Opinion
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The Difference Between Jewish Fear and a Jewish Target
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 automatically make the event an…
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The Nakba Comes to Canada’s Human Rights Museum
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 seems particularly worried about presenting…
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Who Is Funding Attacks On Canada’s Jewish Institutions?
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 no longer entirely surprising. The…
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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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The Illusion of Tikkun Olam
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 is not the concept itself;…
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It’s Time for a Jewish Pride Rally
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, sung Hatikvah, demanded the return…
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The Rigged Game of Jew Hatred
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 makes it, the anti Jewites…
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Dr. Emmanuel Moss is Leaving Montreal
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 city presents a huge loss…
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While Ottawa Talks, Jews Are Still Being Targeted in the Street
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 welcome. The timing was ugly.…
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Carney Says Canada Is Failing Jews. His Response Shows Ottawa Still Doesn’t Get It
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 Jew hatred after years of…