Get ready for another awesome Purim @ Ohev Sholom! All are welcome and encouraged to attend. You can find registration to events, Mishloach Manot Fundraiser, youth programming and more at https://www.ohevdc.org/purim-2025/5785
Thursday, March 13th - Taanit Esther 6:04 AM | Fast begins 7:15 AM | Shacharit 6:40 PM | Mincha 7:25 PM | Maariv, followed by megillah reading no earlier than 7:31 PM by men [sanctuary] with parallel reading by men and women for men and women [chapel] 7:43 PM | Fast ends 8:00 PM | Pizza & Drinks in Chadar Tikvah 8:15 PM | Adult Spiel 9:00 PM | Late Megillah reading by men for men and women
Mishloach Manot Pickup in Chadar Tikvah
Friday, March 14th - Purim Day 7:00 AM | Shacharit with megillah reading by men for men and women 9:00 AM | Reading for women by women 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Open house Purim brunch and treats at the Wolkenfeld family home 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Pizza and Youth Chesed projects for multiple age groups 5:15 PM | Youth Reading 5:30 PM | Pre-Shabbat megillah reading (This megillah reading will be read by a woman. Men and women are welcome to attend). 5:45 PM | Mincha 6:00 PM | Communal Purim Seudah: Part I (details below - registration required) 6:45 PM | Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv 6:56 PM | Candlelighting 7:45 PM | Communal Purim Seudah & Shabbat Dinner: Part II (registration required) Sunday, March 16th - Purim Meshulash 12:00 PM | Youth Spiel and Carnival for Kids (Registration Deadline (3/12)
Read the Laws and Customs of Purim 5785 by Rabbi David Wolkenfeld here.
Energize your week with Ohev Sholom March 12, 2025
SHABBAT TIMES
Friday, March 14 (Adar 14) Purim 7:00am Shacharit & Megillah 11:30am Open house Purim celebration at Wolkenfeld Home 5:45pm Mincha 6:00pm Communal Purim Seudah & Shabbat Dinner! 6:45pm Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv 6:56pm Candle Lighting
Shabbat, March 15 (Adar 15) Parashat Shushan Purim, Ki Tisa 9:15am Shacharit with a D'var Torah by Zachary Klugman 10:15am Shabbat Morning Youth Groups 5:15pm Tales of the Talmud: Exploring Aggadic Narratives with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld 6:40pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit with D'var Torah by Danny Schwartz titled Tablets of Freedom 7:52pm Maariv 7:57pm Havdalah
Kiddush Luncheon (Meat) this week sponsored by the Klugman family in honor of Zachary Klugman's Bar Mitzvah.
Kiddush look ahead:
3/22 - Kiddush sponsored by the Berger family in honor of Nili Berger's Bat Mitzvah
Shabbat, March 15 at 5:15pm - Tales of the Talmud: Exploring Aggadic Narratives with Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld. location: Jessica Levi home (Please email Rabbanit Sara for the address).
Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat is sponsored by Nahanni Rous and Ned Lazarus in memory of Nahanni's mom Emma Rous, and with gratitude for the community's support during a difficult time.
Do you want to sponsor an upcoming Kiddush, Iced coffee or Seudah Shlishit? Email alejandra@ohevdc.org to find out more.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
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 - PreK4): Babysitting available beginning at 9:15am in the Chadar Tikvah. Tot Shabbat will begin at 11:00 AM. Parent participation is encouraged for this family program, but babysitting will remain available and ongoing until the end of service
Shabbat Club (K-2): 10:15am in the playroom J-Minyan (3-5): 10:15am in the Chapel
WEEKLY DONATIONS (March 2nd thru March 8th)
"In Honor of" Donations by: - Joel Goldberg in honor of their great grandson, Elan Ranen Neumann and Myrna's 80th birthday. - Michael and Suzanne Hochstein (Ohev Siddur Fundraiser Program 2025/5785) - Samuel & Thera Swersky in honor of Talya Levisohn's Bat Mitzvah. "In Memory of" Donations by: - Ellen Epstein in memory of father, Stanley J. Robinson; and grandfather, Charles David - Lewis Kest in memory of Sydney Horwitz, Diana Foer, Tillie Mushinsky Wright and Joseph Keleti. - Arleen Meyers in memory of Father, Meyer Levine. - Samuel & Thera Swersky in mermory of David Finbloom.
*if your gift was left off in error, please let us know so we can include it next week*
SHABBAT HOSPITALITY
Ohev Sholom welcomes you to our warm community! Please let us know if you are interested in hosting or being hosted for Shabbat meals. Please sign up to be either a guest or a host. For any questions please contact Sheila Kurtzer at sheila.kurtzer@gmail.com
Ohev Sholom 1600 Jonquil Street NW Washington, DC 20012
