Winnipeg’s Jewish Future
Manitoba, Canada's largest city Winnipeg is home to about 17,000 Jews, and there are those who dream of seeing the development of an active frum community, Shliach Rabbi Yacov Simmonds related in Hamodia. Full Story
Manitoba, Canada's largest city Winnipeg is home to about 17,000 Jews, and there are those who dream of seeing the development of an active frum community, Shliach Rabbi Yacov Simmonds related in Hamodia. Full Story
It was a nusach ari shul built in 1922 by a group of families that came from the old country. However, there was no shliach until 1972.
in fact they did not even have an official Rabbi. By default the most knowledgeable person became the defacto rabbi including a sad stint by Zalmen Shechter (now Shalomi).
When Rabbi Altein arrived things changed and it became not just a shul but also a chabad house.
Since then, as they say, the rest is history…
To # 10. Yes as far as I know the first Lubavitch shul certainly in Canada, & perhaps inNorth America was in Winnipeg on Magnus Ave., run by a true chosid, Phil Kravetsky & his parents A”H.
Rabbi Altein has done a remarkable job in Winnipeg, & he truly eminates what a Shliach is about.
May Hashem give him many healthy & happy years to continue his work along with his family & the extended Kravetsky family.
it says in the summary that winnipeg is canadas biggest city
I was a camper in GY in 77 and 78!! But I was 10 and the 11 years old…..
I was once told that the first Lubavitch Shul in NA was est in Winnepeg?
It doesn’t say that Winnipeg is Canada’s largest city. It says that it is Manitoba’s largest city. : )
Winnipeg rocks!! Miss the Winnipeg Jets! …Sukkos at The Altein’s house; which began by sweeping snow of the schach, Gan Yisroel in Gimli, 40 degrees below zero and walking to shul.
BH. When you meet a Jew, think to yourself, this Jewish soul has been waiting to meet me since the creation, then make the best of your meeting. Kabolas HaTorah bsimcha ubpnimius.
Love from Pebbles!!!!!!(summers of 1977,78)
yay winnipeg!
Togather with borsch Heidingsfeld also are Shluchim in Winn eg
Read the article again, it says it is the “largest city in the province of Manitoba”.
“I’m an Oholei Torah’nik and I’m proud from it” should be your slogan….
nice to see such a nice write-upin hamodia they do wonderful work down i keep in touch from a distance and i marvel at the positive movement in the last few years
since when is winnepeg canada’s largest city? last i checked, it was toronto