The Shalom
Dear Friends,
Hanukkah begins on Sunday evening, De-cember 6th. The word hanukkah means dedication, or re-dedication. Because of my three-month sabbatical from this December 1st through February 29th, this holiday sea-son allows some new and unique opportuni-ties for our rededication as a community.
For one type of rededication this season, Oseh Shalom will broaden and deepen its connection to our own Reconstructionist movement. During my sabbatical, we’re hir-
ing two student rabbis, Hannah Spiro and Emily Cohen, from the Recon-structionist Rabbinical College (RRC), each to spend a number of week-ends at Oseh Shalom. They’ll introduce us to new ideas, music, practic-es, and leadership styles from the center of our movement at RRC. I’ve met both of our student rabbis. They’re delightful individuals with a great deal to give and teach, and I’m confident that they’ll offer much inspiration to our congregation while they’re with us. I hope that, as a result of their presence at Oseh Shalom, our members will feel a deeper investment in our Reconstructionist movement, our future rabbinical leaders, and RRC’s process of envisioning and planning a virbrant future of the American Jewish community.
Many Shabbat services during my sabbatical, particularly on select week-ends without the visiting student rabbis, will also allow our talented lay leaders the opportunity to rededicate, utilize and deepen their service-
Rabbi Doug Heifetz Cantor Charlie Bernhardt
Executive Director Barry Nove Religious School Director Renee Richards
Volume 49, No. 4
December 2015/5776 Oseh Shalom’s Monthly Newsletter
Content Highlights Rabbi Heifetz’s Monthly Word
Come to the Chanukah B’Yachad! Friday, December 11th
Dinner at 6:00 PM/Service at 7:00 PM
See page 12 for additional details
1 Rabbi’s Monthly Word
2 From the Executive
Director
2 News From School
3 Social Action
6 Anniversaries and
Birthdays
8 Information for the
Annual Retreat
13 Yahrzeits
17 Oneg Sponsors
18 Contributions
19 Oseh Shalom Calendar
20 Candle Lighting Times
Oseh’s Vaughn Winchell made his
championship appearance on Jeopardy
during the November games
Continued on back cover
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Welcome to the December
issue. Hanukkah is just
around the corner. I would
like to look back at the past
twelve months. Oseh Shalom
has put in a new floor in the
Social Hall; installed a new
sound system, with Stream-
ing capacity; expanded rentals (for example,
ABCKidstime is now at its licensed capacity, renting
eight of our classrooms – they began with just two
classrooms 5 years ago); and we are in the midst
of a Strategic Planning Process. Ron Benton-Klein
as Building and Grounds chair has done an amazing
job sprucing up the parking lot (all the lines and
disabled parking areas were repainted in time for
the High Holidays). Additionally, Phil Victor and Ste-
ve Klein have replaced a number of broken and old
landscaping lights around the building with new
LED ones (and making electrical and other repairs
in our building, which save us a great deal on
building maintenance costs).
Our B’Yachad program now has a coordinator, Kelly
Benton-Klein, who has been doing a marvelous job
organizing everything to perfection, making our
first three B’Yachad program among the best ever.
On top of all that, we are now approaching our
50th Anniversary (our Jubilee) as a congregation.
It is thanks to members of the congregation
(named and unnamed – though, I should mention
that I could not do what I do without the support
of our Administrative VP, Allison Holtz) – that all
this and a lot more have been made possible.
Hmm, I would be remiss, if I also did not mention
the Shalom In Brief, which debuted this year,
which would not have been possible without the
support of the Shalom’s editor, Carolyn Makovi. Ku-
dos must also go to Adam Goldfarb, who has been
designing the Shalom In Brief and the online edi-
tion since last winter and, though, he is now in
From the Executive Director
Continued on page 4
The Shalom is a great place to advertise!
If you know someone who is interested, please contact:
Barry Nove, Executive Director, at
[email protected] or (301) 498-5151
Shalom!
With Chanukkah coming earli-
er this year, our religious
school is in a unique position
to host a family-wide learning
program before everyone
rushes off to winter break. For
the past few years, the school
has done a great job educating children about our
Jewish customs and extending the meaning of Cha-
nukkah beyond just gift giving. However, we
thought this year would be a good time to provide
meaningful activities for everyone.
This year, on December 6th, we would like to invite
all families to join their students in a family learning
-style Sunday. We will have cooking and dancing
and art and singing. But we will also have meaning-
ful lessons to help families get more out of the holi-
day. Our goal is to provide you with a few tools and
ideas to help you bring a more spiritual and relevant
Chanukkah tradition into your home this year.
Was there really sacred oil that lasted eight days?
Why were the Maccabees fighting? If Chanukkah
means ‘dedication,’ how can I reflect that in a tradi-
tion in my home? What did Jews used to do on this
holiday before gift giving? What do Jews in other
countries do on Chanukkah?
Of course we will have latkes and dreidels, but we
will also help families answer the questions above.
I look forward to seeing you all on December 6th!
Renee Richards
News From the Religious School
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Volunteers Needed for the Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is looking for volun-
teers to help with membership. There are many dif-
ferent activities that I need help with and any help
you could give me is appreciated. If you are interest-
ed in volunteering, please review the list of volunteer
activities below and let me know which category or
categories you would be willing to help with. It is my
intention to sort the volunteer list by activity so that I
am not contacting everyone for each activity.
Meetings/Planning Events/Strategy: Volunteers to
attend membership meetings, wherein we will dis-
cuss membership strategies and plan membership
events. The meetings will be held every 4th Sunday
of the month at 10 a.m. (Note: we will not be meet-
ing on November 22nd). The next meeting is Sunday,
December 27th at 10 a.m.
Volunteer at Events: This includes things like setting
up, cleaning up, and sitting at a membership table. I
will inform the volunteers on this list of the date of
the event and the tasks that we need help with. The
volunteers will let me know if they are available for
the tasks that we need help with. You can volunteer
for this even if you do not volunteer to attend meet-
ings/plan events.
Phone Calls-Events: Volunteers will be given a list of
new members and/or prospective members to call
about upcoming membership events with the pur-
pose of specifically inviting them to attend the event.
When I have a need for these calls to be made, I will
provide the information about the event and will let
the volunteers know the time frame for the phone
calls. Volunteers will then let me know if they are
available to make phone calls and if so, how many
they would like to make. They will also need to pro-
vide with me the results of the phone calls. You can
volunteer for this task even if you do not volunteer to
attend meetings/plan events.
Please note that the committee has a need for peo-
ple willing to make phone calls and that it is not nec-
essary for you to attend meetings in order to make
the phone calls. I will provide you with the infor-
mation you need in order to make the phone calls.
If you have any questions regarding any of these,
please either email me at [email protected] or call
me at (H) (410) 792-2868 or (cell) (443) 812-5469.
Ann Wittik-Bravmann
Religious School cooking up
delicious challah
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graduate school in New York, continues to design
them. The Shalom In Brief is really one of our sig-
nature accomplishments of 2015, helping us con-
nect so much better with our community.
Looking forward, the Annual Retreat is around the
corner, and more B’Yachad programs, not far be-
hind. We still need sponsors for the remaining
B’Yachad events through June. The cost of these
dinners is over $1,500, sometimes significantly
more depending on the number of people we are
expecting (and the selected menu, etc.). Oseh Sha-
lom does not have funding in the budget to cover
these programs. I truly wish we did. So, if you are
in a position to underwrite one or part of a
B’Yachad, please contact me or Kelly Benton-Klein,
B’Yachad Coordinator (and Development Chair).
Also, if you would like to help with the 50th Anni-
versary Dinner, which is also just around the cor-
ner, on Saturday evening, March 5, 2016, please
contact us as well. For example, I know the Com-
mittee is seeking old Oseh Shalom photographs for
an exhibit being planned for that night.
I cannot thank enough all those who have helped
in the office for this past month: Mona Davis, Lisa
Karpf, Doris Kirschbaum, Mariyan Kolev, Yannet
Pena, Pauline Pivowar, and Stephen Schoenfeld. I
would also like to thank Judy Arnoff, who for more
than four years up until October was updating the
board outside the Sanctuary weekly. Her willing-
ness to help for so long is much appreciated. Final-
ly, simply thank you. Oseh could not do what it
does and be there for our community without you
and all our members.
Barry Nove
Executive Director
301-498-5151
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While you are out buying holiday gifts for family
and friends, please think of those less fortunate.
We will be "adopting" a family again from the Lau-
rel Advocacy and Referral Services (LARS) as
well as having a general toy drive. LARS thanked
us sincerely last year. The family was so touched
by our warmth and generosity.
Please click here: http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/20f044aacac229-adopt for suggested items to
bring for both of these collections, or contact Feli-
cia below. If you have children, have them help
pick out the toys. If you prefer shopping online,
please use the Amazon link on the Oseh shop/
support page or get a Scrips gift card from Kelly
Benton-Klein. If you shop using a Scrips gift card,
you can help Oseh and our needy family. Scrips
orders will be placed on November 23, so that the
gift cards will arrive on time. You get the full value
of the gift card and Oseh gets a small percentage.
Scrips includes discount and regular department
stores such as Target, Kmart, Giant Food, Macy’s,
etc. Just call or email Kelly, [email protected]. It’s
that easy.
Items needed for the family have specific ages
listed. Please bring unwrapped items on Decem-
ber 6 and join us for our lively gift wrapping party.
If you can’t make the wrapping event, drop off your
donations in the Oseh coat closet box marked
Adopt a Family.
Join the Wrapping Lunch Party, December 6,
11:30 am – 1 pm
Join us on Sunday, December 6, at 11:30 am for
our Social Action gift wrapping party. The gift
wrapping event is for all congregants, not just
those with kids. We will offer an optional pizza,
salad, drinks, and dessert lunch for $5 per person,
4 and under are free, maximum $15 per family.
Please let us know if you have any special dietary
requests, such as gluten free. All items will be free
Help Us Help Others: Support our
"Adopt a Family" and Toy Drive
of peanuts/tree nuts. We will have a playdough
table for young children as well as a table for
older kids to make holiday cards for the adopted
family.
Questions? Email Felicia at [email protected] or
call Felicia via phone at: 240-786- 6274 (home),
or email Melody Magnus at mel-
B'Shalom,
Felicia Friedman and Melody Magnus, Social
Action/Caring and Support Committee
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Anniversaries
6 Gary & Eileen Pokodner
6 Jeff & Andi Zolt
10 Dan & Lisa Krieger
20 Craig & Eileen Hollander
20 Brad Sachs & Karen Meckler
22 Stephen & Terry Klein
23 Stephen Siegel & Amy Lechter-Siegel
26 Stan & Ruth Brodsky
Birthdays
1 Gary Gilbert
1 Cathy Weiss
2 Patrick Quigley
2 Brad Sachs
2 Donald Thomas
3 Diane Cole
4 Larry Levy
4 Melvin Stern
7 Laurie Remer
8 Bobby Mitchell
9 Felicia Dannick-Friedman
9 Carrie Goodman
9 Michael Makovi
10 Daniel Bravmann
11 Mary Shine
12 Stephanie Fink
12 Gary Gaines
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Birthdays
12 Janet Schoenfeld
13 Bryan Hicks
13 Mike Taylor
14 Robert Fleishman
14 Steven Parker
16 Steven Salant
16 Edward Stern
17 Elaine Povich
17 Lyle Wolinsky
18 Pauline Pivowar
19 Richard Bacharach
20 Paige Goodwin
22 Diane Cohen
22 Brian Kritt
23 Matt Baker
25 Ellen Horak
25 Robert LeRoy
26 Diane Hersh
27 Roxanne Lefkoff
28 Emily Blank
29 Paul Feldman
29 Rich Scissors
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It’s that time of year— the minimum order to place bricks is 10
and to date (as of November 4, 2015) we need only 8 more to order.
If you would like to honor or memorialize friends or family, please
order by December 15, 2015 for installation before the end of March.
Oseh Shalom’s The Derehk Shalom, Path of Peace
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12/1/2015 Leon Cohen, uncle of Felicia Dannick-Friedman
12/1/2015 *Anna Eisenblatt Pomerantz, great aunt of Mark Pomerantz
12/1/2015 Sheldon Green, brother of Joanne Wolinsky
12/2/2015 Virginia Russakoff, mother of Renee Firtag
12/2/2015 James D. Blackwell, Jr., father of Elmina Hilsenrath
12/2/2015 Dorothy Josephson, grandmother of Ann Wittik-Bravmann
12/3/2015 Evelyn Castleman Volkman, mother of Ellen Bacharach
12/3/2015 Sarah Weissman, mother of Louise Weissman
12/4/2015 Ruth Rosenzweig, mother of Rochelle Sypes
12/4/2015 Ralph Wolinsky, father of Lyle Wolinsky
12/5/2015 Nettie Koeppel, mother of Jeffrey Koeppel
12/5/2015 Anne Chase, grandmother of Robert Nachman
12/5/2015 Neal Shugar, brother of Michael Shugar
12/6/2015 Randy Siegmeister, brother of Laura Applestein
12/7/2015 *Jack Pivowar, husband of Pauline Pivowar
12/8/2015 Nathan Volkman, father of Ellen Bacharach
12/8/2015 Nathan Fastman, father of Michael Fastman
12/11/2015 Jacob Russakoff, father of Renee Firtag
12/12/2015 Harry Parker, father of Steven Parker
12/13/2015 Reba Segal, grandmother of Seth Friedman
12/13/2015 Doris Kalman, mother of Annette Rankin
12/14/2015 Karol Horak, father of Dan Horak
12/14/2015 Louis Butler, grandfather Valerie Kaplan
12/15/2015 Sylvia Holzer, grandmother of Howard Krakower
12/15/2015 Martha B Fay, mother of Mary Nelson
12/16/2015 Hilda Hersh, mother of Sidney Hersh
12/18/2015 Michael Gilbert, brother of Jeff Gilbert
12/19/2015 Seymour Feldman, father of Paul Feldman
12/20/2015 Laura Brodsky, stepmother of Stan Brodsky
12/20/2015 Sadie Ehrlich, mother of Carol Jacobson
Yahrzeits
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12/20/2015 Sally Krieger, grandmother of Carrie Quigley
12/21/2015 Ezra Eisenberg, father of Carole Nathan
12/22/2015 Jeannette Bernhardt, mother of Charles Bernhardt
12/22/2015 Anthony Fox, brother of Dan Fox
12/22/2015 *Samuel Victor, father of Phil Victor
12/22/2015 Nancy Winchell, mother of Vaughn Winchell
12/23/2015 Samuel Broad, grandfather of Barbara Margolis
12/23/2015 Ernest Riehl, father of John Riehl
12/24/2015 Rebecca Castleman, grandmother of Ellen Bacharach
12/24/2015 Ethel Genes Berger, mother of Robert Berger
12/24/2015 Albert Blank, father of Melody Magnus
12/24/2015 Philip Rapp, father of Harvey Rapp
12/26/2015 Henry Bornstein, father of Susan Hoffman
12/28/2015 Donald Brecker, father of Joan LeRoy
12/29/2015 Seymour Cohen, father of Howard Cohen
12/29/2015 Sam Baer, stepfather of Ed Kraft
12/29/2015 *Gail Stern, wife of Melvin Stern
12/30/2015 *Anne Hilsenrath, mother of Ernest Hilsenrath
12/31/2015 Ethel Bornstein, mother of Susan Hoffman
12/31/2015 Dorothy Siegfried, mother of Barbara Scissors
Yahrzeits
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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 [email protected]
Tributes
Len and Melinda Bers in memory of Len’s
father
Pauline Pivowar
Judy Tabachow and family in memory of
Denny Tabachow
Leah and Patrick Young
Myra and Brian Snow
Marj and Steve Aug
Pauline Pivowar
Carolyn and Marty Makovi
Sisterhood
Marilyn and Cantor Charlie Bernhardt in
memory of Marilyn’s mother, Matilda
Weiner
Leah and Patrick Young
Marj and Steve Aug
Pauline Pivowar
Sisterhood
To: Marilyn and Cantor Charlie Bernhardt
in memory of Marilyn’s aunt, Bernice Ru-
12/20/2015 Sally Krieger, grandmother of Carrie Quigley
12/21/2015 Ezra Eisenberg, father of Carole Nathan
12/22/2015 Jeannette Bernhardt, mother of Charles Bernhardt
12/22/2015 Anthony Fox, brother of Dan Fox
12/22/2015 *Samuel Victor, father of Phil Victor
12/22/2015 Nancy Winchell, mother of Vaughn Winchell
12/23/2015 Samuel Broad, grandfather of Barbara Margolis
12/23/2015 Ernest Riehl, father of John Riehl
12/24/2015 Rebecca Castleman, grandmother of Ellen Bacharach
12/24/2015 Ethel Genes Berger, mother of Robert Berger
12/24/2015 Albert Blank, father of Melody Magnus
12/24/2015 Philip Rapp, father of Harvey Rapp
12/26/2015 Henry Bornstein, father of Susan Hoffman
12/28/2015 Donald Brecker, father of Joan LeRoy
12/29/2015 Seymour Cohen, father of Howard Cohen
12/29/2015 Sam Baer, stepfather of Ed Kraft
12/29/2015 *Gail Stern, wife of Melvin Stern
12/30/2015 *Anne Hilsenrath, mother of Ernest Hilsenrath
12/31/2015 Ethel Bornstein, mother of Susan Hoffman
12/31/2015 Dorothy Siegfried, mother of Barbara Scissors
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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 possi-
ble, 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 when you receive your
email or letter. You can reach her at:
(Lisa Karpf) [email protected]
Thank you for your prompt response.
Lisa Karpf, Chair, Coordinating Oneg Host
Community News
Baruch Dayan ha'Emet
The congregation extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Everett family on the death of Peter Everett, z'l, brother of Chris Everett and broth-er-in-law of Sonya Everett.
The congregation extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Marilyn Bernhardt on the death of her aunt Bernice Rubenstein,z'l.
The congregation extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Bernhardt family on the death of Matilda Weiner, z'l, mother of Marilyn Bernhardt and mother-in-law of Cantor Charles Bernhardt.
The congregation extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Judy Tabachow and her family on the death of her husband, Denny Tabachow, z'l.
May the mourners find consolation within the gates of Zion and Jerusalem.
Community News
Mazel Tov!
Mazel tov to members Stephanie and Ben on the birth of their baby, James Anders Fogle!
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 commu-
nity following erev Shabbat services. The oneg
sponsor 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 [email protected] or any of
the Sisterhood members to sponsor an oneg.
On Oct 28, 2015, Oseh Shalom sponsored a
“Twinning” event with some folks representing
the Muslim community around Washington and
Baltimore at the synagogue. The folks that at-
tended were Rabbi Heifetz and I from Oseh Sha-
lom; Saleem Ahmed and Dr. Mohammad Younus
of Montgomery County; Daniel Spiro, leader of
the Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society of Washing-
ton (JIDS); and Dr. Rais Rahman from the Is-
lamic Society of Baltimore (ISB) and his wife,
Nasrin Rahman, Principal of the ISB Sunday
school as well as Vice President of the Baltimore
County Muslim Council. The purpose of this
“Twinning “ event is to foster communication
between the Jewish and Muslim communities.
We all had a terrific time. Some ideas for the fu-
ture will be to have some social events that in-
clude a discussion and perhaps an entertaining
event like a film. These events will be open to
members of our respective communities.
Robin Mauk
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October 30
Tracey and Steven Cohen in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Lily
November 13
Sisterhood in honor of Barry Nove’s birthday
November 27
Marty Hoffman in memory of his mother, Rose Hoffman
December 4
Schimel family in honor of Josh’s birthday
Eaton family in honor of Jonah’s birthday
December 11
Makovi family in honor of Michael’s birthday
Lisa Karpf in honor of Mitch Stein’s birthday
Brodsky family in honor of Ari Brodsky-Simon's birthday
Pauline Pivowar in memory of her husband, Jack
Eileen and Craig Hollander in honor of their anniversary
Bonnie Gaines in honor of Gary Gaines’s birthday
December 18
Edelberg family in honor of Sara’s birthday
Eaton family in honor of Daniel’s birthday
Karen Meckler and Brad Sachs in honor of their anniversary
Elmina and Ernest Hilsenrath in honor of the birthday of granddaughter, Sophia Isabel-la Schulman
Mary Meyerson in honor of Neal’s birthday
Sisterhood in honor of Pauline Pivowar’s birthday
December 25
Ruth and Stan Brodsky in honor of their anniversary
Eaton family of honor of the birthdays of daughter, Rebecca, and her husband, Enrique
Terry and Steve Klein in celebration of their anniversary
Margie and Robert Ginsberg in honor of Emily’s birthday
Susan Hoffman in memory of her father, Henry Bornstein
Oneg Sponsors
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Contributions
Path of Peace
Bob Fleishman
In memory of Doris Fleish-
man, 1933-2015
Laurie Remer
In memory of Beverly Remer,
1926-2013
Tzedek Fund
Anonymous
Rabbi Heifetz
In honor of Oseh Shalom’s
upcoming 50th Anniversary
Shelley & Adam Reese
In memory of Cecil Reese
and Chester Kandel
Life Long Learning Fund
Anonymous
Doris Kirschbaum
Terry & Steve Klein
In memory of Annette Saun-
ders High Holiday Appeal
Dr. Henry David
In appreciation of your lovely
and moving Holiday Services,
and Rabbi and Cantor
Carol & Arnold Jacobson
Nancey Parker
Steven Parker
Building Fund
Gail & Ron Schimel
In memory of Arnie Springer
– brother of Gail Schimel
Torah Repair Fund
Gerson & Beryl Kramer
In memory of Harry Kramer,
father of Gerson Kramer
Kol Haneshama: Daily
Prayerbook/Shabbat &
Festivals Prayerbook
Anonymous
Rabbi’s Discretionary
Fund
Susan & Robert Northcutt
Susan & David Mack
In honor of the Bat Mitzvah
of Sasha Bird and her parents
Jessica & Rick Bird
Yahrzeit Plaque
Bobbi Adams
In memory of Edward Adams
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Oseh Shalom Calendar Highlights
December 2015
December 2,9,16,23, 30 8:15 PM Israeli Dance
December 4,11,18,25 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Services
December 2,9,16,23 5:00 PM Lower School
December 1 7:30 PM Sisterhood Board Meeting
December 4 6:00 PM 3rd Grade Kabbalat Shabbat
7:00 PM Shabbat Family Service
December 5 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Services
December 6 9:30 AM Lower School
9:30 AM Pre-K
10:00 AM LLL-Rabbi’s Class (S)
11:30 AM Adopt A Family Gift Wrap Pizza Party
11:45 AM Home School Meeting
11:45 AM TeenConnect
7:30 PM Kadimah Meeting
December 9 7:15 PM Executive Committee
December 11 6:00 PM Shabbat Hanukkah B’Yachad Dinner & Shabbat
Evening Service
December 12 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Services
December 13 9:30 AM NO SCHOOL
10:00 AM LLL-Hebrew Reading Crash Course
1:00 PM Chesapeake Day of Learning (JRC)
December 15 7:30 PM Kadimah Meeting
December 16 7:30 PM LLL Committee Meeting
December 17 7:30 PM Relcomm Meeting
December 18 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service
December 19 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service
5:00 PM Teen Connect Mall Scavenger Hunt (Offsite)
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Dates Lighting Time Havdalah Parsha Haftarah
December 4-5 4:26 PM 5:34 PM Vayeshev
Genesis 39:1-40:23
Amos 2:6-3:8
December 6-14
Chanukah
December 11-12
4:27 PM 5:35 PM Miketz
Genesis 43:16-44:17, Num-bers 28:9-15
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
December 12-13
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
December 18-19 4:29 PM 5:37 PM Vayigash
Genesis 46:28-47:27
Ezekiel 37:15-28
December 22
Asara b'Tevet
December 25-26 4:32 PM 5:31 PM Vayechi
Genesis 49:27-50:26
I Kings 2:1-12
* The first haftarah is read by Ashkenazim, the second by Sefardim.
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December 20 9:30 AM Lower School
9:30 AM Pre-K
11:45 AM Upper School—Torah Study
7:00 PM Board Meeting
December 25 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Services
December 26 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Services
December 27 9:30 AM NO SCHOOL
10:00 AM Membership Committee Meeting
December 30 5:00 PM NO SCHOOL
8:15 PM Israeli Dance
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Oseh Shalom
7515 Olive Branch Way
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Phone: 301-498-5151
Doug Heifetz, Rabbi
Carolyn Makovi, Editor
Adam Goldfarb, Layout Editor
Mona Davis, Advertising
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.
leading skills for the benefit of the congregation.
Meanwhile, I’m looking forward to the upcoming opportunities for my own rabbinic ‘rededication’ during my sabbatical. After nearly ten years of serving as the Rabbi of Oseh Shalom, this interlude will offer occasions to deepen and broaden my areas of knowledge and ability. I will engage in some religious studies courses, both locally and online. I’m also taking a metalsmithing/jewelry class. As some of you know, I’ve begun to create silverware jewelry, often incorporating Jewish ideas and symbols. Many of my pieces are already on sale at the gift shop here at Oseh Shalom, to benefit the congregation. I plan to spend time working with members of our community on jewelry and art pro-jects upon my return. If you’d like, please follow my progress during my sabbatical on my metalwork website at: www.lostandforged.com
I’ll miss my frequent contact with the wonderful members of our congregation during these three months. You’ve helped me to grow tremendously over the years, and I’ve come to feel increasingly relaxed and happy with so many of my ‘official’ and informal roles. When my sabbatical ends in March, I’ll be eager to share my experiences from this three-month interlude, and to hear about those from members of the congregation.
Best wishes for a wonderful Hanukkah, and a fruitful and happy season of rededication.
Shalom,
Rabbi Doug Heifetz
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