The CJN Daily

This is what Jewish Canada sounds like. A bite-sized newscast hosted by investigative journalist Ellin Bessner, breaking stories and interviewing community leaders. Airs Monday to Thursday.

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Recent episodes

A century of welcoming Jewish immigrants: JIAS marks its 100th anniversary

2022.11.24

‘All in this together’ or ‘Every man for himself’? Donniel Hartman on the future of Diaspora-Israeli relations

2022.11.23

How Sean Shapiro became known as the TikTok Traffic Cop—and went viral with video tips to avoid getting tickets

2022.11.22

This new Canadian podcast examines why Hasidic Jews leave their communities to go ‘off the derech’

2022.11.21

Author Dara Horn on the rise of antisemitism—and why we can’t seem to stop it

2022.11.17

Canadian kids are getting sick at record levels. This expert isn’t sure when it will end

2022.11.16

Anita Neville, Canada’s only Jewish lieutenant governor, won’t forget her community—or those she represents

2022.11.15

Ethan Schachter was born with a rare genetic disease. Now his mom is raising over $1 million to find a cure

2022.11.14

These brothers retraced the steps of their great-uncle, a Jewish Canadian soldier who ‘died a hero’

2022.11.10

Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman’s life story is now an award-winning YA book

2022.11.09

Bonjour Chai

Political punditry, spiritual advice, challenging analysis: our weekly current affairs show breaks down the most important topics for Canadian Jews every Friday morning. Follow us on Twitter @bonjourchai.

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Recent episodes

Both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students feel under siege on campus. Who’s right?

2022.11.24

What should Israelis’ relationship with Diaspora Jews look like?

2022.11.17

I’ll read what she’s reading: What’s the deal with Jewish romance novels?

2022.11.10

Firsthand Holocaust education keeps slipping further away. What does that mean for its future?

2022.11.03

The U.S. and Israel are holding pivotal elections in November. Here’s what’s at stake

2022.10.28

Rabbanit Rachael Turkienicz wins The CJN’s first Great Canadian Sermon Slam

2022.10.21

‘An unbelievably horrible experience’: A Jewish housing advocate reflects on months of homeless living—and explains a way forward

2022.10.13

Why did an Orthodox boys’ choir suddenly go viral on TikTok?

2022.10.07

Teshuvah lasts longer than a week. Meet some of the Canadians living the journey

2022.09.30

Podcast rewind: Highlights and teshuvahs from the year 5782

2022.09.22

Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui

From Moncton to Moose Jaw, Glace Bay to Thunder Bay, join veteran broadcaster Ralph Benmergui as he travels from coast to coast to coast in search of a truly national Canadian Jewish identity.

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Recent episodes

This Israeli expat is making Jewish life happen in Prince Edward County

2022.11.23

‘You feel more of an obligation to assert your identity’: How the Jews of Tasmania are slowly growing their community

2022.11.08

Windsor’s Jews have a strong pitch to grow their numbers. So why aren’t more people moving there?

2022.10.25

Niagara Falls is losing its only synagogue—but the building’s legacy lives on

2022.09.29

One woman’s mission to revitalize the Jewish community of Quebec City

2022.09.07

Small-town Judaism is in danger. Here’s how it can be saved

2022.08.24

How a handful of Jewish doctors formed an unlikely community in Sioux Lookout, Ont.

2022.08.09

Meet the Jamaican Jewish leader who once took Louis Farrakhan to synagogue

2022.07.07

Born in Barbados, Simon Kreindler spent years chronicling the island’s Jewish history

2022.06.14

‘I was not ready to move on’: After schoolyard antisemitism struck Stratford, Carrie Wreford took action

2022.05.31

Menschwarmers

The world’s most popular Jewish sports podcast. Join Gabe and Jamie for laid-back interviews, global commentary and surprisingly in-depth investigations into whether athletes whose names sound Jewish actually are. Follow us on Twitter @menschwarmers. For speaking inquiries, contact producer Michael Fraiman at [email protected].

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Recent episodes

The secret Jewish history of how Qatar got the World Cup

2022.11.17

Who exactly are the Black Hebrew Israelites? A deep dive into the world behind the Kyrie Irving antisemitism scandal

2022.11.03

Putting the ‘bet’ in Aleph-Bet: What does the Talmud say about sports gambling?

2022.10.19

Buy me some pinot and Cracker Jack: Meet the MLB’s first-ever master sommelier

2022.10.03

‘I belong on the ice’: The remarkable story of trailblazing hockey player Eliezer Sherbatov

2022.09.14

A Canadian Jewish Olympian recalls witnessing the 1972 Munich Games, 50 years later

2022.09.01

Laurence Applebaum is on a mission to showcase Canadian golf to the world

2022.08.11

Laetitia Beck on growing golf in Israel, where there’s only one 18-hole course

2022.07.28

Go for gelt: Canada’s hockey teams have high hopes for a groundbreaking Maccabiah Games

2022.07.12

With Sue Bird’s retirement, a Jewish sports hero cements her legacy

2022.06.22

Rivkush

Interviews with fascinating Jews of colour from all over the world: activists, artists, rule-breakers and change-makers.

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Recent episodes

In her art, Tamara Podemski channels the survival of her ancestors—both Jewish and Indigenous

2022.08.29

Jews are a multicultural people. Loolwa Khazzoom wants our spaces to reflect that

2022.07.27

Michael Twitty on race, religion, politics and survival in America

2022.06.07

Lawyer, filmmaker, would-be candidate for Conservative leader: A deep dive with Joel Etienne

2022.05.10

Live from Limmud: Susannah Heschel on Jewish participation in the civil rights movement

2021.11.29

How white supremacy rooted itself in mainstream Judaism

2021.11.15

This Black Jewish Canadian punk rapper poet gamer doesn’t care about your expectations

2021.11.01

From ex-con to convert: David Ben Moshe is exposing Israel’s systemic racism

2021.10.18

No, Jews are not a race

2021.10.04

For Black Jews, Israel is safer than the U.S.

2021.09.20

Won't You Be My Rabbi?

A thirtysomething comedian searches for the meaning of… maybe not life, exactly, but something like it? Just general meaning would be nice, honestly.

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Recent episodes

How do you balance being modern with being Orthodox?

2021.09.03

Understanding the appeal of Reconstructionist Judaism

2021.09.02

Living between two worlds: Modern Orthodoxy is hard to define

2021.09.01

The shifting face of Conservative Judaism

2021.08.31

‘Won’t You Be My Rabbi?’ A new CJN podcast miniseries

2021.08.30

Shticks & Giggles

What does it mean to be a Jewish comic in an era when “Jewish” is no longer synonymous with “stand-up”? To find the answer, comedian Laura Leibow sits down with the world’s best and brightest Jewish comics who were willing to appear on this show.