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## Articles

- [Miracles in the Sky](https://merkazisraeli.com/miracles-in-the-sky/): When a co-pilot attacked the captain on a flight full of Israelis, a wounded captain, quick-thinking passengers and two off-duty pilots brought the plane down safely. This Simchat Torah, we say thank you.
- [ChillZone Starts 4 October: The Motzei Shabbos Program for Kids and Teens in Thornhill](https://merkazisraeli.com/chillzone-starts-4-october-the-motzei-shabbos-program-for-kids-and/): ChillZone Thornhill Motzei Shabbos kids teens program starts 4 October 2026 at 7700 Bathurst: boys 7:00 to 8:00pm, girls 8:00 to 9:00pm, pizza and prizes.
- [הכולל הלילי בתורנהיל: מסכת יומא, 20:15 עד 21:00, ואיך עובדת המלגה](https://merkazisraeli.com/the-nightly-kollel-in-thornhill-masechet-yoma-8-15-to-9-00pm-and-how/): כולל תורנהיל לימוד לילי מלגה מסכת יומא: כולל זכרון אברהם לומד כל ערב 20:15 עד 21:00 ב־7700 Bathurst, וכל משתתף מקבל $300 בחודש. כל הפרטים כאן.
- [Sunday Morning at the Israeli Centre: Shacharit at 9:00 and Breakfast After](https://merkazisraeli.com/sunday-morning-at-the-israeli-centre-shacharit-at-9-00-and-breakfast/): Sunday morning Shacharit and breakfast at the Thornhill Israeli Centre: 9:00am davening in Nusach Edot HaMizrach, a full breakfast after, no membership, just c…
- [Yom Kippur 5787 at the Israeli Centre: Kol Nidrei on Sunday Night, No Tickets, Everyone Welcome](https://merkazisraeli.com/yom-kippur-5787-at-the-israeli-centre-kol-nidrei-on-sunday-night-no-tickets-everyone-welco/): Yom Kippur services in Thornhill, no tickets: the Sephardic Israeli Centre answers the question we hear every Elul. Kol Nidrei falls on a Sunday night in 5787.
- [A Powerful Message of Gratitude – Garry’s Miracle](https://merkazisraeli.com/garrys-miracle/): Garry was thrown ten metres into the air in a motorcycle accident and spent two and a half months in hospital. At his Seudat Hodaya, his message to all of us was simple: don’t take anything for granted.
- [Like a Father and a Son: Rabbi Avi Cassel of Olami at Our Seudah](https://merkazisraeli.com/rabbi-avi-cassel-olami/): Rabbi Avi Cassel of Olami joined our seudah to see the Center’s work up close — and left us with a message about how a son speaks to his father.

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Last updated: 2026-10-03. 7 articles indexed.
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