OHEV SHOLOM SHABBOOM! for September 21, Parashat Shabbat Shuva Ha'Azinu
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Energize your week with Ohev Sholom September 21, 2023
SHABBAT TIMES
Erev Shabbat, September 22 (Tishrei 7) 7:00a Selichot (in person or via Zoom) 7:15a Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 6:45p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom) 6:47p Candle Lighting
LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR LULAV & ETROG! Deadline for ordering is tonight, Sep 21 by midnight. Order here!
Lulav & etrog sets pick up will take place inside the shul as follows: Wednesday 9/27: 10 AM - 5 PM Thursday 9/28: 10 AM - 5 PM Friday, 9/29: 10 AM - 4 PM
CELEBRATE SHABBAT AT OHEV!
Community Kiddush This week’s Kiddush is sponsored by Ohev’s Kiddush Committee. Do you want to sponsor an upcoming Kiddush? Email alejandra@ohevdc.org to find out more.
Shabbat Club on the social hall stage (Pre-K/4 through 1st Grade) / J-Minyan in the Chadar Tikvah and Chapel (Grades 2-5)
Shabbat Shuva Drasha Immediately following Kiddush (approximately 12PM), join us for Rabbi Wolkenfeld’s Shabbat Shuva Drasha titled Happy Holidays: Days of Awe & Days of Joy
Children’s programming is available during the Rabbi’s drasha.
Garbage, Compost, Recycling: A Toddler’s Theology of Teshuva with Rabbinic Intern Kate Rozansky at 4:30pm. More info here!
The Ohev Welcoming Committee is excited to match hosts and guests. If you would like to be a guest or host, please fill out this form.
YOM KIPPUR
Davening Times Sunday, 9/24 3:00pm- Mincha 6:30pm- Kol Nidre 6:44pm- Candle Lighting
Monday, 9/25 8:30am: Shacharit ~10:30am: Yizkor 5:00pm: Mincha 6:20pm: Neilah 7:43pm: Final Shofar blast followed by Maariv, Havdalah, and a communal break fast.
Mincha- Sunday, 9/24 at 3pm This special mincha service features vidui, verbal confession of sins, which is recited throughout Yom Kippur itself.
Communal Break Fast- Monday, 9/25 after Havdalah Following Maariv, the entire community is invited to a break fast generously provided by Lea and Jeff Mendelsohn in loving memory of Lea’s mother, Carolyn Lopatin z'’l.
Conflicts of Justice: Deuteronomy, Job, and Jonah with Dr. Yedida Eisenstat Monday, 9/25 at 4pm In this class, we will look at some of the Tanakh's differing perspectives of what constitutes divine justice and why it is that we read the book of Jonah on the afternoon of Yom Kippur.
SUKKOT
Davening Times Friday, 9/29 6:35pm: Mincha/Maariv 6:36pm: Candlelighting
Laws & Customs of Sukkot 5784 by Rabbi David Wolkenfeld here!
Mystery Sukkot Shabbat Lunch Guest - Saturday, 9/30 Are you jazzed about welcoming metaphorical guests into your sukkah each evening, but even more excited to host guests who will enjoy your cooking? Sign up to host members of the community in your sukkah for Shabbat lunch! And for those of you without a sukkah and tired of dressing up as Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Moshe, Aharaon, Yosef, or David to score a meal, pleasesign up here to be hosted!
Hal Brodsky z”l Memorial Sukkah Hop- Sunday 10/1 at 4pm Get ready for the event of the year! Join us for our fun and lively Sukkah Hop! For more info Please reach out to Elizabeth Baron (eabodine@gmail.com) and Evelyn Khoo Schwartz (ekhooschwartz@gmail.com) if you have any questions or would like to sign up as a host.
Sushi in the Sukkah- Wednesday 10/4 at 8:15pm Join Rabbi and Rabbanit Wolkenfeld for a sushi dinner in their home sukkah. Adults only. RSVP here! Caramel Apple Making + Pizza- Thursday 10/5 at 4pm Calling all kids 6 years and older to come prepare for Simchat Torah and make delicious caramel apples, followed by a pizza dinner. Children under 6 require adult supervision. RSVP here!
Women’s Gathering: Kohelet Reading with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld and Maharat Intern Kate Rozansky - Thursday, 10/5 at 8:30pm (In the Ohev Sukkah)RSVP here!
SHMINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAH
Davening Times Friday, 10/6 6:45am: Hoshana Raba Services 6:25pm: Mincha/Maariv 6:25pm: Candlelighting
Saturday, 10/7 9:00am: Shacharit with Kohelet, Yizkor, and Tefillat Geshem 6:20pm: Mincha 6:45pm: Maariv with Hakafot
Sunday, 10/8 8:45am: Shacharit ~9:45am: Hakafot, Women’s Layning, Men’s aliyot, and kids’ trivia game with Rabbi Wolkenfeld: Special Aliyot, Torah Reading, and Musaf ~1:00pm Simchat Torah BBQ (see below) 6:30pm: Mincha/Maariv
High School Tish- Friday, 10/6 at 9pm Join Rabbi and Rabbanit Wolkenfeld for a festive Tish at their home Youth Torah Reading + Dinner- Saturday, 10/7 at 5pm All children under B’nai Mitzvah age are invited to participate in a youth Torah reading followed by a light dinner and dancing
Simchat Torah Hakafot Under the Stars- Saturday, 10/7 at 7pm following by Torah reading Sing and dance the night away outdoors in the shul parking lot. Special treats will be served, including ice cream following the Torah reading!
Simchat Torah Morning Click here for the detailed schedule
Barbecue Lunch- Sunday, 10/8 after shul After all of the dancing and davening, join us for a festive outdoor barbecue. Vegetarian options are available RSVP here!
LEARNING AT OHEV
Wednesday Night Torah Join us at Ohev Sholom on Wednesday evenings at 8:00pm beginning on October 11 for accessible and thought provoking shiurim featuring close reading of primary texts in Hebrew and English translation and open discussion of some of the big ideas that animate contemporary Jewish life.
Continuity & Crisis: Halakhah in a Changing World with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld - October 11: Sabbath Observance & Modern Jewish Identity - October 18: FDA Inspections and Gentile Milk - October 25: Synagogue Architecture and New World Denominations - November 1: Shabbat Clocks & Automation
Common Kashrut Conundrums with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld - November 8: Kashrut in Jewish Thought - November 15: Dairy Equipment, Meat Equipment and Pareve - November 29: Cheese - December 6: Whiskey
Saturday Night Series on Jewish Sexual Ethics with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld: December 2 & 9 at 8pm This series will examine classical and contemporary Jewish texts which speak about sexuality and intimacy and will explore the implications of these laws and stories for constructing an authentic Jewish attitude towards sexual relations. The class is open to women of all ages, regardless of marital status.
Sunday Mornings At Shul Come for Shacharit and stay for pastries and learning designed to deepen our prayer experience as a community.
Prayer & Pastries for adults with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld
Mishnah Berachot for kids in grades 3-5 with Rabbi David Wolkenfeld: - October 15 | November 19 | December 10
Tuesday Parsha Lunch & Learn at Ohev (and on Zoom) at 12:30pm
October 10, 17, 24, 31 | November 7, 14, 21, 28 | December 5, 12
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS
Adam Messinger Daniel Gastfriend Joshua Einhorn Naomi Brodsky Alisa Brem Stephanie Kahn Noam Price
Sam Taxy Michal Wolf David Sommers Ari Blumenthal Elizabeth Bergman Selah Kazhdan
MEMBERS OBSERVING YAHRZEITS
Thursday Doris Margolis for brother-in-law Sidney Adler
Friday Hanna Klapper for Mother Esther Hyfler Leora Klapper for Grandmother Esther Hyfler
Shabbat Micah Salb for mother Ruth Salb
Sunday Doris Margolis for maternal grandmother Paulina Berg Mendelsohn Ralph Block for uncle Max Block
Monday Harris Cohen for Grandmother Iris Stein
Tuesday Lea Mendelsohn for mother Carolyn Lopatin Ralph Block for aunt Katie Block
GET INVOLVED AT OHEV!
Like many communities, we rely on volunteers to help make Ohev such a vibrant shul. Please consider getting involved by joining (or helping to lead) one of our committees. Whether you have several hours a week or even a few hours a month, there is an opportunity for you to volunteer and help make a difference in our community. More info here!
