When charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — This Passover, Rabbi Michael Cahana urged his congregation to use the portion of the seder commemorating the bread of affliction…
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Trudeau appoints Jewish lawmaker as new adviser on Canadian Jewish community and antisemitism
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — A Jewish member of Canada’s parliament was tapped as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new adviser on the Jewish community and…
Meta bans use of ‘Zionists’ as a cover for attacks on Jews or Israelis
by Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — The social media giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would ban derogatory or threatening references to “Zionists” in cases where…
Rabbi Matthew Ponak: We need to curb vitriolic and toxic social media
by Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – The last 10 months have not been easy. As a deep believer in peace and dialogue, it has been…
Helena Bosse: A promise kept, mi’dor l’dor
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Helena Bosse was one of the honoured guests attending the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance last month which featured “The Auschwitz…