Shtetl Special: Justin Trudeau on Chanukah and the oil sands. Manishtana on being Black &Jewish and on Ferguson. Plus, a cross-Canada road tripped fueled entirely by veggie oil. Happy Chanukah!! Let there be (environmentally friendly sources of) light.
Tag Archives: Chanukah
Posted in Shortwave
Tagged Canada, Chanukah, environment, Ferguson, Justin Trudeau, Manishtana, oil, oil sands, race, The Good Neighbour
“That puny Persian potato has nothing on my latka.” -Competitor at Shtetl’s latka (Jewish) vs. kuku (Iranian) cook-off. Judges:Billy (Monastiraki), Atigh (La Khaima), Khalifah, and The Mile-End Teenage Tasting Society.
Posted in Food
Tagged Atigh Ould, Billy Mavreas, Chanukah, Dana Zidulka, food, Iranian, Jewish, kuku, La Khaima, latka, Monastiraki, Niloufar Hedjazi, Persian
Comedian Jake Freakin Smith of indie band Lakes of Canada is also a choir boy at Shaar Hashomayim synagogue in Montreal. And what does he think about while singing from the bima? Also, find out about a unique Judeo-Quebecois delicacy called poutka. Chanukah will never taste the same!
Posted in Shortwave
Tagged Abayudaya of Uganda, Chanukah, comedy, food, Ira Salman, Jake Smith, Lakes of Canada, Martin Zidulka, Poutka, synagogue
Celebrate the Festival of Lights in style with a concert featuring some of the finest performers on the new Jewish music scene – Josh Dolgin, Shtreiml and Fanfare Severni!
Posted in Events
Tagged Abigail Rosenbaltt, Chanukah, Christian Dawid, Fanfare Severni, Josh Dolgin, klezmer, Shtreiml