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Feb

9 2015

to
Mar

31 2015

WCEF Grant Application Deadline

9:00AM - 11:55PM  

 

Deadline to submit applications for the 2015 WCEF Grant

Mar

3 2015

The Art of Parenting

9:30AM - 11:00AM  

Soloway JCC
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, ON

 

As parents, we worry about the well-being of our kids; about their future, and about our role in shaping it. How do w…

Mar

3 2015

The Bora Laskin Law Society Presents THE PURIM PARTY 2015

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

Soloway Jewish Community Centre
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9

 

The Bora Laskin Law Society Presents THE PURIM PARTY 2015 Talent show & COSTUME PARTY

Soloway Jewish Community Centr…

Mar

3 2015

Townhall With Josef Zissels, WJC Vice-President Chairman, Vaad of Ukraine

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Ukrainian Cultural Centre
911 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 

Josef Zissels WJC Vice-President Chairman, Vaad of Ukraine Born in Tashkent in 1946. Graduated from the…

Mar

3 2015

Tea and Torah: Weekly Parasha Study

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
 
Mar

4 2015

OTC's Purim In The Caribbean

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

Tired of the snow? Sail away to the sun & fun and join us for
Purim in the Caribbean
at the New OTC 111 Lamplighters…

Mar

4 2015

Purim, Esther’s Coming Out Party!

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue, 1
1
Ottawa, ON K1S 2A1

 

Come on out! Following a Sephardi-influenced meal we will explore hiddeness and revelation in the story of Esther.…

Mar

4 2015

Speak Easy Purim Party

7:00PM - 10:30PM  

The Hub
71 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON

 

Join the Emerging Generation and the Glebe Shul for a Purim party you won't forget.

Mar

4 2015

The Art of Parenting

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

As parents, we worry about the well-being of our kids; about their future, and about our role in shaping it. How do w…

Mar

4 2015

An Enchanted Purim

10:00PM  

Cafe Nostolgica
Ottawa u Campus
ottawa, k1n7t7

 

The Rohr CSN invites all Jewish students and alumni to
get ready for:
- A knockout hypnosis show!
- A night out at t…

Mar

5 2015

Purim

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

 

Ottawa, ON

 
Purim
Mar

5 2015

 

You are invited to join for a monthly meet-up! For more information or to RSVP, please contact [email protected]

Mar

6 2015

Shabbat with Supreme Court Justice Michael Moldaver

4:30AM - 9:00PM  

Chabad House
59 Sweetland
ottawa, k1n7t7

 

The Rohr Chabad Student Network invites all Jewish students and alumni to attend an exclusive Shabbat dinner with The…

Mar

6 2015

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC

9:15AM - 10:45AM  

SJCC
21 NADOLNY SACHS PRIVATE

 

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC Join us for a fun Friday morning Shabbat celebration and playgroup in the kid-friendly…

Mar

7 2015

Dragon's Tea Trio in Concert

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Soloway JCC
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, K2A 1R9

 

Dragon's Tea Trio mixes different styles of music. The group blends everything from Brazilian samba rhythms, Bach…

Mar

7 2015

PJ Library- Dad's Night Out

8:00PM - 11:00PM  

TBD

 

Join the PJ Library Dads for a night out on the town. Details to come soon.

Mar

8 2015

Advanced Care Planning with Louise Hanvey, R.N. intro by Rabi Bulka

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Soloway JCC
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, K2A 1R9

 

Advanced Care Planning. Having meaningful conversations with family and health care providers about your wishes so…

Mar

8 2015

The Women Pioneers (movie screening)

12:30PM - 2:15PM  

SJCC

 

The Women Pioneers

 

 

 

The women pioneers who came here a century ago wanted to build a new world and create…

Mar

8 2015

Beard Razing Fundrazor

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Jewish Family Services
2255 Carling Ave, Suite 300
Ottawa,

 

Featuring John Jackson, Board President and a surprise guest host, live in the Negev room of Jewish Family Services.…

Mar

8 2015

KLEZ 8

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Machzikei Hadas Congregation
2310 Virginia Drive
Ottawa,

 

Kezmer concert presented by A Touch of Klez, joined by the choir, Musica Ebraica; as well, The International Folk…

Mar

9 2015

Women Scholarship & Judaism: Part 1 Lila Kagedan

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Agudath Israel Congregation
1400 Coldrey Avenue
Ottawa, ON, ON K1Z 7P9

 

Beginning Series of Women & Scholarship in Judaism

Mar

10 2015

Tea and Torah: Weekly Parasha Study

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
 
Mar

13 2015

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC

9:15AM - 10:45AM  

SJCC
21 NADOLNY SACHS PRIVATE

 

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC Join us for a fun Friday morning Shabbat celebration and playgroup in the kid-friendly…

Mar

13 2015

The Great Shabbat 200

5:00PM - 10:00PM  

Beth Shalom
151 Chapel

 

Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
This years The Great Shabbat 200 is 1920’s The Great Gatsby t…

Mar

13 2015

Vegetarian Shabbat Dinner

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
We gather at the home of Rabbi Anna Maranta for a vegetarian potluck dinner. A seasonal soup or stew will be provided…
Mar

13 2015

to
Mar

14 2015

SHABBAT ACROSS CANADA

6:45PM - 7:50PM  

Agudath Israel Congregation
1400 Coldrey Avenue
Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7P9

 

DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Mar

17 2015

Tea and Torah: Weekly Parasha Study

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
 
Mar

19 2015

Book Launch - The Canadian Haggadah Canadienne

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Soloway JCC
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa, K2A 1R9

 

Launch of the trilingual Canadian Haggadah Canadienne - Hebrew - English-French- by editors Richard Marceau and…

Mar

19 2015

Guy Mintus Trio

7:30PM - 10:00PM  

Studio Theatre
Centrepointe
Nepean, ON

 

An Evening of Mediterranean Jazz with the Guy Mintus Trio in the Centrepointe Studio Theatre. This event is being…

Mar

20 2015

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC

9:15AM - 10:45AM  

SJCC
21 NADOLNY SACHS PRIVATE

 

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC Join us for a fun Friday morning Shabbat celebration and playgroup in the kid-friendly…

Mar

20 2015

OTC Shabbat Dinner with Far East Rabbi Marvin Tokayer

6:00PM - 11:00PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

Please join us for a
Shabbat Dinner
with guest speaker
Rabbi Marvin Tokayer
Pepper, Silk & Ivory
The amazing story of…

Mar

20 2015

Shabbat Dinner with Police Chief Bordeleau

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Rohr CSN
59 Sweetland

 

The Rohr CSN invites all Jewish students and alumni to a Shabbat dinner with Ottawa's chief of police, Charles…

Mar

21 2015

Shabbat Morning Educational Series: Mr. David Harris

8:45AM - 12:30PM  

Agudath Israel Congregation
1400 Coldrey Avenue
Ottawa, ON,

 

Part 3 of Shabbat Morning Educational Series at Agudath Israel; Lecture after Shacharit services

Mar

22 2015

Fourth Annual Passover Fair

10:30AM - 4:00PM  

CongregationBeit Tikvah
15 Chartwell Ave

 

Fourth Annual Passover Fair featuring many vendors. Congregation Beit Tikvah 15 Chartwell Avenue 10:30 am to 4…

Mar

22 2015

Passover Fair

10:30AM - 4:00PM  

Congregation Beit Tikvah
15 Chartwell Avenue
Nepean, ON K2G 4K3

 

The fourth Annual Passover Fair will feature many local vendors – who will be selling many items such as Jewellery,…

Mar

22 2015

10th Annual Ottawa Jewish Women's Seder 2015

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

Agudath Israel Synagogue
1400 Coldrey Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 

Tickets are $36, and must be purchased in advance by contacting Jean Myers at [email protected] Or…

Mar

23 2015

Torah Academy of Ottawa's Honouree Dinner Reception

6:15PM - 10:00PM  

The Centrepointe Studio Theatre
101 Centrepointe Drive
Ottawa, ON

 

Torah Academy of Ottawa presents Beneath the Helmet. The story of 5 young IDF soldiers and their transition from high…

Mar

24 2015

Tea and Torah: Weekly Parasha Study

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
 
Mar

25 2015

OJCS Storytime

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

Ottawa Jewish Community School - Library
31 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa,

 

Come out to the OJCS library for a cozy morning of stories, songs, and snacks that revolve around around a PJ Library…

Mar

27 2015

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC

9:15AM - 10:45AM  

SJCC
21 NADOLNY SACHS PRIVATE

 

Shabbat Shalom at the SJCC Join us for a fun Friday morning Shabbat celebration and playgroup in the kid-friendly…

Mar

27 2015

Friday Night Services followed by Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Beth Shalom
151 Chapel Street
Ottawa, K1N 7Y2

 

Final Friday night service on Chapel Street. Open to all. Call Anita at 613-789-3501 x221 for more information.

Mar

27 2015

 

Final exams will be here before you know it and we are rounding up an awesome year of incredible Jewish experiences…

Mar

27 2015

Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
Our Kabbalat Shabbat services include song, mediation and learning. Everyone is welcome! Song sheets provided. After …
Mar

27 2015

to
Mar

29 2015

Farewell to Chapel Street Weekend

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Beth Shalom
151 Chapel Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 7Y2

 

The weekend begins with a traditional Kabbalat Shabbat dinner followed by Saturday morning services and a…

Mar

29 2015

to
Mar

30 2015

Say Goodbye to Hametz - Pizza Bake

11:00AM - 7:00AM  

Congregation Machzikei Hadas
2310 Virginia Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H 6S2

 

Come bake your own pizza as we say goodbye to Hametz and get into the Pesah mood!

Mar

29 2015

Panel Discussion: An Imam and a Rabbi discuss faith in the 21st century

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Ottawa University Campus
ART, Room 033 (70 Laurier Ave. E)
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5

 

Panel Biographies Rabbi Steven Garten teaches widely in the community and is active in Ottawa's interfaith…

Mar

29 2015

Straddling Two Worlds

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

2nd floor, 395 Wellington Street

 

The Council of the Jacob M. Lowy Collection, with the support of the Friends of Library and Archives Canada,…

Mar

29 2015

The Modernist Yiddish Poetry of Montreal's Jacob-Isaac Segal

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Library and Archives Canada Jacob M. Lowy Collection
2nd Floor
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON

 

Straddling Two Worlds: The Modernist Yiddish Poetry of Montreal's Jacob-Isaac Segal The Council of the Jacob M.…

Mar

29 2015

If I Had A Hammer: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Soloway Jewish Community Centre
21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Ottawa,

 

Join banjo player and sociologist, Stephen Richer, for an insightful and musically entertaining look at the life and …

Mar

30 2015

Cheshbon HaNefesh, An Introduction to Mussar

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
1
Ottawa, ON K1S 2A1

 

Chesbon HaNefesh, An Introduction to Mussar, a bi-weekly facilitated group will explore the concept of taking…

Mar

30 2015

Postcards from Auschwitz: A Holocaust Historian in Transit

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Soloway Jewish Community Centre
21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt
Ottawa,

 

Hilary Earl , Associate Professor of European History at Nipissing University, dicusses how a historian experiences…

Mar

31 2015

Tea and Torah: Weekly Parasha Study

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Glebe Minyan
64 Powell Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
 
Mar

31 2015

Malca Pass Library Book Discussion Group

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Agudath Israel Synagogue
1400 Coldrey Avenue
Ottawa, ON

 
'The Museum of Extraordinary Things' by Alice Hoffman will be reviewed by Alvina Ruprecht