Winnipeg Jewish Theatre opens its 29th season with the Canadian premiere of Anna Ziegler’s uplifting play about family dynamics, Another Way Home.   Called a “fair...

On his two-day visit to Israel in October, New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio met face to face with the mayors of Israel’s two largest cities. He looked them both in the eye and bragged,...

A Survivor's Granddaughter   When I look at the smile on my grandfather's face I wonder why someone would want to wipe out his whole race He was forced to wear a bright yellow Jewish...

Buy your Shindleman Lecture tickets here   Among the Algemeiner’s Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life is this year’s Shindleman Lecturer, Professor Jeffrey Herf....

Shelley Tadman Presents Carole Tanenbaum’s Vintage Collection Monday through Saturday 10:00 – 6:00 pm By appointment 64 Wilton Street 204 477 6971 stadman@shaw.ca  

    “A Game of Clocks: An Analysis of the Situation in the Middle East and Its Effects on Israel” by  Raphael Hoult wins the Centre for Israel and Jewish...

      About 90 people attended the successful 2016 Negev Gala Kick-off on Thursday, April 7th at the RBC Convention Centre. Members of the local Jewish Community, friends and...

        In an exclusive interview with the Winnipeg Jewish Review just prior to his Winnipeg visit to give a talk sponsored by the Canadian Institute for the Study of...

    What is evil, and how does one comprehend its place in our lives? In Judaism, the question of evil and suffering is expressed in the following statement: “Tzadik v’ra lo,...

  Expert Iran watcher, Omri Ceren, with The Israel Project (TIP)   http://www.theisraelproject.org/  has given us a revealing snapshot of Iran's evil  over just the past...

          http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/letter-from-an-arab-to-a-jew-who-supports-bds/

    In 1976 New York Post gossip columnist Earl Wilson was running scared. His tell-all book, “Sinatra: An Unauthorized Biography,” enraged Ol’ Blue Eyes. No surprise...

    Are the kids like me or did I raise them right or wrong? Do you think about that? I do. A lot!   I’ve reached the stage where I’m standing far from where the action...

      http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-meaning-of-an-olympic-snub-1471303698

  The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting the State of Israel, has been in existence for at least 15 years.   It is a global campaign to increase economic and political...

    Call For Nominations   Effective June 2016, there will be FOUR vacancies in the number of Elected Directors on the Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education (WBJE). The term for an...

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     From the day that young Rabbi Yaakov “Koby” Artzi began his (first) job as the Dorm Parent for twenty-five tenth graders at Boys Town Jerusalem, life began to change...

Congregation Etz Chayim Pesach Shabbat Dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat Friday, April 29, 2016 123 Matheson Avenue east   Tickets: $36 Adults $15 Children ages 5-13 Free Ages 4 and under  ...

  Dear Community Members, As we reach mid-year we are happy to report on the state of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.   CJA Campaign Closes at a Record High On March 31 2016,...

            http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/barbara-kay-the-scourge-of-anti-semitic-jews

  Benjamin Shinewald, former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress, gave an interesting presentation at Limmud 2016 on the topic of "From Unity to diversity: Why our Community is Fracturing...

      I grew up on musicals. Ever since I can remember, the image of Julie Andrews skipping in the fields of Austria has been my image of happiness. Dorothy clicking her ruby slippers...

    New Yorker Scott Shay who wrote “Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry,” who headlined Winnipeg's Limmud Festival of Jewish Learning is the founder of...

  Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in New Jersey, is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995.   Ordinarily, a piece broken...

    -Purchase a Large Jar of Kosher for Passover Pickles   -Place Jar on Counter until Pickles are exactly room temperature   -In a poised and confident manner, gently...

    Tracey Maconachie, PC Candidate for River Heights says that residents of River Heights want "an active voice in government," and need a representative who brings "a...

            http://www.timesofisrael.com/associated-press-willingly-cooperated-with-the-nazis-new-report-shows/

  Life is disconcerting. We follow its paths, one foot in front of the other, doing what seems to be the right thing to do as we go along. We crave an orderly life, one in which the essentials...

        To anyone paying attention it is obvious that the California university system has the dubious distinction of being the epicenter of the campus war against Israel, an...

If the majority of Europeans had stood up and said NO to the Nazis’ and their collaborators’, would the Holocaust have happened?   Likely not.   Back then,...

  janeenkinmusic.com     As Limmud 2016 was winding down, I had my “only-at-Limmud” moment. I looked in on the “Yiddish Shmooze” just as the group began to...

    During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was concerned about enemy aliens in Britain. Many of these so-called aliens, were Jews that escaped the horrors of Nazi-ism, prior to the...

    Gwynne Dyer is a political columnist with a long record of writing from the political left. He has not written extensively about the Israeli Palestinian conflict, but it is clear he is...

      PC Candidate Audrey Gordon says that based on her education, extensive 28 years of work experience in the public sector, and overall life experience, she is the best qualified...

    Washington Times   No, it's not ISIS or rampaging Shi'i militias. It's the Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest, and its possible collapse, perhaps leading to millions of...

          http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-sands-of-pesach-time/

          http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/the-fifth-question/1.584371

    As a child Tamar Ariel was always on the go. She walked at 10 months, rode around on bicycles, climbed trees and rollerbladed around the neighborhood. Soon she was running races and...

        Thursday, April 14, 2016 6:30 - 9:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm)   Location: (changed from last year) Immanuel Pentecostal Church 955 Wilkes Avenue, Winnipeg, MB...

          http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/03/21/did-un-just-admit-that-israel-is-among-happiest-places-on-earth.html?  

          Children of presidents attract a lot of public and media attention; grandchildren, not so much. But there is one presidential grandchild who deserves special...

    As we see the images of the recent terror attacks in Brussels it is hard to see a way out. It is almost impossible to imagine a time when the fear of terror will be a distant memory or...

    “My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward,” wrote Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in his 1987 book, Trump: The Art of the Deal. “I...

  “Anti-Semitism,” wrote Stephen Eric Bronner, author of the engaging book A Rumor About The Jews, “is the stupid answer to a serious question: How does history...

    Dear Prime Minister:   We are writing to you today as the Official Opposition Critics for Foreign Affairs regarding two of the eligible candidates for the position of...

[ Editor's note: At last I have managed to get my hands on this famous Knishe Recipe !. It could go viral. p.s. Ethel Amihude taught me cooking at Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate many many moons ago....

        James Wilets, a Professor of Law and International Relations at Nova Southeastern University in Floida, gave a talk at Limmud Winnipeg on March 13, 2016 in which he...

  http://www.jewishindependent.ca/why-are-you-attached-to-israel/

  Dear Community Members,   As we look forward to spring, we welcome back snowbirds, and congratulate those who not only survived, but enjoyed another Winnipeg winter. We have many...

  For most, Purim is a time of celebrations and participating in the tradition of exchanging mishloach manot (gift baskets) to friends and family.  Two women also want to remind us that it...

  "Volunteering in Israel withBridges for Peace has allowed us the privilege to use our professional skills in a deeply meaningful and satisfying way. We are working with...

    In response to an offer from the Premier’s office, I sat down with Greg Selinger on February 11th for a 30-minute visit.  We became acquainted on a Jewish Federation mission...

      I recently watched Saul Henteleff's film "My Jewish Death " and recommend that readers see it as it is really quite remarkable. (The film was shown at Limmud...

    So, talking about this and that, what is it all about? These short memos I am sharing, what is the point of my natterings? All of us are living our lives, day by day. That is what we...

http://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-team-already-exploring-logistics-of-moving-embassy-to-jerusalem-report/        Editorial: The PA and Lawfare: Some Thoughts on Abbas's...

      The author of an editorial that proclaimed support for acts of violence as a sacred duty has been suspended from his position with the Windsor Multicultural Council.   The...

            http://www.themanitoban.com/2016/03/umsu-executive-candidate-under-fire-over-facebook-comments/27452/  

            http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/why-canada-should-not-restore-funding-to-unrwa/article28813681/

            http://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/most-muslim-mps-missed-the-vote-denouncing-protestors-of-isr#.nbEgJ9O0V9  

  City for All Women Initiative has organized a Solidarity Hijab Day on Thursday February 26th at Ottawa’s City Hall. This day seeks to encourage non Muslim women to wear the...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-steer-clear-of-kerrys-israel-comments-reiterate-support-for-two-state-solution/article33452653/  

      Jews have been accused of harming and murdering non-Jews since the twelfth century in England, when Jewish convert to Catholicism, Theobald of Cambridge, mendaciously announced...

The Winnipeg Jewish Review just participated in media conference call with the Liberal Federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau.   On the subject of Syrian Refugees, the Minister indicated that...

This past summer I  was lucky to travel to Australia  with a a very good friend, and we stayed with an Israeli family living in Sydney, who took us on a road trip to the Gold Coast. ...

          http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/opinion/the-many-mideast-solutions.html?ref=opinion&_r=1

  Don’t we remember those times? Stubborn and bull-headed, throwing caution to the winds, allowing the fates to decide what the future would hold for us? Is that a disease of the young,...

Dear friends,   We are so fortunate to have such a generous community! We have a lot to celebrate. On September 1, 2015 we launched the annual CJA campaign and on January 27, 2016 we reached...

  I've had occasion this winter to sample a lot of Bernstein's delicious soups (all vegetarian) and I thought I'd give readers a list of my favourites in case you have not tried...

        The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba hosted a luncheon in the Kroft Boardroom of the Asper Campus at the end of November 2015 during which Nomi Yeshua,...

    I want to take this opportunity to extend a hearty Mazel Tov to Elaine Goldstine on being named CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg. Elaine's success will be our success as a...

[Editor's note: Jewish Family and Children’s Service Winnipeg is participating in the research study outlined below.  The community lead is Al Benarroch, Executive Direcotr of...

  I arrived in Israel a few days ago and have become more convinced that President Donald Trump does in fact really intend on moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, albeit it will take some...

         In what is now long-since a varying annual event, survivors of the Holocaust, several U.N. ambassadors and others spoke at a recent commemoration service at...

  Reprinted from Danielpipes.org Daniel Pipes will be speaking for CISA on the contemporary Middle East at the Berney Theatre on Monday, March 21, 2016. (This event is sold out)...

    A series of political sector developments this week has triggered widespread—and understandable—concern within the Jewish community about the course being charted by the...

  Why would you buy a run-down property in an Israeli city? Because its value could increase by 30% overnight! Shaun Isaacson from Creative Estates Israel explains how.   Israel is a young...

          http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Grand-Mufti-condemns-Israels-decision-to-create-new-prayer-section-at-the-Western-Wall-443493

     In what is becoming an annual event at the United Nations, the State of Israel recently held a program—with multiple speakers, including eyewitnesses—highlighting the...

             The United Nations General Assembly, in an unusual—and somewhat unexpected—act, has declared Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement,...

    [Editor's note: This article was first published in Algemeiner:https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/11/04/how-diaspora-jews-can-help-israel-today/. David Matlow is a partner of Goodmans...

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Dr. Daniel Pipes will be speaking for CISA on the contemporary Middle East at the Berney Theatre on Monday, March 21, 2016. (This event is sold out)   Reprinted from...

    In May of 2012 found myself at St. Boniface Hospital. On May 8th I had undergone open heart surgery which was quite extensive. I had three by passes and the mitral value...

Dr. Daniel Pipes will be  speaking for CISA on the contemporary Middle East at the Berney Theatre on Monday, March 21, 2016. (This event is sold out) Reprinted from Danielpipes.org...

  So, you’ve had a full life. You have retired and are living off the fat of the land. Not really! You are living off what you have stored away because of your efforts over the years....

Reprinted from The Times of Israel Prof. Jeffrey Herf will be delivering CISA's 2016 Shindleman Lecture on Monday, May 30, 2016 at the Fort Garry Hotel--Buy Your Tickets Here.  The...

  It seems almost forgotten in our new and violent century. And it is easy to discount its overwhelming importance. But the Vatican accord with world Jewry—called Nostra Aetate (“In...

  Ever since Justin Trudeau promised, prior to the last federal election to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before the end of 2015, Canadians have been divided over his proposal. One...

    I arrived in Jordan with two intellectual Jewish friends who had forgotten to bring a map (If you ever go to travel in Jordan, I don't recommend doing this).   Therefore,...

    King Abdullah II of Jordan was the first Middle Eastern leader this month to meet with President Donald Trump and warned him against moving the Israeli embassy from Jerusalem to...

  The Negev Gala has honoured outstanding leaders in the Winnipeg community since 1953. The Jewish National Fund of Canada – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Branch is proud to announce...

  It was absolutely fascinating to visit Amman's Royal Automobile Museum, which the current King Abdullah II opened in memory of his father King Hussein. The Museum contains an...

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There's a beautiful shop in East Jerusalem that I have frequented over the years, which is run by a Palestinian man Mahmoud (not his real name) who was born in East Jerusalem but...

      One of the obvious wonders of our world is the whole internet thing which has transformed our world. On this fifth day of Chanukah, another miracle of history, into my email...

            http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/14/canada-s-growing-jihadist-cancer.html

            http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/why-american-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/384011/?utm_source=SFFB