Mada Ottawa

Yesterday’s Challah Bake brought women together for an afternoon of connection, friendship, and community.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it so special.
Follow our Ottawa page to stay connected and be the first to hear about more events like this to come. We look forward to seeing you there soon!

In Parashat Nasso, the Jewish people’s count is completed, the laws of sotah and nazir are given, and the kohanim are taught how to bless the people. The leaders of the twelve tribes each bring the same offering — yet the Torah describes each one separately.

Food for the Soul: On 15 Sivan, the Frierdiker Rebbe was arrested for spreading Jewish learning under Soviet rule — a powerful example of mesirut nefesh.

Mind Over Matter: Even when gifts look identical, each person brings their own intent and mission. Every soul has something only they can give.

Moshiach Thoughts: In the Geulah, every person will recognize the divine spark within them and their unique purpose.

Have I Got a Story: A student wondered if the Rebbe’s “standard” blessing was truly personal — until the Rebbe called him back and repeated it just for him.

🔗 https://www.madacentre.com/the-weekly-share/13-sivan

This week, we read Parshat Nasso, after reading the special Torah portion for Shavuot last Shabbat.

Nasso completes the counting of the Jewish people in the desert and introduces several important laws, including the sotah, the nazir, and the beautiful blessing given by the kohanim.

The parsha also describes the offerings brought by the leaders of the twelve tribes for the inauguration of the altar. Though each gift was the same, the Torah describes each one separately — showing that every offering, and every person, carries its own unique meaning.

Nasso reminds us that even when we give the same, serve the same, or stand together as one people, each soul brings something precious that only they can give.

Yizkor is recited on Friday, May 23.
It’s more than remembrance — it’s continuity.

Honor those who are no longer with us.
A soul is elevated through the kindness done in its merit.

Let their memory bring light and life to others.

Can’t be at synagogue?
MADA will recite Yizkor on your behalf.

Click here to give tzedakah in their merit. https://www.madacentre.com/yizkor
In the form, include their Hebrew name + mother’s name.

//

Поминальную молитву Изкор читают во второй день Шавуот- в пятницу, 23 мая.

Это не просто слова. Это связь, которая не обрывается.

Не сможете быть в синагоге?
MADA прочитает Изкор от Вашего имени.

Перейдите по ссылке, чтобы дать цдаку в их память:
https://www.madacentre.com/yizkor
В форме укажите их еврейское имя и имя матери.

Пусть их свет продолжает жить через наши добрые дела.

As we celebrate Shavuot — the Festival of Receiving the Torah — we recall the moment our people stood together at Mount Sinai, “as one person with one heart.”

We warmly encourage everyone to join their local synagogue on Friday, May 22, to hear the reading of the Ten Commandments from the Torah — a powerful moment of unity and renewal for the entire community.

At MADA, we see unity through acts of kindness that make us one family, standing for one another.

This Shavuot, may we strengthen the bonds that connect us and ensure that no one is left behind.

Wishing you and your loved ones a meaningful and joyful Chag Shavuot Sameach.

Shavuot reminds us of the moment we stood together at Sinai — one people, one heart, receiving the Torah.

At MADA, that same spirit continues every day: caring for one another, lifting each other up, and making sure every person can celebrate with dignity.

This Shavuot, may our homes be filled with Torah, joy, and kindness.

Chag Shavuot Sameach from the MADA family.

It’s easy to judge a moment without knowing the story behind it.

Some people are carrying grief, loneliness, pressure, or struggles we may never see.
What looks like weakness today may one day become strength.

Kindness begins when we choose compassion over judgment.

Be part of a community that lifts people up.
Volunteer with MADA today.
👉 https://www.madacentre.com/kindnessportal