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Ottawa Jewish Bulletin! KIRYAT SHMONA OTTAWA@JNF.CA 613.798.2411 Call 613-798-4696, Ext blue - 300 c gree n - 362 c brown - 1535 c JNF OTTAWA NEGEV DINNER Don’t forget to renew NOVEMBER 13, 2018 your subscription to the SUPPORTING AT-RISK YOUTH Ottawa Jewish Bulletin! KIRYAT SHMONA [email protected] 613.798.2411 Call 613-798-4696, ext. 256 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin OCTOBER 15, 2018 | CHESHVAN 6, 5779 ESTABLISHED 1937 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM | $2 Lip-sync battle kicks off Federation Annual Campaign BY MATTHEW HORWOOD he kickoff of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s 2019 Annual Campaign was a marked departure from previous years that focused on guest speakers. This year’s event, September 16 at Centrepointe TTheatre, was a lip-sync battle featuring representatives from many of the community’s agencies and organizations dancing and pretending to sing hit songs. The Zaret family – Debi, Neil, Adam, Josh and Jen – chaired the event. “Our family is honoured to be the chairs of this special event, and we thank you for joining us. We are happy to have with us tonight: no special guest!” Adam Zaret joked. “This will not be a night of speeches. We are here to have fun, and instead of talking, we hope to show you many wonderful aspects of our community and prove why giving to the Annual Campaign is so important,” said Neil Zaret. ‘Stuntman’ Stu Schwartz was the MC for the lip- HOWARD SANDLER The team from Tamir was the audience’s clear choice for the Golden Challah People’s Choice Award. sync battle and the performances were judged by local media celebrities Abigail Bimman, Lianne Laing and Laurence Wall. The dances were choreographed by Soloway Jewish Community Centre), Ottawa Jewish enthusiastic performance. DeNeige Dojack, Elizabeth Greenberg, Karli Speevak Community School, Supplemental School (Ottawa Mod- The Golden Kiddush Cup for “best overall” pre- and Gabriel Wolinsky. ern Jewish School, Ottawa Talmud Torah and Temple sentation as chosen by the judges was awarded to the After each group performed their act, the judges Israel Religious School), The Rabbis (Rabbis Reuven Ottawa Jewish Community School, whose performers gave their critiques and Stuntman Stu held a short Bulka and Steven Garten, the rabbis emeritus of Congre- included Board President Michael Polowin as a hilari- Q&A session giving each group an opportunity to talk gation Machzikei Hadas and Temple Israel), and Tamir. ous Alice Cooper. about the organizations they were representing. The teams used unique costumes and props in their The judges also awarded the Lead Matzoh Ball to During the lip-sync battle interviews, Jewish Feder- performances. For example, the Jewish Life team wore the Federation team for their valiant effort despite the ation of Ottawa Chair Hartley Stern and President and Beatle wigs for a medley of the Fab Four’s hits, while “most lead-footed” dancing of the evening. CEO Andrea Freedman presented a short video show- Camp B’nai Brith wielded canoe paddles while dancing “Thank you all so much for devoting the time and casing the Jewish Superhighway and Rabbis Reuven and lip-syncing to the Proclaimers “I’m Gonna be (500 energy to rehearse and to put yourselves out there to Bulka – the Campaign co-chair – and Steven Garten Miles),” the Supplemental Schools, who were dressed make tonight’s event a huge success,” Jen Zaret said, presented a short video highlighting the 2019 Annual as cheerleaders to perform “We’re All in This Together” after the awards had been presented. Campaign’s special challenge fund. from “High School Musical” and The Rabbis, whose “We hope you leave tonight with a greater appreci- “This campaign is about raising another million costumes were appropriate to their medley of songs ation for the scope and breadth of our Jewish commu- dollars that will bring us forward to new programs and from “Fiddler on the Roof.” nity, the many organizations and opportunities that enhancing old ones, to really allow every single Jew in The Golden Challah People’s Choice Award, for we have right in front of us.” Added Josh Zaret. “We all this city to have that experience they cherish,” Stern said. the most popular act of the night as determined by hope you will join us in giving generously to this year’s The teams included Federation, Camp B’nai Brith the audience via the ‘Clap-O-Meter,’ was presented to Annual Campaign.” of Ottawa, Jewish Life (AJA 50+, Hillel Ottawa and the Tamir for their stylistically diverse set of songs and See page 2 for more photos. David Uzan searches for a Jewish community rallies Michael Regenstreif on responses from federal leaders inside: kidney donor > p. 3 after tornadoes > p. 5 after anti-Semitic attack on two MPs > p. 7 Efficient, elegant, exceptional. The Audi A6 Sedan. Audi Mark Motors of Ottawa Audi Ottawa 295 W Hunt Club Rd. 458 Montreal Rd. 613-723-1221 613-749-5941 SPARKADVOCACY.CA APPROVED FILENAME SPARK-MM-AUDI-A6-JB-10.25X1.5-2018-EN1 MODIFIED SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 3:39 PM DATE 2018 CLIENT CLIENT ION VENDOR + T JEWISH STANDARD PROPERTY ACCOUNT REP. KEVIN DEAGLE ART DIRECTOR ADRIAN JEAN CGD PUBLICA TRIM SIZE 10.25”W X 1.5”H APPROVALS PRODUCTION BORDELEAU INSERTION TYPE --- COMMENTS SPECS INSERTION DATE --- October 15, 2018 2 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Fun at the Lip-Sync Battle “High School Musical” provided the inspiration for the Supplemental Schools team. Photos by Howard Sandler The Federation team in full disco mode for their finale. (From left) Judges Abbigail Bimman, Laurence The Zaret Family, The Camp B’nai Brith team paddling to Wall and Lianne Laing comment on a lip-sync co-chairs of the 2019 “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).” battle performance. Annual Campaign Kickoff: (From left) Jodi Weinstein and Adam Zaret, Neil and Debi Zaret, Jen and Josh Zaret. Below: Rabbis Reuven Bulka (left) and Steven Garten dancing to songs The Ottawa Jewish Community School received There were more ‘Beatles’ on the Jewish Life from “Fiddler on the Golden Kiddush Cup for best overall team than in the actual Beatles. the Roof.” performance. Michael Polowin as Alice Cooper in the finale to the Ottawa Jewish Community School presentation. Stuntman Stu interviews Tamir participants as judge Lianne Laing looks on. 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Kaufman four young children, with a said she feels “frustrated” that she is not chronic kidney disease is allowed to be an organ donor, as she and asking for potential kidney Uzan have the same blood type. Ddonors to step forward. “We have the power – especially with Uzan, an active member of Ottawa’s kidneys, which we have two of, and Jewish community, has IgA nephrop- livers, which regenerate – to save a life athy, also known as Berger’s disease, by organ donation,” Kaufman said. “So and will likely require a kidney trans- knowing you can save a life with a spare plant within six-to-nine months to organ you don’t need or will grow back, avoid ongoing dialysis treatments. IgA why wouldn’t you do something?” nephropathy occurs when an antibody While Kaufman acknowledged any (immunoglobulin A) gets lodged in surgery is risky, this is a surgery “that the kidneys, causing inflammation that happens all the time and every day,” she can hamper the kidney’s ability to filter said. wastes from the bloodstream. “I know lots of people who are liver Dialysis treatment involves being and kidney donors who have recovered hooked to a machine for several hours David Uzan (far right) with (from left) wife Ru, and their children Freddy, Adina, Na’ama, and Nadav. beautifully. I know a few seniors who several times per week that filters the even donated when they were in their body’s blood as the kidneys are sup- later years,” she said. posed to do. Uzan said this would keep one else in need and a donor linked School of Ottawa last year and is cur- Uzan said he is very appreciative of his body in balance, “but results in a to a different recipient would then rently a consultant for the Jewish Otta- the community’s support. significantly reduced quality of life and donate to him. This is known as a paired wa Inclusion Network, which his wife “It would be doing a huge favour for life span. So a new kidney is the highly exchange. founded. me and it would allow me to give back preferred option.” For someone willing to donate a Leslie Kaufman, vice-president of cor- to the community.” Uzan said the main criteria for a kidney, some funding for recovery of porate services at the Jewish Federation Anyone interested in possibly donat- direct kidney donation would be a expenses, such as income replacement, of Ottawa, underwent lifesaving liver ing a kidney for Uzan is asked to call the donor good health and with a blood is available through the Program for transplant surgery in 2015, said that since living donor coordinator of the Ottawa types B, O or possibly A.
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