This past weekend, while Vancouver celebrated Pride, I found myself thinking less about the parade and more about the people I am privileged to work alongside every day. For years, and especially since October 7, we at Jewish Federation of British Columbia have heard from queer Jewish…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jewish Groups Skip Vancouver Pride March, Over Safety Concerns. VANCOUVER, BC | Sunday, August 2, 2026 — Jewish Federation of British Columbia (JFBC) and The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) brought a digital truck into the Vancouver Pride Parade today…
British Columbia has been home to Indigenous peoples since time immemorial, and shaped ever since by people who came from somewhere else. For generations, people have arrived here seeking opportunity, freedom, safety, and the chance to build a better future. They brought different…
An eight-day journey through the Okanagan, the Kootenays, and Revelstoke revealed a simple truth: the challenge facing smaller Jewish communities is not a lack of desire for Jewish life. It is access to it. And when people find one another, remarkable things happen. Earlier this year, we…
From a cheering national stage to a growing Jewish Federation in BC, recent events reveal that connection, not division, defines Canada at its best. On Canada Day, it doesn’t take much to recognize what brings people together. You see it in parks and streets, at community events and…
