Quick Calendar for

February 4 - March 2

February 5 - JET, Fundamentals of Judaism

February 6 - Temple Israel, Family Fun Tu Bi'Shevat

February 7 - OrH, Gan Machaneh with Rabbi Zuker

February 8 - KBI, Hebrew Reading Crash Course

February 8 - PJ Library, Temple Israel Religious School Tu Bi'Shevat

February 8 - Machzikei Hadas, Super Bowl Party

February 8 - Chabad of Wellington West, Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa

February 9 - Chabad of Wellington West, Focaccia Garden Art – Tu B’Shevat Experience

February 11 - CMH, Machzikei Daytime Connections with MP Melissa Lantsman

February 11 - Greenberg Families Library, Carlie's Creations: Balloon Smash Painting

February 13 - OrH, Freylekh Friday

February 13 - OrH, Teddy Bear Shabbat

February 15 - Temple Israel, Books and Bagels

February 15 - Chabad of Wellington West, Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa

February 17 - JET, Smart Money for Smart Women

February 18 - PJ Library, Babies & Bagels: Give back for Kindness Week!

February 19 - JET, Fundamentals of Judaism

February 21 - KBI, Movies at KBI: Bad Shabbos

February 22 - Adath Shalom, Report from MERCAZ Canada on the 39th World Congress

February 22 - BBYO, BBYO Connect: Colour War

February 22 - PJ Library, PJ Our Way: Coding and Robotics Club

February 22 - PJ Library, PJ Gives Back

February 22 - BBYO, Chapter Program: Squid Games

February 22 - Chabad of Wellington West, Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa

February 26 - SJCC, Israeli Classic Films Winter series

February 28 - Temple Israel, Havdallah on Ice

February 28 - Federation, Scroll Smarter

February 28 - Jewish Family Services, Purim unMasked

March 1 - SJCC, Ottawa Jewish Summer Camps Annual Purim Carnival

March 1 - Chabad of Wellington West, Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa

March 1 - SJCC, Once Upon a Purim

March 2 - Chabad of Wellington West, Purim in Italy

March 2 - NCSY, Jewish Ottawa Youth Purim Party

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Scroll Smarter 
- A conversation for teens about social media
and values

February 28

7 - 8:30 pm

In separate, simultaneous events, parents and their teens will be able to dialogue and learn with social media experts on how the principles of their chosen faith can influence how they use social media for good.

Register here.

Contact: Jodi Green at jgreen@jewishottawa.com

PJ LIBRARY

PJ Library & Temple Israel Religious School
Tu Bi'Shevat

February 8

10 am - 12 pm

Celebrate Tu BiShevat with your family, with PJ Library & TIRS! Fun activities for the whole family.

Register here

Contact: Eriel Ben-Gal at eben-gal@jewishottawa.com

1400 Coldrey Ave, KBI Synagogue

Babies & Bagels: Give back for Kindness Week!

February 18

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Get together this Kindness week and give back to your community by helping PJ Library prepare wellness kits for women. Snacks and drinks provided! Register here

Contact: Eriel Ben-Gal at eben-gal@jewishottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Greenberg Families Library

PJ Our Way: Coding and Robotics Club

February 22

1 - 2:30 pm

Join us for our PJ Our Way Winter Session for ages 9-12 as we learn and explore coding and robotics.

Contact: Eriel Ben-Gal at 
eben-gal@jewishottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

PJ Gives Back

February 22

3 - 5 pm

This Kindness Week, join the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and PJ Library for a heartwarming event dedicated to uplifting those in the homeless community. Register to assemble wellness packages and/or donate to help purchase warm clothing, granola bars, gift cards and more. If you would like to donate an item, please connect with Eriel in advance. Register here 
Contact: Eriel Ben-Gal at eben-gal@jewishottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Adath Shalom

Report from Mercaz Canada on the 39th World Congress

February 22

11am - 12:30 pm

Rabbi Sean Gorman, MERCAZ Canada, discusses the results of the 39th World Congress held in Jerusalem in Oct 2025, how they will affect the Jewish world for years to come, and the part played by MERCAZ. Via ZOOM

Contact: Paul Adler at psadler@psadler.com

B'nai B'rith Youth Organization

BBYO Connect: Colour War

February 22

1 - 3 pm

Join Jewish teens from across Ottawa for an epic afternoon of team challenges, friendly competition, and big Colour War energy. Register here.

Contact: Jack Rosenbaum at jrosenbaum@bbyo.ca

31 Nadolny Sachs Private

BBYO Chapter Program: Squid Games

February 22

4 - 6 pm

Step into BBYO Ottawa’s Squid Games, where you'll join teens in Grades 8-12 for an intense night of competition and strategy as we bring this popular Netflix series to life!

Register here.

Contact: Jack Rosenbaum at jrosenbaum@bbyo.ca

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Chabad of Wellington West

Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa

February 8, 15, 22, March 1

7:30 - 9 pm

Join this six-session course to discover the little-known world of rabbinic responsa, a vast archive of the real-life questions of ethics and practice Jews asked across history, and the scholarly answers rabbis wrote.

Register here.

Contact: Rabbi Moshe Caytak at jewishwellingtonwest@gmail.com

166 Huron Avenue North

Focaccia Garden Art – Tu B’Shevat Experience

February 9

7:45 - 9:45 pm

Design your own edible focaccia "garden" while learning about the deeper meaning of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees.

Contact: Sheina Caytak to register at jewishwellingtonwest@gmail.com

Address provided upon registration.

Purim in Italy

March 2

6:15 - 8:15 pm

Join us for a joyful Purim in Italy celebration filled with tradition, flavor, and fun! This festive evening will feature a lively Megillah reading, drum circle, Mishloach Manot, and delicious Italian-inspired food including pasta, pizza, and more.

Register here.

Contact: Rabbi Moshe Caytak at jewishwellingtonwest@gmail.com

1064 Wellington Street West

Greenberg Families Library

Carlie's Creations: Balloon Smash Painting

February 11

6:30 - 7:30 pm

This workshop invites participants of all skill levels to explore abstract art in a fun and unexpected way—with balloons!

Register here.

Contact: Carlie MacPherson at library@jccottawa.com

Monthly Movie Night: "American Pastoral"

February 25

7 - 9 pm

Join the Greenberg Families Library and Ottawa Jewish Historical Society for our first ever monthly movie night!

We will be showing the movie American Pastoral, a powerful drama, based on the Philip Roth novel. Free drop in event!

Contact: Carlie MacPherson at library@jccottawa.com

All events held at 21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Jewish Family Services

Purim unMasked -- an evening of joy, community and impact!

February 28

7 - 11 pm

This signature fundraiser will bring together 120–150 Jewish adults, aged 30-50, for a night of networking, wine/drinks/nosh and trivia.

Register here.

Contact: Ranit Braun at rbraun@jfsottawa.com

123 Metcalfe Street

JET

Fundamentals of Judaism

February 5 & 19

7 - 8 pm

Join Rabbi Michael Altonaga for an engaging five-part series exploring some of Judaism’s most important ideas, ethical questions, and commonly misunderstood topics.

Contact: Rabbi Michael Altonaga to register at rabbia@jetottawa.ca

Smart Money for Smart Women

February 17

7 - 9 pm

Join us for an empowering and practical evening focused on building financial confidence and smart money management — created especially for women who want to take control of their financial future.

Contact: JET at info@jetottawa.ca

All events held at 1762 Carling Ave.

Kehillat Beth Israel

Hebrew Reading Crash Course

February 8

9:45 - 11:15 am

Learn to read Hebrew from scratch in six 90-minute Zoom classes! Sundays, Jan. 4 through Feb. 8, taught by Cantor Jason Green.

Register here.

Contact: Cantor Jason Green cantor@kehillatbethisrael.com

Movies at KBI: Bad Shabbos

February 21

7 - 9 pm

Kyra Sedgwick and Cliff "Method Man" Smith lead an incredible ensemble cast in the uproarious new comedy Bad Shabbos, winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Tribeca Film Festival!

Contact: Vika Liashchuk at vika@kehillatbethisrael.com

1400 Coldrey Ave.

Machzikei Hadas

Super Bowl Party

February 8

6 - 9 pm

Join Machzikei Hadas for a Super Bowl Party 2026! Enjoy great food, the big game, and community fun. Featuring an amazing Super Bowl feast from Creative Kosher Catering and Justin’s Famous Chili. Register here.

Contact: CMH at office@cmhottawa.com

Machzikei Daytime Connections with MP Melissa Lantsman

February 11

6 - 9 pm

Join us for an evening of connection, insight, and conversation. Enjoy a delicious dinner buffet by Creative Kosher Catering, followed by a talk with Melissa Lantsman, Member of Parliament for Thornhill and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Register here.

Contact: CMH at office@cmhottawa.com

All events held at 2310 Virginia Drive

NCSY

Jewish Ottawa Youth Purim Party

March 2

7 - 9:30 pm

Teens in Grades 9 to 12 are invited to join us for a few hours of fun and games at TailGators on Monday March 2 for unlimited use of Pool Tables, Fooseball and more. Megillah Reading and munchies, and soft drinks will be served.

Contact: Rabbi Dave Rotenberg at Rotenbergd@ncsy.org

TailGators, 1642 Merivale Road

Or Haneshamah

Gan Machaneh with Rabbi Zuker

February 7

10 am - 12 pm

Rabbi Zuker will lead a Shabbat Morning service for young families, including songs, stories, crafts and snacks!

Contact: OrH at administrator@orh.ca

Freylekh Friday

February 13

5:30 pm - 9 pm

Freylekh Fridays is a monthly, multigenerational Shabbat evening, complete with a family-friendly Teddy Bear Shabbat, a potluck dinner, Kabbalat Shabbat and a guest speaker, Prof. Kim Stratton is presenting "From Babylon to Exodus: Violence and Collective Identity." Register here.

Contact: Jenny Burns at administrator@orh.ca

Teddy Bear Shabbat

February 13

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Welcome Shabbat with Rabbi Zuker in this family-friendly event. Sing Shabbat songs and enjoy snacks and cupcakes

This is a program geared at families with young kids. All ages are welcome. Register here.

Contact: Jenny Burns at administrator@orh.ca

All events held at 30 Cleary Ave.

Soloway JCC

Israeli Classic Films Winter series

February 26

7 - 9 pm

Join us for the free screening of Israeli classic film The Troupe, in Hebrew with English subtitles.

Contact: Ella Dagan at edagan@jccottawa.com

Ottawa Jewish Summer Camps Annual Purim Carnival

March 1

10 am - 12 pm

A fun morning reconnecting with your summer camp friends and counsellors in a carnival like atmosphere. Dress in costume, have your try at some carnival games, have fun on the giant inflatables, get your face painted and more.

Contact: Gail Lieff at glieff@jccottawa.com

Once Upon a Purim

March 1

7 - 11 pm

Open your storybooks for a fairy tale evening with "Once Upon A Purim," an adults-only Purim Party at the SJCC! The dress code? Your best fairy tale costume.

Register here.

All events held at 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

Temple Israel

Family Fun Tu B'Shevat

February 6

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Just like saplings, our youngest of friends (ages 2-8) are growing so fast. We’re called to do the best that we can to ensure that all can grow and blossom with love. With song, story and care our

youngest of friends are invited for this Shabbat focused on the

world. Pizza dinner to follow.

Contact: Raq Black at execdir@templeisraelottawa.com

1315 Prince of Wales.

Books and Bagels

February 15

10 - 11:30 am

Rabbi Steven Garten will review Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life by Joshua Leifer.

Contact: Lily Cox at lilycox@bell.net

Via Zoom

Havdallah on Ice

February 28

5 - 6 pm

Fasten your skates as we embrace the winter and head to the ice rink. We’ll bundle up and even provide hot chocolate as we demonstrate our prowess on the Rideau Canal.

Contact: Raq Black at execdir@templeisraelottawa.com

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