With the opening of the Mikvah Chaya Mushka in downtown Kelowna, members of the local Jewish community need not travel hundreds of kilometres to Vancouver or Calgary to visit a mikvah, a religious ritual immersion pool.
North Okanagan still has a small Jewish population - Vernon News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A nine-foot Menorah will light up Kelowna tonight, as Part of the World s Largest Hanukkah Observance - Kelowna News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.