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OSEH SHALOM’S CONGREGATIONAL NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 45, NO. 6 OCTOBER 2007 / 5772 Rabbi’s Message I N S I D E THIS ISSUE: Dear Hevre,

Rabbi’s 1-2 Message I hope the year 2012 is off to a great start for you. President’s 1-3 Report The classical Jewish book the Zohar asserts that God created the universe only after gazing deeply into the for guidance. Even God—the ultimate creator—needed a blueprint to Religious 5 guide the actions of creation. School

Social Action, 6-8 So, too, at Oseh Shalom we need to recall and stay focused upon our plans and ideal visions Caring & so we can best nurture them to reality. You may remember that, a couple of years ago we Support created a Vision Statement, together with a series of Vision Forums for the community. In reviewing the final document I noticed one point that I especially want to revisit and address Sisterhood 9 with members of the community. Specifically, Objective #5 declared the key goal:

Men’s Club 10- “To serve as a vibrant regional center for Jewish learning and culture.” 11

Oneg Honors 12 I’m currently working with members of the synagogue to focus on this objective. I believe that one current priority is to maximally strengthen our relationship to families who don’t any longer have children in our Religious School, and engage them intellectually, spiritually, and 13 socially. We will likely announce a few town-hall meetings soon to explore this topic and to ask some important related questions. 15 For example: are you aware of the many educational and cultural events for adults at Oseh Calendar 18- Shalom these days? A current partial list of activities includes: 19 • Lecture by renowned theologian Art Green on February 12th • Talk by neuroscientist Roland Griffiths on February 21st • Top Chef Oseh evening of wine, food and music on March 31st • Tu Bishvat seder on February 11th after Shabbat morning services • Upcoming Saturday evening film series • Judaism: the Pathway of Awareness, 6 session class in Feb. & March • Ongoing classes in Jewish Mysticism • Current Melton class on Ideas of • Recent trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History • Roots, Rocks & Writings Israel tour last December • Friday evening talks on “Have I Practiced Being Jewish Today?” • Torah study on most winter Shabbat mornings P A G E 2 Rabbi’s Message (continued)

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If we haven’t communicated to you effectively to learn about these events and others, what sort of communication would help you? Would you need: • Announcements sent by mail • Reminders on Facebook • Phone calls • Some other means of communication

What other sorts of activities would you find inviting and engaging? Some ideas might include: • An educational/support group for adults caring for aging parents • A class on Jewish issues in grandparenting • Weekday lunches, discussions or lectures • Art & drama groups • Other activities?

Please let me know any thoughts or suggestions you might have about these questions. I’m confident that, by working together, we will find many ways to make our community even more satisfying and wonderful. Just as God’s act of planning helped bring creation to life, so too a bit of planning and consultation within Oseh Shalom will help our community to live most fully.

I look forward to seeing you sometime soon at Oseh Shalom.

B’vracha,

Rabbi Doug Heifetz

President’s Report

As I began reading about Tu B’shvat in order to prepare this month’s newsletter address I came across numerous interesting concepts and ideas. Apparently Tu b’Shvat started as a farmers holiday. According to the Torah, it is forbidden to eat the fruit of a tree during the first three years of a tree’s life. With this in mind, a “birthday” for trees was established on the 15th day of the month of Shvat as a way to mark each of the passing years.

The Kabbalists created a spiritual context within which to celebrate the

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holiday. According to Lurianic , all beings are imbued with a divine spark. This internal spark is conceived of as similar to the actual seeds of new life and potential growth that lie within some varieties of fruits and nuts. From a Jewish mystical standpoint, human actions can release these sparks and augment G-d's presence in the world, resulting in both personal and communal spiritual growth. So on Tu b’Shvat, the Kabbalists would eat certain fruits associated with the as a symbolic way of releasing these divine sparks.

To practice being Jewish we are required to act, both concretely and symbolically. “Jewish” actions should improve our connection to G-d and to our tradition, but should also work towards releasing the “divine sparks” in order to heal and improve the world. So it is worth a pause at this time in the Jewish calendar to ask yourself: “What would I be doing differently—more or less of— if what I did was going to liberate the divine spark that resides within me and others?” “To practice being In recognition of Tu b’Shvat, there are plenty of ways to begin repairing the Jewish we are world, here at Oseh Shalom. During the months of January and February, Oseh required to act, both Shalom hosts Women’s and Men’s Winterhaven. Thank you to the volunteers concretely and who helped with Women’s Winterhaven in January, and please consider symbolically.“ volunteering for Men’s Winterhaven in February.

Additionally we would like to remind you to attend services. Rabbi Heifitz will continue exploring how we practice being Jewish with his Friday night Derashot series. On February 10 he will discuss Community and Individuality; and on February 17 he will discuss Tzedakah, Money and Compassion. The Sisterhood will sponsor the Tu b’Shvat seder on February 11, where you will have the opportunity to perform the mitzvah of savoring some of the aforementioned fruits and nuts. The Men’s Club will host their annual Super Bowl party on February 5. P A G E 4 “Have I Practiced Being Jewish Today?”

Rabbi Heifetz will present a series of drashot (talks) on Oseh Shalom’s chosen theme for the year, “Have I Practiced Being Jewish Today?” Each talk will occur as part of the regular 8 PM Erev Shab- bat service on Friday evenings. The drashot are scheduled as follows:

October 21th: The Ethics of Speech November 11th: Welcoming Children November 25th : Bioethics, Genetic Engineering & Physical Enhancement February 10th: Community & Individuality February 17th: Tzedakah, Money & Compassion March 9th: Economic Justice March 30th: Sexual Ethics May 18th: Everyday Spirituality June 9th: Food & Jewish Dietary Practice June 23rd: The Journey of Mourning

Please note that each one of these talks will draw upon a volume of the series, A Guide to Jewish Practice, edited by Dr. David Teutsch and published by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) Press. They’re recommended reading as you attend the talks. Six of these individual book- lets were recently collected into one newly published collection, entitled “A Guide to Jewish Prac- tice: Everyday Living.” The individual booklets, and the new compilation, are all available for pur- chase the RRC Press (tel. #215-576-0800 ext. 129, or online at http://www.rrc.edu/ethics-center/ publications/publications).

Baruch Dayan he’Emet

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Vaughn Winchell and the entire Winchell family on the recent death of Nancy Winchell, z''l, mother of Vaughn Winchell.

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Stan Brodsky and the entire Brodsky family on the recent death of Laura Brodsky, z''l, stepmother of Stan Brodsky.

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Lisa and Ron Alper and the entire Alper family on the recent death of Selma Wasserman, z''l, loving mother of Robert (Scarlett) Wasserman and Lisa (Ron) Alper, dear sister of Norman (Margo) Greenstein and the late Nathan Greenstein, cherished grandmother of Matthew, Danielle, Michael, and Marissa.

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Emily Blank and the entire Blank family on the recent death of Annette Blank z''l, mother of Emily Blank.

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First of all, I’d like to thank all the smart and appreciated move. volunteers we’ve had this past month: Judy Arnoff, Rose One of my primary responsibilities Fishman, Jacqueline Gentile, is to coordinate facility usage and I Molly Hullinger, Karen Israel, Doris want to do the best job possible. Kirschbaum, Pauline Pivowar, and So, please help us all to be the Linda Schoolnick. I can’t tell you best operation possible. Check the enough how much help they’ve calendar, call me with questions, been. including whether after normal hours the building is open. It can We have had a lot of activity in the be open, but we have to recruit a building this year with a lot more to volunteer, who is available to open come, which has me thinking I and close the building, or our should talk about the Oseh maintenance person, which is an Shalom community calendar. It additional expenditure. won’t surprise you to know that the calendar is only as good as what That concludes my soapbox for this we, well, input into it. The calendar issue. On a lighter note, particularly evolves and often changes. The for those of you who attended the calendar meeting is held every December Lunch and Learn where year in May, and six months later I spoke about “Jews in Science leadership may have rescheduled Fiction, Fantasy, and the Comics,” I a key program or meetings. So, am happy to announce the please check the calendar and let forthcoming publication of my first me know when you’re changing novel and a book of short stories, the plan. both of which are being published as ebooks and should For events held at Oseh Shalom, be available by around March 1st knowing actual room availability is of this year. The professional a key factor in having a smoothly world of publishing has changed running program. Assuming the and is still evolving. Becoming a library’s available for a committee professional author, even meeting, for example, on a through what is called Indie Religious School night, may be a Publishing, is a dream come mistake. Letting the office know true. and don’t worry, I’m not your plans can help. However, giving up my day job. There’s mistakes happen – so double never a dull day at Oseh Shalom checking the online calendar at and I truly enjoy serving this www.oseh-shalom.org/ congregation and community a eventcal is a good habit to get great deal. into. If you’re considering having a meeting, program, or a rental, Thank you. checking the calendar for this year makes sense, as does calling me for feedback. However, completing Barry Nove a set-up sheet, which can also be Facility and Office Manager found on the online calendar [email protected] webpage, and sending it to me at 301-498-5151 ext. 25 the Oseh Shalom office is a doubly VOLUME 45, NO. 6 P A G E 6

Share Shabbat With One of the World's Preeminent Authorities on Jewish Thought and Spirituality

SHABBATON 2012: February 10, 11, and 12 N ATO ABB Friday & Saturday at Adat Shalom SH Sunday at 10 a.m. at Oseh Shalom

Rabbi Arthur Green Author of Radical Judaism: Rethinking God and Tradition on The Mystical Tradition: Judaism for the 21st Century

Rabbi Arthur Green serves as Irving Brudnick Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College and is Professor Emeritus at Brandeis University. Previously, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where he served as Dean and President from 1984 to 1993.

All gatherings are FREE and open to the public. Reservations are required for Friday night Shabbat dinner at Adat Shalom. www.adatshalom.net, click on “Welcoming Shabbat” in the menu.

Shabbaton with Rabbi Arthur Green

Friday, February 10, Adat Shalom 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner (All welcome. Dinner reservations are required; go to www.adatshalom.net and click on “Welcoming Shabbat” in the menu bar) 8:00 PM (All welcome) “My Personal Journey: A Neo-Hasidic Rabbi In the Making”

Saturday, February 11, Adat Shalom 9:30 AM “From Sinai to Bethesda: Our Ongoing Journey” 1:15 PM An interactive tisch with Rabbi Green 2:30 PM Concurrent afternoon sessions led by members of the congregation 4:30 PM Mincha 5:00 PM Text study with Rabbi Green: “A Fresh Look at the Hasidic Masters for Today’s Seekers” 6:25 PM Havdallah

Sunday, February 12, Oseh Shalom 10 AM “The Mystical Tradition: Judaism for the 21st Century”

Rabbi Green is both a historian of Jewish religion and a theologian; his work seeks to form a bridge between these two distinct fields. His extensive publications include A Guide to the Zohar, Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology, Tormented Master: A Life of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, The Language of Truth: Teachings from the Sefat Emet, and, most recently, Radical Judaism: Rethinking God and Tradition,

Friday and Saturday Sunday Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation Oseh Shalom 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane 7515 Branch Way Bethesda, MD 20815 Laurel, Maryland 20707 www.adatshalom.net www.oseh-shalom.org 301.767.3333, ext. 106 301.498.5151

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Candle Lighting Times

Dates Light Candles Havdalah Parsha Haftarah February 3-4 5:12 PM 6:43 PM Beshalach Judges 4:4-5:31; Judges 5:1-31* Exodus 14:15-16:10 February 8 Tu b'Shvat

February 10-11 5:20 PM 6:51 PM Yitro Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6; Isaiah 6: 1:1- Exodus 18:1-20:23 13* February 17-18 5:28 PM 6:59 PM Mishpatim II Kings 12:1-17 Shabbat Shekalim Exodus 22:4-23:19, 30:11- 16 February 23-24 Rosh Chodesh Adar

February 24-25 5:36 PM 7:07 PM Terumah I Kings 5:26-6:13 Exodus 26:1-30 *The first haftarah is read by Ashkenazim, the second by Sephardim. P A G E 9 Community Services: Social Action & Caring and Support

Caring and Support

The Oseh Shalom “Caring & Support Committee” is committed to providing support to those within our synagogue community. This committee has organized volunteers from the synagogue to assist congregants in times of need. Here are some of the ways Caring & Support Volunteers can lend a hand:

Transportation to services or other synagogue events. NEED A RIDE TO A LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM? GIVE US A CALL! A ride to a doctor’s appointment? We can help with that too! Respite for a few hours from attending to a sick relative. Help with shopping or meals. Visitors or phone calls because you are not able to get out much and would like some company. Help during an illness or a difficult pregnancy. Support because of a recent loss. Help with a personal or family crisis

If you, or someone you know of, are in need of help or support, please contact chairpersons, Shari Argue (301-625-8136) or Eileen Hollander (301-439-1075), the synagogue office at 301-498-5151 or any of the following coordinators:

• Friendly Visiting/Phone calls: Pauline Pivowar (301-604-8954) Eileen Hollander (301-439-1075) • Respite Care: Shari Argue (301-625-8136) • Transportation: David Koplow (301-890-9584) • Bereavement Support: Eileen Hollander (301-439-1075) • Shopping & Meals: Jodye Russell (301-498-4656) • Crisis Assistance: Shari Argue (301-625-8136)

So, if you need some support, don’t be shy! Give “Caring & Support” a call and make a volunteer happy!!

If you are interested in becoming a Caring & Support volunteer, please give one of the coordinators a call and we can give you more information. Filling out a volunteer form does not commit you to anything specific. Rather it lets us know that we can contact you to see if you are able to help out in a given situation. You can always say no.

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It’s time to volunteer again for congregation. There are many route 1 in Laurel Drop off at Winter Haven. We have ways to help! Please read the FAQ Oseh around 6:45 pm. compiled everything you ever below to find out where you would wanted to know about Winter like to participate. We encourage Dinner prep, serve, clean up: Haven in our handy kids, teens and families to Meal: Frequently Asked Questions participate. below. Please help Oseh Either you will prepare and cook

Shalom continue our a meal or guests, or wonderful legacy of caring Winter Haven (WH) Frequently and sharing by contacting Earlier prepared meals will b in Asked Questions Eileen Hollander, Suzie refrigerator, thawed Friedman, or Judy Swanner to volunteer. As always, Prepare and set out appetizers donations are also welcome. What are the dates for this year’s by 6:30 pm Winter Haven? Make accompanying items Men’s Sunday February 19 Set up dinner buffet (including Shalom, Judy Swanner & - Sunday Feb 26 Linda Bergofsky dessert items)

Co-Chairs, Social Action and Clean up after dinner Community Services What are the arrival and departure Please adhere to Kashrut Committee times for each role or task? policies (see below) Evening driver: pick up guest at Evening chaperone: 6:30 pm at a pick up point along So, you might ask, what is Route 1 in Laurel. Drop off at Oseh Check in guests at front desk Winter Haven? after pickup, around 6:45 pm. (see below) Dinner is served at 7 pm. Winter Haven is a Set one evening snacks, drinks, cooperative program among Dinner prep, serve, clean up: 5 pm paper goods. Monitor & refill. faith based organizations and at the earliest (will depend on the Laurel Advocacy & Referral meal) to 8 pm (when dinner ends). Ask guests if they would like a Services (LARS). Oseh Appetizers should be out by 6:30 bag lunch for the next day. Shalom and the local area pm. Dinner is served at 7 pm. Lunches are dairy, leftovers churches provide overnight from dinner, tuna fish sandwich, shelter for homeless women Evening chaperone 6:30 pm to 10 or cheese sandwich. Some and men during the winter pm guests may choose a variety of months. We provide dinner, snacks and fruit, or breakfast breakfast, and overnight Overnight chaperone 10 pm to 7am bars. shelter. We also offer lunch Shelter set up: Sunday Feb 19, Prepare the bag lunches. foods so that our guests can 9:30 - 11:30 am Men’s WH make themselves a bagged Overnight chaperone: lunch for the next day. Shelter break down: Sunday Feb 26, 9:30 - 11:30 am Men’s WH Monitor guests

In morning set up breakfast How can I help Winter tables Haven? What are the responsibilities for each role or task? Ensure that guests are up and This shelter program ready to go by 7 am. depends on the generous Evening driver: Pick up guests at assistance from you, our 6:30 pm at a pick up point along PA Social Action (continued) Give each guest an admit If I’m an evening driver, what do I do and slip for that evening where do I go? On the last day of the The week prior to WH we will learn the pickup shelter – before leaving point and email that information to you. with the guests move all the WH items toward the Pick up the guests around 6:30pm (drop off front of the Social Hall for pint will be somewhere along Route 1 in item pick up. Laurel) and bring them to Oseh. Shelter set up: Organize kitchen donations, Is there a check-in procedure for guests? arrange WH supplies that arrive from previous Yes. A check in table is set up at the front of location, decorate Social Hall to welcome our the Social Hall. Each guest will have a “guest guests. card” (keep at Oseh) and an admit slip (given Shelter break down: Pack up WH items to be to each guest by chaperone in the morning delivered to next site; take down and store prior to drop off). When guests arrive in the decorations; straighten and organize kitchen. evening they will present the admit slip and sign the guest card.

What time does dinner begin and end? If I am working the dinner shift (prepare, serve, clean up) will I have to bring dinner or make it Dinner is served around 7 pm. No real end from scratch? time. It depends. Some of the main dishes have What do our guests do until dinnertime? been prepared ahead of time by the children in When guests arrive in the evening, they may the upper and lower schools (thank you!). like to freshen up and get situated. They may Other meals will be made that evening by the want to socialize with each other and us and evening chaperones; items such as salad, enjoy appetizers until dinner. corn bread or vegetables will need to be prepared. What happens after dinner? Guests may continue to socialize, play games, or begin to get ready for bed. We will Please keep in mind our kashrut rules! have cards and games available. We are serving dairy meals only Will I be working alone? ALL items that enter the kitchen must be No, each shift will have at least 2 people, kosher preferably more. Non kosher items (e.g., brownies or other What time do we leave in the morning? desserts) MAY be brought into the Social Hall, but MAY NOT be brought into the kitchen. Nor The overnight shift ends at 7 am. may any utensils or supplies from the kitchen be used with the non kosher items. Overnight chaperones are responsible for driving the guests to the drop off point All kitchen work must be done on the dairy (somewhere along Route 1 in Laurel, place side of the kitchen. TBD).

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I want to contribute to Winter Haven information with our guests such as but I cannot make it to the shelter or their phone number or address. go out to buy supplies. How can I help? Older children should avoid wearing revealing or provocative clothing. Some Oseh members prefer to make a monetary donation to WH. If so, Please let children know that they please make your check out to Oseh should speak with their parent or an Shalom and complete a donation adult chaperone if they are form that signifies that your donation concerned about any interaction they is intended for Social Action/Winter have with a guest. Haven. You can place the check in What if I cannot stay the whole time? the Community Services mail slot (Attn Eileen), or give to Barry (in the First, we are grateful for any help you office). can offer! And we understand that people may have to leave early May I bring my children to the Winter because they have small children or Haven shelter? other responsibilities. We ask that We welcome children’s participation you please let us know your plans and encourage families to bring beforehand so that we can plan them! coverage accordingly. Please keep in mind the following Whom do I contact to help? guidelines that we have set for both Eileen Hollander the women’s and the men’s shelters. ceholl5@comcast. net Children should be polite and Suzie Friedman respectful to our guests but, at the [email protected] same time, be reminded that they should not share personal Judy Swanner [email protected]

Lunch & Learn

Thanks to Barry Nove reflections on "Jews: a heated or chilled, because for a great presentation people or a religion?" no food from home can be on Jews in science fiction following his recent brought into Oseh's and fantasy at the internship in Tel Aviv. kitchen. Questions/ December 17 Shabbat comments, contact Sue Lunch and Learn. Immediately following Robbins at Shabbat morning [email protected] or Please join us at the next services and kiddush, we (301)260-0088. Shabbat Lunch and will have a dairy/ Learn, which will be on vegetarian pot luck lunch Saturday, February 18. in the social hall. Please Jake Robbins-Spevack bring food or beverages will be presenting his that do not have to be

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Synagogue Fund-Raiser – Casino Night – April 21 Shelley Reese ([email protected]) is chairing the Oseh Shalom Spring Casino Night, on Saturday April 21. It is sure to be a fun and exciting evening, with the chance to socialize with friends, family and other Oseh members. Gambling opportunities will abound in the form of blackjack, poker, roulette tables, and slot machines. Prizes will be awarded, and there will be silent and live auctions. Wine and cheese, fruit, and a dessert buffet will all be included in the admission fee. So put this event on your calendar and help make our Casino Night our most successful annual fund-raiser to date.

Much of the fund raising will be done through the Silent and Live Auction. A successful event will require the donation of as many auction items as possible. So please think about donating your services (e.g., photo session, decorating ad- vice, financial or tax planning services), physical goods, (e.g., frequent flyer miles, timeshare week), or a gift certificate from a business that you may patronize, e.g., (restaurant, hair salon).

Please contact Shelley Reese and let her know which items you may be able to contribute. We are all looking forward to a fun and memorable evening on April 21.

Tzedek Appeal The Tzedek Fund Appeal is off to a very successful start, and through the first half of January we have contributions of over $18,000. With a goal of $45,000, we have collected more than a third of the amount needed to reach our objective. This appeal is our biggest and most important annual campaign, and runs from December through March. The money we raise offsets the abatements that the congregation provides to members who are not financially able to pay dues in full. Subsidizing members in difficult times is in keeping with our mission of providing an inclusive and supportive com- munity for celebrating Jewish life, so all those who would like to participate with us can. Your contribution helps our fel- low congregants maintain their connection to Oseh Shalom and to the Jewish community.

Purchasing Walkway of Peace Bricks Another way to support Oseh Shalom is to purchase and personalize one or more commemorative bricks lining the walk- way in front of our building. These bricks are a permanent meaningful way to honor the memory of a loved one, recog- nize outstanding achievements, or commemorate a birth, anniversary, bris, or bar/bat mitzvah. Through your purchase, you will be adding to the legacy of the synagogue and providing a sense of pride and presence for generations to come. Bricks can be inscribed with up to three lines and cost $180 for each brick. A set of six bricks can be purchased for $1,000. Contact Barry Nove, at the synagogue office for further information.

Oseh’s List The Development Committee will implement a congregation business network and referral service in March. This initia- tive will publicize areas of member business expertise and offer services to congregants. We hope this service will help to encourage community among our members, while perhaps prompting congregants to make a small contribution to the synagogue from the additional business generated from Oseh’s List. Forms will be available in the synagogue office and on line to register the services and contact information that members want listed on Oseh’s List. Additional information will be forthcoming shortly. Bob Goodwin ([email protected]) will be spearheading this effort and he welcomes input and volunteer assistance.

Volunteer Assistance Our Committee always needs volunteers to help in fund-raising efforts. We would especially like to initiate a legacy and planned giving program, as well as establish a tax-advantaged contribution program. If you would like to participate in these efforts or have special expertise in these areas, please contact Steve Kaplan. ([email protected].)

Amazon.com Please remember when ordering on line at Amazon.com to - Think Oseh First – and sign onto Amazon by first going to the Oseh-Shalom web-site, clicking on Donations, and then on Amazon. A percentage of your purchase will go to Oseh Shalom without any additional cost to you, and it is an excellent way to make a contribution to the synagogue.

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February 3 February 24 Beryl & Gerson Kramer in Hilary & Michael Becker in honor th honor of their 60 anniversary of Morgan’s birthday Salant family in honor of Brodsky family in honor of Ruth’s Brian’s birthday birthday Stone family in honor of Solomon family in honor of Elianna’s birthday Linda’s mother's, Renee Firtag, birthday Argue family in honor of CJ’s Land family in honor of Eric’s birthday birthday June Wagner in honor of Harold Kessler in honor of Len’s birthday Judith's birthday

February 10 Marjorie & Steve Aug in honor of their anniversary Steve Kaplan in honor of his wife Lynne’s birthday Helen & Eric Metzman in honor of their birthdays

February 17 Suzie, Robert, & Chloe Friedman in honor of Emma’s birthday Litz-Holtz-Krimchansky family in honor Marc & Aaron’s birthdays Adam Reese in honor of his wife Shelly’s birthday Berman family in honor of Jillian’s birthday

Tributes

To the Brodsky family, in memory of Laura Brodsky, stepmother of Stan Brodsky Margrit and Maurice Assaraf

THE SHALOM Sunday Mornings with Rabbi Heifetz

This year, Rabbi Heifetz will teach two courses related to the synagouge’s theme for the year, “Have I Practiced Being Jewish Today?” Both courses will occur on Sunday mornings during Religious School, from 10-11:30 AM, in the sanctuary.

The Torah of the Body: Breath, Movement, Touch, Taste & Stillness An ancient Jewish teaching considers the human body to be the meeting ground between Heavens and Earth. According to this insight and many voices within our tradition, we can move toward achieving our purpose by attending to our own physicality. Participants in this class will examine and discuss texts and ideas that help us to undo the often assumed opposition of body and soul. We will explore Jewish routes toward embodied physical practices of eating, meditation, exercise, sleep, fasting and more. We will use the book "God in Your Body: Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice" by Jay Michaelson as a guide text. Rabbi Heifetz will teach the class on four Sunday mornings, from 10-11:30 AM. Dates: Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, & 20

Judaism: the Path of Awareness Within our tradition we find a deep calling to cultivate a sense of gratitude and awareness at every juncture in our lives. For example, the Talmud urges us to recite at least 100 blessings every day in an effort to live with great consciousness. We find similar messages and suggested practices in every area of Jewish daily living, Shabbat celebration, holidays, life cycle obser- vance and more. The class will explore some of the most relevant aspects of Jewish life including ancient and modern tech- niques of meditation, prayer, personal ritual and more. We will read and discuss the book "A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism as a Spiritual Practice" by Michael Strassfeld. Rabbi Heifetz will teach the class on six Sunday mornings, from 10-11:30 AM. Dates: February 5, 12 & 26, March 4, 11 & 18 Top Chef OSEH Think you have what it takes to be TOP CHEF OSEH?

Come to Eat or Just To Compete, PLUS Taste a Variety of Passover Wines!

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 at 8 P.M.

WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY

KOL SASSON

THE PRIZE WINNING A CAPELLA SINGING GROUP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

$12 in advance, $15 on the day of the event includes tastes of food entries in 3 Passover themed categories: 1st course, 2nd course, and dessert

$5 for wine tasting ticket. Chefs eat for free.

For advance tickets or to obtain guidelines for entering cooking competition, e-mail Hillary Finkel at [email protected] P A G E 1 9

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February Birthdays:

1 Lily Northcutt 14 Lana Goldberg 28 Renee Firtag 1 Michelle Tobin 14 Don Hirsh 28 Judith Kessler 1 Len Wagner 14 Aaron Litz 28 Joan Magin 2 C. J. Argue 14 Bernard Makino 28 Fredrick Rosenzweig 3 Elena Miller 15 Micki Goldstein 28 Alan Seigel 3 Phil Sneiderman 16 David Loeb 29 Jenna Lessler 4 Michael Fastman 17 Rebecca Coale 4 Bennett Friedman 17 Erin Janney 5 Doug Friedman 17 Nathan Kornreich 5 Lauren Gold 18 Zachary Ludwig 6 Michael Schoenfeld 19 Randi Kampf 7 Larry Bormel 19 Rebecca Leopold 7 Frank Coale 19 Shelley Reese 7 Eric Fleishman 19 Susan Wilson 7 Gregory Friedman 20 Jillian Berman 7 John Gudelsky 20 Charles Koplow 8 Casey Kampf 20 Robert Magin 8 Brian Salant 20 Helen Metzman 8 Anna Siegel 21 Aaron Clamage 9 Max Goldberg 21 Tamar Eskin 9 Jacob Raitt 21 Emma Friedman Happy 9 H. Austin Sheppard 21 John Lupo Birthday! 9 Jeremy Silverstein 21 Mary Marker 9 Adam Wasserman 21 Michael Newman 10 Anna Burns 22 Max Coale 10 Kevin Feinberg 22 Martin Gilbert 10 Annette Rankin 22 Marc Litz 10 Robyn Roogow 23 Samantha Benton-Klein 11 Suzanne Magin 23 Natanel Lefkowits 11 Eric Metzman 23 Yvette Moreno 11 Elianna Stone 24 Austin Brick 12 Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan 24 Lianna Lincoln 12 Cailin McCarthy 24 Ryan Simon 12 Amanda Satin 25 Morgan Becker 12 Noah Satin 25 Joshua Jewell 13 Chloe Booher 26 Wilma Bass 13 Vanessa Frelich 26 Michelle Goozman 13 Michelle Rapp 26 Michael LeRoy 14 Ty Busch 27 Ruth Brodsky 14 Ester Engel 27 Rebecca Dreifuss 14 Lena Finkel 27 Eric Land

THE SHALOM VOLUME 43, NO. 2 P A G E 2 8 Yahrzeits

2/1/2012 Evelyne Newman, mother of Marcia Dresner 2/2/2012 Bettye Kessler, mother of Harold Kessler 2/2/2012 Stephen Sypes, husband of Rochelle Sypes 2/3/2012 Fannie Goldstein, mother of Sheila Blum 2/3/2012 *Norton Nelson, father of Robert Nelson 2/3/2012 Sharon Drexler Stern, wife of Edward Stern and mother of Teddi Stern and of Samuel Stern 2/5/2012 John S. Argue, father of David Argue 2/5/2012 Ria Butler, mother of Valerie Kaplan 2/6/2012 Ruth Hochberg, grandmother of Felicia Dannick-Friedman 2/6/2012 *Rose S. Nelson, mother of Robert Nelson 2/7/2012 Daniel Remenick, father of Jessica Bird 2/7/2012 Herbert Fox, father of Dan Fox 2/7/2012 Marion Sneiderman, mother of Phil Sneiderman 2/8/2012 Jacob Cohen, uncle of Felicia Dannick-Friedman 2/8/2012 Lindsay-Grace Lazo, friend of Lee Friedman 2/10/2012 *Franklin Blank, father of Emily Blank 2/10/2012 *Alfred Goldstein, father of Melvyn Goldstein 2/11/2012 David Plotnick, husband of Amy Colman 2/11/2012 Carl Kirschner, father of Sidney Kirschner 2/11/2012 *Willis Myers, father of Carolyn Makovi 2/11/2012 Eva Wolff, great grandmother of Jessica Seigel and grandmother-in-law of Alan Seigel 2/12/2012 Aaron Paulson, father of David Paulson 2/13/2012 Edward Colman, father of Michael Colman 2/13/2012 Max Dresner, father of Norman Dresner 2/13/2012 David Isikoff, father of Rochelle Sypes 2/14/2012 William Hoffman, father of Martin Hoffman 2/15/2012 Marlene Adelman, stepmother of David Adelman 2/15/2012 William Earl Smith, father of Robin Edelberg 2/15/2012 Morton Friedman, father of Andrew Friedman 2/17/2012 Chester Gaines, grandfather of Gary Gaines 2/17/2012 Irwin Leon Snyder, father of Susan Romm 2/17/2012 Craig Silverstein, brother of Eric Silverstein 2/18/2012 Vera Meyerson, mother-in-law of Mary Meyerson 2/21/2012 Theodore Stern, father of Edward Stern 2/23/2012 Leonard Hendler, father of Beth Friedman 2/24/2012 Naomi Frank-Dannick, grandmother of Felicia Dannick-Friedman 2/24/2012 Janet Weinshel, mother of Gail Katz 2/24/2012 Ida Levine, grandmother of Norman Levine 2/24/2012 Hannah Marker, mother of David Marker 2/24/2012 Morton Harris, uncle of Gail Whitman 2/25/2012 Francis Colman, mother of Michael Colman * Light will be lit on Sanctuary Memorial Board.

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2/25/2012 M.W. "Babe" Friedman, father of Alan Friedman 2/25/2012 Enest Greenwald, father of Gary Greenwald 2/25/2012 Bertha Kaplan, mother-in-law of Valerie Kaplan 2/26/2012 Mary Horowitz, grandmother of Susan Levine 2/26/2012 Jerome Mager, father of Howard Mager 2/27/2012 Speero Brocenos, father of Peter Brocenos 2/27/2012 Elaine Narlisenfeld, grandmother of Matthew Levine 2/28/2012 *Israel Hilsenrath, father of Ernest Hilsenrath 2/28/2012 Claire Kaufman, mother of Bob Kaufman 2/28/2012 Beatrice Robbins, mother of Susan Robbins 2/28/2012 Ida Weinstein, mother of Julia Tossell 2/29/2012 *Norman Harold Brown, father of Ronnie Brown

February Anniversaries

5 Steven Greenblat & Alison Miller 10 Gerson & Beryl Kramer 16 Stephen & Marjorie Aug

OSEH SHALOM SISTERHOOD CATERING

It doesn’t matter if you have 50 or 250 guests. We Specialize In Delicious Kiddushim, And We Will Customize Your Menu To Your Specifications. We Care, Because We Are A Part Of Your Shul!

To set up a Kiddush call Marilyn Riffkin 301-384-8667 VOLUME 43, NO. 2 P A G E 3 0

A Deep Look at Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah

Rabbi Gary S. Fink, D.Min. [email protected] 301-908-2508

THURSDAY EVENINGS, 7:30 – 9: 00 PM $200 per “semester” – Oseh Shalom members $225 per “semester” – non-members

Minimum of 7 students needed -- Part 1 classes will begin in February, exact date t.b.d.

Contact: Val Kaplan ([email protected]; 301-604-8134) to register

[Note: Will those who previously indicated interest in attending, please re-contact Val so that we have an up-to-date list of those currently interested and available.]

“A Deep Look at Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah” will explore the mysteries of life, living, and of our universe. We will listen to the mystical “voices” of texts that come to us through four thousand years of tradition. We will look at the roots of Jewish mysticism in the Bible and Rabbinic texts, which later emerged as the popular movement known as Kabbalah. We will explore how to live mindfully, with kavanah, through everyday awareness and through Jewish meditative techniques and practices. No experience in Jewish texts or Hebrew is necessary.

Primary Course Text (to be purchased by student): Mystic Quest: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism by David S. Ariel, Schocken Books (New York) 1992

Course Outline (Two “semesters” ) - Topics to be covered include

Part 1 (10 sessions)

Biblical Texts of Mystical Experience Encountering Divine Mysteries in Visions, Dreams, and Sacred Barbecues Merkava Mysticism A Magical Mystery Tour on Ezekiel’s “Chariot of God” Foundations of (Classic) Kabbalah mysticism God as Mind, God as Being: Do we pray to a Force or a Father? Classic Kabbalah Emanations: God is There, but Is God Here? Introduction to Ein Sof & The Ten Sefirot of God’s Being: Three Triangles Plus Oneness Sefirot Dynamic Balance in Upper Worlds and in our World Shechina Shechina the Bride / Queen / Gateway / Portal... Creation in Lurianic kabbalah Breaking of the Vessel ... L’chayim.

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Part 2 (10 sessions): pre-requisite is participation in Part 1

Kabbalistic View of Ritual Action and Mitzvot Elevating our Personal Sparks through Spiritual Practice Hassidism and Kabbalah From the Nature of God to the God of Nature Kabbalistic Approach to Sabbath The People Keep the Sabbath, and the Sabbath Keeps the People Kabbalistic Approach to Festivals Transformation and Spiritualization of Festival Observance Kabbalistic View of Soul Where do we come from? Where do we go..and go? Kabbalistic Approach to Prayer Reaching (toward) God Kabbalah and Language Good Words, Lucky Numbers Meditative Prayer Praying with God, not to God

Contributions

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Shelley & Peter Dreifuss In honor of Rabbi Heifetz Michael Fastman In memory of Nathan Fastman Susan Hoffman In memory of her mother, Ethel Bornstein Susan Hoffman In memory of her father, Henry Bornstein Marty Hoffman In memory of his mother, Rose Hoffman Steve Kaplan In honor of Pauline Pivowar Susan & Tom Northcutt

Kol Haneshama: Yamin Nora’im / High Holy Days Fund Bob & Wynne Kleinberg

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Kol Haneshama: Daily Prayerbook Marc Litz In memory of Jack Francis Litz

Kol Haneshama: Prayers for a House of Mourning books Hal & Joanne Zaslow In memory of Ruth and Albert Zaslow, Steven Kupperman

Library Fund Roberta Sacks & Karen Meckler – Co-presidents In honor of Pauline Pivowar Rose Fishman In honor of the 80th Birthday of my very special friend Pauline Pivowar Martin & Susan Hoffman In honor of Pauline Pivowar’s 80th birthday Mildred & David White In honor of Pauline’s 80th birthday

Music & Arts Fund Wilma & Robert Bass In memory of Sylvia Ewens – mother of Wilma Bass Steve Kaplan In memory of Bernice Brand Zumutt – mother of Robin Edelberg Sidney Kirschner & Lynne Masterson In honor of Pauline Pivowar’s birthday

Prayer Book Fund Jeff Bernstein & Judy Chernoff In honor of Pauline Pivowar in celebration of her 80th birthday

Tzedek Fund Anonymous Betsy & David Adelman In memory of Barbara & Marvin Frost David & Shari Argue Lenny & Melinda Bers In memory of Harriet Koppelman Sheila Blum In memory of Lawrence Blum and Lori Wood Ronnie Brown & Dan Fox Shelley & Peter Dreifuss Tamar Eskin In honor of Mrs. Rajna Eskin Jay & Cindy Feinberg In memory of Marvin Diamond

(Continued on page 33) (Continued from page 32) John & Paula Finedore Renee Firtag In honor of the engagement of my grandson Aaron Solomon to Chana Ickowitz Rose Fishman In memory of her husband,Robert Fishman, and her mother, Ethel Toback Gary Gaines In honor of Kay & Tom Gaines Dan Glaser In memory of Kurt & Suzanne Glaser Sandra Gordon-Salant & Steven Salant Ernest & Elmina Hilsenrath In honor of Pauline Pivowar Diane & Sidney Hersh In honor of Pauline Pivowar’s 80th birthday Val Kaplan In honor of Pauline Pivowar’s 80th birthday Elissa Karpf Bob & Wynne Kleinberg Jeffrey & April Koeppel In honor of Morton Koeppel and Joe Freiman Tim Livengood & Gwyn Fireman Joan & Ed Magin John & Barbara Margolis In honor of parents Larry & Claire Broad and Joel & Jean Margolis Eric & Helen Metzman In memory of Nathan Miller Eliot Malumuth In memory of Rose & Harry Malumuth The Northcutt Family In memory of Frank Feldman Pamela Pine Pauline Pivowar In memory of Jack M. Pivowar Donna Potemken & David Friedman In memory of Bert Potemken and Sylvan Potemken Shelley & Adam Reese John Riehl In honor of Helen & Bill Freilick-Lann Susan Robbins & Lou Spevack In memory of Jacob Robbins & Rabbi Joseph Spevack Brad Sachs & Karen Meckler In honor of the Board Gail & Ron Schimel In memory of Ruth, Belle, Sam Springer; Jane & Leo Schimel; Louis Schimel; Arnie Springer Lorraine & Stephen Schoenfeld Alan Seigel

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(Continued from page 33) In memory of Karen Seigel, beloved wife and mother of Elena Linda & Art Solomon In honor of the engagement of Aaron Solomon and Chana Ickowitz Kay & Larry Taub Leah Young

Yartzeit Fund Diane & Sidney Hersh In memory of Louis Finkelstein, father of Diane Hersh Sidney & Diane Hersh In memory of Hilda Hersh, mother of Sidney Hersh Sidney Kirschner & Lynne Masterson In memory of Carl & Freda Kirschner, parents of Sidney Kirschner

Israel Quest Robert & Wilma Bass In memory of Estelle Rosenberg, aunt of Robert Bass

General Donations Anonymous The Lipiner Family In memory of Frank Feldman, father of Susan Northcutt Martha Pomerantz In memory of Bessie Pomerantz

Green Fund Robin Gaskill In honor of Bonnie Cornell’s 50th Birthday

Restricted Gift The Homer and Martha Gudelsky Family Foundation

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Rabbi Rabbi Doug Heifetz 301-498-5151 rabbiheifetz@oseh- Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Gary Fink 301-498-5151 [email protected] Facility & Office Manager Barry Nove 609-505-0088 [email protected] Cantor Cantor Charlie Bernhardt 301-498-5151 [email protected] Bookkeeper Ed Litrenta 301-498-5151 [email protected] Education Director Maryana Harouni 301-498-7004 [email protected] Religious School Assistant Doryss Amar 301-498-7004 [email protected] Josh Swanner 410-215-7562 [email protected] Senior Youth Group Advisor Mikey Hess-Webber 301-275-7849 [email protected] Shalom Editor Carolyn Makovi 301-236-4411 Oseh.shalom.editor@gmail. Shalom Layout Marlene Newman 301-879-7213 [email protected] Shalom Advertising Carrie Goodman 410-375-4085 [email protected] All Publicity Chairs osehpublic- Webmaster Melody Magnus 301-622-2947 [email protected] CONGREGATION OFFICERS & TRUSTEES Karen Meckler 443-812-2414 [email protected] Co-Presidents Roberta Sacks 410-730-1894 [email protected] Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan 443-864-1935 [email protected] Administrative V.P. Don Street 301-257-4711 [email protected] Financial V.P. David Argue 301-625-8136 [email protected] Debbie Richardson 410-531-6590 debbierichard- Education V.P. Eli Stav 443-514-8182 [email protected] John Riehl 301-490-3645 [email protected] Religious V.P. Helen Lann 301-490-3971 [email protected] Treasurer Billie Roogow 410-461-9063 [email protected] Kelly Benton-Klein 301-490-7764 [email protected] Membership Cindy Scilipoti 443-538-8652 [email protected] Rob Nachman 410-730-7337 [email protected] Financial Secretary Gary Greenwald 301-596-9231 [email protected] Judi Davidson Wolf 443-878-4845 [email protected] Secretary David Friedman 301-236-9251 [email protected] Judy Swanner 410-750-2344 [email protected] Community Services Linda Bergofsky 301-604-0901 [email protected] Past President Linda Solomon 240-280-2067 [email protected] Policy & Procedures Larry Taub 301-439-0365 [email protected] Music Committee Dan Bravmann 410-792-2868 [email protected] Music Committee Dan Bravmann 410-792-2868 [email protected] Elizabeth Leight 301-725-7173 [email protected] Publicity Elaine Povich 301-490-2832 [email protected] Publicity Intern Jac Gentile 530-388-8812 [email protected] Gary Magnus 301-622-2947 [email protected] Building and Grounds Jorge Moreno 301-437-6565 [email protected] At-Large Robin Thomas 410-531-3509 [email protected] At-Large Brian Richards 410-997-5398 [email protected] Youth Liaison Shari Argue 301-625-8136 [email protected] Development Steve Kaplan 410-290-3937 [email protected] Contracts Coordinator Karen Bonnie Eaton 443-326-6326 [email protected] JRF Representative John Riehl 301-490-3645 [email protected] Elie Stowe 202-302-4977 [email protected] High Holiday Coordinator Doris Kirschbaum 301-345-4763 [email protected] Hillary Finkel 410-997-6812 [email protected] Life Long Learning Sue Burger 301-384-6840 [email protected] SISTERHOOD Carolyn Makovi 301-236-4411 [email protected] Co-Presidents Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 [email protected] Vice President Recording Secretary Rochelle Sypes 240-264-1281 [email protected] Corresponding Secretary Judy Arnoff 301-490-6207 [email protected] Pauline Pivowar 301-604-8954 [email protected] Treasurers Margrit Assaraf 240-280-7259 [email protected] Gift Shop, Chair Elie Stowe 301-236-9577 [email protected] Membership Chair Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 [email protected] Lisa Karpf 301-262-5581 [email protected] Oneg Host Chair Beryl Kramer 301-587-8972 [email protected] Oneg Sponsors Chair Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 [email protected] Program Chair Tributes Chair Leah Young 301-498-4251 [email protected] Oneg Food Chair Rose Fishman 301-384-6744 [email protected] Catering Marilyn Riffkin 301-384-8667 [email protected] MEN’S CLUB Alan Seigel 301-490-0057 [email protected] Co-Presidents Geoff Berman 410-796-0829 [email protected] Past President Michael Becker 443-474-7374 [email protected] Treasurer Art Solomon 240-280-2067 [email protected] P A G E 3 9

OSEH SHALOM CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

FebruaryFebruaryFebruary

Friday night Shabbat Services February 3, 7:30 PM 6:00 PM ---Congregational-Congregational Shabbat Dinner 7:30 PM ––– Tot Shabbat February 10, 8:00 PM –––Sermon:–Sermon: Community & Individuality 6:30 PM ––– New and Prospective Members Shabbat Dinner February 17, 8:00 PM ––– Sermon: Tzedakah, Money & Compassion February 24, 8:00 PM 6:30 PM ––– 7 ththth grade Kabalat Shabbat

Saturday Shabbat Services ––– Every Saturday at 10:00 AM

Every Wednesday at 8:15 PM - Israeli Dancing February 3, 6:00 PM - Lower School Shabbaton Pearlstone Center February 5 8:30 AM – Blood Drive 10:00 AM – Life Long Learning – Judaism: The Path of Awareness-Rabbi Heifetz 6:00 PM --- Super Goal Party February 11 12:00 PM --- Tu B’Shvat Seder

February 12 9:30 AM –Lower School – 4th Grade Tu B’shvat Seder 10:00 AM – Life Long Learning –Judaism: The Path of Awareness-Rabbi Heifetz February 18 12:00 PM – Shabbat Lunch ‘n Learn February 19 – No School – President’s Weekend February 20 – 25 – Men’s Winterhaven February 21 7:30 PM – Life Long Learning: Mystical Experience Insights from Psilocybin Research February 23 ––– 7:30 PM ––– B’nai Mitzvah Nuts and Bolts February 25 P A G E 4 0

OSEH SHALOM CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

MarchMarchMarch

Friday Night Shabbat Services March 2, 7:30 PM 6:00 PM ---Congregational-Congregational Shabbat Dinner 7:30 PM ––– Tot Shabbat March 9, 8:00 PMPM----Sermon:Sermon: Economic Justice March 16, 8:00 PM 6:00 PM6:00 PM-PM---KKKK----11 Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner March 23March 23 8:00 PM ––– Shabbat Iyyun March 30March 30 8:00 PM ––– Sermon: Sexual Ethics Saturday Shabbat Services ––– Every Saturday at 10:00 AM March 3 ––– Michael Newman Bar Mitzvah March 10 ––– Bnai Mitzvah Shabbaton March 24 ––– Anna Burns Bat Mitzvah

Every Wednesday at 8:15 PM - Israeli Dancing March 2 6:00 PM – Upper School Shabbaton Pearlstone Center March 4 9:30 AM – Lower School-PreK-5th Grade Purim Program 9:30 AM – RS Grandparents Purim Program 10:00 AM - Life Long Learning –Judaism: The Path of Awareness-Rabbi Heifetz 1:00 PM – Movie: Jewish History in America 5:00 PM ––– JRF Celebration March 7 ––– Erev Purim 6:00 PM –––Purim–Purim Bash/Dinner 7:30 PM --- Purim Children’s Megillah Reading Service 8:00 PM --- Purim Megillah Reading Service March 8 ––– Purim March 11 10:00 AM Life Long Learning: Judaism:The Path of Awareness- Rabbi Heifetz March 18 10:00 AM- Life Long Learning: Judaism:The Path of Awareness- Rabbi Heifetz 1:00 PM – Movie: Jewish History in America 7:00 PM – Congregation Board Meeting March 23 PermitNonNonNon-Non ---ProfitProfit Organization U.S. Postage PERMIT NO. 167 Columbia, MD 21045 Oseh Shalom 7515 Olive Branch Way Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: 301-498-5151 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

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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.