Special to The Montreal Jewish News
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The Real Pandemic Was the Death of Critical Thinking
By Nechama Rubenstein Summer is a time when families get out of the house, explore the city and visit the attractions that become crowded almost as soon as school ends. It now feels perfectly…
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We Still Sing Shlomo Carlebach. We Just Don’t Talk About the Women
By Linda Shefferman Many synagogues around the world use Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s compositions as the basis of prayer, but rarely mention the women who accused him of sexual abuse. His melodies are sung during…
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A Jew Is a Jew. Montreal Should Remember That.
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 by some…
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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 a few…
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Rabbi Shlanger Raised His Hands in Peace. The Terrorist Riddled Him With Bullets
By Jack Forrester What unfolded at Bondi Beach on the first night of Chanukah is now understood to have been far more calculated, more lethal, and closer to catastrophic than initially known, as investigators…
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Terror on the Sand: Jews Gunned Down at Hanukkah Event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
By Jack Forrester SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — December 14, 2025 – Gunfire ripped through a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday night, cutting down families gathered for a Jewish holiday and transforming one of…
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Toronto Jewish Schools Land on New “GTA to IDF” List, Raising Fears of a Ready-Made Target Map
By Chad Lipnick A new online database linking Toronto Jewish schools, synagogues and summer camps to Canadians who served in the Israel Defense Forces is triggering alarm across the community, with advocacy groups warning…
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City Hall Flag Raising Leaves Toronto’s Jewish Community Angry
By Len Farrel The Palestinian flag rose over Toronto City Hall for the first time on Monday, and with it came a wave of anger and disbelief from many in the Jewish community who…
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Opinion: John Cleese Lied and Expected Israel to Believe Him
By William Rafael Smyth John Cleese did not only cancel shows. He lied to the people who trusted him. He lied with the smug confidence of a man who thinks the world will accept…
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BBC Implodes: Leadership Falls Amid Trump Scandal and Years of Anti-Israel Bias
By William Rafael Smyth They did not fall on swords. They were pushed, dragged and exposed. The collapse of BBC leadership arrived like a long awaited reckoning. Director General Tim Davie and BBC News…