Winnipeg
Chesed Shel Emes: Building On A Tradition Of Lovingkindness
With the generous help of 700 donors, Winnipeg’s Chevra Kadisha closes in on fundraising goal for renewed facility
November 26, 2020
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Toronto
Last Of The Old Time North End Rabbis, Peretz Weizman, Passes Away
Rabbi Peretz Weizman Z’L” was born in Lodz, Poland in 1920 and the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. He made a profound and everlasting impression on generations of Jews in Canada for 67 years until his passing on Holocaust Remembrance Day in Toronto, just months before his 100th birthday.
April 23, 2020
Calgary
Hagaddah By Herut Explains Passover Roots Of Zionism
A new, pro-Zionist anthology for Passover combines classic, hard-to-find essays by founding fathers of Zionism Ze’ev Jabotinsky and Dr. Israel Eldad, with modern tracts intended to increase understanding of the Seder and the Festival itself, at no cost.
April 7, 2020
Calgary
Jewish Communities Worldwide Losing Rabbis To COVID-19
At least 44 rabbis outside of Israel have died as a result of the novel coronavirus, mostly residing in the New York metro area.
April 1, 2020
Israel
When the Western Wall Was A Battleground For Jewish Rights
The book details the stories about the young men who, from 1930 to 1947, violated British regulations which banned the sounding the shofar at the Western Wall at the conclusion of Yom Kippur services each year.
March 22, 2020
Calgary
Synagogue Swastika Incident Exposes Gap In Jewish Federation Security Outreach
A lack of surveillance cameras that could have caught a swastika artist in the act outside the Chevra Mishnayes congregation back door, may have been caused by a breakdown in communication from the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.
March 16, 2020
Calgary
Canadian Magen David Adom Seminar On Mass Casualty Response Prepares Winnipeg To Act
The Canadian arm of Magen David Adom took the lessons learned in Israel to a Winnipeg audience last Wednesday, with an invaluable class on how members of the public can save limbs and lives while waiting for authorities to arrive at the scene of a terror attack.
February 9, 2020
Calgary
Synagogue Security Tool Kit causing Jewish Federations to react to safety issues
Herut North America is offering a new, cutting-edge guide to help congregations better organize their security efforts to protect synagogue attendees.
January 21, 2020
Calgary
Teen’s Nazi Admiration Spirals Out Of Control
The teenage boy’s disturbing facination with Hitler spun beyond his control when his Snapchat photo of his pose went viral within his circle of friends
January 9, 2020
Winnipeg
Copycat Behind Circulation Of Antisemitic Fax To Winnipeg Lawyers And Public Officials
Winnipeg – An antisemitic fax was received by numerous law offices that attacked the personal and professional reputations of 11 lawyers and 4 other members of our Jewish community.
January 8, 2020