by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 23, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
Since its founding a decade ago, Birthright Israel has brought almost a quarter of a million Jewish young adults, ages 18 to 26, to Israel. Established by the Jewish Agency of Israel in conjunction with Diaspora communities and impassioned philanthropists worldwide,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 20, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
Editor’s Note: Award-winning Rochelle Mass has published widely in anthologies and journals both in Israel, where she now lives, and also abroad Waiting for a Message by Rochelle Mass Trees help you see slices of sky between branches, point...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 20, 2011 | Local
Editor’s note: This article below was published in the Jerusalem Post on Monday January 24, 2011 at http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=204937. It has been published on numerous other websites...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 19, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
Today is Tu B’shvat – the Jewish holiday of the trees. It’s a bit hard to think about rebirth and regeneration in the midst of a frozen Prairie winter, but the timing is perhaps fortuitous. Contemplating black earth, warm sunshine and...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 19, 2011 | Local
A new official student group on campus entitled Students Against Israeli Apartheid has recently been formed on the University of Manitoba and the group is looking to expand to the...