A View from the Bleachers: Achieving Jewish and democratic values
They cannot support the policies of the Israeli government and consequently they do not have a focus for their desired support of the State of Israel. At times such as these, it is useful to…
Jewish day school graduates hold key to our Jewish future
Through Generations Trust, donors are reducing the financial burden of school fees for middle-income families, while increasing the financial sustainability of day schools and allowing the…
Bite-size acts of kindness for first-ever Mitzvah Days of Summer
We can give them that day, with a focus on the more charitable aspects of mitzvahs. It’s important for us for the kids to have that.” Plus, Peters says, these days they’re always looking for…
Tamir launches community-wide disabilities survey
Following Tamir’s focus groups, held earlier this year with the aim to develop their strategic plan, Tamir is now inviting the Ottawa Jewish community to fill out their Ottawa Wide Community…
One year after Poway attack, Lori Gilbert-Kaye remembered
“But we know our focus must be on the future, on becoming better people and better Jews.” He thanked the first responders, law enforcement and medical professionals, as well as local leaders,…
Klez 13: Music and dancing in support of the Ottawa Kosher Food Bank
Their focus is on traditional klezmer dance music such as bulgars, shers, horas and waltzes. The members include Ernie Brodo (mandolin), Fred Brown (bass), Eric Elkin (flute), Alison James…
Giving back to community and how Federation is “here for good”
For this Campaign, Federation has identified two main areas of focus to help secure our community’s future and ongoing recovery. Firstly, we are supporting our most vulnerable. Many people…
Inclusion changed with COVID
Shelly Christensen visited our community, Jewish Federation of Ottawa awarded grants to the supplementary schools to train teachers on inclusive teaching practices, and Jewish Disability…
The pivot: How Ottawa Jewish day schools are finding a COVID silver lining
I have to give the credit to the teachers — the lockdown kept getting extended and the teachers would prepare packets for parents to pick up, never knowing what was next.” At OJCS, the key…
Ottawa Jewish Archives finding success online despite pandemic challenges
24, the Archives will be the focus of the Bytown Museum's Beyond Bytown Virtual Talk series. The Archives will also be part of Digital Doors Open and are just one of three Heritage…
A Mohel, a Dragon Boat drummer & a community leader: Meet Lisa Rosenkrantz
They’ve continued it since then.” This year, in welcoming back Dragon Boats and the festival, the team of female physicians has decided to remove some of the pressure and just focus on the…
Congregation Beth Shalom Legacy Fund
CHES was planning an initiative called “In Depth Exploration of the Voices of Survivors.” The objective was to design an educational program for teachers, with a focus on local survivor…
Federation Report: Torah Day School welcomes new head
It will provide us with data as a school so we may examine what areas we need to focus on and where individual students need improvement or enrichment. We are proud of what’s happening at our…