B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcement February 23, 2008 17 Adar I 5768 Check www.bnaishalomofolney.org for details and updates or contact the office.
Please send a post-B'nai Mitzvah member of your family to Minyan this week. Sunday @ 9:00am or Monday-Thursday @ 7:30pm or Friday @ 6:45am

SYNAPlEX SHABBAT

Saturday, March 1st
Join us for our premiere of Shabbat Morning Synaplex at BSO on Saturday, March 1, featuring a number of exciting different Shabbat experiences for all ages and backgrounds, followed by a communal Shabbat Kiddush luncheon.  Please see the attached flyer for all of the times and details and help us out with your RSVP for lunch by Monday, February 25, so we can plan accordingly.  We hope to see you there! [More Info]

MISHLOACH MANOT

Order Purim Greetings for all your friends at B'nai Shalom of Olney, it's easy at https://bnaishalomofolney.happypurim.com . If you have not received your personal login code or would like to place an order on paper, contact purim@bnaishalomofolney.org

Calling all artists of ALL ages!
We want your artwork on the cover of the 2008 BSO Purim greeting card!  Please submit your Purim-themed artwork to the box at office desk by March 2nd, 2008.
Rules: Use an 8.5 x11 sheet of paper, oriented vertically
Guidelines (to be used at your discretion): Fill up the page; consider a border; color is great; and words are welcome (e.g. "Happy Purim" in any language).  We are hoping to select 3 drawings.... We need your submissions!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Looking Back/Living Forward, Stories, Wisdom and the Treasure of Family
Sunday, March 2, 2008, 3:00pm - 5:00pm at BSO
An interactive workshop based on the film, "Mina and the Family Treasure," which traces the parallel journey of a Jewish woman battling recurrent breast cancer and her family's return to the Ukraine to discover the treasures of their ancestry. Using film excerpts and group discussion, BSO members Lauren Dubin and Karen Eskow, along with Beth Peshkin, a certified genetic counselor will inspire participants to embark on their own journey of medical and historical discovery. Please rsvp by Sunday, February 24th to Lauren Dubin at lbd108@aol.com if you would like to participate in the Looking Back, Living Forward Workshop. [More Info]

religious school

• Junior Congregation Volunteer Assignment List
• 2/23 (Sat): *JUNIOR CONGREGATION
• 2/24 (Sat): Vav (Gr. 6) Wimpel/Talit ‘n Tefillin Workshop #1
• 2/29 (Fri): Gan-Bet (Gr. K-2) Class Service
• 3/1 (Sat): *JUNIOR CONGREGATION
• 3/2 (Sun): Bet Class (Gr. 2) Alet-Bet Workshop
• 3/8 (Sat): *JUNIOR CONGREGATION
• 3/9 (Sun): Dalet Class (Gr. 4) Weddings (rescheduled from 3/2)
• 3/15 (Sat): *JUNIOR CONGREGATION
• 3/16 (Sun): PURIM CARNIVAL at BSO
• 4/6 (Sun): Vav (Gr. 6) Talit ‘n Tefillin Workshop #2 (rescheduled from 3/9)

**Square One Art - Watch for Square One Art Order Form and Free Magnet. Deadline to submit order forms is Sunday, March 2nd .

Upcoming Events: BSO Purim Carnival – March 16th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.. One of the big fundraisers for the Religious School has been the Silent Auction at the Carnival. If you have goods or services that you can donate it would be greatly appreciated. Please drop these off at the Religious School office by 2/29/08. Questions should be directed to Arlene Berman at 301-570-6636.

FREE FILM FESTIVAL - WATERMARKS

Sunday, February 24th at 7:00 pm WATERMARKS is a heartwarming documentary from writer/director/producer Yaron Zilberman. Shifting between the past and present, the film tells the historic tale of the groundbreaking Jewish sports club Hakoah Vienna, which was a rebuttal to the anti-Semitic Aryan paragraph. The Viennese Jewish women's swim team, which was founded in 1909, became a world-renowned unit by the early 1930s. Of course, these were the tumultuous years when Hitler began to take control of Europe, and after the 1938 Anschluss, the club was immediately shut down. Fortunately, the swimmers all managed to escape Austria and find refuge in scattered countries throughout the world. Sixty-five years later, Zilberman tracked down the members of the legendary women's team in order for them to reunite in Vienna and have one final group swim. But before that fateful day, Zilberman met with each woman, who shared her own personal memories of those fateful years. Though the women in the film are octogenarians, each one of them has managed to retain a youthful spirit and vigor.

SISTERHOOD

• February Oneg Hostesses -
  Feb 22  Lisa Shure, Vickie Smith
  Feb 29  Sherri Steinberg, Toni Stifano-Wilton
• WLCJ In conjunction with The Jewish Theological Seminary present:
  • A program of continuing education for Conservative Women WOMEN’S LEAGUE INSTITUTE
    Spring Semester 2008
    Rabbi Ari Sunshine, CONTEMPORARY CONSERVATIVE CONTROVERSIES When:
    5 THURSDAYS from 8-9:30 PM MARCH 6, 13, 27 APRIL 3, 10 at B’nai Shalom of Olney [More Info]
• SEABOARD REGION –WLCJ present:
  • Area Wide Torah Fund Concert and Dessert Reception
    Sunday, March 9, 2008 from 2:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
    Adas Israel Congregation
    Kolot Nashim: Women’s Voices The Voices of Seaboard Cantors
    Featuring Hazzanim: Adina Klein Ackerman Elisheva Dienstfrey Sara Geller Jenna Greenberg Kim Komrad [More Info]
• Rosh Hodesh Adar Aleph, Wednesday March 5, 2008 Following 7:30 p.m. Minyan at BSO [More Info]

PURIM 2008

It’s March so it must be…PURIM MADNESS Time! Thursday March 20, 2007 [More Info]

• Spaghetti Dinner @ 6:00 PM (advance registration required)
• Mini Megillah @ 6:45 PM (Appropriate for ages 2 -6, and their parents of course!)
• Megillah Madness @ 6:45 PM (Appropriate for ages 7 and up, and their parents of course!)
• Megillah Classic @ 7:30 PM Ma’ariv and complete traditional Megillah reading (Appropriate for ages teen - adults)
• Friday March 21, 2008 Minyan &Traditional Megillah Reading @ 6:45 AM (In The Shuman Chapel)

CONGREGATIONAL SHABBAT DINNERS

Stop the presses!!!! Read all about it!
Shabbat dinners at bso like you’ve never seen before! New reservation procedures – pay monthly, or all at once! Chicken nugget meals (with French fries and apple sauce) offered for kids and adults every month! Click here for a flyer and details.

Books and Bagels Book Club for 4th-6th graders

The next Books and Bagels Book Club for 4th-6th graders will meet Sunday, March 9th at 9:30 am in the youth lounge. The book is Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline Dembar Greene. It got 5 stars on Amazon and came highly recommended. There is also a sequel. Please let me know if you child is coming by Monday, March 3, so I know how many bagels to get. Thank you! Shari Feinberg: leefeinberg@aol.com

SENIOR SINGLES

Senior Singles! We are forming a new Havarah at B'nai Shalom for single seniors 60 and over. If you are interested, call Sherry Lowe at 301-570-0170 or email her at pslowe@verizon.net.

YOUTH DEPARTMENT

• The Most Up-to-date info can be found at www.bnaishalomofolney.org/BSO_FILES/youth.htm
• Kadimaniks, don’t miss the Winter Kadima Kallah and 8th Grade Shabbaton
  • Parent Letter for Shabbaton
  • Shabbaton Application
  • Shabbaton Flier
• Books and Bagels Book Club for 4th-6th graders will meet Sunday, March 9th at 9:30 am in the youth lounge. The book is Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline Dembar Greene.
• Check the website for updated calendars and forms. Call Mara Bayewitz at 301/774-0879 with questions.

SOCIAL ACTION

• Attention B'nai Shalom:
  My family are members of B'nai Shalom and I am now in medical school in Tennessee. I found out about a new grassroots program that is trying to place Israeli children from Sderot (the south Israeli town that is constantly being hit by rockets) with American families. This will be a temporary hosting solution, so that the kids can have a break from the trauma of war and daily rocket attacks. There are about 200 families signed up already, waiting to be placed. If you know of anyone interested in possibly hosting, or someone who can help get this information out to more people, please pass this along: For more info, here is the website: http://saveisraelschildren.com/ Phone: (718) 395-7405 | Email: info@saveisraelschildren.com . Thanks for you help! Veronica Slootsky, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

BUY GROCERY CARDS AND HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR BSO!

KOSHER MART IS NOW AVAILABLE!
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 Mike Zucker, 301-570-6643 for more info.   [Order Online] [More Info] Order today and have them on Sunday!

BSO2WAY

Join the latest interactive B'nai Shalom Listserv BSO2WAY. This email list will provide congregants with the opportunity to discuss topics related to BSO and the greater Jewish Community in an online moderated forum. Have an impact on what is happening at B'nai Shalom from the comfort of your computer keyboard! Send an email to bso2way-subscribe@bnaishalomofolney.org [More Info]

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