OSEH SHALOM’S CONGREGATIONAL NEWSLETTER Dear Hevre, I hope that this issue of The Shalom finds you well. On Monday, February 18th, our country will commemorate George Washington’s birthday. Many of us today refer to this holiday as President’s Day, but the federal government’s terminology remains focused on our first-ever president. A recent experience helped me to reflect on the Jewish experience of President Washington and our country’s independence, and to better see the intertwining nature of our Jewish longings and our American dreams. In December, I visited the new National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. A large group from Oseh Shalom traveled to the museum last spring, and although sadly I missed that outing, our members’ enthusiastic reports piqued my interest. Luckily, this fall I received an invitation to the site as part of the Sacred Stories Project. The project organizers invited me and a number of other rabbis to contribute short essays which connect the museum’s collection to yearly holidays and Torah readings. One artifact especially stood out for me. The section of the museum which focused on Tots and their parents gather in the Sanctuary for the beginning of the Family Service, starting at 7:30 PM on the first Friday night of each month. At 7:45 we invite the young children into the Quiet Room for the Tot Shabbat service. The children are invited, but of course not required, to join in the program, which lasts about 25 minutes. Afterwards, the Tot Shabbat participants may return to the sanctuary for the end of the Family Service. Please spread the word to anyone you know who has young children! Rabbi’s Message INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Rabbi’s Message 1-3 Membership 5 Religious VP 5-6 Winter Shelter 8-9 CPR/AED Class 13 Candle Light- ing Times 13 Calendar Highlights 22- 23 Tot Shabbat The Shalom The Shalom The Shalom FEBRUARY 2013 / 5773 VOLUME 46, NO. 6 OSEH SHALOM’S CONGREGATIONAL NEWSLETTER
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O S E H S H A L O M ’ S C O N G R E G A T I O N A L N E W S L E T T E R
Dear Hevre,
I hope that this issue of The Shalom finds you well.
On Monday, February 18th, our country will commemorate George Washington’s birthday. Many of us today refer to this holiday as President’s Day, but the federal government’s terminology remains focused on our first-ever president.
A recent experience helped me to reflect on the Jewish experience of President Washington and our country’s independence, and to better see the intertwining nature of our Jewish longings and our American dreams.
In December, I visited the new National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. A large group from Oseh Shalom traveled to the museum last spring, and although sadly I missed that outing, our members’ enthusiastic reports piqued my interest. Luckily, this fall I received an invitation to the site as part of the Sacred Stories Project. The project organizers invited me and a number of other rabbis to contribute short essays which connect the museum’s collection to yearly holidays and Torah readings.
One artifact especially stood out for me. The section of the museum which focused on
Tots and their parents gather in the Sanctuary for the beginning of the Family Service, starting at 7:30 PM on the first Friday night of each month. At 7:45 we invite the young children into the Quiet Room for the Tot Shabbat service. The children are invited, but of course not required, to join in the program, which lasts about 25 minutes. Afterwards, the Tot Shabbat participants may return to the sanctuary for the end of the Family Service. Please spread the word to anyone you know who has young children!
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Membership 5
Religious VP 5-6
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CPR/AED
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Candle Light-
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the independence years featured a hand written version of the Jewish Prayer for our Country from 1789.
American Jews by no means invented the Prayer for Our Country. Nearly two thousand years ago in the Mishna, Rabbi Chanina instructed that Jews everywhere should regularly pray for the well being of the rulers under whom they lived. A siddur from the 14th Century includes a version of this prayer, and states that such a fixed blessing was a regular practice for many Jewish communities.
However, this particular version from 1789, known as the “Richmond Prayer,” does not merely pray for the well being of the government. Unlike those liturgical examples from previous centuries, the Richmond Prayer shows a deep Jewish belief in the project of America and a true joyousness about our participation in the newly independent nation. The prayer consistently describes the new nation as ‘us’, reflecting the unprecedented sense of Jewish belonging and commitment. It declares [translated from Hebrew]:
O gracious God, thou has delivered us from all our enemies;
Thou has redeemed us from those who rose up against us...
O God of Hosts, thou has set peace and tranquility in our palaces
And has set the President of the United States as our head,
And [so] in prayer we humble ourselves before thee, our God.
The prayer not only mentions the President of the United States explicitly, with exaltation, in the Hebrew verses, but it also salutes George Washington using an acrostic, a classic device of ancient Jewish prayer. That is, the first Hebrew letter of each central line of the prayer spells out the name “Washington.” Traditionally, acrostics in Jewish poetry and prayer only encoded the names of that work’s own Jewish authors, or occasionally other figures of tremendous reverence, like King David. Thus, this encoded manuscript from Richmond demonstrates the tremendous sense of esteem, loyalty and gratitude that this revolution-era Jewish community felt for the great general and first president.
Why did our American Jewish forebears feel such a unique sense of exaltation for the newly inaugurated leader? Surely they appreciated and shared his passionate beliefs in religious tolerance, freedom and opportunity for all. Indeed, in 1790, President Washington wrote to the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island:
The citizens of the United States have a right to applaud themselves
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for having given to [humanity] examples of an enlarged and liberal policy, a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship.
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherited natural rights. For happily the government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens...
May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants, while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig-tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. [Washington was quoting the He-brew Bible, Micah 4:4]
These words of exchange between President Washington and the American Jewish communities bring tears to my eyes nearly every time I read them. They indicate that our early American forebears already shared my strong sense that Jews--and people of all ethnic and religious origins--should feel fully at home in Amer-ica. They show that our country’s founder and our Jewish ancestors all shared a common belief in justice and tolerance.
These beliefs and commitments are of course aspirational and not fully realized, then or now. President Washington failed to fully live up to this high vision, as evident by his record as a slave owner. We, too, live in a world in which injustice and discrimination remain rampant. However, the Richmond Prayer and Wash-ington’s words remind us that we may aspire to no higher vision, as Americans or as a Jewish community, than the calling of an end to bigotry and hatred, and justice for all.
Best wishes for a good month of February and a happy observance of George Washington’s Birthday. May the occasion remind us of our vision of justice, as Americans and as a Jewish community.
Shalom,
Rabbi Doug Heifetz
From the Desk of Barry Nove
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On a personal note, I really appreciated the opportunity to get to know so many of you at the recent Oseh Shalom Retreat. I especially enjoyed helping so many of you through my “Jewish Genealogy 101” workshop and through the “Story Mikor” program we did. It was a lot of fun. Please know that, whether you were at the Retreat or not, I’m always happy to offer tidbits on how to research your family’s history based on my over fifteen years of experience.
As we enter another peak season of activity at Oseh Shalom, I just want to share a few key online links for those either working on programs or planning to use the Oseh Shalom kitchen. To publicize an event at Oseh Shalom, send an email with all the program details to
[email protected]. This notifies those doing the eNews, the Shalom, the Bima Notes, our Publicity Chairs, and those working on our Facebook page about your event. Whether the event is being held at Oseh Shalom or in the community,
email at [email protected], if your event should be listed on the Oseh Shalom online calendar or needs to be changed. Please provide the name of the event, the date, time frame, and who the point of contact is for those interested in learning more. Of course, event or program organizers for events in the building also need to submit a set-up request form, which can be found on the Oseh
Shalom calendar page, http://
www.oseh-shalom.org/eventcal/, so we can confirm room availability and best provide the set-up requested. Along those same lines, if planning to cook in the Oseh Shalom kitchen, the kitchen registration form is also available on the calendar page. We have posted a new form and have changed our process to better serve the congregation’s needs.
Please note that the Shalom is going through a transition to a new designer. Marlene Newman, who has been designing the Shalom for many years, is moving on to other volunteer pursuits. Linda Schoolnick has graciously agreed to become our designer. Please bear with us during the transition. We will be building on the look and structure Marlene has so wonderfully established and hope you will like what you see.
Finally, I would like to thank all the office volunteers we’ve had this past month: Judy Arnoff, Rose Fishman, Diane Green, Molly Hullinger, Val Kaplan, Lisa Karpf, Doris Kirschbaum, and Pauline Pivowar. I can’t tell you enough how much help they are.
P.S. A special note of apprecia-tion to Doris Kirschbaum, who helped design this issue of the Shalom.
You will note we’ve recognized her on the back page as Layout Designer, apprentice. She and Linda Schoolnick, who will be beginning her apprentice status hopefully with the next issue, will—without a doubt—be rising to masters status very quickly.
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Welcome, new members!
New member Louise Weissman, originally from Boston, lives with her husband and two of her four children in Hyattsville. She is currently Director of Operations for the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. She also serves on two boards, Common Good City Farm, an urban farm and education center in Washington D.C., and the Ahavas Achim Anshi Koretz Cemetery Corporation, an independent Jewish cemetery in Boston that was established by the mutual aid society her maternal grandparents were active in. Louise is the proud grandmother of five.
Religious VPs Chevre:
A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is one of the most important lifecycle events for a Jewish child and for their family, as well as for our entire community.
Shalom has, over the years, developed a number of "expectations" of what a Bar or Bat Mitzvah student will do as part of their participation in the Shabbat morning or evening service. A primary expectation has been that our students will chant the Haftarah portion associated with their Torah reading.
In October of last year, the Religious committee, based on a recommendation by Rabbi Heifetz, began examining Oseh Shalom’s expectations for our B'nei Mitzvah students, particularly the centrality of the Haftarah, not only as part of the Bar or Bat Mitzvah service, but as part of the students preparation for that service. During the course of several meetings, and after a lot of thoughtful discussion, the Religious Committee has developed a proposal to refocus the expectations for our B'nai mitzvah students and to give a more central role to chanting Torah and participating in the Shabbat morning or evening service. We’re also proposing to add an option for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah student to work on a creative project that relates directly to the weekly Parshah or to an upcoming Holiday.
We would like to stress that our goal in refocusing these expectations is not to lessen what we expect from our B'nei Mitzvah students, but rather to find ways to help them more actively and creatively engage in the study of Torah and in other aspects of our "evolving religious civilization.”
As of January 1st, Barry Nove will begin the orientations of the kitchen for all those cooking in the Oseh Shalom kitchen for meetings, programs, events, and Religious School during the year. (Oneg Hosts do not need to participate in any of the offered orienta-tions.) Barry will offer a 1-hour orientation on Sunday, February 24 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Men’s Winter Shelter begins that day; volunteers are invited to at-tend this session, Orientation will include: the kitchen registration and kitchen plan process (forms will be provided, basic equip-ment operation manuals, kashrut policy one-pagers, and a check-list reminding if safety, sanitation, and basic kashrut policies or procedures have been fol-lowed.
Our goal, as ever, is to leave the kitchen in as good or better shape for the next user and to help make use as smooth-running as possi-ble. If you are planning to coordinate or cook in the Oseh Shalom Kitchen, this orientation is for you! To RSVP for one of these ses-sions, email Barry Nove at
[email protected] or call the Synagogue Office, 301-498-5151 x 101. Thank you. Val Kaplan and Barry Nove
Announcing The Kitchen Orientation Program
(Religious Committee continued:)
We also want to stress that we aren’t eliminating chanting the Haftarah as a choice for our B’nei Mitzvah students and their families.
The Rabbi, Religious Committee, and the Board recognize that this subject is extremely important not just to our B’nei Mitzvah students and their families, but to the entire Oseh Shalom community. Please review the proposal, which can be found on the Oseh Shalom website, and let us know what you think.
We will be holding an open Congregational meeting to discuss the subject on Sunday morning, March 3rd, 2013, at 10 AM. But you don't have to wait until the meeting to give us your feedback!
Please feel free to drop us an email or call with your comments at:
*Deadline for notifying us that you will be entering: March 1st
Winter Shelter
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MEN’S WINTER SHELTER 2013
Winter Shelter is coming February 24th thru March 3rd; many have helped in the past and hopefully many will help this year. The following is information about our Winter Shelter in our handy Frequently Asked Questions below. Please help Oseh Shalom continue our wonderful legacy of caring and sharing by contacting Eileen Hollander, Suzie Friedman, or Judy Swanner to volunteer. As always, donations are also welcome.
Shalom, Judy Swanner & Linda Bergofsky
Co-Chairs, Social Action and Community Services Committee
So, you might ask, what is Winter Shelter?
Winter Shelter is a cooperative program among faith based organizations and Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services (LARS). Oseh Shalom and the local area churches provide overnight shelter for homeless women and men during the winter months. We also provide dinner and breakfast, and We offer lunch foods so that our guests can make themselves a bagged lunch for the next day.
How can I help Winter Shelter?
This shelter program depends on the generous assistance from you, our congregation. There are many ways to help! Please read the FAQ below to find out where you would like to participate, we encourage kids, teens and families to participate.
Winter Shelter (WS) Frequently Asked Questions
What are the dates for this year’s Men’s Winter
Shelter?
Sunday February 24 – March 3
What are the arrival and departure times for each
role or task?
Evening driver: pick up guest at 6:30 pm at a pick up point along Route 1 in Laurel. Drop off at Oseh after pickup, around 6:45 pm. Dinner is served at 7 pm.
Dinner prep, serve, clean up: 5 pm at the earliest (will depend on the meal) to 8 pm (when dinner ends). Appetizers
should be out by 6:30 pm. Dinner is served at 7 pm.
Evening chaperone 6:30 pm to 10 pm
Overnight chaperone 10 pm to 7am
Shelter set up: Sunday, February 24 from 9:30 - 11:30 am
Shelter break down: Sunday, March 3 from 9:30 - 11:30 am
What are the responsibilities for each role or task?
Evening driver: Pick up guests at 6:30 pm at a pick up point along Route 1 in Laurel. Drop off at Oseh around 6:45 pm.
Dinner prep, serve, clean up:
Meal:
Either you will prepare and cook a meal for guests, or
Earlier prepared meals will be in refrigerator, thawed
Prepare and set out appetizers by 6:30 pm
Make accompanying items
Set up dinner buffet (including dessert items)
Clean up after dinner
Please adhere to Kashrut policies (see below)
Evening chaperone:
Check in guests at front desk (see below)
Set out evening snacks, drinks, paper goods. Monitor & refill.
Ask guests if they would like a bag lunch for the next day. Lunches are dairy, leftovers from dinner, tuna fish sandwich, or cheese sandwich. Some guests may choose a variety of snacks and fruit, or breakfast bars.
Prepare the bag lunches.
Overnight chaperone:
Monitor guests
In morning set up breakfast tables
Ensure that guests are up and ready to go by 7 am.
Give each guest an admit slip for that evening
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On the last day of the shelter – before leaving with the guests move all the WS items toward the front of the Social Hall for item pick up.
Shelter set up: Organize kitchen donations, arrange WH supplies that arrive from previous location, decorate Social Hall to welcome our guests.
Shelter break down: Pack up WS items to be delivered to next site; take down and store decorations; straighten and organize kitchen.
If I am working the dinner shift (prepare, serve, clean up) will I have to bring dinner or make it from
scratch?
It depends. Some of the main dishes have been prepared ahead of time by the children in the upper and lower schools (thank you!). Other meals will be made that evening by the evening chaperones; items such as salad, corn bread or vegetables will need to be prepared.
Please keep in mind our kashrut rules!
We are serving dairy meals only
ALL items that enter the kitchen must be kosher
Non kosher items (e.g., brownies or other desserts) CAN be brought into the Social Hall, but CANNOT be brought into the kitchen. Nor can any utensils or supplies from the kitchen be used with the non-kosher items.
All kitchen work must be done on the dairy side of the kitchen.
If I’m an evening driver, what do I do and where do
I go?
The week prior to WS we will learn the pickup point and email that information to you.
Pick up the guests around 6:30pm (drop off point will be somewhere along Route 1 in Laurel) and bring them to Oseh.
Is there a check-in procedure for guests?
Yes. A check in table is set up at the front of the Social Hall. Each guest will have a “guest card” (keep at Oseh) and an admit slip (given to each guest by chaperone in the morning prior to drop off). When guests arrive in the evening they will present the admit slip and sign the guest card.
What time does dinner begin and end?
Dinner is served around 7 pm. No real end time.
What do our guests do until dinnertime?
When guests arrive in the evening, they may like to freshen up and get situated. They may want to socialize with each other and us and enjoy appetizers until dinner.
What happens after dinner?
Guests may continue to socialize, play games, or begin to get ready for bed. We will have cards and games available.
Will I be working alone?
No, each shift will have at least 2 people, preferably more.
What time do we leave in the morning?
The overnight shift ends at 7 am.
Overnight chaperones are responsible for driving the guests to the drop off point (somewhere along Route 1 in Laurel, place TBD).
I want to contribute to Winter Shelter but I cannot make it to the shelter or go out to buy supplies.
How can I help?
Some Oseh members prefer to make a monetary donation to Winter Shelter. If so, please make your check out to Oseh Shalom and complete a donation form that signifies that your donation is intended for Social Action/Winter Shelter.
Mazel Tov to the Lenet family on Michelle's engagement to Andy
Grillo in October!
February Anniversaries 10 Gerson & Beryl Kramer
15 Steven Greenblat & Alison Miller
16 Stephen & Marjorie Aug
Tributes To Sue and Barry
Mirsky in memory of
your son, Jonathan.
Leah and Patrick
Young
Oneg Sponsors
February 1
Salant family in honor of Brian’s birthday
Stone family in honor of Elianna’s birthday
Argue family in honor of CJ’s birthday
June Wagner in honor of Len’s birthday
Joy & Brian Mason in honor of the baby naming of their daughter, Kyra
February 8
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
Beryl & Gerson Kramer in honor of their anniversary
Lisa Karpf in honor of Beryl & Gerson’s anniversary
February 15
Suzie, Robert, & Chloe Friedman in honor of Emma’s birthday
Litz-Holtz-Krimchansky in honor of Marc’s & Aaron’s birthdays
Adam Reese in honor of his wife Shelley’s birthday
Berman family in honor of Jillian’s birthday
February 22
Hillary & Michael Becker in honor of Morgan’s birthday
Brodsky family in honor of Ruth’s birthday
Solomon family in honor of Linda’s mother Renee Firtag’s birthday
Land family in honor of Eric’s birthday
Harold Kessler in honor of Judith’s birthday
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CPR/AED Training Class The month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease and increasing knowledge about prevention of heart disease and its effects. Statistics have shown that survival rates from sudden cardiac death would improve if more people knew how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). In recognition of Heart Disease Awareness Month, Oseh Shalom Congregation will be offering a CPR/AED training classes at our building located at 7515 Olive Branch Way in Laurel, MD. This class will be held on Sunday February 3 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM from 6 to 8 PM. The class is free to
Oseh Shalom members and $18 for non-members. Prior registration is required with up to 20 participants per class. For more information and to register for one of the classes, please go to
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5162537288/es2001/?rank=8 or contact the synagogue
office at 301-498-5151.
Candle Lighting Times
Dates Light
Candles
Havdalah Parsha Haftarah
February 1-2 5:10 PM 6:41 PM Yitro
Exodus 18:1-20:23
Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6; Isaiah 6:1-13*
February 8-9
Shabbat Shekalim
5:18 PM 6:49 PM Mishpatim
Exodus 23:20-24:18, 30:11-16
II Kings 12:1-17
February 15-16
5:26 PM 6:57 PM Terumah
Exodus 26:31-27:19
I Kings 5:26-6:13
February 21
Ta'anit Esther
February 22-23
Erev Purim
5:34 PM 7:05 PM Tetzaveh
Exodus 29:19-30:10, Deuter-onomy 25:17-19
I Samuel 15:2-34
February 24
*The first Haftarah is read by Ashke-nazim; the second by Sephardim.
In memory of our parents, Evelyne Newman and Blanche & Mac Dresner
Helen & Leon Litow
In memory of Jean Litow
Restricted Gift
Anonymous
Oneg Hosts
We thank all those who hosted onegs in the previous quarter.
October 5
Susan & Tom Northcutt and daughter Lily Northcutt
Kathleen Sheedy
October 12
Elaine Povich
Shelley & Adam Reese
October 19
Susan & Harvey Rapp
Susan & Mel Lippman
October 26
Amy Lechter-Siegel & Stephen Siegel
Susan & Mitchell Romm
November 2
Bari Rudikoff & Gordon Manning
Lisa Karpf
November 9
Melody & Gary and Josh Magnus
When you receive your letter notifying you of your scheduled date for hosting an oneg, we need to hear from you as soon as possible whether you can make your date or not. We need time to find an alternate to take your place if you cannot keep your date, and we hope you will reschedule.
Thank you.
Lisa Karpf and Beryl Kramer
Co-Chair, Coordinating Oneg Hosts
November 16
Jean & Robert Rosenberg
November 23
Sandra Gordon-Salant & Stephen Salant
Heidi Rhodes
November 30
Ellis Schlossenberg
Jean Schnurr
December 7
Renee & Brian Richards
Deborah & Gary Richardson
December 14
Elaine Povich
Alan Seigel
December 21
Linda Schoolnick
December 28
Barbara & Rich Scissors
February Birthdays: 1 Lily Northcutt
1 Michelle Tobin
1 Len Wagner
2 C. J. Argue
3 Elena Miller
3 Phil Sneiderman
4 Jenna Biederman
4 Michael Fastman
4 Bennett Friedman
5 Doug Friedman
5 Lauren Gold
6 Michael Schoenfeld
7 Frank Coale
7 Eric Fleishman
7 Gregory Friedman
7 John Gudelsky
8 Casey Kampf
8 Brian Salant
8 Anna Siegel
9 Max Goldberg
9 Jacob Raitt
9 H. Austin Sheppard
9 Jeremy Silverstein
9 Adam Wasserman
9 Danny Zolt
10 Anna Burns
10 Kevin Feinberg
10 Annette Rankin
10 Robyn Roogow
11 Suzanne Magin
11 Eric Metzman
11 Elianna Stone
12 Lynne Gaynes-Kaplan
12 Amanda Satin
12 Noah Satin
13 Chloe Booher
13 Vanessa Frelich
13 Michelle Rapp
14 Ty Busch
14 Lena Finkel
14 Don Hirsh
14 Aaron Litz
15 Micki Goldstein
16 David Loeb
17 Rebecca Coale
17 Erin Janney
17 Nathan Kornreich
18 Zachary Ludwig
19 Jacob Feldman
19 Randi Kampf
19 Rebecca Leopold
19 Shelley Reese
19 Susan Wilson
20 Jillian Berman
20 Charles Koplow
20 Robert Magin
20 Helen Metzman
21 Aaron Clamage
21 Tamar Eskin
21 Emma Friedman
21 John Lupo
21 Mary Marker
21 Michael Newman
22 Max Coale
22 Martin Gilbert
22 Marc Litz
23 Samantha Benton-Klein
23 Natanel Lefkowits
23 Yvette Moreno
24 Austin Brick
24 Lianna Lincoln
24 Ryan Simon
25 Morgan Becker
26 Michelle Goozman
26 Michael LeRoy
27 Ruth Brodsky
27 Rebecca Dreifuss
27 Eric Land
28 Renee Firtag
28 Judith Kessler
28 Joan Magin
28 Fredrick Rosenzweig
28 Alan Seigel
29 Jenna Lessler
T H E S H A L O M
Happy
Birthday!
Enjoy!!!
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Yahrzeits 2/1/2013 William Hoffman, father of Martin Hoffman
2/2/2013 Marlene Adelman, stepmother of David Adelman
2/2/2013 William Earl Smith, father of Robin Edelberg
2/2/2013 Morton Friedman, father of Andrew Friedman
2/4/2013 Chester Gaines, grandfather of Gary Gaines
2/4/2013 Irwin Leon Snyder, father of Susan Romm
2/4/2013 Craig Silverstein, brother of Eric Silverstein
2/5/2013 Vera Meyerson, mother-in-law of Mary Meyerson
2/6/2013 Mortimer Cohen, father of Diane Green
2/8/2013 Theodore Stern, father of Edward Stern
2/10/2013 Leonard Hendler, father of Beth Friedman
2/10/2013 Nancy Barnes Doolittle, mother of Anne Gelfand
2/11/2013 Naomi Frank-Dannick, grandmother of Felicia Dannick-Friedman
2/11/2013 Janet Weinshel, mother of Gail Katz
2/11/2013 Ida Levine, grandmother of Norman Levine
2/11/2013 Hannah Marker, mother of David Marker
2/11/2013 Morton Harris, uncle of Gail Whitman
2/12/2013 Francis Colman, mother of Michael Colman
2/12/2013 M.W. "Babe" Friedman, father of Alan Friedman
2/12/2013 Enest Greenwald, father of Gary Greenwald
2/12/2013 Bertha Kaplan, mother-in-law of Valerie Kaplan
2/13/2013 Mary Horowitz, grandmother of Susan Levine
2/13/2013 Jerome Mager, father of Howard Mager
2/14/2013 Speero Brocenos, father of Peter Brocenos
2/14/2013 Elaine Narlisenfeld, grandmother of Matthew Levine
2/15/2013 *Israel Hilsenrath, father of Ernest Hilsenrath
2/15/2013 Beatrice Robbins, mother of Susan Robbins
2/15/2013 Ida Weinstein, mother of Julia Tossell
2/16/2013 *Norman Harold Brown, father of Ronnie Brown
2/17/2013 Louise Eldridge, wife of Lawrence Eldridge and mother of Jeremy Eldridge
2/17/2013 *Rae Schoenfeld, mother of Stephen Schoenfeld
2/18/2013 *Bernard (Si) Dvorchik, father of Sheila Urman
2/18/2013 Russell Brodie, brother of Bryna Weiss
2/19/2013 Thelma Glaser, mother of Ruth Brodsky
2/20/2013 David Harris Gladstone, grandfather of Bobbi Adams
2/20/2013 Isidor Kay, grandfather of Linda Bergofsky
2/20/2013 Rose Naftali, grandmother of Seth Eaton
2/20/2013 John T. Hagius, father of Connor Hagius and Dillon Hagius
2/21/2013 *Mildred Weber Brown, mother of Ronnie Brown
2/21/2013 Nelle Pearlman, aunt of Julie Burns
2/21/2013 Trude Valfer, grandmother of Dan Krieger
2/21/2013 Gretta Rae Magnus, mother of Gary Magnus
* Light will be lit on Sanctuary Memorial Board.
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2/22/2013 Joseph Katz, father of Paul Katz
2/22/2013 *Mildred Schlossenberg, mother of Ellis Schlossenberg
2/23/2013 Ted Roeburg, stepfather of David Friedman
2/23/2013 Adolph Weinshel, father of Gail Katz
2/23/2013 Alfred Selber, father of Sharon Mager and Cindy Selber
2/23/2013 Brian Karl Newman, brother of Rochelle Newman
2/23/2013 Herbert Remer, father of Laurie Remer
2/23/2013 Jerome Scissors, father of Rich Scissors
2/24/2013 Frieda Kornitzer, mother-in-law of Bennett Friedman
2/24/2013 *Gene Kaplan, husband of Valerie Kaplan
2/24/2013 Simon Berstein, grandfather of Norman Levine
2/24/2013 Gerald Levin, father of Lori Morgenthau and grandfather of Samuel Morgenthau and Julia Morgenthau
2/24/2013 Russell Desjardins, grandfather of John Riehl
2/25/2013 Mary Gold Holzman, mother of Melinda Bers
2/25/2013 Blanche Dresner, mother of Norman Dresner
2/25/2013 Martin Kemp, grandfather of Rebecca Kemp
2/25/2013 Sidney Reamer, father of Beverly Ludwig
2/26/2013 Oscar "Buddy" Becker, father of Eileen Hollander
2/26/2013 James Magin, brother of Ed Magin
2/26/2013 *Esther Dvorchik, mother of Sheila Urman
2/27/2013 Alexander Weiner, father of Marilyn Bernhardt
2/27/2013 Esther Miriam Levan, mother of Bob Levan
2/27/2013 Donna White, daughter of Ruth White
2/28/2013 Nathan Miller, father of Eric Metzman
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T H E S H A L O M
OSEH SHALOM FUNDS AND GIFTS Thank you for your contribution
Please make checks payable to: Oseh Shalom, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, MD 20707 Or by credit card: (Circle one) Mastercard or Visa #:
Cardholder's Name Expiration Date:
Or by Paypal at osehshalom.org/donations.php
Chumash — Five Books of Moses ($40)
Kol Haneshama ($54): Daily Prayerbook Shabbat & Festivals Prayerbook
Yamim Nora'im / High Holy Days
Kol Haneshama: Prayers for a House of Mourning ($18)
Prayerbook Fund
Other $50 $25 $18 $10
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Library Fund Green Fund [to lessen the impact on the environment, and subsidizes operations to act in a sustainable manner]
Building Fund
Camp JRF Scholarship Fund
Tzedek Fund
Religious School Scholarship Fund
Religious School Special Events Fund
Music and Arts Fund
Torah Repair Fund ($18 per letter)
Yartzeit Fund
Growth and Programming Fund
Israel Quest
Sharon Stern Garden Fund
Community Services (Social Action and Caring & Support) For special contribution opportunities, please contact the Synagogue Administrator at 301-498-5151.
c o a c o w c o m c o w c o c o w c o c o w Tribute card $5.00 (cards are sent out in donor's name for all life cycle events.) Please
make checks for tribute cards payable to: Oseh Shalom Sisterhood, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, Maryland 20707
C D C O C O C D C O C O C O t D C O C O C O C O f D C O Please record my contribution:
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.
