Category World

Couch potatoes, fitness nuts

image - For the Love of Grandmothers Fitness Challenge poster cropped

Most people know there is AIDS in Africa but few people comprehend the scope of the pandemic. In the past 30 years, 30 million people have died and 17 million children have been orphaned. Grandmothers have buried their own beloved…

Memory still debated

photo - Dr. Laura Beth Cohen

Dr. Laura Beth Cohen (photo from Dr. Laura Beth Cohen) Although the Srebrenica genocide – the killing of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995 – occurred more than 20 years ago, it still affects…

Making change her business

photo - Elisa Birnbaum, centre, with Laura Zumdahl of Bright Endeavors, left, and Maria Kim of Cara Chicago

Elisa Birnbaum, centre, with Laura Zumdahl of Bright Endeavors, left, and Maria Kim of Cara Chicago. (photo from Elisa Birnbaum) Toronto-based Elisa Birnbaum, editor-in-chief of SEE Change magazine, aims to inspire and give hope in many ways. Her book In…

Synchronizing rhythms

image - Dr. Shimon Amir researches circadian rhythms and clock genes.

Dr. Shimon Amir researches circadian rhythms and clock genes. (photo from Shimon Amir) When our circadian rhythm is disrupted, it can cause a brain disorder that manifests in a series of detrimental conditions too numerous to list, but that includes…

Raising Jews with Israel literacy

photo - Tal Grinfas-David of the Centre for Israel Education speaks with educators at Vancouver Talmud Torah last month

Tal Grinfas-David of the Centre for Israel Education speaks with educators at Vancouver Talmud Torah last month. (photo from VTT) Educators at Lower Mainland Jewish day schools had the opportunity to consider the relevance of Israel literacy last month, when…

Local CTeens join Shabbaton

photo - A contingent from Richmond Chabad CTeen joined the 11th annual CTeen International Shabbaton that took place in New York last month

A contingent from Richmond Chabad CTeen joined the 11th annual CTeen International Shabbaton that took place in New York last month. (photo from Chabad Richmond) Teens from around the world celebrated Jewish unity, heritage and pride at the 11th annual…

Personal robots help at home

photo - Can’t be home for bedtime? Temi lets you read a story to your child remotely

Can’t be home for bedtime? Temi lets you read a story to your child remotely. (photo from Temi) In the fourth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, theoretical physicist and all-around nerd Sheldon decides that he no longer…

IsraAID helps around world

photo - This picture of Molly Bernstein, right, was taken last year at the School of Peace, a program run in partnership by IsraAID and the Israeli Hashomer Hatzair Youth Movement on Lesbos, Greece

This picture of Molly Bernstein, right, was taken last year at the School of Peace, a program run in partnership by IsraAID and the Israeli Hashomer Hatzair Youth Movement on Lesbos, Greece. (photo from IsraAID) “I say crisis with air…

Intergenerational connection

photo - Grandparents and grandchildren discover their roots in Jerusalem with the G2: Global Intergenerational Initiative

Grandparents and grandchildren discover their roots in Jerusalem with the G2: Global Intergenerational Initiative. (photo by David Salem / Zoog Productions) The G2: Global Intergenerational Initiative is a new yearlong program being offered by the Jewish Agency. It helps bring…