January 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm At the home of Gris Family. Thinking of a gap year in Israel? Join a conversation for high school seniors and juniors with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld. Discuss factors to consider, and work through some of the questions as you make your decisions.
Wednesday, January 8 at 8:00 pm(in person at Ohev) - The Real Meaning of Tikkun Ha'Olam with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld. Info here. Coming dates: January 15, 22 & 27 (In person at Ohev).
Shabbat Evening, January 10 at 8:30pm Members of the community are invited to three classes offered by members of the community and hosted in three homes:
Home of Sarah and Steve Trauben - 2306 Ashboro Dr. Chevy Chase MD Dan Troy will be teaching from Aaron Wildavsky’s book “Assimilation and Separation: Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel”
Home of Rabbi and Rabbanit Wolkenfeld - 7300 Alaska Avenue NW Washington, DC Leora Falk will be teaching from Swapping Gender Roles and the Dangers of the Home in the Gemara. Come learn excerpts from a chapter Gila Fine’s The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic:
Home of Chani Bloom and Nate Lesser - 1387 Locust Road, NW Washington DC Dr. Yedida Eisenstat will be presenting "Bloody Midrash, Giving Wine to Babies, and the History of the Liturgy of Brit Milah."
Motzei Shabbat, January 11 - 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. Next class: February 15
Shabbat, January 24 & 25 - Scholar in Residence Shabbat with Professor Benjamin Gampel. Join us at Ohev for an amazing shabbat with a guest speaker, dinner and more. Stay tuned for details with special early bird pricing! Motzei Shabbat, January 25 at 6:25pm - Ohev Sholom Youth Floor Hockey Looking for an activity for your kids on Saturday evening after Shabbat? Register them for a fun time playing floor hockey at Ohev in the social hall. Upcoming dates: February 1, 8 & 22 and Mar 1. Wednesday, January 29 at 8:00pm Ohev Book Club: We will be discussing Jerusalem Beach by Iddo Gefen. All Ohev members welcome. Contact Shari Kleiner at shari.kleiner@gmail.com for more information.
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.
We recently rolled out WhatsApp Announcements in order to communicate with the Ohev Sholom membership on a real-time basis. There are a number of members that are not receiving those messages because their mobile phone numbers were not available in ShulCloud.
Please let us know if you have any questions or need any assistance in getting started.
ACCOUNT STATEMENTS AND TAX LETTERS
Statements of Account will be emailed during the week of January 13th and Tax Letters will be emailed during the week of January 20th.
Please contact me if you need a printed copy of your statement or tax letter or if you need them sooner.
Thanks, Steven
GET INVOLVED AT OHEV!
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. Any amount helps. More info here!
Chesed Committee: Chesed Committee: Lend a hand and support each other! If you are able to help members in need of short term assistance please fill out this form.
ISRAEL @ OHEV
In recent months, among other types of support, the shul has highlighted the plight of the hostages in a variety of ways:
Fundraised and held a dessert kiddush using the favorite recipes of various hostages
Placed a permanently set table on display in the Social Hall
Placed a designated 'hostage' chair in the sukkah
Dedicated 20 seats in the sanctuary to 20 different hostages
Added 'Bring Them Home' signage around the building
We will continue to raise awareness for the hostages until they are all released. For more information and/or to volunteer with these efforts please contact Tirza Kramer at supertirza@gmail.com
MEMBERS OBSERVING YAHRZEITS / CONDOLENCES
Wednesday Cynthia Samuels for mother Jeanne Samuels
Thursday Julie (Julius) Levine for cousin William Dash
Alisa Lesser Neshema Wolf Raanan Hileman Shmuel Shoham Ben Yehuda Alan Hyman Luis Berg Zahava Weiss
FOOD DELIVERIES
Sunflower - This week the Sunflower pick up location will be at Ohev Sholom Congregation on Friday from 11AM - 2PM. Orders will be set up inside the building at the Jonquil Street entrance. Orders are due Wednesdays by midnight! Additionally, we will have pick up locations in December this year and will be making sufganiyot! Attached is our Winter menufor your review along with a Save the Date for Sunflower's inaugural Hanukkah party.
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
