Tomorrow, Friday, January 12, 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 - Talmud Class, Tractate M'gilah with Rabbi Fishman.

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

Tuesday,  Talmud class with Richard Friedman will not meet.

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

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

 

Pledge 30: The Short Stories of Agnon - A Whole Loaf

Sunday, January 14, 10:00 AM

Facilitated by Bob Gerwin, [email protected] or 301-728-7260

The story A Whole Loaf is from Agnon's The Book of Deeds. It is a tale of an unremarkable day in which the narrator's desire and the narrator's mission each remain incomplete and unfulfilled. It has resonance with the conflict within Judaism between ethical behavior and mundane activities, between being given the received word and acting. The story is rich in midrashic references. The story will be read and discussed in English. The Hebrew version of the story will be available. Copies of the story and background material are available on the announcements table outside the sanctuary.  It is not necessary to have attended previous sessions.

 

Prayer: Speaking to God and Its Impact on Community

Monday, January 15, 7:30-9:30 PM

Presented by Adele Berlin, biblical scholar and Robert H. Smith Professor Emerita at Univ. of Maryland; Co-sponsored by the Foundation for Jewish Studies. Free, but please register at www.foundjs.org. Click here for more information. Note that minyan that evening will be at 7:15 pm.

 

Collecting Socks for A Wider Circle

A Wider Circle needs new socks for the job applicants it prepares.  Please bring new socks to Ohr Kodesh from January 5 - 26 and place them in the designated box in the Lerner Lobby.

Questions:  Contact Debby Rosenman [email protected].

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 meat community Shabbat dinner. To RSVP for January's Tot Shabbat dinner, please visit http://bit.ly/TotShabbatJan2018. All RSVPs are due on Tuesday, January 16 by 5:00 pm.

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 Rachel Lang.

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

Yiddish Film - Tsvey Shvester (Two Sisters) 1938

January 20, 2018, 7:30 PM
A family drama of personal sacrifice and devotion without end amidst the struggle to succeed in America. 

Machar Volunteering at A Wider Circle

Sunday, January 21,  1:00 - 3:00 PM ( For 3rd - 5th graders and their parents in the OK Community) RSVP by visiting http://bit.ly/MacharEventJan2018 by Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 12:00 PM.  Questions? Email Director of Youth and Family Programming, Rachel Lang at [email protected]. 

Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat Program

Sunday, January 21, 7:30-9:00 PM at the home of Sarah Horowitz
Practicing Self-Compassion: Be Kinder to Yourself Part 2. Read about it here.

You do not have to have attended the December 2016 program on this topic to participate in this one. To RSVP or ask questions, including any concerns about mobility and/or accessibility issues, contact Elana Premack Sandler ( [email protected] or 857-928-2605), Marcela Kogan ( [email protected] or 301-318-7397).

USY Food Decorating Lounge Night

Tuesday, January 23, 7:00-8:30 PM

Read about it and RSVP by Sunday, January 21 at http://bit.ly/January23LoungeNight.  Cost: $5 for members, $7 for non-members. 

Mentsch Club Planning for 2018

Tuesday, January 23, 8:30 PM in the Salzberg Family Library

The Mentsch Club will eat snacks, consume beverages, and decide where we want to take the club in the coming year. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

OKC Board Meeting

Wednesday, January 24, 7:30 PM in the Salzberg Library. Everyone is welcome.

Paint and Sip Night

Sunday, January 28, 8:15-10:15 PM in the Social Hall

Create a beautiful piece of art for your home, while sipping wine with professional artist, Talya Weinberg.  $30 per person includes all supplies and kosher wine. Adults only. Read the details and RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/feCnYcDM9oJNC7xJ2 by Jan. 22. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Chevra Kadisha Brunch

Sunday, February 4, 10:00 AM

Becoming Informed about Our Community's Hospice Care: Making End-of-Life Decisions

Presented by Suzanne Adelman, Coordinator, Hospice and Transitions, Jewish Social Service Agency of Greater Washington;  RSVP: (Ohr Kodesh Cong members, spouses, guests) by Sunday, January 28. Please call the office at 301-589-3880 or respond to http://ohrkodesh.org/brunch . For more information, contact Miriam Feinberg: 301-565-0762 or [email protected] .

Ohr Kodesh Retreat Registration is Open!

This year's theme is Ohr Kodesh at 70: Past, Present, and Future

April 13-15

Capital Camps Retreat Center
Space is limited! Read the details and register here.

Studies have found that adding just a modest bit of activity to our daily lives can have dramatic effects on our health and feeling of well-being. www.cdc.gov>basics>pa-health.  Ohr Kodesh's own Lech Lecha group is in formation and seeking individuals to take up Abraham's mantle.  The Lech Lecha group will participate in Montgomery County's 100 Mile Challenge.  The challenge runs from January 24, 2018 to May 4, 2018 (100 days).  Humans and canines, old and young, can participate. Please click here for all the details and a list of tentative group walks.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Kagan at 301-949-4349 or Marla Satinsky at 301-448-9505.  Please let them know that you have signed up (so the group can set up internal communications) by dropping a line at [email protected] or [email protected]. 

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.

Mazal tov to Craig and Amanda Hervitz on the birth of their daughter, Aria, sister of Gerson on December 26. Gerson attends our ECC. 

Let's help them adjust to a family of 4 by providing some meals. Click on

https://takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=YPCP5188 for the information.

Mazal tov  to Janice and Yiftach Eisenberg on the birth of their daughter, Maayan Yona, sister of Sivan and Eitan on January 7.  Both Sivan and Eitan attend our ECC.

   

Let's help them adjust to a family of 5 by providing some meals. Click on 

https://takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=DNLO3018&welcome=1 for all the information.

US and Israel: Facing a Changing Middle East Lecture

We are saddened by two recent deaths in our community:

Ohr Kodesh member Bernard Davis, z'l, on December 30. The funeral and burial took place on January 2 at Judean Gardens in Olney, MD.