Quebec bill bans head scarves and yarmulkes
by David Lazarus MONTREAL (JTA) — Quebec has introduced a bill that bans some public employees from wearing religious symbols at work, including kippahs. The…
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Young, Canadian and Jewish: The shift from religious to cultural identity
by Robert Brym and Rhonda Lenton (March 2019) – “Jewish” used to be considered a religious category. However, for many Jews, that is changing. Increasingly,…
What’s up with airfares in Canada?
By David M. Tait (March 2019) – The simple answer is… most of the airfares in Canada. And, until recently they have been ‘UP’ for…
Join B’nai Brith Canada in Calling on the Gov’t to Immediately Deport Helmut Oberlander
(B’nai Brith Canada) – Why is Helmut Oberlander still in Canada? Last November, after the former Nazi lost his fourth appeal against the government’s decision…
Canada’s Jewish community supports revitalizing Indigenous languages
(February 2019) – As the Jewish story demonstrates, the renewal of an Indigenous language is fundamental to self-determination, especially for nations that have faced historical…