by Cindy Leszczynski | May 16, 2019 | Local
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, And the dry stone no sound of...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 16, 2019 | Local
Spiced with boyish repartee and liberally sprinkled with jokes, Chewdaism is a light-hearted documentary, a history of Jewish Montreal seen through its cuisine. Yidlife Crisis creators Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion are humble and appreciative, listening to stories,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2019 | Local
Raquel Benzacar Savatti, the CEO of Canada Israel Securities, Limited/Israel Bonds Canada is pleased to announce that it is now possible to buy Israel bonds online, "which is something people have been waiting for." "It is a relatively...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2019 | Local
I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow. —William Blake, “The Poison Tree” (qtd. in Telushkin Words 92) Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s inspiring presentation,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2019 | Local
Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (CABGU), Manitoba chapter, is delighted to announce a Gala Dinner honouring Hope and Howard Morry and featuring Guest Speaker Professor Alan Dershowitz. With the support of Co-chairs Benjamin Hecht, Jeff Norton...