Podcast Episodes

Nazis shot down Cobby Engelberg's plane on D-Day. Now, his son has finally found the farm where Cobby crashed—and the remnants of history that remain

A few weeks ago, out of the blue, Harvey Engelberg received a letter from a farmer in Bassenville, in northern France. The writer was looking for inf…

4 years, 2 months ago

The classical world remembers renowned conductor Boris Brott, 78, who 'painted with music'

Boris Brott, who was killed this week at 78, was an iconic Canadian violinist, composer and conductor who tried to make people fall in love with clas…

4 years, 3 months ago

After the Oscars slap fiasco, Rabbi Joshua Corber wants you to know he has alopecia, too

Last week, after a fiasco at the Academy Awards resulted in Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock with a slap heard around the world, Rabbi Joshua Corber …

4 years, 3 months ago

Demand for food donations keeps spiking as Canadians enter their third pandemic Passover

This week, delivery trucks will be rolling out across Canada, driving thousands of boxes of kosher-for-Passover groceries, meals and seder items to p…

4 years, 3 months ago

Why is kosher-for-Passover Coca-Cola different from all other Coca-Colas?

Every year, starting as early as February, Jeff Dobro calls supermarkets around Toronto for months leading up to Passover. His question? Whether or n…

4 years, 3 months ago

Terror in Israel claims 11 lives: Hear two Canadians describe life on the ground

When Stacey Leavitt-Wright, the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton, booked a vacation to Israel, she had no idea she'd end up in the middle of …

4 years, 3 months ago

The new mahjong cards are arriving: Will the pandemic mean another lost winter for players?

For legions of mahjong players, this is the most exciting time of year. In the next week or two, the new 2022 version of the official card rules will…

4 years, 3 months ago

'It is hard not to be moved to tears': A Canadian doctor describes volunteering at a Ukrainian pop-up medical clinic

Every night this week, Daniel Kollek hasn't been at the ER at his usual hospital in Burlington, Ont. Instead, he's been working in wartorn Ukraine, d…

4 years, 3 months ago

Israel's new women's hockey team lost badly in their international debut—but they're ready for more

It’s estimated that about 50 women currently play hockey in Israel—at any level. There are no professional women's leagues. But despite these challen…

4 years, 3 months ago

‘Our family has lost its voice': Hear stories of the life and accomplishments of Julia Koschitzky

Julia Koschitzky was an internationally recognized philanthropist and community leader in Canada. She died of cancer on March 21 at the age of 78.

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4 years, 3 months ago