Trench Patterns at Bain St. Michel: Good intentions clash with ideology
The audience walks into the intimate confines of Infinitheatre and sees her, the central figure in Trench Patterns, lying on a hospital bed. The backlit…
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Author Peter Beinart critiques settlements, calls for boycott
It was one of the most electric moments in the years I spent as a student at McGill University. On January 31, 1961, Hillel House…
Remembrance Day: Younger veterans carry the torch
Bravery, love of country, willingness to defend Canadian values and confront tyranny—all are qualities that accompany our soldiers who serve overseas. On November 11, we…
Slavoj Zizek’s Year of Dreaming Dangerously: Wave of revolts predicted
A year ago, North America was in the throes of the Occupy movement, Quebec’s student boycott was being mapped out, and the Arab Spring was…
First female senior rabbi installed at Temple Emanu-el-Beth Sholom
The scene: a crowded Friday night at the Temple Emanu-el-Beth Sholom in Westmount. Excitement is in the air as the huge main sanctuary fills up….