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Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁Wishing you a relaxing day surrounded by the ones you love.
10/12/2026

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁

Wishing you a relaxing day surrounded by the ones you love.

Shabbat Shalom, Jewish Ottawa 🕯In this week’s Shabbat message, Federation President & CEO Hartley Stern reflects on Isra...
10/09/2026

Shabbat Shalom, Jewish Ottawa 🕯

In this week’s Shabbat message, Federation President & CEO Hartley Stern reflects on Israel’s contributions to the world through medical innovation, humanitarian aid and water technology, grounded in the Jewish value that saving one life is like saving an entire world.

He also reflects on the third anniversary of October 7, remembering the victims, including Ottawa’s own Adi Vital-Kaploun, and the more than 500 community members who gathered at the Soloway JCC for an evening of remembrance, solidarity and hope.

Click here to read his full message: https://conta.cc/4AOWkqF

10/08/2026

Hear from community members about what marking October 7 means to them in this piece from CTV News Ottawa.

Thank you to all who joined us last night to mark October 7.As a community, we gathered in solemn remembrance through so...
10/08/2026

Thank you to all who joined us last night to mark October 7.

As a community, we gathered in solemn remembrance through song and prayer to honour those who lost their lives and to strengthen the bonds between Ottawa and Israel.

A special thank you to Israel in Canada, the Soloway JCC, and Hillel Ottawa for partnering with us on this event.

Today, the community will have the opportunity to leave a stone and a message at the October 7 Monument at the Soloway J...
10/07/2026

Today, the community will have the opportunity to leave a stone and a message at the October 7 Monument at the Soloway JCC.

We invite you to pause, reflect on the tragic events of October 7, and remember all the victims, including the Canadian victims and Ottawa’s own Adi Vital-Kaploun.

Today marks three years since the October 7 terrorist attacks, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis and saw the tak...
10/07/2026

Today marks three years since the October 7 terrorist attacks, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis and saw the taking of 251 hostages into Gaza. As we remember those taken from us, we honour their memory by standing together, united in resilience and strength. May their memories be a blessing. 🕯

Your gift to Federation's Annual Community Campaign helps sustain the network of organizations, services and experiences...
10/06/2026

Your gift to Federation's Annual Community Campaign helps sustain the network of organizations, services and experiences that make Jewish life possible across Ottawa.

Powering critical social infrastructure such as Jewish Family Services, Tamir and Hillel Lodge, Federation is here for when it matters most.

Frances, a Hillel Lodge resident, is just one of the many people who is supported through this network of social service organizations:

"There is such a good feeling of being Jewish here — from matzo ball soup and brisket on Friday night to the programs and activities that bring us together. The staff always go the extra mile to make us smile and help us enjoy a good quality of life. We are in the best of hands.”

Click here to learn more about Campaign and how you can get involved: https://www.jewishottawa.com/campaign2027

Join us on Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm for the Imre Rosenberg Memorial Lecture. This year's theme, "The Polite Pogrom,"...
10/05/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm for the Imre Rosenberg Memorial Lecture. This year's theme, "The Polite Pogrom," will discuss antisemitism in Canada in the post-October 7th world and how to respond to it.

Featuring journalist Jesse Brown, founder of the CANADALAND podcast and news site, as well as a contributor to Macleans magazine, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and VICE, he has become one of Canada's foremost speakers to the rise of antisemitism in Canada.

Click here to register today: https://www.templeisraelottawa.ca/event/imre-rosenberg-antisemitism-in-canada.html

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach, Jewish Ottawa! ✡️In this week’s Shabbat greeting, Federation Board Member Elissa Lieff ...
10/02/2026

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach, Jewish Ottawa! ✡️

In this week’s Shabbat greeting, Federation Board Member Elissa Lieff reflects on l’dor v’dor and the importance of taking an active role in shaping the future of our community.

With Ottawa’s municipal election on October 26, Federation is helping community members get informed and engaged.

Click here to read her full message: https://conta.cc/4AEhBDa

We’re bringing the stories of Jewish Ottawa back to your headphones! After a little time away, 613Archives, the podcast ...
10/01/2026

We’re bringing the stories of Jewish Ottawa back to your headphones!

After a little time away, 613Archives, the podcast of The Ottawa Jewish Archives, is officially returning with new episodes every other month, featuring fascinating stories, forgotten items, and the people and places that shaped our community.

And we’re expanding where you can find us! In addition to all your usual podcast platforms, 613Archives now has a new home in the Ottawa Jewish E-Bulletin. 📰

Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Subscribe to the Ottawa Jewish E-Bulletin and get the latest episode delivered right to your inbox, along with all the other news and stories from Jewish Ottawa.

Read more about 613Archives in the latest issue of the E-Bulletin here: https://conta.cc/4d5IRQZ

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