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Currently, most Jews in Canada live primarily in [[Montreal]] and [[Toronto]], numbering half a million people. Unlike other Jewish communities worldwide, the Jewish connection among the continent's residents is considered exceptionally strong, with many receiving education in Jewish institutions and only a small percentage intermarrying. | Currently, most Jews in Canada live primarily in [[Montreal]] and [[Toronto]], numbering half a million people. Unlike other Jewish communities worldwide, the Jewish connection among the continent's residents is considered exceptionally strong, with many receiving education in Jewish institutions and only a small percentage intermarrying. | ||
Canada has large concentrations of Charedi Jews. Thousands of families live in Montreal and Toronto, most belonging to the Litvish stream and many Chassidic groups, including: Belz Chassidim, Satmar Chassidim, Vizhnitz Chassidim, and Bobov Chassidim. Some communities have their own kashrus organizations and shechita systems. | Canada has large concentrations of Charedi Jews. Thousands of families live in Montreal and Toronto, most belonging to the Litvish stream and many Chassidic groups, including: Belz Chassidim, [[Satmar Chassidus|Satmar Chassidim]], Vizhnitz Chassidim, and Bobov Chassidim. Some communities have their own kashrus organizations and shechita systems. | ||
== Chabad in Canada == | == Chabad in Canada == | ||