Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGreatest Hits: Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation
North Star is on vacation this week, so we're rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one originally aired May 4th, 2023
Canadians of a certai…
10 months, 1 week ago
Greatest Hits: The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
North Star is on vacation this week, so we're rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one originally aired March 8, 2022.
On March 19, 2022, 1…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Greatest Hits: Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business
North Star is on vacation this week, so we're rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one originally aired May 12, 2022.
You've probably heard…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
‘We weren’t even considered Jewish’: Documentary searches for filmmaker’s cultural identity
In the months following Oct. 7, Vancouver native Kai Balin learned wanted to dig deeper into his Judaism, but learned that, despite his strong Jewish…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Israel’s new plan to recapture Gaza: Is history repeating itself 20 years later?
Under a new Israeli plan, announced Aug. 7 by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about a million Palestinian residents of Gaza City would be forced t…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Montreal attack aftermath: 'Every single one of us is a moving target'
“Let’s get the patrols put in place, let’s have it happen! Do something that’s going to address the situation. Do something that will make the commun…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Advocates urge Jews to march in Montreal’s Pride parade after ban reversal
On Sunday Aug. 10, Montreal’s 19th annual Pride parade is set to take place, and two local Jewish organizations have been once again been invited to …
11 months ago
Mikveh makeover: A U.S. charity helped build or renovate 10 ritual baths across Canada
While many Canadians are continuing to boycott products made in the United States, when it comes to mikvehs, nearly a dozen Canadian Jewish communiti…
11 months ago
Hope for peace or terrorist appeasement? Two experts weigh in on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood
On July 30, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that, come September, Canada will officially recognize Palestine as a state, during the United Natio…
11 months, 1 week ago
Why Canada should follow Israel’s lead and help protect the Druze in Syria
For nearly three weeks now, members of Canada’s Druze community have been desperately sounding the alarm after an outbreak of ethnic violence in the …
11 months, 1 week ago