Is enthusiasm for flags in synagogues flying at half-mast?

Not in Heaven · Jun 24, 2026 · 56m

Canada Day and the Fourth of July are coming up, which means flags are popping up across North America like summer flowers. But Jewish Canadians — and Jewish Americans — have fair reason to be skeptical of nationalism. Jewish parents would be forgiven for feeling uneasy seeing their children pledge allegiance to a national flag — and that's even before getting into the extreme evolution of modern nationalism movements that, in North America and Europe, tend to skew anti-Jewish.

So on this week's episode, we're looking at flags. Specifically, flags in synagogues. Whether the flag is Canadian…