OSEH SHALOM’S CONGREGATIONAL NEWSLETTER Dear Hevre, I hope you had a wonderful Pesach. Following our seders, we begin the seven- week countdown to Shavuot, which we celebrate this year on May 14th and 15th. Shavuot celebrates the legend of receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai, following our ancestors’ departure from slavery in Egypt. An ancient commentary suggests an ideal of openness and public outreach based on the legendary circumstances of receiving the Torah. The commentary tells of a rivalry among several different mountains, all vying for the distinction of becoming the site of the great revelation of the Torah. Mount Tabor and Mount Carmel, two peaks in the Land of Israel, each presented themselves for the honor. However, God denied their requests and instead chose Mt. Sinai, located in a comparatively remote and unclaimed land. Not only did Mt. Sinai distinguish itself by its relative humility, but the open nature of its location proved a key qualification. By extension, members of the Jewish community today should likewise seek to offer the wisdom of our tradition and our community as openly and accessibly as possible, for all who may seek. Along these lines, and with the support of our Board, Oseh Shalom is working to reach more individuals and families beyond the boundaries of our synagogue. We wish to better offer the richness of Jewish tradition and holiday celebrations, and the caring and excitement of our community, to a broader demographic. For example, I am now 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 1-2 President’s Message 5-7 Membership 7 Social Actions 8 Candle Light- ing Times 11 Calendar Highlights 28- 29 Tot Shabbat The Shalom The Shalom The Shalom APRIL 2013 / 5773 VOLUME 46, NO. 8 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 you had a wonderful Pesach. Following our seders, we begin the seven-week countdown to Shavuot, which we celebrate this year on May 14th and 15th. Shavuot celebrates the legend of receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai, following our ancestors’ departure from slavery in Egypt.
An ancient commentary suggests an ideal of openness and public outreach based on the legendary circumstances of receiving the Torah. The commentary tells of a rivalry among several different mountains, all vying for the distinction of becoming the site of the great revelation of the Torah. Mount Tabor and Mount Carmel, two peaks in the Land of Israel, each presented themselves for the honor. However, God denied their requests and instead chose Mt. Sinai, located in a comparatively remote and unclaimed land. Not only did Mt. Sinai distinguish itself by its relative humility, but the open nature of its location proved a key qualification. By extension, members of the Jewish community today should likewise seek to offer the wisdom of our tradition and our community as openly and accessibly as possible, for all who may seek.
Along these lines, and with the support of our Board, Oseh Shalom is working to reach more individuals and families beyond the boundaries of our synagogue. We wish to better offer the richness of Jewish tradition and holiday celebrations, and the caring and excitement of our community, to a broader demographic. For example, I am now
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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traveling to Bet Yeladim Preschool in Columbia on the second Friday morning of each month to lead a pre-Shabbat celebration with the students, teachers, and parents in each classroom. I also recently offered a pre-Shabbat story time for tots and parents as part of the PJ Library program at Jewish Federation of Howard County (JFHC). Our Membership Committee set up and staffed an Oseh Shalom table at the JFHC Purim Carnival. One of our volunteers, Joan Magin, is working to set up some additional programs in local bookstores, libraries, cafes, and other settings.
Please let me know if you would like to be involved in these efforts, and if you have ideas for audiences and settings that we ought to reach. You can help to make our community as broadly accessible as possible, in the tradition of the revelation at Mt. Sinai.
Best wishes for a wonderful spring. May the season of Shavuot--and
revelation at Sinai--inspire each of us to find new ways to extend our wisdom and
caring, and that of our community, to an ever-expanding circle.
Shalom,
Rabbi Doug Heifetz
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T H E S H A L O M
From the Desk of Barry Nove
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I hope your family had a wonderful
Passover.
First of all, since this is my first opportunity to talk about it, Roberta Sacks, z”l, our beloved co-president, will be missed. I sincerely enjoyed working with her. She had a tireless spirit throughout this difficult period, which I understand was a personal
hallmark of hers.
Now to happier tidings, we’ve a number of wonderful milestone events coming up, including our Membership Milestone on Saturday evening, April 13th, chaired by Kelly Benton-Klein and Susan Northcutt. Next month on Sunday, May 5th, Oseh Shalom will be honoring Jackie Land for a
lifetime of service.
For the Member Milestone event, we are very excited this year to be creating a memory book. We would love to have submissions from all of our honored members this year even if you are unable to attend the milestone event on April 13, 2013. Submissions may include any or all of the following: A description of what brought your family to Oseh Shalom, a description of what keeps you coming back to Oseh Shalom, any favorite memories at Oseh Shalom and with the Oseh Shalom Community, photo(s) of a favorite memory at Oseh Shalom (photos and text can be
emailed in any file format).
For those members with milestones that would like to, there also will be time to share your special memories during the milestone event. Please email your memories, thoughts and photos by email to: Susan Northcutt, [email protected]. Deadline is April 7 (if youneed more time, please email Susan, who is working on the publishing
schedule).
As part of the dinner, honoring Jackie, we will feature a special Silent Auction and are seeking item donations for fifteen themed gift baskets. All proceeds raised from this year’s dinner will benefit the Religious School Scholarship Fund, which has been
renamed the Jackie Land Oseh Shalom Religious School Scholarship Fund, in her
honor.
If you have an item to donate, such as frequent flyer miles, use of a timeshare or beach house, new DVDs, CDs, beach towels, watches, or another special article that could be incorporated into a theme, it would be very much appreciated. Items
should be in their original packaging.
Please contact me at [email protected] or me at the synagogue office, (301) 498-5151, extension 101 regarding item donations. You can learn more about the event and help us get the word out about our honoring Jackie by following us on twitter (#osehshalom7515) and Oseh Shalom’s Facebook event page. One of the things that should also help us make this event memorable is that we will be collecting testimonials about Jackie. If you have a memory or even a photo you would like to share, email it to
I encourage you to join us at these and other wonderful events coming up this
month and in May.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our office volunteer family, who help make the synagogue run so smoothly behind the scenes. For example, the office volunteers we’ve had this past month, include Judy Arnoff, Rose Fishman, Diane Green, Doris Kirschbaum,
As a result of an e-mail glitch (which entailed my inadvertently sending text to the wrong address) my Letters from
the President for January and February were never printed in The Shalom, and I have asked that both be published
this month. With this in mind, rather than composing a separate letter for the month of April, I would simply like to
thank all of the members and volunteers who continue to support our community. I would like to congratulate the
honorees from the annual celebration, David and Shari Argue and Dan Glaser and Maryrita Wieners. Dave has
been a tremendous source of perspective, guidance and support for the Board as well as for me individually, and
among other things, Shari did my Passover shopping after I had surgery several years ago. Dan and Maryrita not
only have been a source of inspiration to our entire congregation over the course of many years, but have also
brought spirituality and humor into my life. I also want to thank LLL for another successful Top Chef Oseh. Please
check your calendars for upcoming events. Don't forget the dinner tribute honoring Jackie Land in May!
Karen Meckler
January 2013
Shalom Chevre,
Happy Secular New Year and welcome to winter. I would like to remind everyone about our synagogue retreat be-
ing held Jan. 11- 13. This year’s theme is L’dor V'dor – from generation to generation. As you think about the con-
gregation theme this year—“Hineni”, “Here I am “—as you show up at services and navigate your way through the
many rites of passage associated with Jewish life, think about what it is that you want to impart to the next genera-
tion. What practices do you hope your children and future generations of Jews will maintain, create or improve
upon? What aspects of Judaism do you want to endure and evolve– Jewish practices, Jewish culture, synagogues,
Israel? We hope to explore these and related themes at the retreat, which is held at Cacapon State Park. The loca-
tion is lovely and the atmosphere is relaxed and supportive, with music-oriented services, thought-provoking work-
shops, free time, food and fun.
Of course, as you think about the future of Judaism, we invite you to also think about the future of Oseh Shalom. In
particular, the Board needs your help. We are in desperate need of someone to work closely with Barry Nove, our
head of development, to organize a major fundraiser for the Spring. Please let Roberta or me know if you are inter-
ested.
From an activity standpoint, our schul is thriving. We celebrated Hannukah in December with The Mens Club Cha-
nukah Dinner and Candle Lighting on Dec. 14 and the Family Chanukkah Party on Dec. 10. The Upper School
celebrated with Chanukah Make a Difference Night. And the lower school/pre-K Chanukah program took place on
Dec. 16. In addition, congregants have continued to be able to partake from a wide variety of educational experi-
ences—a Yiddish class and a transformative text project, the Melton class on The Psalms, Barry Nove’s course on
Miqra’ot Gedolot, Contemporary Israeli Experience taught by our visiting Israeli scholar Erez Golan, and ongoing
Friday Night Talks by the Rabbi. Later this month look for a Shabbat Iyyun service on the 18th and a lecture by
Erez Golan on the 25th.
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In Memoriam
Baruch Dayan ha'Emet
The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to Risa Hildeton and Susan Decatur, daughters, and the entire family of Roberta Sacks, z''l, on her death early on the morning of March 19, 2013.
Those wishing to make a donation in Roberta's memory may send them to: Oseh Shalom, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, MD 20707; Gilchrist Hospice Care, 5537 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 433, Columbia, MD 21045; or Animal Advocates of Howard County, P.O. Box 1403, Ellicott City, MD 21041.
May her memory be for a blessing.
The congregation sends its deepest sympathy and condolences to Micki Goldstein and her children Beth and Harold, and the entire Goldstein family, on the death of Irwin (Irv) Goldstein, z''l, husband of Micki. May his memory be for a blessing.
The congregation expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to Gail Katz, Steven Katz, Stacy Sheppard, and their entire families on the death of Paul Katz z''l, husband of Gail. May his memory be for a bless-ing.
My dear friend and co-president Roberta died this morning. I have only been close friends with Roberta for four years, three of which were spent in the shadow of "cancer". There was much that we didn't know about each other and I believe that was part of the charm of our relationship. We came together when we were both relatively settled, and became mid-life play-mates. We shared a love of Oseh, vodka and family and, in an odd conver-gence of all three, we volunteered to inhabit the Oseh presidency. As we contemplated our prospective term, she was supposed to be Lucy and I was supposed to be Ethel. Two months later, her cancer recurred. She called me and promised not to abandon me. She didn't and she won't. I will forever be grateful to her for encouraging me to become more involved with Oseh, and my enhanced involvement turned out to be gratifying and fulfilling in ways that I could not have imagined. Before we became friends, I was always aware of Roberta because she was always there, consistently volunteering, investing herself, and showing up in a variety of ways. Not surprisingly, it became difficult for her, for me, and of course for all of us, when she was no longer able to do so. From my perspective, however, she remains the epit-ome of, and fully embodies the concept of Hineni. Zichrona levracha; may her memory remain a blessing to us all. Karen Meckler
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Please also remember to volunteer for our Winter Shelter for Women at the end of the
month. Many of you started the Jewish New Year with various resolutions, and the secular
New Year provides us with an opportunity to re-visit those resolutions, and to resuscitate
them, if necessary. I hope that one of them was to increase your involvement with your
Oseh community. Join us for services, attend a class, volunteer on one of our committees.
Our future as a vibrant, vigorous temple depends on it.
Karen Meckler
February 2013
Chevre,
This month we will be celebrating Purim, a joyous holiday commemorating a time when our
people were saved from extermination. There is a commentary by Yehuda HaKohen in
IsraelSeen.com that states that “ throughout the entire Scroll of Esther, God’s Name
does not appear even once.” It would seem that Ahasverosh, Mordechai, Haman, and
Esther are fully responsible for the events of the story. Is it really just a “tale,” a story about
heroes and villians and jealousies and political machinations?
Apparently the events of the Megillah took place over 10 years and living through the pe-
riod, “one would probably not have noticed anything extraordinary taking place”. Everything
unfolded according to the laws of nature. There was nothing especially supernatural about
the process that we now understand to be miraculous. Perhaps that is the way with mira-
cles. Perhaps, to most of us, life shows up as a series of events which can ultimately be
explained by science. Perhaps it is only when we look back on our lives and the events that
lead up to where we are today, that we see miracles. Perhaps we need a “non-linear” per-
spective to see the work of God’s hand in our lives. Roberta and I encourage each of you
to try a new perspective, a new approach to your life, a new way to experience, encounter,
and envision the miracles that may be an integral part of your existence, miracles that you
may not necessarily be aware of, but that inhabit your world nonetheless.
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Sometimes, attending schul can help with this process. Rabbi Doug has scheduled Friday night mini-lectures on
Reconstructionism. On February 8 he will discuss “Must Reconstructionism be a separate denomination?”. He
also is teaching an adult class which began in January entitled “Two Jews, Three Opinions and the Ultimate
Truth.“ Erez Golan, our visiting Israeli Educator, gave a talk in January and will be speaking again on Feb. 15.
Sometimes we go away to find the presence of God and we would like to thank the retreat committee for once
again organizing this yearly special event as a time for renewal and reflection.
Sometimes we find miracles when we help others. We would like to thank all the volunteers as well as the Social
Action Committee for hosting the Women’s Winter Shelter in January, and we encourage you to volunteer for the
Men’s Winter Shelter at the end of February. Sometimes we find miracles when we study; the LifeLong Learning
Committee will be hosting a class entitled “Walking the Line Between Madness and Inspiration: The Jewish Mys-
tic” on Feb. 24. Sometimes we find God’s presence when we observe Jewish holidays, and we would like to
thank the Sisterhood for sponsoring the Tu b’Shevat Seder in January. [Editor's note: The seder had to be can-
celled for lack of participants.] And of course we encourage everyone to attend the Purim Potluck Dinner followed
by the Megillah Reading on Saturday Feb. 23 and the traditional consumption of tasty Hamentaschen. Speaking
of miracles, don’t forget that we begin the month with the now infamous Men's Club Super Bowl Party.
From social activities, religious celebration, educational programs and community service, Oseh Shalom consis-
tently demonstrates its vibrancy and vitality within our community. Please help Oseh by continuing to bring family
and friends to services, classes and other activities. Our continued growth enhances the richness of our congre-
gation.
Karen Meckler
Tributes To the Goldstein family in memory of your
beloved husband, father, and grandfather,
Irv Goldstein
Myra and Brian Snow
Pauline Pivowar
Welcome to New Members!
The Aaron family is delighted to have found Oseh Shalom. They are so pleased with all the staff and are enjoying meeting other members. Jeffrey is a Ph.D. in music and has had a variety of experiences teaching and performing. One of his hobbies is driving a 1957 car (when it is not in the repair shop.) Minh-Diep ar-rived from Vietnam around 20 years ago and is an I.T. specialist at the NIH. Eric, 12, and Elizabeth, 9, never imagined that Hebrew School would be so much fun. They enjoy a variety of instrumental and vocal musical activities and skating at the Gardens Ice House. During the summer they can be found at the Calverton Swim Club.
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Social Actions & Community Service TODAH RABBAH from the Social Action/Community Services Committee
WINTER SHELTER 2013
On behalf of the Social Action/Community Services Committee we would like to express our sincere thanks
to all who helped make our guests this year feel warm and welcomed. Our Women’s Shelter was small in
numbers, 3-7 women guests each night, who were very grateful to have a place to stay, especially during
the torrential rains and flood which took the life of one young female homeless woman. Our Men’s Shelter
was bursting at the seams with a record number of guests, up to 36 men on one night. We thank you for
opening your hearts and your “home” to our guests. Your donations of time, energy, food, clothing, and
friendship were truly heart warming. Many thanks to the following individuals and families:
Carren Adler; Shari & David Argue; Sue & Rich Burger; Joanne Berger; Kelly & Ron Benton- Klein;
Julie Burns; Michael Brocenos; Jeryl Baker; Emily Blank; Michael & Hilary Becker; Sharon Cohen;
Bonnie & Michael Cornell; Diane & Howard Cohen; Shelley & Pete Dreifuss; Mona Davis; Marcia Dresner;
Robin Failli; Laura Finkelstein; Paula Finedore; Andy & Beth Friedman; Sharon Folse; Tammy Fastman;
Robert Fleishman; Robert Friedman; Jill Gabel; Diane Green; Ellen & Mark Goldberg; Toni Goldberg;
Brian Greenberg; Margie Ginsberg; Susan Ginsberg; Dan Gabel; Dan Glaser & Maryrita Wieners;
We thank all those who host onegs on Friday nights.
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.
Please respond to either Lisa or Beryl when you receive your letter.
Thank you.
Lisa Karpf and Beryl Kramer
Co-Chair, Coordinating Oneg Hosts
Oneg Hosts
Oseh Shalom
7515 Olive Branch Way
Laurel, MD. 20707
Telephone: 301-498-5151
FAX: 301-498-3785
Save the Date!
Julie Heifetz, mother of Oseh's Rabbi Doug, will perform pieces from her one-
woman show, Voices and Echoes.
While Julie was writer-in-residence at the Center for Holocaust Studies in Saint
Louis, Missouri she wrote 2 books about survivors' stories. Then she wrote and
performed a show all over the country that was inspired by these stories. Please
join us for this memorable event.
Shabbat morning services start at 10:00 am. A1erwards, we will have a dairy/
vegetarian pot luck lunch in the social hall and then Julie will perform and leave
3me for ques3ons/comments. This is a perfect lead in to Yom Hashoah
(Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Monday, April 8.
If you cannot make it to services or lunch that day, please feel free to join us for
Julie's performance star3ng between 12:30 and 1:00 pm. Ques3ons or compli-
ments about Shabbat Lunch and Learn can be sent to Sue Robbins:
4/26/2013 *Hillel Pomerantz great grandfather Mark Pomerantz
4/26/2013 George Stone, Sr. father George Stone
4/27/2013 *Henrietta Liebroder great aunt Mark Pomerantz
4/28/2013 Marvin Diamond Father Cindy Feinberg
4/28/2013 Mollie Rothwacks mother Jack Raitt
4/29/2013 Hilda Yablin mother David Friedman
4/29/2013 Louis Freedman father Judith Kessler
4/30/2013 Patricia Kaplan Wife Steven Kaplan
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I find it cool that the Oscar awards were given right after Purim. In a way, it is like a global celebration of dressing up and admiring stories about good vs. evil (for now, let’s put aside the problematic themes of the Esther scroll, ok?)
Finally, I watched the entire mask-festival, after years of sleeping through the live-broadcasting (which is around 3 am at home in Israel) and reading about the winners in the newspaper the next day.
Now, as exciting as Anne Hathaway’s dress was, and Barbara Streisand’s song was a highlight (if we used to say a Ko-dak-moment, can we now say a YouTube-moment?), I was more interested in the marginal category of “best documen-tary”.
Two Israeli films were nominated to be the first ever Oscar-winning Israeli films. Neither “the Gate-Keepers” nor “Five Broken Cameras” documented beautiful aspects of our society. Instead, both dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the occupation.
Watching “Five Broken Cameras” was extremely emotional for me. The movie tells the story of a family from the Pales-tinian town of Bil’in (a famous town for its struggle against the security-fence that was built, partially, on its land). The family’s young boy is born when the struggle begins, and the movie shows (among other things) how he grows up in an absurd, heart-rending reality of army presence, night arrests of teenagers from the town, and a weekly demonstration that is suppressed with tear gas (as a viewer, you might react physically to the gas and cry yourself). In one of the hard-est scenes, Phil, a family friend, dies after being shot, not intentionally, by a tear gas grenade to his chest.
I don’t like that movie. I don’t like the way it makes me feel about my country. I don’t like the way the soldiers are demon-ized in it. I also don’t like the fact it is such a powerful film, one that I am sure people from all over the world will watch - without hearing the other side of the story (that doesn’t necessarily justify the entire reality of Bil’in, but does put it in con-text).
But what I really don't like about this movie is that I can't dismiss it. I can't say it is fake, or that the footage is the result of sophisticated special effects. Sure, it is edited with an agenda (some would say bias editing, some would say artistic),
but it is a piece of reality.
I had the chance to be in Bil’in as a soldier. I even gave first aid to a protester who inhaled tear gas, and to a soldier who was hit by a stone in his shoulder (I was a Paramedic in the army). I don’t remember being informed or receiving any explanation by my superiors about why these people were protesting, but I remember that they did tell us – actually, or-dered us - to do everything we could to avoid hurting people. And as far as I remember (I was there twice), we did. I also remember that as long as the demonstrators did not throw rocks, and did not try to take down the fence, we, the Israeli army, did not interfere with the protest.
In the Pesach Haggadah there is a cute little poem we recite at the end of the Seder, called Had Gadya, One Little Kid (not in the meaning of "child", but of a baby goat). The poem tells the story of a man who buys a kid at the market. Then a cat comes and eats the kid, then comes a dog and bites the cat, then comes a stick and beats the dog and so on, until God comes and kills the Angel of Death (get all the in-between at your nearest Seder!).
Our sages and Rabbis will give this poem many meanings. I see here, beside a nice little fun story, the wisdom of cause and effect, and how, sometimes, the link between the two can be lost within a dense story. When you read about how the ox in the poem is slaughtered for meat, you almost forget it all started with one little kid. But it did.
The same is true of "Five Broken Cameras": When you watch the scene where a young boy is pulled out of his home in the middle of the night and arrested (for throwing rocks during a demonstration), you think that this is pure injustice, and you feel like going down to Bil'in, tearing down the fence, and organizing a Pink Floyd concert.
Erez Golan, Israeli Sheliach
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But we must remember what happened prior to the building of the security fence; what led to the decision of physi-
cally dividing us and the Palestinians. During the 2nd Intifada more than 1,000 Israelis died, many of them were civil-
ians that died in terror attacks in cities inside “the green line” (Tel Aviv, Hadera, Netanya etc). Before the fence was up, a Palestinian from the West Bank who wanted to carry out an attack in Israel could enter it quite easily.
After the fence was up, the numbers of suicide bombers dropped dramatically. It is important to say this loud and proud: The fence was not put up due to racism or hate, but for security reasons (and I’m not saying fence by accident, most of the barrier is not that cement wall that gets prime time media coverage, but rather an electronic fence that can detect if someone is trying to cross over). In a way, it is not very different from the border between the US and Mexico.
Does it mean we had nothing to do with the outbreak of the 2nd Intifada? No! And does it mean the Palestinians were
completely innocent? No! I think a good way to look at it, is to understand it as a “Had Gadyaic” story. We must not see a single situation without asking ourselves what led up to it.
But "Five Broken Cameras" makes it seem like a very simple story. And, according to this story, it is obvious who the bad guys are.
The Haggadah is told during Pesach so we will not forget we were once slaves. Among the different themes of the Haggadah, it teaches us to never oppress others as we were once oppressed in Egypt. I'm sure most Israelis do not want to control the Palestinians, but I’m also sure all Israelis do not want to live in fear and danger, as we did once upon a time, in Egypt.
Erez Golan
Revised: 2/26/2013
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April 19, 8:00 PM, during services, talk by Erez Golan, visiting educator from Israel
April 21, 9:30 AM, Lower School—6th Grade Talit Program
April 21, 10:00 AM, Poetry/Fiction Reading: Local Jewish Authors
April 21, 7:00 PM, Board Meeting
April 23, 6:45 PM, Upper School
April 24, 4:30 PM, Lower School
April 24, 7:30 PM, Contemporary Israeli Experience…(with Erez Golan)
April 27, 10:00 AM, Ariel Barouch Uy Bat Mitzvah
April 28, 9:30 AM, Lower School—Pre K, Lag BaOmer, Faculty Meeting
April 28, 9:30 AM, Transformative Text Project
April 28, 10:00 AM, Religious Committee Meeting
http://www.oseh-shalom.org/eventcal/
Oseh Shalom Calendar Highlights
May
Friday night Shabbat Services
May 3, 7:30 PM—Family Shabbat Service and Tot Shabbat
May 10, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service
May 14, 7:30 PM —Erev Shavuot Service
May 15, 10:00 AM—Shavuot Services
May 17, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service
May 24, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Iyyun Evening Service
May 31, 8:00 PM—Shabbat Service
Saturday Shabbat Services – Every Saturday at 10:00 AM
Every Wednesday at 8:15 PM - Israeli Dancing
May 1, 4:30 PM, Lower School
May 1, 7:30 PM, LLL: Contemporary Israeli Experience…(with Erez Golan)
May 3, 6:00 PM, 5th-6th Grade Shabbaton
May 5, 9:30 AM, Lower School—Pre-K
May 5, 10:00 AM, LLL: Two Jews, Three Opinions …(with Rabbi Heifetz)
May 5, 4:00 PM, Dinner in Honor of Jackie Land
May 7, 6:45 PM , Upper School—Jerusalem Day
May 7, 7:30 PM Sisterhood Committee Meeting
May 8, 4:30 PM, Lower School
May 8, 7:30 PM, Executive Board Meeting
May 12, 9:30 AM, Lower School
May 12, 10:00 AM, Momelettes
May 12, 10:00 AM, LLL: Two Jews, Three Opinions … (with Rabbi Heifetz)
May 14, 12:00 PM, Rental (SH)
May 14, 6:00 PM, Confirmation & Consecration Ceremony
May 15, 10:00 AM, Shavuot Services
May 15, No Lower School
May 19, 9:30 AM, Lower School—Pre-K, Last Day
May 28, 7:30 PM, Religious Committee Meeting
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Oseh Shalom Calendar Highlights
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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.