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  • JLI: Wrestling with FaithJoin Rabbi Tzali for 6 Tuesdays | Starting May 12th
    A thoughtful and engaging journey into life’s biggest questions, exploring doubt, faith, and the search for a meaningful relationship with G-d through the lens of timeless Jewish wisdom.
    Register here
  • Shavuot CelebrationFriday, May 22 | 5:00 pm | At Chabad
    Hear the Ten Commandments and enjoy a Dairy Buffet Dinner, followed by Shabbat Candle Lighting
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  • Camp Gan IsraelRegistration for Summer 2026 is OPEN!
    to the happiest campers in all of Durham Region! Friends, fun, field trips, and more. A Gan Izzy summer is like no other - jam packed with awesome activities and overflowing with Jewish pride!

    more info & register
  • Building CampaignChabad is a place where people from all walks of life feel welcome and at home. Partner with us as we embark on the next phase of building our future home. Read More
  • Planned GivingHelp ensure a bright future for Judaism in our community. Leave an eternal legacy to the Jewish community. Remember Chabad in your will. Read More
  • Online Jewish ResourcesOur Knowledgebase covers every area of Judaism, and gives you the Jewish spin on all other areas too! Information, tools, blogs, how-to wizards, multimedia, stories, women's and kids sections and so much more... Read More
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Learning & Inspiration
  • Celebrating Jewish Life in America Join us for Shabbat 250 Read More
  • 10 Reasons We Are Grateful for AmericaAhead of Shabbat250, we take a look at some of the reasons why this milestone holds particular reson... Read More
  • Mordechai Sheftall: Patriotic Officer, Prisoner of War, and Proud JewMordechai Sheftall, 1735-1797, the highest-ranking Jew to serve in the American Revolution, was a de... Read More
  • Tribute to Rabbi Moshe KotlarskyHonoring a tireless builder of Judaism on his second yahrtzeit. Read More
  • Amen vs Brich Hu in Kaddish: Why the Different Customs?Tracing the origins of a subtle liturgical divide. Read More
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Whitby, ONT Canada
Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
May 21 - May 23
Daily Thought
Everyone agrees with all the wonderful advice and ethics written in the books of the sages. Everyone agrees that this is the way to run your life. Yet each of us has our escape route, to avoid bettering our lives by changing ourselves. We ask, “Were those words truly meant for me, or perhaps for someone else in another time and another...
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