TeamMS is a complimentary program to the MS Walk, RONA MS Bike Tour and other fundraising events.

Every year in Canada thousands of participants join together to take the TeamMS challenge and walk, run, cycle or golf on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

We invite you to join with at least three of your friends, family and co-workers to create your own team. Experience the camaraderie and excitement of TeamMS while helping to further the fight against multiple sclerosis.

Ahmadinejad’s appearance comes as the world continues its debate over how to confront Iran’s pursuit of nuclear technology, a problem of deepest concern not just to Israel and the West, but to Arab leaders who know that a nuclear Iran will become the region’s undisputed strongman. Iran continues to publicly insist that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, but the mullahs in power have little credibility to make such a claim. While some world leaders continue to accept Iranian assurances, others will publicly confirm what’s held privately by many: Just last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a reporter that it is “a certainty to all of our secret services” that Iran is working on a nuclear weapons program.

Now, an important new book, The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West, by Dore Gold, an American-born former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, makes the case that world leaders are failing their citizens by not halting Iran’s acquisition of this powerful—and deadly—technology. This failure, he argues, stems from Western leaders’ inability to understand the depth of Iranian enmity toward the West, and to recognize the deception routinely practiced by Iranian diplomats and other government officials.

That deception, according to Gold, is even admitted to by members of the Iranian government. In 2008, Iranian official Abdollah Ramezanzadeh stated in a public debate with advisers to the Iranian president that “[Iran] had an overt policy, which was one of negotiation and confidence building, and a covert policy, which was a continuation of the [nuclear development] activities.” Gold also quotes a speech, delivered by Iran’s former chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani, in which Rowhani states, “When we were negotiating with the Europeans in Tehran, we were installing equipment in parts of the [nuclear] facility in Isfahan.” These tactics have been all too effective, allowing Iran to proceed with its nuclear pursuits, in defiance of the world’s attempts to thwart them.

Meanwhile, the world’s leaders continue using the same approach—and somehow expecting a change in results. And all the while, Iran edges closer to possessing nuclear weapons.

Coincidentally, Ahmadinejad’s New York appearance bumps up against the anniversary of an event in world history that has become a symbol for short-sightedness and a refusal to address ugly realities: On September 30, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from a meeting in Munich with German leader Adolph Hitler. During their meeting, Chamberlain bowed to Hitler’s demand that Czechoslovakia surrender the Sudetenland, a region in western Czechoslovakia, to Germany. Convinced that this would pacify Hitler’s territorial ambitions, Chamberlain told the British people, “My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace for our time. Go home and get a nice, quiet sleep.”

Peace for our time.

Chamberlain’s promised peace, of course, was a phantom: There would be few opportunities for a “nice, quiet sleep” in Europe during the next seven years. Eleven months later, Hitler invaded Poland, and, two days after that, England declared war on Germany. Thus began one of the bloodiest and farthest-reaching wars the world has ever known. Chamberlain allowed his well-intentioned, earnest desire for peace to dominate his thinking to the extent that he turned a blind eye to Hitler’s true ambitions.

This, perhaps, is the overarching message of Gold’s The Rise of Nuclear Iran: If the free world truly wants to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, it first needs to evaluate Iran’s true ambitions with clarity—and to see through the obvious smoke screens thrown up by the Islamic Republic. To do this, world leaders must not allow their own wishes and hopes for peace without confrontation to overwhelm their clarity of thought and perception. Only then will we be able to confront this threat. By providing us with the historical context we need to evaluate Iran’s current activities, The Rise of a Nuclear Iran does a great service to all who truly seek real and lasting peace.

It is a natural human impulse to turn away from things we don’t want to see, but it is rarely productive in the long-term. We live in an unredeemed world full of moral unclarity, but we know that Truth illuminates—it is, after all, one of God’s names. While we must “seek peace and pursue it” (Psalm 34:14), we must simultaneously remain clear-eyed and watchful. We trust in the Eternal and beg Him: “Do not withhold Your mercy from Me, O Lord. May Your love and Your truth always protect me.” (Psalm 40:11)

With prayers for shalom, peace,

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President

Our mandate to provide interest-free loans to the Jewish community helps to promote self-sufficiency with dignity. By providing loans rather than charity, Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa (G’milath Chasodim) Association provides an important service to individuals and families in our community.

TJFLC has been providing interest-free loans to members of Toronto’s Jewish community for over eighty years, even prior to its incorporation on July 12, 1924.

TJFLC is the amalgamated organization that combines the loan services of Toronto Hebrew Re-Establishment Services, Loan Cassa and Educational Loan Program, offering personal, business and student loans to community members in need.

Our loans are helping a broad range of Toronto Jewry with a variety of needs including education, personal and business opportunities. There are approximately 550 active loans outstanding, with a total value of $1.5 million dollars.
Types of loan
Economic Opportunity Start-Up Business Loans of up to $15,000 are available to members of the Jewish community. These loans have a small administrative fee. Loan applicants must have a business plan leading to financial enhancement or independence.

Educational Loans of up to $7,500 are available to members of the Jewish community. These loans are granted to assist with the expenses of post-secondary education and are restricted to programs offered by institutions approved by the Ministry of Education. Since TJFLC educational loans are intended to supplement existing scholarship assistance programs, all educational loan applicants must show proof of application to the applicable government-supplied student financial aid program or programs.

Personal Loans of up to $5,000 are available to members of the Jewish community, to assist persons during temporary times of need. TJFLC will also assist needy and qualifying individuals with loans of up to $5,000 to assist with the expenses of Jewish Life Cycle events.

TJFLC gives loans for a multitude of purposes, but our focus is singular. We have a communal responsibility to the completion of Tikun Olam by assisting people to become independent and self-sufficient.

Every year in Canada thousands of participants join together to take the TeamMS challenge and walk, run, cycle or golf on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

We invite you to join with at least three of your friends, family and co-workers to create your own team. Experience the camaraderie and excitement of TeamMS while helping to further the fight against multiple sclerosis.

For our corporate partners it’s a chance to socialize outside of the office while promoting company unity, pride and team spirit.
Our TeamMS staff will reduce the demand on your time and resources with on-going support and motivational activities and incentives. This includes:

* Establishing TeamMS goals, plans and activities;
* Help registering your team;
* Provide tools to assist with recruitment and fundraising efforts including a Team Captain’s Handbook full of hints, tips and advice;
* VIP treatment including team captain gifts, team photos and the opportunity to win great team prizes and awards

Circle of Care is a community-based, non-profit, registered charity that has been serving Toronto and area residents since 1974. Over 450 staff and more than 600 volunteers are available to provide care in your home. Circle of Care provides care to multiple communities, ethnic and religious groups in more than 20 different languages.

Circle of Care is an accredited agency of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation, a member agency of the United Way of Greater Toronto and an affiliate agency of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Circle of Care provides service on behalf of four Community Care Access Centres in the GTA (North York, Scarborough, Toronto, and Etobicoke/York), as well as, for the City of Toronto’s Homemakers and Nurses Services Program. Circle of Care receives grant funding from the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care Division, Province of Ontario and through the Community Services Grants Program of the City of Toronto.
Moishe Alexander is proud to support this local charity.

As an organization committed to the well-being of seniors, we are constantly striving to improve conditions for the elderly at a local level and beyond. Our Social Action Committee was instrumental in establishing senior fares on the Toronto Transit Commission (Metropolitan Toronto’s public transportation system). As well, we successfully applied for traffic lights and a bus shelter at the corner near our building. The Social Action Committee continues to fight for seniors’ rights and recently sent a delegation to the Provincial Government to protest possible closing of the local Branson Hospital.

Other vital services that we offer to the community are our Outreach Programs , in which volunteers make visits and telephone calls to home-bound seniors who would otherwise be isolated. A kosher meals on wheels program is another service that is extremely important to seniors and family members who might be taking care of them

Moishe Alexander is involved with this community helping it grow with his support

Kehilla strives to provide affordable housing choices for all those within our community.

Our Mission:

The Kehilla Residential Programme identifies and champions affordable housing initiatives responsive to the needs of the Jewish community. The Agency’s mandate is fulfilled through research and education, project sponsorship, development consultation and property management.

Organization Profile:

Kehilla is staffed by an Executive Director, an Executive Assistant, a Supervisor of Property Management, a Property Manager, and a part-time Bookkeeper. An 18 member volunteer Board of Directors oversees the operations of the agency. Kehilla is fortunate to have a highly skilled and talented Board of Directors with representation from many professional backgrounds including lawyers, accountants, property management professionals, developers, planners and architects. There are separate Boards for Kehilla’s projects. Kehilla is the official housing agency of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

The mission of Circle of Care is to support individual independence and quality of life in the community. Through a broad range of health and home support service options we can assist in improving well-being, independence and quality of life for people living in their own homes.

Circle of Care is a community-based, non-profit, registered charity that has been serving Toronto and area residents since 1974. Over 450 staff and more than 600 volunteers are available to provide care in your home. Circle of Care provides care to multiple communities, ethnic and religious groups in more than 20 different languages.

Circle of Care is an accredited agency of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation, a member agency of the United Way of Greater Toronto and an affiliate agency of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Circle of Care provides service on behalf of four Community Care Access Centres in the GTA (North York, Scarborough, Toronto, and Etobicoke/York), as well as, for the City of Toronto’s Homemakers and Nurses Services Program. Circle of Care receives grant funding from the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care Division, Province of Ontario and through the Community Services Grants Program of the City of Toronto.

We initiate a “conversation” – through either personal attendance or electronically – where we can enrich our lives with knowledge and understanding of Judaism’s role in contemporary society.

All our actions – our planning, programs, and materials – are facilitated by the internationally-recognized experts and scholars who comprise our faculty and roster of guest speakers. These brilliant minds come to our communities through both face-to-face and on-line programs which are rooted in:

• The study of Torah
• Jewish law and tradition
• The desire to cultivate spirituality
• Intellectual openness and critical thinking
• Love and respect for all Jews
• The centrality of the Land and State of Israel
• Adherence to the highest ethical standards