Category Life

Mystery photo … Oct. 26/18

photo - B’nai B’rith event, 1969

B’nai B’rith event, 1969. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.09488) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C.…

Attempting to keep Shabbos

photo - Shabbat candles

(photo by Olaf Herfurth) In anticipation of the annual Shabbos Project – this year on Oct. 26-27 – where Jews from around the world, and from every level of observance, celebrate and experience Shabbos together, I decided I needed to…

Financial future of next generation

image - Cascading Life Insurance-how it works

(image by ZLC Financial) One of the few things in life that we can absolutely count on is change. Therefore, no matter what age or stage in life, just about everyone has a need for insurance. It is especially important…

How to avoid tax trap

photo - calculator

(photo from pxhere.com) One of the last problems you’d expect in creating a power of attorney is to find your company losing a bunch of tax advantages because the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decides you and the person you appointed…

Find the time to make a will

photo - Aretha Franklin sings “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” at the U.S. Capitol during the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. Franklin is one of many celebrities who died without a will

Aretha Franklin sings “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” at the U.S. Capitol during the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. Franklin is one of many celebrities who died without a will. (photo by Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air…

Mystery photo … Sept. 21/18

photo - Congregation Beth Israel, circa 1955

Congregation Beth Israel, circa 1955. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.09737) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of…

Change can’t happen in a day

Judaism is an aspirational religion that, while accepting the reality of failure, believes in the human capacity to transcend and achieve levels of excellence in our everyday lives. “You shall be holy, for I the Lord God am holy.” (Leviticus…

Shana tova on West Boulevard

photo - The Spectacle Shoppe’s display window

The Spectacle Shoppe’s display window. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) Once again, Leo Franken has made the Spectacle Shoppe’s display window on West Boulevard in Vancouver eye-catching for the holidays. Passersby on Sunday afternoon, when these photos were taken, voiced their…