussions with prominent community leaders. The format is informal, the subjects are topical, and our discussions lively. Emphasis is placed on discussion and participation, as if our guest speakers and we were a group of friends, who have come together to delve into important and compelling (sometimes controversial…but never boring) issues of the day.
Past speakers and topics have included:
- Clayton Ruby, Noted Canadian Civil Rights Attorney
- Erna Paris, Author, Historian, and Women’s Rights Advocate
- Rachel Schlesinger on the role of women in Judaism
- Alan Borovoy, Head of the Canadian Civil Liberties Union
- Naomi Klein, Internationally recognized journalist and author
- Alex Pomson. The first Professor of Jewish Education at a Canadian University. discussing “Will my kids inherit the Jewish Identity gene?”
- Frank Bialystok, Writer and Historian on “Making sense of a complex chessboard: AlQaeda, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Israel.”
- Faith to Faith: A roundtable discussion with a Jewish woman who became a minister and an Anglican woman who converted to Judaism.
- 101 Questions to Ask a Rabbi
Future events currently under consideration include a film series and other special events.
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