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Art and act of prayer

photo - Alden Solovy leads two sessions at Limmud Vancouver, which takes place April 14-15

Alden Solovy leads two sessions at Limmud Vancouver, which takes place April 14-15. (photo from Limmud Vancouver) Alden Solovy would like you to fall in love with prayer. His own love of prayer has been fueled by his aliyah to…

Be a builder, dreamer

Temple Sholom is hosting Inspired to Act. The event will feature the comedy of Yuk Yuk’s co-founder Mark Breslin, plus the music of young local artists Liel Amdour and Adrienne Robles, and will honour the winners of the 2018 Tikkun…

$10K to Jewish Food Bank

photo - Chabad Lubavitch BC’s 40th Annual Gold Plate Celebration raised $10,000 for the Jewish Food Bank

Chabad Lubavitch BC’s 40th Annual Gold Plate Celebration raised $10,000 for the Jewish Food Bank. (photo courtesy) Lubavitch BC held its 40th Annual Gold Plate Celebration on March 15, 2018. The dinner celebrated 43 years of Chabad Lubavitch service to…

Meron tops UBC Triathlon

photo - Daniel Meron

Daniel Meron (photo courtesy) In his first Olympic-distance triathlon, Daniel Meron placed first in the men’s 30-34-year age category. He topped his category in the University of British Columbia Triathlon March 10. Olympic triathlons see participants swim one-and-a-half kilometres, cycle…

Remembering Dave Barrett

photo - Portrait of Dave Barrett by photographer Fred Schiffer, June 9, 1975

Portrait of Dave Barrett by photographer Fred Schiffer, June 9, 1975. (photo from Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia) More than four decades after he led British Columbia through one of the most tumultuous and consequential epochs in the…

Juvenile arthritis awareness

photo - Kids on the Block uses a puppet show to teach kids about juvenile arthritis

Kids on the Block uses a puppet show to teach kids about juvenile arthritis. (photo from Cassie and Friends) Juvenile arthritis (JA) affects three in 1,000 kids in Canada, making it one of the most common chronic conditions affecting children…

Transforming Judaism

photo - Rabbi Benay Lappe, founder and rosh yeshivah of Svara, in Chicago, taught Talmud at Congregation Or Shalom earlier this month

Rabbi Benay Lappe, founder and rosh yeshivah of Svara, in Chicago, taught Talmud at Congregation Or Shalom earlier this month. (photo from Or Shalom) “For all you straight folks, let me tell you – you’re all queer. Your job is…

Limmud is coming up

photo - This year’s Limmud Vancouver takes place April 14-15 at Beth Israel

This year’s Limmud Vancouver takes place April 14-15 at Beth Israel. (photo from Limmud Vancouver) Limmud Vancouver will be holding its fourth conference April 14-15 at Congregation Beth Israel. The Vancouver program is one of 80 Limmud gatherings around the…

Talent agency expands

photo - Back in university, Jeff Jacobson started working in the career he loves – being a talent agent

Back in university, Jeff Jacobson started working in the career he loves – being a talent agent. (photo from Jeff Jacobson) “When I was a kid, my favourite movie was Jerry Maguire. He was an agent, and I wanted to…

Team Kosher at work

photo - Team Kosher are Marat Dreyshner and Barbi Braude

Team Kosher are Marat Dreyshner and Barbi Braude. (photos from Dreyshner and Braude, respectively) Within three months of its launch, more than 700 people in the Greater Vancouver area had signed up to receive Team Kosher Vancouver’s weekly e-publication. The…