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OJCS announces new Passover features and columns Cantor David Wisnia to speak inside: head of school > p. 2 > p. 9, 16, 18, 21, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40 and sing on Yom HaShoah > p. 25 The Perfect Mover Since 1947 Customized service to meet your specifi c needs 613.244.4444 www.boydmoving.com 2 April 3, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Ottawa Jewish Community School names new head of school ver the past six months, we have been executing an AARON SMITH extensive national and Ointernational search for a new GUEST COLUMN permanent head of school for the Ottawa Jewish Community School (OJCS). This process saw over 15 qualifi ed EdD. Jon is a proven Jewish day school applicants show interest in our school. A leader and educational professional. Jon rigorous screening and vetting process is joining us from PRIZMAH, the U.S. was undertaken with current adminis- centre for day school education, where tration, Board members and community he is vice-president of innovation. Jon members to identify our top candidates. will be coming to Ottawa from sunny Tours of the school for fi nal candidates Jacksonville, Florida, with his wife were conducted to see our students and Jaimee and their two daughters who are teachers in action. looking forward to being students at Heading into this process, we deter- OJCS in the next school year. Jon is mined that we must fi nd a leader that excited about our community. Jon Mitzmacher, EdD, becomes head of school at the Ottawa Jewish Community met our criteria related to academic “We are thrilled to join such a warm, Aaron Smith is president of the Board of the School on July 3. excellence, educational leadership, rooted, close-knit and committed Jewish Ottawa Jewish Community School. community involvement, and fundrais- community. We look forward to being ing skills. We also set out to fi nd a leader active members of the Ottawa Jewish the opportunity we have ahead of us to The Board would like to thank looking to make a signifi cant commit- community; we are coming to Ottawa have Jon work together with our Board, Sheldon Friedman, who, in collabora- ment to our school and our community. not only for a job, but to make a home,” our administrative team and our teach- tion with our administrative team and The children that attend our school are he said. ers to drive us forward. teacher group, has provided effective the future leaders of our community and The Ottawa Jewish Community School In Jon’s words, “I am looking forward leadership this year. Sheldon will begin we need to ensure our school continues is a core pillar of our community and, for to working with the dedicated faculty, to work with Jon on transition and will on a path to achieve our vision of me and my family, an organization that staff, lay leaders and stakeholders of the fi nish the school year with us here at Respect. Responsibility. Reaching for provides us with a lot of love. I love the Ottawa Jewish Community School to OJCS. Excellence. community that we have built within the build on the solid foundation of aca- Jon will formally begin in his new role We are pleased to announce that, school and the success of the children demic excellence and Jewish engage- on July 3. We are looking forward to through this process, we have signed a who leave our school and go on to do ment as we prepare to take the school everyone welcoming him and his family fi ve-year contract with Jon Mitzmacher, amazing things. I am truly excited about from strength to strength.” to our community. some of the threats in the name of a Teen arrested in Israel for JCC bomb threats former romantic partner he had been cyberstalking and some in his own in an (JTA – A teen with dual Israeli and other countries. During the cyber unit’s raid on the attempt to portray himself as being American citizenship who lives in The army refused to draft the teen, teen’s home, police found a computer lab framed. He was charged with cyberstalk- Ashkelon in southern Israel was arrested who has lived in Israel for many years, with sophisticated equipment, encryp- ing, which carries a maximum sentence on suspicion of carrying out more than after fi nding him unfi t for service, tion and transmission systems, and a of fi ve years in prison. 100 bomb threats on Jewish institutions Haaretz reported. powerful antenna, according to reports. Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad in the United States and Canada. His father was also detained, on While he was indicted in Israel, it is Erdan commented on the arrest. The suspect, 19, was arrested, March 23, suspicion that he knew about his son’s likely the U.S. will request his extradition “I congratulate the Israeli Police on by Israel’s anti-fraud squad and his home activities, according to the Jerusalem to be tried in court there. leading a complex international investi- searched. He also is accused of a series of Post. He also is accused of making a threat- gation, together with law enforcement threats made in Europe, Australia and His motives are unknown so far, ening call to Delta Airlines, leading to the agencies from around the world, which New Zealand in the past six months, according to reports. emergency landing of one of its planes. led to the arrest of the suspect,” said according to reports in Israel. The teen reportedly used advanced Earlier in March, St. Louis resident and Erdan. “We hope that this investigation Israeli Police said the teen has been the technology and voice-altering equipment former journalist Juan Thompson was will help shed light on some of the recent subject of months-long undercover to call in the threats to more than 100 arrested and charged for making at least threats against Jewish institutions, which investigation by police’s Lahav 433 JCCs, Jewish day schools and other Jewish eight bomb threats against Jewish have caused great concern both among anti-fraud unit, as well as the FBI in the institutions in North America, according community centres and the Anti- Jewish communities and the Israeli United States, and law enforcement in to the Times of Israel. Defamation League. 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Gradus said the congregation was Louise Rachlis reports. looking forward to “formally welcoming” Rabbi Kenter, who was joined in Ottawa lthough Rabbi Eytan Kenter The centrepieces at the Friday night by his wife, Staci Zemlak-Kenter, and has been in place since last Shabbat dinner on April 21 will be little their young son, Boaz. summer as senior rabbi at pails and shovels with bedding herbs. On “The installation takes us beyond the AKehillat Beth Israel, he will be Sunday, April 23, congregants, especially idea of negotiated contracts and the rabbi formally installed in the position over the the young, will plant seedlings, paint as an employee, which all too often weekend of April 21 to 23. rocks and decorate the big planter boxes diminishes the respect and recognition of Rabbi Eytan Kenter “The weekend itself represents our of the Installation Garden. the role of the rabbi,” said Stuart excitement with both Rabbi Kenter and “It will be an ongoing project to McCarthy, co-president of Kehillat Beth ordination in 2009. the birth of our new shul,” said installa- enhance Kehillat Beth Israel into the Israel. “A new rabbi for a new synagogue is a tion committee co-chair Faye Goldman. future,” said Carol Gradus, co-chair of the “The installation becomes our affi rma- time of great enthusiasm and possibility,” “It’s an offi cial marking; it’s an exciting installation committee, who had the tion of the congregation as a kehillat said Rabbi Kenter.