Joannie (Henya) Tansky

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Joannie (Henya) Tansky works in the Montreal Torah Center as special projects coordinator. Amongst her other responsibilities, she is editor of their magazine, The Mosaic. She has visited Chabad Houses around the world, writing about them for the magazine. She is in the process of compiling her writings into a book.

The Jewish Woman and the Festivals A Beacon of Light

By Joannie (Henya) Tansky

In our lifetime, we do not have the luxury of sitting back and hoping someone else will take over the reins. We, the Jewish women of our generation, must be leaders. In many ways, the reins are in our hands. As the saying goes, the buck stops here. We ...

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Time in Thought » Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah & Simchat Torah

Munich Metamorphosis

By Joannie (Henya) Tansky

I arrived at the Chabad House in Munich and its co-director Chanie Diskin's apartment on Thursday morning to the distinctive smell of gefilte fish simmering on the stove.

Community & Family » Jewish Life » Jewish Geography

North to Alaska There's lots of warmth in Alaska

By Joannie (Henya) Tansky

I wondered who lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and the eclectic group at the Greenberg's Friday night table answered my question. People just like you and me.

Community & Family » Jewish Life » Jewish Geography

The Power of Once Post-Menopausal Mikvah

By Joannie (Henya) Tansky

I did not have a monthly cycle, would never experience what I had been hearing about – the excitement, anticipation and spiritual renewal that other women had the opportunity to have. What, I asked myself, was the point?

The Jewish Woman » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah

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