JET helps people understand the price of words

What are the true costs of your words? How do you talk to your children or your friends? It can be hard to understand the impact of what we say to others, but that is exactly what JET, (Jewish Education Through Torah) is attempting to explain and teach in the second year of the Clean Speech …

Camp B’nai Brith welcomes new director

For the first time since 2007, Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa has looked outside its “home-grown” camp family for a director, and board chair Adam Tanner is thrilled with their new hire Dov “Bear” Shapiro.  

“We didn’t have anyone in-house who was ready to take over the reins. W…

Federation funding supports neurodiverse supplementary school classrooms

In May 2021, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Board of Directors approved $25,000 in Strategic Funding for Supplementary Schools. This funding would provide one-time grants up to a maximum of $10,000 to schools with 15 students or more, for applications that strengthen a school’s offeri…

Care for the Vulnerable Fund provides program, transportation

Jewish Federation of Ottawa has granted $79,900 from its Care for the Vulnerable Fund to four organizations dedicated to ensuring access and inclusion across a variety of projects and programs. 

Through the Care for the Vulnerable Fund, Federation is assisting local Jewish organizations to…

AJA50+ program celebrates 20th anniversary

Coming off a strong two years of COVID-era connections, the ‘Creative Connections’ program associated with AJA (Active Jewish Adults) 50+ is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. 

While AJA 50+ has been around for about 22 years, the Creative Connections program is a “group wit…