Gardening is just one of the new activities keeping kids engaged on land at Camp Hatikvah. (photo from Camp Hatikvah) Fun on water and land Located on a stunning peninsula in the Okanagan and surrounded by water on three of its…
A study for the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness led by a Simon Fraser University master’s student has found that a disproportionate number of people chronically staying in Victoria’s emergency shelters are seniors. Hannah Rabinovitch conducted the longitudinal study…
Rabbi Carey Brown presents at LimmudVan ’14. (photo from Limmud Vancouver) The inaugural event of Limmud Vancouver received rave reviews for its diverse and engaging presenters. The second annual festival of culture, creativity and learning promises to be even better. Would…
Are you concerned about the cost of living and the lack of affordable housing in Vancouver? Is it preventing you, or someone you know, from feeling connected to the Jewish community? Tikva Housing Society in collaboration with the Jewish Federation…
Beth Tikvah Congregation has hired Rabbi Howard Siegel as interim rabbi for the coming year. Siegel is no stranger to the Vancouver and Richmond Jewish community. He served as assistant and associate rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel from 1978-81 and…
More than 120 women attended Community Mega Challah Bake that was led by challah-baking expert Rochie Pinson, who also gave a lecture. (photo from Chabad Lubavitch BC) More than 120 women from across Greater Vancouver gathered on Wednesday evening, Sept. 10,…
Joshua Malina will help launch the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s annual campaign on Sept. 21. (photo from Joshua Malina) The title of his talk is How to Make it in Hollywood and Remain a Mensch. From the one minute…
Rose Yorsh with Kevin Land, principal of Gladstone Secondary School. (photo by Alix Bishop) Local community member Rose Yorsh has been honored with a scholarship in her name by friends at the University Women’s Club at Hycroft. The scholarship benefits…
ORT South Africa Cape chief operating officer Debbie Staniland, right, with Harris Lorie, former education development manager of World ORT and programming co-chair of Limmud UK 2013, and Dr. Lydia Abel, ORT SA Cape director, at Limmud UK in 2013,…
Ezra S. Shanken has been busy since arriving in Vancouver. (photo from Ezra S. Shanken) “I said at our AGM that I want a Federation today that is with you in your brightest and darkest times, not because of what you…
