B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements April 25, 2009 1 Iyar 5769 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

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Congratulations to Larry Cohen, Eileen Frazier and Larry Parizer our March Madness BSO Style Winners!!!

Membership Drive

B'nai Shalom of Olney is holding a Membership Drive. We have a couple of very exciting incentives that we offering right now:

• $200 referral Fee - Current Members can receive a $200 Referral Fee credited to their account if their family or friends join B'nai Shalom of Olney.  New Member applications must contain the name of the referring member.
• Two for One - NEW Senior Members (Age 70+) join B'nai Shalom of Olney and receive your first TWO years of membership for the price of ONE year.
• Two for One - Currently Enrolled or Families New to Our Nursery School  join B'nai Shalom of Olney and receive your first TWO years of membership for the price of ONE year.  PLUS receive reduced member tuition rates for your children in the nursery and religious schools.
• Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m - If you, or someone you know, is interested in membership at B'nai Shalom of Olney, please join Rabbi Sunshine, Hazzan Geller, Shelley Engel and members of our Board of Directors at the home of our President, Debbie Kovalsky (17520 Ashton Forest Terrace, Sandy Spring, MD 20860) to nosh and shmooze. We will be there to answer questions and discuss membership.

Minyan Schedule

• Please support your weekly Minyan. The following families have been assigned for the upcoming weeks:
  • Week of April 26 - Green - Hesse
  • Week of May 3 - Hines - Katz
  • Week of May 10 - Kauffman - Krause
  • Week of May 17 - Krens - Levine
  • Week of May 24 - Levy - Marcus
  • Week of May 31 - Margol - Mirsky

Jewish Film Festival

• Sunday, April 26 @ 7:00 p.m. - Black Book - Director Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall) brings his war drama based on long-forgotten true events surrounding the end of World War II. Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten) is a beautiful Jewish woman hiding out in Holland from the Nazis. When her plan to escape goes terribly wrong, she manages to take on a new identity and infiltrate the enemy. But working for both sides takes its toll -- especially when they both turn against her. Dutch with English Subtitles.Rated: G Watch the Trailer

Sisterhood

• Starting April 21st, the Sisterhood Judaica shop will be having a 50% off sale! Contact Leslie Rothfeld for more information and store hours.
• Sunday, April 26 @ 1:00 p.m. – B’nai Shalom Sisterhood Program - Getting Your “Just Desserts” - An afternoon of demonstrations and sampling. Planned desserts include: Mandel Bread, Rugalach, Lace Cookies, Chocolate Charlotte Rousse, Dipped Fruit, Truffles, and more. To be held at the home of Sara Steiner (30 Beman Woods Court, Potomac, MD 20854) Cost $10.00 for Sisterhood members, $15.00 for non-members. For reservations: Please send name and money to: Linda Levine, P. O. Box 355, Olney, MD 20830-0355 Questions?? Call Linda at 301 774-0251 or Email. Goodie Bags and recipes included!
• May Oneg Hostesses:
  • May 1       Florence Abramson
  • May 8       Marian Apple
  • May 15     Toni-Stifano Walton
  • May 22     Lisa Segal
  • May 29     Tami Abramowitz

Nursery School

• Sunday, May 3rd @ 10:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. - Rockin' Family Expo at BSO! Family fun activities, concerts by well-known band Rocknoceros and Crash, bounce house/slide, Olney-area business expo, Little Gym exhibition show, GIANT Raffle baskets and MORE! Come see what all the buzz is about!   More information? Carolyn Kelley Klinger (301) 570-1256. Have a business that you'd like to showcase?  Space info available! Contact Carolyn Klinger  .
• Registration for summer camp is going on now. [more info] [registration]

B'nai Mitzvah Project at BSO -- Mah Jongg Marathon

• Sunday, May 3rd @ 3:00 p.m.- Mah Jongg Marathon at BSO Support Olney Relay for Life Team Pretty In Pink for the American Cancer Society. 2 ½ hours of Non-Stop Mah Jongg Fun (Beginners welcome) Silpada Designs and Jewelry will be available for purchase. $10 Entrance fee; includes one luminaria candle. Additional candles may be purchased. RSVP by April 30: either email Sharon Fisher or call her at 301-260-1036 or email Leah Fisher. All proceeds from the Mah Jongg Marathon will be donated to the American Cancer Society supporting Team Pretty in Pink. A portion of the sales from the Silpada Jewelry sale will be donated to the American Cancer Society supporting Team Pretty in Pink.

Take A TRIP TO ANNAPOLIS

• Wednesday, May 6 @ 8:20 a.m. - Please join BSO for a Hazaak sponsored trip to Annapolis:TOUR OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY, JEWISH CHAPEL and LEVY CENTER. The cost is $45.00 per person and lunch in Annapolis is included in price!!! Space is limited to the first 20 people. Registration deadline is April 24th; payment must be received to reserve your spot!! For more information please contact Rena Shochet 301.598.0477 or Rincy Pollack 301.622.4515 or at Pollackrd@verizon.net.

JSSA

• Wednesday, May 13 @ 2:00 - Cafe Europa Party for Holocaust Survivors. Come Celebrate Israel's Independence Day! For more information call Ruth Kershner at JSSA at 301.816.2647.

May Shabbat Dinner and Graduating Seniors Shabbat

• Friday, May 15 @ 6:00 p.m. - Monthly Shabbat Dinner -- only two left this year!!!! [reservations]
• Friday, May 15 @ 7:30 p.m. - Graduating Seniors Shabbat - In order to celebrate this milestone together with the rest of the B’nai Shalom of Olney community, we will call you up to the Bimah where you will be recognized with a proper “mazal tov” and some words of encouragement. 

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

• Saturday April 25: Jr. Congregation
• Sunday April 26: Gan K – Bet 2 Yom Ha’atzmaut Centers
• Sunday April 26: Vav 6 Wimpel Workshop
• Sunday April 26: Zayin 7 participation in J-Serve 1:30-4:00pm
• Wednesday April 29: Yom Ha’atzmaut—Israel’s 61st Birthday
• Saturday May 2: LAST Junior Congregation
• Sunday May 3: Zayin 7 Field Trip to the Holocaust Museum (10:00AM-3:00PM)
• Friday May 8: Gimel 3 Haggigat Siddur Service
• Sunday May 17: Hey 5 Beit Café
• Sunday May 17: Last Sunday of Religious School
• Tuesday May 19: Last Tuesday of Religious School
• Wednesday May 20: Last Wednesday of Religious School
• Wednesday May 27: Confirmation Rehearsal & Photos
• Friday May 29: Confirmation

YOUTH 

• USY: Evan Rosenthal, Advisor - 301.706.6763
• Kadima: Shira Engelhart, Advisor- 216.470.2764 
• Machar: Michelle Schwarz, Advisor
• Bonim: Melanie and Brian Lubin, Advisors
SAVE THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR UPCOMING EVENTS:
• Jewish Community Events Calendar
  
• Sunday, April 26 - April 29 - You care about domestic abuse. You’ve signed the action alerts. You’ve listened to the trainers on the monthly National Alliance calls. Now you have the opportunity to engage with these issues head on and share and strategize with colleagues from around the world in a collaborative space at JWI’s Fourth International Conference on Domestic Abuse 
• Sunday, June 14 - Looking for a way to help out B'nai Shalom and have fun at the same time - Kevin Willson, BSO's own future eagle scout is painting the classrooms and is looking for volunteers. Save the date and watch for more information!
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