www.shalomtoronto.ca 33 Issue 356, Thursday, 22 Iyar, 5771 • 05.26.2011 500 Teens Join 10,000 More in a Day of Tzedakah Toronto teens join teens from across North America, Europe and Israel as part of the Global Day of Jewish Youth Service

Daniel Horowitz J-Serve brought together a diverse and More than 500 Toronto-area teens recently committed group of Jewish teens for rolled up their sleeves and joined forces with one common purpose, bettering our 10,000 other Jewish teens from across North community,” said Strelshik. “They’ve America, Europe and Israel on April 10th, all heard about the concepts of Jewish as part of J-Serve, the Global Day of Jewish values such as gemilut chasidim (acts of Youth Service. loving kindness), but on this day, they 2011 marks the second year in which Jew- all learned firsthand the importance of ish teens from across the Greater Toronto tzedakah and tikkun olam, our responsi- Area had the chance to participate in this bility to repair the world. No longer are international initiative, thanks to funding they just words, they’re a part of their by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and lives.” the PANIM Institute of BBYO. J-Serve To- “It was so incredibly fulfilling and ronto coincided with the kickoff of Volun- satisfying to serve on the J-Serve orga- teer ’s National Volunteer Week, our nizing committee, with so many other country’s largest celebration of volunteers, dedicated, enthusiastic, young volun- volunteerism, and civic participation. teers,” said Orli Matlow, co-chair, along J-Serve Toronto 2011 is presented by with Sam, of The Jewish Foundation’s BBYO, in partnership with B’nai Tzedek B’nai Tzedek program. “To see so many Teen Philanthropy, an initiative of UJA young people giving up their free time Federation’s Jewish Foundation of Greater simply to help others is such a positive Toronto, B’nei Akiva, Canadian Young Pictured are some of the more than two dozen J-Serve Ambassadors who lead J-Serve recruit- sign for our entire community. Many of Judea, Chabad Youth Network, GROW, ment efforts among their peers and within their schools and youth groups. these volunteers will, hopefully, contin- Habonim Dror, Hashomer Hatzair, Jewish ue to personify and practice the values Student Union, NCSY, Tzofim and United of tzedakah and tikkun olam as adults, Synagogue Youth. “Whether it was cleaning for Passover at the Anshei and that is so encouraging for the future For Toronto’s Sam Strelshik, 17, and the co-chair of Minsk Synagogue, visiting with patients at Baycrest, of our Jewish community.” The Jewish Foundation’s B’nai Tzedek program, and a selling pins for the Canadian Cancer Society’s an- The Toronto initiative was just one of over 100 member of the J-Serve organizing committee, the day nual daffodil month, or spearheading a transformative events internationally, where teens participated in a was everything it was meant to be. cleanup of Earl Bales Park for the City of Toronto, variety of different projects. (ShalomLife.com)

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