Jewish Ottawa

Local news and updates on the Jewish community of Ottawa.

‘Heartfelt giving’ highlighted at inaugural Party with a Purpose

Sarah Caspi, executive director of Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (centre), and Party with a Purpose Co-Chairs Jenny Shinder (left) and Lenora Zelikovitz, gather at the event, May 21. (Howard Sandler)

Foundation AGM hears about Canada’s new cannabis industry

Keynote speaker Bruce Linton addresses the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation AGM, June 6, at the SJCC. (Howard Sandler)

Community members receive Forty Under 40 Awards

(From left) Danya Vered, Joelle Zagury, Jacob Shabinsky and Sender Gordon were among the Forty Under 40 award recipients who gathered, May 29, at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer Executive MBA facility. (Matthew Horwood)

Jewish Federation of Ottawa announces new microgrants and Jewish Jumpstart

Jewish Federation of Ottawa announces new microgrants and Jewish Jumpstart membership incentives

By Kevin Barwin, Chair, Grants and Evaluation Committee, Jewish Federation of Ottawa

Generous donations to the 2019 Annual Campaign have paved the way for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa to off…

Israel’s fallen soldiers and terror victims remembered on Yom Hazikaron

Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism remembered on Yom Hazikaron

By Matthew Horwood

“We gather here on this difficult day to remember those who have fallen in defence of the state of Israel,” said Jonathan Ben-Choreen Freedman, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) veteran and …