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Articles by Reuben J. Poupko
Anti-Black Racism and The Great Replacement
On Saturday, May 14, an 18-year-old gunman entered a supermarket in Buffalo and opened fire. In a matter of minutes, ten innocent people were dead and three more injured. Eleven of the victims were African American, deliberately targeted because of the colour of their skin. This, in itself, is horrific, but even a cursory look at this heinous hate crime reveals a deeply troubling motive that renders this impossibly immoral act even more evil – and one that should concern us all.
The Jewish Nomad: Ilana Zackon spent Purim springing back on stage (with some friends)
It had been two-and-half-years since I last performed on a stage.Purim 2022 made the return of something I love to do come true. How, you may ask? Temple Sinai, a Reform synagogue in the North York area of Toronto, was paying tribute to a legendary member. The show was called A Star is Borsht, and I was fortunate to be selected as one of the performers.
Doorstep Postings: The politics of Ontario are yours to discover not much room for arguments
This is the eighth in a series of opinion columns on the 2022 Ontario provincial election, written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. I’m not exactly sure when I realized that, in most of Ontario, disagreement is treated as a rude intrusion at best and a threat at worst. So deeply embedded is this taboo against conflict that I broke it constantly in my sojourns outside the Jewish community—without knowing it was there to break.
Three Montreal rabbis are now reflecting on the tragedy and humanity they witnessed at the Ukrainian-Poland border-and they urge Canadians to do more
Some might say there was no need for three Canadian rabbis to leave the comfort of our congregations and the safety of Canada to travel to the Polish-Ukrainian border, but we felt an obligation to provide whatever aid and support we could to the refugees fleeing war. We simply could not sit back while preaching about the responsibility to support those in need without taking steps to exercise that responsibility ourselves.
Opinion: Montreal congregations are ready to mark Rosh Hashana — safely
The decisions we make — and the precautions we take — will be part of the story told by future generations. Author of the article: Mark Fishman • Yechezkel Freundlich Publishing date: Sep 17, 2020 • • 3 minute read Israeli soldiers guard the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, which will be closed over Jewish New Year because of the pandemic. Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA /AFP via Getty Images Article content In the old days, children were not always welcome. Many houses of worship got — earned — a bad rap.
World Social Forum shouldn’t grant a platform to anti-Israel agitators
Montreal will be the site of the World Social Forum Aug. 9 to 13, 2016. Dario Ayala / Montreal Gazette The slogans of the publicly funded World Social Forum (WSF) for a better world are very seductive. With its talk of another world being possible and the need to end oppression, the WSF is appealing to the highest aspirations of humanity. But behind these slogans hide some disturbing elements of the event.
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