Category: opinion

By Howie Silbiger There were two shows called The Goldbergs. They were not connected, at least not officially. Different creators, different eras, different families, different Americas. Still, it is not hard to…

By Howie Silbiger There is nothing wrong with being comfortable. Jews have had enough centuries of being chased, blamed, taxed, expelled, beaten, restricted and murdered that nobody has to apologize for wanting…

By Howie Silbiger Did Canadian Jews even know it was Jewish Heritage Month? I’m asking seriously. Not because Jews forgot, we remember everything, most of the time too much. We remember dates,…

By Howie Silbiger In 1947, Hollywood released Gentleman’s Agreement, a movie about a non-Jewish journalist who pretends to be Jewish so he can write about anti-Jewish prejudice from the inside. Gregory Peck…

By Howie Silbiger I don’t usually sit around thinking about stories after they are published. I write them, publish them and move on. The story of MK removing its certification from Benny…

By Howie Silbiger Three Jews walked out of shul on Bathurst Street and someone opened fire at them from a vehicle. Police say it was an imitation gun. Who cares? The fact…

By Howie Silbiger Montreal loves a good kosher fight. We do not always love kashrus, apparently, but we love the fight. Give the community one restaurant, one MK alert, one angry Instagram…

By Howie Silbiger There is a sickness that has worked its way into Jewish life, and it has been there for so long that too many people now mistake it for wisdom….

By Howie Silbiger The American left has a problem with political violence, and although it doesn’t encompass all aspects of the leftist philosophy, it is just prevalent enough to taint the entire…

By Howie Silbiger There was a time when Yom Ha’atzmaut felt light. You didn’t think too much about it, flags went up, music was loud, someone was burning meat somewhere. It was…