In The Ottawa Community
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Community Events and Announcements
* "Meetings of Cultures," the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies fourth online "conference session" takes place Sunday, October 25, 7 pm Eastern Time (Toronto/Montreal). Speakers: Jaclyn Piudik: "Poetry, Parody and Piety: Generic Hybridity in Israel Ben Joseph Caslari's Fourteenth-Century Hebrew Esther Text," and Rohee Dasgupta: "US-Israel Sister-City Partnerships: Complex Responses to Jewish Identity and Exchanges." To attend, email michaelabaxleaney@outlook.com to get the Zoom link and passcode. Please email before 12 noon (Eastern) on October 25.
* Greenberg Families Library Book Festival in Your Living Room presents an evening with Mark Leven. October 29, 8 - 9 pm. Join author Mark Leven via Zoom as he discusses his new book, "Can’t Do It Yourself: How Commitment to Others Leads to Personal Prosperity." Leven will take the reader on a journey through his life and career as a hotel chain executive. Part memoir, part business book, Can’t Do It Yourself recounts a range of fascinating stories from the late 1930s to present-day.
Cost US $11 for tickets. Contact Carlie MacPherson at 613-798-9818 x245 or library@jccottawa.com
"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
Opportunities
The Beth Tzedec Men’s Club is pleased to sponsor our long standing scholarship program to assist young men and women who are pursuing programs of higher Jewish education. Applicants need not be a member of Beth Tzedec. The criteria we use to judge each applicant is based on the following and should be given careful consideration when applying. The information provided with this application is the sole source upon which the scholarship committee will make a decision:
- The financial need of the candidate.
- The program of study for which the funds will be used.
- The career goals of the candidate and how the program of study relates to it.
- The benefit that may be brought to the Jewish community by the candidate.
- The overall quality of the submitted application
- Special needs or consideration.
For more information and to request an application contact hershr@rogers.com.