by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 9, 2015 | Local
Editor's note: Below is Gail Asper's Introduction of Moe Levy at the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg's Kavod Award Evening at Etz Chayim Synagogue on May 20, 2015, and his speech on accepting the award. I particularly enjoyed Moe Levy's...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 9, 2015 | Local
On Friday May 8th the Board of CABGU Manitoba Region celebrated a Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in honour of the Arni Thorsteinson Exchange Program. Approximately sixty people attended, including board members and students from the...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 9, 2015 | Local
(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, in Washington, D.C. and coeditor of the Online Encyclopedia of America's Response to the Holocaust.) The decision by actor Al Pacino to withdraw from a...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 8, 2015 | Local
As you know, Congregation Etz Chayim and Congregation Shaarey Zedek have had discussions for several years about the possibility of joining together as one entity. Many hours have been spent by passionate volunteers and staff from both Shuls, trying to see if a union...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 8, 2015 | Local
June 5, 2015, (Winnipeg)- David Kroft, President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg announced today that well-known Winnipeg lawyer Bryan Klein will chair the 2015 Combined Jewish Appeal Campaign. The Campaign Chair plays a vital role in...
