burquestjewishcommOct 7, 20211 minGood bye, summer, hello fall!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,...
burquestjewishcommSep 22, 20211 minHag Sukkot Sameach!From Mary-Lynn Schlifer Sukkot It was a festive day on Sunday when several members of Burquest came together to build a wonderful...
burquestjewishcommSep 19, 20218 minD'var Torah - September,2021by David Medzon Shalom Uvracha, Shana Tova. I hope you and your families are all keeping well and staying safe. Intro: While "repentance"...
burquestjewishcommSep 18, 20211 minTo stay in the sukkahBy Zanna Linskaia After Rosh-Hashanah and Yom Kippur we celebrate the festival of Sukkot as both an agricultural and historical holiday....
burquestjewishcommSep 9, 20211 minYom Kippur - the Day of Forgiveness and HopeBy Zanna Linskaia Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, also known as the Day of Atonement; it is a day when Burquest JCA with Jewish...
burquestjewishcommAug 13, 20212 minWaiting for Rosh-Hashanah…by Zanna Linskaia In several weeks it will be Rosh-Hashanah – Jewish New 5782 Year- and I remember time when many years ago I came on the...
Maggie KarpilovskyAug 12, 20211 minNot only Oprah - Burquest does Book Club Burquest recently hosted it's first zoom book club. Firsts can be tricky, not knowing how they will turn out, but I am pleased to say...
Maggie KarpilovskyAug 8, 20211 minRosh Ha Sha - WHAT? Yes, yes, Rosh Ha Shana is super early this year, right after labour day and that means it's time to start thinking about the holiday...
burquestjewishcommJul 28, 20212 minParade of hats – symbol of freedom after pandemicby Zanna Linskaia When I decided to organize a seniors’ luncheon with parade of hats, it was thought about freedom after pandemic. To...
burquestjewishcommJul 15, 20211 minTish’a of Av – Fateful day for JewsBy Zanna Linskaia Tisha b’Av is a day of commemoration of the 1 st and 2 nd Beit Hamikdash destructions. On this day Jews were expelled...
Maggie KarpilovskyMay 20, 20211 minRecovery GrantBJCA would like to express our deep appreciation to the Federation for the Community Recovery aid for the major support from Vancouver's...
Maggie KarpilovskyApr 27, 20211 minJerusalem of GOLD As we celebrate Israel's 73 years of independence my mind always turns to Jerusalem. While living in Israel on the coast, the infrequent...
Maggie KarpilovskyApr 27, 20211 minMUSICAL PASSOVER While some things remain the same each time we gather around the passover seder, each year, talented musicians from around the world...