Judge Denies Hasidim’s Request for Curfew Exemption
The Council of Hasidic Jews of Quebec is considering its options following a Superior Court judge’s rejection of its request that the province’s nighttime curfew be delayed by 2-1/2 hours.
Hasidim go to court over Quebec’s COVID curfew
Hasidic communities are again turning to the courts to challenge Quebec COVID containment measures that they say hinder their religious freedom.
COVID has ‘amplified’ anti-Semitism, experts warn
Aurel Braun, an anti-Semitism expert at the University of Toronto, said in an interview recently the global pandemic has worsened the age-old problem of Jew hatred by giving its adherents a new focus for their lies.
Ontario MPP Roman Baber kicked out of caucus for criticizing lockdown
Roman Baber called on the province to end its COVID lockdown measures.
Angus ‘shocked’ by accusations; B’nai Brith calls for MPs’ censure
An NDP Member of Parliament says he’s “shocked” by accusations that he helped promote antisemitic conspiracies about whether Israel is withholding the COVID vaccine from Palestinians.
Q & A with Ari Greenwald: Responding to a pandemic
Alex Rose speaks with Ari Greenwald, an emergency physician and the medical director of Hatzoloh Toronto, about the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel declares complete coronavirus lockdown on eve of Passover
Israelis will be under a complete lockdown beginning today through at least Friday to stem the spread of the coronavirus during the Passover holiday.
Press: A yahrzeit for my mother in these dark times
Special to The CJN, Viva Sarah Press writes about how she’s unable to attend her deceased mother’s unveiling ceremony in Canada because she’s currently situated in Tel Aviv.
Online classes up and running in Vancouver
As public and independent schools in British Columbia scramble to find a way to continue teaching in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Greater Vancouver’s five Jewish day schools are priding themselves on online classes that are already up, running and working out the kinks they experience along the way.
Rosenberg: Four questions for Passover in a pandemic
Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? Dan Rosenberg explains, with a touch of Jewish humour.
