by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 12, 2013 | Local
Through donations from family, friends, and colleagues, an endowment fund has been established at the University of Manitoba in memory of Rabbi Dr. Moshe Stern. The Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative has made a contribution to the fund. The annual interest...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 12, 2013 | Arts/Op-Eds
At the opening of this entertaining and beautiful concert, Gayle Waxman, the Executive Director of the Rady JCC, thanked the staff of the JCC, the festival volunteers, and then the donors to the Tarbut Festival. I would like to add my gratitude to hers. She said that...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 12, 2013 | Local
I came to the Saturday night Tarbut concert not as a Barbra Streisand fan, but a Heitha Forsyth fan. All my expectations were met – Forsyth put on a beautiful show. The concert featured a fantastic local band. Karl Kohut sounded great on bass, William Bonness...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 8, 2013 | Local
Ottawa– In response to the United Church of Canada’s boycott of Israeli companies, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) has launched a campaign as part of its ongoing “BUYcott Israel” initiative to encourage Canadians to buy Israeli...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 8, 2013 | Local
We are getting a little long in the tooth, and I am not talking about receding gums embellishing my brilliant smile. I am writing about the rushing winds of time about my ears, the unravelling shreds of time’s blanket exposing the perfect body I was blessed...
