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…
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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…
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…
The Illusion of Tikkun Olam
By Howie Silbiger Few phrases have done more damage to modern Jewish discourse than “tikkun olam.” That may sound strange. After all, who could possibly be against repairing the world? The problem…
It’s Time for a Jewish Pride Rally
By Mayer Wochyniak The Jewish community has been called on again and again to rally for Israel. We have gathered outside city halls, campuses, consulates and synagogues. We have waved Israeli flags,…
The Rigged Game of Jew Hatred
By Howie Silbiger It never seems to matter what Jews actually do. A Jew can build a business from nothing, work insane hours, save every dollar, take every risk, and if he…
Dr. Emmanuel Moss is Leaving Montreal
By Howie Silbiger It’s very sad. I have known Dr. Moss for a very long time, and to see a homegrown doctor, who is the leading expert in his field, leave the…
While Ottawa Talks, Jews Are Still Being Targeted in the Street
By Howie Silbiger Prime Minister Mark Carney stood in Toronto this week and admitted what Canadian Jews have known for a long time. Canada is failing its Jewish community. The words were…