The new black granite memorial wall at Schara Tzedeck Cemetery in New Westminster allows people to memorialize loved ones buried in other cities. (photo from Schara Tzedeck) What’s new at the cemetery? Not a question one tends to ask, but the…
MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, right, with Michal Berman, chief executive officer of the Lone Soldier Centre in Memory of Michael Levin, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon at the inauguration ceremony in August of a new home for female lone soldiers in…
Sheba is a trained physiotherapy dog. One of the patients he’s helping at Sheba Medical Centre is Nathaniel Felber, who suffered a head injury in a terror attack in December 2018. (photo from IMP) Nathaniel Felber is an Israel Defence…
Sunrise at the Dead Sea. (photo from Kevin Keystone) In this three-part series, the author recounts some of his experiences on Masar Ibrahim Al-Khalil, the Path of Abraham the Friend, which he visited in 2019. The articles have been adapted…
Monthly hikes are one of the many activities offered by the English Speakers Residents Association. (photo from ESRA) The reasons for making aliyah are many, however, some of the big questions holding back potential olim (immigrants), especially those who are…
המלון טראמפ אינטרנשיונל טאור ברחוב ג‘ורג‘יה בדאון טאון ונקובר (Roni Rachmani) החברה שמחזיקה בבעלות של המלון טראמפ אינטרנשיונל טאור ברחוב ג’ורג’יה בדאון טאון ונקובר הכריזה על פשיטת רגל. לאור כך מלון טראמפ נסגר לצמיתות. המלון נסגר זמנית במהלך חודש מרץ…
Sarah Hurwitz will help launch Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s annual campaign on Sept. 8. (photo from Jewish Federation) Sarah Hurwitz, who for seven years served as head speechwriter for former first lady Michelle Obama, will be a featured speaker…
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) has recently published Parenting in a Pandemic: A Guide for the Perplexed. Part of Project L’Chaim, a new Vancouver-wide youth mental health initiative in memory of Steven Diamond, the 36-page booklet is filled with…
Following a North American call for submissions and an exhaustive selection process, Jewish Family Services (JFS) in Vancouver has been chosen by the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies for participation in Year Two of the NJHSA Jewish Poverty Challenge,…
An aerial photo of the remains of a 3,200-year-old Canaanite fortress built near today’s town of Kiryat Gat. (photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA via Ashernet) The Kiryat Gat fortress site, which was opened to visitors this week, was prepared by the…
