Montreal's JCC: to open on Shabbat or not?

By MICHAEL CRELINSTEN

The decision of the YM-YWHA, Montreal’s Jewish community centre (JCC), to open its facilities on Saturday afternoons has sparked discussion within the Montreal Jewish community.

By RABBI REUBEN J. POUPKO

As long as I have lived in Montreal – closing in on 25 years now –  I continue to be surprised at how often I talk to Montreal-born members of the Jewish community who take for granted how unique and special this community really is.