Dec

10 2015

Chanukah Night Out Middle Eastern Style

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre 111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2
613.843.7770 info@theotc.org
http://www.theOTC.org

Contact Rabbi Blum
613.843.7770
rabbi@theotc.org
http://www.theOTC.org

$ Cost $ 25.00

Join us for a perfect Chanukah night out for adults featuring
Kosher Falafel and Shawarma with special guest Mark Halawa

HEAR THE RIVETING STORY OF GRANDMA ROWAIDA’S DARK SECRET
MY JOURNEY FROM KUWAITI ARAB TO JERUSALEMITE JEW

Mordechai (Mark) Halawa was born and raised in Kuwait to mixed Muslim and Jewish parents. After the first gulf war, Mordechai and his family moved to Amman, Jordan, where he attended high school. From Jordan, Mordechai moved to Latakia, Syria, to attend University for two years at Tishreen University, and then went to Canada to continue his university education. He discovered his matrilineal Jewish roots while studying at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, and subsequently began to learn more about Judaism. After an impactful journey to Poland and Israel trip, Mordechai made the decision to return to Jerusalem, the birthplace of his grandmother, to study in Yeshiva.

Currently, Mordechai is studying part time in Jerusalem, combining Torah study with various business projects in the Middle East, acting as a liaison for Israeli companies in this region as well as promoting shared values between Israel and Arabia.