B'nai Shalom of Olney Shabbat Announcements November 28, 2009 11 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]

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 27 - Reda Sheinberg

MEN'S CLUB

• Thursday, December 3 @ 8:00 p.m. - Men's Club First Thursday Meeting - Come and help plan our programs for the upcoming months!

UPDATES FROM THE HAZZAN

• Sunday, December 6 @ 5:00 p.m. - The Sounds of Thanks - Singing - 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}
  

COMMUNITY WIDE HANUKKIAH LIGHTING

• Sunday, December 13 @ 4:00 p.m. -   Fun for the whole family starting at 4:00 p.m with Latkes and Sufganiyot, and activities for our children under 8.  We will begin singing Hanukkah songs at 4:30 with the lighting of our Hannukiah following singing.

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• 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.

BOOK TOUR COMES TO BSO

• Thursday  December 17 @ 7:00 p.m. -Two authors will be at BSO talking about their books (and signing them!).
  Authors coming to BSO are:
  Beth Feldman who wrote: See Mom Run. If you're stressed out by the challenges of parenting and don't have time for a mani/pedi or cocktails with your girlfriends since the bouncer won't admit your child into the nearest wine bar, then we have just the solution for you. Read See Mom Run: Side Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Blogging Moms Meredith Jacobs who wrote: The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat. Bringing the family together every Friday night for the Shabbat meal has helped many families connect with each other, even as children grow into their teens and beyond. Having experienced the joys of Shabbat and witnessed how it has brought her family together, Meredith L. Jacobs now brings us THE MODERN MOM'S GUIDE TO SHABBAT. Whether you are reform, conservative, or modern orthodox, newly converted or non-Jewish in an inter-faith marriage, THE MODERN JEWISH MOM'S GUIDE TO SHABBAT will teach us about traditions, making new ones, and most importantly, how to connect with our children.The books are for moms of all ages. Come have some nosh and some readings. For more information, contact Harriet Caplan, 301-570-1152 or 240-277-4016.

SHABBAT DINNER

• Friday, December 18 @ 6:15 p.m. -    B'nai Shalom of Olney  Congregation and B'nai Shalom Nursery School Joint Shabbat Dinner. Latkes this month!! There is no non-member rate for this month only- Happy Hanukkah.  Nursery School families are capped at maximum cost of $36.00 (parents and Kids only).

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

• Wednesday, November 25 - Sunday, November 29--No School—Thanksgiving Break
  
  

NURSERY SCHOOL                                              

• Friday, December 4 @ 9:30 a.m. - When Kids Push Our Buttons, join us for a parent chat with Juliet Wolff, JSSA consultant to BSONS, 9:30 a.m. in the nursery school
• 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

• Sunday, December 13 @ 4:00 p.m. -Community Hanukkah candle lighting and activities at BSO
• Friday, December 18 @ 6:15 p.m. -   BSONS Chanukah Shabbat Dinner
• Parent – Toddler Class:  Our Parent-Toddler class will begin on January 4, 2010.  Please call the school office for information and registration materials.
• Enrollment Information:  Please call our office for information and to plan a visit.  The telephone number is 301-570-0699.
• 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

SAVE THE DATE - ISRAEL ADVENTURE 2010

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

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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