B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements May 16, 2009 22 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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Movie Premiere - Israel Adventure

This 30-minute film "stars" our own congregants on their fantastic trip to Israel with Rabbi Sunshine. Everyone is invited on May 21 at 6:45 pm in the BSO Theater (the Berlin Sanctuary).

It will make you laugh, make you cry and make you want to go to Israel with your Rabbi, too! COME to see it.

Graduating Seniors Shabbat

• 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. 

Congregant of the year

• Sunday, May 17 @ 6:00 p.m. - We will be honoring Harvey Lebson, our Shining Star, as the 2009 Congregant of the Year. Dinner and Dancing!

JSSA’S SYNAGOGUE LIAISON PROGRAM AT  BSO

• Starting 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 p.m. - Cafe Europa Party for Holocaust Survivors. Come Celebrate Israel's Independence Day! For more information call Ruth Kershner at JSSA at 301.816.2647.

Shavuot, confirmation, adult b'nai mitzvah and more!

• Thursday, May 28 @ 7:30 p.m. - Help us usher in Shavuot with a festival evening service followed by a dessert and study program. Our topic will be The Evolution of Jewish Law: 20th and 21st Century Conservative Jewish Dilemmas.
• Friday, May 29 @ 9:15 a.m. - Shavout services where we will be honoring our Day School students. They will be helping to lead the service.
• Friday, May 29 @ 7:30 p.m.- Confirmation for our students who have completed their formal religious education.
• Saturday, May 30 @ 9:00 a.m. - Please join us for the Adult B'nai Mitzvah class of 5769. They have worked very hard to get to this point. We look forward to seeing everyone at some point over the weekend.

Minyan Schedule

• Please support your weekly Minyan. The following families have been assigned for the upcoming weeks:
  • Week of May 17 - Krens - Levine
  • Week of May 24 - Levy - Marcus
  • Week of May 31 - Margol - Mirsky

Sisterhood

• In Progress - the Sisterhood Judaica shop will be having a 50% off sale! Contact Leslie Rothfeld for more information and store hours.
• Sunday, May 31 @ 3:00 p.m. - Sisterhood Appreciation- An afternoon of fun, food, friendship and sisterhood! Everyone is welcome the home of Joan Stone (5428 Marlin Street, Rockville, MD, 301.460.9614). RSVP to Denise Siegel
• May Oneg Hostesses:
  • May 15     Toni-Stifano Walton
  • May 22     Lisa Segal
  • May 29     Tami Abramowitz

Lets Paint the B'nai Shalom of Olney Classrooms!

• 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 click here for more information!

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

• 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

• Monday May 18: Last Day Parent/Toddler Class
• Wednesday, June 10: Last Day of Nursery School for 2009
• Thursday, June 11 : Celebration Day for our 4 year old classes
• The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington has established a central scholarship fund for families enrolled in local Jewish preschools.  The application and instructions are available via email or in person at B'nai Shalom of Olney Nursery School, Scholarship awards are needs-based; applications must be postmarked by Friday May 15; the Federation will notify families as to the outcome of their application by mid-June. Please contact BSO NS with any questions.

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.