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Or Haneshamah Newsletter - 13 October 2020

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Weekly Newsletter
13 October 2020
Machaneh Shabbat Registration Now Open!
Registration for Or Haneshamah’s innovative Saturday morning Shabbat Camp – Machaneh Shabbat – is now open! Classes start October 17.
 
Machaneh Shabbat is an inclusive, family-based Jewish learning adventure! While meeting remotely, this year’s Machaneh Shabbat will continue its tradition of Shacharit Shabbat-inspired sing-alongs, Hebrew through Movement learning, hands-on activities and exploration of our Torah stories, all maintaining our ‘social camp’ atmosphere.
 
The Machaneh Shabbat program:
·       Empowers families to explore their Judaism and its connection to the wider world together;
·       Explores something new and fun each week using the Shabbat Morning Prayers, Torah cycle and the Jewish calendar to guide our adventures;
·       Is a Jewish, inclusive environment;
·       Uses digital get-together and at-home tools to help families grow (Morah Jenny YouTube tutorials, zoom time together exploring Torah, Prayers, Hebrew and Holidays, DIY activities to create and share)
·       Unpacks Shabbat services along with key Hebrew vocabulary through story, actions and music to develop prayer fluency and comfort;
·       Uses storytelling, art, music, debate, building, social action, cooking and more to celebrate Shabbat;
·       Is fun!
 
Learn more at www.orh.ca/machaneh-shabbat or contact Morah Jenny at educator@orh.ca.
Exploring Judaism Starts November 2020
Exploring Judaism (EJ) is a course for inquisitive Jews, their significant others, those considering adult b’nei mitzvah or conversion, and seekers of knowledge of Jewish life. Taught by Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton and featuring contributions from exciting guest teachers and rabbis, Exploring Judaism leads participants through the major value concepts and practices of Judaism. We wrestle with fundamental questions while learning from and studying with each other. If you are seeking to deepen your understanding of your Jewish heritage, or to explore Judaism as a spiritual and religious tradition you wish to embrace, you’ve found the right learning opportunity - as you are, whoever you are, or wherever you are.
 
Classes will meet via Zoom most 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings, November 5 through June 17. The course is open to all members of the community. Full OrH members receive a 50% discount on registration fees. Registration is now open. For more information and to register visit www.orh.ca/exploring-judaism.html .
JTeen 2020-21
This year’s JTeen program is now open for registration. A partnership between OrH, KBI and Ottawa Torah Talmud, JTeen is the Jewish Teen Leadership Program for youth in grades 8-10. The focus will be on inequality and injustice. Teens will explore identity and Judaism, learn about advocacy, activism and allyship, learn from leaders from across diverse communities, take action with like-minded teens. Meets twice a month on Sunday evenings. For more information visit: www.orh.ca/jteen.
Pastoral Care Training Program
We are happy to announce that the new Pastoral Care Training Program will start on October 15 via Zoom. The program takes place over eight consecutive Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:30 am.
 
The program will be delivered by trainers from the Ottawa Pastoral Care Training Program, with support from Rabbi Mikelberg, Rabbi Kenter, and Rabbi Liz, who will provide the Jewish content. The training will include modules on Active Listening, Grief, Supporting the Dying, the Transitioning Years and Care for the Caregiver. This course will be of interest to those in Ottawa’s Jewish community who provide support in their everyday lives. As well, completion of the course will meet the necessary prerequisites for joining the Jewish Spiritual Care Volunteer teams at the hospitals. For more information visit www.orh.ca./pastoral-training-2020. Also see the recent article about the program in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin here.

Upcoming Services and Events

Simchat Torah/Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, October 11, 2020
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Zoom

Chanting and Chocolate
Sunday, October 18, 2020
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Zoom

Shabbat Morning Service
Sunday, October 24, 2020
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Zoom

Beyond Polarizing Kvetching
Thursday, October 29, 2020
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Zoom
This event is limited to OrH members only

Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, October 30, 2020
5:30 AM - 6:30 PM Zoom

Reconstructionist News

The archive of back isssues of Reconstructionism Today can be found at: https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/newsletter-archive
 

In The Ottawa Community
* = New item this week
 
Community Events and Announcements

* Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies Colloquium to feature Prof. Amos Goldberg (Jerusalem) on the Holocaust and the Nakba. The Third Center Lunch Colloquium features the work by Dr. Amos Goldberg, Associate Professor at the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry and the head of the Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. The ZOOM-based colloquium will take place on Monday, Oct. 19, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Prof. Goldberg will join us from Jerusalem. The event will focus on his important co-edited (with political theorist Bashir Bashir) collection entitled The Holocaust and the Nakba: A New Grammar of Trauma and History (Columbia University Press 2018). This volume introduces a new and original frame for a productive conversation about the Holocaust and Nakba, the 1948 mass flight and expulsion of Palestinian Arabs. For more information, to receive the texts for the colloquium and the Zoom link, please contact the Center at holocaust@appstate.edu or 828.262.2311.

"Are we there yet? Mid-way on the Highway with YidLife Crisis" - marking the midway of the 2021 Annual Campaign, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s critical fundraising drive. October 26, 2020, 7 pm. YidLife Crisis, Jamie Elman & Eli Batalion, are entertainers hailing from Montreal with combined credits spanning 20 years of theatre, music, television and film. Their unique friendship spawned an irreverent tribute to the Yiddish language, culture and comedic tradition they were reared on. Check out this well-known clip with actress Mayim Bialik on dating to get some insight into their humour. The show promises to be an inspiring, humorous celebration of Jewish Ottawa that will help us bring the Annual Campaign the rest of the way home! Online - the link to join will be sent to registered participants closer to the event date. Register by October 23 to ensure participation at https://jewishottawa.redpodium.com/are-we-there-yet-mid-way-on-the-highway-with-yidlife

Let There Be Laughter - Jewish and Israeli Humour Around the World. October 15, 2 - 2:45 pm. On this online tour, we will take a lighthearted look at the origins of Jewish humour and the major contributions of Jews to the rise of a global industry. We will celebrate the diversity and vitality of Jewish humour, and explore how elements of Jewish joking have remained constant regardless of time, place, and language.
Contact Ella Dagan at edagan@jccottawa.com

Donations to OrH

Donations are a significant part of the funding for activities and rabbinic support in our community. You can direct your contribution to different areas of Or Haneshamah’s activity, including: general donations to fund programming, rabbinic leadership, donations in honor or in memory of a person or event, or dedication of ritual objects. We also welcome donations to the Gita (Tova) & Zvi Taub Memorial Fund, the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, the Or Haneshamah Endowment Fund. Federal employees or retirees can also give to OrH through the ​​​​​​​Annual Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign. Information on all these programs and how to give can be found at this link, or by clicking on the "Donate" tab on the main menu of the OrH website.

Board of Directors

October Board Chair: David, communications@orh.ca


Treasurer: Ari, treasurer@orh.ca
Acting Secretary: Joanie, secretary@orh.ca
Communications: David, communications@orh.ca
Learning: Diana, learning@orh.ca

Ritual: Sirah, rituals@orh.ca
Membership: Barbara, membership@orh.ca
Member-at-Large: Elijah, elijah@orh.ca

Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton: rabbi@orh.ca

Or Haneshamah
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** Disclaimer Regarding Community Event Postings **

Or Haneshamah frequently receives requests to post notices of upcoming events in the community at-large.  These events run the range from cultural, educational, and in some cases explorations of topical political issues.  In the interest of providing information to our congregation about the diversity of interesting events in the Ottawa community we will post notices of these events in our regular newsletter.

We recognize also that from time to time we are requested to post notices of events which are highly controversial in nature and reflect a wide range of opinions among our congregation on particular issues.  We are, however, of the opinion that it is appropriate for us to post events taking place in the community which may challenge us, which may cause discomfort, and which may cause us to reflect on some of our beliefs.  Our openness to post notices for a wide range of community events, however, does not mean that we have abdicated our responsibility to show discernment and to distinguish between those events which demonstrate an open-minded and thoughtful approach to specific issues and those which do not appear to reflect such values.  So, we will make judgments about what notices we believe are appropriate to post and those which we believe will not contribute to a thoughtful and balanced exploration of ideas and issues.

Will we make mistakes along the way?  Probably.  But the possibility of errors of judgment does not mean that we can excuse ourselves from the responsibility to show judgment in posting notices about events in the community and we promise to do so with openness tempered by a sense of responsibility.

In agreeing to post any notice of an event in the community, Or Haneshamah does not endorse, support or promote any perspectives, positions or ideas expressed in the events which are posted in our newsletter.
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