City overview
Toronto is Canada's largest city, home to about 3 million people on the shore of Lake Ontario, with world-class museums, a lively waterfront and Niagara Falls within day-trip range. It also has one of North America's largest Jewish communities, about 187,000 people across the Toronto region. Orthodox life runs along Bathurst Street, from Forest Hill and Bathurst–Lawrence north through Bathurst Manor and North York into Thornhill, a corridor lined with shuls, kollels, kosher restaurants, bakeries and groceries and covered by a community eruv. Downtown, where most hotels are, has a Chabad house but little kosher food and no eruv, so observant visitors often base themselves uptown.
Activity providers
EdgeWalk at the CN Tower
Toronto, ON · From $199 per person, CAD plus tax
A harnessed, hands-free walk around the open ledge of the CN Tower's main pod, 116 storeys above the city.
Time needed
About 90 minutes total, including 30 minutes on the ledge
Hours
Seasonal; runs in almost every kind of weather, in timed slots
Tips
Includes a ticket to the rest of the tower and The Top, a video and two printed photos; wear enclosed lace-up shoes (loaners available); ages 13–17 need a parent or guardian at check-in; tickets are non-refundable but can be moved 72+ hours ahead; accessible walks are booked by phone.
Phone
416-601-3833Neighborhood
Harbourfront
Kosher map of Toronto, ON
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.