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B’NAI SHALOM OF OLNEY
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THE VOICES OF B’NAI SHALOM
FEBRUARY 2016 • SHEVAT/ADAR 1 5776
PERSPECTIVES
REFLECTIONS
from the President
from Rabbi Ari Sunshine
Laurie Blumstein, 301.275.7062, Blumi2@verizon.net
Remembering a Hero
O
n January 16, 2003 Colonel Ilan
Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut,
along with six other astronauts,
boarded the US space shuttle Columbia
for a sixteen day mission that would end in
catastrophe. February 1, 2003, upon reentry
into the atmosphere, and just 16 short
minutes away from its scheduled landing site at Cape Kennedy
in Florida, the shuttle broke apart, killing all seven astronauts on
board. Shock and pain gripped the world. In the face of tragedy
in a way that is all too familiar for Jews, and Israelis in particular,
grief is often laced with a pride that oddly both compounds and
alleviates the overwhelming sadness that accompanies news
of a fallen hero. As the world looked on in disbelief, the Jewish
world made sure that Colonel Ramon, of blessed memory,
would be remembered as a hero not just for his tragic end,
but for the bravery and choices that defined his life. Thirteen
years later as we commemorate the anniversary of this heartwrenching disaster, inspiration and admiration still spring forth
from our sadness.
Ramon, a Sabra and the son of a Holocaust survivor, was
indeed a hero long before he became an astronaut. He fought
in both the Yom Kippur and Lebanon wars and was one of
the eight highly trained pilots that successfully destroyed the
Osiraq nuclear reactor near Bagdad in the surprise attack of
1981. He had a long and distinguished career in the Israeli
Airforce and was notorious for his professionalism and initiative
for excellence. Perhaps though, as the Columbia mission
approached, what he became most known for was his desire
to unify the Jewish people. Colonel Ramon, although secular,
was immensely motivated by his Jewish identity and the deep
understanding that his mission to space represented not only
Israel but all of Judaism. The artifacts he took with him were
deliberately chosen as a reflection of our rich historic and
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Family Shabbat Dinner – Feb. 19
„ Must reserve by noon on Feb. 16. No refunds please.
„ Dinner begins at 6:15 pm.
„ Please inform the office of any dietary needs or
allergies.
„ Sign up at bnaishalomofolney.org.
301.774.0879 x110, Rabbi.Sunshine@BnaiShalomofOlney.org
W
alking through the minutes and
hours of our lives, we can often
get lost in our mundane daily
activities of work, school, shopping, eating,
sleeping, etc. It is easy to fall into the trap of
feeling as if we are living in our own little selfcontained bubble, whether as an individual
or as a family. But when we take a step back
for a moment and think about the fuller
context off our actions
and being, we can begin to recognize
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the importance of seeing ourselves in connection to something
bigger. We do many of the things we do on a daily basis not just
because of self-interest or because of looking out for our family,
but also because we want to be a part of a community and of the
world around us and because we seek to be in relationship with
God. Taking time out for prayer, on an individual basis and as
part of a daily minyan in a community of people who share the
same Jewish and human values, is one way that we can cultivate
that broader connection.
It is within that context of weekday morning daily prayer that we
as Jews are given another special opportunity to tie ourselves to
God, when we wrap (or “lay”) tefillin. The mitzvah of wrapping
tefillin traces its origins to the Torah, when we are told in
Deuteronomy 6:8, in the V’Ahavta paragraph of the Shema, “you
shall bind them (i.e. God’s words) as a sign upon your hand and
as a reminder above your eyes”. The tefillin that we wear now
contain pieces of parchment with four biblical passages (Exodus
13:1-10, Exodus 13:11-16, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Deuteronomy
11:13-21) which refer to the tefillin. Jewish men and women
all over the world still find powerful meaning in fulfilling this
ancient tradition. For some people, wrapping tefillin is just a way
to slow things down for a few minutes in the morning while the
alarms of daily life are sounding all around; others describe it as
“having breakfast with God”. Still others think of it as a physical
act of God holding our arm and saying, “I’m with you!”; and there
are those who think of wrapping tefillin as an act of betrothal
(akin to the words of the prophet Hosea that we recite when
we wrap our hand in the tefillin), promising ourselves to this
way of life and to our God, forever. And these are just some of
the special meanings we might derive from participating in this
special ritual, periodically or regularly!
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www.BnaiShalomofOlney.org
B’nai Shalom of Olney
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18401 Burtfield Drive
Olney, MD 20832-1339
Office 301.774.0879 FAX 301.774.3992
Religious School 301.774.9323
Early Childhood School 301.570.0699
To reach staff with extension numbers,
call 301.774.0879
Rabbi Ari Sunshine, x110
Rabbi.Sunshine@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Hazzan Sara Geller, x119
SGeller@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
President, Laurie Blumstein, 301.275.7062
Blumi2@verizon.net
Director of Operations, Carol Cohen Wolfe,
301.774.0879, x114
C.CohenWolfe@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Director of Membership Engagement,
Marna Barany 301.774.0879 x133,
M.Barany@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Executive Assistant, Andrea Keller,
301.774.0879, x111
Andrea.Keller@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Director of Education, Maryana Harouni,
301.774.9323
MHarouni@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Kapiloff Religious School Office,
Leydi Solano, x115
LSolano@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Early Childhood Education Director,
Beth Hoch, 301.570.0699
BHoch@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Early Childhood School Office,
Sandy Weiss, x149
SWeiss@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Barry Cohen, Designer/Editor 301.570.5271
Tami Abramowitz, Co-Editor 240.535.5148
Editorial support by Melanie Lubin and
Lis Unger.
Submit articles to BSONewsletter@gmail.com
Kolot B’nai Shalom is published monthly,
September through June.
In This Issue
Around the Synagogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sisterhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Early Childhood School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Religious School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
HAZAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Men’s Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Siman Tov u Mazal Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Donations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Birthdays & Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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BULLETIN BOARD
Mazal Tov To
Sheldon and Randi Godfrey on the
engagement of their daughter, Staci, to
Brandon Krasner.
Jeff & Amy Scherr and big brother, ECS
student, Evan, on the birth of Jacob Joel.
The Evening Minyan
Needs You
If you know your birthday, you know when
to come to evening minyan. Just come
once a month on the day of the month that
corresponds to your birthday. For example,
if your birthday is July 13 — under this
system, you should make every effort to
attend minyan on the 13th of every month.
Please support our minyanim on Sunday
at 9:00 am, weeknights at 7:30 pm, and
Friday at 6:45 am with bagels and lox.
Congregants are saying kaddish and any
Jewish person 13 and older will count in
the minyan. It’s a mitzvah!
Perspectives, continued from page 1
religious background but also as symbols
of hope for all that lay ahead. They
included a Torah rescued from Bergen
Belson, a sketch of the moon by a child
from the camps, a mezuzah, a kiddush
cup, and a microfiche copy of the bible,
among other meaningful objects. He
arranged to have kosher food for the
duration of the mission and sought advice
on how to sanctify Shabbat from space.
In an email that Colonel Ramon sent to
the then Israeli President Moshe Katzav, he wrote: “From space I could easily spot
Jerusalem, and while looking at Jerusalem
our capital I prayed just one short prayer –
“Shema Yisrael Adonai Elohenou Adonai
Ehad.’”
In the first few stanzas of his poem Ode to
Ramon, Rabbi Tzvi Freeman beautifully
captures the essence of Ramon’s mission:
He was all of us
And he knew he was all of us.
He felt it to the bone.
As Colonel Ramon pierced thee
firmament of planet Earth
reaching yet higher, past his
home, upward to enter the
endless heavens
he held his mother’s hand,
and his father’s
and his grandparents’.
All their memories and
memorabilia, their suffering
and their victory.
He held my hand, too, and
the hand of every one of us
that ever was
and he held all the millennia off oour
people
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plee
as living objects in his capsule
Not Sefardi, not Ashkenazi
Not secular, not haredi
Not north, not south, not West Bank, not
Diaspora
Not Ramon
A Jew.
As we remember Ilan Ramon, z” l and
the other brave souls that perished with
him, I hope we, too, find the courage
and insight to stand strong by our
commitment to our Jewish identities and
are given the opportunities to embrace
the gifts of our shared heritage. In one of
his last communications to earth from
space, Colonel Ramon commented, “The
world looks marvelous from up here, so
peaceful, so wonderful and so fragile.”
May those words resonate with us always.
L’Shalom, (to peace)
Laurie
IN THE HAZZAN’S VOICE
by Hazzan Sara Geller
“Seventh Inning Stretch?”
Sara Geller, 301.774.0879 x119, SGeller@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
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am saying Kaddish for my father. When
you are saying Kaddish you plan your day
around minyan time: 7:30 pm (or 9:15 on
Shabbat or 9:00 on Sunday). I am fortunate
in that I can combine work responsibilities
with minyan attendance by scheduling b’nai
mitzvah and other meetings right before
or after minyan. But sometimes I have not
attended minyan. Either I have gone home
early or I was out of Olney. Not saying Kaddish every single day
for my father — does that make me a bad daughter or a bad Jew?
As I near the end of kaddish, I’m thinking again about the reasons
for it.
children by teaching them our values and acquired wisdom.
My parents valued Jewish education very highly. When I
sing with our Religious School students each week, I feel my
parents’ comforting presence. Today, all of us work together as a
synagogue community to teach all of our children.
From my recent reading, I learned that we are supposed to
say Kaddish as often as possible during the eleven months.
Nowhere in the Bible does God say: “I command you to say
Kaddish for your parent every single day for eleven months.”
There is no specific number of times we are supposed to say
Kaddish in one day. Saying Kaddish is a longstanding and highlyvalued custom, but it is not a law. It is not supposed to be a
homerun streak. (Our custom is to say kaddish for “only” eleven
months because we feel saying kaddish for twelve months would
imply that our parent was sinful and in need of extra prayers.) Any
of us who have lost a parent this year can come to minyan and say
Kaddish at any time. I am very comforted by the phrase “as often
as possible”. It lets me off the hook when I don’t go.
I am re-examining my definition of how often “as often as possible”
is as I reach the last weeks of saying Kaddish. I am grateful for
my father’s and my mother’s passing down of Jewish heritage and
learning. I want to demonstrate that gratitude. March 11, 2016 will
mark eleven Jewish months since my father died.
God does specifically tell us in Deuteronomy 6: “Teach them,
diligently, to your children.” God told us to invest in our
When we say the Mourner’s Kaddish, we demonstrate that our
parents fulfilled their responsibilities. And when the congregation
responds with “y’ he shmey rabba m’vorah…” we demonstrate just
how fervent were our parents’ efforts. It is as if we are saying to
God: “My parents taught me so well that I not only can say the
words, but I can inspire other people to respond with more praise
of God.”
ADULTEDUCATIONADULTEDUCATION
Thursday Torah
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with Rabbi
Sunshine
oin us this year as we explore selections from the book
of Tehillim, Psalms, a perennial source of inspiration and
comfort for individuals and for the Jewish people as a whole.
An emphasis will be placed on Psalms that are utilized in
various contexts as part of our prayer liturgy. No background
is required and drop-ins are welcome, as each week’s
selection of material and discussion will stand on its own.
Thursday mornings
11:00 am -12:00 pm
Let Sisterhood Help You
Celebrate Your Simhas
with Your BSO Family
Consider celebrating any simha with our
BSO community by sponsoring an oneg or a
kiddush in honor of that event.
Or maybe you just want to help Sisterhood
cover some of the costs of unsponsored
onegim and kiddushim.
For simhas and celebrations other than the B’nai Mitzvahs, the
cost to sponsor a Friday night oneg is $180 for up to 75 people,
with an additional charge of $2.50 per person for each additional
person, and the cost to sponsor a Kiddush is $360 for up to 100
people, with an additional charge of $3.50 per person for each
additional person.
Contact Helene Rosenheim to arrange to be a sponsor or for more
information at 301.774.6774 or at helene.rosenheim@verizon.net.
Course dates: 2/11, 2/18,
3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31,
4/7, 4/14, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19,
5/26,6/2, 6/9, 6/16
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all the synagogue office
to reserve your time with
with
Rabbi Sunshine! Want to grab
Rabbi Sunshine
a cup of chai tea (or coffee!)
a catch up on the goings-on
and
in your life with Rabbi Sunshine,
or talk
ta about Jewish questions
or
thatt are on your mind? Sign up for
45 minute
miinut appointment (morning or
a 45
afternoon, depending on the date) and meet him at Panera
in Olney. The chai/coffee's on us!
“Hai Chai”
February date and time:
Thursday morning February 11 at 8:00 am
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AROUND THE SYNAGOGUEby Carol Cohen Wolfe
Community Involvement And Action
Carol Cohen Wolfe, 301.774.0879 x114 , C.CohenWolfe@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
W
hile there are concrete benefits
to being members of a synagogue
(such as attending High Holy Day
services, religious school for your children,
etc.), there is an intangible element that is
even more important—by joining a synagogue
you are becoming part of a Jewish community,
a community that offers members a cultural
home,
a place
h
l to
t worship, learn and grow, and a place to find
friendship, support, comfort and acceptance.
When you joined B’nai Shalom, you became part of our family —
part of a support system and a partner in creating a meaningful
and engaging Jewish community. It is never too soon or too
late to become involved in the BSO community. While we often
think that a synagogue is around to “teach Judaism” to our
children (and we certainly do that!), there is so much more. Even
if your children are grown or if you are single, there are many
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It's Movie Night at BSO
opportunities to get involved. When each of us brings our special
talents and gifts, we create a community where our presence
makes a difference, we can discover or rediscover Judaism, we
can find lifelong friends, and we can make the world a better
place. Join us in building community through involvement in
social events, cultural programs, services, and Jewish education.
There are Committees and Social Groups designed to help you get
involved in community life, and to take on some of the communal
responsibilities that are such a critical element of Jewish culture
and teachings. What exactly is communal responsibility? As a
member of our Social Action Committee, Fundraising Committee,
Sisterhood, Men’s Club, or other committees and groups, you can
learn firsthand what opportunities exist to improve the quality
of life for individuals in our community and you can serve a vital
role in doing so. Participate as a member of a committee or group,
or take on one of the many leadership positions at the helm. For
more information about BSO Committees or Social Groups, and
the many amazing contributions they make towards improving
the quality of our community, please contact me or any of our
other staff or lay leadership, and we can help steer you in a
direction of your choosing.
B’nai Shalom of Olney Announces...
Introductory
Membership
2 Year Lock-In
$1995/ Year
Sunday, February 28, 7:00 pm
FREE, Movie, Candy, Popcorn and Drinks.
((donations appreciated)
P
ierre Dulaine, an internationally
renowned ballroom dancer, fulfills
a life-long dream when he takes
his program, Dancing Classrooms,
back to his city of birth, Jaffa. Over
a ten-week period, Pierre teaches
10-year-old Palestinian-Israeli and
Jewish-Israeli children to dance
and compete together. Dancing in
Jaffa explores the complex stories
of three different children, who are forced to confront
issues of identity, segregation and racial prejudice as
they dance with their enemy. The classroom becomes
a microcosm of the Middle East's struggle to work
together harmoniously while still caught in the politics
of the region and race. With the
guidance of Pierre, the children learn
to dance together and trust one
another. Dancing In Jaffa offers
an up-close-and-personal
perspective of how the
future might unfold if the art
of movement and dance could
triumph over the politics of
history and geography.
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Be sure to tell your unafilliated friends, neighbors and
mishpaha. Contact Andrea, in the main office, for more info.
ADULTEDUCATIONADULTEDUCATION
Torah
on Tap
Rabbi Sunshine
T
orah on Tap continues
to be a huge success, and we’re looking forward to
another great year of food, drink, good company, schmoozing,
and engaging discussion on topics of interest in our lives,
grounded in Jewish text throughout the ages. And this all takes
place in a relaxed and informal setting, now at Mamma Lucia’s
here in the center of Olney!
Dates: 2/15, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16
Location: Mamma Lucia’s, 18224 Village Center Dr., Olney
Please remember to sign up with Andrea in the office
or with Rabbi Sunshine for each individual event, as
this program has limited seating and sells out!
SISTERHOOD UPDATE
by Karen Leventhal & Tara Goldstein
Sisterhood – Time for Sisterhood Shabbat!
Tara Goldstein (thegoldsteinfamily@verizon.net) & Karen Leventhal (theleventhals@gmail.com)
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n Saturday, January 16, our
Sisterhood joined with
Sisterhoods all around the
world in celebrating Sisterhood
Shabbat. Everyone was invited to join
with us as Sisterhood members led
our Shabbat services that morning.
It was an inspiring service with
many Sisterhood members and congregants in attendance.
We would like to thank all the service participants as well as
those who helped with the kiddush. We would also like to
extend our gratitude to Paula Evans for, once again, organizing
such a wonderful Shabbat service! Taking part in a service led
completely by women was an amazing experience.
Sisterhood members enjoyed the second program in our Rosh
Hodesh series hosted by Hazzan Geller. It was held on Sunday,
January 10. Several Sisterhood members traveled to Adas Israel
where we studied, talked, and toured the mikvah. The program
was extremely informative as well as a lot of fun! We are looking
forward to the third and final program in the series coming up in
March.
Save the date for the second Annual Sisterhood Mah Jongg Day!
This fun event is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, from 1:00 to
4:00 pm at BSO. More information to follow soon! For questions
or to volunteer to help with this event, please contact Tara
Goldstein or Karen Leventhal at the emails listed above.
Also, save the date for a joint breakfast with Sisterhood, HAZAK
and Men’s Club to be held on Sunday, February 28! More
information to follow soon!
Sisterhood Meetings
Note that Sisterhood meetings are now being held on the first
Thursday of each month. All are welcome to attend! The next
Sisterhood meeting will be on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8:00
pm following minyan (at 7:30 pm).
Sisterhood Needlecrafts
Feel free to join us for our “Stitch of the Month” every first Sunday
of the month from the end of minyan to 12 noon. Each month
we will be focusing on learning a new stitch or technique to
make your creations seem fresh and up to date. RSVP to either
Linda Reba at lereba@comcast.net or Judy Levy-Stutsky at judy@
stutsky.com.
Sisterhood Book Club
The next book club will be held on February 7 at 11:00 am at
Linda Krass’ house (16829 Ethelwood Terrace, Olney). The club
will be discussing The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. And
please remember, you do not have to have read the book to
join in on the discussion. For more information or to get on the
Sisterhood Book Club email list, contact Jan King at jan913@
yahoo.com or 301.871.6163.
Special Thanks To
Members of HAZAK for helping with and sponsoring the
January 2 kiddush in honor of HAZAK Shabbat.
Lauren and Mike Zarren for sponsoring the January 9 kiddush
in honor of their daughter Melanie’s baby naming.
Leisa and Edward Sarecky for sponsoring the January 8 oneg
in honor of their daughter Rachel’s bat mitzvah.
Upcoming Calendar Dates to Remember
February 4
Sisterhood meeting at BSO at 8:00 pm
February 7
Book Club at Linda Krass’ house at 11:00 am
February 21
Mah Jongg Day at BSO from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
February 28
Joint Breakfast with HAZAK and Men’s Club
March 3
Sisterhood meeting at BSO at 8:00 pm
March 6
Torah Fund Cantorial Concert
March 10
Rosh Hodesh Program
March 13
Cooking Program from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Reflections from the Rabbi continued from page 1
With that as a backdrop, I would like to invite you to join
with our BSO minyanaires, our BSO Men’s Club, and our Hey,
Vav and Zayin religious school classes and their parents, for
morning minyan on Sunday, February 7 at 9:00 am in our Berlin
Sanctuary as our congregation participates, once again, in the
annual Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ “World Wide Wrap”.
It is a great opportunity to learn how to put on tefillin if you’ve
never wrapped them before, and an equally great opportunity
to connect to bigger things—our congregational community,
Conservative Jewish congregations all around the world, our
sacred Jewish traditions and rituals, and our God who gave
us life and Torah as our guide to living it meaningfully. If you
have an extra pair of tefillin at home that you haven’t used in a
while, please bring it in with you and we’ll have many people
around that day who will be able to help you put the tefillin
on. We’ll also have a number of pairs available for those who
don’t have their own tefillin. The service will be followed by a
brunch sponsored by the BSO Men’s Club as well. I hope to see
you here that morning so we can together get our Super Bowl
Sunday off to a great Jewish start!
B’Yedidut (in Friendship),
Rabbi Ari Sunshine
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YOUTH, MEMBERSHIP & MORE
There’s Always Something Happening at BSO
Marna Barany, Director of Membership Engagement, 301.774.0879 x133, M.Barany@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
For the latest on our BSO youth events, please contact our
advisors:
Bonim – Cindy Shuman at dreamstoyourdoor@aol.com
Machar – Matt Bernhardt at nysalesguy@aol.com or Stacy
Silberman at silbermanfamily@ymail.com
Kadima – Leah Schatz at leahmiriamschatz@gmail.com
USY – Leah Prince at leleprince1221@gmail.com
Support our BSO Kadima and USY Basketball teams. Go to
www.seaboardusy.org for the latest schedule.
Feb. 12-14 is the Winter Kadima Kallah & 8th Grade
Shabbaton at Capital Camps, Waynesboro, PA
Feb. 27 is the USY Formal at Tifereth Israel, Washington, DC
Lounge Lizard?
Our Youth Lounge is reopened and better than ever! Come and
hang out on our comfy couches to play some board games with
others, play with our Xbox, or watch your favorite show or movie
on our large TV with Blu-ray player and internet access.
Our Youth Are Counting on You
Have you been looking for a way to get more connected and
involved at BSO? Why not join our Youth Committee? Please join
us at BSO on Thursday, February 11 at 8:00 pm. If you’d like to get
more involved, but this committee isn’t for you, please reach out
to our Director of Membership Engagement, Marna Barany at
m.barany@bnaishalomofolney.org and she’d be happy to find the
right fit for you!
Good Times at the USY International
Convention in Baltimore
International Convention was an amazing experience where we USYers
learned how to Think More, Do More, and Be More. In order to think
more we listened to successful business men and women, all former
USYers, tell us how to improve our world. Doing more: we walked to
Camden Yards and learned about the silent baseball game, and how
WE need to do more in
order to create equality
for all. Once we Think
More and Do More
then we can Be More,
be better humans not
just for ourselves but
for the world and all of
humankind.
– Jacob Ginsburg, BSO
USY President
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Join Us for Family Shabbat
Join us on Friday, February 19 for our next Friday Night Lights
Shabbat Service at 5:45 pm especially designed for families
with children under 8. The fun continues with a special themed
community dinner at 6:15 pm. Please RSVP on our website, www.
bnaishalomofolney.org or at the front office. Our Shirei Shabbat,
Birthday and Anniversary Shabbat Service follows at 7:30 pm.
BSOConnects
Have you been looking for a way to connect with other BSO
members? Are you looking for a babysitter? Do you have some
furniture you want to sell? Are you looking to spread the word
of a program you are involved in outside of BSO? BSOConnects
is the answer to these questions and more! Please sign up for
BSOConnects by emailing bsoconnects@googlegroups.com to
join other BSO members and start connecting. The only way
to join is to opt in. We are not automatically enrolling
you. This is a new listserv created for our members to be able
to communicate to one another easily, which is similar to our
former BSO 2-Way.
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL
by Beth Hoch
“What is the Most Important Skill for School Readiness?”
Beth Hoch, Early Childhood Education Director, 301.570.0699, BHoch@BnaiShalomOfOlney.org
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arents are concerned with the most
important skills their children need
to know to be successful in school.
Most adults think the most important skills
are reading, writing, and math. Yes, these are
important skills for children and we want to
give them a good foundation in all of those preacademic areas, however just as important as
academics are self-regulation skills. Children
need to know how to regulate their emotions, thoughts, and
behaviors. In fact, kindergarten teachers rank self-regulation as
one of the most important skills for school readiness. Fortunately,
children have the opportunity to practice self-regulation every
day at school and home. Research shows that high levels of selfregulation in preschool predict kindergarten reading and math
achievement.
Self-regulation refers to the ability to monitor and manage
emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Self-regulation skills develop
gradually and many times need to be intentionally taught.
Vygotsky called the range of developmentally appropriate
expectations the zone of proximal development (ZPD). The ZPD
is the “growing edge of competence” (Bronson 2000, 20) and
represents those skills a child is ready to learn. We would not
expect a two year old to have a toy taken away by a peer and not
throw a tantrum. However, a four year old who has a toy taken
away can respond with words or find another solution to the
problem, if he/she has been taught self-regulation skills.
People with good self-regulation can do many things well but here
are the two which I feel are the most important:
Interact successfully with others.
Respond appropriately to conflict, disagreement, frustration.
How do you teach self-regulation?
Children learn to regulate their thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors by watching adults respond to situations. Think
about how you express frustration, disappointment, and
conflict. You are the models for appropriate behavior!
Get down on your child’s level, engage in eye contact,
empathize, and communicate in a way that shows care and
compassion.
Help your child learn how to calm down by working on taking
deep breaths or going to a calm place to settle down. There are
many other ways to help calm children which I am happy to
discuss with you in more detail.
Create an environment where self-control is rewarded.
Teach problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
Teach your child to label their feelings and express themselves
with words.
Children may need ideas on how to substitute positive behavior
for negative ones. Give them cues and reminders to help them
be successful.
The association of self-regulation and positive academic
outcomes continues into the elementary and middle school
years. At the ECS, we want to give children all of the tools
that can help them be successful not only in school but in life.
Emotional competence and self- regulation are invaluable!
Thank you to the entire BSO community and all of the volunteers
who came to the Snowcase Showcase and made it a successful
event for the entire community!
Enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year is now open! Please
spread the word to your friends and neighbors about our
fabulous school and community.
L’shalom,
Beth Hoch
Early Childhood School Dates for February 2016
Shabbat, 2/6 Tot Shabbat
Monday, 2/15 Closed for President’s Day
Friday, 2/19
Shabbat dinner at BSO sponsored by the ECS
When Learning is This Much Fun
…It Must be ECS
More ECS
photos on
page 12.
Haverim Tovim 1 friends enjoying time together in the writing center.
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
by Maryana Harouni
The Bystander
Maryana Harouni, Director of Education, 301.774.9323, MHarouni@BnaiShalomofOlney.org
W
hat does the Torah think about
the bystander? Should the
bystander be held accountable if
he does not prevent injustice? Were you ever
in a situation that you had the power or the
means to prevent the weak from suffering
indignity but just chose not to? Parashat
Mishpatim (Exodus 21-24) has a definite
opinion about that.
Parashat Mishpatim, which means “Laws,” comes right
after the climax of Parashat Yitro and receiving of the Ten
Commandments. This parasha skips the theatrics of the
Revelation on Mount Sinai and focuses on specifics such as the
laws for treating the slave and the poor, injuries, debts, accidents
and compensations. This is actually the parasha that made the
concept of “an eye for and eye” famous.
The laws in this parasha are quite similar to other codes of law
found in the Near East. However, unlike those cultures, the Torah
gives us a combination of laws, narrative, religion and wisdom
in one compilation. We find civil, moral and religious laws,
criminal matters, humanitarian consideration and prevention of
assimilation all combined as the way to reach the ideal of a just
society. And thus, obeying these laws will protect human dignity
and create a humanitarian and therefore a holy society and
sanctify our relationship with God and with people.
It is interesting to note that the laws that are set to protect
the stranger, the orphan and the widow address people in the
singular. However, the punishment for not abiding by them is in
the plural. The Torah recognizes that the individual is responsible
for committing the sin and the society is responsible for allowing
it to happen. The bystander who witnesses injustice and does
not act upon it is equally accountable. Social evil is thus a sin
against both humanity and God. And if that happens, God
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punishes the entire society. Collective punishment is given in
two cases: worshipping idols and abusing the weak; both equal in
severity. The decency of a society is measured by how we care for
the weak.
The Torah commands us to love God. We are not commanded
to love other people. However, we are commanded to treat them
justly and with dignity. Any offense against a person is an offense
against the society and God. We are expected to treat each other
in a way that helps create an orderly society while recognizing the
image of God in every person and the presence of God in every
relationship.
The parasha ends with Moses, Aaron and the elders who go up
to the mountain. “And they saw the God of Israel” (Exodus 24:
10). Perhaps this glimpse of God is in reality a glimpse of holiness
through social justice.
Religious School Dates for Febuary 2016
Shabbat, 2/5-6 5th-6th Grade Shabbaton
5th-6th Grade Shabbat Service
Sunday, 2/7
World Wide Wrap
4th-5th Grade parents Chai Mitzvah
Pre-K
Club Sababa
Faculty Meeting
Shabbat 2/13
Minyan Katan
Minyan Beyahad
Sunday, 2/14
No School
Presidents’ Day
Sunday, 2/21
6th Grade Talit Program
Club Sababa
Sunday, 2/28
1st Grade Shabbat Program
Bonim
IN THE COMMUNITY
HAZAK Happenings
Men’s Club News
Naomi Kline, 240.669.7683, nbk165@comcast.net
Sandy Kusselson, 301.384.1252, smkusselson@verizon.net
by Larry Parizer, 202.285.8654, Larry.parizer@bcbsa.com
O
ur next program is scheduled for Monday, February 8th
at 8:00 pm (change of date from listing in BSO Program
Guide). Roberta Drucker, LCSW-C, BSO’s liaison to JSSA, will
present a program to discuss changing in a “generational”
world. All are welcome to attend.
M
embers of the Men’s Club and Sisterhood served breakfast
to the visiting USYers before they left for Baltimore for their
convention on December 27.
Future Events
Tuesday, March 15 at 1:00 pm – activity TBA.
Tuesday, April 5 - Day trip to Harrisburg, PA. Tour the historic
Capital building; visit Chisuk Emuna Congregation which
was founded in 1883 and rebuilt about 6 years ago as a green,
accessible, state of the art synagogue. Cost, including lunch
and gratuities: $50/members of BSO; $55/non-members of
BSO.
Sunday, May 22 at 5:00 pm – Light dinner followed by games
and a movie.
June 1 to June 8 – USCJ Camp HAZAK 2016 will be held
at Honor’s Haven Resort & Spa ( formerly the Fallsview).
For more information contact: Jo-Anne Tucker-Zemlak at
240.988.1545. The brochure can be found on the BSO HAZAK
website.
Special Thanks To
Our members for supporting our joint venture with
Sisterhood and Men’s Club at we enjoyed a pre-Chanukah
Latkes and Vodka celebration. Look for information about
our next synagogue-wide event.
Notice for Familes with
wiith
h an
Upcoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah
One of the requirements of families who are having a bar or bat
mitzvah at BSO is a requirement that the male member of the
family usher at shabbat services at least 3 times before their
joyous occasion. This requirement is in addition to any ushering
done at High Holiday Services or duties as a member of the
BSO family. You can sign up to usher in two ways: there is a
link to a spreadsheet on the weekly BSO annoucements or you
can contact Ron Schneider at ronandbon@verizon.net directly.
Please sign up for dates as early as possible so that we can
enhance our services each week.
Memories of December’s
Congregational Hanukkah Celebration
Rincy Pollack for planning this year’s HAZAK Shabbat and to
the many HAZAK members who volunteered to participate
in the services.
And, don’t forget to look for information about HAZAK events
on the BSO website.
Passover Wine
Fundraiser!
We will again offer a full selection of
Kosher for Passover Wines.
Sale dates will be March 20 and 27 and
April 3, 10 and 17.
The full listing of wine selections will
be announced in the March newsletter.
Questions should be referred to:
Steve Leavey – saleavey@gmail.com
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SIMAN TOV U MAZAL TOV!
B’nai Mitzvah – February 2016
Did You Know?
Compiled by the Religious Committee
Sophie Zemel – February 13
ophie Zemel, the daughter of Michele and Darrin Zemel,
will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah during Shabbat
afternoon services on February 13. Sophie, who turns 13 on
May 23, is a seventh-grade student at Redland Middle School,
where she is an active member of the National Junior Honor
Society. She enjoys playing softball, going to Washington Capitals
hockey games, traveling and hanging out with her friends.
ƒ Every resident of Israel is insured for
health care in the National Health Care
System.
S
For her mitzvah project, Sophie volunteered at the Manna Food
Center, sorting food. She also has made contributions to the
Montgomery County Humane Society and to a GoFundMe page
to pay for surgery for cats born without eyelids. Sharing in Sophie’s simha will be her sister, Rebecca, 15, a
sophomore at Magruder High School; grandparents Joe and
Dace Pellettiere from Gaithersburg; and many aunts, uncles,
friends and other family members.
Jonah Sunshine – February 27
onah Sunshine, the son of Jennifer and Rabbi Ari Sunshine,
will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah during Shabbat
morning services on February 27. Jonah, who turned 13
on January 30, is a seventh-grade student at the Charles E.
Smith Jewish Day School. He likes playing and watching sports,
especially baseball and football, and enjoys music, reading,
hanging out with his friends, and playing video games.
ƒ In November 2015 Bloomberg ranked Israel the 6th
healthiest country in the world-higher than the United States
and the United Kingdom.
ƒ Israel was the only Mideast country to appear in the top ten.
ƒ Israel has been a pioneer in the practice of Pubic Health
and has one of highest average life expectancies in the world.
ƒ The Rambam Hospital in Haifa has a new unique
underground facility that can be used during times of conflict.
It is the largest secure facility of its kind in the world.
ƒ Israel is the only Mideast nation to provide continuing
education for all Israeli children hospitalized for more than
three days and during lengthy hospital stays.
J
For his mitzvah project, Jonah created his own program,
“Kids Spreading Kindness.” He is assembling bags with basic
necessities for people who are homeless and distributing the
bags with the help of family and friends. He also will make a
donation to the Monarch School in San Diego, the largest public
K-12 school in the country exclusively for students who are
homeless, at risk of being homeless, or affected by homelessness. Joining Jonah for his special day will be his 10-year-old sister,
Elana, a fifth-grade student at the day school; grandparents
Laurie and Bob Sunshine from Potomac; grandfather Walt
Willows from San Diego, California; great-grandmother Joyce
Weitzen from San Diego; and aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
In observance of the Yahrzeit of:
Leon Burka & Richard Kronman by
Benjamin & Ruth Burka
Religious SchoolDirectors Discretionary
Fund
Kiddush Konversation
By:
Barry & Ali Fell
BSO Speaker SeriesRabbi Daniel
By:
Joshua Shallom
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JTS Evening of Learning
Great Debates in Judaism
J
oin scholars from The Jewish Theological Seminary to
explore some of the great historical and contemporary
debates that lie at the heart of Jewish belief, behavior, and
practice.
ƒ Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen, JTS
ƒ Dr. Benjamin Gampel, Dina and Eli Field Family
Chair in Jewish History,
ƒ Dr. Jonathan Ray, JTS Fellow and Associate
Professor of Theology, Georgetown University
ƒ Dr. Nancy Sinkoff, JTS Fellow and Associate
Professor of Jewish Studies and History at Rutgers
University
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Donations, continued from page 11
Sponsorship on March 5 by Colin &
Hilde Alter
Join us for a
5:00-9:00 pm
Keynote with Chancellor Eisen, 8:00-9:00 pm
B’nai Israel Congregation
6301 Montrose Road, North Bethesda, MD
Full program: $36
Keynote only: no charge
Register at www.jtsa.edu/greatdebates
For more information, contact Tani Schwartz-Herman of
JTS at tanischwartz@jtsa.edu or 212.678.8996.
DONATIONS
Thank you to those who support BSO by remembering and honoring friends and loved ones with generous contributions.
Donations appearing in the newsletter may not reflect all donations received prior to publication. Listings are as current as the newsletter deadline allows.
Rabbi’s
Discretionary Fund
By:
To help a family in need by
Fannie Falk
Sidney Kramer
Irwin & Roberta Greif
In appreciation of:
Rabbi Sunshine’s
participation and support
during Ilene’s mom’s
funeral by Steven & Ilene
Hirshenson
Rabbi Sunshine for showing
kindness when Irving died
by Joan Brigham
Rabbi Sunshine for for taking
the time to show 3 OLGC
juniors around the shul by
Heidi Marinaccio-Opet
The outstanding teaching of
Irit Mendelsohn by David
& Beth Frank
Rabbi Sunshine by Patty
Affens
In honor of:
Max’s Naming by Gary & Jan
Guttman
Steve & Marlene Leavey by
Mel & Joan Barkin
In memory of:
Faye Selfon by Stan & Susan
Schwartzbart
Melvin Kramer by Barry &
Sharon Laken
In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Fran Finkelstein by Alan &
Aimee Bauer
Jacob & Jackeline Kusselson
by Sheldon & Sandra
Kusselson
Louis Bayewitz by Howard &
Ellen Bayewitz
Murray Rosen by Jean Rosen
Sam Burka by Diane
Kahanov
Jack Rubbin from the
Rubbin-Wugalter family
Irving Aronovitz by Gary &
Sylvia Jacob
Joseph Cohen by Harry &
Sylvia Cohen
Hans Alexander by Peter &
Beverly Alexander
Louis Smith by Peter &
Beverly Alexander
Bessie Meyers by Albert
Meyers
Emma Schwartzbart by
Adele Schwartzbart
Saul Isaac Lemberger by
Joshua Lemberger
Honey Binn by David & Shari
Carmen
Louis Meyers by Albert &
Jacqueline Meyers
Richard Austin by Scott &
Alisa Austin
Miriam Gilbert by Allan &
Leslie Slan
Henrietta Slan by Allan &
Leslie Slan
Albert Toney by Barry &
Sharon Laken
Abby Zizmor by Steven
Zemsky
Herman & Rose Mednick by
Steven Zemsky
Harry & Bessie Zemsky by
Steven Zemsky
Joseph Slan by Allan & Leslie
Slan
Dr. Julius Goodman by
Jordan & Carole Goodman
Marvin Gold by David &
Sharon Fisher
Sara Hofberg Cohen by
Lawrence and Andrea
Cohen
Jerome Gudelsky by Steven &
Marlene Gudelsky
Hazzan’s Music
Fund
In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Abe Sandman by Howard &
Ellen Bayewitz
Barbara Susan Cohen by
Eliot Cohen
Steve Affens by Patty Affens
Ruth Affens by Patty Affens
Maurice Wexler by Marvin &
Elaine Senter
Fran Finkelstein by Alan &
Aimee Bauer
Todd Lubin by Charles &
Linda Lubin
Fortuna Allal by Judy, Anat,
Ari & Amy Allal
Fannie Gordon by Alan
Gordon
Norman Senter by Marvin &
Elaine Senter
Philip Joel Berg by Louis &
Marian Apple
Henry & Blanche Levine
by Sheldon & Sandra
Kusselson
Leonard Forman by Howard
& Eileen Forman
Severin Pasternak by Harold
& Lilly Smetana
Louis P. Siegal by Michael,
Noreen & Gabriela
Friedman
Goldie Siegal by Michael,
Noreen & Gabriela
Friedman
Jerome Gudelsky by Steven &
Marlene Gudelsky
In appreciation of:
Hazzan Geller for showing
kindness when Irving died
by Joan Brigham
Hazzan Geller’s participation
and support during Ilene’s
mom’s funeral by Steven &
Ilene Hirshenson
In honor of:
Max’s Naming by Gary & Jan
Guttman
Hazzan Geller by Stan &
Susan Schwartzbart
General Operations
By:
Phyllis Burka
Community Hanukkah Food
& Refreshments by Irwin
Shorr
Louise Drazin
BSO Men’s Club for
subsidizing USY/Kadima
Basketball
Helen Simons
In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Alex Minton by Sondra
Grunder
Samuel Fisher by Myron
Stern
Ruth Charnie by Jordan &
Harriet Tempchin
Sylvia Solomon by Diane
Conrad
Cynthia M. Landau by Lee &
Bonnie Landau
Barbara Susan Cohen by Joel
& Elsie Stahl
Samuel Leventhal by Terry
Wagner
William Levy by David &
Ruth Pollack
Leonard Davidson by Judith
Friedman
Maury Weinberg by Aaron &
Stacey Weinberg
Barbra Lauren Marcus
Kolton by Mike & Janice
Marcus
Alvin Berlin by Florence
Berlin
Rose Manchester by Jeff &
Terrie Manchester
Carl Soffler by Samuel & Judy
Soffler
Hilda Kramer by Steve &
Barbara Leavey
Bertha Kushel by Anita
Goldstein
Betty Schwartz by Jim &
Debra Weston
Jack Schwartz by Jim &
Debra Weston
Abraham Weston by Jim &
Debra Weston
Shirley Lieberman by
Norman & Karen
Strickman
Frederick Greenwald by Alan
& Iris Gordon
Bernard Gross by Mark &
Judy Teitelbaum
David Smetana by Harold &
Lilly Smetana
Shirley Salus Lynn by
Lawrence & Andrea
Cohen
A. Arvin Lynn by Lawrence
& Andrea Cohen
Sylvia Colbreuner by Wendy
P. Eisenberg
In memory of:
Faye Selfon by Thomas &
Phyllis Dietz
Irving Brigham by Albert &
Jackie Meyers
Irving Brigham by Dr. David
Eskow & Staff
Ruth Newman by Earl &
Marsha Kudlick
Marvin Greif by Ethel
Goldberg
Endowment Fund–
ECS
Endowment Fund
Louis & Miriam
Brown Fund
By:
Arnold & Susan Sherman for
Earl Kudlick for organizing
the Kiddush Konversation
on 11/21
Adam & Stacey Spanier to
the congregation, clergy,
and leadership as a thank
you for the warm welcome
to the community. In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Bill Jenkins from Marge,
Steve, and Matt Jenkins
Dr. Samuel B. Ginsberg by
Miriam Rothchild
Estelle Eskow by the Eskow
Family
Robert Gardner by Todd &
Lori Gardner
Samuel Goldman by Roger &
Barbara Schwarz
Charles Goldman by Roger &
Barbara Schwarz
Eve Schwarz by Roger &
Barbara Schwarz
Max Bloom by Wallace
Bloom
George Sherman by Arnold &
Susan Sherman
In honor of:
David Frank’s Birthday on
12/23 by Arnold & Susan
Sherman
In honor of:
Melanie Zarren’s baby
naming by the Britz
Family
Educational Fund
In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Morton Simons, Jack &
Nettie Simons, Morris &
Ethel Wiener, Bess Ward
& Paul Wiener by Helen
Simons
Alex P. Kovalsky
Fund
In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Albert J. Gelb from Nanci
Gelb & Stuart Snyder
In memory of:
Faye Selfon by Barry &
Debbie Talesnick and
family
In observance of the
Yahrzeit of:
Miriam R. Brown by Ezra &
Karen Schneider
Chai Circle
By:
Julie, Ron, Claudia, Jillian
Jacob
Ben and Nancy Katcoff in
honor of their generous
hospitality by Nancy
Smyth
Ed & Leisa Sarecky
Sean & Lauren Klein
Steven & Naomi Kline
Barry Talesnick
Sidney Kramer
Rona Kramer
Joshua Lemberger
Earl & Marsha Kudlick
David & Beth Frank
Howard & Ellen Bayewitz
David & Naomi Mendick
Stephen & Susan Friedman
Al & Ruth Temin
John & Claire Trauth
In Honor of:
Elihu and Sheila Leifer by
Eric Leifer
In Memory of:
Martin Mermelstein by
Steven & Marlene
Gudelsky
Donations, continued on page 10
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CELEBRATIONS
February Anniversaries and Birthdays
Please join us for Shabbat services on February 19, 7:30 pm, so we can recognize your simha!
7 ..... Leah Nimetz
13... Michael Silberglitt
18... Hannah San
February
February
7 ..... Liat Tuchman
13
...
Robert
Stone
Sebastian
Anniversaries
Birthdays
8 ..... Beverly Alexander
14... Kathleen Greenberg 19... Elyse Carmen
11... Richard & Rayna
Fauntleroy
12... David & Carrie
Yonenson
17... Joshua & Mara
Kanter
19... Zachary & Emily
Briton
21... Samuel & Ellen
Rosenthal
1 ..... Bonnie Schneider
1 ..... Illana Rubin
2 ..... Ari Packer
2 ..... Jacob Nelson
2 ..... Lauren Goldstein
2 ..... Nicole Goldstein
2 ..... Samuel Dickstein
3 ..... Arielle Dubin
3 ..... Mitchell Friedman
3 ..... Racheal Conte
3 ..... Rayna Fauntleroy
4 ..... Abby Staub
4 ..... Joel Freedenberg
5 ..... Susan Fuchs
6 ..... Felice Shoshan
6 ..... Rena Dubensky
7 ..... Carrie Trauth
8 ..... Emily Kane
8 ..... Marc Wasserman
9 ..... Adam Geiger
9 ..... Marc Sheinberg
9 ..... Marvin Senter
10... Jeffrey Deutch
10... Susan Grunewald
11... Alan Post
11... Eloise Miller
11... Elyse Solomon
12... Robin Fabian
12... Sharon Zack
12... Sheldon Godfrey
13... Evan Snyder
13... Holly Stone
13... Julie Carmen
14... Matthew Honig
14... Nathan Krantz
15... Danielle Levy
15... Justin Talesnick
15... Lisa Tuchman
16... Adrienne Gordon
16... Kevin Cronk
16... Madeline Daugherty
16... Monique Goslee
17... Aliza Bellas
17... Beth Kauffman
17... Ian Rubin
17... Jeff Rosenthal
17... Michelle Wasserman
18... Ava Valentin
18... Eric Fishman
20... Daniel Kane
20... Eric Levine
20... Helene Rosendorf
20... Lauren Gould
20... Ruth Golomb
20... Samantha Poston
20... Susan Katz
20... Zachary Weinberg
21... Allison Doris
21... Jordan Goodman
22... Janice Barnett
23... Julie Silberberg
23... Karen Leventhal
24... Hope Hinkes
24... Mark Levy
24... Rebecca Zemel
25... Barry Cohen
25... Chad Steinman
25... Eric Segal
26... Barbara Schwarz
26... Charles Sickel
26... Daniel Mintz
26... Ellen Rosenthal
26... Karen Boden
26... Larry Solomon
26... Laurence Sevrin
26... Sharon Press
26... Wallace Bloom
27... Jeffrey Grunewald
28... Adam Levine
28... Joan Okin
28... Louis Leibowitz
28... Matthew Osborne
28... Scott Orenstein
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FEBRUARY 2016
Sunday
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Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Hebrew Class
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Ed.-Post 1960’s
Judaisms with Rabbi
Glazer
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – BSO
Executive Committee
Meeting
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Sisterhood
Meeting
8:00 pm – RS
Committee Meeting
6:45 am – Minyan
5:15 pm – Candle
Lighting
7:30 pm – Shabbat
Service
9:15 am – Shabbat
Morning Service/
Mishpatim
11:15 am – Tot
Shabbat
8
9:00 am – MinyanMens’ Clubs’ “World
Wide Wrap”
9:00 am – Chai
Mitzvah
9:45 am – Men’s Club
Meeting
10:00 am – Sisterhood
1st Sunday
Needlecrafts
11:00 am – Sisterhood
Book Club
11:00 am – Bonim
Bagel Bingo
Tuesday
Shevat/ADAR I 5776
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Hebrew Class
8:00 pm – HAZAK
event with JSSA
9
10
11
12
13
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Ed.-Post 1960’s
Judaisms with Rabbi
Glazer
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 am – Hai Chai
11:00 am – Thursday
Torah
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Youth
Committee Meeting
6:45 am – Minyan
5:23 pm – Candle
Lighting
7:30 pm – Shabbat
Service
9:15 am –Shabbat
Morning Service/
Terumah
10:00 am – Minyan
Beyahad
11:00 am – Minyan
Katan
5:00 pm – Minha/
Ma’ariv/Havdalah/Bat
Mitzvah of Sophie
Zemel
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
RS Closed
9:00 am – Minyan
ECS Closed
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Torah on
Tap
8:00 pm – Adult
Hebrew Class
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Ed.-Post 1960’s
Judaisms with Rabbi
Glazer
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Social
Action Committee
Meeting
11:00 am – Thursday
Torah
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Education
Committee Meeting
6:45 am – Minyan
5:31 pm – Candle
Lighting
5:45 pm – Friday Night
Lights
6:15 pm –
Congregational
Shabbat Dinner
7:30 pm – Shirei
Shabbat Service/
Birthday &
Anniversary Service
9:15 am –Shabbat
Morning Service/
Baby Naming of Kole
Dzwilewski/Tetzaveh
12:30 pm – Kiddush
Konversation
President’s Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
9:00 am – Minyan
1:00 pm – Sisterhood
Maj Jongg Event
5:00 pm – Community
Pizza Bingo
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Hebrew Class
7:30 pm – Minyan
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – BSO Board
Meeting
7:30 pm – Minyan
6:45 am – Minyan
5:39 pm – Candle
Lighting
7:30 pm – Shabbat
Service
9:15 am – Shabbat
Morning Service/
Bar Mitzvah of Jonah
Sunshine/Ki Tisa
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9:00 am – Minyan
10:00 am –
Sisterhood/Mens
Club/HAZAK
Breakfast
7:00 pm – BSO Film
Series – ”Dancing
in Jaffa”
7:30 pm – Minyan
8:00 pm – Adult
Hebrew Class
* = Office Closed
Monday-Thursday Minyan – 7:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. Friday Minyan – 6:45 am, unless otherwise noted. Sunday Minyan – 9:00 am, unless otherwise noted.
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The Endowment Fund was created
for the purpose of providing
an additional source of annual
income to strengthen B’nai Shalom
of Olney’s financial foundation.
All financial gifts will provide a
permanent source of support
to our synagogue for many
generations to come.
What is the Purpose of the Endowment Fund?
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No. All other ways of giving to the synagogue remain available.
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Yes. Gifts to the Endowment Fund qualify as charitable donations.
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