December 4, 2004 Announcements

Details of the following announcements can be found at http://www.bnaishalomofolney.org/

Go directly to the topics that interest you!

  1. Weekly Highlights and Schedule of Services
  2. Upcoming Special Shabbat
  3. Religious School News
  4. Adult Education - Learn the Friday Night Service
  5. Sisterhood
  6. Men's Club
  7. Youth Events
  8. Save the Dates
  9. This Week's Parsha
  10. Community Events

Weekly Highlights & Schedule of Services
[Events in green will occur before the next Shabbat.]

  • Scholar in Residence Weekend
    • Dr. Bruce Birch, Dean and Professor of Biblical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary, will be joining us to share his knowledge and lead us in discussion this Shabbat.
  • Friday Evening Shabbat Service - 7:30pm, 8:45pm Scholar in Residence Lecture
  • Saturday Morning Service - 9:00am followed by a luncheon and Kiddush Konversation (12:45pm) led by our Scholar in Residence
  • Junior Congregation at 9:30am followed by Kids Konversation at 11:45am
  • Mincha/Ma'ariv/Havdalah at 4:30pm, we will celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Marlena Chertock
  • Sunday, Minyan at 8:45am
  • Evening Minyan, Monday-Thursday 7:30 p.m. in the Shuman Family Chapel

Coming Next Week - Hanukkah 5765

Instrumental Friday Night Service join us as Cantor Geller is joined by instrumental music, choral singing and YOUR participation. Celebrate Hanukkah with your family at BSO!

Celebrate 26+ Years with Rabbi Pohl at a special Shabbat Morning Service beginning at 9:00am, followed by a Kiddush Luncheon.

Melaveh Malkah- make a special Shabbat Chanukah at BSO even more special by joining us for a Melaveh Malkah- a traditional way of extending our celebration of Shabbat as a community- with minchah, seudah shlishit- the third ritual meal of Shabbat-, singing, ma'ariv and havdalah, followed by lighting Chanukah candles (all finished by around 6 p.m.!). Sponsored by BSO Sisterhood, Men's Club and Youth Dept. beginning at 4:30pm.

Religious School

The next Junior Congregation is Saturday, December 4, from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. It will be followed by Kids Konversation at 11:45.

The Junior Congregation/ Kids Konversation scheduled for December 11 has been cancelled due to the Shabbat service honoring Rabbi Pohl's 26 years of service to BSO. We encourage everyone to attend and be part of this very special Shabbat service.

There will be a Junior Congregation service on Saturday, December 18 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

How 2 University is scheduled for Sunday, December 19.This is a family education program that will take place in lieu of religious school. Packets were mailed and registration forms are due in the Religious School office by December 8, 2004. Classes will be filled on a first come first served basis. All students are required to attend. Students in Grades N-2 must be accompanied by a parent in the same class. Students in grades 3-7 may attend a different class than their parent. Registration forms can be obtained from the Relgious School office and online at BSO's website.

Help is needed to setup for How 2 University EARLY Sunday morning starting at 6:00am! Contact the RS Office if you can help!

There are still Junior Congregation kiddush sponsorships available. This is a wonderful way to honor your child's birthday, special occasion, an accomplishment, or "just because". The cost of a sponsorship is $36.00, payable to Bnai Shalom of Olney and should be forwarded to the Religious School office.

Our Rescued Torah Fund has now reached approximately $8700.00. We are only $1300.00 from our goal. If you would like to contribute, please forward a check to Bnai Shalom of Olney Religious School and designate it for the Rescued Torah Fund. Our dedication ceremony was beautiful and promoted in the Jewish Week and the Gazette newspapers.

Religious School is closed December 23- January 2 for winter break. Classes resume on January 4.

Adult Education

Cantor Geller will teach a class on How to Lead the Friday Night Service. We will meet on Sunday morning, December 5 at 10:00 (probably in the library adjacent to the chapel) for one hour. We will study the structure and meaning of the Friday night service -- you don't have to sing yet:)

Remember that minyan begins at 8:45 in the chapel and we can use your help at any point in the morning!

Men's Club

  • Men's Club Basketball Leagues are starting up. Now is the time to join or form a new team. Contact Larry Parizer if you are interested in playing.
  • Seaboard Region Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs will honor Stanford Dubin and Fred Goldberg at The Blue Yarmulke Men-of-the-Year Dinner on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at 6:30pm in Owings Mills, MD at Congregation Beth Israel. Tickets are $60 per person.
  • Men's Club is once again selling Entertainment books at the low price of $35. Please contact Larry Parizer at 301.570.3475 or the synagogue office to purchase your copy!

Sisterhood

  • Sisterhood Chanukah party/brunch on Sunday, December 12 at 11 a.m. at the home of Cindy Simon to the announcements. Cost is just $5 and attendees are asked to bring a new, unwrapped children's book for donation and, if they'd like to participate in a Chanukah grab bag, a wrapped gift valued at $10 or under.

Youth

  • Sunday, December 5th: Kindergarten Hannukah Gift-making program... Come
    make a surprise for your parents!!! 10:30 am.
  • Sunday, December 12th: USY Israel Space-Capsule program. Come see a day
    in the life of Israeli teenagers, packed into a box!
  • Saturday, December 18th: USY Lazertag Lockin with B'nai Israel!
  • If you have any questions about Youth Group Activities at B'nai Shalom of Olney, please contact Youth Director Jacob Komisar, at 301-774-0879, or at BSOYouth@bnaishalomofolney.org. To RSVP for events, or for information about specific youth groups, you may contact their respective advisors.
    Kindergarten: Eve Margol, 301-570-5615; Bonim: Debbie Kovalsky, 301-924-2851; Machar: Mickey Parel, 301-924-0233; Kadima and USY: Jacob Komisar, 301-774-0879.


    The Youth Minyan needs Torah readers!!! If you are interested in reading 9 lines from the weekly Torah Reading on December 4th, 11th, or 18th, January 8th, 15th, 22nd, or 29th, or February 5th, 12th, or 26th, please e-mail Jacob at BSOYouth@bnaishalomofolney.org, or call 301-774-0879!

    Attention all parents of Day School students!!! There is a chance that your child is not on my lists for the youth groups at BSO!!! If you have a child who attends a local day school, or if you have a child who has not received any mailings regarding B'nai Shalom of Olney Youth Group activities, please contact me with their name, address, grade, birth date, phone number, and e-mail address!

Save the Following Dates for Upcoming Events:

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Torah:
Parashat Va-yeishev 5765
Genesis 37:1 -40:23
http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/parashah/jpstext/vayeshev.shtml

Haftarah:
Amos 2:6 - 3:8
http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/parashah/jpstext/vayeshev_haft.shtml