by Zanna Linskaia It is well known that written and oral Torah was given to Israelites at Mount Sinai on Shavuot - 7 weeks after...

Every year Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver create community song. This year, our singing group and Hebrew speaking women club were...

by Zanna Linskaia Every Jewish holiday has historical meaning and cause, but Lag BaOmer commemorates a few events that had happened on...

Hello Burquest Book Club, For our next read, we have chosen 'The Sisters Weiss' by Naomi Ragen. The publisher's description and meeting...

After all the restrictions during pandemic time , our seniors decided to celebrate Purim and Megillah Esther in the theatrical form with...

During the seniors Purim-spiel, participants enjoyed a beautiful compilation of nostalgic songs from the Shtetl by the talented Arnold...

An evil man rises to power with a grand plan to eliminate the Jews, until a twist of fate - a miracle! - happens, and the evil man dies;...

I would like to talk today about current events. I believe many of you because of AGM know my biography, life experience and aware that I...

Burquest elected Maggie Karpilovski as its new president at its 2022 Annual General Meeting, held 27 Feb. She succeeds Rudy Rozanski,...

By Zanna Linskaia Valentine Day is a Christian celebration of love, beginning from 14 century. However, the real history of this holiday...

By Zanna Linskaia 77 years past from the time of Nuremberg trials over 22 Nazi war criminals, accused of the genocide of 6 million...

Tu-B’shevat Celebration with our community seniors social club took place yesterday at the tri-Cities Jewish Community Centre. I’d like...

A Message from Dr. Rudy Rozanski, President, BJCA Dear Members of Burquest, As you know, on December 23 we lost a long-standing member of...

By Zanna Linskaia While in North America it is still the middle of winter, in Israel there are signs of spring. It is time of the year...

By Zanna Linskaia We have already lived in pandemic time two years and even though having vaccinations, boosters, masks, restrictions –...

From Laura Zitron "My Grandfather's Blessings" by Dr. Ruth Remen Our book club recently discussed 'My Grandfather's Blessings' by Dr....

A young man named Avraham ("Avrumel") Greenbaum lost his entire family in the Holocaust. After the war, he came to America and wanted...

By Zanna Linskaia Chanukah story of the victory by Judah Maccabee against Creek ruler Antiochus, returning Temple in Jerusalem to Jews...

By Zanna Linskaia October 1.2021 was the first sunny day of this month when nature gave us a beautiful autumn gift with nice weather,...

From Mary-Lynn Schlifer Sukkot It was a festive day on Sunday when several members of Burquest came together to build a wonderful...