Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

The high cost of living, and the dispersal of our Jewish community over a wide geographic area, continue to make it difficult for many families and individuals to participate fully in Jewish community life.

With the sky-high cost of living, it is not only the most vulnerable members of our community who have fewer resources available to participate Jewishly.

More and more community members are living in areas that have little to no Jewish infrastructure.

Just as Jewish Federation strategically invests in our local community in ways that pay dividends long into the future, we also work to invest in our partnership region in Israel—the Upper Galilee Panhandle (Etzbah HaGalil)—for the long term.

This year we are introducing a new offer for donors who increase their gifts.

Consular services will be available on Tuesday, November 27th to Thursday, November 29th.

Our community is at a turning point. For many, the high cost of living is putting Jewish community life out of reach. And living far from the heart of our community makes it harder to stay connected. With your help, we can change that.

Watch our campaign video come to life.

Join us at Choices on Sunday, November 4th. The biggest Women’s Philanthropy event of the year will take place at Beth Israel.

PJ Library sends free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to families with children 6 months through 8 years old.

Last week, the Province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency due to the rapid spread of wildfires across the province. In response, Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA has opened a British Columbia Fire Relief Fund.

Read our Jewish Federation's 2017-18 Annual Report.

Sent every Friday. With his warm, personal tone, our CEO, Ezra S. Shanken, makes it easy to keep up with the most important issues and events in our community.