The Okanagan Jewish community’s Chanukah celebration Dec. 12. (photos from OJCA) The Okanagan Jewish community has had an active last few months. Services were held Dec. 9 and 10, led by Rabbi Shaul Osadchey, as well as Jan. 20 and…
Rose’s Angels co-founders Courtney Cohen, left, and Lynne Fader, surrounded by some of the 60 volunteers who came out Feb. 12 to make 1,000 care packages for those less fortunate. (photos by Lianne Cohen Photography) On Feb. 12, this year’s…
Public Speaking Contest founders Larry Barzelai and Rhona Gordon give out trophies for this year’s contest winners. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) On the evening of Feb. 1, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver was buzzing with activity. Students, parents,…
An outer space-themed ketubah designed by thisisnotaketubah.com. Judging from its ritual text, the ketubah (marriage contract) that is read aloud during a Jewish wedding ceremony isn’t the most exciting, romantic or joyous document. It spells out a husband’s fundamental Jewish…
בלקברי יורדת לכביש: תשקיע כמאה מיליון דולר בפרוייקט לפיתוח תוכנה למכוניות בנהיגה עצמית. (qnx.com) יצרנית הסמארטפונס הקנדית המקרטעת בלקברי נכנסת לתחום פעילות חדש. החברה הודיעה לאחרונה כי היא תשקיע כמאה מיליון דולר קנדי (שהם כשבעים ושישה מיליון דולר אמריקני), בהקמת…
The Bagel Club will volunteer at Shalva, the Israel Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, when they are in Israel. (photo from shalva.org) The mission of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver’s inclusion services is…
Maya Avraham will perform on March 7 at Rothstein Theatre, as part of the Chutzpah! Festival. (photo from Chutzpah!) With two highly praised albums under her belt and a third one in the works, Maya Avraham has come a long…
On Feb. 6, Igor Sadikov, an elected student representative at McGill University, tweeted “punch a zionist today” (sic). The statement stirred some reaction, though not the universal revulsion that should greet incitement to political violence in Canada. The Student Society…
Writing Lives is an initiative at Langara College, coordinated by instructor Dr. Rachel Mines, in which second-year students are teamed up with local Holocaust survivors to interview them and write memoirs of their lives before, during and after the Holocaust.…
I am 69 years old and I have been living with multiple sclerosis for the last 29 years. During that time, my disability has affected my spirituality, and vice versa. I grew up with Orthodox Jewish maternal grandparents in the…
Author Jamaica Kincaid is among the Dan David Prize winners this year. (photo from TAU via Ashernet) Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced the winners of this year’s Dan David Prize, which will be awarded at a ceremony at TAU on…
שרה פיילין מועמדת לשגרירת ארה“ב בקנדה? (צילום: Therealbs2002 via Wikimedia Commons) שרה פיילין נחשבת למועמדת לתפקיד שגרירת ארצות הברית בקנדה. כך פורסם בהרחבה בתקשורת הקנדית והבינלאומית בימים האחרונים. פיילין ששימשה מושלת מדינת אלסקה בשנים 2006-2009 הייתה בין הראשונים להתייצב לצידו…
Cornelia Oberlander collaborated with architect Arthur Erickson on many projects, including the Downtown Vancouver Law Courts. (photo by Joe Mabel via commons.wikimedia.org) At 95 years old, landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander can look back on a string of stellar accomplishments.…
Sam Bob is one of seven šxʷʔam̓ət, cast members. The play will run at Firehall Arts Centre March 3-11. (photo by David Cooper, design by Dafne Blanco) Vancouver theatre director David Diamond, who founded the Theatre for Living 36 years…
In Wrestling Jerusalem, which is at Chutzpah! March 1 and 2, Aaron Davidman tries to understand the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (photo by Ken Friedman) Most of us have an opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But how many of…
While settling into a fresh hotel room, one may be tempted to open drawers and doors, survey the facilities, and thumb through the room service menus or local entertainment guides that are usually provided to help guests plan outings. There’s…
Canadians – and concerned citizens worldwide – are reeling from the horrific attack on a Quebec City mosque (the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec) on Jan. 29 that left six dead and others wounded. Amid the revulsion and grieving, here…
Stav Daron’s application to the Island School of Building Arts was initially rejected because he is Israeli. After public pressure, the school reversed its decision and apologized. (photo from facebook.com) Now that the sawdust has settled on the controversy around…
Corey Fleischer volunteers most of his time to removing hateful graffiti. (photo from Corey Fleischer) When Montrealer Corey Fleischer finished university, he was unsure of what career path to take. In the interim, to pay the rent, so to speak,…
About five percent of Adam Brosgall’s legal practice is dedicated to offering mobile services. (photo from Adam Brosgall) While providing mobile legal services is only a small portion of what lawyer, notary public and commissioner of oaths Adam Brosgall does,…
Little Free Libraries are open 24/7 in cities across Canada. (photo by Josie Tonio McCarthy) Have you heard of the Little Free Library movement? It’s a way for neighbours to exchange books. Throughout Winnipeg, Vancouver and other cities, there are…
Tours and tastings of Milk and Honey distillery can be booked on certain days. (photo by Ariel Fields) Is a Bronfman family saga about to begin again? While it has a ways to go before reaching the heights of the…
The Shattered Mirror: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age, released on Jan. 26 by the Public Policy Forum, shines a light on the news industry in Canada, revealing it is reaching a crisis point as the decline of…
An Arkia plane lands at Eilat Airport. (photo from Ashernet) Ever since 1949, Eilat Airport has been an important link between the resort city of Eilat on the Red Sea and the busy central part of Israel. However, it is…
David Broza (below) will be joined by Mira Awad in concert on Feb. 28, as part of this year’s Chutzpah! Festival. (photo by Nahum Leder) Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza is returning to Vancouver – and he’ll be joined by friend…
Maya Rae performs on Feb. 23 at Frankie’s Jazz Club. (photo by Saffron Kelly) Vancouver jazz singer-songwriter Maya Rae will celebrate the release of her debut CD, Sapphire Birds, on Feb. 23 at Frankie’s Jazz Club. The album was produced…
Temple Sholom Rabbi Dan Moskovitz addresses a Concerned Canadian Clergy for Refugees multi-faith clergy press conference at Jack Poole Plaza in Downtown Vancouver on Jan. 29. (screenshot) The murders at a Quebec City-area mosque Sunday night shattered our sense of Canadian…
Ken Levitt, president of Jewish Seniors Alliance, and Leah Deslauriers, coordinator of JCC Seniors and L’Chaim Adult Day Centre. (photo by Binny Goldman) On Jan. 25, a treat awaited all who attended the screening at the Jewish Community Centre of…
Left to right, panelists Rabbi Don Pacht, Abba Brodt, Ellen Wiesenthal and Lu Winters with moderator Sherri Barkoff. (photo from the Bayit) On the night of Jan. 24, four leading Jewish educators were panelists for the symposium Think Education, hosted…
When the breeze from the forest fanned her branches, Willow could almost hear the gossip of the blue jays and the news of her old friends. (photo by Rob Hanson via Wikimedia Commons) On Tu b’Shevat, when we look down at Mother…
