DJC Blog

This past Friday, many of us gathered in front of the Madinah Masjid forming a Ring of Peace in shared grief, solidarity and partnership with Muslims after the white supremacist shooting of Muslims in prayer in Christchurch, New Zealand. We were a sea of people including members of the DJC, members of our Danforth Multi-faith […]

Have you been looking for a way to get more involved with the Danforth Jewish Circle and make a lasting impact on your community? Here’s your chance! Nominations are now being accepted for new members on the DJC’s Board of Directors. Board members provide oversight, direction and input, and serve as representatives of the DJC […]

Several years ago, a couple of DJC members began talking about how to improve accessibility at the DJC. Important in its own right, improving accessibility for all of our members also meshed with the inclusivity principle that has guided the DJC since its inception. Currently, the DJC Accessibility Initiative (AI) Committee has ten members. The […]

In November, I released my first album of original compositions of Jewish prayersong. Over the past twenty years, these prayersongs have moved through me and outward into singing communities around the world – in shuls (including our own beloved DJC) and retreat centres, around Shabbat dinner tables and campfires and, as I found out from […]

Last month, we joined forces with Tanya Lee, a DJC member who runs a very special and unique book club for girls. A Room of Your Own Book Club gives girls ages 13-18 from at-risk communities the chance to explore and embrace a love of literature. The last book pick was a young adult novel called “Paper Hearts” by Meg Wiviott, […]

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” -Audre Lorde. African American feminist, womanist and poet The recent National Women’s March in DC and in cities around the US was a powerful mobilization of activism and unity – fighting for all women, fighting for […]

After several years of researching different possibilities, the DJC is announcing the solution to our diverse, inclusive community’s cemetery needs – a section at Beit Olam at Glenview Memorial Gardens for DJC members in good standing and their immediate relatives (see Standards of Practice for details). This is currently the only available option in Toronto […]

In December, I had a lovely experience when a father and young daughter volunteered to set up and clear at a Saturday Shabbat. Aya arrived with her father Nir and I could see right away that she wanted to help. Carefully, she poured the grape juice into the silver cup for Rabbi Miriam and Cantor […]