Category: Events and Programs
The OJC will celebrate the High Holidays on September 11/12, and September 20/21.
A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN NEW YEAR
We look forward to gathering together in our sanctuary for the High Holidays.
This year we are fortunate to have a guest lay leader, Gail Golden, helming our Rosh Hashana services, and our own Evan Orloff leading Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services.
Getting involved in the service makes the experience more meaningful!
We encourage members to volunteer for one of these Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur opportunities:
Aliyahs (open to all, please let us know if you are a Cohen or Levi)
Opening and Closing the Ark
Hagbah / Gelilah
Haftarah on Yom Kippur
English Prayers
English or Hebrew Yizkor Service Readings
We are coordinating the High Holy Days schedule now. Contact us if you’re interested in playing a part in our wonderful, unique holiday.
Gail Golden is a leadership psychologist in Chicago, where she helps business leaders to reach peak performance. Gail and her husband, Dan, lived in London, Ontario, for over 20 years, where Gail had a clinical psychology practice and Dan was principal violist of Orchestra London. Their three sons were born in London, and the oldest one, Josh, now lives with his family in Kelowna and is active in the OJC.
Gail and Dan have been involved with Jewish music and liturgy for many years. Gail attended Imun, a training program for lay leaders from United Synagogue. She was at the forefront of expanding leadership roles for women at Or Shalom Synagogue in London and was a member of their High Holiday choir. Dan founded a klezmer band, The Hot Latkes, and has performed Jewish music in many venues.
Gail is honored to have been invited to lead Rosh Hashana services at the OJC and is eagerly looking forward to celebrating with the Jewish community in Kelowna.
Attention, families with school-aged children (ages 5-12)!
The 2026-2027 OJC Hebrew School year begins in October. As our community changes, we hope to adapt our classes to suit our current membership. Please help us to tailor our engaging, welcoming lessons to your needs!
We invite you to complete this survey to assist us in creating Hebrew school programming that will best benefit your family. Thank you for your insight!
Follow the link below. Responses will be collected until August 10.
Join us for a conversation with a Holocaust witness.
Opportunities like this are becoming very rare. Don’t miss this moving and highly anticipated event!
Everyone’s favourite community event, the Seder at the Harvest is coming up on April 1st (no, it’s not an April Fool’s Day joke!).
2 dips! 4 Questions! 10 Plagues! Unlimited Matzah!
Can we count you in this Pesach?
Find all of the details here.
Find all the details, here!
Join us for a magical evening and fundraising dinner honouring Steven Finkleman!
Benefitting the OJC and Save a Child’s Heart Foundation
6pm – Cocktails and Mingling Magic
7 pm – Gourmet Buffet Followed by a Performance by Magician Leif David
Ticket Prices: $125 per individual ♦ $1,000 per table of 8
Click here to reserve your tickets by the 20th of October
Wednesday, June 11
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Meeting commences at 7:00pm
The OJC Annual General Meeting will be held in person at the OJC.
AGM packages have now been sent to OJC members in good standing. Please check your email for all of the detailed information. If you have not received your package, please contact the office.
We urge all members to attend this essential meeting!
Your voice is important and will help determine the direction of the OJC for the coming year.
If you cannot attend, please consider sending your proxy vote with a member who is attending. Note in particular that couples and family memberships have two votes; if only one spouse attends the meeting they can bring a proxy vote for the absent spouse.
All proxies must be registered in absentia by Tuesday, June 10th, or sent in-person with an attending member before 7pm on June 11th
IN ORDER TO VOTE AT THE AGM, YOU MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING (membership dues paid for 2024-2025 or 2025-2026).
We hope to see you there!