Bill Weissmann, unofficial ambassador for Winnipeg’s Jewish community, to receive Lt-Gov.’s award for promoting interfaith understanding
In the late 1990s, Louis Berkal, then rabbi at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Winnipeg, had a favour to ask Bill Weissmann. Rabbi Berkal, who died in 2009, was supposed to speak to a local high school class touring the synagogue. Would Weissmann fill in for him and tell them about Judaism? Weissmann had misgivings. But […]
New Canada-Israel Group Chair Seeks Multi-Partisan Approach
The New Democratic Party’s resolution passed earlier this month calling on Canada to end arms deals with Israel does not mean the state has no friends within the NDP, says Anthony Housefather, the new chair of the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group, known by the acronym CAIL.
Anglicans mull replacement for conversion of Jews prayer
The Anglican Church of Canada, one of the largest Protestant denominations, is considering replacing a prayer for the conversion of the Jews with a new one calling for “reconciliation” with the Jewish people.
Multi-faith Israeli religious leaders meet in Canada
The Parliament of the World’s Religions, which is held every three to five years, ran from Nov. 1 to 7 in Toronto.
Multifaith group marches through Toronto to raise poverty awareness
About 100 people from four different faith groups in Toronto’s East End participated in the third annual Chew on This! walk.
New cemetery for interfaith couples opens in the GTA
Rabbi Yael Splansky of the Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, says there has been a “significant and steadily growing” need for a place where interfaith couples can be buried side-by-side. Last month, she announced that the synagogue has taken the lead in establishing a Jewish cemetery for interfaith families.
It’s time to resurrect interfaith dialogue
I have no clue if the Hindus are talking to the Unitarians or if Sunni Muslims are talking to the Amish, but we barely talk to anyone anymore. Interfaith dialogue has been largely forgotten by our community.
Jewish, Muslim, Catholic students hold interfaith seder
The Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto was the venue for an interfaith Passover seder that brought together its Grade 8 class with students from the Islamic Foundation School in Mississauga, Ont., and Holy Rosary Catholic School.
Tiny Montreal South Shore community reaches out to other faiths
The South Shore Jewish Community’s annual gala attracted more than 120 people, including representatives of the Christian and Muslim communities.
Muslim-Jewish sisterhood group Canadian chapter
The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, which has 46 members, opens its monthly meetings with a Jewish and an Islamic prayer, followed by discussion on topics like religious experiences, family or childhood.
