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How fast time flies. Passover is almost here again, and it’s time to prepare a new tutorial, I said to my 7-year-old daughter while getting out a magic box with colorful modeling clay. At school, we are reading a lot…
The path to Nounou Mountain is a gentle incline through a forest of magnificent Norfolk pine trees. (photo by Lauren Kramer) There were only a few items in my grocery basket so, when the cashier asked me for $100, I…
Mere days before heading to Israel for a couple of weeks, Sara Ciacci, 90, called the Jewish Independent to make sure that I had received her new cookbook, Sara’s Kitchen: 90 Years of Devotion, 90 Recipes from the Heart (Gateway…
New Budapest Orpheum Society ensemble, from left to right: Danny Howard, Iordanka Kissiova, Mark Sonksen, Ilya Levinson, Don Stille, Philip Bohlman, Stewart Figa and Julia Bentley. (photo from Cedille Records) A different type of “soundtrack” has recently been released: New…
A view of shore from a dive shop in Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt. (photo by B. Simpson via commons.wikimedia.org) During the upcoming school holidays of Passover, followed by the summer months, many Israelis travel abroad. Europe is only a few…
The Jewish Heritage Travel tour to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia inclues a visit to the historic Trakai Castle, in Trakai, ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. (photo from jhtravel.org) In August 2015, the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A…
The fitness centre at the Rosen JCC in Orlando, Fla. (photo by Cyndy Phillips) For Daphna Krupp, her workouts at the Jewish Community Centre (JCC or J) of Greater Baltimore have become somewhat of a ritual. She not only attends…
The first time I met Gina Dimant and her husband Sasha was in 2000 at the opening of my exhibition Evidence of Truth at the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery. The exhibition was dedicated to all victims of Nazi concentration…
Ayelet Tsabari’s short stories win Rohr Prize. (photo from @AyeletTsabari) One of the best contemporary works of fiction I’ve read in the last few years has been Israeli-Canadian Ayelet Tsabari’s The Best Place on Earth, her 2013 debut collection of…
Community and faith can both comfort and oppress. A well-defined environment with clear expectations and rules can allow one to flourish, knowing one’s proper place and purpose in the world, or it can stifle one’s individuality, creativity and spirit, knowing…
As far as books go – especially books about the Holocaust – The Jewish Dog by Asher Kravitz (Penlight Publications, 2015), published in Hebrew in 2007, is certainly unique. The novel was awarded a citation by the Israeli Publisher’s Association…
A small Israeli ultra-Orthodox newspaper in Israel became the target of international ridicule earlier this year after blotting out the faces of three women from a prominent photo of 40 world leaders. Heads of state were marching through the streets…
Paula Shoyer’s eggplant parmesan, featured in her latest cookbook, The New Passover Menu. (photo by Michael Bennett Kress) The New Passover Menu by Paula Shoyer (Sterling, 2014) emboldened me. It was the whole package: the full-color photos, the clear text (blue…
Ashkenazi-style charoset: apples, walnuts, cinnamon and red wine. (photo by Yoninah via commons.wikimedia.org) What Passover seder symbol is common to all communities but is not mentioned in the biblical passage that enjoins us to eat the paschal offering, matza and…
A tagine is a North African, slow-cooked savory stew, named after the earthenware clay pot in which it is cooked. (photo by Iron Bishop via commons.wikimedia.org) After the sedarim, by midweek, you may be looking for some creative ideas for…
Grilled salad with chicken is one of the many tempting dishes in A Taste of Passover. Every now and then, there’s a new recipe book that blows you away with innovative, easy-to-make dishes combined with tantalizing photographs that render you…
The close relationship humans share with yeast is truly ancient, and predates humanity itself. (photo by Lilly M via commons.wikimedia.org) During the holiday of Passover, we are told not to eat leavened bread (chametz). The leavening of bread is caused…
Matza and chametz are both composed of the same letters, except that matza is spelled with a hey and chametz with a chet. The only difference between a hey and a chet is that the chet is completely closed from…
A boat of new immigrants arrives in pre-state Israel on Oct. 2, 1947. (photo from the Palmach Archive via PikiWiki Israel) The Passover seder begins by welcoming anyone who is hungry, an idea that comes straight from the Book of…
A model of King Herod I’s renovated version of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. (photo from Ariely via Wikimedia Commons) Between 19 BCE and 4 BCE, King Herod I renovated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, enlarging and beautifying it. It…
(photo from PikiWiki Israel) Her name was Rachel, his was Nathan. And even though separated by two bar stools, they struggled through 20 minutes of awkward conversation before their last names were spoken. Greenberg went with Rachel; Cohen with Nathan.…
The illustration on this year’s Passover cover, “Miriam Dances,” was created by artist Carol Racklin-Siegel for the book Let My People Go (EKS Publishing, 2011). In this hand-painted silk art, Racklin-Siegel depicts the joy of Miriam the Prophetess leading the women…
Daffodils herald the springtime – and the approach of Passover. (photo from commons.wikimedia.org) I had not seen him check into the inn. And I did not see him that night as we travelers exchanged vodka toasts to Pesach – only…
ממשלת ישראל החדשה שתקום בקרוב, שוב בהנהגת בנימין נתניהו. (צילום: Ashernet) סוגיית הקמת המדינה הפלסטינית בשטחים לצדה של ישראל, יכולה לגרום למחלוקת בין ממשלת קנדה ברשות סטיבן הרפר, לבין ממשלת ישראל החדשה שתקום בקרוב, שוב בהנהגת בנימין נתניהו. זאת, לאור…
Canucks alum Eddie Hatoum, originally from Lebanon, with several Arab Israeli athletes. (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) Anyone who caught a glimpse of the 20 young hockey players during their week-long training camp in Vancouver March 4-10…
Sholom Cubs leaders Laura Tuan and Isaac Kool with their troops. (photo from Temple Sholom) Sholom Scouts celebrated their first milestone when they conducted their first investiture ceremony earlier this month at Temple Sholom. The ceremony is a central part…
Stan Shawn (photo from Stan Shawn) Stan Shawn wants to become the first Sephardi member of Parliament from British Columbia. The Vancouver realtor is seeking the Conservative party nomination in Vancouver-Centre, hoping to take on Liberal Hedy Fry, who has…
The 15th annual Chutzpah! Festival of the Jewish Performing Arts concluded on Sunday with the group Diwan Saz. Their main message: music has no borders. And, “Don’t believe the news,” i.e. Israel is more than a conflict zone. Yet, our…
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Eliane Nevares (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver welcomes Eliane Nevares as the new youth outreach coordinator. Serving Jewish teens throughout the Lower Mainland, Nevares hopes to bring her diverse skill set…
