Ottawa Modern Jewish School receives Jewish Journeys grant for new program

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 welcomes new VP & ADRABA partnership

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…

Hillel Ottawa welcomes one of Canada’s only Springboard Fellows

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…

From the Vault: History of the Genizah

By Teigan Goldsmith Hitsman

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…

How an Ottawa teacher sparked Israel’s largest volunteer English program

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…