Today, October 6 at 5:00 PM (Followed by Mincha at 6:10 PM) Tzom Gedaliah Film Screening "Serving on all fronts". (Registration required) RSVP here! Monday, October 7 at 7:00 PM - An Evening of Remembrance, Resilience, and Hope for a Brighter Future. Join the Greater Washington Jewish community to commemorate one year since the horrific attacks in Israel that changed our world forever. To register click here. **(Registration closes today, October 6 at noon)**.
Monday, October 21 at 8:15 PM - 9:30 PM Sushi in the Sukkah at the Wolkenfeld’s Sukkah RSVP here!
Saturday, October 26 at 4:55 PM - The Jewish Calendar Controversy of 922 CE (and 2024 CE?) Join Professor Ben Dreyfus for an informative and historical discussion as he shares how the Jewish calendar was calculated historically and its relevance today in 2024.
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 9 | December 7 | January 11 | February 15
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.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Yad Yehuda Community This Rosh Hashanah, send beautiful e-cards to your friends and neighbors while supporting Yad Yehuda's essential work. Each card is only $2! Visit: www.yadyehuda.org/rosh-hashanah-ecardsto purchase your cards today!
The Community Jewish Book Drive is BACK! Rabbi Uri Topolosky is leading an effort to collect any unwanted Jewish books/paper/sheimos again for the entire month of November during school hours. at the Berman Hebrew Academy.
As a WBR initiative, we ask every shul to try and sign up for at least one day to come with a few volunteers and help sort books for recycle/resale/burial.
Rabbi Uri will be teaching a zoom class about Genizah Oct 30 at 12:30PM to drum up excitement for the drive and answer any questions. Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82651997761
MINYAN CORNER
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.
MEMBERS OBSERVING YAHRZEITS / CONDOLENCES
Monday - Cheryl Troy for father Phillip Horowitz - Sarah Fertig Trauben for mother Bryna Miller Fertig
Wednesday - Hanna Klapper for Mother Esther Hyfler - Leora Klapper for Grandmother Esther Hyfler
Thursday Micah Salb for mother Ruth Salb
Shabbat - Harris Cohen for Grandmother Iris Stein - Tova Reich for mother Miriam Weiss
Ezra Levisohn Jeffrey Mendelsohn Liat Netter Ruth Polk Samuel Evans Aaron Shoham Ella Labaton Stein Ronen Billing Micah Messinger Nathan Weissler Noam Barkan
Benjamin Berger Elana Levine Brown Naama Levine Brown Nathaniel Evans Rae Ringel Raphael Leon Berg Emma Ribner Rafael Grinberg Asher Epstein Hannah Gerstein Jennifer Geetter
FOOD DELIVERIES
Sunflower - This week the Sunflower pick up location will be at Ohev Sholom Congregation from 11AM - 2PM. Orders will be set up inside the building at the Jonquil Street entrance. Orders are due tomorrow, Wednesday by midnight!
Also note that all future reminders will be sent on Tuesday afternoons as part of the Ohev Sholom Coming Up email.
Thank you for your understanding and contact the shul office with any questions, 202-882-7225
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
