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Jan 21, 2019, 11:53 PM

The Jewish Family

I am fortunate to be surrounded by a loving, supportive family. A wonderful wife, two sons who have grown up to be independent and decent men, a grandchild who may be the cutest kid that ever lived; how much...

Dec 12, 2018, 12:12 AM

Cultural Appropriation – Jews and Christmas Music

We’re told by our progressive brethren that it’s wrong to appropriate the symbols or behavior or appearance of other cultures. In other words, white people should not be wearing clothing associated with a particular group that is not their...

Nov 8, 2018, 5:32 PM

Why This Bad Jew Loves Chabad

Like so many of my fellow North American Jews, I am proud of my heritage but I am not terribly observant. I always attend High Holiday services and I make the occasional appearance for special events or commemorations, but...

Oct 30, 2018, 10:32 PM

Virtue Signalling in the Face of the Pittsburgh Tragedy

Irony abounds. After Robert Bowers was wounded and captured by the police, he was taken to Allegheny General Hospital where the doctors and nurse who first treated him were all Jewish. It is truly a testament to their professionalism...

Oct 15, 2018, 10:23 PM

Stan Mikita and My Father

Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks poses in Chicago, Oct. 17, 1961. (AP Photo/File)

The Czech-born hockey legend inspired immigrants who desperately wanted to be accepted as full-fledged Canadians

Sep 17, 2018, 6:00 PM

Listen up, my fellow Jews. Before you plan your next vacation, don’t you think it only makes sense to avoid those countries that are unfriendly or downright hostile to Jews (oftentimes carefully hidden behind a pretense of being anti-Israel...

Aug 1, 2018, 12:24 AM

The One Israel Fund

Yotam Ovadia, a 31-year-old father of two, was fatally stabbed last week by a Palestinian teenager. The attack was horrific, inhumane and utterly unfathomable to those of us who live in the relative safety of North America. But the attack...

Jul 30, 2018, 11:32 PM

Helping Jeremy Corbyn Identify Anti-Semitism

It appears that Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, is having a great deal of difficulty identifying what is and what isn’t anti-Semitism. I feel a sense of duty to educate my fellow...

Jul 26, 2018, 11:07 PM

Birthright for Grown-Ups

I think many Jews would be surprised at how many of their fellow Jews have never been to Israel. In some cases, it is a matter of motivation; many secular/liberal Jews simply do not have the necessary level of...

Jul 23, 2018, 7:33 PM

Measuring Jewish Time

When I was growing up, I dreamt of becoming a famous scientist and winning a Nobel Prize (at least, that’s what my mother decided should be my dream). Failing high school biology should have caused me (and my mother)...

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Businessman, son of Holocaust survivors, father of two, grandfather of one, married for 43 years. Born in Israel but lived in Canada for most of my life. Proud and vocal Zionist.

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