Rabbi Becky Silverstein, left, and Joanna Ware facilitated the Keshet program held in Vancouver last month. (photos from northeastern.edu and Jordyn Rozensky Photography, respectively) Last month, a group of Greater Vancouver Jewish organizations sponsored a Keshet program for members of…
Students in Kitah Aleph at the White Rock / South Surrey Jewish Community Centre with their Bereishit (Genesis) craft that they completed after studying the parashah at the centre’s religious school. (photo from WRSS JCC)
Congratulations to all of the JI’s 18 Under 36 awardees! (in alphabetical order) Rebecca Baron Ezequiel Blumenkrans Erin Brandt Marcus Brandt Ayelet Cohen Weil Courtney Cohen Aaron Friedland Sam Heller Talya Mallek Ariel Martz-Oberlander Logan Presch Maya Rae Mike Sachs…
Corry Flader, president of the Umbrella Shop. (photo from Corry Flader) “He went around in Toronto on a bicycle repairing people’s umbrellas,” Corry Flader told the Jewish Independent. “He would knock on people’s doors.” Flader is sharing how her grandfather…
Karen James, board chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. (photo from JFGV) Volunteers are integral to almost every nonprofit organization, and Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver is no exception. With this year’s annual campaign well underway, the Jewish…
The Oct. 29 Jewish Seniors Alliance Fall Symposium on Preparing for End-of-life Transitions drew 160 participants to the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. (photo by Alan Katowitz) The Oct. 29 Jewish Seniors Alliance Fall Symposium on Preparing for End-of-life…
Mike Goldberg, community outreach and education coordinator at Palliative Manitoba. (photo from Mike Goldberg) Despite the fact that the vast majority of us have lost a loved one, fear and misunderstanding often complicate the grieving process, according to Mike Goldberg,…
Through education and remembrance, the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre engages British Columbian students, educators and the broader public with the history of the Holocaust – the Shoah – and its ongoing relevance. Building on the VHEC’s achievements as Western Canada’s…
Limmud Vancouver is now accepting program proposals for the April 14-15, 2018, learning symposium. Organizers seek presentations on a range of topics – text study, Jewish history, social action, arts and culture, family programs, and more – and welcome a…
Left to right: Choices co-chair Debra Miller, Choices co-chair Sarah Marel-Schaffer, keynote speaker Lisa Friedman Clark, Choices co-chair Judith Blumenkrans and Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver women’s philanthropy chair Megan Laskin. (photo from JFGV) This year marked 13 years since…
