A Saskatoon synagogue is increasing security after it was vandalized during Shabbat services. Community leaders say the attack targeted them because they're Jewish and vow they won't be intimidated. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/saskato...

Saskatoon synagogue adds security after building targeted during Shabbat services

'The fact that someone had the nerve to do it in broad daylight during Shabbat services was unsettling,'

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Five Toronto Police members have been found guilty of misconduct after an investigation into comments made on the Project Olive Branch podcast concluded the episode damaged public confidence in police neutrality. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/five-to...

Five Toronto Police members guilty of misconduct in Muslim-outreach podcast, inquiry finds

Officers on the Olive Branch podcast made 'controversial and inappropriate statements.'

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From founding major charities to skydiving at 96, Frances Belzberg lived a life of extraordinary generosity and adventure. The beloved philanthropist and Order of Canada recipient died at 99. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/canada/...

Frances Belzberg, 99, lived a life filled with adventure and generosity

'As a matriarch, she consistently reminded us of the importance of showing up, of Jewish values... and as a friend she was spontaneous, joyful, irreverent. '

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As cultural festivals get underway across Canada, Israeli pavilions in Edmonton and Winnipeg are facing protests, while Saint John's Israeli community has opted not to participate after a volunteer was assaulted last year. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/israeli...

Israeli pavilions at cultural festivals targeted by organized campaigns and protests

Israeli participation in community events in Saint John, Edmonton and Winnipeg has been challenged.

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A popular kosher restaurant in Montreal was destroyed in an overnight fire that police say appears to have been deliberately set. Investigators are examining all possible motives, including whether the attack was hate-motivated. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/montrea...

Montreal kosher restaurant set ablaze on Shabbat

While the blaze appears to have been deliberately set, no motive has yet been determined, police say.

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Israel has rejected a Gaza peace plan unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it does not adequately address Hamas disarmament. Hamas says it has accepted the proposal in principle. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/israel-...

After nearly 50 years, the Montreal Holocaust Museum is packing up for a new home. The move marks a major milestone as the institution prepares to welcome more visitors and expand Holocaust education in downtown Montreal. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

Montreal Holocaust Museum packs up before a move to a new building downtown

Bittersweet moment represents coming-of-age for the institution

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A Vancouver game developer has revived an international network for Jewish professionals in gaming, creating a space for mentorship, networking and community that's already grown to more than 160 members. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/vancouv...

Vancouver video game developer revives Jewish network within global gaming industry

The Jewish branch of the International Game Developers Association has connected more than 160 game developers.

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OPINION: Is leaving Canada the answer to rising antisemitism? Arguably no country can guarantee perfect safety, and that confronting the problem at home may be the stronger response. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/door...

Doorstep Postings: running from the problem

The perfectly safe country for Jews will never exist.

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A new global report finds 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence against Jews in more than three decades. The J7 Task Force documented more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents across seven countries, including Canada. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/2025-wa...

“These small objects carry such enormous meaning. For 843 days, our community wore them so close to our hearts.” A new Toronto art installation transforms 1,500 hostage tags and yellow ribbons into a lasting memorial. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

Art project repurposes the dog tags and yellow ribbons worn to remember Oct. 7 hostages

'843 Days: The Hope We Wore' will be on display at the Prosserman JCC in Toronto.

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Is The Invite a Jewish film? Maybe not officially, but Olivia Wilde’s latest movie starring Seth Rogen carries echoes of Jewish relationship comedies while exploring marriage, desire and monogamy. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

'The Invite,' a non-erotic Seth Rogen-starring, Esther-Perel-influenced movie about open marriage

When the movie took a turn towards the afterschool special educating on the shortcomings of monogamy, I wasn’t surprised.

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UPDATE: Toronto police have released an image of a vehicle they believe may be connected to attacks on two Jewish-owned Kiva’s Bagel Bakery locations over the weekend. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/toronto...

Toronto Police release photo of a car connected to two attacks on Jewish-owned bakeries

Toronto Police Service has released an image of what they say may be the vehicle involved in the attacks on two Jewish-owned bakeries in Toronto over the weekend. On Sunday, […]

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Can psychedelics help people reconnect with Jewish identity? As psychedelic-assisted healing gains renewed attention, some Jewish therapists, scholars and seekers are exploring how it intersects with trauma, mysticism and spiritual practice. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

Psychedelics, mysticism and Jewish practice converge in the wake of post-Oct. 7 trauma

As psychedelics gain renewed attention as tools for healing, they are finding their way into Jewish life as well.

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Toronto Police's Hate Crime Unit is investigating two suspected hate-motivated attacks targeting separate locations of Jewish-owned Kiva's Bagel Bakery after one storefront was struck by gunfire and another was vandalized overnight. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/two-loc...

Two locations of Jewish-owned bakery vandalized—Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit investigates

Shots were fired at the midtown branch of Kiva's Bagel Bar and a window was broken at another restaurant location.

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“I just wanted a place where, however it is you’re showing up, being Jewish is OK.” Nice Jewish Runners Toronto is bringing together runners of all ages for weekly 5Ks, coffee, pastries, and Jewish connection. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/nice-je...

Nice Jewish Runners offers community in the Toronto running scene

The club lets runners combine Kiddush with a 5km run on Sunday mornings.

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Montreal band Di Svingers is reviving forgotten Yiddish songs with big-band arrangements, bringing Jewish music to a whole new generation of listeners. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

Di Svingers sets Yiddish tunes to swing music for a new generation of listeners

'Our goal...was to be able to bring Yiddish music to non-Jewish audiences and Jewish audiences.'

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A Toronto anti-Israel protest leader has been charged with participating in the activity of a terrorist group, allegedly on behalf of Hamas, after a two-year investigation by Toronto police, the RCMP and other counter-terrorism teams. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/toronto...

Toronto anti-Israel protest leader with alleged ties to Hamas charged with terrorism offence

Suspect previously charged for 2025 New Year’s Eve smoke bomb at Union Station but charge was withdrawn

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New Statistics Canada data shows Jews remain the most targeted religious group in Canada. In 2025, Jewish Canadians were the victims of more than 70 per cent of religion-motivated hate crimes, despite an overall decrease in reported incidents. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/jews-re...

Jews remain the country’s most targeted religious group, according to latest Statistics Canada report

Number of crimes dropped, but Jews are the victim of 70 per cent of religion-motivated hate crimes.

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Everyone has a story. What is yours? Storylines is accepting submissions for a two-night Jewish storytelling festival exploring belonging. Selected storytellers receive coaching and have their stories recorded by The CJN Podcast Network. Apply by Sept. 8: ontariojewisharchives.org/Programs/Sto...

Opinion: A UN report on Hamas obstructing aid drew limited attention. A Canadian politician's photo with Israel's ambassador prompted a public apology. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/a-ph...

A photo gets an apology. Obstructing food aid doesn't

An organization is documented—by the UN itself—obstructing food aid to a starving population, and the reaction is muted. A politician shakes hands and smiles for a photo, and he's pressured into a pub...

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I wrote about PEN and what 'Jewish books' even are, for @thecjn.bsky.social thecjn.ca/opinion/the-...

The 'Jewish Books' table: PEN America's antisemitism fence-sit

It occurred to me that I was not merely an author of a straight-women book whose day job included covering the silencing of Jewish authors. I was also one of those authors.

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Opinion: “What we’re looking at is a siloing, wherein there is a place for Jewish books, but it’s at a Jewish Books table.” A look at PEN America’s response to antisemitism, free expression, and concerns Jewish writers are being isolated in the literary world. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/the-...

The 'Jewish Books' table: PEN America's antisemitism fence-sit

It occurred to me that I was not merely an author of a straight-women book whose day job included covering the silencing of Jewish authors. I was also one of those authors.

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Atlantic Canada's only Jewish museum is marking 40 years of preserving community history. Since opening, the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum has welcomed more than 140,000 visitors and mounted more than 100 exhibitions. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...

Saint John Jewish Historical Museum celebrates 40th anniversary

The only Jewish museum in Atlantic Canada has welcomed more than 140,000 visitors and run around 100 exhibitions since its founding.

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Why did Canada's Public Prosecution Service reject a private prosecution against Samidoun leader Charlotte Kates? The decision has sparked criticism from Jewish advocacy groups and the MLA who brought the case. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/private...

Private prosecution bid for Samidoun leader to face terrorism-related charges is rejected

British Columbia MLA Dallas Brodie filed the charges against Samidoun leader Charlotte Kates.

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Opinion: “A university or college should not function as an ideological echo chamber.” A Montreal professor argues that academic institutions are abandoning intellectual pluralism and sidelining mainstream Jewish perspectives. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/in-m...

In Montreal academia, a new Jewish ghetto

The one institutional space in which mainstream Jewish perspectives are still nominally welcome has become isolated, securitized, and treated as uniquely volatile.

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“No one should feel unsafe in their neighbourhoods, places of worship, schools, or businesses because of who they are or what they believe.” Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing is urging new measures to strengthen police responses to antisemitism. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/ontario...

Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing suggests new actions for police combatting antisemitism

The seven actions include improving how police support victims and how they track and identify Jew-hatred.

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“People are looking for Jewish joy, and we really insist on it.” As Holy Blossom Temple marks 170 years, Rabbi Yael Splansky reflects on a pivotal moment: a growing Jewish community, renewed spaces, rising engagement, and carrying tradition into the future. Read more here: thecjn.ca/news/as-holy...

As Holy Blossom Temple marks its 170th year, Rabbi Yael Splansky reflects on the past and future of the flagship Reform institution

'We're going to turn to Holy Blossom history ... and tap into that wisdom and that courage about how to face the future with hope'

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Montreal police’s hate crimes unit is investigating alleged antisemitic attacks targeting Hasidic Jews in Outremont. Community leaders say several men were harassed walking home from Shabbat services, with at least three shtreimels stolen. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/montrea...

Montreal Hasidic Jews targeted and harassed in Friday night attack

Several victims had their shtreimels stolen from them, others reportedly had cans thrown at them.

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UPDATE — Heritage Minister Marc Miller is calling on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to “rectify” its Nakba exhibit, citing failures in how Hamas was addressed. Read more, including the CMHR’s response here: thecjn.ca/news/heritag...

Heritage minister says Winnipeg museum’s Nakba exhibit should be ‘rectified’

Marc Miller said that not identifying Hamas as a terrorist group that intended to kill Jews was an error.

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