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News from Congregation Ohev Shalom
October 2005
Volume 1, No. 2
Special Interest:
• Junior Cong. & Tot
Shabbat High
Holiday schedule,
p.5
• Ramah, pp. 6,7
• Ethan Graham’s
Bar Mitzvah
project, p. 8
• Sarah Skobeloff bio,
p. 12
• 2005 Honorees,
p.16
• The Gates are
Closing, p. 19
Inside this issue:
Rabbi’s Corner
2
Membership
3
President’s Letter
4
Youth
5
Library News
8
Educational Director
9
Message from the
Cantor
10
Sisterhood
11
Adult Education
14
Congregation Life
15
Tikkun Olam
17
Shabbat Sep. 30/Oct. 1. Junior Congregation.
Pot-luck lunch after kiddush. Bring
pareve or dairy foods, that don’t need to
be heated, in disposable containers.
Shabbat, Oct. 7/8. Shabbat Shuva, “Shabbat of
Return”, Memorial Plaque Dedication
Shabbat, Oct. 14/15.
Shabbat Oct. 21/22. Chol Hamoed
(Intermediate Day) Sukkot. New Member
Shabbat. Junior Congregation.
Shabbat Oct. 28/29. Bat Mitzvah of Sarah
Skobeloff
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Schedule
Monday, October 3, First Night of Rosh
Hashanah
• 7:30 pm Ma’ariv
Tuesday, October 4, First Day of Rosh
Hashanah
• 8:30 am Shacharit
• 9:15 am Torah Service
• 10:30 am Shofar Service
• 10:45 am Junior Congregation and
Children’s Services
• 11:00 am D’var Torah
• 12:00 pm Building Fund
Dedication/High Holiday Appeal
• circa 1:15 pm Conclusion
• 4:30 pm Tashlich (“Toss your sins
into Crum Creek”) – Yale Ave,
Swarthmore (near Blue Route Overpass)
Wednesday October 5, Second Day of Rosh
Hashanah
• 8:30 am Shacharit
• 9:15 am Torah Service
• 10:30 am Shofar Service
• 10:45 am Junior Congregation and
Children’s Services
• 11:00 am D’var Torah
• circa 1:15 pm Conclusion
Wednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur
• 6:45 pm Kol Nidrei. Services will begin
with a short cello and piano rendition of
composer Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei.
• 8:00 pm D’var Torah
• circa 9:00 pm Conclusion
Thursday, October 13, Yom Kippur
• 8:30 am Shacharit
• 9:25 am Torah Service
• 11:00 am Junior
Congregation/Children’s Services
• 11:15 am Yizkor
• 11:30 am D’var Torah
• 12:40 pm President’s Address
• circa 1:45 pm Recess Begin s
• 2:30 pm Play- reading of “The Gates are
Closing,” with discussion following
• 4:30 pm Minchah
• 5:45 pm N’eilah
• 6:40 pm Ma’ariv and Final Shofar Blast
• 7:10 pm Yom Kippur En ds/Communal
Break-fast
Services Schedule
(Fri. night services at 6pm, Sat. morning services at 9 am, unless otherwise noted.
Please refer to calendar page for torah portion listing,
and to http://www.ohev.net/tlc for text of portion)
The Honey Jar
Community with a Purpose: Torah, Tfilah, Gmilut Hasadim (Torah, Prayer, and Acts of Lovingkindness)
Sukkot/Simchat Torah Service & Special Event Schedule
Monday, October 17, First Night of Sukkot
Tuesday, October 18, First Day of Sukkot. Shacharit, 9 a.m., Synagogue Sukkot Dinner and
Blessings, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 19, Second Day of Sukkot. Shacharit, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, October 24, Shemini Atzeret. Shacharit, 9 a.m./Yizkor. 6:30 p.m., Simchat Torah
Hakafot and Family Celebration!!
Wednesday, October 25, Simchat Torah. Shacharit and Hakafot, 9 a.m.