On June 16, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa will host its second virtual Annual General Meeting, which is the time when Federation not only honours the Community Service Winners, but marks a changing of the guard for the Board of Directors with two mem…
The following is a press release issued jointly across Canada on May 18, 2021.
Over the last 48 hours, there have been highly disturbing reports of antisemitism in communities across Canada. Jewish federations across Canada are an important hub of Jewish life in this country. As the leaders…
On March 30, Sue Potechin quietly stepped into her new role as the adult education and cultural program manager for the Soloway JCC, after years in teaching — in fact, she’s still operating as principal of Temple Israel Religious School (TIRS) until the end of June, to finish out what’…
The Clean Speech Ottawa program attempts to make it easier, with daily tips and guided video sessions to help. The community-wide education and awareness campaign is set out to unite people in the practice of Jewish mindful speech, to build a mo…
