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Matthew Leibl
Rabbi Matthew at the keyboard
Asper Campus, Dec. 10, 2019

This article first appeared in the Dec. 23, 2019 issue of The Jewish Post & News. It's hard to believe, but it was only a year ago that Rabbi Matthew Leibl entertained a packed room of mostly seniors in the Adult Lounge of the Asper Campus with a medley of famous xmas songs - all written by Jewish composers.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Rabbi Matthew Leibl is not your usual rabbi – but he sure can command a room.

finished menorah 
Dr. Benji Goldstein's ice Chanukiah

By BERNIE BELLAN

Sioux Lookout is a small community in northwestern Ontario with a population around 5,000. There aren’t many Jews in Sioux Lookout, although there are three Jewish doctors there – and a few other doctors who have some Jewish blood, according to Dr. Benji Goldstein, who is a family physician in Sioux Lookout.

Sonovia mask banner

By BRAD CHENKIS

My father, Boris Chenkis, is owner of After Five Fashions in Vancouver. He has always been fascinated by retail news from other countries. One day, while watching Israel Daily TV, he saw an interview with Liat Goldhammer, the chief technology officer of an Israeli startup called Sonovia. Goldhammer was being interviewed about new fabric finishing technology for textile manufacturing that had been developed at Bar-Ilan University. She explained how the newly developed technology would repel and kill bacteria located on clothing.

Madam Justice Freda Steel

By GERRY POSNER

Perhaps one of the most remarkable stories about a child of Holocaust survivors who began with humble origins and then rose to a level even she could never have dreamed, is that of Freda Steel, or more properly Madam Justice Freda Steel.

Sandy Shefrin Rabin/book cover

By BERNIE BELLAN
One of the great joys of being in the position of editor of a Jewish newspaper is being on the receiving end of what seem to be a never-ending series of well-written books, either by current Winnipeggers or former Winnipeggers.

Before he died, Alex Trebek
had taped a series of "Jeopardy" shows.
On Nov. 30 that day's episode
featured a number of Yiddish expressions

By LIOR ZALTZMAN
This article originally appeared in Kveller.
“Jeopardy!” fans have been hard hit by the loss of Alex Trebek, who died of cancer on Nov. 8 at age 80. But because the show films in advance — and Trebek kept filming until a week before his passing — the beloved longtime host is still with us until Jan. 4 with new episodes airing on weeknights.

Earl Barish (left)/Eddie Rice

B’nai Brith Canada wishes a hearty mazel tov to two of its great supporters, Earl Barish and Eddie Rice, on receiving high honours at B’nai B’rith International’s 2020 International Leadership Forum.

Frank Rosenthal/Robert De Niro
The character of Sam Rothstein
in the movie "Casino"
was based on Rosenthal

By STEPHEN SILVER
(JTA) — “Casino,” Martin Scorsese’s examination of the mob’s control of Las Vegas in the 1960s and 70s, debuted in theaters on Nov. 22, 1995 — 25 years ago.

Gail Singer

By GERRY POSNER
I have often written in this paper about the huge contribution that Winnipeg Jews have made to the arts. To tackle this topic and omit Gail Singer would be a major omission.

Celia Rabinovitch
cover of "Duchamp's Pipe"

By SIMONE COHEN SCOTT
I first began to write this piece as a review of Celia Rabinovitch’s recently launched book “Duchamp’s Pipe, A Chess Romance”, but it turned out to be much more than a book review.

Eternal lights (top l-r): Chesed Shel Emes,
Shaarey Zedek, Rosh Pina 1893
Bottom (l-r): Chavurat Tefilah,
Temple Shalom, Simkin Centre

By SUSAN TURNER
In November, we left Daylight Saving time behind to return to Standard time. We had already been experiencing increasing darkness each day, which had started with the Autumn Equinox in late September, and that is continuing until the Winter Solstice in late December, shortly after Chanukah and just before Christmas.

Valley of Tears 300 pixels The biggest budget Israeli TV series of all time, Valley of Tears comes to Hollywood Suite following the smashing success of its debut in its home country and on HBO Max in the US. Hollywood Suite is proud to be the exclusive Canadian home of the all-new HBO Max Original 10-part war drama, Valley of Tears, launching Saturday, December 19 at 9pm ET. VIEW THE TRAILER HERE

Grade 9 math class, with teacher
also teaching students in
room across hall via Google Meet

over 675 cases in other Manitoba schools

By BERNIE BELLAN
While Manitobans can rightfully be said to be in a state of shock over how this province has gone from having one of the best records anywhere at keeping COVID at bay to now having one of the worst in Canada, the focus has very much been on the tragic situations in many personal care homes.

Danny Greaves of "The Watchmen"
was one of the performers

By MYRON LOVE
On Sunday, November 15, Jewish National Fund (JNF) chapters across Canada “hosted” “A Night of 100 Dinners” during which participants received in their homes a mix of nosherei and watched a virtual performance featuring YidLife Crisis and a host of other celebrities. David Greaves, the JNF’s executive director for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, reports that the Winnipeg response exceeded expectations.

Jonathan Peter Leipsic 
Jonathon (left) & Peter Leipsic

By REBECA KUROPATWA

Father and son, Peter Leipsic and Jonathon Leipsic, are chairing the Jewish Federation annual campaigns in their respective hometowns. Peter is co-chair, with Neil Duboff, of the Winnipeg fundraising effort, while Jonathon is in his third consecutive year of leading the fundraising here in Vancouver.

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