Dorot Presents: Tikkun Olam in Toronto
A Conversation with Cari Kozierok of Ve’ahavta
Tuesday, February 18, 11:00 am
We invite our Wisdom Generation to come and learn about the situation regarding poverty and homelessness in our city. Together, we will become better informed about some of the amazing organizations enacting the Jewish principle of Tikkun Olam in Toronto, and helping people in need get back on their own two feet. Our special guest presenter will be Cari Kozierok (Executive Director of Ve’ahavta).
$15/member and $18 member, including lunch catered by Holy Grounds Cafe after the program.
Games will follow at 12:30 pm, as per usual, in the Schwartz/Reisman Atrium.
The Dorot program is generously sponsored by Carole and Jay Sterling and Family.
CARI KOZIEROK
Cari Kozierok has been the Executive Director of Ve’ahavta since 2017.
Ve’ahavta is a Jewish Humanitarian organization dedicated to promoting positive change in the lives of people of all faiths and backgrounds who have been affected by poverty and homelessness.
Cari’s entrepreneurial spirit has been central to the unprecedented expansion and growth that Ve’ahavta has experienced over the last few years effectively quadrupling the number of people served by the organization. With a lifetime of involvement in the Jewish community, before serving in her current role, Cari was the Executive Director of Beth David Synagogue and later, Adath Israel Synagogue and before that, an entrepreneur in the for-profit sector.
An active outdoor enthusiast, when she isn’t mountain biking, hiking, or kayaking, Cari is spending time with her 6 mostly adult kids and her partner Howard.
Cari is passionate about putting Jewish values into action and is driven by tikkun olam – the belief that we must each work to repair the world, leaving it better than we found it.
