Your daily spiel for Thursday, Feb. 23
Today’s spiel includes: The head of JDL files a hate crimes complaint, an argument about “love thy neighbour” in the era of Trump and a Jerry Seinfeld show reviewed.
JDL leader files hate complaint against imam who urged killing Jews
A hate crimes complaint has been filed with Toronto police against a downtown mosque whose imam allegedly called for killing Jews.
Supporting Trump’s travel ban doesn’t mean forsaking ‘Never again’
“Never again” is a double-edged sword: we must ensure others don’t suffer from discrimination. At the same time, we must be cognizant of the hatred that others may harbour toward us.
So-called voices of our community silent on Muslim solidarity
Why are the representatives of the so-called official Jewish community not at the forefront of Jewish shows of solidarity for our Muslim neighbours in Canada?
Your daily spiel for Tuesday, Feb. 21
Today’s spiel includes: Trump caves to pressure and condemns anti-Semitism, Toronto Jewish condo residents targeted with swastikas and slurs, and no good kosher food in prison.
Jewish-Muslim group asks Trudeau to defeat motion condemning Islamophobia
David Nitkin and Tariq Khan, co-chairs of Muslim Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, wrote letters to Trudeau Feb. 7 saying motion M-103, which has not passed Parliament, and Petition E-411, which has, “are antithetical to the Canadian values we cherish.
Demonstrators brave cold to show support for mosque
Bitter cold weather did not deter a large interfaith group of Christians and Jews from gathering outdoors and forming a symbolic ring of peace around a downtown Toronto mosque.
Hundreds of Jews form ‘rings of peace’ at Toronto mosques
About 300 members of the Jewish community held hands and circled Toronto’s Imdadul Islamic Centre during Friday prayers in a show of support and solidarity.
Temple Emanu-el members gather in solidarity at Danforth Islamic Centre
Jews joined Christian and other groups to form ‘rings of peace’ around GTA-area mosques on Friday, Feb. 3.
Mosque attack makes Jewish-Muslim art project especially powerful
In the wake of the brutal Quebec mosque attack, never has Jewish-Muslim women’s art project and learning about each other’s cultures, felt more vital, writes Evelyn Tauben.
