In The Ottawa Community
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Community Events and Announcements
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
* You are invited to join West End Synagogue in celebrating the publication of Mel Scult's magnificent new volume of edited excerpts from Mordecai Kaplan's journals, Communings of the Spirit, Volume III (1942-1951), on Monday, November 2, at 6:00 p.m. This volume contains an enormous amount of fascinating material. Kaplan comments on the Second World War, on Nazism, on democracy, on his excommunication, and on the establishment of the State of Israel. Kaplan continues to develop his thoughts about Judaism, about God, and about the ethical life in new and compelling ways. No charge. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting at: http://westendsynagogue.org/kaplanbook
(After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the meeting.). Use the discount code MEL1 to save 30% when ordering the book here. Mel Scult is professor emeritus at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York. Among other books, he is the author of The Radical American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan (2013). He is co-founder and vice president of The Mordecai M. Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood.
* Voices for the Past, Present and Future. The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship is marking five years of promoting Holocaust education with the premiere screening of Voices for the Past, Present and Future followed by a discussion about teaching the Holocaust in the 21 Century.
Discussants: Prof Irwin Cotler, Founder and Chair, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights: “The importance of Holocaust Education” and Dr Avinoam Patt, Director, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut: “Obligation and Challenges of Teaching the Holocaust in the 21st Century.” November 8, 7:00pm. Webinar registration required by November 6th to:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lcK65hDNSeWL2WRXoB_xJg
* From Baklava to Beavertails: The Syrian and Lebanese Jewish Experience in Canada. The Sephardi Association of Ottawa and Sephardi Voices are sponsoring a special panel to discuss the Syrian and Lebanese Jewish experience in Canada. Inspired by the documentary, "Wanted: The Joseph Esses Story" by Ottawa-based filmmaker and writer, Michelle Devorah Kahn, detailing Michelle’s grandfather's escape from Aleppo, Syria in 1950. The panelists include the filmmaker, her mother (born in Beirut, Lebanon), and the past president of SAO Clemy Srour. Participants will have a chance to ask questions. The event will be Sunday November 15th, 6:00pm-7:00pm on Zoom. To register and receive the zoom link for that evening please email info@sephardiottawa.com. To watch the film please click this link:
https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/4722/Wanted--The-Joseph-Esses-Story
* Dr. Dina Ripsman Eylon, Editor-in-Chief announces the electronic publication of the new issue of Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal, http://www.womeninjudaism.org. Founded in 1997, the journal is the first multidisciplinary refereed e-journal solely dedicated to gender-related issues in Judaism. Vol 17 No 1 (2020) contains articles on sex trafficking, Argentina, history, Jewish law, Australia and poetry as well as book reviews including THE NAME: A History of the Dual-Gendered Hebrew Name for God by Mark Sameth.
Submissions are welcome for articles, essays, book reviews, short notes, and bibliographies from all disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences and should be made by e-mail to dina.eylon@utoronto.ca. Note: Scholarship by and about Canadian Jewish women is especially encouraged. The journal will consider re-printing peer-reviewed papers or chapters from books that are not currently available in any digital format. They are also seeking book reviewers.
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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.
