Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIsrael just airlifted in 180 Ethiopian Jews. Meet the Canadians who helped make it happen
On Wednesday, a plane carrying 180 eager Ethiopian Jews arrived at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. For many, their immigration to the Holy Land has be…
4 years, 1 month ago
What Ontario's Jews need to know heading into election-day polls
Premier Doug Ford is widely expected to win a strong minority, if not an outright majority, in Ontario's provincial election tomorrow. The CJN's poli…
4 years, 1 month ago
Decades after expulsion from Arab lands, Sephardi survivors' stories are being preserved
This year, a new coffee table book came out called Sephardi Voices, based on the long-running preservation project that collects stories of Sephardic…
4 years, 1 month ago
A new Jewish exodus from Quebec? Access to health care, education and court services at risk under Bill 96
Last Tuesday, Quebec's legislature passed Bill 96, a new bill that forces small businesses to operate exclusively in French; caps enrollment at Engli…
4 years, 1 month ago
Meet the first Jewish butcher to give Prince Charles a local Canadian tour
Last week, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, took a stroll through Ottawa’s Byward Market. They spent the day in the Canadian capital as part of …
4 years, 1 month ago
Hear our exclusive interview with Nachman Shai during his first trip to Canada as Israel's diaspora minister
Today, Canadian politicians, Israeli diplomats and the leaders of Canada's largest Jewish organizations are quietly convening in Ottawa to host an of…
4 years, 1 month ago
'It's shocking': Clean-up underway after massive thunderstorm batters Ontario and Quebec
Canada's usually festive long weekend was marred this year by a massive thunderstorm, which left at least 10 people dead, cut power to nearly one mil…
4 years, 1 month ago
For thriller novelist Samantha Bailey, Jewish maternal anxiety is storytelling inspiration
In the weeks since her second thriller novel came out, Samantha Bailey has embarked on a virtual tour to promote her new book, speaking with book clu…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why does sexual abuse in Orthodox communities go unreported and unpunished?
Za’akah, an organization that helps survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community, recently posted on social media about the a…
4 years, 1 month ago
After violent clashes between Haredi and progressive women at the Western Wall, Rachel Cohen Yeshurun isn't giving up the fight
Rachel Cohen Yeshurun grew up in Montreal, where she attended an Orthodox girls' school, which taught that women should never actually hold a Torah s…
4 years, 1 month ago