February 6, 2004 Announcements

  • Contact your new Board Members. The BSO Online Directory is your source for all those contacts!

    Events in green are occurring before the next Shabbat.
  • Weekly Highlights & Schedule of Services
    • Our Friday night Family/Birthday/Anniversary service will begin at 7:30 PM.
    • Our service on Shabbat morning, will begin at 9:15 AM - Dalet Class Service
    • Mincha service will be held at 12:30 PM
    • Our minyan service on Sunday morning, January 25th will begin at 8:45 AM.
    • Monday-Thursday Minyan at 7:30pm
    • Details of the following announcements can be found at http://www.bnaishalomofolney.org


  • Sisterhood
    • February 13: Intergeneration Shabbat and Dinner. For details contact Gail Goldfarb or Helene Rosenheim.
    • February 19: Join our very own Cantor Geller for a presentation of "Women in Jewish Song" at 7:30 p.m. at B'nai Israel. Call Sue Hankin for further information or the possibility of a car pool.
    • February 22: Lunch at the Royal Dragon kosher chinese restaurant in Rockville followed by a Mikvah tour. Carpools will be arranged. Watch for a flyer soon. For more information contact Sherry Lowe.
    • February 29: Take a leap with Sisterhood and join us at our Leap Year Brunch. Watch for an upcoming flyer.

  • Dedication Weekend
    • Date Set! The Dedication Weekend for our newly expanded building will be the weekend of April 23-25. Please mark your calendars for this exciting event! If you are interested in getting involved in the planning, call Robin Rosenthal at (301) 774-9689 or Shira Oler at (301) 460-6642.

  • Israel Connection, Speaker Reeva Ninio,
    • Shaliacha from Israel and Jewish Federation. Topic: How Can BSO can get more involved with Israel? Wednesday, February 19th at 8:00 PM. More Info

  • Religious School
    • PASSOVER CANDY ORDERS ARE DUE IN THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OFFICE BY FEBRUARY 11TH .IF YOU NEED AN ORDER FORM PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AT 301-774-9323.
    • The Dalet class servicie is Saturday, February 7th at 9:15 am. Students need to arrive at 9:00 am.
    • The next Junior Congregation is February 21st at 9:30 am in rooms 13, 14, and 15. It will be followed by Kids Konversation at 11:45.
    • Grades K-1 will participate in Shabbat Evening services on February 27th.
    • The 6th grade will hold a Generations Fair on February 29th at 10:30 am in the social hall. Everyone is invited to attend.
    • HOLD THE DATES: MORE INFORMATION COMING SHORTLY!
      • PURIM CARNIVAL- MARCH 7TH (Info came home last Sunday)
      • PASSOVER UNIVERSITY IS MARCH 28TH (All students + 1 parent are required to attend)

  • Youth Programs - All events are FREE to Youth Group Members
    • The Super Bogel Sale was a huge success! Thanks to everyone involved and we look forward to serving you breakfast again next year!
    • The Havdalah/hoagie night originally scheduled for Sat. 2/7/04 will be rescheduled for a Sat. in March '04.
    • Machar is going rollerskating on Sunday, February 15, 2004 from 1 - 4PM at the Rockville Rollerskating Rink on Gude Dr. Members planning to attend please RSVP to either Mickey Parel 301-924-0233 or Laura Levin 301-774-2923. Nonmembers can pay at the door (refer to flier sent home via backpack mail). Please bring snack money if so desired.
    • USY Midwinter Convention 2/13-2/16
    • USY Basketball schedule has been announced. You can view it on our Youth Website. If you are still interested in playing basketball, but have not yet signed up, there is still time to do so. Contact Lee if you want to play. Our first game is on Sunday, January 25th at 6:45 pm.
    • More information regarding BSO Youth is online.


  • Parking Lot Resurfacing
    Resurfacing of the entire parking lot has begun and weather permitting, we hope it will be finished by mid-January. Updates can be found on BSO's website. We thank everyone for their cooperation during this project and apologize for the inconvenience.



  • Save the Following Dates for Upcoming Events:
    • Passover University is returning on Sunday, March 28.
    • The Art Auction has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 3rd beginning at 8:15PM. If you want tickets to this event, contact Alan Hankin

    Text of Weekly Torah Portion is brought to you by The Jewish Theological Seminary of America

    P A R S H A T B e s h a l l a h
    Exodus 13:17-17:16

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    H A F T A R A T B e s h a l l a h
    Judges 4:4 - 5:31 (Sefardim 5:1 - 31)

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    Light Shabbat candles Friday, February 6 at 5:16 in the Olney, MD area.
    Shabbat ends at 6:25 on Saturday, February 7.