The Mystery of the Shofar...
By Zanna Linskaia Why do we blow the shofar on Rosh-HaShanah? And why the blowing of the shofar is one of the mystical commandment of the...
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Maggie Karpilovsky
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Happy Rosh HaShana from Burquest Executive
September is the beginning of many things, the start of a school year, the start of the Jewish year as well as the start of Burquest's...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Preserving Coquitlam heritage..
By Zanna Linskaia If you eager to know the history of Coquitlam area where we live, visit Mackin Heritage museum with its’ exhibits,...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Tu B’ Av - Jewish Day of Love
By Zanna Linskaia What does Tu B’ Av mean? It is a minor Jewish holiday, and means the 15th day of the month of Av. Modern Israel is...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Afterword of the concert
From the Trio We wish to gratefully thank all those audience members who came to support our Trio performance on June 17 at the Burquest...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Burquest book club news
From Laura Zitron Our small but committed book-club recently read 'The Sisters Weiss' by Naomi Ragen. Her writing style made the book as...
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burquestjewishcomm
- May 20
- 1 min
Shavuot-Gift of the Torah, 10 commandments and Book of Ruth
by Zanna Linskaia It is well known that written and oral Torah was given to Israelites at Mount Sinai on Shavuot - 7 weeks after...
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burquestjewishcomm
- May 12
- 1 min
Community song for the Israel Independence day
Every year Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver create community song. This year, our singing group and Hebrew speaking women club were...
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burquestjewishcomm
- May 12
- 1 min
Lag BaOmer - celebration of learning
by Zanna Linskaia Every Jewish holiday has historical meaning and cause, but Lag BaOmer commemorates a few events that had happened on...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Mar 31
- 1 min
BOOK CLUB
Hello Burquest Book Club, For our next read, we have chosen 'The Sisters Weiss' by Naomi Ragen. The publisher's description and meeting...
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Maggie Karpilovsky
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Seniors Purim-Speil
After all the restrictions during pandemic time , our seniors decided to celebrate Purim and Megillah Esther in the theatrical form with...
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Maggie Karpilovsky
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Songs from the Shtetl
During the seniors Purim-spiel, participants enjoyed a beautiful compilation of nostalgic songs from the Shtetl by the talented Arnold...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Miracles of Purim by Zanna Linskaia
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;...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Current events in Ukraine by Grigori Khaskin
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...
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Maggie Karpilovsky
- Mar 1
- 2 min
BURQUEST 2022 AGM Elects New President
Burquest elected Maggie Karpilovski as its new president at its 2022 Annual General Meeting, held 27 Feb. She succeeds Rudy Rozanski,...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Jewish Valentine…
By Zanna Linskaia Valentine Day is a Christian celebration of love, beginning from 14 century. However, the real history of this holiday...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Holocaust is not over…
By Zanna Linskaia 77 years past from the time of Nuremberg trials over 22 Nazi war criminals, accused of the genocide of 6 million...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 21
- 1 min
From Yossi Degen:
Tu-B’shevat Celebration with our community seniors social club took place yesterday at the tri-Cities Jewish Community Centre. I’d like...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 16
- 2 min
In memory of Mary Lynn Schlifer
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...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Tu- b'Shevat – New Year of Nature
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...
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