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*Sent on behalf of Sharon Straus*

Words will never be sufficient to provide solace at such a distressing time. They will not alleviate the horror of the Hamas terrorist acts perpetrated against civilians in Israel. And, they will not reduce the fear that our Jewish friends and colleagues are experiencing worldwide. This fear has escalated with the recent global threats made by the terrorist organization, Hamas, for October 13.  While there is no known specific threat in the GTA at this time, we know that this is frightening for people.

We encourage you to continue to reach out to colleagues to check in. There are support services available including those at the OMA and the new Jewish Affinity Group, being established at Unity Health (see information below).

Some of our Department members have asked about a link to where they could obtain information about supporting health care needs and here is a link provided by Jeff Zaltzman:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/where-people-abroad-can-donate-to-israels-hospitals-troops-survivors-and-more/

With thanks to Jeff and Natalie for input on this note and to all of you for supporting and caring for each other and the learners.

Please let me know how best I can support you; my cell is 647 938 4525

Sharon

Please see below for the following updates

• Join the Jewish Affinity Group at Unity Health
• Social Media Guidelines for Faculty
• Flu and COVID-19 vaccines available beginning Monday, Oct. 16: See schedule for Fall vaccination clinics
• 2023 Angels Den
• Request for Core Internal Medicine 2023 CaRMS Interviewer/File Reviewer Availability