{"id":41280,"date":"2023-04-28T01:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=41280"},"modified":"2023-05-07T08:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T15:56:05","slug":"celebration-of-israeli-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/celebration-of-israeli-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of Israeli culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars for May 14. The Festival of Israeli Culture, a one-day free series of events at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, is a multicultural celebration of music, dance, art, sports, food and drink.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41284\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0085.jpg\" alt=\"photo - Kids enjoying last year's Festival of Israeli Culture\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0085.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0085-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids enjoying last year&#8217;s Festival of Israeli Culture. <em>(photo by Galit Lewinski)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Get ready for community drumming by the Drum Caf\u00e9, Israeli dance, Mediterranean belly dancing, flamenco and the Israeli Choir, followed by a sing-along with well-known Israeli musician Elad Shtamer. And that\u2019s not all! Join Maccabi-Mania with gym-based activities for all ages, the sassy sesame cooking workshop, intuitive painting, and calligraphy workshops.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41282\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0214.jpg\" alt=\"photo - Dancers at last year's festival\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0214.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0214-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancers at last year&#8217;s festival. <em>(photo by Galit Lewinski)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For adults, there is a\u00a0range of 19+ programs,\u00a0including an Israeli wine tasting and cocktail party to sample some arak-based cocktails (arak is an alcoholic drink made primarily with aniseed and grapes) followed by an exhibition of video art from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41283\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0174.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0174.jpg\" alt=\"photo - Music is a part of the celebrations\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0174.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apr-28-community.28.Festival-of-Israeli-Culture-2022-Galit-Lewinski-0174-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Music is a part of the celebrations. <em>(photo by Galit Lewinski)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the performances and activities, the festival will have a market featuring a variety of eats from local vendors and food trucks, along with hand-poured candles, jewelry, clothing, arts and crafts, Judaica, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival of Israeli Culture on May 14 runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the JCC. While all events are free of charge, food donations to the Jewish Food Bank are encouraged. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/israelifestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">israelifestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u2013 Courtesy Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars for May 14. The Festival of Israeli Culture, a one-day free series of events at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, is a multicultural celebration of music, dance, art, sports, food and drink. 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