Over the August 28-30th weekend, Toronto Jewish Association of the Deaf (TJAD) hosted its first Shabbaton Weekend at a hotel which was attended by over 80 people. This event which had Rabbi Chaim Kakon and Rabbi David Rabinowitz from Baltimore, MD participating, thanks to funding through the United Jewish Appeal Federation as part of Israel’s 50th Anniversary. Martyn Wayne reports that “we had great workshops, children’s programming, entertainments and a great opportunity to learn more about our Jewish roots. We had people coming in from the U.S.A. mostly from NYC, Halifax (Nova Scotia), and Montreal”. TJAD is planning a Retreat Weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the November 6-8th weekend to explore ways for TJAD’s future.