Louis Brier Home and Hospital. (photo from cjnews.com) “Louis Brier offers our residents variety in programming and services, as well as safe and quality care. Residents and families remain the primary decision-makers for the care received, as resident and family-centred…
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks at Congregation Schara Tzedeck on April 28. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) “There is one thing about Judaism for which we were mocked for centuries, whose wisdom is just becoming clear in the 21st century,” Rabbi…
The Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School Grade 11 history class for which King David High School teacher Anna-Mae Wiesenthal (middle row, second from the right), did a presentation on the Holocaust. Their teacher, Bonnie Burnell, is to Wiesenthal’s left. (photo…
The Jewish Seniors Alliance Spring Forum featured Dr. Saul Isserow, left, and Dr. Larry Goldenberg. (photos by Binny Goldman) “If I had known I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself” – Eubie Blake…
The Tibet Women’s Soccer Team will compete at the 2017 Vancouver International Soccer Festival as special guests and as ambassadors of peace. (photo from One Team United) One Team United for Peace and Development Society recently announced that the Tibet…
HIPPY, developed in 1969, is being used by some 20,000 families in various countries. (photo from HIPPY International) For the first time ever, HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents and Preschool Youngsters) will be setting up offices in Southeast Asia. HIPPY…
Eliezer Sobel created L’Chaim: Pictures to Evoke Memories of Jewish Life with his parents in mind. (photo from Shutterstock) Eliezer Sobel’s new book, L’Chaim: Pictures to Evoke Memories of Jewish Life, was born from personal experience. Sobel is an artist…
More than 170,000 elementary and high school students participated in CIVIX’s Student Vote program for the 2017 B.C. provincial election. (image from CIVIX) More than 170,000 elementary and high school students participated in the Student Vote program for the 2017…
On May 8, Canadian Hillels in partnership with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) released Going Somewhere? The Canadian Guide to Jewish Campus Life. Inspired by Maclean’s annual university guide, Going Somewhere? Provides students with information about Jewish…
Knowing that, in any one day, hundreds of visitors will pass their shops, usually on the way to the Kotel (Western Wall), shopkeepers in Jerusalem’s Old City stock as many items as possible to appeal to all religions. Prayer shawls,…
חרדים שטסו מניו יורק הצליחו להגיע לטורונטו לפני כניסת השבת. (צילום: acidbomber via en.wikipedia) האתר החרדי בחדרי חדרים טוען שחסדי השמים עזרו לחרדים שלא לחלל את השבת. לדברי חדרי חדרים קבוצה של חרדים התכוונה לטוס מניו יורק לטורונטו, לקראת השבת…
Johanan Herson is coming from Israel to Art! Vancouver. (photo from Johanan Herson) “I am very much looking forward to seeing all the new artwork coming from around the world,” Lisa Wolfin told the Independent. “We have some giant heads…
East Coast Bakery opened in Halifax on May 14 last year. (photo by Alex Rose) Gerry Lonergan wants to put Halifax on the bagel map. “Why do Montreal and New York own bagels?” he asked. “Two cities shouldn’t own bagels.…
Orly Ashkenazy’s “Strings.” (photo by Olga Livshin) The Festival Ha’Rikud group exhibit at Zack Gallery, Celebrating Friendship, presents 23 artists in a variety of styles and media. Each artist, in his or her own special way, explores the theme of…
Donald Trump’s first international trip as president of the United States will include Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Vatican. This breaks a longstanding tradition of a new U.S. president shuffling north or south to drop in on one of America’s…
Today I arose early and took a few minutes to look at the pearly dawn through my bedroom window. A bit later, I walked to the nearest grocery store and bought fresh bread for breakfast before I began my work…
Are we living in the “end times”? Many would agree that, some days, it feels like it. Vancouver School of Theology’s Inter-Religious Studies program will host an apocalyptically themed conference this month called Visions of the End Times. Presenters will…
In the JCCGV’s program for 2-year-olds, there are only a few spots left for September 2017. (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) Hidden at the end of the hall on the garden level of the Jewish Community Centre…
An aerial view of part of the Caesarea excavations. (photo by Griffin Aerial, via IAA and Ashernet) On April 27, the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, Caesarea Development Corporation, Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Israel Nature and Parks Authority announced cooperation…
איוונקה טראמפ ומשפחתה השתתפו בפסח מפואר בוויסטלר: הוצאות ביטחון כבדות על חשבון משלם המיסים. (צילום: Philippe Giabbanelli) בתו של נשיא ארה”ב, דונלד טראמפ, איוונקה טראמפ ומשפחתה בילו את חופשת פסח בעיירת הסקי וויסטלר. טראמפ, בעלה ג’ארד קושניר, שמשמש יועץ בכיר…
Canadian-born, U.K.-based Tanyalee Davis will make a special appearance in Comedy on Wheels, which features many contributors. (photo from Comedy on Wheels) Realwheels celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday with laughter. Their new show, Comedy on Wheels, will play for only three…
Andrea Silverstone, coordinator of Shalom Bayit at Jewish Family Service Calgary. (photo from Andrea Silverstone) A study of domestic violence in Jewish communities in the Prairie provinces was recently completed. “The study has been a desire of mine probably since…
A different approach to Yom Hazikaron took place Sunday in Tel Aviv. An alternative form of marking Israel’s remembrance day for fallen soldiers – bringing together Israelis and Palestinians who have lost family members to decades of conflict – was…
Why is it so bad to talk about the ordinaries of life? People often say the mundane is so boring, let’s talk about something exotic. Let’s gossip about somebody’s perversion. Isn’t there a scandal that’s just been discovered? Have you…
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, during its annual meeting, on March 28, overwhelmingly approved an expansive resolution affirming the full inclusion, equality and welcoming of all transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals. The resolution commits the RRA to work for “full…
Dr. Peter Suedfeld, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of British Columbia, spoke on behalf of the survivors who participated. (photo by Jennifer Oehler) Emotions were high at a graduation event where survivors of the Holocaust and Langara College…
Katey Wright and Warren Kimmel co-star in A Little Night Music, which opens at Anvil Centre Theatre on May 13. (photo by David Cooper) “The end of Act One may just be the most brilliant piece of musical theatre writing…
The new Shalva National Centre in Jerusalem officially opened on April 27. (photo from Shalva) History was made on April 27, when hundreds of friends and donors traveled from around the world to gather in Jerusalem to celebrate the grand…
