From a distance everything looks like a miracle but up close even a miracle doesn’t look like that. Even someone who crossed the Red Sea when it split saw only the sweating back of the man in...
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association [UMFA] has just elected a new President, Darcy Macpherson, who is a law professor who teaches commercial subjects, who takes the reigns...
There is in Italy a hospital called Fatebenefratelli which loosely means “to do good to those passing by.” During World War 2 the hospital was running full time. When the Nazis...
Dr. Jack Lipkin, D.M.D, Prosthodontist, is the 2020 recipient of the George H. Moulton Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. Dr. Lipkin is only the second...
Students in the United States will be able to acquire a graduate degree from Ben-Gurion University, halfway across the world, for the first time. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the New...
Our current global pandemic has radically changed our lifestyle and previous behaviours, and has dramatically modified our ways of living. While some changes have been beneficial (e.g.,...
[Editor's note: The Executive of the U of M Faculty Association [UMFA] recently pushed a one sided motion to reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...
Dear Community Members, As we near the time of our seders this year, we would like to wish you and your families a Passover rich with meaning, peace, and good health. May you and your families...
[Editor's note:The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) executive had put forth a one sided motion that opposes the use of the International Holocaust...
Scroll down to read Dr Bryan Schwartz's March 24 letter to the U of M Faculty Association's Executive and Board of Representatives -Distinguished Prof. Haskel Greenfield: “The motion...
[Editor's note: The Board of Representatives of The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) was set to vote on the afternoon of Thursday March 25 on a motion put forth...
For want of a nail the shoe was lost For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle...
True Colors is a collection of monologues exploring the lives of Jews of Color, providing a glimpse into the intersectionality of each author's life. This American play is drawn...
As Passover fast approaches, we as Jews, celebrate our deliverance from slavery in Egypt to freedom. The journey led by Moses, through the Sinai desert, took 40 years to reach Israel, the promised...
What should American Jews do? Turn to all our tried-and-true methods of lobbying and protest. And do it now-while there is still time. [This essay originally appeared on JNS.ORG and is reprinted by...
It's a case of journalistic malpractice and requires an apology. [This essay originally appeared in JNS.ORG and is reprinted by permission of the author.] When is a Palestinian...
National non-profit is given the greenlight for fundraising campaign Kenora, ON (February 18, 2021) – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the City of Kenora reached a deal today...
My journey toward creating a preventative health business dates back to 1993 when I became extremely ill following an extensive home renovation. It had taken my husband, Michel and I...
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The (Post) Mistress Book, lyrics and music by Tomson Highway Royal MTC online April 8 - 25, 2021 reviewed by Jane Enkin Playwright Tomson Highway has concocted a sweet and spicy...
I recently watched the Israeli television miniseries about the Yom Kippur war, which depicts the gruesome, stark battles in the Golan Heights during the first few days of the...
Berkowits: The Rady JCC will strongly consider offering an in-person film festival experience and an online option in the future I attended the 2021 Winnipeg International Jewish Film...
Condemning Israel for having installed an “occupation” in the territories it captured in 1967, has become a mantra for many discussions about the Middle East. But is this...
Most of the world is still unaware of a microscopic universe called the microbiome that thrives in the guts of humans and animals. BGU's Prof. Itzik Mizrahi (pictured here) is...
RMTC’s terrific production of The Mountain Top is a filmed version of the stage play, mounted on the mainstage. Ray Strachan plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Cherissa Richards is Camae, a character created by the playwright.
Winnipeg/Manitoba – 31 Red River teens joined thousands of other teens, educators, thought and business leaders, celebrities, political figures and philanthropists from around the world at...
[Editor's note:The following article was first published in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles - January 29, 2021...
As if a global pandemic were not enough to deal with, we find ourselves in the eye of another storm- one so vile, it leaves us speechless. Be thankful that Canada just declared that Proud Boys, a...
Gray Academy-Tough Duck Community Ice Rink Opened mid-January 2021 The Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education (WBJE) is thrilled to announce an exciting new addition to Gray Academy of Jewish Education...
Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Amir Sagi, left, and Dr. Amit Savaia have found a way to use shrimp to fight a deadly parasitic disease in Nigeria. (photo from BGU) This year, Ben-Gurion...
While many of us have been adjusting to life during COVID-19, and as the winter blues threaten to sink in, the team at Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (CABGU) has been hard...
WINNIPEG, MB – The Rady Jewish Community Centre kicks off its 2021 Music ‘N’ Mavens series with a concert on Thursday, January 21, at 2:00 p.m. and will premiere new concerts or...
(A sensory review of Trump’s one term reign as President of the USA) It was in the heat of September of 1963 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, (my mom’s hometown), where I first laid...
This transformative gift will name Asper HUJI Innovate at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem It was the entrepreneurial spirit of our late parents, Israel & Babs, that created ties with HUJI in...
[This letter below was sent out to Rady JCC Friends by Rady JCC Executive Director Rob Berkowits on December 30, 2020. In it he outlines the resumption of cultural programming ,sponsored...
I attended the Hundredth anniversary celebration of the YMHA/Rady JCC Winnipeg with my wife just over a year ago. The anniversary weekend consisted of a good meal and some excellent vocal...
Good evening. It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to this year’s Annual General Meeting, where we celebrate the milestones and accomplishments of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg over the...
Palestinians in UN Refugee Camps Live an Illusion Palestinians continue to live as refugees hoping to return to their pre-67 villages now part of Israeli territory. I recently visited two...
Yesterday, I had to call for a storage container to be delivered to my house, as I have a few uninvited visitors in my basement. I’m not ashamed to say this, as I keep a very clean house, but...
According to an article dated Nov 2, a senior Biden campaign official told Jewish News Syndicate that Joe Biden would likely not reverse the recent U.S....
The United States under President Trump's leadership has brokered another historic normalization agreement, this time between Morocco and Israel that was announced on December 10. Morocco...
(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies; his most recent book is The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi...
Recently, I had a genetic test completed to determine if I suffered from a specific gene mutation. Look how far we have come in decoding our human composition. Are we likely to develop certain...
The number of Israelis harmed by terrorists during “cooperation” months was more than twice those harmed in “no cooperation” months. (Stephen M. Flatow is a vice president of the Religious...
On November 25, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named former Liberal Justice Minister and internationally-renown human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler as Canada's...
Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the PLO and chief Palestinian Authority negotiator, who lived in Jericho, died of covid 19 on Nov 10 at the age of 65. The Palestinian Authority was embarrassed at...
Nola Lazar has been very active in her role as the current president of Jewish National Fund 's Manitoba/Saskatchewan region. She is also slated to become the next...
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