B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcement August 16, 2008 15 Av 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, Monday -Thursday @ 7:30pm or Friday @ 6:45am

Men's club

• The trip to Charlestown Races and Slots has been canceled due to poor ticket sales.

High Holy Day Seat Assignment Lottery

The deadline has passed for the High Holy Day ticket lottery. There are very limited seats still available in all three sections (front, middle and rear). If you have not already sent your form in, PLEASE do so ASAP. We will be assigning seats on a first come first serve basis for the remaining seats. Please call the synagogue office if you have any questions at 301.774.0879. Remember all services are being held at B'nai Shalom of Olney this year.

HAZAK

• Sunday, September 7 from 4:30 p.m. to ? Hazak is having a "swim, sup and schmooze" gathering at Joan Brigham's home.
  (Swimming optional). Further information or to RSVP call Joan at 301-570-0789 or Rincy at 301-622-4515. RSVP by Tuesday, September 2nd. [more info]
  

KOACH - COLLEGE AGE MEMBERS

Now that most of your college students have their housing assignments-- Where are they going to be next year?
Be sure your college student is on B'nai Shalom of Olney's Koach list.  BSO maintains a connection to our college students by sending them holiday greetings and packages as well as the monthly newsletters and weekly announcements.   If you wish to have your student included, send their name, college, mailing address and e-mail address to Ruth Burka at raburka@gmail.com.  Please put BSO Koach in the subject line.  We need to hear from you to update their information, even if their address is the same as last year's.

TASTE of ME'AH

Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 pm - Taste of Me'ah - Baltimore Hebrew University is the Maryland home of Me’ah, an outstanding adult educational experience. Me’ah offers its students not only an opportunity to grow as a literate student of Jewish life, but this program also extends to you an extraordinary opportunity to join a growing community of learners and leaders. This is a true journey of discovery considering such questions as: Who am I? What is my history? How did the religion and culture develop and what does it mean to me?

BHU is once again making B'nai Shalom of Olney it's Olney home. We are now in the process of registration. Now is the time to invest in your own education, and the Me’ah program is the perfect venue. We do hope you will be able to join us at B’nai Shalom of Olney and experience this exceptional program first hand.

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]

Nursery School

• Wednesday, August 27, from 10 – 11:30 am - Nursery School Back to School Playdate!  Rain or Shine! Meet new BSONS parents and our new Director Stefanie Rudo. Reconnect with old friends! Come make our kickoff celebration a success.
  Hope to see you there! Any questions, please contact either Stacey Kane by email at skaned@verizon.net or by phone at 301-879-8319 or Andrea Keller by email at andrea@kellerprinting.com or by phone at 301-774-7630.
  

• Thursday, September 18, 3:30 - 5:30 pm - Nursery School Fall Barnyard Fun!  Come see SQUEALS ON WHEELS - TRAVELING PETTING ZOO AND PONY RIDES. Lots of fun for everyone!  More details to come. Any questions, please contact either Stacey Kane by email at skaned@verizon.net or by phone at 301-879-8319 or Andrea Keller by email at andrea@kellerprinting.com or by phone at 301-774-7630.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

• The RS Registration deadline has passed (July 31st).  We can not guarantee your child’s placement. Please get your forms to us as soon as possible.
• Please look for the “back to school” packet information in the mail which was mailed at the end of July.

Are you ready for some football???

B'nai Shalom has once again committed to running the Kosher Concession Stands at all the Redskins Home Games. We are looking for many volunteers. This is a full day commitment but in the end it is so worth it. For each team we need a minimum of 12 - 15 people per game to do various jobs in the concession stand. Beth and her son Ian have committed to being at every game-- so don't worry if you have never been, they will guide you through. Please respond to Beth Carchman (bcarchman@comcast.net) if you are interested. We are hoping to have some fun competitions between the volunteer teams, maybe even a prize at the end of the season.... Redskins Schedule

YOUTH DEPARTMENT

• The Most Up-to-date info can be found at www.bnaishalomofolney.org/BSO_FILES/youth.htm
• BSO USY Calendar for the Year [more info]
• Saturday, October 18, 2008 - Seaboard Region USY reunion- more information to follow

BSO Fall Boutique

• Sunday, November 23 -  Details to follow. For more information about helping with the boutique or need information about being a vendor, please contact either Karen Leventhal by email at theleventhals@verizon.net or by phone at 301-260-1406 or Tara Goldstein by email at thegoldsteinfamily@verizon.net or by phone at 301-260-0377.

SISTERHOOD

Women's League is taking its biennial convention on the road to Detroit, Michigan, November 9-12, 2008. As part of a community service project, we are asking delegates to bring handmade scarves  to a community that has been hard hit by economic hard times.. Use your hands to lend a hand... wouldn't it be fun to take on this project... The scarves can be made in any color, convention colors are red, black and silver!!! 

Follow these directions to make them :  Cast on 22 stitches. Slip the first stitch as to knit at the beginning of each row. . Work even in Garter Stitch until piece measures 60" or you have 1½ yds of yarn left. Bind off. Weave in loose ends. (the Garter Stitch is knit every row) 2 skeins FUN FUR YARN (can be purchased at Michael's or Joann's or any place which sells yarn..  Knitting needles (size 11)

Do you have something you need put in the weekly announcements?

Do you have something you need sent out on BSOnews, or announced from the pulpit? Need to know how to get your information out to the congregation? Look no more. Click here for the procedure to get this done.

Igive while shopping

Before you go online to buy anything, please join www.iGive.com/bso. Make sure you join iGIVE and designate B'nai Shalom of Olney as your benefactor. Shop at merchants like Barnes & Noble, Eddie Bauer, Lands’ End and PETsMART… super savings and deals every day … and of course, free donations to Your Cause! Join www.iGive.com/bso, and then shop till you drop. We’ll appreciate it!

BUY GROCERY CARDS AND HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR BSO!

We will not be selling Scrip for the summer months. We will hopefully be starting again in the fall-- Please watch for upcoming announcements.

SAVE THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Jewish Community Events Calendar
  
• Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Registration opens for Taglit-Birthright Israel. This is a unique, historical partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities (North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities; Keren Hayesod; and The Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading Jewish philanthropists. Taglit-Birthright Israel provides a gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. [More Info]
• Thursday, December 25th - Monday, December 29th - BSO will host the CHUSY (Chicago) Region during USY International Post-Convention. Interested in hosting or volunteering? Contact Mara Bayewitz at 301-774-0879 or mara.bayewitz@bnaishalomofolney.org

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Parsha Va-ethannan
Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11

Haftarah for Va-ethannan
Isaiah 40:1 - 26

Podcast for Va-ethannan is not available this week