Quick Calendar for

March 5 - April 1

March 7 - OrH, Gan Machaneh with Rabbi Zucker

March 8 - Temple Israel, Books and Bagels

March 8 - PJ Library, PJ Our Way: Coding & Robotics Club

March 8 - Adath Shalom, Jewish Community of Scotland

March 8 - KBI, Fun Games Night

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

March 9 - JFS,

Schmooze & Schmear

March 13 - OrH, Teddy Bear Shabbat

March 13 - OrH, Freylekh Friday

March 15 - OrH, Craft & Schmooze

March 16 - JFS,

Schmooze & Schmear

March 16 - BBYO, Murder Mystery

March 18 - JET, Fundamentals of Judaism

March 19 - SJCC, Israeli Classic Films Winter series

March 22 - SJCC, Musical concert From the Classics to the Diaspora with Echoes from home

March 23 - JFS,

Schmooze & Schmear

March 23 - KBI, Israel Series: Yaron Deckel

March 24 - KBI, Malca Pass Book Discussion Group

March 25 - PJ Library and OTC, Babyccino

March 25 - Greenberg Families Library, Monthly Movie Night

March 29 - PJ Library, Passover Adventure

March 30 - JFS,

Schmooze & Schmear

March 31 - Machzikei Hadas, Trip to Argentina with Rabbi Idan Scher & Shifra Scher

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PJ Our Way: Coding and Robotics Club

March 8

1 - 2:30 pm

Join us at the Soloway JCC for the latest PJ Our Way Winter Session for ages 9-12 as we learn and explore coding and robotics.

Register here

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Babies and Bagels with Ottawa Torah Centre
March 25

10:30 am - 12 pm

We will be heading to OTC to partner on a new initiative, Babyccino — a pop-up play space to nurture community! Join local Jewish moms & tots for music & movement and sensory stimulants rooted in beautiful Jewish values. For newborn - 2 yrs old. Limited spaces. Register here

Age appropriate for ages 0 months to 2 years old.

111 Lamplighters Dr.

PJ Library & OJCS
Passover Adventure

March 29

2 - 4 pm

Join PJ Library and the Ottawa Jewish Community School for a fun-filled Passover adventure!

Enjoy an afternoon of Passover-themed crafts, music, afikoman hunt and more. Register here
31 Nadolny Sachs Private

For all PJ Library events, contact: Eriel Ben-Gal at 
eben-gal@jewishottawa.com

Adath Shalom

Jewish Community of Scotland

March 8

3 - 4:30 pm

Presenter Michael Tobias will discuss the history of Scotland's Jewish community from the late 17th Century to the present. 

Contact: Paul Adler at psadler@psadler.com

Via Zoom

B'nai B'rith Youth Organization

Murder Mystery

March 16

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Everyone in Grades 6-8 from across Ottawa is invited to join us for Murder Mystery Night.

Contact: Jack Rosenbaum at jrosenbaum@bbyo.ca

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Chabad of Wellington West

Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa

March 8

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

Greenberg Families Library

Monthly Movie Night: "The Prince of Egypt"

March 25

7 - 9 pm

We will be showing the movie The Prince of Egypt, an animated retelling of the Book of Exodus, Egyptian Prince Moses (Val Kilmer), upon discovering his roots as a Jewish slave, embarks on a quest to free his people from bondage.

Contact: Carlie MacPherson at library@jccottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

JET

Fundamentals of Judaism

March 18

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

1762 Carling Ave

Jewish Family Services

Schmooze & Schmear

March 9, 16, 23 & 30

10 am - 12 pm

This weekly program provides an opportunity for senior Jewish males to meet and socialize.

Learn more.

Contact: George at gsladowski@jfsottawa.com

2255 Carling Avenue

Kehillat Beth Israel

Fun Games Night

March 8

7 - 9 pm

Join us for Name That Tune, Trivia, and Balloon Toss, hosted by Paul Basi.

Register here.

Contact: Vika Liashchuk at vika@kehillatbethisrael.com

Israel Series: Yaron Deckel

March 23

7:30 - 9 pm

Yaron Deckel is the head of the Jewish Agency for Israel in Canada. He is an influential Israeli journalist and broadcaster, renowned for his deep understanding of Middle Eastern politics and diplomacy.

Contact: Vika Liashchuk at vika@kehillatbethisrael.com

Malca Pass Book Discussion Group

March 24

7:30 - 9 pm

Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari will be reviewed by Estelle Melzer.

Contact: Maureen Kaell at kaellmaureen@gmail.com

All events take place at 1400 Coldrey Avenue

Machzikei Hadas

Trip to Argentina with Rabbi Idan Scher & Shifra Scher

Deadline to register: March 31

Trip dates: October 12-21, 2026.  

We are excited to invite community members on a journey to Argentina, home to the largest Jewish community in Latin America. 

Read more info in letter here.

Contact: Randi Sherman at randi.sherman61@gmail.com

Or Haneshamah

Gan Machaneh with Rabbi Zuker

March 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

Teddy Bear Shabbat

March 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

Freylekh Friday

March 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 Jefferey Blackman. Register here.

Contact: Jenny Burns at administrator@orh.ca

Craft & Schmooze

March 15

5:30 pm - 9 pm

Come along, schmooze, and craft away the afternoon. Bring a current crafting/yarn/hobby project, or come to learn something new. 

Contact: Jean Hanson at jochana95@gmail.com

All events take place at 30 Cleary Ave.

Soloway JCC

Israeli Classic Films Winter series

March 19

7 - 9 pm

Join us for the free screening of Israeli classic film Aleks is love sick, in Hebrew with English subtitles.

Contact: Ella Dagan at edagan@jccottawa.com

Musical concert From the Classics to the Diaspora with Echoes from home

March 22

3 - 3:30 pm

A unique concert by internationally known musicians! Immerse in the creations of Mozart, Brahms and Ravel, listen to Avinu Malkeinu, Bab el Wad, and much more.

Register here.

Contact: Ella Dagan at edagan@jccottawa.com

All events take place at 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

Temple Israel

Books and Bagels

March 8

10 - 11:30 am

Cynthia Smurthwaite will review The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, focusing on the deeply biased portrayal of Shylock and the ironic fact that he somehow emerges as the play's most sympathetic character.

Contact: Lily Cox at lilycox@bell.net

Via Zoom

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