1. Return a filled grocery bag by Simchat Torah for the Capital Area Food Bank
2. Pick up your BSO Film Festival Magnet in the Lobby (dates of the year's films)
3. Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret and Sichat Torah Schedule of Services listed below.
4. THIS SUNDAY attend the Nursery School Boutique at Longwood Rec. Center - 10/16 from 10-4.
5. Sisterhood Family Shabbat Dinner - Friday, 10/21 6:00pm - MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TODAY
6. Discounted tickets to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are now available for the entire BSO Congregation. It’s Thursday, October 20th at the Warner Theatre at 8pm. The tickets are $57.50 and they are good seats. If you’re interested, please contact Adam Zeren at bsoyouth@bnaishalomofolney.org as soon as possible!
7. Check out the YOUTH EVENTS - something for everyone!

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

1. Friday, October 14 - 7:30 pm Shabbat Service
2. Saturday, October 15 - 9:00am Shabbat Service - Bat Mitzvah of Emily Balbier
3. Saturday, October 15 - 9:30am Junior Congregation
4. Sunday, October 16 - 8:45 am - Minyan
5. Monday, October 17 - 6:15pm Sukkot Service
6. Tuesday, October 18 - 9:00am Sukkot Service
7. Tuesday, October 18 - 6:15pm Sukkot Service
8. Wednesday, October 19 - 9:00am Sukkot Service
9. Wednesday, October 19 - 6:15pm Sukkot Service
10. Friday, October 21 - 7:30pm Interpreted Shabbat Service
11. Saturday, October 22 - 9:00am Shabbat Service
12. Monday, October 24 - 6:00pm Hoshanah Rabah Service
13. Tuesday, October 25 - 9:00am Shmini Atzeret & Yizkor Service
14. Tuesday, October 25 - 7:15pm Erev Simchat Torah Service
15. Wednesday, October 26 - 9:00am Simchat Torah Service -Wear your silly hat!
16. Wednesday, October 26 - 6:00pm Simchat Torah Service

Religious School

• Joe Corbi Pizza and Cookie order forms are due October 16 to the religious school office. If you need an order form, please call the religious school office at 301-774-9323. What a wonderful, delicious way to support our school! Orders will be ready for pick up on Sunday, October 30 from 8:30-10:30 a.m.
  
• The next Junior Congregation is Saturday, October 15 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in rooms 13, 14 and 15 and will be led by Jill Epstein.
  
• There is another Junior Congregation scheduled for October 29 however it will not be followed by Kids Konversation as originally scheduled.
  
• Religious school is closed Tuesday, October 18, and Wednesday, October 19 for Sukkot. We will also be closed October 25 and October 26 for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
  
• Grade 5 will be participating in "Take Off for Israel" during regular class time on Sunday, October 30.
  
• Reminder: Grade 6 students should be working on their Generations Fair projects.

Youth Department

• Discounted tickets to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are now available for the entire BSO Congregation. It’s Thursday, October 20th at the Warner Theatre at 8pm. The tickets are $57.50 and they are good seats. If you’re interested, please contact Adam Zeren at bsoyouth@bnaishalomofolney.org as soon as possible!
  
• During this time of the year where we remember what we are thankful for, it’s also time to remember those who are in need. The annual B’nai Shalom of Olney Food Drive is here again for the High Holidays. Grocery bags will be available in the lobby. Please take some home and fill them up and bring them back before Yom Kippur. The food goes to the Capital Area Food Bank who very much appreciates B’nai Shalom of Olney’s generosity.
  
• 11th graders, spend a day touring two college campuses to begin figuring out what’s important to you. To make it more fun, invite some Jewish friends from school or camp or your youth group. By the end of the day, you’ll get a taste of two very different types of schools to help you start figuring it all out. It’s happening November 6th. For more info, check online or look in your mailboxes real soon!
  
• Kadimah and USY will visit WJLA/News Channel 8 on Sunday, October 30th @4:15pm
  
• Machar will meet on Saturday, October 22nd for Pizza in the Hut, Games and Dinner in the Sukkah @6:00pm
  
• USY Lock-in October 22nd...more info
  
• Our Bonim kids will make crafts and have a sing-a-long in the Sukkah on October 23rd. Information is coming soon.
  

KOACH

We would like to stay in touch with your son or daughter while in college. They receive holiday goodies and communications throughout the year. To add your student or to update their information, please send the following to Ruth Burka at raburka@aol.com.

Nursery School

The B'nai Shalom of Olney Nursery School will hold its Twelfth Annual Fall Boutique and Silent Auction on Sunday, October 16, 2005, 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 about one mile north of Route 108. For more information call 301-260-1406. Admission is free and open to all.

KIDDUSH KONVERSATION

• October 29 - Kiddush Konversation resumes with a discussion about B'nai Shalom of Olney's Rabbinical Search. President Jay Goldman will lead the discussion following services. Lunch will be served.

Mens Club

• On Sunday, November 6 the Men's Club will host a Sunday Morning Brunch program on "Jewish War Veterans." Our guest speaker will be Richard Rosenzweig who is the Senior Vice Commander of the DC Jewish War Veterans. All Congregants are invited to attend.
  
• Entertainment books are available once again in the front office.

Sisterhood

• We're looking for a few more Sisterhood member volunteers to help staff the Sisterhood Judaica shop. In order to meet the needs of the BSO community we want to have regular hours to serve nursery school families, religious school families, working adults, etc. If you can commit an hour or two (or three) each month, please call Ellen Lemberger.
  
• Make a reservation for the Sisterhood Family Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah - Friday Night October 21st. Contact the office for more info.
  
• Sisterhood Shabbat is Saturday, January 21. It's not too early to start thinking about your participation in the service, learn some new skills, practice your Hebrew reading so that you can lead a new prayer or section of the service. If you think you might want to try something new but need some help or if you are interested in helping coordinate Sisterhood Shabbat, please call Naomi.
  
• Go on line to check out our Sisterhood calendar for upcoming events

MOVIE NIGHT

There was a huge crowd at Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi. If you missed the film, it is available through NetFlix.

Next Month - October 23rd we will show The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, directed by Aviva Kempner
The story of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg is told through archival film footage and interviews with Jewish and non-Jewish fans, his former teammates, his friends, and his family. As a great first baseman with the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg endured antisemitism and became a hero and source of inspiration throughout the Jewish community, not incidentally leading the Tigers to Major League dominance in the 1930s.

Save the Following Dates for Upcoming Events:

• October 17 - Erev Sukkot
• October 18-19 - First two days of Sukkot
• October 24 - Erev Shmini Atzeret
• October 25 - Shmini Atzeret
• October 26 - Simchat Torah
• October 29 - Kiddush Konversation - Topic: BSO's Rabbinal Search w/President Jay Goldman
• Jewish Community Events Calendar

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P A R A S H A T H a ' a z i n u
Deuteronomy 32:1-52

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H A F T A R A T H a ' a z i n u
II Samuel 22:1-51

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Light Shabbat candles Friday, October 14 at 6:14 in the Olney, MD area. Shabbat ends at 7:21 on Saturday, October 15.