Shabboom! Weekly Announcements

Energize your week with Ohev Sholom                                          April 14, 2023

Shabbat Times and Announcements

Erev Shabbat,
April 14 (Nisan 23)
7:15a Shacharit Services
6:45p Kabbalat Shabbat  (in person or via Zoom)
7:26p Candlelighting


Shabbat,
April 15 (Nisan 24)
Parashat  Parashat Shmini, Shabbat Mevarchim
9:15a Shacharit
10:30a Shabbat Morning Youth Groups
7:15p Mincha followed by a light Seudah Shlishit 
8:20p Maariv 
8:28p Havdalah








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*For complete information on our Covid safety protocols and procedures, please visit ostns.org/reopening
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A chametz-filled dessert kiddush this week is sponsored by Maharat Friedman in celebration of all of the non-Pesach April birthdays, including her own, and in solidarity with the April birthdays who were not as fortunate this year. To sponsor future Kiddushes please email Alejandra at Alejandra@ostns.org

Seudah Shlishit: We will be having a light seudah shlishit sponsored by the congregation, with a shiur by Maharat Friedman. 

Yom haShoah: Please join us at 7pm on Tuesday, April 18th for a special candle lighting ceremony in honor of Yom haShoah. Nadine Greenfield-Binstock will share reflections on her father Aron Greenfield z"l, and the significance of the first Yom haShoah since his passing. To be followed by 7:30pm mincha/maariv.

In-person Community Minyan Meeting - Wednesday, April 19th following 7:30pm minyan. Information below.

​​​​​​​Yom HaAtzmaut Save the Date: We will be having a fun-filled Yom HaAtzmaut party on 4/26 from 5:30-7pm in celebration of Israel's 75th! Stay tuned for details. 

The shul has a YouTube account which has recordings of past classes, shiurim, and events. They can be accessed here:

Upcoming Events and Weekly Schedule

To view and register for upcoming events and view the weekly schedule, visit our website's online calendar. For Zoom links please visit
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Please note our new Zoom link for all (non-Shabbat) minyanim, https://zoom.us/j/88258058908 (same password).

Lifecycles

Support our community and its members by making a donation dedicated in honor of (IHO) or in memory of (IMO) a  loved one.

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March Donations 

Annual Giving Plans
Amos Hochstein & Rae Ringel
Andrew Binstock & Nadine Greenfield-Binstock
Anthony & Leone Abroms
Belle Davis
Benjamin & Erin Gris
Benjamin Berger & Rachel Weiss-Berger
Caron Gremont & Kenneth Baer
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Daniel & Alisa Schwartz
David & Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen
Douglas Feith & Pamela Auerbach
Eric Brown & Aliza Levine
Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein
James & Deborah Karesh
James & Rachel Loeffler
Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn
Jerome Netter & Leora Klapper
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Joshua Baron & Elizabeth Bodine-Baron
Kira Epstein Begal & William Begal
Matthew & Rebecca Price
Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg
Nathan Lesser & Chani Bloom
Sarah & David Feith
Sarah Fertig Trauben & Steven Trauben
Shaanan Meyerstein & Rachel Engelhart
Shaw & Thomas Fodor
Steven & Chani Laufer
Updated 1/31/2023
Yoni & Emily Abroms
Yoni & Ruth Friedman

High Holidays 
Monty Bennett
Adamah Meir

"In Honor of" Donations by:
Stuart Cohen
Michael & Harriet Epstein - Happy birthday to our lovely daughter Lisa Epstein Hale.
Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein - Sale of chametz
Michael Morse & Miriam Achtenberg- Harris Kiddush
Micah Salb & Douglas Lachance
Yuliya Yeremenko

"In Memory of" Donations made by:
Raymond & Nina FoerYahrzeit for Diana Foer
James & Deborah Karesh - My father's Yahrzeit rosh chodesh Adar 1
Lewis Kest in memory of my sister-in-law, Tillie Mushinsky Wright
Lewis Kest in memory of my sister-in-law, Diana Foer.
Lewis Kest in memory of my friend, Sydney Horwitz.
Ken Klein
Kenneth & Joan Lorber in memory of my great-grandfather, Nathan Rosenblatt
Debra Mann in memory of my mother, Helen Rathner
Carol Miaskoff & Robert Weissler
Samuel & Thera Swersky - Yahrzeit David Finbloom
Pamela Viener & Cynthia Viener Hoff in memory of Maurice Viener

Meal Sponsorship - Kiddush
Benjamin Berger & Rachel Weiss-Berger
Asher & Smadar Epstein
Ellen Epstein
Joshua and Rebecca Friedman
Yoni & Ruth Friedman
David Gillers & Rachel Milner Gillers
Robert Goodman
Ari & Emily Kahan
Michael & Deborah Kopp
Ned Lazarus & Nahanni Rous
Michael & Juana Lutzky
Paul Margulies & Ilana Waxman
Shayna Mazel
Jeffrey & Lea Mendelsohn
Shaanan Meyerstein & Rachel Engelhart
Roanne Pitluk
Kira Plagge & Adam Messinger
Scott Reiter & Rachel Weintraub
Yaakov & Arielle Roth
Daniel & Alisa Schwartz
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Matthew & Dafna Sherman
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Ari Skromne & Tirza Kramer
Daniel & Cheryl Troy
Ariel & Andrea Wolf
Yuliya Yeremenko

Minyan Rewards
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter

Purim - Matanot L'Evyonim
Roy Ackerman
Daniel & Shoshana Baronofsky
Denisha Brace
Charles Carey
Harris Cohen
Yoni & Ruth Friedman
Caron Gremont & Kenneth Baer
David Hain & Ariele Mortkowitz
Yakira & Jonathan Howarth
Ezra Karger & Eliana Pfeffer
Binyamin Katz & Hannah Gerstein
Joshua & Adena Kirstein
Hanna Klapper
Robert Kurlantzick
Daniel & Rachel Levy
Michael & Juana Lutzky
David & Judi Paris
Douglas & Mirna Pinsky
Kira Plagge & Adam Messinger
Raphael Pristoop & Chavi Kahn
Jordan Reimer & Sarah Bassin
Scott Reiter & Rachel Weintraub
Rebecca Ross
Kate & Jeremy Rozansky
Larry & Adi Rubin
Franklin Rubinstein & Nicole Goldstein
Daniel & Alisa Schwartz
Daniel Silverberg & Sarah Gershman
Samuel & Thera Swersky
Alan Waller
Ann Werner
Ariel & Andrea Wolf

Purim - Mishloach Manot Fundraiser
Todd & Melissa Braunstein
Sarah Breger & Aaron Malinoff
Naomi Brodsky
Andrew & Sara Dauber
Asher & Smadar Epstein
Ellen Epstein
Jeff Ernst & Adina Loeb
David Gillers & Rachel Milner Gillers
Kenneth Halperin & Caryn Wexler
Shira & Aaron Hollander
Hylton Joffe & Sarah Levine
Kenneth Josovitz & Sindy Udell
Binyamin Katz & Hannah Gerstein
Darren & Marci Klugman
Jonathan Kopp & Charlotte Rest
Michael & Deborah Kopp
Robert & Eleanor Kott
Michael & Juana Lutzky
Adamah Meir
Hannah & Brian Meister
David & Judi Paris
Raphael Pristoop & Chavi Kahn
Baruch & Rachel Roth
Larry & Adi Rubin
Joseph & Claudia Saka
Micah Stein & Deborah Labaton
Samuel & Thera Swersky
Michael & Avril Weisman
Ben & Rachel Wildavsky
Ariel & Andrea Wolf

Pesach - Maot Chittim
Yoni & Emily Appelbaum
Talya Bock
Elliot Dine
Sarah Fertig Trauben & Steven Trauben
Akiva Fishman
Sandra Friedman
Michal Gross
Eitan Levisohn & Dina Epstein
Paul Margulies & Ilana Waxman
Howard Mintz
Ela Naegele
Moshe Pasternak
Eliezer Peltz
Jordan Reimer & Sarah Bassin
Larry & Adi Rubin
Joel & Miriam Suldan
Dvora Wilensky
Gil & Liz Yehuda

Sponsor Event Meal
Robert & Ziva BenEzra
Benjamin Berger & Rachel Weiss-Berger​​​​​​​

Contact Us

Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman
MaharatRuth@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225, ext. 107
David Paris, Executive Director
David.paris@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225, ext. 103
Alejandra Benitez, Office Manager
Alejandra@ostns.org
(202) 882-7225
Board of Directors
board@ostns.org
Mikvah Chaim
mikvahchaim.org
attendant@mikvahchaim.org
Cemetery Information
(202) 882-7225