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One of our dedicated Meals on Wheels volunteer did her last shift with us in late December before moving out of town. Natalie Brown has been delivering Meals on Wheels since July 2020 and she shared the below with the Betel Centre staff about her time at Betel: "Since my very first shift July 15,… Continue reading A Heartfelt Thank You from Meals on Wheels Volunteer Natalie Brown

Rachel Levin is a popular art lecturer who often lectures at the Bernard Betel Centre for our weekly Tuesday Lifelong Learning Lectures. In her series of ‘Unconventional Materials’ she introduces artists from all over the world using unconventional materials to create their art. Giant Troll Sculptures Made of Recycled Wood Greet Visitors in the Great… Continue reading Unconventional Materials: Part 27 – Rachel Levin, Art Lecturer

It’s our 60th birthday! The Bernard Betel Centre, previously the Centre for Creative Living, will be turning 60 in 2025. We were ‘born’ out of a vision of National Council of Jewish Women where we offered our first half day social program and luncheon. Sixty years later we have over 2,000 members, provide programs and… Continue reading Message from Gail Gould, Executive Director

Thousands of Holocaust survivors and vulnerable seniors in Toronto’s Jewish community are going hungry. Since 2020, the Bernard Betel Centre has been feeding seniors through our kosher Meals on Wheels program. But funding is running out. How can we let our survivors go hungry -- or worse -- die? Without the Meals on Wheels program,… Continue reading Feed Holocaust Survivors Living in Poverty

Giving Tuesday is a global movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. This year for Giving Tuesday, we are reaching out to our community to help Supporting our Seniors (SOS): Meals Initiative. Seniors are going hungry. This Giving Tuesday, you can change that. More than 1,000 vulnerable… Continue reading Today is Giving Tuesday!