Category: opinion

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

By Howie Silbiger Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week that Canada is failing its Jewish community, a blunt admission from a government now trying to present itself as serious about combating…

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…