Studying with Masa
Vancouverite Jack Scher is a student at Tel Aviv University’s Porter School of Environmental Studies. (photo from Masa Canada) Born in the United Kingdom, Jack Scher grew up in the south of France from the age of 6 till he…
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Welcomed in Kiryat Gat
Laura Soda, right, with her host family, the Lipiks, and some of her MITF colleagues at Rosh Hashanah. (photo from Laura Soda) Growing up as a Jewish young adult in White Rock, I always had mixed feelings about celebrating the…
Shared society in Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Business Development Centre (known in Hebrew by the acronym MATI) makes a direct contribution to shared living, and two leaders of the Israeli organization will visit British Columbia next month. (photo from CFHU Vancouver) Shared living in Jerusalem…
Masa Canada visits the coast
Mahla Finkleman, Canadian national manager of partnership and outreach for Masa Israel Journey (standing, fourth from the left), at Kits Beach in July with participants of the Shalom U’Lhitraot event. (photo from Masa Canada) While the skies were closed for…
Some basics of goalball
This past summer, Israel’s male youth goalball team won the European ParaYouth Games. (photo by Lilach Weiss) Can you imagine a sporting event in which the audience sits in silence? Well, this is how goalball is played. Why? So that…
Several JNF projects advance
JNF Pacific region executive director Michael Sachs, left, in a meeting at Aviv House for autistic adults in Israel. (photo from JNF-PR) Three Israeli projects supported by the Pacific region of the Jewish National Fund of Canada are advancing well,…
Help teens with their English
Want to make a difference in the lives of Israeli teens? Consider joining Israel Connect, a program where local adult volunteers connect online, one-on-one, via Zoom, with Israeli high school students who want to improve their English conversation and reading…
Help break the cycle
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO’s S.O.S. – Starting Over Safely campaign is 27 hours long, beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 23. (photo by Mickey Noam Alon) With the COVID-19 government shutdowns and mandatory quarantines, domestic violence has increased significantly across the…
Israel’s new Ethiopian airlift
Candance Kwinter, far right, and other members of a foreign delegation to Ethiopia, take in a synagogue service in Gondar. (photo from Candace Kwinter) The latest airlift from the Horn of Africa is underway – and a Vancouver community leader…
Living their values daily
Dror Israel representatives Noam Schlanger and Joanna Zeiger-Guerra visited Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver last month. (photos from Dror Israel) Last month, two representatives of Dror Israel, Noam Schlanger and Joanna Zeiger-Guerra, paid a visit to the region – Seattle, Victoria…
