by Cindy Leszczynski | May 6, 2011 | Torah Tidbits
“You shall place both stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, remembrance stones for the Children of Israel.” Shemos 28:12 Moshe was commanded to make garments for the Kohanim Moshe was commanded to make garments for the Kohanim. Included in...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 6, 2011 | Local
The Combined Jewish Appeal just completed its most successful campaign ever, raising over $5.4 million from over 6,000 donors, and it’s not surprising. With our long-standing history of generosity, Winnipeg consistently ranks amongst the highest of like-sized...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 6, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
Miral, the recently-released film by artist/director Julian Schnabel, seems a strange and almost disquieting project: a film made by a Jewish director, with the support and participation of many Israelis, yet deeply critical of Israel, its government and its policies....
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 6, 2011 | Local
According to an article in May 6th’s Winnipeg Sun, The Ukrainian Canadian Congress asked candidates in the recent federal election to weigh in on the controversy regarding the Holodomor and the Canadian Human Rights Museum. A survey distributed to...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 5, 2011 | Local
In his speech at the Jewish Historical Society’s Sol Kanee Distingushed Lecture on April 28, David Frum referred extensively to his exchange of letters about Israel in the National Post he had with Bob Rae, Liberal Foreign...
