Voices

Submissions from members of our community. (Archived columns from Bulletin columnists).

Play our Pride month-themed Wordle!

Try your hand at our latest Wordle! This popular game is returning for another edition, based this time on the Pride Month. Give it a go and be sure to tell us how you did! Click here to play now. (Hint: This is a Hebrew word.) 

Voices: Finding hope through dialogue

VOICES: For more than 30 years, Sabina Wasserlauf has been a thoughtful and dedicated leader within Ottawa's Jewish community. From serving on the boards of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation and the Soloway JCC, chairing the board of the Ottawa Jewish Community School, to supporting cou…

How Jewish languages carry our history and identity

The Ottawa Jewish E-Bulletin’s Ethan Rode is a trained linguist and is passionate about the preservation of minority languages. In this article, he shares his expertise in Jewish languages in honour of Jewish Heritage Month.

By Ethan Rode 

“A country without a language is a country wi…

Try our Jewish Heritage Month Crossword Puzzle!

May is Jewish Heritage Month, a time where we celebrate our history, our present, and our future. Our culture is thousands of years old, and in that time, we have cultivated a unique identity. In honour of this special month, we have created a crossword puzzle that contains both parts of our…

Between Three Homes: An Iranian Jewish perspective

In moments of global crisis, identity can feel both grounding and overwhelming. For Iranian Jews, the current unrest in Iran is not a distant headline, but a deeply personal reckoning that touches history, family, faith, and belonging all at once. The emotions are layered, complex, and often…