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Passover Giving

This year, help more than 100 households in Jewish Hamilton and Niagara celebrate Pesach. Contribute to our HJFS Passover Assistance Campaign.

Kosher Food Bank

Seniors Living Well Centre

Volunteer

Areas of Focus

POVERTY REDUCTION

LIFE NAVIGATION

SENIORS LIVING WELL CENTRE

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING

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This Shabbat, we bake "shlissel challah" - challah

This Shabbat, we bake "shlissel challah" - challah shaped like a key or with a key baked inside. It's a beautiful tradition observed on the Shabbat after Pesach, symbolizing a prayer for parnassah (livelihood) and open gates of blessing in the year ahead. May our homes be filled with abundance, warmth, and peace.

Shabbat Shalom to our entire community! 🕊🍞🔑

Tonight marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah. We rem

Tonight marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah. We remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust and honour the survivors whose strength, stories, and resilience continue to inspire us.

At @hamiltonjfs, we are committed to supporting Holocaust survivors in our community. Our programs help them live with dignity and independence, offering:

• Homecare assistance — including personal support workers, occupational therapy assessments, and light housekeeping
• Gift cards for food and essential needs
• Emergency financial support for those facing urgent, short-term challenges

To learn more contact Jane Allen at 905-627-9922 x 26 or janea@hamiltonjfs.ca or visit our website.

May the memory of those we lost be a blessing, and may the courage and legacy of the survivors guide us toward a more compassionate world.

Please join us for the Hamilton community-wide Yom

Please join us for the Hamilton community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration this Thursday, April 24 at 7pm at the Ancaster Memorial Theatre. Pre-registration is required via the link in bio. Full details below.

Posted @withregram • @hamiltonjewishfederation 🕯️ Why Your Presence Matters at Yom HaShoah 🕯️

As time passes, it becomes more important than ever to honor and remember the stories of Holocaust Survivors. By attending Hamilton’s Yom HaShoah Community-Wide Commemoration, you stand in solidarity with Survivors, their families, and the entire Jewish community. Together, we ensure that their voices are never forgotten.

The evening will feature a candle lighting ceremony, a tribute video, and a special cello performance by John-Henry Crawford, playing a historic cello smuggled out of Austria by his grandfather, a Holocaust Survivor.

📅 Thursday, April 24 | 🕖 7 PM
📍 Ancaster Memorial Theatre, 357 Wilson St. E

This FREE event requires pre-registration.

🔗 Register now: LINK IN BIO

#YomHashoah #NeverForget #WeRemember #HolocaustEducation #HamiltonJewishFederation #MargaretsLegacy

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