MORRIS WINCHEVSKY SCHOOL

There's more than one way to be Jewish!

Testimonials for the Morris Winchevsky School ("The Shule")

"Having found The Winchevsky Centre, we are more focused on Jewish culture and we have reinstated lost habits. We both feel very comfortable with the notion that Jewishness can be taught properly, with the religious aspect being one of personal preference. We appreciate the lessons taught also, in respecting all people, and their ways of life and spirit."
Martha and Don Hale, Morris Winchevsky School parents

"Being at the Shule meant thinking about being Jewish, and caring about social justice. I'm proud of these things, and I'll be carrying them with me."
Daniel McCormick, Morris Winchevsky School graduate

"Perhaps the most important thing that I've learned (or begun to learn) is how to connect my being Jewish with different social and political struggles in Canada and around the world."
Nora Rochman, Morris Winchevsky School graduate

"Our kids have benefited from going to Shule. They are better people for having been there.”
David Sheinin, parent of 3 Morris Winchevsky School graduates

"[The school] is part of the experience growing up in the community that made Yiddish a living language and emphasized the importance of social justice... For the school to have survived is truly remarkable. There is less and less Yiddish out there and there is a lot of regret for not passing it on."
Sharon Hampson, member of Sharon, Lois and, Bram

"I never thought it was possible to reconcile secular humanism with flowing spirituality until we found the Winchevsky Shule. Now in her fourth year, our nine year-old daughter has connected to her Jewish heritage, while fostering a sense of fairness and global responsibility. Her younger sister can't wait to start Shule next year, and our entire family is thrilled to be a part of the Winchevsky community."
Gary Jury, Morris Winchevsky School parent and instructor, Ajax, ON

"While Shaina looks forward to her engaging, hands-on Sunday morning classes every week, my husband and I have come to look forward to the relaxed, welcoming atmosphere of Winchevsky Centre events, and the opportunities to schmooze with our fellow Shule parents."
Sylvia Hunter, Morris Winchevsky School parent

“Walking in on the theatre group [module], I was amazed at how enthusiastic and imaginative the kids were already. I would have thought they had been together for a month already, not just 15 minutes!”
Vlado Zemen, Morris Winchevsky School parent

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