Dearest friends, The Jewish new year is upon us! I wanted to share some reflections on Rosh Hashanah, as well as several wonderful online resources for Zoom services and gatherings for anyone celebrating the high holidays. The essence of Rosh ha-Shanah is change – the ever-present, ever-renewing possibility of significant,...
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Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is a grassroots organization grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism and advocates for justice and peace for all in Israel-Palestine. Our strength comes from our members. IJV has active chapters in cities and on university campuses across the country.
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With the High Holidays fast approaching, there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate online. Be sure to come celebrate with IJV's online chavurah! IJV Online Chavurah's Book of Jonah session will take place on Wednesday, September 23 @7:30pm EDT. Everyone is welcome. Email pizarro.lucia[at]gmail.com to register (with "Book of Jonah session"...
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IJV Online Chavurah: Tisha B’Av Session
Join us for the next session of IJV's online chavurah on Monday, July 27th from 6-7pm! To register, email pizarro.lucia [at] gmail.com to register (with "Tisha B'Av Session" in the subject line). **Participation is open to IJV members and non-members alike. If you aren’t yet a member, we highly encourage...
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Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, begins tonight! To all of your celebrating, we say shana tova! A happy and sweet new year to you all.
As we welcome in the year 5781, we share some reflections from IJV's peace and justice rabbi, David Mivasair. And you can click below for a list of several online and in-person celebrations and resources for the high holidays, including services from the UJPO / Winchevsky Centre, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the the New Synagogue Project.
Rosh Hashanah Greetings From IJV's Peace & Justice Rabbi
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Dearest friends, The Jewish new year is upon us! I wanted to share some reflections on Rosh Hashanah, as well as several wonderful online resources for Zoom services and gatherings for anyone celebrating the high holidays. The essence of Rosh ha-Shanah is change – the ever-present, ever-renewi“We need to keep an open debate and free speech in Canada around issues of Palestinian human rights,” [IJV's Communications & Media Lead Aaron] Lakoff said. “Discrimination and oppression and bigotry are indivisible. We can’t fight anti-Semitism, sexism or homophobia in a vacuum. We have to start looking at discrimination against communities in a more global perspective.
"If we really want to stand up against anti-Semitism, we have to look at where it is coming from in Canada. By and large, it’s not coming from Palestinian human-rights advocates. It’s coming from far-right movements (and) conspiracy theorists.”
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Councillors expected to adopt International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism Sept. 21.Via The Electronic Intifada:
"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party have historically defended Israel while pandering to Israel lobby groups by smearing the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign for Palestinian rights.
In June, Trudeau offered little more than tepid concern over Israel’s annexation plans and did not threaten to withhold state funds as a consequence.
Instead, his government joined the US and Israel in threatening the International Criminal Court for investigating Israel’s crimes."
84 percent of Canadians want war crimes probe into Israel
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Poll shows public disagrees strongly with Justin Trudeau.Please support We Are Not Numbers in Gaza during their fundraising drive by making a donation today! IJV has been proud to partner with this powerful Palestinian youth organization on several occasions, and their work deserves to be supported – generously!
"We Are Not Numbers is now in its fifth year, matching youths ages 15-30 with writing mentors from around the world who help us tell the human stories behind the numbers in the news. "
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Just as important as food, clothing and shelter is sustenance for the soul. We Are Not Numbers strives to offer that to the Palestinian youth.A truly chilling example of the crackdown against scholarship critical of Israel in Canadian universities.
"Edward Iacobucci, dean of the prestigious law school [at UofT], has come under fire, accused of rescinding an offer of directorship to prominent international academic Valentina Azarova.
Several national and international scholars wrote to the university to express their consternation that the reversal came after reports of pressure from a sitting judge — a major donor to the faculty. He reportedly expressed concerns in private over Azarova’s past work on the issue of Israel’s human rights abuses in Palestine. All the letters mentioned here have been seen by the Star."
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After the dean is accused of rescinding an offer to a prominent international academic under pressure over her views, the university says no offers we...