Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTwo years ago this week El Al said it was shuttering direct service to Canada. Will it return?
Like the Taylor Swift song about her ex-boyfriend, El Al airlines is likely “never, ever, getting back together” with Canada, at least not in the for…
2 years ago
Will UofT’s encampment be allowed to stay up? An Ontario court is ruling soon—here’s what you should know
An Ontario court judge is expected to rule as early as this week on whether the seven-week-old pro-Palestinian tent city at the University of Toronto…
2 years ago
Sidura Ludwig’s new children’s book about baking challah shares a recipe for turbulent times
Rising, the new children’s book by award-winning Canadian author Sidura Ludwig, tells the story of a Jewish child and their mother preparing homemade…
2 years ago
Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck was lit aflame—and the shul decided to leave the door charred. Here’s why
It’s been more than two weeks since an unknown suspect set fire to the front doors of Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck synagogue on May 30, while people we…
2 years ago
'The silent tragedy of the north': Israel's military escalation with Hezbollah has major implications for Canadians
Since Oct. 8, Hezbollah—the Iranian-backed Shia militia in southern Lebanon—has launched thousands of rockets into northern Israeli communities, incl…
2 years ago
Alexandria Fanjoy Silver converted to Judaism twice. For Shavuot, she explains why
Alexandria Fanjoy Silver enjoys being a proud and loud advocate for Toronto's Jewish community, even though she only became an "official" Jew in 2009…
2 years ago
‘My legs are tired but my heart is full’: Hear the sounds of Toronto’s historic Walk with Israel
Ellin Bessner, host of The CJN Daily _podcast, was admittedly nervous ahead of Sunday’s 55th annual Walk with Israel, held by UJA Federation of Great…
2 years ago
Dr. Joe Schwarcz can’t stop debunking wellness gurus, antivaxxers and pseudoscience
Montreal professor Joseph Schwarcz doesn’t actually have a medical degree, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming a popular public figure in the C…
2 years, 1 month ago
Former Israeli hostage Hagar Brodutch fears time is running out for the others still held in Gaza
Hagar Brodutch, her husband Avichai and their three children are settling into their temporary home in Toronto for an extended vacation after a horri…
2 years, 1 month ago
How ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ star Swell Ariel Or now helps Israel on and off screen
Just hours before Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 the Israeli film star Swell Ariel Or was in Canada as the guest of honour at an Is…
2 years, 1 month ago