Leading North American rabbi acknowledges challenges facing Conservative movement, optimistic about the future
By MYRON LOVE Rabbi David Wolpe prefers to downplay his high level public profile.
By MYRON LOVE Rabbi David Wolpe prefers to downplay his high level public profile.
By BERNIE BELLAN Rabbi Jeffrey Gale served as rabbi for Winnipeg’s Reform congregation at Temple Shalom from 1988 to 1998. Prior to coming here, Rabbi Gale had also been a rabbi in London, England at a synagogue in the East End of London known as the “Settlement Synagogue”, from 1982-84.
By BERNIE BELLAN
In the middle of singing his very funny - and touching song, "I was born to be a Yid", Len Udow looked at me videoing his performance, stopped and said: "Oh no, Bernie's going to put this on Youtube again."
By BERNIE BELLAN
In November 2012 Rebeca Kuropatwa wrote an article for this newspaper about University of Winnipeg History professor Jody Perrun.
By MYRON LOVE Anita Wortzman would seem to be well suited for her new role as president of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.
By GERRY POSNER There are times when you can sense that somebody is destined to be in the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurial activity.
By RUTHIE SOUDACK There are people, beloved friends, who will not like this post, but I have to write it. It has been brewing inside me, along with the grief over the terrible attacks in Paris, the terrible attacks in Israel, the terrible attacks worldwide.
By BERNIE BELLAN
An overflow crowd filled the Berney Theatre Monday evening, November 9, to pay tribute to the contributions made by Filipinos prior to and during World War II in saving the lives of over 1300 German and Austrian Jews.
By BERNIE BELLAN It’s not often that Winnipeggers are treated to as senior an insider’s view as audience members at Tarbut were privileged to hear Sunday, November 15.
By MYRON LOVE For most Camp B’nai Brith campers, after 12 years as campers, they go on to serve as councilors – that is, for those who want to continue to enjoy the camp experience.
The Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble - Black Sea Station concert Nov. 17 left everyone who was there wanting more.
By BERNIE BELLAN Efforts on the parts of a wide range of Jewish community groups to provide assistance to certain refugee groups in the Middle East have moved to a new level.