Community wins battle against Thornhill highrise
Following a two-year battle between real estate developer and a volunteer community advocacy group, a 20-storey high-rise building will not be built in the plaza containing the kosher Sobeys at Clark and Hilda avenues in Vaughan, Ont.
ЯCJN: Art at Heart: healing through self-expression
Art at Heart is a non-profit organization that provides free art classes to patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions.
Can you be religious but dishonest in business?
The Talmud suggests that one “whose business practices are not conducted faithfully and does not speak pleasantly with all peoples” should not observe the mitzvot between man and God, lest he desecrates God’s name
200-year-old beer recreated to toast Jewish pioneers
L’affaire Hart’s recipe, the beer which led to the 1832 legislation formally affirming Jewish political rights, is a hallowed relic of an ancient brew
Shopify COO touts scrappiness and mentorship
In addition to his hardscrabble teen years, Harley Finkelstein credits his raw ambition, penchant for networking and strong mentors for his success
Israel boosts Vancouver’s drive to become high-tech hub
Nico Slobinsky, CIJA’s Vancouver-based Pacific director, believes Israel and British Columbia have the foundations for a ready-made partnership
COR rabbi assesses kashrut of edible selfie laser cutter
Rabbi Mendel Brogna, head mashgiach of COR’s food service division told The CJN that examining the laser was “a fascinating experience”
YEDI holds two-week entrepreneurship program in Ariel
Toronto’s York Entrepreneurship Development Institution, ran an intense “acceleration program” for 15 leading student businesses, on Israel’s Ariel U campus
HEC and Israeli college launch virtual business incubator
IQBator, whose first two letters stand for Israel and Quebec, is an online program that will allow students to learn how to turn their ideas into businesses
Rag & bone’s new high-end ‘poncho’ strongly resembles a tallit
High-end hipster label rag & bone is hawking its “Ines Poncho,” a wool-blend garment adorned with fringe and banded stripes that recall the prayer garments of observant Jews
