Ryan Gladstone is co-writer of Jesus Christ: The Lost Years, which opens at Havana Theatre March 13, 8 p.m. (photo from Monster Theatre) Scholars have pondered the question of the unknown, or missing, years of Jesus. In the Christian Bible,…
Turning Point Ensemble performs The Old Man and the Sea, directed by Idan Cohen, March 9 and 10. (photo by Tim Matheson) “There’s something that I really love about these kinds of projects and the agenda that Turning Point holds…
Sam Laliberte and Jared Schachter share what they’ve learned about long-distance relationships in The #LDR Activity Book. (photo by Ricky Pang / Sincerely Image) The first quote in The #LDR Activity Book is from American writer Meghan Daum: “Distance is not…
Florencia Katz and family. (photo from Florencia Katz) PJ Library, which provides Jewish children with free Jewish-themed books and CDs, has expanded its program and now serves readers up to 11 years old. Available in Jewish communities across North America,…
Recent Empowerment series session featured the screening of the film A Song for Marion (Unfinished Song). (photo from JSA) On Jan. 16, more than 60 older adults gathered in the auditorium of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver to…
Hoopla Under the Huppah by Dori Weinstein (Five Flames Press, 2017) is the third instalment of the YaYa and YoYo series, which includes Sliding into the New Year, about Rosh Hashanah, and Shaking in the Shack, about Sukkot. Targeted to…
Israeli choreographer Adi Salant will be at the Ballet BC première of her work Feb. 28-March 2 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. (photo © Michael Slobodian) “I could not let it go on without being there to see the outcome,” Adi…
Sidi Schaffer’s current exhibit, In Partnership with Nature, is at the Zack Gallery until March 3. (photo by Olga Livshin) Sidi Schaffer’s art has gone through several different incarnations. At the beginning of her career, in postwar Romania, she adhered…
Comedian Jacob Samuel headlines A Night of Shticks & Giggles Feb. 21 at the Rothstein Theatre. (photo from JCCGV) In just one week, I will be standing on stage at one of the most exciting events I have ever been…
A still from Éléonore Goldberg’s animated short film My Yiddish Papi (Picbois Productions/NFB). On Jan. 25, the National Film Board of Canada released Éléonore Goldberg’s animated short film My Yiddish Papi (Picbois Productions/NFB). It can be streamed free of charge…
