Make your gift now to Federation CJA's Community Recovery and Resilience Campaign.
Our community is in crisis and the stakes could not be higher.
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Source: Federation CJA
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Fight Antisemitism: Tell the Government of Canada: Convene an emergency summit on antisemitism
We are experiencing an alarming spike in antisemitism in Canada. If you don't act, who will? Take concrete action here!
Source: CIJA
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Community Update: Confronting the Rise of Antisemitism
Watch Federation CJA CEO Yair Szlak's video address to learn more about how we are confronting the rise in antisemitism in our community.
Source: Federation CJA
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Isaac Herzog elected Israel's 11th president
Isaac Herzog, the chairman of the Jewish Agency and former head of the Labor party, was elected Wednesday as Israel's eleventh president with 87 votes--the most a presidential candidate has ever won.
Source: Times of Israel
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Everything you need to know about the Israeli government that will replace Benjamin Netanyahu
Naftali Bennett poised to become Israel's next prime minister, to be succeeded by Yair Lapid.
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Anger toward Jewish people is misplaced and hateful – and we must all push back
Simon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) shares his thoughts on the spike in anti-Jewish hatred.
Source: The Globe and Mail
Image Source: CIJA
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Opinion: Montée de l'antisémitisme - où est la réaction ?
"Dans mes 16 ans de vie juive, le niveau d'antisémitisme n'a jamais été aussi élevé."
Source: La Presse
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These celebrities are speaking out against antisemitism
Despite the deafening silence from many activists and high-profile people, some Jewish public figures—as well as some non-Jewish celebrities—have made recent public statements on social media condemning antisemitism.
Source: Kveller
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Spicy Israeli salsa recipe
A fresh and spicy condiment to enjoy all summer.
Source: The Nosher
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Source: Refuah V'Chesed Clinic, CoVivre
The Refuah V'Chesed Clinic has developed a brochure answering many questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, including an interview with Rabbi Hersh Meilech Feferkorn of Bonei Olam and a letter from Dr. Kadoch of Clinique OVO. Click for myths, facts, and information about the COVD-19 vaccine in English and Yiddish.
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Source: CIJA
Don't forget to complete the 2021 Census. Be Counted as Jewish!
Last month, your invitation to participate in the online #2021Census arrived in the mail. So that the perspectives of Jewish Canadians are reflected in public policy, and to ensure we receive our share of programs and services, it is important for Jewish Canadians to be recognized by the Government of Canada as a thriving, growing, and engaged community. If it is important to you to be counted as Jewish, then it's not too late to write "Jewish" in responding to Question 23, Question 30, or both!
Click here for more information.
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Disclaimer
Federation CJA 360 is a news aggregate, offering readers a variety of articles and opinion pieces on topics of concern to the Jewish community and presented in a concise, convenient platform. The opinions expressed by contributors shared in Federation CJA 360 do not necessarily reflect the policies or the positions of Federation CJA, its staff or its Board of Directors.
About Federation CJA
For over one hundred years, Federation CJA has been at the heart of the organized Jewish community in Montreal. In partnership with a vast network of agencies and organizations locally, nationally and internationally, Federation CJA builds and sustains this community by providing leadership and by supporting the delivery of services and programs to care for the vulnerable and those in need, to ensure a bright Jewish future, to represent communal interests and to positively affect issues in the wider society.
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