by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 16, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
As part of the new Rady JCC sponsored Tarbut festival of Jewish culture, Noah Richler sat down in Winnipeg on Monday, November 15 to chat about his father, Mordecai Richler, with former Winnipegger Michael Posner. Noah is the youngest of Mordecai’s sons, a...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 16, 2010 | Next Generation
Another Great Creation Another day, another tune Another song to sing Another friend, a happy end The joy one life can bring Another day, another love An everlasting life A tender kiss, the wedded bliss Of husband and of wife Another day, another birth A little girl...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 15, 2010 | Local
Thanks to our friends at the Canada-Israel Committee, last week I was given the opportunity to visit Israel for the first time. This journey left a profound impact on me that I will carry for the rest of my life, both on a personal and spiritual level. It...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 15, 2010 | Local
Did you know that the scientist who first discovered THC, the main active substance in cannabis, is a Hebrew University professor? In 1964, Prof. Raphael Mechoulam and colleagues identified and later synthesized the primary psychoactive compound in...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 15, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
This Shabbat we read in the Torah about Jacob’s marriages and of how he builds his family. Jacob’s wives are the Matriarchs of the Jewish People; we look up to them with admiration and reverence. Jacob and his wives were blessed with 13 children-twelve...
