Since 1926 · The Jewish Left
Secular. Jewish. Social Justice.
The United Jewish People's Order promotes secular Jewish culture and education with a commitment to social justice, a non-partisan, independent, socialist-oriented secular cultural and educational organization.
Programs & culture
Yiddishkeit, lived together.
Secular holiday celebrations
Passover, Chanukah, and more, observed through a secular and social-justice lens.
Lectures & forums
Educational forums and discussions on the historical and current struggles for justice.
Yiddish & cultural events
Concerts, song, and Yiddish resources that keep the language and culture alive.
New episode monthly
The Jewish Heretics Podcast
The show that delves into the lives of extraordinary individuals - the artists, activists, and intellectuals reimagining what it means to be Jewish.
Where we stand
What we aim to do.
A progressive, secular Jewishness
Develop and perpetuate a progressive secular approach on social and cultural matters, our Jewish heritage, the Yiddish language, and holiday and festival celebrations.
Education, music, and culture
Sponsor secular Jewish education, musical and cultural groups, concerts, lectures, and public forums.
Social action
Take part in social action and related community activities.
Get involved
Why volunteer with UJPO?
For a century, UJPO has been a volunteer-led movement. Committees, events, and campaigns are powered by members who show up, there's a place for you.
Ways to get involved →- 01
Act on your values
Join committees working on Indigenous rights, the environment, and economic and racial justice.
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Build secular Jewish culture
Help plan concerts, holiday celebrations, and Yiddish programming that bring people together.
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Shape the organization
Members and volunteers steer UJPO's direction through committees and governance.
Our music
The Shandes
Songs of Jewish resistance, old and new. Protest and prayer, Yiddish and English, a hundred years of struggle set to music.
Sarena Sairan & David Wall
Our choir · Est. 1925
Toronto Jewish Folk Choir
A century of Yiddish song - from sharing the Massey Hall stage with Paul Robeson to the concerts and commemorations the choir still sings today. One of the oldest Jewish choirs in North America, and still ours.
Meet the choir →
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