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Stein running for city council

Jaime Stein hopes to bring a Jewish voice to the table at Vancouver City Hall. He is vying for one of the two seats that will be filled in a by-election April 5. One seat opened after Councilor Christine Boyle…

TEAM shares its vision

photo - In Vancouver, affordable housing continues to be an issue, despite the amount of development

In Vancouver, affordable housing continues to be an issue, despite the amount of development. (photo from satanoid / flickr) In the April 5 civic by-election, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver has nominated Colleen Hardwick, a former city councilor, and Theodore…

Sharing, listening together

JQT Vancouver is hosting two supported and spiritually grounded workshops in partnership with JFS Vancouver, as part of the JQT Mental Health Support Series: Facing Emotions and Healing Relationships on March 30, and Queering with Our Kids on April 6.…

Aussie activist ignites crowd

photo - Australian TV personality Erin Molan at Schara Tzedeck in Vancouver March 19

Australian TV personality Erin Molan at Schara Tzedeck in Vancouver March 19. (photo by Pat Johnson) Security was tighter than usual at Congregration Schara Tzedeck when Australian media personality Erin Molan spoke to Vancouver’s Jewish community March 19. The non-Jewish…

Exchange of expertise

photo - Among the activities in which Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dr. Shiran Reichenberg, left, took part while she was in Vancouver was a lunch and learn at Lawson Lundell LLP, hosted by Peter Tolensky

Among the activities in which Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dr. Shiran Reichenberg, left, took part while she was in Vancouver was a lunch and learn at Lawson Lundell LLP, hosted by Peter Tolensky. (photo from CFHU Vancouver) Dr. Shiran Reichenberg,…

Definition of genocide

photo - Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer, coined the term “genocide” in 1944

Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer, coined the term “genocide” in 1944. (photo from Arthur Leipzig Estate, courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, via ushmm.org) Anna-Mae Wiesenthal was in the United Kingdom recently and passed a table in Dublin that was accusing…

Jews who’ve left their mark

In a March 2 lecture called Jewish Innovators Who Changed the World, Jonathan Bergwerk spoke about the lives and psychology of prominent historical figures. “I’m especially interested in what makes these people tick,” said Bergwerk, the author of the Audacious…

Chabad opens a new library

photo - Artist Mari Sue Baga listens as Rabbi Shmuly Hecht talks about a painting of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that she made in his honour

Artist Mari Sue Baga listens as Rabbi Shmuly Hecht talks about a painting of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that she made in his honour. (photo from Okanagan Chabad House) On March 9, the Chabad Living Library officially opened its doors to…

Continuing a giving legacy

photo - Rose’s Angels co-founder Courtney Cohen, left, with May Stefanov, tenant relations coordinator with Tikva Housing Society

Rose’s Angels co-founder Courtney Cohen, left, with May Stefanov, tenant relations coordinator with Tikva Housing Society. (photo from Rose’s Angels) Rose’s Angels recently completed its 12th year of giving, donating collected items to 14 Richmond not-for-profits, including Richmond Family Place,…