by Risa Plotnick
Our community has been talking about the need and value of including all members of the Jewish community for years. Amazing steps have been taken and regular progress has been made. Shelly Christensen visited our community, Jewish Federation of Ottawa awarded grants to the …
By Judy Zelikovitz
The last three weeks or so have been a trying time for the Jewish community both in and out of Israel.
An 11-day onslaught of terrorist missiles sent thousands to bomb-shelters or to their building stairways while the Iron Dome swatted an astounding 90% of the missiles f…
From Liam Afota:
Hi Ottawa Jewish community! First of all, I want to say that I really miss all of you and I hope to see you all soon!
Israel now is dealing with a really complicated situation; on one hand the renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas, and, on the other hand, the increasin…
On Sunday, June 6, at 2:00 PM, experience a Spring Tea on Zoom among friends of CHW Ottawa, in support of the CHW Debbie Eisenberg and Gary Levine Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofe) in Israel. The PICU unit is being built up as a new state-of-the…
By Alyce Baker
Seven weeks after Passover, the holiday of Shavuot shows up on our calendar. Historically it reminds us of Moses receiving the 10 Commandments. Scholars have presented various reasons for why we celebrate this holiday by consuming dairy products. Some say we eat dairy to symb…
