Rabbi Eliezer Diamond (photo from jtsa.edu) “I am particularly interested in the way that Torah can help us look inward. Each of the topics is about religious character formation, various ways in which we create a more godly character and…
InJoy, led by Gilat Rapaport (centre), comes to Vancouver for the community’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration on May 4 at Vogue Theatre. (photo by Linda Kasian) Tickets are now on sale for the community’s celebration of Israel’s 74th Independence Day. This…
Seth Klein speaks at the Press Conference from the Future on March 12. (photo by Lorne Mallin) On March 12, hundreds turned out for a creative event that imagined what could be accomplished by 2025 with climate movement leaders in…
Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, left, Dr. Patricia Daly and Dr. Eric Grafstein (photo from Temple Sholom Twitter) On Feb. 26, Temple Sholom awarded community members Dr. Patricia Daly and Dr. Eric Grafstein with the Pikuah Nefesh Award (to save a life)…
A Feb. 28 webinar explored the topic of neurodiversity, a term that encompasses a wide range of conditions, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia and Tourette Syndrome. The talk, organized by PJ Library, Jewish National Fund of Canada Pacific Region, the Jewish…
Natan Sharansky will be the keynote speaker at Freilach25, Chabad Richmond’s 25th anniversary celebration, on June 19. (photo from Chabad Richmond) On June 19, human rights advocate Natan Sharansky will be the keynote speaker at Freilach25, Chabad Richmond’s 25th anniversary…
Food insecurity by province or territory, using data from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017-18. (image from proof.utoronto.ca/food-insecurity) Jewish Family Services Vancouver (JFS), Richmond Jewish Day School (RJDS) and Kehila Society of Richmond are piloting a new food program…
Dr. Henry Abramson’s lecture series Jewish History, But Skipping the Boring Parts continues on March 9. (photo from Henry Abramson) What do country music superstar Shania Twain and Orthodox academic Dr. Henry Abramson have in common? They both spent plenty…
JQT Vancouver and JFS Vancouver are partners – with support from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver – on Twice Blessed 2.0: The Jewish LGBTQ2SIA+ Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to understand the current needs of the Jewish LGBTQ2SIA+…
(image from flickr / Province of British Columbia) Last November, the American advocacy organization Respect Ability announced some good news. New research it had conducted in 2021 suggested that disability awareness and inclusion was improving in Jewish communities across North…
