Blog : Ragazou

Descendant of Chinese Jews to lecture in Toronto

As a descendant of Jews, Shi Lei always knew he was different.

Musician's fateful encounter with a blind violinist (video)

...?Daoud was blind, and Daoud used to smoke, and he used to smoke while he played,? Yair Dalal, now a prolific Israeli ethnic musician, recalls. ??The cigarette was in his mouth, and the ash was falling on his violin' He was blind, so he didn't see.?

Community ?heroes' receive inclusion awards

Community heroes too often go unthanked. Recently, a few were singled out at the recent awards reception for Itanu Toronto, the inclusion initiative of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

Holy Blossom cantor to be feted May 11

Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner ? known familiarly as Beny ? will be honoured at a gala evening May 11 at the Royal Conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning's Koerner Hall.

On The CJ Shmooze

Mackenzie Reunion Part 2 

I was there on Saturday night not just as a 1974 graduate, but also to take pictures for The CJN.

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The Jewish Side of Avatar (video)

You might have thought that at last night's JUMP event, where a panel discussion was held on Avatar and its connections to Jewish theology, it would have been quite the mystical experience. That's what this movie analyst was certainly looking for. Unfortunately, it took 35 minutes to get on topic.