On the fifth night of Hanukkah, Jewish community members delivered latkes and sufganiyot in the Downtown Eastside. (photo by Pat Johnson) On the fifth night of Hanukkah, a group of Jewish Vancouverites delivered latkes and sufganiyot to frontline workers and…
Pat Johnson has been selected by the government of Romania for the 2025 Ambassador Mihnea Constantinescu National Award for outstanding merits in combating antisemitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech. He was nominated for the honour by the Jewish Federation of…
Chabad Lubavitch of British Columbia has received a transformative endowment ensuring that the tradition of lighting the Silber Family Agam Menorah at the Vancouver Art Gallery will continue in perpetuity. The endowment was introduced last year at Legacy of Light,…
Almonds trees on the way to Jerusalem. (photo from PikiWiki) While Israelis are not what you would call nature worshippers, once a year they do celebrate one aspect of nature: trees. Tu b’Shevat (the holiday’s name is derived from the…
Karli Niehaus, husband Josh and their family at Camp Solomon Schechter. (photo from Camp Solomon Schechter) Camp Solomon Schechter alum Karli Niehaus is returning home – as camp director. She brings extensive experience in childhood education, community leadership and Jewish…
Camp Hatikvah’s Family Camp is so popular, a new off-site program has been created to meet demand. (photo from Camp Hatikvah) Camp Hatikvah is celebrating a milestone year after Family Camp 2026 broke all previous registration records. A total of…
Camp Miriam is a place where chanichimot (campers) feel free to be Jewish, to celebrate their traditions and to be part of a community guided by compassion, curiosity and joy. (photo from Camp Miriam) Last year was another remarkable one…
A fundamental part of being a counselor is to support the campers. (photo from Camp Kalsman) Rachel Mintz worked as junior counselor, senior counselor, canoe specialist and assistant director at Camp BB-Riback in the late 1990s. In her work today…
The writer as a kid at Camp Shalom with the camp’s director, Ben Horev. (photo from Uriel Presman Chikiar) I was 9 years old when I first arrived at Camp Shalom. My family had recently immigrated from Argentina, and we…
בעברי כאשר גרתי בישראל לא חשבתי שהמדינה נחשבת לאלימה במיוחד אך בשנים האחרונות שיניתי את דעתי. כיום להערכתי האלימות בישראל מורגשת בהרבה מגזרים וכמעט בכל פינה. חדשות לבקרים אנו קוראים על אלימות מצד אזרחים נגד אזרחים אחרים ועקומת האלימות הולכת…
