Governor General of Canada David Johnston, left, with Chief Scientist of the State of Israel Avi Hasson. (photo by Sgt. Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall) On March 1, Governor General of Canada David Johnston met Chief Scientist of the State of…
A commercial gutter installation. (photo by Ethoseo via commons.wikimedia.org) As the season transitions from winter to spring, it’s time to attend to some household maintenance tasks. Exterior areas. Trim trees and remove vegetation from the siding and roofline. Have gutters and drains cleaned by…
Singlecue recognizes hand motions for remote control. (photo from Singlecue via Israel21c.org) Bezeq, Israel’s largest telecom, set up in late 2015 a model “smart home” at its Tel Aviv headquarters and in the IKEA store in Netanya to demonstrate its…
(waittimes.alberta.ca) אפשר למות רק מההמתנה: חולה ממתינה “רק” עשר שנים לניתוח אורטופדי הביורוקרטיה ואוזלת היד של מערכת הבריאות הקנדית שהיא דבר לא חדש גרמה לקטי ברנאפ בת החמישים ושש, להמתין כבר עשר שנים לניתוח אורטופדי. הניתוח המסובך אמור לאחות שני…
Left to right, Anna Karatchun, Malka Pischanitzkaya and Jenya Friedman at the N’Shei Chabad Unity Event on Feb. 22. (photo by Esti Loeub) On Feb. 22, Chabad Lubavitch of Vancouver hosted the N’Shei Chabad Women’s Unity Event. Introduced by Henia…
Jenna and Gil Lewinsky with Israeli Ambassador to Canada Rafael Barak, who is holding one of the Lewinskys’ Jacob sheep. (photo from Friends of the Jacob Sheep) Israeli Ambassador to Canada Rafael Barak was recently hosted by Friends of the…
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at a town meeting at the Phoenix Convention Centre in Arizona in July 2015. While a Jewish American president would be a first, many other countries have had Jewish leaders. (photo from Flickr user Gage…
Deborah French’s children – Henry, Elisheva, Amariah and Rafaella – about to enjoy the fruits of their labor, having made their first chocolate cake. French published The Cookbook for Children with Special Needs in 2015. (photo from Deborah French) Deborah…
At Zemer Hazayit, a Modern Orthodox congregation in Efrat, when the Torah reading is finished, the scroll is passed from the men’s side to a woman who takes it through the women’s side. (photo from David Bollag) Ten years ago,…
Foreign Minister of Israel Golda Meir meets with U.S. President John F. Kennedy on Dec. 27, 1962. (photo by Cecil Stoughton, National Archives and Records Administration, via commons.wikimedia.org) Few people reach the pinnacle of power in their country of origin. Even fewer…
