B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements May 2, 2009 8 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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SWINE FLU virus (H1N1)

As we continue to keep up with the news of the swine flu we want you to know the synagogue is being proactive and taking extra precautions throughout our schools and the entire building. Our custodians are thoroughly washing down surfaces to prevent the spread of germs and antibacterial washes are being utilized where appropriate.

Please stay home and/or keep your child home from school or services if you/he/she has a fever or any other flu like symptoms such as body aches, cough, and/or fatigue. In addition, sneezing and coughing into one's arm is also a good practice.

The CDC has helpful tips on preventing the spread of germs where you will also find a guide on flu symptoms. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

May 3rd at B'nai Shalom of Olney

• Sunday, May 3rd @ 10:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. - Rockin' Family Expo at BSO! Family fun activities, concerts by well-known bands 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!  
• 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. For more information 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.
• Sunday, May 3, 6-8 pm - USY and Kadima Barbecue at BSO celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut! (reservation)

Take A TRIP TO ANNAPOLIS with Hazak

• Wednesday, May 6 @ 8:20 a.m. - Please join BSO for a Hazak 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 at Pollackrd@verizon.net.

JSSA’S SYNAGOGUE LIAISON PROGRAM AT  BSO

• Thursday, May 7 between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Leslie Kessler, a licensed professional social worker who works at JSSA's Department of Aging, will be on site at B'nai Shalom every other Thursday starting on May 7th. You are welcome to drop in or call the synagogue office to make an appointment. Please bring issues that you want to discuss, or just come in and say hi so she can get to know you
• Also from 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.

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 65+) - 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.

Minyan Schedule

• Please support your weekly Minyan. The following families have been assigned for the upcoming weeks:
  • 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

Sisterhood

• Starting April 21st, the Sisterhood Judaica shop will be having a 50% off sale! Contact Leslie Rothfeld for more information and store hours.
• May Oneg Hostesses:
  • May 1       Florence Abramson
  • May 8       Marian Apple
  • May 15     Toni-Stifano Walton
  • May 22     Lisa Segal
  • May 29     Tami Abramowitz

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 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
  • As a part of the special tradition at BSO, we invite the ninth grade parents and students to come to Confirmation so you can see, first hand, what a confirmation service looks like.  We ask, also, for your assistance with set-up and clean-up so that the confirmation parents can fully enjoy this life-cycle event. If you can volunteer, please email Linh (linh.nguyen@bnaishalomofolney.org).

Nursery School

• Saturday, May 2: Tot Shabbat with Jen Sunshine
• Sunday, May 3: Rockin’ Family Expo
• Wednesday, May 6: NO ENRICHMENT, staff training
• Friday, May 15: Shabbat with Cantor Geller
• Monday May 18: Last Day Parent/Toddler Class

 

• YOUTH 

  • USY: Evan Rosenthal, Advisor - 301.706.6763
    • Sunday, May 3, 6-8 pm - USY and Kadima Barbecue at BSO celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut! (reservation)
    • Sunday, May 10, 8:30 am-1:30 pm USY Mother’s Day Flower Sale – Offer to help and earn SSL HOURS!
    • Saturday, May 16th 9:00 pm – USY and 8th Grade Kadima Late Nite Mini Golf and 8th grade Ice Cream Sundae USY INITIATION CEREMONY!!
    • Sunday, May 31 starting at 7:30 pm - 2009-2010 Chapter Board elections!!! ALL USYERS ATTEND TO VOTE FOR YOUR CANDIDATE!
  • Kadima: Shira Engelhart, Advisor- 216.470.2764 
    • Sunday, June 7th Time TBA: Kadima End of the Year Pool Party!
  • Machar: Michelle Schwarz, Advisor - 301.928.6936
  • Bonim: Melanie and Brian Lubin, Advisors - 301.260.2092301.260.2092
  SAVE THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR UPCOMING EVENTS:
  • Jewish Community Events Calendar
    
  • 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!
  Message from B'nai Shalom

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