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Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (JFS) is a full service, non-sectarian agency serving residents of the greater Ottawa area. We offer more than 65 programs and services to children, youth, adults and seniors, be they individuals, couples, families or groups.
Jewish Family Services is proud to offer a wide range of services to our
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2009 Friends of JFS Campaign |
 
Dear Friends,
 For 29 years Jewish Family Services of Ottawa has been building a better community. We work to ensure the dignity and independence of our seniors. We help new immigrants, offer counselling, provide language training, and employment services. We offer comfort, relieve suffering and create a sense of belonging for everyone in our community.
Jewish Family Services is the only agency taking care of our vulnerable and underserved Jewish community. Your help is curcial to ensure that no Jewish person is neglected. We Are Here! Can we count on you?
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| JFS Newsletter - in touch with the community |
HAVE YOU READ THE LATEST NEWSLETTER YET?
The Winter 2009 Newsletter is now online!
Jewish Family Services publishes a quarterly newsletter which reaches over 1500 households.
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It’s got to be kosher — even for the homeless
A kosher meal for the homeless was something special
By Louisa Taylor, The Ottawa Citizen January 27, 2009
 The ballroom at Beth Shalom Synagogue is an elegant space — soaring ceilings, soothing cream-coloured decor and a stunning chandelier. It’s often packed with revellers for bar mitzvahs, weddings and anniversary parties, but yesterday it was the site of an unusual gathering: scores of cheerful volunteers serving lunch to street people, in what organizers said was the city’s first kosher meal for the homeless.
Yesterday’s event was not just unusual because it offered food that adhered to Jewish dietary rules, or because it was the first time an Ottawa synagogue has opened its doors to the homeless on such a scale.
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