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Welcome Ofir and Maya, our 2024-2025 ShinShinim!

 

And here's a video where you can get to know Ofir and Maya better!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf5oW9OUOhw
 

Connect your family to Israel: Host a Beit Rayim ShinShin

Hosting is an opportunity to form a meaningful relationship with a ShinShin, introducing them to our lives as Jews in Toronto while gaining an insider perspective into life in Israel today. Many ShinShiniot have formed close bonds with their host families - keeping in touch, visiting one another, and celebrating important life milestones together.

UJA offers a cheque exchange program for host families providing a donation tax receipt. Should you require more information please contact Dan at the office, 
directoradmin@beitrayim.org.

Testimonial from a former Host Family

"We have a busy household of 5, including 3 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 19, and had never really thought about hosting a ShinShin before. This year, more than ever, we wanted to give back and make a stronger connection with Israel and our community. We took the opportunity to host a ShinShin and can honestly say it was a remarkable experience. Our three kids each made their own connection with Shira and planted seeds for what we hope will be a deep and lasting friendship. It feels like we gained another daughter in Shira as she enriched our home and brought us joy and some Israeli culture.

We are excited for our next ShinShinim, Maya and Ofir, to arrive and create similar bonds with their host families and the rest of our community.  We highly recommend this rewarding experience!" - Shawna Sosnovitch

About the Program

In September 2014, Beit Rayim embarked on a very exciting project that you and your children will benefit from.We are very fortunate that Beit Rayim was chosen as a site for the ShinShinim to help us run our programs. The ShinShinim Project is supported by the UJA Federation Israel Engagement Shinshinim program.The Shinshinim are a select group of post-high school, pre-army Israelis who are trained and highly skilled to work with Jewish institutions in the diaspora to raise the awareness and pride for Israel. Several GTA Jewish institutions have taken advantage of this program. The reviews are spectacular!

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