'You can't heal in a perpetual war': Israeli peace activist Yonatan Zeigen on following in his mother's footsteps
The final moments of Vivian Silver’s life were a “pivotal turning point” for her son Yonatan Zeigen, who now dedicates his life to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, following in the footsteps of his peace activist mother, who was slain in her home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7.
Speaking on the …
11. We Don’t Wait for Danger: The Law of Preventive War
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore one of the most urgent Torah questions of our generation:What does the Torah actually demand from Am Yisrael when danger is rising?
Through the lens of הלכות מלחמה, Rav Shlomo learns the Rambam, Gemara, and Shulchan Aruch on מלחמת מצוה, לא תעמו…
We Don’t Wait for Danger: The Law of Preventive War
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore one of the most urgent Torah questions of our generation:
What does the Torah actually demand from Am Yisrael when danger is rising?
Through the lens of הלכות מלחמה, Rav Shlomo learns the Rambam, Gemara, and Shulchan Aruch on מלחמת מצוה, לא תע…
36. Stand-up for Gaza w/ Nour Hadidi
I sit down with Jordanian-Canadian comedian, writer, and podcaster Nour Hadidi to talk about standup as survival, solidarity with Gaza, and what it means to do political comedy in a liberal industry that wants your watermelon emoji but not your actual politics. We discuss her journey from a finance…
Butcher's Stain, Royal Commission, Jewish-Arab Party
I spoke with Meyer Levinson-Blount, who directed the film Butcher's Stain, which won a Silver Medal in the Narrative category at the 2025 Student Academy Awards. Additionally, the short film earned a nomination for Best Live Action Short at the 2026 Academy Awards.
The 26-minute film was created b…
Canada’s first Oct. 7 memorial inside a Jewish cemetery is in Calgary
When Calgary’s new sculpture, Shattered Into Light, was transported from the artist’s California studio in a wooden crate, Calgary Jewish cemetery operators thought it looked like an artifact from the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The sculpture and an adjacent plaque were installed in a renovated c…
The son of an Oct. 7 victim delivers a plea for peace
On the anniversary of her murder, the son of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver reflects on the lessons she left behind and tells us her memory should not be used to justify violence.
A psychiatrist reflects on the Carney government's decision to allow medical assistance in dying to pe…
Seeking Peace Despite the Odds
Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel which killed 1,200 people. Since then, Israel's attack on Gaza has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations. While peace still seems distant, some remain dedicated to the cause. Robi Damelin and Ba…
“From Belfast to Paris: How Middle East Civil Society Claimed Its Place on the G7's Agenda” with John Lyndon
In June 2026, two decades of grassroots Israeli and Palestinian civil society peacebuilding formally reached the G7 diplomatic table via the Paris Call for the Two-State Solution. In this episode, John Lyndon, Executive Director of the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), joins host Anne Pratt …
INTERVIEW: Yonatan's mum was killed in the October 7 attacks. He's spent three years calling for peace.
Yonatan Zeigen's mum Vivian Silver was one of the most prominent victims of the 2023 October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel.
The human rights activist spent her last moments speaking with her son Yonatan before being killed in a massacre.
But instead of responding to the death with anger, Yonatan de…
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