(This is the article I was referring to in my post about being called a ‘ganif’. Thursday, 04 June 2009 (Canadian Jewish News) I was riding my bicycle home from the office recently, and as I passed a home near Lawrence and Bathurst, a small, chassidic boy yelled at me, “Ganif,” the Yiddish/Hebrew word for [...]
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And Ode to Headless Drivers
I wrote this piece for the Canadian Jewish News in 2008. Your thoughts? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I’m lucky, because some people notice when I take time off from writing. That is nice. Thank you. Often when I stop by a convenience store or a small business, or ride a cab, I wonder about the people working “the [...]
I Need Help: Looking for A Virulent Anti-Semite
Let me know if you are an anti-Semite or know one. I would like to interview a person who would qualify themselves as a hater of Jews, a Jew hater, or simply doesn’t like the Jewish people. I’m curious how you/they would answer a few questions such as: 1) What is about Jews that makes you [...]
A Call for a Community Mobilization Plan in Haaretz.com
Read my article calling for the world Jewish community to establish a community mobilization plan that will involve every person, Jewish and non-Jewish; it will be strategic, structured and organic. How? I don’t know yet, but we’ll figure it out. Read the article and pass it on. Share with many people because it is possible, especially in our day [...]
