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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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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Mar 3, 20222 min read
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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Mar 3, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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Feb 10, 20221 min read
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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Jan 21, 20221 min read
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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Jan 21, 20221 min read
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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Jan 16, 20222 min read
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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Jan 13, 20222 min read
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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Dec 23, 20211 min read
2022 is near the corner...
By Zanna Linskaia We have already lived in pandemic time two years and even though having vaccinations, boosters, masks, restrictions –...
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Dec 19, 20211 min read
One book, one Burquest
From Laura Zitron "My Grandfather's Blessings" by Dr. Ruth Remen Our book club recently discussed 'My Grandfather's Blessings' by Dr....
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Nov 24, 20213 min read
Hanukkah story
A young man named Avraham ("Avrumel") Greenbaum lost his entire family in the Holocaust. After the war, he came to America and wanted...
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Nov 17, 20211 min read
Maoz Tzur – Rock of Salvation
By Zanna Linskaia Chanukah story of the victory by Judah Maccabee against Creek ruler Antiochus, returning Temple in Jerusalem to Jews...
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
Good 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,...
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Sep 21, 20211 min read
Hag 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...
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Sep 18, 20218 min read
D'var Torah - September,2021
by David Medzon Shalom Uvracha, Shana Tova. I hope you and your families are all keeping well and staying safe. Intro: While "repentance"...
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burquestjewishcomm
Sep 17, 20211 min read
To stay in the sukkah
By Zanna Linskaia After Rosh-Hashanah and Yom Kippur we celebrate the festival of Sukkot as both an agricultural and historical holiday....
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Sep 8, 20211 min read
Yom Kippur - the Day of Forgiveness and Hope
By 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...
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