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Friday, May 09 2008 -
Beginning of Life and End of Life:
Medical and Ethical Issues and the Jewish Tradition
Sunday, May 4 2008, 9:30 a.m/
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MAY 2008 SCHEDULE
(Nissan – Iyyar 5768)
6:30 am Daily Minyan. Followed by Talmud Study with Rabbi Herzfeld.
8:30 am Sundays & Legal Holidays
Minchah and Maariv: 15 minutes before sunset followed by a five minute class on the laws of Shabbat with Rabbi Herzfeld. On Mondays pizza is served; on Wednesdays lasagna or baked ziti; Thursdays is mystery dessert night.
Kiddush Lunch every Shabbat. The Shabbat lunch is FREE and OPEN to the entire community. But we do seek sponsors….
Thursday, May 1
6:30 pm YOM HASHOAH SEDER
Whatever has not been ritualized throughout Jewish history has sadly been forgotten. Our synagogue ritualizes the horrors of the Shoah with a ritual service commemorating Yom Hashoah. This Seder is appropriate for children and adults as we use interactive rituals and intergenerational activities to guard our memory.
Friday, May 2
7:44 pm Candlelighting
7:00 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, May 3 - Kedoshim
8:45 am Communal Torah Study
9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld in honor of Yom Hashoah. (Please note that James Kugel is no longer coming this Shabbat.). Kiddush prepared by Lea Mendelsohn with the wonderful assistance of members of the congregation.
7:30 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with a talk by Rabbi Ben Mintz on “Responsa from the Shoah.”
8:48 pm Shabbat ends
Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 4 will be at 7:50 pm.
Sunday, May 4
9:30 am Beginning of Life and End of Life - A Day of Study
(This is part of our six weeks of study and discussion on the topic.)
Speakers:
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz of Woodside Synagogue,
“The Jewish Tradition and Bioethics.”
Dr. Gail Povar, Chair, George Washington University Ethics Committee,
“Ethical Problems at the End of Life.”
Dr. Gabriel Hauser, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Georgetown Pediatrics ICU, “Ethical Problems at the Beginning of Life.”
Panel Discussion following Presentations.
Monday, May 5 - Rosh Chodesh Iyyar
Tuesday, May 6 - Rosh Chodesh Iyyar
8:30 pm “Physician’s Obligation to Heal in Jewish Law: Part I,” with Dr. Josh Milner
Wednesday, May 7
Celebrate Israeli Memorial Day and Independence Day----Yom HaZikaron and Yom Haatzmaut
7:00 pm Minchah followed by Memorial Prayers, and then a Festival Prayer Service
After the Festival Prayer Service there will be a traditional Israeli party featuring Falafel and Shawarma and an Hassidic Music Festival in honor of Israeli Independence Day, featuring live performances by Godfrey Furchtgott (violin), Ben Parker (clarinet), and Aaron Troy (piano). Come hear these talented young people play beautiful traditional music from klezmer to Jewish composer Ernest Bloch.
Thursday, May 8
12:30 pm Rabbi Herzfeld begins a four week course co-sponsored with the Foundation for Jewish Studies: Biblical Approaches to War
This course will meet at the Hudson Institute, 1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
This class will discuss the different war passages of the Torah with the hope of drawing overall conclusions about the Torah’s attitude to war.
Friday, May 9
7:50 pm Candlelighting
7:00 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, May 10 - Emor
8:45 am Communal Torah Study.
9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Aliza Sperling
7:35 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with a talk by Rabbi Herzfeld: “What is Lag Baomer?”
8:54 pm Shabbat ends
Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 11 will be at 7:55 pm.
Sunday, May 11
7:00 pm Rabbi Herzfeld teaches at the community-wide Beit Midrash at Ohr Kodesh
Tuesday, May 13
8:30 pm “Physician’s Obligation to Heal in Jewish Law: Part II,” with Dr. Josh Milner
Wednesday, May 14
8:20 pm Annual Meeting of the Congregation and the election of three new Board members
Friday, May 16
7:57 pm Candlelighting
7:00 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat -- This Shabbat we celebrate a Makom Shabbaton. All the Torah taught in the shul this Shabbat will be taught by our growing girls. Funding for this program is provided by the Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation of Greater Washington and by Eric Brown & Aliza Levine.
There will be a Friday night dinner in honor of Makom: $15 a person, children under 12 eat free. RSVP to cvaloris@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, May 14.
Saturday, May 17 - Behar
8:45 am Communal Torah Study.
9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Makom participant. Birthday Kiddush to follow services.
7:40 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with Divrei Torah by Makom participants.
9:01 pm Shabbat ends
Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 18 will be at 8:05 pm.
Sunday, May 18
Book club meets to discuss Freud’s, “Moses and Monotheism,” led by Rick Atkins.
Tuesday, May 20
8:30 pm “Organ Transplantation, Autopsies, and Respect for the Dead: Part I,” with Rabbi Ben Mintz.
Thursday, May 22 - Lag Ba-Omer
8:30 pm In honor of Lag Baomer, Rabbi Herzfeld will teach selected passages from the Zohar, considered to be the central pillar of Kabbalah. Chinese food will be served to mark the occasion - to reserve your spot, please email cvaloris@gmail.com. The meal is free, but we suggest a donation of $18 a person.
Lag Baomer is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Over 300,000 people gather at his grave on Lag Ba-Omer to daven to Hashem. The Zohar is attributed to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Friday, May 23
8:03 pm Candlelighting
7:00 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, May 24 - Bechukotai
8:45 am Communal Torah Study.
9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Herzfeld. Kiddush is sponsored by Jeff and Sandra Cass Burt in celebration of the Auf Ruf of their son Jonathan Burt and Alissa Zwick.
7:50 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with a Dvar Torah.
9:07 pm Shabbat ends
Mincha and Maariv for the week of May 25 will be at 8:10 pm.
Tuesday, May 27
8:30 pm “Organ Transplantation, Autopsies, and Respect for the Dead: Part II,” with Rabbi Ben Mintz.
Wednesday, May 28
8:30 pm “Archeological and Geographical Proofs of the Exodus Story,” with Rabbi Yehudah Bohrer. Rabbi Bohrer is one of the founders of the Beit El community in Israel and he led us through the holiest points of Israel on our latest trip. Rabbi Bohrer will also talk about how he recently held a bar mitzvah ceremony for 25 boys from Sederot at the Western Wall.
Friday, May 30
8:08 pm Candlelighting
7:00 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, May 31 - Bamidbar
8:45 am Communal Torah Study.
9:15 am Shacharit with a Dvar Torah by Rabbi Herzfeld
7:50 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit with a Dvar Torah.
9:12 pm Shabbat ends
Ongoing Class Schedule
Mondays, 12:30-1:30 pm Rabbi Herzfeld’s Parshah Class for Women.
Mondays, 7:30 pm Hebrew Class - learn to read and speak Hebrew
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm Adult Bat Mitzvah Class
Tuesdays, 8-9:30 pm Women’s Beit Midrash
Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm Rabbi Herzfeld’s Downtown Class:
Hudson Institute (1015 15th Street, NW, 6th Floor)
Wednesdays, 8 pm The Development of Jewish Law
Thursdays, 7:45 pm Parshah of the Week with Rabbi Herzfeld.
Shabbat Mornings, 8:45 am Group Torah Study of the Parshah
Shabbat Afternoons, 2:30 pm Rabbi Herzfeld’s Teen Class
Sunday Mornings, 9:00 am Shmoozin’ with Shmuel - WUST 1120 AM
Sunday Mornings, 9:15 am Youth Torah Meets with Aliza Sperling
Sunday Evenings, 7:00 pm Community Beit Midrash meets at Ohr Kodesh
CHALLENGES
Tefillin Challenge: Come thirty times in sixty days to our morning service and earn your first pair of tefillin for FREE. Estimated value: priceless!
Milkshake Challenge: Any child (under 16) that comes to 15 non-Shabbat services (morning or evening) in one month earns a free milkshake with Rabbi Herzfeld.
TO SPONSOR OUR FREE KIDDUSH LUNCH
call (202) 882-7225 or email: cvaloris@gmail.com
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| Monday through Friday: | 6:30 AM |
| Sunday | 8:30 AM |
| Shabbat | 9:15 AM |
The cost of Friday Night Sabbath Communal Meals is $15 a person; kids under 12 eat free. The Shabbat Lunch is FREE and OPEN to the entire community. To sponsor a lunch or a dinner, please contact the office. Please reserve for Friday night meals in advance by emailing
info at ostns.org
or calling 202-882-7225. Payment can be made online using the Secure Payments link at the left, or by mailing a check to our office.
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