Okanagan Jewish Community Center
102 Snowsell Road North, Kelown
Please join Barb Pullan for a Tu B’Shevat Seder on Sunday, January 28, 2024 beginning at 3:00 pm in person at the OJCC Help us celebrate the New Year of the Trees During the seder, we will be tasting a variety of fruits that are grown in Israel and drinking wine/grape juice in a specific […]
Beth Shalom sanctuary at OJCC
102 Snowsell Street North, Kelowna
We are delighted to welcome back Rabbi Schachar Orenstein from Montreal for our first Shabbaton weekend of 2024! Join us on Friday evening, February 16th, at 6 pm for an Oneg Shabbat potluck dinner followed by a lively Kabbalat Shabbat service! The Rabbi brings his charisma back to the bimah on Saturday morning, February 17th, […]
Beth Shalom sanctuary at OJCC
102 Snowsell Street North, Kelowna
Let's welcome Rabbi Matthew Leibl to the OJC. Rabbi Leibl has served as the pulpit rabbi for Winnipeg's Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, as well as a freelance community rabbi performing lifecycle events and providing spiritual support for Jewish seniors' organizations. We'll enjoy Rabbi Leibl's dynamic and musical approach to Judaism (and his magnetic radio voice!) with […]
Our annual community seder is almost here! Monday, April 22nd at the Harvest Golf Club 2725 KLO Road Doors open at 5:00 pm Seder begins at 6:00 pm Thanks for your interest. Online registration is now closed. Contact the office with any questions: 250-862-2305 or [email protected]
Okanagan Jewish Community Center
102 Snowsell Road North, Kelown
Please join us for this solemn and beautiful Holocaust remembrance ceremony, followed by a discussion with Mr. Graeme Stacey, KSS teacher and expert on genocide and its role in historical, contemporary, and future society. Sunday, May 5th 7pm at the OJC
Okanagan Jewish Community Center
102 Snowsell Road North, Kelown
Let’s welcome Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze to the OJC. Dr. Elbaze serves as Executive Director of Winnipeg’s most historic synagogue, Shaarey Zedek, where she is also a member of the lay leadership team. Cultivating her expertise in Israel, Canada, and the French Riviera (ahhhh….), she is excited to step onto the OJC bimah and to […]
Let’s heartily welcome back to the OJC Rabbi Y. Lindsey bat Joseph! Rabbi Lindsey served as our part-time rabbi in the late 2000s. Since then, she’s been very busy, earning a (second!) master’s degree from SFU (this one in Moral Philosophy), founding and leading the Sol Mark Centre for Jewish Excellence, and serving as Associate […]
Okanagan Jewish Community Center
102 Snowsell Road North, Kelown
Let’s get ready for a delightful Shabbaton weekend with our honourary OJC member, Rabbi Cantor Russell Jayne! Great friend of our congregation since his days a *just* a cantor, Rabbi Russ will bring insightful anecdotes and his always melodious voice to our bimah this month. Join us for the first of this season’s wonderful […]
Rosh Hashanah Services and Events Wednesday, October 2 7:00 pm: Erev Rosh Hashanah Thursday, October 3 10:00 am: Morning Service (12:00 pm) Holiday potluck luncheon to follow Please bring a non-dairy side dish to share (2:00 pm) Tashlich Service to follow Parkinson Rec Centre footbridge High Holidays services are FREE for members […]
Yom Kippur Services and Events Friday, October 11 7:00 pm: Kol Nidre Saturday, October 12 10:00 am: Morning Service & Yizkor 6:00 pm: Ne’ilah 7:00 pm: Community Break Fast, catered by the OJC (RSVP by Oct. 7) High Holidays services are FREE for members in good standing. Non-members are invited to purchase […]