Leventhal Scholarship Information

The Abraham Leventhal Memorial Scholarships

The Atlantic Jewish Council invites applications from residents of Atlantic Canada for Abraham Leventhal Memorial Scholarships towards tuition fees for future post-secondary studies in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The award will normally be to a maximum of $5000.00 for each application. The biannual application deadlines are May 31st (for studies beginning the following September, or later) and November 30th (for studies beginning the following January, or later). Applicants can apply once in any 12-month period. Abraham Leventhal Memorial Scholarships may be used towards either part-time or full-time studies.

Criteria for Application: The applicant must be a resident of Atlantic Canada. For the purposes of this application, this means that the applicant must have resided continuously in an Atlantic Canadian province (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland & Labrador) for at least one period of 24 consecutive months, immediately prior to submitting their application, not including any time spent enrolled as a full-time student at a post-secondary institution. (“Full-time student” means that the applicant was enrolled in a post-secondary education program for at least 60% of the regular course load, or 40% if the applicant is disabled, including internships and practicums.).

Applicants must be attending a post-secondary institution in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Please note that the Halifax institution must be the institution from which the applicant expects to receive a degree/diploma. As well, please note that students studying on a semester/year abroad, or students attending satellite campuses of Halifax-based institutions (e.g. Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus) are ineligible for Abraham Leventhal Memorial Scholarships.

Applications available at: theajc.ca/scholarships

CAMP KADIMAH OAK ISLAND WEEKEND SUMMER 2020

BY NAOMI ROSENFELD, AJC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

In a typical summer, hundreds of Jewish families from across the country fl ock to the South Shore of Nova Scotia on Camp Kadimah’s visitors’ day in late July to spend time together while embracing Judaism and enjoying the outdoors. Although, of course, there was no visitors’ day weekend this year, 24 summer 2020 Kadimahenrolled families from across Nova Scotia managed to recreate a little bit of this magic— while following social distancing protocols, of course. From Friday July 17th to Sunday July 19th, 2020, families from the HRM, as well as those from Sydney and Wolfville descended upon Oak Island Resort for the weekend. Events were kicked off on Friday night with a traditional kiddish and hamotzi. Saturday was fi lled with outdoor activities: hiking, cycling, pool swims, kayaking, paddleboarding, arts and crafts, volleyball, hockey, causal games of frisbee or spikeball along the beach, and, of course, swims in the ocean. Shabbat ended with a Kadimahstyle musical havdallah along with a music-fi lled, smores-replete bonfi re. The weekend ended with a classic Kadimah daytrip—a journey to the beach! While nothing could replace being at Kadimah this summer, we are grateful to all 24 of these families for helping these children bridge the gap until summer 2021. S