Jordan Himelfarb

Sep 20, 2024 | thespec.com | Jordan Himelfarb

If you pick up a print edition of the Star on Saturday, you’ll find a new section, Opinion Weekly, which we are introducing with a special issue dedicated to a subject close to our hearts: civil discourse. (Alternatively, you can read the contents here.)We’ve all felt it, whether at work or at home, among friends or on social media, at one time or another; constructive conversation across political divides seems harder today than ever before.

Sep 20, 2024 | thespec.com | Jordan Himelfarb

If you pick up a print edition of the Star on Saturday, you’ll find a new section, Opinion Weekly, a showcase for engaging opinion journalism on issues big and small, lofty and light. (If you’re worried about paper cuts, you can always find the section’s contents here.)The first issue is dedicated to a subject close to our hearts: civil discourse.

Jul 16, 2024 | thestar.com | Jordan Himelfarb

The North American Bridge Championships, the world’s most prestigious tournament of the world’s most complicated card came, is coming to Toronto this week. The Star’s opinion editor, Jordan Himelfarb, will be competing, having recently returned to competitive bridge after taking a six-year parental leave from the game. Here is an essay he wrote in 2017, the last time the tournament was in town, describing the beauty of bridge and fear for its future.

Jul 16, 2024 | thestar.com | Jordan Himelfarb

The North American Bridge Championships, the world’s most prestigious tournament of the world’s most complicated card came, is coming to Toronto this week. The Star’s opinion editor, Jordan Himelfarb, will be competing, having recently returned to competitive bridge after taking a six-year parental leave from the game. Here is an essay he wrote in 2017, the last time the tournament was in town, describing the beauty of bridge and fear for its future.

May 16, 2024 | thestar.com | Jordan Himelfarb

You may have noticed that this space is in flux. Since taking over the Star’s opinion pages earlier this week, my team and I have undertaken a few changes and we will undertake a few more in the coming months. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in  Switch accounts In a time of uncertainty and division, we are expanding and evolving our opinion coverage. Our team has grown. Our roster of writers will expand. So will the range of ideas and forms.