April 27-May 4, 2018 12-19 Iyyar 5778 Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim

*Remember to Count Sefirat HaOmer* Candle Lighting: 7:39 p.m. SCHEDULE UPCOMING EVENTS Shabbat Candle Lighting 7:39 pm (Plag 6:31 pm) This Shabbat, April 28: Yoetzet Halacha, Bracha Rutner will speak after Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat the 8am and 8:45 am minyanim on Shabbat morning and at 5pm Shabbat Early: 6:30 pm (S); : 6:45 pm (YBM); Bizman: 7:40 pm (S) afternoon (for women only), at the home of Sandberg, 1009 South Shacharit 7:00 am; 8:00 am; 8:45 am; 9:15 am (Youth) Belgrade Rd. Contact [email protected] to set up a time to speak Shabbat Mincha 6:00 pm, 7:30 pm with her, or [email protected] with any other questions. Shabbat Ends 8:41 pm KMS CELEBRATES AT 70! SHABBAT SPEAKERS AND SHIURIM Religious Series Leading up to Yom Yerushalayim See flyerhere . 7:00 am: Jeff Graber 8:00 am: Bracha Rutner 3 Consecutive Shabbat Afternoon Shiurim between Mincha/Maariv: 8:45 am: Bracha Rutner Youth: TBA • This Shabbat, April 28, Itiel Oron: Is the Halacha Different in the 9:00 am Mechy Frankel's Gemara Shiur State of Israel? National Considerations in the Halachic Discourse 10:30 am Review of this week's Daf Yomi • Shabbat, May 5, Weinberg: Exile and Redemption: Analyzing Between Mincha and Maariv: “HaTikva” from the Perspective of Ancient Jewish Sources ~ Rav Itiel Oron: Is the Halacha Different in the State of Israel? National • Shabbat, May 12, Jen Raskas: From Gan Eden to Eretz Yisrael - An Considerations in the Halachic Discourse Evolving Relationship to a National Home ~ Eisenman’s Gemara Shiur

Sunday, April 29, 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Global Good Deeds Day - Do a KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP ! Join in a park cleanup, any time between 11:00 am and 1:00 7:00 am: KMS 8:00 am: KMS Youth: KMS pm! Register here or just show up. See flyer here or see p2 for more info. 8:45 am: Barbara & Mel Ciment in memory of Mel’s mother, Regina Shabbat, May 5: Security Kiddush to honor our volunteer shomrim and Ciment, z”l. all those on the KMS Security Committee who help keep KMS a safe KIDDUSH DUTY place. Click here to join in sponsoring the kiddush. This Week: Mintz Next week: Getz/Werbel SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE MAZAL TOV KMS is proud to be hosting SIRs Dr. Mazal tov to Vardit Kram Frankel & Larry Frankel on the birth of a baby Michelle and Rabbi Yehuda Sarna for boy. There will be a Shalom Zachar on Friday Night at 9:45 pm at the Shavuot. A full and exciting program of Frankel home, 12200 Somersworth Drive. overnight learning and daytime learning

Mazal tov to Yael & Rabbi Sanford Shudnow and Frida Zipor, and to Sara is being planned for adults and children. & Rabbi Menachem Kovacs and Hadassah Kovacs on the bar mitzva Stay tuned for more details. See flyer here. of their grandson Eitan Kovacs, son of Sarrit & Yossi Kovacs, and to siblings THANK YOU Noam and Liat. Also to Aunt Nina & Uncle Erez Safar. • A tremendous thank you to all who volunteered at the Yom Ha’atzmaut Mazal tov to Joan & Joey Vander Walde on the birth of a new BBQ last week: decorating, setting up, serving, grilling, cleaning up, and granddaughter, Gabriella Rose. Mazal tov to parents Holly & Dani Vander more. It was a beautiful event and a great time was had by all! Thank you to: Walde and to big brothers, Caleb, Jonah, and Zachary of Baltimore, MD. Rabbi & Elana Weinberg, Sara Elikan, Lisa Brookman, Yoni Heilman, Saul CONDOLENCES Newman, Marcy Wolf, Hildi Fishman, Hope Taragin, Leah Bandler, Devorah Grayson, Jeremy Brown, Joan Vander Walde, Jeff Elikan, Pesy Hollander, Condolences to Marcelle & Sol Chalom on the passing of Marcelle’s David Taragin, Hadas Kozlowski, Adam Faleder, Ina Lerman, Edwin Zaghi, mother, Rita Pinhas, z”l. Condolences also to grandchildren , Joseph, Laura Goldman, Lisa Stone, Aviva Janus, Melanie Fleisher, Fran Kritz, and Danielle. Michael Herskovitz, Mrs. Dinah Haramati, Daniel Ferziger, Adam Goldfarb, RABBI WEINBERG AWAY Sue Schwartz, Laila Soltz, Aviva Roth, Meirav Janus, Jonah Loshin, Eliana Werbel, Aliza Goldschlag, Zanvy Lesnoy, Yonatan Cohen, and Dalia Albert. Please note that Rabbi Weinberg will be away this Shabbat, April 27-28. Thank you to the sponsors: Barbara & David Goldschlag, Nancy Karkowsky, Fran & Neil Kritz, Ina & Larry Lerman, Daphna & Daniel Raskas, PICTURES FROM THE BBQ Janis & Ronald Sterling, and Rabbi & Elana Weinberg. Click here to see more pictures from this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut BBQ. • Thank you to Yoni Heilman for organizing Israel Weekend at KMS last week. Thank you to speakers, Rav Itiel Oron, Adina Navon, and Dyonna Ginsburg. Thank you to the sponsors: Alana & Seth Isenberg, Shuli & Marc Tropp, Miriam & Edwin Zaghi WEEKDAY TEFILLA TIMES April 29-May 4 Sunday, Pesach Sheni: Shacharit: 8:00 am, 9:00 am, M/M: 7:40 pm Monday: Shacharit: 6:45 am, M/M: 7:40 pm MONDAY MORNING COFFEE Tuesday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, M/M: 7:40 pm Looking for a great cup of coffee and some friendly Wednesday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, M/M: 7:40 pm company? Join us after on Monday mornings for Thursday: Shacharit: 6:45 am, M/M: 7:40 pm coffee in the KMS lobby. Friday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, Candle Lighting (next week): 7:46 pm Earliest /: 5:15 am Latest Kriat Shema: 9:36 am Earliest Mincha 1:40 pm 1

WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING YOUTH NEWS Sunday Sunday, April 29, 11:00 am-1:00 pm: Global Good Deeds Day - Join in a 6:50 pm: Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman's Parasha Explorations class: park cleanup! Meet at the steps near CVS at Kemp Mill Shopping Center. Explorations of (typically halachic) themes from the weekly parasha. *BM* Bags, gloves, and t-shirts will be distributed. Upper School students can

Monday receive community service hours. Great for all ages! In partnership with 10:45 am: Laura Goldman’s class on Sefer Bereishit at the Mayberg home, Jconnect, our Park Cleanup is organized by YISE, KMS, NCSY and BHA in 411 Hermleigh Road. Participants should bring a Bereishit. For conjunction with Montgomery Parks. Register here or just show up. women only. Contact [email protected] for info. See flyer here.

8:00 pm: Dr. Erica Brown’s parasha class, In-Depth Analysis Focusing on Monday, April 30, 7:00 pm: TLI (NCSY Teen Learning Initiative) - Teens Parashanut. Please bring a Hebrew/English Tanakh. All are welcome. coming together to learn the Jewish perspective on current events. We *YBM* always have delicious food to follow! 8:00-9:00 pm: Dinah Haramati’s class, Stories of Agnon. At the Haramati home. Shabbat, May 12: Bnei Akiva Chanichim Shabbaton for 3rd-6th graders. Click here to sign up and for more information. See flyer here. Tuesday ~~~ 8:00 pm: Rav Itiel Oron’s class on Mitzion - Sugiyot in Machshava, KMS Youth FB Page: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1585055188465013 Parasha and Halacha from a Religious Zionist Perspective. *Classroom A*

Wednesday MIRACLE OF SURVIVAL 9:45-10:45 am: Esther Dziadek’s class: In-Depth Analysis of the Click here to purchase a copy of Miracle of Survival, The Daily Prayers. *Classroom A* testimony of Mendel Max Rozmaryn of his experiences living 8:15 pm: Rabbi Weinberg’s class on Hilchot Shabbat. *Lobby* through concentration camps in World War II. Thursday Proceeds of the sale of the book will benefit KMS. 10:00 am: Rabbi Weinberg’s class on Sefer Melachim. *Lobby*

RABBI’S MULTIMEDIA LEARNING STRATEGIC PLANNING • Every morning Rabbi Weinberg discusses a Rashi on the parasha of that week. Every afternoon, he gives a brief review of some halachot, Announcing KMS Uplifts, a strategic planning initiative often tied to the season. To receive the recordings automatically as a focused on KMS core values: engagement, warmth, podcast, select the class below, log in or create an iTunes account, religious growth, financial stability and improved physical

and click subscribe: Daily Rashi ▫ Divrei Halacha. The Divrei Mitzva spaces. There will be many opportunities to volunteer and podcast is over and has been replaced with the Daily Rashi podcast. get involved as this process develops. Please watch for announcements Please note that you will need to subscribe to the new podcast, even if and updates here to stay informed and learn how you can help KMS you were previously subscribed to the Divrei Mitzva podcast. The further its strategic goals and realize its vision.

archive of past Divrei Mitzva podcasts is available here: Divrei Mitzva. Strategic Planning Committee: Rabbi Weinberg, Alana Fine, Melanie • To subscribe to Rabbi Weinberg’s weekly video Parasha mini-shiur Fleisher, Ilene France, Miriam Guggenheim, Tobie Hollander, David Janus, on Netivot Shalom visit his Youtube page here and subscribe. Fran Kritz, Allison Lazar, Ahava Leibtag, Beth Lichy, Shulamith Lesnoy, David Lowenstein, Saul Newman, Natanya Nobel, Pinchot, Jonathan Schneck, Jen Singer, Buddy Stern, Marc Tropp, Joey Turitz, Marcy Wolf

TAKE 15 FOR TORAH SEFARIM REPAIR INITIATIVE Join our shul-wide initiative to add 15 minutes to your weekly We are in need of several individuals to help repair our sefarim and a Torah learning from Chanukah to Shavuot. Learn anything leader to organize the groups. No previous experience necessary but you’d like, in any way you’d like: sefarim, podcasts, articles. welcome! Please contact [email protected] to avail yourself. Learn by yourself, b’chevruta or with friends & family. Click here to add your name/initials to the list. It’s not too late to sign up! KMS GALA DINNER AND Mark your calendars with these upcoming KMS Community Seudah CELEBRATION OF YOM YERUSHALAYIM Shlishit dates: May 12, June 9 Click here to register to join us! YOETZET HALACHA BRACHA RUTNER KMS Yoetzet Halacha Bracha Rutner welcomes your questions about mikvah, observance of taharat mishpacha (halacha relating to married life) and women’s health, as it connects to Jewish law. Reach out to her at: Phone: 718-614-2677 Email: [email protected].

All conversations and emails are kept confidential. Bracha will join us this Shabbat, April 28. See p1 for info. Mark your calendars for these upcoming dates: April 28, June 9, August 11 See p3 for info about Bracha being honored at the Nishmat dinner. 2

GETTING TO KNOW YOU In an effort to promote the warm community feeling we strive for here at KMS, we introduce you to KMS members each week. We hope you enjoy meeting fellow members and use these bios as a catalyst to introduce yourself to others at KMS.

ARAVAH & YAIR TREISTER “GETTING TO KNOW YOU” BOOK Yair and Aravah are originally from Los Angeles, CA and moved to Kemp Mill in July We have compiled a book of all the after living in Denver, CO for two “Getting to Know You” write-ups thus far. years. They have three children. Yehuda (7) The book is available in the lobby for your a first grader at Berman, Shayna (3) and perusal. Please “get to know” various Leeba (20 months). Yair is a software members of our shul and introduce engineer at Lockheed Martin and Aravah a yourself when you see them. nurse at Kaiser Permanente. They have If you’d like to be featured in the “Getting to Know always been Redskins fans without any You” section of the Shabbat Sheet, please contact connection to the DC area. The Treisters [email protected]. love to play table tennis and board/card games. They truly appreciate the KMS community being so welcoming and organized. We’d love to hear from you!

ANNOUNCEMENTS “THE Q” - NCSY CHERYL STERN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROGRAM Join Greater Washington NCSY Cheryl Stern Memorial Scholarship Fund on Sunday, May 6th for a fun night out to celebrate and support the teens of Greater Washington NCSY! "The Q" is an interactive multimedia, team based trivia game. Don't know trivia? Don't worry, the game is fun for everyone! Please RSVP today at atsncsy.org/q by calling 410-358-6279 or by emailing [email protected].

KMS YOETZET HALACHA BRACHA RUTNER KMS Yoetzet Halacha Bracha Rutner will receive the Miriam Glaubach Center Award for Excellence, Monday, May 14, at Nishmat’s 28th Anniversary Gala Dinner in NYC. Contact Naomi & Ori Carmel for information, or go to www.nishmatgala.org or call American Friends of Nishmat (646-378-5895).

ZICHRON MENACHEM HAIR DRIVE Annual Zichron Menachem hair drive on Thursday, May 3, 2018, Lag Ba’omer, at Style Salon. Then again, the day after Shavuot, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, the event will continue at Progressions Salon. All cuts are free and each donor receives a special gift from the coordinator and a certificate from Zichron Menachem. Your donation will give a young cancer patient in Israel a beautiful, new wig that will give them incredible self confidence and happiness! Email [email protected] to sign up with the word ‘hair’ in the subject box. We will email you to set up an appointment at your preferred time.

KEMP MILL VILLAGE As you may know, an exploratory group has been investigating establishing Kemp Mill Village -- a community-based nonprofit that would assist residents in many ways, with an emphasis on supporting older and/or disabled neighbors who wish to remain in their homes. Help us get started: We would appreciate your completing the survey here to help us assess the level of interest in, and current need for, various services that might be provided by Kemp Mill Village. A community-wide meeting is planned for June 3rd (3-5 PM) at the Kemp Mill Elementary School. Representatives from Montgomery County government and Kensington Village will speak and answer questions. We hope you can attend! Email [email protected] for more info.

At the end of April we will be refreshing the mishebeirach list for cholim. Please send any names you would like listed to [email protected] even if they are currently listed. All other names will be removed. May Hashem grant a refuah shleimah to all those who are ill.

REFUAH SHLEIMAH Ariella bat Katriella, Beinish ben Chana, Chayim ben Yitzchak, Eeta Freyda bat Malka, Esther bat Bracha, Esther bat Tzippora, Etel Baila bat Sara, Golda Miriam bat Pesha Freidel, Ita bas Bluma Leah, Michael Yaacov ben Chava Dvora, Mordechai Gershon ben Rivka, Noam Shalom ben Inbar, Nechama Yenta bat Raizel, Moshe Ze’ev ben Gitel, Rachel Davida bat Sara, Sara bat Riva, Shoshana Elka bat Etel Dena, Shmuel Yerucham HaKohein ben Minna, Shoshana Tzippora bat Eidel, Tzvi ben Miriam, Tzvi Gershon ben David, Tzipora Faige bat Liba, Tziporah Sarah bat Tzivia, Yaakov ben Chaya Devorah, Yehoshua Daniel haKohen ben Masha Avramah

2018 KMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE KMS OFFICE INFORMATION President, Saul Newman: [email protected] Henry Feller, Executive Director First VP, Marcy Wolf: [email protected] [email protected] VP Development, Fran Kritz: [email protected] Mindy Levin, Operations Manager VP Administration, Risa Margulies: [email protected] [email protected] VP Kehilla, Sara Elikan: [email protected] Elisheva Cohen, Administrator VP Klal Yisrael, Yoni Heilman: [email protected] [email protected] VP Finance, Shulamith Lesnoy: [email protected] Office Hours: M,W,Th: 9am - 3pm; T: 9am-6pm VP Limmud Torah, Jeremy Brown: [email protected] (unless otherwise noted) F: 9am - 12pm VP Ritual, Lowell Abrams: [email protected] ▪ VP Youth, Lisa Brookman: [email protected] 3 301-593-0996 www.kmsynagogue.org

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