An undated photo of Rabbi Reuven Bulka. (Michelle Valberg/Machzikei Hadas via JTA)
JTA Reuven Bulka, the Ottawa rabbi dubbed “Canada’s rabbi” for urging his fellow Canadians to embrace kindness, has died at 77.
Bulka died Sunday in New York, the Ottawa Citizen reported, where he had moved to be close to family after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year. The Forward reported that he was buried in Israel.
Bulka joined Machzikei Hadas, an Orthodox congregation in Ottawa, in 1967, and retired in 2015. He was the emeritus rabbi until his death.
“As ‘Canada’s Rabbi,’ Rabbi Bulka inspired Jewish Canadians and people across the country to live with optimism, humility, and devotion to kindness,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter. “And thanks to his tireless efforts, Canada was the first country to create a National Kindness Week. May his memory be a blessing.”
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Canada s Rabbi Reuven Bulka dies, leaves a legacy of kindness
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jun 27, 2021 at 8:29 pm EDT
Governor General David Johnston invests Rabbi Reuven Bulka of Ottawa into the Order of Canada to during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Jewish Federation of Ottawa says beloved Ottawa Rabbi Reuven Bulka has died at the age of 77.
He died Sunday morning in New York City where he had moved to spend time with his five children after being diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic and liver cancer in January.
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