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The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones A lawsuit prompted the dramatic overhaul of the Toronto Zionist Council, owners of Camp Shalom 10 Apr
Two leaders from Toronto's Jewish community discuss the legal conflict over the Toronto Zionist Council, exploring issues of membership exclusion and financi...
10 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones A lawsuit prompted the dramatic overhaul of the Toronto Zionist Council, owners of Camp Shalom 10 Apr
Two Toronto community leaders, David Matlow and Guidy Mamman, discuss the legal and ethical challenges facing the Toronto Zionist Council, a historic Canadia...
10 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Anthony Housefather explains why he didn’t quit the Liberals—and what he’ll do next 9 Apr
Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for Mount Royal, has decided to remain with the Liberal Party, motivated by Prime Minister Trudeau's commitment to combat ant...
9 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Anthony Housefather explains why he didn’t quit the Liberals—and what he’ll do next 9 Apr
Anthony Housefather, a Liberal MP, decided to remain with the party after receiving assurances from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about enhanced efforts to c...
9 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones How Pierre Poilievre spent the weekend courting Toronto’s Jewish community 8 Apr
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre spent a weekend engaging with Toronto's Jewish community, emphasizing his strong support for Israel and addressing conce...
8 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones How Pierre Poilievre spent the weekend courting Toronto’s Jewish community 8 Apr
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Canadian Conservative Party, bolstered his connection with Toronto's Jewish community by attending multiple events, emphasizi...
8 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Who is behind Everything Jewish Toronto, the popular Facebook account booming after Oct. 7? 2 Apr
The Everything Jewish Toronto Facebook group, with over 41,000 members, has become a central hub for the Jewish community in Toronto, especially in the wake ...
2 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Who is behind Everything Jewish Toronto, the popular Facebook account booming after Oct. 7? 2 Apr
The Everything Jewish Toronto Facebook group, founded by sisters Jennifer Stallman and Brittney Sultan, has transformed from a community resource into a cruc...
2 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Vancouver rabbis privately met with Justin Trudeau to tell him 'Jewish Canadians are not safe' 1 Apr
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Vancouver Jewish leaders to discuss their safety concerns amidst recent political tensions, following Canada’s controv...
1 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Vancouver rabbis privately met with Justin Trudeau to tell him 'Jewish Canadians are not safe' 1 Apr
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met privately with Vancouver Jewish leaders to address their safety concerns, following criticism tied to his government's posi...
1 Apr
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Sunday bonus: Ellin on 'Bonjour Chai': How bad are things for Canadian Jews now? 31 Mar
Ellin Bessner discusses the rising tide of antisemitism in Canada and reflects on her experience as a Jewish journalist. This episode explores both the polit...
31 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Sunday bonus: Ellin on 'Bonjour Chai': How bad are things for Canadian Jews now? 31 Mar
Ellin Bessner discusses the rising insecurity and societal tensions faced by Canadian Jews amidst increasing antisemitic incidents and cultural shifts. The c...
31 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Meet the Canadians knitting for IDF soldiers and running for hostages 28 Mar
Canadian Jewish communities are engaging in creative initiatives to support Israeli hostages and IDF soldiers, including running, knitting hats, and lighting...
28 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Meet the Canadians knitting for IDF soldiers and running for hostages 28 Mar
Canadian Jewish communities are rallying around various grassroots initiatives to support Israel and raise awareness for the ongoing captivity of Israeli hos...
28 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Israel ‘weighing its options’ on retaliation for Canada’s weapon sales ban, says ambassador Iddo Moed 26 Mar
Israel's ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, discusses the impact of Canada's recent decision to halt arms sales to Israel and the broader diplomatic implicatio...
26 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Israel ‘weighing its options’ on retaliation for Canada’s weapon sales ban, says ambassador Iddo Moed 26 Mar
Israeli Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, discusses the implications of Canada’s recent motion to ban arms sales to Israel, emphasizing the symbolic impact ra...
26 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Will Anthony Housefather quit the Liberals? Hear what he has to say 25 Mar
Canadian Liberal MP Anthony Housefather explores his political future after voting against a party motion on Israel, grappling with whether to remain with th...
25 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Will Anthony Housefather quit the Liberals? Hear what he has to say 25 Mar
Anthony Housefather, Canadian Liberal MP for Mount Royal, is contemplating his political future following his vote against his party on a key Israel-Hamas mo...
25 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Ya’ara Saks explains the photo with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas—and her ‘yes’ vote 21 Mar
Ya’ara Saks, a Canadian-Israeli cabinet minister, addresses the controversy over her meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, emphasizing the importance of engaging in ch...
21 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Ya’ara Saks explains the photo with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas—and her ‘yes’ vote 21 Mar
Ya'ara Saks, a Canadian-Israeli MP, discusses her diplomatic visit to Ramallah and controversial photo with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Saks ...
21 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Canada won’t unilaterally recognize Palestine after all, as NDP walks back key demand 19 Mar
Canada's House of Commons passed a symbolic motion reaffirming the necessity of a negotiated peace for recognizing Palestine, without a unilateral declaratio...
19 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Canada won’t unilaterally recognize Palestine after all, as NDP walks back key demand 19 Mar
Canada's House of Commons voted on a motion that maintained the country's longstanding policy of not recognizing Palestine unilaterally, following a last-min...
19 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones What’s the deal with that photo showing Ya’ara Saks holding hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas? 18 Mar
The episode explores the political uproar surrounding a contentious photo of Canadian politicians Ya'ara Saks and Mélanie Joly meeting with Mahmoud Abbas in ...
18 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones What’s the deal with that photo showing Ya’ara Saks holding hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas? 18 Mar
The controversial photo of Canadian MP Yaara Saks holding hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has led to intense debate in Canada's Jewish community,...
18 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Selina Robinson is mulling her future after quitting the B.C. NDP over its ‘silence’ on antisemitism 13 Mar
Selina Robinson, a Jewish politician in British Columbia, resigned from the NDP due to ongoing antisemitic incidents and her party's inadequate response. Her...
13 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Selina Robinson is mulling her future after quitting the B.C. NDP over its ‘silence’ on antisemitism 13 Mar
Selina Robinson, a prominent Jewish politician, resigned from the B.C. NDP after experiencing anti-Semitism and being penalized for comments made during a B'...
13 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Jewish organizations are suing the Canadian government over new kosher slaughter rules they warn could destroy the industry 12 Mar
Jewish kosher supervision agencies in Canada, such as COR and MK, along with key kosher meat producers, are suing the Canadian government over new slaughter ...
12 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Jewish organizations are suing the Canadian government over new kosher slaughter rules they warn could destroy the industry 12 Mar
Jewish organizations in Canada are challenging new slaughter regulations that they argue endanger the kosher meat industry by making practices incompatible w...
12 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Why did Israeli real estate shows become such a flashpoint for protests in Canada? 11 Mar
Jewish real estate expos in Canada, traditionally incentivizing diaspora Jews to invest in Israeli properties, have sparked significant protests due to their...
11 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Why did Israeli real estate shows become such a flashpoint for protests in Canada? 11 Mar
Israeli real estate events in Canada, which promote the purchase of properties including those in disputed territories, have sparked significant protests ami...
11 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones What’s so important about the UN’s new report confirming Oct. 7 rapes, torture of Israeli women? 7 Mar
The episode discusses the UN's report confirming sexual violence against Israeli women by Hamas on October 7, highlighting the importance of acknowledging th...
7 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones What’s so important about the UN’s new report confirming Oct. 7 rapes, torture of Israeli women? 7 Mar
The UN released a report confirming widespread sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli women on October 7, which marks a significant acknowledgm...
7 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones This Canadian lone IDF soldier describes life fighting on Israel's wartime front 6 Mar
Nir Maman, a 47-year-old Israeli counter-terrorism expert living in Toronto, recounts his experiences serving on the front lines with the IDF in Hebron and G...
6 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones This Canadian lone IDF soldier describes life fighting on Israel's wartime front 6 Mar
Nir Maman, a Canadian-Israeli counter-terrorism expert, shares his recent experiences volunteering with the IDF reserve forces amid the conflict with Hamas. ...
6 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones 18 things worth remembering about Brian Mulroney’s support for Canadian Jews and Israel 4 Mar
Brian Mulroney, Canada's 18th Prime Minister, was a staunch ally to Jewish communities and Israel, advocating against antisemitism and for historical justice...
4 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones 18 things worth remembering about Brian Mulroney’s support for Canadian Jews and Israel 4 Mar
Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th Prime Minister, is remembered for his significant support of the Jewish community and Israel, despite having no Jewish connecti...
4 Mar
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Will Canada's proposed new law regulating online hate speech be derailed by politics? 29 Feb
Canada's new Bill C-63, aimed at regulating online hate speech, faces political hurdles as some parties express concerns it might infringe on free speech. Je...
29 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Will Canada's proposed new law regulating online hate speech be derailed by politics? 29 Feb
Canada has introduced Bill C-63, aiming to regulate online hate speech and set up a Digital Safety Commission, hoping to protect against harmful online conte...
29 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Why these are the most unsafe campuses for Jews in Canada: York, UofT, Concordia, UVic, Queen’s, UBC, TMU and Lethbridge 27 Feb
Universities in Canada are facing a troubling rise in antisemitism with York, University of Toronto, and Concordia receiving failing grades on a recent repor...
27 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Why these are the most unsafe campuses for Jews in Canada: York, UofT, Concordia, UVic, Queen’s, UBC, TMU and Lethbridge 27 Feb
Antisemitism on Canadian university campuses is reportedly escalating sharply, according to a new study by the Abraham Global Peace Initiative. Key universit...
27 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Two Toronto Raptors fans think their ‘Free Our Hostages’ hoodie should be exempt from political messages ban 26 Feb
Gary Grill and Leora Shemesh, two Toronto lawyers, were asked to leave a Raptors game when security deemed Grill's "Free Our Hostages" hoodie as a political ...
26 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Two Toronto Raptors fans think their ‘Free Our Hostages’ hoodie should be exempt from political messages ban 26 Feb
Gary Grill and Leora Shemesh, Toronto-based lawyers and Raptors fans, encountered controversy after being asked to remove hoodies with 'Free Our Hostages' sl...
26 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Pro-Israel 'bloody pants' protests are popping up across Canada. Here's what they mean 22 Feb
Canadian grassroots organizations are staging street reenactments of hostage scenarios to highlight the plight of Israeli captives and counteract anti-Israel...
22 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Pro-Israel 'bloody pants' protests are popping up across Canada. Here's what they mean 22 Feb
Pro-Israel groups in Canada are using provocative street performances to draw attention to the plight of Israeli hostages believed to be held by Hamas. The i...
22 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Paul Rinkoff, Toronto’s top Jewish police community partnerships officer, has his hands full since Oct. 7 19 Feb
Inspector Paul Rinkoff, a Jewish officer in charge of community partnerships with the Toronto police, has been pivotal in maintaining community safety follow...
19 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones Paul Rinkoff, Toronto’s top Jewish police community partnerships officer, has his hands full since Oct. 7 19 Feb
Inspector Paul Rinkoff, a Jewish officer in Toronto's police force, has become a key figure in managing the community's safety and responding to increased ha...
19 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones As anti-Israel protests spread, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns about the dangers of banning them outright 15 Feb
The episode discusses the rising tension in Canada as anti-Israel protests continue, demanding a balance between the right to protest and protecting the Jewi...
15 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones As anti-Israel protests spread, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns about the dangers of banning them outright 15 Feb
As anti-Israel protests emerge in Canada, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns against outright bans, advocating for freedom of expression and asse...
15 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones We asked Canada's antisemitism special envoy what she's doing to stop 'despicable' protests targeting Jews 14 Feb
Canada's Special Envoy on Antisemitism, Deborah Lyons, discusses her first four months in the role amid a surge in antisemitic incidents following recent geo...
14 Feb
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner headphones We asked Canada's antisemitism special envoy what she's doing to stop 'despicable' protests targeting Jews 14 Feb
Deborah Lyons, Canada's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, discusses her strategic approach to addressing the rise in antisemitic incidents following rece...
14 Feb