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Gray Academy honours Grade 12 student Ben Chimol whose life was cut short by cancer this past December

By BERNIE BELLAN (with materials contributed by Gray Academy) In 2019, Gray Academy student Ben Chimol, then in Grade...

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Jewish Athlete of the Year Yohnatan Elizarov continues to excel as a figure skater

By BERNIE BELLAN (with past columns from Scott Taylor and Myron Love) Four years ago we introduced readers to...

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What Netanyahu is doing has even led our staid Jewish Federation to protest

By BERNIE BELLAN The story within the Jewish world that, of late, has been crowding out almost every other...

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Winnipeg branch of Canadian Magen David Adom launches fundraising drive in memory of Yoram East

By MYRON LOVE “A force of nature” is a phrase that has long been popular in artistic circles to...

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Shaarey Zedek’s Shabbat Across Winnipeg Mitzvah for Members Celebrating 50 or more Years of Membership

In the spirit of Shabbat Across Winnipeg, Congregation Shaarey Zedek reached out to surprise all members who have been...

Opinion

Judicial Reform: An alternate midrash to Minister Karhi’s

By BRYAN SCHWARTZ Shlomo Karhi, Minister of Communications, the other day sent a Purim-time message to Israeli reserve soldiers...

Israel

Post Purim musings

By SIMONE COHEN SCOTT Jerusalem, March 9th, 2023 Purim in Jerusalem was different this year. Before Kovid the festival...

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Connecting two sisters through their great-great-grandsons

By GERRY POSNER I am guessing there are two women somewhere who had a moment of joy recently. The...

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Hit the jackpot in the JetX game — how to play JetX in Parimatch casino in Canada

The new JetX game at Parimatch Canada — use these tips to know how to play JetX and win Most...

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“Narrow Bridge” offers wonderful lesson in understanding the struggles individuals go through in grappling with questions of identity – in an often quite humorous...

Review by BERNIE BELLAN Is it possible to produce a play that tackles the tremendous pressure any individual deciding to...

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Choosing a Garage Door Repair Service in Richmond: What to Look for and Who to Trust

Garage doors are an important aspect of any property, as they provide protection and security for the vehicles or...

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Why College Students Should Start Boxing

Why College Students Should Start Boxing Emotional distress, anxiety, depression, sleeping and eating disorders, combined with a plethora of other...

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Benefits of College Boxing for Students

A college is a perfect place for experimenting, starting new hobbies, learning how to take care of yourself and...

Features

The late Rabbi Zalman Schachter’s time in Winnipeg recalled at lively evening hosted by Jewish Heritage Centre

(This article originally appeared in the Dec. 21, 2016 issue of The Jewish Post & News) By BERNIE BELLANIt...

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Adam Buchwald sets local speed skating record, then scores further successes at Canada Games

One of six finalists for Jewish Athlete of the Year in 2022, 17-year-old Adam Buchwald continues to excel in...

Israel

Miles Guralnick raising money for Parkinson’s research in Israel

We received an email from Jack London about his grandson, Miles Guralnick. Jack wrote: “Miles hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

Features

Sarah Secter go-to expert for all art-related matters

By MYRON LOVE When Dov Secter proposed to Sarah Allentuck 16 years ago at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, he...

Israel

A first-hand account of an Israeli rescue mission in Turkey

A couple of weeks ago Gerry Posner forwarded us a fascinating email which contained a first-hand account written by...

Features

Mexican-born Uri and Tania Shefer love their new home town

By MYRON LOVE For Mexican-born Uri Shefer, his first visit to Canada was akin to love at first sight....

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At Limmud March 12: Tina Greenfield on animal sacrifice in ancient Mesopotamia

By MARTIN ZEILIG When asked what it is about Mesopotamia that captures her imagination, Dr. Tina Greenfield has a...

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Limmud speaker Maria Givner to present over view of life of King Saul in novel format

By MYRON LOVE When I was growing up, I first discovered many of the classics of Western literature through...

Features

Book Review: “The Matchmaker’s Gift”

By BERNIE BELLAN Given the subject matter of Beatty Cohan’s column elsewhere on this site - online dating, I...

Features

Online dating: Should I swipe right or left?

According to Statista’s Digital Market Outlook, online dating services are expected to have reached 413 million active users worldwide...

Features

Marcus Spiegel’s writing career continuing to blossom

Last June we had a story about Marcus Spiegel, a young writer originally from Winnipeg whose parents are Esther...

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Max Zev Bankstein: Canada’s first registered Jewish architect

The Jewish Heritage Centre prides itself in preserving and promoting the history and culture of western Canadian and Winnipeg...

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Here’s the Limmud 2023 schedule

Download the complete 2023 Limmud schedule: Limmud 2023 scheduleDownload

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After a three-year delay Winnipeg Jewish Theatre will finally present the premiere of “Narrow Bridge” by local playwright Daniel Thau-Eleff

By MARTIN ZEILIG Daniel Thau-Eleff was looking forward to seeing his play about a transgender person, “Narrow Bridge, “...

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Ben Carr hoping to follow in his late father Jim Carr’s footsteps

By MYRON LOVE Ben Carr, the son of the late Jim Carr, has thrown his hat into the ring...

Features

Rooslana Zodek has built a successful business here after having come to Winnipeg from Israel six years ago

By BERNIE BELLAN It was in the summer of 2016 when I approached then Rady JCC Assistant Executive Director...

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Harvey Pollock was dedicated to the law

By BERNIE BELLAN and MYRON LOVE On Sunday, February 5, Harvey Pollock passed away suddenly. Much has already been...

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