It sits only a few blocks from my family’s synagogue, Kehillat Shaarei Torah. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementKehillat Shaarei Torah has been targeted 10 times since October 7. And yet, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has not found the time to visit the synagogue even once. Toronto’s mayor and city council should have to work from the synagogues that have been attacked: Kehillat Shaarei Torah, Temple Emanu-El, Beth Avraham Yosef and Shaarei Shomayim. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFor over two years, the Jewish community has warned that the climate of hatred was escalating toward violence.

Source: National Post March 14, 2026 16:25 UTC