'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.