The Ottawa Modern Jewish School (OMJS), a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, has been awarded a Jewish Journeys grant to support its innovative TeenShemet program for students in Grades 8 and 9. This new initiative provides a meaningful bridge during the often-challenging…
Temple Israel Religious School (TiRS) is proud to announce that, through the generosity of a Jewish Federation of Ottawa Jewish Journeys grant, a new partnership with ADRABA, Ontario’s innovative Jewish digital high school, to offer a Ministry of Education-approved course that will count t…
College and university campuses have been a breeding ground for rampant antisemitism, especially since October 7. Jewish students, parents, and faculty have all experienced this rise in hate with horror and concern and continue to work tirelessly to defend one another amid the toxicity of th…
The genizah, meaning a “hiding place” in Hebrew, is the sacred repository where worn-out Jewish texts and ritual objects are respectfully stored prior to burial. Rooted in ancient Jewish law, anything with G-d’s name or written for religious or liturgical u…
When Sarah Gordon went on maternity leave from teaching at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), she never imagined it would mark the beginning of one of the most impactful grassroots educational initiatives connecting Canada to Israel — one that the Jewish Federation of Ottaw…
