Editorial: Jewish Jurists Serve to Remind Us of Justice
Sept. 23, 2020 – As Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement approaches, we turn our minds to justice – appropriate, given the recent death of the legendary Jewish American Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg was a wisp of a woman but whose heart was Olympian and whose soul burned fiercely on behalf … Continue reading “Editorial: Jewish Jurists Serve to Remind Us of Justice”
Latest News
Montreal Bagels Bring in Bucks for Alberta BBYOs
Sept. 25, 2020 – By JEREMY APPEL Thousands of legendary Montreal bagels were shipped overnight to Calgary and Edmonton just in time for the first night of Rosh Hashanah as a fundraiser for Alberta’s two branches of B’nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO). Fairmount Bagel in Montreal sent 468 dozen, or 5,616 of the oven-baked goodies, … Continue reading “Montreal Bagels Bring in Bucks for Alberta BBYOs”
Quebec Cuts Synagogue Attendance to 25 Due to COVID Surge
Sept. 24, 2020 – By JANICE ARNOLD MONTREAL – Attendance at Kol Nidrei and Yom Kippur services will be much smaller than even the reduced level planned by synagogues after the Quebec government raised the COVID alert level for the city. Hours before Rosh Hashanah ended on Sept. 20, Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that … Continue reading “Quebec Cuts Synagogue Attendance to 25 Due to COVID Surge”
Pandemic Delays Plans for New Montreal Holocaust Museum
Sept. 22, 2020 – By JANICE ARNOLD MONTREAL—The COVID pandemic has forced the Montreal Holocaust Museum (MHM) to abandon plans for a new multimillion-dollar premises, but says the project is still going forward. In her annual report, outgoing president Dorothy Zalcman Howard said the MHM had found “an ideal location” to build a much larger … Continue reading “Pandemic Delays Plans for New Montreal Holocaust Museum”
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Commentary
The Pillars of Justice, or Why a Whale? – a Yom Kippur Drash
By ILANA KRYGIER LAPIDES One of my favorite Yiddish stories is I.L. Peretz’s Ob Nisht Noch Hecher (“If Not Higher.”) It’s worth seeking out Peretz’s charming, evocative rendition, even in translation, but briefly: The Rebbe of Nemirov seems to disappear every morning at Sliches time and no one knows to where. The rumour is that … Continue reading “The Pillars of Justice, or Why a Whale? – a Yom Kippur Drash”
The Abraham Accords: Winners and Losers
Sept. 24, 2020 – By JON ALLEN The recent UAE-Israel-U.S.A. agreement takes the immediate prospects of Israel’s illegal annexation of part of the West Bank off the table in exchange for full diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. Bahrain has followed suit, and others – Oman, Sudan and Morocco – could soon. These accords … Continue reading “The Abraham Accords: Winners and Losers”
Critics of Ontario’s Bill 168 Miss the Mark
By HARRIS WATKINS Working for a member of Ontario’s provincial parliament, I have often seen coordinated email campaigns influenced by external and third-party organizations (using the same subject line usually gives it away). Such was the case when the office of Progressive Conservative MPP Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre) began to receive concerns about Bill 168, … Continue reading “Critics of Ontario’s Bill 168 Miss the Mark”
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COVID-19
COVID Silences Jewish Choirs: Reform’s First Female Cantor
STEVE ARNOLD Jewish choirs have gone silent in the wake of the COVID, and Reform Judaism’s first ordained female cantor warns the music won’t come back soon. Cantor Barbara Ostfeld told a virtual audience at Hamilton’s Temple Anshe Sholom recently that choirs will have to get past the fact that they are fertile fields for … Continue reading “COVID Silences Jewish Choirs: Reform’s First Female Cantor”
Surviving COVID – With Real Survivors
By MARY SIKLOS I am not trivializing the situation. Life during this COVID misery is difficult. Life as we knew it has changed drastically. People are isolated from friends and relatives. Lots of people can’t work from home. Many have lost their jobs and encountered serious financial difficulties. People have not seen their children or … Continue reading “Surviving COVID – With Real Survivors”
COVID Going Forward: Emergency Doctor is Cautious but Optimistic
By DAN HOROWITZ In early April, Dr. David Carr, an emergency physician in Toronto, joined Jews around the globe who had to settle for a Zoom seder in light of COVID-19. So what about the High Holidays in September? Will we be praying online again, or is there a chance that we can actually join … Continue reading “COVID Going Forward: Emergency Doctor is Cautious but Optimistic”
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Arts and Culture
On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note
Malka Marom (Jan. 21, 1936 – ), Joso Spralja (May 23, 1929 – Aug. 8, 2017) MALKA & JOSO, Folksingers Sept. 25, 2020 – By DAVID EISENSTADT One of the joys of writing Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note is that I get many suggestions from many people from many places about many musicians. My long-time Ottawa … Continue reading “On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note”
On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note
Sharon Hampson (Mar. 31, 1943 – ); Lois Lilienstein (July 10, 1936 – April 23, 2015); Bramwell Morrison (Dec. 18, 1940 – ) Sharon, Lois & Bram – Children’s Music Trio, Family Entertainers Sept. 15, 2020 – By: DAVID EISENSTADT Skinnamarinky dinky dinkSkinnamarinky do,I love you! Kids, parents and grandparents the world over love that … Continue reading “On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note”
Website Marks Decade of Publishing Jewish Fiction
Sept. 11, 2020 – By RUTH SCHWEITZER The online Jewish literary journal Jewish Fiction.net is marking a milestone at an auspicious time: It celebrates its 10th anniversary this Rosh Hashanah. The website is the only English-language journal in the world, either print or online, devoted exclusively to publishing Jewish fiction. Founded and edited in Toronto … Continue reading “Website Marks Decade of Publishing Jewish Fiction”
Program Explores War-Era Yiddish Songs About Sickness, Grief
Sept. 10, 2020 – By RUTH SCHWEITZER Who knew that pandemics could occasion music? Songs written while typhus epidemics raged in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust will be aired on Zoom from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13. The program, Pandemics, Hunger, Bribes and Music: Yiddish Songs of the Holocaust in … Continue reading “Program Explores War-Era Yiddish Songs About Sickness, Grief”
On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note
Stan Fisher (July 26, 1935 – ), Phil Levitt (July 9, 1935 – ), The Diamonds Sept. 4, 2020 By DAVID EISENSTADT Friends Phil and Sheila Katz Levine (an accomplished pianist), my wife Rhoda, and I were recently playing rock’n’roll guessing games. Sheila said, “The Diamonds are Canadian. There is one Jewish founder named Stan … Continue reading “On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note”
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Lifestyle
Traditional Desserts Sweeten New Year Celebrations
Sept. 11, 2020 – By BARBARA SILVERSTEIN Shabbat Shalom and welcome to “Kitchen Talk,” the weekly food blog of the CJR. This week, I was thrilled to meet Marcy Goldman, the Montreal-based master baker and author of the iconic cookbook, A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking. Originally published in 1998, it was the first cookbook … Continue reading “Traditional Desserts Sweeten New Year Celebrations”
More Helpings of Iconic Kosher Cookbook
Aug. 7, 2020 – By BARBARA SILVERSTEIN Due to popular demand, Second Helpings, Please!, the iconic kosher cookbook, is back in print. After 50-plus years, this best-selling Canadian cookbook has returned to its roots: The new edition – the 18th – is being published by B’nai Brith Canada, the volume’s original publisher 52 years ago. … Continue reading “More Helpings of Iconic Kosher Cookbook”
Zoom Life-Cycle Events: The New Normal?
July 30, 2020 – By BARBARA SILVERSTEIN Not long ago, my sister and I were kibitzing about making a bris on Zoom. At the time her daughter was eight-plus months pregnant. She did in fact have a boy, just this week. The COVID pandemic has relegated so many facets of Jewish life to Zoom, the … Continue reading “Zoom Life-Cycle Events: The New Normal?”
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