B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements
March 11, 2006 - 11 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• March 3 & 4 Rabbi Jonathan Infeld from Marlboro, New Jersey CANCELLED/WITHDRAWN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. Sunday, 3/12 - 11:00am-1:30pm - Purim Carnival
2. Sunday, 3/12 - Jewish Theological Seminary Town Hall Meeting where BSO's Gail Goldfarb will be honored. Har Shalom
3. Monday, 3/13 - 6:45pm - Purim Nite Lite for Families with Young Children [More Info]
4. Monday, 3/13 - 7:30pm - The Whole Megillah [More Info]
5. Thursday, 3/16 - 8:00pm-9:30pm - Health Initiative, Cardiac Risk Factors presented by Dr. Barry Talesnick [More Info]
6. Saturday, 3/18 - 8:30pm - USY Purim Ball [More Info]
7. Sunday, 3/19 - 11:00am - Sisterhood Bachelorette Party for Esther (soon to be queen)
8. Sunday, 3/19 - 4:00-6:00pm - Family Bingo
9. Sunday, 3/19 - 7:00pm - FREE FILM: Walk on Water
10. March 23-26th - Israeli Festival of Art at B'nai Shalom of Olney
11. March 26 - Torah Fund Brunch

[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 10, 6:45pm - Tot Shabbat Service
2. Friday, March 10, 8:00pm - Shabbat Service
3. Saturday, March 11, 9:00am - Shabbat Service, Nathan Hertzberg Bar Mitzvah
4. Saturday, March 11, 5:25pm - Mincha/Maariv/Havdalah, Molly Trachtman Bat Mitzvah
5. Sunday, March 12, 8:45am - Minyan
6. Monday, March 13, 6:45pm - Purim Nite Lite for Families with Young Children
7. Monday, March 13, 7:30pm - The Whole Megillah
8. Monday-Friday, 6:30am - Minyan
9. Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30pm - Minyan
10. Friday, March 17, 7:30pm - Girl Scout and Shirei Shabbat Service
11. Saturday, March 18, 9:00am - Shabbat Service, Jonathan Blanton Bar Mitzvah
12. Saturday, March 18, 5:30pm - Mincha/Maariv/Havdalah, Zoe Bulitt Bat Mitzvah
13. Sunday, March 19, 8:45am - Minyan
14. Monday-Friday, 6:30am - Minyan
15. Monday-Thursday, 7:30pm - Minyan

We Now Accept Credit Cards

Are you planning the long anticipated vacation?? Need frequent Flyer miles??

We are now able to accept credit card payments for all your Shul related needs-- dues, tuition, giant scrip, donations, contributions, and pledge anything we offer..... We will be taking Visa and MasterCard. There will be a 2.5% administrative charge. If you are interested in charging, please call Shelley Engel and provide her with the following information-- Name, card number, expiration date and security code on the back. PLEASE do not email or fax this information to the office.

Religious School

• 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. Men's Club is selling lunch and Sisterhood is selling Hamantashen. We hope to see everyone on Sunday!
  
• Community Service Opportunities: There are some volunteer opportunies coming up for teens who want to earn community service hours. We will need help 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, e-mail us at bso.rs@bnaishalomofolney.org or just show up to lend a hand!
  
• The next Junior Congregation services are March 18 and March 25 from 9:30-11:30 in rooms 13, 14 and 15.
  
• Grade 7 will be participating in their class service on Sunday, March 19 at 8:45 a.m. Following their class service, they will be taking part in a Seder for Darfur which they are planning.
  
• 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-Friday. We look forward to seeing everyone there bright and early. . 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]
  
• 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.
  
• Find your favorite costume and dress up for the USY Purim Ball on March 18th at Agudas Achim. [More Info]
  
• Machar is going to see Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat on Sunday, March 26th at Har Shalom at 4:00pm, contact Adam since tickets are limited. [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

YOM HA'ATZMAUT

On April 30, the Israeli Affairs Committee, together with Sisterhood and the Mens Club, will put on a Yom HaAtzmaut program. The program will begin at 1:45 in the social hall at BSO. The program is for all ages to enjoy Israeli songs, dancing, and food.

The Many Faces of Depression In Children and Adolescents WORKSHOP

As parents, we want to make sure that our children are healthy. But unlike the obvious signs of physical illness, the signs of emotional distress are not always as clear. Sunday morning March 26, two sessions, 9:45am and 10:45am. Workshop topics will include: depression facts and myths, signs of depression in children and teens, talking to children about depression, suicidal thoughts and mood swings, suicide in children and adolescents, conveying to children that they can trust parents to help, where and how to get help. [More Info]

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

Mens Club

• 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

FREE FILM FESTIVAL

Sunday, March 19th at 7:00pm

WALK ON WATER Two years after "Yossi and Jagger", American born, Israeli director Eytan Fox returns with "Walk on Water", a colorful and very contemporary road movie that takes its characters around Israel and later to Berlin. This unique movie, is a non traditional attempt to understand the role that is still played by the past in the lives of Israeli and German young people. [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 t z a v e h
Shabbat Zakhor

Exodus 27:20 - 30:10
Deuteronomy 25:17-19

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H A F T A R A T S h a b b a t Z a k h o r
I Samuel 15:2 - 34 (Sefardim: II I Samuel 15:1 - 34)

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Light Shabbat candles Friday, March 10 at 5:52 in the Olney, MD area.
Shabbat ends at 7:01 on Saturday, March 11.