MEGA EVENT T.O. 2011 - WHO'S COMING?

By: Melissa Zeller

Every year thousands of young Jewish adults are given the most generous life-changing gift: A FREE trip to Israel.  Yes, a FREE trip. Taglit-Birthright Israel's founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world, to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry and to strengthen participants personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people. This is an amazing organization and it is time Toronto celebrates all the good they are doing. 

On Thursday, August 11, 2011, the biggest Birthright celebration ever will hit Toronto - MEGA EVENT T.O. 2011. UJA’s Community Connect, the Birthright Israel Alumni Community and Magen Boys Entertainment are coming together to provide young adults with an unforgettable party to celebrate the past 11 years of Birthright Israel - the trip that has sent over 200,000 Jews to Israel for FREE. 

 

MEGA EVENT T.O. 2011 will be taking place at The Warehouse Event Venue (2-35 Carl Hall Road) with Canada's hottest DJ, DJ SKRATCH BASTID. There will be great entertainment, amazing Israeli food and a strong taste of Israeli culture

MEGA EVENT T.O. 2011 will also provide attendees with the opportunity to win a free trip to Israel courtesy of Air Canada. Buy a ticket and you are automatically entered into the draw to win. 

TWITTER COMPETITION: You can also win free tickets to the event through our Twitter competition! Just follow @jewcrewTO and then tweet why you are excited for the MEGA Event with the hashtag #MEGATO. 

This event promises to be the biggest Birthright reunion ever in Toronto. Come out and celebrate a trip that has changed, inspired and ignited a Jewish spirit in thousands. 

Don't miss out on an amazing night. Buy your tickets NOW!

http://www.feduja.org/evite/2011/2011_birthrightmegaevent/index2.html

SEE YOU THERE! 

ISRAEL MEGA EVENT PHOTOS

Adam our Intern and the Minyan of Oscar Winners

Written by: Alana Kayfetz

Adam Gurza is the current intern with UJA's Community Connect. Adam has just returned from spending 5 months in Israel. While living there, Adam was an active volunteer at the Bialik-Rogozin school in Tel Aviv. This school was the subject matter of the Oscar winning short documentary " Strangers No More" directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon.

Adam- the Intern

According to JPost , "The 40-minute American film about South Tel Aviv's diverse Bialik-Rogozin School focuses on the sagas of three foreign, non-Jewish pupils – Esther from South Africa, Mohamed from Darfur and Johannes from Eritrea. The film shows how the school has taken kids from all backgrounds, with the most tragic histories, and given them a new life in a humane environment where race, religion and nationality don’t matter".

The Jewish connection to this year's acedemy awards was overwhelming: According to JTA, they refered to this year's Oscars as the Minyan of Jewish Talent -Here  is the article that ran on Feb 28, 2011 "Jewish talent shines at 2011 Academy Awards"

With Summer creeping in, we hope you become inspired by the shimmer of hollywood, the Jewish connection to the Oscars and, of course Adam the Intern! If you want to make a difference and volunteer in Israel or other parts of the world in a Jewish way, please contact Jodi Katzeff jkatzeff@ujafed.org 416 398 6931 ext.5382.

What?! A FREE TICKET TO ISRAEL?????

So Birthright just gave you the gift of a FREE trip to Israel, use that experience to get back... FOR FREE!


That's right, here's your chance to win a flight to Israel: 

Here are some of the greats from the last few years:

Ben Lemar

Liat Elster

Jenny Schweber

Alyssa Bobkin

Abisaac Saraga

Becca Love

GOOD LUCK!