Community Calendar

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Nov

1 2021

Spanish for Beginners 1

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Zoom

 

Join Instructor Samantha Ruckenstein in your journey to learning Spanish! This course will teach you basic…

Nov

2 2021

Outsmarting Antisemitism

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre or Zoom
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

Join Rabbi Blum for a four-part course on the absurdity of antisemitism and how to beat it with purpose, positivity, …

Nov

3 2021

Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner

6:00PM - 9:30PM  

 

The Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner features live and silent auctions, a delicious dinner and an opportunity to get…

Nov

4 2021

OJCS Town Hall: Governance

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Virtual

 

Do you want to know how big decisions at OJCS are actually made? Curious about what 'The Board of Trustees’ is and…

Nov

7 2021

 

Virtual Presentation via Zoom by Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson on their book " St. Michael's Residential School: Lam…

Nov

8 2021

Spanish for Beginners 1

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Zoom

 

Join Instructor Samantha Ruckenstein in your journey to learning Spanish! This course will teach you basic…

Nov

8 2021

 

The Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa invites you to join us for a narrated, virtual tour of  the e…

Nov

9 2021

All in the Telling

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

 

Mr Rubinek’s presentation will focus on how delving into and re-telling the story of his parents’ survival…

Nov

9 2021

Outsmarting Antisemitism

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre or Zoom
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

Join Rabbi Blum for a four-part course on the absurdity of antisemitism and how to beat it with purpose, positivity, …

Nov

10 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

11 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

12 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

12 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

13 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

13 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

14 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

14 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

14 2021

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Dec

5 2021

 

Join A Ripple Effect once again to cheer up hundreds of children over Chanukah with a beautiful gift1 Toys will be br…

Nov

14 2021

 

This is a virtual event via Zoom with Advance Registration.

Nov

15 2021

 

Soloway JCC
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Nov

15 2021

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Dec

3 2021

 

CBB is excited to be partnering with Chai Lifeline for their Hanukkah Toy Drive. Simply purchase a new toy and drop …

Nov

15 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

15 2021

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Dec

12 2021

Jewish Berlin: Then and Now - Live Virtual Tours

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

Online
Online
Online, ON

 

Please register via the link provided for your preferred dates and times for your live virtual tours of Jewish…

Nov

15 2021

Spanish for Beginners 1

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Zoom

 

Join Instructor Samantha Ruckenstein in your journey to learning Spanish! This course will teach you basic…

Nov

16 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

16 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

16 2021

Outsmarting Antisemitism

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre or Zoom
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

Join Rabbi Blum for a four-part course on the absurdity of antisemitism and how to beat it with purpose, positivity, …

Nov

17 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

17 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

18 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

18 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

18 2021

 

Tamir's DOUBLE CHAI 36th Anniversary Celebration

The Tamir Foundation is celebrating its DOUBLE CHAI 36 years of ser…

Nov

19 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

19 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

20 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

20 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

20 2021

 

The Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa invites you to a virtual screening of the 2021 award-winning d…

Nov

21 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

21 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

21 2021

Books and Bagels Prince of the Press

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

By Zoom
https://templeisraelottawa.zoom.us/j/99903947671

 


Temple Israel Books and Bagels
Sunday, November 21 at 10 am
By zoom https://templeisraelottawa.zoom.us/j/999039476…

Nov

21 2021

CHW On-Line Chanukah Craft Sale

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

 

Looking for the perfect, one-of-a-kind Chanukah gift for you and your family and friends?
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO CHW …

Nov

21 2021

Pre-Hanukkah Family Arts & Cookies Party

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Congregation Machzikei Hadas
2310 Virginia Dr.
Ottawa, ON

 

Please join us in person to make Hanukkah cookies and cards! Each family will create a special Hanukkah package for a…

Nov

21 2021

 
Bring home the warmth and fun of the Festival of Lights!PJ Library Ottawa and the Soloway JCC Children's Department a…
Nov

21 2021

Machzikei B'Nai Mitzvah Teens & Tamir Hanukkah Celebration

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Congregation Machzikei Hadas
2310 Virginia Dr.
Ottawa, ON

 

B'Nai Mitzvah Teens and Tamir participants join together for Hanukkah chesed and fun! We will create beautiful Hanukk…

Nov

21 2021

Holocaust Remembrance - Retelling their Stories

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa
15 Chartwell
Ottawa, ON

 

Join us on Sunday, November 21, at 7PM on ZOOM at https://cbto.org/holocaust-memorial/ for "Retelling their Stories"…

Nov

22 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

22 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

22 2021

Spanish for Beginners 1

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Zoom

 

Join Instructor Samantha Ruckenstein in your journey to learning Spanish! This course will teach you basic…

Nov

22 2021

Youth Baking and Tzedakah

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue
1400 Coldrey
Ave
Ottawa, ON K1Z 7P9

 

Youth, join us at KBI to bake cookies together!
You will keep half of your cookies, and we will donate the other half…

Nov

23 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

23 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

23 2021

 

Israel & the Diaspora: is the bond getting weaker or stronger?

A distinguished scholar in North American History at Mc…

Nov

23 2021

Outsmarting Antisemitism

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre or Zoom
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON K2J0C2

 

Join Rabbi Blum for a four-part course on the absurdity of antisemitism and how to beat it with purpose, positivity, …

Nov

24 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

24 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

24 2021

 

This workshop is made possible thanks to a grant from the Beth Shalom Legacy Fund Committee. For more information:…

Nov

24 2021

Rosh Chodesh Society Classes - Well-Connected

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Devora Caytak
185 Switzer Ave
Switzer
Ottawa, ON K1Z 7H8

 

What comes to mind when you think about religion! A way of looking at life, perhaps, a story about the world, or a…

Nov

24 2021

Socalled Sings with Strings - Yiddish Songs

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

National Arts Centre
1 Elgin St
Ottawa, ON

 
Socalled (Josh Dolgin), “the mad wizard of Yiddish Hip-Hop”, goes back to his roots on this ground-breaking, hear…
Nov

25 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

25 2021

Chanukah Toy Drive

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

 

NCSY Jewish Family Experience (JFX) is collecting toys for the Tikvah program at JFS to bring some extra light to loc…

Nov

26 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

27 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

27 2021

Chanukkah Prep!

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Jenny Burns
90 Edenvale Drive, Kanata, ON, Canada
254
Ottawa, ON K2K 3N8

 

Where - 30 Cleary Ave. When - Nov. 27th, 10am -12pm What - families are invited to 'pitch a tent' and bring cozy…

Nov

28 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

28 2021

 

Come enjoy a delicious dinner with entertaining award winning mentalist Lawrence Larouche
Sunday, Nov 28 7:30pm at Sh…

Nov

28 2021

Ottawa-Wide Menorah Building Contest

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Zoom

 

Children, adults, families, and groups are building unique menorahs to show off their creativity throughout the month…

Nov

28 2021

Chanukah at City Hall

4:30PM  

City Hall
110 Laurier West
Ottawa, ON

 

Watch as we kindle Ottawa;s largest Menorah, standing 12 foot tall!

Sunday 24 Kislev , Nov. 28 at 4:30 PM
-Latkas and d…

Nov

28 2021

Return of Chanu-SKI-ah

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Israel
1301 Prince of Wales Dr
OTTAWA, ON K2A 2J6

 

Last year we cut edges with our homemade Chanu-SKI-ah ! . Let’s light it in an outdoor ensemble in the Hellenic Cen…

Nov

28 2021

Lit 2.0: A Drive-In Hanukkah Experience

5:45PM - 8:15PM  

Congregation Machzikei Hadas
2310 Virginia Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H6S2

 

Building off of last year's success, LIT 2.0 promises to be bigger and better, and another unforgettable Hanukkah cel…

Nov

29 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

29 2021

Spanish for Beginners 1

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Zoom

 

Join Instructor Samantha Ruckenstein in your journey to learning Spanish! This course will teach you basic…

Nov

29 2021

Glebe Shul Chanukah Beer Tasting

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Shillow Beer Co
1458 Cyrville Road
Ottawa, ON

 

In partnership with Shillow Beer Co, the Glebe Shul is proud to present our first ever Chanukah Beer Tasting! We are …

Nov

29 2021

 

We’ll be joined virtually by former MP and current CEO of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal, Michael Levitt,…

Nov

30 2021

 

Soloway JCC
Find inspiration and gift ideas from a variety of local businesses plus everything you need for a happy C…

Nov

30 2021

Chanukah Drive In Celebration

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Ottawa Torah Centre
111 Lamplighters Drive
Ottawa, ON

 

Enjoy this Chanukah celebration from the comfort of your own car via FM radio and on a giant screen. Featuring Grand …

Nov

30 2021

K'tanim & Family Hanukkah Party

6:15PM - 8:00PM  



ON

 

Families with youth in grades K-4 are invited to a delicious pizza & latke dinner with candle lighting, paint night a…

Nov

30 2021

 

Chanukah party at Funhaven
Menorah lighting, arcade games, laser tag and much more!
Tuesday, Nov 30 7:00pm at Funhave…