Editorial: Goldie Hershon – and Jewish Leadership
Dec. 8, 2020 The Canadian Jewish community has been blessed with many fine leaders. Leadership itself can be simple in complicated times and complicated in simple times. It takes a wise person to navigate these various roads. Those who successfully complete that journey are the leaders we remember (it’s hoped we forget the bad ones). … Continue reading “Editorial: Goldie Hershon – and Jewish Leadership”
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Beyond ‘Ashkenormativity’: Sharing the Stories of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands
Dec. 8, 2020 By ZACHARY ZARNETT-KLEIN Nov. 29, known by some as Kaf-Tet b’November, is an important day to Jewish communities around the world. It was on that day in 1947 the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt the plan to partition British Mandate Palestine between Arabs and Jews. David Ben-Gurion, leading the nascent … Continue reading “Beyond ‘Ashkenormativity’: Sharing the Stories of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands”
Canada Votes at the UN: A Response to Jon Allen
Dec. 3, 2020 By MICHAEL MOSTYN In his Nov. 25 defence in the CJR of Canada’s recent vote for what is, in fact, an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations, Jon Allen failed to properly address a number of key issues. First, it is surprising to see Mr. Allen express consternation at the idea of … Continue reading “Canada Votes at the UN: A Response to Jon Allen”
Justin Trudeau’s Curious Politics at the UN – Redux
Dec. 2, 2020 By DOGAN D. AKMAN Successive Canadian governments, including the current one, never cease to refer to Israel as their strong ally and close friend. Yet, on Nov. 19, Canada voted, for the second consecutive year, in favour of a United Nations resolution titled “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.” The … Continue reading “Justin Trudeau’s Curious Politics at the UN – Redux”
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COVID-19
Dr. Rachel Pearl: Keeping Kids Safe at School
Sept. 29, 2020 – By SUSAN MINUK It has been just a few weeks since most students have returned to the classroom under the looming threat of COVID. Teachers and kids alike are navigating new rules, from cohort education, social distancing, hand sanitizing, and the use of masks. Dr. Rachel Pearl works as a pediatric … Continue reading “Dr. Rachel Pearl: Keeping Kids Safe at School”
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”
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Arts and Culture
On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note
Dec. 7, 2020 Sheldon I. (Shelley) Posen (Apr. 12, 1946 – ) Folklorist, Singer, Songwriter, Museum Curator By DAVID EISENSTADT Shelley Posen is “keenly concerned about Jewish continuity and aware of the realities we face,” he told me in a recent phone conversation. Posen has written two (of many) songs that reflect his concerns: Will … Continue reading “On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note”
It’s More Than Just Sand: The Wilderness Focuses on the Power of the Desert in the Bible
Dec. 3, 2020 By SUSAN MINUK Stories of desolation, abandonment and contemplation of what lies beyond the known – all inspired by the outsized role deserts play in the Bible – make their world premiere this Sunday, Dec. 6 on Canada’s YES TV network. The Wilderness, a 10-part biblical docudrama series created and produced by … Continue reading “It’s More Than Just Sand: The Wilderness Focuses on the Power of the Desert in the Bible”
On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note
Nov. 30, 2020 Erica Goodman (Jan. 19, 1948 – ) Harpist By DAVID EISENSTADT When I think about the harp, the first person who comes to mind is Harpo Marx. Though he said he played the instrument “the wrong way,” according to imdb.com, he taught himself well enough that when he took proper lessons from … Continue reading “On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note”
2020 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature Announced
Nov. 23, 2020 By RUTH SCHWEITZER The winners of the 2020 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature were announced at a recent live virtual ceremony presented by the Koffler Centre of the Arts. The prize in each of the four award categories was $10,000. Sarah Leavitt won in the fiction category for her graphic novel … Continue reading “2020 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature Announced”
On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note
Nov. 17, 2020 Ofra Harnoy – (Jan. 31, 1965 – ) Cellist By DAVID EISENSTADT Listening to Ofra Harnoy, the Israeli-Canadian cellist’s new album, On The Rock, brought back a memory. In the spring of 1998, I was working on a Temple Sinai Brotherhood fundraiser with Lew Rasminsky, Allan Kalin and Frank Berns. We were fortunate to … Continue reading “On the Record: Canadian Jewish Musicians of Note”
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Lifestyle
With a Stethoscope and a Spatula
Oct. 6, 2020 By SHARON GELBACH The festivals of Sukkot, Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are the pinnacle of the High Holidays, celebrating the gathering in of the harvest. But does the more-than-weeklong feasting with family and friends mean that we must resign ourselves to excess weight? “Not at all,” pronounced Dr. Rani Polak, founding … Continue reading “With a Stethoscope and a Spatula”
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”
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