FROM THE EDITORS
friday night
Welcome to Friday Night VOLUME 1, No. 1
Where debate, discussion and community come to life
Publishers/Editors
David Bale
david@fridaynightmag.com
When we embarked on our journey – nearly our tradition, as you will read in the story of
Paul Grossinger
two years ago – to create a new Jewish maga- a woman who calls up her Jewish instinct for
paul@fridaynightmag.com
zine for Toronto, we solicited feedback from social nullustice to improve the lives of a far off
a variety of people. What we discovered from village that has rarely seen a Jewish person.
nullrt Direnulltor
those initial discussions was that developing nullou will read opinions from upstanding
Adrian Doran
and planning a magazine that is as colourful, nullanadians who are also passionate about
interesting and multi-faceted as our commu- nullsrael, but with possibly varying visions as
nulldnullertisinnull Sales
nity itself will not be an easy task. to what that means. nullou will go beyond the
Paul Grossinger
We ran our idea by friends and family, en-
trepreneurs, service organizations, synagogue nullontributors
executives and a whole host of community Hershl Berman, nullay Brodbar,
leaders, representing the entire political, so- nullracy null , nullon nullsillag, Geoff George,
cial, economic and religious spectrum. nullll
Dave Gordon, Bernie nullarber,
in all, the feedback was plentiful, invaluable,
nullicole nullallmeyer, nullon nullevine
honest and constructive. nullore importantly,
nullriel nullcHugh, nullony nullihonull,
it was greeted with unanimous enthusiasm.
Aviva nullanullsnully, nullarah nullhana nulladcliffe,
nullt was our meeting with nullmir nullssin,
nulldele nulloss, nullatthenull nullullivan,
nullsraelnulls nullonsul nulleneral in Toronto, that
nulleonard Wise
really provided us with the inspiration to
pursue our goal. nullt was nullmir who listened
carefully and gave our nullpitchnull thoughtful headlines to explore the spate of anti-nullsrael
Paul Grossinger
nullriday nullight provides nullorontonulls nullenullish comnull
consideration. nulle then told us, nullonnullt shy protests in our city and how the community
& David Bale
munity nullith information that is inspirational,
away from controversy. nullou want to write is responding. nullou will see two sides to a com-
thought provonulling, entertaining and usefulnull
about the things that people will discuss and mon nulluestion asked by young parents plan- information that further strengthens and unites.
debate at their nullriday night dinner table.null ning their childrennulls education. nullou will learn nullt celebrates nullenulls manulling an impact on our
Thatnulls when the light switched on. nullriday some surprising facts about the commitment great city and the traditions and lifestyles that
nightnull nullf course, we come together on nullriday of Jews in uniform, who have put their lives
continue to bond nullorontonulls historic, gronulling,
night to welcome nullhabbat. We come together on the line in the defense of nullanada. nullounullll
thriving and passionate nullenullish community.
on nullriday night to unite family. We come meet some young innovative people among
together on nullriday night for the comfort of us who have made their mark by inspiring us
nullhe vienulls enullpressed by the authors are not
community. We come together on nullriday in business and entertainment.
necessarily those of nullriday nullight. All editorial
night to celebrate our heritage and culture. We nullnd similarly to your dinner table on a
submissions are subnullect to editing. nullo part of
come together on nullriday night to talk, renullect, nullriday night, you will be able to compare
this publication may be reproduced nullithout the
laugh, express opinions and catch up with one notes on everything from books to food
enullpress nullritten consent of nullriday nullight.
nullhe content of this publication is provided for
anothernulls busy lives. nullnd, of course, we come to travel to shopping and everything in
the general guidance and benenullt of our readers.
together to eat. between.
While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy
Those are the actions and ideals we aspire nullegardless of what day it is, when younullre
and completeness of the information at the time
to achieve in Friday Night, an independent reading these pages, it is Friday Night.
of publication, errors and omissions may occur.
meeting place in print, where Torontonulls We hope you will ennully it.
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thriving and burgeoning Jewish commu-
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ideas, experiences, advice and opinions.
The premier issue of Friday Night provides
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a sample of everything we hope to be.
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continue to perform heroically and the To- nullhornhill, nullnull nullnullnull nullnullnull
ronto Jewish community continues to re-
spond with generosity in an overwhelming
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effort to rescue the people of nullaiti, following vnull id nullale nullnullaul nullrossinger
the devastating earthnulluake there. nullising to
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