Vancouver Talmud Torah

A love of the school’s stories

photo - David Bogoch is keeper of the Vancouver Talmud Torah archives and chair of the school’s alumni fund

David Bogoch is keeper of the Vancouver Talmud Torah archives and chair of the school’s alumni fund. (photo from facebook.com/vttschool/photos) David Bogoch is on the board of the Vancouver Talmud Torah Foundation. He is also the collector and keeper of…

School year has begun

photo - Head of school Russ Klein welcomes back King David High School students

Head of school Russ Klein welcomes back King David High School students. (photo from facebook.com/kdhsvancouver) Metro Vancouver’s five Jewish day schools are officially in session – student orientation began the week of Sept. 8. But, while the schools are working hard…

Local woman inspires chesed

photo - Members of Vancouver Talmud Torah’s Grade 7 chesed club with Gia Tran, a local woman who raises money for cancer research by taking refundable containers to a bottle depot

Members of Vancouver Talmud Torah’s Grade 7 chesed club with Gia Tran, a local woman who raises money for cancer research by taking refundable containers to a bottle depot. (photo from VTT) Since 2014, Vancouver Talmud Torah has offered a…

Community endeavour

photo - Emily Greenberg is Vancouver Talmud Torah’s new head of school

Emily Greenberg is Vancouver Talmud Torah’s new head of school. (photo from VTT) After 17 years of leadership under Cathy Lowenstein, Vancouver Talmud Torah will have a new head of school. Starting in September this year, Emily Greenberg will be…

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…

Juvenile arthritis awareness

photo - Kids on the Block uses a puppet show to teach kids about juvenile arthritis

Kids on the Block uses a puppet show to teach kids about juvenile arthritis. (photo from Cassie and Friends) Juvenile arthritis (JA) affects three in 1,000 kids in Canada, making it one of the most common chronic conditions affecting children…

VTT Onward premières

photo - Writer and director Adam Bogoch, left, and VTT Alumni Fund chair David Bogoch at the première of Vancouver Talmud Torah Onward: The 100-Year History on Sept. 17. For those who missed the sold-out screening at the Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre, the documentary can be watched online, via talmudtorah.com/vtt-onward-100-year-history or on YouTube

Writer and director Adam Bogoch, left, and VTT Alumni Fund chair David Bogoch at the première of Vancouver Talmud Torah Onward: The 100-Year History on Sept. 17. For those who missed the sold-out screening at the Norman and Annette Rothstein…

Talmud Torah celebrates 100

photo - Vancouver Talmud Torah’s expanded new campus includes many collaborative spaces

Vancouver Talmud Torah’s expanded new campus includes many collaborative spaces. (photo from VTT) On Sept. 17, Vancouver Talmud Torah will mark its centenary, celebrating “its humble beginnings as an afterschool cheder to the VTT of today – a modern, state-of-the-art…

The making of VTT Onward

photo - Adam Bogoch and Cynthia Ramsay at Main Street Brewery, where they discussed, among other things, Adam’s documentary film about Vancouver Talmud Torah

Adam Bogoch and Cynthia Ramsay at Main Street Brewery, where they discussed, among other things, Adam’s documentary film about Vancouver Talmud Torah. (photo by Adam Bogoch) As I watched filmmaker and writer Adam Bogoch briefly consider jaywalking across Main Street…

Instilling responsibility

photo - Vancouver Talmud Torah head of school Cathy Lowenstein Lowenstein addresses those gathered for the closing of this year’s Mitzvah of Valuing Philanthropy program

Vancouver Talmud Torah head of school Cathy Lowenstein Lowenstein addresses those gathered for the closing of this year’s Mitzvah of Valuing Philanthropy program. (photo by Jennifer Shecter-Balin) On June 15, Grade 7 students at Vancouver Talmud Torah celebrated the close…