Category World

Caring for Bedouins’ health

Dr. Rania Okby was in Vancouver last week, speaking to several groups, including students at King David High School. On May 1, she addressed a small gathering at the University of British Columbia. Fittingly, this latter talk was held in…

Time to work-study abroad

photo - The author at the Great Wall.

The author at the Great Wall. (photo by Rebecca Shapiro) Finishing university for me, like many others, brought with it employment worries and life dilemmas, alongside the obligatory cheesy graduation shots. My parents had just moved from North London to West…

Jewish values in Kenya

photo - Hannah Fogel and Daniel Kroft

Hannah Fogel and Daniel Kroft. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) Held earlier this year in March, Limmud Winnipeg featured a couple of young community members sharing their experiences of volunteering in Kenya. Their talk, Walking the Talk of Jewish Values in…

Alexander visits Dnipropetrovsk

photo - Chris Alexander, Canada’s citizenship and immigration minister, at the Jewish Cultural Centre and Holocaust Museum in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. The minister visited Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv between April 26 and 28 to reaffirm Canada’s support of a democratic and sovereign Ukraine

Chris Alexander, Canada’s citizenship and immigration minister, at the Jewish Cultural Centre and Holocaust Museum in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. The minister visited Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv between April 26 and 28 to reaffirm Canada’s support of a democratic and sovereign Ukraine. (photo…

Raising a network of voices

Ari Ne’eman was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 12. He did not have an easy childhood, being forced to leave his Solomon Schechter day school and, later, being expelled from Camp Ramah. He is now head of…

Analyzing talmudic sages

photo - Vancouver colleagues and friends, Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, left, and Rabbi Eliezer Lipman (Lipa) Dubrawsky, spent many hours discussing scholarly Torah subjects, and the 300-page Hebrew volume by Bitton titled Rabbi Eliezer Hagadol was released in time for the second anniversary of Dubrawsky’s passing

Vancouver colleagues and friends, Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, left, and Rabbi Eliezer Lipman (Lipa) Dubrawsky, spent many hours discussing scholarly Torah subjects, and the 300-page Hebrew volume by Bitton titled Rabbi Eliezer Hagadol was released in time for the second anniversary…

A vision for the future

photo - Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of United Reform Judaism

Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of United Reform Judaism. (photo by Ian Spanier) Temple Sholom is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As part of its continuing celebrations of this milestone, Rabbi Richard Jacobs, president of United Reform Judaism, and Paul…

Conversation with Dr. Ruth

It was election week in Israel when I had the chance to speak with Ruth Westheimer. Though the noted sex therapist and celebrity Manhattanite served in the Haganah pre-state militia and is planning a trip to Israel in May, she…

More than fitness at the JCC

photo - The fitness centre at the Rosen JCC in Orlando, Fla

The fitness centre at the Rosen JCC in Orlando, Fla. (photo by Cyndy Phillips) For Daphna Krupp, her workouts at the Jewish Community Centre (JCC or J) of Greater Baltimore have become somewhat of a ritual. She not only attends…

All ears on Netanyahu talk

photo - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addresses AIPAC

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addresses AIPAC. (photo by Amos Ben Gershom IGPO via Ashernet) Washington, D.C. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the AIPAC Policy Conference Monday, presaging his address to the U.S. Congress Tuesday. “Never has so much been written…