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Yellowknife seder a first
Yellowknife held its first community-wide Passover seder, with support from the Jewish Federation of British Columbia, at the Sundog Trading Post on April 1. (photo from Jewish Federation Facebook page) Yellowknife held its first community-wide Passover seder, with support from…
A Lag b’Omer to remember
Chabad Richmond hosted a barbecue on Lag b’Omer, May 5. (photo from Chabad Richmond) Families in Richmond gathered on May 5 for a Lag b’Omer barbecue organized by Chabad Richmond. Fun for the kids included a bouncy castle, archery, crafts…
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The national food of Israel?
RuhamaFoods’ Oven-baked Schnitzel, made by yours truly, the Accidental Balabusta. (photo by Shelley Civkin) There has recently been some heated debate (in my living room) over what can accurately be called the national food of Israel. Family would claim it’s…
Panama City welcoming
The ceiling of the Sephardic synagogue Shevet Ahim, which is located in the Bella Vista neighbourhood of Panama City. (photo by Janice Masur) My solo trip to Panama City this past February had seemed so far away when I organized…
Pesach cleaning
The Kotel – the last remaining part of Herod the Great’s vast Second Temple complex – got a spruce up ahead of Passover. As is tradition, volunteers took to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City to remove hundreds of…
On the wings of griffon vultures
Liberation. Freedom. Renewal. Recalling our history, our stories. Passover’s themes are many, and the challenge every year is for us to interpret them in a meaningful way for our time. In making this special issue’s cover, I started with the…
Vast recipe & story collection
The Jewish Food Society’s website has many Passover options: salads, mains and desserts. For people who prefer cookbooks, the society has published The Jewish Holiday Table, which can be purchased online. The Jewish Food Society was established in 2017. The…
A word, please …
Beverley Kort is a registered psychologist by day and a cartoonist in her off hours. She has a private practice in Vancouver.
