CANCELLED: Our sincere apologies but due to illness and weather complications we have to cancel services this evening. 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 […]
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, […]
Did you know the kaffehaus was once the centre of musical and intellectual exchange across Europe and North America? In honour of that storied history and this chilly weather, we’re turning the OJC into a cozy and intimate café. Come hear live music from Kelowna’s own Trish Dalgleish, nosh on tasty yiddishe baked goods and […]
Welcome back, Rabbi Russ! Great friend of the OJC (and honorary Okanaganite), Rabbi Cantor Russell Jayne brings his beautiful voice and charismatic insights back to our sanctuary. What a great way to kick off spring break! Join the congregation for a delightful Shabbaton weekend with Rabbi Cantor Russ. FRIDAY, March 15th 6:00 pm – Potluck […]
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 […]
The kaffehaus was once the centre of musical and intellectual exchange across Europe and North America. In honour of that storied history, we’re once again turning the OJC into a cozy and intimate café. Come hear live music and timely anecdotes from Winnipeg's Rabbi Matthew Leibl, nosh on tasty yiddishe baked goods and hot drinks, […]
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 […]
In honour of the kaffehaus’s origins as a centre of intellectual exchange, we’re opening the microphone to honest discourse at this month’s sanctuary-cum-café. And of course, there will also be plenty to nosh on! "Israel's Image in the Media: The Beauty Pageant We Just Can't Win" Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze reflects on how the […]
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 […]
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 […]