by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 31, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
President Obama is right: We can take the U.S. off oil. But he omitted to mention the fine print: Doing so will be slow, will be expensive, and will involve huge dislocations in American lifestyles and business. When politicians talk about energy, they like to talk...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 30, 2011 | Israel
[reprinted with permission] “Why is Israel blockading Gaza anyway?” “Why doesn’t Israel just make the Palestinian Authority an offer of the West Bank and Gaza?” “Why are there checkpoints on West Bank roads into Israel?”...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 30, 2011 | Local
Conservative Judaism is in transition. Once the largest stream of American synagogue life, it has, in recent years, been overtaken by Reform. In Canada, it still remains the largest denomination. But, Conservative shuls everywhere still struggle to remain vital among...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 30, 2011 | Local
As Benji’s draft date is now merely days away, images of my Grandma Bea keep popping into my memory. Gram, as I always called her, never wanted me to live in Toronto. It was just too big and too dangerous, she would always tell me. Moose Jaw,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 30, 2011 | Local
Last Monday, March 21, I had the pleasure of attending the “Taste of Israel” Partnership 2000 Party for Families” a partnership program between high school students from Gray Academy and Danciger high school...
