July 10 2004 Announcements

• Our Friday night Service will begin at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday morning services begin at 9:15 a.m.
• Sunday morning minyan 9:00 a.m.
  
• What are you doing Monday-Thursday at 7:30PM? Make it a point to attend the evening service at least twice this summer. This will ensure that we will have a Minyan! Remember, post B'nai Mitzvah teens count in the minyan.

WELCOME!!

B'nai Shalom welcomes Shelley Engel as our new Executive Director. Shelley started work on July 6th and would love to have you come by and introduce yourself!

Shelley lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her husband and two high-school-age daughters. Her family attends Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia.

Most recently, Shelley spent six years as the Administrator of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Her experience with budgets, accounting, bookkeeping, building and systems maintenance and staff supervision has prepared her for her new responsibilities at BSO.

Shelley graduated from The University of Maryland, in management and consumer studies and has served on Beth Shalom's Synagogue Board, both as the Sisterhood Treasurer, and as President of Bet Yeladim Preschool.

We are thrilled to have her here on a fulltime basis and look forward to working with her. If you need to contact Shelley, you can email her at Shelley.Engel@bnaishalomofolney.org

Tisha B'Av

Our Tisha B'Av evening service will take place on Monday evening, July 26 at 8:00 P.M. Join us as we worship and read the Book of Lamentations on this most solemn day.

High Holiday Tickets

Letters have been received by our members regarding the new High Holiday ticket distribution system. The High Holiday worship services this year will take place at B'nai Shalom of Olney. Please read through the information and remember to return your ticket order forms by August 9th to ensure that you will be entered in the first round of service and seat assignments. Any questions can be directed at highholidays@bnaishalomofolney.org or the synagogue office at (301)774-0879. There is more information and order forms on the web at www.bnaishalomofolney.org

Maccabi Games

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The JCC Maccabi Games staff just wanted to say how happy we are that some of your synagogue members will be a part of the JCC of Greater Washington’s delegation.

The Games are still in need of volunteers and host families. And if your congregants are so inclined, please have them visit our website at www.jccgwmaccabi.org and follow the links, or go directly to the online registration page at www.jccreg.com.

Some synagogues have contacted us to place a congratulatory advertisement in our ad book, and so we are offering you the same opportunity. We are enclosing a list of your member-participants as of June 7 as well as the ad book reservation form. If you have any questions about ads, please contact Steve Carver at 301-881-0100, ext. 2777.

We have extended the deadline for congregations to respond to Weds., June 23.

http://www.jccgwmaccabi.org/ad%20book%20reservation%20form.pdf

B’nai Shalom of Olney Athletes

Randi Burka
Aaron Krens
Josh Krens
Alyse Prawde
Arleigh Rose
Jake Schoengold
Zachary Simons
Jennifer Skolnik
Mitchell Zack
Meredith Zoltick

Religious School

Registration for 2004-2005 was due on June 11th. We are in the process of setting up our classes. If you have not sent in your registration forms with the book and activity fee, please do so immediately. Late registrants are not guaranteed day placement of their choice. In order to process your registration, all BSO financial obligations accrued through June 30 must be paid in full. If you have sent in your registration and have not fullfilled your financial obligations, we are waiting to process your registration.

The Torah Rescue fund has reached $5000.00. Our goal is $10,000.00. If you are interested in contributing to this fund, kindly send your donation to the Religious School office in an envelope marked "Torah Rescue". To those of you who have already contributed, TODAH RABAH!

The first day of school for grades 3-7 is September 7 (Tuesday students) and September 8 (Wednesday students). The first day of school for grades K-2 is Sunday, September 12. A back to school packet will be mailed during the summer. It will contain a school calendar and other pertinent information.

Have a wonderful summer!

Sisterhood

• There will be a Sisterhood Board meeting on Wednesday, July 14 at 8 p.m. at my (Naomi Yadin-Mendick's) house. 17514 Ashton Forest Terrace, Sandy Spring. As always, the meeting is open to all Sisterhood members. Call Naomi for directions 301-570-3613. (Mapquest will not help- the street still does not officially exist.)
• Send out New Year Greetings in the Newsletter this year. Avoid the hassle of sending out your own cards. Order form is due on August 8th.
  
  

Save the Following Dates for Upcoming Events:

• July 12 - First Meeting of the Website and Electronic Publications Subcommittee, 8:00 at BSO
• July 14 -Sisterhood Meeting at Naomi Mendick's House
• July 26 - Tisha B'Av Service 8:00 p.m.
  

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

P A R A S H A T P i n h a s
Numbers 25:10 - 30:1

The text of Parashat Pinhas is available online at http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/parashah/jpstext/pinhas.shtml

H A F T A R A T P i n h a s
Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3

The text of the Haftarah for Pinhas is available online at http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/parashah/jpstext/mattot_haft.shtml

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Light Shabbat candles Friday, July 9 at 8:18 in the Olney, MD area.
Shabbat ends at 9:26 on Saturday, July 10.