NCJWC holds an inspiring meeting in Winnipeg
by Jodi Zabludowski (Edmonton) – The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) held a motivating and inspiring meeting that included representatives from across…
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Canada to reprise role as ‘honest broker’ in Mideast, new foreign affairs minister says
TORONTO (JTA) — Canada’s just-elected Liberal government will stop making Israel a partisan issue, the country’s new foreign affairs minister said. Stephane Dion, a former…
Netanyahu congratulates Canada’s Trudeau amid expected ‘tone change’
TORONTO (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Canada’s prime minister designate, Justin Trudeau, in a telephone call affirming the friendship between the two…
CIJA mobilizes community to take action against terrorism
by Steve McDonald (Oct. 30, 2015 – At the time of writing, hardly a day goes by without news of another knife, car, firebomb, or…
Rabbi Kliel Rose: Canadian politics – A time for reflection and reconciliation
by Rabbi Kliel Rose (Edmonton) – The Talmud derives the principle of judging others favourably from a verse in Leviticus (19:15): “In righteousness shall you judge your fellow”…