Jewish Independent @JewishIndie

The award-winning Jewish Independent newspaper is a place where the entire Jewish community is welcome to engage in civil discourse about almost anything. jewishindependent.ca Vancouver Joined May 2014

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Jewish Independent @JewishIndie

3 months ago

Hope you enjoy our special Health & Wellness issue! For the stories that caught your attention, find them here: jewishindependent.ca #News #JewishCommunity #JewishNewspaper

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3 months ago

See what’s happening in your community in this week’s JI! For the stories that caught your attention, find them here: jewishindependent.ca #News #JewishCommunity #JewishNewspaper

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4 months ago

Hope you enjoy our special Israel edition. For the stories that caught your attention, find them here: jewishindependent.ca #News #JewishCommunity #JewishNewspaper

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4 months ago

Hope you enjoy our special Passover edition of the Jewish Independent. Shabbat shalom and chag sameach. For the stories that caught your attention, find them here: jewishindependent.ca #News #JewishCommunity #JewishNewspaper

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4 months ago

Synthia Yusuf stars in Kat Sandler’s Wildwoman, which runs March 26 to April 4 at @GatewayThtr, a co-production with Alberta Theatre Projects. jewishindependent.ca/an-urgent-play… (photo by David Cooper) #Theatre #PerformingArts

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4 months ago

A turning point in Klein’s independence came when he received his first guide dog from the Israel Guide Dog Centre. The dog, Knight, allowed him to navigate campuses, travel independently and rebuild everyday life. jewishindependent.ca/dogs-help-war-… (photo by Pat Johnson) #GuideDogs #PTSD

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4 months ago

Our Jewish lives are also full of ritual and routine. No matter your level of observance, some of those repetitions stick… These visible and invisible parts of our identity are so ordinary that we may not think about them much. jewishindependent.ca/ritual-is-what… #OpEd #Judaism #Lifestyle

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4 months ago

British Columbia’s 2026 budget sends a message that should concern every family in this province: seniors can wait. Indefinitely. jewishindependent.ca/bc-budget-fail… (photo from flickr.com/photos/bcgovph…) #BC #Healthcare

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4 months ago

Asked by the Independentwhy he was moved to join the mostly Jewish crowd at one of the first vigils, an Iranian-Canadian man explained that no one knows better than Iranians the enemy Israel is up against. The JI’s Editorial Board discuss: jewishindependent.ca/moment-of-oppo… #Iran #Israel

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5 months ago

Jewish leaders & public officials across the Greater Toronto Area are warning that a series of shootings targeting synagogues has pushed antisemitism into a far more dangerous phase, prompting urgent calls for action… jewishindependent.ca/shooting-respo… #Antisemitism #Canada

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5 months ago

(photo by Kyle Berger) #NHL #Hockey #JewishCommunity

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5 months ago

For members of Vancouver’s Jewish community, there is even more of a reason to watch and cheer for the hometown @Canucks. Two current members of the team, Zeev Buium and Max Sasson, are part of a small fraternity of Jewish NHL players. jewishindependent.ca/jews-shine-in-…

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5 months ago

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5 months ago

A terror attack against Canadian Jews on par with the Bondi Beach attack in Australia last December is inevitable if leaders in this country do not address the growing antisemitism crisis, according to Israel’s deputy foreign minister. jewishindependent.ca/on-war-and-ant… #Antisemitism

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5 months ago

See what’s happening in your community in this week’s JI! For the stories that caught your attention, find them here: jewishindependent.ca #News #JewishCommunity #JewishNewspaper

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5 months ago

Travel to Cuba has been complex and unpredictable for some, but our mission was simple – to support the Jewish community in Cuba and remind them that they are neither forgotten nor alone. jewishindependent.ca/successful-tri… (photo from Beth Sholom) #Cuba #JewishCommunity

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5 months ago

Earlier this month, ethnomusicologist Naomi Cohn Zentner gave the lecture Music and War: An Optimistic View. Her talk was the fourth in Kolot Mayim Reform Temple’s 2025/26 Many Voices of Jewish Music Zoom series. jewishindependent.ca/songs-in-war-o… (photo from Naomi Cohn Zentner) #Music

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5 months ago

“When I saw others at synagogue, all our body language said the same thing. We’re exhausted as a people. It sometimes feels like there is no end in sight to our worry – about the antisemitism, the ongoing violence.” jewishindependent.ca/multiple-benef… #OpEd #HealthCare

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5 months ago

CHW’s SHE DAY is a multi-city celebration in honour of International Women’s Day, activating communities across Canada, including today in Vancouver. jewishindependent.ca/empowerment-mo… (photo from chw.ca) #education #Fashion #SheDay #Vancouver

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5 months ago

This dialogue-dense production requires the audience to pay attention and focus on the various subtle clues that are dropped to determine if indeed Tony gets away with his deception and betrayal. Dial M for Murder runs to March 8. jewishindependent.ca/dialing-up-the… #Theatre #Vancouver