by Cindy Leszczynski | Sep 12, 2017 | Local
In response to an anti-Semitic incident that occurred on social media between students of Shaftesbury High School, 95 year-old Holocaust survivor Cantor Moshe Kraus from Ottawa spoke at the school to some 600 plus students on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. This event...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Sep 9, 2017 | Local
(Winnipeg, August 28, 2017) Houston – more than 6.5 million people…the fourth largest city in the USA has been sorely tested. The devastating rain and the catastrophic flash flooding continue. “Parts of our community have been impacted by the severe...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Sep 8, 2017 | Local
Jump to 50% Off Seat Promotion by clicking here. As the High Holy Days approach, I find myself reminiscing of days gone by. Gathering with my Mom and sisters at my Grandparents home to prepare for the celebration with friends and family following Rosh Hashanah...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Sep 8, 2017 | Local
Why is it so hard for us to shake off the past and begin anew? Why do we feel that we have to maintain a loyalty to past errors and mistakes? Is it ego? Do we have to romanticize the past to give it a shinier finish so we can find it easier to forgive ourselves for...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Sep 3, 2017 | Local
In Hebrew, numbers can be represented by letters, the ancient way the Hebrews communicated numbers before the Arabic script was adopted. Among many Jews the number 18 is a favorite because the letters that represent it also mean “life”. Maybe...