June 2, 2017 By Robin Grossman Seniors Program Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – June 2017 marks the 33rd annual Seniors’ Month in Ontario. This year, the theme is “Living Your Best Life,” encouraging Canadians over the age of sixty to be proactive, eat healthy, and continue to serve our community as leaders and mentors. Of course, […]
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May 29, 2017 Tonight, we usher in the holiday of Shavuot, celebrating the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai over 3,000 years ago. Shavuot represents an important and essential hallmark of Jewish history, marking when the Jewish people truly became a nation. It also affirms that Jews are indigenous to the
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Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat is one of the most prominent rabbinical figures in the history of Canadian Jewry. It was 70 years ago, upon his arrival as the spiritual leader of Shaar Hashomayim Congregation in the Montreal island suburb of Westmount, that he presided over the first series of Bar Mitzvah ceremonies. A bond was immediately
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May 25, 2017 In a bid to celebrate Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), B’nai Brith Canada has asked readers to share stories about their favourite contemporary Zionists. The most inspirational entry wins a four-pack of Zionist action figures of legendary heroes like Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion courtesy of Piece of History. Today, we are proud to announce
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May 23, 2017 By Tony Stortz Equity & Diversity Researcher B’nai Brith Canada In honour of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), B’nai Brith Canada is celebrating some of our favourite Zionist heroes, commemorating those who’ve made immense contributions to the State of Israel and whose legacies will never be forgotten. In a bid to celebrate fifty years since the reunification of Jerusalem, the
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May 23, 2017 TORONTO – On this day 10 years ago, 15-year-old Jordan Manners was murdered in the hallway of C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute in Toronto. He was the first student to be shot to death in a Toronto school. Immediately following his death, elected officials were urged to review the root causes of youth violence
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May 22, 2017 By Tony Stortz Equity & Diversity Researcher B’nai Brith Canada In honour of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), B’nai Brith Canada is celebrating some of our favourite Zionist heroes, commemorating those who’ve made immense contributions to the State of Israel and whose legacies will never be forgotten. In a bid to celebrate fifty years since the reunification of Jerusalem, the
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May 19, 2017 By Tony Stortz Equity & Diversity Researcher B’nai Brith Canada In honour of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) on Tuesday, B’nai Brith Canada is celebrating some of our favourite Zionist heroes, commemorating those who’ve made immense contributions to the State of Israel and whose legacies will never be forgotten. In a bid to celebrate fifty years since the reunification of
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Sociology demands data. It demands that there be a process of data collection, standards and a strict process that must be upheld before coming to a conclusion. For one day of the year, the problem of prejudice against the Jewish community was the focus of the national dialogue in Canada. B’nai Brith spoke, and the
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Quebec Confidential May 19, 2017 MONTREAL – Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard ventured into the heart of Quebec’s Jewish community last week to speak to an overflowing crowd at the City of Côte Saint-Luc Men’s Club. This visit came on the eve of a historic trade mission the Premier will lead from May 19 to 24 to
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