Agency News
News submissions from our agencies and organizations.
By Sheila Hurtig Robertson, CHES Committee Member
Art Leader, the son of Holocaust survivors and a member of the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES), was alarmed, and with reason.
In 2019, statistics reported by B’nai Brith Canada revealed that, for the fourth year in a…
The Board of Directors of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation acknowledges with thanks contributions to the following funds as of August 1-31, 2020
THE AGES GIRLS B'NAI MITZVAH FUND
Mazel tov to:
Gabe Wolinsky for his new baby boy by Leila Ages and family
ANNETTE ALBE…
By Natasha Goodman for the Glebe Shul
The Glebe Shul has been taking on Olami’s Walk to Israel challenge to raise funds for our Jewish future.
Each member of the team is walking or running to Israel in spirit, having promised to put in the miles together before Rosh Hashanah.
Walk t…
By Louise Rachlis for Temple Israel
There are many unforgettable songs about Missouri, but it’s a unique year indeed when Temple Israel’s cantorial soloist will be singing High Holy Day tunes from Missouri.
At the time I’d planned a phone interview with cantorial student Daniel Geige…
By Jane Gordon for Temple Israel, Or Haneshamah and Kehillat Beth Israel
Jewish pastoral care is rooted in Jewish values such as bikkur cholim (visiting the sick) and gemilut hasadim (deeds of loving-kindness).
In 2018, with financial support from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, the first…
