Podcast Episodes

Bob Rae argues Canada was right to recognize Palestine statehood and UNRWA at the U.N.

As Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations for the last five years, Bob Rae helped shaped how the international community has responded to the most…

5 months ago

[From the archives] Where heaven meets Earth: Vancouver’s Jewish community now grows fresh fruit and veggies on the rooftop

The Jewish festival of Tu b'Shevat begins this Sunday. The new year for trees. Some people feel it's the Jewish version of Earth Day: a day to care f…

5 months, 1 week ago

[From the archives] What’s so great about Montreal winters? Ezra Soiferman’s new film captures the beauty of Snowbec

This episode originally aired on March 15, 2023.

Montreal filmmaker Ezra Soiferman loves the winters in his native city so much, he’s made a new film…

5 months, 1 week ago

‘I want them to ask me’: A survivor’s son on why he tattooed his father’s Auschwitz number on his arm

As Gary Kapelus grew up in Canada, his father, Jerry Kapelus, never talked about what it had been like to be forcibly tattooed by Nazis in Auschwitz …

5 months, 1 week ago

[In Good Faith] What Canadians can learn from Israelis and Palestinians whose grief led them to advocate for peace

This episode originally aired on The CJN's peace-building podcast, In Good Faith. To subscribe and hear more, visit thecjn.ca/faith.

There’s a teachi…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Canadians with IDF ties react to Canada's 'witch hunt' against former Israeli soldiers

Just after New Year’s Day, an NDP member of Parliament, Heather McPherson, adopted a private citizen’s petition calling on the government to scrutini…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why it’s time for a shorter workweek: this Canadian business author calls it ‘Do More in Four’

It’s Monday. That means hundreds—maybe thousands—of employees around the world, including some in Canada, will start a shortened work week. It’s part…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

A Senate committee has wrapped up a study of Canada's antisemitism problem. Why one Senator calls some witnesses problematic

The Senate didn’t attract much attention last month, when, on Dec. 8, the Standing Committee on Human Rights wrapped up its public hearings about ant…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

How anti-Zionism emerged as a modern ideology [The Jewish Angle]

While Ellin and her team prepare new stories for the new year, we're bringing you an episode from another podcast by The CJN, The Jewish Angle_, host…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuelan Jews in Canada feeling joy, uncertainty after Maduro capture

It’s been just over a week since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the military capture and trial of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wif…

5 months, 3 weeks ago