Page 18 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – March 5, 2012
Painting the tunnel OJCS and Hulse students work together on mitzvah
Students brighten the tunnel between the Soloway JCC and Hillel Lodge by painting tiles and a mural. (Photo: Peter Waiser)
Mitzvah Day continued, February 16, when Grade 6 students from the Ottawa Jewish Community School and Charles H. Hulse Public School got together in the Soloway JCC gym to make sleeping mats from recycled milk bags to be sent to people in Haiti still in need of mats in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in 2010. (Photos: Michael Regenstreif) (From left) Rabbi Howard Finkelstein, of the Ottawa Jewish Community School (OJCS), Imam Sami Metwally of the Ottawa Muslim Association and Mitchell Bellman of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa joined OJCS and Charles H. Hulse Public School students at the Soloway JCC for their Mitzvah Day project.
Ottawa Jewish Community School basketball
The Ottawa Jewish Community School boys’ basketball team is all smiles after an undefeated 5-0 season. The team includes students from Grades 7 and 8.
Mitzvah Day challah Students display a tray of braided challahs prepared for the Ottawa Kosher Food Bank on Mitzvah Day. (Photo: Peter Waiser)
Israel advocacy workshop Jordan Kerbel, deputy director, communications and training, of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), led a workshop, Israel Advocacy in 5 Minutes: How to Create Effective Messages for all Media, attended by more than 50 people, February 15, at the Soloway JCC. During the interactive workshop, Kerbel provided guidance to community activists interested in advocating for Israel at the grassroots level. The workshop was organized by JET with support from CIJA and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. (Photo: Michael Regenstreif)