Bonjour Chai presents: The Second Annual Great Canadian Seder

We brought together 20 prominent Canadians to share thoughts, stories and wisdom about Passover.

The team at Bonjour Chai is proud to host our second annual Great Canadian Seder! Politicians and proletarians, cantors and comics, all coming together to share stories, songs, wisdom and musings from across the country.

This year, we’re joined at our virtual seder table by:

  • Sami Elmagrehbi
  • Cantor Eric Moses
  • Ellin Bessner
  • Mindy Pollak
  • Ralph Benmergui
  • Rabbi Gila Caine
  • Ophira Eisenberg
  • David Birnbaum
  • Rabbi Adam Stein
  • David Bezmozgis
  • Barbara Kay
  • Jon Kay
  • Jess Salamon
  • Yael Halevi-Wise
  • David Sklar and Ilana Zackon
  • The Menschwarmers
  • Marc Gold
  • Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides
  • Oro Librowicz
  • David Abitbol

Credits

Bonjour Chai is hosted by Avi Finegold and Phoebe Maltz Bovy. Zachary Kauffman is the producer and editor. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Socalled. The show is a co-production from The Jewish Learning Lab and The CJN, and is distributed by The CJN Podcast Network. Support the show by subscribing to this podcast or donating to The CJN.

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