UJA-Federation of NY to lend $5 million to unpaid federal employees
The UJA-Federation of New York has allocated five million dollars toward interest-free loans to federal employees who have been furloughed or are working without pay because of the government shutdown.
Levine: Israel’s centre of gravity has shifted significantly to the right
“Even if Netanyahu is indicted, the basic dynamics of Likud surrounded by many smaller parties vying for influence in the post-election coalition is unlikely to change.”
Canadians react as Israel calls early election
Jewish-Canadian observers of the upcoming Israeli election will be tuned into a few issues, especially on matters of security, religious pluralism and the relationship with the Palestinians.
Congress is now three times more Jewish than the United States as a whole
More than 6 per cent of the new U.S. Congress is Jewish, with 34 Jews among the total of 535 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Taking a stand, for a better future
Our duty to our families is to understand what issues, trends and challenges face us, and to, at a minimum, be able to speak on an informed basis about those issues. Ideally, we will actively support those who are trying to make a difference for our global Jewish community in those areas, or speak out ourselves.
Canadian Parliament to consider Jewish Heritage Month
Sen. Linda Frum has introduced Bill S-232 for first reading. The bill would see the month of May designated as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
Bill would criminalize hate mischief at schools, JCCs
Liberal MP Chandra Arya credits CIJA for motivating ethnic and religious groups to support Bill C-305 in protecting cultural facilities of minority groups
November is the cruelest month
It seems very appropriate in times like these, that we ask we ask for good counsel and for our governments to be guided by something besides raw power
Premier Kathleen Wynne’s HEW 2016 greeting
On the occasion of the 36th annual Holocaust education week, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne extends a greeting to the Jewish community
Counting (on) Jews: What to do when the census form lands in your mailbox
Does Jewish tradition have a problem with mandatory census reports? Judaism has its own views on the counting of Jews – some of it positive, some of it not
