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Lawrence Pinsky K.C. : OP-ED: Holocaust Remembrance and October 7: How Do You Fix a Problem Like Zoratti ?
From the moment that I heard that a demonstration was planned to take place in front of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, arising from and thus...
Chris Melnick: Steven Osborne lets Hamas off the hook
I would like to thank Steven Osborne for his letter to the editor in the Winnipeg Free Press of March 1, 2024, Hostage release won’t...
MP Ben Carr: My Hope is That Netanyahu will be Gone Sooner Than Later
MP Ben Carr has been quoted recently in the Canadian Press saying "My hope is that Netanyahu will be gone sooner rather than later, because I think that's in the best...
Honest Reporting Takes Aim at U of M Assoc. Prof Jonah Corne for writing in The Manitoban that Hamas Oct 7 attacks are due to “Colonial Occupation”
U of M Student Newspaper Says Hamas Attacks Due ot "Colonial Occupation" by Honest Reporting, January 17, 2024 A recent column in The Manitoban on January 9 by University of...
Australia is DeNazifying, Why Can’t Gaza?
As published in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles - January 11, 2024 https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/367179/australia-is-denazifying-why-cant-gaza/ (Dr. Medoff is founding director of...
David Bedein: UNRWA’s Dark Reality: Disturbing Footage Unveils Shocking Summer Camp Simulations
For the past 15 years, I’ve held the unique position of running the sole agency documenting UNRWA summer camps. Assisted by three Arab journalists and three Jewish journalists with a deep...
Gustavo Zentner is the new Vice President of CIJA (MB and SASK) to Fight Back Against the Growing Rise of Antisemitism
I want to take this opportunity to welcome Gustavo Zentner in his new role as Vice President of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Manitoba and Saskatchewan Region. CIJA is the...
Bernie Sanders Abandons the Jews. Again.
As published by the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles - January 17, 2024 https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/367336/bernie-sanders-abandons-the-jews-again/ (Dr. Medoff is founding director of...
JCFS Puts On Powerful Program About Hamas’s Sexual Violence -Heather Wells of CBC Ought to Apologize for Referring to Hamas’s Sexual Offences as Alleged Offences
JCFS’s program “Hear Our Voices: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Hamas Terror Attacks” that took place with a large crowd of 400 people at the CMHR on Jan...
U of M Prof Bryan Schwartz : The Exclusion of Jews from Higher Learning-Jews now considered to be White, Privileged, Less Desirable Applicants
Prof Bryan Schwartz, a law professor in the field of international and human rights law at the University of Manitoba says that we are witnessing conditions on universities which are...
University of Haifa is Raising Money for a New Medical School to specialize in Physical and Mental Rehabilitation Due to Many Injured/Traumatized Israelis Due to War
Up to now, the University of Haifa has not had a medical school, but at the behest of the Council of Higher Education in Israel, Haifa University is now going to build a one. "Israel is...
Cindy Bass: A History Lesson Re: ‘Palestine’
Here is a little history lesson ... Today, Students for Justice in Palestine chant: From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free! In 1919, The Arab Club used to chant: From Turkey to...
Re: U of M Prof’s concerns regarding nursing student suspension -A Response to Dr. Ben Baader regarding the suspension of nursing student by U of M for comparing Israel to the Nazis
[Editor's note: This letter below was written by Haskel Greenfield, Coordinator of Jewish Studies at U of M in the Manitoban and is being reprinted here with...
In Memory of Ben Hechter, The Ben Hechter BENevolent Fund is created to aid Children at Gray Academy with Sick or Dying Parents-Goal is to raise $10,000
These days we are witness to much darkness around the world and we are hopeful that the light and love in each and everyone one of us will overcome the darkness and that we will be the change...
Winnipeg’s Modern Home Renos & Backyard Trends
Winnipeg is an incredible city, and there are several home renovation and landscaping trends that are making it an even more beautiful place to live. Here are four of our favourite modern home reno...
From Clutter To Clarity: Maximizing Space With Storage Sheds & Junk Removal
A home that feels lived-in is almost always a blessing; a home that feels so cluttered that you can’t find what you’re looking for is a stressor. In this article, we’ll explore two...
U of M Faculty Association motion calling for Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine and lifting blockade of Gaza is Defeated-Would infringe Academic Freedom of those on the other side
The Faculty Association has never spoken out about other conflicts in the world At the Univeristy of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) Decc 13, 2023 Board of Representatives...
David Matas: Barring and removing members of Hamas from Canada
How do we keep members of Hamas out of Canada? How do we remove members of Hamas who are already in Canada? Legally, there are the means to do this. We have to ensure that...
From the National Post: McMaster University sued for $77 million over alleged antisemitic incidents on campus
https://nationalpost.com/news/mcmaster-universit-antisemitic-incidents-lawsuit?
Editorial: Can Israel win its war against Hamas rule in Gaza?
If Hamas is not sufficiently destroyed in Gaza and remains in power with its top leaders Yihaya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif alive in tunnels, it is possible that...
Five Liberal MPs,including Ben Carr write letter to Canadian university presidents asking whether a call for genocide against the Jewish people, or the elimination of the State of Israel, violates your university’s code of conduct?
The followng letter, signed by five Liberal Members of Parliaament, was sent to the presidents of 25 Canadian universities: Ottawa, Ontario December 13, 2023 Attention: Antisemitism on university...
Take That, Thomas Friedman!
[This article was first published in the Jerusalem Post on December 17, 2023 and is being reprinted with the permission of the author. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-778358]...
Resigning in Protest–A New Jewish Tradition
Rabbi David Wolpe resigns form Harvard University’s advisory committee on antisemitism (Dr. Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust...
Book Review: Marty Glickman: The Life of American Jewish Sports Legend—So It Was Antisemitism afterall
(Dr. Rafael Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and author of more than 20 books about American Jewish history and the Holocaust.) ...
Prof Bryan Schwartz: Jewish Donors ought to invest in Jewish continuity specifically- for their sake of their own children and grandchildren
Dr. Bryan Schwartz, a professor of law at the University of Manitoba gave a very significant talk at the Berney Theatre recently before a group of about 175 people about the...
Belle Jarniewski, Executive Director Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada: Imagining the Post-October 7 Jewish Worldview
October 7 changed our world. The brutal pogrom that took place that day resulted in the most Jewish deaths on a single day since the Holocaust. We thought that the mass murder, rape, and...
Harriet Berkal: Pinpoint
The other night, I watched a heart wrenching movie called: “Sound of Freedom.” It was a true story about child sex trafficking taking place around the world....
Jessica Cogan: Open Letter to the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Re- Palestinian Exhibit
To the Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Today I received a four-page letter from your organization canvassing us for a donation to help teachers "protect human...
The ‘Palestine and Genocide’ Teach in and Roundtable by U of W Profs- Was the Academic Freedom and Dignity of Those Who Disagreed Violated?
I take what happened at the "Palestine and Genocide: Reflections on Imperialism, Settler Colonialism, and Decolonization" Teach In and Roundtable on Nov 24, 2023 very...
Dr. Haskel Greenfield Indigeneity, Imperialism, and Colonialism – a Jewish Perspective
More in depth version of speech given on November 23, 2023 at the Antisemitism in the wake of 10/7 on-line conference I would like to start by saying I am tired of being on the defensive; I'm...
Danita Dubinsky Aziza: ArmChair Quarterbacks
[Editor's note: The piece below was written partly as a response to Alison Moule's article in the Wpg Free Press, "I am Jewish and I want Freedom for Palestinians," which...
MP Marty Morantz: First Hand Report from Israel as Part of Canadian Delegation: I Bear Witness
[Editor's note: MP Marty Morantz was part of a delegation of 60 Canadians who participated in a three-day trip to Israel recently] I am writing to you today from Jerusalem where...
Speech Given by Yolanda Papini-Pollock at the Israel Solidarity Rally on Nov 25, 2023 at the Asper Campus
[Editor's note: The Israel Solidarity Rally held on Nov 25, 2023 at the Asper Campus Had Some 700-800 people in attendance. Below are the remarks of Yolanda Papini Pollock at the event ]...
Myles Shane: My Uncle Leonard
Leonard's hands moved across an imaginary canvas, painting a vision of his heavenly future – his cherished wife, Linda, and their three children, Jason, Darren, and Jeremy, forever united...
Reesa Cohen Stone from Israel: Chanukah 5784- Even in Our Grief We Will Light Chanukah Candles Until Darkness is Filled with Light
We can curse the darkness, or we can light a light, and as the Hassidim say, a little light drives out much darkness. May we all help light up the world. —Rabbi Jonathan Sacks For the...
MP Ben Carr: Why Israel Matters To Jews
[The following article was written on Nov 18, 2023 and first published on the website of National News Watch and is being reprinted here with the permission of the...
Israel and Maylene Ludwig’s Grandson, Boaz Shron: This Chanukah
[Editor's note: Boaz Shron is an 18-year-old gap-year student who was studying at the Shalom Hartman
Institute in Jerusalem, when war broke out after Hamas's massaccres on the Israel citizens of the
South. Born in Toronto to Sidura Ludwig and Jason Shron, Boaz plans to attend McGill University next fall
to study Political Science. Sidura Ludwig is the daughter of Maylene and Israel Ludwig]
From the CJN: Congregation Eytz Chayim Says a Bittersweet Farewell to their Old Building as They Prepare to Move
From the Jewish Journal: The Inside Story of How Palestinians Took Over the World
Harriet Berkal: Woke/Broke
[Editor's note : The term "woke" originated in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and was originally used to describe a heightened awareness of social and political issues,...
An Extremist Pamphlet that Reinforces the Actions of Hamas is distributed at U of M on Global Day of Islamic Jihad – President Michael Benarroch Responds
On October 13, 2023, which former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal set as a Global Day of Islamic Jihad, a source told the Winnipeg Jewish Review, that a pamphlet reinforcing Hamas's actions was...
Chris Melnick: Mourning a beautiful soul: Vivian Silver
During a visit to Israel several years ago, I had the good fortune to meet Vivian Silver. She openly welcomed me and introduced me to...
Editor’s Report: Reflections on My Visits to Gaza-What will the future hold?
I’ve been two Gaza twice in my life, and I don’t imagine that I’ll ever be going back. But as this war rages on, I am recalling the circumstances under which I was...
BBC CENSORED ANOTHER HERZOG —IN 1944
Myles Shane Interviews former Winnipeger Rabbi Gavriel Lakser
[This article first appeared in Senior Scope on Oct 27, 2023, and is being repinted here with permission. It has been edited slightly for brevity] "We only learned the full extent of the...
From the UK’s Daily Mail: Top Hamas military commander claims Oct 7 attacks were never meant to target Israeli civilians as he breaks ranks to criticise terror group’s leaders ‘who changed the plan last-minute’ in extraordinary intervention
[Editor's note: This is an important article below -It's the only one I have found in English where a Hamas military commander criticises the Hamas leadership in Qatar, for destroying...
When Universities Twin With Terror
[Editor's note: The article below was first published in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles - October 29, 2023, and is being reprinted with the permission of the author....
Alvin H Rosenfeld, Director of Indiana University’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism: The Palestinian Problem is a Religious Problem
A look at Hamas's charter reveals the religious roots of its hatred [Editor's note: The article below was first published in the Sapir Journal , Special Edition October-November 2023 and is...
Maylene and Israel Ludwig’s Grandson Boaz Shron’s First Hand Report: Returning from Israel Via Abu Dhabi
Those more attentive readers of this column may remember that I wrote my last piece while coming home from Israel on Etihad Airways via Abu Dhabi. This is an unconventional route at the best...
Israeli Community of Wpg Puts On Display of Empty Chairs at Memorial Park to Call Attention to 240 Hostages in Gaza
On November 10, 2023, the Israeli Community of Winnipeg organized a deeply moving display at Memorial Park to shine a spotlight on the 240 Israelis who have been abducted by Hamas. The display...
MP Ben Carr: Choose Respect
[The article below was first published in National NewsWatch on Nov 5, 2023 and is being reprinted below with the permission of the author MP Ben...
Large Crowd attends the Pro-Israel Prayer Vigil on Nov 2 At Manitoba Legislature organized by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
There were hundreds of people (estimates of anywhere from 500-800) who gathered on Thursday evening on Nov 2, together at a very moving prayer vigil for the safe and immediate return of 240...
Harriet Berkal: Would You Hide Me?
Warren Buffett once asked a friend, a survivor of Auschwitz, how she defined friendship and he spoke about her in a Meaning of Life YouTube presentation. Her reply was to ask:...
Orly Dreman, married to former Winnipegger Solly Dreman, writing from Israel: Unity and Hope
[Editor's note: Three of Orly Dreman's cousins were murdered by Hamas and a fourth cousin in the IDF was killed in action in Gaza] Israel will never be the same country it...
Jack London: Why Don’t the Palestinians of Gaza Rid Themselves of Hamas?
[Editor's note: This article was written some 10 days ago, but is still very timely and relevant] I am Jewish. I am sickened by and angry about the unprovoked invasion of Israel by Hamas and its...
Editor’s Report: Behind the Scenes: What Biden was Really Doing in Israel, and Why He Has Been Working to Delay a Full Ground Invasion of Gaza
1.Right wing journalist Caroline Glick, who likely has sources close to Netanyahu, has said that when US Secretary of State Blinken was in Israel he went into the war room and told PM...
From the Jerusalem Post: Americans support Israel, but young adults more likely to support Hamas – poll
Among respondents aged 18-24 years old, over one-fourth say that the long-term solution to the conflict is for Israel to be erased and given to Hamas and the Palestinians...
From the National Post: Lawyers condemn antisemitic letter from Toronto law students in support of Hamas
https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/lawyers-toronto-metropolitan-university-israel-hamas?
Song written about Moe Levy at the 40th Anniversary of the Asper Foundation event held Oct 19 at the CMHR
[ Editor's note: When the horrific events in Israel unfolded on Oct 7, The Asper Foundation gave serious consideration to cancelling its event in honour of Moe Levy's...
MP Ben Carr: A Call for Balance
[ This article was first published in National New Watch and is being reprinted with the permission of the author, MP Ben Carr, MP for Winnipeg South...
Complete Speech Delivered by MP Marty Morantz at Israel rally at Asper Campus Oct 10, 2023
Tonight we are all Israelis! Conservatives stand with Israel. Pierre Poilievre stands with Israel. On Saturday we woke up to unspeakable images. We must stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel as it...
Interview with Anita Wortzman on the 40th Anniversary of the Asper Foundation
[Editor's note: Below is my interview with Anita Wortzman, President of the Asper Foundation, marking the 40th Anniversary of the Asper Foundation. This interview was conducted before Oct 7, the...
Editor’s Report: A Smashed Cell Phone and a True Conversation-Israel at War
[The article below is based on a true conversation I had recently had with a young adult in our community who has deep ties to Israel.There are many young...
Danita Dubinsky Aziza : We are Not There; We are Not Here
These past weeks have been nothing we Diaspora Jews have known for generations. We feel pain, anguish and horror. If our hearts are not just broken, but shattered, how can we...
Editor’s Report: After Oct 7, the Israeli public could move more to the Right
In 2005, when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon disengaged from Gaza, Israel destroyed the Gush Katif settlements and those in the northern Gaza Strip, uprooting some ten thousand Jewish...
From CBC: Israel Flag Stomped on, police say, as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups clash in Winnipeg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/israel-palestine-flag-rally-winnipeg-1.7004852
Moe Levy Receives 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement from U of M
He begins as Director of Idea Start, a new initiative promoting innovation and entrepreneurship at the U of M. [Editor's note: This article was written before the Asper Foundation recently gave...
Maylene and Israel Ludwig’s grandson Boaz Shron’s First Hand Report from Israel: Hamas cautious about targeting Jerusalem because of holy sites and Arab population
[Editor's note: Boaz Shron is an 18-year-old gap-year student who was studying at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, when war broke out after Hamas's massaccres on the Israel...
David Bedein from Israel: Palestinian Authority is Paying the Families of Hamas ‘Martyr’ who Died Since October 7, 2023
The events of the past two weeks have vindicated my conclusion, after thirty-six years of scrutinizing PLO and UNRWA policies, that the PLO has fostered an ideology based on justifying the murder...
Jordana Kroft : A Plea to the Armchair Warriors from Your Heartbroken Jewish Friends
I understand that reaching out to your Jewish friends and taking a public stand against Hamas may feel exceptionally challenging and vulnerable right now. Even for me, it’s hard to come up...
Reflections on the pro- Israel rally at the Asper Campus-Israeli teens visiting Gray Academy return to Israel but their town of Kiryat Shmona on border with Lebanon has been evacuated
The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg is to be commended for organizing a rally for Israel on Octboer 10, that was attended by 2000 people, according to police estimates, which given the size of...
Bryan Schwartz: An Arab Trusteeship Council for Gaza
A Proposal for an Arab Trusteeship Council to Govern Gaza No peace is possible with Hamas. It is genocidally antisemitic. This position is foundational, not rhetorical or mutable. Waiting for the...
Global Imams Council Public Statement Condemning the Recent Hamas Terrorist Attacks
https://imams.org/gic-public-statement-condemning-the-recent-hamas-terrorist-attacks/ October 9, 2023-The Global Imams Council (GIC), headquartered in the Islamic Seminary of Najaf,...
Bridges for Peace Offers Unwavering Support to Israel; Condemns Terrorism
Winnipeg, October 16th, 2023 - Bridges for Peace, a Christian organization dedicated to supporting Israel and representing thousands of Christians in Canada, hundreds of churches from various...
Harriet Berkal: Tripping
Sure, go have a look at your parent’s faces. Did they dabble in recreational drugs way back in the 60’s and 70’s? I’m not only talking about pot/weed etc. No,...
From the Winnipeg Free Press: After Escape out of Israel Winnipeg Jewish Theatre Boss Decries Community’s Silence
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/arts/2023/10/10/after-escape-out-of-israel-winnipeg-jewish-theatre-boss-decries-theatre-communitys-silence? [Editor's note: Below is...
Rabbi Yosef Benarroch from Efrat: I Just Returned from the funeral of Roi Chaim Veizer killed in action in Gaza
I am writing to you from my home in Efrat. Today is day five of the war against Hamas. Where does one even begin. My wife and I just returned from the funeral of Roi Chaim Veizer killed in action in...
Harriet Berkal: The Kink in the Link
I think about my beloved father often. He spoke about longing for the mother he lost at age 3 and how he missed her, until the day he died. A special bond between mother and child. We raise our kids...
Realtor David Thompson: Market Value, Appraised Value, and City Assessed Value
Very often when I am in a client’s home discussing their home’s value I am asked the difference between these 3 valuations (Market Value, Appraised Value, and City Assessed Value)....
First Hand Report from Former Winnipegger Reesa Cohen Stone from Be’er Sheba: A Nation of Heroes
Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises? Ari Ben Canaan, Exodus by Leon Uris In your unfailing love, you will lead the people you have redeemed. In...
First Hand Report from Former Winnipegger Galya Lazar: Worries That Not all of her Classmates at Sapir College in Sderot with be There when Classes Finally Resume
Editor's Note Oct 10, 2023 : The following piece below was written by former Winnipegger Galya Lazar, the daughter of Nola and Matthew Lazar , who is a graduate of Gray Academy of...
Former Winnipegger Vivian Silver, believed to Have been Kidnapped in Gaza by Hamas Has been Declared Dead-Her Kibbutz Be’eri Overun by Terrorists
I was shocked when I first learned that that former Winnipegger Vivian Silver, age 74, was cited by former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler as being held captive by Hamas...
RADY JCC ANNOUNCES FULL LINE-UP FOR 2023 TARBUT: FESTIVAL OF JEWISH CULTURE
WINNIPEG, MB – The Rady JCC announces its 2023 line-up for Tarbut: Festival of Jewish Culture, taking place October 21 to 28, 2023. “Tarbut is a chance for...
Recipe from Faith Kaplan: Best Honey Cake Ever
Best Honey Cake Ever This is a large cake and requires an Angel Food Cake pan. It’s never dry and has the most delightful texture. Ingredients are listed in order of use with a space...
Former Winnipegger Reesa Cohen Stone: High Holidays in the Holyland
Back in the Old Country, as I remember, one of the first indications that the High Holidays were around the corner was that the temperatures dropped from their summer highs and the air, especially...
David Matas: Nazi war crimes prosecution in Canada
There were twenty eight Nazi war crimes court cases in Canada. In chronological order of commencement of proceedings, the cases were these. 1. Albert Helmut Rauca. He was...
Editor’s Report: Fascinating History of the Kal Nidre Prayer -A way that Secret Marrano Jews could reconnect with their heritage & prayer’s influence on Beethoven
There is an interesting article on the fascinating history of the Kal Nidre prayer written in the Times of Israel by Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopez Cardozo ...
Michael Lazar: My Country-Right or Wrong
“My country, right or wrong” is a common jingoistic expression that often passes for patriotism. The application of its philosophy has spread not only to unqualified support for...
From Babka Buns to Pizza: Friend Bakery and Pizzerria, owned by Max Palay and Drew McGillawee, Located in South Osborne Has Delicious Offerings
I’ve had an opportunity to visit Friend Bakery and Pizzeria and taste a variety of their offerings, and everything I’ve had has been delicious, which is why I highly...
Gray Academy of Jewish Education Welcomes Heather Micflikier as New Elementary Principal
Lori Binder, Head of School of Gray Acasdemy of Jewish Education announces: I am thrilled to share that after the completion of our search process, Heather Micflikier, our current...
Elaine Goldstine’s Baked Gefilte Fish Recipe
Editor's note: Elaine says the recipe below is really her mother's or maybe even her grandmother's. 1 lb white fish 1lb pickerel 2 tbsp oil 2 eggs 1/2cup cold water 1/3 cup matza...
Full Interview with Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze, Named New Executive Director of Congregation Shaarey Zedek — Has Long History with the Synagogue
Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze, has recently been named Executive Director of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. She and her family have a long history with the synagogue. As she notes, “My family joined...
The Yom Kippur Sermon Stephen Wise Didn’t Give
(Dr. Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and author of more than 20 books about Jewish history and the Holocaust. This essay is based on his most recent...
Reesa Cohen Stone from Israel: On Creamsicles, Blue Lips and Jokes
You know you’re in love when you can’t imagine your life without the other person. That’s how I feel about Creamsicles.” –Adam Sandler Orange is the happiest color....
David Bedein: The 30th Anniversary of Oslo: Examining the Short Lived Oslo Peace Process and Overlooked Facts
As the world reminisces about the 30th anniversary of the Oslo Peace Process, an exploration into the less-talked-about aspects of the initiative reveals a story that diverges from conventional...
David Greaves, Executive Director of JNF Manitoba/Saskatchewan: Hasbarama in the Peg
HASBARAMA in the Peg Hasbara, the art of communication. This word is most often heard in relation to Israel and the diaspora’s PR efforts to lessen the negative and unfair spotlight on...
From the CJN: Rady JCC Encouraged the Citys Pro Sports Teams to Launch Anti Hate Campaigns at their Games This Summer
Reesa Cohen Stone from Israel: On Creamsicles, Blue Lips and Jokes
You know you’re in love when you can’t imagine your life without the other person. That’s how I feel about Creamsicles.” –Adam Sandler Orange is the happiest...
HARRIET BERKAL: UBER FOR LOUIS BERKAL?
I don’t think my beloved father took the same route to synagogue in over 50 years. He’d likely have made for a lousy Uber driver, as far as driving goes. But he would have engaged every...
