Your Daily Spiel is The CJN’s daily roundup of trending stories in the Jewish world.
“Raised the hair on the back of my neck:” Hillel Calgary director Jordan Waldman’s reaction to Holocaust denial posters found at the University of Calgary.
Going it alone: Who are the IDF’s lone soldiers and why do they do it? Sheri Shefa’s cover story this week explores the challenges and perks of those who move from Canada and elsewhere to serve.
“What will I tell my children on that day when they ask me where I was?” Ve’ahavta’s Danny Richmond argues that we as Jews are being put to the test in terms of how we respond to rising injustice.
“The best president for Israel ever,” was the declaration made by billionaire and major Republican party donor Sheldon Adelson on Thursday, the eve of the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership conference.
Spencer bounced: Alt-right leader Richard Spencer was booted from the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday, shortly after an executive director of the American Conservative Union referred in a speech to the alt-right as “anti-Semites” and “racists.”
Clear as mud: Donald Trump, uh, clarified yesterday that he “likes” the two-state solution.
Two hours, 12 minutes: A record 40,000 people ran in the Tel Aviv marathon today, which was won by Ethiopian runner Balata Mekonnen.
