Congregation Machzikei Hadas
2310 Virginia Drive, Ottawa ON, K1H 6S2
An Orthodox synagogue in Ottawa offering weekday and Shabbat services, classes, youth and family …
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Ohev Yisroel Ottawa
516 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5Z6
The only Orthodox synagogue in downtown Ottawa, conducting worship services on Shabbat and Jewish…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONOrthodox Community Ohev Yisroel
514 Rideau Street
Orthodox synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.
Source checked · Ottawa, CanadaYoung Israel of Ottawa
1762 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K2A 2H7
An Orthodox synagogue in Westboro, Ottawa offering daily, Shabbat, and Yom Tov services, youth ac…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONChabad centers
Chabad Student Network of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Chabad centre. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaChabad-Lubavitch of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Chabad centre. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaChabad houses
Chabad of Wellington West
166 Huron Ave N, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 0W4
Chabad center in Ottawa. Frum link: Chabad in its name.
Source checked · Ottawa, ONChabad-Lubavitch of Ottawa & Congregation Lubavitch
889 Lady Ellen Place, Ottawa
Orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch congregation serving the Jewish community of Ottawa, offering daily, Sh…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONSchools
Ottawa Talmud Torah Afternoon School
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Schools. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaTorah Day School of Ottawa
1119 Lazard Street, Ottawa ON, K2C 2R5
Torah Day School of Ottawa is a community day school serving families across the Ottawa area that…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONBikur cholim & medical help
Ten Yad of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
Ten Yad of Ottawa is a volunteer-run Jewish community organization providing Bikur Cholim (hospit…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONCommunity organizations
The Orthodox Community Ohev Yisroel/l'association Cultuelle de Stricte Obedience Ohev Yisroel
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Religious organizations. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaEruvin
Ontario Eruv Coalition
Ottawa, ON
The Ontario Eruv Coalition is a volunteer organization that maintains and supports eruvim (Sabbat…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONFamily & social services
JFS Ottawa
2255 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON K2B 7Z5
Social services in Ottawa guided by Jewish values, helping people care for themselves and each ot…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONHolocaust museums & memorials
National Holocaust Monument
Ottawa, ON
A national memorial site that commemorates the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and ho…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONInterest-free loans
Ottawa Hebrew Free Loan Association
301-2255 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K2B 7Z5
A non-profit organization providing interest-free loans to members of the Ottawa-area Jewish comm…
Source checked · Ottawa, OntarioKashrus agencies & directories
Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut
21 Nadolny Sachs Private Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9
The Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut is a kashrus certification and supervision agency serving Ottawa's Jewi…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONKollelim
Kollel of Ottawa and Centre for Jewish Education
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Kollel. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaMikvahs
Mikveh Israel of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Mikvah. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaMuseums & heritage sites
Ottawa Jewish Historical Society
21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, ON K2A 1R9
A local cultural charity that preserves and promotes the history of Ottawa's Jewish community thr…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONNursing & rehabilitation
The Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge
10 Nadolny Sachs Private Ottawa, Ontario K2A 4G7 Canada
A Jewish long-term care home in Ottawa providing person-centered residential care for 121 seniors…
Source checked · Ottawa, OntarioPreschools
Early Beginnings Multicultural Child Development Centre
next to the Ottawa Soloway Jewish Community Center
Licensed childcare facility serving children 18 months to 5 years, originally founded as the Otta…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONShabbos hospitality
Shabbat Together 613
Ottawa, ON
A community platform powered by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa that connects people through welc…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONShomrim & safety
Shomrim Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
Volunteer-based organization dedicated to protecting Ottawa's Jewish community through rapid resp…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONTomchei Shabbos & food help
Ottawa Kosher Food Bank (OKFB)
Ottawa, ON
The Ottawa Kosher Food Bank provides up to a 3-day supply of nutritious kosher food monthly to Ot…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONTzedakah funds
Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation
21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. Ottawa, ON K2A1R9
A Jewish community foundation that provides donors with vehicles to support and contribute to the…
Source checked · Ottawa, ONYeshivas & seminaries
Yeshiva Sisterhood of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Jewish community organization: Yeshivas & seminaries. Registered charity in Canada.
Source checked · Ottawa, ON, CanadaConfirm hours, availability, and kosher supervision directly.
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TorahWay Golders Green morning shiur programme, with live listening and recordings. The organizer lists weekdays 8:30–9:00 am and Sundays/bank holidays 9:10–9:40 am London time. Contact info@torahway.org.uk for the current venue and holiday arrangements.
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Online / multiple locationsBonei Olam
Fertility-related assistance, counselor support and funding enquiries. Use the organization’s private intake for eligibility and available programmes; do not post medical details publicly.
Online / multiple locationsSister to Sister Network
Support for Jewish divorced women and their children: peer connections, advocates, resource referrals, hospitality, children’s mentoring and employment-related help. Private intake determines appropriate support.
Online / multiple locationsChasdei Lev
Yom Tov support for rebbeim, moros and their families through participating schools. Operates in many North American communities, including Lakewood, Monsey, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Toronto and Montreal; schools join through the organization.
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Online / multiple locationsNJOP · The Interactive Hebrew Alphabet
Free online alef-beis: tap each of the 22 letters to see it and hear its sound (Israeli, Sephardi pronunciation). From NJOP, an Orthodox outreach organization.
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Free short online course on the Hebrew block letters, the script letters and how to write them. Registration required.
Online / multiple locationsNJOP · The Hebrew Vowels (nekudos)
Each vowel sign with its sound. Some vowels, such as the kamatz, are pronounced differently in Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, so follow your shul or school.
Online / multiple locationsNJOP · Twebrew School lessons
Short step-by-step lessons for learning to read Hebrew, letters and nekudos together.
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Search by name and town for a relative who was killed in the Holocaust. Many records include a Page of Testimony submitted by family, and you can submit one yourself.
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Find others researching the same family names and towns, and list your own so relatives can find you.
Online / multiple locationsNCSY · Choosing your Israel program
NCSY's checklist for choosing a seminary or yeshiva for the year in Israel: goals, learning style, schedule, location, Shabbos policies, costs and financial aid. Ask your school's guidance staff which programs fit you.
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Online / multiple locationsHebcal · Jewish holiday calendar
Every Yom Tov, fast day and Rosh Chodesh by year, with Israel and diaspora schedules. Holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown.
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