Spring cleaning
Crews from the office of the Rabbi of the Western Wall remove tens of thousands of written prayers from the Western Wall. (photo by Gil Zohar) On April 10, equipped with long sticks, crews from the office of the Rabbi…
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נשיאה של ישראל ביקור בקנדה
נשיא המדינה, ראובן ריבלין, קיים לאחרונה ביקור רשמי בקנדה, שכלל פגישת עבודה עם ראש הממשלה, ג‘סטין טרודו. (Mark Neiman GPO) נשיא המדינה, ראובן ריבלין, קיים לאחרונה ביקור רשמי בקנדה, שכלל פגישת עבודה עם ראש הממשלה, ג’סטין טרודו. טרודו אמר לריבלין…
Politicians speak at AIPAC
Clockwise, from top left: U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, Joe Lieberman, Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Cory Booker address attendees of last month’s AIPAC Policy Conference. (photos by Dave Gordon) U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, in addition to other ranking American politicians,…
A story of survival and safety
Welcomers of the Alsedawe family at Vancouver International Airport Jan. 21. (Adele Lewin Photography) More than three years ago, Hanan Alsedawe’s family story of survival began as a waiting game on both sides of the ocean. But, on Jan. 21,…
Educating rabbinical students
T’ruah students help plant trees in the Hebron Hills. (photo from T’ruah) U.S.-based T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights works in Jewish social justice circles in Israel and North America. “We work with human rights of both Israelis and…
Young speakers deliver
This screenshot from the 30th anniversary video of the Public Speaking Contest shows participants’ excitement. Larry Barzelai can be seen at the back of the crowd on the right. On March 14, about 90 young participants and their families and…
Volunteering’s benefits
Eireann O’Dea speaks at the March 5 session of the Jewish Seniors Alliance Empowerment Series. (photo from JSA) The following talk was delivered March 5 at the third session of the 2018/19 Jewish Seniors Alliance Empowerment Series, which took place…
New peer counselor grads at JSA
Recent graduates of Jewish Seniors Alliance’s peer support counseling training program. (photo from JSA) On the evening of March 6, Jewish Seniors Alliance honoured the recent graduates of its peer support counseling training program with the presentation of certificates and…
Reflecting on my Jewish hero
The writer with her grandfather, George Wertman. (photo from Becca Wertman) I believe it was in Grade 6 at Vancouver Talmud Torah that we had to do a project about a “Jewish hero.” I remember other students wrote about Theodor…
Awarding tikkun olam
Sam Albert, above, and Liana Gerber are co-winners of this year’s Temple Sholom Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. (photos from Temple Sholom) The Dreamers and Builders gala event May 5 provides Temple Sholom the opportunity to present its third annual Tikkun…
