Justine Balin had to think quickly on her feet to win Chopped Teen Canada. (photo from Chopped Teen Canada) Vancouver Grade 12 student Justine Balin recently walked off with the top prize at Chopped Teen Canada, leaving the reality television…
Lesley Morris, left, and Gayle Robyn Morris at the Bayit’s Ladies’ Sushi Night. (photo by Lauren Kramer) In every community, and ours is no exception, there are folks who frequently capture the spotlight for their work while others quietly get things done…
Earlier this month, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) announced the establishment of an LGBTQ Advisory Council. “Our LGBTQ+ family and friends are an integral part of the Jewish people and Canadian society as a whole,” said CIJA…
This graphic designed by Andrea Schwartz represents Yiddish as growing and dynamic. It serves as the graphic for all of University of Ottawa’s Yiddish activities. Yiddish is the language of a thousand years of European Jewish civilization and the shared…
While I was completing my doctoral work examining the creative expression abilities of seniors with dementia and the therapeutic environment they lived in, I continued working in the Creative Expression Activities Program I had developed. Early in 2000, a group…
The Okanagan Jewish community’s Chanukah celebration Dec. 12. (photos from OJCA) The Okanagan Jewish community has had an active last few months. Services were held Dec. 9 and 10, led by Rabbi Shaul Osadchey, as well as Jan. 20 and…
Rose’s Angels co-founders Courtney Cohen, left, and Lynne Fader, surrounded by some of the 60 volunteers who came out Feb. 12 to make 1,000 care packages for those less fortunate. (photos by Lianne Cohen Photography) On Feb. 12, this year’s…
Public Speaking Contest founders Larry Barzelai and Rhona Gordon give out trophies for this year’s contest winners. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) On the evening of Feb. 1, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver was buzzing with activity. Students, parents,…
בלקברי יורדת לכביש: תשקיע כמאה מיליון דולר בפרוייקט לפיתוח תוכנה למכוניות בנהיגה עצמית. (qnx.com) יצרנית הסמארטפונס הקנדית המקרטעת בלקברי נכנסת לתחום פעילות חדש. החברה הודיעה לאחרונה כי היא תשקיע כמאה מיליון דולר קנדי (שהם כשבעים ושישה מיליון דולר אמריקני), בהקמת…
The Bagel Club will volunteer at Shalva, the Israel Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, when they are in Israel. (photo from shalva.org) The mission of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver’s inclusion services is…
