Podcast appearances and mentions of Christie Pits

Eds continues to deal as he finishes off the Christie Pits saga with the story of the 1933 riot that had been brewing on the streets of Toronto for years. The rise of anti-semitism in Hogtown and around the world catalyzed a six hour race riot between the Jewish youth of the city, their Italian neighbours and the Nazi punks that wished to see them banned from public spaces.  Special Thanks to Stephen Dame of SABR for anchoring most of the research for this story. Check out his article at sabr.org or the Fall 2023 editions of SABR's baseball research journal.

In this 1693rd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with 1993 World Series Champion Rob Butler about Ayami Sato pitching for the Toronto Maple Leafs of baseball, his relationship with Cito Gaston, and Snow throwing out the first pitch at Christie Pits this coming Sunday. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball, Yes We Are Open, Nick Ainis and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

Eds returns to the bump with the story of how Hog Town's famed Christie Pits came to be. A beautiful park in the heart of Toronto that hosted the city's early softball leagues soon became the site of an event that catalyzed one of the darkest moments in 20th century Canadian history.

#TMLX18 is May 11 at Christie Pits at 1:30pm, just beyond the left field fence. All FOTMs will receive a free gift from Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball, and we'll witness history as Ayami Sato becomes the first woman to ever play for a professional men's baseball team in Canada. So come to Christie Pits on May 11 to hang with me and fellow FOTMs but stay for the Sato show. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, Silverwax, Yes We Are Open, Nick Ainis and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

Professional women's sports are having a banner year in 2024. The new pro women's hockey league welcomed record-breaking numbers in January; the WNBA has produced bona fide basketball stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese; and now, just last month, news broke that a Women's Pro Baseball League will launch in 2026—and it's being spearheaded by two Jewish industry vets. One is Justine Siegal, who has racked up a Wikipedia page full of "firsts", most prominently as the first female coach hired by an MLB team. She's also coached Israel's national baseball team and founded Baseball For All, an organization that provides opportunities for girls to get involved playing baseball. Her co-founder of the WPBL is Keith Stein, the Canadian owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club, which plays in Christie Pits. But how exactly does one start a new league from scratch? How will they find the players—and inspire young girls to take up baseball instead of softball? Justine Siegal joins the Menschwarmers for a candid conversation about her goals and challenges in starting the WPBL and shares a bit about what her life was like growing up as a Jewish girl—often mistaken for a boy. And before that interview, the hosts chat about the soccer riots that erupted in Amsterdam last week. Was it a pogrom, simple soccer hooliganism, or something in between? Credits Hosts: James Hirsh and Gabe Pulver Producer: Michael Fraiman Music: Coby Lipovitch (intro), chēēZ π (main theme, "Organ Grinder Swing") Support The CJN Follow the podcast on Twitter @menschwarmers Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to Menschwarmers (Not sure how? Click here)

A gritty ride through Toronto's immigrant neighbourhoods, Christie Pits (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) tells the incredible true story of when young Jewish and Italian immigrants squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. This is the history of a gruff and unrecognizable Canada - one of 'swastika clubs' and public bigotry.A homemade swastika flag flown at a public baseball game was the spark that found tinder in these untenable and hateful conditions. What followed was the worst race riot in Canadian history. Archival research and first-hand interviews lend historical depth to an unknown story of resistance against hatred in uncertain times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A gritty ride through Toronto's immigrant neighbourhoods, Christie Pits (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) tells the incredible true story of when young Jewish and Italian immigrants squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. This is the history of a gruff and unrecognizable Canada - one of 'swastika clubs' and public bigotry.A homemade swastika flag flown at a public baseball game was the spark that found tinder in these untenable and hateful conditions. What followed was the worst race riot in Canadian history. Archival research and first-hand interviews lend historical depth to an unknown story of resistance against hatred in uncertain times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

A gritty ride through Toronto's immigrant neighbourhoods, Christie Pits (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) tells the incredible true story of when young Jewish and Italian immigrants squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. This is the history of a gruff and unrecognizable Canada - one of 'swastika clubs' and public bigotry.A homemade swastika flag flown at a public baseball game was the spark that found tinder in these untenable and hateful conditions. What followed was the worst race riot in Canadian history. Archival research and first-hand interviews lend historical depth to an unknown story of resistance against hatred in uncertain times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

A gritty ride through Toronto's immigrant neighbourhoods, Christie Pits (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) tells the incredible true story of when young Jewish and Italian immigrants squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. This is the history of a gruff and unrecognizable Canada - one of 'swastika clubs' and public bigotry.A homemade swastika flag flown at a public baseball game was the spark that found tinder in these untenable and hateful conditions. What followed was the worst race riot in Canadian history. Archival research and first-hand interviews lend historical depth to an unknown story of resistance against hatred in uncertain times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

In this 1531st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike records live from Christie Pits during the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball game after throwing out the first pitch. Elvis co-hosts as they chat with Ben Rayner, Stro, Blake Bell from Today in Dave Stieb History, Lesley Taylor, Rick A., and Ruth K. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, The Advantaged Investor podcast from Raymond James Canada, The Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Team and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

In this 1517th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike records live from the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball game at Christie Pits. He's joined by Mike Richards, former Blue Jay Rich Butler, Blair Packham, Marc Weisblott, Joel Goldberg, Robert Lawson, the VP of Salez and Maya the Mascot. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, The Advantaged Investor podcast from Raymond James Canada, The Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Team and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

Brad Jones and Toronto Mike discuss Brad's trip to Alberta, opening day of Toronto Maple Leafs baseball at Christie Pits, and why life is like a cigar.

In this 1487th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike is live from Christie Pits during the Toronto Maple Leafs IBL home opener. Guests include Wendel Clark, Stephen Brunt, Rod Black, Mark Hebscher, Steve Paikin, Rick Vaive, Rik Emmett, Peter Gross, Cam Gordon, Keith Stein, MF, and others! Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, The Advantaged Investor podcast from Raymond James Canada, The Yes, We Are Open podcast from Moneris, The Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Team and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

The historic March for Israel in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14 is already being described as the largest public rally by Jewish people in American history, with an estimated crowd of 300,000 people gathering at the capital's National Mall. Among them were at least 2,000 Canadians. Some were driven in on buses from Jewish high schools, such as Yeshivat Or Chaim and TanenbaumCHAT; some flew from Montreal aboard a plane chartered by Federation CJA; others simply drove themselves on their own dime. One thing unites them: they all wanted to be part of the effort to support Israel, campaigning to free the 240 hostages in Gaza and fighting back against widespread antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. For nearly four hours, they heard speeches from top U.S. lawmakers, Israeli politician Natan Sharansky, families of Israeli hostages, actors such as Debra Messing, and live performances by Israeli pop stars Ishay Ribo and Omer Adam. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, host Ellin Bessner speaks to several Canadians who made the long trip: Toronto's Susan Osher and her niece Dani Schkolne, 23; Montrealers Rabbi Reuben Poupko and CIJA national chair Gail Adelson-Marcovitz; Toronto high school student Adin Bendat-Appell, 15, and his mother, Yael; and Jacob Rifkind and Akyva Spiegel, members of Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in Toronto. What we talked about Watch the March on Washington video on YouTube Read how Toronto's Jewish, Iranian and Ukrainian communities rallied for Israel on Nov. 12 at Christie Pits park, in The CJN Why Canadian police aren't doing more to stop antisemitic speech, on The CJN Daily Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here.

An amazing array of independent media convened at Christie Pits park this month as Replay's Shama Rangwala, The Breach coordinating editor Emma Paling, analyst Chuka Ekjam, cartoonist Haus of Decline and Big Shiny Takes Institute senior fellows Marino Greco, Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel sit down with host Andre Goulet to break down the candidates and issues, hopes and dreams and traumas and fears of Toronto's 2023 Mayoral byelection.Plus stay tuned until the end of the episode for a very special 40th birthday best wishes segment recorded for Harbinger pal and friend of the show Rob Rousseau.

On a new Unpacking the News an amazing array of independent media convene at Christie Pits park as Replay's Shama Rangwala, The Breach coordinating editor Emma Paling, analyst Chuka Ekjam, cartoonist Haus of Decline and Big Shiny Takes Institute senior fellows Marino Greco, Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel sit down with host Andre Goulet to break down the candidates and issues, hopes and dreams and traumas and fears of Toronto's 2023 Mayoral byelection.Plus stay tuned until the end of the episode for a very special 40th birthday best wishes segment recorded for Harbinger pal and friend of the show Rob Rousseau.

An amazing array of independent media convened at Christie Pits park this month as Replay's Shama Rangwala, The Breach coordinating editor Emma Paling, analyst Chuka Ekjam, cartoonist Haus of Decline and Big Shiny Takes Institute senior fellows Marino Greco, Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel sit down with host Andre Goulet to break down the candidates and issues, hopes and dreams and traumas and fears of Toronto's 2023 Mayoral byelection.Plus stay tuned until the end of the episode for a very special 40th birthday best wishes segment recorded for Harbinger pal and friend of the show Rob Rousseau.

For the past six weeks, thousands of high school students from around Toronto have gone on a special field trip back in time. They've attended an immersive outdoor play about antisemitism in 1933 Toronto, when growing racial tensions between local Nazi supporters and Jewish immigrants boiled over at a baseball game at Willowvale Park, now known now as Christie Pits. The ensuing street brawls lasted for six hours, wounding dozens of people and prompting the mayor of the day to clamp down on hate symbols by banning the display of swastikas. The creators of the new play hope that by showcasing the age-old hatred of Jews and immigrants, they'll also challenge students to recognize modern instances of hate and take action when they see it. Will the play succeed? The CJN Daily's Ellin Bessner took in a recent performance of The Riot at Christie Pits. On today's show, you'll hear from some students who watched it, teachers who accompanied them, the play's creator Sam Rosenthal of the Hogtown Collective, and his 88 year old father Joseph, who grew up nearby. What we talked about Read Alex Rose's story on the Riot at Christie Pits live, interactive play in The CJN Hear our interview with Jamie Michaels about his graphic novel about the Christie Pits riot on The CJN Daily, and watch it on our YouTube channel Take the audio tour of the Christie Pits Riot with the Hogtown Collective Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here.

HC Davos Coach/Ex-NHLer Glen Metropolit talks about going from Cabbagetown/Regent Park to playing pro hockey literally around the world, getting training inspiration from ‘The Killer' Doug Gilmour running the hills of Christie Pits, lining up for his first NHL faceoff against Pavel Bure [flanked by Adam Oates & Peter Bondra], utilizing ‘The Metro Method,' doing his morning skate with the Philadelphia Flyers and then that exact same evening playing for the Montreal Canadiens AGAINST the Flyers, the chanting/flares/drumming/fondue parties of European hockey culture, wearing the shiny gold helmet with flames signifying the leading scorer [“no, THAT doesn't make you a target!”], coaching Turkey at the World Hockey Championships, and winning a Gold Medal for Team Canada...in roller hockey! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at www.podpage.com/toronto-legends/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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While Nazi Germany was on the rise in 1933, a baseball game between a Jewish team and an Italian team descends into a massive riot when members of the anti-sematic Pit Gang decide to unfurl their swastika banner. By the end of the day, 10,000 people will have taken to the streets, leaving dozens injured. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/craigU Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx

Ever have one of those days?Well our hosts Amanda and Marco certainly did but were able to relax and be calm and take our sleep podcast listeners on a little tour of their favourite places in Toronto. They also give some helpful tips that can apply to any city. Amanda tells the tale of her sticky shoe situation. And the Bata Shoe Museum is a place that our hosts vow to visit. A Sneak-Peek:The Beach or The BeachesThe Distillery DistrictThe CN TowerRipley's Believe it or Not AquariumLittle IndiaThe DanforthThe AnnexKoreatownChristie PitsCasa LomaSpadina HouseMaid of the MistAtlanta, GeorgiaUniversity of TorontoCollege Street/Little ItalyConnect with us on:Twitter: @listenandsleepInstagram: @theinsomniaprojectweb: theinsomniaproject.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/theinsomniaprojectEmail: drumcastproductions@gmail.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-insomnia-project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scripture Passage Luke 12:13-21 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Fool Jesus called the rich man a fool. Why was he foolish? He didn't call him a bad man or an evil man, but a foolish man. His land produced abundantly. He worked hard. He did not cheat anyone. He did not exploit others to do so. He was a person that many of us would respect. When the land produced more than his barns could store, he did what any prudent investor would do. He tore down the old barns and built up bigger ones. Then he wanted to relax and enjoy life. Didn't he deserve to enjoy the fruits of his labour? Some of you are nearing retirement, and you're making sure that there is indeed enough stored up to enjoy for many years to come. I don't think there's anything foolish in that. It is not the fact that he was rich, or the fact that he wanted to enjoy the wealth he had accumulated that made him foolish. Working hard, being successful, and wanting to enjoy the fruits of those labours is not foolish. Many of you have had to work very hard to support yourself and your families. It is not an easy thing to do. Jesus was pointing to something deeper. What made the rich man foolish was that he thought enjoying his accumulated wealth was the ultimate measure of life. That there was nothing more to life than that. Isn't that what many people believe about life? Make money. Relax, eat, drink and be merry. Yes, money enables us to do that. And it is an amazing thing to do this. Human beings need to relax. We need to enjoy food and drink with friends and family. That's what summer picnics, holiday gatherings and barbeques are all about. This is the kind of fellowship we missed so dearly when things were locked down during the peak of the pandemic, and those are times we hope to never go back to. The Great Folly The man was not foolish because he enjoyed the good life that money brought him. He was foolish because he believed that his money made other problems go away. Money certainly makes many things in life easier. It can solve many problems and make things go more smoothly. You'll be able to do more things for your body and health. You'll be able to have a better house. Better education. More access to things that will enhance your skills and abilities. If you have enough money, you should be very thankful and feel blessed. But money cannot solve all of life's problems. Money will improve your outer circumstances, but it cannot improve the matters of your soul – your inner being. That was the great folly of the rich man. This is what he says: Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry. (Luke 12:19) He is telling his soul to relax because of the wealth he had stored up. What folly! The soul is the seat of the person. It is the innermost being of the person. He was foolish because he was equating his outer circumstances with his inner person. His wealth somehow made him an expert in the soul. That shows spiritual arrogance. We may say that money can't buy happiness. But our actions prove otherwise. We believe that if we have an abundance of money, then we shouldn't complain about anything else. That we should be thankful. That all should be well. It's as though having money should make our souls well. Money has replaced God as the healer of our souls. Money has replaced God as the destination the soul strives for. Sick Souls We sing the song: As the deer pants for the water, so my soul longs after you. But in reality, this world has made our souls long after the things that money can buy. No wonder our souls are sick! Our souls have been going after the wrong thing. We've been feeding our souls the wrong medicine. The body needs the food that money can buy, but our souls need God and the spiritual things that flow from God. Money can make our lives much easier and more comfortable, but it can never give rest for our souls. So yes, it is good to enjoy our abundance, but let us never fool ourselves into thinking that it will give rest for our souls. St. Augustine wrote this: You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You. (St. Augustine) Only God can bring us rest for our souls. A famous hymn starts like this: When peace like a river attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well with my soul What prompted the writer to write these powerful words? This hymn was written by Horatio Spatford. He had been a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago. But tragedy and trauma hit his life. His four-year old son died. Then the great Chicago Fire of 1871 ruined him financially. Things only got worse with an economic downturn two years later. He sent the rest of his family ahead to England to be with family while he stayed behind to deal with his failing business matters. En route, the ship sunk, and all four of his daughters died, leaving only his wife as the remaining survivor of his family. Broke, broken, faced with tragedy and loss, he wrote it is well with my soul . It was only God who made his soul well. What a powerful testimony to the one who makes our souls well. Souls Unattended The rich man was foolish because he equated the fullness of his life with the fullness of his bank account. He didn't understand the depths of the human heart. Our hearts are complex. This is why spiritual life is so mysterious, so deep, so fascinating. We can never boil down the state of our souls to the state of our finances. In the finance world especially, you are literally judged by the numbers you produce and the compensation you receive. But our souls can never be reduced to a bottom line.  We don't know who we are because we've allowed ourselves to be defined by the visible metrics of our money and possessions. You are a complex individual with a unique history, experiences, personality and talents. No one can replicate who you are. And God said that this is good. God does not reduce us to a number on a balance sheet. We are God's precious creation. Don't be foolish like the rich man who equated his life with his wealth. The second reason the rich man was foolish is because it was all about him. Take a look at what he says: What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' Then he said, I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' (Luke 12:17-19) It is all I and my . In other words, the sole purpose of his wealth was to enjoy it for himself. There is something funny that money does to us. If we are not careful, money makes us more self-indulgent and selfish. It becomes easy to keep enjoying the good things money can afford. Life becomes a busy race of spending and enjoying that money. It gets easier and easier to be comfortable with the lifestyle that money affords and not think of others. It separates you from those who don't have money, because they can't afford the kind of life you can. Your social circles change to those of similar means. The life that money brings makes us forget about those in need. The busier we get with enjoying the life that money allows, it becomes easier to leave our souls unattended. The Path to Blessing Jesus provides a warning in this passage: Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed (Luke 12:15) If we are not careful, money can make us very selfish. We have to always be on guard to see what effect money is having on us. Wealth and abundance are blessings. God looks favourably upon blessings. When God called Abraham to be the father of a chosen people, he begins with a promise to bless him. God said this to Abraham: I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. (Genesis 12:2-3) God did bless Abraham tremendously. He became a very rich man. But the purpose of blessing is not to hoard it selfishly. Blessings are meant to be shared. Not only did Abraham become rich; wherever he went, others around him did well too. God wants to bless our lives. God wants our lives to be abundant. But God also wants to bless others through our abundance, and to bless us through the abundance of others. We are meant to live in circles of mutual blessing. The path to blessing is not through our greed. Greed generates energy, but it is not an energy that blesses others. Greed makes us feel like we never have enough. Greed is full of fear and keeps us small. Greed makes us selfish. Sharing and giving bring great blessings. The path to blessing is knowing that God provides all that I need, and therefore feeling free to share with and give to others what God has provided. Giving and Sharing God gives us what we need, and often more than that. We should be thankful for having what we need. Any more than that should be shared with others. Instead of greed, pray to God for your daily bread. Give thanks each day for what God has provided for you that day. The Israelites in the wilderness had no food or water. There was no land to grow food. So they learned to rely completely on God. God sent them manna each morning. Each morning, they gathered only what they needed for that day. Anything beyond that would rot. We should take and use only what we need. Anything beyond that is meant to be shared. In sharing with others, a community is formed. A community is only formed through giving and sharing. That is the real secret to any community. It can never be formed by those who only take. The early church in Acts was formed through giving and sharing. The earliest followers sold all that they had and gave for the common good. Barnabas was a wealthy man. He sold his plot of land and laid it at the feet of the disciples. That was how the church was born. This church was born through the sacrificial giving of our oldest members in the Korean-Service Ministry. With the modest incomes they made from their small businesses and hard labour, they gave willingly and sacrificially so that we can enjoy this wonderful community. The secret of giving and sharing is that you receive so much more in return. Giving and sharing create connection with others. Giving and sharing give true contentment to the soul. The rich man did not see this, and this is why he was foolish. Giving and sharing means the giving and sharing of both our money and our time. The early followers shared all their possessions AND prayed together day and night. The members of the Korean immigrant church gave both their money AND time to build up the church. Soul, It Is Well In this day and age, money and time are so tight. There never seems to be enough of either. The demands on our time and our wallets is incessant and unending. We are unable to invest the giving and sharing that create community, that give the real joy to our souls. We need to examine regularly how we are spending both. This examination must be part of our daily spiritual practice. When people find out about how I became a pastor, the first reaction is bewilderment, followed by the question: do you ever miss what you did? Underlying that is what were you thinking? I usually just provide the short answer of nope, not at all. But here's my more complete response. Have I had to make many changes? Yes. Deb still gets stressed when we have to pay our monthly bills. She gets stressed any time I have to preach a sermon, asking if I enjoy what I do. But we have enough. God provides our daily bread. And with the enough we have, I am able to live a life rich in relationships, community and serving others. This past week, we took our summer camp kids and youth to Koreatown.  We sat at Christie Pits and watched the kids play and the youth splashing about the wading pool. Hearing their laughter, watching them play so freely, watching the counsellors have fun with the kids and be free – it all brought such joy to me. I almost literally said: soul, it is well.  I wouldn't have been able to experience this joy if I was working at a desk in an office like in my previous life. I've had the privilege of being present when someone is suffering. I've shared the joys of happy moments in people's lives. I've listened to the deepest matters of the heart. I've witnessed people change and grow. When I think of all this, I wonder who is the truly blessed one? I feel like the most blessed person in the world, because I get to experience these real things of life on a full-time basis. I receive this blessing because of the community: you have called me to serve this community, and you give of your resources so that people like me can focus fully on the work of serving this community. Sometimes I feel guilty because I feel like I am the most blessed person in this community. I am here to serve, but I feel like I have received the most. I have discovered the secret to real joy in life. Jesus told this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. (Matthew 13:44) I have found this treasure that comes from God and the community. To me, this is worth more than all the money in the world. In losing any privileges of my former life, I have found the greatest treasure in the world. Not all of you can do the same thing as me, but there is still a treasure waiting for you that is a unique treasure for you. Have you found this treasure in your life? Seek and keep on seeking. Ask and keep on asking. Knock and keep on knocking. God is faithful. God will lead you to this treasure. Your soul is precious to God. God wants to fill your soul and bless you. The post The Foolish Rich Man appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

The independent left media community come together for a picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits park with pals from The Hoser, Darts & Letters, Worst Case Ontario, Press Progress and others to answer the question that's on everyone's minds in the lead-up to the 2022 Ontario election: "What's Life Like in Doug Ford's Utopia?"

On a new Harbinger Society Presents the independent left media community come together for a picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits park with pals from The Hoser, Darts & Letters, Worst Case Ontario, Press Progress and others to answer the question that's on everyone's minds in the lead-up to the 2022 Ontario election: "What's Life Like in Doug Ford's Utopia?"

The independent left media community come together for a picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits park with pals from The Hoser, Darts & Letters, Worst Case Ontario, Press Progress and others to answer the question that's on everyone's minds in the lead-up to the 2022 Ontario election: "What's Life Like in Doug Ford's Utopia?"

On a new Harbinger Society Presents the independent left media community come together for a picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits park with pals from The Hoser, Darts & Letters, Worst Case Ontario, Press Progress and others to answer the question that's on everyone's minds in the lead-up to the 2022 Ontario election: "What's Life Like in Doug Ford's Utopia?"

On a super special Harbinger Society Presents late summer spectacular a galaxy of guests join host Andre Goulet for a safe and satisfying pandemic picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits' park including Offcourt's Eytan Tobin, thehoser.ca's Shannon Carranco & Kevin Tagabon, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham & Marino Greco, Work It's Sam Allemang, Harbinger Board of Director's member Dr. Jessica Green and Twitter superstar Hilary Agro.Plus: James Brown weighs in on his special relationship with Erin O'Toole on Solitary Thoughts and the Industrial Worker's of the World make a surprising guest appearance that will shock you! Find more of Kevin and Shannon's local GTA reporting at https://www.thehoser.ca/Find out how to get involved with the IWW's Toronto branch at https://iwwtoronto.org/Hear 'Work It', 'Big Shiny Takes', 'OffCourt' and Hilary Agro's 'Bread and Poppies' wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Dr. Jessica Green on Twitter @greenprofgreenThis community picnic episode was recorded live on August 28th, 2021.

On a super special late summer spectacular a galaxy of guests join host Andre Goulet for a safe and satisfying pandemic picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits' park including Offcourt's Eytan Tobin, thehoser.ca's Shannon Carranco & Kevin Tagabon, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham & Marino Greco, Work It's Sam Allemang, Harbinger Board of Director's member Dr. Jessica Green and Twitter superstar Hilary Agro.Plus: James Brown weighs in on his special relationship with Erin O'Toole on Solitary Thoughts and the Industrial Worker's of the World make a surprising guest appearance that will shock you! Find more of Kevin and Shannon's local GTA reporting at https://www.thehoser.ca/Find out how to get involved with the IWW's Toronto branch at https://iwwtoronto.org/Hear 'Work It', 'Big Shiny Takes', 'OffCourt' and Hilary Agro's 'Bread and Poppies' wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Dr. Jessica Green on Twitter @greenprofgreenThis community picnic episode was recorded live on August 28th, 2021.

On a super special late summer spectacular a galaxy of guests join host Andre Goulet for a safe and satisfying pandemic picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits' park including Offcourt's Eytan Tobin, thehoser.ca's Shannon Carranco & Kevin Tagabon, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham & Marino Greco, Work It's Sam Allemang, Harbinger Board of Director's member Dr. Jessica Green and Twitter superstar Hilary Agro. Plus: James Brown weighs in on his special relationship with Erin O'Toole on Solitary Thoughts and the Industrial Worker's of the World make a surprising guest appearance that will shock you! Find more of Kevin and Shannon's local GTA reporting at https://www.thehoser.ca/ Find out how to get involved with the IWW's Toronto branch at https://iwwtoronto.org/ Hear 'Work It', 'Big Shiny Takes', 'OffCourt' and Hilary Agro's 'Bread and Poppies' wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Dr. Jessica Green on Twitter @greenprofgreen This community picnic episode was recorded live on August 28th, 2021.

On a super special Harbinger Society Presents late summer spectacular a galaxy of guests join host Andre Goulet for a safe and satisfying pandemic picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits' park including Offcourt's Eytan Tobin, thehoser.ca's Shannon Carranco & Kevin Tagabon, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham & Marino Greco, Work It's Sam Allemang, Harbinger Board of Director's member Dr. Jessica Green and Twitter superstar Hilary Agro. Plus: James Brown weighs in on his special relationship with Erin O'Toole on Solitary Thoughts and the Industrial Worker's of the World make a surprising guest appearance that will shock you! Find more of Kevin and Shannon's local GTA reporting at https://www.thehoser.ca/ Find out how to get involved with the IWW's Toronto branch at https://iwwtoronto.org/ Hear 'Work It', 'Big Shiny Takes', 'OffCourt' and Hilary Agro's 'Bread and Poppies' wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Dr. Jessica Green on Twitter @greenprofgreen This community picnic episode was recorded live on August 28th, 2021.

The worst race riot in Canadian history happened on a Toronto baseball field exactly 88 years ago today. Just a few months after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, in the midst of a global depression, the dictator's ideas were already taking hold in some parts of Canada. By the summer, pro-Nazi agitators showed up to a baseball game where a Jewish team was facing off against a Protestant team. Agitators unfurled a big banner with a swastika on it, and citywide violence ensued: within hours, an estimated 10,000 people were slugging it out, both in the park itself and in nearby neighborhoods across Toronto. To mark this anniversary, we're joined by Eli Yarhi of Historica Canada, which recently published a short video about the event, and Jamie Michaels, the author of a graphic novel about the riot. Plus: There's a federal election happening on Sept. 20. That's 36 days away—double chai. Will this be an auspicious election for Jewish Canadians? Hear what The CJN Daily has planned for the next month of coverage. What we talked about: Watch the Historica Canada video on YouTube Find the graphic novel Christie Pits, by Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau, at dirtywatercomics.com/christie-pits Find the graphic novel The Good Fight by Ted Staunton at Indigo.ca The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network; find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.

True North Country Comics Podcast talks with Josh Rosen about illustrating the Toronto Christie Pits Riot in 'The Good Fight' The post Josh Rosen talks about illustrating the Toronto Christie Pits Riot in ‘The Good Fight’ appeared first on True North Country Comics.

True North Country Comics Podcast talks with Josh Rosen about illustrating the Toronto Christie Pits Riot in 'The Good Fight'

True North Country Comics Podcast talks with Josh Rosen about illustrating the Toronto Christie Pits Riot in 'The Good Fight'

Recorded April 13, 2021 - Lesley Mattina of OMG Baked Goodness gives us a peek into the neighbourhood bakery that all families go to when celebrating occasions together. She shares her passion and relationship with the kitchen and her love of community. Lesley Mattina is the baker that kids have grown up to love, in her Dundas West neighbourhood. She opened OMG Baked Goodness in 2007 at 1561 Dundas Street West and has been baking from scratch every day since. She gives us a peek into the neighbourhood bakery that all families go to when celebrating occasions together. Whenever she walks into a kitchen she feels as if it gives her a big hug. An average work week for her consists of a minimum of sixty hours. She shares her insights relating to commercial production bakeries and dispels the myth that frozen isn't as good as fresh, with her Bake At Home products, in the OMG experience. Her life and business philosophies are all about community. She lives around the corner from the OMG bakery and has an affinity for Christie Pits park, where she walked her dog. Trinity Bellwood is another favourite but is a bit wild for her these days. If you want to get to know your local, hard working and conscientious neighbourhood baker, jump in and listen to our conversation. This woman has stamina! You will enjoy it!  

The founding of the Toronto Kollel in 1970 was a turning point in the development of the Toronto Jewish community, and was just one of the many institutions built and supported by the Reichmann family. A Bais Yaakov for girls opened as well, which was headed by Rabbi Akiva Stefansky. Postwar Toronto contained a large contingent of Holocaust survivors, and one of the close knit communities was the Clanton Park community, headed by Rabbi Nachum Rabinovitch and later Rabbi Yitzchak Kerzner. Going back to prewar Jewish culture, Yiddish culture and education flourished, and Jewish politics covered the full gamut from socialists to Zionists. On August 16, 1933, the Toronto Jewish community experienced the infamous Christie Pits riot, bringing the issue of anti-Semitism to the forefront. Postwar immigration brought a large influx of Sephardic Jews from Spanish Morocco, which has become a burgeoning community as well.   For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at:  yehuda@yehudageberer.com   Subscribe To Our Podcast on:    PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/   Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com    

How do we teach about anti-Semitism in Canada? Jamie Michaels' graphic novel "Christie Pits" tells a fictionalized story about the real anti-Semitic race riot in Toronto in 1933 - the largest race riot in Canada's history. In our conversation, Jamie talks about the ways he worked with artist Doug Fedrau in bringing this work to life and and why understanding this history is more important than ever. We also question why people aren't using this as a teaching tool more! It is fantastic! BUY and learn more about "Christie Pits" published by Dirty Water Comics here: http://www.dirtywatercomics.com/ Connect with them on social media: https://twitter.com/DirtyWaterComic/ Follow Samantha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSCutrara See all the Source Saturday videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLpPhMEW_jxqClGskVJgNeA More about Jamie: Jamie Michaels is a critically acclaimed comic book writer and educator from Winnipeg. He works at the intersection of politics, history, and bubbles that go POW! When he's not writing, Jamie divides his time between helicopter firefighting, cage fighting in Alaska, and being a mensch. Learn more about me at https://www.SamanthaCutrara.com/ Order Transforming the Canadian History Classroom: Imagining a New 'We' today: https://www.amazon.ca/Transforming-Canadian-History-Classroom-Imagining/dp/0774862831 https://www.ubcpress.ca/transforming-the-canadian-history-classroom #MeaningfulLearning #ComicBooks #ChallengeCdnHist

Ben started his comedy career in 2010. Since then he's performed in every major comedy club in Ontario. In 2019 he officially signed on to the Yuk Yuk's roster. Ben is the host of the Toronto Comedy Podcast presents: Quarantined with Ben Bankas and The Ben Bankas Freedom of Comedy Podcast on Patreon. During the pandemic, Ben started the FIRST comedy show after quarantine. On June 5th, Ben started "Ben Bankas and the Covidiots" at Christie Pits. That turned into the "Freedom of Comedy Protest" at Bickford Park. He now hosts the Freedom of Comedy Protest at the Annex Social in the Annex area of Toronto every Friday. Web: https://www.benbankas.com/ Ben's Twitter: @benbankas Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube :@benbankascomedy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Benbankas Video Episode: https://youtu.be/XpsGi_vc2U0 —FOLLOW ME— WEBSTUFF: ■ https://www.markhughescomedy.com ■ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/markhughescomedian ■ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markhughescomic/ $$$ Support - https://www.subscribestar.com/markhughescomic #covid #canada #comedy

Two days before Ben put on his first live comedy show during Covid at Christie Pits he recorded this podcast. The first half is solo and the second half Ben speaks with an old friend, Tex Eknes. Tex and Ben used to perform comedy together at places like Vape on the Lake in Etobicoke, Vapour Central and more. Definitely something in here to laugh at or get upset about!

Lanrick Bennett starts us off, talking about a pop-up pilot bike lane project on Toronto's Danforth Ave. Jared Kolb is stepping down as executive director at Cycle Toronto. After nine years, he tells us what he's learned about safe streets advocacy. Jamie Michaels tells us about his graphic novel "Christie Pits," all about a moment in Toronto history when everyday people stood up to racist hatred. And Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett sits down with urban designer Mikael Colville-Andersen — host of TVO's "The Life-Sized City" — about how Canadian urbanism measures up, globally.

In August 1933, members of a newly-formed Swastika Club attended a public baseball game at Toronto's Christie Pits Park featuring a mixed Jewish and Italian team. After they taunted the Jewish players, a riot broke out that led to 10,000 people fighting in the streets. Christie Pits is a new graphic novel by Winnipeg author Jamie Michaels and illustrator Doug Fedrau. We talk with Jamie Michaels.

In August 1933, members of a newly-formed Swastika Club attended a public baseball game at Toronto's Christie Pits Park featuring a mixed Jewish and Italian team. After they taunted the Jewish players, a riot broke out that led to 10,000 people fighting in the streets. Christie Pits is a new graphic novel by Winnipeg author Jamie Michaels and illustrator Doug Fedrau. We talk with Jamie Michaels.

Winnipeg's Jamie Michaels is arguably the best self-promoter we've had on the podcast and what he's promoting is a graphic novel about a little known happening in Canadian history at the height of fascism's march across Europe in the years before WWII.Christie Pits is a graphic novel detailing the little-known happenings behind Canada's only race riot – when Nazi sympathizers unfurled a Nazi flag during a public baseball game and Jews and Italians united to throw down against them in Toronto's Christie Pits Park. Coming out now, the work seems more relevant than ever with Trump in office and fascism seemingly getting more of a foothold than it has ever had since the Second World War in governments around the world.We talk about that on this podcast and why Jamie Michaels decided to make a little-known moment in Canadian history the subject of the second graphic novel he has written with art by Doug Fedrau. The first was Canoe Boys the story of how he and his friends canoed to Mexico for a bet and this podcast addresses that too. We also talk about why he founded his independent comics company Dirty Water Comics and what it's like trying to make it in the independent comics game outside a national centre like Toronto and do a deep dive on the comic scene in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This podcast is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula.@dirtywatercomic@dirtywatercomicsDirty Water ComicsChristie Pits Kickstarter (archived)CBC article on Christie PitsSponsorHairy Tarantula

David Rheaume, Canada's Norman Rockwell, is a big man. The bigness i'm talking about is found in this man's spirit.   My old friend, joined me at my place on May 21. 2019 to do an interview. It was lovely to see David as it had been a while.  David and I were inextricably bound together for three years, way back in the days when I was doing a TV series with Marty called, 'The Moveable Feast'. Dave was the director. He did a brilliant job of keeping me and Marty on the straight and narrow (well sort of) and ensured we got a very quirky show in the can every week that was delivered on time. He was inspiring and creative then, and equally so nowadays.  So, the thing about David Rheaume is that he has greatness in his blood. His dad was Gene Rheaume RIP, a member of parliament, one of Canada's only Metis member, and a man described by his kids, all six of them, as being larger than life. Watch this YouTube video and you'll get a sense of Dave's DNA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-tEGTe81II  . David's mom is a lovely woman who raised the kid with consistency and love. David's brother Ross, is also a superlative artist and was a well-known rock-and-roller. His niece, Amanda, is a Canadian singer/songwriter and Juno award winner. Dave is part of a very successful family.    Have a listen to Episode 21 of Hatradio! and learn about David Rheaume. Discover he is a father of three very beautiful kids who have accomplished mush so far in life. He's married and absolutely adores and respects his wife, Siobhan McCarthy, whom he calls 'selfless'. He figures if she can love him, she must be very special. Yes, David is self-deprecating in an endearing sort of way and that's what makes the two of us friends - insults!   What stands out about this very humble man is his artwork. He is the consummate storyteller and has developed a style which he refers to as cinema-art -- with an ever-present eye for the story and lighting. David feels that we've lost 'the need for artwork to tell stories" so he is on a journey to change that. Essentially, to start off a picture David will dive into the Canadian archives and chooses pictures which represent a Canadian moment, in particular those with snow. "I grew up in Ottawa and my whole childhood was spent literally in snow. When I think of being a child I think of snow," David states. About his art, this mid-fifties painter says, "I like to think of these paintings as one frame out of a film strip. There is a before and after (frame) you can sense on either side of these pictures." David continues, "part of my goal is to take these stories, lift them out of the archives, put them in the canvass and tell those stories to Canadians." When you see David's art, you'll immediately recognize the characters in them. While you can't see their faces, as frequently they are depicted with their backs to us, you'll be drawn into the picture in a bid to get to know the people, such as the skater or the iceman. (David qualifies  'The Iceman' as one of his best pictures). David's ability to familiarize us with the characters in his art without drawing faces on them, is impressive!  Most importantly, David's art reminds us of what life was like then, way back when we were rushing to be with our family, after a day of toil on that freezing Canadian winter night or when we were kids and things seemed magical. "As Canadians we can really identify with these people. We've been there. We’ve been like the guy in 'Heading Home' walking through that winter evening home to get home after a long day of work. We’ve been like the skaters in the Christie Pits painting - those guys in the ravine late at night. You can almost hear the skate blades on ice, and hear the puck hitting the boards." In essence, David Rheaume's art brings back characters who are long since gone. He believes they are "ready to jump to life" and he makes that happen through the process of painting. David brings happiness to the Canadian viewer and a sense of pride in who we are a nation and as a people. David Rheaume personifies better than any other Canadian artist the slice-of-life we call home and those moments we identify with to create our personal and national identity and narrative.  David Rheaume - Canada's Norman Rockwell on Hatradio! The show that schmoozes. Be in touch at avrum@hatradio.ca .  Thank you to Howard Pasternack for a great job on post-production and David Nefesh for the Hatradio! Blues Song. Kicks ass!    Credit for music in commercial:Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate, and the hockey world reacts: Jordy Douglas (1:15) and Christian Aumell (11:40) weigh in; Jeff Braun has seen all the Oscar Best Picture nominees (so you don't have to) (16:30); and "Christie Pits" comic book author Jamie Michaels (26:55). 

85 years ago this week, in the midst of another long hot summer, a series of anti-semitic and xenophobic provocations in Toronto escalated into a full blown riot at Christie Pits. Tonight we bring you two interviews to mark the 85th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot in Toronto. The first is with Cyril Levitt, co-author of the book The Riot at Christie Pits. The 2nd edition is being released this week through New Jewish Press with a new foreword and postscript. The second interview is with Isaac, a member of the Toronto General Defense Committee, a local of the Industrial Workers of the World. Isaac is organizing a Commemorative BBQ at Christie Pits this Sunday, August 19th in the spirit of anti-fascism. From Embers is also proud to announce that we are now a part of the Channel Zero Anarchist Podcast Network, which links anarchist podcast projects across the world. In the coming weeks we will be fully integrating into the network, while still broadcasting every Wednesday night at 8pm on CFRC 101.9FM in Kingston. With music by Geoff Berner, Leonard Cohen, and Lloyd McNeill.

In 1933, hundreds in Toronto's Jewish community brawled with Nazi sympathizers in the Christie Pits park after a Nazi flag was unveiled following a baseball game. Eighty-four years later, Jamie Michaels of Dirty Water Comics is working to fund a comic about it. He tells Justin, Jacob and Mitchell about the in-depth research it took to put the story together and the relevance of the riots today. Originally aired on CJRU 1280 AM in Toronto. Edited by Mitchell Thompson. Read more about the riots here.

Today we interview Jamie Michaels, author (Canoe Boys, Christie Pits – click the links to back the project today!!), cage-fighter and helicopter firefighter, located in Winnipeg Canada and who also happens to be our cousin

We were in Toronto last week for the 84th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot, a piece of Jewish anti-fascist history that felt more significant this year. We decided to share this series of short interviews, originally conducted by Radio 613, which includes a conversation with Lionel Mernick, a Jewish man who was at the riot in 1933.

In Toronto's Christie Pits neighborhood, Colin Marshall talks with Globe and Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic, who also writes for such publications as Dwell, Wallpaper, Toronto Life, and Spacing. They discuss whether Honest Ed's has any architectural significance to go with its social significance, and what its imminent disappearance says about the urbanism of Toronto's future; its Los Angeles-like interest in becoming a "more walkable, more urban, more interesting" city; how it nevertheless went high-rise early on, even in its suburbs; the cognitive dissonance of Canada, an urban country that insists upon its rurality; whether the critics of downtown condos have it right when they call them dull; the ways Jane Jacobs' spirit still animates Toronto; its reputation as a city of "great second-rate buildings"; the deal with the Castle Frank station; whether Frank Gehry counts as more of a Torontonian architect, or more of an Angeleno architect; what it means that Toronto will soon get its own high-profile Gehry project, commissioned, no less, by the family of Honest Ed himself; the struggles of a new-wave coffee shop to get permission to open in a "quiet" neighborhood like Christie Pits; how he got interested in both architecture and the city itself at the University of Toronto; what to keep in mind for an architecturally rich view of the city; whether Canadians believe their culture, cities, and neighborhoods more fragile than they really are; what he learned from his time in New York, the city where "public space is the most robust"; the "anti-urban resentment" that holds back Canada and other countries as well; who fights for the preservation of the Sam the Record Man sign; the nonexistence, in Toronto, of "a magical place you drive to"; Toronto as "a bit of a mess," aesthetically; the important difference between prettiness and vitality; how Toronto  has only just entered its "greatest point of relevance"; and how complaints indicate a city's greatness.

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