The shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School last weekend in Toronto was of a piece with the intimidation, and bullying that has been directed for the last seven months at the Jewish community by haters of Jews and haters…

(This update is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Barry Cutler. By his knowledge, experience, skill and deep goodness of character, he ministered to the many, various needs of all humanity. In doing so, he also ministered to the singular…

The fallout from October 7 has been shocking and unsettling. Here and on streets across North America, the removal of the inhibitions that formerly prevented the haters of Israel and of Jews from publicly celebrating their hatred has been swift.…

These are momentous times. The next few days are momentous days. Yom Hazikaron falls on Sunday night and Yom Ha’atzma’ut, the very next evening. Less than a week ago, we commemorated Yom Hashoah V’hagvurah. Together, these three dates of remembrance,…

Dr. Dan Diker is the president of the JCPA (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) and an expert in hybrid warfare and in combating anti-semitism. He wrote an op-ed this week entitled Hamas’ Education of the Ivy League that appeared in…

In the update last week, we pointed to the soundness of professional and moral judgment by Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, in directing the Peel District School Board to reverse its decision to mark “Nakba Day of Remembrance” day in…

In the update last week, we pointed to the soundness of professional and moral judgment by Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, in directing the Peel District School Board to reverse its decision to mark “Nakba Day of Remembrance” day in…

Recounting the Exodus from Egypt some 3,600 years ago, will be more difficult this year than in any year since World War II and perhaps 1948. Sitting around the Seder table with people we love and who love us, some…

Gary Rosenblatt, was the editor and publisher of The Jewish Week of New York for more than a quarter of a century, until 2019. Before he accepted the dual position in New York, Rosenblatt had edited and entirely revised for…

We direct readers’ attention, once again, to the insights of Adam Hummel, a GTA lawyer and human rights activist. Last month he addressed a gathering at a Toronto synagogue in which he propagated seven duties to guide the community’s next…