In The Ottawa Community
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Community Events
* All are invited to join Lorne Mallin and the Chanting & Chocolate Band for an evening of chants dedicated to peace. The gathering is at Temple Israel on Monday, May 28, 7:30-9pm. Join in sacred Hebrew chanting with beautiful melodies and spiritual intention to open the heart and connect with the Divine. Hebrew knowledge is not required – chant sheets are provided. After the chanting, enjoy tea and home-baked, triple-chocolate brownies. $10 suggested donation to help Ugandan Jewish orphans to go to school. Contact Lorne at lorne.mallin@gmail.com or 604-222-3379.
Yad Vashem's FREE new online course, "Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present" is now open for registration. This free video course brings together 50 leading researchers and public figures from all over the world – historians, sociologists, linguists, philosophers, and political scientists, as well as policy makers, and religious leaders. Together they explore the development of antisemitism – from its origins to the present. Register at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/antisemitism/1.
15th Annual Israeli Film Festival runs from May 24th until June 10th. Five films plus free bonus screenings. All screenings at Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave. To find more details, visit israelifilmfestival.ca.
In Conversation With Jeanne Beker. Discover the many lives of Jeanne Beker, popular media personality, fashion maven, author and descendant of Holocaust survivors, on Monday, June 11, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Each guest will receive an autographed copy of Joy Runs Deeper, the memoir of Ms. Beker’s parents, published by the Azrieli Foundation. Location: The Singhal Family Theatre, Richcraft Hall, (formerly River Building), Carleton University. Tickets: $25 - available at carleton.ca/ches/jeanne-beker.
Jewish Family Services is holding a free workshop on aging, Tuesday, June 19, 7-8:30 pm on planning for the future, including wills and powers of attorney. Sessions take place at Jewish Family Services of Ottawa, 300-2225 Carling Ave. To register and more information contact Tal Palgi 613-722-2555 x 481, tpalgi@jfsottawa.ca, or visit http://www.jfsottawa.com/news/aging-planning-for-your-future/.
The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation is holding its Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at 7 pm. Please join us as we hear from guest speaker Gabi Ashkenazi, the former chief of the general staff of the IDF and current chair of the Rashi Philanthropic Foundation, and as we celebrate the grant and scholarship award recipients. RSVP by May 31 to Sara Miller at 613-798-4696, ext. 252, or smiller@jewishottawa.com.
Community Opportunities
* Jewish War Vetarans of Canada, Ottawa Post, is offering two $1,000 scholarships to Jewish students graduating in 2018 from secondary school and entering university in 2018. For application requirements and submission details, please see the flyer at: https://tinyurl.com/y8tecfe7.