Dr. Rabbi Yosef Wosk, right, presents Max Wyman with the inaugural Max Wyman Award for Cultural Commentary. (photo by Fred Cawsey) In the program of the inaugural Max Wyman Award for Cultural Commentary, Dr. Rabbi Yosef Wosk describes Max Wyman…
Dr. Dan Ezekiel, left, and Ezra Shanken with JFSA Innovators Lunch co-chairs Shannon Ezekiel, left, and Dr. Sherri Wise. (photo by Rhonda Dent Photography) “Something that we never could have imagined to be possible eventually became a reality because of…
King David High School students with Teaching for Tomorrow keynote speaker Julie Lythcott-Haims, who spoke on the topic How to Raise an Adult. (photo by Jocelyne Hallé) Our kids are not bonsai trees that need to be clipped and sheared!…
Courage to Come Back chair Lorne Segal, left, with David Richardson, president of Octaform, a longtime supporter of Coast Mental Health and a personal friend of Segal’s, says a few words about the cause and his commitment to mental health…
The Grade 1-3 class of Israeli dancers from Richmond Jewish Day School who participated in Festival Ha’Rikud on May 14. See more photos below. (photo by Lauren Kramer) *** In every community, and ours is no exception, there are folks who frequently capture…
Marianne, left, with her father, Otto Echt, and sister Brigitte. (photo from Canadian Museum of Immigration [CMI] at Pier 21) Marianne Ferguson’s family missed the train that was supposed to take them to Montreal from Halifax. Just 13 at the…
טקס פתיחת משחקי המכביה יערך באצטדיון טדי בירושלים בשישה ביולי. (צילום: Lyulyev Danny) נבחרת קנדה למשחקי המכביה העשרים תגיע עם למעלה משש מאות ספורטים ותשתתף בשמונה ענפים שונים. והם: כדורגל, טניס, שחייה, כדורעף חופים, טריאלתון, סופטבול, כדור בסיס ורכיבה על…
Fantaye, Gary Segal and Tesfaye in 2015, on a return visit by Segal to Gojam, Ethiopia. (photo from Gary Segal) Thirty-seven spine surgeries, six nursing/midwifery scholarships, development of Sebi Sarko Rural Health Centre and the establishment of a pediatric program…
Left to right, Negev Dinner 2017 honourees Michael Averbach, Gary Averbach and Shannon Gorski (née Averbach). (photo from Jewish National Fund, Pacific Region) “The important thing that I want to say is that I’ve accepted this honour because I’m sharing…
SFU’s Teaching Support Staff Union voted 186 for and 227 against including a BDS campaign in the union’s bylaws and policies. (photo from RestfulC401 (WinterforceMedia) via commons.wikimedia.org) The Vancouver Jewish community had another victory over the boycott, divestment and sanctions…
