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Back to SearchFormer UN ambassador Danny Danon explains the stakes of Israel's 5th election in 4 years
Israelis are heading to the polls on Nov. 1 for the fifth time in four years. And while former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes this will mark…
3 years, 8 months ago
Meet the man who digs for dirt on anti-Zionists and antisemites running for public office in Ontario
With more than 6,000 candidates running for a council seat in 400 villages, cities and towns, plus 37 school boards, there’s a lot to keep tabs on wi…
3 years, 8 months ago
A deep dive with new Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman, one year after her first election
In September, newly minted Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre appointed rookie MP Melissa Lantsman to his advisory board, naming her one of two dep…
3 years, 8 months ago
'Our hearts hurt—and are filled with hope': Why Iran's ongoing protests matter to the Jewish community
Earlier this month, an estimated 50,000 people came out to a rally organized by Iranian Canadians in downtown Richmond Hill, Ont. The event was a sho…
3 years, 8 months ago
Ontario election watch: Political strategist Steve Adler on the top races and Jewish issues this fall
Ontarians head to the polls on Oct. 24 to vote for their municipal governments. And while some storylines seems set—Toronto Mayor John Tory looks poi…
3 years, 8 months ago
After Yom Kippur, one author is asking: Can we actually make Heaven on Earth?
Back in the 1990s, Martin Rutte earned his most prominent byline co-writing one of the famous Chicken Soup for the Soul books, which focused on incor…
3 years, 9 months ago
QR codes on tombstones? For Yom Kippur we look at the future trends in the death business including tech
As the Jewish world prepares for Yom Kippur and Yizkor, The CJN Daily team has been thinking a lot about death and grieving—and how the pandemic upen…
3 years, 9 months ago
In 1973, a record 10 boys celebrated their b'nai mitzvah in Oshawa. Now a docuseries has tracked them down to share their stories
Alan Schwarz was one of 10 Jewish boys in Oshawa who spent 1973 studying for their b'nai mitzvah. It was the biggest coming-of-age cohort the small J…
3 years, 9 months ago
Get a taste of Bonnie Stern's first cookbook in over a decade
At 74, acclaimed cookbook author Bonnie Stern has just published her first new cookbook in more than a decade. Don't Worry, Just Cook compiles 125 re…
3 years, 9 months ago
High Holiday Hurricane: How Maritime Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah after post-tropical storm Fiona
This week, about 30 members of the Temple Sons of Israel Synagogue in Sydney, Nova Scotia, gathered for Rosh Hashanah services in a building that was…
3 years, 9 months ago