The CJN Daily

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

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These Israelis fled to Canada after Oct. 7—and now some of them want to stay

2023.12.07

‘Put two menorahs up in every public square’: Parliament Hill rally urges all Canadians to support the Jewish community

2023.12.06

Moncton city council urged to revisit the ‘insensitive and callous’ end to municipal menorah lighting

2023.12.04

Evan Kosiner told the CBC to call Hamas ‘terrorists’; the ombudsman agrees they could

2023.11.30

Just freed by Hamas, 10-year-old Ofri Brodutch wants to come to Canada, her uncle says

2023.11.29

Ellin Bessner explains why you should consider donating to The CJN Daily

2023.11.27

A Canadian photographer survived the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7. Here’s what he saw

2023.11.27

‘There’s nowhere to hide from antisemitism’: Hear Montreal Jews describe daily life amid gunshots and molotovs

2023.11.23

Canada’s new antisemitism envoy Deborah Lyons wants to triple office staff to handle ‘moment of crisis’

2023.11.21

Hundreds gathered to honour Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver at memorial in Israel

2023.11.20

Bonjour Chai

Current affairs from a Canadian perspective. Hear opinions, debate and hot takes on everything from politics to fashion to pop culture from hosts Avi Finegold and Phoebe Maltz Bovy. Subscribe to the Substack at bonjourchai.substack.com.

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Hundreds of Israeli women were sexually assaulted on Oct. 7. Why won’t the world’s feminists believe them?

2023.12.08

Why Montreal, marred by violence, is the perfect city to host a rally for peace

2023.12.01

How the urban-suburban divide shapes the ways Jews see each other

2023.11.24

Violence or vandalism? As tensions rise, a debate over how much Jewish anxiety is justified

2023.11.17

A schism between Israelis and Diaspora Jews was growing for most of 2023. Then Hamas attacked

2023.11.10

Hear author Michael Frank tell the incredible story of a 100-year-old survivor for Holocaust Education Week

2023.11.03

How media narratives have inflamed the Israel-Hamas war—and how you can escape them

2023.10.27

The war in Israel is shattering our preconceptions about what it means to be Jewish and Zionist

2023.10.20

Here’s how Canadian leaders and institutions have reacted to the Israel-Hamas war—and what still needs to be said

2023.10.13

This Canadian Thanksgiving, we ask: Should Jews be considered settlers?

2023.10.06

Menschwarmers

The web’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.

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Recent episodes

8 crazy Jewish sports stories to recap 2023

2023.12.07

Lior Berman earned a scholarship for NCAA basketball—but his dream is to play in Israel

2023.11.16

Team Israel made Kevin Youkilis understand why representation matters—and the Hamas attack cemented it

2023.10.26

Jewish pro athletes are speaking out for Israel unlike ever before

2023.10.11

How Michael Landsberg blazed a trail for Jewish broadcasters—and quietly struggled along the way

2023.09.13

Coach David Thorpe on the past, present and future of Israeli basketball

2023.08.30

AJ Edelman revived Israel’s forgotten bobsled team. His next goal? The 2026 Olympics

2023.08.17

A Jewish guy from Montreal just won North America’s biggest Scrabble tournament

2023.08.02

Listen to The CJN’s full interview with Canadian NHL rookie Andrew Cristall

2023.07.20

Israeli Olympic soccer dreams and great Jews in cycling: A midsummer roundup of Jews in sports

2023.07.05

Rivkush

Interviews with fascinating Jews of colour from all over the world: activists, artists, rule-breakers and change-makers. Hosted by Rivka “Rivkush” Campbell, founder of Jews of Colour Canada.

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Recent episodes

Chaya Lev, a Black Jew in Israel, describes life in Israel after Oct. 7—and why Palestinians aren’t people of colour

2023.11.22

Hear about how Sara Braun moved from Holland to NYC and became ‘That Black Hasidic Lady’

2023.10.24

Does Canada really need another organization to combat antisemitism? This founder thinks so

2023.09.28

How Nissim Black went from gangster rapper to Christian convert to making aliyah

2023.08.31

For globetrotting filmmaker Charly Wai Feldman, Judaism inspires a borderless identity

2023.07.27

These rural Ugandan villagers dedicated themselves to Judaism—but Israel won’t recognize them

2023.06.26

How Jennifer Podemski blends Jewish and Indigenous generational trauma in her new TV show ‘Little Bird’

2023.05.31

‘We want to belong to a common narrative’: Devyani Saltzman on systemic changes in Canadian arts

2022.12.25

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

Culturally Jewish

Join actors David Sklar and Ilana Zackon as they shmooze with creative Jews of all disciplines, taking you behind the scenes of what matters most to Canada’s Jewish arts community—and why our cultural representation matters. Please send pitches to producer Michael Fraiman at [email protected].

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Recent episodes

In her new book, Ruth Rakoff tackles ultra-Orthodox Judaism, generational trauma and the death of her brother

2023.11.30

A new Canadian opera spotlights the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, the ‘Japanese Schindler’

2023.11.13

‘A more beautiful side of Israel’: This Canadian-led photography collective is raising money for kibbutzim attacked by Hamas

2023.11.02

‘It feels pretty hopeless’: Jewish artists open up about what it’s like working in a dominantly anti-Zionist industry

2023.10.19

Matthew Jocelyn, a ‘controversial’ Canadian artist, just took over the Koffler Centre. What does that mean for its Jewish future?

2023.10.03

Sarah Segal-Lazar’s journey from Jewish Montreal to writing folk songs in rustic P.E.I.

2023.09.20

Forgotten Canadian sports icon Bobbie Rosenfeld gets an onstage revival in Barrie, Ont.

2023.09.06

Why do Jews love jam bands?

2023.08.07

The remarkable story of how Bobbi Goddard made herself into a Jewish country singer in Mexico

2023.07.13

In his debut comedy album, Jacob Balshin tackles mohels, masculinity and magic mushrooms

2023.06.28

Not That Kind of Rabbi

Discover the spiritual journeys of Canada’s most acclaimed Jewish public figures in ‘Not That Kind of Rabbi’, a long-standing interview podcast hosted by award-winning broadcaster Ralph Benmergui, now brought to you by The CJN Podcast Network.

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Recent episodes

Ralph Benmergui speaks with Lynda Fishman and Barbara Landau about communal trauma during the Israel-Hamas war

2023.10.18

Ralph Benmergui returns to The CJN with his popular podcast ‘Not That Kind of Rabbi’

2023.10.05

Five Questions About Israel

Hosted and sponsored by Dan Brotman of the Windsor Jewish Federation and Yaron Deckel of the Jewish Agency for Israel, this special podcast miniseries asks big questions about Israel—and invites you to share your voice.

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Recent episodes

Are your views on Israel represented by Canada’s Jewish organizations?

2023.09.19

What are Israel’s obligations towards Diaspora communities?

2023.09.05

How should Canadian Jewish organizations balance their domestic philanthropic needs with those of Israel?

2023.08.24

When, if ever, should Canadian Jewish organizations publicly criticize Israel?

2023.08.14

Are your views on Israel different from your parents’?

2023.08.04

The CJN is hosting a new podcast tackling big questions about Israel—and we want to hear from you

2023.05.05

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

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

Why is Azerbaijan suddenly so focused on promoting its Jewish community?

2023.04.04

Ralph Benmergui on why he left Toronto for Hamilton—and never looked back

2023.03.21

Oy, what a beautiful morning: Inside Tulsa’s push for new Jewish life

2023.03.09

Education and adaptation: How Kingston’s Jewish community keeps thriving

2023.02.21

How Heidi Coleman tapped into Kamloops’ Jewish community—and quickly became their leader

2023.02.02

Shalom, y’all: What life is like for the Jews of Little Rock, Arkansas

2022.12.07

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

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.