ShinShinim are young Israeli leaders who have just finished high school and who come to the GTA for one year to volunteer in our community. They are hosted by local Toronto families and engage more than 12,000 Jewish community members each year with cutting-edge programs focusing on contemporary Israel.
ShinShinim Toronto, powered by UJA, has the largest delegations of ShinShinim in the world. The program—a collaboration with the Jewish Agency for Israel—is active in over 40 day schools, synagogues, supplementary schools, youth movements, community programs, and summer camps. The ShinShinim lead thousands of experiential education programs each year that focus on contemporary Israel and bring an authentic Israel experience to the Toronto community.
This year marks the 20th year of ShinShinim in Toronto. Follow the journey of the 20th cohort on Instagram here.
- Bialik Hebrew Day School
- Montessori Jewish Day School
- Netivot HaTorah Day School
- Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School
- Robbins Hebrew Academy (RHA)
- TanenbaumCHAT
- Leo Baeck Day School
- The Toronto Heschel School
- Adath Israel Congregation
- Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Beit Rayim Synagogue
- Beth Sholom Synagogue
- Beth Tikvah
- Beth Tzedec Congregation
- Congregation Darchei Noam
- Congregation Habonim of Toronto
- First Narayever Congregation
- Holy Blossom Temple
- Temple Emanue-El
- Temple Har Zion
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- The Village Shul
- Baycrest
- BBYO
- Schwartz/Reisman Centre
- Prosserman JCC
- Miles Nadal JCC
- Reena
- Torah High
- UJA Public Outreach
- Amit De Beer
- Amit Elinzon
- Amy Talmi
- Ayala Yaari
- Danielle Sharon Betzaleli
- Iddo Belinsky
- Ido Garty
- Ilai Michael
- Inbal Zayit
- Lana Zavodchikov
- Lior Lahat
- Maya Eichis
- Nadav Weissman
- Netanel Pashur
- Noya Shany
- Omer Segal
- Pelleg Aram
- Yeela Medina
- Yuval Aran
- Yuval Elbert
For more information, please contact Israel Engagement at israelengagement@ujafed.org or call 416.635.2883 x 5816.
