by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 2, 2012 | Local
Arthur Blankstein and Ken Ure are the first GLTB couple to be married under the auspices of the Shaarey Zedek synagogue, officiated by the clergy at the synagogue on January 21 2012. The Editor of the Winnipeg Jewish Review received a wedding invitation from...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 1, 2012 | Local
[Reprinted with permission from the Vancouver Jewish Independent] In his first novel, Marvin Blauer invigorates and expands upon the generic “boy-meets-girl story” by basing Struggle: A Quest for Life, Love and a New World (Winnetka...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 1, 2012 | Local
[Noam Bedein will be coming to Winnipeg in January ] On December 7th, 2011, UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency] issued an extensive report which lauded the vast amount of cement smuggled through the Gaza’s tunnels. The report attributed recent...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 1, 2012 | Torah Tidbits
"And Yisroel came close to the day of his death, and he called to his son, to Yosef, and he said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, do to me a chessed and truth, please do not bury me in Mitzrayim.” — Bereishis 47:29 Rabbeinu Tam explains that...