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Shavuot is June 12-13
Quick Calendar for
June 2 - June 30
June 2, 6, 9, 20 - SJCC, Annual Israeli Film Festival
June 2 - JFS, Inclusive Seniors Choir Concert
June 2 - OJCS, 75 years celebration
June 2 - Temple Israel, Musica Ebraica Choir: Hora shel Ora, Dance of Light
June 2, 9, 16, 23 - Jewish Wellington West, Jewish Medical Ethics - Decisions
June 3, 10 - JET Women's Network, Counting Up? Count Me In!
June 5 - OJCF, AGM
June 5 - JET & CMH & CBTO, Yom Yerushalaim Music Event
June 8, 22 - Chabad of Centrepointe, Amazing Shabbat Race
June 6 - OTC, Women's Pre-Shavout Floral Workshop
June 7 - OrH, Freylekh Friday
June 7 - OrH, Temple Israel, Scholar In Residence
June 8 - Adath Shalom, speaker Ted Cohen
June 9 - PJ in the Park
June 9 - CHW Ottawa, Spring Tea
June 9 - CRIC, Joy of Faith
June 9 - OrH, Craft 'n' Schmooze
June 10 - OJCS, AGM
June 10 - MOL 2025, Info-session
June 11 - Adath Shalom, Tikun Layl Shavuot
June 15 - OrH, Tok 'n Torah
June 18 - KBI, 3 Days in October
June 19 - Federation, AGM
June 20 - Federation YA, HOTtawa Summer Party
June 21 - Temple Israel, Fun Family Shabbat
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Annual General Meeting and 90th Anniversary Celebration
June 19
Hors D’oeuvres & Drinks at 6:30 pm
Meeting at 7:15 pm
Join us for a memorable evening filled with festivities, and fun as we toast our incredible past and eagerly anticipate the bright future! Enjoy delicious appetizers, and a dessert reception. As well, join us in honouring the outstanding recipients of this year's Community Volunteer Awards. Register here
Social Hall at Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private
Contact Sabrina at svitoriano@jewishottawa.com
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HOTtawa Summer Party
June 20
7 - 10 pm
Ottawa's Young Jewish Adults are invited to come celebrate summer at a downtown rooftop party! To welcome summer, let's eat, drink, and party! Earlybird (until June 10): Individual: $36
Couple: $62
Regular: $48 per person
Register here
150 Elgin Street
Contact: ablakey@jewishottawa.com
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March of the Living 2025
Info-Session
June 10
7pm
High School students Grades 10 – 12, and their parents and guardians are invited to learn about this transformative trip to Poland and Israel. Students are chosen based upon emotional maturity and a desire for community engagement and education. The session will be hosted by MOL 2023 chaperones, Jenny Shinder and Jasmine Kranat.
Financial assistance is available for Ottawa participants.
Register here
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PJ Library
PJ in the Park
June 9
10 am
Join us for a morning full of fun as we celebrate the mitzvah of being kind to animals. Meet and learn with The Zoo Crew! Free event In partnership with Ottawa Torah Centre, Temple Israel Religious School, Ottawa Modern Jewish School, and Ottawa Talmud Torah-Kehillat Beth Israel.
Register here
Centrepointe Park, 260 Centrepointe Drive
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June 16 - Surprise Sunday Event of PJ and Ottawa Jewish Community School (OJCS)
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Babies & Bagels
June 26
9:30 - 11 am
Enjoy a special event with Robyn Aaron, MSW, RSW, who will talk about understanding your child's big emotions, how to foster a secure attachment with your baby, and tips on how to handle meltdowns. Register here Contact: Michael at mreznik@jewishottawa.com
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Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation
Annual General Meeting
June 5
7 - 9 pm
Please join us as we celebrate the grant and scholarship award recipients and honour Incoming and Outgoing Board members. Guest Speaker: Mark Halpern, Certified Financial Planner CFP, TEP, MFA-P helping business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals, and affluent families for 32 years. More info and download Meeting Materials here. Desserts and refreshments to be served.
Register here or RSVP by May 29 to Solange at sashe@jewishottawa.com
Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.
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Community Events in alphabetical order by organization name
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Adath Shalom Congregation
Adult Education
"Long-term Care at Hillel Lodge in the Post-Pandemic World"
June 8
9:45 am - noon
Ted Cohen, Director, Hillel Lodge will deliver a Shabbat morning D'var Torah on how the Lodge is seeking to meet the needs of current and future residents in the post-Covid world.
Ottawa Jewish Community School, 31 Nadolny Sachs Private
Tikun Layl Shavuot
6:30P- 8:30 pm
A light meal will be followed by a discussion of Megillat Ruth (Love and Choice), a commemoration of the life of Rabbi Akiva, and a reading of 4 Went Up. We will daven Ma'ariv when the first 3 stars appear in the night sky.
RSVP by June 7 to 613 408-0805 or 613 726-7779.
Contact: psadler@psadler.com
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Capital Region Interfaith Council
Joy of Faith
June 9
3 - 5 pm
Join faith communities across the city to explore their cultures, music, and foods.
Experience and celebrate the sharing of our faiths, traditions, and cultures. Watch musical, dance, or other presentations that highlight our diversity.
Light refreshments served.
Contact: Blandine at blandinestringer@gmail.com
The Haven Community Room
435 Via Verona Avenue, Suite 204
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Chabad of Centrepointe
The Amazing Shabbat Race
June 8 & June 22
10:30 am -12:15 pm
Join this amazing Shabbat adventure racing across the globe! Jam-packed challenges, treasures, roadblocks, routes & detours. Be a leader! Explore your love and connection to Judaism! Each week you will learn, work together, and laugh with new friends — get ready, get set, GO!
Ages 3-11. Includes prizes, snacks, and a drop-off option.
23 Palisade St.
Register here
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Chabad of Jewish Wellington West
Jewish Medical Ethics - Decisions of Fate Course
June 2 for 4 weeks
7:30 - 9 pm
This course will equip students with tools to navigate Jewish traditions and perspectives of: experimental treatments, extending life, pregnancy questions, and caring for a body. Register here
166 Huron Ave. N.
Contact: Rabbi Caytak at jewishwellingtonwest@gmail.com
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Canadian Hadassah-Wizzo
CHW Ottawa Centre Spring Tea
June 9
2-4 pm
Spring Tea honouring community leader Patsy Mallek Royer. Location will be disclosed after ticket purchase. To register, donate, and for further info visit.
Minimum donation $54
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Jewish Heritage Trip to Spain
Join this community trip on September 9 - 23 for a trip to Gibraltar, Spain, and Tangier, Morocco, as we encounter one of the most important stories of the Jewish people. We will be joined by Rabbi and Shifra Scher and Moises Hassan-Amselem, who will be our guide throughout our trip. Register today!
Contact Randi Sherman at randi.sherman61@gmail.com
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JET Ottawa
JET Women's Network
Counting Up? Count Me In! with Ellie Bass on Zoom
June 3, 10
7:30 - 8:30 pm
We are excited to welcome back Jewish Educator & Professional Mentor and Coach, Ellie Bass, for a five-session program leading up to Lag Ba'Omer, on Zoom.
Cost: $45 for all 5 classes or $10 per class
(If cost is prohibitive, please be in touch.)
Register here.
Yom Yerushalaim Music Event with JET & Machzikei Hadas & Beit Tikvah
June 5
7 - 8:30 pm
Celebrate the Reunification of Jerusalem! Let's come together to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Jerusalem. Music, food, and community unity! Special local musical guests.
Register by emailing programs@jetottawa.ca
Contact Sierra Cwinn at info@jetottawa.ca
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Jewish Family Services
Kol B'Yachad an inclusive Seniors Choir Concert
June 2
2 - 4 pm
Engaging in music has been shown to positively affect brain health and promote emotional and physical well being. Kol B'Yachad Choir is inclusive of seniors living with dementia, care partners, and volunteer senior participants. Please join in the joy of music.
Tickets, $20 for adults
Contact Iris Beer at ibeer@jfsottawa.com
Children and students no charge.
Congregation Machzikei Hadas, 2310 Virginia Drive
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Kehillat Beth Israel
Three Days in October
June 18
7 - 9 pm
Minute-by-minute exclusive documentation and intimate insights of Golani warriors who held the front line at the time of breach on October 7. Public figures, former IDF generals, a mother of a kidnaped by Hamas, a lone combat soldier, and other subjects produce a wide in-depth perspective on the course of Three days in October, that changed Israelis like never before, and hopefully never again. Cost $18. Register here
1400 Coldrey Ave.
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Maccabi Canada
Athlete applications for the 22nd Maccabiah Games, July 2025, are OPEN! Find out more!
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Ottawa Jewish Community School
75 Years of OJCS Teachers and Staff Celebration
June 2
1-3 pm
The wider community is invited to attend the dessert portion of the OJCS teachers and administration celebration. Free event.
RSVP appreciated to j.greenberg@theojcs.ca
Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 Coldrey
Annual General Meeting June 10
6 - 6:45 pm
All are welcome to our Annual General Meeting.
Contact Ellie Kamil at e.kamil@theojcs.ca
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Or Haneshamah Ottawa's Reconstructionist Community
Freylekh Friday
June 7
5:30 pm - Join Morah Jenny for Teddy Bear Shabbat
6:30 pm - Potluck Shabbat Dinner
7:30 pm - Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
8:15 pm - Guest Speaker Gary Barwin
Award-winning best-selling author Gary Barwin will share engaging excerpts from his literary works. He’ll also speak about how he addresses difficult subjects with humour and finds true emotion in the absurd.
Register here
Monthly Craft'n'Schmooze
June 9
2 - 4 pm
Do you knit, macrame, sew, embroider, crochet, weave, or practice another crafting hobby? Come along, schmooze, and craft away the afternoon. Bring a current crafting/yarn/hobby project, or come to learn something new. All skill levels welcome!
Register here
Tok 'n Torah
June 15
7 - 9 pm
For thousands of years, mystics and spiritualists of all kinds have used mind-enhancing substances to elevate their experiences, from wine to plants and psychedelics. Led by Rabbi Zuker, in honour of Shavuot, we will gather to consume cannabis and study Torah together in search of insight and inspiration.
Register here
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Ottawa Torah Centre
Women's Pre-Shavout Floral Workshop
June 6
7 - 8:30 pm
The talented Breanna from ‘Floral Reef Designs’ will teach and lead women to create your own beautiful floral centerpiece and enjoy cheesecake refreshments!
Register here
Contact Shterna Blum at shterna@theotc.org
111 Lamplighters Dr.
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Soloway Jewish Community Centre
Annual Israeli Film Festival
June 2: Supernova:The Music Festival Massacre
June 6: Children of Nobody
June 9: 7 Blessings
June 20: Running on Sand
7 - 9 pm doors open at 6:40 pm
All films in Hebrew with English subtitles
$15 per ticket, full time students (with ID) are free.
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, cash only. Visit https://www.jccottawa.com/iff/ for full details and trailers.
Sponsor: Vered Israel Cultural and Education Centre, SJCC, Embassy of Israel, CICF
Contact ella at edagan@jccottawa.com
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Temple Israel
Musica Ebraica Choir Concert: Hora shel Ora, Dance of Light
June 2
7 - 9 pm
Musical delights in Hebrew, English, Ladino and Yiddish. From lively hora dances to poignant love songs to songs of peace and hope, the music will delight and comfort our souls. Featuring guest soloist Cantor Jason Green and the KBI choir. Cost: $20
Contact: tobyyan@rogers.com Visit: http://musicaebraica.ca
Scholar In Residence
June 7
6:15 pm
We welcome Lisa Grushcow of Temple Emanu El Beth Shalom in Montreal for a shabbat of inspiration. Join us for Friday night teachings and Saturday Torah Study and services at 10:15 am.
Contact Raquel Black at execdir@templeisraelottawa.com
Fun Family Shabbat
June 21
5:30 - 6:45 pm
Our youngest of friends (ages 2-8 years old) are invited to join Rabbi Mikelberg for a fun-filled celebration of songs and stories.
For all events: 1301 Prince of Wales Drive
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