HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
by Caleb Guedes-Reed (JTA) – HBO Max is currently producing a new comedy series based on the life of former gang member-turned-Hasidic-rapper Nissim Black. It…
April 2022
Honouring the ‘Yoms’ – A message from Jared Shore, Co-President Calgary Jewish Federation
by Jared Shore (AJNews) – With our Passover Seders now behind us, I hope that many can reflect on the holiday as wonderful return to…
What Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter could mean for Jewish users — and antisemitism — on the platform
by Gabe Friedman, Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The news Monday that Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter had gone from what seemed like a joke to…
B’nai Brith Canada reports another disturbing audit of antisemitic incidents
by B’nai Brith Canada (OTTAWA)– Canada experienced another highly disturbing year for antisemitism in 2021, according to B’nai Brith Canada. For the sixth consecutive year,…
Book Review: The Transformative Daf – Tractate Megillah by Rabbi Daniel Friedman
Reviewed by Shane Asbell (AJNews) – I had the pleasure recently of reading Rabbi Daniel Friedman’s book, The Transformative Daf, Tractate Megillah and it was…