Another Exciting Program from the Mispallelim

Religious School

Another exciting Bat Mitzvah Project: This is open to the whole Congregation and

their friends. Save the date and time: Sunday, December 18, 2005 at 6:00.

Tickets will go on sale Sunday, December 4.

As part of Congregation Ohev Shalom’s Chanukah program, Bat Mitzvah

candidate Rachel Cohen, daughter of Jane and Josh Cohen, will present the play

Eliza’s Miracle

. Rachel wrote the script, basing it on the children’s picture book

The Tie

Man’s Miracle

,

by Steven Schnur. Rachel will direct and act in the play. All proceeds

collected from ticket sales will be donated to a Jewish tzedakah.

Schedule for that evening:

5:30—The Mispallelim Religious School will begin. There will not be school in the

morning. Students will report to their regular classrooms.

6:00—Rabbi Robbins will start the program with a short lesson on Chanukah.

6:30—We are asking all families to bring in a special Chanukiah to light as a

community. Menorahs will be lined up around the

room to bring beauty and warmth into our celebration.

A light dinner will be served. Reservations are required.

7:00—Play will begin.

Following the play, dessert will be served in the

reception room.

More information will be coming in flyers, emails,

and synagogue telephone chains

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News from Congregation Ohev Shalom

December 2005

Volume 1, No. 4

Special Interest:

• Guitar Kabbalat

Shabbat, p.3

• High Holiday

Appeal by Peter

Koelle, p.12

• Directory Updates,

p.13

• Melanie Herrera

bio, p.14

• Math & Science in

Israel, p.19

Inside this issue:

Rabbi’s Corner

2

President’s Letter

4

Adult Education

5

Youth

6

Sisterhood

8

Educational

Director

9

Library

10

Tikkun Olam

11

Congregation

17

Ohev Funds

20

The Honey Jar

Community with a Purpose: Torah, Tfilah, Gmilut Hasadim (Torah, Prayer, and Acts of Lovingkindness)

Shabbat and Holiday Schedule

(Friday night services at 6 p.m., Saturday morning

services at 9 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

Please refer to calendar page for Torah portion

listing, and to http://www.ohev.net/tlc for text

of portion.)

Shabbat, December 2/3,

Shabbat, December 9/10, Guitar Shabbat Friday night, 7:30 p.m..

Shabbat, December 16/17, Pot luck nosh ’n drosh after morning services.

Singing and learning, too. “The Maccabees: Fact of Fiction.” Bring pareve

or dairy foods that don’t need to be heated, in disposable containers.

Shabbat, December 23/24

Sunday, December 25, First Night Chanukah party!

Shabbat, December 31/January 1

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HAPPY CHANUKAH, HAPPY HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS !!!