Best JCC Podcasts (2024)

On July 25, the London Police Service picked up a very upset Darlene Zaifman-Guslits by her arms and legs, and carried her away from the front door of the Jewish Community Centre. The London resident had just been issued a trespass notice for refusing to leave the building where her community was hosting a speech by Conservative party leader Pierre…

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Three arrested after Jewish senior attacked Sunday at pro-Israel rally in Toronto 20:29

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Toronto police have arrested and charged three people—including two pro-Israel protesters—in connection with a violent incident at a weekly community rally in Toronto that saw an 88-year-old Jewish volunteer beaten and thrown to the ground. It happened on Sunday, Aug. 18, at the event held on Bathurst Street at Sheppard Avenue West. Video from the …

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Did Jewish summer camps do enough to support kids' mental health this summer? 19:01

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As Jewish overnight camps' summer 2024 sessions come to a close this week across most of Canada, several camp communities in Ontario have had to deal with sudden tragedies: the unexpected death of a councillor at one camp, and an accident at a different camp that took the lives of several cleaning employees. In each case, camp directors quickly cal…

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JNF Canada ‘blindsided’ after Ottawa fully revokes charity status. What’s next? 23:52

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The official revocation notice of the Jewish National Fund of Canada’s charity status, published in the Canada Gazette on Aug. 10, caught many by surprise—especially JNF officials themselves. Lance Davis, CEO of JNF Canada, says the venerable Jewish charity was “blindsided” by the Canada Revenue Agency’s move because it came so quickly, despite eff…

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Running from God and coming back home again pt.9 32:57

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From the archives: How to mark the Tisha b'Av holiday of mourning after Oct. 7 24:38

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On the night of Aug. 12, Jews around the world will mark the holiday of Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av. It's considered the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. On this date, it's believed the First Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. And nearly 500 years later, Roman Emperor Titus and his legions des…

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JCC Show No 497 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. Artist, Title, Album Beoga, How To Tune a Fish, How to Tune a Fish Corrina Hewat, Ae Fond Kiss, My Favourite Place John McSherry, Atlantic Drive, Soma Carlos Núñez, Celtic Sea Symphony III, Celtic Sea The Rising Pints, Salley Gardens, Another Round Onóir, The Auld Triangle, Onóir Pharis & Jason Romero, Ballad of Old Bill, A …

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After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community 27:13

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Sharon Chodirker and Chaim Bell consider themselves lucky: they were among the tens of thousands of tourists and residents in Jasper who were evacuated from the forest fires that devoured a third of the buildings in the iconic Rocky Mountain resort town on July 24. The Toronto couple, who were on a hiking trip, managed to escape Jasper while smoke …

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Running from God and coming back home again pt.8 32:54

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A Druze IDF veteran reflects on Oct. 7—and fears for the future of his community 32:36

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Nohad Mansour, a 22-year-old combat veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, is keeping a close eye on developments back home in Israel—especially his native Druze village of Isfiya, overlooking Haifa. With the prospect of an imminent Iranian-led attack on Israel this week, the region, close to the Lebanese border, is a likely target for Hezbollah. Hi…

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‘Hate has been given a free rein in our streets’: Hear highlights from Toronto's Pride of Israel solidarity rally 24:15

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With the synagogue’s shattered front glass windows still boarded up with plywood sheets and an emergency fundraiser underway to repair the damage, Toronto’s century-old Pride of Israel congregation opened its doors to host a large community solidarity rally on the evening of July 31.More than a dozen federal, provincial and municipal politicians, a…

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JCC Show No 496 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. Title, Artist, Album Tonnta - Live, Amble, Tonnta Mäläskän kuoleman polska, Frigg, Perintö Simon Thoumire's / Shake a Leg, Floot Street, Strawhouse Sessions 03 Iorram Suirghe, Fiona J. Mackenzie, Archipelago Reels: Paddy Fahy's/The Yellow Tinker, Fahy/Trad., Seamie O'Dowd, Mick Kinsella, Masters of Tradition Mountains O' Thi…

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Running from God and coming back home again pt.7 32:20

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A Hezbollah rocket put this Canadian IDF soldier in intensive care. His parents are asking for prayers 17:32

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When the Israel Defense Forces announced on July 24 that one of their soldiers was badly wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire aimed at an army base in Northern Israel, they didn't disclose the young man's identity. But his parents want the Jewish community to know. Just before they flew to be with him at his hospital bedside, the parents of Ben Brown, …

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Canada's kosher meat packers won in federal court. How will this affect the Jewish community? 24:00

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Last week, the Federal Court of Canada sided with Jewish communities in Montreal and Toronto in their dispute with the federal government over new biological guidelines covering how cows are slaughtered. On July 24, the judge granted kosher meat producers a temporary injunction, effectively pausing the enforcement of new guidelines that are aimed a…

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JCC Show No 495 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. Artist, Title, Album Lennie Gallant, 47 Angels on Her Front Lawn, Live Acoustic at the Carleton Flook, The Bunting Fund / Ocean Child, Ancora Fara, West Tide Story, Energy Islands Jocelyn Pettit, Gazaremsan, Caravan Freeland Barbour, Iain Fraser, Devil in the Kitchen, Northlins Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting, Nancy…, Dark Hone…

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My Mental Health Journey: Open-mindedness, Willingness, Patience, and Persistence 51:48

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My Mental Health Journey: Open-mindedness, Willingness, Patience, and Persistence Join us for our meaningful discussion with Josh Pogonitz, a 21-year-old college undergrad student at the University of Maryland, as he shares his personal experiences and insights into mental health struggles. Josh lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, an…

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This CUPE member is suing one of Canada’s biggest unions over systemic antisemitism 22:19

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On Oct. 8, 2023, one day after the Hamas terror attack on Israel, Fred Hahn—the president of Ontario’s chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)—wrote a tweet on his social media account: “I’m thankful for the power of workers, the power of resistance around the globe. Because #Resistance is fruitful and no matter what some might say…

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The ICJ called Israel’s 57-year military rule of Palestinian land ‘illegal’. What happens next? 22:31

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On July 19, the International Court of Justice in The Hague demanded Israel leave the disputed territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, after occupying them since 1967. The UN’s high court also instructed Israel to repay Palestinian residents an untold sum for taking natural resources, segregating the Palestinians, forcing Palestinian famil…

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Running from God and coming back home again pt.6 38:23

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8-21-24By JCC

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After Fredericton's pride parade was led by pro-Palestinian activists, local Jews worry about their place in the city 25:49

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Fredericton's annual LGBTQ pride parade wound its way through the New Brunswick capital on July 21—with the Fredericton Palestine Solidarity group leading the event as grand marshals. The march went ahead despite the mayor and provincial lieutenant-governor pulling out due to the event's distinctly political tone. Local Jewish leaders and groups, m…

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JCC Show No 494 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. Artist, Title, Album Capercaillie, BBC Scottish Symphony, MacLeod's Farewell / ReLoved Tatiana Hargreaves, Alex Hargreaves, Say Darling Say, Started Out to Ramble Fish on the Mountain, morphine dream, morphine dream The Crooked Fiddle Band, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, The Free Wild Wind The Outside Track, The Body Parts…

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Plateau JCC - Les Projets Culturels Intergénérationnels 1:01:19

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Un plateau a eu lieu lors de la journée dédiée à la création de projets culturels intergénérationnels innovants. Cet événement a mis en lumière des initiatives cruciales visant à répondre aux problématiques auxquelles les personnes âgées font face, notamment l'immobilité et l'isolement social. Des artistes et des professionnel-le-s du secteur cultu…

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Plateau JCC - Santé Mentale 1:08:35

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Comment les conditions de travail et les caractéristiques organisationnelles d'une structure culturelle peuvent-ils contribuer à l'émergence de risques psychosociaux chez les professionnel.le.s du secteur ? Les intervenant-e-s éclaireront cette problématique en soulignant les défis psychosociaux propres au secteur culturel. L'objectif de ce plateau…

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Plateau JCC - Intelligence Artificelle (Dangers et Opportunités) 1:00:44

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Cette table ronde a pour objectif de montrer comment l’intelligence artificielle peut devenir un outil et une technique pour réaliser une œuvre artistique. Pour ce faire, l'usage de l’IA au service de l’art sera valorisé : celle-ci devient un nouveau matériau pour créer. De plus, il sera démontré comment l’IA devient elle-même le sujet de création …

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Plateau JCC - RSO - Responsabilité sociétale des organisations 57:13

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Comment la Responsabilité Sociétale des Organisations (RSO) peut-elle être intégrée efficacement dans le secteur culturel ? Les intervenant-e-s discuteront des pratiques actuelles et des défis liés à la mise en œuvre de la RSO dans les structures culturelles. L'objectif de ce plateau radio est de mettre en lumière des initiatives exemplaires et de …

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Derek Penslar, a Canadian scholar of Jewish history, hopes to fix Harvard’s antisemitism problem 27:38

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Six months have passed since the president of Harvard University was forced to resign after she refused to sanction pro-Palestinian protesters. Claudine Gay was one of several university leaders who came under fire at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., last December during an investigation into how America’s Ivy League schools were failin…

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Running from God and coming back home again pt.5 33:05

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‘We are going to fight back’: Windsor Jews rally against UWindsor’s concession to pro-Palestinian students 24:07

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The head of Windsor’s Jewish community, Stephen Cheifetz, is calling in the big guns to fight back “significantly” against the University of Windsor, which agreed last week to accept a list of demands by its pro-Palestinian tent encampment protesters. In exchange, the protesters agreed to take down their two-month-old tent city peacefully.The July …

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Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy wants to fight the information war in Canada 21:56

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On the weekend, the IDF announced its forces had targeted a zone in the Khan Younis area of Gaza where the senior Hamas mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attack had been hiding. Initial reports said the attack aimed to take out Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ military chief. International condemnation was quick to blame Israel for dozens of civilians killed in th…

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JCC Show No 493 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. Title, Artist, Album Eejit, Blazin' Fiddles, The Old Style Many's the Night's Rest, The Furrow Collective, Wild Hog Salvage, Outliers, Jenny Sturgeon, Outliers Lark in the Morning / Cannabhan Ban / Humours…, Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers,…, Absolutely Irish The Broomfield Hill, Malinky, Flower & Iron The Weaver's Daughter, Fay H…

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JCC Show No 492 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. Artist, Title, Album Jenna Moynihan, The Eagle's Whistle / Major Campbe…, Woven Andy Browning, Difficult To Hide, Córtale La Cabeza Archie Fisher, Borderland, Off The Map Ben Tout, Blues, Ben Tout Clive Carroll, Lily Neill, The Mountains of Virginia, Travels with Harp and Guitar Cullen Vance, Mouse in the Kitchen, Faol Dan M…

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When a craft market in Saskatoon banned Zionists, these Jewish parents decided to fight back 24:04

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At the end of June, a queer artist group's craft market was scheduled to celebrate Pride Month in Saskatoon with an event called Cheers for Queers. The organizers declared support for Palestine, later laying down an umbrella ban on Zionists. Jews could come, they said—just not Zionist ones. That's when a local parent recalled an interview they'd he…

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It's time for French Jews—and Jews in the Diaspora—to come live in Israel, says MK Sharren Haskel 24:59

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A few days ago, Israeli Knesset member Sharren Haskel, who was born in Canada, made headlines when she said her 88-year-old grandmother, who lives outside of Paris, had been badly beaten by two Arab suspects who noticed the visibly Jewish elderly woman wearing a Star of David necklace. The alleged attack is part of a series of antisemitic violence …

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Anthony Housefather is the federal government’s new special adviser on antisemitism. What now? 23:41

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Montreal-area Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said he is grateful to have been officially appointed on Friday July 5 as a special advisor to the Prime Minister and cabinet on relations with Canada's Jewish community, and on antisemitism. Housefather's new title also comes with a budget for travel, and to hire one extra staffer to help with the pile …

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How Kitchener-Waterloo's own Walk for Israel drew a huge crowd—and no protesters 22:08

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An estimated 500 people turned out on Sunday, June 23, to march through the streets of Kitchener, Ont., carrying Israeli flags and raising funds to help victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent war. The number might not sound like a lot, but to organizer Jeff Budd—whose family has sponsored this Walk for Israel for generations, a…

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‘Apology not accepted’: Behind Jewish groups’ furor over Canada’s new human rights commissioner 15:06

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Birju Dattani is a Canadian human rights lawyer who worked in the Yukon and his home province of Alberta before being catapulted into the highest-profile human rights job in the country a few weeks ago. In mid-June, Canada’s justice minster announced Dattani’s appointment for a five-year term as chief commissioner at the federal human rights watchd…

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JCC Show No 491 2:00:00

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Oy, Canada: Jews feeling ‘vulnerable’ and ‘precarious’ on Canada Day after Oct. 7 31:49

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Canada Day is usually a holiday of patriotism and pride. But this year, nine months after Oct. 7 sparked new waves of antisemitism across the country, many Jewish Canadians continue to feel isolated, vulnerable and anxious. It seems like every few weeks, a new synagogue is attacked or vandalized; Jewish and Israeli children are being routinely bull…

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Long-buried Nazi atrocities, retold in Robert Rotenberg’s new crime novel, have lessons for today 20:21

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Author Robert Rotenberg never imagined that his newest police crime novel, written against the backdrop of European fascism, would come out at the same time that far-right political leaders are sweeping into office across the continent. Nor did he plan that What We Buried would be published in the aftermath of one of the most embarrassing moments i…

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Two years ago this week El Al said it was shuttering direct service to Canada. Will it return? 19:31

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Like the Taylor Swift song about her ex-boyfriend, El Al airlines is likely “never, ever, getting back together” with Canada, at least not in the form of direct non-stop El Al flights with the Star of David logo on its planes. Two years ago on June 21, 2022 the Israeli carrier announced it was shuttering direct service to Toronto. After 40 years of…

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Running from God and coming back home again pt.2 31:50

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6/23/2024By JCC

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Will UofT’s encampment be allowed to stay up? An Ontario court is ruling soon—here’s what you should know 25:54

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An Ontario court judge is expected to rule as early as this week on whether the seven-week-old pro-Palestinian tent city at the University of Toronto will be allowed to remain, or whether it must be dismantled immediately—with police help, if necessary. Lawyers for the university were in court last week arguing the encampment is illegal and has don…

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JCC Show No 490 2:00:00

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Send us a Text Message. @Breabach @John McSherry @Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Hass @Sunna @Wayne Gratz @Catriona McKay @Burning Bridget Cleary @Cloudstreet @Eric Bogle @Ashley Davis @Beltaine @Will Champion @Bill Whalen @Ceolbeg @Dick Gaughan @Fay Hield @Blazin' Fiddles @John Carty, @Seamus O’Donnell, @Brian McGarth @Beoga @The Chieftains @The Selkie…

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Sidura Ludwig’s new children’s book about baking challah shares a recipe for turbulent times 21:08

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Rising, the new children’s book by award-winning Canadian author Sidura Ludwig, tells the story of a Jewish child and their mother preparing homemade challah bread for Shabbat. Ludwig wrote the story four years ago, during the pandemic lockdown, when she found solace in the weekly ritual of challah-making during those uncertain times.Now, releasing…

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Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck was lit aflame—and the shul decided to leave the door charred. Here’s why 21:02

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It’s been more than two weeks since an unknown suspect set fire to the front doors of Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck synagogue on May 30, while people were inside attending a late-night meeting. A passerby saw the flames and called it in, while a shul member used his jacket to douse the flames.No one was hurt, but the incident left one of the building’…