By Adam Michael Segal
 
Do you remember the funny flick from the early 90’s entitled Cool Runnings?
 
Starring the late Canadian iconic actor John Candy, the film loosely portrayed the real-life comedic tale of Jamaica’s national bobsled team and their odyssey at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
 
Well, a new version of this funny and somewhat fascinating story is [...]

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By Paul Shindman
What was better, them visiting or us hosting?
An impossible call since we were in hockey heaven with two of the greatest hockey icons of the Maple Leafs, and even Montreal and Edmonton fans look at Henderson as a national treausre.
So it’s an easy call to make - ice hockey and Canada-Israel relations were [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
Growing up a Catholic in Newmarket, Ontario, part of our “education” was to see the Shroud of Turin, making the rounds from its home in Rome. Some people believed at the time (and still do) that it was the burial shroud of Jesus, the Christian messiah, offering tangible proof for the crucifixion/resurrection story. [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and although more people are celebrating Hanukkah in Israel right now than Christmas, a minority of Israeli Arabs who are Christian are full of holiday cheer. Watch this video on Christmas in Nazareth for the full experience.
Surprised to see no camels walking the streets? On the eve [...]

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The team at Canada’s Israel would like to wish you a happy chanukah!

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By Lauren Kramer
A Canadian-born doctor who moved to Israel in 1995, was in Montreal recently to discuss his research. Dr. Karl Skorecki has so many titles they need a line of their own. He’s director of medical and research development at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, and professor of medicine at the Rappaport [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
With so much bad blood between the two peoples, it is good to see some peace-making in action. A latest retreat connecting Muslims and Jews through the Interfaith Encounter Association took place earlier in November, and was sponsored by Canada’s Networking for Peace program.
It was a stimulating and exciting experience event organizers report, [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
Two extremely different cities, two extremely different kinds of people. One kind of norm. It’s always hard to explain Israel to my Canadian family, who I am now visiting in North Bay, Ontario. It’s the little things that you see, I explain to them. Like when I was on the mini-bus (moneet shirut) [...]

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By Staff

Be sure to visit the Royal Ontario Museum between June 27, 2009 and  January 3, 2010 to view the world famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
According to the ROM’s website, “This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity  to see one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century - the earliest record of biblical patriarchs and prophets [...]

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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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