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“When you perform...you are out of yourself- larger and more potent, more beautiful. You are for minutes heroic. This is power. This is glory on earth. And it is yours nightly.”-Agnes de...

Jack Ciplinski is marking his 30h year as the comptroller for the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg and its predecessor organization this month. He was recognized for his 30 year milestone at a recent...

I come from a lineage of pleasers.  A “pleaser” is someone who is always expending a great deal of energy attempting to please others, oftentimes, at the expense of pleasing...

[Editor's notes: Before you read Faith's article, here's a short list of my favourite parts of this year's Scopus Gala: 1. The most memorable part of the evening for me (aside from Joe...

As many of you may have already heard, Trita Parsi, a mouthpiece of the Iranian Regime had been invited to speak at the “Iran in Context Conference” in Ottawa which was organized by...

The Toronto Sun reported this week that the Canadian government has been funding a group of "radicals" who are organizing 

ASHLEY FAINTUCH:  KEEP THE WORD “MENSCH” OUT OF CANADIAN POLITICAL DISCOURSE   By Ashley Faintuch, May 30, 2011   On April 21, Elliot Leven was part of a panel on Jewish...

  WASHINGTON-One of the issues discussed during a session of the AIPAC [American Israel Public Affairs Committee]Conference in Washinton  was the issue of whether the United States ought...

   http://www.jpost.com/Enviro-Tech/Canadian-minister-calls-for-Canada-Israel-projects-311665

Oasis in Time - The Gift of Shabbat in a 24/7 World Why do we tend to focus on what's urgent instead of what's truly important? Imagine. 24 hours of digital silence. No phones. No computers. No TV....

From the room decor, to the table settings, to the Israeli food and wine, to the entertainers Chai Energy, to the speeches and videos, May 16's Scopus Award Gala at the Winnipeg Convention Centre...

Longtime Chief Executive Officer Bernie Farber announced his intention to run for the Liberal party of Ontario to challenge  incumbant Conservative member of the Ontario...

Ours is a story that happens to other families not to us. Someone complains of breathing problems, they think it's asthma, then pneumonia, but its cancer and by then it's too late. My wife Elana was...

Islamic Regime is Organizing a "Cultural Event" at the National Art Centre in Ottawa   The Islamic Regime of Iran is at it again, attempting to organize a "cultural event"...

Before I tell you about  the  Lubavitch Family Picnic last week, let me tell you a little  history on the [kat.tahn-small] holiday, Lag Ba’Omer.   Thirty three days...

IMAGINE your life if your neighbours had fired over 10,000 rockets/mortars at your home for the last 10 years and 200 in the last two months. This is the situation faced by the residents of Sderot...

Talia Potash’s passion for photography began when she first picked up a camera at age seven. She later developed her photography skills in the University of Manitoba Fine Arts Program. Her...

The text of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of the US Congress on May 24, 2011. Analysis will  follow. I am deeply honored by your warm welcome.  And I am...

        The reconciliation deal between the secular forces backing Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamist Hamas movement appears to suggest that...

Hart and I routinely purchase a festival pass for the annual Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival,  and attend as many of the films as we can. Hart has his favourite spot in the back...

The JNF is gearing up for its Negev Gala on May 31 in honour of Minister of Water Stewardship Christine Melnick.   Proceeds from the 2011 Negev Gala will go toward a joint research project...

Winnipeg can be proud of the fact that at this moment there are three Winnipeg boys serving as soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces, two as Lone Soldiers without family residing in Israel; Daniel...

I decided to book a ticket to the AIPAC conference several weeks ago because I think that in the next few months the State of Israel will face especially significant challenges –which...

Prime Minister Harper received the confidence of 40 % of the popular vote where he won 167 seats. The NDP as a result of the serene and charisma of Jack Layton are now the official opposition...

  [Editor's note:Ben Carr is a teacher currently living in Winnipeg. He has been involved with the Liberal Party of Canada in varying capacities for years. In 2006 Ben served as Scott...

[Editor's note: We published this article  below written by Mira Sucharov last week before it was in Ha'aretz this week. Let me state at the outset  that  I labelled it...

Winnipeg School Division’s Science Fair participants received the following medals and recognitions:  Mia  & Hailey      Gold ...

[Editor’s note; When David Frum spoke in Winnipeg recently at an event sponsored by the  Jewish Heritage Centre on April 28,  2011  he was asked to discuss what he thought some...

[ Editor's note: I wasn't able to attend the Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations in 2010, so 2011's festivities at the Asper Campus wowed me. The celebration was vastly improved from what I...

When I am faced with a problem, frightened or at my wits end my method of coping has always been the same; first I pray and then I clean. When Michel underwent emergency triple by-pass surgery in...

As my tour guide in Jerusalem when I was 17 used to say to all of us – ‘just imagine’. Imagine you are the new Chief of Staff for the IDF – this is a position that is the...

This year’s Scopus Award Gala Dinner put on by the Winnipeg Chapter of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University on May 16, 2011 in honour of Joe Bova, businessman and community leader,...

On March 7-14 University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg were subjected to the hateful and fallacious rhetoric of Israeli Apartheid Week. This same week, I led a coalition of students, known...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebrations: “Today, on the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s...

There has been a recent change in Mathew Ostrove’s political aspirations, since he learned that his cousin Linda Minuk expressed a desire to be the Liberal candidate...

 At the Jewish Foundation's  11th Annual Women's Endowment Fund Luncheon, Gail Asper delivered a  hard hitting speech in support of the original vision of the ...

The case of Rabbi Ephraim Bryks who has been dogged by allegations of sexual abuse against children, but never charged with a crime will be the subject matter

  Karyn Lazareck was honored at the DASCH Foundation’s Recognition Awards Luncheon on April 29th, 2011. DASCH – which stands for Direct Action in Support of Community Homes –...

 [ This article was written on February 10, 2011,  after Naomi Coodin's grandmother {Jerry Cohen's mother] died on Dec 21, 2010after celebrating her 100th birthday]. My Bobi Jen...

Ian Rabb will be running as the Conservative candidate in Fort Gary-Riverview for the upcoming  Provincial election on October 4. Rabb was nominated as the Conservative candidate...

According to an article in May 6th’s Winnipeg Sun, The Ukrainian Canadian Congress asked candidates in the recent federal election to weigh in on the controversy regarding the Holodomor...

The Combined Jewish Appeal just completed its most successful campaign ever, raising over $5.4 million from over 6,000 donors, and it’s not surprising. With our long-standing history of...

The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg and Shaarey Zedek Synagogue hosted a very impressive Japan benefit concert attended by a very diverse multi-faith crowd of over 800 people on March 29, 2011. In...

    In his speech at the Jewish Historical Society’s Sol Kanee Distingushed Lecture on April 28, David Frum referred extensively to his exchange of letters  about Israel in...

[Editor’s note: While the events described below took place over a half a year ago when  David Suzuki spoke at Shaarey Zedek synagogue last September, since it is Holocaust awareness week, I have decided to publish this piece now]

It is a Jewish soul set when we remember The Exodus in our minds, hearts and souls as if we are going out of Egypt today with Moshe [Moses]- NO not Charlton Heston! I am afraid he did not lead us...

Oasis in Time: The Gift of Shabbat in a 24/7 World  “For a period of six days, work may be done, but the seventh day shall be holy to you, a day of complete rest for God.” Exodus...

Over 250  people attended this year’s Annual Public Memorial Service for Yom Hashoah/ Holocaust Memorial Day put on by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg at the site of the Holocaust...

Ottawa, ON – The Canada-Israel Committee together with the CIJA-family of agencies denounced today's signing, in Cairo, of a "unity" agreement between Fatah and Hamas as a major...