ראש ממשלת קנדה, ג’סטין טרודו, הצליח להביא לקנדה מסין מספר בשורות עסקיות משמעותית, בביקורו המתקושר שם. (צילום: pm.gc.ca) עליבאבא מגיעה לקנדה: הענקית הסינית תקים מרכז טכנולוגי שיאפשר לחברות הקנדיות נגישות לסין ראש ממשלת קנדה, ג’סטין טרודו, הצליח להביא לקנדה מסין…
Rabbi Meir Kaplan and his 3-year-old son Sholom Ber Kaplan check out the new Chabad Centre for Jewish Life and Learning on Glasgow Street, near Topaz Park, in Victoria on Aug. 24. (photo from Darren Stone, Times Colonist) A new…
Terry Glavin (photo from Terry Glavin) A self-described “man of the left,” journalist Terry Glavin discovered he was an “accidental Zionist” during the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006, when he noticed how the mood of the antiwar movement on the left…
The burkini fiasco, if it has had any positive effects, should have opened some eyes to how silly human beings can behave when we become enmeshed in a fabricated social panic. The issue, for those who have not seen the…
In early August, the Green Party of Canada voted at its national convention to endorse boycott-divestment-sanctions (BDS) measures against segments of Israel’s economy and society. BDS advocates were quick to claim victory, citing that the Greens are now the first…
Rabbi Ilan and Rabbanit Dina Acoca and family have moved to New Jersey after 17 years with Vancouver’s Congregation Beth Hamidrash. (photo from bethhamidrash.com) An era has come to an end in Vancouver with the departure of Rabbi Ilan and…
Jewish community members Gina Leon (above) and Michael Germant are both co-producers, as well as actors, in Island Productions’ The Glass Menagerie. (photo from Gina Leon) Tennessee Williams is one of the giants of the American theatre. His 1944 four-actor play…
Ziyian Kwan and Vanessa Goodman perform together in Simile, which concludes the Scotiabank Dance Centre’s open house on Sept. 10. (photo by David Cooper) The Scotiabank Dance Centre’s open house on Sept. 10 culminates with Simile, featuring new work and…
A scene from one of the end-of-class performances by the Hebrew-language theatre group for women at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver. Director Orly Naim is also teaching an English-language course this year. (photo from Orly Naim) One of…
Chabad of Richmond’s new Chabad Hand Chime Choir is looking for additional members. (photo from Chabad of Richmond) “We wanted to have more creative activities for seniors, something music-oriented,” said Rabbi Yechiel Baitelman about Chabad of Richmond’s new Chabad Hand…
Jewish community member Erika Babins co-stars in How to Adult: The Musical. (photo from Coffee & Screaming) As with the Jewish community Fringers profiled in the last issue of the Jewish Independent, the performers interviewed this week seek not only…
Anne Wheeler during the making of Chi. (photo from babzchulasociety.wordpress.com) On Aug. 29, the National Film Board of Canada released more than 60 films that now can be viewed free of charge on nfb.ca. Among the new releases is Chi…
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אמזון מתכוונת בשלב זה לגייס כשלוש מאות עובדים לסניף המפואר בבניין ‘טאלס גארדן.’ (צילום: telusgarden.com) תופסים קנדה: אמזון מגייסת עובדים מישראל לסניף החדש בוונקובר ענקית המסחר האלקטרוני האמריקנית – אמזון, מגייסת בימים אלה עובדים בין היתר מישראל, לסניף החברה החדש…
Alison Lebovitz (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) The original meaning of tikkun olam, as seen in the Talmud, was to “decorate, beautify or refine” the world. The modern meaning of “repairing” the world came to be emphasized much…
Jolene Bernardino is among the cast of Deborah Vogt’s Carry On: A Musical. (photo by Landon Shantz, graphics by Braden Neufeld) How many hours do you think you’ve stood around baggage carousels waiting for your luggage? Were you able to…
When Paul Steinberg first read The Big Book, the “bible” of Alcoholics Anonymous, written by founder Bill Wilson, he scribbled disagreements in the margins. His sponsor later saw them and took him to task. “Do you really think you know…
David Keselman (photo from the Louis Brier) After an extensive search, the Dr. Irving and Phyliss Snider Campus for Jewish Seniors, comprised of the Louis Brier Home and Hospital and the Weinberg Residence, have appointed David Keselman chief executive officer.…
Artwork from a participant in an exhibit by the Society for the Arts in Dementia Care. (photo by Baila Lazarus) As the population ages, there will be more adult children, caregivers, seniors homes and other centres caring for loved ones…
The BDS movement – which seeks to boycott, divest from and sanction the state of Israel – is having an impact. Though maybe not exactly as they’d hoped. There was a tempest in a coffee pot recently when an East…
I was recently in Australia, where I presented at Limmud Oz, a Jewish festival of learning. One thing – among many – that struck me about the community was that, on more than one occasion, Limmud sessions or other parlor…
Pericles is one of the best Bard on the Beach productions this season. (photo by David Blue) If the thought of being transported to the mystique and exotic locales of the ancient Middle East appeals to you, then you must…
L’Chaim Adult Day Centre has completed upgrades to its outdoor seating area. Additions include a custom-built overhead awning and new patio furniture. The purchase of this equipment was made possible by a federal grant from Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Canada…
Recent studies are again pointing to the potential of weekly intermittent fasting, where one greatly reduces or eliminates calories on a set number of weekdays, to fight disease and prolong life. Jewish tradition has long advocated weekly intermittent fasting, though…
Hillel House, University of British Columbia, circa 1990. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.11126) If you know someone in these photos, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum…
גלית ברעם אמדור נכנסה בראשית החודש לתפקידה החדש כקונסול הכללי של ישראל בטורונטו ומערב קנדה. (צילום: twitter.com/galibaram) גלית ברעם אמדור נכנסה לתפקידה כקונסול הכללי של ישראל בטורונטו ומערב קנדה גלית ברעם אמדור נכנסה בראשית החודש לתפקידה החדש כקונסול הכללי של…
(photo from jccgv.com) The upcoming show at the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, which features 45 community artists who have donated their work, is a fundraiser for the gallery. “The idea for the show belongs to Shirley Barnett,” said gallery…
Left to right, reciting the Four Questions at the Okanagan Jewish community’s Passover celebration: Adarah Challmie, Ben Levitan, Jordan Spevakow, David Spevakow, Samara Levitan, and Kate Spevakow. (photo by Misty Smith) Kelowna’s Jewish community may be small, but it’s poised…
Gwyneth Paltrow, left, and Zooey Deschanel at the Sage Summit in July. (photo by Dave Gordon) Some 15,000 entrepreneurs gathered in Chicago July 26-29 for the Sage Summit, to hear keynote speakers, network and browse the exhibitors’ stations, which spanned…
Left to right: Kazz Leskard (Iago), Claire Rice (Desdemona) and Courtney Shields (Constance) in Awkward Productions’ Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet. (photo by Derek Fu) Have you ever wished you could change the course of a play, making the plot…
