Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Toronto entrepreneurs Daniel Carson and Daniel Schreiber had a very good reason to miss their first Seders with their families this year.<\/p>\n
On April 1st, the two Daniels were at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, watching NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission blast off. And while they took selfies, they also held up a package of their own company\u2019s Superseed Strawberry Lavender cereal.<\/p>\n
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Retail version of the Goldy\u2019s cereal that went into space on board Artemis ll. (Supplied photo)<\/p>\n
Because at that very moment, freeze-dried packs of the cereal made in a kosher-certified facility in Etobicoke, were traveling far above their heads, stowed aboard the spacecraft as part of the astronauts\u2019 approved menu for the historic 10-day mission. In fact, Canadian Jeremy Hansen personally chose Goldy\u2019s cereal for the journey. He and his crewmates flew roughly 1\/4 of a million miles from Earth, about 400,000 kilometers, which is farther than any human has traveled, even passing behind the moon.<\/p>\n
And while a floating jar of Nutella certainly captured global attention during the mission, we\u2019re focusing on a different story. The two Jewish founders behind a homegrown Canadian product. Two lifelong friends from Thornhill with deep roots in the Jewish community. Daniel Carson worked for Camp Robin Hood and later with the Magen Boys as a DJ and MC. His partner Daniel Schreiber brings Israeli roots to the business.<\/p>\n
Their cereal has now been accepted not only for Artemis II, but for future use. On the International Space Station.<\/p>\n
For a brand whose name could easily belong to a Jewish bubby, joining the lineage of Jewish and Israeli presence in space\u2013from astronauts to ritual objects\u2013represents a moment of pride.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
I am hyper aware and I try to be hyper aware of Jewish and Israeli accomplishments. And so, for me, this is another one. Right? \u00a0Another proof of concept of the value that Jewish people bring to the world, the accomplishments that Jewish people can achieve.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
I\u2019m Ellin Besner, and this is what Jewish Canada sounds like for Wednesday, April 15th, 2026. Welcome to North Star, the flagship podcast of The Canadian Jewish News, made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.<\/p>\n
Goldy\u2019s cereals come in 11 varieties. Before reaching space, they underwent rigorous testing by space officials. The gluten-free, nut-free blend includes chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, organic buckwheat, freeze-dried strawberries, and lavender. Add water in space, and it transforms into a soft, pudding-like meal.<\/p>\n
Carson and Schreiber created Goldy\u2019s during the pandemic, searching for a nutritious breakfast their own children would actually eat. Today, their products are sold across Canada in health food stores and major grocery chains.<\/p>\n
And while this isn\u2019t the first time kosher food has gone to space (Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon famously brought kosher meals aboard his ill-fated mission), it\u2019s rare for a commercial product like this to make the journey.<\/p>\n
Now the two founders hope to build on the momentum and maybe go further.<\/p>\n
They join me now from Toronto.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Congratulations and welcome to The CJN\u2019s North Star Podcast.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
We made it! We\u2019re so excited to be here.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Pleasure to be here.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Listen, we spoke just to set this interview up, Erev Shabbos on Friday, when the world was about to watch the splashdown. And I said,\u201d I\u2019m praying\u201d. God forbid. Because I covered one of the disasters in Florida for CTV News. So, we were praying. Can you walk us back to a couple of days ago when you were watching the landing?<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
The landing happened during kiddo bedtime, so they could have scheduled it a little bit better for me. So, I only watched the highlight reruns.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
I was watching, I was out with my family celebrating the splashdown, having a little dinner, and you know, now that we came full circle from liftoff to touchdown, so we were watching on our phones and as soon as everyone was safe and smiling and happy, I ordered an extra drink and we celebrated with the whole fam.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
One thing I knew for sure is that they were not going to land hungry because they had Goldy\u2019s on board.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Always.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
They did have them during Passover. So, it needs to be said that these things expand. Therefore, they would not be considered by many Ashkenazim as kosher for Passover. Luckily, it was Friday, so it was already finished, right?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Okay. That was our biggest fear, to be honest, was that part of it.<\/p>\n
But it is a kosher product.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Tell me about that.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Well, inherently, all of the ingredients are plant-based. And our facility is a kosher-certified facility. All we had to do was register under their license because all of our ingredients are kosher certified in and of themselves.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah, and we worked hard to get that done because we always wanted to have a kosher certification on our packaging, but the facility needed to be kosher. And all of our products independently were kosher. So everywhere we source each ingredient from, they were all certified kosher. But it wasn\u2019t until we got the certified kosher facility that we finally could get it to the places that we wanted to.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Can you tell us where it\u2019s actually made in Toronto? Because it says Etobicoke.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Yeah, it\u2019s made in Etobicoke.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
That\u2019s all you get.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
When you say that Canadian cereal going to space is a great story and you\u2019ve been everywhere, but the kosher part hasn\u2019t really been explored publicly. Is there a Jewish story behind Goldy\u2019s that you haven\u2019t told yet?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah, the two owners are Jewish. Obviously, we\u2019re both Jewish. Schreiber is also originally from Israel. a great connection there. But a funny story I can tell you in regard to Goldy\u2019s and the Jewish connection is that, obviously we do a lot of consumer trade shows and trade shows for the industry. And Goldy\u2019s\u2019s was based on the idea of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and finding that \u201cjust right\u201d oatmeal or porridge or just right product.<\/p>\n
But regardless of where we are, anytime somebody comes up to us at one of these shows and says, \u201cOh, who\u2019s Goldy?\u201d We always know that they\u2019re part of the tribe because Goldy is, you know, inherently a very kind of like traditional, beautiful Bubby Jewish name. And so, we get to have these connections with people all the time. And we see it right when it happens. \u201cOh, who\u2019s Goldy?\u201d And we\u2019re like, \u201cOkay, they don\u2019t see Goldy as our Goldilocks. They see her as, you know, my Polish bubby\u201d. So, it\u2019s always nice to have those conversations at these awesome trade shows. And that\u2019s where we, really make a connection.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
We should have called it Golda\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
That\u2019s our next brand!<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Yeah, Golda\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
But in terms of like the Jewish legacy in space, there have been, as our listeners will know, sadly, two Jewish astronauts who died in space, but others who successfully brought a Torah or they brought a menorah that came into space. So where do you see your product now in this timeline?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah, I mean, it\u2019s funny. We weren\u2019t so familiar with, who\u2019s been up there and who hasn\u2019t until we really started kind of getting deeper into this mission as we got more information from the Canadian Space Agency and NASA. But, you know, when you put it like that, you\u2019re right. If there are these amazing Jewish astronauts who\u2019ve been heroes in their own right throughout history, we can now say that a Jewish product has gone up there too and has joined the timeline as strong Jewish brands that have made an impact. I mean, obviously, our impact is very small compared to the astronauts, but we still like to think\u2026<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t know that yet! We may find out from Jeremy Hansen that he ate this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, because it\u2019s the only thing that satiated and satisfied him. We have no idea.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s ask you about that. So, you were there for the launch.<\/p>\n
Yes.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
But have you heard yet if they actually ate it?<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
So, we, between ourselves, we decided to give the Canadian Space Agency a few weeks just to come down off the literal high of being in space. And then, we have, we have follow-up questions for them, such as what you just asked. Was it actually consumed? How much of it was consumed? Was it just Jeremy who ate it? Did he share? Because sharing is caring.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Does it taste the same in space? That\u2019s something I was wondering, because here on Earth, it\u2019s different than up there, from what I\u2019ve read.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Yeah, your palate in space can change in the same way that your physiology and appetites can change. What we learned is that space food is an extremely important element for NASA and the CSA, where they invest a great deal of resources and capital because what happens is with, if God forbid an astronaut loses their appetite in space, that coupled with food that is not tasting so good would mean that the astronaut is malnourished.<\/p>\n
So first and foremost, and again, we appreciate the inherent compliment in it, first and foremost, space food has to be super tasty. Which is why they provide the astronauts the opportunity to taste it and choose what they want to go on their menu prior to launch. And then Jeremy Hansen tasted all of our flavors and then he chose strawberry lavender as the<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
choice for the menu. We have to assume that he ate it because we also were told that, as most people probably know, space is limited. And so, they\u2019re not bringing up, selections like maybe I\u2019m feeling this today, maybe I\u2019m feeling that today. They had to be very, you know, particular with the choices that they brought on the ship. And so, we have to assume they ate it. And then on top of that, my aunt sent me a video today. She was, you know, she\u2019s watching all the news. She\u2019s excited for us. And she sent me a video today of Jeremy eating something in space. And obviously, it\u2019s not in a brand bag, but I\u2019m telling you, it looked exact. It\u2019s how they would have eaten our product.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber:<\/p>\n
Send it to me<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah, I\u2019ll send you it. I mean, it\u2019s my aunt sending it. So, the camera is, you know, facing half of her nose for the first two minutes, but eventually I got a good shot of it.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
We think of the package that you see in the stores or on your website, but I\u2019m pretty sure that it doesn\u2019t look the same. It\u2019s like in a freeze-dried clear bag. We saw what the Canadian Space Agency showed us. It looks like, I don\u2019t know, dog poop in a bag. No offense, right? Like it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not really appetizing.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner:<\/p>\n
So, is that correct, that it wasn\u2019t what you would get in the store if you want to buy it?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah, from a packaging perspective, no. But from a product perspective, yes. I mean, our Super Seeds cereal, and we have a few different lines of products. So, we have really delicious oatmeals. We don\u2019t use any refined sugars. Powder, our kids love it. We love it. It\u2019s, you know, beloved by all our customers. But the super seed cereal really is used often by our customers as like a yogurt topper or in a smoothie or you bake with it. It\u2019s just great seeds, great flavour, great fibre, great protein. And you can kind of use it any way that you like. The way that they ate it in space is a very like neutral way to enjoy it, which is just adding water, letting it expand for a couple of minutes and then enjoying it. So, it\u2019s not necessarily the way that most people eat it. And if you do eat it like that instant chia seed pudding style, usually people add their choice of milk to make it a little creamier. So, he ate it in the bare bones kind of way, but he tried it in that way when testing it and he liked it. So, eat it the way you\u2019d like and we\u2019re happy to support.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
I read that it\u2019s going to be also part of our next Canadian astronaut in line is selected it as well when he goes to the International Space Station for six months. But they get their water from recycled urine and breath and other things, which made me kind of sick,<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
It just adds to the flavour.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
All right, back to the Jewish angle.\u00a0 I noticed that you thanked Arlene Dickinson, who everyone knows as an entrepreneur from Dragon\u2019s Den, and I\u2019m wondering what part of her support did you get? And are there also Jewish people who have supported you financially, Jewish community?<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
So Arlene Dickinson owns Venture. Venture Park is the facility, the shared kitchen food-safe manufacturing facility, where we first were manufacturing our product when we launched, prior to a co-packer.<\/p>\n
The person that validated us and supported us from day one is Jewish, and his validation and\u2026 support, me and Carson spoke about more than once, allowed us to have the confidence and the determination to keep on going and moving forward. This Jewish individual went to work for Olivia Chow\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Coming up, how the co-founders dug deep into their Jewish pride while receiving an award from Toronto\u2019s Mayor Olivia Chow.<\/p>\n
Music<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
It was on your social media that we saw and hers the other day that you got a certificate. Our community has a sort of, how can we say it kindly, \u201ccontroversial\u201d relationship with Mayor Chow for what\u2019s happened after October 7th. TBut here was no question you weren\u2019t going to go, right? You were going to go.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
That\u2019s right. Yeah.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
How did you navigate that?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
You want to go, Schreiber?<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
I mean.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
I mean, for us, obviously we have our personal thoughts, feelings, political, agendas, and what we follow. But we were there representing something bigger than us. And the city hall represents something bigger than Mayor Olivia Chow. We\u2019ve been Toronto residents our whole lives. And it was the city that was, giving us this amazing honour.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
But also, it wasn\u2019t our place to fight it.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Much like business in general, you\u2019re going to work with people you love, people you don\u2019t like, people you don\u2019t agree with. But we looked at the bigger picture, and the bigger picture was a great honour from the city. My mom used to work in City Hall all the time when I was a child. So being there in some of the places that she used to walk, just felt really great. And so that was kind of how we rectified that thought process. And we really kind of separated, quote unquote, \u201cchurch and state\u201d with that, because it was an honour for all the great things that we\u2019ve been working hard on. And that was just a good, you know, final, final close to this amazing mission that we\u2019ve been on ourselves.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
But also like as Jews, I truly don\u2019t believe that. Right? Like, I\u2019m not going to not take an opportunity for Tikkun Olam, right? This is an opportunity for that.<\/p>\n
For me personally anyways, the way that I live my life, all we know of the way the Jewish community feels is what\u2019s out there in the news and in the press and in fact, for me, what I hear third hand. I wanted to go and meet her in person. I wanted to go and give peace a chance. I think it was an excellent opportunity for Tikkun Olam, if not in the grand scheme of things, at least in the micro, in what is in my heart and, what I have to deal with on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Do you wear anything or\u2026 not wear anything?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
So, me personally, I\u2019m always wearing something. I have [a tattoo]. Schreiber you\u2019re the Israeli. You can read it for everybody who\u2019s watching out there.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Here, our listeners won\u2019t see it, but we\u2019ll put it on video. You have a tattoo, Am Yisrael Chai. When did that happen?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
It happened after October 7th. I mean, I have a few Jewish tattoos. I have a Jewish star on my arm with a little sword and a crown, but I\u2019m always wearing something. Funny enough, I don\u2019t have a Jewish star necklace or anything, so I didn\u2019t remove anything or add anything for this. And again, I wanted\u2026 I really wanted this story from a third-party perspective to be really focused on Goldy\u2019s from everybody in Canada and beyond.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
What about you, Daniel S? You told me you were going to wear gigantic Magen David, but I don\u2019t know if you did.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Every time I had an idea of what I\u2019m going to do, my wife reminded me that the business is still indebted to me and that I\u2019d be better off creating an opportunity to earn that money back than to fight the world. So, she\u2019s just: \u201cGo be nice, accept it, smile, do it for the Instagram\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
And you said the business is indebted to you. I want to ask you. Financially, does NASA or the CSA pay you to get your products up there? Or do you have to pay them? How does that work financially?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
So, the orders came, directly through our website, one package at a time. We offered early on, as soon as we got the first order, we\u2019re like, what are you ordering for? Like, we will send you cases, like, we want this! And they\u2019re like, no, we are, you know, a government agency. We can\u2019t just take free product. We have to use the right channels. We\u2019re going to continue ordering online.<\/p>\n
And so, every month we get, you know, $30 here, $60 here, $20 here. So no, they didn\u2019t, they didn\u2019t, you know, pay us to go up there except for what they purchased. And we didn\u2019t have to pay them anything, except we had to pay for our own accommodations to get down to Cape Canaveral, but it was worth its weight in gold, because that was such an unbelievable experience.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
How much product is up there? Was up there?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yeah, we know.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
I know what they purchased, which was 110 units. But that was split between the ISS and Orion [name of the capsule on Artemis ll].<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
The incident with Nutella happened.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Yes.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Would you kill for that publicity?<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
I mean, it would have been cool. We made jokes about it on different shows, but it could never have happened for us because our packaging was transferred, so there was no way. But yes, in the perfect world or outer world, that would have been the next-level amazing. My mind would have blown.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Okay, question now. We want to know what\u2019s next, from your product and bigger things.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
From a space exploration perspective or just in general?<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Well, that\u2019s one angle because I\u2019ve read that you have a contest coming.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
From the space angle, we do want to continue the relationship with the Canadian Space Agency. So, we do want to be aboard their next and foreseeable manned missions. So that\u2019s on the space side. You know, we\u2019d love for, you know, ultimately our seeds to go to Mars. But that\u2019s a long time from now.<\/p>\n
The competition: is something very unique and very special to Goldy\u2019s. What it is, it\u2019s a creative illustration competition where the theme is Goldy and Bear travel to space. The idea is Grades 1 through 8 would make the illustration to their best of their little abilities and submit it online.<\/p>\n
And the way that it would work is the 8 winners, Grades One through 8, each will have one winner, will then have their illustrations printed in a limited-edition booklet. That limited- edition booklet would be inserted into a limited-edition flavour of oatmeal. The entirety of this campaign touches on a lot of things from inclusivity to literacy and creativity to school children and space and reaching for the stars and healthy eating and eating like an astronaut. All of it. It\u2019s very well-rounded and it should be a lot of fun.<\/p>\n
So we are hoping that if everything goes according to plan, that we would launch this competition for September 1st, back to school, and have a winner announced for the end of the year, ideally with the first run of boxes with booklets on the shelf for January 1st to then promote kind of like New Year, New You. If you haven\u2019t yet, then start eating healthy in 2027.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll let us know when kids can start entering, I think.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
And we\u2019ll let you draw something as well. We\u2019ll put that in there if you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Okay.<\/p>\n
I had chia on my yogurt this morning, as a matter of fact, as I do every day.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
So, there you go.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
Nice.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
But I\u2019m thinking I\u2019m old, so I think of the chi-chia, you know, the chia pets.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what we grew up.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
I think of that too.<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
Trust me. We say that every day when we\u2019re like packing bags and stuff. We\u2019re just singing that song. Yeah. \u201cChi-chi-ch-chia.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Folks of a certain age, they will know, or the painter Bob, what\u2019s his name, that had the hair?<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
She had a Bob Ross chia pet!<\/p>\n
Daniel Carson<\/p>\n
That\u2019s amazing.<\/p>\n
Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n
That was legendary.<\/p>\n
Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n
Lastly, you know, I\u2019m not sure if you know, my producer sent this to me: There\u2019s like A Chabad teaching<\/a> about Goldilocks and the Three bears story, which is so beautiful.<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n Didn\u2019t know that.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n it\u2019s more about finding your place. For example, he said, when God gave the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai wasn\u2019t the highest mountain, and it wasn\u2019t a valley. It was just right.<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n It was sort of tall enough, tall enough.<\/p>\n Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n Love that.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n And not like too imposing, you know, but also not too humble.<\/p>\n Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n He needed to be above the people to speak to them, but not so high that they couldn\u2019t hear him.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n Pride, but humility.<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n So, Mount Sinai was the perfect spot and was just right.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n And I just thought that was so beautiful because, you know, these people that have gone to space, these heroes. Oh my God, the farthest that anybody\u2019s ever gone. And you have a part of this. And so, you\u2019ve come from the Jewish community, Daniel C., you know, with Magen Boys and with Camp Robin Hood and then Daniel S., of course, in your way too. Did you get a little kind of religious feeling watching this? Or kind of a spiritual feeling, a Jewishy-feeling with the liftoff?<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n It absolutely felt spiritual. It was nothing like we ever felt before. I\u2019m personally not a big crier, so to speak, but there\u2019s been a few times post liftoff where I\u2019m sitting by myself, just like thinking about this impact, thinking about what we\u2019re a part of, where I\u2019m getting, yeah, emotionally connected. And is that a Jewish thing? I mean, it comes from that. That\u2019s where my roots are staked, and that\u2019s kind of where I, where I live and breathe and eat on a daily basis. So, it felt very, very spiritual. And my uncle, who\u2019s passed away recently, he lived in California. He\u2019s spoken at NASA a few different times. It was connected to the Jewish world, in conversation. And being there, it was pretty, you felt that connection, you felt that energy, you felt that light. So absolutely there was moments that you can feel it kind of coming through and radiating through.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner:<\/p>\n I\u2019m sorry for your loss.<\/p>\n Daniel Schreiber, anything for you?<\/p>\n Daniel Schreiber<\/p>\n I would say something different. I would say that for myself, and it\u2019s just the way that I was raised in my family is, that I am hyper aware and I try to be hyper aware of Jewish and Israeli accomplishments. And so, for me, this is another one, another proof of concept of the value the Jewish people bring to the world, the accomplishments that Jewish people can achieve, you know? The underdog story.<\/p>\n Again, with Tikkun Olam, it\u2019s us doing something because it\u2019s the right thing to do. Not thinking about the politics of it or the social impact of it. So, for me, it\u2019s an extreme point of pride to know that the iPhone that shot the photograph on the spaceship had Israeli components, and so did his breakfast!<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n It\u2019s a good connection.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n No one\u2019s had that comment before. I\u2019m very honoured that you gave it to me. And where did you guys meet? Because you said you were best friends. Did you guys go to CHAT?<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n So, we didn\u2019t. We never went to Jewish school. We always were public school kids. We grew up in Thornhill. We went to York Hill Elementary School together, and then we went to Thornhill High School together. Then we went to, you know, obviously Robin Hood, and Schreiber went to Wahanawin for a little bit as well, as a staff. Yeah, we did summer tours, of course, with the Mandel days. So, we grew up in Thornhill, and we were there most of our lives and now I\u2019m just north of Thornhill and Schreiber\u2019s just slightly southwest of Thornhill.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n It\u2019s been an honour to meet you guys. I\u2019m so thankful that we got to talk about this sort of niche Jewish topic because we\u2019ve got to represent, right?<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n Totally. Yeah, next time for Artemis 3, I totally have to represent.<\/p>\n Next for Artemis 3, we\u2019re going to ask the next astronaut if he\u2019s willing to not just eat our cereal but wrap tefillin in outer space. So, we\u2019re going to see if that happens!<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n Oy? The Chabad would go berserk on that one. Thanks so, much.<\/p>\n Daniel Carson<\/p>\n Thank you.<\/p>\n Ellin Bessner<\/p>\n And that\u2019s what Jewish Canada sounded like for this episode of North Star, made possible thanks to the Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.<\/p>\n You can learn more about Goldy\u2019s and about other Jews in space, including one from Chomedy. Visit the links in our show notes.<\/p>\n This episode was produced by Zachary Judah Kauffman. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer, and Alicia Richler is The CJN\u2019s editorial director. And thanks for listening.<\/p>\n Credits<\/p>\n Host and writer: Ellin Bessner ( @ebessner<\/a> )Production team: Zachary Kauffman (senior producer), Andrea Varsany (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer), Alicia Richler (editorial director)Music: Bret Higgins<\/a><\/p>\n Support our show<\/p>\n