January: Latest Community Events

Quick Calendar for

January 7 - 31

January 9 - OrH, Teddy Bear Shabbat

January 9 - OrH, Freylekh Friday

January 11 - Adath Shalom, Jerusalem as a Modern City: a Virtual Walk

January 11 - OrH, Craft and Schmooze

January 13 - BBYO, Ottawa Kickoff

January 15 - OJHS, The Internment of Jewish Refugees in Canada during World War II

January 15 - OrH, Chanting and Chocolate

January 16 - Temple Israel, Family Fun

January 18 - PJ Library, Coding and Robotics Club

January 18 - Temple Israel, Books and Bagels

January 18 - JET, Orleans Community Challah Bake

January 20 - JET, Healthy Mindset, Healthy Soul: A Jewish Approach to Wellness

January 21 - PJ Library, Babies and Bagels at OJCS

January 22 - OJCS, Meet the Grade 1 Teachers

January 23 - JET, 35+ Shabbat Dinner

January 25 - Adath Shalom, Broadway, Big Bands and Batman: Jews and North American Culture

January 25 - PJ Library & Camp B'nai Brith, Everything but the Sleepover!

January 27 - The National Holocaust Monument Committee, International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 28 - Greenberg Families Library, Monthly Movie Night

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The National Holocaust Monument Committee
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27
11 am - 12 pm
All Canadians are invited to gather at the National Holocaust Monument to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This official commemoration offers a moment to reflect on the past, honour the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and reaffirm our shared responsibility to confront and eradicate antisemitism in all its forms. In partnership with the Embassy of Sweden.
National Holocaust Monument,

1918 Chaudière Crossing, Ottawa

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PJ LIBRARY

PJ Our Way:
Coding and Robotics Club

January 18

1 - 2:30 pm

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

21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

Babies and Bagels
at OJCS

January 21

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Join us for this months Babies & Bagels where we will build our annual vision board for 2026, songs and dance for babies and parents. Snacks and Drinks included.

31 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

PJ Library &
Camp B'nai Brith
Everything but the Sleepover!

January 25

2 pm - 4 pm

Get together with your friends in a mock sleep over camping experience! Enjoy songs games and yummy treats as look forward to summer and warm weather.

21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

Community Events in alphabetical order by organization name

Adath Shalom

Jerusalem as a Modern City: a Virtual Walk

January 11

11am - 12:30 pm

Join us for a virtual walk beginning with the mid-19th century through the parts Jerusalem lying outside the walls of the old city. It will examine the modernization of life in Jerusalem.

Contact Paul Adler at psadler@psadler.com

Via ZOOM

Broadway, Big Bands and Batman: Jews and North American Culture

January 25

11am - 12:30 pm

Rabbi David Kay, Orlando, discusses, with music and video, how and why Jewish immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to the United States produced new idioms that have become hallmarks of American culture.

Contact Paul Adler at psadler@psadler.com

Via ZOOM

B'nai B'rith Youth Organization of Canada

Ottawa Kickoff

January 13

7 - 9 pm

Join Jewish teens from across Ottawa for an epic night as BBYO kicks off the new year with exclusive access to the best VR experiences, latest consoles, and hottest board games.

Contact: Jack Rosenbaum at jrosenbaum@bbyo.ca

1642 Merivale Rd, Unit 300, VR Adventures Zone

JET

Orleans Community Challah Bake

January 18

4 - 6 pm

Roll up your sleeves and join us for a fun, hands-on challah baking experience! You’ll learn how to mix, knead, and braid your very own challah - then take it home to bake and enjoy with your family. Register here

Contact JET at info@jetottawa.ca

Healthy Mindset, Healthy Soul: A Jewish Approach to Wellness

January 20

8 - 9 pm

Join us for a women's event with a relaxed vibe and light refreshments. All levels welcome.

Contact Danielle Altonaga at danielle@jetottawa.ca

1762 Carling Ave.

35+ Shabbat Dinner

January 23

5:45 - 9 pm

Join JET for a warm and welcoming 35+ Shabbat Dinner, bringing together community members for meaningful connection, delicious food, and a relaxed Shabbat atmosphere.

Contact: JET at info@jetottawa.ca

15 Chartwell Ave.

Or Haneshamah

Teddy Bear Shabbat

January 9

5:30 - 6:30 pm

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

Contact: OrH at administrator@orh.ca

Freylekh Friday

January 9

6:30 - 9:15 pm

Freylekh Fridays is a monthly, multigenerational Shabbat evening. This month's guest speaker is Prof. Kim Stratton who will present "From Babylon to Exodus: Violence and Collective Identity."

Contact: Jenny Burns at administrator@orh.ca

30 Cleary Ave.

Craft & Schmooze

January 11

2 - 4 pm

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!

Contact: Jean Hanson at jochana95@gmail.com

30 Cleary Ave.

Chanting and Chocolate

January 15

7 - 9 pm

Jewish Chanting at OrH led by chant leaders and guitarists Corinne Baumgarten and Joel Yan.

Contact: Heni Nadel at hh.nadel@gmail.com

30 Cleary Ave.

Ottawa Jewish Community School

Meet the Grade 1 Teachers!

January 22

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Calling all kindergarten families! You are invited to meet the grade 1 team.

Come and cozy up for s'more fun.

K students are welcome to play in our gym 4 - 4:30 pm.

RSVP: Jenn Greenberg at j.greenberg@theojcs.ca

Ottawa Jewish Historical Society

The Internment of Jewish Refugees in Canada during World War II

January 15

7 - 8 pm

Join us on Zoom to listen to author Ian Darragh discuss the harrowing experience of Jewish refugees who were imprisoned in internment camps in Canada during the Second World War.

Contact: Teigan Goldsmith Hitsman at ojhsoc@gmail.com

Soloway JCC

Monthly Movie Night

January 28

7 - 9 pm

Join the Greenberg Families Library and OJHS for our first ever monthly movie night! We will be showing the movie Armageddon Time. This event is free, no registration required

Contact: Carlie MacPherson at library@jccottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

Temple Israel

Family Fun

January 16

5:30 - 6:30 pm

A fun, interactive Shabbat service aimed at children 2-6 years old.

Contact: Raq Black at execdir@templeisraelottawa.com

1315 Prince of Wales

Books and Bagels

January 18

10 - 11:30 am

Rabbi Daniel Mikelberg will review How to Fight Antisemitism by Bari Weiss on zoom.

Contact: Lily Cox at lilycox@bell.net

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