Sunday, 8:00 AM - Talmud Class, Tractate B'rakhot with Rabbi Fishman

Tuesday, 12:15 PM - Tuesdays with Lyle in DC

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   

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Program

Drumming Together, Singing with One Voice

Wednesday, June 28, 7:30-9:00 PM

Presented by Joshua Milner and Rachel Milner Gilles a t the home of Debra Rosenman.

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 at 301-318-7397 or   [email protected].  Read more here.

Is Your Child Going to Sleep-away Camp?

Please let us know which one. Contact Tami Lautman.

 

If you attended any of the pre-Tikkun or Tikkun sessions of Tikkun Leil Shavuot, Tuesday evening, May 30, through Wednesday morning, May 31, our Adult Education Committee would appreciate your taking a few minutes to fill out an evaluation form. We thank you in advance for providing feedback.

The survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TikkunLeilShavuot2017. Responses will be tallied through June 28.

Rosh Hashanah begins Wednesday evening, September 20, and  Yom Kippur begins Friday evening, September 29.  The High Holiday Registration forms for ticket orders for the various adult and children's services, placement of New Year's greetings in our monthly Bulletin, ordering of a lulav and etrog for Sukkot , submissions for the Annual Book of Remembrance, and more are available. Order forms will be accepted electronically, by mail, and in person at the synagogue office.

Please go to http://ohrkodesh.org/highholidays-2017-5778 for the High Holiday Registration Forms.  Hard copies are in the July-August bulletin and are also available on the tables outside of our office and Main Sanctuary. 

Joel Schwartz is recruiting Torah Readers for the High Holidays. If you know the  Yamim Nora'im trope and will be at Ohr Kodesh for Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur, please contact Joel at [email protected] by tomorrow, Friday, June 23.

This week marks the formal launch of Ohr Kodesh Congregation's fundraising initiative to support the refugee family that the Congregation has pledged to support. 

You may have seen that this week the United Nations announced that in 2016 the population of displaced people worldwide reached levels not seen since 1945.  Inspired by the biblical injunction to "welcome the stranger," as well as the Jewish people's long history of fleeing persecution and seeking safety in other lands, the American Jewish community is organizing to support these refugees through the HIAS Welcome Campaign.  Ohr Kodesh has committed to support a refugee family through this campaign. 

Within the next few months, we should be "receiving" a family, and we will be taking responsibility for helping the family adjust to life in America, including furnishing its apartment, helping the parents find work, and assisting in teaching English and child care. 

Ohr Kodesh is now seeking financial contributions to help the family pay for everything from rental assistance to groceries, child care or summer camp for children, metro fares, and school supplies.  While families are frequently placed in Hyattsville, we would love to raise enough money (as neighboring congregations have done) to cover the minor difference in rent so that the family could live in Montgomery County, with access to excellent local schools and public transit, and in proximity to Congregation volunteers. 

We invite you to contribute in one of the following ways:

1. Send a check to Ohr Kodesh, with Refugee Project in the memo line.

2. Call or email the office to add a contribution to your Ohr Kodesh account, designating Refugee Project.

3. Contribute online via the Ohr Kodesh website, designating Refugee Project.

4. Contribute via the project's online fundraising page (http://tinyurl.com/okcrefugee).  **Feel free to copy and paste the URL for your own Facebook page to share this with family and friends outside the OKC community.** 

We also enthusiastically welcome volunteers.  If you would like to be involved as a volunteer or have any questions about this effort, please contact Lisa Kleppel ( [email protected] or 240-988- 6540) or Simma Kupchan ( [email protected]).

There is an ongoing need for financial assistance for Luis Gongora and his  family. As you remember Luis, our beloved custodian for many years, is suffering from a rare form of childhood brain cancer. To help, go to the gofundmepage located  HERE . All proceeds will go directly to the family to help pay for medical care, housing, food, clothes, etc. The need for support is ongoing. Please contribute as you can. 

Broken Glass - Theater J's Upcoming Production

Through-July 9. Broken Glass is a  psychological drama from one of America's master playwrights, Arthur Miller.  The play is set in New York during Kristallnacht, 1938.  Miller balances private and public morality and explores being American, being married, and coming to terms with one's identity. Click here to read more and to buy tickets or call the box office at 202-777-3210.

We are saddened by the passing of Mildred Feldman,  z'l, mother of Patricia Schultz, on Monday evening, June 19. The funeral service will be held on Friday, June 23, at 11:00 am at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Visitors are welcome to Patricia's home on Tuesday, June 27 in the afternoon, with an evening minyan at 7:30 pm. 8920 Colesville Road, Silver Spring.