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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...

As the first session of the Coat of Many Colours series, Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan discussed Jewish Renewal at the Burquest JCC on Sunday...

From Dov Lank - Head of the ritual committee Burquest Jewish Community Centre, 2860 Dewdney Trunk Road, Coquitlam BC Burquest has invited...

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...

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...

By Zanna Linskaia If you eager to know the history of Coquitlam area where we live, visit Mackin Heritage museum with its’ exhibits,...

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...

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...

From Laura Zitron Our small but committed book-club recently read 'The Sisters Weiss' by Naomi Ragen. Her writing style made the book as...

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...