Left to right: Rabbis Susan Tendler, Hannah Dresner, Philip Bregman, Carey Brown, Andrew Rosenblatt, Jonathan Infeld, Philip Gibbs and Dan Moskovitz in Israel last month. (photo from facebook.com/jewishvancouver) Eight Vancouver-area rabbis recently visited Israel where, among many other things, they…
Dr. Ted Rosenberg (photo from BC College of Family Physicians) Ted Rosenberg has stepped down from his post as a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine, citing an unsafe environment, following his repeated attempts…
A still from the documentary Passage to Sweden, which will screen as part of the annual Raoul Wallenberg Day for Civil Courage event on Jan. 21. This year’s annual Raoul Wallenberg Day for Civil Courage gathering, on Sunday, Jan. 21,…
The Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver has invited Honoré France, a scholar on aging and expert on peer support, to speak via Zoom on Jan. 22. He will discuss the topic Discovering the Essential Importance of Seniors Supporting Seniors.…
Israel’s government pushed the country’s Supreme Court into a corner – but instead of weakening the judicial system and putting more power into the hands of the government, which was the aim of the coalition’s judicial reform package, the gambit…
Hand in Hand (Yad b’Yad) is a group of Israeli schools where Jewish and Arab students learn together. Its co-founder, Lee Gordon, was in Vancouver last month (photo from Hand in Hand) Lee Gordon, co-founder of Hand in Hand (Yad…
Mairav Robens-Paradise, right, has found her community, and so much more, at Camp Miriam. Her closest, deepest relationships are the friendships she has made through camp. (photo from Camp Miriam) Last summer was my 11th year at Camp Miriam. Even…
Yachad activities in summer 2023 included one where campers were given a large box, tape, bubble wrap and scissors and told to make a functioning boat. (photo from Camp Hatikvah) In the summer of 2023, Camp Hatikvah introduced a new…
Time at summer camp is an incredible gift to give kids and teens. (photo from Camp Kalsman) In a world where children and teens are met with a barrage of external pressures telling them who they should idolize, what they…
חמישה חברי פרלמנט ליברלים בקנדה שלחו מכתב לראשי עשרים וחמש אוניברסיטאות במדינה, בו ביקשו מהם להצהיר האם קריאה לרצח עם נגד יהודים או חיסול ישראל מפרה את מדיניות האוניברסיטאות שלהם שאלה דומה שהופנתה כלפי ראשי שלוש האוניברסיטאות היוקרתיות בארה”ב נתקלה…
