Toronto native killed in Pittsburgh attack
A Toronto-born woman was one of the 11 people killed in the deadly attack on Pittsburgh’s Conservative Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27. Joyce Fienberg, 75, was a mother to two sons, grandmother to six grandchildren and a staple of her Jewish community in Pittsburgh.
From Yoni’s Desk: Let this be the Shabbat we support our synagogues
“Let this be the week when we make every effort to go to synagogue on Shabbat. If nothing else, we need to be together. We have to be each other’s shomerim.”
Israel strikes eight Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket fire
The latest in the fight against Hamas in Gaza.
Is the two-state solution just a pipe dream?
Once the best hope for a lasting peace, time may be running out for a two-state solution in Israel.
Saperia: Mum’s the word on Danforth Avenue
Sheryl Saperia demands clear answers from the authorities regarding the recent Danforth Avenue shooting.
Israeli jet fires on Gaza terror squads
An Israel Air Force jet fired on what it called a terrorist squad launching arson balloons from Gaza into Israel, as well as on a vehicle used by a second balloon-launching squad.
Israel to expand settlement in response to deadly stabbing
Israel said it will build hundreds of new homes in a settlement where a Palestinian teenager killed an Israeli and wounded two others in a knife attack Thursday.
‘A lot of sadness’ over closure of Act to End Violence Against Women
Emotions are still raw, following this month’s announcement that the Jewish community’s sole agency to offer a full range of services to women and children who have experienced domestic violence is shutting down.
Parkland shooting was senseless violence in a senseless country
As a parent, I had to turn off the television and silence the radio – I just couldn’t listen to the eulogies for the teens murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14.
Group seeks to end violence against women in Quebec
Nothing less than a cultural shift in attitudes toward women is sought by the Peace Grantmakers Network.
