Millie Krause, who runs Elman’s, with receptionist Bonita Bouchard. (photo from Elman’s) They started making horseradish 80 years ago and haven’t stopped. Elman’s Food Products is still making horseradish in small batches and, over the years, they have added new…
(image by ZLC Financial) One of the few things in life that we can absolutely count on is change. Therefore, no matter what age or stage in life, just about everyone has a need for insurance. It is especially important…
(photo from pxhere.com) One of the last problems you’d expect in creating a power of attorney is to find your company losing a bunch of tax advantages because the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decides you and the person you appointed…
Aretha Franklin sings “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” at the U.S. Capitol during the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. Franklin is one of many celebrities who died without a will. (photo by Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air…
The anthology Miracle Nation: Seventy Stories About the Spirit of Israel; A Tribute to Rebirth in the Land of Our Ancestors by Israela Meyerstein (Mazo Publishers, 2018) highlights the amazing achievements of Israel in the 70 years since its rebirth…
ישראלים קונים, מוכרים ומוסרים בוונקובר והסביבה: מדובר בקבוצה סגורה בנושאי מכירה, קנייה ומסירה. הישראלים שגרים בקנדה הקימו קבוצות באתר פייסבוק בערים שונות, בנוסף על קבוצות הישראלים בטורונטו ובוונקובר. בעיר השנייה בגדולה בקנדה – מונטריאול, פועלות מספר קבוצות של ישראלים. בהן:…
A full house came out to the CIJA-SUCCESS townhall Sept. 23, which featured six Vancouver mayoral candidates. (photo from CIJA) The refracted nature of Vancouver’s civic politics was on full display at a candidates meeting featuring six of the perceived front-running…
Election day for municipal governments across British Columbia is Saturday, Oct. 20. In Vancouver, advance voting opportunities are available until Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) Members of British Columbia’s Jewish community have been…
Jeffrey Cohan of Jewish Veg speaks at a few local venues next week. (photo from Or Shalom) There is no disputing the notion that God intended for us to eat a vegetarian diet, though eating meat out of necessity is…
(photo by Cynthia Ramsay) Advance voting is underway across British Columbia for municipal elections that culminate Oct. 20. There are many dedicated, informed people with excellent ideas running for office in Vancouver and in communities across British Columbia. This is…
Judith Chertkow-Levy, left, and Karen Kelm co-star in the musical Like a Fly in Amber, which will be at Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel Oct. 19. (photo by Victor Dezso Foto) The Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational…
Geoff Berner will help open this year’s Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival on Oct. 24. (photo by Genevieve Buechner) Recently back from Ontario, where he joined Orkestar Kriminal for a few shows, singer-songwriter and accordionist Geoff Berner will help…
Vancouver Opera’s production of The Merry Widow opens Oct. 20. (photo by John Grigaitis) “I am thrilled that The Merry Widow will open our 58th season,” Kim Gaynor told the Independent. “The Merry Widow has only been produced twice before…
Left to right are Ann Montague, Dr. Blye Frank, Marta Santos Pais, Jerry Nussbaum, Lillian Boraks-Nemetz and Marny Point. (photo by Tiffany Cooper) On Sept. 13, at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture held by the University of British Columbia faculty of…
סוף למשבר העמוק ביחסי ארצות הברית וקנדה בעידן טראמפ: שתי המדינות הגיעו סוף סוף להסכם סחר חדש. בפועל קנדה תצטרף להסכם הסחר שהושג כבר בין ארה”ב למקסיקו בסוף חדש אוגוסט. הסכם הסחר המשולש בין המדינות של צפון אמריקה שיחליף את…
Members of the Tikun Olam Gogos show off some of the paddles being auctioned, until Oct. 10. (photo by Paula Simson) Last fall, Sue Hyde, dragon boat master and member of Tikun Olam Gogos (which loosely translates as Grandmothers Repairing…
Rae Maté is one of the many artists who have donated work to the fundraiser for a Hornby Island gallery. (photo from Rae Maté) Hornby Island, in Georgia Straight, is known for its natural beauty. It is no surprise that…
Colleen Winton as Mrs. Lovett and Warren Kimmel as Sweeney Todd in Snapshots Collective’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which runs Oct. 10-31. (photo by Nicol Spinola) “To seek revenge may lead to hell, but…
As we come to the end of the High Holy Days, we set ourselves on paths of new beginnings. On Simchat Torah, we mark both a beginning and an end. The cycle of Torah reading ends and then immediately begins…
By the time you read this, our big run of fall Jewish High Holidays will be over. However, I’m still gathering up bits and pieces about it. What did I experience? What worked out and what didn’t? This isn’t a…
Sara Raposo-Blouw, left, and Erin Goldberg taste the chocolate mocha and vanilla blueberry flavours of Thrive. (photo by Ian Blouw) Erin Goldberg, 30, was only 5 years old when it was discovered that she had rhabdomyosarcoma in her abdomen, attached…
Elliot Kimelman’s C-Spray is available online at amazon.ca. (photo from Elliot Kimelman) Going for a swim is something many people enjoy. But, many times, even if you shower right after, you can still smell the chlorine. If only there was…
Israel’s IVC Research Centre concludes that, with each passing year, some 16% more companies have at least one Chinese investor. (photo by Dave Gordon) With headlines proclaiming the largest trade war in history, the United States and China began dueling…
A Canadian delegation was among some 6,000 participants in the International Christian Embassy’s annual Sukkot march through the centre of Jerusalem last week. (photo from Ashernet)
מספר גדול של קבוצות של ישראלים בקנדה פעילות בפייסבוק. הקבוצה העיקרית היא של “ישראלים בקנדה”. הישראלים בקנדה שמספרם הולך וגדל בשנים האחרונות מפעילים קבוצות רבות באתר של פייסבוק. הקבוצה העיקרית היא של “ישראלים בקנדה” ובנוסף יש קבוצות לישראלים בתחומים שונים…
(צילום: jbsa.mil) מגפת האופיואיד הורגת אלפי קנדים: יצרניות משככי הכאבים נתבעות על הונאה ואחריות לתופעה תקדים חשוב: יצרניות ומשווקת כדורי משככי הכאבים המבוססים על אופיואידים נתבעות לראשונה בקנדה, על ידי גורם ממשלתי. זאת לאור מגפת האופיואיד הקשה שהביאה למותם של…
Dr. Jonathon Leipsic (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) When Jonathon Leipsic decided to take on the role of campaign chair for the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver this year, it was not because he had too much free…
Barbara Pelman (photo from Word Vancouver) Among the writers being featured at this year’s Word Vancouver, which runs Sept. 26-30, is Victoria-based poet Barbara Pelman. Pelman’s latest collection, narrow bridge (Ronsdale Press, 2017), is her third book of poetry. Its…
Mélanie Thierry delivers a strong performance as Marguerite Duras in Memoir of War. (photo from VIFF) The Vancouver International Film Festival starts next week. Among the myriad offerings are many films that might be of particular interest to the Jewish…
Ghazal Azarbad, as Siobhan, a special-ed teacher, and Daniel Doheny, as Christopher, who has Asperger’s, often work in tandem in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. (photo by David Cooper) Left, right, left, right. Follow the red…
