Ottawa, Italy
Or Haneshamah, officially, Or Haneshamah – Ottawa's Reconstructionist Community, is a Jewish Reconstructionist synagogue located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The congregation is one of only three affiliated Reconstructionist congregations in Canada, and the only Reconstructionist congregation in Otta
wa. Founded in 1987, Or Haneshamah describes itself as a progressive, liberal, egalitarian, inclusive, multi-generational congregation notable for welcoming all Jews, including unaffiliated, intermarried, and LGBTQ individuals and families. As of 2016, the congregation's membership constituted approximately 90–100 households. Originally a lay- and student-led Havurah, in 2013 Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton became Or Haneshamah's first permanent rabbi. She is Ottawa's first female congregational rabbi and the city's first openly gay rabbi. In 2016 Rabbi Bolton was named one of "America's Most Inspiring Rabbis" by The Forward.
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