Current issue’s cover stories – coming Friday

Zionism wins big in Vegas

photo - BC students at the StandWithUs conference in Las Vegas March 15-18 included, left to right, Adar Latak, Alexis Moskovitz and Ethan Doctor — BC students at the StandWithUs conference in Las Vegas March 15-18 included, left to right, Adar Latak, Alexis Moskovitz and Ethan Doctor. (photo by Pat Johnson)

Different but connected

screenshot - Becky Wosk’s documentary One Thread, which highlights the BC Jewish community, screens May 3 as part of this year’s Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, which runs April 30-May 10 — Becky Wosk’s documentary One Thread, which highlights the BC Jewish community, screens May 3 as part of this year’s Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, which runs April 30-May 10. (screenshot from Instagram)

Survival not passive

Driving south along Oak Street on a recent sunny spring morning, it was hard not to feel the hope of renewal. Paralleling Vancouver Talmud Torah is a majestic line of cherry blossoms in full flourish. A few metres on, outside Congregation Beth Israel, waves of daffodils tell the cyclical story of nature and regeneration.

If hope itself were temporal, springtime would be its incarnation. Sometimes, though, recognizing and feeling hope can take effort….

Musical celebration of Israel

photo - Local Israeli cover band HaOpziot will get people dancing at this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations on April 21 — Local Israeli cover band HaOpziot will get people dancing at this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations on April 21. (photo from JFGV)

Previous issue’s cover stories

Story of Israel’s north

photo - Kiryat Shmona musician Ben Golan will perform at the Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations in Vancouver April 21 — Kiryat Shmona musician Ben Golan will perform at the Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations in Vancouver April 21. (photo from Ben Golan)

Sheltering in train stations

photo - Another day, another missile alert: Israelis sheltering at the Herbert Samuel Hotel miklat. The writer and his wife take refuge there — Another day, another missile alert: Israelis sheltering at the Herbert Samuel Hotel miklat. The writer and his wife take refuge there, but their dog, Max, won’t leave home. (photo by Gil Zohar)

Teach critical thinking

We are failing in a battle we cannot afford to lose. Canadians and the world are trying, unsuccessfully, to control the spread of misinformation and disinformation at the source, policing online platforms, flagging content and regulating perpetrators. …

On the wings of griffon vultures

The verse in Exodus (19:4) “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me” has been mistranslated, and the nesherim referred to were likely not eagles, but griffon vultures. The cover of this year’s Jewish Independent Passover issue depicts some of the symbolism of the verse, with the griffon vulture at the fore.

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