Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society
Est 1899
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Chag Pesach Sameach from the Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society
Dear Members, as we approach the Festival of Freedom, we reflect on our own long history of community and resilience here in Toronto. Since 1899, our society has gathered to support one another in times of both celebration and need. Our society’s mission has always been rooted in "benevolence"—looking out for one another and supporting the wider Jewish community. In the spirit of the holiday, we celebrate the bonds that have kept the THBS strong for over a century.
This Passover, as you sit at your Seder tables to recount the journey from slavery to liberation, we wish you a holiday filled with meaningful traditions and the joy of being together.
The THBS Board of Directors wishes you a healthy and joyous Passover. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming meetings and social events. Chag Pesach Sameach.
UJA Walk with Israel Sunday June 7, 2026.
UJA Walk with Israel Sunday June 7, 2026.
Event: Comedy Night with Yohay Sponder
May 7 at 7:30pm
For more information, email teliasoph@friendsofjnfca.org with Subject Yohay Sponder
Pictures & Historical Highlights from the 60th Anniversary Membership Drive (half way down the page)
Pictures & Historical Highlights from the 60th Anniversary Membership Drive (half way down the page)
EVENT: ROSALIE AND ISADORE SHARP & GERALD SHEFF & SHANITHA KACHAN
EVENT: ROSALIE AND ISADORE SHARP & GERALD SHEFF & SHANITHA KACHAN
PRESENT:
PRESENT:
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Perry - THBS Website Adminstrator
A brief history of the THBS
A brief history of the THBS
During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, large numbers of Jews immigrated to North America. Among these Jewish immigrants, it became common practice to establish mutual benefit societies.
In return for annual dues, members received assistance in several areas, such as medical or financial expenses, as well as cemetery privileges and community social programs.
Incorporated in 1899, the Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society (THBS) was the first Jewish mutual benefit society in Ontario not associated with a particular synagogue. The first meeting of the Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society took place in January 1899 and the Society received its charter from the Ontario Government in February 1899.
The members were mostly immigrants from eastern Europe; the original thirty-five members were all cloak makers. In addition to its sick benefits and burial functions, the THBS also provided organized social programs for the community.
125 years later, the THBS is still active today, offers social events, meetings, and charity work and continues to maintain its cemetery properties and provide burial plots. It supports several organizations, such as Beit Halochem, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Israel Cancer Research Fund, and United Jewish Appeal, among others.
To find out how to be a member, please contact us.
We are thankful that all 20 living hostages have returned home, bringing a measure of peace. Please pray for the return of the remains of those who were murdered in captivity
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