Sephardi Association of Ottawa

Dear friends,
This is a friendly reminder of the Sephardi High Holidays services in Ottawa. Please, confirm if your are planning to attend the services sending an email to [email protected]

See the schedule of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in the flyer below.

We are also planning to have Shabbat morning service at Beit Tikvah in Shabbat Shuva just after Rosh Hashanah on Saturday, October 5 at 9 am. That day is the Shabbat of the Nahala of Jacob Nahon Z"L, the father of our vice president Isaac Nahon-Serfaty. He will be reading the Haftarah of Shabbat Shuva.
Chazan Dr Aviv Ouanounou will be here in Ottawa, so he will be leading the services.

We urgently need your support to continue offering the only Sephardi Yamim Noraim services in Ottawa.

You can make your donations through SAO’s website using your credit card here: https://sephardiottawa.ca/donate/

Please, note that the Stripe application charges a fee for these transactions.

Alternatively, you can make your donations to the Sephardi Association of Ottawa and pay your membership fees ($75 for individuals and $150 for family) by making an e-transfer to [email protected] (no fee in this case),

or sending your cheque to Sephardi Association of Ottawa, 3781 Strandherd Drive, P.O.Box 34032. Nepean, ON K2J 5B1.

All donations will receive a tax receipt.

Note that there is no charge for attending the services.

Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova,

SAO

Good morning,
Please, take note below of the schedule of the Sephardi High Holidays services in Ottawa. In the previous posting, we made a small mistake about the Neila, the closing service of Yom Kippur.

Dear members and friends,
We are happy to announce the schedule of the Sephardi High Holidays services in Ottawa. Chazan Dr Aviv Ouanounou will be leading Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. See information in the flyer below.

We urgently need your support to continue offering the only Sephardi Yamim Noraim services in Ottawa.

You can make your donations through SAO’s website using your credit card here: https://sephardiottawa.ca/donate/

Please, note that the Stripe application charges a fee for these transactions.

Alternatively, you can make your donations to the Sephardi Association of Ottawa and pay your membership fees ($75 for individuals and $150 for family) by making an e-transfer to [email protected] (no fee in this case),

or sending your cheque to Sephardi Association of Ottawa, 3781 Strandherd Drive, P.O.Box 34032. Nepean, ON K2J 5B1.

All donations will receive a tax receipt.

Please, note that there is no charge for attending the services.

We thank you in advance for your contribution. Tizku LeMitzvot.

Shabbat Shalom,

SAO

76 years and counting. Am Israel Chai!

Thousands of us gathered today on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to express our support for Israel and the Jewish people. There were Jews and non-Jews. The Jewish community of Canada was represented by all its components. Orthodox and liberal. Sephardim and Ashkenazim. English and French speaking. Those who carried the blue and white Israeli flag, and those who carried the flag with the LGBTQ+ colours with the Magen David (the Star of David). There was also, to show the great, and sometimes particular, diversity of the Jewish people, a very small group of four or five ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionists with a Palestinian flag and with anti-Israel signs (this small group was behind barriers; people observed them with some curiosity and surprise). But that's how the Jewish people are outside and inside Israel. Two Jews, three opinions. I also saw banners from Christian groups that support the Jewish state, another from someone who is probably originally from Nigeria, denouncing Hamas for being the equivalent of the Boko Haram terrorist organization. I saw a woman with the flag of the Lion with the sword and the Sun that symbolizes ancient Persia, and one Ukrainian flag. We were all united denouncing the barbarism of Hamas and the other jihadist groups on October 7, demanding the release of all the hostages kidnapped, and wishing that Israel and the Jews in Canada and in the world could live in peace, without the threat of being attacked. In everyone's mouths was the call: Am Israel Chai.

Reminder: today, 1:30 pm, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. NOW is the time to raise our voice. Join us as we unite and rally in our nation’s capital. For the hostages. For the people of Israel. For the safety of Jewish Canadians.
https://www.jewishottawa.com/events/canadas-rally-for-the-jewish-people

Join us next Monday as we unite and rally for Israel on Parliament Hill. Please click the link below for all rally related logistical details: https://www.jewishottawa.com/events/canadas-rally-for-the-jewish-people
Am Israel Chai.

Victims of Terror Fund. Donate here: https://jewishottawa.givingfuel.com/victims-of-terror-fund

Good morning,
See invitation below from The Auxiliary of Hillel Lodge and KBI.
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sukkot Sameach,
SAO

YOM KIPPUR SEPHARDI SERVICES IN OTTAWA
You can make your donations via e-transfer to [email protected] or sending your cheque to Sephardi Association of Ottawa, 3781 Strandherd Drive, P.O.Box 34032. Nepean, ON K2J 5B1.
JFO: Jewish Federation of Ottawa SHIN DC: Sephardic Heritage INternational DC

Feliz 5784 con muchas bendiciones. Shaná Tová.

Please, confirm if you are planning to attend the only Sephardi Rosh Hashanah services in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, led by Chazan Dr. Aviv Ouanounou (social hall of Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa, 15 Chartwell Ave, Nepean, ON K2G 4K3):

First evening of Rosh Hashanah, September 15: 6:30 pm

First day of Rosh Hashanah, September 16: 8:30 am

Second day of Rosh Hashanah, September 17: 8:30 am

You are also cordially invited to a joint event of Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa and the Sephardi Association of Ottawa on the second day or Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, September 17 at 5:30 pm. This will be a time to celebrate Jewish unity while an opportunity to learn about Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions, customs and prayers for the New Year. With the participation of Rabbi Aryeh Kravetz, and Chazanim Yair Subar and Dr. Aviv Ouanounou. Location: CBTO, 15 Chartwell Ave, Nepean, ON K2G 4K3. Come and enjoy typical Sephardi refreshments.

This event is possible thanks to a Jewish Federation of Ottawa Microgrants funding.

Confirm your attendance to the services (signalling which one you are planning to attend and who will be accompanying you) and/or the Jewish Unity event by sending an email to [email protected]

Shana Tova uMetuka. We wish you a New Year with health, peace and joy,

שנה טובה ומתוקה

SAO

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Sephardi Association of Ottawa
[email protected]
sephardiottawa.ca

This event is possible thanks to a Jewish Federation of Ottawa Microgrants funding.

There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP by sending an email to [email protected]

שנה טובה ומתוקה

Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa
JFO: Jewish Federation of Ottawa

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YAMIM NORAIM SERVICES AND HONOURS

Dear members and friends of the Sephardi Association,

This year the SAO is introducing a system to offer some of the synagogue honours in advance at a set price. The Mizmor Shel HaParnassa honour is available on six occasions during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In the Sephardi tradition, this special prayer for one's parnassa (financial livelihood) is said during the high holidays and it is considered a great honour for one to secure one of these opportunities and donate to the community. If you are interested in one of these six honours please email the SAO immediately to secure it with your donation (see details below):

Mizmor shel Haparnassa – Rosh Hashanah first evening service: $180
Mizmor shel Haparnassa – Rosh Hashanah first day service: $180
Mizmor shel Haparnassa – Rosh Hashanah second day service: $180
Mizmor shel Haparnassa – Yom Kippur evening service: $180
Mizmor shel Haparnassa – Yom Kippur morning service: $180
Mizmor shel Haparnassa – Yom Kippur Neila service: $180

If you want to secure in advance Aliyot Sefer Tora (Israel) during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, we suggest a donation of $54 for aliya.

Other honours such as opening of the Aron HaKodesh and holding the Tora during Kol Nidre, and opening of the Arch during Neila will be auctioned during the services.

There is no charge to attend the Sephardi Association of Ottawa services. All are welcome to join us. We appreciate your donations to keep offering every year the only Sephardi Yamim Noraim services in Ottawa.

You can make your donations and secure honours for you or your dear ones by making an e-transfer to [email protected] or sending your cheque to Sephardi Association of Ottawa, 3781 Strandherd Drive, P.O.Box 34032. Nepean, ON K2J 5B1.

Tizku LeMitzvot

Dear friends,
We are happy to announce that Chazan Dr. Aviv Ouanounou will be again leading the High Holidays of the Sephardi Association of Ottawa this year. Dr. Ouanounou brings many years of experience, knowledge and great zehut to the traditional Sephardi Yamim Noraim services. See Dr. Ouanounou’s bio below.

We can also confirm that the services will take place in the social hall of Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa (details about dates and schedule to come soon).

We count with your support to pay for the expenses of the Sephardi Yamim Noraim services. You can make your donation via e-transfer to [email protected] or sending your cheque to Sephardi Association of Ottawa, 3781 Strandherd Drive, P.O.Box 34032. Nepean, ON K2J 5B1.

Receipts for tax purposes will be sent for all donations made.

Looking forward to hearing back from you, we wish you Shabbat Shalom,

SAO

Biography Dr Aviv Ouanounou

Dr. Aviv Ouanounou was born in 1968 in Beer-Sheva Israel. Aviv served in the Israel Defence Forces in The Rabbinical Choir, and later as Chazzan Tzvai (Military Cantor). In 1990 Aviv came to Canada and was hired by Magen David in Toronto as the Chazzan and Ba’al Koreh. Aviv went on to complete his Bachelor of Science Degree from York University and Masters of Science Degree from the University of Toronto. In the year 2000, Aviv graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry, with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree. In 2007, after extensive learning of almost seven years, he graduated from the “Tiferet Israel Rabbinical Yeshiva”, earning a “Rav B’Ysrael”, Smicha degree. In 2005, Aviv returned to the Faculty of Dentistry after being hired as a Faculty member. He is a professor of dentistry and teaches graduate and undergraduate students. In his almost 15 years teaching at the Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Aviv Ouanounou won numerous teaching awards including Best Teacher of the Year Award in 2013 and 2015.

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Sephardi Association of Ottawa
[email protected]
sephardiottawa.ca

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