Tomorrow, Friday, February 9, 9:30-11:00 AM in the Social Hall

K'tanim  is playgroup for parents and their pre-ECC aged babies and young toddlers, ages 0 to 2. To RSVP or to ask questions, contact Sarah Horowitz at [email protected].

Ongoing Classes This Coming Week

Sunday, 8:00 AM - Talmud Class, Tractate  M'gilah with Rabbi Fishman

Tuesday, 10:00 AM - Issues in Jewish Political Tradition

Tuesday,  8:30 PM, Talmud class, Tractate  Sukkah with Richard Friedman 

Wednesday, 10:00 AM - Twenty Key Jewish Concepts with Rabbi Fishman

Wednesday, 2:00 PM - Biblical Hebrew with Rabbi Fishman

The Short Stories of Agnon: Agunot

Sunday, February 11, 10:00 AM

Discussion leader: Bob Gerwin  [email protected] or 301-728-7260

Agunot was Agnon's first story published in Israel, the story that first made his name known to the world, and the story whose title he took as the basis for his name. The story reflects the  Song of Songs, and tells the tale of souls who are set adrift and unable to find their anchors. The story is available in English, the discussion is in English, and all are invited to join us. Background material will also be provided along with the story itself, made available on the announcements table outside the main sanctuary. 

Sip & Stitch
Monday, February 12, 7:30 PM at Kaldi's Social House, 918 Silver Spring Avenue, Silver Spring
Sip & Stitch meets the second Monday of each month to work on needlework projects; all crafts and levels are welcome! Questions? Contact Lara Fleischer at [email protected]  or 301-587-9157.

Friday, 5:45 PM

Open to all families with children up to 5 years of age. Join the Ohr Kodesh clergy and staff for a family Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a dairy S habbat dinner. To RSVP for  dinner, go to  http://bit.ly/TotShabbatJFeb2018 . All RSVPs are due on Tuesday, February 13 by 5:00 pm.

During Shabbat morning services we will honor the past presidents of Ohr Kodesh. Gary Simms, Mel Stern, Erica Raphael, Ron Abramson, Norman Goldstein, Joan Weiss, Susan Magazine, Bob Kott , Peter Herscovitch, Kim Price, Brian Israel, Roger Browdy, Sarah Kagan, Chuck Fax, and our current president Barbara Libbin.

Mini- Minyan  - For Children in Gr. K-2

10:30 to 11:30 AM in Room 5; This interactive Shabbat service incorporates tefilot, parashah stories, and activities. Led by Raviv Brooks.

   

Kehilat Tefilah - A Youth-Led Shabbat Service for Children in Gr. 3-7

10:30-11:30 AM in Room 2; Participants explore tefilot and learn new tunes while supported by Shabbat Crew teens and service leader, Andy Weissfeld.

 

Torah Tots - Families with Children up to 4 years of Age

10:30-11:30 AM in the Salzberg Family Library. Led by Melissa Stein.

Babysitting will be available from 9:30-11:30 am in Room 7.

Rosh Chodesh Program for the Month of Adar

Sunday, February 18, 7:30 PM at the home of Miriam Feinberg

Marla Satinsky will be discussing the book The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner. Come learn new ways to reduce stress, increase interpersonal connection, use our faith community to grow, and adapt our diet to promote health.  To RSVP or ask questions, including any concerns about mobility and/or accessibility issues, contact Elana Premack Sandler ([email protected] or 857-928-2605) or Marcela Kogan ([email protected] or 301-318-7397),  Click here to read the details.

USY Karaoke Lounge Night

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7:00-8:30 PM

RSVP by Sunday, February 18 at  http://bit.ly/February20LoungeNight. USY members/$5 and non-members/$7.  

OKC Board Meeting

Wednesday, February 21, 7:30 PM in the Salzberg Library. Everyone is welcome.

Mmmmmmm!  Chocolate!

ABRS students will be fundraising for the school and selling Kosher for Passover chocolates and other assorted goodies. Items can be ordered directly from students with catalogs. You can also order your items through this link and it will support the Alvin Browdy Religious School. If you order online the chocolate can be shipped directly to you.  Questions? Email Linda Epstein [email protected] .

Join us for a weekend of prayer, study, fun activities, and community at the 2018 Ohr Kodesh Retreat. We will spend Shabbat together at the beautiful Capital Camps Retreat Center and engage with the theme:  Ohr Kodesh at 70: Past, Present, and Future . Individuals, couples, and families of all ages are invited to attend this communal event. There will be something for everyone! 

 

Your registration fee covers all meals and snacks, lodging, and  amazing study sessions & activities for the whole weekend. Please follow this link:  http://bit.ly/OKCRetreat2018  to register and learn about pricing details. Sign up soon because space is limited!

Again this year, the Retreat is priced on a "Pay What You Can" basis, so that cost will not prevent anyone from attending.  (This flexibility is available only through March 1.)

 

If you have any questions,  contact Andy Weissfeld, or Retreat co-chairs, Hannah Feldman and Heather Diamond. 

Join Ohr Kodesh as we kick-off our annual Mishloach Manot project. You have a wonderful opportunity to send Purim greetings by having cards sent to your friends and family acknowledging that a contribution has been made in their honor.  

Go to http://ohrkodesh.org/shalach-manot for all the info you need to place your order.

If you have any questions, please contact Dennis Concepcion (240-450-0672) or Jerry Kiewe (240-450-3486) at the Ohr Kodesh office.

Mishloach Manot greetings may be funded with the Flexible Tzedakah Account.

Are you a Lech Lecha walker?  Let us know so we can include you in the notifications and messages among our group.  Please contact Marla Satinsky ([email protected]) or Sarah Kagan ([email protected]) to get on our email list or our Facebook group.  

The Ohr Kodesh Endowment Fund is seeking grant applications from Ohr Kodesh members to maintain and to expand the reli­gious, educational, cultural, social and philanthropic activities of the Ohr Kodesh Congregation.

 

If you have an idea for an activity or program that you have not yet seen at Ohr Kodesh and want to carry it out with the support of the Fund, then this is your chance. All that is required is a simple proposal here. The deadline for submitting your proposal is 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018.  Please submit all proposals to Jerry Kiewe; [email protected]

 

The grants are available to all members and Ohr Kodesh groups who are interested in organizing activities for the Congregation. For this grant cycle, the total amount available is approx. $5,800. It is expected that any activities that are funded will be completed by July 31, 2019.

Ohr Kodesh will soon be coming out with a new member directory, as part of the 70th Anniversary Gala's Tribute Book. Please update your information, including address, telephone number, cell number, and email address by March 15 either online at www.ohrkodesh.org (you must login first, then go to Resources - OKC Online Directory), or call Tami Lautman in the office at 301-589-3880.  If you prefer not to be included in the directory, or if you prefer to have certain information items excluded from the directory, contact Jerry Kiewe at [email protected].  

We are looking for families to host USYers attending the AIPAC Policy Conference this March. Hosts are needed for the Saturday, March 3-Tuesday, March 6. USYers will arrive Saturday after Shabbat on the 3 ^rd and leave Tuesday the 6 ^th in the morning. Each USYer needs a bed/mattress (USYers can share a large bed). USYers will be responsible for their own transportation and lunches & dinners. Host families are asked to provide a breakfast and help USYers get to and from a metro station in the mornings and evenings. If you are able to host, please email Andy Weissfeld at [email protected]. 

Lines Drawn with Acid: Politically-Engaged Art and the Left-wing American Yiddish Press of the 1920s and 30s