Board & Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Betty Gaertner
Chair
Directors
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Suellen Boyd
Talia Klein Leighton
Laurel Rothman
Carrie Goldstein Mazoff
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Founders
Rabbi Arthur Bielfeld
Dodo Heppner
Roger Hyman
MEET
mazon
MA·ZON (mah’ZOHN)
Hebrew for food, nourishment & sustenance.
MAZON Canada is a grassroots community foundation that feeds both Jewish and non-Jewish Canadians in need by supporting front-line food projects across the country.
Our partners include food banks, school nutrition programs, hot meals at shelters, community garden projects, and more.
Each year, we provide hundreds of grants to these partner programs – helping them purchase food, fridges, freezers, and garden supplies to strengthen their programs and feed their communities.
In 2022, Mazon provided 360,000 meals
through 262 partner programs
in 89 Canadian towns and cities.
Through Mazon, Jewish Tzedakah reaches people of all ages, ethnicities, faiths and abilities, with a special focus on those most vulnerable:
children, single parent households, Indigenous people and communities, low income seniors, people with disabilities, new Canadians, refugees, and more.
VISION
Jews joining with other Canadians to ensure that every individual in Canada leads a hunger-free life.
MISSION
MAZON Canada is the national Jewish response to hunger. We support initiatives that educate Canadians and foster effective solutions to end hunger.
MAZON'S GUIDING BELIEFS
Tzedakah (Charity)
Restoring Justice
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Righteousness, justice and fairness are key Jewish values that are central to Tzedakah (Charity) – Restoring Justice. MAZON Canada’s approach to hunger relief and social justice is based on Tzedakah and the fundamental obligation that Jews have a duty to help vulnerable individuals and families in our midst ultimately become self-sufficient.
Tikkun Olam
Repairing the World
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Dedicated to the concept of Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), MAZON Canada promotes the elimination of hunger in recognition that we can work towards the betterment of the world and the lives of future generations. Together, we have a collective responsibility to end hunger in Canadian communities.
Inclusion
Serving All Canadians
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MAZON Canada understands that the full realization of our Jewish values involves supporting all Canadians who are hungry and lack access to affordable, nutritious food. We therefore support, on a non-denominational basis, direct service organizations that alleviate hunger for Canadians from all backgrounds.
Human Dignity
No One Should Go Hungry
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MAZON Canada is guided by the fundamental Jewish belief in the essential dignity of all human beings. Central to survival and to dignity is the basic right to sustenance and food. To this end, MAZON Canada is committed to ensuring Canadians have access to healthy, nutritious food in a dignified and respectful way.
TURNING BELIEFS INTO ACTION
MAZON'S BOARD & STAFF
STAFF
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IZZY WAXMAN
Executive Director
GRANT GOODMAN
Associate Director
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MADDY WINTERMUTE
Office and Community Coordinator
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ROBBIE SOLWAY
Grantee Liaison
RACHEL MANSON
rachel@mazoncanada.ca
Social Media Storyteller
NOA MAYER
noa@mazoncanada.ca
Grantwriting Assistant
BOARD
CARRIE GOLDSTEIN MAZOFF
President and Chair
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LAUREL ROTHMAN
Treasurer
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AMY MATCHEN
Nominations Chair
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AMY STEELE
Allocations Chair
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JOSH ZELIKOVITZ
Governance Chair
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TAI JACOB
Director
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SHELLEY RIVKIN
Director
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LAURENCE BARCHICHAT
Director
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FOUNDERS
Rabbi Arthur Bielfeld
Dodo Heppner
Roger Hyman
CONTACT US
546 Palmerston Blvd.
Toronto ON M6G 2P5
Toronto Local: (416) 783-7554
Toll-free: 1-866-MAZON-22 (1-866-629-6622)
Charitable number: 107680779 RR0001