Windsor Jewish Federation & Community Centre

06/12/2026

Shabbat Shalom Windsor-Essex!

Light your candles at 8:51pm

06/10/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome you back to the pool from July 6th-August 27th, open Monday through Thursday with lifeguards on duty to keep everyone safe and smiling.

Whether you're swimming laps or just cooling off, it's the perfect way to spend your summer afternoons!

🏊‍♀️ $25 per person or $100 per family each month.

Purchase your pass at https://jewishwindsor.org/event/swimpass2026/ and join us for a splash-tastic summer! We can't wait to see you at the pool!

*Closed for the civic holiday, August 3rd

06/09/2026

HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY!

Award-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated producer Yardena Schwartz is bringing a vital story to our community.

Her book, Ghosts of a Holy War, uncovers the 1929 Hebron massacre through historical records, personal testimonies, and previously undiscovered letters - offering a nuanced and deeply researched look at the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

With work featured in The New York Times, The Economist, TIME, and National Geographic, Yardena is known for her thoughtful, on-the-ground reporting.

Join us for an evening that will inform, challenge, and deepen understanding. RSVP at jewishwindsor.org

06/08/2026

06/07/2026

Protect yourself and your loved ones! Join the Windsor Police at the WJCC on Wednesday, June 10th at 1pm for an essential fraud prevention seminar.

06/05/2026

❤️ Shabbat Sha-Pride Windsor-Essex!! ❤️

Today is the first Shabbat during 🎉 Pride Month 🎉! We hope your week has been full of joy and love!!

Candle lighting tonight is at 8:47pm

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

Award-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated producer Yardena Schwartz is bringing a vital story to our community.

Her book, Ghosts of a Holy War, uncovers the 1929 Hebron massacre through historical records, personal testimonies, and previously undiscovered letters - offering a nuanced and deeply researched look at the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

With work featured in The New York Times, The Economist, TIME, and National Geographic, Yardena is known for her thoughtful, on-the-ground reporting.

Join us for an evening that will inform, challenge, and deepen understanding. RSVP at jewishwindsor.org

06/02/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

As we begin this month of celebration, reflection, visibility, and advocacy, we honour the vibrant history of q***r Jewish life.

LGBTQ+ Jews have always been part of Jewish life — as artists, teachers, activists, caregivers, rabbis, family members, community-builders, and seekers of belonging. From Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jewish doctor and pioneer of LGBTQ+ rights in the early 1900s, to activists like Leslie Feinberg and Rabbi Allen Bennett, the first openly gay rabbi in the U.S., q***r Jews have been on the frontlines of liberation movements for over a century. Some were celebrated, while many were hidden, excluded, or are remembered only in fragments.

Pride reminds us that visibility matters. Jewish memory reminds us that every story matters.

At the Windsor Jewish Federation and Community Centre, we recognize that Jewish identity and q***r identity are deeply intertwined for many. Too often, Q***r Jews have felt the need to choose between their identities rather than embrace their interconnectivity. This Pride Month, and always, we reaffirm our commitment to being an inclusive, pluralistic space that embraces all sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and forms of Jewish practice.

Today, more than ever, we are called to ensure safety, accessibility, dignity, and inclusion for every LGBTQ+ person. As censorship seeks to erase q***r stories, as laws threaten trans lives, and as hatred works against acceptance, we hold fast to the Jewish value that all people are created b’tzelem Elohim — in the image of God.

This month, we honour the generations of Q***r Jews who came before us, those who fought to build safer and more welcoming Jewish spaces, and those who continue to bring their full selves into Jewish community today.

May our community be a place where every person is seen, valued, and embraced. Let’s celebrate Pride by remembering our past, showing up for each other in the present, and building a joyful, just future together. 🌈✡️

And we're thrilled to announce that our annual Pride Shabbat celebration, in partnership with Windsor-Essex Pridefest, is happening on Friday, July 31st! Details coming your way soon!

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