Dvar of the Week: Rabbi Steven Schwarzman, Edmonton Beth Shalom Congregation
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s now been 44 years since my first trip to Israel. We…
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From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Visually Challenged
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A novel that I read recently made several references to a maxim “in the land of the blind, the one-eyed…
NDP bill would ban hate symbols
(OTTAWA) – This month, NDP House Leader Peter Julian (New Westminster–Burnaby) tabled Bill C-229, a private member’s bill that would prevent anyone from selling and…
Conservative MP Kevin Waugh introduces legislation to prohibit Holocaust denial
(Ottawa) – On Feb. 9, Kevin Waugh, Conservative Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Grasswood, introduced his Private Members’ Bill, An Act to amend the Criminal Code…
Medicine Hat man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews is back at it
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – A Medicine Hat man who was handed a conditional sentence for promoting hatred against Jews is back in court after…