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Yeshiva University trip focuses on social justice

MONTREAL — “How did this come to happen?” “This,” was the highly publicized December incident in Beit Shemesh, Israel, in which an eight-year-old Orthodox girl was spat upon by extremist haredim for not dressing...

Montrealer Gershon Albert, at right, speaks with two participants during Yeshiva University’s Tzedek v’Tzedaka mission to Israel.

Protesters disrupt pro-Israel event at Western

Members of the group Israel on Campus (IOC) at the University of Western Ontario are calling on their student council to respond to an anti-Israel protest that violated Western’s building usage policy. On Feb. 1, IOC organized a tabling...

Anti-Israel protesters wore duct tape and waved signs at Jewish event at Western.

Baird, Flaherty celebrate Canada-Israel friendship

JERUSALEM — It was an evening of mutual gratitude. At a gala reception held on Feb. 1, visiting Canadian parliamentarians spoke of Canada’s passionate bond with this little nation in the Middle East, while their Israeli hosts...

John Baird lays a wreath at Yad Vashem [Mati Milstein photo]

Canada looks to strengthen trade with Israel

JERUSALEM — Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty met with members of Israel’s financial community and representatives from Israel’s high-tech sector during his visit to Israel last week. He made no secret of Canada...

Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Judges discuss comparative law

MONTREAL — Even a Supreme Court justice, it seems, can benefit from the wisdom of the Talmud. Marshall Rothstein, the Winnipeg native who has sat on Canada’s highest judicial bench since 2006, came to a Chabad centre in a commercial...

Federal Court justice Roger Hughes, left, Supreme Court justice Marshall Rothstein and Rabbi Berel Bell of the Montreal Beth Din take part in a symposium on intellectual property.

Former BQ MP is a Jew by choice

Richard Marceau, an 11th-generation Quebecker from a staunch Roman Catholic family and a former Bloc Québécois parliamentarian, is a Jew by choice. He converted to Judaism in 2004 after a long process, but his spiritual odyssey...

Richard Marceau, right, presents his book, A Quebec Jew, to Israeli President Shimon Peres .


	Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies TORONTO — Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism and senior scholar at Toronto's Holy Blossom Temple, died Feb. 8 in...read more...
	Torontonians mix it up to aid victims of terror TORONTO — Almost 200 people gathered recently at One Family Fund’s first annual Mix It Up at Brassaii Restaurant and Lounge on King...read more...

Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies TORONTO — Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism and senior scholar at Toronto's Holy Blossom Temple, died Feb. 8 in...read more...

Torontonians mix it up to aid victims of terror TORONTO — Almost 200 people gathered recently at One Family Fund’s first annual Mix It Up at Brassaii Restaurant and Lounge on King...read more...

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	Egypt’s ‘economic woes’ distract from religious extremist reality As the one-year anniversary of Egypt’s Tahrir Square uprising came and went, many commentators felt obliged to wax positive about the...read more...
	AFP shows lack of transparency If you’re going for transparency, you can’t do much better than an x-ray. The Agence-France Presse, an international news service,...read more...

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Egypt’s ‘economic woes’ distract from religious extremist reality As the one-year anniversary of Egypt’s Tahrir Square uprising came and went, many commentators felt obliged to wax positive about the...read more...

AFP shows lack of transparency If you’re going for transparency, you can’t do much better than an x-ray. The Agence-France Presse, an international news service,...read more...

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	German hackers reveal Canadian neo-Nazis TORONTO — There’s no need to man the ramparts, a new wave of antisemitism in not about to descend on Canadian society. Nevertheless,...read more...
	U.S. and Israel to work together on Iran: Obama WASHINGTON — Israel and the United States will work “in lockstep” to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, President Barack...read more...
	In Jewish fracking debate, it’s the environment vs. energy independence NEW YORK — To frack or not to frack? As concerns mount over the environmental and public health consequences of hydraulic fracturing, known...read more...

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German hackers reveal Canadian neo-Nazis TORONTO — There’s no need to man the ramparts, a new wave of antisemitism in not about to descend on Canadian society. Nevertheless,...read more...

U.S. and Israel to work together on Iran: Obama WASHINGTON — Israel and the United States will work “in lockstep” to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, President Barack...read more...

In Jewish fracking debate, it’s the environment vs. energy independence NEW YORK — To frack or not to frack? As concerns mount over the environmental and public health consequences of hydraulic fracturing, known...read more...

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COPD sufferers benefit from Y’s therapeutic exercise MONTREAL — There was a time in Susan Burt...
Israël attaquera-t-il l’Iran d’Ahmadinejad? Israël commettrait une “é...
‘Il faut éviter l’État unique et arabe’ L’historien français Georges...

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	Family business turned into an entertainment empire Soon after graduating with a master’s of arts degree from Washington State University, Howard Pechet joined his family’s hotel business...read more...
	Concert to feature ‘world’s greatest cantors’ TORONTO — Last July, Cantor Eric Moses of Toronto’s Beth Sholom Synagogue was sitting with colleagues Sol Zim and Yaakov Motzen over a...read more...
	Israeli quartet gives lesson in improvised jazz Toronto’s Trane Studio was packed recently when the Ori Dakari Quartet made their way onto the stage, to play the first show of a scheduled...read more...
	Actor Baruchel credits ‘stage mom’ for success MONTREAL — He was the scrawny kid aspiring to a boxing career in the Best Picture Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. He starred alongside...read more...
	Israeli singer dedicated to keeping Ladino alive TORONTO — Israeli songstress Yasmin Levy is dedicated to keeping Ladino alive. “It’s my life mission,” she said in an...read more...

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Family business turned into an entertainment empire Soon after graduating with a master’s of arts degree from Washington State University, Howard Pechet joined his family’s hotel business...read more...

Concert to feature ‘world’s greatest cantors’ TORONTO — Last July, Cantor Eric Moses of Toronto’s Beth Sholom Synagogue was sitting with colleagues Sol Zim and Yaakov Motzen over a...read more...

Israeli quartet gives lesson in improvised jazz Toronto’s Trane Studio was packed recently when the Ori Dakari Quartet made their way onto the stage, to play the first show of a scheduled...read more...

Actor Baruchel credits ‘stage mom’ for success MONTREAL — He was the scrawny kid aspiring to a boxing career in the Best Picture Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. He starred alongside...read more...

Israeli singer dedicated to keeping Ladino alive TORONTO — Israeli songstress Yasmin Levy is dedicated to keeping Ladino alive. “It’s my life mission,” she said in an...read more...

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	University library globes removed after Israel scratched off WINDSOR — The University of Windsor has removed three globes from its Leddy Library after complaints that the State of Israel had been...read more...
	Protesters disrupt pro-Israel event at Western Members of the group Israel on Campus (IOC) at the University of Western Ontario are calling on their student council to respond to an anti-Israel...read more...
	Group decries ‘veiled threats’ against Jews HAMILTON — A lecture at McMaster University by pro-Iranian, anti-Israel speaker Zafar Bangash late last month contained “veiled threats...read more...
	Shoah studies program seeks master’s students The hope for the University of Haifa’s new Holocaust studies graduate program – the first of its kind in Israel – is that it will...read more...
	Campus play funny, yet thought provoking TORONTO — Through jokes, props, costumes and videos, Ron Jones and Larry Jay Tish, creators of a show called Black-Jew Dialogues, aim at...read more...

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University library globes removed after Israel scratched off WINDSOR — The University of Windsor has removed three globes from its Leddy Library after complaints that the State of Israel had been...read more...

Protesters disrupt pro-Israel event at Western Members of the group Israel on Campus (IOC) at the University of Western Ontario are calling on their student council to respond to an anti-Israel...read more...

Group decries ‘veiled threats’ against Jews HAMILTON — A lecture at McMaster University by pro-Iranian, anti-Israel speaker Zafar Bangash late last month contained “veiled threats...read more...

Shoah studies program seeks master’s students The hope for the University of Haifa’s new Holocaust studies graduate program – the first of its kind in Israel – is that it will...read more...

Campus play funny, yet thought provoking TORONTO — Through jokes, props, costumes and videos, Ron Jones and Larry Jay Tish, creators of a show called Black-Jew Dialogues, aim at...read more...

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	Sickening symbolism Dear Ella, About six months ago my grandson Adam had a bar mitzvah. It was small and took place on a long weekend. Invitations were sent out, and...read more...
	David Broza evokes nostalgia and yearning נוסטלגיה וגעגועים דייויד ברוזה הצליח לפרוט על מיתרי הרגש של הישראלים יוסי טסטסה מיוחד עבור העיתון היהודי-קנדי יום חמישי ה 26- בינואר היה עוד...read more...
	Fighting anti-Israel week with historical facts As some universities brace for the annual spring round of anti-Israel weeks, which falsely accuse Israel of the great crimes committed by South...read more...
	Exciting new discoveries Recently, two important discoveries pertaining to Jews and ancient Israel were announced. One involved a cache of Jewish documents around 1,000...read more...
	Be a humanitarian matchmaker The Vietnam War came into our homes in the 1960s and ’70s through the nightly news and newspaper headlines. We learned that three million...read more...

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Sickening symbolism Dear Ella, About six months ago my grandson Adam had a bar mitzvah. It was small and took place on a long weekend. Invitations were sent out, and...read more...

David Broza evokes nostalgia and yearning נוסטלגיה וגעגועים דייויד ברוזה הצליח לפרוט על מיתרי הרגש של הישראלים יוסי טסטסה מיוחד עבור העיתון היהודי-קנדי יום חמישי ה 26- בינואר היה עוד...read more...

Fighting anti-Israel week with historical facts As some universities brace for the annual spring round of anti-Israel weeks, which falsely accuse Israel of the great crimes committed by South...read more...

Exciting new discoveries Recently, two important discoveries pertaining to Jews and ancient Israel were announced. One involved a cache of Jewish documents around 1,000...read more...

Be a humanitarian matchmaker The Vietnam War came into our homes in the 1960s and ’70s through the nightly news and newspaper headlines. We learned that three million...read more...

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	Tennis Canada hires Israeli to develop players MIAMI — Tennis Canada hired top Israeli coach Oded Jacob recently to head its junior development group in British Columbia ... read more...
	Jews in Super Bowl history With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh Miller wanted a ham sandwich. “I was... read more...
	Maccabi Canada, JCC Chai Sports to partner JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada have entered a partnership that will expose young athletes to top-level competition competing under the... read more...
	Canadians earn medals at Pan Am Maccabi Games The medal count was good – four silvers and two bronze – but they tell only half the story of the recently concluded Pan American... read more...

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Tennis Canada hires Israeli to develop players

MIAMI — Tennis Canada hired top Israeli coach Oded Jacob recently to head its junior development group in British Columbia

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Jews in Super Bowl history

With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh Miller wanted a ham sandwich.

“I was...

Maccabi Canada, JCC Chai Sports to partner

JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada have entered a partnership that will expose young athletes to top-level competition competing under the...

Canadians earn medals at Pan Am Maccabi Games

The medal count was good – four silvers and two bronze – but they tell only half the story of the recently concluded Pan American...

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	Shabbat dinner and ski biking in Steamboat Springs It’s Friday night in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and I’m feeling grateful as I open the doors of the Anglican United Church, clutching a...read more...
	Winter is an enriching time in South Florida Nothing will enhance a destination of sun, sand and sea as much as a wide array of theatre, music, exhibits, films and other arts. Along with...read more...
	Chabad at Mont-Tremblant moves to new home Mont-Tremblant is known worldwide as a ski centre and après-ski hot spot, but this famous Laurentian Mountain resort is actually a popular...read more...
	The glorious architecture of Prague Even the chill and the unexpected rain that continued all day couldn’t dampen or dull the glorious architecture of Prague, now included on...read more...
	The charms of Yorkshire How you imagine England to look from movies and novels – the archetypal England – is what you can expect to see in Yorkshire. Narrow...read more...

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