Election roundtable — Liberal Party

Six candidates from the Ontario Liberal Party joined a roundtable event on May 18, hosted by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa in partnership with CIJA. Candidates spoke about the importance of including the fight against antisemitism in the anti-racism umbrella, as well as how critical cultur…

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Dealing with the ‘derecho’: What you need to know after Saturday’s storm

 

At its peak, the blackout that crippled Ottawa after Saturday’s ‘derecho’ knocked power out at more than 170,000 households. Five days later, 70,000 are still without power and the city is slowly beginn…

‘Just write’: New memoir on Rabbi Simes released

A new book on “Rolling Rabbi” Simes is inspiring the Ottawa Jewish community — and took author Shaindel Simes by surprise. 

Rabbi Yehuda Simes Z”L, Ottawa’s “Rolling Rabbi,” died in 2017 — nearly seven years after he was paralyzed and left a quadriplegic after a car acciden…

A lone soldier’s experience in Israel

Temima Silver grew up in a predominantly Jewish environment in Ottawa — but when she entered public high school she realized antisemitism wasn’t as far away as she thought. 

That experience was among the reasons that made her decide to enlist as a lone soldier for the Israeli Defence F…

Celebrating our connection to Israel through Partnership2Gether (P2G)

Jewish communities around the world are celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut, which begins tomorrow evening, making this week the ideal time to celebrate our local connection to Israel through the Partnership2Gether (P2G) program.

Through the Jewish Federation network, Ottawa, along with Vancouver,…