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We cannot walk away
George Floyd’s name may be the best known, but police in the United States (and Canada and elsewhere) have assaulted and killed too many racialized individuals to recount here. While we might hope that the current focus on these needless…
No Silence on Race
An open letter from Black Jews, non-Black Jews of colour and our allies to Jewish congregations, federations, foundations, organizations, nonprofits and initiatives, dated June 30, 2020. We write this letter as proud members of the Canadian Jewish community. We are…
Misappropriation of Israeli flag
According to the Associação Scholem Aleichem, in Rio de Janeiro, right-wing religious groups are misappropriating the Israeli flag in their show of support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (photo from ASA) This article is a response to the continuing misappropriation of…
Hospitality & social distancing
Last weekend, one of my kids and I decided to make bourekas. Made with filo dough, ours were stuffed with two fillings: spinach and cheese, and mushroom and cheese. They were such a success that the family ate all of…
Thank you to all who contributed to the July 10/20 issue!!!
Canada fails to get seat
There is no way to determine definitively why Canada failed to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council last week. Since the UN was created after the Second World War, Canada had generally been elected to one…
The complex skin we’re in
As a young adult, I was often criticized for being too blunt. I didn’t always behave the way that my family wished I would. I would call people out when they were being inappropriate. This got me into trouble. And,…
Thank you to all who contributed to the June 26/20 issue!!!
Racism is a Jewish issue
On June 4, New Brunswick resident Chantel Moore, originally from the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation near Tofino, B.C., was shot to death by a police officer sent to her home to check on her well-being. On May 27, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, an…
