| Building Name: | Adath Shalom |
| Native Name: | Hebrew: שלום עדת קהילת |
| Map Type: | Canada Ottawa |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Location: | , Ottawa, |
| Geo: | 45.3751°N -75.7525°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Conservative Judaism |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Status: | Synagogue |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Administration: | United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism |
Adath Shalom, officially Adath Shalom Congregation of Ottawa (Hebrew: שלום עדת קהילת), is a Conservative synagogue located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It has been egalitarian and lay-led since 1978. It is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. All Adath Shalom members - men, women and teenagers - lead the services as well as weekly discussion of the Torah portion.[1]
Shabbat services are held each Saturday at the Jewish Community Campus on 31 Nadolny Sachs Private at 9:45 AM. Although there is no regular rabbi, visiting clergy to lead the services for the shabbatons and for the High Holy Days services.[2] Programs include: adult educational programs; special family programs at Sukkoth, Simchat Torah, Chanukah and Purim; adult social events; children's programming; and instructional programs to teach members how to lead services.[1]
The Jewish population of Ottawa grew from 20 families in 1889 to approximately 5,500 in 1961.[3] Adath Shalom (Ottawa) was founded in 1977 as an egalitarian Conservative synagogue by Rabbi Roy Tannenbaum who sought to establish a new congregation with more female participation.[4] Adath Shalom was officially affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in 1979. In 1979, it became a member of the Ottawa Vaad Ha'ir (Community Council). 93 individuals signed up as founding members by July 22, 1978. New members were found through a combination of word-of-mouth to those affiliated with other synagogues and advertising for unaffiliated Jews and newcomers to Ottawa in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin.[5] On August 3, 1978, Adath Shalom had a general meeting and held its first election.[4]
As of July 1, 2008, each of the founding members: Congregation Machzikei Hadas; Congregation Beth Shalom; Agudath Israel, in Ottawa; the Jewish Reform Congregation of Ottawa – Temple Israel (Ottawa); Young Israel of Ottawa; and Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa transferred to Jewish Memorial Gardens the cemetery lands that they had.[6]