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Do we really not have enough rabbis—or do we have too many?

With synagogue attendance in decline, the idea of a “rabbi” is different today than it was 50 years ago.

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Jews, First Nations and the Sixties Scoop: Jennifer Podemski live in conversation with Rivka Campbell on May 28 at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto

By The CJN Staff

Arts & Leisure, Treasure Trove

Treasure Trove: David Matlow visits Jerusalem’s ‘Praying Wall’

By David Matlow

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Postal workers union settles libel case with B’nai Brith after five years

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Semitic sex appeal: Romance writer Stacey Agdern on the unique hotness of Jewish athletes

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Hartley Garshowitz went to England to honour his uncle, the lone Canadian Jew killed in the audacious Dambusters Raid

2023.05.25
Arts & Leisure, Stage & Screen

‘Little Bird’ called on Jewish and Indigenous writers and actors to tell the story of a child caught in the Sixties Scoop

By Ilana Zackon

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What are the Jewish themes on the ballot in Alberta’s election? Three expert observers explain the current political landscape

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The death of Herschel Siegel has forced a crucial conversation about LGBTQ Orthodox Jews

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Semitic sex appeal: Romance writer Stacey Agdern on the unique hotness of Jewish athletes

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Postal workers union settles libel case with B’nai Brith after five years

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Benjamin’s funeral home asks Ontario court to dismiss ‘unreasonable’ sanctions concerning its charitable foundation

By Ellin Bessner

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Linda Frum says a now-dismissed defamation lawsuit about her Twitter account took aim at her because she’s a Zionist and Jewish community leader

By Lila Sarick

Canada

New play set in Christie Pits takes Toronto students back in time to the 1933 riot

By Alex Rose

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