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Yehuda Assaraf, left, and Yinon Reubeni, two of the suspects in the firebombing of a Galilee church, are pictured in Nazareth Magistrate’s Court on July 29. BASEL AWIDAT/FLASH90 PHOTO

COVER STORY: Is religious extremism a threat in Canada?

After the murder of a Palestinian baby and his father at the hands of arsonists widely believed to be extremist Jewish settlers, many in the international Jewish community are still reeling, rushing to distance themselves from the ultra-right-wing...

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Shlomo Fischer

Q&A Shlomo Fischer: Some settlers think they'...

Shlomo Fischer, senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) and an expert on radical Jewish extremism, believes recent attacks by young haredi Jews in Israel – against a Galilee church and an Arab family in their home in the...

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The Masorti Movement Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program for Children with Disabilities has served Israel for 20 years. MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL PHOTO

Kids with disabilities deserve to celebrate bnei...

Recently, the Jewish world again witnessed a shameful lack of inclusiveness and the significant degree of religious intolerance in Israeli society. This time, the victims were nine autistic children and their families. In Rehovot, Israel, a...

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From left, rabbis Elyse Goldstein, Michael Whitman and Adam Cutler

COVER STORY: How common is observance without faith?

Last year, American blogger, lawyer and politician Jay Lefkowitz wrote an article for Commentary in which he described himself as “an observant Jew [who] began each day by reciting the morning prayers but wasn’t really sure how God fit...

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Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner

CJN DEBATE: Halachah demands that we believe

Judaism preaches the existence of God with its every text, idea and law. To borrow a phrase from philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, the existence of God is one of the “irreducible and stubborn facts” of Judaism, a necessary first...

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Mark Brender

CJN DEBATE: I'm an atheist with Jewish values

A wise colleague of mine has advice for anyone advocating a cause before a skeptical audience: when deciding whether to engage in discussion or politely move on, he says, consider if the question is being asked in order to start a conversation or to...

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	Is Mark Adler really the first MP born of Holocaust survivors?York Centre Conservative MP Mark Adler’s long-held claim to be the first child of Holocaust survivors elected a member of Parliament is being...read more...
	Summer recess kills bill against selling Shoah artifacts A federal bill that would have criminalized the hate-motivated purchase or sale of some Holocaust-era artifacts within Canada died when the House of...read more...
	United Church strengthens call to end Israeli occupation The United Church of Canada’s general council voted last week to strengthen its opposition to what it calls Israel’s illegal occupation...read more...
	NDP candidates under fire for comments about Israel Three federal NDP candidates are under intense scrutiny – and one has resigned – for controversial comments each made about Israel....read more...
	Rabbi's departure leaves hole in kosher supervision WINNIPEG — The departure of Rabbi Ari Ellis and his family at the beginning of July has left a void not only at his synagogue, Herzlia Adas-...read more...
	Forest Hill shul gets ready to move to new building TORONTO — A young modern Orthodox congregation that grew from one member family 14 years ago to more than 200 families today is getting ready...read more...

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	Theodore Bikel to be remembered at Montreal concert Although he was 91 and suffering from cancer, legendary actor and singer Theodore Bikel was looking forward to coming to this month’s...read more...
	Indie-band singer makes her film debut “I am not an actress, but I play one in a movie.” That was the go-to catchphrase for Leah Fay Goldstein at this year’s Slamdance...read more...
	Dance segment examines loss Ontario audiences will get a taste of Montreal choreographer and dancer David Albert-Toth’s acclaimed work, la chute, one of five short pieces...read more...
	Playwright spills her family's secrets Playwright Susan Freedman’s latest one-woman show is rooted in her late parents’ love story – one that was documented in hundreds...read more...
	Toronto teen stars in upcoming YTV comedy series Toronto actor 13-year-old Jake Goodman sat down for an interview on his first-ever day off since starting work on the hit teen comedy series Max...read more...

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