More than 45 years ago, erev the Six-Day War, composer Naomi Shemer submitted “Jerusalem of Gold” in the 1967 Israel Song Festival. The song and the liberation of Jerusalem are linked inextri- cably in our hearts and souls, then and now. I am quite sure you know the tune as we use it on Shabbat for various prayers. Some 46 years ago, May 13, 1967, Nasser ordered the withdrawal of U.N. Emergency Forces, which had been pre- serving the peace along Is- rael’s border with the Sinai, Gaza and the southern Straits of Tiran. May 20, 1967, at the active encouragement of their Soviet sponsors, Nassar defiantly moved seven bri- gades, two armored brigades, 100,000 soldiers and 1,000 tanks into those vacated bor- der positions. May 27, 1967, Nassar closed the Straits of Tiran to Israel shipping, block- ading Eilat. Forty six years ago, Israel was surrounded by 250,000 troops, 2,000 modern tanks and more than 700 fighter planes, and the world was silent as Israel was threat- ened with annihilation. June 5, 1967, Chief of Staff, Yitz- chak Rabin authorized a pre- emptive strike against Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Jordan, de- stroying 391 planes on the ground and 60 in the air. It was the first day of the Six- Day War. That same morning, June 5, General Odd Bull of the United Nations carried a mes- sage from Israel to King Hus- sein of Jordan, advising him that Israel had no design on Jordan if the Israel-Jordan front remained quiet. June 5, 1967, King Hussein opened fire on Israel, shelling Jerusa- lem and Israeli cities, towns and villages all the way to suburbs of Tel Aviv. Forty six years ago, June 7, 1967, Israeli Colonel Mordek- hai Gur attacked through the Lion’s Gate, and by 10:15 A.M., the blue and white flag of Israel was raised over the Temple Mount and the West- ern Wall. Jerusalem was re- united once again and be- came the most well-known symbol of Israel’s victory in the Six- Day War. Naomi Shemer’s composi- tion, “Yerushalayim shel za- hav,” became the hymn of the Six-Day War. The melody of “Jerusalem of Gold” be- came such a part of Jewish feelings that many congre- gants from then, until now, have chanted our sacred lit- urgy to that stirring, haunting motif, especially for occasions that relate to Israel and Jeru- salem. Forty six years ago, another song of Jerusalem was born, as Israeli paratroopers liber- ated the Old City, hand to hand, house by house, alley way by street. Its story should also not be forgotten. As the war contin- ued to roar on other fronts and even while the narrow streets of the Old City were still damp with blood, the Is- raeli forces gathered in the amphitheatre on Mount Sco- pus to celebrate. On a make- shift stage, Israel’s top stars performed, Songs from Is- rael’s history, ancient and modern, rang through the cool air of the night. Finally, as Naomi Shermer sang her “Jerusalem of Gold,” one of the paratroopers rose from his seat at the urging of his com- rades and came forward to the microphone to sing his own version of Yerushalayim.” The melody was the same, and the rhythm and meter was indeed Shemer’s song. But this young soldier, Meir Ariel, sang of the Jerusalem he and his comrades had come to know during the battle for reunification, “Yerushalayim shel barzel,” a Jerusalem of steel and brass, of lead and fire, of bitter fighting and friends who will never em- brace their comrades again in life. Two sets of lyrics, two ideas, both sharing the same melody, one was a dream and one was a nightmare, sharing the same faith and destiny. (continued on next page) Message from the Rabbi If I Forget You, O Jerusalem— Yom Yerushalayim—May 8, 2013 Nissan ~ Iyar ~ Sivan 5773 April ~ May ~ June 2013 Chai-Lites Newsletter of Congregation Or VeShalom Special points of interest: Check out Men’s Shiurim Information on page 5 Community-wide blood drive coming soon! See who added leaves to our Tree of Life on page 5 Mazel Tov...Condolences… and other news on page 9 Baccalaureate Shabbat information on back page Inside this issue: Message from the Board President 2 Food of the Month Project 4 Meldados 6 Upcoming Birthdays 8 Monthly Calendars 10 Purim Palooza Photos 13 Donations 14 ב” ה
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More than 45 years ago, erev
the Six-Day War, composer
Naomi Shemer submitted
“Jerusalem of Gold” in the
1967 Israel Song Festival.
The song and the liberation of
Jerusalem are linked inextri-
cably in our hearts and souls,
then and now. I am quite sure
you know the tune as we use
it on Shabbat for various
prayers.
Some 46 years ago, May 13,
1967, Nasser ordered the
withdrawal of U.N. Emergency
Forces, which had been pre-
serving the peace along Is-
rael’s border with the Sinai,
Gaza and the southern Straits
of Tiran. May 20, 1967, at
the active encouragement of
their Soviet sponsors, Nassar
defiantly moved seven bri-
gades, two armored brigades,
100,000 soldiers and 1,000
tanks into those vacated bor-
der positions. May 27, 1967,
Nassar closed the Straits of
Tiran to Israel shipping, block-
ading Eilat.
Forty six years ago, Israel was
surrounded by 250,000
troops, 2,000 modern tanks
and more than 700 fighter
planes, and the world was
silent as Israel was threat-
ened with annihilation. June
5, 1967, Chief of Staff, Yitz-
chak Rabin authorized a pre-
emptive strike against Syria,
Jordan, Iraq and Jordan, de-
stroying 391 planes on the
ground and 60 in the air. It
was the first day of the Six-
Day War.
That same morning, June 5,
General Odd Bull of the
United Nations carried a mes-
sage from Israel to King Hus-
sein of Jordan, advising him
that Israel had no design on
Jordan if the Israel-Jordan
front remained quiet. June 5,
1967, King Hussein opened
fire on Israel, shelling Jerusa-
lem and Israeli cities, towns
and villages all the way to
suburbs of Tel Aviv.
Forty six years ago, June 7,
1967, Israeli Colonel Mordek-
hai Gur attacked through the
Lion’s Gate, and by 10:15
A.M., the blue and white flag
of Israel was raised over the
Temple Mount and the West-
ern Wall. Jerusalem was re-
united once again and be-
came the most well-known
symbol of Israel’s victory in
the Six- Day War.
Naomi Shemer’s composi-
tion, “Yerushalayim shel za-
hav,” became the hymn of
the Six-Day War. The melody
of “Jerusalem of Gold” be-
came such a part of Jewish
feelings that many congre-
gants from then, until now,
have chanted our sacred lit-
urgy to that stirring, haunting
motif, especially for occasions
that relate to Israel and Jeru-
salem.
Forty six years ago, another
song of Jerusalem was born,
as Israeli paratroopers liber-
ated the Old City, hand to
hand, house by house, alley
way by street.
Its story should also not be
forgotten. As the war contin-
ued to roar on other fronts
and even while the narrow
streets of the Old City were
still damp with blood, the Is-
raeli forces gathered in the
amphitheatre on Mount Sco-
pus to celebrate. On a make-
shift stage, Israel’s top stars
performed, Songs from Is-
rael’s history, ancient and
modern, rang through the cool
air of the night. Finally, as
Naomi Shermer sang her
“Jerusalem of Gold,” one of
the paratroopers rose from his
seat at the urging of his com-
rades and came forward to
the microphone to sing his
own version of Yerushalayim.”
The melody was the same,
and the rhythm and meter
was indeed Shemer’s song.
But this young soldier, Meir
Ariel, sang of the Jerusalem he
and his comrades had come
to know during the battle for
reunification, “Yerushalayim
shel barzel,” a Jerusalem of
steel and brass, of lead and
fire, of bitter fighting and
friends who will never em-
brace their comrades again in
life. Two sets of lyrics, two
ideas, both sharing the same
melody, one was a dream and
one was a nightmare, sharing
the same faith and destiny.
(continued on next page)
Message from the Rabbi If I Forget You, O Jerusalem— Yom Yerushalayim—May 8, 2013
Nissan ~ Iyar ~ Sivan
5773
April ~ May ~ June 2013 Chai-Lites Newsletter of
Congregation Or VeShalom Special points of interest:
Check out Men’s Shiurim
Information on page 5
Community-wide blood drive
coming soon!
See who added leaves to our
Tree of Life on page 5
Mazel Tov...Condolences…
and other news on page 9
Baccalaureate Shabbat
information on back page
Inside this issue:
Message from the Board President 2
Food of the Month Project 4
Meldados 6
Upcoming Birthdays 8
Monthly Calendars 10
Purim Palooza Photos 13
Donations 14
ה”ב
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Message from the Board President OVS: Better than JDate!
If you are single, here is the deal: OVS is better than JDate!
While JDate can work for some, coming to OVS also can reward you in finding your soul mate.
In order for your chances to increase, here is a recipe for success: come to services, do
Tzedakah (pay your dues, donate,...), pray with faith, come to events, bring friends (singles!),
pray a little bit more,...stay for Kiddush (this is really important). Then, when you see an
attractive person (check for rings to make sure he /she is single), go introduce yourself.
Shy? Need some help? Ask the rabbi or, better, ask the President.
For your chances to increase, come more often!
At OVS you can have full service: besides finding your pair and having your ceremony,
do your party here. It worked extremely well for us and I wanted to acknowledge the great work all at OVS did, especially
Lynne, who made sure her first wedding event was successful. As an extra perk, your first year membership as a married
couple is on us.
I look forward to seeing you at the Kehilah. There's someone else waiting for you here. Just show up! Regularly. It works
not only for Presidents and Vice-presidents (lol). It can also work for you! In your 20's, 40's, 60's or 80's!
Jokes aside, Passover is now behind us (we left Egypt) and we are now counting down the days to celebrate receiving the
Torah.
Tamar and I wish you and your families Chag Shavuot Sameach.
Guy Harari
when the instruments of war
will be transformed into the
tools of peace.
However, the lyrics also speak
to our hearts today, no less
than they did forty six years
ago. “We have returned to the
wells of water, to the market
and the square, the Shofar
calls on the Temple Mount, in
the Old City...”
The People Israel has returned
to the land, and the sound of
the Shofar is heard once
again in the Old City. May its
sound never cease to stir our
souls as it did then ; may we
be the instruments through
which Israel’s song will always
be heard.
Chag Sameach to you and to
Yerushalayim!
Amen.
Rabbi Hayyim Kassorla
Even in exile, the Jews
dreamed and prayed to re-
turn, to restore the land and
rebuild their holy city of Jeru-
salem. Then Ezra and Nehe-
miah did so, with encourage-
ment from Cyrus of Persia,
and once again Israel lived
with a capital in Jerusalem for
centuries until once again
Rome destroyed her in 70
C.E., becoming once again
only a dream and a prayer.
After almost 2,000 years, we
have been privileged to see
Jerusalem and the modern
State of Israel come into be-
ing, fulfilling hopes and daily
prayers.
As we commemorate the an-
niversary of Israel’s victory
and her survival, we pray for
Jerusalem and Israel. We
hope that our young Jewish
men and women will never
have to sing again,
“Jerusalem of Steel,” but only
“Yerushalayim shel zahav.”
There has always been this
tension between the Jerusa-
lem of peace, our idealized
legends, and the Jerusalem of
reality and conflict, of dispute
and war. It is not just a mod-
ern phenomenon.
From antiquity, Jerusalem was
a prized defensible military
fortress for which nations
went to war for countless cen-
turies. After each war, new
layers of walls and towers to
defend the victor’s new city
were built upon ashes, debris
and rubble of the conquered
city. When King David de-
feated the Jebusites, some
3,000 years ago, the city of
David became, “Ir shel sha-
lom,” “Jerusalem,” the city of
Israel’s whole-ness, the sym-
bol of nationhood, the capital
for its government forever. In
that place, his son Solomon
built the Temple in which Jews
prayed until it was destroyed
by the Babylonians 2,600
years ago.
Message from the Rabbi (cont.)
Since our last Chai -lites issue, I'm happy to
report that Sisterhood continued its wonder-
ful tradition of a successful annual Donor
Luncheon.
But really, that is an understatement. Jackie
Benveniste, our donor chair this year, with
Janet Galanti, our donor consultant, and their
hardworking committee planned an after-
noon that was perfect in every way.
The social hall was awash in red and lunch
was delicious. Betty Israel and Sarah Duwell
were our deserving honorees, and Monica
Pearson was an inspiring guest speaker.
Thank you to everyone who joined us, and for
the efforts of the volunteers, for a memora-
ble program.
In the ongoing news department, we have
continued to bake on Tuesdays (except for a
3 week Passover break). Elise Meyer is grate-
ful that all Bazaar orders are filled and the
freezer shelves are beginning to fill with
boxes of burekas.
At the last congregation Board meeting,
Rabbi Kassorla noted that Passover is the
time for us to remember G-d's blessing of
freedom from slavery for the Jewish People. I
personally feel grateful for G-d's blessings of
a strong sisterhood with a devoted and loving
membership.
Mazel Tov to our congregation President Guy
Harari and sisterhood Vice-President of or-
ganization, Tamar Amar on their marriage!!
We wish the beautiful couple a lifetime of
happiness together.
Please come share your Tuesdays with us,
and be on the lookout for details on our up-
coming closing luncheon and installation!
All my best,
Michelle Rich
Message from the Sisterhood President
Please join us for a Sisterhood Board
meeting on
Sunday, May 5, 2013, at 10:00 a.m.
in our Or VeShalom Library
~
Please attend as we will be discussing our upcoming Closing
Program, the use of donor funds, and
planning an appreciation lunch for members at the
Jewish Home.
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Also join the Sisterhood for their closing program
There are always individuals in our community who are undergoing surgery and combating illness. They need
our prayers to support their recovery. Take a few minutes to read from the Psalms, also known as Tehillim.
Psalms 20 and 121 are particularly meaningful during difficult times. Give a little time and have a big impact
on the lives of others.
Food-of-the-Month Tzedakah Project
We are collecting food to fill the JF&CS food pantry. Last year, the Food Pantry gave out 5,450 pounds of food to over 1,525 persons in 860 households. Please help us feed people in our community by donating one item a month.
Bring the items and place them into the barrel in the lobby. Please make sure all items are un-opened, in-date and
marked with a kosher symbol.
Month Items Needed
April Pasta Sauce, pasta
May Granola bars, cereal bars, applesauce, canned fruit
June Healthy cereal, oatmeal packets, shelf stable milk
July Granola bars, cereal bars, applesauce, canned fruit
August Macaroni & Cheese, canned veggies, canned fruit
September OPERATION ISAIAH
October Healthy cereal, oatmeal packets, shelf stable milk
5/16 Ashley Krainin 5/16 Marianne Tarica 5/17 Milton Light 5/17 Joel Marks 5/17 Bill Porter 5/17 Berta Yusupova 5/19 Levi Durham 5/19 Ronnie Galanti 5/19 Debra Segal 5/20 Carolyn Blase 5/20 Blanchette Ichay 5/20 Victor Maslia 5/20 Jake Sobel 5/21 Jonathan Arogeti 5/21 Jack DeLeon 5/21 Walter Diamond 5/21 Dawn Schakett 5/21 Edward Silver 5/22 Raya Aronova 5/22 Laura Clark 5/22 Brian Miraki 5/22 Corrine Rousso 5/23 Marrissa Chanin 5/23 Robyn Ross 5/23 Raymond Smith 5/23 Ron Wagshal 5/24 Lisa Galanti Rabinowitz 5/25 Robert Beton 5/25 Eric Chyatte 5/25 Jerry Sevy 5/25 David Yashar 5/26 Robert Arogeti 5/26 Robert Galanti 5/27 Yuval Ayalon 5/27 Mehran Simian 5/27 Alan Simon 5/28 Zelda Benator 5/29 Noah Alhadeff 5/29 Miriam Benatar Guest 5/29 Aleksander Khiyayev 5/29 Renee Pascale 5/29 Ryan Schneider 5/29 Sam Shlimak 5/29 Edvard Sverdlov 5/29 Angelo Varrone 5/30 Yelena Berman 5/31 Anne Birnbaum 5/31 David Gordon 5/31 Paige Weinberg
4/26 Mary Capeloto 4/26 Richard D. Franco 4/26 Fred Katz 4/26 Seth Lazarnick 4/26 Elizabeth Ohana 4/27 Mikhail Akbashev 4/27 Eliezer Sotto 4/28 Steve Alhadeff 4/28 Julius Berger 4/28 Alegria Kletzky 4/28 Abby Lazarnick 4/29 Phyllis M. Cohen 4/29 Jesse Dorfman 4/29 Dalya Panbehchi 4/29 Louis Roistacher 4/30 Abo Akbashev 4/30 Lynn Pascale 4/30 Janet Seligson
April Birthdays
4/1 Sharon Apseloff 4/1 Allison Ladden 4/2 Asher Benator 4/2 Laurette Hanein 4/2 Darryl Maslia 4/2 Joel Rosenberg 4/2 Leslie Weinberg 4/3 I. Robert Beton 4/3 Erica Chanin 4/3 Suzanne Hanein 4/3 Elena Marks 4/3 Albert D. Maslia 4/4 Esya Akbasheva 4/4 Charlie Alhadeff 4/4 Ellis Firestone 4/4 Monica Franco-Webb 4/4 Barbara Arogeti Perlis 4/5 Ben Arogeti 4/5 Richard Berkowitz 4/5 Adam Maslia 4/5 Lawrence Melnick 4/6 Max Diamond 4/7 Alex Borukhov 4/7 Tony Levitas 4/8 Matthew Grosswald 4/8 Dale Israel 4/9 Barbara Meyer 4/9 Susan Varrone 4/10 Mitchell Krainin 4/10 Mason Maslia 4/10 Isidoro Palatchi 4/11 Michael Falkenstein 4/11 Sukey Shemaria 4/11 Aaron Silverman 4/12 Ann Galanti 4/12 Jeremy Karshenboym 4/12 Hallie Rosenberg 4/12 Sherri Soriano 4/13 Joyce Elias 4/14 Daniel Badalbayev 4/14 Tracie Clark 4/14 David Eisenberg 4/14 Lindsay Meyer 4/14 Bahram Panbehchi 4/16 Steve Schneider 4/16 Karen Soll 4/17 David Borukhov 4/17 Edward Finkel 4/17 Aaron Krisel 4/17 Stephanie Ladden 4/17 Steven Marks 4/18 Nadya Ilyayeva 4/18 Andrew Ladden 4/19 Cynthia Benator 4/19 Carolyn Capelouto 4/19 Alanna Sobel 4/20 Billy Light 4/21 Ryan Benator 4/21 David J. Cohen 4/21 Suzanne Dinur 4/21 Max Maslia 4/21 Ines Palatchi 4/21 Rachel Selber 4/22 Albert Antebi 4/22 Alan Franco 4/22 Marilyn Gower 4/22 Dora Israel 4/23 Gary Capelouto 4/23 Judy Chyatte 4/23 David V. Franco 4/23 Bernie Russo 4/24 David Felix Gordon 4/24 Andrew Marks 4/24 John Mehler 4/24 Anita Zipperman 4/25 Eli Kobylivker 4/26 Rachiel Berger
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May Birthdays
5/1 Jeanne Antebi 5/1 Jonathan Habif 5/1 Jamie Israel 5/2 Janice Barrocas 5/2 Alice Cohen 5/3 Jordan Barrocas 5/3 Leslie Benator 5/3 Robert Dreyer 5/3 Charlie Franco 5/3 Ellen Taranto 5/4 Dennis Ahlzadeh 5/4 David Arogeti 5/4 Nathan Berger 5/4 Grigoriy Berman 5/4 Leo Falkenstein 5/4 Betty Israel 5/4 Rochelle Notrica 5/5 Steven Benatar 5/5 Eric Bernath 5/5 Mosa Simian 5/6 Megan Babb 5/6 Aaron Barrocas 5/7 Barbara Friedman 5/7 Clare Habif 5/7 Aaron Maslia 5/7 Leah Zipperman 5/8 Jake Franco 5/8 Graham Levitas 5/8 Regina Tourial 5/9 Albert Marx 5/9 Sheryl Rechtman 5/10 Abe Alhadeff 5/10 Mansour Borna 5/10 Gloria Levine 5/12 Anna Birman 5/12 Morris Soriano 5/13 Dan D. Maslia 5/13 Itta Zaslavskaya 5/14 Phyllis Cohen 5/14 Matilda Frankel 5/14 Joe Tarica 5/15 Larry Capilouto 5/15 David Sotto
June Birthdays
6/7 Beth Arogeti 6/7 Bernard Friedman 6/7 Sarah Leff 6/7 Boris Samandar 6/8 Dana Bernath 6/8 Parvin Borna 6/8 Juli Galanti 6/8 Rabbi Hayyim Kassorla 6/10 Craig Gilbert 6/11 Semon Akbashev 6/11 Leslie Apseloff 6/11 Regina Barron 6/11 Edgard Harari 6/11 Judy Hirsch 6/12 Sheila Butler 6/12 Zoya Ilyabayeva 6/12 Joshua Whitehead 6/13 Ron Chanin 6/13 Byron Cohen 6/13 Lenny Franco 6/13 Charlotte Marks 6/13 Sue Wolfe 6/14 Terry Berger 6/14 Jeff Halfon 6/15 Keren Ayalon 6/15 Ann Silver 6/16 Rachel Shemaria 6/17 Janet Camhi 6/17 Hymie Shemaria 6/18 Sam Glass 6/18 Ben Kaplan 6/19 Rachel Weiland 6/20 Kathie Alhadeff 6/20 Maxine S. Barocas 6/21 Natalie Barrocas Cohen 6/21 Lenore Franco 6/21 Gisele Harari 6/21 Nicole Romani 6/21 Seth Weiland 6/22 Aryeh Antour 6/22 Ramona Tarica 6/23 Farah Panbehchi 6/24 Joni Seligson 6/24 Nancy Shemaria 6/25 Charlotte Gutman 6/26 Brad Cohen 6/26 Mikhail Niktalov 6/27 Sarah Cohen 6/27 Shelley Cooper 6/27 Albert M. Maslia 6/27 Lily Schneider 6/27 Rose Wagshal 6/28 Temi Kageorge 6/28 Debbie Sobel 6/28 Fay Tenenbaum 6/29 Russell Dreyer 6/30 Rachel Capouya 6/1 Mack Sarfaty
6/2 Graham Alhadeff 6/2 Lesa Habif 6/2 Beverly Merlin 6/2 Alan Taranto 6/3 Jeffrey Arogeti 6/3 Malvina Bechor 6/3 Erin Chimberoff 6/3 Rita Franco Gilbert 6/3 Howard Goldstein 6/3 Lauren Goldstein 6/3 Eliot Levy 6/3 Deborah Maslia-Whitehead 6/4 Isaac N. Habif 6/4 Sarah Hirsch 6/5 Lyndsey Cohen 6/5 Daniel Goldstein 6/5 Mark Grosswald 6/5 Nicole Lebedin 6/6 J.D. Capelouto 6/6 Jake Gerber
“On behalf of the City of Brookhaven (and the 4th Dis-
trict), I want to thank you again for your hospitality.
You were all so gracious and kind and we are all very appreciative. A picture of the synagogue is on our City
website. Many people who otherwise would never have
even thought of entering Or VeShalom were amazed at the size and the beauty of it all, and all enjoyed the
Rabbi's history lesson and invocation.
My objective is to expose our new City residents to the
many cultural richness we are so blessed to have - and last Tuesday certainly achieved that goal. I look for-
ward to a future repeat performance. “
Joe Gebbia, Brookhaven City Council
“A little bird brought in 77 pounds of food from
OVS this week. What a clever idea to use mac &
cheese as groggers. I think I am going to use
that idea next year when talking to my synagogue groups that collect food for us. Last year, the
food pantry gave out over 5,450 pounds of food to over 1,525 persons in 860 households. We
could not do it without you. “
Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta
We love hearing all the positive comments!
Mazel Tov!!
Marilyn & Bill Rubin on the Bat Mitzvah of Erica Rubin
Larry Benator and Helaine Benator on the Bat Mitzvah of Rebecca Benator
Natalie Fisch and Anne Birnbaum on the Bat Mitzvah of Sigi Fisch
Tillie & Albert Tenenbaum and Charlotte & Joel Marks on the birth of Marian Alexa, daughter of Steven & Sherry Marks
Judy & Mark Bernath, Susan & Howard Pelteson, Jeanne Antebi and Eshter Sawilowsky on the birth of Charlotte Jean Bernath,
daughter of Leah & Joe Bernath
Dr Bob and Dale Israel are proud to announce the engagement of their son, Michael Seth Israel to Jessica Leigh Waterman of Louisville KY.
Ruth and Abe Alhadeff are proud to announce the engagement of their grandson Andrew to Karin Lassinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lassinger.
Tamar Amar and Guy Harari on the recent wedding.
Welcome to our
Newest Members:
Cathy & Paul Meechan
Nitzana Mamane
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Condolences To...
Rebecca Selber, Salvador Barrocas, Dr. Albert Barrocas and Miriam Worth on the
passing of their sister and mother Esther Barrocas Notrica
Charlotte Rafshoon on the passing of her husband Charles
Eleanor Jacobs on the passing of her husband Dr. Julian Jacobs
Clare & Robert Habif; Jane & Victor Cooper; Michael, Lindsey & Jonathan Habif; David
Cooper and Kristen Cooper– Lord on the passing of her mother Rose Cooper
David Warga on the passing of his wife Renee
Simone & Steven Feldman on the passing of his father Nathan
Lyudmila & Mark Pinkhasova on the passing of her sister Erena Pinkhasova
The family of Esther Smith
Rachel Hazen, Robert Hazen and Florrie Miles on the passing of Herman Hazen
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 21 Nissan
7th Day of
Passover—
Office Closed
2 22 Nissan
8th Day of
Passover—
Office Closed
3 23 Nissan
4 24 Nissan
Lunch & Learn
5 25 Nissan
Candles 7:43 pm
6 26 Nissan
Shabbat Shemini
Havdalah 8:37 pm
7 27 Nissan
Yom HaShoah
Men’s Shiurim
Talmud Torah class
8 28 Nissan
9 29 Nissan
Sisterhood Cooking
10 30 Nissan
Rosh Hodesh Iyar
11 1 Iyar
Rosh Hodesh Iyar
Lunch & Learn
12 2 Iyar
Shabbat Ethnic Dinner
Candles 7:48 pm
13 3 Iyar
Shabbat Tazria-
Metzora
Havdalah 8:42 pm
14 4 Iyar
Yom HaZikaron Israel Remembrance
Day
Talmud Torah class
15 5 Iyar
Yom Haatzmaut Israel Independence
Day
16 6 Iyar
Sisterhood Cooking
17 7 Iyar 18 8 Iyar
Lunch & Learn Step Up For Israel
19 9 Iyar
Candles 7:54 pm
20 10 Iyar
Shabbat
Achare-Kedoshim
Birthday /Anniversary
Shabbat
Havdalah 8:47 pm
21 11 Iyar
OVS Board Meeting
Talmud Torah class
Men’s Club Program
22 12 Iyar 23 13 Iyar
Sisterhood Cooking
24 14 Iyar 25 15 Iyar
Lunch & Learn
26 16 Iyar
Candles 7:59 pm
2717 Iyar
Shabbat Emor
Havdalah 8:53 pm
28 18 Iyar
Lag B’Omer
Talmud Torah class
29 19 Iyar 30 20 Iyar
Sisterhood Cooking
April 2013
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6:45 pm Friday evening Shabbat services
8:37 am Saturday morning Shabbat services
8:30 am Sunday morning Shacharit services
7:30 am Shacharit services every Monday, Thursday, and Rosh Hodesh mornings
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May 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 21 Iyar
2 22 Iyar
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Kassorla at MJCCA
3 23 Iyar
Baccalaureate Dinner
Candles 8:04 pm
4 24 Iyar
Shabbat Behar –
Bechukotai /
Birchat HaChodesh
Havdalah 8:58 pm
5 25 Iyar
Community-wide Blood Drive
Sisterhood Board Meeting
Talmud Torah class
6 26 Iyar
7 27 Iyar
Sisterhood Cooking
8 28 Iyar
Yom
Yerushalayim
9 29 Iyar
Lunch & Learn
10 1 Sivan
Rosh Hodesh Sivan
Copa de Shabbat
Candles 8:09 pm
11 2 Sivan
Shabbat Bamidbar
Havdalah 9:03 pm
12 3 Sivan
Talmud Torah class
Men’s Shiurim
Mother’s Day
13 4 Sivan
14 5 Sivan
Erev Shavuot
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
15 6 Sivan
1st Day of
Shavuot-
Office Closed
16 7 Sivan
2nd Day of
Shavuot– Yizkor
Office Closed
17 8 Sivan
Candles 8:14 pm
18 9 Sivan
Shabbat Naso
Birthday /
Anniversary Shabbat
Havdalah 9:08 pm
19 10 Sivan
OVS Board Meeting
20 11 Sivan 21 12 Sivan
Sisterhood Cooking
22 13 Sivan
Sisterhood /
Hadassah program
23 14 Sivan
Lunch & Learn
24 15 Sivan
Candles 8:19 pm
25 16 Sivan
Shabbat
Behalotecha
Havdalah 9:13 pm
26 17 Sivan
27 18 Sivan
Memorial Day—
Office Closed
28 19 Sivan
29 20 Sivan 30 21 Sivan
Lunch & Learn
31 22 Sivan
Candles 8:24 pm
6:45 pm Friday evening Shabbat services
8:37 am Saturday morning Shabbat services
8:30 am Sunday morning Shacharit services
7:30 am Shacharit services every Monday, Thursday, and Rosh Hodesh mornings
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 23 Sivan
Shabbat Shelach
Havdalah 9:17 pm
2 24 Sivan
Sisterhood
Closing Program
Men’s Shiurim
3 25 Sivan
4 26 Sivan
Sisterhood Cooking
5 27 Sivan
6 28 Sivan
Lunch & Learn
7 29 Sivan
Candles 8:29 pm
8 30 Sivan
Shabbat Korach
Rosh Hodesh
Tammuz
Havdalah 9:21 pm
9 1 Tammuz
Rosh Hodesh
Tammuz
10 2 Tammuz
11 3 Tammuz
Sisterhood Cooking
12 4 Tammuz 13 5 Tammuz
Lunch & Learn
14 6 Tammuz
Candles 8:32 pm
15 7 Tammuz
Shabbat Chukkat
Birthday /Anniversary
Shabbat
Havdalah 9:24 pm
16 8 Tammuz
Men’s Shiurim
17 9 Tammuz 18 10 Tammuz
Sisterhood Cooking
OVS Board Meeting
19 11 Tammuz 20 12 Tammuz
Lunch & Learn
21 13 Tammuz
Candles 8:34 pm
22 14 Tammuz
Shabbat Balak
Havdalah 9:26 pm
23 5 Tammuz
30
22 Tammuz
24 16 Tammuz 25 17 Tammuz
Sisterhood Cooking
26 18 Tammuz 27 19 Tammuz
Lunch & Learn
28 20 Tammuz
Candles 8:34 pm
29 21Tammuz
Shabbat Pinchas
Havdalah 9:26 pm
June 2013
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8:37 am Saturday morning Shabbat services
8:30 am Sunday morning Shacharit services
7:30 am Shacharit services every Monday, Thursday, and Rosh Hodesh mornings
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A visit with
dear friends
Message from Alan Simon:
“Just before Pesach I was
asked to make a business
trip to Richmond on the
second day of Passover,
March 26. I resigned my
self to the assignment and
made my reservations. It occurred to me that Rick and Sao Berkowitz
moved to Richmond a year ago. I made contact with Rick and he invited
me to Seder at their synagogue in Richmond. It was so nice to connect
with the Berkowitz family once again. Although Alexandra was at college,
Mariele joined us. Rick is a health media Executive, Sao is Director of
anesthesia at a local surgical center and Mariele is a junior in high
school. They live in a renovated Craftsman home in an attractive in-town
neighborhood. Contact Rick at: [email protected]. “ A few photos from