By Shimshon Cohen Canada’s first synagogue was in Montreal, and it was not Ashkenazi. The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel, was formally established in 1768. It was a Sephardi congregation, built…
Multiple Chassidim Targeted in Anti-Jewish Attack During Shabbat
By Joseph Marshall Montreal police are investigating what community leaders say was a series of anti-Jewish attacks in Outremont during Shabbat, an incident that reportedly saw multiple visibly Jewish residents assaulted over…
Minister Criticizes Nakba Exhibit, Questions Museum Governance
By Joseph Marshall The federal cabinet minister responsible for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has publicly criticized the museum’s controversial Nakba exhibit, calling it an “error in curation” and raising concerns…
Aleph Meats Accuses MK of Anti-Competitive Practices
By Howie Silbiger Aleph Meats Inc., a Montreal kosher meat supplier, has formally accused the Jewish Community Council of Montreal, which operates MK Kosher Certification, of using its dominant position in the…
The Difference Between Jewish Fear and a Jewish Target
By Meir Wochyniak Monday’s attack in Côte-des-Neiges highlighted a problem the Jewish community is facing. While it is true that a Jewish man was killed during the mêlée, that fact does not…
Westbury Complex Shooting Leaves Police Officer, Jewish Community Member Dead
By Joseph Marshall Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and Jewish community member Michael Moshe Mizrachi were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire from the Hilton Garden Inn in the Westbury…
The Nakba Comes to Canada’s Human Rights Museum
By Howie Silbiger The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is about to open an exhibit on the Nakba. What’s interesting isn’t even the exhibit itself, it’s the confidence. Nobody at the museum…
Who Is Funding Attacks On Canada’s Jewish Institutions?
By Howie Silbiger When Yeshiva Gedola Elementary School was shot for the second time in November 2023, everyone wanted answers. By then, the fact that a Jewish institution had been targeted was…
The Pothole On My Street Isn’t In Israel
By Avi Farnhaus There’s a pothole at the corner near my house that’s been repaired three times. I know because I’ve driven over all three versions of it. The first repair lasted…
Montreal Anti-Israel Motion Pulled From Council Agenda Following Community Backlash
By Joseph Marshall A controversial motion that would have called on the City of Montreal to sever institutional ties with Israel has been withdrawn from Monday night’s city council agenda following days…