by Jonathan Arenson
With the days of summer quickly flying by and my third year at Ryerson University fast approaching, I began thinking of what is required for a successful school year:
1) Go to lectures: In those seemingly unimportant lectures, where a fraction of the class actually shows up, professors will give out extremely valuable information [...]

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by Paul Shindman
Every now and then you start reading a news story     and some 25 watt bulb goes on in the back of your  mind. By the time you’re a few graphs down, it hit’s 40 watts and that subconcious thought bubbles to the surface of my brain.
Such it was with the tragic story of [...]

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by Karin Kloosterman

(Image credit: Karin Kloosterman)
If you are a Canadian and never been to Israel, it’s unlikely that you’ve seen anything like this picture in your life. This is a snapshot of a Rababator concert at the East West House in Jaffa a while back. What might strike some people are the coffee grinders that [...]

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by Adam Michael Segal
I have written countless articles about Canadians doing their part to support Israel.  From walkathons and galas, to concerts and candlelight vigils, there has certainly been a bevy of tales to tell and I have been more than happy to share them.
But this time, rather than simply reporting the story, I have [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
Manitoba’s Minister of Water Stewardship can’t get enough of Israel. Christine Melnick has visited Israel five times over the past few years, and when, on her most recent trip in January 2007, the Jewish National Fund offered her the chance to see various water management projects in the state, she jumped at the [...]

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by Jonathan Arenson
“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
Vince Lombardi’s decades old quote still rings true today, especially when applied to the Israeli women’s national flag football team.
The woman’s team, coached by Yonah Mishaan, is in St-Jean Sur-Richelieu, Que, [...]

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by Adam Michael Segal
Cuisine is a testament to the richness and vibrancy of a culture. 
In Toronto’s Jewish cultural mosaic, there are many groups within the broader community, each with their own unique food creations. And while they are all cookin’ it up, Israelis in particular are making their recipes a hit at eateries across the [...]

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by Karin Kloosterman
It’s known as the largest ever youth-led environment initiative in the world. Some 6 million people in 65 countries have lent a hand in the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition –– a campaign started about 10 years ago by high schoolers in Canada’s West Coast to save the Canadian spirit bear, an all-white black [...]

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by Lauren Kramer
To mark Israel’s 60th birthday, Canada Christian College is creating a department dedicated to studying the Holy Land, with Frank Dimant, executive vice-president of Bnai Brith Canada, serving as its first department chair.
The Department of Modern Israel, which will open this fall, may well be the first Christian university offering a course in [...]

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by Jonathan Arenson
Would you like to experience a day of relaxation at an Israeli-style spa?
Want to avoid the $ 2000.00 plane ticket and over 24 hours of flying?

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