Jewish Federation of Winnipeg  applauds adoption of framework to identify, understand, and combat antisemitism Winnipeg, MB – October 27, 2022 – Today, Manitoba became...

  Greg Brodsky's funeral in Winnipeg  took place on Feb 13, 2022,  on Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest day in American pro sports.   That morning snow whipped back...

  Gray Academy of Jewish Education recently received a $50,000 grant from the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba for a project to “re-imagine” its Hebrew curriculum. Gray Academy has...

  Can plants grow in a barren landscape such as the surface of the moon? If so, what types of plants? Could enough plants grow to support a future moon colony? These are the ambitious questions...

    About 45 people attended a Shaarey Zedek Synagogue Sukkot Dinner and Jewish film night on Thursday, October 13 at the Asper Jewish Community Campus, which was sponsored...

  [Editor's note: The following is a message sent by President Avrum Charach to the membership of Congregation Etz Chayim today October 28, 2022 outlining that they have purchaed 1155...

The Celebration of Life for Barry McArton took place at the Berney Theatre at the Asper Campus   Two years after the fact, the passing of Barry McArton still weighs heavily upon those who...

  [Editor's note: The Global Day of Jewish Learning is a co-sponsored event between the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg and Limmud Winnipeg. Florencia Katz is both the Limmud Coordinator as...

  It was the summer of 1989 and the Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate graduating class was enjoying their annual excursion to Israel. Allisa Anzarut was one of the 29 students who were on the trip,...

  Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is retiring from his rabbinic position at Congregation B’nai Amoona to become the CEO of the Mandel JCC in Cleveland. He will begin a planned...

[Martin Ostrow has been an award-winning documentary producer, writer and director for public, commercial and cable television for more than 30 years.]         ...

  Congregation Etz Chayim, which has 375 member families, has just listed for sale two parcels of land. The Etz Chayim synagogue at 123 Matheson Avenue plus the majority of the adjacent...

    Picture if you will, a tall lanky blond bombshell (Amber Heard or maybe called Delilah in Hebrew) accompanied by a short brown haired, Scottish Jewish woman, tweeting in row...

[Editor's note: Chris Melnick is the Executive Director of Share the Magic Book Program, which is a federally registered charity that distributes books, from books for babies to adults, fiction...

As we age, everything changes - our bodies, our minds, and the world around us. Change is inevitable at any age, and while the changes brought about in our later years can seem more drastic,...

    Former Member of  Parliament, Anita Neville has been named Manitoba’s next lieutenant-governor, and is the first member of the Jewish community to ever hold this post....

[Gary Hyman, President of Shaarey  Zedek Synagogue and Neil Duboff, Chair of the Captial Campaign of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue  sent out the message below to Shaarey Zedek members on...

The workforce has changed forever. In the last two years, the hiring process has also changed. If you’re looking to fill an open position, you might not know where to start.  Having...

Since many readers of the WJR will be spending  time this summer season at Winnipeg Beach I thought I'd write a few words about the Beach's history.   The history of Winnipeg Beach...

One can be sure that when the speaker for the annual Shindleman Lecture is chosen, if one is not already familiar with the candidate, one ought to be. This is certainly the case with James Carroll,...

[Editor's note: This article below was written in 2015 for the 18th Anniversary of the Asper Campus. It is being reprinted now for the 25th anniversary of the Asper Campus] In 1997, the...

    I remember becoming a new mom at the ripe age of 31. Fast forward 31 years and now I am preparing to become a baba for the first time.   The first rule of being an expectant...

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These days, who isn’t looking to save a little money? You might be on a budget, but that doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice your self-care routine.  Don’t worry: There are...

  The world has changed in recent years, and so has the startup and technology ecosystem. Increased frequency and magnitude of social and environmental issues have compelled organizations to...

  In Winnipeg, summer is eagerly awaited by all—but especially those who own an outdoor pool. You practically count down the months until the snow thaws, and you can go for a swim...

This year’s virtual JNF Negev Gala honouring Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. and Dr Michael Paterson was a splendid success, raising a very substantial amount of  funds towards the...

  Sometimes the best place to learn is outside in the garden. The Ministry of Education's “Green Learning” program, developed in partnership with The Asper Foundation and...

    The Manitoba government is supporting the province’s largest multicultural festival and major tourist attraction by providing $400,000 in funding to the pavilions of Folklorama,...

  It seems only fitting to introduce this firsthand account of the Commemoration of “Nakba 74,” by referring to a Facebook post by one of its hosts, the Canadian Palestinian...

    Uri Savir,who died  May 14, 2022 at the age of 69 , was one of the key diplomats who crafted the  the 1993 Middle East negotiations , which came to be known as...

[Editor's note: Chris Melnick is the Executive Director of Share the Magic Book Program, which is a federally registered charity that distributes books, from books for babies to adults, fiction...

Ara Morris, Principal of Brock Corydon School says that the Hebrew Bilingual program, which is the only one of its kind in all of North America,  "is thriving." She notes that this...

    Every time a new refugee crisis attracts global attention, an old crisis fades into the background.  Chronic victims of old tragedies say do not forget us, and rightly so. ...

    University of California, Berkeley Prof. Ashok Gadgil is the recipient of the 2022 Zuckerberg Water Prize for his outstanding leadership, vision, innovation, and...

WINNIPEG, MB – One of the greatest gifts you can give is your time. The Rady JCC is thrilled to welcome community volunteers and philanthropists Carol and Neil Duboff as its 2022...

  Dina Raihman an Israeli Canadian teacher is well known in the Jewish community for running the Integral School, a popular after school program. As she points out her after school program,...

  Despite the pandemic, 2021 proved to be a stellar year for Professor Michael Eskin. During that year he received the Order of Manitoba followed by his election as Fellow of the Royal Society...

Synagogues have been built to reflect the time in which they were built. Early synagogues tended to look like houses, blending into the surrounding architecture – congregations felt safer if...

Project Updates // Daycare, Construction Date, FAQ   Good evening, friends,   We are pleased to share with you, progress that continues to be made on the building project and capital...

  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...

( She died December 8/1978. He was born January 25, 1978) I clearly remember as a young child jumping into my parents bed, early Sunday mornings, where we’d laugh and I’d feel safe...

  Barack Ravid, a prominent Israeli journalist says that  behind the scenes the Crown  Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the de facto leader of the United Arab...

  “. . . scholarly devotion . . . for Jews is worship first class. . . .”—Mark Helprin, In Sunlight and In Shadow The questions posed by Rabbi Yosef Benarroch in his...

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  How ‘bout them Cowboys?!   The Rady JCC is thrilled to announce three-time Super Bowl Champion and all-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith as its keynote speaker for the 2022 Rady...

  An “estimated 600,000 works of art” were “systematically” stolen from Jews by the Nazis just prior to and during the Second World War, or  alternatively Jews were...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM BRADLEY POLLOCK REGARDING THE FILM MA NISHMA MB The Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada screened the film, Mah Nishmah, MB on March...

Times of Israel, March 3, 2022 The current crisis descending on Ukraine and its people is clearly the responsibility of one man. Yes, a select few individuals can impact world history, and, like...

scroll down           [Editor's note: The following letter has been written in response to this exchange of letters between Bradley Pollock and the Jewish Heritage...

[This essay originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post is reprinted by permission of the author.]     Ukraine crisis shows Israel the international community won't rescue you  ...

Julius Morry, says his son Jeffrey, taught him that heirlooms are all about familial love [This essay by Jeff Morry was originally published by Maclean's in the December 2021 issue]  ...

    “In Judaism there is something holy about   argument.”—Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, “God Loves Those Who Argue” Rabba Yaffa Epstein began her session...

Danny Danon, Israel's former Ambassador to the U.N. spoke about his experiences at the U.N. and about the U.N.'s current anti-Israel bias at a webinar February 9th put on by Honest Reporting...

  David Matas, Senior Legal Counsel for Bnai Brith Canada says that Canada, Sweden and the United states could all be doing more to make the Russians disclose the  fate of Raoul...

Congressman (Dem.) Levin wants Israel at its most populated midsection to be narrower than the Bronx. Did he ever meet the neighbors? [This essay originally appeared on israelnationalnews.com and is...

Congregation Etz Chayim recently became a member of the the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). The USCJ is the major congregational organization of Conservative...

  Noam Bedein, an Israeli photojournalist, international speaker and environment visual arts activist, has  a solution for  how to save the  endangered Dead Sea, which...