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Back to SearchFrom the archives: How to mark the Tisha b'Av holiday of mourning after Oct. 7
On the night of Aug. 12, Jews around the world will mark the holiday of Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av. It's considered the sadd…
1 year, 10 months ago
Who kicked this ‘devastated’ Jewish volunteer out of London’s JCC?
On July 25, the London Police Service picked up a very upset Darlene Zaifman-Guslits by her arms and legs, and carried her away from the front door o…
1 year, 10 months ago
After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community
Sharon Chodirker and Chaim Bell consider themselves lucky: they were among the tens of thousands of tourists and residents in Jasper who were evacuat…
1 year, 11 months ago
A Druze IDF veteran reflects on Oct. 7—and fears for the future of his community
Nohad Mansour, a 22-year-old combat veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, is keeping a close eye on developments back home in Israel—especially his n…
1 year, 11 months ago
‘Hate has been given a free rein in our streets’: Hear highlights from Toronto's Pride of Israel solidarity rally
With the synagogue’s shattered front glass windows still boarded up with plywood sheets and an emergency fundraiser underway to repair the damage, To…
1 year, 11 months ago
A Hezbollah rocket put this Canadian IDF soldier in intensive care. His parents are asking for prayers
When the Israel Defense Forces announced on July 24 that one of their soldiers was badly wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire aimed at an army base in No…
1 year, 11 months ago
Canada's kosher meat packers won in federal court. How will this affect the Jewish community?
Last week, the Federal Court of Canada sided with Jewish communities in Montreal and Toronto in their dispute with the federal government over new bi…
1 year, 11 months ago
This CUPE member is suing one of Canada’s biggest unions over systemic antisemitism
On Oct. 8, 2023, one day after the Hamas terror attack on Israel, Fred Hahn—the president of Ontario’s chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employ…
1 year, 11 months ago
The ICJ called Israel’s 57-year military rule of Palestinian land ‘illegal’. What happens next?
On July 19, the International Court of Justice in The Hague demanded Israel leave the disputed territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, after…
1 year, 11 months ago
After Fredericton's pride parade was led by pro-Palestinian activists, local Jews worry about their place in the city
Fredericton's annual LGBTQ pride parade wound its way through the New Brunswick capital on July 21—with the Fredericton Palestine Solidarity group le…
1 year, 11 months ago