https://simplecast.com Shalom, Canada! The show that keeps you in the know about personalities and events across Canada's Jewish community, and in Israel. Family-friendly, politics-free entertainment for your ride, jog or family table. Follow us in your favourite app so that you don't miss an episode! en Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:11:11 +0000 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:44:57 +0000 shalomcanada.ca Shalom, Canada! https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0d29b772-3d79-4983-9e22-44f0d98e6a41/3220e4fb-b69e-4e99-bcec-8d7d1de829c6/3000x3000/shalom-20canada-20over-204-20images.jpg?aid=rss_feed shalomcanada.ca episodic The show that keeps you in the know about personalities and events across Canada's Jewish community, and in Israel. Family-friendly, politics-free entertainment for your ride, jog or family table. Follow us in your favourite app so that you don't miss an episode! Les Kom false https://feeds.simplecast.com/iC8UjOVq israel, ottawa, shalom, conversation, jewish, personalities Les Kom leskom@proton.me 46d71b3f-5e31-4cb4-a5c1-b30bf5aeb384 A Tale of Two Cities - the High Holidays Ottawa & Jerusalem: the two cities in our tale of the High Holidays. How do these two great places celebrate this powerful time of year? The Reverse Snowbird Rabbi, Baruch Frydman-Kohl, delivers insights and colour commentary in our exclusive conversation!

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]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:11:11 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca Ottawa & Jerusalem: the two cities in our tale of the High Holidays. How do these two great places celebrate this powerful time of year? The Reverse Snowbird Rabbi, Baruch Frydman-Kohl, delivers insights and colour commentary in our exclusive conversation!

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]]> A Tale of Two Cities - the High Holidays Les Kom 00:21:34 Ottawa & Jerusalem: the two cities in our tale of the High Holidays. How do these two great places celebrate this powerful time of year? The Reverse Snowbird Rabbi, Baruch Frydman-Kohl, delivers insights and colour commentary in our exclusive conversation! Ottawa & Jerusalem: the two cities in our tale of the High Holidays. How do these two great places celebrate this powerful time of year? The Reverse Snowbird Rabbi, Baruch Frydman-Kohl, delivers insights and colour commentary in our exclusive conversation! false full 9 38e404f4-793a-4de1-8b3b-91bc32e1ee32 Joy and Warmth: Toby and Joel Exclusive conversation with Toby and Joel Yan, uncovering new stories you won't hear anywhere else! Now you don't have to be invited to their family events to hear their terrific stories. Get your joy and warmth on!

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]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:20:46 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca Exclusive conversation with Toby and Joel Yan, uncovering new stories you won't hear anywhere else! Now you don't have to be invited to their family events to hear their terrific stories. Get your joy and warmth on!

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]]> Joy and Warmth: Toby and Joel Les Kom 00:29:07 Hear the backstories - and lots more stories - of Toby and Joel Yan, one of this year's winners of the Rabbi Reuven Bulka z'l" Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa! What makes them tick, what's their favourite shtick, what they have brought and bring to our community. Hear the backstories - and lots more stories - of Toby and Joel Yan, one of this year's winners of the Rabbi Reuven Bulka z'l" Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa! What makes them tick, what's their favourite shtick, what they have brought and bring to our community. stories, ottawa, shalom, jewish, community false full 8 48b594bb-25ce-4c21-922b-1d7f2c222995 More Volunteers! JG

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]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:00:00 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca JG

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]]> More Volunteers! Les Kom 00:45:26 You've shown the most love for our Vigorous Volunteers episode, and shared it widely with your friends. Even with your family! So: here's another great Volunteer story. Not giving any hints here. Listen up and get the story for yourself! You won't find this anywhere else. You've shown the most love for our Vigorous Volunteers episode, and shared it widely with your friends. Even with your family! So: here's another great Volunteer story. Not giving any hints here. Listen up and get the story for yourself! You won't find this anywhere else. false full 7 e82b60f8-8b2f-425c-9dc5-85bcacb587d7 People of the Books What's that you're reading? One-on-one exclusive no-holds-barred conversations with our very own Carlie MacPherson, Barbara Fradkin, and Seymour Mayne!

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]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 11:34:17 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca What's that you're reading? One-on-one exclusive no-holds-barred conversations with our very own Carlie MacPherson, Barbara Fradkin, and Seymour Mayne!

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]]> People of the Books Les Kom 00:54:51 We are the People of The Book - and of books! Listen in as we ask three Ottawa book-mavens how they launched their bookish careers and what they are working on now. Plus, a birthday milestone for a special store in Israel! We are the People of The Book - and of books! Listen in as we ask three Ottawa book-mavens how they launched their bookish careers and what they are working on now. Plus, a birthday milestone for a special store in Israel! false full 6 d9d78e1a-6c76-4cdb-9e54-8cfcb2c5d4f9 Questions...and more questions Yes, Hollywood has made movies about it, and it's OUR story! Don't miss our exclusive conversations with a Philosophy/Talmud educator in northern Israel; another Israeli who tells us how his family will celebrate; and an Ottawa dynamo who connects the generations with free books and activities for Passover and beyond!

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]]> Sun, 6 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Rabbi Dr. David Kalir, Avi, Eriel Ben-Gal) shalomcanada.ca Yes, Hollywood has made movies about it, and it's OUR story! Don't miss our exclusive conversations with a Philosophy/Talmud educator in northern Israel; another Israeli who tells us how his family will celebrate; and an Ottawa dynamo who connects the generations with free books and activities for Passover and beyond!

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]]> Questions...and more questions Rabbi Dr. David Kalir, Avi, Eriel Ben-Gal 00:44:28 It's the story of all stories! Passover is coming and however we each celebrate it, we all know The Story, which defines the Jewish people and celebrates freedom. Listen up for three fresh conversations on this big deal. It's the story of all stories! Passover is coming and however we each celebrate it, we all know The Story, which defines the Jewish people and celebrates freedom. Listen up for three fresh conversations on this big deal. false full 5 540c989a-fa65-40ae-bc3c-792c8fe39415 Clowning Around Purim is a holiday like no other. Why is it celebrated this way? Is it good to act up and act out? How are events in ancient Persia relevant to us here in Ottawa today? Most importantly: what's the best flavour of hamantaschen?

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]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca Purim is a holiday like no other. Why is it celebrated this way? Is it good to act up and act out? How are events in ancient Persia relevant to us here in Ottawa today? Most importantly: what's the best flavour of hamantaschen?

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]]> Clowning Around Les Kom 00:28:12 It's Purim! Your legit opportunity to let loose your Inner Silly. Join us as we speak with Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg about the meaning and relevance of Purim; and with Danielle in Jerusalem about how she and her family celebrate this unique holiday. It's Purim! Your legit opportunity to let loose your Inner Silly. Join us as we speak with Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg about the meaning and relevance of Purim; and with Danielle in Jerusalem about how she and her family celebrate this unique holiday. false full 4 5780e7c5-c246-48aa-b1a5-58c4e221dacf Foodies! AI-generated studies demonstrate that we eat food daily. Remarkable. But what food experiences led us to the tastes we crave today? Does it all go back to our childhood? Or are we being led by IG influencers, maybe in a quest to do away with gefilte fish? 

Three guests guide us through some tasty conversations in our first Foodies episode:

Chef Svetlana Becker!

Liliana Piazza!

Adeena Sussman!!

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]]> Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca AI-generated studies demonstrate that we eat food daily. Remarkable. But what food experiences led us to the tastes we crave today? Does it all go back to our childhood? Or are we being led by IG influencers, maybe in a quest to do away with gefilte fish? 

Three guests guide us through some tasty conversations in our first Foodies episode:

Chef Svetlana Becker!

Liliana Piazza!

Adeena Sussman!!

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]]> Foodies! Les Kom 00:34:22 Are Foodies born, or made? Who cares, pass the tahini! Join us as we investigate the Ottawa Jewish food journey, from very early beginnings through to great family cooking, with three special guests! Are Foodies born, or made? Who cares, pass the tahini! Join us as we investigate the Ottawa Jewish food journey, from very early beginnings through to great family cooking, with three special guests! false full 3 1e2dd6bb-b07d-4002-b4ac-3122d125ddc4 Vigorous Volunteers We're all busy, right? Raising kids, going to work, walking the dog, surfing the Net, prepping meals, looking for deals on Flipp or Too Good to Go, parsing the JCC pool schedule, carrying out instructions from our kids, wishing we had a dog to walk...whatever. Yet many of our fellow community members make the time to volunteer to do some great things for our community. They are Vigorous Volunteers and they are the secret sauce of our community. We'll chat with three VVs - how many of them do YOU know? And we'll give you a sneak preview of another great volunteer story we'll feature down the road.

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]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Joel Diener, Ken Wright, Nicole Dodek, Joseph Gitler) shalomcanada.ca We're all busy, right? Raising kids, going to work, walking the dog, surfing the Net, prepping meals, looking for deals on Flipp or Too Good to Go, parsing the JCC pool schedule, carrying out instructions from our kids, wishing we had a dog to walk...whatever. Yet many of our fellow community members make the time to volunteer to do some great things for our community. They are Vigorous Volunteers and they are the secret sauce of our community. We'll chat with three VVs - how many of them do YOU know? And we'll give you a sneak preview of another great volunteer story we'll feature down the road.

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]]> Vigorous Volunteers Joel Diener, Ken Wright, Nicole Dodek, Joseph Gitler 00:31:02 What makes our community thrive? One gotta-have ingredient in the recipe is our volunteers, who create new activities or put themselves out there to invigorate existing community services. Join us to meet three Vigorous Volunteers and hear their stories! What makes our community thrive? One gotta-have ingredient in the recipe is our volunteers, who create new activities or put themselves out there to invigorate existing community services. Join us to meet three Vigorous Volunteers and hear their stories! leket, israel, food, biking, ski, volunteers false full 2 0f4b1065-34ab-49bd-a728-71ace1c27a7a All Things Hanukah! You'll hear from four experts, delivering  a minimum of three different opinions:

- Dr. Oren Gutfeld

- Rabbi Erin Polansky

- Rabbi Menachem Blum

- A Young Lady

Is this a serious holiday? Which latke toppings are best?  Is Hanukah celebrated differently in Israel than in Ottawa? Who used to light the candles the wrong way?

All will be revealed...

Chag sameach!

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]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca You'll hear from four experts, delivering  a minimum of three different opinions:

- Dr. Oren Gutfeld

- Rabbi Erin Polansky

- Rabbi Menachem Blum

- A Young Lady

Is this a serious holiday? Which latke toppings are best?  Is Hanukah celebrated differently in Israel than in Ottawa? Who used to light the candles the wrong way?

All will be revealed...

Chag sameach!

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]]> All Things Hanukah! Les Kom 00:34:18 Be honest: Hanukah is a bit of a mystery to you, yes? Even the name - one 'k' or two, 'H' or 'Ch?' We're here to shed light. Listen up to hear experts from Ottawa and Israel on All Things Hanukah! Be honest: Hanukah is a bit of a mystery to you, yes? Even the name - one 'k' or two, 'H' or 'Ch?' We're here to shed light. Listen up to hear experts from Ottawa and Israel on All Things Hanukah! false full 1 0f0ce382-9611-4627-b830-8e8fc6ecf3ab Shalom, Ottawa! - Trailer Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:09:52 +0000 leskom@proton.me (Les Kom) shalomcanada.ca Shalom, Ottawa! - Trailer Les Kom 00:02:11 false trailer