Jimmy Bitton

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Oct 25, 2024, 12:30 AM

Sephardi Representation in Jewish Day Schools

One erev shabbat while I was reciting kiddush, my then five-year-old son made the following untimely proclamation: "Abba," he pointed out, "you should say kiddush the normal way." Throughout the rest of the Moroccan-style recitation, which I had been performing...

Oct 15, 2024, 8:57 PM

Antisemitism is Canada’s Warning

Lord Dr. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once warned that antisemitism never stops with Jews. His insight—that hatred of Jews is a harbinger of deeper societal decay—has never been more relevant, especially here in Canada. The rise of antisemitism isn’t just...

Jun 25, 2024, 6:16 PM

Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism

Bob Marley’s iconic song “Exodus” masterfully intertwines the biblical motif of the Israelites’ journey to their promised homeland with the profound longing of the Black diaspora. By invoking the image of the Israelites being led by “Jah” (God) to their...

Aug 7, 2023, 5:58 AM

Confronting the Falsehood of “You Killed God”

"You killed God." I have been the target of this ancient libel on several occasions in my life. My earliest memory dates back to my brief enrolment in public elementary school where attention was drawn to my Jewishness in...

Apr 12, 2023, 9:18 PM

Mimouna, when Jews and Arabs celebrate together

Israelis at a Mimuna celebrations in the city of Beit Shemesh on April 7, 2018. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)

The end-of-Passover fete reflects a cultural symbiosis unique to Morocco, where Jews were more welcome than elsewhere

Mar 31, 2023, 11:50 PM

Juxtaposing Judaism and the State

In his book The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, William James, the greatest American philosopher and leading thinker of the late nineteenth century suggests that something is true only insofar as it works. In light...

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Jimmy Bitton is a professionally trained and seasoned historian and Jewish educator. He is also a prolific writer, contributing to respected publications around the world and delivering lectures on Jewish issues.