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'The Ninth Night of Hanukkah', written by Erica S. Perl & illustrated by Shahar Kober Illustration, is about home and helping, and takes its inspiration from the ninth candle on the chanukiyah, the shamash (Hebrew) or shammes (Yiddish), the helper candle. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/celebrate-helping-helpers/ #Hanukkah #Book #Children

We all felt very good about our project and have already begun the next project toques and blankets! Last month, residents of Legacy Senior Living (the Leo Wertman Residence) gave a gift of warmth to residents of New Beginnings, a temporary housing complex for Indigenous individuals. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/legacy-seniors-knit-gift/... #Knitting #NewBeginnings See more

#ChutzpahFestival opens tomorrow with eight days of music, theatre, dance, and comedy! http://www.jewishindependent.ca/a-diverse-chutzpah-lineup/ Chutzpah! Festival & The Norman Rothstein Theatre #Performingarts #Dance #Theatre

"This physical boundary reminds me of other ones with which we’re all reckoning. As the pandemic continues, mask wearing and physically distancing from others has to be absolutely ingrained in us." Joanne Seiff's Op-Ed piece: http://www.jewishindependent.ca/fences-and-walls-can-be-go/ ... #Covid19 #Judaism #Lifestyle

When you are doing a show like this, you can’t please everybody, so my objective with CJTV is to do a show that my bubbe would be proud of. Canada’s newest late night talk show, Canadian Jewish TV (CJTV) hosted by Ieden Wall, kicked off earlier this month on OMNI 1. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/new-talk-show/... OMNI Television #JewishTV #Talkshow #Canadian See more

The 21st century seems similarly full of divisions and conflicts. Political polarization in democratic countries, as well as growing authoritarian tendencies in several democracies, call for a response. The JI's Editorial Board discuss: http://www.jewishindependent.ca/seek-humility-wisdom/... #democracy #Election #Politics

For years, Israel education has been behind other education, so our goal here was to sandwich nuance with love and to educate rather than indoctrinate. Dr. Noam Weissman, senior vice-president of OpenDor Media. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/unpacking-israel-education/... #Education #Israel #Podcast

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Ben Caplan opens this year’s Chutzpah! Festival & The Norman Rothstein Theatre Nov. 21! The JI offers a glimpse into the rest of the lineup, by order of appearance: http://www.jewishindependent.ca/a-diverse-chutzpah-lineup/ #Festival #PerformingArts #Theatre

So wonderful to see Veda Hille livestream ... to hear the audience, as small as it had to be because of covid ... and to just be at the theatre again. A great show at the Cultch - only one more night. Highly recommended!!

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In Annamie Paul's victory address to a small group observing social distancing, she suggested the voting public is ready for politicians who look and think differently. The JI's Editorial Board discuss: http://www.jewishindependent.ca/historic-win-for-paul/... #Politics #Canada #GreenParty #Israel

My message to you all is carpe diem, seize the day. There is work to be done. It is, without a doubt, long past time for women to achieve equality and justice. Linda Silver Dranoff kicked off the four-part National Council of Jewish Women of Canada Women and Justice speaker series in September. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/fighting-for-womens-equali/ #Women #Equality #humanrights

The task force is taking a longer-term, holistic, strategic approach to look at how the community might look or how we think it should look coming out of this. Risa Levine, chair of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s Community Recovery Task Force. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/the-road-to-recovery/... #Community #Covid19 See more

"What inspires me is the honour to be invited. I’ve tried to be a friend to folks in the DTES...It means a lot that I’m allowed to be part of things." Klezmer-punk accordionist Geoff Berner, with whom JI readers will be familiar, is among one of the artists participating in this year’s Heart of the City Festival.... http://www.jewishindependent.ca/berner-part-of-heart/ #HeartoftheCity #Vancouver #Music

Community arts is predicated on the working belief that bringing people together across differences can foster commonality and understanding. Grounds for Goodness Downtown Eastside: Adventures in Digital Community Art Making, led by Ruth Howard, is part of the Heart of the City Festival, which starts Oct. 28. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/highlighting-goodness/... #YVR #Festival #PerformingArts See more

It’s also about telling the truth and just giving a platform to a sustainability scientist..." BC Green Party candidate Maayan Kreitzman for Vancouver False Creek. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/green-jews-front-and-centre/ #Politics #BCElection2020 #BC

This election is really about who British Columbians can trust to lead them through economic recovery. -Rachael Segal, media spokesperson for the BC Liberal Party. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/segal-helms-liberal-message/ #Politics #BCElection2020 #BC

From my perspective, taking care of the world whether it’s the environment, the people and all that’s within it is our collective responsibility. -BC NDP candidate Selina Robinson. http://www.jewishindependent.ca/ndp-proud-of-their-record/ #Politics #BCElection2020 #BC

Chag sameach and Shabbat shalom. Please vote in the upcoming provincial election Oct. 24, or in advance voting if you're shomer Shabbat. For Vancouverites, this issue has all the information you should need to do that http://www.jewishindependent.ca ... #Photo #JewishCommunity #JewishNewspaper