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Dimitri Soudas: The secular state we've forgotten
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (427+ words) A secular state does not favour one religion over another, nor does it allow religion to colonize schools funded by the common purse I'll begin with a personal disclosure that may seem, at first, to cut against the argument I'm…...
Avi Benlolo: This Passover, we're not just retelling the Exodus story, we're living it.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (368+ words) The ancient story of oppression and liberation has become our daily reality This Passover matters more than ever before. We are reminded that in every generation, an enemy rises to threaten our freedom. This year, and since October 7, we've been…...
Opinion: The meaning of freedom this passover
1+ week, 5+ day ago (487+ words) The visibility, frequency and normalization of Jew hatred is'alarming On Wednesday evening, Jewish'families in Canada and around the world will gather to mark Passover. At its core,'Passover'is a'holiday centred around the'celebration of freedom, telling'the story of a people liberated…...
Jonathan Milevsky: My synagogue was hit with a spray of bullets
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (197+ words) Exceptional Journalism Powered by Media Innovation. Our Mission: Keeping Canadians in the know with ambitious, trusted and high-quality journalism. Delivering high-value and data-driven marketing solutions to businesses and advertisers. Our Vision: To be the most innovative media company in Canada…...
William Barclay: The left's unhealthy obsession with Israel
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (335+ words) The Greens, NDP and Liberals have all contributed On Jan. 7, Heather Mc Pherson, the longtime member of Parliament for Edmonton-Strathcona and current leadership candidate for the federal New Democratic Party, sponsored an openly antisemitic petition that seeks to investigate and…...
Lynne Cohen: IJV co-ordinator's defence of anti-Zionism proves the gaslighting is real
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (476+ words) Balsam ignores how Jews are denied the right to self-determination, while other nations faced no such legitimacy challenges It was interesting to read Corey Balsam's op-ed complaining that he and NDP leader Avi Lewis are being accused of gaslighting Jews…...
Projection on Sydney Opera House in support of Jewish community following deadly Bondi Beach. ..
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (260+ words) The sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House were lit with a menorah on Monday night, in support of Australia's Jewish community following the deadly Bondi Beach attack on the first day of Hanukkah. Is the 'superflu' as bad as…...
Raymond J. de Souza: Even after Bondi, a light of hope shines through the darkness
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (812+ words) Jews this week again feel burned. In these days, gentiles who extend a hand to share those burdens can be a tiny flame of light Judaism is a Mediterranean religion " thus too is Christianity " but we forget that Mediterranean means…...
John Robson: Antisemitism is stubborn, vicious and demonic. It shows which side you're on
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (173+ words) Yes, notorious. Anyone else, it's praised. Jews, it's denounced. And to battle antisemitism you must grasp that Jews are not hated for their failings, real or imagined, but for their virtues. As Golda Meir once'asked, if the post-1967 borders are…...
Jesse Kline: A painful Hanukkah and empty words for Jewish Canadians
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1182+ words) Hanukkah is one of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar, but a pall was cast over this year's festivities on Sunday, when terrorists opened fire on a group of Jews celebrating the first night of the eight-day holiday…...