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In Tishrei 2009, after much effort, a new eruv was installed in southeast Toronto by emissary Rabbi Avraham Plotkin, connecting southeast Toronto with the rest of Toronto's eruv. Towards summer 2012, Camp Gan Israel Toronto was established in Haliburton, about a two-hour drive from Toronto (considered relatively close by Canadian standards). Before the camp's opening, Haliburton City Council renamed the street leading to Gan Israel grounds to "Gan Israel Trail." | In Tishrei 2009, after much effort, a new eruv was installed in southeast Toronto by emissary Rabbi Avraham Plotkin, connecting southeast Toronto with the rest of Toronto's eruv. Towards summer 2012, Camp Gan Israel Toronto was established in Haliburton, about a two-hour drive from Toronto (considered relatively close by Canadian standards). Before the camp's opening, Haliburton City Council renamed the street leading to Gan Israel grounds to "Gan Israel Trail." | ||
In Menachem Av 2019, the Chabad "Noam Institute" inaugurated a mikvah. The city's emissary is Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Zaltzman. The main Chabad community is located in an area called "Chabad Gate" in the city's north, in the Thornhill-Vaughan area. Rabbi David Schochet serves as the community's rabbi there. In the second area, there is a smaller community alongside a large yeshiva led by the late Rabbi Akiva Wagner. | In Menachem Av 2019, the Chabad "Noam Institute" inaugurated a mikvah. The city's emissary is [[Yosef Yitzchak Zaltzman|Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Zaltzman]]. The main Chabad community is located in an area called "Chabad Gate" in the city's north, in the Thornhill-Vaughan area. Rabbi David Schochet serves as the community's rabbi there. In the second area, there is a smaller community alongside a large yeshiva led by the late Rabbi Akiva Wagner. | ||
== Chabad Institutions in the City == | == Chabad Institutions in the City == | ||
* Lubavitch Yeshiva Toronto - Elementary and advanced yeshiva led by Rabbi Akiva Gershon Wagner | * Lubavitch Yeshiva Toronto - Elementary and advanced yeshiva led by Rabbi [[Akiva Gershon Wagner]] | ||
* Cheder Chabad Toronto - School serving the Chabad community. CEO: Rabbi Yona Shor, Directors: Rabbi Baruch Zaltzman and Rabbi Mendy Marmulstein | * Cheder Chabad Toronto - School serving the Chabad community. CEO: Rabbi Yona Shor, Directors: Rabbi Baruch Zaltzman and Rabbi Mendy Marmulstein | ||
* Beis Chomesh High School - Chabad girls' high school for students worldwide | * Beis Chomesh High School - Chabad girls' high school for students worldwide | ||
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* Chabad Friendship Fund Toronto | * Chabad Friendship Fund Toronto | ||
* Gan Israel Toronto - Camp located in Haliburton (two hours from Toronto) | * Gan Israel Toronto - Camp located in Haliburton (two hours from Toronto) | ||
* Tomchei Tmimim Toronto (elementary and advanced yeshiva) | |||
* Beis Chomesh School for Girls | |||
== Synagogues and Chabad Houses == | |||
* Chabad Lubavitch Center 770 Toronto - Main Chabad synagogue led by Rabbi Moshe Spalter | * Chabad Lubavitch Center 770 Toronto - Main Chabad synagogue led by Rabbi Moshe Spalter | ||
* Co-op Shtiebel - Chabad synagogue in Rabbi Dov Melich Katz's home | * Co-op Shtiebel - Chabad synagogue in Rabbi Dov Melich Katz's home | ||
* Chabad Young Professionals Synagogue - Located in Thornhill | * Chabad Young Professionals Synagogue - Located in Thornhill | ||
* Jewish Russian Community Centre (JRCC) - Chabad house with over 5 branches serving Russian Jews, led by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Zaltzman | * Jewish Russian Community Centre (JRCC) - Chabad house with over 5 branches serving Russian Jews, led by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Zaltzman | ||
* Maon Noam - Chabad institute led by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Rabiski and Rabbi Israel Eliyahu Friedman. | |||
* Hebrew-Speaking Chabad Center - Led by Rabbi Israel Landa | * Hebrew-Speaking Chabad Center - Led by Rabbi Israel Landa | ||
* Southeast Toronto Chabad Synagogue - Serving about 400 Jewish families (as of 2009), led by Rabbi Avraham Plotkin | * Southeast Toronto Chabad Synagogue - Serving about 400 Jewish families (as of 2009), led by Rabbi Avraham Plotkin | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||