In this episode: the Canadian postal union's bizarrely staunch anti-Israel stance; the CJN's 24-year-running advice column; and whether Jews need to worry that a Jewish high school teacher took students to meet Sebastian Gorka. CJN operations manager Ella Burakowski co-hosts.

Do Jews Need to Worry About Sebastian Gorka?

What's it like to be a black Canadian Jew? Hosts Michael and Alex ask Rivka Campbell about the constant struggle of being recognized in Jewish spaces, from synagogues to kosher restaurants. They also chat about the viral story of the owners of a Winnipeg café who allegedly staged an anti-Semitic attack against themselves, and whether Jews really need to worry about a recent cartoon in the New York Times international edition.

Dear White People, the Jewish Edition

Do Jews really need to worry about Democratic Congresswoman's Rashida Tlaib's "calming feeling" about the Holocaust? Michael and Alex put her words into context, also chatting about the influx of annual hate-crime reports flooding in.

You've Lost that Calming Feeling

Is it kosher to roast Anne Frank? Can wine made in a West Bank settlement be labelled a "Product of Israel"? Is this the end of a golden age of Jewish television? Hosts Michael and Alex dig into these issues on the sixth episode of The Canadian Jewish Shmooze. CJN reporter Ron Csillag guest stars.

Wining about Anne Frank

The Words We Should Not Speak

A biweekly roundup of the biggest stories in our community, hosted by Alex Rose and Michael Fraiman. This is the Canadian Jewish News. In podcast form.