by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 23, 2011 | Local
Preparations for the Jewish National Fund’s upcoming Negev Gala honouring Christine Melnick are in full gear, as JNF has confirmed that Honourary co-chair of the event is Premier Greg Selinger and pillars of the Jewish community...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 23, 2011 | Local
There is a direct connection between Facebook and eating disorders. Prof. Yael Latzer, Director of Rambam’s Clinic for Eating Dysfunctions, recently participated in research that concluded that young women exposed heavily to the social networking tool, as well...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 23, 2011 | Local
In my community involvements, I am often faced with the question of whether Jewish values and everyday values are congruent. Back in 2008, I wrote a column in The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin about the fundamental conflict I see between kashrut and most everything else I...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 23, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
Anxiety has its source in a place of our being from which rise the majority of our strongest emotions, like anger, violent emotional reactions, and even physical diseases. FEAR is the name of the place. The origin of most fears is linked to ancient...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Feb 21, 2011 | Local
An article by James Adams in the Globe and Mail ‘on Feb. 14, 2011 outlines the growing protest over the specific zone regarding the Holocaust in the plans for the Canadian Jewish Congress. [Editor’s note: The entire article is ...
