▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁new ▁con greg ation ▁with ▁more ▁female ▁participation . ▁Ad ath ▁Sh alom ▁was ▁officially ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Syn agog ue ▁of ▁Conserv ative ▁J uda ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Va ad ▁Ha ' ir ▁( Comm unity ▁Council ). ▁ 9 3 ▁individuals ▁signed ▁up ▁as ▁found ing ▁members ▁by ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁New ▁members ▁were ▁found ▁through ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁word - of - mouth ▁to ▁those ▁affili ated ▁with ▁other ▁syn agog ues ▁and ▁advert ising ▁for ▁una ff ili ated ▁Jews ▁and ▁new com ers ▁to ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Jewish ▁Bul letin . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Ad ath ▁Sh alom ▁had ▁a ▁general ▁meeting ▁and ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁election . ▁ ▁Jewish ▁Memorial ▁Gard ens ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁Found ing ▁M embers : ▁Cong reg ation ▁Mach zi ke i ▁H adas ; ▁Cong reg ation ▁Beth ▁Sh alom ; ▁Ag ud ath ▁Israel ▁( O tt awa ); ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Reform ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁– ▁Temple ▁Israel ▁( O tt awa ); ▁Young ▁Israel ▁of ▁Ott awa ; ▁Cong reg ation ▁Beit ▁T ik v ah ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁transferred ▁to ▁Jewish ▁Memorial ▁Gard ens ▁the ▁c emetery ▁lands ▁that