Kyle Zaldin

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May 29, 2019, 9:58 PM

CJN- Time for A Change

After publishing an article written by Sterling Stutz, titled "We Should Be All on the Same Side", I feel it is my obligation to speak out. It is about time that the staff at the Canadian Jewish News decide...

May 8, 2019, 11:30 PM

Yom Ha’Atzmaut: The Message is Clear!

Today, we switch from the pain and sadness of Yom HaZikaron to the triumph and celebration of Yom Ha’Atzmaut. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu famously said, “If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more...

May 7, 2019, 5:29 PM

Antisemitism — Alive and Well

Anti-Semitism is unique amongst the hatreds in the world in a combination of four aspects. Longevity: it's been around a really long time. Universality: antisemitism is prevalent virtually everywhere in the world at any given time, from Ancient Rome...

Apr 30, 2019, 9:22 PM

Yom HaShoah: A Day of Reflection

"I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent" – Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook. It is with this sentiment, that I share my thoughts as we approach...

Mar 4, 2019, 8:05 PM

Esther: The Greatness Within

This past weekend, the Thornhill Jewish community had the privilege of hearing from Charlie Harary, who spoke at the NCSY/Torah High dinner Friday night, and then again at the Aish Thornhill Community Shul Shabbat morning. Just wanted to send...

Feb 19, 2019, 10:01 PM

If You Remain Silent…

The abundance of joy in Adar is primarily due to the presence within the month of Purim. On Purim, we remember the salvation of the Jewish People from a genocidal plot by the wicked Haman, who hoped to destroy...

Jan 21, 2019, 7:53 AM

Women’s March and Anti-Semitism

"I have only one thing to say about this Women’s March. As a Jew, I always wondered how the Germans didn’t oppose Hitler. The answer? He aligned the economic issues with Jew hatred so people confused the two. Blurring...

Jan 10, 2019, 2:14 AM

Achdus: What can we learn?

For those of you that don’t know, there’s a little lack of unity and a bit of disagreement in Judaism today. At the forefront of the Machlokes in the Jewish people, are two very different individuals, Rabbi Natan Slifkin...

Dec 3, 2018, 9:05 PM

The Battle of Physicality vs. Spirituality

During the additional prayer we recite during Chanukah, Al Hanissim, we thank Hashem and say, “You waged their battles, defended their rights, and avenged the wrong done to them. You delivered the mighty into the hands of the weak,...

Nov 12, 2018, 9:12 PM

Our Homeland is Under Attack

STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW!!! OUR HOMELAND IS UNDER ATTACK. According to the Israel Defense Forces, more than 200 projectiles were fired at Israel, triggering sirens in Israeli communities close to the Gaza Strip, in the city of Beersheba and even...

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About Me

Kyle Zaldin is a teenage Jewish writer from Thornhill, Ontario. Immersed in the Jewish Day School system since kindergarten at Associated Hebrew Schools, and now at TanenbaumCHAT, Jewish education has always been a big part of Kyle's life. A member of the NCSY Student Executive Board in Toronto, as well as the Aish Thornhill Community Shul, Kyle has continuously used his Jewish values to inspire others. Having grown up in a Conservative Shul until shortly after Bar Mitzvah, and later becoming more observant, he writes and delivers talks, speeches, and other Divrei Torah for Shul and other organizations with the goal of bringing the Jewish people together, regardless of levels of observance and prior knowledge.