This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. It’s a shame that our pro-Palestinian friends have spent so much time and gotten so good at pointing out the contradictions that underlie and undermine our political systems. I say it’s a shame because they never […] The post Doorstep Postings: Doug Ford scarfs it down after a smattering of his party members support the house speaker keeping keffiyehs out of Queen’s Park appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

Jonathan L. Milevsky is an author and educator. Raphi Zaionz is the founder of mygoals Inc. Both live in Toronto, for the moment. (The latter’s children either have left or are planning to leave Canada.) Towards the end of the film Schindler’s List, there’s a scene in which the famous non-Jewish philanthropist, who saved over […] The post The value of Jews to Canada today: What would the cost be if the community packed up and left? appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

The 2024 federal budget, announced in the House of Commons on April 16, included a significant increase in funding for projects that affect the Jewish community. Overall, the budget contained about $250 million in support for the Jewish community, said Mackenzy Metcalfe, director of government and alumni relations for the Centre for Israel and Jewish […] The post Jewish community boosts in Canada’s 2024 federal budget: security for buildings, Holocaust remembrance programs, and combatting hate appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

One would think that news of an impending, widescale attack from your nuclear threshold, sworn enemy nation would set off a panic. But that’s not what happened when I heard that Iran had finally unleashed its first direct assault on Israel. After living through the horrors of the murderous Oct. 7 Hamas infiltration there was […] The post Aron Heller, a part-Canadian writer living in Israel, on the experience of seeking escapism amid an unprecedented Iranian attack appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

With reflections on reporting about the war from Ellin Bessner and more. The post Flip through the digital edition of the Spring magazine from The Canadian Jewish News appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

It was close, but Toronto synagogues Adath Israel and Beth David will remain separate entities after Beth David’s vote on amalgamation fell short of the required two-thirds threshold. Adath Israel, the larger of the two Conservative synagogues by membership and facility size, voted overwhelmingly on April 14 to amalgamate, with 91 percent in favour. But […] The post Adath Israel and Beth David: a pair of Conservative synagogues in Toronto narrowly decided against becoming one appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

On April 14, the Peel District School Board added Nakba Remembrance Day to its diverse calendar of “significant days”—sparking short-sighted objections from a group of Jewish parents. The alert decried the move as “marking a day of objection to an internationally sovereign nation” and asked parents to tell the school board to not “accept politics […] The post Opinion: Ben Murane, who heads the New Israel Fund of Canada, argues that while Nakba Remembrance Day may be difficult for Jews, it’s also important appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

After consultations with various ethnic, faith and other community groups, including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), British Columbia’s NDP-led government tabled new legislation last week aimed at holding provincial bodies accountable for racist policies and practices. Though largely worded to address injustices carried out against Indigenous and other marginalized communities, CIJA is […] The post B.C.’s Jewish community welcomes attorney general Niki Sharma’s new anti-racism legislation—but prompter action is wanted on antisemitism appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

After a weekend overnight shutdown of Israeli airspace, during which time Iranian missiles and drones attacked the country, Canadians were cautiously optimistic that travel to and from Ben Gurion Airport will resume regular schedules later this week. Air Canada cancelled departures from Toronto on Saturday and from Tel Aviv on Monday—the latter despite the airport […] The post Air Canada cancelled two Tel Aviv flights due to the Iranian missile attack—leaving some travellers to seek alternatives, or consider postponing trips appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more

A long-lost chapter of the Holocaust found a resolution as silver plundered by the Nazis from Mina and Adolf Ackermann made its way back to London, Ont., the home of their sole surviving child. A small silver bowl crafted in the 17th century and a ceremonial lamp were two of Mina and Adolf’s cherished possessions, […] The post Eighty years after it was stolen, a German curator returned Nazi-looted silver to a museum in London, Ontario appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News ..read more