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are Canadians More "Jewish" Than Americans? By Miriam Perl Are Canadians More "Jewish" Than Americans? Which community has been deemed the “model Diaspora community"?American Jews appear to have lost that…

New Course at Torah High: How Food and Culture Shape the Jewish Experience When it comes to Jewish tradition, food usually plays a central role. We’ve all heard the joke…

3 Things We Can All Learn From The Book of Ruth Shavuot is fast approaching, and while we’re all excited for the holiday (and the cheesecake), we want to take…

what's with the cheesecake? Shavuot, And The Meaning Behind One of Judaism's Least-Understood Holidays Shavuot is one of those Jewish holidays that somehow gets lost in the hustle and bustle…

spring regional shabbaton The NCSY Canada spring regional shabbaton brought together 130 NCSYers from the GTA, Ottawa and Montreal to The Thousand Islands. Highlights included an NCSY senior farewell to…

MARCH OF THE LIVING TAKES NCSY AND TORAH HIGH TEENS ON A JOURNEY FROM POLAND TO ISRAEL Thirty Torah High students enrolled in the March of the Living course travelled…

Live2Give Awards Ceremony May 21, 2019 It was a fantastic evening of celebration for our amazing Live2Give Girls and Boys! Over 100 teens in the Jacobs family Live2Give program received…

The Haircut holiday What We Can Learn From Lag Baomer The end of the Omer is upon us and I don’t know about you, but over at NCSY we’re ready…

Yom Haatzmaut at torah high

How much do you know about different foods and cultures? Which culture eats with their hands? Which culture considers it respectful to slurp when eating noodles?  And which culture has…