B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements
March 25, 2006 - 25 Adar 5766
Check www.bnaishalomofolney.org for details and updates or contact the office.
[Events in green will occur before the next Shabbat.]

Upcoming events

1. March 23-26th - Israeli Festival of Art at B'nai Shalom of Olney [More Info]
   Saturday, 3/25 - 12:30-2:30pm - Art Gallery Show (viewing only during Shabbat)
   Saturday, 3/25 - 7:30pm - Art Gallery Show & Reception
   Sunday, 3/26 -9:00am-4:00pm - Art Gallery Show
2. Sunday, 3/26 - 9:45 and 10:45 am - The Many Faces of Depression In Children and Adolescents Workshop [More Info]
3. Sunday, 3/26 - 4:00pm at Temple Shalom - Cantor Geller to perform at a Benefit Concert for Neot Kedumim
4. Sunday, 3/26 - 7:00-9:00pm - Sisterhood & Men's Club Kosher for Passover Wine Tasting [More Info]
5. Sunday, 3/26 - Torah Fund Brunch [More Info]
6. Tuesday, 3/28 - 7:45pm - American Idol in the Youth Lounge
7. Wednesday, 3/29 - 8:15pm - Confirmation Parents Meeting

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Weekly Schedule of Services

1. Friday, 6:30am - Minyan
2. Monday-Thursday, 7:30pm - Minyan
3. Friday, March 24, 7:30pm - Bet Class/2 Shabbat Service
4. Saturday, March 25, 9:00am - Shabbat Service, Alexa and Emily Molleur B'not Mitzvah
5. Saturday, March 25, 9:30am - Junior Congregation
6. Saturday, March 25, 5:40pm - Maariv/Havdalah, Britney Stuart Bat Mitzvah
7. Sunday, March 26, 8:45am - Minyan
8. Friday, 6:30am - Minyan
9. Monday-Thursday, 7:30pm - Minyan

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. [More Info]

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]

B'nai Shalom Health Initiative

Join us on Thursday evening 3/30 from 8:00-9:30pm. we WILL present the second lecture in our Health Initiative series. Diabetes: Can it Be Prevented, presented by Linda Henderson of Holy Cross Hospital - also followed by the same walking component.

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 next Junior Congregation service is March 25 from 9:30-11:30 in the chapel.
  
• The Bet Class (grade 2) will participate in their class service on Friday, March 24.
  
• The Gimel Class (grade 3) will be going to the matzah factory in Columbia, Maryland on Sunday, March 26. All grade 3 students should be at BSO promptly at 8:20 a.m for an 8:30 departure.
  
• Passover candy orders will be available for pick up on April 2.
  
• There is no religious school from April 9-April 19 due to the Passover Holiday and Spring vacation.

MORNING MINYAN

Morning minyan will be on Fridays. 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.

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

HAZZAN Geller to Perform at various venues

• A benefit concert for Neot Kedumim, Israel's widely acclaimed Biblical landscape reserve, will be held under the patronage of Ambassador and Mrs. Daniel Ayalon on March 26 at 4 PM at Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Road, Chevy Chase, Md.
  
  Sponsored by American Friends of Neot Kedumim, the concert will feature Argentine-born tenor Hazzan Ramon Tasat, renowned for his wide-ranging Sephardic repertoire. The program also spotlights two highly popular choirs of the Jewish music circuit, Zemer Chai and Shir Shalom.
  
  Our very own Cantor Sara Geller will be performing at this benefit concert. Tickets also will be available at Temple Shalom the night of the concert for $20
  
• Sunday, April 2nd, 7:30 PM - Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture with Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg at Temple Emanuel, Newton, Massachusetts
  This year's Birnbaum Lecture features Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg. Yitz is well-known in the Boston Jewish community for his ongoing work, and as a founder of CLAL [national Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership] more than 20 years ago. Each year, Yitz speaks to Mission participants as part of the program in New York.
  A musical prologue will be provided by the Zachor Chorale Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Herbert Birnbaum, featuring Hazzan Sara Geller of Bnai Shalom of Olney, Maryland.
  
• On Wednesday, April 5, Hazzan Sara Geller will entertain at the Na-amat Spring Luncheon. She will present “Favorite Israeli Songs”. The Luncheon takes place at Leisure World
  
• Hazzan Sara Geller will sing with the area’s cantors in a concert at Agaudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. Check out www.agudasachim-va.org for ticket information.

Youth Department

• 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.
  
• 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]
  
• Hey Kadimaniks and 5th grade Machar Members, you don’t have school on Friday the 31st, so come hang out for a Youth Lounge Night on Thursday, March 30th. We’ll have FREE Ice Cream Sundaes, a FREE movie, and FREE fun. We’ll be in the Youth Lounge from 7-10pm. [More Info]
  
• Parents, come learn about what your kid is doing and seeing on the internet. We’ll have a special presentation on Tuesday, April 4th at 8pm in the Social Hall. The program is FREE. Please RSVP so we know you’re coming.
  
• Our Bonimers are going to see an incredible Karate Demonstration by BSO’S own Mark Malakoff on April 30th. [More Info]
  
• 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.

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

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
  
• 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
  
• 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

Save the Following Dates for Upcoming Events:

• Sunday, April 23rd - B'nai Shalom of Olney's Awards Dinner Dance - Send in your responses today!
  
• Jewish Community Events Calendar

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Shabbat Ha-Hodesh
Exodus 35:1 - 40:38
Maftir: Exodus 12:1 - 20

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Light Shabbat candles Friday, March 24 at 6:06 in the Olney, MD area. Shabbat ends at 7:15 on Saturday, March 25.