Excellence in education is a priority of Jewish Ottawa.
From 2005-2019, our community celebrated our outstanding teachers and educators through the Harold Grinspoon Education Award.
2005 Chana Hayes - Cheder Rambam
2005 Deborah Teitelbaum - Torah Academy
2006 Rabbi Shmuel Dov Yarmush - Torah Academy
2007 Rabbi Yehuda Simes - Hillel Academy
2008 Shaya Rodal - Yitzhak Rabin High
2009 Rabbi Howard Finkelstein - Yitzhak Rabin High
2011 Sheli Braun - Ottawa Jewish Community School
2013 Dina Blum - Chabad Hebrew School
(Ottawa Torah Centre)
2015 Erin Gailor - Westboro Jewish Montessori Preschool
(Jewish Youth Library)
2017 Gaby Scarowsky - NCSY and Torah High
2019 Ranit Braun - Temple Israel Religious School