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Barak Ravid (photo from Twitter) An end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be nowhere in sight, but the Israeli-Arab conflict may be coming to an end, says a leading Israeli diplomatic journalist. Barak Ravid spoke virtually Feb. 20 in a presentation…
The world’s economies have never been more integrated or interdependent. This is most immediately evident in the fact that a war halfway around the world sends gasoline prices skyrocketing in Metro Vancouver. But that interdependence has also permitted the most…
A Feb. 28 webinar explored the topic of neurodiversity, a term that encompasses a wide range of conditions, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia and Tourette Syndrome. The talk, organized by PJ Library, Jewish National Fund of Canada Pacific Region, the Jewish…
Despite its flaws, most Canadians are proud to call this country home. And most of us would leave it at that, and not delve too much into why we feel that way. But a recently published book asks 20 scholars…
Natan Sharansky will be the keynote speaker at Freilach25, Chabad Richmond’s 25th anniversary celebration, on June 19. (photo from Chabad Richmond) On June 19, human rights advocate Natan Sharansky will be the keynote speaker at Freilach25, Chabad Richmond’s 25th anniversary…
Emma Slipp co-stars in Bunny. (photo by Emily Cooper) Emma Slipp co-stars in Bunny, written by Jewish-Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch, and presented by the Search Party in the Cultch’s Vancity Culture Lab March 17-27. In Bunny, Sorrel – a young…
Food insecurity by province or territory, using data from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey, 2017-18. (image from proof.utoronto.ca/food-insecurity) Jewish Family Services Vancouver (JFS), Richmond Jewish Day School (RJDS) and Kehila Society of Richmond are piloting a new food program…
It’s hard not to doom scroll lately, but I’ve been heartened by watching Jewish leaders take centre stage via social media. These are bright spots in a difficult time. Here are a few to Google and follow. I’ve learned a…
Maureen Abood’s verion of ma’amoul. (photo from maureenabood.com) There are many different Purim foods around the world. In an article from several years ago on aish.com, Dr. Yvette Alt Miller gives recipes for a dozen lesser-known treats. Among them are…
בימים אלה חזרתי לקנדה מנסיעה לישראל עייף ומותש. הוראות הקוביד במדינות השונות הפכו את הנסיעה לדבר מסובך, מורכב ובעיקר מעייף. כמובן שזה גם הרבה יותר יקר לטוס בימים אלה. יש לקוות שתקנות הקוביד יבוטלו ונחזור לשגרת חיים רגילה. לדעתי הגיע…
Danny Danon addresses a United Nations Security Council meeting in 2017, when he was Israel’s ambassador to the UN. (UN photo/Rick Bajornas via Wikimedia Commons) Many Israelis and their overseas allies may see the United Nations as an assembly of…
Kerry Sandomirsky co-stars in Ominous Sounds at the River Crossing by Jason Sherman, which has its world première at Performance Works March 6-13. (photo by David Cooper) Who is permitted to tell stories? This is the main theme of Ominous…
At our press time, the people of Ukraine were waiting, as they have for weeks, to see what fate has in store for them. Vladimir Putin, the Russian despot, has been threatening to invade the country – again. Under Putin,…
This month, Jewish communities across North America take time to recognize and celebrate one of the world’s largest and often overlooked minorities: persons with disabilities. Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) was launched by a Jewish educational consortium in…
All over social media, we’re reminded to “Learn something new each day!” Even before the internet, I remember similar aphorisms – and then “Heck, if you’re lucky, learn two!” Attached to these reminders was the message that each experience and,…
A still from Amanda Kinsey’s documentary Jews of the Wild West, a series of vignettes that shines a light on a noteworthy and usually overlooked history. The Wild West, Jews in Germany and a surprisingly vivacious Israeli seniors home feature…
Jason Sherman wanders through an Israeli pine forest in search of his tree. (photo by John Minh Tran) My Tree, a film by Jason Sherman on his moral dilemma over having had a tree planted in his name in a…
Dr. Henry Abramson’s lecture series Jewish History, But Skipping the Boring Parts continues on March 9. (photo from Henry Abramson) What do country music superstar Shania Twain and Orthodox academic Dr. Henry Abramson have in common? They both spent plenty…
Mike Levin’s “Waiting for the Train.” Community Longing and Belonging is a community art show in celebration of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. It opened at the Zack Gallery on Feb. 14. Curated by Leamore Cohen, inclusion services coordinator…
JQT Vancouver and JFS Vancouver are partners – with support from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver – on Twice Blessed 2.0: The Jewish LGBTQ2SIA+ Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to understand the current needs of the Jewish LGBTQ2SIA+…
(image from flickr / Province of British Columbia) Last November, the American advocacy organization Respect Ability announced some good news. New research it had conducted in 2021 suggested that disability awareness and inclusion was improving in Jewish communities across North…
Housed in the lobby of the Museum of North Vancouver, visitors can once more hop on Streetcar #153, which carried passengers along the Lonsdale Line from 1912 to 1946. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) This story took me a long time…
The Committee on Teaching and Learning of the American Academy of Religion has honoured Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan Kaplan with the 2022 Katie Geneva Cannon Excellence in Teaching Award, which recognizes the importance of teaching and celebrates outstanding teaching in…
Michael Sachs, executive director of the Jewish National Fund of Canada Pacific Region. (photo from JNFPR) It is full steam ahead for Michael Sachs as he enters the home stretch of his first year as executive director of the Jewish…
Michelle Valenzuela, centre, along with her brother, Pedro de Jesus Valenzuela Mora, and mother, Diana Mora. (photo from Michelle Valenzuela) Almost 500 years after her Sephardi ancestors were forced out of Spain, Michelle Valenzuela is on a path back. The 28-year-old artist and…
Ellin Bessner in the field reporting, October 2021, for her podcast, called The CJN Daily. (photo from Ellin Bessner) Ellin Bessner is the host of The CJN Daily, one of several new podcasts featured on thecjn.ca, the Canadian Jewish News’…
On Feb. 14, Jewish Seniors Alliance presented the third of its 2021/22 Empowerment Series. The event – Care for the Caregiver – was co-sponsored with L’Chaim Adult Day Centre and the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of British Columbia, and…
Riva Lehrer, author of Golem Girl, recently spoke on the topic Art Celebrating JDAIM (Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month). (photo from JBF) Artist, writer and curator Riva Lehrer spoke at this month’s Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival…
Reverend Hazan Daniel Benlolo (photo from Kolot Mayim) “To repair the often-shattered world, I cannot think of a better way than to give a voice to those less heard,” said Reverend Hazan Daniel Benlolo, leader of the Montreal Shira Choir,…
