by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 11, 2015 | Local
Joan Peters died Monday Jan 5 at her home in Chicago. Her funeral was on Thursday, January 8 at 10 AM at Anshe Emet, 3751 N. Broadway, in Chicago. Joan was best known for her landmark book: “From...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 8, 2015 | Local
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) will kick off over a week’s worth of Tu Bi’Shevat activities starting with Tu Bi’Shevat at the Manitoba Children’s Museum, followed by the second annual Evening Among the Trees and concluding with the Tu...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 8, 2015 | Local
“The Jewish National Fund (JNF) has always been my connection to Israel. I believe in participating actively and monetarily with JNF,” began Len Podheiser. Podheiser and 12 members of his family...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 6, 2015 | Local
Both of the featured authors at Rady JCC's Tarbut Festival gave fascinating, entertaining talks on traditional Jews in our time, with a focus on ethics in challenging situations. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jan 4, 2015 | Arts/Op-Eds
[Editor's note: Since Iran becoming a nuclear state is is assessed as Israel's biggest security challenge for 2015, I thought I would reprint this piece I wrote in September 28, 2007, first published in the Vancouver Jewish...
