Voices

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

Federation Report: A legacy is forever – create yours today

By Lawrence Weinstein, Chair, Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation

With the official launch of the Life & Legacy program this month, our community is entering a new era of philanthropy. The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation is proud to host this program uniting 14 key community organization…

From the Pulpit: It may be Purim, but take off your mask!

As we celebrate with spirit the festival of Purim, let us nurture our Jewish essence and take note of the concern that we must give to affirming our Jewish identities with pride.

Ideas and Impressions: Environment is finally a top-tier issue

Who could have known in 1985 that it would take 35 years to get the environment on the agenda as a top-tier, serious, burning matter?

Modern Mishpocha: Who’s excited for Purim?

By Jenny T. Burns

Let’s be honest. It’s pretty easy to get our families excited about Chanukah. There are presents, fried foods, special wrapping paper in grocery stores, Chanukah greeting cards, memorable storybooks like Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins, and there’s even the occasio…

Mailbag: Book review

I recently came across Rubin Friedman's review of my newly republished book, Child of the Holocaust, in your February 4, 2019 edition, in which he compares my book to Jerzy Kosinski’s The Painted Bird.

During the 50 years my book has been in print, it has garnered many reviews in the Engl…