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Congregation Machzikei Hadas fosters a vibrant Jewish community through spiritual growth, education, and cultural engagement, aiming to inspire and connect individuals to their faith and heritage.

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Yizkor Book 2025-2026

<h1>Join the Schtick Handlers Hockey Development Program!</h1>Cost: $250/child (**SimplyK includes below a default option to donate to them to cover their costs, but please note this is completely optional on your part - select the percentage to change the default 12%.)Ages 12 and UnderFrom January 13, 2023 - March 24, 20237:00a.m. - 8:00 a.m.January 13, 20, 27February 3, 10, 17, 24March 3, 10, 24 J.A. Dulude Arena - 941 Clyde Ave., Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2 PROGRAM OVERVIEWThe program will focus on keeping kids moving and active! A series of different skating-based drills, with progressions appropriate to player age/ability, will be incorporated— while also allowing players the opportunity to handle the puck throughout the sessions. For more information, contact Justin Levine at<a href="mailto:teamlevinefamily@gmail.com">teamlevinefamily@gmail.com</a>

Schtick Handlers Hockey Registration - January-March 2023

Kids and families are welcome to join us at Hillel Lodge to bring cheer to the residents through songs and fun!   We will practice some songs during  Machzikei Kids Shabbat program on Shabbat morning, March 18th, but we will also send out a list of songs to everyone registered.  Please note that anyone entering Hillel Lodge is required to go through the screening process and the RAT. It is also a requirement that everyone wait a full 15 minutes for the results of their test. Please arrive at 2:10 p.m. so we can begin our visit at 2:30 p.m..

Machzikei Visits Hillel Lodge!

Sunday, March 12th, 20238:00 p.m. Congregation Machzikei Hadas, Social Hall$10 per person

March Women's Yoga Class

<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">Come to Machzikei for another amazing Purim bash, this time with a sports theme! We're going to be bringing our A-Game this year, and it's going to be a slam-dunk awesome party! So start stretching, warm up, and get ready to celebrate an All Star Purim! Featuring:<ul><li>The Machzikei Dance Pack</li><li>Kids 6-16 compete for glory with Funlight Laser Tag</li><li>Kids 0-5 can enjoy a musical performance by Sophia Black</li><li>Special loot bags for kids and adults</li><li>Grand Purim Feast by Creative Kosher Catering (see below)</li></ul>4:30 PM - Last Call Megillah Reading (adults)4:45 PM - Family Megillah Reading & Costume Parade5:30 PM - Grand Purim Feast Menu for Grand Purim Feast***From The Grand Stand Food StandsHockey Night At MachzeikiVashti Shoots And ScoresVashti’s Hor D’Oeuvres Food StationThe Wicked Queen Creates Wicked Hor D’OeuvresVegetarian Meat & Vegan ChoicesSomething For EveryoneSamosas With Sweet Chili DipChicken French Fry Sticks With Ketchup & GarlicMini Spring Rolls Served with Plum SauceChicken Bruschetta Wonton Served with Chili SauceHot Dogs In A Blanket With MustardWon Ton Chilli Bundles With Dipping SauceMoroccan Cigars With Dipping SauceSavoury Waffles With Pulled Brisket & BBQ SaucePotato Latkes With Apple SaucePlump Potato Knishes With Garlic AioliSpinach In Phyllo With Garlic AioliAll Beef Eggrolls With Plum SauceBeef Satay With HoisinCalifornia Rolls With Wasabi Soy GingerLamb Popsicles With Chimichurri***Golf It Up With Queen EstherQueen Esther’s Favorites Creative SaladsThank You For Saving The JewsBok Choy & Mushroom Sugar Snap Peas Salad With HoisinFriendly Asian Noodle With Teriyaki Dressing On The SideFriendly Caesar Salad With Croutons & Garlic DressingIsraeli Salad With Olives Cilantro Lemon Zest DressingSummer Salad With Strawberry Poppy DressingCalifornia Tuna Poke Avocado Salad With Kale Avocado & Cherry TomatoesSalmon Poke Avocado Salad With Kale Avocado Salad***CharvonahSaves The Day !Charcuterie BoardCharcuterie Boards Filled WithAhi Tuna & Sea Bass & Grilled Salmon & Smoked SalmonDipping SaucesDill & Chimichurri***Mordechai Receives The World CupMordechai Main Course Hot DishesOnly A Jewish Leader Like Mordechai Can Create The Main CourseGeneral Tao Chicken In Thai SauceTender Juicy Beef & Greens In HoisinStir Fry Vegetables In HoisinAsian Dim Sum Noodles In Sesame SoyHot Briskets Of Smoked MeatPickles Olives Assorted Mustards & Rye BreadPanko Deep Fried Dill Pickles With Garlic Dipping SauceChicken Schnitzel With Dipping SauceChicken Fingers With Dipping SauceGrilled BBQ Salami & BBQ KarnatzelMini Slider Burgers With Mustard Ketchup & RelishEye Of Roast Beef Bar At It’s BestMashed PotatoesPeppercorn SauceYukon Gold Potato WedgesSilver Dollar Yukon Gold PotatoesAmazing Delicious Offering Your Guests***Bread GalleryFresh Baked RollsFlatbreadsPitaHummus & Babaganoush***Sweet Table***Haman Gets Tackled As He Runs For The Touch DownHaman’s HamantaschenHanging From The CloudsDelicious HamantaschenFilled WithPoppyCherryStrawberryChocolatePrune***The Desserts Go Flying Through The Basketball HoopsWith AchashveroshAchashverosh DessertThe Non Jewish King Creates A 180 DayFeast Of Delicious DessertsDesigner CakesFoot Ball CakeHockey CakeBasketball CakeSoccer Ball Cake***Zerash…The Wicked WifeCooks Up A Storm Of Delicious CakesAs She Causes Trouble***Chocolate Caramel CakeWild Berry White Forest Layered CakeStrawberry Flan With Custard & StrawberriesBlueberry Flan With Fresh BlueberriesChocolate Pate Flan With Chocolate SwirlsSeven Layer Cinnamon TortApple Caramel Cake***  Individual Blueberry CrostatasLemon TemptationsChocolate TemptationsRaspberry MacaroonsBlondie Rocky RoadsCinnamon Sticks Dipped In ChocolateCranberry In White Chocolate Bark***Candy Table For EveryoneTo Fill Their Loot Bags With Treats To RememberCandy Candy CandyA Candy Table With Lots Of ChoicesBoxes & Loot Bags For The Kids***  Gummy BearsJube JubesJelly BeansColored LiquorishColored Gum BallsMike & IkesColored ToffeeFuzzy PeachesGummy Worms***

All Star Purim

Join us to watch the big game on the big screen at Machzikei! Featuring an all-star menu from Creative Kosher, Justin's Famous Chili, and Shillow Beer. $40 pp with advance registration. $50 at the door.$25 for children 15 and under. And the all-star menu from Creative Kosher: Hearty Delicious Super Bowl Foods For The Hungry Eaters !!!***Assorted NachosWith Tomato SalsaPico De Gallo SalsaRed Pepper HummusRoasted Garlic HummusBaba Ganoush***Assorted Fresh VegetablesWith Dips***Karnatzel TrayWith Mustard***Creative Salads***Asian Noodle Salad With Beef Slices & TeriyakiCaesar Salad With Grilled Chicken Croutons & Garlic AioliRed Roasted Potato Salad In Maple Dijon  & Fresh DillCreamy Coleslaw Salad With Creamy Style DressingOil & Vinegar Coleslaw With Olives & Peppers***Hot Hors D’Ouevres Items***Hot Dogs In A Blanket With MustardVegetarian Egg Rolls With Plum SauceMoroccan Cigars With Dipping SauceBeef Egg Rolls With Plum SaucePlump Potato Knishes With Garlic AioliMini Potato Latkes With Apple Sauce***Everybody's FavouriteSmoked Meat SlidersSmoked Meat Slices With MustardRye Bread***Rib Eye RoastBeef On Garlic BaguetteMediumMedium Rare BeefOn Toasted Garlic BaguettesWith Horseradish***Tuna LollipopsSeared Tuna LollipopsDavid SmithsFamous Tuna LollipopsWith Chimichurri Dipping Sauce***Wraps Wraps Wraps !!!Coloured Tortilla Wraps***Pin Wheel Wraps Filled WithGrilled Chicken & Garlic AioliRoast Beef & Raspberry HorseradishAll Beef Salami & ColeslawSmoked Meat & Dill PickleTurkey & Chipotle Mayo***Bowls OfPotato Chips & DipPretzelsMarinated OlivesAssorted Pickles***Our Famous Chocolate Chunk Cookies***

Super Bowl Party

Join us for a Community Gourmet Shabbat Dinner with guest speaker Eli Lipshitz, Head of Public Diplomacy and Spokesperson at the Embassy of Israel in Canada. Children's programming will be available during the presentation. Sponsored by Sid and Rose-Anne Goldstein in honour of Jeff Sidney's birthday. Featuring a gourmet culinary experience by Creative Kosher Catering:***Creative SaladsAsian Noodle Salad With TeriyakiSavoury Garden Salad With Balsamic DressingGrilled Vegetable Salad In Savory Garlic DressingIsraeli Tomato Cucumber SaladKid Friendly Caesar Salad With Garlic Dressing***Appetizer Fish TableGrilled Salmon With Dill SauceGrilled Trout With ChimichurriGefilte Fish With HorseradishBBQ Salmon BitesFish Tacos With Guacamole & Salsa***Everybody’s FavoritesChicken Tacos With Guacamole & SalsaBeef Tacos With Guacamole & SalsaMiami Honey Garlic RibsChicken Wings With TeriyakiGeneral Tao Chicken Sauce On The SideSweet & Sour MeatballsHot Dogs In A BlanketVegetarian Eggrolls With Plum SauceOven Roasted Beef BrisketBBQ Salami & KarnatzelKasha & Bow TiesRoasted Heirloom CarrotsMashed Potatoes With GravyYukon Gold Potato Wedges***DessertsCupcakesChocolate & VanillaChocolate BabkaApple StrudelChocolate Chip CookiesMunn CookiesChocolate Truffle BallsCinnamon Rugalach***Sliced Fresh Fruit***

Community Gourmet Shabbat Dinner

Monday, January 30, 20237:30 p.m. Congregation Machzikei Hadas $10 per person

Women's Yoga Class

<div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit">The Rescue - A Live Film Concerto</div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit">An Expanded Cinema Documentary work by Alvaro Castellanos and Boris Castellanos </div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit">Commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day</div> <div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit">‘THE RESCUE - A Live Film-Concerto’ is a performative film experience that combines a 60-min documentary film with a live musical performance of its musical soundtrack - to recount the little-known story of 'Righteous' Colonel José Arturo Castellanos. Castellanos collaborated with his Jewish friend to save thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust by issuing Salvadoran nationality certificates while working as a diplomat; putting his life and family at great risk. This ground-breaking Film-Concerto concept was developed by filmmakers Alvaro and Boris Castellanos, grandsons of Colonel Castellanos as an emotionally engaging and uplifting way to tell the story of their grandfather and as a pioneering narrative in Holocaust education and commemoration of the 'righteous among the nations'.Presented by Heritage Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and Machzikei Hadas.</div>

The Rescue - in Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Registration is now closed.Please contact the office at <a href="mailto:office@cmhottawa.com">office@cmhottawa.com</a> with any questions about registration.

Community Gourmet Shabbat Dinner (for ages 18+)

<h1>MACHZIKEI RAFFLE</h1>Support our synagogue, adult, and youth programming!  DATE OF DRAW: MARCH 28, 2023, 12:01 P.M. 2310 Virginia Drive, OttawaGrand Prize = $3600Second Prize = $1800Third Prize = $900 <h2>Tickets: </h2>$100/One Ticket ($80 donation)$180/Two Tickets ($150 donation)$250/3 Tickets ($208 donation)$750/10 Tickets ($620 donation)A Tax Receipt will be issued for your donation.

Congregation Machzikei Hadas RAFFLE

Congregation Machzikei Hadas Presents:"Let it Glow: A Family Chanukah Party" Sunday Dec 18th 4:30-6:30 p.m. Machzikei Hadas 2310 Virginia Drive  Join young families from across the city for an incredible first night of Chanukah featuring: <ul><li>Chanukah card making for Hillel Lodge residents </li><li>Crazy Glow-stick dance party led by the Dr. Dreidels dance pack   (include a small pic of them?)</li><li>Delicious catered all-you-can-eat pasta bar dinner (cholov yisroel)</li><li>Community Menorah lighting</li></ul>Tickets: $25/adult     (19+)$20/teen    (13-18)$18/child   (Age 6-12)$15/young child (ages 2-5)Children under 2 - No cost

Let it Glow: A Family Chanukah Party!

<h1>Join the Schtick Handlers Hockey Development Program!</h1>Cost: $260/child (**SimplyK includes below a default option to donate to them to cover their costs, but please note this is completely optional on your part - select the percentage to change the default 12%.)Ages 12 and UnderFrom October 7, 2022 - December 9, 20227:00a.m. - 8:00 a.m.October, 7,14,21,28November 4,11,18,25December 2,9 J.A. Dulude Arena - 941 Clyde Ave., Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2 PROGRAM OVERVIEWThe program will focus on keeping kids moving and active! A series of different skating-based drills, with progressions appropriate to player age/ability, will be incorporated— while also allowing players the opportunity to handle the puck throughout the sessions. For more information, contact Justin Levine at<a href="mailto:teamlevinefamily@gmail.com">teamlevinefamily@gmail.com</a>

Schtick Handlers Hockey Registration

Join Jewish Young professionals from across Ottawa to brush up on your challah baking skills!  This is an amazing way to socialize with other young adults while also making epically delicious bread to share with friends or family.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please indicate if you have any allergies below

Machzikei Young Professionals (MYP) Challah Baking

Join an amazing group of young families for a wonderful and musical kids' Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a delicious, family friendly catered Shabbat Dinner.  Everyone is welcome!  Friday November 18th 2022 Mahzikei Hadas 2310 Virginia Drive 5:30 p.m.   Kabbalat Shabbat with all your Favourite Songs! 6:00 p.m.   Shabbat dinner!

Fall Family Shabbat Dinner for Young Families and Grandparents

Sukkot Family Sukkah Hop! Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Join us for an amazing and delicious sukkah ho around Alta Vista!Visit local sukkahs and enjoy a light dinner at the Machzikei Sukkah- this event happens rain or shine! *Strollers recommended for young children*Registration deadline Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Please indicate dietary restrictions in your registration.

Sukkot Sukkah HOP!

An Uplifting Evening in the Sukkah Thursday evening, October 13, at 7:45 p.m. Featuring:An Israeli Wine Tasting with Eli Lipshitz- Head of Public Diplomacy and Spokesperson for the Embassy of Israel Justin's World- Famous Chili and other refreshments Spirited singing led by Paul Slodovnick on Guitar Words of Inspiration from our talented community members

Sukkot Under the Stars

Machzikei Young Professional Sukkah Hop! Wednesday, October 12th, 7:15 - 9:30 p.m. Celebrate Sukkot with Jewish Young Professionals from across Ottawa!   <div style="color:rgb(5, 5, 5);white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:center;box-sizing:inherit">Enjoy three different delicious food courses, in three different Alta Vista sukkahs.</div> General admission is $15.    Early bird tickets are now closed.<div> </div> 7:15 p.m. is now FULLSpaces are only available at 7:45 p.m.

Machzikei Young Professional Sukkah Hop!

We look forward to welcoming you to Machzikei Hadas this High Holy Day season. If you've never experienced High Holy Days with us before, and want to see what it's like before jumping into membership, then the First-Timer Pass is for you!  The cost is just $250/family, $125/Single and $50/Student for all of the High Holy Days. ]Shana Tova, and we'll see you in shul!

First Timers at Machzikei Hadas during High Holidays

Log Cabin Orchards, 6121Log Cabin Rd, Osgoode Join us for apple picking to celebrate the High Holidays!   Enjoy the petting zoo, shofar blowing with Rabbi Scher and a great apple crop this year.  Feel free to bring along a picnic to enjoy at the orchard.  Save time in line and register here!  We will purchase your bags for you so you can get picking once you arrive at the orchard.

High Holiday Apple Picking

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David Shentow Memorial Shabbat-

Submit the names of your loved ones in the 2022-2023 Yizkor Book. Thank you for supporting this meaningful project. All submissions are considered donations and are eligible for a tax receipt. If you would prefer to pay by cash/cheque - please send payment to the office, and submit the names by emailing <a href="mailto:office@cmhottawa.com">office@cmhottawa.com</a>. Please note, you will not receipt a tax receipt immediately using this method.