OHEV SHOLOM SHABBOOM! for September 5, Parashat Shoftim
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Energize your week with Ohev Sholom September 5, 2024
SHABBAT TIMES
September 6 (Elul 3) 7:15a Shacharit 6:09p Earliest Candlelighting 6:45p Kabbalat Shabbat (in person or via Zoom) 7:11p Candle Lighting
Shabbat, September 7 (Elul 4) Parashat Shoftim 9:15a Shacharit with a D’var Torah by Vered 10:15a Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 6:10p Learning Opportunities - "Reasoning & Relevance: Explorations in Talmud for High School Students" with Rabbi Wolkenfeld. 6:55p Mincha 8:06p Maariv 8:11p Havdalah
Mazel Tov to Vered on her Bat Mitzvah! Shabbat Morning Youth Groups - To maintain decorum and safety and security, we ask that all children under Bar/Bat Mitzvah remain in the sanctuary during davening or else participate in youth group programming. Thank you for your cooperation.
Tots (ages 18M - 3 years): Babysitting available beginning at 9:15am in the Tots Room. Tot Shabbat will begin at 11:00am. Parent participation is encouraged for this family program, but babysitting will remain available and ongoing until the end of service
Shabbat Club (Prek4-Kindergarten): 10:15am in the Chadar Tikvah. J-Minyan (1st - 5th grade): 10:15am in the Chapel.
Kiddush Luncheon (Dairy) this week is sponsored by Vered’s family in honor of her Bat Mitzvah.
Cool off and get caffeinated! Want to sponsor iced coffee for Shabbat kiddush? Cost is $100. Do you want to sponsor an upcoming Kiddush? Emailalejandra@ohevdc.orgto find out more.
Kiddush look ahead: 9/14 - Sponsorship available – please contact the office to sponsor. 9/21 - B’nai Mitzvah - Kiddush sponsored by Justin & Jessica Rubin in honor of Emma's Bat Mitzvah. Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by Ohev with an enhancement contributed by Shari Kleiner in honor of Ohev's daily minyan goers and in memory of her father, Chaim Gershon ben Moshe Tzvi z"l.
Do you want to sponsor an upcoming Seudah Shlishit? Email alejandra@ohevdc.org to find out more. Shabbat afternoon (6:10 PM - 6:55 PM) Reasoning & Relevance: Explorations in Talmud for High School Students with Rabbi Wolkenfeld.More infor here!
Renew your Membership Today! Please help Ohev reach its financial goals by renewing your membership today. Renewing your membership is simple and quick, click here here to log into your account and access the Membership Renewal Form. You can also locate the link on the right side of the Ohev website. Please contact Steven Wernick if you have any questions.
High Holidays, Lulav/Etrog, and More - Coming soon! Please be on the lookout for an important High Holidays email to be sent out early next week.
Shabbat Meal Hosting Dear friends, Ohev Sholom has a reputation of being a gracious and welcoming community.
We are looking for people who are interested in hosting or being hosted. Please sign up to be either a guest or a host. For any questions please contact Sheila Kurtzer at sheila.kurtzer@gmail.com
Minyan Corner Elevate your week! Please join us at our weekday Shacharit and Mincha/Maariv minyanim. Sign up in advance to help us ensure we have minyanim and strong participation for those saying Kaddish.
**Please note that the Ohev Sholom Keilim / Dishes Mikvah is back in service. Thank you for your patience and to Mike Kelly for repairing. For more information about the Ohev Keilim Mikvah and what dishes need to be immersed, please visit https://www.mikvahchaim.org/keilim or contact Rabbi Wolkenfeld.**
Wednesday, September 18 at 7:15pm - Ohev Book Club! Our first book: On Her Own, by Lihi Lapid For questions please contact Shari Kleiner (shari.kleiner@gmail.com)
Saturday, September 28 at 10:15 PM Selichot at Ohev Sholom Congregation - A night of music and tefillah! Melavah Malka led by Ariel Wolf & Rachel Milner-Gillers with Selichot led by David Gillers. RSVP here!
Tzohar & Teen Beit Midrash - Partnership Between Ohr Kodesh Congregation and Ohev Sholom Congregation Tzohar is an innovative program that combines classical Jewish education with an introduction to college-level Jewish Studies coursework.
In order for registration to work with the billing system, all applicants will need to establish a “School Affiliate Account”. Anyone who does not have a school affiliate account should email mwinick@ohrkodesh.org who will work with them to set this up. info here!
LEARNING AT OHEV
September 14th at 5:55 PM Reasoning & Relevance: Explorations in Talmud for High School Students with Rabbi Wolkenfeld with Rabbi Wolkenfeld.More info here!
Wednesday evening Classes - Kivnei Maron: Approaching 5785 as Individuals with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld
September 11 at 8:00PM - Teshuva and Theories of Change
September 18 at 8:00PM - Moving Forward, Looking Back: Reflections on Forgiveness More info here!
September 27th at 9:30 PM Pre-Rosh Hashanah High School Tisch at the home of Rabbi & Rabbanit Wolkenfeld (7300 Alaska Ave. NW)
Saturday October 5th, 12:15-1:15pm (following kiddush) - Shabbat Shuva Drasha Intention in the Attention Economy: Kavanah on Rosh Hashanah by Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld. Info here!
Parent-Child Learning with Rabbi Wolkenfeld @ Shul (Starts after Havdalah) 3rd-5th graders and their parents or an adult friend are invited to join Rabbi Wolkenfeld after Shabbat for family learning sessions! Light refreshments will be served. Dates:
November 9th | December 7th | January 11th | February 15th
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS
Elana Ernst Eva Wildavsky Itzhak Meir Stein Jeremy Furchtgott Suzanne Schwartz Liz Yehuda Asher Reimer Delilah Dauber Dvir Sacho-Tanzer Eitan Lesser Gregory Billing
Moses Dauber Eden Resnick Rebecca Joffe Uri Pasternak Brian Meister Cole Milner-Gillers Saul Wildavsky Jonathan Gruber Aaron Marcus
MEMBERS OBSERVING YAHRZEITS / CONDOLENCES
Thursday Gerald Leener for son Marc Joshua Leener
Shabbat Micah Salb for grandmother Leona Salb
Sunday - Joshua Resnick for mother Valerie Resnick - Leon Kass for wife Amy Kass
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!
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.
CONTACT US
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld Rabbi.wolkenfeld@ohevdc.org (202) 882-7225, ext. 104 To schedule a phone call or in-person time with Rabbi Wolkenfeld, please reach out directly or visit calendly.com
