B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements
March 4, 2006 - 4 Adar 5766
Check www.bnaishalomofolney.org for details and updates or contact the office.
[Events in green will occur before the next Shabbat.]

Mark your calendar and plan on attending Shabbat services when Rabbinical Candidates visit our congregation! Provide feedback to the search committee at http://www.bnaishalomofolney.org/

• February 10 & 11 Rabbi Jonathan Perlman from Kfar Saba, Israel
• February 24 & 25 Rabbi Neal Loevinger from Newton Centre, Massachusetts
• March 3 & 4 Rabbi Jonathan Infeld from Marlboro, New Jersey CANCELLED/WITHDRAWN
• March 17 & 18 Rabbi Alan Londy from Smithtown, New York
• March 24 & 25 Rabbi Baruch HaLevi from Des Moines, Iowa
  

1. Saturday, 3/4 - USY Laser Tag Lock-In
2. Sunday, 3/5 - 5:30pm - Seed of Peace Dinner, No Cost - Meet with an Israeli and a Palestinian Teen [More Info]
3. Sunday, 3/5 - 11:00am - Sisterhood Book Club at the home of Jan King, A Million Little Pieces
4. Sunday, 3/5 - 6:30pm - Men's Club Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
5. Monday, 3/6 - 6:30am - FIRST WEEK OF MORNING MINYAN
6. Sunday, 3/12 - 11:00am-1:30pm - Purim Carnival
7. Monday, 3/13 - 6:45pm - Purim Nite Lite for Families with Young Children [More Info]
8. Monday, 3/13 - 7:30pm - The Whole Megillah [More Info]
9. Saturday, 3/18 - 8:30pm - USY Purim Ball [More Info]
10. Sunday, 3/19 - 4:00-6:00pm - Family Bingo
11. Sunday, 3/19 - 7:00pm - FREE FILM: Passover Fever
12. Sunday, 3/19 - 11:00am - Sisterhood Bachelorette Party
13. March 23-26th - Israeli Festival of Art at B'nai Shalom of Olney

[Quick Links] |Schedule of Services | Israeli Festival of Art at BSO |BSO Film Festival | Religious School News | Youth Events | Men's Club | Sisterhood | Save the Dates | Jewish Community Events | This Week's Parsha | Israeli Dance | Havurah Forming

Weekly Schedule of Services

1. Friday, March 3, 7:30pm - Family Birthday and Anniversary Shabbat
2. Saturday, March 4, 9:00am - Shabbat Service
3. Saturday, March 4, 12:30pm - Mincha
4. Sunday, March 5, 8:45am - Minyan
5. Monday-Thursday, 6:30am - Minyan - STARTING THIS WEEK!
6. Monday-Thursday, 7:30pm - Minyan
7. Friday, March 10, 7:30pm - Shabbat Service
8. Saturday, March 11, 9:00am - Shabbat Service
9. Saturday, March 11, 12:30pm - Mincha
10. Sunday, March 12, 8:45am - Minyan
11. Monday, March 13, 6:45pm - Purim Nite Lite for Families with Young Children
12. Monday, March 13, 7:30pm - The Whole Megillah
13. Monday-Thursday, 6:30am - Minyan
14. Monday-Thursday, 7:30pm - Minyan

Religious School

• To those of you who participated in Yisrael and You University.....WOW! What a turn-out! We thank everyone for their participation. What a thrill it is to see so many families sharing an educational morning together! Read about us at the Washington Jewish Week Online
  
• There is Junior Congregation Saturday, March 4 from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. in rooms 13, 14 and 15. It is followed by Kids Konversation at 11:45.
  
• Community Service Opportunities: There are some volunteer opportunies coming up for teens who want to earn community service hours at the Purim Carnival on March 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Adult assistance welcome too! Please call the religious school office at 301-774-9323 or e-mail us at bso.rs@bnaishalomofolney.org if you can assist.
  
• HOLD THE DATE! THE PURIM CARNIVAL IS AT BSO ON MARCH 12 ! Games, Prizes, Karaoke, Food, and Fun!Information was sent home with students in grades 3-7 and mailed home to students in grades K-2. Advance game ticket sales going on now through March 5. Men's Club is selling lunch [Order Form] and Sisterhood is selling Hamantashen [Order Form]. Tickets available for purchase at Yisrael and You University.
  
• The Bet Class (grade 2) will participate in their class service on Friday, March 24. Letters were mailed home this past week.
  
• Passover candy orders will be available for pick up on April 2.

MORNING MINYAN

Morning minyan starts at 6:30 AM Monday March 6th. We look forward to seeing everyone there bright and early. Please understand that this will be our first week in operation. Our staff is a staff of volunteers. Once we get our feet wet a little and become used to our new routine, we are expecting this service to run at an efficiently high pace. So we can all start our day with minimal delays.

Questions? Call Gary Mizrachi, Chesed Chair at home (301) 570-5323, office (301) 774-4455 or email gmizrachi@comcast.net gmizrachi@comcast.net

Youth Department

• Join almost 200 of your closest Kadima friends for the Spring Kadima Kallah on March 24th-26th at Capital Camps in Waynesboro, PA. [More Info]
  
• Seeds of Peace Dinner - Sunday, March 5th Have dinner and meet an Israeli and a Palestinian Student to discuss the ways teens are bringing peace to the Middle East. Dinner is free, but we need you to RSVP! [More Info]
  
• Come see who will become the next “American Idol.” The Youth Lounge will be open from 7:45-9pm on Tuesday nights so you can watch “American Idol” on the big screen.
  
• BSO USY is joining other USYers from B’nai Israel and Har Shalom for a Laser Tag Lock-in on Saturday night, March 4th.
  
• Find your favorite costume and dress up for the USY Purim Ball on March 18th at Agudas Achim. [More Info]
  
• Our Bonimers are going to see an incredible Karate Demonstration by BSO’S own Mark Malakoff on April 30th. [More Info]
  
• Parents our USY’ers are going to give you a great Saturday night out! They will baby sit your kids at BSO on Saturday night April 22nd. Details coming soon.
  
• A Special Saturday night out that’s ONLY FOR OUR 8th Graders is coming up on April 29th. More information coming soon.
  
• Attention Teens: There’s 2 great ways to perform Tikun Olam. One is to make a difference in DC on Sunday, April 23rd...[More Info] . The other gets you a 9 days this summer in Mexico. This is your chance to truly help those in this world who really need it. You DO NOT have to be a youth group member to take part in either program. Contact Adam for more details.
  
• Parents and students alike can check in at the Youth Lounge and browse through our College Bound guide. It’s full of resources to help you find the right school, apply for financial aid and get an idea of Jewish life on campuses.

• Let’s help those of other faiths by volunteering for the DC JCC Community Service Day. Here’s the link… http://www.dcjcc.org/volunteer/events/d25.php

ISRAELI ARTS FESTIVAL

March 23-26th, the Safrai Fine Art Gallery of Jerusalem will be presented an Art Exhibit and Sale at B'nai Shalom of Olney.

Volunteers are needed to help during the Israeli Arts Festival sign up for an HOUR or MORE! You can volunteer on line!

New Havurah forming

We are searching for families with children older than ten to fill a newly forming Havurah. Whether you are a new member of BSO or have been in our family for years, we welcome your involvement in this special program. A Havurah is more than a social, prayer or service group. Friends within a Havurah, create a special connection to each other by sharing a more intense experience within our synagogue life. Sharing both the joyous and sad moments of life, the members of a Havurah truly become your extended family at BSO. Sharing these experiences create a community within a community or families within a family.

We are also trying to compile a contact list for all the existing Havurot. Please send your current 'roster' and any requests for more information to Sharon Agranov sharona@prestongates.com

FAMILY EVENT

Pizza Bingo for kids of all ages and their parents, bubbes, zaydes and friends! Sunday, March 19 at 4 – 6 p.m.

Israeli dancing

• Classes taught by our own Susie Fuchs; anyone 4th grade and up is welcome. All levels included, from beginning to advanced. Classes are at 8:00pm for one hour --look for us either in the social hall or the lobby! Cost is $5.00/adult, $3.00/student.

Sisterhood

• Sisterhood Hostess Schedule is now online
  
• In honor of Purim, Sisterhood is throwing a Bachelorette Party, including lunch, for Esther on Sunday, March 19 at 11 a.m. at the home of Naomi Yadin-Mendick. For information or to RSVP, call Diane Kahanov, 301-570-4744 or e-mail TWGMom@aol.com.
  
• The area-wide Torah Fund brunch for those who support the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Ziegler School at the University of Judaism through the Torah Fund campaign with a minimum pledge of $36 is Sunday, March 26 at 11:30 at Har Shalom. The program will feature Rabbi Daniella Kolodny who was ordained at JTS in 2004 and is Chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center and the only female rabbi in the U.S. Navy. For more information on Torah Fund, the brunch or to RSVP, contact Paula Evans, 301-384-3943 [More Info]
  
• Kosher for Passover Wine Tasting: Sunday, March 26th, 7-9 PM. Contact Belinda Wasserman (301) 774-0933 or Stan Dubin (301) 774-8546 for more information
  
• The next Sisterhood book discussion will be about James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" on Sunday, March 5, 11 a.m., at the home of Jan King

World Zionist Congress Election

Registration to vote for delegates to the World Zionist Congress has closed. If you registered, be sure to vote. You can vote for the slate of your choice, but we urge you to support the platform of our Movement by voting for Mercaz.

Mens Club

• Our Next Men’s Club TEXAS HOLD’EM Poker Tournament will be on Sunday, March 5, 2006 starting at 6:30 pm. $40 for Men’s Club members and $50 for non-members. Pay at the door. Please RSVP if you plan on attending so we could have a count of how many will attend at either the BSO Synagogue Office at 301-774-0879 or Larry Parizer at 301-570-3475 or e-mail Larry at Larry.parizer@bcbsa.com
  
• Softball teams will be forming in April. If you are interested in playing softball please call Larry Parizer at 301-570-3475 or e-mail Larry at Larry.parizer@bcbsa.com
  
• The Men's Club needs a few good men. We need two new Vice Presidents who will be responsible for either ushering for B'nai Mitzvahs or BSO special events or publishing interviews with all our B'nai Mitzvahs in the BSO monthly newsletter. If you are interested once again call Larry Parizer at 301-570-3475 or e-mail Larry at Larry.parizer@bcbsa.com

FREE FILM FESTIVAL

Sunday, March 19th at 7:00pm

PASSOVER FEVER is a lively comedy about three generations of a modern Israeli family who convene to celebrate Passover. [Read More...]

Save the Following Dates for Upcoming Events:

• Sunday, April 23rd - B'nai Shalom of Olney's Awards Dinner Dance
  
• Jewish Community Events Calendar

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P A R A S H A T T e r u m a h
Exodus 25:1 - 27:19

The text of Parashat Terumah on is available online at http://www.jtsa.edu/community/parashah/jpstext/terumah.shtml
H A F T A R A T T e r u m a h
I Kings 5:26 - 6:13

The text of Haftarat Terumah is available online at http://www.jtsa.edu/community/parashah/jpstext/terumah_haft.shtml

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Light Shabbat candles Friday, March 3 at 5:44 in the Olney, MD area.
Shabbat ends at 6:53 on Saturday, March 4.