One of the many beautiful traditions in our faith, not widely practiced today, is that of writing an ethical will. In an ethical will parents pass on to their heirs their wisdom, a code of ethics and morality, which are as much a part of legacy as are material possessions.
In prescribing an…
Common values of family, friendship, and hachnasat orchim – offering hospitality to guests – brought us together at a Shabbat table. Although we grew up in two very different Canadian Jewish communities – Toronto and Saskatoon – when we met, we found that we might easily have come fr…
The Chenstochover Aid Society is a mutual benefit society, which was founded in Toronto in 1914, by a group of newly-arrived immigrants from the Polish city of Czestochowa. The Society was originally formed to provide assistance to its members, who fell ill, and required financial assistance…
As children of the Holocaust who came to Canada as orphans, we have been granted numerous blessings. Overcoming many obstacles, somehow we have always been able to look forward to a brighter future. We are blessed with four children, their spouses and 7 grandchildren who are bringing us lots…
My parents, Basia Z"L and Israel Z"L Chaiton, met in in Wierzbnik, Poland. They married in 1939 but were separated when the Nazi horrors began. They both survived the camps, including Auschwitz, before reuniting in Sweden. My mother’s family perished but my father’s two brothers surv…
