By Adam Michael Segal
When the 18th Maccabiah kicks off In Israel in July, it will be a true family affair for the Sankar’s.
Not only will brothers’ Dan and Dave team up to represent Canada’s over 35 soccer squad at the Jewish Olympics, but their extended families will tag along for the trip of a lifetime.
“It’s [...]

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By Lauren Kramer

 
 
 
 
 
 This past weekend, Vancouver celebrated the annual Festival Harikud, an Israeli Dance festival wherein 18 different dance groups performed at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver.
My son was among the participants in the show, representing Richmond Jewish Day School. The kids had a blast and the performances were well attended.
Now in its [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
A couple of weeks ago I got an email from the diagnostics innovator Micromedic, based in Israel. The company has developed early detection kits for several varieties of cancer, and its kits can also play a role in early diagnosis of diabetes.
They have signed a memorandum of understanding to work with the Canadian [...]

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By Paul Shindman
Two weeks ago I went to the Agritech agricultural trade show in Tel Aviv. It gave me whistful pangs of sentimental longing for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair , and for the summers at the Ex in Toronto braving the smell and seeing all the animals in their glory, battling for prized blue [...]

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By Lauren Kramer

Richmond, BC echoed with the melodic voice of Israeli singer Liel Kolet this week when she performed at Richmond’s River Rock Theatre as part of a fundraiser for Vancouver’s King David High School. The 19-year-old singer, born and raised on Kibbutz Kinneret in northern Israel, began her career at the tender age of [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 

Israel’s treasure trove of tourist-friendly attractions was showcased recently to a host of travel agents and tour operators in Toronto.
The travel professionals were on hand at the Park Hyatt Hotel to take part in a Travel Seminar and Mini Trade Show led by the Israel Government Tour Office (IGTO).
Everything from the Promised [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
Israel and Canada have teamed up for what seems an unusual partnership: to form an agreement on how Canada will represent Israel’s diplomatic and consular interests in Venezuela.
Venezuela had diplomatic ties with Israel until January 2009. It severed those ties after Israel’s military incursion into Gaza.
Virginie Levesque, an official at the Canadian Embassy [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships are considered the most prestigious and sought-after of their kind for doctoral students, who, if selected, receive $50,000 a year for up to three years. That’s a whole lotta visits to Starbucks - to study, of course…
This year 166 scholarships were awarded to some of the world’s leading [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
This is a month and year that is full of celebrations for Israel.
In addition to ongoing 60th anniversary events, Tel Aviv marks 100 years as a remarkable city, Lag B’Omer festivities recently took place, and Canada and Israel celebrate a 60 year uninterrupted period of diplomatic relations.
But for me and my family, [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
On Monday and Tuesday this week, some 400,000 Israelis gathered in Meron, in northern Israel at the burial site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. The rabbi, considered one of the greatest Torah scholars of all time, died on Lag B’Omer, a Jewish festival that marks his passing through the lighting of bonfires. No [...]

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