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Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

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Conservative Judaism Conservative Judaism, known as Masorti Judaism outside North America, is a Jewish religious movement which regards the authority of ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions as coming primarily from its people and community through the generatio ...

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Synagogue A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...

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synagogue A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...

located in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, Canada. It has been egalitarian and lay-led since 1978. It is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. All Adath Shalom members - men, women and teenagers - lead the services as well as weekly discussion of the Torah portion.

Programming

Shabbat services are held each Saturday at the Jewish Community Campus on 31 Nadolny Sachs Private at 9:45 AM. Although there is no regular rabbi, visiting clergy to lead the services for the shabbatons and for the High Holy Days services. Programs include: adult educational programs; special family programs at

Sukkoth or ("Booths, Tabernacles") , observedby = Jews, Samaritans, a few Protestant denominations, Messianic Jews, Semitic Neopagans , type = Jewish, Samaritan , begins = 15th day of Tishrei , ends = 21st day of Tishre ...

Simchat Torah Simchat Torah or Simhat Torah (, lit., "Rejoicing with/of the Torah", Ashkenazi: ''Simchas Torah'') is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simch ...

, Chanukah and

Purim Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jews, Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Boo ...

; adult social events; children's programming; and instructional programs to teach members how to lead services.

History

The Jewish population of Ottawa grew from 20 families in 1889 to approximately 5,500 in 1961. Adath Shalom (Ottawa) was founded in 1977 as an egalitarian Conservative synagogue by Rabbi Roy Tannenbaum who sought to establish a new congregation with more female participation. Adath Shalom was officially affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in 1979. In 1979, it became a member of the Ottawa Vaad Ha'ir (Community Council). 93 individuals signed up as founding members by July 22, 1978. New members were found through a combination of word-of-mouth to those affiliated with other synagogues and advertising for unaffiliated Jews and newcomers to Ottawa in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. On August 3, 1978, Adath Shalom had a general meeting and held its first election.

Jewish Memorial Gardens

As of July 1, 2008, each of the Founding Members: Congregation Machzikei Hadas; Congregation Beth Shalom;

Agudath Israel (Ottawa) ''Agudath Israel'' can refer to any of several related organizations, including: * World Agudath Israel, an international movement *Agudath Israel of America Agudath Israel of America ( he, אגודת ישראל באמריקה) (also called Ag ...

; the Jewish Reform Congregation of Ottawa – Temple Israel (Ottawa);

Young Israel of Ottawa Young Israel of Ottawa is a traditional Orthodox Synagogue located in Westboro. It is a warm and close-knit congregation that provides a full array of religious services, adult classes and family programming open to all Jews in Ottawa. History The ...

; Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa transferred to Jewish Memorial Gardens the cemetery lands that they had.Jewish Memorial Gardens
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References

External links

* {{Synagogues in Canada, state=expanded Jews and Judaism in Ottawa Synagogues in Ottawa Synagogues completed in 1978 Conservative synagogues in Canada 1978 establishments in Ontario 20th-century synagogues in Canada