B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements November 21, 2009 4 Kislev 5770 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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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM KOACH@BSO

• Friday, November 28 @7:30 p.m. - Are you planning on coming home for the Thanksgiving holiday?  Do you miss your extended family at BSO? Well we miss you!!  [read more]

KIDDUSH KONVERSATION

• Saturday, November 21 @ 12:15 p.m. - Kiddush Konversation will be led by Bob Hines.  His topic will be "The Origins of Kristalnacht".

mitzvah UNIVERSITY

• Sunday, November 22 - Mitzvah U: A Day of Mitzvot—Pay it Forward- All Gan K - Zayin 7 students must attend. Preschool - Bet 2 students must be accompanied by an adult. Gimel 3 - Zayin 7 students must attend with at least one parent but may take a different class. All of the information is available at www.bnaishalomofolney.org. There you will find the Course Catalog and Registration Form. Payment for workshops and afternoon adult activities must be made through Google Check Out--checks will not be accepted. Please be patient when trying to bring up the course catalog because it is a big document. If you need to see a hard copy, we have a couple available in the Religious School Office to look at. [ Register here for your classes]
• We will once again be doing Pantene's Beautiful Lengths which donates hair to make wigs for women with cancer. Hair must be at least 8 inches.

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

• Sunday, November 22 @ 7:00 p.m. - ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages. Watch the Trailer

hazzak

• Wednesday, December 16 @ 1:15 p.m. -Monthly program, we are asking all members to bring an interesting or unique Menorah, Dreidel or any Chanukah Judaica to show and to share its special story Transportation can be arranged for those who need it.  Contact Linda Reba if you have any questions at lereba@comcast.net
• Friday, December 18 @ 6:00 p.m. - Please join us for Shabbat Dinner - during which we will celebrate Chanukah with festive songs and latkes. This will be a good time to get to know new friends and catch up with friends we haven’t seen for awhile.

SISTERHOOD

• Wednesday, December 2 @ 7:00 p.m. - You are cordially invited to join the Sisterhood for a very special evening of programming chaired by Stefanie Parizer. Debbie Amster will join them for a program on Women's Health. Debbie is a holistic health counselor, cooking teacher and dedicated foodie with a passion for teaching the benefits of preparing and eating whole foods. She recently launched her practice, Nourishing Possibilities, www.nourishingpossibilities.comwhere she works with individuals and groups to help them discover the tools needed for a lifetime of balance.
  
• Oneg Hostesses:
  • November 20 - Toni Stifano-Walton
  • November 27 - Reda Sheinberg

MEN'S CLUB

• The Men’s Club will once again be selling Entertainment books for $30.00.  If you are interested please stop in or call the synagogue office.

UPDATES FROM THE HAZZAN

• Sunday, December 6 @ 5:00 p.m. - The Sounds of Thanksgiving - Concert featuring Hazzan Geller and Zimrat Shalom (B'nai Shalom's adult choir) and B'nai Zimrah (B'nai Shalom's Kids Choir). {buy tickets}
  

SAVE THE DATE - ISRAEL ADVENTURE 2010

Summer of 2010 - June 20 thru July 2 -Information and application now available online. [click here]

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

• Saturday, November 21 @ 9:30 a.m. - Minyan B’Yachad
• Sunday, November 22@ 8:30 a.m. - Mitzvah U: A Day of Mitzvot—Pay it Forward
• Thursday, November 19 - No Adult Hebrew
• Wednesday, November 25 - Sunday, November 29--No School—Thanksgiving Break
  
  

NURSERY SCHOOL                                              

• Wednesday, November 25 @ 11:15 a.m. - Sing-a-Long with the Hazzan Parents are invited to join in the fun! 
• Saturday, December 5 @ 11:00 a.m. -   Tot Shabbat with Jen Sunshine
• Sunday, December 6 - Wednesday, December 9 - BSO Nursery School BOOK FAIR! It's MORE than just your regular Book Fair! Come check out Discovery Toys, HUGE themed baskets to be raffled off just in time for Hanukkah, special family events. Need more information? contact Andrea Keller.

  Hours for bookfair:
  Sunday 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
  Monday, 9:30 am -  2:30 pm
  Tuesday, 9:30 - Noon
  Wednesday, 9:30 - 2:30 pm AND 4:00pm - 7:00pm

• Enrollment Information:  Please call our office for information and to plan a visit.  The telephone number is 301-570-0699.
• Parent – Toddler Class:  Our Parent-Toddler class will begin on January 4, 2010.  Please call the school office for information and registration materials.
• New Challah order form will be available as of Monday, November 16, 2009.  Payment is due Monday, November 23, 2009. [click here]

MINYAN SCHEDULE

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

• Week of November 22 - Post - Rosendorf

JUDAICA SHOP AT B'NAI SHALOM - REGAL JUDAICA

Regular shop hours will be: Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Tuesdays  5:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Wednesdays  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. For more information or appointments, contact Robin Rosenthal (301) 774-5236.

INFORMATION FROM JSSA

• Please see JSSA website for many opportunities from workshops, classes and job assistance [wkshps] [job asst]
• Ongoing - Second Thursday of the month 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 once a month. She will be coming the second Thursday of the month. 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. Her next visit will be December 10th.

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