Federation CJA spearheads effort to enhance security
Cindy Davis looks at the new Community Security Network initiative by Federation CJA in Montreal.
Montreal federation and agencies step up coronavirus safeguards
Federation CJA and its agencies stepped up their COVID-19 safeguards and many synagogues reconsidered their intention to hold Shabbat services.
Large indoor public events closed in Quebec
All indoor public events of more than 250 people will be cancelled until further notice, Quebec Premier François Legault announced yesterday.
Rabbi must pay woman $23,000 for harassment
A Montreal rabbi has been ordered to pay $23,000 to a woman who claimed he harassed her for years about her divorce.
Comic finds the funny in real life
Heather Solomon speaks with comic Monica Hamburg about The Work Jerk, one of a series of comedy nights she is staging at the intimate Freestanding Room in Montreal.
[Updated] Montreal federation takes precautions against the coronavirus
Montreal’s Federation CJA announced that it is implementing a “three-week rule” regarding the scheduling of community programming.
School competition goes virtual due to coronavirus
An international Moot Beit Din competition eagerly anticipated by two Montreal Jewish high schools, that was to have taken place in New Jersey this month, will be conducted by video conference as a precaution against COVID-19.
Expert shows how to keep produce kosher
Rabbi Yossi Eisen, chief administrator of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway kashrut agency in New York, recently spoke at various venues in Montreal about how to keep produce kosher.
Three Canadian Jewish lawmakers in self-isolation after potential exposure to coronavirus
MPs Michael Levitt, Anthony Housefather and Toronto Coun. Josh Matlow are in self-isolation as a precaution because they may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Artist airs the taboo topic of infertility
Heather Solomon speaks with artist Heidi Barkun, who put her struggles with infertility into her new art installation titled LET’S GET YOU PREGNANT!.
