The Canadian Jewish News

1 week ago | thecjn.ca | Mitchell Consky

1 week ago | thecjn.ca | Jonathan Rothman

The last 18 months have seen the political landscape shift for Jewish communities across the country, which have witnessed an explosion in antisemitic attacks, protests on university campuses and in the streets. As a result, the April 28 federal election-the first time Jewish Canadians across the country have cast a ballot since Oct. 7, 2023, and the ongoing war in Gaza-involves a more intense conversation than experienced in the past. Israel has also been the subject of debate on Parliament Hill.

1 week ago | thecjn.ca | Joel Ceausu

Montreal Island's 18-riding federal map might remain comfortably dominated by Liberal red-with Bloc Québecois accents and one NDP orange speck-but the Jewish community is paying particular attention to a race that stands a chance of adding a different shade of blue. Mount Royal, a diverse urban riding spanning four west-central municipalities, has been Liberal since 1940.

1 week ago | thecjn.ca | Phoebe Maltz Bovy

1 week ago | thecjn.ca | Ellin Bessner

Two synagogues in midtown Toronto who have been quietly embroiled in a dispute over the hiring of a popular rabbi have now been forced to go public and inform their thousands of members that the whole thing has escalated into a lawsuit at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.