Quick Calendar for

October 1 - November 4

October 1 - JET, Sukkot in the Park

October 1 - Yiddish Book Center, A Treasured Yiddish Book That Stayed Hidden for 75 Years

October 1 - Machzikei Hadas, Young Professionals Sukkah Hop

October 5 - JFS, Schmooze and Schmear

October 8 - Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies, Unabashedly Jewish: Proud out loud after October 7

October 8 - CHES, Teaching the Holocaust: Resources for Grade 10 and Beyond

October 11 - Adath Shalom, Jerusalem Jones and the Dead Sea Scrolls

October 12 - JFS, Schmooze and Schmear

October 13 - SJCC, Info-Session: JCC Ride for the Living

October 14 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Douglas Century Crash of the Heavens

October 15 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Yair Mintzker I Wandering Jew

October 15 - SJCC, Hebrew listening challenge Part II "What did they just say?!"

October 15 - DateNight, Jewish Date Night

October 16 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Jane Ziegelman Once There Was a Town

October 17 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Josh Cutler The Seventy Shuls

October 18 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Jenna Katz-Daniel Loves to Dance

October 18 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Leah Eskin Like Wafers in Honey

October 18 - PJ Library, PJ Visits the Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park

October 18 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Dr. Samuel Markind Music Between Your Ears

October 19 - JFS, Schmooze and Schmear

October 19 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Samantha Ellis Always Carry Salt

October 19 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Michael Shapiro Ketubah Renaissance

October 20 - Greenberg Families Library, Jewish Book Festival: Judy Batalion The Last Woman of Warsaw

October 21 - PJ Library, Babies and Bagels in the OJCS Library

October 21 - SJCC, Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner

October 24 - Adath Shalom, The Jewish Prohibition against Wastefulness

October 25 - PJ Library, PJ Our Way, Meet the Shinshinim

October 26 - JFS, Schmooze and Schmear

October 26 - JNF, Canada Negev Dinner

October 28 - SJCC, The Ottawa Jewish Business Network

October 29 - Temple Israel, The Polite Pogrom with Jesse Brown

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PJ Visits the Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park

October 18

2 - 4 pm

Discover sculptures thoughtfully placed throughout this nine-acre wooded ravine, where walking trails and charming bridges cross a meandering creek. The Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park is a unique Canadian institution — truly multicultural, multi-religious, and multi-generational — dedicated to advancing non-violence, human development, justice, and peace.

Register here.

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

3468 Old Montreal Rd.

Babies and Bagels 
in the OJCS Library

October 21

10 - 11:45 am

Join us in the OJCS library to meet the Shinshinim, sing songs and read some beloved PJ books together. Snacks and drinks included.
At 11:15 we'll be visiting the SK class!

Register here.

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

31 Nadolny Sachs Private

PJ Our Way

Meet the Shinshinim

October 25

1 - 2:30 pm

This program is for ages 9-12 years old. Come out, have some Israeli snacks and meet our Shinshinim! Learn about Israel in a fun and cool way.

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

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Adath Shalom

Jerusalem Jones & The Dead Sea Scrolls

October 11

11 am - 12:30 pm

Join us via Zoom for Professor Kenneth Hanson and a fascinating presentation exploring one of history's greatest archaeological discoveries and why it continues to captivate scholars and readers around the world. 

Contact: Paul Adler at psadler@psadler.com

The Jewish Prohibition against Wastefulness

October 24

9:45 am - 1:30 pm

Professor Tanhum Yorah will be giving a Dvar Torah during services followed by a presentation after kiddush. The topic will be Halakhic Environmental Decision-Making and the Jewish Prohibition Against Wastefulness.

Contact: Paul Adler at psadler@psadler.com

31 Nadolny Sachs Pvt

Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship

Teaching the Holocaust: Resources for Grade 10 and Beyond

October 8

4 - 7 pm

Drawing upon the new curriculum for Grade 10 studies on the Holocaust, The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) invites Grade 10 teachers to participate in a Workshop focusing on Children and the Holocaust.

Register here.

Contact: Marion Silver at marion_silver123@yahoo.ca

Location provided upon registration.

Greenberg Families Library

Jewish Book Festival:

October 14

7 - 8:30 pm

Join author Douglas Century and Laurence Wall as they discuss Century's book Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II.

October 15

7 - 8:30 pm

Join author Yair Mintzker and Rabbi Garten as they discuss Mintzker's book, I Wandering Jew: A Five Century History of our Modern Condition.

October 16

11 am - 12 pm

Join us on Zoom while Jane Ziegelman discusses her book Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World.

October 17

11 am - 12 pm

Join us on Zoom while Josh Cutler discusses his book The Seventy Shuls: Synagogue Life and Yiddishkeit from the Pine Barrens to the Boardway.

October 18

9:30 - 10 am

Join us for a kids story time with author Jenna Katz as she reads her book Daniel Loves to Dance followed by dance time!

October 18

11 am - 12:30 pm

Join author Leah Eskin and Deborah Saginur as they discuss Eskin's novel Like Wafers in Honey.

October 18

5 - 6:30 pm

Join author Dr. Samuel Markind as he discusses his book Music Between Your Ears: How Musical Engagement Powers

the Human Brain.

October 19

11 am - 12 pm

Join us on Zoom while Samantha Ellis discusses her book Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Perserving Language and Culture

October 19

7 - 8:30 pm

Join author Michael Shapiro as he discusses his book Ketubah Renaissance: The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract. This will be accompanied by the 'Ketubah Renaissance' Travelling Exhibition on display from October 12-October 27 @ the SJCC.

October 20

7 - 8:30 pm

Join author Judy Batalion and Hannah Srour-Zackon as they discuss Batalion's novel, The Last Woman of Warsaw.

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Contact: Carlie MacPherson at library@jccottawa.com

All events held at 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.

DateNight

Jewish Date Night

October 15

9 - 10 pm

Join thousands of Jewish singles for a better way to meet — with up to seven thoughtfully matched introductions in one evening. Enjoy short, meaningful conversations in a private and respectful online environment, with matches tailored to your preferences.

Register here.

Contact: Team DateNight at team@datenight.ai

Jewish Education Through Torah

Sukkot in the Park

October 1

5 - 7 pm

Bring the whole family for a fun and festive Sukkot celebration in the park! Enjoy delicious food, creative crafts and activities for the kids, and a wonderful opportunity for families and friends to gather together and celebrate the joy of Sukkot as a community.

Register here.

Contact: JET at info@jetottawa.ca

98 Meadowbreeze Dr. Kanata, Meadowbreeze Park

Jewish Family Services

Schmooze & Schmear

October 5, 12, 19, 26

10 am - 12 pm

This weekly program gives senior Jewish men a chance to socialize in a casual, relaxed atmosphere and get to know one another over coffee and bagels.

Contact: George Sladowski at gsladowski@jfsottawa.com

2255 Carling Ave.

Jewish National Fund

Canada Negev Dinner

October 26

5:30 - 9 pm

Join us for the 2026 Negev Dinner. This year's honouree is Peter Nicholson.

Contact: Ilana Albert-Novick at ottawa@friendsofjnfca.org

Location provided upon registration.

Congregation Machzikei Hadas

Young Professionals Sukkah Hop

October 1

7 - 9 pm

Join us for a Sukkah Hop and enjoy food from Sukkah to Sukkah. We will all come together in one Sukkah for dessert!

Register here.

Contact: Machzikei Hadas at

office@cmhottawa.com

2310 Virginia Dr.

Soloway JCC

Info-Session: JCC Ride for the Living

October 13

7 - 8 pm

Ride for the Living is an immersive and inspiring educational, social, and spiritual fitness experience in Krakow, Poland. In support of the JCCs in Ottawa and Krakow, Poland. Join us for an Info-session to learn more!

Contact: Sarah Beutel at sbeutel@jccottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Hebrew listening challenge Part II "What did they just say?!"

October 15

10:30 - 11:30 am

Explore the understated humor and awkward social moments that make the dialogue feel authentic and memorable. Build listening confidence through emotional family conversations and slower-paced dialogue rich in everyday vocabulary.

Contact: Ella Dagan at edagan@jccottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner

October 21

6 - 10 pm

The Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner is an opportunity to get up close and personal with celebrity athletes, connect with members of the Ottawa Business community and help raise important funds for the Soloway JCC. 

Contact: Pamela Rosenberg at prosenberg@jccottawa.com

2901 Gibford Dr., Infinity Convention Centre

The Ottawa Jewish Business Network

October 28

7 - 9:30 pm

Join us! Together, let's build together a community of professionals and entrepreneurs coming together to connect, collaborate, and support one another. 

Contact: Marina Kornblum at mkornblum@jccottawa.ca

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Temple Israel

The Polite Pogrom with Jesse Brown

October 1

7 - 8 pm

Beyond the protests, gunshots, vandalism and broken glass exists the most common form of anti-Jewish discrimination in Canada: the normalization of extreme speech and double standards against Jewish identity itself, disguised as criticism of Israel. Journalist Jesse Brown details how Jews are being purged from unions, health care, schools and newsrooms, and what must be done to stop it.

Register here.

Contact: Raquel Black at execdir@templeisraelottawa.com

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

Yiddish Book Center

A Treasured Yiddish Book That Stayed Hidden for 75 Years

October 1

7 - 8 pm

Goldie Morgentaler and Yiddish Book Center chief curator David Mazower will share stories of Chava Rosenfarb’s and London’s Yiddish writers.

Register here.

Contact: Yiddish Book Center at programs@yiddishbookcenter.org

Via Zoom

Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies

Unabashedly Jewish: Proud Out Loud After October 7

October 8

9 am - 2:30 pm

Join Jewish students, young professionals, community members and non-Jewish allies to explore ideas, personal reflection, the arts and conversation. Not just another event where an audience simply listens to speakers, Proud Out Loud is designed to move from learning to reflection, expression and connection.

Register here.

Contact: Zelikovitz Centre at jewish.studies@carleton.ca

1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton University

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