2024 Year In Review
2024 was a year of hope and prayers for the safe return of our hostages and soldiers. We stood in solidarity with our sisters in Na’amat Israel, working to ensure the safety and well-being of women and children. Their resilience and strength continue to inspire us. We remain committed to this vital work in the future.
Centennial Celebration
Our Centennial Celebration to be held from May 16 to May 18 in Toronto where we will be joined by our chaverot from Na’amat USA.
Na'amat Canada Ottawa
Dear donors and supporters,
Thank you for your incredible generosity and support of our new initiative! Your contributions have turned our vision into a resounding success. We embarked on this journey with excitement, but as it grew closer to reality, we also felt a hint of anxiety: would it be embraced? Would it truly make a difference?
Thanks to your generous donations, we received a resounding "Yes" to these questions. The calendar will be hot off the presses by mid-August and will be available at various Ottawa Jewish institutions.
If you would like us to deliver a calendar to your home, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at NCOttawa @ naamat.com or give us a call. Your continued support means the world to us. To make your donation click here. Feel free to email NCOttawa @ naamat.com or call us (613) 788-2913 if you have any questions.
Pay Your Membership Dues
Your membership helps fund critical services such as domestic violence hotlines, legal aid, scholarships, and daycare programs for families.
Life Membership
Interested in lifelong involvement? Consider a Life Membership for $400, with a small annual renewal fee. Enjoy access to events, leadership training, networking opportunities, and a deep connection to Israel and Na'amat’s global community.
President's Message
Na’amat Canada Ottawa has two active chapters, the Aviva Chapter of women in their 60’s and beyond, and the Otzma chapter with women in their 40’s and beyond. Both chapters meet throughout the year for a variety of interesting programs and activities.
Na’amat Canada Ottawa is led by the Na’amat Canada Ottawa Council, a group representing leadership from the two local chapters as well as other long-time local and national leaders. Council meets on a regular basis throughout the year to manage the local administration and to plan city-wide events.
Our programming has included a book review each spring, led by one of our chapter members, Mary Rubin, who digs deep to research themes and lessons from each book. Our most recent book review, "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig, was held last June, and we will be reviewing “Button Man” by Andrew Gross this spring.
Other recent programs have included a talk by Na’amat member and physiotherapist Deana Schildkraut on fall prevention and safety, a concert over Zoom by local Cantor Jason Green, our annual Chanukah celebration, a review and discussion of the movie "A Serious Man", a Ted Talk and discussion about decluttering, both materially and spiritually. In early May we enjoyed our annual post-Passover meal out.
Na’amat Canada Ottawa is currently working on two new fundraising projects, a unique 16-month calendar which will encompass both English and Jewish years, with lots of Na’amat information and advertisements by local partners, and an online auction next year.
Marian Lederman
Na’amat Canada, Ottawa
What We Do
Ottawa Jewish Directory Community Resource Guide
The resource guide provides an ever-expansive reference section, articles with local flavour, some with humour and wit, a business section featuring our dedicated advertisers, profiles of local individuals, everything "Jewish Ottawa" and more, at one's fingertips. Proceeds from the Resource Guide will support the important work of Na'amat in Canada and in Israel.
Mother's Day Cards and Donation Cards
Every year we celebrate Mother's Day by selling cards to either honour or remember our loved ones. Whether you send a card to a mother, a grandmother, a friend or to someone you lost touch with...it will bring a smile to their face and appreciate that your generosity will help a mother in Israel who is struggling to bring up her children. Both Mother's Day cards and donation cards are very successful fundraising projects.
School Supplies for Kids
Many children in the Ottawa area, whose families have been affected by violence and have fled to domestic violence shelters, could be returning to school this fall with few or no resources to buy school supplies. Na'amat Canada has stepped up to fill this need with our School Supplies for Kids project. Danielle Schneiderman is the program's chair for Ottawa. The Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF) and the Harry P. Ward Foundation have provided us with grants and we prepared and delivered to eight Ottawa shelters and Ottawa's Jewish Family Services a gift of new backpacks filled with the tools children need to enter school.
To volunteer for this project, please contact ottawa.info @ naamat.com
How You Can Make a Difference
Become a Member
Get Involved with Na'amat Canada: Support a diverse range of social services, educational initiatives, and legal programs that Na'amat funds to empower communities in both Israel and Canada. Your involvement makes a meaningful difference!
Volunteer with Na'amat
Looking to give back? Na'amat offers volunteer opportunities for women of all skills and backgrounds. Whether you want to contribute regularly or share a specific skill, we’d love to hear from you!