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November 6,
2004
Announcements
Details of the
following announcements can be found at http://www.bnaishalomofolney.org/
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the topics that interest you!
- Weekly
Highlights and Schedule of Services
- Religious
School News
- Nursery
School
- Give Blood - Sunday,
November 21st
- Social
Action
- Opening the Gates
of Torah Conference - 10 Scholarships Available
- Men's
Club - Entertainment Books
- Sisterhood
News
- Youth
Events
- Save
the Dates
- This
Week's Parsha
- Community Events
Weekly
Highlights & Schedule of Services
[Events in
green will occur before the next Shabbat.]
- Friday
Evening
- Shabbat Service
- 7:30am - Disabilities Awareness Shabbat
- Saturday
Morning Service - 9:00am - Disabilities Awareness Shabbat
- Junior
Congregation - 9:30am, followed by Kids Konversation
- Sunday,
Minyan at 8:45am
- Evening Minyan,
Monday-Thursday 7:30
p.m. in the Shuman Family
Chapel
Disabilities Awareness Shabbat will be held at BSO this coming weekend,
November 5 and 6, 2004. During the Friday night and Saturday morning
services we will include readings and presentations designed to broaden
our understanding of the need to include and help all individuals who
wish to participate in our synagogue activities and community. On Saturday
morning a member of our Special Needs Committee will read comments from
Aaron Kaufman, an 18 year-old community resident who has been living
with several disabilities. Aaron regrets that he cannot personally be
with us but even so wants to share his insights with the congregation.
Please join us for our annual Disabilities Awareness Shabbat.
Religious
School
Junior Congregation
will be held on Saturday, November 6 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. It will be followed
by Kids Konversation at 11:45.
The next two Junior Congregations will be November 13 and
November 20 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Kids Konversation will not be held on these
days. We added several Junior Congregations to the schedule to provide
students with ample opportunity to meet their requirement.
Sponsorships for Junior Congregation Kiddush and Kids Konversation
are still available. This is a wonderful way to honor a special occasion,
your child, or "just because"!
Our rescued Torah Dedication will take place on Sunday, November
21 from 10:00 a.m- 11:15 a.m. in our sanctuary. There will be an
altered schedule for that day. Early session students will be going
to the dedication with their teachers at 10:00 and dismissal will
be at 11:15 instead of the usual 10:30. Grades 4-7 will begin school
at 10:00 and classes will resume after the dedication. Dismissal
will be at 1:00. Invitations and a memo explaining the changes for
this day will be sent home with students on Sunday, November 7. At
the Torah Dedication, our school will receive the Framework For Excellence
Award from representatives of the Seaboard Region of United Synagogue
of Conservative Judaism. We hope everyone will join us for this eventful
day!
Grades 6 and 7 Tuesday classes and Wednesday students who are joining
us are reminded to be at Bnai Shalom at 4:00 on November 9 for a
prompt departure to the JCC Book Festival. If you have not sent in
your tear-off form, please call the religious school office. The
students will attend a presentation by Karen Levine, author of Hana's
Suitcase. If students want to purchase the book at the festival,
please send a check payable to the JCC for $16.75 with them the day
of the trip.
The Religious School will be closed from Wednesday, November 24 thru
Sunday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
HOLD THE DATE: DECEMBER 19 HOW 2 UNIVERSITY MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Nursery School
The B'nai Shalom of
Olney Nursery School will hold its Eleventh Annual Fall Boutique and Silent
Auction on Sunday, November 14, 2004, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00
p.m. This fabulous boutique will
feature over 60 vendors with unique merchandise such as jewelry,
toys,
apparel, holiday gift ideas and home accessories. Also featured are
a silent auction, themed raffle baskets and free gift wrapping.
The event
will take place at the Longwood Community Recreation Center located
at 19300 Georgia
Avenue in
Brookeville, about one mile north of Route 108. For more information
call 301-260-1406. Admission is free and open to all.
Social Action
Multiple myeloma, bone marrow cancer, has affected members of the
BSO community. At this point there is no cure for the disease, but
research has resulted in treatments that have given patients periods
of remission. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundations 2nd annual
5K walk/run in Washington, DC, is being held on November 14 at 8:00
a.m. in West Potomac Park on Ohio Drive. This organization raises awareness,
funds the most promising research, fosters collaboration among researchers
worldwise, educates the myeloma community, and advocates for optimal
patient care.
We have lost at least one member of the congregation to this disease,
and in his memory and in honor of Ron Geller's battle, please support
this run.
To register for the 5k walk/run
online go to www.runwashington.com or contact the Geller family for
further details at loisgeller@comcast.net.
Registration is $25, which is waived if $100 is raised. If you would
like to make a contribution to support the participants in our family
and friend team, please let us know. Corporate sponsors ontribute
at three different levels with different amounts of publicity; companies
can also make in-kind donations for gift bags, such as key chains,
water bottles, coupons, and such products as fruit, water, juice,granola
bars for the participants. A company team can also be formed, and we
are also seeking volunteers for a variety of tasks, such as greeters,
course marshals, finish line attendees, registration monitors, and
in-kind gift bag stuffers. We also seeking assistance in placing PSAs
in local newspapers and radio stations or magazines.
For more information visit
www.mmrfrace.org
Lois and Ron Geller
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Twelve-yr-old Amy Katz, a member of the Jewish community, is in desperate
need of a bone marrow transplant. Jews remain underrepresented in the
worldwide donor pool, in part due to the tragedy of the Holocaust.
For Amy, we have discovered that she has a very rare combination of
markers that trace back to an Eastern European Ancestry. To meet this
challenge we are asking that all congregants, specifically those with
a similar heritage, come out to be tested on Sunday, November 14th,
at the JCC in Rockville (6125 Montrose Rd), between 10 am and 5 pm.
Eligible donors must be between the ages of 18-60 and in general good
health. Blood type does not matter. This test involves a simple swab
of cheek cells. By increasing the donor pool, not only are we increasing
Amy's odds of finding her match, but also we are building reserves
for other Jewish families afflicted with blood diseases and searching
for donors, both now and in the future. Donors will be entered into
the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry for the benefit of patients worldwide
in desperate need of life-saving matches.
Opening the Gates of Torah Conference
- A conference for professional
and lay leadership of congregations, people with disabilities and
their familes, and others interested in helping our Jewish community
expand its inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of
synagogue life, will take place on Sunday, November 21st, 4:00-9:00pm
at B'nai Israel Congregation in Rockville. A conference fee of $36
includes a kosher dinner.
B'nai Shalom is offering scholarships to cover the price of the program.
Contact Shelley Engel for more information! www.opening-the-gates-of-torah.org
Give Blood
- GIVE THANKS, GIVE BLOOD
The second annual Give Thanks, Give Blood blood drive will take place
at BSO on Sunday, November 21 between 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM. Please contact
Glenda Fleishman at 301 977-8853 or at spencemoll@aol.com to schedule
an appointment
Men's
Club
- Men's Club is once again
selling Entertainment books at the low price of $35. Please contact
Larry Parizer at 301.570.3475.
Sisterhood
- Sisterhood's
paid up membership dinner is Sun. Nov. 7.
RSVPs go to Diane Kahanov, dues can be paid at the door, dinner is
gratis for Sisterhood
members, guests are welcome, but there's a fee. Questions, call Leslie
Rothfeld. 301-924-4954.
Youth
Save the Following Dates for
Upcoming Events:
- Sunday,
November 21st - Opening the Gates of Torah - Including People with
Disabilities in the Jewish Community, 2nd Annual
Conference
- Weekend, December 3-4 - Scholar
in Residence with Dr. Bruce Birch, Dean of Wesley Theological Seminary
- December 11 - Celebrate Rabbi Pohl's
25+ Years at B'nai Shalom of Olney
- Jewish Community Events Calendar
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