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  • Evening of Inspiration 19 KislevCelebrate the Rosh Hashana for Chassidus and the day of liberation of the Alter Rebbe from czarist prison.
    Guest Speaker: Rabbi Naftali Silberberg
    Sunday, November 29 | 8:00 pm
    At JRCC West - 1136 Centre St. Unit 2
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  • Mother & Child Menora MakingSunday, November 29 | 11:00 AM
    Create a beautiful Menorah with your child. Plus grand balloon gelt drop!
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  • Chanukah 2026Bring more light, joy, and Jewish connection into your Chanukah!
    Join us for menorah lightings, family celebrations, creative children's activities, and more!

    Grand Menorah Lighting: Monday, December 7, 2026 | 6:00 pm
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  • Chanukah WonderlandA festive Chanukah experience for the whole family, filled with entertainment, creative activities, and holiday excitement.

    Sunday, December 6, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Schwartz/Reisman Centre - 9600 Bathurst Street


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  • RCS: NextGenesisA new monthly course for women, where the early narratives of Genesis emerge not as distant beginnings but as a living reflection of the human soul.

    First Class: Monday, November 9 | 8 pm

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  • Bar Mitzvah ClubGive the gift of knowledge to your son who is becoming Bar Mitzvah
    He will learn: Hebrew Reading ~ How To put on Tefilin
    We will also Prepare each child to read their individual Torah Portion.
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  • Building CampaignParner with us as we embark on the next phase of building our future home. Learn more
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The JRCC West Thornhill centre is a vibrant place, where Jewish people from the Former Soviet Union and their families; beginners and advanced, thinkers and doers, young and old, come together as one to study, to pray, to rejoice, to grow and connect.

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  • Why Do Some Tear Challah and Others Cut It?While most slice their bread, there are indeed some who rip on Shabbat, and some do so just on Frida... Read More
  • 6,500 Chabad Emissaries and Guests Fill Kinus Banquet to CapacityJewish education, growth the focus at gala banquet of 43rd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavi... Read More
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For hundreds of years, perhaps since the beginning of Creation, a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it. And your soul, from the time it was first...
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