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Victoria’s first kosher bakery

photo - Markus Spodzieja, owner of the Bikery, the first and only certified kosher bakery on Vancouver Island

Markus Spodzieja, owner of the Bikery, the first and only certified kosher bakery on Vancouver Island. (photo from the Bikery) Victoria’s Jewish community and area foodies received welcome news for their taste buds this summer. For the past four months,…

Debbie Tabenkin set to retire

photo - Debbie Setton Tabenkin sees travel, genealogy and fun with grandkids in her future

Debbie Setton Tabenkin sees travel, genealogy and fun with grandkids in her future. (photo by Jocelyne Hallé) Debbie Setton Tabenkin, one of the most familiar faces to anyone who has frequented the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver in the…

Bringing community together

photo - Carmel Tanaka has many diverse community projects on the go

Carmel Tanaka has many diverse community projects on the go. (photo by Heather McCain) Community engagement professional Carmel Tanaka gave a talk entitled A Day in the Life of a Queer, Neurodivergent, Jewpanese Millennial to a Zoom audience on Dec. 5.…

King David is set to expand

image - An illustration of the proposed King David High School expansion, as designed by Acton Ostry Architects Inc

An illustration of the proposed King David High School expansion, as designed by Acton Ostry Architects Inc. King David High School is slated for a whole new home in the redeveloped Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver campus. However, that…

First aid funds distributed

photo - Candace Kwinter, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver board chair, and Ezra Shanken, Jewish Federation chief executive officer, present a cheque to the Surrey Sikh Temple and Guru Nanak Food Bank on Dec. 2, as the temple’s head priest and president of the Guru Nanak Food Bank, Narinder Singh, and two volunteers look on

Candace Kwinter, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver board chair, and Ezra Shanken, Jewish Federation chief executive officer, present a cheque to the Surrey Sikh Temple and Guru Nanak Food Bank on Dec. 2, as the temple’s head priest and president…

Centre for Judaism helps out

photo - Rabbi Falik Schtroks of the Centre for Judaism of the Fraser Valley/Chabad with one cartful of the donations that were flown to flood victims

Rabbi Falik Schtroks of the Centre for Judaism of the Fraser Valley/Chabad with one cartful of the donations that were flown to flood victims. (photo from Centre for Judaism) One of the often-quoted phrases heard in the Centre for Judaism…

Neighbours help out RJDS

photo - Neighbours provided Richmond Jewish Day School with parking and more when the school’s parking lot and front entrance area flooded

Neighbours provided Richmond Jewish Day School with parking and more when the school’s parking lot and front entrance area flooded. (photos from RJDS) Last month, amid the heavy rains, Richmond Jewish Day School had to close for two days because…

xwƛ̓əpicən’s fall open house

photo - Anat Gogo, manager of programs and donor relations, Tikva Housing Society, leads a tour at the xwƛ̓əpicən (Arbutus Centre) open house Nov. 21

Anat Gogo, manager of programs and donor relations, Tikva Housing Society, leads a tour at the xwƛ̓əpicən (Arbutus Centre) open house Nov. 21. (photo from Tikva Housing) Tikva Housing Society held an open house at the Arbutus Centre – xwƛ̓əpicən,…

JFS marks 85 years

photo - Shirley Barnett holds the JFS Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to her by Jody Dales on behalf of the agency

Shirley Barnett holds the JFS Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to her by Jody Dales on behalf of the agency. (photo from JFS) On Nov. 24, Jewish Family Services Vancouver celebrated its 85th anniversary with a mini party at…

Who stops the hate?

screenshot - Taylor Owen speaks at the third annual Simces and Rabkin Family Dialogue on Human Rights, Nov. 9

Taylor Owen speaks at the third annual Simces and Rabkin Family Dialogue on Human Rights, Nov. 9. (screenshot) Canada, like most of the world, is behind in addressing the issue of hate and violence-inciting content online. In attempting to confront…