Category: Blog

Chai Blog: Teddy Lubimzev

We all know the miracles of Chanukah; the military victory of the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil that should have lasted one day but stayed burning for eight. But there was another miracle not many people know or talk about that took place many years later. The Power of Teamwork As the holiday […]

Chai Blog: Stu Guttman

We all know the miracles of Chanukah; the military victory of the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil that should have lasted one day but stayed burning for eight. But there was another miracle not many people know or talk about that took place many years later. After the destruction of the second Temple, […]

Chai Blog: Finding Peace

Finding Peace I finally feel at peace. It has now been 2 and a half years since I lost my husband Matthew to cancer. This past month is always one of the hardest, as we would have celebrated our 12-year wedding anniversary. Of course, I miss him every day and still have moments of getting […]

Chai Blog: Maureen Leshem

I didn’t find Chai Lifeline…. Chai Lifeline found me. In different places, by a host of different characters over a period of several years, I heard this name Chai lifeline, mentioned, praised and discussed, without giving much thought to what it even meant. Until one day a friend of mine, whose daughter is so close, […]

Chai Blog: Jen Gelberger

The Toronto branch of Chai Lifeline Canada has four case managers (including myself), who each carry a full caseload. Every day one of the case managers goes down to Sick Kids to visit our clients, whether they are inpatient, in for outpatient chemo/treatment or in for appointments. In Toronto alone we service close to 400 […]

Chai Blog: Dina Benayon

This summer I had the opportunity to chaperone our 4th annual Penina’s Helping Hand trip to Disney World. Penina’s Helping Hand is the division of Chai Lifeline Canada dedicated to kids of parents who are critically ill or who have passed away. Although the trip itself is exhausting, it was an experience I will cherish […]

Chai Blog: Miriam Leibowitz

Team Lifeline Season  2017/2018 is HERE! I am so excited that we already have over 90 Canadian runners and walkers participating in both the Vegas Rock ‘n Roll Run in November 2017 and the Miami Marathon in January 2018. They are training and fundraising hard to help send children to Camp Simcha and support other Chai […]

Chai Blog: Mordechai Rothman

Making Dreams Come True As the summer season ends, I look toward the new year and would like to take the opportunity to speak about a few of the programs we ran this summer at Chai Lifeline Canada. Since Chai Lifeline Canada celebrated its 10th anniversary this past March at our annual concert, I would […]

Chai Blog: Esther Malka Shaffer

One more pedal stroke, one more mile to go. The cars honk as they pass by. You watch them as they pass you by. As you follow with your eyes and wish you could move along at their pace. The sweat drips and that voice in your head says you cannot push your quad one […]

Chai Blog: Craig Fried

I had the privilege of taking my family to visit Camp Simcha last month and wanted to reflect on our experience. As we approach the Jewish New Year, it provides for an opportunity to look back and truly consider and evaluate all aspects of one’s life and how we have traversed the landscape this past […]