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The Jewish Community Advisory Table

The Jewish Community Advisory Table (the “Advisory Table”) is a time-limited, governance-focused advisory body established to strengthen meaningful engagement between the Board and Toronto’s Jewish community, with an emphasis on systemic issues, oversight, and public accountability.

Mandate

The Advisory Table will provide governance-level advice to the Board on:

  • Community perspectives related to antisemitism, protest policing, and community safety, as they intersect with the Board’s oversight and policy role
  • How Board policies, priorities, and oversight practices are experienced by the Jewish community
  • Improving clarity, transparency, and trust in how the Board engages the public and incorporates input
  • Best practices for Board-led listening, dialogue, and post-engagement communication

The Advisory Table may review and provide feedback on Board-facing materials and identify themes or systemic concerns appropriate for Board consideration.

Scope and Limitations

  • The Advisory Table is advisory only and has no decision-making authority
  • It will not engage in, direct, or comment on police operations, tactics, deployments, or individual incidents
  • It will not function as a complaints body or substitute for investigative or disciplinary processes
  • Discussions will focus on governance, oversight, and policy, not case-specific matters

Term

  • The Advisory Table will operate for 6 to 12 months
  • The Board may conclude, extend, or adapt the model based on outcomes and lessons learned

Membership

  • 10–12 members, including the Board Chair
  • Membership will prioritize Jewish community leaders with demonstrated experience in:
    • Governance, boards, or senior leadership roles
    • Public policy, legal, civic, or institutional accountability settings
    • Community leadership with a system-level perspective
  • Members will serve in a volunteer capacity

Selection Principles

  • Appointments will seek to ensure:

    • Strong governance and strategic experience
    • Ability to engage constructively, respectfully, and at a systems level
    • Diversity of perspectives across geography, age, gender, religious practice, and organizational background

Meetings

  • Approximately 3–5 meetings over the term
  • Meetings may be in person, virtual, or hybrid
  • Sessions will be structured around dialogue, listening, and governance-level discussion

Board Participation and Support

  • Meetings will be supported by the Board Office
  • One or more Board Members may attend in a listening and dialogue capacity
  • The Executive Director and Board Chair (or designate) will support agendas, facilitation, and documentation

Feedback and Follow-Up

Following engagement activities, the Board will communicate back to participants:

  • What was heard
  • What actions the Board can take within its mandate
  • What issues fall outside the Board’s authority
  • Any follow-up steps or future engagement opportunities

Call for Members

The Toronto Police Service Board is seeking expressions of interest from Jewish community leaders with governance, board, or senior leadership experience to participate in a time-limited Jewish Community Advisory Table. The Advisory Table will provide governance-level advice to inform the Board’s oversight, policy, and engagement practices on issues such as antisemitism, protest-related safety, and community trust. This is a volunteer role involving approximately 3–5 meetings over 6–12 months and is focused on systemic issues and police governance, not police operations or individual cases.

To apply, please visit the click the following button and navigate through the application form. 

Deadline to Apply: Wednesday, February 18, 2025 at 11:59 P.M. 

Application Form