By BRUCE BROWN May 12, 2023 Rehovot, Israel Working from home.  It was after 6:00 PM and my global Teams meeting just started.  Comfortably settled and talking about suppliers, delivery times and prices.  My smart phone, resting next...

By MYRON LOVE With Covid seemingly in the rear view mirror, the 16th annual Cancercare Manitoba Foundation Challenge for Life 20KM walk (or 200-minute workout) is back again at itas pre-Covid time of year – June 3 this...

Ed. introduction: Elsewhere on this site we have the first part of a story (https://jewishpostandnews.ca/features/in-1948-20-young-jewish-men-from-winnipeg-went-to-palestine-to-fight-for-the-fledgling-jewish-state) that had been written by my late brother Matt in August 1989. In that first part Matt described going to a gathering of ten...

By GERRY POSNER Has there ever been a run of doctors in one family like the Hollenbergs? Just as, at one time,, if you thought of baseball champions, the New York Yankees would come to mind, so too...

By IRENA KARSHENBAUM Calgary is not known for saving its heritage buildings — although some impressive exceptions exist — so when on March 15 a local real estate investment company, Strategic Group, that is not in the business...

By MYRON LOVE Eytan Lerner uses movement with attention and neuro plasticity strategies to help kids and adults develop, learn and thrive regardless of initial special need, challenge and conditionBy MYRON LOVE Several years ago, I read a...

By MYRON LOVE I last interviewed Rand Heidinger something like 30 years ago. Thus, it was nice to be able to catch up with the local artisan and learn how his career has evolved.“Most people who know...

By MYRON LOVE “One of the things I most enjoy about my work is getting to know families from different countries and cultures,” observes Dalia Szpiro, the director of our Jewish Federation’s GrowWinnipeg initiative. “Having all of these...

Temple Shalom announces the retirement of Rabbi Allan Finkel after four years as spiritual leader of Temple Shalom and a leader in building bridges and strengthening the Winnipeg Jewish community. He will officially step down on June 2,...

By ELAN MARCHINKO, Chai Artistic Advisor of DanceWhen I think of Chai’s upcoming show, The Mountains Will Dance, visions of “The Sound of Music” spring to life in my head, particularly the title song, “The Hills Are Alive.”...

May 2, 2023, Beersheba, IsraelThe Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), Vickar Automotive Group (Vickar Group) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have signed a DONOR PLEDGE AGREEMENT(DPA) to establish a partnership for research, education and culture exchange.The DPA...

Every gamer has been there; you're in the midst of an intense gaming session, whether it's an action-packed virtual world or a thrilling card game showdown, fingers flying across the controller or deftly shuffling your deck, feeling utterly...

By BERNIE BELLAN The history of Cuba’s Jewish community is quite an interesting one. According to Wikipedia, “more than 24,000 Jews lived in Cuba in 1924, and still more immigrated to the country in the 1930s. Following the...

Rabbi Matthew Leibl will be offering high holiday services at The Gates on Roblin this coming September. The following information is taken from the servicesontheriver.com website:Join Rabbi Matthew Leibl for “Services on the River” – Yontif Services at...

April 29, 2023 In a post on the Simkin Centre website it was noted that the Covid outbreak at the Centre, which first began April 2, is now over on both Weinberg 1 & 3. Residents on Weinberg 1...