Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai

Rabbi Flanzraich is Senior Rabbi of Beth Sholom Synagogue, Toronto. Stay in touch, get involved with events.

[Jesse Brown @JesseBrown]

The gaslighting from our leaders began on day one.

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

She takes the time to share that she is Jewish, which is meant to convey authority and the right to speak on behalf of Judaism and Jews. But let this be your reminder Jews can be wrong about Judaism. And many of them often are.

[Jesse Brown @JesseBrown]

This is just wrong + it's the crux of the argument made here by @sucharov. The surge of antisemitism did not begin with the IDF assault on Gaza. It began immediately after October 7th.

A massacre of Jews is what sparked the global campaign against Jews.
https://t.co/zN8wjHbmGo

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

In the bomb shelter on October 7th I mentioned Navi Pillay, today's Nobel Peace Prize winner — and it wasn’t a tribute:

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Read the thread

[Shaun Maguire @shaunmmaguire]

Today on the 3rd anniversary of October 7th I want to reshare this video

Before Israel responded — while they were still clearing Hamas fighters inside Israel

Thousands gathered in Sydney to cheer on Hamas’ terror chanting “Gas the Jews”

October 7th was one of the most horrific events of my lifetime

But this video was the moment it became clear how subverted the West has become

And therefore how twisted the narrative would be

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

And September 11, 2001.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Karl Lueger electrified Vienna's trams, built an aqueduct still in use, and protected the Vienna Woods from urban sprawl. If a mayor must be a Jew-baiter, he ought at least to try to score some achievements to complicate the historical record.

[Jewish Review of Books @JRBooks]

For our Fall issue, @MattiFriedman reviews Amos Harel's 06:29—"the staggering, infuriating, and illuminating new Hebrew account of October 7 and its aftermath." Read "Tragic Failure" here: https://t.co/vXJxtP1m2E

[Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC]

As always, I hope for a world where people can live happily, in safety and security, no matter where they are from or what they believe

https://t.co/PtOgxSDZZW

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

“Antisemitism has no place in Britain”
“Antisemitism has no place in Canada”

I assume they share media playbooks…because neither are true. Antisemitism has found a comfortable and welcoming home in both.
#antisemitism #canada #october7

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Three years on from the October 7 attacks on Israel, we remember those who were senselessly killed by Hamas terrorists.

The impact of the attacks has been felt not just in Israel, but in Jewish communities across the world who still bear the burden of the tragic events that day.

In the years since, we have seen a disturbing rise in antisemitic behaviour in the UK.

A year ago we witnessed a horrifying terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, with further attacks against Jewish people and institutions since.

I want Britain’s Jewish community to hear this from me directly. We stand with you. Abuse and violence against you, in any form, will not be tolerated. Not on our streets, not online, not in our schools or universities.

That’s why we are funding protection for synagogues, schools and community buildings, and why we will come down hard on antisemitism wherever it is found - in classrooms, on campuses and in neighbourhoods.

At home, we are committed to protecting our citizens from vile hatred. Abroad, we continue to work towards a two-state solution, with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace and security.

An attack on Jewish people in Britain is an attack on all of us. Antisemitism has no place in this country, and we will do everything we can to stamp it out.

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

“Like many Canadian Jews…”
Sharing that your Jewish in an anti-Jewish message is meant to convey authority and the right to speak on behalf of all Jews and Judaism.
This is your reminder Jews can be wrong about Judaism. And many of them often are.

https://t.co/TcKrx6Wy08

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

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[Elliot Kaufman @ElliotKaufman6]

At one point in our interview, I stopped and just marveled at @coldxman’s ability to state elegantly, in two sentences, an argument it had taken me paragraphs to make.

He is where he is for a reason!

Thanks for having me on to talk IN THE WAR ROOM:
https://t.co/oD3HpX2GQj

[ISRAEL FA @ISRAELFA]

@UEFA has approved the Israel Football Association’s request for the national team to wear black armbands in tonight’s match against @IrelandFootball in memory of those murdered in the October 7 massacre.

May their memory be a blessing.

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

The most thorough response to the actual accusations in the NAZA documentary I've read. From an IDF officer, (name/rank/unit provided) in which we can validate he was a part of and observed the processes the documentary attempts to cover. https://t.co/PCUaXogEe4

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

Another article in the shameless swell of virtue signalling that ignores an inconvenient truth: “international” law makes criminals not of the criminals but of lawful democratic societies.

https://t.co/ngm4pBYLq4

[Jacob Ben-David Linker 🇺🇸🕎🇺🇸✡️🇺🇸🕎🇺🇸 @JacobALinker]

@Doranimated noted in his Yom Kippur War series of how Kissinger complained that whenever the US put more pressure on Israel in negotiations, the Arabs responded by upping their demands.

There is nothing new under the sun.

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

One’s daily reminder to open the window.

[Ayoub Khan MP @AyoubKhanMP]

I am genuinely shocked as to the speed of this enquiry by the Israeli spokespeople!!! Normally it takes them months if not years. I think i smell a rat!

https://t.co/8VnUk7htiq

[Rabbi Aaron Flanzrai @RabbiFlanzraich]

“Unlike activists and partisans, we don't publish speculation or unverified information” - I think Freud called this a neurotic defense mechanism.

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

Our headlines and live coverage contain all the facts we're able to confirm as we confirm them. Unlike activists and partisans, we don't publish speculation or unverified information. Here's a Gift Link to follow along as we update our reporting:
https://t.co/TL1k9Ha6lP