Category: Blog
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 […]
Chai Blog: Natasha Koss
When your child gets diagnosed with a critical illness it’s easy to feel like the unluckiest family in the world.You feel alone, lost and afraid. If that is how I feel as an adult can you imagine what a child must feel? Chai Lifeline Canada came into our lives when we really needed hope, love […]
ChaiBlog: Milestones
People ask me how I find the courage to go on after Matthew passed away. Sometimes, it’s easy for me to get caught up in the everyday routine. We’ve had a wonderful summer, the kids loved camp and hanging out with friends. But I woke up the other day with a heavy heart, and I […]
Simcha in the City: Camp Lifeline Director Sonya
Have you ever felt you wanted your work days to slow down? Not many of us can actually say that, I never thought I would, but this summer that is MY story. Over 6 months ago I was given one of the biggest challenges since coming to Chai Lifeline. I was tasked with running our small but […]
Chai Blog: Linsday Frieberg
At Chai Lifeline, we know that family comes first. We offer a holistic approach to supporting our kids, because we know that in a crisis, every member of the family suffers alongside their brother, sister, or child. So, we offer services to serve every member of the family, and each service is unique and tailored […]
ChaiBlog: Riki Drazin
I had a remarkable opportunity the other week. Sarah is 11 years old, and had never been to camp before. She’s fighting cancer, and when I broached the subject of Camp Simcha, her parents were skeptical. “Leave us for 2 weeks? You must not know Sarah! She still sleeps in our bed! There’s no way […]
