OHEV SHOLOM SHABBOOM! for October 19, Parashat Noach
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Energize your week with Ohev Sholom October 19, 2023
SHABBAT TIMES
Erev Shabbat, October 20 (Cheshvan 5) 7:15a Shacharit (in person or via Zoom) 6:00p Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom) 6:04p Candle Lighting 7:00p Shabbat Dinner with YCT Scholars-in-Residence 8:15p Dessert Reception & Shiur with Rabbi Linzer titled: Questions from our Rabbis in the Field
Shabbat, October 21 (Cheshvan 6) Shabbat Parashat Noach 9:15a Shacharit 10:30a Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 5:25p Mincha 7:04p Havdalah
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Website Beginning today, Ohev has a new website: www.ohevdc.org. Many previous links will no longer work, and some links may be broken as we complete this transition. If you were previously logged into the website, you may have to re-login. Please contact the synagogue office with any questions at info@ohevdc.org. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we finalize this transition.
CELEBRATE SHABBAT AT OHEV!
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Shabbaton Please join us for an uplifting Shabbat as we welcome Rabbi Dov Linzer, the President & Rosh HaYeshiva of YCT, and Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower, the Mashgicha Ruchanit & Senior Scholar for YCT, along with a number of YCT students, on Shabbat Parshat Noach, October 20-21. We will kick off the Shabbaton with Kabbalat Shabbat at 6pm followed by a communal Shabbat dinner (registration required, email info@ohevdc.org to be added to waitlist), with a dessert reception open to the entire community at 8:15pm followed by the shiur at 8:30pm.
Community Kiddush this week is sponsored by YCT in honor of the Ohev community.. Do you want to sponsor an upcoming Kiddush? Email alejandra@ohevdc.org to find out more. Seudah ShlishitPlease join us for a panel discussion with Rabbi & Rabbanit Wolkenfeld and Rabbi Linzer & Rabbanit Zlochower. Do you want to sponsor an upcoming Seudah Shlishit? Email alejandra@ohevdc.org to find out more.
Shabbat Morning Youth Groups - We welcome all children under bar/bat mitzvah to remain in the sanctuary or else participate in youth group programming. Tot Shabbat (ages 3 and under): 10:30 in the tots room Shabbat Club (Prek4 - 1st grade): 10:00 on the stage J-Minyan (2nd - 5th grade): 10:00 in the Chadar Tikvah/Chapel
Cohort Meeting Teens- Saturday, October 21 at 4:30pm. (Will be rescheduled for another day) A Conversation with Mayor Bowser - Sunday, Oct 22 at 10:30am at Tifereth Israel Co-sponsored by Ohev Sholom. For more information and to register click here! (Type in "Ohev member" in the name comment box).
As a community, I know that many of us would like to pray for everyone in Israel who needs our prayers. Having real names and knowing the status of those individuals will help us focus. Here is a google form where you can enter a person's name and status. We ask also for your name so that we can follow up for updates.
Chesed Committee: Lend a hand - As we try to regroup after the past few weeks, we can use this time to make ourselves available to support each other by being there for each other. For those who may be available to help out members in need of short term assistance please fill out this form.
High Holiday Appeal
During this busy holiday season, marked by many offerings here at Ohev, your gift to the High Holiday Appeal helps power us forward. Give today!
EVENTS!
New Member Kiddush Luncheon - Oct 28 at 12pm Join us at Ohev after services for a kiddush luncheon open to the entire community! RSVP here!
Call for Volunteer Chefs! To support next week's new Member Kiddush Luncheon, we are looking for volunteer chefs of all talent aged 10 and up! Cooking will be held in the meat kitchen on Wednesday and Thursday October 25 & 26, from 5:30 – 9pm on Wednesday and 6:45 – 9pm on Thursday. Please contact Mendelsohnlaurel@gmail.com for more information.
RECORDINGS
On Wednesday, October 11, Rabbi Wolkenfeld gave a shiur titled "Sabbath Observance & Modern Jewish Identity" as part of his series on Continuity & Crisis: Halakah in a Changing World. The recording can be viewed here.
On Wednesday, October 18, Rabbi Wolkenfeld gave a shiur titled "FDA Inspections & Gentile Milk" as part of his series on Continuity & Crisis: Halakah in a Changing World. The recording can be viewedhere.
COMPOSTING AT OHEV!
Ohev is launching a composting pilot initiative this week, to run through the end of the year. We are hopeful to build this into a regular shul practice and ask for your help in ensuring its success. This is a small step we can take towards reducing our environmental impact as a community. We’re still in the building phase so we’d love your feedback and support as we transition to this new model.
Thank you to those supporting this effort, including our Green Committee, the shul board, and the upcoming bnai mitzvah families who have come together to sponsor this initial kickoff.
This includes, in the order of simcha, the Epstein-Levisohn, Silverberg-Gershman, Wolkenfeld, Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, and Gremont-Baer families. Contact Reuven Walder at rwalder@gmail.com if you’d like to help this initiative grow.
STANDING WITH ISRAEL
Click here to read a message from Rabbi Wolkenfeld to the Ohev Sholom community on the situation in Israel.
Mental Health Resources - We know that all of us have been grieving, angry, sad, and shocked as we grapple with the situation unfolding in Israel. Some of you may be struggling to keep yourself calm as you also try to calm family members and loved ones. Click herefor a list of mental health resources that may be useful in these trying times.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington is having our Annual Hope and Healing Gala again this year on November 5th. This annual event is special. It is the one time a year we gather as a community to reaffirm our dedication to the values of kindness, compassion, and service to the needs of those with medical needs and their families and celebrate star volunteers within our Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington family. In the process, we give and draw strength from patients and caregivers as we promote unity, chesed and healing.
This is precisely the kind of event our community needs right now. But it is hard to imagine gathering together in the usual way while our hearts are so heavy. For this reason, we are planning to do things a little differently this year.
We have renamed the event A Morning of Hope and Healing and in addition to highlighting our volunteers and their work, we will be raising funds for Soroka Medical Center, a major hospital in the Negev serving Israel’s sick and wounded.
Gala date, location and time Beth Sholom Congregation Potomac, MD Sunday, November 5th, 2023 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Honorees: Rabbi David Balto | Mr. and Mrs. Aaron and Rona Lerner Gala Chairs: Cheryl and Richie Broth | Nancy and Bob Weisman
Tuesday Parsha Lunch & Learn at Ohev (and on Zoom) at 12:30pm
October 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21, 28 |
December 5, 12
Info here! 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.Info here!
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 Women’s Tefillah Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv - Friday, October 27 at 6:10pm oin us for a restorative evening of song, prayer, and community. Location: Small Chapel. Info here!
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: - November 19 | December 10. Info here!
Saturday Night Series on Jewish Sexual Ethics with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld: December 2 & 16 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.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS
Ari Kahan Charlotte Grinberg Cheryl Troy Andrew Burt Joseph Bonnett Claudia Saka Hannah Sherman Yelena Lazdun Darren Klugman
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!
