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We are proud to introduce Dr. Russell Goldman as Neshama Hospice's inaugural Medical Director.With nearly 30 years dedic...
04/27/2026

We are proud to introduce Dr. Russell Goldman as Neshama Hospice's inaugural Medical Director.

With nearly 30 years dedicated to palliative and end-of-life care, Dr. Goldman is one of Canada's foremost experts in hospice care. He has served as Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital, Palliative Care Clinical Co-Lead for Ontario Health (Toronto Region), and as Medical Director of Palliative Care for the Toronto Central CCAC. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Goldman’s life's work has been guided by a single question: how do we provide better care at the end of life to more people? It's a question that has always led him back to the same conviction — that people deserve real choices about how they live, and how they die.

That conviction marries perfectly with Neshama Hospice’s goal to provide compassionate, individualized and family-centred end-of-life care, attending to an individual’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs while supporting their loved ones throughout their journey.

"Hospice, at its best, offers something profound: the safety and support of a full care environment, with the warmth and dignity of feeling at home," says Dr. Goldman. "At the end of life, it is not only the person dying who needs care. Neshama Hospice is built to keep that promise."

Welcome to the team, Dr. Goldman!

Our volunteers embody the true spirit of hospice — caring for the whole person and showing up for our community in the m...
04/24/2026

Our volunteers embody the true spirit of hospice — caring for the whole person and showing up for our community in the most meaningful ways. We are deeply grateful for them.

Volunteering gives back just as much as it gives. Volunteers grow in ways they didn't expect, connect with an incredible community, and find real meaning in the everyday moments. Most hospice volunteers say it changes their outlook on life — they become more present, more grateful, and more at peace with what truly matters.*

If you'd like to explore future volunteer opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. Let us know your skills and interests. Email us at: volunteers@neshamahospice.com

*https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17895491/

04/20/2026

Hospice care is fuelled by the compassionate support of people who give their time freely.

Half a million hours. Thirty thousand lives touched. In Ontario alone, hospice volunteers provide practical and emotional support to residents, community members, families and loved ones to make sure everyone is supported at the end of life.

This National Volunteer Week, we're honouring every person who has ever sat beside a stranger, lent an ear, or donated their expertise to help when it mattered most. And we’re learning what volunteering means to some of our own volunteers.

If you've ever considered volunteering with a hospice, there's never been a better moment to take that first step. Email us a volunteers@neshamahospice.com to learn more.

*Statistics reflect annual volunteer contributions across Ontario hospices.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/hospice-palliative-care-ontario/

Advance Care Planning (ACP) is the process of pausing to reflect on what matters most to you — and what that means for t...
04/16/2026

Advance Care Planning (ACP) is the process of pausing to reflect on what matters most to you — and what that means for the care you receive.

It's about your values, your hopes, and the choices that are yours to make.

ACP is how you share those wishes with the people who love you, so that when the time comes, they can stand beside you — confident they're honouring what feels right for you.

Your wishes are your hopes for your care. Your preferences are the choices you'd make in different moments. When the people closest to you understand both, they feel more prepared — and more at peace — knowing they're reflecting what truly matters to you.

For some, that may mean choosing comfort-focused care, like hospice — centred on dignity, comfort, and the quality of each day.

Whether you're young or older, living with illness or feeling well, planning ahead or navigating something new — ACP is simply part of planning a life well lived.

At Neshama Hospice, we believe planning helps ensure that your healthcare journey isn’t only about medical decisions; that it reflects who you are holistically - mind, body and spirit - and gives the people who love you the peace of mind — and everyone who supports you the clarity — to journey with you at end of life in a way that honours the individual that you are.

For more information, visit www.advancecareplanningontario.ca

Today, on National Caregivers Day, we recognize the extraordinary individuals who care for others with compassion, dedic...
04/07/2026

Today, on National Caregivers Day, we recognize the extraordinary individuals who care for others with compassion, dedication, and love.

Across Canada, family members, friends, and professional care providers support people living with complex health needs and life-limiting illness every day. Almost 1 out of every 10 of us provide care to someone with a serious illness.*

Caregivers are present and vital through some of life’s most meaningful and difficult moments, offering comfort, presence, and unwavering support across all facets of life - physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and more.

Caregivers devote themselves to ensuring dignity, compassion, and connection.

Caregiving can change and grow across different stages of life, and we recognize that those who give so much of themselves deserve to be supported by their communities and the systems around them.

Today, and every day, we honour all caregivers for their critical role. Thank you for your dedication, strength and compassion.

*StatsCan, 2024

04/01/2026

Neshama is the Hebrew word for "soul." Here, we honour the essence of who a person is — their culture, their values, their faith.

That is the foundation we are building from, every single day.

Neshama Hospice, currently under construction, is Canada's first hospice residence founded on Jewish values, and open to all. Three principles sit at the heart of everything we do:

Acts of loving-kindness that go beyond duty.

A commitment to healing and repairing the world, one family at a time.

The sacred practice of truly being present with those who are ill and their loved ones.

These principles will shape the care we give, the environment we create, and the way we show up for every individual at end of life, and their loved ones.

To learn more about Neshama Hospice, visit our website (link in bio) and sign up for our newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gTVbFvtw

Neshama is grateful for and relies upon the generosity of our supporters, donors and volunteers. To explore ways you can support Neshama through your expertise or gifts-in-kind please reach out to info@neshamahospice.com






03/26/2026

Not everyone knows what a hospice residence really is — or that hospice residence support individuals and their loved ones too.

A hospice residence is a homelike setting where people receive 24-hour care during their final weeks of life. These spaces provide comfortable rooms, peaceful environments, and professional medical support. Hospice residences focus on creating a warm atmosphere where loved ones can spend meaningful time together. Care is provided by nurses, doctors, personal support workers, social workers, spiritual care staff and trained volunteers. Most importantly, there is no cost to patients or families for this care in Ontario.

Staff and volunteers at a hospice residence are alongside patients and loved ones through the end-of-life, ensuring comfort, dignity, and expert support.

03/19/2026

Nearly all of us will face the end-of-life needing support. Neshama Hospice will be North York's first hospice residence, offering care that is timely, personal, and rooted in human dignity — meeting a need our community has waited too long for.

None of this happens without you. To our incredible donors and supporters: your generosity is laying the foundation for something that will bring comfort and peace to hundreds of families each year. Thank you.

At Neshama Hospice we will transform end-of-life into an opportunity for presence, connection, and the relationships that define us.

If you'd like to be part of making that possible, please consider donating at neshamahospice.com

March marks National Social Work Month, and at Neshama Hospice, we recognize the steady presence behind so many meaningf...
03/05/2026

March marks National Social Work Month, and at Neshama Hospice, we recognize the steady presence behind so many meaningful moments in hospice care: social workers.

Social workers don’t just provide support through end-of-life care. They hold space for the hardest conversations, the quiet fears, the unfinished stories. They:

• help families find clarity when decisions feel overwhelming;
• walk with individuals through grief that begins long before goodbye;
• support children, partners, and loved ones in ways that meet them where they are;
• connect families and chosen families to practical resources so no one feels alone in the details; and
• they remain a supporting presence as families move through bereavement.

Social workers ensure care goes far beyond symptom management to honour the full human experience; rooted in dignity, shaped by identity, and guided by meaning, culture and legacy.

This month, we recognize social workers and the commitment, compassion, clinical skill, and humanity they bring to everyone navigating end of life.

Interior Designer Stacey Cohen has spent two decades leading annual giveback projects that leverage her design expertise...
03/02/2026

Interior Designer Stacey Cohen has spent two decades leading annual giveback projects that leverage her design expertise — renovating community spaces, transforming homes for families in need. Giving back is in her DNA, and when she learned about Neshama Hospice through founding donor and Board member, Cindi Brand, she knew this was something she wanted to support. She came on board to source the finishes, materials, and furniture that would bring the architect’s vision to life — and she did it as a gift.

The result? A deeply human space created to support people at their most vulnerable.

“I want the experience of the space to be about the people,” she says. “The idea is not to look here or there and catch their attention. The design is supposed to take a back seat to the people, and to facilitate the sense of support.”


This isn't just construction—it's the building of a new choice in exceptional end-of-life care for our community.While w...
02/19/2026

This isn't just construction—it's the building of a new choice in exceptional end-of-life care for our community.

While winter weather has the future home of Neshama Hospice looking wrapped up and protected from the outside, inside these walls, something exceptional is taking shape.

Steady progress is underway and we’re delighted to share that Neshama's interior spaces are taking shape - and we'll be sharing photos very soon! Every detail has been considered as part of our approach to holistic end-of-life care for individuals and their loved ones.

When we open our doors in late 2026, families will find:
- private rooms offering dignity and comfort;
- private patios and gardens for peaceful reflection; and
- thoughtfully designed spaces that honour both residents and those who love them.

You’re seeing a vision unfold and we’re grateful every day for those who have brought us to this point. We know many more will join us to create Neshama Hospice and all that it will be for the people we serve.

It’s the collaboration and support of our partners and donors that make real and strengthen the circle of care we're creating together.

Reach out and learn how you can help us build Neshama Hospice: www.neshamahospice.com/atimetobuild

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2041 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON
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