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’…
One month of mindfulness — could you do it?
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…
By Risa Plotnick
Tamir Foundation is thrilled to announce that the M.B. Lewis Charitable Foundation, a Washington DC based family philanthropy, has presented Tamir with a generous gift of $100,000 US. The gift is made in loving memory of Bessie C. and Phillip Lewis. Bessie Lewis (nee Carda…
The Women’s Collective Philanthropy Program (WCPP) granted $2,000 to Jewish Family Services of Ottawa for their Shalom Bayit program. The funding was used to provide technology and a safe virtual support space for their clients. From left to right, Lynne Oreck-Wener (WCPP founder and execu…
A first-time initiative attracted 50 students to tune in to a panel discussion, hosted by Hillel Ottawa, to mark April as Genocide Awareness, Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month. Together with Hillel, this cross-cultural panel was put together by the Armenian Students' Association o…
