B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements April 14, 2007 26 Nisan 5767 Check www.bnaishalomofolney.org for details and updates or contact the office.

YOM HESED - A DAY OF KINDNESS, APRIL 15TH

Volunteer for Yom Hesed on Sunday, April 15 and support those in need in our community. On Yom Hesed, members of BSO will gather together to work on a variety of social action projects to benefit others. We need your help, time, and energy! [More Information and Registration] or contact, Susan Lavigna at 301-801-8410 or susan.lavigna@verizon.net

Activities:

• Making Sandwiches for Homeless Shelters
• Making Toys for Humane Society Animal Shelter
• Creating Greeting Cards for sick children at NIH
• Assembling Toiletry Packages for Olney Help
• B'nai Shalom Building Painting Projects
• Planting Flowers at a Jewish Group Home Residence
• Games with Seniors at the Friends Nursing Home
• Collections (please bring or drop off)
  • Produce
  • Dog Toys (no rawhide)
  • Used Towels and Blankets for Animal Shelter
  • Full Sized Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, deodorant)
  • Gently used or new board books or appropriate books for children up to 4 years old
    

GUEST SPEAKER, SCOTT MILLER FOR SHABBAT, APRIL 14TH

Scott Miller is the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Prior to the opening of the Holocaust Museum to the public in 1993, Scott was a research historian for the museum’s Wexner Learning Center – a multimedia information center on the Holocaust. In 1993, Scott became the Academic and University Programs Coordinator for the Museum’s Research Institute. Scott has also taught Jewish History for the Jewish Studies Program at American University, in Washington, DC. He has a Masters degree in Jewish History from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and has studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Scott co-edited with Randolph Braham The Nazis’ Last Victims: The Holocaust in Hungary (Wayne State University Press: 1998), and has co-authored with Sarah Ogilvie Refuge Denied – The St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust. (University of Wisconsin Press: 2006).

SHABBAT SYNAPLEX, FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH

Join us for BSO’s premiere of this unique and fun Shabbat experience! Now Playing at BSO : [More Info]

4:00 pm	Challah With A Twist Led by Jen Sunshine. Braid and bake your own challah for Shabbat. Audience: Everyone $5 per family (Reservation & pre-payment required)
6:00 - 7:00 pm	Congregational Shabbat Dinner $18 per adult, $9 per child (11 – 17), and free for children under 10 ! (Reservation & pre-payment required)
7:00 - 8:00 pm	Choose from these fantastic events: Theatre One: Shabbat Service with “Ask The Rabbi” Led by Rabbi Sunshine. A service with a Q&A twist! Audience: Everyone Theatre Two: Jewish Meditation & Yoga Led by Nancy Schmitz Niggunim (melodies) & movement. Audience: Adults. Bring mat or towel and wear loose clothing! Theatre Three: Shabbat Storytelling & Singing Led by Fran Kaplan & Hazzan Geller. A fun, family oriented activity! Audience: Families with children Mini Theatre: Babysitting for Bubbelehs Adult babysitting for the little ones.
6:00 – 8:00 pm	Special Showing: Cool 2B In Shul Led by Joe Roberts & Randi Engel Enjoy a fun-filled Shabbat event. Audience: 6th to 8th graders. Includes dinner, “out of the box” prayer, and activity. $9 per child (Reservation & pre-payment required)
8:00 pm	Congregational Oneg Shabbat - come together at the end of the evening to shmooze with our community members.

YOM HA'ATMAUT - ISRAEL'S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, APRIL 22ND

B'nai Shalom of Olney and Shaare Tefila Congregations join together to celebrate Israel’s 59th Birthday at B'nai Shalom of Olney. There will be Israeli music, dancing, and fun for everyone. Dinner available for purchase in our Israeli Café. The celebration runs from 5:30-7:30pm on Sunday, April 22nd. [More Info]

We are seeking photos of your family members who serve, or have served, in the IDF. We also seek photos of places in Israel that have significance in Israel's history and agricultural development. We are looking for a variety and specific images from your family collections. Email digital or scanned photos (.jpg format) to photos@bnaishalomofolney.org

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

• Saturday, 4/14 - Junior Congregation
• Sunday, 4/15 - Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance. Also Yom Hesed (Mitzvah Day)
• Saturday, 4/21 - Junior Congregation
• Sunday, 4/22 - Yom Hazikaron, Gr. 6 Wimpel Workshop “Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Wimpel”
• Monday, 4/23 - Yom Ha’atzmaut
• Saturday, 4/28 - Junior Congregation-Kids Konversation
• Sunday, 4/29 - Gr. 4 - Dalet Class Weddings
  
  Other Upcoming Event:
• Friday, 5/4 - Gr. 3 – Gimel Class Hagigat Siddur Service

ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS

• The Tuesday evening, Back to Basics Judaism Class will resume this Tuesday, 4/17 - Newcomers welcome and NEW topics to be covered
• The Etz Hayim Bible Brunch offers a new essay each week. As a result drop-ins are ALWAYS welcome. Come to as many or as few as you can fit into your schedule. Read the following essays in the back of Etz Hayim for the upcoming classes:
  • Next Class is Thursday, April 19 - Eschatology
  • Thursday, April 26 - Civil and Criminal Law
• Tefilah Tidbits, taught by Rabbi Ari Sunshine, Last Shabbat Morning of the month Saturday, 4/28 Drop ins welcome
• Adult Hebrew with Jill Epstein, Thursday evenings

NURSERY SCHOOL PIZZA & BINGO

For Kids of All AGES with their parents, bubbes, zaydes and friends. Sunday, April 29th from 4:00-6:00pm. [More Info and Registration]

FREE FILM FESTIVAL - Paradise now

Join us for a FREE Film on Sunday, April 29th at 7:00pm. Hany Abu-Assad's disturbing yet moving tale finds two men at a critical juncture in their lives. They've been drafted as suicide bombers in an upcoming assignment in Tel Aviv. Granted a night to spend with their families, they go home but are unable to say goodbye for fear of tipping their hand. But perhaps it isn't time for farewells yet as the two become separated during the mission and must decide on their own whether to continue or bail out.
Rated PG-13 (for mature thematic material and brief strong language) Arabic with English Subtitles

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BEING A HEBREW SCHOOL TEACHER?

A Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning program
Beginning training for congregants who would consider working in youth education in a synagogue setting. Participants in the program are asked to make a commitment to work on some level in youth and adult education in our community during the 2007-08 school year. Participation can include teaching, substituting, working as an aide or being a volunteer in the school, etc. Classes will be held on Monday evenings, from 7:00 pm -9:00 pm April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 14, 21 June 4 at the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning 12230 Wilkins Avenue. For further information, please contact Alan Caro, LEI Maryland Coordinator at the Partnership (formerly Board of Jewish Education), 240-283-6212 or acaro@pjll.org

YOUTH DEPARTMENT

• Come hang out in the Youth Lounge - Drop in Anytime between 6:00pm and 7:00pm on:
  • 4/17, 4/18, 4/24, 4/25
• USY
  
  • April 15 USY Scavenger Hunt and Dave and Buster's
    USY is going on a Dave and Buster’s Mall Scavenger Hunt! We will all meet here at 2 p.m. drive carpool to White Flint mall, where a full-scale scavenger hunt will be followed by almost 2 hours in Dave and Buster’s! (see attached flyer)
  • Seaboard Region has organized a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Orleans, so USYers can work with Habitat for Humanity to help build homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Many of our USYers are already signed up, and there is limited space on the trip. If you are interested, check out the attachments and call Mara in the youth office as soon as possible. [More Info] [Registration Form]
  • April 27 USY leading Shabbat service 7:30 p.m.
• Kadima
  • Every Tuesday from 8:00-9:00pm, watch American Idol and hang out with friends in the Youth Lounge
• Bonim
• April 22 Bonim Israeli celebration 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
• All Youth Groups and Families
  • April 15 Yom Chesed (Day of Kindness) Details to follow [More Info]
• April 23 Youth Committee Meeting 7:30 PM
• April 29 Bagel Sale 10:30AM to 11:00 AM
• If you haven’t joined a youth group yet, it’s not too late! You get to develop a close-knit group of Jewish friends your age, member rates on all programs, and the chance to be a leader in USY someday! Call Mara Bayewitz at 301/774-0879 or email her at mara.bayewitz@bnaishalomofolney.org for more information.

SISTERHOOD

• Sunday, April 22nd - Sisterhood joins with the rest of the congregation in celebrating Israel's Independence Day - Yom Ha'atzmaut with lively programming and food! 5:30-7:30pm.

MEN'S CLUB

• Next Men's Club Meeting, Wednesday, April 11th at 8:00pm
• Sunday, April 22nd - Men's Club joins with the rest of the congregation in celebrating Israel's Independence Day - Yom Ha'atzmaut with lively programming and food! 5:30-7:30pm.

GIFT CARDS

Grocery Gift Cards are debit (prepaid) cards to use at Giant, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and Kosher Mart. Each time you purchase Grocery Gift Cards, up to 5% of the purchase goes to B’nai Shalom of Olney. You can buy cards by cash, check (you may elect ACH - automatic clearing house), or credit card*.  Cards can be purchased weekly, monthly or quarterly. Contact Nadine Zucker, 301-570-6643 for more info.   [Order Online] [More Info]

SAVE THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR UPCOMING EVENTS: