Mitzvot of the Day
Here are some of the Mitzvot we have hosted in 2018:
Hair Donation
Donate your ponytails (6 inches or longer) to Hair Donation Ottawa which raises funds for cutting-edge child and adult cancer research and empowers kids with hair loss by providing them with free wigs.
(Any age - MUST pre-register!)
Hillel Lodge: Craft
Spend some time with the residents of Hillel Lodge while you make crafts together. **FIRST SESSION ONLY**
(Pre-school to age 5)
Sing-a-Long with Hillel Lodge
Join our friends at Hillel Lodge for a rousing multi-generational family-oriented sing-a-long, led by Zaidy Joel and Bubby Toby, while spending time and cheering up the residents of Hillel Lodge. **SECOND SESSION ONLY**
(Pre-school to age 5)
Soups for the Hungry
Groups will assemble soup ingredients into bags to create easy meals that just require added water. Soups will be donated to the Kosher Food Bank.
(Ages 5 and up)
Birthday Kits
Create birthday celebration kits to be distributed to children living in shelters. Help them celebrate their birthdays in style!
(Ages 3 and up)
Therapy Kits
In conjunction with Crossroads Children's Centre, create a zones of regulation kit that will help children and youth better teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways they feel into four concrete coloured zones.
(Ages 7 and up)
Sandwich Making for the Homeless
Make delicious and nutritious sandwiches to be distributed to those in need at shelters across the city.
(Ages 10 and up)
Challahs for Hunger
Back by popular demand, but with a twist! Learn about the mitzvah of challah and how to make interesting challah braids. Challahs will be braided and sold for $5 to Mitzvah Day participants, who can bring the loaves home to bake and enjoy. Proceeds will go to the Kosher Food Bank.
(Ages 8 and up)
Bracha Bags
Ottawa's Jewish schools will be collecting much-needed items, which will be assembled on Mitzvah Day into packages to be distributed to the city's homeless population, via Jewish Family Services.
(Ages 5 and up)
Radiance of Shabbat
Making a craft and learning the value of having a “day of rest” and the benefits to you and your family.
(Ages 5 and up)
Sustaining our Environment
The Torah teaches that human beings are meant to be a stewards of our planet Earth, to work it and to protect it.Take part in a hands-on activity and learn about the Jewish perspective on sustaining our environment.
(Ages 5 and up)
Donate your ponytails (6 inches or longer) to Hair Donation Ottawa which raises funds for cutting-edge child and adult cancer research and empowers kids with hair loss by providing them with free wigs.
(Any age - MUST pre-register!)
Hillel Lodge: Craft
Spend some time with the residents of Hillel Lodge while you make crafts together. **FIRST SESSION ONLY**
(Pre-school to age 5)
Sing-a-Long with Hillel Lodge
Join our friends at Hillel Lodge for a rousing multi-generational family-oriented sing-a-long, led by Zaidy Joel and Bubby Toby, while spending time and cheering up the residents of Hillel Lodge. **SECOND SESSION ONLY**
(Pre-school to age 5)
Soups for the Hungry
Groups will assemble soup ingredients into bags to create easy meals that just require added water. Soups will be donated to the Kosher Food Bank.
(Ages 5 and up)
Birthday Kits
Create birthday celebration kits to be distributed to children living in shelters. Help them celebrate their birthdays in style!
(Ages 3 and up)
Therapy Kits
In conjunction with Crossroads Children's Centre, create a zones of regulation kit that will help children and youth better teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways they feel into four concrete coloured zones.
(Ages 7 and up)
Sandwich Making for the Homeless
Make delicious and nutritious sandwiches to be distributed to those in need at shelters across the city.
(Ages 10 and up)
Challahs for Hunger
Back by popular demand, but with a twist! Learn about the mitzvah of challah and how to make interesting challah braids. Challahs will be braided and sold for $5 to Mitzvah Day participants, who can bring the loaves home to bake and enjoy. Proceeds will go to the Kosher Food Bank.
(Ages 8 and up)
Bracha Bags
Ottawa's Jewish schools will be collecting much-needed items, which will be assembled on Mitzvah Day into packages to be distributed to the city's homeless population, via Jewish Family Services.
(Ages 5 and up)
Radiance of Shabbat
Making a craft and learning the value of having a “day of rest” and the benefits to you and your family.
(Ages 5 and up)
Sustaining our Environment
The Torah teaches that human beings are meant to be a stewards of our planet Earth, to work it and to protect it.Take part in a hands-on activity and learn about the Jewish perspective on sustaining our environment.
(Ages 5 and up)
Offsite Mitzvot taking place on Mitzvah Day
Please note that you *MUST* sign up in advance for any offsite Mitzvot!
Ten Yad/NCSY Mitzvah
Help NCSY of Ottawa prepare meals to be distributed by Ten Yad. Ten Yad of Ottawa is a grassroots, Ottawa-based organization dedicated to undertaking acts of Chesed and run entirely by and through volunteers. Their mission is to help individuals and families within the Jewish community during life-altering situations.
Location: Torah High, Centrepointe Plaza, 261 Centrepointe Drive
9:45 am – 1 pm
(Grades 8 - 12)
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