Content Highlights

1 Rabbi’s Monthly Word

2 Letter from the President

2 From the Executive Director

2 From Kadimah with John

3 News From School

4 Contributions

5 Social Action/Caring

6 Contributions for 50th

9 Oneg Sponsors

10 Anniversaries

10 Birthdays

11 Yahrzeits

12 Candle Lighting Times

12 Calendar Highlights

14 Who’s Who

Rabbi Doug speaking to 80 interna-

tional high school students from 30

countries at Oseh

Rabbi Doug Heifetz Cantor Charlie Bernhardt

Executive Director Barry Nove Religious School Director Renee Richards

Volume 49 No. 9

May 2016/5776

Oseh Shalom’s Monthly Newsletter

The Shalom

Rabbi Heifetz’s Monthly Word

Dear Friends, I hope you had a wonderful Passover. You may be aware that I’m approaching the end of my two-year volunteer term as the President of the Washington Board of Rabbis (WBR). The group represents rab-bis from nearly all walks of Jewish life within the greater Washington area. Our approximately 165 members include Con-servative, Humanistic, liberal Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Reform, Renewal and unaffiliated rabbis of all ages and job de-scriptions. Before becoming the President, I also served for two years as the organi-zation’s Vice President of Programming.

Among numerous other organizational tasks, I’ve helped to plan doz-ens of monthly programs for the group. I’ve gained many important experiences and insights from my general involvement with the WBR, and from our program sessions. For exam-ple, I now understand--better than before--the importance of conver-sations that elicit disagreement among respected peers. In one of our most memorable recent gatherings, we invited repre-sentatives of the organization Compassion & Choices to come speak. The organization is dedicated to improving care and expanding choice at the end of life, and they advocate strongly for increased availability of legal medical assistance for dying. I arrived at the program already agreeing with our speakers, desiring to see expanded legal medical roles in helping terminally ill people to die on their own terms. The speakers spoke with great knowledge and compassion, and their presentations strengthened my views. However, the discussion among the members of the Board of Rabbis afterwards elicited many different passionate responses. A number of our members adamantly disagreed with our speakers, and advocated against a legal medical role to end human life. They argued, for exam-ple, that such a legal role for medical professionals might inadvertently enable a dangerous, unethical influence by health insurance compa-nies and other parties who could benefit financially from an early end of life for patients undergoing lengthy and expensive medical treat-

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Annual Meeting Announcement The annual congregational meeting of Oseh Shalom is Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 10 AM at Oseh Shalom. Please come for brunch, to be followed by the state of the congregation talk, presentation of the budget, and voting for board nominees. I look forward to seeing you there.

Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan

From the Executive Director

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First, I hope you and your family had a wonderful Passover. Welcome to the May issue of the Shalom.

As this is our 50th Anni-versary year, instead of sharing reports of all the interesting things hap-pening at Oseh, expand-ing annual rentals, things like the installation of the new floor in the Social

Hall last summer, the new sound system, the success of our 50th Anniversary dinner… I’m thinking I should share something entirely differ-ent.

You see, as many of your know, I’m a member of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Wash-ington D.C. and serve on their Speaker’s Bureau. Last year I did an Ellis Island workshop for the Upper School of the Religious School and, if I re-call correctly, I did a Shabbat lunch on the Ellis Island experience my first year at Oseh.

In April, our Teen Connect group went to New York and visited Ellis Island. To give them a taste of the historical experience, I sent them with a copy of my book about the Ellis Island immigra-tion process, which the kids could share.

So, if you’ve ever wondered about what that ex-perience may have been like, here are a few his-torical facts. Those with First and Second Class tickets disembarked in Manhattan. (The grandfa-ther I’m named after arrived in Manhattan in 1913, and in 1920 he met his younger siblings at Ellis Island, who had not been able to afford his approximately $60 fare.) In those days, the ships filled with immigrants, typically ranged from six hundred to twelve hundred Steerage Class pas-sengers. During the trip, Steerage Class passen-gers were allowed on deck for one hour. Upon leaving Manhattan, they came up on deck and saw their passage past the Statue of Liberty to Ellis Island.

For our Teen Connect kids to reach Ellis Island, they took a ferry and disembarked at the muse-um. For our immigrant ancestors or relatives ar-riving at the island, the process was often marked by delays. The immigration officials could easily have over ten thousand immigrants to pro-

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As most of you know by now, we have a beautiful, not quite-so-new sound system. You probably also know that we have the ability to live-stream and rec-ord events in the sanctuary, and that the cameras and mics pick up all of the action on the bimah and the first few rows of seats. When we bought the sound system, “streaming” was an absolute must-have. We knew it would be important, both to our community and possibly for advertising, and to be able to do live broadcasts of services. After the High Holidays, I got wonderful feedback from some of our older couples who couldn’t attend services; they loved the ability to be able to watch services at home. I even got feedback from Leah Hollander, who is in India, that she had streamed our services and loved it.

I didn’t realize how powerful the ability to watch ser-vices live was, however, until Bill Frelick and I “streamed” Purim services from my hospital room. As many of you know, I had cardiac bypass surgery in mid-March, so clearly I wouldn’t be able to attend Purim services or help Andy and Doug prepare the Purim shpiel. So Bill and I streamed Purim services over his iPhone. Hearing the kids read the English version of the Megillah and hearing everyone sing Purim songs – new and old – was an indescribably joyous experience. Of course, Andy, Doug, and Char-lie did a beautiful job with the adult Purim shpiel, and, despite a couple of mix-ups in finding places, the Megillah readers were great! I actually got up

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cess and sometimes ships were told, “Go else-where.”

So, unlike our Teen Connect group, who had tick-ets and could enjoy their experience at the muse-um, the immigrants might be informed their only alternative was, “Our ship can take you to either Montreal or Savannah, Georgia. Choose.” I heard once that someone’s grandfather didn’t understand English, but shouted angrily in Yiddish, nearly caus-ing a riot, “I’m never going back to Georgia!” So, Montreal it was.

History is a funny thing at times and Oseh Shalom at 50 has experienced its share. In my five plus years at Oseh, I’ve laughed and… I’ve cried. I’m just glad Teen Connect has opportunities like the recent trip to New York to connect to Jewish histo-ry in such a wonderful way.

Before concluding, I would like to thank all those who have helped in the office this past month: Ju-dy Arnoff, Mona Davis, Doris Kirschbaum, Mariyan Kolev, Yannet Pena, and Pauline Pivowar.

Barry Nove Executive Director bnove@oseh-shalom.org/301-498-5151

and danced during a couple of the Purim songs. Bill commented that I was probably the only patient in the heart unit dancing around his room. The audio and video from the bimah came through perfectly on the iPhone. The feeling of being connected to Oseh Shalom through the live stream was so over-whelming, that during services I was laughing and crying at the same time. Of course, I missed being at services and on the bimah with my fellow Purim shpielers, but through the live stream the feeling of being in the building and part of the service was overwhelming. Of course, there’s nothing like actu-ally being at services. But for those who are unable to come to services due to health, or travel, or just because you’re spending Friday night together as a family, try connecting into our live stream. Hopeful-ly you’ll feel connected to Oseh as strongly as I did on Purim.

John Riehl

News From School with Renee

Shalom everyone!

Spring is such a wonderful time. The flowers begin to pop up after their long winter sleep. We open windows and dust out the cobwebs. It’s also a good time for “spring cleaning” and reflecting on what has occurred over win-ter. In terms of Oseh Shalom’s religious school, this

is a perfect time to review this year’s new, innova-tive projects and begin growing/tweaking these projects into beautiful blossoming achievements.

One of our biggest projects this year has been to create our B’nei Mitzvah Prep and Shaharit classes. This was a difficult undertaking for Oseh Shalom because we are the only Reconstructionist syna-gogue in the country, and the only synagogue in the area, that includes B’nei Mitzvah Preparation and Tutoring into its school rather than utilizing outside tutors. We’ve had to create the program from scratch, and we are so lucky to have Rabbi Gordon Fuller helping lead this class design. In-stead of traditional sixth and seventh grade He-brew classes, we’ve split the students based on their Bar/Bat Mitzvah date. All year long, Rabbi Fuller has been teaching our current B’nei Mitzvah class trope and other vital requirements for their big day. The first “graduates” of this program will have their big day this spring in May and June. Al-ready, we know the students have a stronger un-derstanding of trope than through traditional tutor-ing methods of the past and are better prepared to lead prayers from the bima on Saturday morning. Another big success with this program has been the cost factor for families. Traditional tutors charge upwards of $50-$100 an hour for tutoring, and tutoring traditionally lasts for a minimum of 24 weeks (6 months). Since our B’nei Mitzvah Prep is built into our religious school, parents have only had to pay school tuition. There have been a few hiccups, including a need to come up with a plan for summer tutoring/class hours. Rabbi Gordon and I are working out that schedule so students do not miss valuable preparation time before their big day.

Another big project this year was the creation of a new Upper School Program. This, again, has been

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Contributions Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Karen Meckler & Brad Sachs In memory of Roberta Sacks Building Fund Gail & Ron Schimel In memory of Leo Schimel, beloved father of Ron Schimel Kol Haneshama: Daily Prayerbook/Shabbat & Festivals Prayerbook Anonymous Life Long Learning Fund Anonymous Music & Arts Fund Judy Arnoff In memory of Zella Brenner Path of Peace Shari & David Argue In honor of Ezra M. Purves Aug. 29 2015 Susan & Richard Burger In honor of marriage of Zachary & Lindsay Burger Jill & Marty Goozman The Goozman family in honor of being 50 Year Members Phil Victor In memory of Selma & Samuel Victor Jackie Land Religious School Scholarship Fund Robert Nathan In memory of Dick Nathan, father of Robert Torah Repair Fund Maurice & Rose Makovi Fund Tzedek Fund Anonymous General Donations Laura Herman

difficult because Oseh Shalom is the only Reconstructionist synagogue in the country, and the only synagogue in the area, to at-tempt a two pronged approach. We rede-fined our goal and mission for an upper school. Instead of simply focusing on stu-dent education, we opted to focus on stu-dent involvement within the Jewish Com-munity At-Large. We wanted to teach the students how to be “adult” Jews. By refo-cusing on this mission, we were able to scrap the antiquated, classroom-based pro-gram. Keeping our new focus in mind, we listened to student need and student in-volvement patterns to further establish TeenConnect and Torah Study. TeenCon-nect meets twice a month on Sundays at Oseh Shalom, and once a month on a Sat-urday evening at an outside location. The goal of the program is teen involvement within the synagogue and building friend-ships. It takes the committee and activity design that already exists within Oseh (membership committee, fun committee, green committee, B’Yachad, etc.), and opens it up to a teen level. Our second pro-gram, Torah Study, meets the other two Sundays of the month and focuses more on a lifelong learning approach. Just as its name suggests, the class studies Torah and leads discussions and debates on how the ancient text applies to their lives today. Both programs are continuing to grow. And students who may have otherwise stopped participating after their Bar/Bat Mitzvah are finding a meaningful way to stay involved that better suits them.

I am so proud of the achievements of both our B’nei Mitzvah Prep program and our new Upper School approach. In both cases, we are focusing more on individual stu-dents’ need rather than a cookie-cutter pre-established system. We are offering families choices in order to personalize their needs. By doing so, we are reconstructing educa-tion and giving students a more meaningful experience inside and outside the class-room.

L’Shalom,

Renee Richards

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Oseh teens reading our

Executive Director’s

book on Ellis Island

while on TeenConnect

trip to NYC, seeing

the museum first-

hand

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Shalom! It's hard to believe it's already May! Dur-

ing “Good Deeds” Day, we reinstated our semi-

regular food collection for LARS. In years past, we

would collect food every month, and once a

month families would load up their vehicles and

take the food to LARS following Sunday School.

Afterwards, we would sort the food and stock the

pantry. It was fun and a good experience for all

involved.

This project has gone “by the wayside” over time.

We will once again collect food for LARS. Unfortu-

nately, we will be able to go to LARS only on Sun-

days approximately once per quarter, due to lack

of volunteers. In order to get the food over to

LARS in a timely manner (so it does not sit in the

coat closet, taking up valuable space), we need

volunteers to take it over on Monday evenings,

(and possibly stock the pantry) or have volunteers

from LARS come and pick it up at Oseh. If you are

interested in volunteering to bring food over to

LARS, please let me know via phone or email.

They especially need food during the winter and

summer months. Food items should be non-

perishable and with a long expiration date. Should

you have food items that are about to expire,

please make arrangements to take them directly

to LARS, so they don't go to waste. Also, food

items should be ready to eat, as some families

may not have access to stoves, such items in-

clude: pancake mix, macaroni and cheese, shelf-

stable milk, canned fruits and vegetables, just to

name a few. If anyone would like to coordinate

this program, feel free to let me know. Any help

would be greatly appreciated.

In addition, please take a moment to consider do-

ing a mitzvah, by being part of the Social Action

Committee/Caring and Support Committee. You

need not be present at meetings to be a part of

this committee. Please go to http://

www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48a5a92ea1fc1-

oneclick, if you are at all interested in helping out.

A lot of these activities are on an “as needed” ba-

sis, such as providing a ride; making a meal, a

simple phone call, or an elder visit; just to name a

few. More details are provided on the website. If

you are interested, need help with signing up or

have general questions, don't hesitate to contact

me.

B'Shalom,

Felicia Friedman

Social Action/Caring and Support Chairperson

Social Action with Felicia

Please join us May 5, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Oseh, on this Holocaust Remem-brance Day, to remember the victims of the Holocaust and commemorate those who fought against Nazi tyranny.

As part of our observance, we will show a documentary film that tells the remarkable story of a Philadelphia couple’s brave effort to save Jewish children from the Nazis. In the spring of 1939, a Jewish lawyer and his wife left their comfortable home and two children in Philadelphia and em-barked on a bold and improbable plan to rescue fifty children from Nazi-controlled Vienna. Despite the oncoming horrors of the Holocaust, Gil and Eleanor Kraus bravely traveled into the heart of the Nazi empire in an effort to save innocent lives.

Their unlikely mission would turn an ordinary American couple into ex-traordinary heroes. Their incredible story has never been told until now. The New York Times called this film “[h]eart-wrenching, thrilling, and above all relevant.” Sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Committee.

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Melinda & Leonard Bers Jill & John Booher Rafaelle & Ron Brooks Rebecca Goldfinger Jeff & April Koeppel Susan & Norman Levine Ron Dziengiel & Elaine Povich Sandy Reznick John Riehl Ellis Schlossenberg Judy & David Swanner Marilyn & Alan Wilder Susan & Richard Burger B’nei Mitzvah Paula & John Finedore Mani-pedi/Classroom Elizabeth Gaines Mensch Margie & Robert Ginsberg For the Home, Kitchenware Micki Goldstein In memory of Irv Goldstein Judy Katz Mensch The Land Family B’nei Mitzvah in honor of Holly & George Stone Nikki & Andy Lincoln Mensch Sue & Mel Lippmann Linens

Eliot Malumuth Mensch Karen Meckler & Brad Sachs Mensch Helen & Eric Metzman Mensch Mary & Neal Meyerson Mensch The Potemken-Friedman Family B’nei Mitzvot - Mazel Tov on #50 Shelley & Adam Reese Cleaning of 20 Sanctuary Chairs Heidi Rhodes B’Yachad Barbara & Rich Scissors Mensch Laura & Mel Stern Bnei Mitzvah Sue & Ken Wilson Mensch Susan & Marty Hoffman Participating in Brick in honor of Oseh’s 50th Karen Meckler & Brad Sachs in honor of Bnei Mitzvah Lorraine & Bob Levan Participating in Bricks in honor of Board Past & Present, Bnei Mitzvah at Oseh, George & Holly Stone, Oseh’s 50, Our Founding Members, Rabbi Doug, Cantor Charlie, and Rabbi Gary Judy & David Swanner Participating in Bricks in honor of Rabbi Doug, Cantor Charlie, and Rabbi Gary

Preserving Your Family Heirlooms

Talk by Wendy Turman, Director of Collections, Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington

Sunday, May 15, 2016, 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Join us for a sneak peek into some of the preservation issues facing the Society’s archives and tips on how people can preserve their own treasures for future generations. Sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Committee.

Contributions for 50th Anniversary In addition to those recognized for ads at the event:

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Please Help New Members Connect with Oseh Shalom

By Ann Wittik-Bravmann, Membership Chair Do you know someone who is shul shopping? If so, please make sure to mention Oseh Shalom to them. Don’t worry about being an “expert” about all aspects of Oseh Shalom. We have staff and volunteers availa-ble to answer any questions that they have about the synagogue. Prospective members who call the office, indicate their interest via the website (http://www.oseh-shalom.org), or sign the sign-in sheet which is kept outside of the sanctuary, will be mailed a membership packet and will be added to our email list so that they can be aware of upcoming events. Anyone who is interested in speaking to our Rabbi or Renee Richards, the religious school director, is wel-come to do so. I am always available to answer ques-tions, as is Barry Nove, our Executive Director. I can be contacted by email at awittik@gmail.com or by phone at (H) (410) 792-2868 or by (cell) (443) 812-5469.

Consider Oseh Shalom when planning your Simcha’s needs! Reasonable and competitive rates for use of our Social Hall, Kitchen,

Rooms, and Sanctuary.

For details and availability contact:

Barry Nove, Executive Director @ 301-498-5151 or bnove@oseh-shalom.org

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Community News

Baruch Dayan haEmet The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Praff family on the death of Irene Nimetz Margolin, z''l, the mother of Heidi Praff. The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Gordon-Salant family on the death of Sylvia Gordon, z''l, the mother of Sandra Gordon-Salant, and mother-in-law of Steven Salant. The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Steve Muchnick on the death of his aunt Sylvia Sanderoff, z"l. May the mourners find comfort within the community of Zion and Jerusalem.

Tributes Wishing a swift recovery to John Riehl Judy Arnoff The Makovi family Sisterhood

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ONEG HOST REMINDER When you receive your email or letter notifying you of your scheduled date for hosting an Oneg, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU as soon as possible, WHETHER YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DATE OR NOT. We need time to find an alternate to take your place if you cannot keep your assigned date, and we will reschedule you if possible, or put you on our reserve list for a future opening.

Please respond to Lisa Karpf at erk111@comcast.net when you receive your email or letter.

Thank you for your prompt response.

Lisa Karpf

Chair, Oneg Host Coordinator

April 8

Shelly Sypes in honor of granddaughter Gillian’s 6th birthday

May 6

Doris Kirschbaum in memory of her mother, Paula Kohn

Argue family in honor of David’s birthday

Rosenberg family in honor of Melanie’s birthday

May 13

Stacy and H. Austin Sheppard in honor of their anniversary

Sisterhood in honor of Rochelle Sypes’s birthday

May 20

Lili Barouch in honor of the birthdays of her mother, Winnie Barouch, and her daughter, Ariel Uy

Magnus family in honor of Melody’s and Josh’s birthdays

May 27

Shari and David Argue in honor of their anniversary

Paula and John Finedore in honor of Hilary’s birthday

Winchell family in honor of Vaughn’s birthday

Norman Levine in honor of Susan’s birthday

Cindy and Jay Feinberg in honor of their anniversary

Brad Sachs and Karen Meckler in honor of Matt’s birthday

Ginsberg family in honor of Margie’s birthday

Eaton family in honor of Karen’s birthday

Oneg Sponsors

Sponsor a Friday Night Oneg Shabbat

Honor a loved one by sponsoring an oneg. This is a unique and special way to commemorate life events, such as birthdays, anniversaries, bar/bat mitzvahs and special additions to the family. You would also be contributing to the spirit of communi-ty following erev Shabbat services. The oneg spon-sor honors are listed in both the weekly bima notes and the Shalom. Each sponsor honor is $25; the funds benefit the entire congregation. Please notify Mona Davis at micasd@aol.com or anyone of the Sisterhood members to sponsor an oneg.

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1 Robert & Lynne Herman 3 Ed & Reenie Kraft 6 Robert & Wynne Kleinberg 10 Larry & Bella Clamage 11 H. Austin & Stacey Sheppard 12 Len & Marlene Newman 15 Dave & Sharon McRae 17 John & Jill Booher 17 Elliot & Jody Satin 19 Matthew & Susan Pittinger Levine 20 Itzhak & May Benatar 20 Mitchell & Susan Romm 22 Ellen & Dan Horak 24 Allen & Randi Kampf 25 Jay & Cindy Feinberg 26 David & Shari Argue 26 John & Katy Clemens 26 David Loeb & Laura Finkelstein 26 David Wasserman & Susan Ginsberg 26 Tom & Susan Northcutt 27 Lolly Gaines & John Mason 27 Ed & Joan Magin 31 Robert & Cathy Weiss

1 Scott Pokodner 1 Jessica Seigel 2 Marc Applestein 3 Anita Frelich 4 David Argue 4 Amy Lechter-Siegel 4 Jessie Sunshine 5 Abby Adelman 5 David Cohen 6 Fany Kusnetz 7 Gary Richardso 7 Melanie Rosenberg 8 Sadie Susseles 9 Stephanie Holzman 10 Ellen Goldberg 10 Wynne Kleinberg 11 Laura Stern 13 Robin Failli 13 Naomi Horak 16 Alana Cornell 16 Howard Rapp 17 Cassia Biederman 17 Matthew Lessler 18 Judi Davidson-Wolf 18 Jeff Gilbert 18 Aliza Land 18 Cyndi Pomerantz 19 Steven Aug 19 David Lomke 19 Lori Morgenthau

20 Barbara Dyko 20 Joan Nachman 20 Ariel Uy 20 Michele Weiss 21 Stephanie Levy 21 Joshua Magnus 22 Barrie Hershkowitz 22 William Hershkowitz 22 Howard Weiss 23 Hilary Finedore 24 Steven Cohen 24 Heather Friedman 24 Andrew Northcutt 25 Melody Magnus 25 Stephen Schoenfeld 26 Vaughn Winchell 27 Karen Bonnie Eaton 28 David Swanner 29 Norman Dresner 29 Eugene Fox 29 Carrie Quigley 29 Jason Siegel 29 Rochelle Sypes 30 Karola Miller 30 Matthew Sachs 30 Ryan Susseles 31 Margie Ginsberg 31 Adam Goldfarb

Anniversaries

Birthdays

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Yahrzeits 5/2/2016 Belle Dicker, grandmother of Valerie Kaplan 5/2/2016 Ruth Lann, mother of Helen Lann 5/2/2016 Betty Nathan, mother of Robert Nathan 5/2/2016 Jim Siegfried, brother of Barbara Scissors 5/3/2016 Martha Bers, mother of Leonard Bers 5/3/2016 Max Alpher, father of Beryl Kramer 5/4/2016 Max Bravmann, grandfather of Daniel Bravmann 5/4/2016 Lillian Finkelstein, mother of Diane Hersh 5/4/2016 Sandra (Sandy) Klupt, mother of Sharon McRae 5/4/2016 Mary West Wilson, stepmother of Kenneth Wilson 5/6/2016 Gertrude Goldberg, mother of Mark Goldberg 5/6/2016 Irving Lenet, father of Steve Lenet 5/6/2016 Sylvia Shapiro, mother of Eileen Pokodner 5/6/2016 Lena Wittik, grandmother of Ann Wittik-Bravmann 5/7/2016 Hildegard Schmidt, aunt of Ted Einstein 5/7/2016 Maria Ellena, friend of Gary Gaines 5/7/2016 Ruth Lucas, aunt of Judy Katz 5/8/2016 Ahron Field, father of Ellen Horak 5/8/2016 Alvin Meckler, father of Karen Meckler 5/9/2016 Annette Malove, mother of Stephanie Fink 5/9/2016 Irma Goldensohn, mother of Jill Goozman 5/10/2016 George Unger, father of Marilyn Wilder 5/11/2016 *Harriet Aug, wife of Stephen Aug 5/12/2016 Gertrude Kaplan, mother of Steven Kaplan 5/13/2016 Leonard Goodwin, father of Robert Goodwin 5/14/2016 Caryl Cole, mother of Diane Cole 5/14/2016 Morris Horwitz, grandfather of Rochelle Newman 5/15/2016 Zulma Lubin, mother of Marjorie Aug 5/15/2016 Leon Funk, father of Helen Litow 5/15/2016 *Ann Reamer, mother of Beverly Ludwig 5/16/2016 Karen Eleanor Lippmann, daughter of Mel and Sue Lippmann, sister of Elaine Lippmann 5/17/2016 Reuben Kover, father of Allan Kover, grandfather of Jackie Land 5/17/2016 Lucille Ludwig, mother of Hal Ludwig 5/18/2016 Zelda Litow, mother of Leon Litow 5/18/2016 Irving Kliger, father of Susan Rapp 5/19/2016 Yehuda Achmon, friend of Elissa Karpf 5/20/2016 *Esther Stoler, mother of Martha Pomerantz, grandmother of Mark Pomerantz 5/20/2016 Stephen Serber, father of Jennifer Queen 5/22/2016 Abe Rissman, father of Julie Burns 5/22/2016 Theresa V.R. Gaines, grandmother of Gary Gaines and of Elizabeth Gaines 5/22/2016 Murray Hirsh, father of Don Hirsh 5/22/2016 Bertram Potemken, father of Donna Potemken 5/23/2016 Hugh Hochberg, grandfather of Felicia Dannick-Friedman 5/24/2016 Marvin Friedman, father of David Friedman 5/24/2016 *Rose Fishman, mother of Faith Parks, friend of Pauline Pivowar 5/24/2016 *Hillel Pomerantz, great grandfather of Mark Pomerantz 5/24/2016 George Stone, Sr., father of George Stone 5/25/2016 *Henrietta Liebroder, great aunt of Mark Pomerantz 5/26/2016 Marvin Diamond, father of Cindy Feinberg 5/26/2016 Herb Goodwin, husband of Bernice Goodwin 5/27/2016 Hilda Yablin, mother of David Friedman 5/27/2016 Louis Freedman, father of Judith Kessler 5/27/2016 Lawrence Paul Jacobs, father of Judy Swanner 5/28/2016 Patricia Kaplan, wife of Steven Kaplan 5/29/2016 Marvyn Wolf, father of Allen Wolf 5/31/2016 Samuel Heller, uncle of Ronald Benton-Klein 5/31/2016 *Roy Goldberg, father of Mark Goldberg 5/31/2016 Joanne Schoenfeld, mother of Michael Schoenfeld

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Havdalah Parsha Haftarah

May 5

Yom haShoah

May 6-7 7:48 PM 8:57 PM Kedoshim

Leviticus 19:23-20:27

Amos 9:7-15; Ezekiel 20:2-20*

May 8-9

May 11

Yom haZikaron

May 12

May 13-14 7:54 PM 9:03 PM Emor

Leviticus 23:23-24:23

Ezekiel 44:15-31

May 20-21 8:00 PM 9:09 PM Behar

Leviticus 25:29-26:2

Jeremiah 32:6-27

May 22

May 26

Lag baOmer

May 27-28 8:06 PM 9:15 PM Bechukotai

Leviticus 27:1-34

Jeremiah 16:19-17:14

* The first haftarah is read by Ashkenazim, the second by Sefardim.

Oseh Shalom Calendar Highlights

May 2016

May 4, 11, 18, 25 5:00 PM Lower School

May 1, 8, 15, 22 9:30 AM Lower School

May 4, 11, 18, 25 8:15 PM Israeli Dance

May 13, 20, 27 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service

May 1 10:00 AM Kadimah—Subcommittee Meeting

10:00 AM Membership Committee Meeting (offsite)

10:00 AM Rabbi’s Midrash Class

11:45 AM TeenConnect

May 3 7:30 PM Sisterhood Board Meeting

May 5 7:30 PM Yom HaShoah

May 6 6:00 PM K-2 Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner

7:00 PM Shabbat Family Service

May 7 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service

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The Shalom is a great place to advertise!

If you know someone who is interested,

please contact:

Barry Nove, Executive Director

@ bnove@oseh-shalom.org

or (301) 498-5151

May 8 9:30 AM Pre-K

11:45 AM Upper School—Torah Study

May 11 7:15 PM Executive Committee Meeting

May 12 7:30 PM Kadimah Committee Meeting

May 13 ALL DAY Camp JRF for 5th and 6th Graders

8:00 PM Aufruf—Yuri Stone & Randi Heylek

May 14 ALL DAY Camp JRF for 5th and 6th Graders

10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service

10:00 AM Max Goldberg Bar Mitzvah

May 15 10:00 AM LLL Preserving Your Family Heirloom

10:00 AM Relcomm Meeting

10:00 AM Volunteer Brunch (Membership)

11:45 AM Homeschooling Meeting

11:45 AM TeenConnect

7:00 PM Board Meeting

May 18 7:30 PM LLL Committee Meeting

May 21 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service

10:00 AM Amber Putnam Bat Mitzvah

7:00 PM Membership Milestone Jubilee Celebration

May 22 9:30 AM Pre-K

10:00 AM Membership Committee Meeting

11:45 AM Upper School—Torah Study

May 26 7:30 PM Kadimah Committee Meeting

May 28 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Services

May 29 11:00 AM TeenConnect BBQ

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The Shalom Volume 49, No. 9

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Rabbi Rabbi Doug Heifetz 301-498-5151 rabbiheifetz@oseh-shalom.org

Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Gary Fink 301-498-5151 gfrabbi@comcast.net

Executive Director Barry Nove 301-498-5151 bnove@oseh-shalom.org

Cantor Cantor Charlie Bernhardt 301-498-5151 cantorcharlie@earthlink.net

Bookkeeper Audrey Klein 301-498-5151 aklein@oseh-shalom.org

Education Director Renee Richards 301-498-7004 RRichards@oseh-shalom.org

Religious School Assistant Jovette Solomon 301-498-7004 osrsassitant @oseh-shalom.org

Director Teen Connect Mikey-Hess-Weber 301-275-7849 prontezza@gmail.com

Shalom Editor Carolyn Makovi 301-236-4411 oseh.shalom.editor@gmail.com

Shalom Layout Adam Goldfarb 301-498-5151 shalom@oseh-shalom.org

Shalom Advertising Mona Davis 240-423-0049 micasd@aol.com

All Publicity Chairs osehpublicity@yahoogroups.com

Webmaster Melody Magnus 301-622-2947 melmagnus25@gmail.com

Oseh Shalom WHO’S WHO LIST for 2015-2016

CONGREGATION OFFICERS & TRUSTEES

President Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan 443-864-1935 lagaynes@aol.com

Administrative V.P. Allison Holtz 410-531-0757 allisonaholtz@gmail.com

Financial V.P. David Argue 301-625-8136 argue.d@ei.com

Education co-V.P. Leslie Kornreich 410-379-6459 lkornreich@verizon.net

Religious V.P. Andy Friedman 301-776-4672 andyf.home@gmail.com

Membership Ann Wittik-Bravmann 410-792-2868 awittik@gmail.com

Secretary Heidi Rhodes 301-317-0944 hilynro@verizon.net

Treasurer Gary Gaines 301-937-2010 gary.gaines@sas.com

Past President Karen Meckler 443-812-2414 karenmeckler@comcast.net

Financial Secretary Adam Reese 301-942-0594 adam.reese@prmconsulting.com

Building and Grounds Ron Benton-Klein 301-490-7764 ronnie4570@aol.com

Contracts Coordinator Karen Bonnie Eaton 443-326-6326 karen.bonnie.eaton@gmail.com

Community Services Felicia Friedman 240-786-6274 ftdf65@gmail.com

Life Long Learning Judy Katz 301-460-6928 judy.katz3@verizon.net

At Large Marc Litz 410-531-0757 marc.litz@gmail.com

At Large Elliot Malumuth 301-483-6384 eliotmal@comcast.net

At Large John Riehl 301-490-3645 realman02@verizon.net

Development Kelly Benton-Klein 301-490-7764 ksk4you@aol.com

Volume 49, No. 9 The Shalom

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High Holidays Karen Meckler 443-812-2414 karenmeckler@comcast.net

JRF Representative John Riehl 301-490-3645 realman02@verizon.net

Policy & Procedures

Publicity Elaine Povich 301-490-2832 espovich@comcast.net

Youth Liaison Doug Kornreich 410-379-6459 kornreich@hotmail.com

SISTERHOOD

MEN’S CLUB

President Carolyn Makovi 301-236-4411 cmakovi@gmail.com

Recording Secretary Rochelle Sypes 240-264-1281 rsypes@verizon.net

Corresponding Secretary Judy Arnoff 301-490-6207 schnauzermom3@verizon.net

Treasurer Pauline Pivowar 301-604-8954 ppivowar@comcast.net

Treasurer Margrit Assaraf 240-280-7259 massaraf@comcast.net

Gift Shop, Chair Lisa Karpf 301-262-5581 erk111@comcast.net

Membership Chair

Oneg Host Chair Lisa Karpf 301-262-5581 erk111@comcast.net

Oneg Sponsors Chair Mona Davis 240-423-0049 micasd@aol.com

Program Chair

Tributes Chair Leah Young 301-498-4251 leahruthyoung@comcast.net

Oneg Food Chair Lisa Karpf 301-262-5581 erk111@comcast.net

Catering Marilyn Riffkin 301-384-8667 mriffkin@juno.com

Past President Alan Seigel 301-490-0057 ats999@msn.com

Treasurer Art Solomon 240-280-2067 solomona@comcast.net

GROUP EMAIL ADDRESSES

osehboard@yahoogroups.com—this email address reaches all lay leaders of the Oseh Shalom Congregational

board. Many conversations can be shared with the Rabbi and Barry. However, you must explicitly include the

email address for the Rabbi and Barry Nove.

osehpublicity@yahoogroups.com—this email address reaches all of the leaders of our various media, such as,

Shalom editor, list serve, Publicity chairs, Facebook, Web site, Bima Notes and Barry Nove. When sending pub-

licity, be sure to specify which (or all) forms of publicity desired.

membership@oseh-shalom.org—this email address reaches the Membership Committee chairs

Oseh Shalom

7515 Olive Branch Way

Laurel, MD 20707

Phone: 301-498-5151

Doug Heifetz, Rabbi

Carolyn Makovi, Editor

Adam Goldfarb, Layout Editor

Mona Davis, Advertising

oseh-shalom@oseh-shalom.org

Oseh Shalom is a vibrant, inclusive Reconstructionist synagogue, with members throughout the Baltimore-Washington area, dedicated to providing a supportive community for celebrating

Jewish life through prayer, learning and social action.

ments. This reasoning introduced a very important element of caution and nuance in my thinking about this issue. I feel fortunate to participate in many such gatherings that not only educate, but elicit strong, informed opposing views. At Oseh Shalom, also, we strive to hold discussions and educational sessions that intrigue the mind and spirit, inform the intellect, and create opportunities for safe, well-intentioned disagreement. Our Lifelong Learning Committee, among other groups, has created an amazing program calendar in re-cent years. Please feel free to get more involved by contacting Lifelong Learning Committee Chair Judy Katz (judy.katz3@verizon.net). With more widespread involvement, we can plan an even more powerful range of opportunities for learning and conversation. Best wishes for a wonderful Spring season, and I look forward to seeing you soon at Oseh Shalom. Shalom, Rabbi Doug Heifetz

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