מועצת הביטחון של האומות המאוחדות שהכריזה בשבוע שעבר כי ההתנחלויות של ישראל בשטחים אינן חוקיות. (צילום: UN/Manuel Elias) ראש ממשלת קנדה לשעבר, סטיבן הרפר, יוצא נגד החלטת מועצת הביטחון של האומות המאוחדות שהכריזה ביום שישי בשבוע שעבר כי ההתנחלויות של…
B.C. Finance Minister Michael de Jong speaks at the Canadian reception in Tel Aviv, kicking off the Nov. 13-17 trade mission to Israel. (photo from flickr.com/photos/bcgovphotos) In November, B.C. Minister of Finance and House Leader Michael de Jong led a…
Can We Talk About … event committee, left to right: Karen Dana (event co-chair), Jenn Ritter (event co-chair), Harriet Zimmer, Rietta Floom, Einat Paz-Keynan (JCFS staff), Meytal Lavy (JCFS staff), Michael Landsberg, Sherry Lercher-Davis, Randee Pollock (JCFS staff), Danita Aziza…
Jason Aginsky (photo from Centre for Judaism of the Lower Fraser Valley) The Centre for Judaism of the Lower Fraser Valley has announced the recipient of its annual Lamplighter Award, which honors a child who has performed an outstanding act of…
The World Health Organization has recognized Israel’s medical rescue teams and Israel Defence Forces’ field hospital as Type 3, the highest ranking for any foreign medical rescue team and field hospital in the world. (photo from United Hatzalah) On Nov.…
Kirkland Lake students paint a mural as part of the Indigenous Awareness project. (photo from Toronto Heschel School) The Toronto Heschel School has announced the recipients of its first-ever social justice Prize for Teaching Excellence 2016. The top award goes…
(image from wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il) Following a successful diet, many people are dismayed to find their weight rebounding – an all-too-common phenomenon termed “recurrent” or “yo-yo” obesity. Worse still, the vast majority of recurrently obese individuals not only rebound to their pre-dieting…
קנדה שוקלת שוב את האפשרות לרכוש את המטוסים האמריקנים היקרים. (צילום: f35.com) ממשלת קנדה בראשות ג’סטין טרודו, תשקול שוב את האפשרות לרכוש את מטוסי הקרב החמקניים האף-35. עלות המטוס אמריקני מתוצרת לוקהיד מרטין נאמדת בסכום שיא של כמאה ועשרה מיליון…
Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May. (photo from cjnews.com) Federal Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May said she was able to support a revised policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because it rejects the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)…
King David High School Grade 8 students Noam, Judd and Joey, collecting bread from COBS. (photo from facebook.com/foodstashfoundation) Nov. 21 saw the start of King David High School’s now-established RAC Week. Started as part of the Random Acts of Kindness…
