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Daniel Korobkin: God, not secularism, is Canada’s best defence against antisemitism

Carney condemned Jew-hatred but offered weak bureaucratic fixes while erasing God from public life

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Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed a gathering of Jews at a Toronto synagogue. As the rabbi of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue that was shot up by thugs in March, I too received an invitation. As it happened, I was spared the genuine dilemma of whether to attend a speech about antisemitism delivered by a leader who has — knowingly or not — contributed to that very hatred. At that same hour, I was officiating at the wedding of two wonderful young people from our congregation. I was doubly pleased to be part of a joyous occasion that is the real cure for the diaspora Jewry’s challenges.

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To his credit, the prime minister correctly identified hatred as a growing problem and affirmed the necessity of pluralism and tolerance. He also acknowledged that Canada has failed its Jewish community.

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