Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRemembrance Day, minus religion: Why faith-based prayers are nixed from Canadian military ceremonies this year
This year, Remembrance Day ceremonies, including at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, will feel a little different for a number of reasons. The bi…
1 year, 7 months ago
What Donald Trump’s second term means for American Jews—and for Canada
Until the very last day, pollsters predicted the 2024 U.S. presidential election would be too close to call, with just a fraction of a percentage poi…
1 year, 8 months ago
A new book of poetry explores resilience and conflict in a post-Oct. 7 world
After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, Sharon Zohar wanted to take action. The serial entrepreneur, no stranger to kickstarting new organizations, d…
1 year, 8 months ago
A new self-guided tour hopes to draw visitors to Ottawa's oft-forgotten Holocaust monument
Even if you haven't visited the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, you may recall when it opened in September 2017 with one glaring omission: it …
1 year, 8 months ago
Canadian families are welcoming displaced Israelis into their homes, thanks to a new grassroots initiative
Ziv and Barak Morag, along with their young two children, lived happily in their small house in Kibbutz Nir Oz—until Oct. 7, 2023. The southern commu…
1 year, 8 months ago
Which of the U.S. election issues are most relevant to Jewish Canada?
With the U.S. election just over a week away, Vice-President Kamala Harris is maintaining a narrow lead over former president Donald Trump—although t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Mayor Morley Rosenberg, cancer fundraiser Sheila Kussner and more: Honorable Menschen worth remembering this Yizkor
Days ahead of Yizkor being recited in synagogues across Canada, The CJN Daily wanted to take stock of some noteworthy Canadian Jews who've passed awa…
1 year, 8 months ago
‘Keep showing up’: Columbia prof-turned-activist Shai Davidai rallies Canadian Jews
Shai Davidai became a public figure shortly after Oct. 7, 2023 when the assistant professor from Columbia University starred in a video warning Jewis…
1 year, 8 months ago
Struggling to afford your first home? This Jewish-backed investment firm wants to help
On the night of Oct. 16, Jews around Canada will welcome the holiday of Sukkot, having erected temporary wooden or cloth structures outside their syn…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sylvan Adams speaks out after anti-Israel vandals smashed the McGill building with his name on it
On Oct. 7, 2024, more than a thousand anti-Zionist protesters marched through downtown Montreal toward McGill University as part of a “Week of Rage” …
1 year, 8 months ago