There was a ceremonial handing over of a goat when Spencer Hall, left, bought the Rocky Mountain Goat newspaper from Laura Keil, who founded the paper in 2010. The goat, Buddy, was loaned for the occasion by Amanda Cameron. (photo…
King David High School principal Russ Klein at the school’s 2023 Golden Thread Gala fundraiser. About to retire, this year’s event will celebrate his 16 years of service. (photo from KDHS) Russ Klein stepped into the role of head of…
Ben Freeman (photo by Pat Johnson) A couple of dozen loud and aggressive protesters accosted people arriving to an event at Hillel House at the University of British Columbia March 13. One masked woman raced up and screamed into the faces…
In a March 3 webinar, Rabbi Dr. Nachshon Siritsky reflected on understandings of the Divine and gender, exploring some of the ways that Judaism’s most ancient teachings can be relevant in current discussions. Their Zoom talk was part of this…
Volunteers and organizers of Unity Shabbat, which this year took place on March 1. (photo from Chabad UBC) On March 1, more than 100 Jewish students and faculty came together for a Shabbat dinner on the University of British Columbia…
For the second year in a row, Richmond Jewish Day School hosted a STEAM-J Night for its families. The event involves an interdisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge, methods and perspectives from multiple disciplines – science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics –…
Courtney Cohen with Richmond Jewish Day School students, who generously collected personal hygiene items for this year’s Rose’s Angels. (photo from Rose’s Angels) The 11th annual Rose’s Angels event just wrapped up. This year, the initiative was able to give…
(photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) The JWest project recently announced two significant milestones in its journey from vision to reality: the implementation of a new governance structure that will serve the project moving forward, and a $5 million…
Amy Chodos, a Grade 4 student from Vancouver Talmud Torah, was chosen as the winner of ADI’s fourth annual Make the Change Challenge. (photo from ADI) In its fourth year, ADI’s Make the Change Challenge STEM accessible design contest drew…
הקבלן היהודי קנדי ממוצא איראני סם מזרחי לא ימשיך לבנות את המגדל הגבוה ביותר בקנדה הנקרא “האחד”, הממוקם בצומת הרחובות יאנג ובלור בטורונטו. הפרויקט נמצא בחובות של קרוב לשני מיליארד דולר ולכן הושט עליו הליך של כינוס נכסים מאז חודש…
