Culture

‘It’s my gift to the world’: This Canadian artist painted all 54 parshiyot of the Torah

Sheila Nemtin Levine has been working on her mixed-media canvases since 2016.

North Star July 14, 2025
Culture News

A left-wing summer community celebrates its centennial with a weekend of music    

Camp Naivelt, in Brampton, Ont., is famous for its vibrant music scene and political ethos.

Alex Rose July 15, 2025
Opinion Perspectives

Doorstep Postings: A columnist’s paradoxical Yves Engler endorsement

Engler’s self-appointed role as the last word on hating Israel in Canada led him to prepare for many obstacles in his possibly real attempt to capture the barely relevant social democratic conscience of Parliament.

Josh Lieblein July 15, 2025
Culture Opinion

Why is Ashkenazi food suddenly cool?

Ashkenazi food—until recently relegated to the joke pile of ethnic foods, unavoidably beige and full

The Jewish Angle July 15, 2025
Opinion Perspectives

Shots fired: the pride and plight of the ‘Jewish-owned restaurant’

Where could a Jew live and not be called a settler? Nowhere. When can something call itself Jewish food and not get called out for cultural appropriation? Precisely.

Phoebe Maltz Bovy July 14, 2025
Culture

Treasure Trove recalls summers in the Borscht Belt

Jewish tourists flocked to the Catskills to enjoy world-class comedy and unlimited food.

David Matlow July 13, 2025

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