טימה כורדי (צילום: Facebook) בראיון הטלוויזיה מול ביתך בראשית החודש האשמת את עצמך בטביעה של האחיינים שלך וגיסתך כיוון שאת נתת להם כסף שישלמו למבריחים, שהעבירו אותם מטורקיה ליוון דרך הים. “זה נכון. אני נתתי לאחי עבדאללה חמשת אלפים דולר…
Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister of national defence and minister for multiculturalism. (photo from forces.gc.ca) Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister of national defence and minister for multiculturalism, says this country should prioritize Christian refugees and other minorities who constitute the most imperiled…
Left to right, shinshiniot Ophir Golumbek, Tomer Tetro and Lian Swissa are volunteering with various organizations in the Greater Vancouver Jewish community. (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) For the first time, Vancouver is participating in the Shinshin program…
East Side Jews observes Shabbat at Trout Lake. (photo from Carey Brown) When Rabbi Carey Brown and her family moved to Vancouver in 2011, they made their home in East Vancouver. “We settled down in East Van and really loved…
(צילום: Facebook) רציתי לדבר עם טימה כורדי ולשמוע קצת על תחושותיה הקשות, לאחר שאיבדה בראשית החודש את שני האחיינים שלה וגיסתה, עת ניסו לחצות עם אביהם עבדאללה כורדי את הים התיכון, בסירה עמוסה בת 16 פליטים של מבריחים, מטורקיה לאי…
Rabbi David Wolpe joins FEDtalks on Sept. 17 at Queen E. Theatre. (photo from Facebook) When the man Newsweek calls the most influential rabbi in America gets up to speak in Vancouver this month, he may be as surprised as…
Israeli field hospital personnel look after those injured in the earthquake in Nepal. (photo by Sam Amiel) Cardiac surgeon Lt.-Col. (res.) Dr. Ofer Merin is deputy director general of Shaare Zedek Medical Centre and lectures at the Hebrew University in…
The Conservatives, Liberals and NDP have all expressed strong support for the Jewish state. Is there any difference between them? Line up the platforms of the three main political parties and, despite the rhetoric, they are all solid allies of…
From left to right, are Naomi, Michelle and Max Dodek with Gil Lewinsky in Abbotsford. Michelle is holding a one-day-old Jacob sheep. (photo by Jenna Lewinsky) A couple living in Abbotsford is gaining international attention for their unusual quest. They…
The silver-medal-winning volleyball team at the JCC Maccabi Games in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (photo by Kyle Berger) They weren’t the largest delegation at the JCC Maccabi Games in Fort Lauderdale this past August, but Team Vancouver’s 13 athletes certainly made their…
