by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 6, 2011 | Local
There were several very problematic comments made by journalist Thannasis Cambanis when he was in Winnipeg last month when he presented his views in a lecture about the Arab Spring at the Etz Chaim Synagogue on Nov 2, sponsored by the Jewish Heritage Centre. I am...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 6, 2011 | Local
The Winnipeg Jewish Review just received a letter asking us to telling readers that beginning on December 9th, there is a film opening at the Globe Cinema in Winnipeg that will be of interest .. "The Little Traitor" has been embraced by...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 6, 2011 | Local
[This has been reprinted with permision from http://rabbipinsker.blogspot.com/. It was written this past summer] The sun has set and our first Shabbat in Jerusalem is over, but it has left some beautiful memories. Where to start? Each element reshapes the way...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 6, 2011 | Local
[Editor’s note: Shaarey Zedek Congregation is no longer formally associated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). But it does upholds the standards and practices of Conservative Judaism.] ..[In] 2008, gay Jews attending...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 5, 2011 | Local
Every Friday morning in Oklahoma City, a siren wails. The piercing shrieks that the siren emits are a test of the system that warns of an impending tornado that threatens the city. When Oklahoma residents hear this siren at any other time, they have between two and...
