Erev Shavuot
Community Calendar
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Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Shavuot
Jun 3, 2025
Shavuot
Jun
1 2025
Renewing Ruth
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Raq Black
1301 Prince of Wales
Ottawa, ON K2C1N2
Sunday June 1 (7pm) – Renewing Ruth: A Narrative of Hesed with Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell (virtual only) (make flyer, pi…
Jun
1 2025
Colourful Profile's Course
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Chabad of Wellington West
166 Huron Ave N.
Ottawa, ON K1Z 1E5
Join a 4 week new fascinating course as we explore some of the most amazing stories in Jewish History.
Jun
2 2025
Shavuot Dairy Dinner
6:00AM - 8:00PM
Ottawa Torah Centre
111 Lamplighters Dr
ottawa, ON k2j0c2
Join OTC for a delicious family-friendly dairy dinner and reading of the Ten Commandments in celebration of Shavuot!
Jun
2 2025
Community Shavuot Celebration
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa
192 Switzer Ave
Ottawa, ON K1Z 7H9
Community Shavuot celebration at Chabad of Wellington West
Jun
2 2025
SHAVUOT ICE CREAM PARTY
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Join us for the Reading of the Ten Commandments Followed by a Delicious Kiddush & Ice Cream Party
Enjoy a traditional…
Jun
4 2025
Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation - Annual General Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Please join us for an inspiring evening as we celebrate the strength of our community, honour our outgoing Chair Sand…
Jun
5 2025
Jun
6 2025
PJ Library's Babies & Bagels, SJCC & Ganon Kabbalat Shabbat!
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Soloway Jewish Community Centre
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9
🌟 Join Us Every Friday Morning! 🌟 From May 16 to June 13, come to PJ Library Babies & Bagels at SJCC &…
Jun
6 2025
Jun
7 2025
Pride 2025 at Kehillat Beth Israel
6:45PM - 12:00PM
On June 6 at 6:45 pm we’ll kick off the celebrations at KBI with Kabbalat Shabbat services and a festive Pride Sh…
Jun
6 2025
Dances of Universal Peace
7:00PM - 9:00PM
First United Church
347 Richmond Rd
Ottawa,, K2A 0E7
No experience is necessary to do the dances, and no dance partner is needed. The movements are not difficult and…
Jun
7 2025
Demystifying the Mikveh with Rabbinic Student Intern Rani Silverman-Gitin
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Or Haneshamah Ottawa's Reconstructionist Community
30 Cleary Ave.
Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1
Reconstructionist Rabbinic Student Intern Rani Silverman-Gitin will speak about the mikveh and Jewish laws that surro…
Jun
8 2025
Mikveh Visit @ SJCC with Rabbinic Student Intern Rani Silverman-Gitin
10:30AM - 12:00PM
SJCC 21 Nadolny Sachs Private
30 Cleary Ave.
Ottawa, ON K2A 2E1
We will tour the JCC mikveh together, then gather in their cafe to debrief and discuss historical to contemporary pra…
Jun
8 2025
Craft & Schmooze
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Or Haneshamah Ottawa's Reconstructionist Community
30 Cleary Ave.
Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1
Do you knit, macrame, sew, embroider, crochet, weave, or practice another crafting hobby? Come along, schmooze, and c…
Jun
8 2025
Sassy, Smart, and Seriously Good Stories with Sara Goodman Confino
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Greenberg Families Library
21 NADOLNY SACHS PRIVATE
Ottawa, ON K2A1R9
Join bestselling author Sara Goodman Confino in the Greenberg Families Library for an event full of wit, warmth, and …
Jun
8 2025
Annual Israeli Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Soloway JCC
Join us for the 22nd annual Israeli Film Festival. Doors open at 6:40 pm at the Soloway JCC.
A limited number of t…
Jun
10 2025
Babies & Bagels: Pool Day!
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Soloway JCC-Pool
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9
Join us for a delightful Babies & Bagels day at the SJCC pool, perfect for parents and their little ones! Enjoy a…
Jun
12 2025
Annual Israeli Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Soloway JCC
Join us for the 22nd annual Israeli Film Festival. Doors open at 6:40 pm at the Soloway JCC.
A limited number of ti…
Jun
13 2025
PJ Library's Babies & Bagels, SJCC & Ganon Kabbalat Shabbat!
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Soloway Jewish Community Centre
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9
🌟 Join Us Every Friday Morning! 🌟 From May 16 to June 13, come to PJ Library Babies & Bagels at SJCC &…
Jun
13 2025
Teddy Bear Shabbat
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Or Haneshamah Ottawa's Reconstructionist Community
30 Cleary Ave.
Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1
Welcome Shabbat with Rabbi Zuker in this family-friendly event. Sing Shabbat songs and enjoy snacks and cupcakes
This…
Jun
13 2025
Freylekh Friday
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Or Haneshamah Ottawa's Reconstructionist Community
30 Cleary Ave.
Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1
Freylekh Friday!
Teddy Bear Shabbat at 5:30 pm - Join Rabbi Zuker for snacks, stories and stuffies!
Potluck Shabbat …
Jun
14 2025
Oy, What They Said About Love
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Atelier Theatre
67 Nicholas St.
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B9
Steve wonders why other people can tie the knot and he can’t. Oy, does he wonder! So he asked a bunch of couples…
Jun
15 2025
Musica Ebraica Concert - Mavens of the Musical
4:30PM - 6:00PM
Kehillat Beth Israel
1400 Coldrey Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1Z7P9
Musica Ebraica celebrates its 25th anniversary off bringing Jewish choral delights to the Ottawa community with a spe…
Jun
15 2025
Annual Israeli Film Festival, closing night
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Soloway JCC
IFF, closing night
details TBA
Jun
16 2025
Masked Tours at the Yiddish Book Center
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors…
Jun
18 2025
20th-century Canada through the Magic of Radio with Laurence Wall
12:00PM - 2:00PM
KBI
1400 Coldrey Ave
Ottawa, ON K1Z7P9
Laurence Wall will present a program on Twentieth-century Canada through the Magic of Radio. Lunch will be served…
Jun
20 2025
PRIDE-Stories that Sparkle
5:30PM - 8:30PM
Raq Black
1301 Prince of Wales
Ottawa, ON K2C1N2
We propose a vibrant, intergenerational storytelling and comedy event that brings together Jewish youth, a local drag…
Jun
20 2025
Pow-Wow Fare Shabbat
7:00PM - 11:00PM
Private Home in Nepean
near Baseline and Greenbank
Jew Crew invites Jewish young adults (20s & 30s), along with their partners, to our monthly social. As Shabbat…
Jun
22 2025
PJ In the Park
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Join us for a fun day in the park filled with fun activities for all ages.
Jun
23 2025
Masked Tours at the Yiddish Book Center
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors…
Jun
25 2025
Lunch and Launch for the Ottawa Jewish Seniors Facebook Group
12:00PM - 2:00PM
KBI
1400 Coldrey Ave.
Ottawa, ON K1Z 7P9
Curious how this new Facebook group for Jewish Seniors can help you? Meet the moderators and administrators of the gr…
Jun
25 2025
Jun
29 2025
Jul
5 2025
Yarchei Kallah
9:15AM - 10:00PM
ON
The JET Yarchei Kallah is modeled after the description of the Yarchei Kallah in the Talmud. In the two months of the…