by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 2, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
[Editor"s note: The Globe and Mail has written in regard to Tregebov’s book The Briss: Tregebov’s Jewish Winnipeg raises echoes of Richler’s Montreal." – the Globe and Mail. Hence the title for this...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 1, 2010 | Next Generation
Traditionally, people picture their children frolicking around and playing video games. Then there are those of us teenagers who spend large portions of our weekend talking about the economy, Iran and various other “adult” topics. We are called debaters,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 1, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
Two years ago, I spent Channukah in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico’s second-most visited resort (after Cancun), which has a unique combination of natural beauty and man-made pleasures. It had gold sand beaches, jungle covered mountains, traditional Mexican...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 1, 2010 | Local
December 26th, 2009 – Shabbos. “Oy, we’re going to be late!” I hear. Minutes later, the whole family piles into the car. The car rattles, coughs, and then starts, and we set off to our weekly Friday night dinner at my aunt’s. A few...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 1, 2010 | Next Generation
About 85 teens were at the BBYO’s AIT/ MIT convention last March, including Dan Saidman, the regional head of BBYO, which took place at Camp Cedarwood, which is located in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Anoother BBYO convention will take place in th eupcoming months....
