The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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What’s so great about Montreal winters? Ezra Soiferman’s new film captures the beauty of Snowbec
15 Mar 2023
Montreal filmmaker Ezra Soiferman has released a new film titled Montreal, Snowbec, celebrating the beauty of winter in Montreal, showcasing scenes like Hasi...
15 Mar 2023
Forward
Jacob Steinmetz, Orthodox pitcher, strikes out trio of Dominican stars in WBC debut
15 Mar 2023
Jacob Steinmetz, a 19-year-old Orthodox Jewish pitcher and a prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks, made headlines by striking out three Dominican Republic a...
15 Mar 2023
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Regina Spektor’s Howl
15 Mar 2023
Regina Spektor recently performed a concert at the Walt Disney Auditorium in Los Angeles, where she used her dark humor to explore the Russian-speaking Jewis...
15 Mar 2023
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A Stitch in Time
15 Mar 2023
The author reflects on the recently discovered hidden treasures of Jews who died in the Holocaust, contrasting them with her own grandmother's embroidered ta...
15 Mar 2023
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The Suckers’ Revolt
15 Mar 2023
This text describes the experience of participating in a protest in Israel against proposed judicial reforms. The author, who comes from a family with strong...
15 Mar 2023
Menschwarmers
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S4E3 - Get to know Spencer Horwitz, Blue Jays prospect and Team Israel sparkplug
14 Mar 2023
Spencer Horwitz, a promising prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays and a key player for Team Israel, recently made an impact at the World Baseball Classic by hi...
14 Mar 2023
Forward
‘Time for the Shabbos goy’: Andrew Cuomo announces new pro-Israel Democratic group
14 Mar 2023
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the creation of a new advocacy group called Progressives for Israel amidst growing concern over diminishi...
14 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Did DeSantis Just Go Isolationist?
14 Mar 2023
Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies discussed Ron DeSantis characterizing the war in Ukraine as a territorial dispute where th...
14 Mar 2023
Haaretz Weekly
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Why a former U.S. ambassador joined Israel's pro-democracy protests
14 Mar 2023
Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, attended a protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to weaken the coun...
14 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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This Toronto rabbi says Canadian Jews must support Israel and stop criticizing her politics in public
14 Mar 2023
Rabbi Daniel Korobkin of Toronto's Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue has called on Canadian Jews to support Israel and refrain from publicly criticizing its gove...
14 Mar 2023
18forty
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Aliza and Ephraim Bulow: When A Spouse Loses Faith
14 Mar 2023
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, a married couple named Aliza and Ephraim Bulow share their experience of navigating a religiously divergent marriage....
14 Mar 2023
18forty
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Aliza and Ephraim Bulow: When A Spouse Loses Faith
14 Mar 2023
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Aliza and Ephraim Bulow share their experience of maintaining their marriage despite Ephraim losing his faith in Juda...
14 Mar 2023
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A Dictionary on Trial
14 Mar 2023
This text discusses a trial that took place in 1895, where Nicolae Iorga, a Romanian politician and scholar, was denied naturalization. The trial was influen...
14 Mar 2023
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Call Me by My Grandfather’s Name
14 Mar 2023
Esther Levy Chehebar, a Sephardic Jew from Brooklyn, wrote a children's book called "I Share My Name" to explain the tradition of naming children after livin...
14 Mar 2023
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Israel’s Tech Resistance Took Their Money, and Put It Where?
14 Mar 2023
The article discusses the role of the High Tech Workers Resistance, known as Mechaat HaHitechistim, in opposition to the Israeli government's proposed judici...
14 Mar 2023
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Knight Takes Rook in Cold War II
14 Mar 2023
The article discusses the war in Ukraine as the first proxy war in the current Cold War between the US and post-Soviet Russia. It analyzes the conflict on th...
14 Mar 2023
Between The Lines
For Better And For Worse, Israel On My Mind
13 Mar 2023
The author reflects on their emotional connection to Israel and the current political tensions in the country. They highlight the push for radical changes to...
13 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Every Bank, Everywhere, All at Once?
13 Mar 2023
The podcast delves into the political implications of a rapid bank crisis in the United States before shifting gears to discuss the Oscars. It touches on top...
13 Mar 2023
Tel Aviv Review
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Safed: A Reality and a Metaphor
13 Mar 2023
In this discussion, Professor Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin explores his new book on Safed (Tzfat) and its significance as a religious and political center in Jewish ...
13 Mar 2023
Tel Aviv Review
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Safed: A Reality and a Metaphor
13 Mar 2023
Professor Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin delves into the essence of Safed, a historical Jewish hub in the Galilee, in his new book "Mishna Consciousness, Bible Conscio...
13 Mar 2023
Call Me Back
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China Surprise: Saudi-Iranian Detente
13 Mar 2023
In this episode of 'Call Me Back,' Rich Goldberg discusses the geopolitical implications of China brokering a Saudi-Iranian diplomatic deal, highlighting how...
13 Mar 2023
Forward
‘Biggest in Israeli history': Organizers claim half a million protesters against Netanyahu's constitutional coup
13 Mar 2023
Organizers claim that the recent protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's constitutional coup drew as many as 500,000 pro-democracy prote...
13 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Lenka Lichtenberg just won a Juno with her grandmother’s Holocaust poems
13 Mar 2023
Lenka Lichtenberg, a Toronto singer, won a Juno award for Best Global Music Album with her project "Thieves of Dreams," which sets her grandmother's Holocaus...
13 Mar 2023
Lehrhaus
Reclaiming the Musical Past: Leon Modena and Salamone Rossi in Context
13 Mar 2023
The text discusses the practice of a cappella harmony in synagogue liturgy, a custom that dates back to Rabbi Leon Modena in 1604. Modena faced criticism for...
13 Mar 2023
Forward
Hundreds of Jews and Palestinians decry Israeli minister at parallel Washington protests
13 Mar 2023
Two separate protests took place outside a Washington, D.C. hotel where Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister, was speaking at an Israel Bond...
13 Mar 2023
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Wanted: More Rabbis
13 Mar 2023
Non-Orthodox rabbinical schools in America are experiencing a decline in enrollment, leading to a shortage of rabbis to fill available positions. This declin...
13 Mar 2023
Forward
This upcoming Yiddish concert is a clarion call for a better world
10 Mar 2023
The upcoming Yiddish concert, "Refugees Together," is a musical commentary on being a refugee and a call for solidarity with the most threatened. The concert...
10 Mar 2023
Forward
Why more American Jews aren't protesting about Israel right now
10 Mar 2023
Despite recent controversial actions by the Israeli government, there has been a lack of significant protests from the American Jewish community. While Israe...
10 Mar 2023
The Cholent
How a Snohomish Young Adult Turned the Pain of Anti-Semitism into Education
10 Mar 2023
Lyric Crane, a young woman from Snohomish, Washington, turned her experience of anti-Semitism into a passion for education. Growing up in a community with fe...
10 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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They Don't Like Their Own Study!
10 Mar 2023
The podcast discusses a research organization that found COVID masking to be ineffective but is now denying its own study's findings, leading to confusion. O...
10 Mar 2023
Halacha Headlines
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3/11/23 – Shiur 411 – Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L’pesach? | Hand Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah - at what expense? | Going to hotels for Pesach
10 Mar 2023
In this discussion, the topic of whether medicine needs to be kosher for Passover (Pesach) is addressed by Rabbi Dovid Heber, who is an expert in kosher phar...
10 Mar 2023
What Matters Now
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What Matters Now to Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt: Love for Israel's magical chaos
10 Mar 2023
Comedians Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt discuss their new book, "Israel 201," which offers a humorous yet insightful look at the everyday life and unique cu...
10 Mar 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Air Force None - with special guest MODI
10 Mar 2023
In this episode of "Air Force None," recorded before the Tel Aviv terror attack, protests against judicial reform in Israel intensify, with national demonstr...
10 Mar 2023
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Men in Formation
10 Mar 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health and addiction crisis among men in the United States. Deaths of despair, including drug overdoses, sui...
10 Mar 2023
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Israeli Minister: American Intervention in Israeli Politics ‘Crossing a Line’
10 Mar 2023
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, criticized the Biden administration for intervening in Israeli politics and undermining Israel's sovere...
10 Mar 2023
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Fine Feathered Friends
10 Mar 2023
The article discusses the significance of chickens in Jewish life. Chickens were a common and affordable source of food in Eastern Europe, often used in ever...
10 Mar 2023
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The Great Transitioning
10 Mar 2023
GLAAD has criticized The New York Times' coverage of transgender issues, particularly regarding medical sex changes or gender affirmation for minors. GLAAD a...
10 Mar 2023
Tikvah
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Peter Berkowitz and Gadi Taub on the Deeper Causes of Israel's Conflict
9 Mar 2023
In this podcast, Jonathan Silver discusses the ongoing conflicts and protests in Israeli politics. To understand the current situation, one must have knowled...
9 Mar 2023
Tikvah
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Peter Berkowitz and Gadi Taub on the Deeper Causes of Israel's Conflict
9 Mar 2023
The Israeli conflict is complex and multifaceted, involving various factors that shape the country's political landscape. Peter Berkowitz and Gadi Taub explo...
9 Mar 2023
The Habura
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Of Monarchs, Minyanim, and Mitochondrial DNA - Rabbi Dr Eddie Reichman
9 Mar 2023
This text appears to be a description about Rabbi Steven Dansky, who is a rabbi at Cranbrook Synagogue. He has a background in psychology, with degrees from ...
9 Mar 2023
Forward
Tennessee's drag ban affecting Purim is not a distraction from trans advocacy
9 Mar 2023
In this letter to the editor by Mordechai Levovitz, founder and clinical director of JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), Levovitz responds to criticism from Rabbis Bec...
9 Mar 2023
Bonjour Chai
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Do we still need to celebrate Jewish excellence?
9 Mar 2023
Rabbi Chaim Strauchler, in an article for Tradition, discusses the fading trend of celebrating Jewish excellence through books like "Great Jews in Sports" or...
9 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Cover-Ups: Fetterman and COVID
9 Mar 2023
In a podcast episode, the discussion covers a New York Times story that presents a stroke victim in a depressive state in a positive light, questioning the r...
9 Mar 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “A Conflict That Contains Lifetimes of Conflicts” Edition
9 Mar 2023
In a special episode recorded on a National Day of Resistance Against Dictatorship, the focus is on understanding a conflicted situation that encompasses lif...
9 Mar 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “A Conflict That Contains Lifetimes of Conflicts” Edition
9 Mar 2023
In this episode, Noah attempts to understand the complexity of a conflict that encompasses various historical conflicts. The discussion takes place on a Nati...
9 Mar 2023
Forward
Bans on drag performers are direct attacks on trans people
9 Mar 2023
This op-ed criticizes the misleading and distracting nature of a recent article that discusses Tennessee's new anti-drag laws in relation to Purim celebratio...
9 Mar 2023
On the Nose
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The Trouble with Germany, Part II
9 Mar 2023
This article discusses the crackdown on Palestinian speech and activism in Germany. The German parliament passed a resolution declaring the BDS movement anti...
9 Mar 2023
Jewish History Uncensored
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#130 - Chassidus and Haskala II - Background
9 Mar 2023
This text discusses the interaction between Chassidus and Haskala in Czarist Russia, noting that Chassidus responded better to the challenges posed by Haskal...
9 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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A conversation with Canada’s oldest Conservative rabbi, Erwin Schild, on the occasion of his 103rd birthday
9 Mar 2023
Erwin Schild, Canada's oldest living Conservative rabbi at 103, was interviewed in his Toronto home where he has resided since 1947. Schild's remarkable jour...
9 Mar 2023
Unorthodox
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Tuning In: Ep. 352
9 Mar 2023
In episode 352 of Unorthodox, the hosts stream "History of the World, Part II" and feature Jeremy Dauber, a Jewish comedy expert discussing his book on Mel B...
9 Mar 2023