Freedom and friendship
Achiya Klein and Joy at Trout Lake Park in Vancouver April 4. Klein and Joy were brought together by the Israel Guide Dog Centre for the Blind. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) “The Israel Guide Dog Centre is not just a…
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Thought-provoking speakers
Dr. Gil Murciano of Mitvim, the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, and Uri Weltmann of Standing Together, spoke April 17 at Temple Sholom. (photo by Pat Johnson) For months, weekly rallies across Israel after Shabbat have demanded the return…
A new refuge from violence
Western Canada House, a shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence, is now open in Rishon LeZion, near Tel Aviv. The project is a result of support from Jewish National Fund of Canada supporters in Vancouver and Winnipeg. (photo…
Face behind the weekly vigils
Daphna Kedem speaks at one of the weekly rallies she organizes to unite the local community and express solidarity with the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas (photo by Pat Johnson) Until recently, Daphna Kedem was a single mom with…
New role, familiar face
Ilan Pilo, left, and Rafi Yablonsky of the Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation. (photo from CSZHF) In Jerusalem, Yad Vashem stands as the foremost memorial centre to the Holocaust, dedicated to the millions of Jews murdered during the Shoah. Across…
Camp celebrates a lifetime at 70
Lisa and Andrew Altow with their family on visitors day at Camp Solomon Schechter in 2013. (photo from the Altow family) On May 5, Camp Solomon Schechter will honour four long-time relationships that were built at the camp. Part of…
Community milestones … Rabbi Carey Brown
Rabbi Carey Brown of Temple Sholom will be part of the next cohort of Shalom Hartman Institute’s Rabbinic Leadership Initiative (RLI). The intensive three-year fellowship program immerses North American rabbis of all denominations in the highest levels of Jewish learning,…
Waldman’s 2024 Human Library
Participants in the Human Library event at the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library on April 7. (photo from Waldman Library) The Human Library event at the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library on April 7 drew a diversity of “human books”…
The strength of community
Shai DeLuca and Alexandra Smith flew in Sunday from Toronto to address Vancouver’s weekly vigil for Israeli hostages on the six-month anniversary of the atrocities committed on Oct. 7. (photo by Pat Johnson) Unity, defiance and determination were the overriding…
Diverse & happy show
Members of the Clore & Roll Ensemble will perform in Vancouver on May 13. (photo from Clore Centre) Every year, it is sobering to experience the transition from Yom Hazikaron, the day of remembrance for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims…
