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Two Mohalim, 98 Babies and a Belgian Criminal Case
By.Howie Silbiger Belgium has not banned brit milah. It has found another way to make performing one potentially criminal. Two Jewish mohalim in Antwerp are facing the possibility of a criminal trial after prosecutors…
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Ottawa’s “Balanced” Gaza Extension Leaves Israelis Out
When Canada introduced special immigration measures following the October 7 attack and the war that followed, they applied to both Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli nationals and Palestinian Authority passport holders who were already in…
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Macklemore Removed From Ed Sheeran Concerts
By Howie Silbiger Macklemore has been dropped from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s American tour after several stadiums reportedly told the promoter they would not allow him to perform. The decision follows Macklemore’s…
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Guilty Plea in second Yeshiva Gedola Shooting, Earlier School Shootings Remain Unsolved
Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed has pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm in connection with the November 12, 2023 shooting at Yeshiva Gedola Merkaz Hatorah in Montreal. Ahmed, now 23, entered the plea Wednesday at the…
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Rabbi Leigh Lerner Dies
Rabbi Leigh Lerner, who led Montreal’s Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom for more than two decades and remained a prominent figure in Montreal Jewish life long after leaving the pulpit, has died. Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom announced…
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Anti Israel Campaign Names Montreal Jewish Organizations
A national anti Israel campaign is urging activists to organize actions against Jewish and pro Israel charities across Canada, including several prominent Montreal institutions. The campaign, called “End the Charity Pipeline,” is being promoted…
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Montreal Police Increase Presence Around Synagogues
Since, obviously, it is all about Israel and not about Jews, Montreal police will increase their presence around synagogues and Jewish institutions as Jews gather to pray during the High Holidays. The sentence is…
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Vanier College: Jewish Enough for the Classroom, Too Jewish for the Ad
Jewish students at Vanier College are still permitted to wear a kippah to class, walk through the halls wearing it and attend college activities wearing it. What Vanier apparently cannot do, however, is choose…
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Welcome to Concordia: Palestinian Activism Now Part of the Orientation Experience
After nearly three years of anti-Israel protests, occupations, vandalism, student strikes and slogans that have crossed repeatedly into open Jew hatred, including “Kill the Jews” graffiti and a protester telling Jewish and pro-Israel demonstrators…
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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Blocked from Canada Ahead of Côte Saint-Luc Appearance
A Palestinian organization recognized by the US government as operating as a front for terrorist groups Samidoun and The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has emerged as potentially part of Canada’s decision…