North Star with Ellin Bessner

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North Star with Ellin Bessner

Recognize this blue moose menorah? The artist has never lit Hanukkah candles

'This is a hair-on-fire moment': Why Canadian Jewish leaders are worried about Israel’s new government

After losing her job, Phyllis Taylor went behind bars—and became The Prison Lady

How well do you remember the 2022 news cycle? Take The CJN Daily’s political pop quiz

From architects to Olympians: A winter roundup of the recently deceased

Is antisemitism really that bad at the University of Toronto’s medical school? These doctors say ‘yes’

Here’s why Irwin Cotler says his political prisoner clients are the real heroes

'We cannot fix this alone': How a Vancouver rabbi assembled a team of diverse leaders to tackle racism

How a filmmaker turned Canada's Jewish history into an Indiana Jones adventure

Freedom Convoy spokesman Benjamin Dichter takes us behind the scenes of the three weeks that paralyzed Ottawa

A century of welcoming Jewish immigrants: JIAS marks its 100th anniversary

'All in this together' or 'Every man for himself'? Donniel Hartman on the future of Diaspora-Israeli relations

How Sean Shapiro became known as the TikTok Traffic Cop—and went viral with video tips to avoid getting tickets

This new Canadian podcast examines why Hasidic Jews leave their communities to go 'off the derech'

Author Dara Horn on the rise in antisemitism, and why Holocaust museums and Holocaust education won’t stop it

Canadian kids are getting sick at record levels. This expert isn't sure when it will end

Anita Neville, Canada’s only Jewish lieutenant governor, won't forget her community—or those she represents

Ethan Schachter was born with a rare genetic disease. Now his mom is raising $1 million to find a cure

These brothers retraced the steps of their great-uncle, a Jewish Canadian soldier who ‘died a hero’

Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman's life story is now an award-winning YA book

'Republicans will take the House': David Frum predicts the U.S. midterms and lays out the stakes for American Jews

Canada’s expecting 76,000 refugees in 2023. Meet the woman furnishing hundreds of their homes for free

What happened when Jewish summer campers faced Holocaust denier Jim Keegstra’s students on the basketball court? A new graphic novel tells the tale

The CJN Daily Dead Beat is back, with a new name: The Honourable Menschen

Scenes from El Al's last flight out of Canada

Go backstage on Tom Stoppard's gripping new Holocaust play, 'Leopoldstadt', with Canadian Broadway star Caissie Levy

Canada's 2021 census numbers are in—and they're good news for Jews

'Hana's Suitcase' marks 20 years of teaching young readers about the Holocaust

Want to run a deli? The owner of Vancouver's storied Omnitsky Kosher is looking to sell—or close shop

Former UN ambassador Danny Danon explains the stakes of Israel's 5th election in 4 years

Meet the man who digs for dirt on anti-Zionists and antisemites running for public office in Ontario

A deep dive with new Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman, one year after her first election

'Our hearts hurt—and are filled with hope': Why Iran's ongoing protests matter to the Jewish community

Ontario election watch: Political strategist Steve Adler on the top races and Jewish issues this fall

After Yom Kippur, one author is asking: Can we actually make Heaven on Earth?

QR codes on tombstones? For Yom Kippur we look at the future trends in the death business including tech

In 1973, a record 10 boys celebrated their b'nai mitzvah in Oshawa. Now a docuseries has tracked them down to share their stories

Get a taste of Bonnie Stern's first cookbook in over a decade

High Holiday Hurricane: How Maritime Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah after post-tropical storm Fiona

For the first time in nearly 100 years, Belleville's synagogue can't offer High Holiday services—because no one will lead them

Saving Sukkot: Hear why the Canadian government almost accidentally banned importing lulavs

Ottawa’s Jewish community has a message for their school board: 'Nothing about us, without us'

Canada's oldest Ashkenazi congregation just recovered a 100-year-old time capsule on their milestone anniversary weekend

Marsha Lederman’s mother would have been proud of her new high-profile Globe and Mail column beginning this weekend: will she be the voice for Jewish Canadians?

Run, hide, defend: This is the new approach to keep Canadian Jews safe over the High Holidays and beyond

Beloved March of the Living survivor David Shentow has city park in Ottawa named in his memory

Queen Elizabeth II was 'good for the Jews' even though she never visited Israel: tributes from Canada and Britain on her death

For the first time ever, Jewish RCMP officers can now wear kippot on duty

How Vancouver's Jews are fundraising one of the most expensive Jewish building projects in Canadian history

Alex Polowin, who lied about his age to fight Nazis in Europe, dedicated his life to peace and education