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Lea Goldberg - an enigmatic figure of Israeli culture
By Zanna Linskaia First I saw Lea Goldberg, not real Lea, but her portrait in the office of newspaper “Davar”in Tel-Aviv where I worked...
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Apr 11, 20233 min read


Happy Passover!
Dear community members, sharing with you some interesting and meaningful point of view. From Rabbi Resnick March 31, 2023 (adapted from...
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Apr 3, 20232 min read


Author's reading at Burquest
By Laura Zitron We were treated to a very special book reading my author, activist, gerontologist and grandmother, Gloria Levi, as she...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read


Love and life of the prominent women
By Zanna Linskaia What is a connection between Purim and an International Women’s Day? What unites all participants in the both stories?...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read


Plant your own tree...
By Zanna Linskaia Every season on the 15-th day of the month of Shevat we celebrate the birthday of the trees, so called Tu BiShvat -...
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Jan 29, 20232 min read


Book Club News
'Yearnings: embracing the sacred messiness of life’ by Irwin Kula and Linda Loewenthal (2006). This was the latest book we read for our...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read


Gwendolyn Feller Rosenfeld, Z''l Baruch Dayan Emet
With sorrow, we're writing to let you know that Gwen Rosenfeld, sister of community member Kathy Feller, died at the age of 56 from...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read


“Let’s say to each other compliments”...
By Zanna Linskaia Canadians have always been differed from other nations by their politeness, openness and kindness. But the statistics...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read


Life and Fate of Shlomo Carlebach
By Zanna Linskaia He was loved by admires and was hated by losers. Fans followed him on his tours, others came after his death with...
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Jan 8, 20233 min read


Edith Lank, Z"l Baruch Dayan Emet
With sorrow, I am writing to let you know that Edith Lank, mother of community member and our vice president Dov Lank, died at the age of...
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Jan 2, 20231 min read


Hope vs Belief
By Zanna Linskaia We are living in uncertain and turbulent time with the war in Ukraine, permanent terroristic attacks in Israel and all...
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Dec 25, 20222 min read


Important program reschedule update
Dear community members! Please be advised, that due to the weather conditions the program is moved to December, 28th at 11 am.
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Dec 20, 20221 min read


Hanukkah Message from Burquest Board chair - Maggie Karpilovski
As we prepare to celebrate the Hanukkah holiday, and count down the final days of the calendar year, I wanted to share with you some...
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Dec 15, 20222 min read


Maccabees brothers and Chanukah
By Zanna Linskaia Probably, every educated Jew knows the Chanukah story of Maccabees who were a band of Jewish freedom fighters and freed...
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Dec 11, 20222 min read


Burquest book club news
Daniel Kalla’s ‘The Far Side of the Sky: Daniel Kalla’s ‘The Far Side of the Sky: A Novel of Love and Survival in War-Torn Shanghai” “I...
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Nov 29, 20221 min read


Freedom, Peace and Poppies at the Remembrance Day
By Zanna Linskaia Every year on November 11 we observe the Memorial Day since the end of the First World War to honor soldiers, sailors...
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Nov 9, 20222 min read
About Jewish Renewal with Laura Duhan Kaplan
As the first session of the Coat of Many Colours series, Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan discussed Jewish Renewal at the Burquest JCC on Sunday...

Maggie Karpilovsky
Oct 17, 20221 min read


A Coat of Many Colors: Conversations about Jewish Practice
From Dov Lank - Head of the ritual committee Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Road, Coquitlam BC Burquest has invited...
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Sep 29, 20223 min read


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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Sep 19, 20221 min read
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...

Maggie Karpilovsky
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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